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egypt_n what_o 13.3_o exod._n 13.3_o be_v it_o possible_a to_o forget_v that_o day_n which_o shall_v be_v celebrate_v for_o a_o perpetual_a memorial_n of_o their_o wonderful_a deliverance_n 12.14_o exod._n 12.14_o yes_o sure_o for_o we_o find_v that_o they_o remember_v not_o the_o lord_n hand_n 78.42_o psal_n 78.42_o nor_o the_o day_n when_o he_o deliver_v they_o â—4_n nehem._n 4._o â—4_n nehemiah_n bid_v the_o jew_n remember_v the_o great_a lord_n and_o fearful_a a_o man_n will_v think_v that_o a_o needless_a exhortation_n for_o how_o can_v they_o but_o remember_v that_o god_n which_o have_v keep_v they_o as_o the_o apple_n of_o his_o eye_n lead_v they_o gracious_o through_o the_o wilderness_n subdue_v their_o many_o and_o mighty_a enemy_n and_o give_v they_o possession_n of_o a_o excellent_a inheritance_n but_o we_o see_v that_o they_o forget_v god_n their_o saviour_n 106.21_o psa_fw-la 106.21_o who_o have_v do_v great_a thing_n for_o they_o for_o they_o do_v not_o fruitful_o remember_v he_o how_o oft_o do_v moses_n exhort_v they_o not_o to_o forget_v the_o law_n what_o forget_v the_o law_n which_o be_v deliver_v in_o that_o wonderful_a manner_n upon_o mount_n sinai_n by_o almighty_a god_n himself_o in_o flame_a fire_n with_o sound_z of_o a_o trumpet_n and_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o glorious_a angel_n yes_o they_o do_v forget_v the_o law_n 4.6_o hos_fw-la 4.6_o as_o the_o prophet_n complain_v of_o the_o best_a of_o they_o and_o that_o this_o forgetfulness_n be_v not_o peculiar_a to_o they_o let_v experience_n speak_v and_o it_o shall_v witness_v with_o i_o though_o the_o lord_n have_v draw_v his_o commandment_n into_o so_o short_a a_o sum_n even_o ten_o word_n 4.13_o deut._n 4.13_o as_o they_o be_v call_v yet_o how_o many_o thousand_o christian_n be_v there_o at_o this_o day_n who_o be_v not_o able_a to_o repeat_v they_o much_o less_o to_o understand_v they_o albeit_o they_o can_v remember_v other_o thing_n very_o ready_o do_v but_o sound_o and_o serious_o examine_v thyself_o my_o christian_a brother_n and_o thou_o shall_v find_v just_a cause_n to_o say_v concern_v thy_o forgetfulness_n both_o of_o heavenly_a blessing_n and_o divine_a instruction_n 9_o gen._n 41_o 9_o with_o pharaoh_n butler_n i_o call_v to_o mind_v my_o fault_n this_o day_n for_o thou_o shall_v be_v enforce_v to_o confess_v that_o thou_o have_v let_v many_o a_o good_a lesson_n slip_v forth_o of_o thy_o mind_n and_o receive_v many_o a_o blessing_n for_o which_o thou_o have_v not_o be_v thankful_a well_o since_o the_o memory_n be_v so_o defective_a and_o faulty_a it_o be_v thy_o part_n to_o seek_v the_o strengthen_n of_o it_o that_o what_o be_v want_v by_o nature_n may_v be_v supply_v by_o industry_n and_o grace_n for_o diligence_n be_v the_o mother_n and_o the_o nurse_n of_o memory_n to_o be_v brief_a see_v the_o wall_n and_o foundation_n of_o holiness_n be_v thus_o batter_v and_o deface_v in_o the_o fort_n and_o faculty_n of_o thy_o soul_n pray_v with_o the_o prophet_n 51.12.14_o psal_n 51.12.14_o create_v in_o i_o a_o new_a heart_n o_o god_n and_o renew_v a_o right_a spirit_n within_o i_o and_o establish_v i_o with_o thy_o free_a spirit_n labour_n with_o thyself_o by_o thy_o