say_v the_o holy_a ghost_n if_o the_o blood_n of_o bull_n and_o â—oats_n and_o the_o sprinkle_v they_o that_o be_v unclean_a sanctify_v as_o to_o the_o purify_n of_o the_o flesh_n how_o much_o more_o shall_v the_o blood_n of_o christ_n etc._n etc._n purge_v your_o conscience_n etc._n etc._n and_o that_o the_o thought_n of_o the_o old_a testament-believer_n run_v so_o much_o upon_o david_n especial_o his_o very_a die_a thought_n run_v of_o this_o 23.1_o 2_o sam._n 23.1_o as_o appear_v by_o his_o last_o word_n although_o my_o house_n be_v not_o so_o with_o god_n yet_o god_n have_v make_v a_o covenant_n with_o i_o order_v in_o all_o thing_n and_o sure_a this_o be_v all_o my_o salvation_n 5._o verse_n 5._o and_o all_o my_o desire_n etc._n etc._n bless_a be_v god_n what_o ever_o be_v out_o of_o order_n the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n be_v order_v in_o all_o thing_n and_o sure_a my_o help_n and_o my_o hope_n be_v not_o in_o myself_o or_o in_o any_o thing_n of_o my_o own_o it_o be_v lay_v up_o elsewhere_o in_o better_a keep_n one_o shall_v say_v 45.24_o isaiah_n 45.24_o in_o the_o lord_n i_o have_v strength_n and_o i_o have_v righteousness_n and_o in_o the_o lord_n the_o whole_a house_n of_o israel_n that_o be_v 25._o verse_n 25._o all_o that_o ever_o shall_v have_v peace_n shall_v be_v justify_v and_o shall_v glory_n thus_o isaiah_n so_o jeremy_n speak_v of_o the_o church_n 33.16_o jer._n 33.16_o he_o that_o shall_v call_v she_o be_v the_o lord_n our_o righteousness_n so_o daniel_n now_o therefore_o o_o our_o god_n 14.14_o dan._n 9.17_o ezek._n 14.14_o hear_v the_o prayer_n of_o thy_o servant_n etc._n etc._n and_o cause_v thy_o face_n to_o shine_v etc._n etc._n for_o the_o lord_n sake_n you_o see_v daniel_n who_o be_v reckon_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n with_o noah_n and_o job_n one_o of_o the_o best_a man_n that_o ever_o be_v have_v not_o a_o thought_n of_o any_o acceptance_n or_o audience_n from_o any_o righteousness_n or_o work_n of_o his_o own_o but_o only_o for_o christ_n sake_n lord_n do_v it_o say_v he_o for_o the_o lord_n sake_n 24.16_o 2_o cor._n 12.12_o 1_o cor._n 15.10_o act_n 24.16_o nay_o s._n paul_n that_o come_v behind_o no_o man_n and_o labour_v more_o abundant_o than_o all_o that_o exercise_v himself_o always_o to_o have_v a_o conscience_n void_a of_o offence_n both_o towards_o god_n and_o towards_o all_o man_n that_o beat_v down_o his_o body_n to_o bring_v it_o in_o subjection_n etc._n etc._n chap._n 1_o cor._n 9.27_o 2_o cor._n 11.22_o to_o the_o end_n r_o m._n 4._o chap._n rom_n 5._o chap._n in_o a_o word_n wherein-soev_a any_o may_v seem_v to_o have_v any_o thing_n to_o boast_v he_o have_v more_o yet_o you_o find_v no_o man_n more_o triumph_v in_o a_o impute_v righteousness_n by_o faith_n grace._n free_a gift_n no_o man_n more_o abase_v nay_o abhor_v the_o very_a thought_n of_o all_o self-wrought_a righteousness_n not_o of_o work_n say_v he_o 2.9_o eph._n 2.9_o lest_o any_o man_n shall_v boast_v but_o sweep_v down_o throughout_o 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9.30_o that_o the_o gentile_n which_o follow_v not_o righteousness_n have_v attain_v unto_o righteousness_n even_o the_o righteousness_n which_o be_v of_o faith_n 31.32_o verse_n 31.32_o but_o israel_n which_o follow_v after_o the_o law_n of_o righteousness_n have_v not_o attain_v to_o the_o law_n of_o righteousness_n wherefore_o because_o they_o seek_v it_o not_o by_o faith_n but_o as_o it_o be_v by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n for_o they_o have_v stumble_v at_o the_o stumble_a stone_n as_o it_o be_v write_v 33._o verse_n 33._o behold_v i_o will_v lay_v in_o zion_n a_o stumble_a stone_n and_o a_o rock_n of_o offence_n and_o every_o one_o that_o believe_v in_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v ashamed_a let_v papist_n then_o mock_v on_o and_o call_v this_o impute_v righteousness_n a_o putative_a or_o a_o imaginary_a righteousness_n yet_o what_o be_v to_o they_o foolishne_n 3.3_o 1_o pet._n 2.6_o philip_n 3.3_o and_o to_o many_o a_o stumble_a stone_n let_v it_o be_v to_o thou_o o_o my_o soul_n a_o foundation_n rejoice_v thou_o in_o jesus_n and_o have_v thou_o no_o confidence_n in_o the_o flesh_n sect._n xxxvii_o christ_n pâ—â—l_o 2.6_o 7_o 8._o hâ—â—h_v thou_o his_o of_o christ_n but_o then_o as_o god_n have_v high_o exalt_v he_o that_o be_v humble_v be_v equal_a with_o god_n yet_o in_o shape_n of_o a_o man_n even_o to_o the_o death_n of_o the_o cross_n so_o think_v that_o if_o ever_o thou_o hope_v for_o benefit_n by_o he_o thy_o life_n and_o thy_o lip_n must_v exalt_v he_o and_o thy_o heart_n and_o thy_o thought_n above_o all_o not_o that_o thou_o can_v add_v to_o but_o must_v own_o his_o greatness_n and_o his_o glory_n nay_o though_o thou_o have_v know_v christ_n after_o the_o flesh_n 5.16_o 2_o