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their_o own_o estate_n nor_o consider_v of_o their_o own_o condition_n to_o apply_v the_o law_n to_o their_o life_n to_o see_v their_o crookedness_n and_o fayling_n as_o they_o do_v who_o be_v in_o the_o way_n to_o happiness_n they_o want_v will_v or_o skill_n time_n or_o conscience_n if_o it_o hap_v well_o so_o it_o be_v the_o godly_a meditate_v of_o their_o own_o estate_n and_o apply_v the_o law_n to_o their_o own_o sin_n which_o make_v david_n psal._n 38._o 5._o cry_n out_o that_o his_o sin_n be_v too_o heavy_a a_o burden_n for_o he_o to_o bear_v so_o can_v man_n try_v their_o own_o strength_n with_o the_o burden_n of_o their_o own_o sin_n they_o will_v come_v to_o a_o little_a more_o quick_a sense_n of_o their_o estate_n and_o with_o holy_a david_n here_o pronounce_v he_o a_o happy_a man_n that_o be_v ease_v four_o the_o strong_a man_n be_v go_v away_o with_o all_o and_o hence_o come_v in_o this_o unfeelingnesse_n and_o peace_n and_o he_o lull_v man_n asleep_a in_o false_a 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burden_n of_o his_o sin_n one_o time_n or_o other_o though_o the_o wicked_a do_v never_o till_o it_o be_v too_o late_o shall_v the_o lord_n himself_o be_v press_v under_o the_o burden_n of_o thy_o sin_n as_o a_o cart_n lade_v with_o sheaf_n and_o be_v not_o thou_o amos_n 2._o 13._o shall_v all_o other_o dumb_a and_o senseless_a creature_n groan_v under_o the_o burden_n of_o thy_o sin_n as_o rom._n 8._o 20._o and_o art_n thou_o thyself_o more_o senseless_a than_o they_o feel_v this_o burden_n seek_v mean_n to_o be_v deliver_v and_o 3_o disburden_v and_o this_o will_v he_o do_v that_o find_v this_o burden_n press_v and_o oppress_v he_o the_o mean_n be_v to_o come_v to_o christ_n as_o he_o call_v matth._n 11._o 28._o come_v unto_o i_o all_o you_o that_o be_v weary_a and_o lade_v etc._n etc._n come_v not_o with_o the_o body_n and_o foot_n but_o with_o first_o repentance_n second_o faith_n first_o come_v in_o confession_n of_o sin_n and_o godly_a sorrow_n sin_n come_v groan_v and_o bewail_v thy_o sin_n and_o estate_n come_v creep_v to_o god_n with_o thy_o burden_n on_o thy_o back_n confess_v thy_o sin_n and_o forsake_v it_o this_o be_v the_o way_n to_o find_v mercy_n thus_o david_n find_v ease_v vers_fw-la 5._o second_o come_v in_o faith_n hunger_a and_o thirst_v after_o righteousness_n lay_v hold_v on_o god_n mercy_n and_o christ_n merit_n which_o be_v as_o two_o shoulder_n to_o bear_v it_o quite_o away_o fear_v not_o but_o as_o the_o people_n say_v to_o bartimeus_n be_v of_o good_a comfort_n he_o call_v thou_o he_o call_v thou_o in_o the_o word_n he_o give_v a_o gracious_a promise_n come_v to_o i_o i_o will_v ease_v you_o he_o seal_v up_o his_o promise_n by_o the_o sacrament_n in_o which_o thou_o shall_v find_v he_o ready_a to_o give_v thou_o ease_v that_o long_a and_o grone_a after_o he_o do_v any_o sin_n oppress_v thy_o conscience_n thou_o hear_v and_o see_v in_o the_o word_n and_o sacrament_n how_o he_o be_v make_v sin_n that_o be_v a_o sacrifice_n for_o sin_n for_o thou_o do_v any_o burden_n of_o misery_n or_o cross_n inward_a or_o outward_a press_n thou_o he_o offer_v himself_o to_o ease_v the_o lade_v to_o pacify_v the_o perplex_a conscience_n to_o strengthen_v the_o heart_n and_o to_o remove_v or_o mitigate_v all_o our_o burden_n for_o we_o according_a to_o the_o pprophecy_n isaiah_n 53._o 4._o 11._o he_o have_v bear_v our_o infirmity_n and_o carry_v our_o sorrow_n the_o word_n be_v sebalon_n of_o sabal_n to_o carry_v as_o a_o porter_n do_v a_o burden_n use_v in_o both_o place_n but_o alas_o every_o man_n must_v carry_v his_o own_o burden_n object_n how_o then_o can_v christ_n legal_o every_o man_n must_v carry_v his_o own_o the_o law_n require_v answ._n personal_a obedience_n and_o satisfaction_n but_o euangelical_o christ_n our_o surety_n bear_v they_o and_o therefore_o come_v to_o he_o in_o the_o word_n and_o sacrament_n with_o faith_n and_o repentance_n once_o find_v ease_n of_o this_o burden_n load_n thyself_o no_o 4._o more_o christ_n 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