to_o be_v bring_v into_o strait_n thing_n be_v here_o express_v as_o we_o hear_v according_a to_o appearance_n a_o man_n be_v not_o pinch_v with_o want_n till_o he_o feel_v it_o and_o be_v oppress_v with_o it_o hence_o doct._n when_o god_n intend_v save_v grace_n to_o any_o he_o first_o make_v they_o effectual_o sensible_a of_o their_o own_o miserable_a and_o undo_v state_n god_n in_o the_o ordinary_a and_o usual_a method_n of_o convert_v sinner_n under_o the_o mean_n of_o grace_n begin_v with_o the_o discovery_n of_o their_o empty_a needy_a poor_a and_o miserable_a condition_n here_o begin_v the_o ground_n and_o motive_n of_o the_o young_a man_n return_v to_o his_o father_n though_o it_o do_v not_o present_o work_v to_o this_o end_n have_v he_o not_o be_v reduce_v to_o the_o great_a strait_n he_o have_v never_o think_v of_o return_v his_o be_v in_o want_n be_v that_o which_o set_v he_o to_o seek_v relief_n and_o this_o be_v it_o which_o do_v at_o last_o though_o not_o immediate_o 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when_o the_o famine_n come_v and_o increase_v that_o now_o he_o have_v nothing_o to_o live_v upon_o in_o the_o explication_n we_o may_v consider_v 1._o what_o be_v this_o conviction_n of_o misery_n 2._o how_o it_o be_v wrought_v 3._o the_o reason_n of_o the_o doctrine_n 1._o what_o be_v this_o conviction_n of_o misery_n answ_n it_o be_v the_o first_o legal_a work_n that_o be_v usual_o wrought_v in_o a_o sinner_n make_v he_o to_o apprehend_v his_o present_a state_n of_o perdition_n notwithstanding_o all_o that_o be_v either_o in_o himself_o or_o in_o the_o world_n it_o be_v though_o not_o the_o full_a of_o a_o lose_a estate_n yet_o lead_v to_o it_o or_o a_o step_n towards_o it_o in_o the_o description_n observe_v 1._o i_o call_v it_o a_o legal_a work_n now_o divine_n be_v wont_a to_o call_v those_o work_n legal_a 1._o which_o be_v usual_o wrought_v by_o the_o application_n of_o the_o law_n in_o which_o be_v the_o curse_n and_o by_o which_o be_v the_o knowledge_n of_o sin_n rom._n 7._o 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gentile_a believer_n act._n 10._o 34_o 35._o of_o a_o truth_n i_o perceive_v that_o god_n be_v no_o respecter_n of_o person_n etc._n etc._n and_o on_o this_o account_n be_v our_o saviour_n doxology_n 〈◊〉_d thankful_a celebration_n of_o god_n grace_n mat._n 1â—_n 25_o 26._o use_v 1._o to_o refute_v the_o arminian_n doctrine_n of_o something_o in_o we_o foresee_v as_o that_o which_o â—â—rects_v the_o counsel_n and_o purpose_n of_o god_n aboâ—â—_n our_o future_a good_a how_o contrary_a this_o be_v to_o the_o freeness_n of_o god_n grace_n and_o the_o ordinary_a waâ—_n of_o his_o deal_n with_o the_o child_n of_o man_n very_o obvious_a let_v the_o pattern_n of_o this_o poor_a prodigal_n stand_v for_o ever_o to_o confront_v that_o opinion_n look_v upon_o he_o in_o all_o his_o disadvantage_n he_o haâ—_n no_o law_n to_o pretend_v to_o the_o righteous_a observation_n of_o and_o make_v a_o plea_n from_o thence_o he_o have_v 〈◊〉_d good_a work_n to_o enumerate_v and_o challenge_v acceptance_n for_o 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the_o great_a thy_o condemnation_n be_v augment_v thou_o have_v lay_v out_o all_o upon_o sin_n and_o that_o be_v the_o worst_a sort_n of_o spend_v that_o can_v be_v for_o thou_o be_v by_o it_o not_o only_o make_v poor_a but_o great_o in_o debt_n also_o and_o god_n will_v call_v thou_o to_o a_o account_n for_o all_o his_o goodness_n