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for_o when_o he_o be_v in_o his_o agony_n he_o pray_v more_o earnest_o than_o before_o luke_n 22.44_o 3._o act_n faith_n upon_o the_o relation_n god_n bear_v to_o you_o he_o be_v our_o father_n we_o trust_v earthly_a father_n and_o be_v confident_a they_o will_v not_o abuse_v we_o how_o much_o more_o ought_v we_o to_o trust_v our_o heavenly_a father_n and_o not_o doubt_v of_o his_o sincerity_n towards_o we_o the_o great_a the_o trouble_n the_o more_o we_o shall_v plead_v god_n relation_n to_o we_o our_o saviour_n in_o the_o garden_n mat._n 26.39_o 42._o at_o his_o entrance_n into_o his_o passion_n for_o we_o pray_v to_o god_n by_o the_o title_n of_o my_o father_n whereas_o at_o other_o time_n he_o call_v god_n father_n without_o that_o appropriation_n but_o now_o he_o will_v excite_v his_o confidence_n and_o trust_v in_o god_n and_o those_o promise_n he_o have_v make_v he_o to_o assist_v he_o in_o that_o hour_n 4._o act_n faith_n upon_o the_o attribute_n of_o god_n there_o be_v nothing_o in_o god_n can_v affright_v a_o believer_n there_o be_v not_o a_o attribute_n but_o seem_v fix_v in_o god_n to_o encourage_v our_o dependence_n on_o he_o in_o any_o strait_a wisdom_n mercy_n truth_n omniscience_n power_n justice_n too_o for_o what_o comfort_n can_v we_o have_v to_o trust_v in_o a_o unjust_a god_n all_o which_o attribute_n be_v promise_v to_o be_v assistant_n to_o a_o believer_n in_o any_o case_n of_o need_n in_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n where_o god_n make_v himself_o over_o to_o we_o as_o our_o god_n and_o therefore_o all_o that_o god_n have_v and_o be_v be_v promise_v there_o for_o our_o good_a upon_o the_o power_n of_o god_n god_n omnipotence_n be_v the_o ground_n of_o our_o saviour_n prayer_n to_o he_o in_o his_o distress_n and_o that_o which_o the_o apostle_n seem_v to_o intimate_v his_o eye_v of_o heb._n 5.7_o he_o offer_v up_o prayer_n unto_o he_o that_o be_v able_a to_o save_v he_o from_o death_n and_o psal_n 16.1_o the_o psalmist_n or_o rather_o 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than_o overween_a reflection_n upon_o their_o own_o part_n and_o 〈◊〉_d and_o rom._n 12.3_o 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d think_v of_o themselves_o above_o what_o they_o ought_v to_o think_v 4._o ungrounded_a imagination_n of_o the_o event_n of_o thing_n either_o present_a or_o future_a such_o wild_a conceit_n like_o meteor_n breed_v of_o a_o few_o vapour_n do_v often_o frisk_v in_o our_o mind_n 1._o of_o thing_n present_a it_o be_v likely_a eve_n foolish_o imagine_v she_o have_v bring_v forth_o the_o messiah_n when_o she_o bring_v forth_o a_o murderer_n gen._n 4.1_o i_o have_v get_v a_o man_n the_o lord_n as_o in_o the_o hebrew_n believe_v as_o some_o interpret_v that_o she_o have_v bring_v forth_o the_o promise_a seed_n and_o such_o a_o brisk_a conceit_n lamech_v seem_v to_o have_v have_v of_o noah_n 6.6_o noah_n gen._n 5.29_o esth_n 6.6_o 2._o of_o thing_n to_o come_v either_o in_o bespeak_v false_a hope_n or_o antedate_v improbable_a grief_n such_o be_v the_o jolly_a thought_n 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external_a act_n 500_o act_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n plutarch_n moral_a p._n mihi_fw-la 500_o yea_o how_o many_o sinful_a thought_n be_v twist_v together_o to_o produce_v one_o deliberate_a sinful_a word_n all_o which_o have_v a_o distinct_a guilt_n and_o if_o weigh_v together_o will_v outweigh_v the_o guilt_n of_o the_o action_n abstract_o consider_v how_o many_o repeat_v complacency_n in_o the_o first_o motion_n degree_n of_o consent_n resolve_v brooding_n secret_a plotting_n proposal_n of_o various_a method_n smother_a contrary_a check_n vehement_a long_n delightful_a hope_n and_o forestall_a pleasure_n in_o the_o design_n all_o which_o be_v but_o thought_n assent_v or_o dissent_v in_o order_n to_o the_o act_n intend_v upon_o a_o dissection_n