câ—â—_n 5.16_o yet_o henceforth_o know_v he_o so_o no_o more_o away_o with_o low_a thought_n carnal_a conception_n of_o jesus_n christ_n who_o though_o he_o be_v crucify_a through_o weakness_n yet_o be_v raise_v in_o power_n 11.34_o 1_o cor._n 14.4_o isaiah_n 62.1_o heb._n 11.34_o yea_o in_o the_o greatness_n of_o his_o strength_n become_v weak_a that_o out_o of_o weakness_n thou_o may_v be_v make_v strong_a for_o if_o the_o christian_a can_v say_v by_o believe_v in_o christ_n when_o i_o be_o weak_a then_o be_o i_o strong_a and_o can_v glory_n in_o his_o infirmity_n 10._o 2_o cor._n 12.9_o 10._o that_o the_o power_n of_o christ_n may_v rest_v upon_o he_o well_o may_v he_o glory_n in_o christ_n who_o glory_n in_o the_o very_a day_n of_o his_o infirmity_n they_o that_o see_v he_o behold_v as_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o only_o beget_v son_n of_o god_n 1.4_o john_n 1.4_o for_o whilst_o he_o dwell_v among_o man_n in_o the_o body_n of_o his_o flesh_n the_o fullness_n of_o the_o godhead_n dwell_v in_o he_o bodily_a 5._o colos_n 2.9_o rom_n 9_o 5._o and_o o_o how_o awful_a and_o stupendous_a a_o thought_n it_o be_v that_o god_n benjamin_n shall_v be_v this_o ben-oni_n nay_o the_o bless_a god_n himself_o this_o man_n of_o sorrow_n 4.4_o isaiah_n 53.3_o and_o 9.6_o gal_n 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shall_v be_v confine_v and_o content_v in_o the_o womb_n though_o not_o contain_v in_o the_o world_n pellibus_fw-la exiguis_fw-la ingens_fw-la arctatur_fw-la jesus_n that_o a_o strait_a low-roofed_a virgin-cell_n shall_v lodge_v the_o incomprehensible_a that_o the_o eternal_a god_n shall_v be_v bear_v 2.7_o isaiah_n 9.6_o matth._n 28.6_o luke_n 2.7_o and_o the_o immortal_a god_n bury_v after_o a_o life_n of_o sorrow_n and_o a_o death_n of_o shame_n that_o the_o majesty_n of_o god_n shall_v take_v up_o with_o a_o stable_a for_o a_o presence_n chamber_n 2._o mat._n 2.11_o and_o 27.29_o verse_n 2._o and_o a_o manger_n for_o a_o throne_n where_o wiseman_n must_v come_v and_o worship_v he_o a_o wreath_n of_o thorn_n for_o a_o crown_n
wicked_a 17.9_o jorem_fw-la 17.9_o that_o if_o all_o the_o man_n of_o the_o world_n have_v tell_v i_o that_o i_o have_v such_o a_o heart_n or_o shall_v have_v do_v such_o a_o thing_n 8.13_o 2_o king_n 8.13_o i_o shall_v with_o disdain_n have_v reply_v with_o hazael_n be_o i_o a_o dog_n or_o a_o devil_n that_o i_o shall_v do_v such_o a_o thing_n nay_o when_o god_n own_o word_n tell_v i_o till_o this_o curse_a sin_n tell_v it_o i_o i_o can_v not_o have_v think_v that_o i_o carry_v such_o a_o heart_n about_o i_o be_v this_o the_o heart_n i_o so_o long_o trust_v that_o i_o so_o often_o excuse_v that_o i_o so_o much_o applaud_v be_v this_o the_o honest_a the_o good_a heart_n the_o heart_n full_a of_o good_a meaning_n the_o heart_n that_o think_v no_o harm_n o_o mystery_n of_o iniquity_n o_o hell_n of_o hypocrisy_n and_o unsearchable_a depth_n of_o deceit_n well_o deep_a as_o thou_o be_v god_n have_v now_o search_v out_o thy_o deep_a thing_n o_o my_o soul_n and_o now_o my_o sin_n be_v ever_o before_o i_o 14.5_o psalm_n 51.3_o gen._n 4.7_o job_n 14.5_o and_o my_o punishment_n be_v follow_v hard_o after_o i_o sin_n lie_v at_o my_o door_n my_o fatal_a moment_n be_v set_v that_o i_o can_v pass_v it_o and_o yet_o secret_a that_o i_o can_v know_v it_o 9.27_o mat._n 24.42_o mat._n 13.35_o heb._n 9.27_o whether_o in_o the_o evening_n or_o at_o midnight_n or_o at_o cock-crowing_a only_o this_o i_o know_v that_o after_o death_n come_v it_o when_o it_o will_v come_v judgement_n judgement_n unavoidable_a before_o a_o judge_n impartial_a and_o unexorable_a the_o crime_n naked_a the_o prisoner_n speechless_a 22.12_o heb._n 4.13_o mat._n 22.12_o the_o sentence_n speedy_a the_o execution_n certain_a the_o torment_v intolerable_a yet_o must_v be_v bear_v without_o any_o ease_n yet_o without_o all_o end_n 18.13_o mat._n 18.13_o through_o million_o of_o million_o of_o age_n nay_o without_o help_n or_o hope_v of_o help_n to_o all_o eternity_n and_o this_o not_o a_o fantasy_n but_o a_o great_a reality_n than_o what_o i_o see_v with_o my_o outward_a eye_n nor_o a_o foreign_a concernment_n but_o thy_o own_o case_n o_o my_o own_o soul_n sect._n vii_o under_o such_o doleful_a thought_n as_o these_o the_o pensive_a sinner_n life_n for_o some_o part_n of_o it_o more_o or_o less_o even_o as_o it_o please_v god_n be_v spend_v with_o grief_n 31.10_o psalm_n 31.10_o as_o david_n yea_o sometime_o whole_a year_n with_o sigh_v so_o that_o his_o very_a strength_n fail_v because_o of_o his_o iniquity_n and_o his_o very_a bone_n be_v consume_v but_o then_o the_o work_a thought_n do_v not_o thus_o leave_v the_o spiritual_a mourner_n but_o in_o such_o like_a sort_n as_o this_o they_o do_v proceed_v alas_o then_o what_o shall_v i_o do_v shall_v i_o think_v of_o give_v my_o