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to_o bring_v thou_o to_o loath_a sin_n second_o leave_v sin_n and_o three_o to_o make_v thou_o prize_n christ_n if_o this_o be_v do_v it_o have_v do_v its_o work_n but_o this_o i_o enlarge_v myself_o upon_o before_o 3_o which_o shall_v have_v be_v indeed_o first_o consider_v the_o nature_n of_o humiliation_n in_o its_o original_n and_o efficient_a cause_n which_o be_v god_n zac._n 12._o 10._o ezek._n 11._o 19_o 20._o and_o sit_v down_o now_o and_o say_v certain_o god_n have_v a_o good_a work_n begin_v in_o my_o soul_n otherwise_o why_o shall_v sin_n trouble_v i_o at_o all_o or_o why_o shall_v i_o be_v trouble_v that_o i_o be_o not_o trouble_v for_o my_o sin_n and_o now_o how_o unreasonable_a a_o thing_n be_v it_o for_o i_o to_o start_v from_o apply_v the_o promise_n because_o in_o my_o conceit_n i_o be_o not_o enough_o humble_v it_o be_v god_n that_o have_v humble_v i_o at_o all_o and_o it_o be_v he_o that_o must_v perfect_v the_o work_n in_o my_o soul_n and_o sure_o if_o he_o see_v it_o be_v not_o enough_o he_o will_v work_v more_o and_o he_o must_v do_v it_o if_o he_o will_v have_v it_o for_o i_o be_o not_o able_a to_o humble_v my_o soul_n thus_o far_o my_o direction_n have_v reach_v to_o help_v thou_o to_o ease_v thyself_o and_o direct_v thou_o what_o to_o do_v in_o point_n of_o meditation_n and_o consideration_n my_o three_o reach_v thy_o practice_n last_o labour_v after_o more_o and_o more_o humiliation_n neither_o keep_v thy_o heart_n from_o believe_a in_o infidelity_n out_o of_o a_o conceit_n of_o the_o want_n of_o it_o nor_o yet_o slight_a and_o neglect_v it_o both_o these_o rock_n must_v be_v avoid_v as_o pernicious_a rock_n for_o poor_a soul_n and_o between_o which_o there_o be_v a_o safe_a passage_n let_v the_o world_n think_v what_o they_o will_v 104._o sound_v believer_n p._n 104._o and_o opinion_n 〈◊〉_d cry_v down_o that_o great_a work_n want_v of_o humiliation_n say_v master_n shepherd_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o so_o much_o counterfeit_a 〈◊〉_d 146._o 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shall_v i_o do_v that_o true_o i_o may_v give_v infinite_a direction_n 150._o ib._n p._n 150._o but_o this_o be_v so_o ordinary_a a_o point_n in_o which_o so_o many_o pious_a man_n have_v labour_v that_o i_o shall_v but_o name_n to_o you_o some_o direction_n that_o they_o point_v out_o as_o helps_z to_o the_o soul_n in_o this_o work_n master_n shepheard_n give_v those_o help_n 1._o remember_v who_o thou_o be_v rom._n 9_o 20._o 2._o remember_v what_o thou_o be_v a_o vild_a wretch_n job_n 40._o 1_o 3_o 4._o 3._o remember_v what_o thou_o have_v be_v and_o how_o long_o thou_o have_v be_v so_o and_o why_o shall_v god_n choose_v thou_o 4._o remember_v what_o thou_o will_v be_v isa_n
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that_o the_o soul_n though_o it_o be_v love_v with_o god_n elective_a love_n in_o and_o under_o desertion_n yet_o it_o want_v the_o apprehension_n and_o manifestation_n of_o his_o love_n now_o that_o which_o only_o can_v keep_v the_o soul_n from_o its_o natural_a temper_n of_o tremble_a be_v the_o apprehend_a manifestation_n of_o christ_n love_n to_o it_o which_o be_v withdraw_v the_o soul_n fall_v a_o tremble_a again_o and_o yet_o the_o life_n of_o grace_n be_v not_o extinct_a it_o still_o trust_v yea_o though_o he_o kill_v the_o soul_n yet_o it_o trust_v in_o he_o so_o i_o have_v do_v with_o the_o six_o proposition_n that_o the_o soul_n may_v depend_v tremble_o upon_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n and_o yet_o depend_v true_o i_o come_v now_o to_o the_o seven_o and_o last_o proposition_n to_o show_v what_o weakness_n and_o doubt_v may_v consist_v with_o true_a faith_n in_o the_o soul_n that_o i_o shall_v do_v in_o a_o seven_o proposition_n thus_o thou_o may_v true_o rely_v and_o 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he_o convince_v joh._n 16._o 8._o the_o spirit_n shall_v convince_v the_o world_n of_o sin_n of_o righteousness_n and_o of_o judgement_n now_o these_o promise_n be_v altogether_o absolute_a be_v the_o free_a promise_n for_o dispensation_n of_o the_o first_o grace_n in_o order_n to_o a_o poor_a soul_n salvation_n now_o there_o be_v other_o promise_n of_o god_n for_o spiritual_a mercy_n in_o order_n to_o the_o soul_n salvation_n which_o be_v second_o dispensation_n and_o these_o be_v propound_v with_o condition_n as_o the_o promise_n of_o heaven_n for_o power_n to_o rely_v on_o jesus_n christ_n peace_n assurance_n etc._n etc._n isa_n 55._o 1._o mat._n 11._o 29._o and_o again_o to_o he_o that_o overcome_v will_v i_o give_v to_o drink_v