industry_n and_o with_o god_n by_o hearty_a prayer_n that_o thou_o may_v by_o the_o assistance_n of_o his_o holy_a spirit_n the_o enlightener_n of_o the_o understanding_n 14.26_o joh._n 14.26_o the_o guide_n of_o the_o will_n and_o the_o reviuer_n of_o the_o memory_n be_v enable_v to_o conceive_v affect_v and_o retain_v those_o good_a thing_n which_o in_o this_o life_n may_v be_v for_o thy_o comfort_n and_o thy_o everlasting_a salvation_n in_o the_o life_n to_o come_v section_n 4._o of_o science_n art_n and_o trade_n the_o fountain_n be_v stop_v the_o stream_n do_v soon_o dry_v up_o the_o tree_n be_v pluck_v up_o the_o leaf_n and_o fruit_n do_v
health_n &_o strength_n and_o at_o last_o do_v utter_o deprive_v man_n of_o they_o and_o as_o the_o full_a with_o raise_v of_o the_o nap_n and_o shear_n of_o the_o cloth_n make_v it_o wear_v soft_a and_o seemly_a but_o withal_o soon_o than_o it_o will_v be_v so_o do_v pleasure_n raise_v up_o the_o nap_n of_o the_o spirit_n yield_v present_a content_n but_o withal_o bring_v old_a age_n and_o death_n before_o their_o time_n 3_o as_o pleasure_n do_v hurt_v the_o body_n so_o do_v they_o annoy_v and_o infect_v the_o soul_n they_o be_v like_o thorn_n in_o hinder_v the_o growth_n of_o godliness_n 8.14_o luk._n 8.14_o &_o like_o siren_n in_o lull_v man_n asleep_a in_o sin_n and_o security_n while_o samson_n sleep_v upon_o dalilahs_n lap_n 16._o jud._n 16._o his_o lock_n be_v shave_v off_o and_o his_o eye_n put_v out_o so_o when_o pleasure_n have_v lull_v man_n asleep_a she_o will_v shave_v off_o the_o lock_n of_o grace_n and_o besot_v the_o soul_n with_o a_o spiritual_a blindness_n 4_o but_o saint_n peter_n speak_v of_o a_o further_o and_o far_o more_o dangerous_a fruit_n of_o pleasure_n when_o he_o say_v that_o those_o which_o have_v be_v lead_v with_o sensuality_n 2.13_o 2._o pet._n 2.13_o shall_v receive_v the_o wage_n of_o unrighteousness_n and_o what_o that_o be_v it_o appear_v in_o abraham_n speech_n to_o dives_fw-la 16.25_o luk._n 16.25_o son_n remember_v that_o thou_o in_o thy_o life_n time_n receive_v thy_o pleasure_n &_o non_fw-la thou_o be_v torment_v so_o that_o the_o intolerable_a torment_n of_o hell_n be_v the_o reward_n of_o pleasure_n yea_o the_o more_o the_o pleasure_n the_o great_a the_o torment_n for_o the_o lord_n do_v weigh_v out_o his_o judgement_n according_a to_o the_o measure_n of_o man_n vanity_n 18.7_o reu._n 18.7_o so_o much_o as_o she_o have_v live_v in_o pleasure_n so_o much_o give_v you_o to_o her_o torment_n and_o sorrow_n this_o be_v a_o meditation_n very_o meet_v for_o these_o day_n of_o voluptuousness_n for_o now_o be_v the_o apostle_n prophesy_v fulfil_v in_o the_o last_o day_n man_n shall_v be_v lover_n of_o pleasure_n more_o than_o lover_n of_o god_n 3.1.4_o 2._o ti._n 3.1.4_o i_o know_v there_o be_v scarce_o such_o a_o miscreant_n but_o he_o will_v in_o this_o behalf_n endeavour_n to_o justify_v himself_o but_o when_o the_o preacher_n of_o god_n word_n be_v the_o lord_n ambassador_n beseech_v man_n in_o his_o name_n yet_o they_o can_v persuade_v they_o to_o forsake_v any_o pleasure_n be_v it_o not_o evident_a that_o they_o love_v their_o pleasure_n more_o than_o they_o love_v god_n man_n that_o live_v pleasant_o seem_v to_o live_v happy_o but_o indeed_o their_o