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of_o rose_n how_o powerful_a be_v that_o comfort_n which_o can_v make_v a_o christian_a glory_n in_o tribulation_n rom._n 5.3_o a_o believer_n be_v never_o so_o sad_a but_o he_o can_v rejoice_v the_o bird_n of_o paradise_n can_v sing_v in_o winter_n 2_o cor._n 6.10_o as_o sorrow_v yet_o always_o rejoice_v let_v sickness_n come_v the_o sense_n of_o pardon_n take_v away_o the_o sense_n of_o pain_n the_o inhabitant_n shall_v not_o say_v i_o be_o sick_a isa_n 33.24_o let_v death_n come_v a_o christian_n be_v above_o it_o o_o death_n where_o be_v thy_o sting_n 1_o cor._n 15.55_o at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o rod_n a_o christian_a taste_n honey_n these_o be_v strong_a consolation_n 9_o the_o comfort_n god_n mourner_n have_v be_v heart-quieting_a comfort_n they_o cause_v a_o sweet_a acquiescence_n and_o rest_n in_o the_o soul_n ech._n soul_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d arist_n ech._n the_o heart_n of_o a_o christian_a be_v in_o a_o kind_n of_o ataxy_n and_o discomposure_n like_o the_o needle_n in_o the_o compass_n it_o shake_v and_o tremble_v till_o the_o comforter_n come_v some_o creature_n can_v live_v but_o in_o the_o sun_n a_o christian_a be_v even_o dead_a in_o the_o nest_n unless_o he_o may_v have_v the_o sun-light_n of_o god_n countenance_n psal_n 143.7_o hide_v not_o thy_o face_n from_o i_o lest_o i_o be_v like_o they_o that_o go_v down_o into_o the_o pit_n nothing_o but_o the_o breast_n will_v quiet_v the_o child_n it_o be_v only_o the_o breast_n of_o consolation_n quiet_v the_o believer_n 10._o the_o comfort_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v abide_v comfort_n as_o they_o abound_v in_o we_o so_o they_o abide_v with_o we_o john_n 14.16_o he_o shall_v give_v you_o another_o comforter_n that_o he_o may_v abide_v with_o you_o for_o ever_o worldly_n comfort_n be_v still_o upon_o the_o wing_n ready_a to_o fly_v they_o be_v like_o a_o land-flood_n or_o a_o flash_n of_o lightning_n mart._n mart._n saepe_fw-la fluunt_fw-la imo_fw-la sic_fw-la quoque_fw-la lapsa_fw-la 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be_v requisite_a as_o none_o but_o christ_n can_v give_v 3._o christ_n come_v as_o a_o physician_n out_o of_o the_o sweetness_n of_o his_o nature_n he_o be_v like_o the_o good_a samaritan_n who_o have_v compassion_n on_o the_o wound_a man_n luke_n 10.33_o a_o physician_n may_v come_v to_o the_o patient_n only_o for_o gain_v not_o so_o much_o to_o help_v the_o patient_n as_o to_o help_v himself_o but_o christ_n come_v pure_o out_o of_o sympathy_n there_o be_v nothing_o in_o we_o to_o tempt_v christ_n to_o heal_v we_o for_o we_o have_v no_o desire_n of_o a_o physician_n nor_o have_v we_o any_o thing_n to_o give_v our_o physician_n as_o sin_n make_v we_o sick_a so_o it_o make_v we_o poor_a so_o that_o christ_n come_v as_o a_o physician_n not_o out_o of_o hope_n to_o receive_v any_o thing_n from_o we_o but_o be_v prompt_v to_o it_o out_o of_o his_o own_o goodness_n hos_fw-la 14.4_o i_o will_v heal_v their_o backslide_n i_o will_v love_v they_o love_n set_v christ_n a-work_o not_o only_o 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man_n may_v ditescere_fw-la &_o delirare_fw-la he_o may_v have_v a_o full_a purse_n and_o a_o empty_a brain_n many_o a_o rich_a heir_n though_o he_o live_v till_o he_o be_v of_o age_n yet_o he_o never_o come_v to_o year_n of_o discretion_n but_o these_o riches_n of_o grace_n have_v power_n to_o make_v a_o man_n wise_a