and_o thy_o riot_n will_v inflame_v thy_o reckon_n 4._o thou_o have_v be_v in_o vain_a seek_v thy_o salvation_n among_o creature_n the_o world_n thou_o go_v to_o be_v under_o the_o curse_n too_o for_o man_n sin_n and_o can_v yield_v thou_o nothing_o but_o brier_n and_o thorn_n which_o will_v scratch_v and_o wound_n but_o not_o relieve_v thou_o they_o be_v but_o the_o shadow_n of_o a_o bramble_n which_o will_v but_o mischief_n he_o that_o betake_v himself_o thither_o for_o shelter_n nothing_o but_o what_o will_v reconcile_v thou_o to_o god_n and_o bring_v thou_o in_o to_o his_o favour_n give_v thou_o a_o part_n in_o christ_n pay_v all_o thy_o debt_n and_o save_v thy_o soul_n from_o hell_n will_v do_v thou_o any_o good_a and_o this_o thou_o can_v not_o find_v here_o 5._o death_n and_o judgement_n and_o hell_n be_v come_v upon_o thou_o thou_o be_v a_o mortal_a creature_n thy_o day_n be_v come_v and_o may_v be_v near_o than_o thou_o be_v aware_a of_o thou_o must_v ere_o long_o go_v down_o to_o the_o pit_n and_o then_o judgement_n call_v thou_o to_o a_o account_n and_o if_o thou_o be_v not_o better_o bestead_v hell_n receive_v thou_o for_o ever_o from_o whence_o all_o thy_o vain_a trust_n shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o deliver_v thou_o isa_n 28._o 17_o 18._o know_v then_o and_o consider_v that_o it_o be_v a_o evil_a thing_n and_o a_o bitter_a that_o thou_o have_v go_v so_o far_o away_o from_o the_o live_a god_n jer._n 2._o 19_o thou_o think_v thou_o want_v for_o nothing_o but_o i_o can_v assure_v thou_o that_o thou_o be_v oppress_v with_o every_o want_n there_o be_v a_o great_a deal_n go_v to_o the_o eternal_a life_n of_o a_o soul_n and_o thou_o have_v none_o of_o it_o thou_o want_v the_o love_n of_o god_n which_o be_v better_o than_o life_n thou_o want_v grace_n which_o be_v indeed_o the_o inward_a principle_n of_o life_n in_o the_o soul_n thou_o want_v the_o promise_n which_o be_v the_o support_n of_o the_o soul_n here_o in_o this_o life_n yea_o what_o be_v it_o thou_o want_v not_o oh_o that_o thou_o know_v it_o thou_o will_v not_o then_o be_v so_o secure_a and_o conâ—ented_v thou_o will_v bestir_v thyself_o and_o seek_v for_o some_o remedy_n thou_o shall_v find_v these_o word_n to_o be_v reality_n one_o day_n god_n grant_v thou_o may_v be_v persuade_v of_o they_o and_o so_o persuade_v as_o not_o to_o rest_v content_a till_o thou_o have_v get_v good_a security_n about_o they_o be_v thou_o but_o once_o stir_v up_o to_o make_v inquiry_n there_o be_v hope_n that_o god_n will_v of_o his_o rich_a mercy_n in_o his_o own_o time_n point_v thou_o to_o the_o right_a way_n this_o be_v certain_a there_o be_v no_o expectation_n that_o thou_o shall_v ever_o return_v to_o god_n except_o thou_o first_o begin_v to_o be_v in_o want_n sermon_n viii_o verse_n 15._o and_o he_o go_v and_o join_v himself_o to_o a_o citizen_n in_o that_o country_n and_o he_o send_v he_o into_o his_o field_n to_o feed_v swine_n 2._o we_o be_v now_o to_o consider_v of_o the_o sordid_a course_n which_o the_o young_a man_n take_v for_o his_o relief_n express_v in_o these_o word_n when_o once_o he_o feel_v his_o want_n he_o sit_v not_o still_o sense_n of_o misery_n will_v ready_o drive_v the_o creature_n to_o seek_v supply_n and_o so_o far_o he_o do_v well_o god_n will_v not_o have_v awaken_v sinner_n to_o sit_v still_o but_o yet_o he_o take_v a_o very_a wrong_a course_n and_o therein_o he_o discover_v his_o folly_n as_o good_a sit_v still_o as_o