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of_o his_o will_n which_o be_v essential_a to_o it_o and_o can_v be_v lose_v yet_o that_o liberty_n which_o pertain_v to_o the_o perfection_n of_o humane_a nature_n to_o exercise_v act_n spiritual_o good_a and_o so_o save_o acceptable_a unto_o god_n this_o be_v utter_o lose_v man_n be_v dead_a in_o sin_n and_o trespass_n and_o the_o uncircumcision_n of_o his_o heart_n but_o all_o these_o be_v but_o the_o beginning_n of_o sorrow_n death_n and_o of_o consummation_n or_o eternal_a death_n that_o which_o be_v here_o principal_o mean_v be_v the_o consummation_n of_o spiritual_a death_n and_o now_o have_v i_o but_o the_o key_n of_o hell_n and_o death_n to_o show_v unto_o your_o bodily_a eye_n a_o glimpse_n of_o that_o infernal_a fire_n and_o those_o hideous_a monster_n that_o dwell_v in_o those_o horrid_a vault_n i_o shall_v either_o lose_v my_o auditory_a or_o it_o may_v be_v so_o prevail_v with_o some_o that_o they_o will_v beware_v how_o they_o come_v into_o that_o place_n of_o torment_n but_o i_o desire_v that_o my_o speech_n may_v work_v in_o you_o such_o fear_n of_o those_o pain_n that_o you_o never_o feel_v they_o and_o that_o you_o may_v be_v terrify_v so_o now_o that_o hereafter_o you_o may_v be_v secure_a consider_v what_o abraham_n saito_fw-la to_o the_o rich_a glutton_n son_n remember_v we_o likely_o remember_v it_o not_o till_o it_o be_v too_o late_a and_o therefore_o smart_a for_o it_o because_o we_o do_v not_o remember_v it_o you_o shall_v die_v then_o that_o be_v first_o immediate_o when_o your_o soul_n and_o body_n be_v part_v your_o soul_n shall_v be_v hale_v by_o the_o devil_n into_o that_o place_n of_o torment_n st._n august_n speak_v of_o the_o rich_a glutton_n say_v the_o soul_n likewise_o grieve_v when_o separate_a from_o the_o body_n for_o very_o the_o rich_a man_n grieve_v in_o hell_n when_o he_o say_v i_o be_o torment_v in_o this_o
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we_o blame_v not_o satan_n or_o his_o instrument_n these_o can_v not_o kill_v we_o but_o that_o this_o traitor_n open_v the_o door_n their_o temptation_n else_o will_v fall_v like_o a_o spark_n of_o fire_n in_o the_o sea_n much_o less_o let_v we_o murmur_v against_o god_n though_o he_o be_v the_o inflict_a cause_n yet_o sin_n be_v the_o meritorious_a take_v heed_n of_o this_o enemy_n so_o much_o the_o rather_o for_o it_o be_v a_o potent_a and_o politic_a enemy_n be_v a_o old_a man_n that_o receive_v influence_n from_o the_o devil_n it_o be_v worse_o than_o the_o devil_n who_o have_v some_o natural_a goodness_n wisdom_n and_o power_n which_o in_o themselves_o be_v good_a though_o by_o he_o abuse_v but_o in_o the_o flesh_n dwell_v no_o good_a thing_n it_o fill_v the_o whole_a man_n full_a of_o impiety_n as_o the_o mind_n with_o wicked_a thought_n make_v it_o like_o a_o dark_a filthy_a dungeon_n full_a of_o snake_n and_o adder_n destitute_a of_o heavenly_a light_n and_o heat_n the_o 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and_o death_n rom._n 7.23.8.2_o of_o sin_n therefore_o dishonourable_a to_o live_v after_o they_o for_o it_o give_v unreasonable_a command_n he_o that_o obey_v have_v cham_n curse_n to_o be_v a_o servant_n of_o servant_n but_o the_o service_n be_v dangerous_a in_o that_o reward_v with_o such_o wage_n for_o the_o wage_n of_o sin_n be_v death_n worse_a then_o for_o a_o man_n to_o serve_v at_o the_o galley_n all_o day_n and_o be_v hang_v at_o night_n therefore_o of_o all_o enemy_n let_v we_o take_v most_o heed_n of_o ourselves_o these_o lust_n within_o we_o fight_v agaist_fw-mi we_o 1_o pet._n 2.11_o they_o hunt_v for_o the_o precious_a life_n and_o if_o we_o yield_v to_o they_o we_o die_v he_o that_o sow_v the_o wind_n shall_v reap_v the_o whirlwind_n if_o we_o sow_v to_o the_o flesh_n we_o shall_v of_o the_o flesh_n reap_v corruption_n but_o he_o that_o sow_v to_o the_o spirit_n shall_v of_o the_o spirit_n reap_v life_n everlasting_a for_o if_o you_o live_v after_o the_o flesh_n you_o 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though_o it_o reign_v not_o like_o a_o king_n it_o will_v rebel_v like_o a_o traitor_n sometime_o assault_v by_o open_a violence_n sometime_o by_o secret_a ambushment_n and_o hide_a stratagem_n undermine_v so_o that_o while_o he_o dwell_v in_o this_o tabernacle_n of_o flesh_n the_o flesh_n will_v continue_v in_o he_o his_o labour_n shall_v not_o end_v so_o long_o as_o his_o life_n do_v continue_v while_o we_o live_v