psal_n 111.10_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v the_o begin_n of_o wisdom_n the_o saint_n be_v compare_v to_o wise_a virgin_n matth._n 25._o grace_n make_v a_o man_n wise_a to_o know_v satan_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d his_o device_n and_o subtlety_n 2_o cor._n 2.11_o it_o make_v he_o wise_a to_o salvation_n 2_o tim._n 3.15_o grace_n give_v the_o serpent_n eye_n in_o the_o dove_n head_n 2._o these_o spiritual_a riches_n sanctify_v other_o riches_n riches_n without_o grace_n be_v hurtful_a they_o be_v not_o divitiae_fw-la but_o insidiae_fw-la they_o be_v golden_a snare_n they_o be_v the_o bellows_o of_o pride_n the_o fuel_n of_o lust_n they_o set_v open_a hell_n gate_n for_o man_n menand_n man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d menand_n they_o be_v unblessed_a blessing_n but_o grace_n sanctify_v our_o riches_n it_o correct_v the_o poison_n it_o take_v away_o the_o curse_n it_o make_v they_o beneficial_a to_o we_o riches_n shall_v be_v certificate_n of_o god_n love_n wing_n to_o lift_v we_o up_o to_o paradise_n thus_o grace_n by_o a_o divine_a chemistry_n extract_v heaven_n out_o of_o earth_n and_o give_v we_o not_o only_o the_o venison_n but_o the_o blessing_n 3._o grace_n satisfy_v other_o riches_n can_v eccles_n 5.10_o riches_n can_v no_o more_o fill_v the_o heart_n than_o a_o triangle_n can_v fill_v a_o circle_n but_o grace_n fill_v up_o every_o chink_n and_o hiatus_fw-la of_o the_o soul_n it_o dilate_v the_o heart_n it_o ravish_v the_o affection_n with_o joy_n rom._n 15.13_o which_o joy_n as_o chrysostom_n say_v be_v a_o foretaste_n of_o heaven_n excellency_n 3_o 3._o grace_n have_v a_o soul-adorning_a excellency_n it_o put_v a_o beauty_n and_o lustre_n upon_o a_o person_n 1_o pet._n 3.4_o 5._o who_o adorn_v let_v it_o not_o be_v that_o outward_a adorn_v of_o plate_v the_o hair_n and_o of_o wear_v of_o gold_n but_o let_v it_o be_v the_o hide_a man_n of_o the_o heart_n even_o the_o ornament_n of_o a_o meek_a and_o quiet_a spirit_n which_o be_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n of_o great_a price_n for_o after_o this_o manner_n in_o the_o old_a time_n the_o holy_a woman_n also_o who_o trust_v in_o god_n adorn_v themselves_o if_o a_o man_n have_v plate_n and_o jewel_n cloth_n of_o gold_n hang_n of_o arras_n these_o adorn_v the_o house_n not_o the_o man_n the_o glory_n of_o a_o man_n be_v grace_n chaysost_n grace_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chaysost_n prov._n 4.9_o she_o shall_v give_v to_o thy_o head_n a_o ornament_n of_o grace_n the_o grace_n be_v a_o chain_n of_o pearl_n that_o adorn_v christ_n bride_n the_o heart_n inlay_v and_o enamel_v with_o grace_n be_v like_o the_o king_n daughter_n all_o glorious_a within_o theodoret._n within_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d theodoret._n psal_n 45.13_o a_o gracious_a soul_n be_v the_o image_n of_o god_n curious_o draw_v with_o the_o pencil_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n a_o heart_n beautify_v with_o grace_n be_v the_o angel_n joy_n luke_n 15.7_o and_o be_v god_n lesser_a heaven_n isa_n 57.15_o eph._n 3.17_o reason_n do_v not_o so_o far_o exceed_v sense_n as_o grace_n do_v reason_n grace_n change_v corruption_n into_o perfection_n nothing_o so_o grace_v a_o man_n as_o grace_n do_v grace_n be_v the_o pure_a complexion_n of_o the_o soul_n for_o it_o make_v it_o like_o god_n grace_n be_v the_o flower_n of_o delight_n which_o christ_n love_v to_o smell_v to_o grace_n be_v to_o the_o soul_n as_o the_o eye_n to_o the_o body_n as_o the_o sun_n to_o the_o