overquelm_a spirit_n my_o ache_a heart_n some_o present_a ease_n by_o break_v away_o from_o god_n bar_n but_o whither_o o_o whither_o shall_v i_o go_v shall_v i_o fly_v out_o again_o to_o my_o curse_a course_n and_o riotous_a company_n oh_o these_o have_v be_v my_o bane_n already_o and_o methinks_v i_o still_o see_v upon_o the_o wall_n over_o against_o the_o place_n where_o i_o too_o late_o sit_v among_o they_o 5._o daniel_n 5_o 5._o the_o finger_n of_o a_o man_n hand_n writing_n and_o draw_v up_o a_o bloody_a indictment_n against_o i_o 7.23_o jam._n 3.19_o prov._n 7.23_o i_o remember_v the_o wormwood_n and_o the_o gall_n the_o dart_n that_o then_o and_o there_o strike_v through_o my_o liver_n and_o the_o wound_n that_o have_v be_v fester_v ever_o since_o because_o of_o my_o foolishness_n 5._o psal_n 38_o 5._o shall_v i_o turn_v i_o then_o to_o the_o harmless_a creature_n and_o beg_v of_o they_o some_o relief_n alas_o my_o sin_n have_v engrave_v vanity_n there_o with_o a_o pen_n of_o iron_n 2.11_o eccles_n 2.11_o yea_o vexation_n of_o spirit_n with_o the_o very_a point_n of_o a_o diamond_n shall_v they_o ease_v my_o servitude_n and_o cruel_a bondage_n who_o have_v weary_v they_o with_o my_o iniquity_n 43.24_o isaiah_n 43.24_o and_o make_v they_o serve_v with_o my_o sin_n and_o god_n in_o they_o shall_v they_o help_v my_o groan_n who_o have_v make_v they_o all_o groan_n under_o the_o bondage_n of_o my_o corruption_n 102.4_o rom._n 8.21_o and_o 2d_o job_n 7.13_o 14._o psal_n 102.4_o no_o no_o if_o i_o say_v my_o bed_n shall_v comfort_v i_o or_o my_o couch_n ease_v my_o complaint_n then_o be_o i_o sca_fw-la ed_z with_o vision_n and_o terrify_v through_o dream_n sometime_o i_o forget_v sometime_o i_o fear_v to_o eat_v my_o bread_n lest_o the_o morsel_n shall_v prove_v a_o messenger_n of_o death_n to_o i_o and_o hasten_v i_o away_o to_o the_o place_n from_o whence_o i_o shall_v not_o return_v sometime_o god_n hold_v my_o eye_n wake_v that_o i_o can_v sleep_v 77.4_o psalm_n 77.4_o and_o sometime_o i_o dare_v not_o lest_o i_o shall_v awake_v no_o more_o till_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n be_v about_o my_o ear_n in_o vain_a then_o do_v i_o think_v of_o run_v away_o from_o god_n for_o whither_o shall_v i_o fly_v from_o his_o presence_n 139.7_o psal_n 139.7_o shall_v i_o think_v then_o of_o flee_v to_o he_o and_o of_o bâ—wing_v the_o knee_n before_o he_o alas_o he_o be_v a_o consume_a fire_n and_o the_o mountain_n smoke_n 20.31_o heb._n 12.29_o isaiah_n 63.3_o 1_o king_n 20.31_o and_o the_o hill_n flow_v down_o at_o his_o presence_n yet_o have_v i_o hear_v that_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n be_v a_o merciful_a god_n i_o will_v put_v a_o rope_n upon_o my_o head_n and_o make_v my_o supplication_n to_o my_o judge_n but_o alas_o wherewithal_n shall_v i_o come_v before_o he_o 7._o job_n 9.15_o mich._n 6.6_o 7._o and_o bow_v my_o knee_n to_o the_o most_o high_a shall_v i_o think_v of_o pilgrimage_n or_o penance_n of_o come_v before_o he_o with_o burn_a offering_n to_o give_v he_o if_o i_o have_v they_o thousand_o of_o ram_n or_o ten_o thousand_o of_o river_n of_o oil_n or_o my_o first_o bear_v for_o my_o transgression_n or_o the_o fruit_n of_o my_o body_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o my_o soul_n will_v he_o take_v any_o bullock_n out_o of_o my_o house_n 34.5_o psal_n 9.50_o deut._n 4.24_o prov._n 6.35_o exod._n 34.5_o or_o he-goat_n out_o of_o my_o fold_n no_o no_o he_o be_v a_o jealous_a god_n and_o jealous_o regard_v not_o any_o ransom_n or_o many_o gift_n he_o will_v by_o no_o mean_n clear_v he_o that_o be_v guilty_a and_o i_o dare_v not_o plead_v not_o guilty_a though_o i_o die_v for_o it_o shall_v i_o think_v then_o of_o stretch_v out_o my_o hand_n in_o the_o way_n of_o some_o legal_a righteousness_n and_o self-wrought_a reformation_n to_o take_v hold_n of_o the_o tree_n of_o l_o fe_o now_o that_o i_o have_v eat_v of_o the_o forbid_a tree_n alas_o 24._o gen._n 3.22_o and_o 24._o behold_v cherubim_n with_o a_o flame_v sword_n block_v up_o the_o way_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n so_o that_o by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n shall_v no_o flesh_n be_v justify_v alas_o 2.16_o gal._n 2.16_o my_o sight_n for_o sin_n be_v a_o impure_a vapour_n and_o my_o tear_n for_o sin_n need_v wash_v my_o righteousness_n be_v filthy_a rag_n 6._o isaiah_n 64_o 6._o and_o like_o the_o clothes_n of_o a_o remove_a woman_n if_o i_o shall_v justify_v myself_o my_o own_o mouth_n will_v condemn_v i_o 9.20_o job_n 9.20_o and_o prove_v i_o perverse_a and_o i_o have_v too_o long_o already_o add_v this_o sin_n of_o perverss_n r_o bellion_n to_o my_o other_o wretchedness_n that_o i_o have_v go_v about_o to_o establish_v my_o own_o righteousness_n 10.3_o rom._n 10.3_o and_o have_v not_o submit_v