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world_n how_o do_v this_o care_n now_o appear_v in_o keep_v and_o preserve_v we_o wherein_o do_v it_o appear_v that_o god_n watch_v over_o we_o wherefore_o we_o must_v lift_v up_o our_o eye_n to_o the_o hill_n where_o the_o lord_n have_v publish_v his_o will_n and_o his_o word_n there_o must_v we_o harken_v what_o he_o speak_v out_o of_o his_o holy_a temple_n namely_o that_o he_o neither_o sleep_v nor_o forsake_v we_o as_o the_o flesh_n perverse_o judge_v but_o keep_v we_o care_v for_o we_o and_o watch_v over_o we_o this_o word_n faith_n lay_v hold_v on_o us._n &_o according_a to_o this_o word_n it_o judge_v although_o the_o flesh_n say_v and_o judge_v the_o contrary_n never_o so_o much_o &_o according_a to_o his_o own_o sense_n and_o feeling_n do_v think_v that_o god_n neither_o see_v nor_o hear_v but_o be_v like_a to_o those_o which_o the_o psalmist_n speak_v of_o they_o have_v ear_n &_o hear_v not_o they_o have_v eye_n &_o see_v not_o therefore_o he_o extol_v his_o own_o god_n 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and_o bring_v they_o into_o error_n or_o at_o least_o go_v about_o by_o all_o mean_n so_o to_o do_v thus_o be_v we_o always_o in_o death_n in_o danger_n of_o sin_n error_n and_o damnable_a opinion_n and_o what_o do_v we_o while_o satan_n be_v thus_o occupy_v we_o teach_v we_o write_v we_o read_v we_o sleep_v we_o eat_v we_o drink_v and_o we_o exercise_v such_o other_o office_n and_o function_n of_o the_o body_n &_o of_o the_o sense_n here_o our_o divinity_n teach_v we_o even_o by_o our_o own_o experience_n that_o if_o god_n do_v not_o watch_v when_o we_o sleep_v if_o he_o be_v not_o careful_a for_o we_o when_o we_o be_v careless_a we_o shall_v perish_v every_o moment_n we_o shall_v lose_v our_o tongue_n our_o eye_n our_o ear_n our_o hand_n our_o foot_n and_o our_o life_n also_o and_o for_o as_o much_o as_o these_o thing_n do_v many_o time_n chance_n and_o when_o we_o little_a doubt_n or_o think_v thereof_o our_o wife_n our_o child_n or_o our_o friend_n die_v or_o else_o fall_v into_o 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even_o the_o presence_n &_o mighty_a protection_n of_o the_o lord_n we_o shall_v patient_o endure_v the_o beginning_n of_o sorrow_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o light_n short_a and_o momentane_z affliction_n of_o this_o life_n be_v sure_o that_o even_o in_o death_n our_o life_n be_v hide_v and_o safe_o keep_v with_o christ_n in_o god_n and_o we_o shall_v overcome_v all_o the_o fiery_a dart_n and_o cruel_a assault_n of_o satan_n verse_n 7._o the_o lord_n shall_v preserve_v thou_o from_o all_o evil_a he_o shall_v preserve_v thy_o soul_n that_o which_o the_o verse_n go_v before_o have_v express_v by_o a_o allegory_n be_v here_o simple_o set_v forth_o and_o without_o figure_n the_o soul_n here_o signify_v the_o life_n albeit_o therefore_o thou_o suffer_v never_o so_o great_a and_o grevous_a affliction_n yea_o even_a death_n itself_o yet_o shall_v thou_o not_o perish_v because_o god_n keep_v thy_o life_n in_o outward_a appearance_n and_o to_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o flesh_n thou_o 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it_o be_v a_o dead_a affection_n or_o quality_n of_o the_o mind_n as_o the_o papist_n do_v dream_n but_o a_o singular_a work_n and_o motion_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n whereby_o we_o judge_v according_a to_o the_o word_n contrary_a to_o that_o which_o we_o feel_v which_o we_o see_v and_o by_o experience_n do_v prove_v whereby_o also_o we_o overcome_v all_o kind_n of_o tentation_n of_o this_o faith_n the_o papist_n can_v no_o better_o judge_v then_o a_o blind_a man_n can_v judge_v of_o colour_n the_o 122._o psalm_n i_o rejoice_v when_o they_o say_v unto_o i_o etc_n etc_n this_o psalm_n be_v