and_o then_o you_o be_v at_o the_o end_n of_o your_o race_n 4._o in_o a_o race_n there_o be_v a_o crown_n or_o garland_n give_v to_o he_o that_o get_v the_o better_a 8._o better_a bravium_fw-la significat_fw-la praemium_fw-la quod_fw-la datur_fw-la ijs_fw-la qui_fw-la ex_fw-la certamine_fw-la victores_fw-la sunt_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d legunt_fw-la palmam_fw-la ambr._n cypr._n the_o exhort_v martyr_n cap._n 8._o so_o in_o religion_n those_o that_o win_v the_o race_n shall_v wear_v the_o crown_n 2_o tim._n 4.8_o such_o as_o do_v not_o run_v through_o sloth_n or_o will_v not_o run_v through_o pride_n miss_v of_o the_o reward_n but_o such_o as_o run_v the_o heavenly_a race_n faithful_o shall_v have_v a_o crown_n 2_o tim._n 4.8_o and_o this_o reward_n be_v fit_o resemble_v to_o a_o crown_n for_o the_o splendour_n of_o it_o a_o crown_n hang_v full_a of_o jewel_n be_v bright_a and_o splendid_a it_o give_v a_o orient_a lustre_n neither_o can_v pen_n describe_v or_o pencil_n delineate_v or_o tongue_n of_o angel_n express_v the_o glory_n and_o magnificence_n of_o this_o crown_n nor_o can_v it_o be_v shadow_v out_o by_o all_o the_o beauty_n of_o heaven_n though_o every_o star_n be_v a_o sun_n 2._o the_o second_o thing_n to_o be_v illustrate_v be_v to_o show_v wherein_o the_o christian_a race_n differ_v from_o other_o raze_n 2._o in_o other_o raze_n one_o only_o be_v crown_v so_o in_o the_o text_n but_o one_o receive_v the_o prize_n but_o in_o the_o spiritual_a race_n many_o win_v the_o prize_n the_o saint_n shall_v come_v to_o heaven_n from_o all_o the_o quarter_n of_o the_o world_n east_n and_o west_n etc._n etc._n matth._n 8.11_o many_o shall_v come_v from_o the_o east_n and_o west_n and_o shall_v sit_v down_o with_o abraham_n and_o isaac_n and_o jacob_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n rev._n 7.4_o there_o be_v seal_v a_o hundred_o and_o forty_o and_o four_o thousand_o of_o all_o the_o tribe_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n after_o this_o i_o behold_v 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either_o run_v or_o damn_v either_o fly_n to_o heaven_n or_o fall_v to_o hell_n 3._o in_o other_o raze_n the_o foot_n run_v but_o in_o the_o christian_a race_n the_o heart_n run_v psal_n 119.32_o i_o will_v run_v when_o thou_o shall_v enlarge_v my_o heart_n in_o religion_n the_o heart_n be_v all_o that_o which_o the_o heart_n do_v not_o be_v not_o do_v fit_n do_v quicquid_fw-la cor_fw-la non_fw-la facit_fw-la non_fw-fr fit_n it_o be_v not_o the_o lift_n up_o of_o the_o eye_n or_o hand_n towards_o heaven_n that_o forward_o the_o race_n it_o be_v the_o out-going_a of_o the_o heart_n many_o a_o man_n tongue_n run_v in_o religion_n but_o not_o his_o heart_n do_v thou_o believe_v with_o thy_o heart_n rom._n 10.9_o do_v thou_o love_v god_n with_o thy_o heart_n matth._n 22.37_o this_o be_v to_o run_v the_o race_n of_o religion_n this_o rid_v away_o ground_n and_o bring_v a_o christian_a apace_o to_o the_o goal_n when_o david_n heart_n be_v enlarge_v than_o he_o will_v run_v 4._o in_o other_o 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temporal_a reward_n in_o the_o christian_a race_n we_o run_v for_o a_o eternal_a other_o run_v for_o a_o corruptible_a crown_n 1_o cor._n 9.25_o sometime_o the_o crown_n bestow_v upon_o the_o victor_n be_v make_v of_o olive_n sometime_o of_o myrtle_n the_o egyptian_n have_v a_o crown_n of_o cinnamon_n enclose_v in_o gold_n