than_o we_o shall_v find_v work_n enough_o to_o keep_v under_o this_o rebel_n and_o to_o encourage_v we_o herein_o god_n have_v give_v we_o such_o a_o help_n as_o will_v effect_v it_o his_o spirit_n and_o propound_v such_o a_o motive_n as_o may_v spur_v on_o the_o dull_a laodicean_n you_o shall_v live_v here_o the_o apostle_n do_v these_o two_o thing_n divide_v divide_v 1._o proponit_fw-la officium_fw-la if_o you_o etc._n etc._n 2._o promittit_fw-la mercedem_fw-la first_o the_o work_n than_o the_o wage_n first_o we_o must_v do_v the_o will_n of_o god_n then_o receive_v the_o promise_n first_o god_n must_v be_v glorify_v by_o we_o and_o then_o he_o will_v glorify_v we_o the_o hard_a that_o be_v first_o and_o that_o we_o must_v look_v to_o to_o mortify_v the_o sweet_a come_v last_o and_o that_o god_n will_v care_v for_o you_o shall_v live_v in_o the_o first_o we_o note_v these_o particular_n subdivide_v subdivide_v 1._o octjectum_n deed_n of_o the_o body_n 2._o actionem_fw-la circa_fw-la objectum_fw-la you_o must_v mortify_v the_o deed_n of_o the_o body_n 3._o causas_fw-la huius_fw-la acticnis_fw-la principalem_fw-la the_o spirit_n minus_fw-la principalem_fw-la we_o first_o what_o the_o deed_n of_o the_o body_n what_o for_o the_o object_n about_o which_o mortification_n be_v conversant_a the_o deed_n of_o the_o body_n here_o we_o must_v explicate_v both_o the_o fountain_n and_o stream_n some_o understand_v a_o metonymy_n in_o this_o word_n body_n so_o by_o it_o understand_v the_o natural_a body_n because_o sin_n be_v act_v by_o the_o body_n other_o 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that_o offend_v in_o one_o be_v guilty_a of_o all_o he_o sin_v against_o the_o general_a equity_n of_o the_o law_n and_o righteousness_n of_o the_o lawgiver_n as_o the_o body_n compass_v we_o about_o so_o do_v sin_n it_o be_v peccatum_fw-la circumstans_fw-la that_o for_o the_o first_o by_o the_o body_n we_o mean_v the_o body_n of_o sin_n second_o for_o the_o deed_n of_o the_o body_n this_o old_a man_n though_o old_a yet_o be_v very_o stir_v and_o operative_a when_o man_n grow_v old_a their_o apprehension_n be_v weak_a their_o memory_n dull_a the_o strong_a man_n bow_v the_o whole_a man_n be_v feeble_a but_o it_o be_v not_o so_o in_o the_o body_n of_o sin_n the_o old_a it_o be_v the_o more_o vigorous_a and_o lusty_a nothing_o in_o the_o world_n so_o fruitful_a though_o these_o be_v but_o 〈◊〉_d
〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d unfruitful_a work_n of_o element_n none_o so_o fruitful_a as_o water_n stink_v puddle_n bring_v forth_o most_o troop_n of_o vermin_n some_o ground_n yield_v two_o crop_n every_o year_n some_o tree_n bear_v fruit_n twice_o this_o all_o the_o year_n some_o creature_n breed_v every_o month_n this_o every_o moment_n and_o these_o brat_n be_v even_o conceive_v and_o bear_v at_o once_o how_o many_o kind_n be_v there_o of_o sin_n and_o how_o many_o million_o of_o each_o kind_n gal._n 5.21_o there_o be_v some_o of_o the_o progeny_n it_o be_v progeny_n viperarum_fw-la all_o those_o irregular_a thought_n affection_n word_n and_o action_n that_o pass_v from_o a_o man_n come_v from_o hence_o now_o this_o body_n have_v its_o activeness_n from_o the_o parent_n the_o father_n be_v the_o devil_n a_o compasser_n the_o soul_n the_o mother_n in_o perpetual_a motion_n and_o agitation_n now_o his_o own_o will_n entice_v he_o to_o these_o deed_n and_o he_o that_o be_v wilful_o bend_v upon_o a_o thing_n who_o can_v stay_v he_o the_o devil_n continual_o spur_v he_o on_o and_o he_o must_v needs_o go_v who_o the_o devil_n drive_v he_o be_v further_a provoke_v by_o the_o world_n by_o the_o man_n of_o the_o world_n their_o persuasion_n as_o solomon_n their_o threat_n as_o nabuchadnezzar_n their_o promise_n as_o balaam_n their_o example_n as_o jeroboam_n by_o the_o thing_n of_o the_o world_n there_o be_v at_o least_o a_o seem_a lustre_n in_o the_o object_n that_o do_v allure_v bathsheba_n beauty_n the_o rich_a wedge_n of_o gold_n and_o the_o babylonish_n garment_n when_o the_o vessel_n sail_v with_o the_o tide_n and_o the_o sail_n blow_v with_o such_o a_o gale_n it_o must_v needs_o go_v apace_o there_o be_v deed_n of_o the_o body_n which_o be_v natural_a to_o eat_v drink_v sleep_n voluntary_a to_o walk_v etc._n etc._n but_o these_o be_v motus_fw-la &_o opera_fw-la carnis_fw-la peccatricis_fw-la these_o be_v they_o that_o must_v be_v mortify_v that_o be_v the_o second_o 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