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be_v a_o reward_n itself_o and_o carry_v meat_n in_o the_o mouth_n of_o it_o there_o be_v a_o sweet_a resentment_n in_o the_o remembrance_n of_o a_o well-spent_a youth_n never_o do_v any_o repent_n of_o repent_v too_o soon_o but_o many_o have_v repent_v their_o defer_v so_o long_o 2._o it_o be_v more_o easy_a any_o thing_n take_v when_o it_o be_v young_a be_v more_o easy_o wrought_v upon_o a_o twig_n be_v easy_o bend_v a_o disease_n take_v in_o the_o beginning_n be_v easy_o cure_v etc._n when_o every_o thing_n by_o delay_n grow_v worse_a when_o the_o finger_n be_v grow_v stiff_o it_o be_v ill_a learning_n to_o play_v on_o the_o lute_n a_o old_a disease_n be_v hardly_o cure_v the_o long_a a_o tree_n grow_v the_o hard_a it_o be_v to_o pull_v it_o up_o the_o further_a a_o nail_n be_v drive_v sibbs_n the_o hard_a it_o be_v to_o pull_v it_o out_o again_o the_o act_n of_o sin_n strengthen_v the_o habit_n and_o when_o sin_n be_v become_v habitual_a connatural_a and_o customary_a it_o be_v 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isaiah_n 25.1_o as_o the_o angel_n in_o heaven_n do_v though_o not_o in_o equality_n yet_o in_o conformity_n and_o similitude_n hence_o the_o saint_n call_v up_o all_o the_o power_n of_o their_o soul_n to_o this_o work_n and_o make_v new_a song_n of_o praise_n exod._n 15._o psal._n 69.30_o see_v how_o deborah_n rouse_v up_o and_o quicken_v herself_o that_o she_o may_v the_o better_o quicken_v other_o judg._n 5.12_o the_o reiteration_n of_o the_o word_n do_v show_v her_o earnest_a affection_n to_o the_o work_n 3._o speedy_o without_o delay_n so_o soon_o as_o ever_o we_o receive_v a_o mercy_n we_o shall_v present_o give_v thanks_o so_o do_v deborah_n judg._n 5.1_o the_o same_o day_n that_o she_o receive_v a_o victory_n the_o very_a same_o day_n she_o sing_v praise_n we_o may_v begin_v too_o late_o we_o can_v begin_v too_o soon_o as_o god_n load_v we_o daily_o with_o mercy_n so_o we_o shall_v daily_o praise_v he_o psal._n 68.19_o 20._o 4._o voluntary_o free_o cheerful_o all_o god_n 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ready_a to_o praise_v god_n 2._o for_o all_o thing_n that_o god_n shall_v send_v on_o we_o or_o we_o for_o prosperity_n and_o adversity_n for_o sickness_n and_o health_n for_o poverty_n and_o plenty_n what_o ever_o god_n do_v with_o we_o we_o must_v thank_v he_o 3._o in_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n these_o calf_n of_o our_o lip_n must_v be_v offer_v on_o this_o altar_n hos._n 14.2_o 6._o humble_o none_o can_v give_v thanks_o right_o but_o he_o that_o give_v thanks_o reverent_o heb._n 12.28_o our_o very_a rejoice_v must_v be_v mix_v with_o tremble_a psal._n 2.10_o make_v a_o man_n first_o humble_n and_o he_o will_v soon_o be_v thankful_a as_o we_o see_v in_o jacob_n gen._n 32.10_o and_o the_o prodigal_n luke_n 15.19_o he_o count_v it_o a_o honour_n to_o be_v god_n hire_a servant_n euthym._n such_o a_o one_o look_n upon_o all_o as_o mercy_n no_o merit_n hence_o when_o the_o lord_n will_v make_v man_n true_o thankful_a he_o set_v before_o they_o their_o misery_n ezek._n 16._o and_o command_v the_o people_n of_o israel_n to_o keep_v the_o feast_n of_o booth_n in_o remembrance_n of_o their_o misery_n in_o egypt_n nehem._n 