honest_a tender_a soul_n from_o the_o damn_v part_n of_o unbelief_n and_o by_o their_o fear_n preserve_v they_o from_o be_v bold_a with_o sin_n when_o many_o bold_a and_o impudent_a sinner_n turn_v infidel_n or_o atheist_n by_o forfeit_v the_o help_n of_o grace_n §_o 23._o and_o indeed_o irrational_a fear_n have_v so_o much_o power_n to_o raise_v doubt_n that_o they_o be_v seldom_o separate_v insomuch_o that_o many_o scarce_o know_v or_o observe_v the_o difference_n between_o doubt_n and_o fear_n and_o many_o say_v they_o not_o only_o fear_v but_o doubt_v when_o they_o can_v scarce_o tell_v why_o as_o if_o it_o be_v no_o intellectual_a act_n which_o they_o mean_v but_o a_o irrational_a passion_n §_o 24._o if_o therefore_o my_o soul_n see_v undeniable_a evidence_n of_o immortality_n and_o if_o it_o be_v able_a by_o irrefragable_a argument_n to_o prove_v the_o future_a blessedness_n expect_v and_o if_o it_o be_v convince_v that_o god_n promise_n be_v true_a and_o sufficient_o seal_v and_o attest_v by_o he_o to_o warrant_v the_o most_o confident_a belief_n and_o if_o i_o trust_v my_o soul_n and_o all_o my_o hope_n upon_o this_o word_n and_o evidence_n of_o truth_n it_o be_v not_o then_o our_o averseness_n to_o die_v nor_o the_o sensible_a fear_n of_o a_o soul_n that_o look_v into_o eternity_n that_o invalidate_n any_o of_o the_o reason_n of_o my_o hope_n nor_o prove_v the_o unsoundness_n of_o my_o faith_n §_o 25._o but_o yet_o these_o fear_n do_v prove_v its_o weakness_n and_o be_v they_o prevalent_a against_o the_o choice_n obedience_n resolution_n and_o endeavour_n of_o faith_n they_o will_v be_v prevalent_a against_o the_o truth_n of_o faith_n or_o prove_v its_o nullity_n for_o faith_n be_v trust_n and_o trust_v be_v a_o secure_n quiet_v thing_n why_o be_v you_o fearful_a o_o you_o of_o little_a faith_n be_v a_o just_a reproof_n of_o christ_n to_o his_o disciple_n when_o sensible_a danger_n raise_v up_o their_o fear_n for_o the_o establish_a will_n have_v a_o 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the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n §_o 30._o iii_o by_o subordinate_a providence_n 1._o god_n actual_a govern_v the_o world_n by_o the_o hope_n and_o fear_n of_o another_o life_n 2._o the_o many_o help_n which_o he_o give_v we_o for_o a_o heavenly_a life_n and_o for_o attain_v it_o which_o be_v not_o vain_a 3._o special_o the_o ministration_n of_o angel_n and_o their_o love_n to_o we_o and_o communion_n with_o we_o 4._o and_o by_o accident_n devil_n themselves_o convince_v we_o 1._o by_o the_o nature_n of_o their_o temptation_n 2._o by_o apparition_n and_o haunt_v house_n 3._o by_o witch_n 4._o by_o possession_n which_o though_o it_o be_v but_o a_o satanical_a operation_n on_o the_o body_n yet_o be_v so_o extraordinary_a a_o operation_n that_o it_o differ_v from_o the_o more_o usual_a as_o if_o i_o may_v so_o compare_v they_o god_n spirit_n so_o operate_v on_o the_o saint_n that_o it_o be_v call_v his_o dwell_n in_o they_o or_o possess_v they_o as_o different_z from_o his_o low_a 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unto_o the_o death_n child_n cry_v when_o they_o come_v into_o the_o world_n and_o i_o be_o often_o sorry_a when_o i_o be_o waken_v out_o of_o a_o quiet_a sleep_n especial_o to_o the_o business_n of_o a_o unquiet_a day_n we_o shall_v be_v strong_o tempt_v in_o our_o consider_a state_n to_o murmur_v at_o our_o creator_n as_o deal_v much_o hardly_o by_o we_o than_o by_o the_o brute_n if_o we_o must_v have_v have_v all_o those_o care_n and_o grief_n and_o fear_n