to_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n but_o yet_o o_o thou_o pure_a god_n have_v not_o thou_o say_v that_o there_o be_v forgiveness_n with_o thou_o 4.29_o psal_n 130.4_o jer._n 8.22_o john_n 4.29_o that_o thou_o may_v be_v fear_v be_v there_o no_o balm_n in_o thy_o gilead_n be_v there_o no_o physician_n there_o but_o this_o very_a day_n there_o be_v a_o messenger_n of_o thou_o with_o i_o of_o a_o truth_n he_o be_v none_o but_o thou_o for_o he_o tell_v all_o that_o 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yet_o be_v alive_a once_o without_o the_o law_n and_o give_v this_o as_o the_o reason_n he_o do_v not_o by_o all_o their_o doctrine_n know_v lust_n he_o know_v not_o that_o thought-sin_n be_v such_o sin_n until_o the_o commandment_n come_v in_o another_o manner_n and_o by_o another_o kind_n of_o teach_v then_o ever_o he_o have_v from_o they_o for_o this_o be_v our_o saviour_n great_a business_n in_o that_o incomparable_a sermon_n upon_o the_o mount_n to_o vindicate_v the_o spirituality_n of_o the_o law_n from_o their_o carnal_a and_o corrupt_a dotage_n they_o put_v the_o great_a stress_n of_o the_o rule_n upon_o the_o outward_a man_n he_o put_v it_o upon_o the_o heart_n also_o poverty_n in_o spirit_n he_o begin_v with_o that_o he_o lay_v the_o breach_n of_o the_o six_o and_o seven_o commandment_n in_o heart_n and_o thought_n as_o well_o as_o outward_a act_n he_o condemn_v cark_n care_n anxiety_n of_o thought_n it_o be_v strange_a indeed_o they_o shall_v be_v so_o blind_v see_v the_o very_a last_o of_o god_n ten_o word_n go_v down_o to_o the_o very_a bottom_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o thought_n thou_o shall_v not_o covet_v so_o that_o when_o the_o scale_n be_v but_o fall_v from_o the_o apostle_n eye_n he_o can_v easily-see_a in_o the_o light_n of_o that_o law_n that_o think_v be_v sin_n he_o know_v lust_n to_o be_v sin_n then_o he_o know_v now_o that_o the_o law_n be_v spiritual_a yea_o and_o thus_o he_o school_n other_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o you_o may_v learn_v not_o to_o think_v above_o what_o be_v write_v god_n write_v word_n be_v the_o measure_n of_o man_n right_a thought_n yet_o even_o some_o heathen_n have_v some_o glimmering_n of_o this_o deut_n est_fw-la animus_n therefore_o ment_fw-la colendus_fw-la god_n it_o a_o spirit_n and_o require_v mental_a worship_n and_o conformity_n to_o his_o will_n and_o this_o be_v indeed_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d our_o reasonable_a service_n when_o the_o internal_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d think_v and_o mind_n serve_v the_o law_n of_o god_n sect._n i._n second_o as_o a_o man_n must_v have_v a_o right_a rule_n for_o his_o thought_n 2.14_o right_o thought_n of_o the_o rule_n james_n 4.11_o 1_o cor._n 2.14_o so_o he_o must_v have_v right_a thought_n of_o the_o rule_n the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o some_o that_o judge_v the_o law_n take_v we_o heed_n that_o we_o do_v not_o misjudge_v it_o therefore_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o we_o look_v on_o the_o spiritual_a law_n with_o a_o spiritual_a eye_n to_o carnal_a thought_n the_o right_a way_n of_o the_o lord_n seem_v crooked_a and_o unequal_a man_n god_n right_a rule_n why_o seem_v crooked_a to_o man_n not_o that_o the_o law_n be_v so_o but_o because_o the_o medium_n be_v such_o through_o which_o it_o be_v look_v upon_o as_o if_o a_o man_n put_v part_n of_o a_o strait_a staff_n into_o the_o water_n it_o appear_v crooked_a because_o of_o the_o inequality_n of_o the_o medium_n right_a all_o god_n rule_v to_o david_n psal_n 119.228_o all_o 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of_o god_n perfect_a thorough_o furnish_v to_o every_o good_a work_n able_a to_o make_v wise_a to_o salvation_n and_o therefore_o to_o be_v search_v by_o every_o one_o that_o desire_v to_o be_v save_v search_v the_o scripture_n say_v our_o saviour_n for_o in_o they_o you_o think_v to_o have_v eternal_a life_n and_o they_o be_v they_o that_o testify_v of_o me._n now_o to_o think_v otherwise_o of_o scripture_n than_o we_o be_v teach_v by_o it_o be_v to_o think_v strange_o of_o it_o which_o be_v a_o thing_n the_o great_a god_n take_v strange_o at_o their_o hand_n that_o do_v it_o a_o dishonour_n do_v to_o our_o spiritual_a magna_fw-la charta_fw-la the_o great_a charrer_n of_o our_o salvation_n i_o have_v write_v to_o he_o say_v god_n the_o great_a thing_n of_o my_o law_n 8.12_o hosea_n 8.12_o but_o they_o count_v they_o as_o a_o strange_a thing_n great_a thing_n indeed_o