8.17_o and_o to_o remember_v that_o their_o father_n jacob_n be_v a_o poor_a perish_a syrian_a deut._n 26.5_o they_o must_v acknowledge_v the_o meanness_n of_o their_o original_a that_o they_o may_v the_o better_o magnify_v god_n goodness_n and_o free_a grace_n in_o raise_v they_o 7._o holy_o from_o a_o pure_a heart_n praise_n be_v unseemly_a in_o the_o mouth_n of_o sinner_n their_o sacrifice_n be_v a_o abomination_n to_o god_n it_o be_v in_o zion_n and_o not_o in_o babylon_n that_o praise_n wait_v for_o he_o psal._n 65.1_o it_o be_v only_o saint_n that_o be_v call_v to_o this_o work_n psal._n 33.1_o and_o 145.10_o they_o have_v special_a mercy_n as_o justification_n sanctification_n salvation_n etc._n etc._n and_o therefore_o it_o much_o concern_v they_o to_o be_v thankful_a 8._o considerate_o seneca_n we_o must_v weigh_v and_o ponder_v all_o circumstance_n as_o spice_n pound_v smell_v more_o sweet_o hence_o david_n descend_v to_o particular_n psal._n 136._o per_fw-mi totum_fw-la 1._o consider_v the_o freeness_n of_o god_n mercy_n when_o thou_o be_v dead_a in_o trespass_n and_o sin_n and_o have_v no_o eye_n to_o pity_v thou_o nor_o loveliness_n in_o thou_o yet_o than_o god_n spread_v his_o skirt_n of_o love_n over_o thou_o and_o say_v live_v 2._o consider_v the_o fullness_n of_o god_n mercy_n they_o be_v for_o number_v numberless_a psal._n 139.17_o 18._o mercy_n to_o soul_n to_o body_n in_o estate_n in_o the_o church_n and_o in_o the_o commonwealth_n etc._n etc._n meditation_n on_o these_o thing_n will_v be_v like_o oil_n to_o the_o lamp_n it_o will_v inflame_v and_o enlarge_v our_o heart_n it_o will_v sweeten_v mercy_n to_o we_o psal._n 104.33_o 34._o and_o strengthen_v we_o in_o god_n way_n neh._n 8.10_o since_o this_o duty_n be_v so_o high_o please_v unto_o god_n be_v much_o in_o it_o the_o repetition_n of_o the_o act_n will_v intend_v the_o habit_n and_o therefore_o be_v practise_v it_o on_o all_o occasion_n have_v child_n give_v thanks_o for_o they_o gen._n 29.35_o have_v victory_n over_o thy_o enemy_n give_v thanks_o for_o that_o 2_o sam._n 22.1_o have_v good_a success_n give_v thanks_o for_o that_o gen._n 34.48_o he_o that_o will_v see_v more_o for_o thanksgiving_n may_v peruse_v mr._n sam._n ward_n serm._n on_o 1_o thes._n 5.18_o and_o mr._n bridge_n on_o the_o same_o text._n mr._n jeane_v thanksgiving_n serm._n for_o taunton_n d._n holseworth_n on_o hos._n 14.2_o mr._n gataker_n on_o gen._n 32_o 10._o church_n his_o treasury_n p._n 318._o d._n spurstow_n on_o the_o promise_n chap._n 20._o 8._o unholy_a fit_o have_v the_o apostle_n yoke_v these_o two_o together_o unthankful_a unholy_a see_v every_o act_n of_o unholinesse_n have_v much_o unthankfulness_n in_o it_o every_o sin_n we_o commit_v against_o god_n be_v a_o transgression_n not_o only_o of_o the_o law_n of_o holiness_n soto_n but_o also_o of_o the_o law_n of_o love_n and_o kindness_n there_o be_v much_o ingratitude_n in_o sin_n a_o unholy_a man_n be_v a_o profane_a man_n one_o that_o slight_v god_n and_o his_o way_n one_o that_o savour_v not_o spiritual_a thing_n but_o be_v whole_o addict_v to_o the_o world_n and_o its_o pleasure_n prefer_v these_o earthly_a and_o temporal_a thing_n before_o eternal_a now_o this_o unholiness_n and_o profaneness_n be_v twofold_a 1._o in_o doctrinall_n 