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in_o heaven_n or_o a_o messenger_n from_o the_o dead_a in_o hell_n to_o warn_v they_o as_o abraham_n tell_v dives_n luke_n 16.31_o yea_o let_v god_n himself_o forbid_v balaam_n to_o go_v with_o balak_n messenger_n to_o curstâ—e_a 〈◊〉_d of_o israel_n yea_o let_v a_o angel_n stand_v in_o his_o way_n with_o a_o draw_a sword_n to_o stop_v he_o yea_o let_v he_o hear_v his_o beast_n speak_v under_o he_o yet_o he_o slight_v all_o i_o may_v instance_n other_o example_n as_o what_o a_o warning_n have_v hazâ—el_o give_v he_o by_o the_o prophet_n of_o all_o the_o abominable_a wickedness_n he_o shall_v commit_v 2_o king_n 8.12_o 13_o etc._n etc._n and_o likewise_o ahâ—b_a who_o be_v tell_v from_o the_o lord_n that_o if_o he_o go_v to_o war_n he_o shall_v perish_v yet_o neither_o will_v take_v warning_n but_o woâ—t_v on_o and_o speed_v according_o and_o also_o of_o the_o old_a world_n so_o that_o one_o word_n as_o good_a speak_v to_o liveless_a stone_n or_o senseless_a plant_n or_o witless_a 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correct_v man_n that_o he_o may_v turn_v away_o from_o his_o enterprise_n and_o that_o he_o may_v keep_v back_o his_o soul_n from_o the_o pit_n and_o that_o his_o life_n shall_v not_o perish_v by_o the_o sword_n job_n 33.17_o 18._o this_o salt_n do_v not_o only_o preserve_v from_o corruption_n but_o also_o eat_v out_o corruption_n we_o be_v chastened_a of_o the_o lord_n say_v the_o holy_a ghost_n that_o we_o may_v not_o be_v condemn_v with_o the_o world_n 1_o cor._n 11.32_o if_o we_o be_v not_o chastened_a here_o we_o shall_v be_v condemn_v hereafter_o err_v soul_n be_v correct_v that_o they_o may_v be_v convert_v not_o confound_v if_o paul_n have_v not_o be_v buffet_v by_o satan_n and_o wicked_a man_n he_o have_v be_v exalt_v out_o of_o measure_n 2_o cor._n 12.7_o pride_n be_v so_o dangerous_a a_o poison_n that_o of_o another_o poison_n there_o be_v confect_v a_o counterpoison_v to_o preserve_v he_o from_o it_o god_n will_v rather_o suffer_v this_o choose_a vessel_n to_o fall_v into_o 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be_v a_o instrument_n of_o good_a by_o evil_a mean_n nor_o can_v you_o expect_v to_o fare_v better_o without_o a_o heal_n of_o your_o error_n than_o the_o worm_n in_o the_o stomach_n which_o when_o it_o have_v devour_v all_o the_o matter_n proper_a for_o it_o die_v itself_o or_o heleborus_n which_o after_o it_o have_v wrought_v the_o cure_n within_o the_o body_n be_v cast_v up_o again_o together_o with_o the_o malady_n the_o lord_n do_v often_o good_a to_o his_o church_n even_o by_o those_o instrument_n who_o for_o their_o sin_n he_o mean_v to_o cast_v into_o hell-fire_n ashur_n be_v his_o rod_n to_o scourge_n israel_n that_o do_v they_o fall_v under_o a_o sharp_a lash_n themselves_o those_o nation_n say_v god_n shall_v serve_v the_o king_n of_o babel_n seventy_o year_n and_o
