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A23775 The whole duty of man laid down in a plain way for the use of the meanest reader divided into XVII chapters : one whereof being read every Lords day, the whole may be read over, thrice in the year, necessary for all families : with private devotions.; Whole duty of man Allestree, Richard, 1619-1681.; Fell, John, 1625-1686.; Sterne, Richard, 1596?-1683.; Henchman, Humphrey, 1592-1675.; Pakington, Dorothy Coventry, Lady, d. 1679. 1659 (1659) Wing A1170_PARTIAL; Wing A1161_PARTIAL; ESTC R22026 270,427 508

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unreprovable_a in_o thy_o sight_n that_o so_o we_o may_v be_v admit_v into_o that_o place_n of_o purity_n where_o no_o unclean_a thing_n can_v enter_v there_o to_o sing_v eternal_a praise_n to_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n for_o ever_o a_o prayer_n in_o time_n of_o common_a persecution_n o_o bless_a saviour_n who_o have_v make_v the_o cross_a the_o badge_n of_o thy_o disciple_n enable_v i_o i_o beseech_v thou_o willing_o and_o cheerful_o to_o embrace_v it_o thou_o see_v o_o lord_n i_o be_o fall_v into_o day_n wherein_o he_o that_o depart_v from_o evil_n make_v himself_o a_o prey_n o_o make_v i_o so_o ready_o to_o expose_v all_o my_o outward_a concernment_n when_o my_o obedience_n to_o thou_o require_v it_o that_o what_o fall_v as_o a_o prey_n to_o man_n may_v by_o thou_o be_v accept_v as_o a_o sacrifice_n to_o god_n lord_n preserve_v i_o so_o by_o thy_o grace_n that_o i_o never_o suffer_v as_o a_o evil_a doer_n and_o then_o o_o lord_n if_o it_o be_v my_o lot_n to_o suffer_v as_o a_o christian_a let_v i_o not_o be_v ashamed_a but_o rejoice_v that_o i_o be_o count_v worthy_a to_o suffer_v for_o thy_o name_n o_o thou_o who_o for_o my_o sake_n endure_v the_o cross_n and_o despise_v the_o shame_n let_v the_o example_n of_o that_o love_n and_o patience_n prevail_v against_o all_o the_o tremble_n of_o my_o corrupt_a heart_n that_o no_o terror_n may_v ever_o be_v able_a to_o shake_v my_o constancy_n but_o that_o how_o long_o soever_o thou_o shall_v permit_v the_o rod_n of_o the_o wicked_a to_o lie_v on_o my_o back_n i_o may_v never_o put_v my_o hand_n unto_o wickedness_n lord_n thou_o know_v whereof_o i_o be_o make_v thou_o remember_v that_o i_o be_o but_o flesh_n and_o flesh_n o_o lord_n shrink_v at_o the_o approach_n of_o any_o thing_n grievous_a it_o be_v thy_o spirit_n thy_o spirit_n alone_o that_o can_v uphold_v i_o o_o establish_v i_o with_o thy_o free_a spirit_n that_o i_o be_v not_o weary_a and_o faint_a in_o my_o mind_n and_o by_o how_o much_o the_o great_a thou_o discerne_v my_o weakness_n so_o much_o the_o more_o do_v thou_o show_v forth_o thy_o power_n in_o i_o and_o make_v i_o o_o lord_n in_o all_o temptation_n steadfast_o to_o look_v to_o thou_o the_o author_n and_o finisher_n of_o my_o faith_n that_o so_o i_o may_v run_v the_o race_n which_o be_v set_v before_o i_o and_o resist_v even_o unto_o blood_n strive_v against_o sin_n o_o dear_a jesus_n hear_v i_o and_o though_o satan_n desire_v to_o have_v i_o that_o he_o may_v winnow_v i_o as_o wheat_n yet_o do_v thou_o o_o bless_a mediator_n pray_v for_o i_o that_o my_o faith_n fail_v not_o but_o that_o though_o it_o be_v try_v with_o fire_n it_o may_v be_v find_v unto_o praise_n and_o glory_n and_o honour_n at_o thy_o appear_v and_o o_o lord_n i_o beseech_v thou_o grant_v that_o i_o may_v preserve_v not_o only_a constancy_n towards_o god_n but_o charity_n also_o towards_o man_n even_o those_o who_o thou_o shall_v permit_v to_o be_v the_o instrument_n of_o my_o suffering_n lord_n let_v i_o not_o fail_v to_o imitate_v that_o admirable_a meekness_n of_o thou_o in_o love_v and_o pray_v for_o my_o great_a persecutor_n and_o do_v thou_o o_o lord_n overcome_v all_o their_o evil_n with_o thy_o infinite_a