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the_o wind_n gather_v strength_n in_o proceed_v and_o as_o natural_a body_n the_o near_o they_o come_v to_o their_o place_n move_v with_o more_o celerity_n so_o do_v the_o soul_n in_o this_o course_n of_o meditation_n to_o the_o unspeakable_a benefit_n of_o itself_o chap._n xxxv_o the_o conclusion_n remain_v be_v the_o conclusion_n of_o our_o meditation_n in_o what_o order_n it_o must_v be_v wherein_o we_o must_v advise_v like_a as_o physician_n do_v in_o their_o sweat_n and_o exercise_n that_o we_o cease_v not_o over-sudden_o but_o leave_v off_o by_o little_a and_o little_a the_o mind_n may_v not_o be_v suffer_v to_o fall_v headlong_o from_o this_o height_n but_o must_v also_o descend_v by_o degree_n the_o first_o whereof_o after_o our_o confidence_n shall_v be_v a_o hearty_a gratulation_n thanksgiving_n first_o with_o thanksgiving_n and_o thanksgiving_n for_o as_o man_n natural_o can_v be_v miserable_a but_o he_o must_v complain_v and_o crave_v remedy_n so_o the_o good_a heart_n can_v find_v itself_o happy_a and_o not_o be_v thankful_a and_o this_o thankfulness_n which_o it_o feel_v and_o express_v make_v it_o yet_o more_o good_a and_o affect_v it_o more_o what_o shall_v i_o then_o do_v to_o thou_o for_o this_o mercy_n o_o thou_o saviour_n of_o man_n what_o shall_v i_o render_v to_o my_o lord_n for_o all_o his_o benefit_n alas_o what_o can_v i_o give_v thou_o which_o be_v not_o thy_o own_o before_o oh_o that_o i_o can_v give_v thou_o but_o all_o thou_o thou_o give_v i_o to_o drink_v of_o this_o cup_n of_o salvation_n i_o will_v therefore_o take_v the_o cup_n of_o salvation_n and_o call_v upon_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n praise_v thou_o the_o lord_n o_o my_o soul_n and_o all_o that_o be_v within_o i_o praise_v his_o holy_a name_n and_o since_o here_o thou_o begin_v thy_o heaven_n begin_v here_o also_o that_o joyful_a song_n of_o thanksgiving_n which_o there_o thou_o shall_v sing_v more_o sweet_o and_o never_o end_v chap._n xxxvi_o god_n second_o with_o recommendation_n of_o our_o soul_n and_o way_n to_o god_n after_o this_o thanksgiving_n shall_v follow_v a_o faithful_a recommendation_n of_o ourselves_o to_o god_n wherein_o the_o soul_n do_v cheerful_o give_v up_o itself_o and_o repose_v itself_o whole_o upon_o her_o maker_n and_o redeemer_n commit_v herself_o to_o he_o in_o all_o her_o way_n submit_v herself_o to_o he_o in_o all_o his_o way_n desire_v in_o all_o thing_n to_o glorify_v he_o and_o to_o walk_v worthy_a of_o her_o high_a and_o glorious_a call_n both_o which_o latter_a shall_v be_v do_v as_o i_o have_v ever_o find_v with_o much_o life_n and_o comfort_n if_o for_o the_o full_a conclusion_n we_o shall_v lift_v up_o our_o heart_n and_o voice_n to_o god_n in_o sing_v some_o versule_n of_o david_n divine_a psalm_n answerable_a to_o our_o disposition_n and_o matter_n whereby_o the_o heart_n close_v up_o itself_o with_o much_o sweetness_n and_o contentment_n this_o course_n of_o meditation_n thus_o hearty_o observe_v let_v he_o that_o practise_v it_o tell_v i_o whether_o he_o find_v not_o that_o his_o soul_n which_o at_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o exercise_n do_v but_o creep_v and_o grovel_v upon_o earth_n do_v not_o now_o in_o the_o conclusion_n soar_v aloft_o in_o heaven_n and_o be_v before_o aloof_o off_o do_v not_o now_o find_v itself_o near_o to_o god_n yea_o with_o he_o and_o in_o he_o chap._n xxxvii_o epilogue_n a_o