we_o shall_v not_o come_v far_o short_a of_o the_o devil_n themselves_o sect._n xii_o and_o as_o the_o healthy_a body_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o mortal_a disease_n so_o there_o be_v no_o sin_n so_o odious_a unto_o which_o of_o ourselves_o we_o be_v not_o sufficient_o inclinable_a for_o original_a sin_n in_o which_o we_o be_v all_o bear_v and_o breed_v contain_v in_o itself_o the_o seed_n of_o all_o sin_n that_o fearful_a sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n itself_o not_o except_v such_o venomous_a nature_n we_o have_v that_o never_o be_v there_o any_o villainy_n commit_v by_o any_o forlorn_a miscreant_n whereunto_o we_o have_v not_o a_o disposition_n in_o ourselves_o insomuch_o that_o we_o ought_v to_o be_v humble_v even_o for_o those_o very_a sin_n from_o which_o we_o be_v in_o a_o manner_n exempt_a â—_o for_o that_o cain_n 〈…〉_z blasphemy_n doeg_v murder_n pharaoh_n cruelty_n sodom_n lust_n judas_n his_o treason_n julian_n apostasy_n etc._n etc._n be_v not_o our_o sin_n and_o as_o much_o predominant_a in_o we_o as_o they_o be_v in_o each_o of_o they_o it_o be_v only_a god_n free_a grace_n and_o goodness_n for_o all_o of_o they_o shall_v have_v be_v thou_o and_o my_o sin_n if_o god_n have_v leave_v we_o to_o ourselves_o lord_n say_v st_n austin_n thou_o have_v forgive_v i_o those_o sin_n which_o i_o have_v do_v and_o those_o sin_n which_o only_o by_o thy_o grace_n i_o have_v not_o do_v they_o be_v do_v in_o our_o inclination_n to_o they_o and_o even_o that_o inclination_n need_v god_n mercy_n if_o we_o escape_v temptation_n it_o be_v his_o mercy_n if_o we_o stand_v in_o temptation_n it_o be_v his_o mercy_n if_o our_o will_n consent_v not_o it_o be_v his_o mercy_n if_o we_o consent_v and_o the_o act_n be_v hinder_v it_o be_v his_o mercy_n if_o we_o fall_v and_o rise_v again_o by_o repentance_n all_o be_v his_o mercy_n we_o cry_v out_o of_o cain_n judas_n julian_n the_o sodomite_n alas_o they_o be_v but_o glass_n to_o see_v our_o own_o face_n in_o for_o as_o in_o water_n face_n answer_v to_o face_n so_o do_v the_o heart_n of_o man_n to_o man_n say_v solomon_n prov._n 27.19_o even_o hate_v of_o god_n be_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n charge_v upon_o all_o man_n rom._n 1.30_o john_n 15.23_o 24_o 25._o we_o be_v all_o cut_v out_o of_o the_o same_o piece_n and_o as_o there_o be_v the_o same_o nature_n of_o all_o lion_n so_o of_o all_o man_n there_o be_v no_o part_n power_n function_n or_o faculty_n either_o of_o our_o soul_n or_o body_n which_o be_v not_o become_v a_o ready_a instrument_n to_o dishonour_n god_n our_o heart_n be_v a_o root_n of_o all_o corruption_n a_o seed_n plot_n of_o all_o sin_n our_o eye_n be_v eye_n of_o vanity_n our_o ear_n be_v ear_n of_o folly_n our_o mouth_n mouth_n of_o deceit_n our_o hand_n hand_n of_o iniquity_n and_o every_o part_n do_v dishonour_n god_n which_o yet_o will_v be_v glorify_v of_o he_o the_o understanding_n which_o be_v give_v we_o to_o learn_v virtue_n be_v apt_a now_o to_o apprehend_v nothing_o but_o sin_n the_o will_n which_o be_v give_v we_o to_o affect_v righteousness_n be_v apt_a now_o to_o love_v nothing_o but_o wickedness_n the_o memory_n which_o be_v give_v we_o to_o remember_v good_a thing_n be_v apt_a now_o to_o keep_v nothing_o but_o evil_a thing_n etc._n etc._n for_o sin_n like_o a_o spread_a leprosy_n be_v so_o