life_n be_v miserable_a and_o their_o condition_n lamentable_a the_o sweet_a and_o crystal_a river_n run_v pleasant_o as_o it_o be_v sport_v itself_o wind_v and_o turn_v his_o silver_n stream_n up_o and_o down_o by_o many_o a_o fair_a and_o goodly_a meadow_n a_o great_a while_n but_o at_o last_o it_o fall_v into_o the_o salt_n sea_n and_o there_o lose_v his_o sweetness_n and_o become_v brackish_a so_o many_o wicked_a man_n which_o for_o a_o while_o do_v turn_v and_o wind_n themselves_o up_o and_o down_o through_o the_o meadow_n of_o pleasure_n and_o bathe_v themselves_o in_o the_o transitory_a bliss_n of_o this_o world_n do_v at_o last_o fall_n into_o the_o mouth_n of_o hell_n and_o there_o lose_v all_o the_o sweetness_n of_o their_o pleasure_n and_o find_v nothing_o but_o the_o brackishnesse_n of_o pain_n eternal_a show_v aul._n gel._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 8._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d how_o much_o that_o be_v the_o learned_a agree_v not_o as_o pet._n mosel_n in_o aul._n gel._n show_v when_o lais_n that_o famous_a courtesan_n of_o corinth_n ask_v demosthenes_n a_o great_a sum_n of_o money_n to_o lie_v with_o she_o one_o night_n he_o answer_v she_o wise_o that_o he_o will_v not_o buy_v repentance_n at_o so_o dear_a a_o rate_n consider_v then_o dear_a christian_a that_o the_o price_n of_o pleasure_n be_v not_o only_o the_o infirmity_n of_o body_n and_o anguish_n of_o soul_n but_o of_o eternal_a pain_n and_o torment_n in_o hell_n be_v not_o all_o the_o pleasure_n in_o the_o world_n though_o thou_o may_v enjoy_v they_o ten_o thousand_o age_n too_o dear_a to_o be_v buy_v at_o such_o a_o price_n we_o read_v that_o king_n lysimachus_n be_v constrain_v through_o thirst_n apoth_v plutar._n apoth_v to_o yield_v his_o kingdom_n to_o the_o scythian_n when_o he_o have_v drink_v the_o cold_a water_n say_v o_o good_a god_n for_o what_o a_o small_a pleasure_n have_v i_o lose_v so_o great_a a_o kingdom_n believe_v i_o if_o thou_o give_v thyself_o to_o pleasure_n to_o thy_o soul_n danger_n though_o thou_o draw_v it_o forth_o as_o solomon_n do_v yet_o when_o it_o be_v vanish_v thou_o will_v say_v o_o good_a god_n what_o endless_a torment_n be_o i_o subject_a to_o and_o what_o a_o glorious_a kingdom_n have_v i_o lose_v for_o trifle_v and_o momentanie_n pleasure_n do_v with_o thy_o pleasure_n rather_o as_o david_n do_v with_o the_o water_n bring_v he_o by_o his_o worthy_n whereof_o he_o will_v not_o drink_v but_o pour_v it_o forth_o say_v o_o lord_n 23._o 1._o sam._n 23._o be_v it_o far_o from_o i_o that_o i_o shall_v do_v this_o be_v not_o this_o the_o blood_n of_o these_o man_n if_o pleasure_n offer_v themselves_o in_o never_o so_o glorious_a a_o shape_n to_o allure_v thou_o let_v neither_o thy_o hand_n touch_v they_o nor_o thy_o hart_n taste_v they_o but_o pour_v they_o forth_o say_v with_o thyself_o o_o lord_n be_v it_o far_o from_o i_o that_o i_o shall_v yield_v to_o these_o pleasure_n be_v they_o not_o the_o price_n of_o my_o soul_n this_o if_o thou_o shall_v do_v the_o lord_n will_v yield_v thou_o heavenly_a delight_n in_o stead_n of_o earthly_a 36.9_o psal_n 36.9_o thou_o shall_v be_v satisfy_v with_o the_o fatness_n of_o his_o house_n and_o he_o will_v give_v thou_o drink_v