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window_n and_o be_v enter_v into_o our_o palace_n our_o house_n be_v house_n of_o the_o dead_a it_o be_v not_o only_o with_o we_o as_o with_o egypt_n when_o their_o first-born_a be_v slay_v when_o there_o be_v not_o a_o house_n in_o the_o land_n wherein_o be_v not_o one_o dead_a there_o be_v but_o few_o house_n in_o our_o land_n where_o there_o be_v one_o alive_a they_o be_v almost_o all_o dead_a dead_a father_n dead_a child_n dead_a husband_n dead_a wife_n dead_a in_o trespass_n and_o sin_n death_n have_v not_o only_o enter_v in_o at_o our_o window_n and_o slay_v here_o and_o there_o one_o but_o the_o door_n have_v be_v set_v open_a to_o it_o whole_a
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there_o such_o a_o cry_n in_o thy_o soul_n help_v lord_n save_o lord_n or_o i_o perish_v woe_n be_v i_o i_o be_o undo_v what_o must_v i_o do_v to_o be_v save_v if_o the_o lord_n have_v make_v thou_o thus_o sick_a in_o smite_v thou_o sick_a of_o thy_o covetousness_n sick_a of_o thy_o wickedness_n and_o of_o that_o bondage_n thou_o be_v hitherto_o hold_v under_o if_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n have_v prick_v thou_o to_o the_o heart_n and_o put_v thou_o to_o pain_n so_o that_o nothing_o but_o a_o deliverance_n from_o thy_o wretched_a state_n can_v ease_v thou_o or_o satisfy_v thou_o if_o it_o be_v thus_o with_o thou_o if_o thou_o be_v thus_o sick_a thus_o prick_v at_o the_o heart_n then_o be_v of_o good_a comfort_n it_o be_v a_o hopeful_a sign_n that_o thou_o be_v upon_o recovery_n there_o be_v now_o good_a hope_n concern_v thou_o that_o though_o thou_o be_v dead_a thou_o may_v be_v make_v alive_a 2._o understand_v what_o christ_n have_v do_v and_o must_v do_v for_o your_o recovery_n 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go_v away_o harden_v from_o many_o a_o sabbath_n thou_o have_v go_v away_o harden_v from_o many_o a_o sermon_n and_o must_v this_o day_n and_o this_o word_n leave_v thou_o as_o all_o the_o rest_n have_v do_v when_o do_v thou_o hope_v to_o be_v recover_v if_o thou_o will_v not_o be_v break_v will_v thou_o say_v it_o be_v no_o matter_n though_o i_o never_o be_v recover_v though_o i_o perish_v and_o die_v in_o this_o harden_a state_n will_v thou_o fear_v to_o be_v let_v alone_o till_o thou_o be_v past_a recovery_n to_o be_v lose_v forever_o then_o yield_v to_o the_o stroke_n of_o the_o word_n and_o let_v thy_o heart_n be_v humble_v and_o break_v and_o bring_v to_o repentance_n 4._o get_v the_o temper_n of_o your_o heart_n to_o be_v change_v let_v the_o word_n work_n to_o the_o mollify_a you_o and_o to_o the_o change_n of_o you_o to_o the_o renew_n you_o after_o the_o image_n of_o god_n in_o righteousness_n and_o holiness_n and_o what_o ever_o awakening_n there_o have_v be_v of_o your_o 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this_o new_a frame_n of_o heart_n than_o thou_o be_v recover_v now_o sinner_n let_v this_o be_v that_o you_o have_v in_o your_o eye_n and_o upon_o your_o heart_n let_v this_o be_v your_o endeavour_n let_v this_o be_v your_o prayer_n that_o god_n will_v so_o bless_v his_o word_n to_o you_o that_o it_o may_v awaken_v your_o sleepy_a conscience_n enlighten_v your_o blind_a mind_n soften_v and_o break_v your_o harden_a heart_n that_o you_o may_v be_v change_v and_o