god_n be_v never_o the_o less_o conspicuous_a but_o indeed_o so_o much_o the_o more_o glorious_a be_v behold_v as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v together_o with_o his_o severity_n severity_n rom_n 11.22_o goodness_n of_o god_n no_o less_o conspicuous_a for_o his_o severity_n as_o bright_a colour_n be_v the_o most_o resplendent_a when_o they_o be_v heighten_v from_o the_o dark_a shadow_n behold_v say_v he_o the_o goodness_n and_o the_o severity_n of_o god_n lo_o here_o a_o right_a theme_n for_o thought_n behold_v his_o goodness_n but_o remember_v his_o severity_n think_v of_o his_o severity_n but_o forget_v not_o his_o goodness_n that_o the_o thought_n of_o severity_n without_o goodness_n may_v not_o make_v thou_o desperate_a nor_o of_o goodness_n without_o severity_n make_v thou_o malapert_a and_o wanton_a but_o that_o both_o together_o may_v make_v thou_o humble_a and_o hearty_a and_o dutiful_a and_o diligent_a fearful_a and_o yet_o cheerful_a in_o all_o way_n of_o holiness_n and_o new_a obedience_n objection_n 8.6_o if_o god_n be_v so_o good_a why_o do_v he_o not_o make_v all_o man_n condition_n such_o jerem._n 2.5_o answer_n god_n do_v so_o eccles_n 7.31_o rom._n 7.12_o gen._n 2.16_o verse_n 17._o psalm_n 8.6_o but_o may_v thou_o think_v again_o if_o the_o lord_n be_v so_o good_a he_o may_v have_v make_v all_o man_n condition_n to_o be_v such_o it_o be_v true_a indeed_o he_o may_v do_v so_o and_o he_o do_v so_o and_o i_o may_v challenge_v thou_o yet_o again_o in_o his_o name_n what_o iniquity_n do_v thy_o first_o father_n and_o all_o his_o posterity_n in_o he_o find_v in_o god_n that_o he_o go_v far_o from_o he_o and_o they_o with_o he_o and_o walk_v after_o vanity_n and_o become_v vain_a do_v not_o god_n make_v man_n upright_o and_o give_v he_o a_o right_a law_n a_o commandment_n that_o be_v holy_a just_a and_o good_a be_v it_o not_o just_o that_o he_o that_o give_v man_n all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o tree_n of_o the_o garden_n shall_v keep_v one_o to_o himself_o 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excellent_a shape_n and_o breathe_v therein_o a_o live_a spirit_n and_o imprint_v thereon_o a_o divine_a similitude_n and_o place_v he_o as_o his_o viceroy_n upon_o earth_n and_o to_o hold_v all_o as_o it_o be_v but_o by_o the_o payment_n of_o a_o pepper-corn_n the_o forbear_n of_o one_o tree_n and_o when_o miserable_a man_n after_o all_o this_o have_v not_o make_v good_a his_o allegiance_n but_o break_a faith_n with_o his_o maker_n sell_v himself_o and_o his_o posterity_n for_o a_o apple_n or_o some_o such_o like_a thing_n to_o the_o evil_a first_o of_o sin_n and_o so_o of_o suffer_v shall_v man_n impudent_a posterity_n presume_v in_o their_o heart_n after_o all_o this_o to_o call_v in_o question_n the_o goodness_n of_o god_n for_o no_o other_o reason_n but_o his_o make_v his_o word_n good_a his_o threaten_v good_a and_o so_o his_o commandment_n good_a in_o the_o penal_a part_n of_o it_o which_o be_v that_o part_n which_o he_o undertake_v to_o make_v good_a if_o man_n fail_v to_o 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produce_v therefore_o thy_o cause_n and_o bring_v forth_o thy_o strong_a reason_n if_o thou_o do_v well_o shall_v thou_o not_o be_v accept_v but_o and_o if_o thou_o do_v evil_a be_v it_o god_n fault_n that_o sin_n lie_v at_o thy_o door_n 4.7_o gen._n 4.7_o a_o ahab'_v humiliation_n so_o good_a a_o master_n be_v god_n though_o the_o man_n be_v but_o a_o hypocrite_n shall_v have_v a_o temporal_a reward_n the_o lord_n be_v so_o good_a 14.13_o as_o far_o as_o he_o be_v capable_a 1_o king_n 21_o 29â—_n ezek._n 29.18_o 20._o reward_n spiritual_a good_a mat._n 10.42_o with_o a_o spiritual_a blessing_n 1_o king_n 14.13_o that_o he_o will_v not_o set_v a_o nabuchadnezzar_n a_o poor_a heathen_a to_o work_v but_o he_o shall_v have_v his_o wage_n a_o cup_n of_o cold_a water_n give_v in_o his_o name_n shall_v not_o want_v its_o reward_n if_o any_o one_o perform_v any_o spiritual_a good_a the_o good_a god_n shall_v give_v he_o a_o spiritual_a reward_n yea_o will_v take_v great_a notice_n even_o of_o the_o least_o good_a thing_n as_o in_o the_o case_n of_o young_a abijah_n in_o who_o be_v find_v some_o good_a thing_n towards_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n in_o the_o wicked_a house_n of_o jeroboam_n and_o will_v remunerate_v the_o performancesâ—_n of_o outward_o good_a thing_n with_o compensation_n suitable_a to_o the_o person_n and_o performance_n as_o the_o removal_n of_o outward_a evil_n and_o the_o donation_n of_o outward_a blessing_n the_o ninevite_n they_o repent_v they_o of_o their_o sin_n though_o it_o be_v but_o after_o a_o fashion_n as_o appear_v after_o by_o the_o burden_n of_o nineveh_n in_o nahum_v prophesy_v and_o this_o good_a god_n 3.10_o nah._o 11_o etc._n etc._n jon._n 3.10_o he_o present_o repent_v he_o of_o the_o evil_a that_o he_o have_v say_v he_o will_v do_v unto_o they_o and_o do_v it_o not_o till_o they_o repent_v they_o again_o of_o their_o repentance_n 39.5_o gen._n 39.5_o potiphar_n and_o pharaoh_n make_v much_o of_o god_n joseph_n