goodness_n turn_v their_o heart_n and_o draw_v they_o powerful_o to_o thyself_o and_o at_o last_o receive_v both_o i_o and_o my_o enemy_n into_o those_o mansion_n of_o peace_n and_o rest_n where_o thou_o reign_v with_o the_o father_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n one_o god_n for_o ever_o a_o prayer_n in_o time_n of_o affliction_n o_o just_a and_o holy_a lord_n who_o with_o rebuke_n do_v chasten_v man_n for_o sin_n i_o desire_v unseigned_o to_o humble_v myself_o under_o thy_o mighty_a hand_n which_o now_o lie_v heavy_a upon_o i_o i_o hearty_o acknowledge_v o_o lord_n that_o all_o i_o do_v all_o i_o can_v suffer_v be_v but_o the_o due_a reward_n of_o my_o deed_n and_o therefore_o in_o thy_o severe_a infliction_n i_o must_v still_o say_v righteous_a art_n thou_o o_o lord_n and_o upright_o be_v thy_o judgement_n but_o o_o lord_n i_o beseech_v thou_o in_o judgement_n remember_v mercy_n and_o though_o my_o sin_n have_v enforce_v thou_o to_o strike_v yet_o consider_v my_o weakness_n and_o let_v not_o thy_o stripe_n be_v more_o heavy_a or_o more_o last_a than_o thou_o see_v profitable_a for_o my_o soul_n correct_v i_o but_o with_o the_o chastisement_n of_o a_o father_n not_o with_o the_o wound_n of_o a_o enemy_n &_o though_o thou_o take_v not_o off_o thy_o rod_n yet_o take_v away_o thy_o anger_n lord_n do_v not_o abhor_v my_o soul_n nor_o cast_v thy_o servant_n away_o in_o displeasure_n but_o pardon_v my_o sin_n i_o beseech_v thou_o &_o if_o yet_o in_o thy_o fatherly_a wisdom_n thou_o see_v fit_a to_o prolong_v thy_o correction_n
he_o up_o to_o the_o power_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o it_o be_v the_o banish_v he_o from_o the_o face_n of_o god_n which_o be_v not_o the_o least_o part_n of_o the_o misery_n of_o the_o damn_a and_o it_o be_v also_o the_o bind_v a_o man_n over_o to_o that_o full_a portion_n of_o wretchedness_n in_o another_o world_n for_o that_o be_v the_o last_o doom_n of_o the_o unprofitable_a servant_n matth._n 25._o 30._o cast_v you_o the_o unprofitable_a servant_n into_o outer_a darkness_n there_o shall_v be_v weep_v and_o gnash_n of_o tooth_n you_o see_v there_o be_v no_o light_a danger_n that_o attend_v this_o neglect_n of_o grace_n and_o therefore_o if_o we_o have_v any_o love_n nay_o any_o common_a pity_n to_o our_o soul_n we_o must_v set_v ourselves_o to_o this_o industry_n i_o have_v now_o do_v with_o those_o verive_n which_o respect_n our_o soul_n i_o come_v now_o to_o those_o which_o concern_v our_o body_n 17._o the_o first_o of_o which_o be_v chastity_n or_o purity_n chastity_n which_o may_v well_o be_v set_v in_o the_o front_n of_o the_o duty_n we_o owe_v to_o our_o body_n since_o the_o apostle_n 1_o cor._n 6._o 18._o set_v the_o contrary_a as_o the_o especial_a sin_n against_o they_o he_o that_o commit_v fornication_n sin_v against_o his_o own_o body_n 18._o now_o this_o virtue_n of_o chastity_n consist_v in_o a_o perfect_a abstain_v from_o all_o kind_n of_o uncleanness_n not_o only_o that_o of_o adultery_n and_o fornication_n but_o all_o other_o more_o unnatural_a sort_n of_o it_o commit_v either_o upon_o ourselves_o or_o with_o any_o other_o in_o a_o word_n all_o act_n of_o that_o kind_n be_v utter_o against_o chastity_n save_v only_o in_o lawful_a marriage_n and_o even_o there_o man_n be_v not_o to_o think_v themselves_o let_v loose_a to_o please_v their_o brutish_a appetite_n but_o be_v to_o keep_v themselves_o within_o such_o rule_n of_o moderation_n as_o agree_v to_o the_o end_n of_o marriage_n which_o be_v these_o two_o the_o beget_n of_o child_n and_o the_o avoid_n of_o fornication_n nothing_o must_v be_v do_v which_o may_v hinder_v the_o first_o of_o these_o end_n and_o the_o second_o aim_v only_o at_o the_o subdue_a of_o lust_n the_o keep_a man_n from_o any_o sinful_a effect_n of_o it_o be_v very_o contrary_a to_o