2._o in_o practicall_n 1._o in_o doctrinall_n aretius_n in_o the_o last_o day_n man_n shall_v publish_v unholy_a doctrine_n and_o profane_a principle_n profane_a man_n will_v invent_v profane_a tenet_n and_o profane_a fable_n which_o the_o apostle_n command_v we_o to_o shun_v 1_o tim._n 4.7_o &_o 6.20_o what_o profane_a doctrine_n be_v publish_v in_o our_o day_n who_o list_n may_v see_v in_o mr._n edward_n his_o gangreen_n 1._o part._n p._n 15._o etc._n etc._n edit_n 3._o and_o london_n minister_n testimony_n and_o mr._n bartlet_n balsam_n in_o fine_a 2._o in_o the_o last_o day_n man_n will_v be_v profane_a in_o practicall_n no_o true_a piety_n will_v appear_v in_o their_o life_n aug._n but_o they_o will_v be_v full_a of_o pride_n self-conceit_n covetousness_n hypocrisy_n malice_n and_o all_o unrighteousness_n they_o will_v violent_o rush_v into_o sin_n without_o any_o fear_n of_o god_n or_o reverence_n to_o man_n hence_o the_o apostle_n range_v profane_a person_n among_o the_o vile_a sinner_n 1_o tim._n 1.9_o 10._o 3._o such_o as_o rend_v the_o bowel_n of_o their_o mother_n that_o bear_v they_o these_o be_v impious_a and_o profane_a in_o s._n augustine_n judgement_n 4._o a_o profane_a man_n most_o proper_o be_v one_o that_o light_o esteem_v the_o holy_a thing_n of_o god_n one_o that_o slight_v god_n his_o sabbath_n sacrament_n servant_n minister_n note_n and_o all_o god_n holy_a thing_n in_o a_o word_n he_o be_v
28.4_o 4._o these_o impostor_n do_v not_o only_o deceive_v these_o silly_a woman_n but_o they_o bring_v they_o under_o the_o devil_n yoke_n abduco_fw-la they_o make_v slave_n and_o prisoner_n of_o they_o they_o bind_v they_o with_o the_o cord_n of_o error_n and_o then_o they_o lead_v they_o whither_o they_o please_v they_o deal_v with_o their_o proselyte_n as_o the_o devil_n do_v with_o witch_n he_o promise_v they_o liberty_n but_o bring_v they_o to_o prison_n promise_v they_o pleasure_n yet_o give_v they_o pain_n promise_v they_o riches_n yet_o keep_v they_o poor_a soto_n promise_v they_o life_n but_o give_v they_o death_n they_o ensnare_v they_o with_o their_o pythanalogy_n and_o hold_v they_o as_o fast_o with_o their_o lie_n and_o flattery_n as_o a_o jailor_n do_v his_o prisoner_n which_o he_o keep_v in_o bondage_n 2_o tim._n 2._o ult_n or_o the_o fisher_n his_o fish_n which_o have_v swallow_v his_o bait_n 2_o pet._n 2.14.18_o these_o satanical_a fisher_n of_o man_n put_v on_o the_o visor_n of_o piety_n and_o preach_v liberty_n pleasure_n cyprian_a ease_n as_o other_o fisher_n cozen_v sometime_o the_o eye_n and_o sometime_o the_o taste_n of_o the_o silly_a fish_n so_o these_o have_v variety_n of_o bait_n but_o none_o so_o catch_v as_o that_o of_o carnal_a liberty_n hence_o they_o be_v say_v to_o bewitch_v man_n gal._n 3.1_o to_o enchant_v and_o delude_v man_n rev._n 18.23_o and_o make_v they_o drink_v revel_v 17.2_o it_o will_v be_v our_o wisdom_n then_o to_o submit_v ourselves_o to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o from_o the_o heart_n to_o obey_v its_o command_n so_o shall_v we_o know_v the_o truth_n and_o the_o truth_n will_v keep_v we_o free_a from_o the_o power_n of_o sin_n and_o error_n john_n 8.32_o the_o keep_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n be_v the_o way_n to_o keep_v faith_n and_o