of_o all_o these_o secret_a motion_n by_o the_o critical_a power_n of_o the_o word_n we_o shall_v find_v a_o more_o monstrous_a guilt_n than_o will_v be_v apparent_a in_o the_o single_a action_n for_o who_o sake_n all_o 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the_o queen_n of_o heaven_n and_o isa_n 56.12_o we_o will_v fill_v ourselves_o with_o strong_a drink_n and_o to_o morrow_n shall_v be_v as_o this_o day_n and_o much_o more_o abundant_a we_o will_v have_v as_o merry_a a_o meeting_n as_o we_o have_v to_o day_n the_o same_o character_n be_v ascribe_v to_o such_o a_o one_o psal_n 36.4_o he_o devise_v mischief_n upon_o his_o bed_n he_o set_v himself_o in_o a_o way_n that_o be_v not_o good_a he_o ahhor_v not_o evil_a he_o model_n out_o his_o sinful_a design_n with_o head_n and_o heart_n he_o settle_v himself_o as_o a_o army_n settle_v in_o their_o ground_n when_o they_o resolve_v to_o fight_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o abhor_v not_o evil_a he_o start_v not_o at_o such_o motion_n but_o by_o a_o meiosis_n he_o hug_v and_o caress_v they_o with_o a_o wonderful_a delight_n regenerate_v man_n fear_v to_o sin_n wicked_a man_n contrive_v to_o sin_n one_o will_v starve_v it_o the_o other_o make_v provision_n for_o it_o this_o temper_n can_v be_v in_o a_o regenerate_v man_n 1._o it_o be_v diabolical_a and_o so_o fall_v under_o that_o in_o the_o text_n he_o can_v commit_v sin_n as_o the_o devil_n do_v it_o be_v a_o stain_n of_o the_o devil_n who_o be_v resolve_v in_o his_o way_n of_o malice_n to_o god_n and_o mischief_n to_o man_n but_o for_o the_o strait_a chain_n god_n hold_v he_o in_o his_o resolution_n be_v fix_v though_o the_o execution_n restrain_v he_o go_v about_o seek_v who_o he_o may_v devour_v 1_o pet._n 5.8_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o drink_v at_o one_o draught_n seek_v both_o for_o a_o opportunity_n and_o permission_n unwearied_a search_v manifest_a fix_v resolution_n his_o
throat_n be_v ready_a to_o swallow_v if_o he_o have_v a_o morsel_n for_o it_o 2._o it_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o habitual_a sin_n a_o state_n of_o sin_n this_o temper_n manifest_v that_o the_o will_n be_v habituate_v in_o sin_n though_o the_o hand_n do_v not_o outward_o act_v it_o the_o inherent_a power_n of_o sin_n must_v be_v great_a when_o a_o man_n be_v greedy_a to_o commit_v that_o to_o which_o he_o have_v no_o outward_a allurement_n or_o when_o those_o allurement_n be_v balance_v with_o contrary_a consideration_n when_o he_o have_v either_o no_o outward_a temptation_n to_o it_o or_o the_o cross_a impediment_n be_v as_o strong_a or_o strong_a than_o the_o temptation_n when_o man_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o such_o bar_n long_o for_o a_o temptation_n it_o be_v such_o a_o kind_n of_o desire_n in_o one_o way_n as_o the_o creature_n have_v in_o a_o other_o for_o the_o manifestation_n of_o the_o the_o son_n of_o god_n rom._n 8.19_o for_o the_o earnest_a expectation_n of_o the_o creature_n wait_v for_o the_o manifestation_n it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o put_v out_o the_o head_n to_o see_v if_o he_o can_v find_v any_o come_n to_o knock_v off_o the_o fetter_n not_o of_o his_o sin_n but_o of_o his_o force_a morality_n in_o this_o case_n take_v two_o man_n one_o commit_v a_o great_a sin_n upon_o a_o temptation_n even_o as_o it_o be_v overpower_a by_o it_o and_o have_v no_o thought_n no_o inclination_n before_o that_o temptation_n appear_v which_o begin_v first_o to_o spirit_n he_o another_o commit_v a_o light_a sin_n or_o will_v fain_o commit_v it_o upon_o a_o weak_a temptation_n and_o many_o bar_n lie_v in_o the_o way_n and_o his_o heart_n be_v hanker_a and_o thirst_v for_o some_o opportunity_n to_o commit_v it_o which_o do_v you_o think_v real_o be_v the_o great_a offence_n in_o point_n of_o heart_n and_o affection_n the_o first_o appear_v black_a but_o it_o be_v a_o invasion_n the_o other_o be_v