and_o god_n bless_v their_o house_n for_o joseph_n sake_n and_o must_v god_n pervert_v judgement_n judge_n justice_z not_o derogatory_n to_o goodness_n in_o a_o judge_n and_o not_o punish_v the_o wicked_a that_o he_o may_v have_v thy_o good_a word_n or_o be_v well_o think_v of_o by_o thou_o be_v his_o justice_n derogatory_n to_o his_o goodness_n thou_o can_v applaud_v the_o sentence_n of_o a_o judge_n in_o condemn_v the_o injury_n that_o have_v be_v do_v unto_o thou_o why_o can_v thou_o not_o as_o well_o say_v unto_o god_n with_o the_o psamlist_n 119.39_o psal_n 119.39_o thy_o judgement_n be_v good_a yea_o with_o many_o he_o be_v the_o best_a man_n that_o will_v least_o bear_v a_o injury_n but_o be_v most_o vindictive_a 10.30_o heb._n 10.30_o and_o must_v not_o vengeance_n be_v the_o lord_n and_o may_v not_o he_o repay_v without_o incur_v thy_o evil_a thought_n 27.11_o a_o wrong_a thought_n of_o god_n goodness_n to_o think_v he_o will_v destroy_v none_o isaiah_n 27.11_o it_o be_v a_o evil_a thought_n of_o god_n goodness_n that_o some_o ignorant_a one_o have_v or_o at_o least_o will_v fain_o have_v that_o he_o that_o make_v they_o will_v never_o destroy_v they_o nor_o indeed_o ever_o will_v he_o have_v they_o continue_v what_o he_o make_v they_o but_o this_o good_a god_n say_v express_o and_o he_o know_v what_o he_o have_v to_o do_v it_o be_v a_o people_n of_o no_o understanding_n therefore_o he_o that_o make_v they_o will_v have_v no_o mercy_n on_o they_o and_o he_o that_o form_v they_o will_v show_v they_o no_o favour_n sect._n xxix_o covenant_n god_n goodness_n in_o the_o new_a covenant_n but_o and_o if_o thou_o think_v hardly_o of_o god_n deal_v with_o man_n fall_v under_o the_o first_o covenant_n the_o covenant_n of_o work_n o_o busy_a thy_o thought_n
never_o pay_v the_o uttermost_a farthing_n 19_o we_o must_v not_o pretend_v high_a thought_n of_o christ_n to_o harbour_v hard_a thought_n of_o god_n 1_o pet._n 1.18_o verse_n 19_o but_o still_o we_o must_v take_v heed_n while_o we_o pretend_v high_a thought_n of_o christ_n that_o we_o harbour_v not_o hard_a thought_n of_o god_n as_o if_o he_o will_v exact_v of_o our_o surety_n more_o than_o be_v due_a or_o be_v indeed_o profuse_a or_o prodigal_a of_o the_o blood_n of_o his_o son_n no_o no_o god_n count_v it_o as_o precious_a sure_a as_o thou_o can_v do_v for_o thy_o heart_n and_o if_o man_n be_v loath_a to_o be_v lavish_a of_o corruptible_a thing_n such_o as_o silver_n and_o gold_n sure_a god_n will_v never_o have_v be_v so_o of_o the_o precious_a blood_n of_o christ_n as_o aâ—_n lamb_n without_o spot_n for_o if_o a_o drop_n will_v have_v do_v it_o circumcision_n may_v have_v excuse_v the_o passion_n and_o the_o propathia_n or_o bloody_a sweat_n in_o the_o garden_n the_o bloody_a death_n upon_o the_o cross_n 2.21_o gal._n 2.21_o and_o so_o christ_n have_v dye_v in_o vain_a a_o thought_n which_o the_o apostle_n so_o much_o abhor_v for_o as_o he_o there_o reason_n concern_v the_o law_n i_o may_v argue_v in_o this_o present_a case_n if_o righteousness_n can_v have_v be_v by_o a_o drop_n of_o his_o blood_n than_o â—hriâ—_n die_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o one_o will_v say_v gratis_o in_o a_o compliment_n and_o for_o a_o mere_a flourish_n of_o his_o kindness_n which_o the_o apostle_n will_v by_o no_o mean_n admit_v 21._o joh_n 2.19_o 21._o no_o no_o the_o temple_n of_o his_o body_n must_v be_v destroy_v which_o the_o loss_n of_o a_o drop_n of_o his_o blood_n will_v not_o do_v 6.23_o rom._n 6.23_o he_o must_v be_v make_v sin_n for_o we_o now_o the_o wage_n of_o sin_n for_o he_o know_v no_o sin_n as_o to_o the_o work_n of_o sin_n but_o he_o must_v be_v make_v sin_n as_o to_o the_o wage_n of_o sin_n which_o be_v death_n 5.21_o cor._n 5.21_o that_o we_o may_v be_v make_v the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n in_o he_o and_o that_o he_o may_v redeem_v we_o from_o the_o curse_n of_o the_o law_n he_o must_v be_v make_v a_o curse_n for_o we_o that_o be_v he_o must_v hang_v upon_o the_o tree_n till_o he_o be_v dead_a 26._o deut._n 21_o 22_o 23._o scripture-thought_n of_o christ_n our_o only_a right_n and_o high_a thought_n luke_n 24.25_o 26._o for_o in_o that_o sense_n it_o be_v that_o the_o apostle_n quote_v that_o in_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n where_o it_o be_v write_v curse_a be_v he_o that_o hang_v upon_o a_o tree_n and_o the_o truth_n be_v as_o our_o scriptural_a thought_n of_o christ_n be_v our_o only_a right_a thought_n o_o fool_n and_o slow_a of_o heart_n ought_v not_o christ_n to_o have_v suffer_v these_o thing_n etc._n etc._n so_o be_v they_o also_o our_o high_a thought_n for_o herein_o god_n commend_v his_o love_n to_o we_o not_o that_o christ_n be_v circumcise_a for_o we_o though_o that_o be_v love_n love_n rom._n 5.8_o not_o christ_n bleed_v but_o his_o die_v