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but_o godly_a man_n they_o be_v disquiet_v for_o sin_n and_o they_o do_v desire_v not_o only_o to_o take_v away_o the_o act_n but_o the_o habit_n of_o sin_n psal_n 119._o 104._o through_o thy_o precept_n i_o get_v understanding_n therefore_o i_o hate_v every_o false_a way_n the_o psalmist_n he_o by_o consider_v the_o sweet_a precept_n of_o god_n come_v to_o undestand_v the_o nature_n of_o sin_n and_o the_o evil_a of_o sin_n and_o therefore_o he_o hate_v sin_n and_o every_o false_a way_n not_o only_o false_a way_n in_o the_o outward_a act_n of_o sin_n but_o false_a way_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o secret_a act_n of_o sin_n in_o his_o own_o
heart_n and_o sin_n in_o the_o habit_n and_o nature_n of_o it_o six_o when_o a_o wicked_a man_n be_v disquiet_v for_o sin_n he_o do_v not_o go_v to_o god_n word_n for_o comfort_n and_o consolation_n and_o to_o allay_v the_o sorrow_n and_o trouble_n of_o mind_n he_o lie_v under_o but_o he_o have_v recourse_n to_o sinful_a and_o sensual_a pastime_n and_o delight_n in_o the_o world_n to_o allay_v the_o trouble_n of_o his_o soul_n and_o conscience_n so_o you_o read_v in_o genesis_n 4._o from_o v_o 15_o to_o 18._o there_o you_o read_v that_o cain_n he_o lay_v under_o sore_a trouble_n of_o mind_n for_o 18._o his_o sin_n even_o to_o despair_v insomuch_o that_o he_o say_v his_o sin_n be_v great_a than_o can_v be_v forgive_v i_o but_o under_o this_o disquiet_v condition_n what_o do_v he_o do_v what_o course_n do_v he_o take_v do_v he_o take_v to_o god_n for_o satisfaction_n and_o to_o allay_v his_o trouble_n no_o he_o take_v a_o wrong_a course_n for_o it_o be_v say_v and_o cain_n go_v out_o from_o the_o presence_n of_o jehovah_n and_o then_o after_o he_o be_v go_v from_o god_n then_o be_v go_v to_o build_v city_n his_o go_v out_o from_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v mean_v he_o go_v out_o from_o the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n and_o from_o the_o church_n of_o god_n to_o sensual_a delight_n in_o the_o world_n not_o as_o though_o cain_n can_v go_v out_o from_o the_o essential_a presence_n of_o god_n that_o no_o man_n can_v so_o ainsworth_n intimate_v on_o this_o verse_n that_o it_o be_v mean_v his_o go_v from_o the_o 15._o place_n of_o god_n word_n and_o public_a worship_n and_o so_o to_o come_v into_o god_n presence_n it_o be_v the_o great_a joy_n for_o a_o godly_a man_n in_o this_o life_n to_o come_v into_o god_n presence_n in_o his_o ordinance_n in_o his_o church_n which_o joy_n cain_n now_o be_v deprive_v off_o whereas_o he_o shall_v have_v have_v recourse_n to_o these_o to_o allay_v his_o trouble_n of_o mind_n and_o not_o to_o have_v go_v to_o build_v city_n in_o the_o world_n to_o stifle_v his_o conscience_n but_o godly_a man_n know_v when_o they_o be_v disquiet_v for_o sin_n for_o they_o to_o have_v recourse_n to_o pleasure_n and_o profit_n and_o pastime_n and_o sensual_a delight_n in_o the_o world_n it_o can_v administer_v no_o true_a comfort_n no_o true_a joy_n no_o true_a peace_n of_o conscience_n no_o more_o than_o a_o silken_a stocking_n will_v administer_v comfort_n to_o a_o break_a leg_n and_o what_o can_v this_o do_v it_o may_v cover_v the_o break_a leg_n but_o it_o can_v cure_v it_o so_o delight_n may_v cover_v the_o wound_n of_o conscience_n for_o a_o time_n but_o it_o can_v give_v any_o real_a comfort_n but_o they_o know_v they_o must_v hear_v and_o pray_v and_o seek_v god_n public_a and_o private_a in_o his_o own_o way_n according_a to_o his_o own_o will_n in_o way_n which_o he_o have_v sanctify_v to_o that_o end_n to_o ease_v trouble_v conscience_n you_o read_v of_o jonah_n he_o be_v trouble_v for_o sin_n in_o go_v from_o god_n presence_n in_o not_o obey_v his_o voice_n but_o under_o his_o trouble_n for_o