grow_v over_o we_o that_o from_o the_o crown_n of_o out_o head_n to_o the_o sole_a of_o our_o foot_n there_o be_v nothing_o whole_a therein_o but_o wound_n and_o swell_n and_o sore_n full_a of_o corruption_n to_o be_v short_a we_o be_v as_o traitor_n condemn_v to_o suffer_v eternal_a torment_n in_o hell_n fire_n be_v only_o reprieve_v for_o a_o time_n sect._n xiii_o and_o so_o much_o of_o original_a sin_n which_o be_v the_o pravity_n naughtiness_n and_o corruption_n of_o our_o nature_n psal._n 51.5_o now_o of_o actual_a sin_n which_o be_v the_o transgression_n of_o god_n law_n 1_o joh._n 3.4_o when_o evil_a thought_n be_v consent_v unto_o and_o perform_v in_o outward_a deed_n james_n 1.15_o touch_v which_o we_o be_v to_o know_v and_o take_v notice_n that_o the_o law_n of_o god_n be_v spiritual_a and_o therefore_o require_v not_o only_o outward_a obedience_n in_o word_n and_o deed_n but_o also_o inward_a in_o mind_n and_o heart_n and_o that_o chief_o neither_o do_v it_o forbid_v only_o the_o commit_n of_o outward_a sin_n in_o word_n and_o deed_n but_o also_o all_o the_o secret_a corruption_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o heart_n rom._n 7.13_o 14_o 15._o mat._n 5.21_o 22_o 27_o 28._o 1_o john_n 3.15_o again_o where_o any_o duty_n be_v command_v there_o the_o mean_n which_o tend_v thereto_o be_v enjoin_v and_o where_o any_o vice_n be_v forbid_v there_o the_o occasion_n provocation_n and_o allurement_n tend_v thereto_o be_v also_o forbid_v again_o 〈…〉_z it_o well_o also_o in_o regard_n of_o circumstance_n as_o namely_o that_o it_o flow_v from_o a_o pious_a and_o good_a heart_n sanctify_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o be_v do_v in_o faith_n obedience_n to_o the_o word_n humility_n save_v knowledge_n and_o sincere_a love_n to_o god_n zeal_n of_o his_o glory_n and_o a_o desire_n to_o edify_v and_o win_v other_o of_o which_o i_o may_v give_v you_o many_o example_n as_o of_o the_o jew_n fast_v isa._n 58_o 3_o to_o 8._o of_o those_o reprobate_n preach_v in_o christ_n name_n and_o cast_v out_o devil_n matth._n 7.21_o 22_o 23._o of_o cain_n sacrifice_v 1_o john_n 3_o 12._o he_o offer_v and_o god_n abhor_v because_o he_o care_v not_o for_o the_o manner_n to_o do_v it_o well_o god_n care_v not_o for_o his_o offering_n though_o the_o act_n be_v good_a simon_n magus_n believe_v herod_n listen_v felix_n fear_v saul_n obey_v jezabel_n fast_v the_o pharisee_n pray_v but_o because_o they_o do_v not_o believe_v so_o hear_v so_o fear_v so_o obey_v so_o fast_o so_o and_o pray_v so_o as_o god_n require_v and_o as_o be_v before_o relate_v they_o be_v never_o the_o more_o regard_v for_o what_o they_o do_v for_o love_n be_v the_o fountain_n of_o obedience_n and_o all_o external_a obedience_n to_o god_n without_o inward_a love_n be_v hypocrisy_n whereas_o christ_n commend_v to_o his_o disciple_n the_o care_n of_o keep_v his_o commandment_n aright_o as_o the_o utmost_a testimony_n of_o their_o love_n unto_o he_o joh._n 15.10_o sect._n fourteen_o which_o be_v so_o how_o oft_o and_o how_o many_o way_n do_v we_o all_o offend_v for_o if_o we_o but_o narrow_o look_v into_o our_o heart_n and_o life_n we_o