renew_v after_o the_o image_n of_o god_n in_o righteousness_n and_o true_a holiness_n that_o you_o may_v be_v wrought_v into_o a_o new_a temper_n change_v into_o another_o spirit_n love_a and_o savour_v and_o delight_v in_o the_o holy_a way_n of_o god_n that_o religion_n may_v become_v sweet_a and_o pleasant_a to_o you_o that_o your_o spirit_n may_v be_v make_v suitable_a to_o god_n and_o his_o holy_a way_n that_o the_o food_n of_o god_n may_v relish_v with_o you_o and_o the_o work_n of_o god_n may_v be_v more_o easy_a to_o you_o sick_a man_n can_v neither_o relish_v their_o food_n nor_o endure_v their_o work_n do_v thou_o find_v no_o relish_n in_o religion_n do_v the_o work_n of_o holiness_n seem_v contrary_a to_o thou_o do_v thou_o groan_v under_o it_o as_o that_o thou_o can_v not_o bear_v do_v thou_o groan_v under_o this_o pray_n and_o repent_v and_o watch_v and_o strive_v against_o sin_n and_o deny_v thyself_o and_o mortify_v thy_o flesh_n can_v thou_o not_o endure_v to_o be_v hold_v to_o such_o work_n it_o be_v a_o sign_n that_o thy_o sickness_n be_v still_o upon_o thou_o and_o thou_o be_v not_o recover_v o_o get_v your_o heart_n to_o be_v so_o change_v and_o renew_v by_o the_o word_n and_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o both_o the_o food_n of_o god_n may_v relish_v with_o you_o and_o his_o work_n may_v be_v pleasant_a 3._o his_o rod._n sinner_n be_v fool_n and_o the_o rod_n be_v physic_n for_o fool_n the_o rod_n be_v for_o the_o fool_n back_o prov._n 26.3_o psal_n 119.67_o before_o i_o be_v afflict_v i_o go_v astray_o but_o the_o rod_n reduce_v i_o now_o have_v i_o keep_v thy_o word_n sinner_n thou_o hear_v the_o awaken_n word_n but_o it_o do_v not_o awaken_v thou_o thou_o sleep_v on_o thou_o hear_v the_o mollify_a and_o break_v word_n but_o it_o do_v not_o break_v nor_o mollify_v thou_o thou_o be_v still_o a_o wilful_a stubborn_a soul_n and_o thy_o heart_n be_v so_o obstinate_o set_v upon_o thy_o own_o loose_a and_o wild_a way_n that_o thou_o will_v not_o be_v break_v off_o thy_o will_n nor_o break_v off_o from_o thy_o course_n but_o god_n may_v bring_v some_o affliction_n upon_o thou_o bring_v thou_o into_o poverty_n cast_v thou_o on_o thy_o sick_a bed_n set_v death_n at_o thy_o bed_n foot_n to_o stare_v thou_o in_o the_o face_n and_o this_o will_v tame_v thou_o then_o thou_o may_v be_v speak_v to_o than_o the_o word_n there_o be_v hope_n will_v enter_v into_o thou_o and_o work_v upon_o thou_o indeed_o some_o sinner_n be_v so_o desperate_o harden_v that_o neither_o word_n nor_o rod_n will_v do_v what_o affliction_n come_v they_o rather_o stupefy_v than_o awaken_v they_o they_o continue_v as_o very_a stock_n under_o the_o smiting_n of_o god_n as_o they_o be_v under_o his_o teach_n and_o therefore_o take_v heed_n the_o long_o thou_o go_v on_o to_o harden_v thy_o heart_n against_o the_o word_n there_o be_v the_o less_o hope_n that_o thou_o will_v be_v humble_v by_o affliction_n dare_v not_o to_o encourage_v yourselves_o and_o harden_v your_o heart_n against_o repentance_n by_o hope_n and_o purpose_n that_o when_o sickness_n come_v and_o death_n look_v thou_o in_o the_o face_n than_o thou_o will_v repent_v no_o no_o the_o long_o thou_o hardne_v thyself_o against_o the_o word_n the_o less_o hope_n there_o be_v that_o thy_o heart_n will_v be_v break_v by_o affliction_n but_o some_o