out_o of_o the_o river_n of_o his_o pleasure_n sect_n 10._o of_o friend_n and_o friendship_n although_o nothing_o be_v more_o consonant_a and_o content_v to_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n then_o society_n whereupon_o he_o therefore_o have_v his_o name_n homo_fw-la of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d amic_n scaliger_n de_fw-fr causis_fw-la ling._n lat._n ut_fw-la cic._n de_fw-fr amic_n yea_o although_o the_o use_n of_o friendship_n be_v as_o frequent_v and_o necessary_a as_o the_o element_n yet_o may_v this_o benefit_n of_o friendship_n be_v also_o range_v very_o just_o in_o the_o catalogue_n of_o vanity_n solomon_n describe_v a_o friend_n thus_o 17.17_o pro._n 17.17_o a_o friend_n love_v at_o all_o time_n if_o he_o only_o be_v a_o friend_n who_o love_v at_o all_o time_n how_o few_o true_a friend_n be_v there_o for_o the_o most_o be_v like_o the_o swallow_n which_o sing_v merry_o with_o we_o all_o the_o summer_n but_o bid_v we_o farewell_n towards_o winter_n many_o will_v willing_o accompany_v their_o friend_n while_o they_o sail_v safe_o with_o a_o pleasant_a wind_n but_o when_o the_o tempest_n of_o 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but_o in_o his_o corrupt_a estate_n the_o apostle_n say_v 7.1_o 1._o cor._n 7.1_o it_o be_v good_a for_o a_o man_n not_o to_o touch_v a_o woman_n thus_o be_v marriage_n found_v upon_o decency_n but_o now_o the_o principal_a pillar_n thereof_o be_v necessity_n declinanda_fw-la ambr._n de_fw-fr viduis_fw-la non_fw-la quasi_fw-la culpa_fw-la vitanda_fw-la sed_fw-la quasi_fw-la necessitatis_fw-la sarcina_fw-la declinanda_fw-la in_o which_o respect_n although_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v shun_v as_o a_o sin_n yet_o be_v it_o to_o be_v abandon_v as_o a_o burden_n &_o may_v very_o well_o be_v tax_v as_o a_o vanity_n when_o a_o man_n intend_v to_o take_v a_o wife_n he_o adventure_n upon_o a_o dangerous_a choice_n bias_n say_v be_v famous_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d if_o a_o man_n take_v a_o fair_a wife_n it_o be_v doubtful_a she_o will_v prove_v false_a if_o foul_a she_o be_v a_o loathsome_a plague_n and_o experience_n manife_v many_o a_o matrimonial_a infirmity_n incident_a to_o that_o sex_n if_o they_o be_v qualify_v with_o any_o extraordinary_a ornament_n they_o become_v imperious_a so_o that_o beautiful_a vashti_n will_v not_o come_v to_o ahashnerosh_n when_o he_o send_v for_o she_o 1._o hester_n 1._o if_o their_o husband_n have_v any_o familiar_a society_n with_o other_o by_o reason_n of_o his_o employment_n abroad_o they_o quick_o become_v jealous_a and_o so_o be_v a_o grief_n of_o heart_n to_o he_o if_o they_o be_v rich_a they_o look_v to_o domineer_v according_a to_o that_o speech_n 25.24_o eccl._n 25.24_o if_o a_o woman_n nourish_v her_o husband_n she_o be_v angry_a impudent_a and_o full_a of_o reproach_n if_o they_o be_v not_o like_o their_o neighbour_n in_o womanish_a vanity_n they_o become_v querulous_a and_o if_o they_o be_v honest_a they_o be_v