a_o thank_n give_v for_o the_o excellent_a gift_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god._n psalm_n which_o virtue_n be_v therefore_o the_o more_o rare_a to_o be_v find_v for_o that_o the_o word_n be_v every_o where_o so_o horrible_o contemn_v in_o the_o world_n not_o only_o of_o the_o rude_a multitude_n but_o also_o of_o those_o that_o will_v be_v count_v both_o learned_a and_o wise_a who_o blasphemous_a 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under_o david_n and_o saul_n do_v mighty_o flourish_v but_o behold_v how_o lively_a â—e_n set_v forth_o that_o joy_n which_o shall_v follow_v this_o deliverance_n we_o shall_v be_v say_v he_o like_v they_o that_o dream_n by_o this_o kind_n of_o speech_n he_o express_v the_o greatness_n of_o their_o joy_n mean_v that_o this_o joy_n and_o gladness_n shall_v be_v so_o great_a that_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o conceive_v it_o as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v when_o we_o shall_v hear_v of_o yea_o when_o we_o shall_v in_o deed_n feel_v and_o enjoy_v this_o deliverance_n from_o sin_n &_o death_n so_o far_o pass_v all_o that_o we_o can_v hope_v or_o look_v for_o the_o joy_n thereof_o shall_v be_v so_o great_a that_o it_o shall_v seem_v to_o we_o but_o we_o a_o breame_n for_o so_o we_o see_v it_o come_v to_o pass_v also_o even_o in_o particular_a deliverance_n when_o god_n sudden_o deliver_v his_o servant_n out_o of_o anâ—_z great_a trouble_n or_o affliction_n 12._o 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&_o stony_a heart_n of_o the_o impenitent_a as_o ezechiel_n say_v for_o they_o must_v be_v break_v with_o this_o iron_n sceptre_n as_o it_o be_v and_o beat_v down_o to_o hell_n as_o the_o psalm_n pray_v 9_o let_v the_o wicked_a be_v turn_v into_o hell_n and_o all_o nation_n that_o forget_v god._n for_o see_v they_o have_v a_o heart_n of_o iron_n and_o as_o the_o prophet_n say_v a_o brazen_a forehead_n they_o must_v be_v terrify_v with_o the_o thunder_n of_o the_o law_n that_o be_v they_o must_v be_v bring_v to_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n judgement_n and_o fill_v with_o the_o terror_n of_o death_n as_o it_o happen_v to_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n at_o the_o mount_n sina_n when_o the_o law_n be_v publish_v by_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o lord_n but_o they_o that_o have_v a_o fleshy_a heart_n that_o be_v to_o say_v a_o soft_a and_o a_o tender_a heart_n may_v not_o be_v kill_v with_o the_o law_n but_o revive_v and_o raise_v up_o with_o a_o other_o kind_n of_o doctrine_n which_o the_o holy_a 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with_o we_o touch_v the_o law_n and_o use_v such_o argument_n as_o we_o can_v not_o deny_v for_o when_o he_o lay_v unto_o we_o our_o sin_n we_o be_v constrain_v to_o confess_v and_o to_o acknowledge_v they_o which_o albeit_o we_o cover_v they_o some_o time_n before_o man_n our_o conscience_n as_o a_o thousand_o witness_n pronounce_v against_o we_o and_o will_v not_o suffer_v we_o to_o forget_v they_o or_o hide_v they_o whereof_o sometime_o arise_v also_o a_o doubt_v or_o mistrust_v even_o of_o holy_a work_n i_o speak_v nothing_o of_o those_o which_o be_v manifest_o wicked_a with_o these_o dart_v satan_n pierce_v and_o grievous_o wound_v the_o soft_a and_o tender_a heart_n only_o because_o
