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the_o grief_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o soul_n that_o which_o open_v the_o floodgate_n of_o wrath_n and_o bring_v famine_n plague_n war_n upon_o a_o people_n if_o mourning_n for_o other_o sin_n be_v a_o affection_n like_o that_o of_o angel_n delight_v in_o other_o sin_n be_v a_o affection_n like_o that_o of_o devil_n he_o be_v at_o the_o great_a distance_n from_o christ_n that_o look_v pleasant_o upon_o that_o which_o christ_n can_v not_o regard_v without_o grief_n and_o anger_n god_n seem_v to_o seal_v up_o such_o to_o destruction_n as_o well_o as_o the_o mourner_n to_o preservation_n isa_n 22.12_o 13._o and_o in_o that_o day_n do_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o host_n call_v to_o weep_v and_o mourn_v to_o baldness_n and_o gird_v with_o sackcloth_n and_o behold_v joy_n and_o gladness_n slay_v ox_n and_o kill_a sheep_n eat_v flesh_n and_o drink_a wine_n let_v we_o eat_v and_o drink_v for_o to_o morrow_n we_o shall_v die_v and_o it_o be_v reveal_v in_o my_o ear_n by_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n sure_o this_o iniquity_n shall_v not_o be_v purge_v from_o you_o till_o you_o die_v they_o be_v ranter_n instead_o of_o mourner_n and_o god_n pass_v this_o sentence_n on_o they_o their_o iniquity_n shall_v not_o be_v purge_v from_o they_o till_o they_o die_v if_o we_o carry_v ourselves_o jolly_o at_o the_o sin_n of_o other_o we_o evidence_n that_o the_o concern_v of_o god_n be_v of_o little_a concern_v to_o we_o that_o we_o have_v slight_a thought_n of_o his_o glory_n and_o cast_v it_o at_o the_o heel_n of_o our_o own_o passion_n 2._o those_o that_o make_v other_o sin_n the_o matter_n of_o invective_n rather_o than_o of_o lamentation_n and_o bespatter_v the_o man_n without_o bewail_v the_o sin_n we_o shall_v consider_v common_a sin_n with_o affection_n to_o god_n and_o pity_n to_o the_o offender_n with_o a_o desire_n that_o they_o may_v restore_v by_o a_o true_a conversion_n the_o glory_n they_o have_v rob_v god_n of_o by_o a_o accurse_a rebellion_n while_o we_o hate_v the_o sin_n we_o shall_v evidence_n that_o we_o love_v the_o man_n prosper_n man_n non_fw-la nunquam_fw-la faeâ—itâ—â—i_fw-la in_o câ—lpam_fw-la saevimus_fw-la in_o hominem_fw-la prosper_n we_o must_v never_o love_v the_o wickedness_n nor_o hate_v the_o person_n we_o pity_v a_o sick_a man_n though_o we_o loathe_v his_o disease_n sinner_n be_v miserable_a enough_o without_o our_o hatred_n and_o by_o hate_v they_o we_o make_v ourselves_o more_o miserable_a by_o commit_v a_o fault_n against_o reason_n and_o nature_n and_o do_v they_o no_o good_a the_o more_o wicked_a any_o man_n be_v the_o more_o worthy_a of_o pity_n by_o how_o much_o the_o more_o his_o crime_n be_v our_o hatred_n god_n who_o be_v infinite_a purity_n hate_v man_n sin_n
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god_n have_v give_v they_o they_o be_v instrument_n of_o sight_n and_o instrument_n of_o sorrow_n it_o be_v necessary_a for_o we_o to_o mourn_v for_o our_o own_o sin_n we_o can_v never_o mourn_v for_o other_o sin_n unless_o we_o mourn_v for_o our_o own_o if_o we_o sorrow_n not_o for_o our_o own_o the_o sorrow_n we_o may_v pretend_v to_o have_v for_o other_o proceed_v not_o from_o a_o right_a cause_n we_o have_v that_o one_o sin_n of_o adam_n in_o our_o nature_n which_o subject_v the_o whole_a world_n to_o a_o anathema_n let_v we_o not_o stay_v in_o general_n every_o man_n will_v lay_v the_o fault_n upon_o sin_n in_o the_o bulk_n without_o reflect_v on_o the_o sin_n in_o his_o own_o bowel_n we_o can_v complain_v