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the_o wise_a man_n be_v ever_o like_o himself_o and_o at_o any_o odky_a thing_n he_o be_v rather_o deject_v than_o puff_v up_o if_o the_o speech_n of_o other_o make_v he_o overween_v himself_o he_o chasten_v himself_o in_o secret_a for_o it_o severe_o when_o he_o return_v to_o his_o wont_a thought_n he_o abhor_v that_o insolency_n and_o guard_v himself_o that_o they_o surprysse_n he_o not_o thereafter_o 30._o constant_a inconstancy_n the_o upright_a heart_n must_v encounter_v with_o many_o thorter_n when_o it_o meet_v with_o uprightness_n there_o be_v no_o difficulty_n but_o such_o be_v as_o rare_a as_o a_o white_a raven_n in_o the_o world_n when_o it_o meet_v with_o
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that_o grief_n a_o heart_n full_o desert_v of_o god_n and_o judiciallie_o harden_v can_v neither_o feel_v that_o hardness_n nor_o grieve_v for_o it_o if_o i_o fear_v it_o and_o feel_v it_o i_o have_v it_o not_o grief_n for_o it_o be_v a_o soften_a and_o lose_v of_o hardness_n he_o have_v need_n to_o dwell_v in_o his_o heart_n and_o in_o these_o thought_n continual_o who_o will_v keep_v his_o heart_n in_o a_o tenderness_n and_o affectuousnesse_n to_o god_n the_o best_a way_n to_o keep_v hardness_n out_o of_o our_o heart_n be_v to_o entertain_v a_o heavenly_a heat_n of_o devotion_n in_o it_o the_o altar_n of_o god_n have_v always_o the_o fire_n that_o come_v down_o from_o heaven_n if_o we_o keep_v our_o heart_n under_o the_o sense_n of_o god_n love_n to_o we_o and_o the_o work_n of_o our_o love_n to_o he_o that_o warmness_n shall_v preserve_v our_o heart_n in_o that_o temper_n that_o god_n at_o no_o time_n shall_v want_v a_o sacrifice_n nor_o we_o a_o comfort_n 76._o god_n worship_n do_v as_o his_o worship_n many_o exercise_n themselves_o in_o the_o work_n of_o god_n worship_n but_o not_o as_o his_o worship_n the_o hypocrite_n do_v it_o to_o be_v see_v of_o man_n and_o to_o purchase_v a_o name_n of_o piety_n the_o politic_a to_o be_v count_v a_o professor_n and_o eschew_v the_o suspicion_n of_o atheism_n and_o the_o atheist_n himself_o to_o feed_v his_o curiosity_n it_o be_v a_o good_a work_n in_o itself_o but_o to_o they_o who_o do_v it_o with_o by_o respect_n it_o be_v sin_n their_o life_n do_v prove_v how_o profanelie_o they_o act_v it_o they_o be_v never_o one_o whit_n better_o but_o go_v on_o in_o their_o profannesse_n they_o obtain_v the_o end_n that_o they_o intend_v and_o can_v suit_v no_o further_o their_o end_n be_v not_o edification_n in_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n but_o other_o base_a respect_n the_o desire_n whereof_o ceri_v they_o to_o the_o work_n and_o in_o it_o they_o find_v their_o satisfaction_n further_o they_o look_v not_o and_o find_v not_o the_o end_n of_o god_n worship_n be_v our_o union_n with_o he_o to_o partake_v his_o forgive_a goodness_n in_o the_o pardon_n of_o sin_n and_o his_o give_a goodness_n in_o all_o save_a grace_n the_o form_n of_o it_o be_v in_o give_v divine_a homage_n &_o honour_n to_o he_o but_o they_o mind_n none_o of_o these_o if_o they_o can_v purchase_v the_o name_n of_o zealous_a professor_n suitor_n of_o sermon_n though_o indeed_o they_o be_v but_o natural_o or_o civil_o dispose_v in_o all_o the_o work_n and_o seeker_n of_o novelty_n they_o have_v all_o their_o desire_n but_o to_o do_v the_o work_n of_o god_n worship_n as_o his_o worship_n have_v unspeakable_a profit_n we_o do_v it_o so_o when_o the_o love_n of_o god_n and_o his_o grace_n allure_v we_o and_o the_o grief_n of_o our_o misery_n force_v we_o to_o he_o when_o we_o press_n not_o to_o please_v man_n but_o god_n &_o seek_v not_o any_o base_a respect_n but_o his_o glory_n &_o the_o rest_n &_o comfort_n of_o our_o soul_n in_o christ_n we_o take_v time_n occasion_n place_n text_n &_o all_o as_o god_n providence_n do_v offer_v they_o to_o we_o &_o in_o all_o we_o seek_v he_o &_o find_v he_o &_o rest_n on_o he_o we_o may_v both_o please_v man_n and_o ourself_o and_o deceive_v we_o both_o therein_o in_o such_o by-respect_n yet_o god_n will_v not_o be_v deceive_v what_o ever_o his_o secret_a goodness_n work_v in_o man_n yet_o no_o spiritual_a