proud_a and_o ambitious_a as_o though_o their_o husband_n be_v much_o bind_v to_o they_o for_o it_o do_v not_o many_o wife_n prove_v michal_n and_o so_o be_v snare_n to_o their_o husband_n and_o many_o husband_n nabal_n even_o fool_n and_o churl_n to_o their_o wife_n and_o where_o two_o such_o evil_n be_v combine_v it_o be_v better_o for_o a_o man_n to_o have_v his_o habitation_n with_o the_o wild_a beast_n then_o to_o converse_v with_o such_o 21.19_o pro._n 21.19_o the_o world_n yield_v enough_o such_o as_o job_n wife_n be_v who_o will_v either_o say_v blasphemous_o to_o the_o dishonour_n of_o god_n curse_v god_n and_o die_v or_o else_o foolish_o to_o their_o husband_n grief_n as_o she_o do_v 2.9_o job._n 2.9_o bless_v god_n and_o die_v add_v affliction_n to_o his_o affliction_n but_o few_o sarahs_n &_o rebeccaes_n there_o be_v which_o be_v faithful_a kind_a and_o obedient_a to_o their_o husband_n i_o mean_v not_o hereby_o to_o condemn_v all_o woman_n for_o i_o know_v diverse_a of_o that_o sex_n wise_a modest_a and_o very_o virtuous_a nor_o to_o justify_v all_o man_n for_o experience_n show_v many_o of_o they_o to_o be_v very_o vicious_a i_o have_v only_o say_v which_o be_v the_o general_a current_n in_o conjugal_a affair_n coniug_v plu._n in_o vita_fw-la p._n aemy_n l._n &_o in_o precept_n coniug_v plutarch_n have_v a_o pleasant_a tale_n of_o a_o roman_a with_o who_o because_o he_o have_v put_v away_o his_o wife_n her_o friend_n do_v thus_o expostulate_v the_o matter_n what_o fault_n can_v there_o be_v find_v in_o she_o be_v she_o not_o a_o honest_a woman_n of_o her_o body_n be_v she_o not_o fair_a and_o do_v she_o not_o bring_v thou_o sweet_a child_n but_o he_o put_v forth_o his_o foot_n and_o show_v they_o his_o shoe_n answer_v thus_o be_v not_o this_o a_o fair_a shoe_n be_v it_o not_o neat_o make_v and_o be_v it_o not_o a_o new_a one_o yet_o none_o of_o you_o know_v where_o it_o pinch_v i_o mean_v that_o there_o be_v many_o secret_a jar_n happen_v between_o the_o marry_a which_o other_o know_v not_o 2._o beside_o these_o inconvenience_n of_o marriage_n there_o be_v in_o it_o some_o encumbrance_n in_o divine_a action_n &_o exercise_n as_o may_v appear_v not_o only_o by_o the_o lord_n commandment_n to_o the_o israelite_n of_o absence_n 19.15_o exo._n 19.15_o and_o abstinence_n from_o their_o wife_n at_o the_o delivery_n of_o the_o law_n upon_o mount_n sinai_n but_o also_o by_o the_o apostle_n toleration_n of_o a_o temporary_a separation_n 7.5_o 1._o cor._n 7.5_o for_o the_o more_o zealous_a and_o devout_a act_n of_o the_o religious_a exercise_n of_o fast_v and_o prayer_n and_o this_o be_v his_o disswasorie_n reason_n 1._o cor._n 7.32_o i_o will_v have_v you_o without_o carefulness_n the_o unmarried_a care_v for_o the_o thing_n of_o the_o lord_n how_o he_o may_v please_v the_o lord_n but_o he_o that_o be_v marry_v care_v for_o the_o thing_n of_o the_o world_n how_o he_o may_v please_v his_o wife_n and_o experience_n resound_v the_o truth_n of_o the_o apostle_n word_n for_o he_o that_o shall_v enter_v into_o this_o course_n of_o life_n must_v have_v care_n of_o a_o family_n a_o provident_a regard_n of_o child_n and_o that_o which_o be_v of_o most_o difficulty_n and_o therefore_o single_v out_o by_o s._n paul_n he_o must_v be_v careful_a to_o please_v his_o wife_n 4.5_o ruth_n 4.5_o and_o as_o naomies_n kinsman_n can_v not_o redeem_v elimelech_n land_n except_o he_o take_v ruth_n to_o wife_n so_o can_v a_o man_n hardly_o yoke_v himself_o in_o the_o bond_n of_o