rise_v to_o fall_v the_o course_n which_o he_o take_v be_v here_o express_v emphatical_o and_o set_v forth_o notable_o in_o two_o thing_n do_v the_o misery_n appear_v which_o he_o bring_v upon_o himself_o by_o this_o course_n 1._o the_o servitude_n or_o slavery_n which_o he_o voluntary_o put_v himself_o upon_o illustrate_v and_o aggravate_v in_o two_o circumstance_n 1._o it_o be_v his_o own_o act_n he_o go_v and_o join_v 2._o it_o be_v to_o one_o of_o that_o country_n to_o a_o stranger_n 2._o the_o ignoble_a and_o sordid_a manner_n of_o life_n which_o he_o be_v put_v to_o to_o feed_v swine_n which_o be_v among_o the_o jew_n account_v the_o base_a life_n of_o all_o man_n of_o that_o occupation_n be_v contemn_v none_o will_v have_v any_o communion_n with_o they_o shepherd_n be_v of_o good_a account_n but_o swineherd_n be_v not_o
so_o do_v the_o sinner_n wish_v earnest_o that_o his_o misery_n may_v be_v ease_v the_o cause_n take_v away_o and_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n impend_v remove_v he_o be_v fearful_o amaze_v at_o the_o apprehension_n of_o the_o anger_n of_o god_n he_o can_v tell_v how_o to_o bear_v it_o or_o to_o be_v able_a to_o endure_v it_o and_o fain_o he_o will_v if_o there_o be_v any_o possibility_n be_v deliver_v isai_n 33._o 14._o who_o among_o we_o shall_v dwell_v with_o everlasting_a burn_n although_o he_o do_v not_o know_v whither_o to_o go_v in_o particular_a for_o a_o redress_n yet_o in_o general_n he_o say_v who_o shall_v show_v i_o good_a yea_o he_o can_v satisfy_v himself_o he_o be_v restless_a his_o soul_n be_v disquiet_v and_o fill_v with_o tumultuation_n these_o terror_n make_v he_o afraid_a 2._o he_o make_v he_o to_o find_v and_o discover_v that_o there_o be_v no_o relief_n to_o be_v have_v in_o any_o of_o these_o way_n and_o course_n which_o he_o have_v be_v take_v and_o this_o make_v his_o hunger_n to_o be_v the_o more_o distross_v when_o a_o hungry_a stomach_n meet_v with_o a_o well_o furnish_v table_n it_o be_v a_o pleasure_n to_o have_v a_o good_a appetite_n but_o when_o hunger_n and_o penury_n meet_v together_o this_o be_v torment_v when_o the_o crave_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v insatiable_a &_o there_o be_v no_o supply_n to_o be_v get_v for_o it_o this_o be_v terrible_a such_o be_v the_o condition_n of_o the_o soul_n now_o where_o it_o think_v to_o have_v meat_n there_o it_o can_v find_v nothing_o but_o husk_n and_o that_o both_o 1._o in_o the_o world_n in_o which_o he_o former_o trust_v and_o in_o the_o enjoyment_n whereof_o he_o be_v wont_a to_o say_v to_o his_o soul_n eat_v drink_v and_o be_v merry_a for_o thou_o have_v good_n lay_v up_o for_o many_o year_n this_o world_n can_v satisfy_v he_o now_o it_o will_v not_o still_o the_o cry_n of_o conscience_n it_o will_v not_o comfort_v he_o against_o the_o anger_n of_o god_n and_o fear_n of_o hell_n riches_n can_v profit_v he_o in_o the_o day_n of_o wrath_n he_o can_v feed_v and_o refresh_v himself_o upon_o its_o fair_a promise_n and_o gloss_v insinuations-it_a will_v not_o ease_v his_o trouble_a mind_n but_o like_o belshazzar_n he_o cry_v out_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o cup_n and_o companion_n his_o hide_v place_n of_o deceit_n be_v wash_v away_o and_o he_o see_v that_o the_o world_n be_v empty_a and_o void_a and_o waste_v nah._n 1._o 10._o 2._o in_o himself_o and_o his_o own_o duty_n and_o righteousness_n he_o be_v wont_a to_o please_v himself_o in_o they_o and_o feed_v