that_o end_n to_o make_v marriage_n a_o occasion_n of_o heighten_v and_o enflame_v it_o 19_o but_o this_o virtue_n of_o chastity_n reach_v not_o only_o to_o the_o restrain_v of_o the_o grosser_n act_n but_o degree_n to_o all_o low_a degree_n it_o set_v a_o guard_n upon_o our_o eye_n according_a to_o that_o of_o our_o saviour_n mat._n 5._o 28._o he_o that_o look_v on_o a_o woman_n to_o lust_n after_o she_o have_v commit_v adultery_n with_o she_o already_o in_o his_o heart_n and_o upon_o our_o hand_n as_o appear_v by_o what_o christ_n add_v in_o that_o place_n if_o thy_o hand_n offend_v thou_o cut_v it_o off_o so_o also_o upon_o our_o tongue_n that_o they_o speak_v no_o immodest_a or_o filthy_a word_n let_v no_o corrupt_a communication_n proceed_v out_o of_o your_o mouth_n ephes._n 4._o 29._o nay_o upon_o our_o very_a thought_n and_o fancy_n we_o must_v not_o entertain_v any_o foul_a or_o filthy_a desire_n nor_o so_o much_o as_o the_o imagination_n of_o any_o such_o thing_n therefore_o he_o that_o forbear_v the_o grosser_n act_n and_o yet_o allow_v himself_o in_o any_o of_o these_o it_o be_v to_o be_v suspect_v that_o it_o be_v rather_o some_o outward_a restraint_n that_o keep_v he_o from_o it_o than_o the_o conscience_n of_o the_o sin_n for_o if_o it_o be_v that_o it_o will_v keep_v he_o from_o these_o too_o these_o be_v sin_n also_o and_o very_o great_a one_o in_o god_n sight_n beside_o he_o that_o let_v himself_o loose_a to_o these_o put_v himself_o in_o very_o great_a danger_n of_o the_o other_o it_o be_v much_o more_o easy_a to_o abstain_v from_o all_o then_o to_o secure_v against_o the_o one_o when_o the_o other_o be_v allow_v but_o above_o all_o it_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v that_o even_o these_o low_a degree_n be_v such_o as_o make_v man_n very_o odious_a in_o god_n eye_n who_o see_v the_o heart_n and_o love_v none_o that_o be_v not_o pure_a there_o 20._o the_o loveliness_n of_o this_o virtue_n of_o chastity_n it_o need_v no_o other_o way_n of_o describe_v then_o by_o consider_v the_o loathsomeness_n and_o mischief_n of_o the_o contrary_a sin_n which_o be_v first_o very_o brutish_a those_o desire_n be_v but_o the_o same_o that_o the_o beast_n have_v and_o then_o how_o far_o be_v they_o sink_v below_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n that_o can_v boast_v of_o their_o sin_n of_o that_o kind_a as_o of_o their_o special_a excellency_n when_o if_o that_o be_v the_o measure_n a_o goat_n be_v the_o more_o excellent_a creature_n but_o indeed_o they_o that_o eager_o pursue_v this_o part_n of_o beastiality_n do_v often_o leave_v soul_n themselves_o little_a beside_o their_o humane_a shape_n to_o difference_n they_o from_o beast_n this_o sin_n so_o cloud_n the_o understanding_n and_o deface_v the_o reasonable_a soul_n therefore_o solomon_n very_o well_o describe_v the_o young_a man_n that_o be_v go_v to_o the_o harlot_n house_n prov._n 7._o 22._o he_o go_v after_o she_o as_o a_o ox_n go_v to_o the_o slaughter_n 21._o nor_o second_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o it_o better_o to_o the_o body_n then_o to_o the_o mind_n the_o many_o foul_a body_n and_o filthy_a beside_o painful_a disease_n which_o often_o follow_v this_o sin_n be_v sufficient_a witness_n how_o mischievous_a it_o be_v to_o the_o body_n and_o alas_o how_o many_o be_v there_o that_o have_v thus_o make_v themselves_o the_o devil_n martyr_n suffer_v such_o torment_n in_o the_o pursuit_n of_o this_o sin_n as_o will_v exceed_v the_o invention_n of_o the_o great_a tyrant_n sure_o they_o that_o pay_v thus_o dear_a for_o damnation_n very_o well_o deserve_v to_o enjoy_v the_o purchase_n 22._o but_o three_o beside_o the_o natural_a fruit_n of_o this_o sin_n it_o be_v attend_v with_o very_o great_a and_o it_o heavy_a 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