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sin_v against_o knowledge_n three_o therefore_o consider_v this_o sin_n which_o be_v the_o unpardonable_a sin_n must_v be_v a_o settle_a sin_n of_o thy_o own_o continue_v in_o without_o repentance_n and_o will_v be_v more_o than_o a_o sin_n of_o thy_o heart_n that_o it_o be_v first_o beget_v in_o the_o heart_n as_o all_o other_o sin_n be_v be_v a_o truth_n but_o it_o go_v out_o of_o it_o blasphemy_n be_v proper_o commit_v with_o the_o tongue_n without_o question_n the_o heart_n and_o tongue_n and_o hand_n have_v all_o a_o portion_n in_o this_o sin_n unpardonable_a but_o it_o be_v not_o in_o the_o thought_n only_o beside_o 2._o it_o may_v be_v thy_o blasphemous_a thought_n which_o thou_o have_v in_o thy_o heart_n be_v none_o of_o thou_o own_o for_o such_o thought_n there_o be_v oft_o time_n in_o a_o christian_a that_o be_v mere_o cast_v in_o by_o satan_n into_o the_o soul_n neither_o breed_v in_o nor_o nurse_v by_o the_o soul_n nor_o delight_v in_o but_o be_v like_o the_o child_n that_o 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but_o i_o have_v sin_v many_o time_n against_o knowledge_n against_o the_o light_n of_o my_o conscience_n consider_v therefore_o that_o though_o this_o sin_n be_v a_o sin_n against_o knowledge_n yet_o every_o sin_n against_o knowledge_n be_v not_o this_o sin_n without_o question_n jacobâ—inned_v â—inned_z against_o knowledge_n in_o say_v he_o be_v his_o father_n son_n his_o very_a son_n esau_n and_o david_n in_o commit_v murder_n and_o adultery_n and_o peter_n in_o deny_v his_o master_n all_o these_o be_v sin_n against_o knowledge_n and_o yet_o none_o of_o they_o sin_n against_o the_o holyghost_n it_o must_v be_v a_o sin_n against_o the_o knowledge_n 1._o of_o a_o divine_a truth_n 2._o of_o some_o fundamental_a truth_n of_o the_o gospel_n 3._o distinct_o make_v know_v to_o thou_o this_o be_v plain_a from_o the_o six_o of_o the_o heb._n 4_o 5_o 6._o and_o 10._o 26._o and_o from_o the_o pharisee_n commission_n of_o this_o sin_n mat._n 12._o 31._o they_o be_v convince_v of_o it_o as_o a_o truth_n that_o jesus_n christ_n be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o god_n and_o do_v those_o miracle_n he_o do_v by_o the_o power_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n yet_o sin_v in_o their_o say_n before_o the_o people_n this_o man_n cast_v out_o devil_n by_o beelzebâ—â—_n the_o prince_n of_o devil_n sin_n of_o knowledge_n against_o the_o law_n direct_o be_v far_o from_o this_o sin_n also_o the_o sin_n of_o our_o first_o parent_n it_o be_v a_o sin_n against_o the_o enlighten_v grace_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n yea_o though_o thou_o have_v deny_v some_o truth_n not_o fundamental_a etc._n etc._n indeed_o for_o all_o such_o sin_n as_o these_o be_v thou_o have_v very_o great_a cause_n to_o be_v humble_v christian_n and_o to_o â—it_n down_o and_o mourn_v bitter_o that_o these_o wickedness_n may_v be_v forgive_v and_o do_v so_o thou_o need_v not_o despair_v of_o the_o pardon_n of_o they_o but_o alas_o say_v a_o poor_a christian_n i_o have_v in_o a_o passion_n or_o sickness_n when_o i_o know_v it_o be_v the_o hand_n of_o god_n blaspheme_v god_n or_o i_o have_v at_o such_o a_o time_n for_o fear_n of_o threat_n of_o death_n deny_v the_o work_n of_o god_n and_o the_o truth_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n five_o therefore_o consider_v that_o though_o the_o denial_n of_o thy_o knowledge_n and_o the_o truth_n of_o god_n be_v a_o great_a piece_n of_o this_o sin_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o constitute_v it_o and_o beside_o it_o must_v be_v another_o manner_n of_o denial_n then_o that_o which_o thou_o complain_v of_o sudden_a it_o must_v be_v a_o deliberate_a and_o advise_v denial_n not_o rash_a and_o sudden_a it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o constitute_v this_o sin_n for_o there_o must_v be_v a_o blasphemy_n second_o a_o opposition_n to_o it_o second_o it_o be_v true_a that_o denial_n be_v a_o ingredient_n in_o this_o unpardonable_a â—in_a but_o it_o must_v be_v 1._o a_o wilful_a denial_n free_a not_o arise_v from_o fear_n peter_n so_o deny_v his_o master_n and_o many_o of_o the_o martyr_n 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