hope_n there_o be_v that_o when_o the_o word_n awaken_v not_o the_o rod_n may_v but_o if_o that_o do_v not_o neither_o then_o god_n be_v merciful_a unto_o thou_o there_o be_v but_o one_o thing_n more_o and_o that_o will_v certain_o do_v it_o the_o unquenchable_a flame_n will_v awaken_v thou_o hell_n will_v do_v that_o which_o all_o the_o mean_n under_o heaven_n can_v do_v but_o that_o fire_n will_v not_o be_v thy_o physic_n to_o cure_v thou_o but_o thy_o plague_n to_o kill_v thy_o soul_n for_o ever_o the_o affliction_n of_o this_o life_n be_v god_n physic_n for_o the_o recover_v thy_o soul_n o_o take_v this_o cup_n at_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n take_v this_o physic_n for_o thy_o soul_n but_o what_o be_v it_o to_o take_v this_o medicine_n so_o as_o it_o may_v be_v recover_v physic_n 1._o submit_v to_o affliction_n when_o god_n lay_v they_o on_o be_v patient_a and_o content_v that_o the_o lord_n shall_v afflict_v thou_o do_v not_o fret_v nor_o murmur_n at_o the_o afflct_a hand_n of_o god_n some_o froward_a patient_n if_o their_o physician_n be_v force_v to_o give_v any_o hard_a physic_n it_o will_v not_o down_o but_o they_o fret_v and_o fume_n against_o the_o physician_n as_o if_o he_o be_v cruel_a and_o will_v not_o submit_v to_o take_v what_o he_o offer_v they_o be_v patient_a under_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n and_o submit_v to_o what_o ever_o he_o lay_v on_o 2._o consider_v thy_o affliction_n eccl._n 7.14_o in_o the_o day_n of_o adversity_n consider_v affliction_n be_v a_o consider_v time_n sinner_n you_o will_v not_o consider_v now_o but_o you_o may_v have_v time_n enough_o to_o consider_v it_o afterward_o you_o will_v neither_o consider_v what_o you_o do_v ecles_n 5.1_o they_o consider_v not_o they_o do_v evil_a nor_o will_v you_o consider_v what_o the_o lord_n speak_v to_o you_o you_o hear_v our_o word_n that_o we_o speak_v to_o you_o from_o the_o lord_n but_o we_o can_v persuade_v you_o to_o consider_v they_o consider_v what_o we_o say_v and_o the_o lord_n give_v you_o understanding_n in_o all_o thing_n think_v over_o the_o word_n that_o you_o hear_v it_o be_v a_o miserable_a plague_n that_o have_v seize_v upon_o your_o heart_n this_o inconsideration_n and_o that_o which_o hinder_v you_o from_o profit_v by_o the_o word_n and_o hold_v you_o under_o your_o senselessness_n and_o hardness_n of_o heart_n think_v of_o what_o you_o hear_v think_v what_o a_o wretched_a case_n the_o word_n declare_v you_o to_o be_v in_o when_o you_o hear_v such_o word_n he_o that_o commit_v sin_n be_v of_o the_o devil_n 1._o joh._n 3.8_o he_o that_o live_v after_o the_o flesh_n shall_v die_v rom._n 8.13_o he_o that_o be_v not_o bear_v again_o can_v inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n when_o you_o hear_v such_o word_n as_o these_o then_o consider_v then_o think_v with_o yourself_o what_o a_o word_n have_v i_o hear_v to_o