wedlock_n but_o he_o shall_v also_o marry_v himself_o to_o sundry_a worldly_a care_n and_o encumbrance_n which_o will_v hinder_v he_o in_o the_o course_n of_o christianity_n 3_o this_o also_o add_v much_o to_o these_o preiudices_fw-la of_o the_o marry_v that_o they_o be_v knit_v in_o a_o indissoluble_a knot_n the_o gentile_n make_v a_o question_n whether_o it_o be_v good_a to_o marry_v although_o they_o allow_v of_o divorce_n upon_o every_o trifle_a occasion_n how_o much_o more_o will_v they_o have_v do_v so_o have_v they_o know_v that_o only_a death_n and_o adultery_n be_v the_o sword_n that_o must_v cut_v this_o gordius_n knot_n when_o the_o pharisy_n demand_v of_o our_o saviour_n whether_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o a_o man_n to_o put_v away_o his_o wife_n for_o every_o trifle_a occasion_n as_o the_o manner_n be_v then_o among_o the_o jew_n he_o answer_v that_o the_o man_n and_o wife_n be_v by_o marriage_n make_v one_o flesh_n and_o so_o except_o in_o the_o case_n of_o adultery_n which_o disunite_v the_o marry_a and_o make_v a_o union_n between_o the_o adulterer_n can_v not_o more_o be_v separate_v then_o a_o man_n can_v be_v divide_v from_o himself_o 6.16_o 1._o cor._n 6.16_o which_o the_o disciple_n hear_v say_v to_o he_o 19.10_o mat._n 19.10_o if_o the_o matter_n be_v so_o between_o man_n and_o wife_n it_o be_v not_o good_a to_o marry_v and_o indeed_o it_o be_v a_o hard_a thing_n be_v it_o not_o the_o divine_a ordinance_n of_o almighty_a god_n to_o encounter_v so_o many_o inconvenience_n as_o many_o time_n marriage_n yield_v with_o this_o irksome_a condition_n of_o inseparablenesse_n neither_o be_v this_o bond_n without_o bondage_n while_o neither_o the_o man_n nor_o the_o woman_n have_v power_n over_o their_o own_o body_n nor_o may_v make_v any_o separation_n 7.4.5_o 1._o cor._n 7.4.5_o no_o not_o for_o a_o time_n and_o though_o it_o be_v for_o divine_a respect_n but_o with_o mutual_a consent_n these_o be_v the_o inconvenience_n of_o marriage_n the_o use_n thereof_o may_v be_v the_o apostle_n exhortation_n 7.27_o 1._o cor._n 7.27_o be_v thou_o loose_v from_o a_o wife_n seek_v not_o a_o wife_n 26.29_o act._n 26.29_o saint_n paul_n once_o wish_v that_o all_o his_o hearer_n be_v like_o himself_o except_o his_o band_n 7.7_o 1._o cor._n 7.7_o but_o elsewhere_o he_o wish_v all_o be_v like_o himself_o that_o be_v free_a from_o marriage_n band_n let_v those_o that_o have_v wife_n be_v as_o though_o they_o have_v none_o that_o be_v 7.29_o 1._o cor._n 7.29_o let_v they_o not_o be_v hinder_v in_o divine_a thing_n or_o encumber_a with_o humane_a by_o reason_n of_o their_o marriage_n the_o spiritual_a marriage_n of_o christ_n to_o the_o soul_n be_v that_o which_o every_o one_o ought_v principal_o to_o regard_n behold_v how_o christ_n woo_v thou_o say_v open_v to_o i_o my_o love_n my_o dove_n my_o undefiled_a 5.2_o cant._n 5.2_o now_o be_v it_o thy_o part_n to_o set_v open_a the_o door_n of_o thy_o heart_n and_o to_o say_v as_o laban_n say_v to_o abraham_n servant_n 24.31_o gen._n 24.31_o come_v in_o thou_o bless_v of_o the_o lord_n for_o lo_o he_o be_v thy_o soul_n husband_n have_v discharge_v the_o debt_n of_o thy_o sin_n and_o will_v give_v thou_o a_o rich_a jointer_n of_o grace_n in_o this_o life_n and_o