but_o still_o it_o be_v corruptible_a but_o the_o crown_n the_o saint_n run_v for_o be_v incorruptible_a it_o be_v a_o never-fading_a crown_n 1_o pet._n 5.4_o other_o crown_n be_v like_o a_o garland_n of_o flower_n that_o soon_o wither_v prov._n 27.4_o but_o this_o crown_n give_v to_o the_o conquer_a christian_a be_v immarcessible_a semper_fw-la immarcessible_a corona_n haec_fw-la noâ—fi_n â—sit_fw-la aut_fw-la gemmis_fw-la flores_fw-la isti_fw-la ex_fw-la quibuâ—â—tur_fw-la semper_fw-la viâ—idescunt_fw-la repullulant_fw-la semper_fw-la the_o jewel_n of_o this_o crown_n be_v never_o lose_v the_o flower_n of_o it_o never_o fade_v 6._o in_o other_o raze_n the_o garland_n be_v bestow_v in_o a_o way_n of_o merit_n but_o in_o the_o christian-race_n it_o be_v bestow_v as_o a_o legacy_n of_o freegrace_n though_o we_o shall_v not_o obtain_v the_o prize_n unless_o we_o run_v yet_o not_o because_o we_o run_v how_o can_v we_o merit_v the_o recompense_n of_o reward_n before_o we_o merit_v we_o must_v satisfy_v but_o we_o have_v nothing_o to_o satisfy_v beside_o what_o proportion_n be_v there_o between_o the_o race_n and_o the_o recompense_n therefore_o the_o crown_n bestow_v be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o gratuitous_a gift_n rom._n 6.23_o the_o gift_n of_o god_n be_v eternal_a life_n 105._o life_n munera_fw-la sva_fw-la coronat_fw-la deus_fw-la non_fw-la merita_fw-la tuâ—_n aug._n epist_n 105._o god_n will_v so_o bestow_v his_o reward_n that_o he_o himself_o may_v be_v no_o loser_n though_o the_o saint_n have_v the_o comfort_n of_o their_o crown_n god_n will_v have_v the_o glory_n 7._o in_o other_o raze_n many_o time_n one_o hinder_v another_o but_o in_o the_o race_n to_o heaven_n one_o christian_n help_v another_o 1_o thes_n 5.11_o edify_v one_o another_o even_o as_o also_o you_o do_v one_o christian_n help_v by_o his_o prayer_n advice_n example_n to_o confirm_v another_o what_o be_v the_o communion_n of_o saint_n but_o one_o christian_n put_v forward_o another_o in_o the_o heavenly_a race_n 8._o one_o may_v lose_v other_o raze_n and_o not_o be_v miserable_a but_o he_o can_v lose_v this_o race_n in_o religion_n but_o he_o must_v needs_o be_v so_o in_o other_o raze_n a_o man_n do_v but_o lose_v his_o wager_n but_o if_o he_o fall_v short_a of_o this_o spiritual_a race_n he_o lose_v his_o soul_n how_o seasonable_a therefore_o be_v that_o apostolical_a caution_n heb._n 4.1_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d let_v we_o fear_v lest_o we_o shall_v come_v short_a the_o three_o thing_n to_o be_v insist_v on_o be_v why_o we_o must_v run_v this_o race_n of_o christianity_n there_o be_v three_o reason_n 1._o because_o god_n have_v set_v we_o this_o race_n heb._n 12.1_o let_v we_o run_v the_o race_n that_o be_v set_v before_o we_o it_o be_v not_o arbitrary_a it_o be_v not_o leave_v to_o our_o choice_n whether_o we_o will_v run_v or_o no_o god_n have_v set_v we_o the_o race_n god_n command_n carry_v power_n and_o sovereignty_n in_o they_o if_o a_o general_n bid_v his_o army_n march_v they_o must_v march_v there_o be_v no_o dispute_v duty_n at_o the_o word_n of_o god_n the_o heaven_n drop_v down_o their_o dew_n the_o star_n set_v themselves_o in_o battalio_n the_o earth_n thrust_v forth_o a_o crop_n the_o sea_n be_v bridle_v in_o and_o dare_v not_o go_v a_o step_n far_o if_o inanimate_a creature_n obey_v the_o word_n of_o command_n much_o more_o those_o who_o be_v endue_v with_o reason_n when_o god_n say_v
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