epilogue_n thus_o have_v i_o endeavour_v right_o worshipful_a sir_n according_a to_o my_o slender_a faculty_n to_o prescribe_v a_o method_n of_o meditation_n not_o upon_o so_o strict_a term_n of_o necessity_n that_o whosoever_o go_v not_o my_o way_n err_v diverse_a path_n lead_v oft_o time_n to_o the_o same_o end_n and_o every_o man_n abound_v in_o his_o own_o sense_n if_o experience_n and_o custom_n have_v make_v another_o form_n familiar_a to_o any_o man_n i_o forbid_v it_o not_o as_o that_o learned_a father_n say_v of_o his_o translation_n let_v he_o use_v his_o own_o not_o contemn_v i_o if_o any_o man_n be_v to_o choose_v and_o begin_v let_v he_o practice_v i_o till_o he_o meet_v with_o a_o better_a master_n if_o another_o course_n may_v be_v better_o meditation_n reprove_v the_o neglect_n of_o meditation_n i_o be_o sure_a this_o be_v good_a neither_o be_v it_o to_o be_v suffer_v that_o like_o as_o fantastical_a man_n while_o they_o doubt_v what_o fashion_a suit_n they_o shall_v wear_v put_v on_o nothing_o so_o that_o we_o christian_n shall_v neglect_v the_o matter_n of_o this_o worthy_a business_n while_o we_o nice_o stand_v upon_o the_o form_n thereof_o wherein_o give_v i_o leave_v to_o complain_v with_o just_a sorrow_n and_o shame_n that_o if_o there_o be_v any_o christian_a duty_n who_o omission_n be_v notorious_o shameful_a and_o prejudicial_a to_o the_o soul_n of_o professor_n it_o be_v this_o of_o meditation_n this_o be_v the_o very_a end_n god_n have_v give_v we_o our_o soul_n for_o we_o misse-spend_a they_o if_o we_o use_v they_o not_o thus_o how_o 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what_o be_v say_v answer_v reply_v do_v follow_v goodly_a thought_n and_o fit_a for_o spiritual_a mind_n say_v there_o be_v no_o other_o world_n how_o can_v we_o spend_v our_o care_n otherwise_o unto_o this_o only_a neglect_n let_v i_o ascribe_v the_o commonness_n of_o that_o laodicean_n temper_n of_o man_n or_o if_o that_o be_v worse_o of_o the_o dead_a coldness_n which_o have_v strike_v the_o heart_n of_o many_o have_v leave_v they_o nothing_o but_o the_o body_n of_o man_n and_o visor_n of_o christian_n to_o this_o only_a they_o have_v not_o meditate_a it_o be_v not_o more_o impossible_a to_o live_v without_o a_o heart_n than_o to_o be_v devout_a without_o meditation_n meditation_n exhort_v to_o the_o use_n of_o meditation_n will_v god_n therefore_o my_o word_n can_v be_v in_o this_o as_o the_o wiseman_n say_v the_o word_n of_o the_o wise_a be_v like_v unto_o goad_n in_o the_o side_n of_o every_o reader_n to_o quicken_v he_o up_o out_o of_o this_o dull_a and_o lazy_a security_n to_o a_o cheerful_a practice_n of_o this_o divine_a meditation_n let_v he_o curse_v i_o upon_o his_o deathbed_n if_o look_v back_o from_o thence_o to_o the_o bestow_n of_o his_o former_a time_n he_o acknowledge_v not_o these_o hour_n place_v the_o most_o happy_o in_o his_o whole_a life_n if_o he_o than_o wish_v not_o he_o have_v wear_v on_o it_o more_o day_n in_o so_o profitable_a and_o heavenly_a a_o work_n a_o meditation_n of_o death_n according_a to_o the_o former_a rule_n entrance_n the_o entrance_n and_o now_o my_o soul_n that_o thou_o have_v think_v of_o the_o end_n what_o can_v fit_v thou_o better_o than_o to_o think_v of_o the_o way_n and_o though_o the_o forepart_n of_o the_o way_n to_o heaven_n be_v a_o good_a life_n the_o latter_a and_o more_o immediate_a be_v death_n shall_v