death_n eternal_a death_n but_o if_o ever_o god_n shall_v recover_v thou_o again_o and_o revive_v his_o work_n and_o enliven_v that_o almost_o dead_a carcase_n then_o at_o last_o learn_v from_o thy_o own_o miserable_a experience_n to_o take_v heed_n of_o take_v cold_a again_o as_o long_o as_o thou_o live_v thus_o much_o for_o the_o recover_v the_o heart_n which_o be_v pre-supposed_n to_o the_o keep_n of_o the_o heart_n the_o heart_n thus_o recover_v out_o of_o its_o lose_a state_n must_v be_v keep_v and_o well_o look_v to_o that_o it_o fall_v not_o back_o again_o and_o here_o 2._o now_o i_o shall_v show_v you_o what_o it_o be_v to_o keep_v the_o heart_n or_o how_o it_o must_v be_v keep_v and_o so_o 1._o it_o must_v be_v keep_v under_o government_n 2._o it_o must_v be_v keep_v under_o guard_n 1._o it_o must_v be_v keep_v under_o government_n here_o i_o shall_v show_v 1._o the_o necessity_n of_o keep_v the_o heart_n under_o government_n 2._o how_o the_o heart_n must_v be_v govern_v 1._o the_o necessity_n of_o keep_v the_o heart_n under_o government_n that_o will_v appear_v by_o consider_v what_o a_o heart_n it_o be_v and_o because_o the_o heart_n be_v recover_v in_o part_n and_o there_o be_v much_o of_o its_o old_a and_o original_a pravity_n remain_v in_o it_o which_o will_v be_v apt_a to_o boil_v up_o and_o break_v forth_o again_o i_o shall_v a_o little_a open_a the_o wretched_a temper_n and_o disposition_n of_o it_o which_o will_v evidence_n how_o great_a a_o necessity_n there_o be_v to_o keep_v it_o under_o government_n 1._o it_o be_v a_o wicked_a mischievous_a heart_n jer._n 17.9_o desperate_o wicked_a psalm_n 5.9_o very_o wickedness_n rom._n 8.7_o enmity_n against_o god_n it_o be_v the_o fountain_n whence_o all_o the_o filthy_a stream_n that_o pollute_v and_o defile_v our_o life_n do_v flow_v and_o be_v cast_v forth_o it_o be_v the_o furnace_n whence_o all_o the_o stink_a fume_n and_o smoke_n that_o annoy_n the_o world_n be_v send_v forth_o it_o be_v the_o nest_n where_o all_o the_o cockatrice_n egg_n be_v hatch_v it_o be_v the_o sink_v that_o gather_v in_o all_o manner_n of_o filth_n into_o it_o and_o then_o send_v it_o abroad_o to_o do_v mischief_n psal_n 41.6_o his_o heart_n gather_v iniquity_n to_o itself_o as_o the_o sink_n gather_v in_o all_o the_o filth_n of_o the_o town_n and_o when_o he_o go_v abroad_o he_o tell_v it_o only_o there_o be_v this_o difference_n between_o this_o and_o other_o sink_n other_o sink_n gather_v in_o the_o filth_n but_o it_o be_v in_o order_n to_o the_o convey_v it_o and_o carry_v it_o away_o into_o this_o evil_a evil_n sink_v of_o the_o heart_n all_o the_o filth_n be_v gather_v and_o there_o it_o stop_v and_o stink_v and_o cast_v itself_o back_o in_o its_o annoy_v stream_n out_o of_o the_o heart_n come_v evil_a thought_n murder_n adultery_n etc._n etc._n mat._n 15.19_o all_o this_o filth_n and_o mudd_n all_o this_o wickedness_n and_o malignity_n as_o it_o natural_o dwell_v in_o every_o heart_n so_o there_o be_v much_o of_o it_o remain_v even_o in_o renew_a heart_n and_o will_v if_o there_o be_v not_o constant_a care_n to_o keep_v down_o and_o by_o degree_n to_o cast_v it_o out_o will_v rise_v and_o swell_v and_o work_v up_o again_o in_o they_o christian_n you_o may_v thank_v god_n that_o there_o be_v salt_n cast_v into_o these_o filthy_a fountain_n for_o the_o heal_a these_o muddy_a water_n that_o there_o be_v a_o spring_n of_o live_v water_n break_v in_o your_o heart_n by_o degree_n to_o drain_v out_o your_o dirt_n that_o there_o be_v grace_n beget_v in_o you_o to_o resist_v and_o repel_v the_o contagion_n of_o lust_n but_o this_o little_a grace_n will_v be_v choke_v up_o again_o if_o lust_n be_v not_o keep_v under_o and_o as_o it_o be_v a_o wicked_a so_o it_o be_v a_o mischievous_a heart_n