sin_n his_o soul_n faint_v within_o he_o but_o do_v jonah_n go_v to_o worldly_a and_o sinful_a and_o sensual_a delight_n to_o allay_v his_o trouble_a soul_n no_o the_o text_n say_v i_o remember_v the_o lord_n and_o my_o prayer_n come_v in_o unto_o thou_o in_o thy_o 7._o holy_a temple_n he_o see_v no_o other_o way_n be_v available_a to_o ease_v his_o spirit_n and_o pacify_v conscience_n but_o only_o in_o god_n way_n which_o he_o have_v sanctify_v for_o that_o very_a end_n godly_a man_n will_v present_v their_o supplication_n to_o god_n and_o address_v themselves_o to_o he_o in_o the_o way_n of_o his_o worship_n to_o cure_v their_o distemper_a soul_n and_o to_o labour_v to_o find_v god_n love_n in_o christ_n in_o his_o promise_n godly_a man_n may_v see_v that_o sin_n in_o their_o heart_n and_o guilt_n upon_o their_o spirit_n may_v make_v they_o sad_a but_o they_o labour_v to_o find_v a_o smile_n from_o the_o face_n of_o god_n to_o make_v their_o soul_n glad_a and_o to_o speak_v their_o sin_n dead_a and_o to_o speak_v peace_n to_o their_o conscience_n and_o joy_n to_o their_o heart_n and_o satisfaction_n to_o the_o soul_n and_o delight_n in_o the_o spirit_n which_o make_v the_o soul_n to_o rejoice_v and_o be_v glad_a in_o god_n presence_n sermon_n fourteen_o psal_n 42._o 11._o why_o be_v thou_o cast_v down_o o_o my_o soul_n and_o why_o be_v thou_o disquiet_v within_o i_o hope_v thou_o in_o god_n for_o i_o shall_v yet_o praise_v he_o the_o health_n of_o my_o countenance_n and_o my_o god_n i_o have_v lay_v down_o six_o difference_n already_o of_o that_o disquiet_n that_o do_v arise_v from_o a_o natural_a conscience_n in_o wicked_a man_n under_o the_o guilt_n of_o conscience_n for_o sin_n and_o between_o that_o holy_a disquiet_n of_o soul_n for_o sin_n find_v in_o the_o godly_a the_o seven_o difference_n in_o order_n be_v this_o wicked_a man_n be_v disquiet_v for_o sin_n but_o it_o be_v as_o cause_v outward_a affliction_n rather_o than_o as_o cause_v inward_a and_o spiritual_a withdrawing_n of_o god_n face_n i_o may_v allude_v to_o that_o in_o job_n 41._o 25._o when_o he_o raise_v 25._o up_o himself_o the_o mighty_a be_v afraid_a by_o reason_n of_o break_n they_o purify_v themselves_o when_o god_n break_v they_o by_o outward_a affliction_n than_o they_o be_v think_v themselves_o what_o evil_a they_o have_v do_v and_o how_o they_o must_v amend_v and_o better_v their_o day_n but_o it_o be_v more_o because_o of_o danger_n of_o death_n then_o out_o of_o love_n of_o purity_n this_o make_v man_n say_v i_o must_v purify_v myself_o not_o because_o sin_n be_v impure_a but_o because_o it_o break_v my_o body_n and_o break_v my_o outward_a comfort_n from_o i_o it_o sin_n do_v not_o afflict_v the_o body_n it_o shall_v never_o afflict_v the_o soul_n of_o a_o wicked_a man_n by_o his_o will_n wicked_a man_n be_v like_o that_o man_n that_o be_v in_o a_o deep_a consumption_n of_o his_o 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do_v not_o so_o much_o disquiet_a david_n as_o the_o eclipse_n of_o god_n countenance_n outward_a trouble_n they_o be_v to_o david_n but_o as_o the_o scratch_n with_o a_o pin_n in_o the_o flesh_n but_o the_o withdrawing_n of_o god_n face_n do_v trouble_v he_o as_o a_o sword_n in_o his_o bone_n this_o be_v a_o seven_o difference_n between_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o the_o eight_o difference_n be_v this_o wicked_a man_n under_o disquiet_a for_o sin_n they_o do_v more_o complain_v of_o god_n than_o they_o do_v complain_v to_o god_n but_o good_a man_n more_o complain_v to_o god_n then_o of_o god_n when_o they_o be_v disquiet_v for_o sin_n wicked_a man_n more_o