for_o it_o nor_o our_o saviour_n have_v bid_v we_o to_o flee_v for_o it_o nor_o god_n promise_v it_o to_o he_o for_o a_o reward_n yet_o if_o in_o some_o case_n we_o hate_v not_o life_n we_o love_v not_o god_n nor_o our_o soul_n herein_o as_o much_o as_o in_o any_o thing_n the_o perverseness_n of_o our_o nature_n appear_v that_o we_o wish_v death_n or_o love_v life_n upon_o wrong_a cause_n we_o will_v live_v for_o pleasure_n or_o we_o will_v die_v for_o pain_n job_n for_o his_o sore_n elias_n for_o his_o persecution_n jonas_n for_o his_o gourd_n will_v present_o die_v and_o will_v needs_o outface_v god_n that_o it_o be_v better_a for_o he_o to_o die_v than_o to_o live_v wherein_o we_o be_v like_a to_o garrison-souldier_n that_o while_o they_o live_v within_o safe_a wall_n and_o show_v themselves_o once_o a_o day_n rather_o for_o ceremony_n and_o pomp_n than_o need_n or_o danger_n like_o warfare_n well_o enough_o but_o if_o once_o call_v forth_o to_o the_o field_n they_o wish_v themselves_o at_o home_n 29_o not_o only_o the_o least_o but_o the_o worst_a be_v ever_o in_o the_o bottom_n what_o shall_v god_n do_v with_o the_o dregs_n of_o our_o age_n when_o sin_n will_v admit_v thou_o his_o client_n no_o long_o than_o god_n shall_v be_v behold_v to_o thou_o for_o thy_o service_n thus_o be_v god_n deal_v with_o in_o all_o other_o offering_n the_o worst_a and_o least_o sheaf_n must_v be_v god_n ten_o the_o deform_v or_o simple_a of_o our_o child_n must_v be_v god_n minister_n the_o uncleanly_a and_o most_o careless_a house_n must_v be_v god_n temple_n the_o idle_v and_o sleepy_a hour_n of_o the_o day_n must_v be_v reserve_v for_o our_o prayer_n the_o worst_a part_n of_o our_o age_n for_o devotion_n we_o will_v have_v god_n give_v we_o still_o of_o the_o best_a and_o be_v ready_a to_o murmur_v at_o every_o little_a evil_n he_o send_v we_o yet_o nothing_o be_v bad_a enough_o for_o he_o of_o who_o we_o receive_v all_o nature_n condemn_v this_o inequality_n and_o tell_v we_o that_o he_o which_o be_v the_o author_n of_o good_a shall_v have_v the_o best_a and_o he_o which_o give_v all_o shall_v have_v his_o choice_n 30_o when_o we_o go_v about_o a_o evil_a business_n it_o be_v strange_a how_o ready_a the_o devil_n be_v to_o set_v we_o forward_o how_o careful_a that_o we_o shall_v want_v no_o furtherance_n so_o that_o if_o a_o man_n will_v be_v lewd_o witty_a he_o shall_v be_v sure_a to_o be_v furnish_v with_o store_n of_o profane_a jest_n wherein_o a_o loose_a heart_n have_v double_a advantage_n of_o the_o conscionable_a if_o he_o will_v be_v voluptuous_a he_o shall_v want_v neither_o object_n nor_o opportunity_n the_o currant_n passage_n of_o ill_a enterprise_n be_v so_o far_o from_o give_v cause_n of_o encouragement_n that_o it_o shall_v just_o fright_v a_o man_n to_o look_v back_o to_o the_o author_n and_o to_o consider_v that_o he_o therefore_o go_v fast_o because_o the_o devil_n drive_v he_o 31_o in_o the_o choice_n of_o companion_n for_o our_o conversation_n it_o be_v good_a deal_n with_o man_n of_o good_a nature_n for_o though_o grace_n exercise_v her_o power_n in_o bridle_a nature_n yet_o since_o we_o be_v still_o man_n at_o the_o best_a some_o swinge_n she_o will_v have_v in_o the_o most_o mortify_a austerity_n sullenness_n or_o strangeness_n of_o disposition_n and_o whatsoever_o quality_n may_v make_v a_o man_n unsociable_a cleave_v fast_o to_o our_o nature_n than_o those_o which_o be_v moral_o evil_a true_a christian_a love_n may_v be_v separate_v from_o acquaintance_n and_o acquaintance_n from_o