the_o grand_a commendation_n of_o his_o love_n to_o loose_v a_o few_o drop_n of_o his_o precious_a blood_n for_o we_o but_o this_o be_v the_o high_a commendation_n of_o his_o love_n that_o he_o die_v for_o 〈◊〉_d for_o many_o there_o be_v that_o will_v willing_o enough_o â—â—ose_v a_o little_a blood_n for_o a_o friend_n that_o will_v not_o die_v for_o their_o friend_n but_o this_o be_v love_n that_o though_o we_o be_v enemy_n he_o not_o only_o bleed_v for_o we_o but_o die_v for_o us._n for_o suppose_v you_o have_v be_v ear-witness_n 〈◊〉_d the_o great_a council_n of_o peace_n between_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n 5._o heb._n 10.3_o 4_o 5._o whereof_o we_o have_v such_o plain_a intimation_n in_o scripture_n say_v god_n lo_o yonder_o be_v a_o multitude_n of_o sinneâ—â—_n and_o a_o multitude_n of_o sacrifice_n but_o i_o have_v no_o pleasure_n in_o the_o one_o or_o the_o other_o but_o if_o thou_o my_o son_n will_v but_o come_v in_o the_o room_n of_o both_o i_o shall_v be_v satisfy_v in_o who_o 3.17_o mat._n 3.17_o as_o well_o as_o with_o who_o i_o shall_v be_v well_o please_v but_o know_v then_o that_o there_o must_v be_v die_v or_o there_o can_v be_v no_o do_v 9.12_o hebr._n 9.12_o for_o the_o sinner_n shall_v die_v and_o the_o sacrifice_n they_o do_v die_v and_o thou_o must_v die_v or_o else_o my_o wrath_n can_v not_o be_v appease_v the_o sinner_n can_v not_o be_v acquit_v and_o than_o that_o you_o have_v hear_v christ_n thus_o make_v answer_n if_o it_o must_v be_v so_o lo_o i_o come_v lord_n 6._o hebr._n 10.9.7_o verse_n 5._o isaiah_n 50.5_o 6._o in_o the_o volume_n of_o thy_o book_n it_o be_v write_v of_o i_o even_o to_o do_v this_o thy_o will_n o_o god_n if_o this_o be_v the_o way_n let_v it_o be_v so_o a_o body_n have_v thou_o prepare_v i_o and_o my_o ear_n haâ—t_v thou_o open_v and_o i_o be_v not_o rebellious_a neither_o turn_v i_o away_o back_o lo_o here_o be_v my_o back_n to_o the_o smiter_n and_o my_o cheek_n for_o they_o that_o pull_v off_o the_o hair_n and_o my_o face_n for_o shame_n and_o spit_v and_o if_o all_o this_o be_v not_o sufficient_a here_o be_v my_o soul_n too_o for_o a_o sacrifice_n for_o a_o offer_n for_o sin_n 1â—_n isaâ—ah_n 53_o 1â—_n and_o if_o thou_o be_v but_o satisfy_v i_o be_o satisfy_v for_o as_o never_o have_v mother_n sorrow_n in_o her_o birth-pain_n for_o a_o son_n like_o my_o sorrow_n so_o never_o be_v mother_n satisfy_v in_o a_o son_n as_o i_o be_o in_o my_o seed_n 53.10_o isaiah_n 53.10_o when_o thou_o shall_v make_v his_o soul_n a_o offer_n for_o sin_n he_o shall_v see_v his_o seed_n and_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o lord_n prosper_v in_o his_o hand_n 11._o verse_n 11._o he_o shall_v see_v of_o the_o travail_n of_o his_o soul_n and_o be_v satisfy_v and_o therefore_o well_o may_v thou_o be_v satisfy_v o_o my_o soul_n as_o with_o marrow_n and_o with_o fatness_n to_o think_v of_o all_o this_o 1â—_n verse_n 1â—_n if_o it_o please_v the_o lord_n to_o bruise_v he_o that_o he_o may_v spare_v thou_o and_o if_o the_o son_n be_v satisfy_v to_o be_v so_o serve_v to_o justify_v thou_o 11._o verse_n 11._o and_o to_o bear_v thy_o iniquity_n shall_v this_o think_v not_o be_v please_v to_o thou_o that_o he_o shall_v not_o only_o be_v cut_v as_o in_o his_o circumcision_n but_o cut_v off_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n as_o in_o his_o passion_n even_o messiah_n the_o prince_n 25._o verse_n 8._o dan._n 5.24_o 25._o be_v cut_v off_o for_o thou_o to_o finish_v thy_o transgression_n to_o make_v a_o end_n of_o sin_n to_o make_v reconciliation_n for_o the_o transgression_n and_o to_o bring_v in_o everlasting_a righteousness_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v deliver_v for_o thy_o offence_n 4.25_o rom._n 4.25_o and_o raise_v again_o for_o thy_o justification_n without_o thy_o desert_n or_o desire_n or_o thy_o care_n or_o thy_o thought_n before_o all_o this_o be_v do_v for_o thou_o do_v it_o not_o deserve_v now_o thy_o love_n 23.6_o jer._n 23.6_o and_o thy_o joy_n and_o thy_o care_n and_o thy_o thought_n to_o be_v lay_v out_o upon_o it_o nay_o to_o be_v take_v up_o with_o it_o that_o the_o lord_n shall_v be_v thy_o righteousness_n 32.2_o isaiah_n 32.2_o and_o this_o man_n thy_o hide_v place_n and_o thy_o peace_n and_o that_o by_o blood_n only_o 7._o eph._n 2.13_o 15._o eph._n 1.6_o 7._o so_o make_v peace_n that_o thy_o acceptation_n shall_v be_v in_o he_o and_o thy_o redemption_n through_o his_o blood_n and_o neither_o the_o one_o nor_o the_o other_o by_o do_v nor_o by_o thy_o die_v 5.10_o rom._n 5.10_o but_o thy_o reconciliation_n by_o his_o death_n and_o thy_o salvation_n by_o his_o life_n oh_o how_o dear_o shall_v the_o thought_n of_o this_o dying-rising_a lord_n be_v to_o thou_o 1â—_n 1_o pet._n 3_o 1â—_n who_o once_o suffer_v for_o sin_n the_o just_a for_o the_o unjust_a that_o