real_o black_a because_o it_o be_v a_o affection_n and_o show_v sin_n to_o be_v root_v in_o the_o heart_n as_o its_o proper_a soil_n wherein_o sin_n delight_v to_o grow_v and_o the_o soil_n delight_v to_o nourish_v it_o the_o one_o show_v sin_n to_o be_v a_o stranger_n and_o a_o thief_n which_o have_v waylay_v he_o the_o other_o evidence_v sin_n to_o be_v a_o inmate_n and_o intimate_a friend_n such_o a_o man_n be_v not_o oblige_v to_o his_o will_n for_o his_o abstinence_n from_o sin_n but_o to_o the_o outward_a hindrance_n and_o the_o resolve_v act_n of_o the_o will_v to_o commit_v it_o be_v those_o impediment_n remove_v be_v as_o real_a a_o act_n of_o sin_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n as_o any_o outward_a act_n can_v be_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o man_n because_o god_n measure_v the_o greatness_n of_o sin_n by_o the_o proportion_n of_o the_o will_v allow_v to_o it_o therefore_o many_o sin_n which_o may_v be_v little_a in_o our_o account_n may_v be_v great_a in_o god_n account_n than_o the_o seem_o black_a sin_n of_o other_o because_o there_o may_v be_v a_o great_a ingrediency_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o affection_n in_o they_o than_o in_o the_o other_o 3._o it_o be_v against_o the_o nature_n of_o our_o repentance_n and_o first_o close_v with_o god_n repentance_n be_v a_o change_n of_o the_o purpose_n of_o the_o heart_n not_o to_o commit_v the_o same_o iniquity_n again_o nor_o any_o other_o job_n 34.32_o if_o i_o have_v do_v iniquity_n i_o will_v do_v no_o more_o it_o be_v the_o property_n of_o convert_v grace_n to_o make_v the_o soul_n cleave_v to_o the_o lord_n with_o full_a purpose_n of_o heart_n act._n 11.23_o this_o be_v essential_a to_o it_o though_o there_o may_v be_v some_o start_n out_o by_o passion_n and_o temptation_n a_o pilot_n intention_n stand_v right_a for_o the_o port_n though_o by_o the_o violence_n of_o the_o wind_n he_o may_v be_v force_v another_o way_n it_o alter_v not_o his_o purpose_n though_o it_o defer_v his_o performance_n this_o purpose_n be_v a_o perpetual_a intent_n psal_n 119.112_o v._o i_o have_v incline_v my_o heart_n to_o keep_v thy_o statute_n always_o even_o to_o the_o end_n it_o be_v a_o heart-purpose_n and_o inclination_n it_o regard_v all_o god_n statute_n not_o for_o a_o fit_a but_o perpetual_o which_o he_o manifest_v by_o two_o word_n always_o even_o to_o the_o end_n to_o show_v that_o the_o perpetuity_n of_o it_o do_v difference_n it_o from_o the_o resolution_n of_o wicked_a man_n who_o may_v indeed_o have_v some_o fit_n to_o do_v good_a but_o not_o a_o fix_a purpose_n to_o cleave_v to_o the_o lord_n these_o flashy_a purpose_n be_v like_o the_o flight_n of_o a_o bird_n which_o seem_v to_o touch_v heaven_n and_o in_o a_o moment_n fall_v down_o to_o the_o earth_n as_o saul_n resolve_v not_o to_o persecute_v david_n but_o we_o soon_o find_v he_o again_o upon_o his_o old_a game_n &_o pursuit_n where_o there_o be_v true_a grace_n there_o be_v hatred_n of_o all_o sin_n for_o hatred_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d can_v a_o man_n be_v resolve_v to_o commit_v what_o he_o hate_v no._n for_o his_o inward_a aversion_n will_v secure_v he_o more_o against_o it_o than_o all_o outward_a obstacle_n as_o this_o inward_a purpose_n of_o a_o good_a man_n be_v against_o all_o sin_n so_o more_o particular_o against_o that_o which_o do_v so_o easy_o beset_v he_o david_n seem_v in_o several_a place_n to_o be_v natural_o incline_v to_o lie_v but_o he_o take_v up_o a_o particular_a resolution_n against_o it_o psal_n 17.3_o i_o be_o purpose_v that_o my_o mouth_n shall_v not_o transgress_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o have_v contrive_v to_o waylay_v and_o intercept_v the_o sin_n of_o lie_v when_o it_o have_v a_o occasion_n to_o approach_v i_o a_o good_a man_n have_v not_o only_a purpose_n but_o he_o endeavour_v to_o fasten_v and_o strengthen_v those_o purpose_n by_o