shall_v easy_o perceive_v that_o there_o be_v not_o one_o of_o those_o righteous_a precept_n set_v down_o exod._n 20._o which_o we_o have_v not_o break_v ten_o thousand_o time_n and_o ten_o thousand_o way_n yea_o o_o god_n may_n the_o best_a of_o we_o say_v there_o be_v no_o vein_n in_o i_o that_o be_v not_o full_a of_o the_o blood_n of_o thy_o son_n who_o i_o have_v crucify_v and_o crucify_v again_o by_o multiply_v many_o and_o often_o repeat_v the_o same_o sin_n there_o be_v no_o artery_n in_o i_o that_o have_v not_o the_o spirit_n of_o error_n the_o spirit_n of_o pride_n of_o passion_n of_o lust_n the_o spirit_n of_o giddiness_n in_o it_o no_o bone_n in_o i_o that_o be_v not_o harden_v with_o the_o custom_n of_o sin_n nourish_v and_o supple_v with_o the_o marrow_n of_o sin_n no_o sinew_n no_o ligament_n which_o do_v not_o tie_v and_o chain_n sin_n and_o sin_n together_o yea_o if_o we_o but_o watch_v over_o our_o own_o heart_n narrow_o one_o day_n we_o shall_v find_v a_o army_n of_o unclean_a thought_n and_o desire_n there_o perpetual_o fight_v against_o our_o soul_n whereby_o we_o be_v continual_o tempt_v draw_v away_o and_o entice_v through_o our_o own_o concupiscence_n as_o how_o many_o temptation_n come_v in_o by_o those_o cinque_fw-fr port_n the_o sense_n how_o many_o more_o by_o satan_n injection_n present_v to_o the_o affection_n thing_n absent_a from_o the_o sense_n but_o most_o of_o all_o by_o lust_n itself_o a_o thing_n not_o create_v yet_o as_o quick_a as_o think_v tumble_v over_o a_o thousand_o desire_n in_o one_o hour_n for_o the_o devil_n and_o our_o flesh_n meet_v together_o every_o day_n and_o hour_n to_o engender_v new_a sin_n which_o be_v the_o reason_n our_o sin_n be_v count_v among_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v infinite_a as_o the_o hair_n of_o our_o head_n the_o sand_n of_o the_o sea_n the_o star_n of_o heaven_n we_o be_v swift_a to_o all_o evil_a but_o to_o all_o good_a immovable_a when_o we_o do_v evil_a we_o do_v it_o cheerful_o and_o quick_o and_o easy_o but_o if_o we_o do_v any_o good_a we_o do_v it_o faint_o and_o raw_o and_o slack_o we_o have_v use_v all_o our_o wisdom_n to_o commit_v the_o foolishness_n of_o sin_n our_o whole_a conversation_n
meet_v withal_o we_o trust_v it_o too_o much_o and_o know_v it_o too_o little_a as_o it_o fare_v with_o leah_n gen._n 30.18_o and_o hazael_n 2_o king_n 8.12_o 13._o and_o peter_n mat._n 26.33_o luke_n 22.32_o mark_v 14.29_o and_o those_o jew_n act_n 2.36_o and_o all_o this_o they_o will_v acknowledge_v in_o the_o end_n yea_o prove_v by_o experience_n that_o heaven_n be_v full_a of_o good_a work_n hell_n of_o good_a wish_n and_o that_o the_o fetter_n which_o sin_n make_v it_o must_v wear_v sect._n xxiii_o three_o touch_v their_o repentance_n my_o answer_n be_v true_a repentance_n for_o sin_n be_v a_o turn_n from_o every_o sin_n to_o the_o contrary_a good_a in_o all_o true_a repentance_n be_v a_o change_n both_o in_o the_o judgement_n from_o error_n to_o truth_n and_o in_o the_o will_n from_o evil_a to_o good_a and_o in_o the_o affection_n from_o love_a evil_n and_o hate_v good_a to_o love_v good_a and_o hate_n evil_a