murmur_v ten_o time_n against_o that_o god_n that_o have_v deliver_v they_o this_o be_v the_o character_n of_o wicked_a man_n that_o when_o trouble_n of_o conscience_n disquiet_v they_o their_o sin_n remain_v on_o they_o o_o how_o they_o will_v promise_v what_o man_n they_o will_v be_v they_o will_v turn_v a_o new_a life_n and_o they_o will_v never_o be_v as_o they_o have_v be_v and_o yet_o let_v their_o trouble_n be_v allay_v and_o you_o shall_v see_v that_o this_o restraint_n of_o their_o conscience_n shall_v put_v they_o on_o more_o eagerness_n to_o commit_v sin_n than_o ever_o they_o do_v in_o all_o their_o life_n time_n before_o man_n sin_n be_v compare_v to_o a_o oven_n hesea_n 7._o fire_n disperse_v into_o the_o air_n do_v not_o burn_v so_o fierce_a but_o in_o a_o oven_n it_o burn_v fierce_a wicked_a man_n when_o sin_n be_v keep_v in_o their_o heart_n through_o disquiet_n of_o soul_n for_o sin_n when_o this_o fire_n have_v vent_v it_o will_v burn_v with_o more_o fierceness_n 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trouble_v by_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o word_n deut._n 29._o 19_o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v when_o be_v bear_v the_o 19_o word_n of_o this_o curse_n that_o he_o bless_v himself_o in_o his_o heart_n say_v i_o shall_v have_v peace_n though_o i_o walk_v after_o the_o imagination_n of_o my_o heart_n to_o add_v drunkenness_n to_o thirst_n say_v they_o we_o shall_v have_v peace_n though_o we_o do_v walk_v according_a to_o the_o imagination_n of_o our_o own_o heart_n to_o add_v drunkenness_n to_o thirst_n they_o can_v apply_v peace_n but_o they_o will_v not_o apply_v threaten_n though_o they_o do_v walk_v in_o the_o imagination_n of_o their_o own_o heart_n wicked_a man_n under_o horror_n of_o conscience_n they_o be_v more_o apt_a to_o apply_v comfort_n though_o groundless_a then_o to_o apply_v threaten_n though_o their_o portion_n jer._n 3._o 4_o 5._o will_v 45._o thou_o not_o for_o this_o cry_n unto_o my_o father_n thou_o be_v the_o guide_n of_o my_o youth_n will_v be_v reserve_v his_o anger_n for_o ever_o will_v be_v keep_v it_o unto_o the_o end_n behold_v thou_o have_v speak_v and_o do_v evil_a thing_n as_o thou_o can_v they_o do_v evil_a as_o much_o as_o they_o can_v yet_o they_o will_v presume_v to_o say_v god_n be_v their_o father_n they_o claim_v interest_n in_o god_n this_o be_v the_o character_n of_o a_o wicked_a man_n to_o apply_v the_o comfort_a part_n of_o the_o world_n not_o the_o threaten_a part_n of_o the_o world_n but_o good_a man_n be_v more_o apt_a to_o apply_v the_o threaten_a part_n of_o the_o word_n than_o the_o promise_a part_n of_o the_o word_n psal_n 77._o 2._o in_o the_o day_n of_o my_o trouble_n i_o seek_v the_o lord_n my_o sore_a van_n in_o the_o night_n and_o cease_v not_o my_o soul_n 2._o refuse_v to_o be_v comfort_v asaph_z can_v apply_v terror_n but_o he_o will_v refuse_v comfort_n thus_o by_o daily_a experience_n look_v upon_o a_o conscientious_a man_n under_o the_o disquiet_n of_o soul_n for_o sin_n you_o shall_v see_v that_o man_n all_o the_o threaten_n all_o the_o terrible_a part_n of_o the_o scripture_n that_o may_v work_v against_o he_o he_o will_v remember_v they_o all_o but_o apply_v no_o promise_n that_o may_v allay_v disquiet_a of_o soul_n for_o sin_n thirteen_o wicked_a man_n under_o trouble_n of_o mind_n for_o sin_n they_o go_v to_o sinful_a shift_n and_o mean_n to_o allay_v and_o pacify_v the_o disquiet_n of_o their_o soul_n for_o conscience_n therefore_o they_o use_v four_o sinful_a shift_n which_o godly_a man_n dare_v not_o do_v first_o of_o all_o they_o do_v shun_v a_o soul-searching_a and_o a_o sin_n reprove_v ministry_n this_o you_o see_v in_o felix_n act_v 24._o 25._o and_o as_o be_v reason_v of_o righteousness_n temperance_n and_o judgement_n to_o come_v 25._o fellix_fw-la tremble_v and_o answer_v go_v thy_o way_n for_o this_o time_n when_o i_o have_v a_o convenient_a season_n i_o will_v send_v for_o thou_o paul_n tell_v he_o of_o two_o