prayer_n so_o david_n v._o 5._o hold_n up_o my_o go_n in_o thy_o path_n that_o my_o footstep_n slip_v not_o he_o strengthen_v himself_o by_o stir_v up_o a_o liveliness_n in_o duty_n and_o by_o avoid_v occasion_n of_o sin_n v._o 4._o i_o have_v keep_v i_o from_o the_o path_n of_o the_o destroyer_n whereas_o a_o wicked_a man_n neither_o step_n out_o of_o the_o way_n of_o a_o temptation_n nor_o step_v up_o to_o god_n for_o strength_n against_o it_o now_o if_o all_o this_o be_v true_a that_o in_o conversion_n the_o heart_n have_v a_o fix_a resolution_n for_o god_n and_o his_o way_n and_o that_o perpetual_o against_o all_o sin_n and_o particular_o against_o the_o sin_n of_o our_o natural_a inclination_n and_o all_o this_o back_v with_o strong_a cry_n how_o can_v it_o have_v a_o fix_a resolution_n to_o commit_v it_o if_o the_o way_n be_v outward_o fair_a for_o it_o 4._o it_o be_v absolute_o against_o the_o term_n of_o the_o covenant_n god_n require_v in_o that_o a_o give_v up_o ourselves_o to_o he_o to_o be_v his_o people_n with_o our_o whole_a heart_n and_o soul_n as_o he_o give_v himself_o to_o we_o with_o his_o whole_a heart_n he_o will_v not_o be_v a_o sharer_n of_o the_o heart_n with_o sin_n much_o less_o a_o underling_n to_o it_o god_n will_v not_o endure_v a_o competitor_n in_o the_o affection_n to_o serve_v god_n and_o mammon_n be_v inconsistent_a by_o the_o infallible_a axiom_n of_o our_o saviour_n luke_n 16.13_o now_o as_o god_n can_v be_v true_a to_o his_o covenant_n if_o he_o have_v purpose_n against_o the_o article_n of_o it_o on_o his_o part_n so_o neither_o can_v we_o be_v true_a to_o our_o covenant_v with_o he_o if_o we_o have_v settle_v purpose_n of_o heart_n against_o the_o condition_n of_o it_o therefore_o the_o instability_n in_o the_o covenant_n arise_v only_o from_o the_o falseness_n of_o the_o heart_n psal_n 78.37_o their_o heart_n be_v not_o right_a with_o he_o neither_o be_v they_o steadfast_a in_o his_o covenant_n the_o iniquity_n of_o our_o heel_n may_v compass_v we_o about_o and_o make_v we_o stumble_v in_o our_o walk_n yet_o our_o fear_n of_o be_v out_o with_o god_n may_v receive_v no_o establishment_n psal_n 49.5_o wherefore_o shall_v i_o fear_v when_o the_o iniquity_n of_o my_o heel_n shall_v compass_v i_o about_o whether_o he_o mean_v by_o iniquity_n the_o sin_n of_o his_o ordinary_a walk_n or_o the_o punishment_n of_o they_o be_v all_o one_o but_o yet_o if_o purpose_n of_o iniquity_n settle_v their_o residence_n in_o the_o heart_n though_o we_o never_o act_v it_o by_o reason_n of_o obstacle_n it_o be_v a_o sign_n we_o never_o sincere_o close_v with_o god_n in_o covenant_n nor_o god_n with_o we_o the_o very_a regard_n of_o iniquity_n in_o the_o heart_n put_v a_o bar_n to_o the_o regard_v of_o god_n towards_o we_o it_o hinder_v all_o covenant_n act_n on_o god_n part_n because_o it_o be_v a_o manifest_a breach_n of_o
the_o dam_n judas_n have_v a_o admonition_n from_o christ_n that_o inform_v he_o of_o what_o wickedness_n he_o be_v about_o and_o the_o danger_n of_o it_o mark_v 14.21_o he_o pronounce_v a_o woe_n against_o he_o compare_v this_o with_o joh._n 13.27_o 30._o when_o he_o give_v he_o the_o sop_n which_o be_v at_o the_o same_o time_n he_o inform_v he_o of_o the_o danger_n satan_n enter_v into_o he_o and_o he_o go_v more_o round_o to_o work_v to_o accomplish_v it_o he_o go_v immediate_o out_o observe_v by_o the_o way_n that_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n enter_v into_o a_o man_n heart_n often_o upon_o admonition_n from_o friend_n and_o the_o devil_n also_o more_o powerful_o upon_o the_o same_o occasion_n than_o at_o other_o time_n a_o good_a man_n can_v habitual_o hate_v the_o reprover_n there_o be_v one_o example_n of_o a_o good_a man_n deal_v hardly_o with_o a_o prophet_n for_o reprove_v he_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n 2_o chron._n 16.10_o then_o asa_n be_v wroth_a with_o the_o 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