the_o precious_a dowry_n of_o eternal_a glory_n in_o the_o life_n to_o come_v sect_n 13._o of_o child_n as_o nature_n have_v engraft_v in_o every_o thing_n live_v on_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n a_o desire_n of_o procreation_n for_o the_o preservation_n of_o the_o species_n so_o grace_n require_v at_o the_o hand_n of_o those_o to_o who_o she_o have_v not_o give_v the_o dispensation_n of_o continency_n a_o offspring_n for_o the_o enlargement_n of_o god_n church_n yea_o child_n be_v the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o lord_n 127.3_o psal_n 127.3_o and_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o womb_n his_o reward_n yet_o be_v this_o of_o the_o number_n and_o nature_n of_o those_o blessing_n which_o in_o themselves_o be_v but_o vanity_n because_o that_o a_o man_n in_o the_o abundance_n of_o child_n may_v be_v miserable_a and_o worse_o than_o a_o untimely_a birth_n 6.3_o eccles_n 6.3_o have_v it_o not_o fall_v out_o to_o many_o mother_n most_o desirous_a of_o child_n that_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o their_o throb_n before_o and_o at_o the_o time_n of_o their_o childbirth_n they_o have_v be_v ready_a to_o say_v with_o rebecca_n 25.22_o gen._n 25.22_o why_o be_o i_o thus_o even_o sorry_a that_o ever_o they_o be_v with_o child_n and_o do_v it_o not_o oft_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o their_o child_n prove_v ben-onies_a the_o son_n of_o their_o sorrow_n yea_o sometime_o the_o son_n and_o daughter_n of_o their_o death_n as_o benjamin_n be_v to_o rachel_n 35.18_o gen._n 35.18_o so_o soon_o as_o the_o child_n be_v bear_v there_o be_v bring_v forth_o many_o mutual_a misery_n and_o trouble_n to_o the_o parent_n when_o they_o be_v in_o their_o infancy_n if_o they_o be_v nurse_v at_o home_n how_o irksome_a be_v their_o cry_n and_o bawl_v or_o if_o by_o reason_n of_o some_o weighty_a impediment_n the_o mother_n can_v or_o of_o a_o foolish_a and_o unnatural_a niceness_n she_o will_v not_o nurse_v she_o own_o child_n yet_o how_o do_v their_o fear_n sleep_n and_o
vanity_n with_o the_o ingredience_n of_o his_o favour_n that_o they_o may_v be_v wholesome_a or_o at_o the_o least_o harmless_a receipt_n unto_o his_o child_n so_o do_v he_o season_n and_o sauce_n they_o to_o the_o reprobate_n with_o the_o powder_n of_o his_o curse_n that_o they_o may_v become_v their_o bane_n and_o poison_n they_o be_v curse_v in_o the_o town_n and_o in_o the_o field_n 28._o deut._n 28._o curse_v in_o their_o come_n in_o and_o go_v out_o curse_v in_o their_o good_n and_o in_o their_o ground_n curse_v in_o their_o soul_n and_o in_o their_o body_n so_o that_o herein_o they_o resemble_v miserable_a jerusalem_n 1._o esa_n 1._o which_o from_o the_o sole_a of_o the_o foot_n to_o the_o crown_n of_o the_o head_n have_v nothing_o whole_a for_o in_o every_o place_n every_o time_n every_o action_n and_o in_o every_o respect_n they_o be_v accurse_v and_o this_o accurse_a estate_n be_v a_o entrance_n to_o that_o dreadful_a curse_n which_o shall_v be_v cast_v upon_o they_o at_o the_o last_o day_n 25.41_o mat._n 25.41_o depart_v from_o i_o you_o curse_v into_o everlasting_a fire_n 2_o when_o the_o prodigal_a child_n go_v astray_o he_o be_v bring_v to_o this_o extremity_n that_o