fruit_n be_v due_a to_o so_o fleshly_a a_o disposition_n 77._o god_n stamppe_n in_o the_o soul_n and_o bodie_n god_n have_v reserve_v the_o immediate_a search_n and_o knowledge_n of_o the_o heart_n to_o himself_o but_o so_o as_o he_o have_v leave_v some_o indices_fw-la for_o other_o to_o observe_v it_o god_n image_n be_v principal_o seat_v in_o the_o soul_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o enclose_v there_o but_o the_o body_n have_v the_o own_o part_n in_o it_o election_n justification_n sanctifiation_n pertain_v to_o both_o soul_n &_o bâ—die_n though_o the_o soul_n be_v both_o more_o capable_a &_o sensible_a of_o they_o god_n treasure_n of_o grace_n in_o his_o own_o be_v so_o lay_v up_o in_o the_o soul_n that_o it_o may_v be_v see_v in_o some_o measure_n in_o the_o body_n and_o that_o not_o only_o as_o the_o soul_n instrument_n but_o as_o a_o companion_n that_o fellowship_n in_o partake_v grace_n with_o the_o soul_n do_v more_o affect_v the_o body_n than_o a_o naked_a instrument_n the_o countenance_n convoy_n of_o business_n gesture_n and_o word_n give_v some_o notice_n how_o the_o heart_n be_v set_v though_o man_n by_o education_n letter_n religion_n and_o grace_n be_v subject_a to_o a_o change_n from_o his_o natural_a disposition_n yet_o there_o be_v ever_o some_o characteristicke_a thing_n in_o nature_n to_o be_v see_v in_o every_o one_o hypocrisy_n the_o fit_a visorne_n for_o deceat_fw-la can_v hide_v that_o from_o the_o discern_a eye_n as_o the_o colour_n of_o people_n testify_v the_o soil_n their_o language_n the_o nation_n their_o accent_n of_o speech_n their_o provence_n as_o a_o galilean_a from_o a_o jew_n so_o every_o man_n character_n tell_v his_o disposition_n he_o must_v cast_v off_o himself_o before_o he_o cast_v it_o off_o it_o be_v the_o soul_n lineament_n in_o the_o body_n word_n and_o deed_n if_o we_o find_v it_o we_o have_v find_v out_o the_o predominant_a both_o in_o its_o â—eate_v and_o chief_a instrument_n it_o be_v matter_n for_o our_o circumspectnesse_n to_o eschew_v man_n evil_a and_o of_o our_o hope_n to_o look_v for_o their_o good_a what_o either_o good_a or_o evil_n can_v be_v remarkable_a in_o they_o be_v mark_v by_o and_o taste_v of_o that_o stamppe_n it_o be_v good_a when_o the_o natural_a character_n be_v stamp_v with_o grace_n when_o god_n renew_v i_o to_o his_o image_n in_o righteousness_n and_o holiness_n sure_o i_o be_o he_o will_v make_v i_o a_o signet_n on_o his_o arm_n and_o his_o heart_n when_o he_o fill_v all_o the_o heart_n with_o his_o grace_n his_o name_n will_v be_v write_v in_o the_o forehead_n so_o that_o they_o who_o can_v may_v read_v holiness_n to_o the_o lord_n courtly_a attendance_n give_v man_n a_o courtly_a countenance_n and_o satan_n slave_n by_o their_o devilish_a consult_v with_o he_o draw_v on_o their_o face_n a_o stern_a rasednesse_n the_o horror_n of_o that_o unclean_a spirit_n deform_v his_o familiar_n and_o shall_v not_o the_o heavenly_a familiarity_n with_o god_n give_v a_o holy_a impression_n to_o his_o daily_a attendant_n familiar_a converse_v with_o god_n make_v moses_n face_n to_o shine_v the_o soul_n be_v natural_o both_o affect_v with_o and_o affect_v the_o body_n with_o the_o thing_n that_o it_o most_o love_v and_o what_o be_v more_o excellent_a or_o give_v strong_a impression_n in_o it_o than_o god_n if_o we_o come_v seldom_o to_o he_o we_o be_v but_o light_o touch_v of_o he_o but_o if_o our_o soul_n by_o continual_a mynd_n of_o he_o be_v sub-acted_n by_o these_o thought_n and_o kn_v in_o they_o doubtless_o as_o our_o spirit_n within_o so_o our_o body_n without_o shall_v give_v some_o testimony_n of_o a_o divine_a disposition_n 78._o of_o great_a natural_a spirit_n i_o see_v never_o great_a folly_n than_o in_o these_o name_v great_a natural_a spirit_n odd_a wit_n have_v as_o odd_a gad_n no_o great_a engine_n without_o some_o mixture_n of_o madness_n and_o their_o vice_n oftten_a do_v equal_a or_o rather_o exceed_v their_o virtue_n no_o moderate_a thing_n can_v content_v they_o but_o all_o their_o work_n be_v in_o excess_n and_o that_o in_o the_o worst_a sense_n their_o end_n in_o intend_v their_o practice_n in_o plot_v and_o they_o choose_v rather_o to_o hunt_v a_o uncertain_a and_o imaginate_a contentment_n than_o to_o enjoy_v a_o certain_a and_o present_a estate_n i_o do_v