sound_a doctrine_n text._n 1_o tim._n 1.19_o get_v the_o heart_n once_o establish_v with_o grace_n and_o then_o you_o will_v not_o be_v carry_v about_o with_o every_o wind_n of_o doctrine_n heb._n 13.9_o get_v god_n fear_v once_o plant_v in_o your_o heart_n and_o then_o you_o will_v never_o depart_v from_o he_o jer._n 32.40_o verse_n 7._o which_o women_n be_v ever_o learning_n and_o never_o able_a to_o come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o truth_n the_o apostle_n go_v on_o to_o show_v what_o woman_n they_o be_v which_o be_v bring_v into_o bondage_n by_o seducer_n viz._n such_o as_o be_v unconstant_a unsettle_a and_o give_v to_o seek_v after_o novelty_n and_o curiosity_n they_o be_v not_o content_a with_o plain_a truth_n reveal_v in_o the_o scripture_n they_o must_v have_v novum_fw-la aut_fw-la nihil_fw-la some_o new_a light_n some_o new-found_a doctrine_n or_o else_o it_o will_v not_o down_v with_o they_o this_o unsettle_v they_o and_o make_v they_o run_v hither_o and_o thither_o nugas_fw-la after_o this_o and_o that_o man_n but_o all_o in_o vain_a they_o make_v a_o great_a ado_n but_o to_o little_a purpose_n they_o be_v always_o learning_n yet_o learn_v nothing_o which_o they_o shall_v learn_v now_o the_o reason_n of_o their_o nonproficiency_n be_v 1._o either_o because_o they_o have_v no_o better_a teacher_n they_o follow_v false_a prophet_n and_o blind_a guide_n again_o and_o when_o the_o blind_a shall_v lead_v the_o blind_a no_o wonder_n if_o both_o fall_n into_o the_o ditch_n these_o may_v seem_v wise_a in_o their_o own_o eye_n when_o in_o truth_n they_o know_v nothing_o because_o they_o know_v not_o the_o truth_n which_o be_v the_o foundation_n of_o all_o knowledge_n 2._o they_o thrive_v not_o for_o want_v of_o a_o right_a disposition_n within_o they_o love_v their_o lust_n better_a than_o the_o truth_n and_o this_o bar_v the_o heart_n against_o holy_a learning_n intus_fw-la existens_fw-la prohibet_fw-la alienum_fw-la when_o their_o judgement_n be_v blind_v with_o lust_n and_o their_o heart_n harden_v through_o sin_n how_o shall_v such_o thrive_v 2_o tim._n 4.3_o 3._o or_o else_o they_o seek_v not_o after_o sound_v and_o save_a truth_n but_o all_o their_o enquiry_n be_v after_o some_o curious_a novelty_n they_o love_v to_o hear_v and_o learn_v nothing_o else_o in_o this_o point_n be_v true_a athenian_n act_n 17.21_o well_o they_o may_v toil_v and_o take_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o pain_n for_o some_o airy_a notion_n 1.9_o and_o empty_a speculation_n that_o they_o may_v come_v ad_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o some_o kind_n of_o knowledge_n but_o never_o ad_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o word_n in_o the_o text_n to_o such_o a_o knowledge_n as_o bring_v forth_o a_o acknowledgement_n of_o the_o truth_n in_o the_o power_n of_o it_o 4._o oft_o time_n they_o be_v mere_a sceptic_n in_o religion_n they_o be_v ready_a to_o question_v every_o thing_n but_o they_o believe_v nothing_o they_o have_v no_o foundation_n no_o rest_a place_n they_o lay_v out_o their_o money_n but_o not_o for_o bread_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n if_o they_o spend_v their_o labour_n without_o be_v satisfy_v 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