sin_n that_o he_o be_v most_o guilty_a of_o to_o wit_n drunkenness_n and_o in_o justice_n when_o he_o have_v thus_o deal_v with_o he_o roundly_o make_v his_o conscience_n tremble_v and_o his_o heart_n trouble_v felix_n say_v get_v thou_o go_v i_o will_v hear_v thou_o some_o other_o time_n paul_n have_v gaul_v he_o and_o trouble_v he_o why_o felix_n shun_v the_o continuance_n of_o the_o rebuke_n and_o reproof_n of_o the_o word_n but_o a_o godly_a man_n dare_v not_o do_v thus_o a_o godly_a man_n love_v that_o word_n that_o most_o ransackle_v his_o conscience_n and_o love_v that_o man_n that_o shall_v awaken_v a_o secure_a conscience_n observe_v that_o difference_n between_o felix_n in_o the_o act_n and_o between_o the_o convert_v in_o the_o act_n felix_n bid_v paul_n go_v from_o he_o shun_v the_o reproof_n of_o the_o word_n when_o it_o gaul_v his_o conscience_n but_o when_o the_o convert_v be_v trouble_v for_o sin_n and_o be_v prick_v in_o the_o heart_n for_o kill_a jesus_n christ_n they_o love_v the_o apostle_n and_o cleave_v to_o they_o and_o lay_v their_o possession_n at_o the_o apostle_n foot_n the_o apostle_n may_v command_v all_o they_o have_v they_o love_v they_o so_o well_o good_a man_n dare_v not_o do_v as_o wicked_a man_n do_v in_o that_o particular_a second_o wicked_a man_n to_o allay_v disquiet_a of_o conscience_n they_o allay_v it_o by_o run_v into_o a_o crowd_n of_o secular_a employment_n thus_o you_o read_v of_o cam_n gen._n 4._o 17._o after_o cain_n be_v go_v out_o from_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o lord_n by_o reason_n of_o his_o sin_n he_o to_o stifle_v his_o conscience_n go_v and_o build_v a_o city_n god_n people_n dare_v not_o do_v thus_o they_o dare_v not_o go_v to_o the_o world_n for_o to_o allay_v disquiet_a of_o conscience_n but_o they_o go_v to_o god_n word_n they_o retire_v into_o a_o corner_n and_o they_o search_v the_o word_n to_o see_v what_o god_n word_n speak_v to_o they_o in_o the_o day_n of_o their_o trouble_n prov._n 12._o 25._o heaviness_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n make_v it_o stoop_v but_o a_o 25._o good_a word_n make_v it_o glad_a i_o stoop_v under_o heaviness_n and_o trouble_n but_o a_o good_a word_n only_o from_o god_n can_v comfort_v i_o three_o wicked_a man_n under_o trouble_n use_v this_o sinful_a shift_n to_o go_v to_o carnal_a pleasure_n and_o sensuality_n to_o allay_v disquiet_a of_o mind_n saul_n call_v for_o instrument_n of_o music_n 1_o sam._n 16._o 14._o to_o allay_v the_o trouble_n of_o his_o spirit_n as_o the_o israelite_n that_o offer_v their_o child_n to_o moloch_n drown_v the_o cry_n of_o their_o child_n with_o a_o noise_n of_o drum_n and_o tabret_o so_o wicked_a man_n do_v with_o their_o conscience_n god_n people_n dare_v not_o do_v this_o they_o know_v that_o sensual_a pleasure_n can_v no_o more_o pacify_v a_o disquiet_v conscience_n then_o a_o silken_a stocking_n can_v cure_v a_o gouty_a leg_n they_o dare_v not_o wallow_v and_o swim_v in_o sinful_a pleasure_n but_o they_o go_v to_o the_o promise_n and_o in_o that_o they_o take_v their_o delight_n four_o wicked_a man_n they_o go_v to_o bad_a company_n to_o merry_a company_n to_o see_v if_o that_o can_v make_v they_o forget_v their_o trouble_n thus_o herod_n do_v mark_v 6._o 18._o for_o john_n say_v unto_o herod_n it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o thou_o to_o have_v thy_o brother_n wife_n immediate_o after_o john_n have_v trouble_v his_o conscience_n for_o have_v his_o brother_n philip_n wife_n then_o to_o allay_v this_o trouble_n of_o john_n reproof_n herod_n then_o call_v for_o his_o merry_a company_n his_o noble_n and_o his_o soldier_n about_o he_o that_o so_o he_o may_v forget_v the_o disquiet_n of_o spirit_n but_o godly_a man_n go_v to_o good_a man_n and_o to_o god_n in_o a_o corner_n psal_n 61._o