providence_n we_o will_v relieve_v ourselves_o both_o of_o wearisome_a labour_n and_o disappointment_n follow_v they_o spend_v our_o spirit_n more_o than_o serious_a thought_n and_o their_o end_n be_v at_o the_o best_a repentance_n of_o that_o fruitless_a labour_n they_o be_v indeed_o but_o fancied_a error_n yet_o they_o bring_v a_o real_a hurt_n they_o bereave_v we_o of_o the_o use_n and_o comfort_n of_o our_o present_a lot_n upon_o the_o imagination_n of_o a_o better_a and_o so_o at_o once_o work_v a_o double_a discontent_n one_o present_a in_o not_o rest_v on_o our_o present_a lot_n another_o to_o come_v in_o count_v our_o lot_n as_o a_o loss_n in_o respect_n of_o that_o other_o lot_n which_o we_o fancy_v to_o ourself_o he_o who_o take_v liberty_n to_o desire_n much_o and_o then_o devour_v that_o large_a desire_n by_o as_o large_a a_o hope_n will_v never_o rest_v content_a with_o his_o present_a lot_n though_o it_o be_v too_o good_a for_o he_o he_o have_v escape_v the_o tyranny_n of_o fancy_n who_o be_v full_a of_o truth_n and_o humility_n he_o seek_v nothing_o but_o true_a good_a and_o have_v draw_v the_o portrate_n of_o true_a happiness_n in_o god_n that_o his_o fantasy_n can_v no_o more_o abuse_v he_o his_o mind_n can_v fancy_n so_o much_o seem_v or_o conceited_a good_a as_o he_o find_v true_a good_a in_o himself_o already_o by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n to_o be_v a_o child_n of_o god_n a_o heir_n of_o heaven_n and_o a_o fellow-heire_n with_o christ_n be_v more_o than_o all_o the_o forge_a birth_n of_o out-racked_n fancy_n of_o earthly_a thing_n they_o may_v break_v in_o and_o scan_v some_o odd_a excellency_n for_o he_o but_o at_o once_o he_o dash_v out_o these_o line_n he_o rest_v so_o on_o god_n and_o the_o work_n of_o his_o spirit_n that_o fantasy_n be_v choke_v in_o their_o beginning_n who_o have_v i_o in_o heaven_n but_o thou_o and_o and_o on_o earth_n i_o have_v desire_v none_o with_o thou_o psal._n 73._o 95._o the_o christian_n refuge_n we_o live_v in_o a_o dangerous_a time_n the_o full_a measure_n of_o former_a sin_n and_o the_o rypenesse_n of_o god_n wrath_n make_v every_o hour_n a_o time_n for_o calamity_n craft_n and_o policy_n in_o satan_n wickedness_n in_o the_o world_n and_o nothing_o in_o we_o but_o weakness_n to_o resist_v they_o drive_v we_o all_o to_o a_o necessity_n of_o refuge_n the_o most_o part_n put_v the_o evil_a day_n far_o from_o they_o and_o be_v surpryse_v by_o it_o they_o be_v near_a to_o it_o who_o put_v it_o farre_v away_o other_o provide_v for_o it_o but_o do_v it_o amiss_o they_o run_v to_o the_o bruise_a reed_n of_o egypt_n and_o not_o to_o the_o lord_n of_o hostes._n it_o be_v indeed_o a_o tempt_a of_o god_n to_o neglect_v lawful_a mean_n but_o it_o be_v a_o forsake_v of_o he_o to_o trust_v in_o they_o there_o be_v no_o sure_a refuge_n in_o the_o day_n of_o trouble_n but_o under_o the_o shadow_n of_o the_o almighty_a psal._n 91._o 1._o many_o seek_v surety_n for_o their_o good_n and_o life_n but_o neglect_v their_o soul_n if_o the_o soul_n be_v well_o secure_v all_o the_o rest_n shall_v be_v dispone_v off_o by_o a_o merciful_a providence_n it_o be_v foolishness_n to_o guard_v they_o and_o leave_v the_o heart_n guardlesse_o if_o it_o be_v chock_a with_o fear_n what_o comfort_n have_v we_o in_o the_o safety_n of_o these_o thing_n we_o will_v have_v no_o comfort_n but_o rather_o grief_n of_o they_o under_o such_o astonishment_n the_o more_o the_o heart_n go_v out_o to_o outward_a thing_n it_o be_v draw_v the_o more_o from_o itself_o and_o from_o god_n and_o more_o guardlesse_o than_o if_o it_o have_v no_o guard_n at_o all_o as_o necessity_n try_v our_o disposition_n so_o danger_n discover_v our_o refuge_n because_o we_o be_v ready_a to_o deceive_v ourselves_o with_o conceit_n of_o confidence_n in_o god_n alone_o therefore_o god_n send_v ofttimes_o trouble_v to_o try_v our_o heart_n rumour_n of_o trouble_n be_v as_o the_o hunter_n horn_n and_o the_o trouble_n itself_o as_o the_o 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