he_o may_v bring_v we_o to_o god_n put_v to_o death_n in_o the_o flesh_n or_o manhood_n but_o quicken_v in_o or_o through_o the_o spirit_n that_o be_v the_o godhead_n sect._n xxxvi_o 6._o high_a thought_n of_o impute_v righteousness_n rom._n 4_o 24._o phil._n 3.8_o 6._o and_o how_o high_o report_a shall_v that_o impute_v righteousness_n be_v by_o thou_o which_o the_o apostle_n count_v a_o gain_n for_o which_o he_o willing_o suffer_v the_o loss_n of_o all_o nay_o for_o the_o work_n out_o of_o which_o christ_n himself_o become_v poor_a that_o we_o by_o his_o poverty_n may_v be_v make_v â—â—ch_a it_o be_v this_o righteousness_n that_o be_v look_v at_o in_o the_o sacrifice_n 15._o 〈◊〉_d 8.9_o heâ—_n â—_o 14_o 15._o and_o through_o the_o sprinkling_n of_o the_o law_n for_o
lord_n jesus_n up_o gal._n 6.17_o as_o it_o be_v say_v calais_n may_v have_v be_v read_v in_o queen_n mary_n heart_n if_o it_o have_v be_v rip_v up_o and_o here_o methinks_v i_o can_v even_o forget_v myself_o and_o run_v along_o in_o my_o thought_n with_o this_o sweet_a apostle_n but_o that_o i_o must_v not_o forget_v my_o reader_n for_o it_o be_v time_n to_o be_v hasten_v towards_o a_o conclusion_n iii_o motive_n again_o right_n 3._o motive_n keep_v right_a thought_n and_o they_o will_v keep_v thou_o right_n consider_v that_o to_o keep_v thy_o thought_n right_o be_v the_o way_n to_o keep_v thou_o so_o my_o life_n for_o thou_o he_o that_o keep_v his_o thought_n right_o shall_v never_o die_v traitor_n to_o god_n or_o the_o king_n not_o to_o the_o king_n for_o curse_v not_o the_o king_n no_o not_o in_o thy_o thought_n say_v the_o rule_n of_o righteousness_n not_o to_o god_n for_o right_a thought_n will_v yield_v the_o fruit_n of_o righteousness_n fruit_n of_o the_o lip_n 45.1_o psalm_n 45.1_o my_o heart_n be_v indite_v a_o good_a matter_n i_o will_v speak_v of_o the_o thing_n i_o have_v make_v touch_v the_o king_n 119.15_o psalm_n 119.15_o my_o tongue_n be_v the_o pen_n of_o a_o ready_a writer_n so_o say_v the_o psalmist_n and_o the_o fruit_n of_o good_a live_n i_o will_v meditate_v say_v he_o in_o thy_o precept_n and_o have_v respect_n unto_o thy_o way_n and_o again_o i_o have_v remember_v thy_o name_n and_o have_v keep_v thy_o law_n 55._o verse_n 55._o iv_o motive_n 17._o 4._o motive_n right_o thought_n will_v yield_v peaceable_a fruit._n mal._n 3.16_o verse_n 17._o and_o last_o consider_v that_o right_a thought_n will_v yield_v as_o the_o fruit_n so_o the_o peaceable_a fruit_n of_o righteousness_n for_o these_o be_v thy_o fair_a evidence_n that_o thou_o be_v in_o god_n book_n as_o we_o say_v proverbial_o of_o one_o high_o favour_v that_o thou_o be_v one_o of_o his_o jewel_n for_o a_o book_n of_o remembrance_n be_v write_v before_o he_o for_o they_o that_o think_v upon_o his_o name_n and_o they_o shall_v be_v i_o say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n in_o that_o day_n when_o i_o make_v up_o my_o jewel_n and_o how_o shall_v we_o count_v and_o keep_v that_o as_o our_o peculiar_a treasure_n in_o respect_n of_o which_o god_n count_v we_o so_o and_o therefore_o in_o the_o ii_o place_n to_o direct_v thou_o i._o practical_a rule_n 8.22_o 1._o practical_a rule_n repent_v of_o evil_a thought_n act_n 8.22_o the_o first_o practical_a rule_n for_o the_o keep_v of_o right_a thought_n be_v diligent_a and_o daily_a repentance_n of_o evil_a thought_n what_o say_v the_o apostle_n repent_v and_o pray_v god_n if_o perhaps_o the_o thought_n of_o thy_o heart_n may_v be_v forgive_v thou_o and_o o_o what_o cause_n of_o deep_a humiliation_n for_o our_o thought-sin_n be_v here_o that_o the_o very_a thought_n of_o a_o man_n heart_n may_v bring_v a_o man_n to_o a_o peradventure_o or_o a_o perhaps_o whether_o ever_o he_o may_v be_v forgive_v 3.8_o matth._n 3.8_o what_o say_v john_n baptist_n bring_v forth_o therefore_o fruit_n meet_v for_o repentance_n and_o think_v not_o to_o say_v within_o yourselves_o etc._n etc._n hence_o thus_o much_o be_v evident_a that_o where_o fruit_n meet_v for_o repentance_n be_v bring_v forth_o evil_a thought_n be_v expel_v and_o cast_v forth_o now_o as_o nothing_o can_v banish_v darkness_n but_o light_n so_o can_v nothing_o expel_v evil_a thought_n but_o good_a thought_n and_o as_o the_o ablaqueation_n and_o lay_v of_o the_o root_n bare_a in_o the_o time_n of_o year_n be_v the_o way_n to_o make_v tree_n bring_v forth_o fruit_n well_o in_o their_o season_n so_o the_o lay_v our_o heart_n bare_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n by_o confession_n compunction_n contrition_n deep_a humiliation_n for_o our_o evil_a thought_n be_v one_o way_n to_o be_v fruitful_a and_o abound_a in_o good_a one_o ii_o practical_a rule_n thought_n 2._o practical_a rule_n 2_o sam._n 13.20_o make_v the_o evil_a of_o thy_o heart_n subservient_fw-fr to_o thy_o 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