2_o cor._n 1._o 9_o upon_o the_o pronounce_v whereof_o the_o law_n lay_v heavy_a fetter_n and_o chain_n of_o darkness_n upon_o the_o soul_n that_o keep_v it_o shut_v up_o to_o the_o hope_n that_o afterward_o by_o the_o gospel_n be_v reveal_v 3._o the_o proper_a impression_n of_o this_o condition_n must_v needs_o be_v fearful_a and_o thence_o be_v this_o spirit_n say_v to_o be_v the_o author_n of_o bondage_n to_o fear_v and_o be_v therefore_o call_v the_o spirit_n of_o fear_n 2_o tim._n 1._o 7._o this_o be_v that_o fear_n which_o the_o author_n to_o the_o hebrew_n 2._o 15._o tell_v we_o that_o man_n may_v be_v all_o their_o life_n long_o enslave_v unto_o till_o christ_n deliver_v they_o a_o fear_n of_o death_n i_o e._n of_o eternal_a death_n the_o wage_n of_o sin_n a_o fear_n that_o give_v a_o convince_a sinner_n a_o taste_n of_o hell_n here_o it_o be_v the_o very_a anguish_n and_o smart_n of_o the_o arrow_n of_o god_n stick_v fast_o in_o 4._o job_n 6._o 4._o a_o man_n spirit_n the_o 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so_o be_v there_o may_v be_v hope_n until_o god_n shall_v command_v deliverance_n for_o we_o and_o pull_v we_o out_o of_o the_o horrible_a pit_n and_o out_o of_o the_o deep_a mire_n and_o clay_n and_o break_v those_o chain_n of_o hell_n and_o snare_n of_o death_n wherein_o we_o be_v fetter_v and_o bring_v we_o forth_o into_o a_o large_a place_n 5._o the_o subject_n of_o this_o work_n of_o the_o spirit_n the_o apostle_n express_v under_o the_o pronoun_n you_o include_v the_o generality_n of_o believer_n among_o the_o roman_n and_o in_o they_o the_o generality_n of_o believer_n among_o all_o nation_n in_o all_o time_n these_o work_n be_v of_o a_o common_a nature_n to_o all_o the_o people_n of_o god_n there_o be_v nothing_o in_o any_o one_o saint_n which_o render_v he_o a_o more_o incapable_a subject_n of_o this_o work_n then_o in_o another_o and_o nothing_o in_o the_o word_n elsewhere_o to_o privilege_v one_o above_o another_o herein_o 6._o and_o last_o the_o time_n of_o the_o saint_n 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hand_n on_o himself_o and_o to_o those_o despair_a terror_n be_v a_o soul_n give_v up_o when_o just_o excommunicate_v and_o therefore_o be_v say_v to_o be_v deliver_v 5._o 1_o cor._n 5._o 5._o to_o satan_n for_o that_o censure_n bind_v sin_n upon_o a_o man_n and_o god_n have_v promise_v to_o ratify_v that_o sentence_n in_o heaven_n the_o devil_n the_o tormentor_n be_v at_o hand_n to_o load_v such_o a_o soul_n with_o 19_o matth._n 16._o 19_o terror_n enough_o if_o he_o do_v not_o contemptuous_o go_v on_o add_v sin_n to_o sin_n but_o be_v any_o way_n sensible_a of_o it_o he_o endeavour_v to_o drive_v he_o to_o despair_v whence_o the_o church_n be_v bid_v upon_o this_o knowledge_n of_o satan_n device_n to_o comfort_v such_o a_o man_n and_o confirm_v comfort_n to_o he_o by_o absolution_n lest_o he_o be_v swallow_v up_o of_o sorrow_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2_o cor._n 2._o 8._o 11._o these_o satanical_a terror_n have_v sin_n in_o they_o and_o therefore_o as_o such_o can_v not_o way_n be_v the_o effect_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n indeed_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n may_v cause_v they_o inchoatiuè_fw-fr by_o discover_v to_o a_o man_n his_o sin_n and_o misery_n but_o the_o improvement_n of_o these_o discovery_n in_o such_o a_o measure_n and_o to_o such_o a_o issue_n be_v the_o work_n of_o satan_n who_o in_o this_o as_o in_o thing_n of_o other_o nature_n can_v counterfeit_v the_o very_a spirit_n of_o god_n and_o so_o persuade_v a_o poor_a soul_n that_o it_o be_v his_o duty_n to_o refuse_v comfort_n and_o despair_v of_o