particular_o of_o those_o sin_n that_o be_v common_a and_o why_o shall_v we_o rest_v in_o general_n when_o we_o come_v to_o our_o own_o dolus_fw-la versatur_fw-la in_o universalibus_fw-la it_o be_v a_o deceitful_a sorrow_n that_o be_v for_o sin_n in_o a_o heap_n be_v there_o not_o perfidiousness_n to_o god_n coldness_n in_o his_o way_n too_o much_o slight_v the_o gospel_n want_v of_o bowel_n and_o compassion_n incorrigibleness_n under_o judgement_n house_n fire_v and_o pride_n not_o consume_v falseness_n in_o resolution_n like_o ox_n move_v with_o the_o touch_n of_o the_o goad_n and_o present_o stand_v still_o deceitful_a bow_n let_v the_o string_n slip_v after_o they_o have_v stand_v full_o bend_v hos_fw-la 10.4_o there_o may_v be_v sin_n among_o we_o that_o may_v cause_v a_o storm_n that_o we_o little_o think_v of_o the_o mariner_n little_o suspect_v jonah_n to_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o tempest_n till_o he_o discover_v it_o himself_o he_o that_o never_o mourn_v for_o his_o own_o sin_n can_v perform_v this_o duty_n so_o necessary_a for_o his_o preservation_n and_o therefore_o can_v expect_v the_o mark_n of_o god_n in_o a_o time_n of_o public_a judgement_n he_o that_o will_v right_o mourn_v for_o the_o corruption_n of_o other_o must_v inquire_v whether_o he_o have_v not_o the_o same_o in_o his_o own_o bowel_n and_o fling_v the_o hard_a stone_n at_o they_o judah_n call_v for_o tamar_n to_o the_o flame_n for_o that_o crime_n which_o himself_o have_v be_v a_o partner_n and_o actor_n in_o so_o apt_a be_v we_o to_o be_v severe_a against_o other_o sin_n and_o indulgent_a to_o our_o own_o the_o best_a have_v need_n to_o mourn_v for_o their_o own_o sin_n in_o relation_n to_o the_o public_a the_o only_a good_a man_n in_o the_o ship_n be_v jonah_n and_o for_o his_o sin_n be_v the_o storm_n send_v and_o the_o rest_n like_o to_o be_v wrack_v 2_o use_n of_o comfort_n to_o such_o as_o mourn_v for_o common_a sin_n all_o the_o carnal_a world_n have_v not_o such_o a_o writ_n of_o protection_n to_o show_v in_o the_o whole_a strength_n of_o nature_n as_o the_o mean_a mourner_n in_o zion_n have_v in_o his_o sigh_n and_o tear_n christ_n mark_n be_v above_o all_o the_o shield_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o those_o that_o be_v stamp_v with_o it_o have_v his_o wisdom_n to_o guard_v they_o against_o folly_n his_o power_n against_o weakness_n the_o everlasting_a father_n against_o man_n who_o breat_a he_o in_o his_o nostril_n we_o see_v that_o god_n do_v not_o strike_v at_o random_n but_o reserve_v a_o sweetness_n for_o his_o servant_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o fury_n against_o his_o enemy_n he_o have_v his_o messenger_n to_o mark_v as_o well_o as_o his_o executioner_n to_o strike_v the_o issue_v the_o resolute_a order_n of_o his_o fury_n hinder_v not_o those_o of_o his_o grace_n and_o compassion_n to_o his_o own_o he_o will_v have_v a_o care_n of_o his_o balsom-tree_n that_o distil_v this_o precious_a liquor_n no_o less_o than_o he_o command_v the_o israelite_n in_o their_o sharp_a war_n to_o have_v a_o care_n of_o the_o fruitful_a tree_n of_o a_o land_n deut_n 20.19_o god_n in_o the_o 6._o v._o follow_v the_o text_n give_v the_o like_a charge_n to_o the_o executioner_n of_o his_o judgement_n as_o david_n do_v to_o the_o army_n concern_v absolom_n 2_o sam._n 18.5_o deal_v gentle_o with_o the_o young_a man_n ezek._n 9.6_o come_v not_o near_o any_o man_n upon_o who_o be_v the_o mark_n he_o make_v provision_n first_o for_o the_o security_n of_o those_o before_o he_o unsheath_n his_o sword_n against_o his_o enemy_n the_o deluge_n