it_o be_v set_v upon_o mischief_n wickedness_n will_v be_v do_v wicked_o as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o the_o worker_n of_o iniquity_n so_o it_o be_v true_a of_o all_o as_o far_o forth_o as_o they_o be_v unrenewed_a mischief_n be_v in_o their_o heart_n psal_n 28.3_o there_o be_v the_o same_o reason_n of_o keep_v our_o heart_n under_o restraint_n as_o of_o keep_v madman_n in_o they_o will_v be_v do_v mischief_n if_o they_o have_v their_o liberty_n beside_o the_o mischief_n that_o our_o evil_a heart_n will_v be_v do_v to_o other_o they_o will_v be_v mischief_v themselves_o mad_a man_n will_v tear_v their_o own_o flesh_n will_v cut_v and_o wound_v themselves_o if_o they_o be_v let_v alone_o and_o there_o be_v no_o such_o danger_n of_o evil_a heart_n as_o in_o regard_n of_o that_o mischief_n they_o do_v themselves_o 1._o our_o evil_a heart_n will_v hinder_v we_o from_o do_v good_a to_o ourselves_o or_o of_o receive_v or_o lay_v up_o good_a for_o ourselves_o rom._n 7.19_o the_o good_a that_o i_o will_v i_o do_v not_o why_o what_o hinder_v see_v verse_n 21._o i_o find_v a_o law_n the_o law_n of_o sin_n in_o the_o heart_n when_o i_o will_v do_v good_a evil_a be_v present_a with_o i_o gal._n 5.17_o the_o flesh_n lu_v against_o the_o spirit_n so_o that_o we_o can_v do_v the_o thing_n that_o we_o will_v sometime_o good_a counsel_n be_v give_v we_o from_o the_o lord_n but_o we_o do_v not_o take_v it_o how_o many_o good_a counsel_n have_v you_o hear_v from_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o word_n that_o be_v lose_v and_o forget_v and_o come_v to_o nothing_o sometime_o a_o good_a motion_n come_v into_o the_o heart_n to_o repent_v and_o amend_v our_o way_n to_o pray_v or_o to_o meditate_v or_o to_o search_v out_o heart_n to_o cease_v from_o this_o earth_n and_o flesh_n from_o serve_v our_o sense_n and_o mind_v only_o the_o present_a and_o to_o lay_v up_o treasure_n in_o heaven_n and_o provide_v for_o the_o time_n to_o come_v have_v you_o never_o such_o motion_n do_v you_o never_o hear_v such_o a_o voice_n within_o you_o get_v you_o bag_n that_o wax_v not_o old_a a_o treasure_n in_o heaven_n that_o fail_v not_o choose_v the_o good_a part_n lay_v hold_v on_o eternal_a life_n give_v 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our_o duty_n let_v he_o that_o bless_v himself_o in_o the_o earth_n bless_v himself_o in_o the_o god_n of_o truth_n he_o that_o love_v himself_o will_v bless_v himself_o there_o be_v a_o double_a self-blessing_n 1._o a_o seek_v our_o own_o blessedness_n self-love_n will_v prompt_v we_o to_o seek_v a_o happiness_n for_o ourselves_o not_o only_o to_o save_v ourselves_o from_o misery_n but_o to_o bring_v ourselves_o to_o blessedness_n the_o blessedness_n which_o true_a self-love_n wish_v and_o seek_v for_o self_n be_v in_o god_n in_o the_o god_n of_o truth_n he_o that_o true_o love_v his_o own_o soul_n can_v be_v content_a with_o nothing_o less_o than_o god_n for_o the_o blessedness_n of_o of_o it_o no_o state_n no_o inheritance_n no_o treasure_n can_v satisfy_v he_o below_o heaven_n and_o everlasting_a glory_n there_o be_v not_o a_o man_n of_o you_o that_o love_v his_o soul_n but_o he_o be_v seek_v glory_n and_o honour_n and_o immortality_n for_o it_o he_o be_v take_v care_n and_o take_v 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