entireness_n these_o be_v not_o quality_n to_o hinder_v our_o love_n but_o our_o familiarity_n 32_o ignorance_n as_o it_o make_v bold_a intrude_a man_n careless_o into_o unknown_a danger_n so_o also_o it_o make_v man_n ofttimes_o causeless_o fearful_a herod_n fear_v christ_n come_n because_o he_o mistake_v it_o if_o that_o tyrant_n have_v know_v the_o manner_n of_o his_o spiritual_a regiment_n he_o have_v spare_v both_o his_o own_o fright_n and_o the_o blood_n of_o other_o and_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o we_o fear_v death_n because_o we_o be_v not_o acquaint_v with_o the_o virtue_n of_o it_o nothing_o but_o innocence_n and_o knowledge_n can_v give_v sound_a confidence_n to_o the_o heart_n 33_o where_o be_v diverse_a opinion_n they_o may_v be_v all_o false_a there_o can_v be_v but_o one_o true_a and_o that_o one_o truth_n ofttimes_o must_v be_v fetch_v by_o piecemeal_o out_o of_o diverse_a branch_n of_o contrary_a opinion_n for_o it_o fall_v out_o not_o seldom_o that_o truth_n be_v through_o ignorance_n or_o rash_a vehemency_n scatter_v into_o sundry_a part_n and_o like_v to_o a_o little_a silver_n melt_v among_o the_o ruin_n of_o a_o burn_a house_n must_v be_v try_v out_o from_o heap_n of_o much_o superfluous_a ash_n there_o be_v much_o pain_n in_o the_o search_n of_o it_o much_o skill_n in_o find_v it_o the_o value_n of_o it_o once_o find_v requite_v the_o cost_n of_o both_o 34_o affectation_n of_o superfluity_n be_v in_o all_o thing_n a_o sign_n of_o weakness_n as_o in_o word_n he_o that_o use_v circumlocution_n to_o express_v himself_o show_v want_n of_o memory_n and_o want_v of_o proper_a speech_n and_o much_o talk_n argue_v a_o brain_n feeble_a and_o distemper_a what_o good_a can_v any_o earthly_a thing_n yield_v we_o beside_o his_o use_n and_o what_o be_v it_o but_o vanity_n to_o affect_v that_o which_o do_v we_o no_o good_a and_o what_o use_n be_v it_o in_o that_o which_o be_v superfluous_a it_o be_v a_o great_a skill_n to_o know_v what_o be_v enough_o and_o great_a wisdom_n to_o care_n for_o no_o more_o 35_o good_a thing_n which_o in_o absence_n be_v desire_v now_o offer_v themselves_o to_o our_o presence_n be_v scarce_o entertain_v or_o at_o least_o not_o with_o our_o purpose_a cheerfulness_n christ_n come_v to_o we_o and_o our_o go_v to_o he_o be_v in_o our_o profession_n well_o esteem_v much_o wish_v but_o when_o he_o single_v we_o out_o by_o a_o direct_a message_n of_o death_n or_o by_o some_o fearful_a sign_n give_v likelihood_n of_o a_o present_a return_n we_o be_v as_o much_o affect_v with_o fear_n as_o before_o with_o desire_n all_o change_n although_o to_o the_o better_a be_v troublesome_a for_o the_o time_n until_o our_o settle_n there_o be_v no_o remedy_n hereof_o but_o inward_a prevention_n our_o mind_n must_v change_v before_o our_o estate_n be_v change_v 36_o those_o be_v great_a enemy_n to_o religion_n that_o be_v not_o most_o irreligious_a atheist_n though_o in_o themselves_o they_o be_v the_o worst_a yet_o be_v seldom_o find_v hot_a persecuter_n of_o other_o whereas_o those_o which_o in_o some_o one_o fundamental_a point_n be_v heretical_a be_v common_o most_o violent_a in_o opposition_n one_o hurt_v by_o secret_a infection_n the_o other_o by_o open_a resistance_n one_o be_v careless_a of_o all_o truth_n the_o other_o vehement_a for_o some_o untruth_n a_o atheist_n be_v worthy_a of_o more_o hatred_n a_o heretic_n of_o more_o fear_n 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