in_o the_o whole_a man_n from_o darkness_n to_o light_v and_o from_o the_o power_n of_o satan_n unto_o god_n without_o which_o change_n no_o repentance_n no_o be_v save_v the_o two_o main_a and_o essential_a part_n of_o repentance_n be_v contrition_n or_o humiliation_n and_o conversion_n or_o reformation_n it_o be_v not_o true_a repentance_n except_o humiliation_n and_o reformation_n go_v both_o together_o for_o either_o of_o these_o single_a make_v but_o a_o half_a or_o halt_a repentance_n a_o unreformed_a sorrow_n be_v but_o deform_a and_o a_o sorrowless_a reformation_n be_v but_o a_o very_a sorry_a one_o humiliation_n without_o reformation_n be_v a_o foundation_n without_o a_o building_n and_o reformation_n without_o humiliation_n be_v a_o build_n without_o a_o foundation_n judas_n be_v grieve_v for_o murder_a christ_n yet_o no_o change_n follow_v he_o fall_v to_o murder_v of_o himself_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a a_o man_n shall_v true_o grieve_v and_o be_v displease_v for_o his_o sin_n and_o yet_o continue_v in_o they_o without_o a_o change_n sect._n xxiv_o four_o as_o for_o their_o assurance_n of_o salvation_n it_o be_v upon_o as_o good_a ground_n as_o all_o the_o rest_n for_o they_o slumber_n and_o suppose_v themselves_o good_a christian_n their_o faith_n be_v but_o a_o dream_n their_o hope_n but_o a_o dream_n their_o charity_n but_o a_o dream_n their_o obedience_n but_o a_o dream_n their_o whole_a religion_n but_o a_o dream_n and_o so_o their_o assurance_n of_o salvation_n be_v but_o a_o dream_n they_o have_v regeneration_n in_o conceit_n repentance_n and_o righteousness_n in_o conceit_n they_o serve_v god_n well_o in_o conceit_n do_v the_o work_n of_o justice_n and_o piety_n in_o conceit_n and_o they_o shall_v go_v to_o heaven_n only_o in_o conceit_n or_o in_o a_o dream_n and_o never_o awake_v until_o they_o feel_v themselves_o in_o the_o flame_n of_o hell_n every_o drunken_a beast_n and_o blasphemer_n think_v to_o go_v to_o heaven_n though_o none_o shall_v come_v there_o nor_o once_o see_v god_n without_o holiness_n which_o they_o abhor_v one_o mind_v nothing_o but_o his_o cup_n another_o nothing_o but_o his_o coin_n a_o three_o only_a his_o courtesan_n yet_o all_o these_o point_n to_o meet_v in_o heaven_n but_o this_o be_v not_o the_o way_n thither_o the_o lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n the_o lust_n of_o the_o eye_n and_o the_o pride_n of_o life_n 1._o joh._n 2.16_o be_v a_o broad_a way_n but_o not_o to_o heaven_n micha_n when_o he_o have_v a_o levite_n in_o his_o house_n think_v that_o god_n love_v he_o judg._n 17.13_o it_o be_v usual_a with_o formalist_n when_o they_o have_v the_o sacrament_n in_o their_o belly_n to_o think_v that_o all_o be_v well_o as_o the_o jew_n thought_n we_o may_v put_v away_o our_o wife_n we_o may_v swear_v we_o may_v hate_v our_o enemy_n we_o may_v kill_v the_o prophet_n subject_a the_o word_n of_o god_n to_o our_o tradition_n and_o follow_v our_o own_o way_n why_o abraham_n be_v our_o father_n joh._n 8.39_o but_o by_o their_o leave_n christ_n call_v they_o bastard_n and_o 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