flow_v not_o from_o heaven_n till_o noah_n be_v case_v in_o the_o ark_n nor_o be_v sodom_n on_o fire_n till_o lot_n be_v lodge_v in_o the_o mountain_n god_n will_v always_o have_v a_o church_n in_o the_o world_n and_o suffer_v a_o generation_n of_o his_o own_o to_o inhabit_v the_o earth_n god_n attribute_n shall_v not_o interfere_v one_o with_o another_o his_o truth_n remain_v firm_a notwithstanding_o the_o provocation_n of_o men._n when_o those_o people_n be_v ripe_a for_o judgement_n god_n have_v his_o mourner_n among_o the_o idolater_n which_o he_o mark_v for_o preservation_n when_o he_o have_v threaten_v great_a judgement_n joel_n 2.30_o 31._o the_o turn_v the_o sun_n into_o darkness_n and_o the_o moon_n into_o blood_n he_o promise_v a_o remnant_n in_o jerusalem_n and_o zion_n v._o 32._o and_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o whosoever_o shall_v call_v upon_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v be_v deliver_v for_o in_o mount_n zion_n and_o in_o jerusalem_n shall_v be_v deliverance_n as_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v and_o in_o the_o remnant_n who_o the_o lord_n shall_v call_v neither_o the_o fury_n of_o man_n shall_v nor_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n will_v extinguish_v the_o church_n not_o the_o malice_n of_o man_n because_o of_o god_n power_n nor_o god_n himself_o because_o of_o his_o truth_n the_o lord_n have_v say_v god_n will_v either_o preserve_v under_o judgement_n or_o take_v away_o in_o they_o to_o a_o
only_a object_n of_o god_n hatred_n while_o this_o remain_v his_o holiness_n can_v but_o hate_v we_o when_o this_o be_v remove_v his_o righteousness_n can_v but_o love_v we_o remission_n and_o favour_n be_v inseparable_a and_o can_v never_o be_v disjoined_n it_o be_v by_o this_o he_o make_v we_o as_o a_o diadem_n upon_o his_o head_n a_o bracelet_n on_o his_o arm_n it_o be_v by_o this_o he_o write_v we_o upon_o the_o palm_n of_o his_o hand_n make_v we_o his_o peculiar_a treasure_n even_o as_o the_o apple_n of_o his_o eye_n which_o nature_n have_v so_o careful_o fence_v 2._o access_n to_o god_n a_o prince_n may_v discard_v a_o favourite_n for_o some_o guilt_n and_o though_o he_o may_v restore_v he_o to_o his_o liberty_n in_o the_o commonwealth_n yet_o he_o may_v not_o admit_v he_o to_o the_o favour_n of_o his_o wont_a privacy_n but_o a_o pardon_a man_n have_v a_o access_n to_o god_n to_o a_o stand_n and_o perpetual_o settle_a grace_n rom._n 5.1_o 2._o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n we_o have_v peace_n with_o god_n through_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n by_o who_o also_o we_o have_v access_n gild_n fright_v we_o and_o make_v we_o loathe_v the_o very_a sight_n of_o god_n pardon_n encourage_v we_o to_o come_v near_o to_o he_o gild_n respect_v he_o as_o a_o judge_n pardon_v as_o a_o friend_n who_o can_v confident_o or_o hopeful_o call_v upon_o a_o angry_a and_o condemn_a god_n but_o who_o can_v but_o hopeful_o call_v upon_o a_o forgive_a god_n sin_n be_v the_o partition_n wall_n between_o god_n and_o we_o and_o pardon_n be_v the_o demolish_n of_o it_o forgiveness_n be_v never_o bestow_v but_o the_o sceptre_n be_v hold_v out_o to_o invite_v we_o to_o come_v into_o god_n presence_n and_o what_o can_v be_v more_o desirable_a than_o to_o have_v not_o only_o the_o favour_n of_o but_o a_o free_a access_n at_o any_o time_n to_o the_o lord_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o at_o length_n a_o everlasting_a be_v with_o he_o 3_o peace_n of_o conscience_n there_o must_v needs_o 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