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governor_n but_o will_v rule_v thy_o wife_n and_o thy_o family_n after_o thine_o own_o fantasy_n without_o invocation_n and_o prayer_n unto_o god_n it_o will_v follow_v that_o either_o thou_o shall_v overthrow_v all_o together_o or_o shall_v be_v so_o blind_v with_o continual_a success_n that_o thou_o shall_v fall_v yet_o into_o far_o great_a evil_n god_n will_v be_v fear_v and_o serve_v that_o be_v he_o will_v have_v we_o to_o confess_v and_o acknowledge_v that_o what_o so_o ever_o we_o take_v in_o hand_n can_v not_o prosper_v or_o have_v any_o good_a success_n without_o his_o help_n and_o assistance_n it_o be_v very_o profitable_a and_o necessary_a with_o all_o diligence_n to_o teach_v this_o doctrine_n to_o those_o which_o be_v yet_o young_a that_o they_o may_v know_v it_o and_o follow_v it_o the_o cause_n be_v this_o for_o that_o matrimony_n remain_v in_o the_o world_n and_o in_o the_o flesh_n that_o be_v to_o say_v even_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o devil_n the_o husband_n as_o 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without_o a_o great_a mischief_n even_o the_o reject_v of_o the_o word_n and_o knowledge_n of_o god_n the_o mean_n to_o escape_v this_o be_v to_o fear_n god_n and_o to_o trust_v in_o he_o and_o so_o in_o the_o name_n of_o god_n with_o humble_a prayer_n to_o begin_v matrimony_n commit_v the_o success_n whole_o unto_o god._n in_o the_o papacy_n they_o most_o wicked_o deface_v this_o holy_a institution_n for_o they_o call_v it_o the_o secular_a state_n and_o marry_v folk_n be_v teach_v to_o recite_v in_o their_o private_a confession_n among_o other_o sin_n the_o company_n between_o man_n and_o wife_n among_o the_o blind_a popish_a sophister_n and_o schoolman_n there_o be_v a_o disputation_n as_o touch_v venial_a and_o mortal_a sin_n in_o carnal_a copulation_n as_o contemptuous_o this_o carnal_a spiritualty_n call_v it_o between_o man_n and_o wife_n but_o these_o be_v both_o vain_a and_o wicked_a disputation_n and_o hereof_o augustine_n seem_v to_o have_v give_v a_o occasion_n when_o he_o 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and_o moral_a righteousness_n or_o of_o the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o law_n to_o condemn_v other_o to_o presume_v and_o to_o climb_v even_o to_o the_o judgement_n seat_n of_o god_n and_o to_o pronounce_v sentence_n against_o those_o who_o they_o think_v not_o to_o be_v so_o perfect_a as_o themselves_o he_o that_o be_v a_o jolly_a citizen_n or_o alearned_a lawer_fw-mi think_v high_o of_o himself_o and_o make_v himself_o as_o it_o be_v a_o certain_a idol_n unto_o himself_o but_o other_o he_o condemn_v and_o in_o comparison_n of_o himself_o proud_o contemn_v the_o husbandman_n when_o he_o see_v any_o fault_n in_o the_o magistrate_n think_v as_o do_v that_o servant_n in_o the_o poet_n oh_o why_o be_v not_o i_o make_v a_o king_n a_o ruler_n a_o magistrate_n these_o be_v but_o politic_a matter_n full_a of_o vanity_n &_o most_o fond_a folly_n and_o foolishness_n and_o yet_o there_o be_v none_o of_o we_o all_o which_o be_v able_a therein_o to_o bridle_v and_o moderate_v ourselves_o except_o 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do_v and_o thou_o have_v not_o do_v it_o but_o have_v do_v the_o contrary_a wherefore_o thou_o shall_v be_v damn_v according_a to_o the_o sentence_n of_o the_o lawmaker_n here_o he_o that_o be_v a_o good_a logician_n put_v a_o difference_n between_o the_o law_n and_o the_o gospel_n and_o grant_v that_o in_o deed_n he_o have_v not_o keep_v the_o law_n notwithstanding_o say_v he_o upon_o this_o antecedent_n or_o former_a proposition_n do_v not_o follow_v this_o consequence_n that_o i_o shall_v therefore_o despair_v and_o be_v damn_v for_o the_o gospel_n command_v i_o to_o believe_v in_o christ_n and_o to_o trust_v unto_o the_o work_n the_o merit_n and_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n he_o that_o understand_v this_o and_o take_v hold_v on_o this_o breast_n or_o dug_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v safe_a and_o be_v sure_a of_o the_o victory_n but_o he_o that_o apprehend_v it_o not_o must_v needs_o perish_v and_o despair_v in_o this_o doctrine_n therefore_o touch_v our_o righteousness_n 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