himself_o with_o vain_a hope_n think_v to_o appear_v with_o they_o and_o hold_v up_o his_o head_n before_o god_n but_o now_o he_o find_v that_o these_o will_v not_o suffice_v they_o can_v atone_v god_n appease_v his_o anger_n turn_v away_o his_o fury_n or_o procure_v he_o happiness_n they_o be_v unprofitable_a he_o have_v now_o no_o more_o selfsufficiency_n he_o can_v do_v what_o the_o law_n require_v nor_o pay_v the_o debt_n he_o owe_v it_o nor_o pick_v up_o any_o resolution_n out_o of_o his_o best_a service_n conscience_n now_o tell_v he_o all_o this_o be_v nothing_o num._n 17._o 12_o 13._o 3._o he_o cause_v he_o to_o draw_v this_o positive_a and_o sad_a conclusion_n that_o in_o this_o condition_n he_o must_v certain_o perish_v he_o be_v now_o shake_v out_o of_o all_o his_o vain_a hope_n fond_a expectation_n wherewith_o he_o be_v wont_a to_o feed_v his_o fancy_n and_o cherish_v his_o soul_n there_o be_v now_o nothing_o but_o misery_n hell_n and_o destruction_n in_o his_o eye_n and_o thought_n the_o law_n be_v rigorous_a and_o will_v be_v satisfy_v god_n be_v holy_a and_o will_v be_v glorify_v he_o be_v by_o this_o law_n condemn_v and_o have_v no_o satisfaction_n to_o make_v to_o it_o the_o world_n be_v a_o priceless_a thing_n and_o if_o he_o have_v it_o it_o will_v not_o be_v take_v in_o exchange_n for_o a_o soul_n and_o thus_o between_o longing_n and_o despair_n he_o be_v ready_a to_o faint_v and_o die_v this_o whole_a condition_n be_v ample_o describe_v to_o we_o in_o apt_a and_o pertinent_a metaphor_n isa_n 41._o 17._o the_o poor_a and_o needy_a seek_v water_n and_o there_o be_v none_o and_o their_o tongue_n fail_v for_o thirst_n 2._o touch_v the_o necessity_n of_o the_o work_n in_o order_n to_o conversion_n we_o may_v observe_v 1._o that_o conversion_n be_v the_o turn_n of_o a_o sinner_n from_o sin_n to_o god_n now_o sin_n be_v proper_o the_o reliance_n of_o the_o creature_n upon_o something_o else_o which_o stand_v in_o competition_n with_o and_o opposition_n to_o god_n which_o thereforeit_n must_v leave_v or_o else_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o he_o he_o that_o go_v to_o one_o contrary_a must_v in_o so_o do_v go_v away_o from_o the_o other_o the_o apostle_n oppose_v these_o two_o 1_o tim._n 6._o 15._o that_o they_o trust_v not_o in_o uncertain_a riches_n but_o in_o the_o live_a god_n 2._o in_o conversion_n the_o spirit_n of_o god_n come_v into_o the_o soul_n and_o fill_v it_o with_o his_o grace_n in_o order_n to_o which_o fill_v it_o be_v needful_a that_o the_o soul_n be_v first_o empty_v for_o as_o long_o as_o a_o man_n be_v full_a of_o himself_o of_o the_o world_n of_o his_o carnal_a hope_n of_o his_o legal_a righteousness_n there_o be_v no_o room_n for_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n hence_o he_o come_v to_o the_o poor_a and_o needy_a isai_n 41._o 17._o 3._o in_o active_a conversion_n there_o be_v a_o voluntary_a motion_n of_o the_o soul_n the_o will_n of_o man_n be_v that_o which_o do_v first_o renounce_v sin_n satan_n and_o world_n and_o lie_v hold_v upon_o christ_n now_o a_o voluntary_a action_n be_v the_o action_n of_o a_o reasonable_a creature_n apply_v himself_o to_o his_o object_n not_o upon_o compulsion_n nor_o by_o the_o force_n of_o instinct_n but_o by_o the_o inclination_n of_o his_o own_o mind_n so_o that_o as_o he_o do_v it_o willing_o he_o also_o and_o therefore_o do_v it_o rational_o or_o upon_o some_o 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