by_o the_o knowledge_n of_o what_o we_o want_v and_o the_o prospect_n of_o death_n and_o future_a evil_n which_o they_o be_v exempt_v from_o and_o have_v not_o withal_o have_v the_o hope_n of_o a_o future_a felicity_n to_o support_v we_o seneca_n and_o his_o stoic_n have_v no_o better_a argument_n to_o silence_v such_o murmurer_n who_o believe_v not_o a_o better_a life_n than_o to_o tell_v they_o that_o if_o this_o life_n have_v more_o evil_a than_o good_a and_o they_o think_v god_n do_v they_o wrong_n they_o may_v remedy_v themselves_o by_o end_v it_o when_o they_o will_v but_o that_o will_v not_o cure_v the_o repine_n of_o a_o nature_n who_o find_v itself_o necessary_o weary_a of_o the_o misery_n of_o life_n and_o yet_o afraid_a of_o die_v and_o it_o be_v no_o great_a wonder_n that_o many_o think_v that_o pre-existent_a soul_n be_v put_v into_o these_o body_n as_o a_o punishment_n of_o something_o do_v in_o a_o former_a life_n while_o they_o foresee_v not_o the_o hope_a end_n of_o all_o our_o fear_n and_o sorrow_n o_o how_o contemptible_a a_o thing_n be_v man_n say_v the_o same_o seneca_n unless_o he_o lift_v up_o himself_o above_o humane_a thing_n therefore_o say_v solomon_n eccles_n 2._o 17._o when_o he_o have_v glut_v himself_o with_o all_o temporal_a pleasure_n i_o hate_v life_n because_o the_o work_n that_o be_v wrought_v under_o the_o sun_n be_v grievous_a to_o i_o for_o all_o be_v vanity_n and_o vexation_n of_o spirit_n §_o 12._o ii_o i_o have_v often_o think_v whether_o a_o implicit_a belief_n of_o a_o future_a happiness_n without_o any_o search_n into_o its_o nature_n and_o think_v of_o any_o thing_n that_o can_v be_v say_v against_o it_o or_o the_o search_n try_v way_n be_v better_a on_o the_o one_o side_n i_o have_v know_v many_o godly_a woman_n that_o never_o dispute_v the_o matter_n but_o serve_v god_n comfortable_o to_o a_o very_a old_a age_n between_o 80_o and_o 100_o to_o have_v live_v many_o year_n in_o a_o cheerful_a readiness_n and_o desire_n of_o death_n and_o such_o as_o few_o learned_a studious_a man_n do_v never_o attain_v to_o in_o that_o degree_n who_o no_o doubt_n have_v this_o as_o a_o divine_a reward_n of_o their_o long_a and_o faithful_a service_n of_o god_n and_o trust_v in_o he_o on_o the_o other_o side_n a_o studious_a man_n can_v hardly_o keep_v off_o all_o objection_n or_o secure_v his_o mind_n against_o the_o suggestion_n of_o difficulty_n and_o doubt_n and_o if_o they_o come_v in_o they_o must_v be_v answer_v see_v we_o give_v they_o half_o a_o victory_n if_o we_o cast_v they_o off_o before_o we_o can_v answer_v they_o and_o a_o faith_n that_o be_v not_o uphold_v by_o such_o evidence_n of_o truth_n as_o reason_n can_v discern_v and_o justify_v be_v oft_o join_v with_o much_o secret_a doubt_n which_o man_n dare_v not_o open_a but_o do_v not_o therefore_o overcome_v and_o its_o weakness_n may_v have_v a_o weaken_a deficiency_n as_o to_o all_o the_o grace_n and_o duty_n which_o shall_v be_v strengthen_v by_o it_o and_o who_o know_v how_o soon_o a_o temptation_n from_o satan_n or_o infidel_n or_o our_o own_o dark_a heart_n may_v assault_v we_o which_o will_v not_o without_o such_o evidence_n and_o resolve_v light_n be_v overcome_v and_o yet_o many_o that_o try_v and_o reason_n and_o dispute_v most_o have_v not_o the_o strong_a or_o most_o powerful_a faith_n §_o 13._o and_o my_o thought_n of_o this_o have_v have_v this_o issue_n 1._o there_o be_v a_o great_a difference_n between_o that_o light_n which_o show_v we_o the_o thing_n 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