salvation_n 2._o i_o say_v these_o terror_n when_o they_o be_v wrought_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v in_o unconverted_a sinner_n which_o make_v a_o far_a distinction_n between_o the_o work_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o satan_n herein_o the_o devil_n make_v it_o most_o of_o his_o business_n to_o trouble_n convert_v as_o for_o unconvert_v wretch_n that_o be_v his_o fast_n enough_o he_o seldom_o disturb_v 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of_o it_o if_o i_o have_v never_o so_o good_a a_o evidence_n and_o lay_v it_o out_o of_o the_o way_n or_o blot_v it_o the_o fault_n be_v not_o in_o my_o evidence_n if_o the_o title_n be_v questionable_a again_o which_o it_o confirm_v and_o the_o truth_n be_v very_o few_o of_o god_n people_n enjoy_v a_o uninterrupted_n actual_a assurance_n indeed_o it_o be_v such_o a_o sparkle_n of_o glory_n that_o a_o soul_n can_v bear_v it_o and_o as_o a_o testimony_n though_o never_o so_o full_a to_o a_o cause_n so_o that_o in_o one_o court_n it_o carry_v the_o judgement_n without_o far_a ado_n may_v be_v upon_o review_v in_o another_o court_n call_v into_o question_n again_o and_o be_v perplex_v so_o by_o a_o cunning_a lawyer_n that_o it_o may_v seem_v questionable_a again_o so_o the_o evidence_n of_o the_o spirit_n that_o once_o give_v full_a assurance_n in_o the_o conscience_n may_v by_o satan_n be_v bring_v to_o the_o court_n of_o sense_n and_o reason_n and_o make_v disputable_a again_o yet_o 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3â—_n 15._o act_v it_o again_o direct_o and_o formal_o yet_o the_o habit_n of_o it_o may_v be_v still_o firm_a and_o unmoveable_a and_o in_o itself_o still_o capable_a to_o be_v reduce_v into_o act_n but_o that_o he_o be_v by_o reason_n of_o those_o obstruction_n which_o he_o have_v lay_v in_o his_o own_o way_n incapable_a of_o revive_v the_o act_n of_o it_o now_o that_o even_o in_o such_o a_o one_o the_o habit_n of_o it_o remain_v still_o be_v evident_a from_o hence_o that_o he_o still_o produce_v some_o visible_a fruit_n of_o it_o keep_v up_o a_o contest_v though_o but_o a_o weak_a and_o faint_a one_o with_o doubt_v and_o do_v not_o quite_o lay_v down_o the_o weapon_n to_o despair_v that_o though_o he_o apprehend_v his_o hope_n exceed_o small_a yet_o he_o will_v not_o be_v buy_v out_o of_o they_o by_o all_o satan_n offer_n and_o even_o in_o this_o darkness_n many_o time_n choose_v affliction_n for_o righteousness_n sake_n as_o that_o holy_a martyr_n that_o under_o those_o sad_a 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a_o great_a measure_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o adoption_n do_v not_o find_v or_o at_o least_o very_o weak_o in_o themselves_o here_o i_o shall_v not_o only_o be_v indiscreet_a in_o expect_v and_o require_v that_o from_o the_o law_n which_o be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v but_o in_o the_o gospel_n but_o occasion_n the_o damp_a and_o cool_v if_o not_o utter_v quench_v those_o bless_a affection_n through_o despair_n of_o ever_o cause_v the_o stream_n to_o ascend_v so_o high_a and_o so_o furnish_v satan_n and_o man_n cowardly_a slothful_a heart_n with_o matter_n enough_o of_o temptation_n to_o apostasy_n this_o be_v a_o great_a evil_a to_o detain_v a_o soul_n long_o in_o the_o passage_n from_o death_n to_o life_n hos_fw-la 13._o 13._o 2_o an_n over_o hasty_a and_o inconsiderate_a application_n of_o comfort_n before_o the_o soul_n give_v evidence_n that_o it_o be_v true_o and_o sound_o humble_v and_o this_o be_v overhasten_v the_o birth_n which_o occasion_n many_o distortion_n weakness_n and_o 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