he_o feed_v upon_o acorn_n with_o the_o hog_n and_o be_v pinch_v with_o penury_n say_v how_o many_o hire_a servant_n at_o my_o father_n house_n have_v bread_n enough_o 15._o luk._n 15._o and_o i_o die_v for_o hunger_n lo_o this_o be_v the_o condition_n of_o every_o dissolute_a sinner_n when_o he_o go_v astray_o and_o have_v spend_v his_o patrimony_n of_o grace_n in_o lewd_a live_n satan_n give_v he_o the_o husk_n of_o sin_n to_o feed_v upon_o and_o he_o take_v repast_n with_o those_o base_a creature_n who_o beastly_a life_n he_o do_v imitate_v and_o though_o he_o live_v a_o natural_a life_n yet_o be_v a_o stranger_n from_o the_o life_n of_o god_n 4.18_o ephes_n 4.18_o his_o life_n be_v but_o a_o miserable_a death_n in_o this_o respect_n be_v the_o lord_n threaten_v to_o adam_n fulfil_v 2.17_o gen._n 2.17_o in_o that_o day_n thou_o eat_v of_o the_o tree_n of_o knowledge_n thou_o shall_v die_v the_o death_n for_o adam_n in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o disobedience_n enter_v into_o the_o gate_n of_o eternal_a death_n which_o have_v open_v receive_v and_o swallow_v he_o have_v not_o the_o most_o bless_a seed_n of_o the_o bless_a woman_n rescue_v he_o 5.6_o 1_o tim._n 5.6_o and_o the_o apostle_n say_v that_o she_o which_o live_v in_o pleasure_n be_v dead_a while_o she_o live_v like_o a_o man_n convict_v and_o condemn_v though_o his_o execution_n be_v defer_v for_o he_o that_o believe_v not_o be_v condemn_v already_o 3.18_o joh._n 3.18_o so_o that_o it_o may_v be_v say_v to_o every_o impenitent_a sinner_n as_o the_o lord_n say_v to_o abimelech_n 20.3_o gen._n 20.3_o thou_o be_v but_o a_o dead_a man_n and_o this_o death_n be_v a_o earnest-penny_n of_o the_o second_o death_n 10.6_o reu._n 10.6_o 3_o the_o wicked_a and_o ungodly_a be_v not_o only_o the_o lord_n laugh_v stock_n 2._o psal_n 2._o but_o sin_n slave_n and_o satan_n drudge_n also_o for_o they_o be_v in_o the_o snare_n of_o the_o devil_n 2.26_o 2._o tim._n 2.26_o of_o who_o they_o be_v take_v prisoner_n at_o his_o pleasure_n 6.16_o rom._n 6.16_o know_v you_o not_o that_o to_o whomsover_v you_o give_v yourselves_o servant_n to_o obey_v his_o servant_n you_o be_v to_o who_o you_o obey_v whether_o it_o be_v of_o sin_n unto_o death_n or_o of_o obedience_n unto_o righteousness_n 8.33.34_o io._n 8.33.34_o when_o our_o saviour_n persuade_v the_o jew_n to_o stick_v to_o the_o truth_n whereby_o they_o may_v be_v make_v free_a they_o poor_a soul_n stand_v upon_o their_o suppose_a privilege_n of_o be_v the_o child_n of_o abraham_n when_o they_o be_v the_o servant_n of_o sin_n and_o satan_n and_o how_o many_o thousand_o be_v there_o in_o the_o world_n which_o wear_v the_o devil_n livery_n yet_o profess_v themselves_o the_o lord_n servant_n which_o exercise_n their_o tongue_n in_o speak_v of_o heaven_n but_o 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they_o no_o liberty_n to_o worship_n and_o serve_v their_o god_n 4_o the_o way_n of_o the_o wicked_a be_v darkness_n say_v solomon_n 4.19_o prou._n 4.19_o and_o in_o this_o respect_n do_v their_o life_n also_o consort_n with_o hell_n the_o kingdom_n of_o darkness_n 8.12_o mat._n 8.12_o and_o satan_n the_o prince_n of_o darkness_n and_o in_o this_o kingdom_n of_o darkness_n their_o estate_n be_v miserable_a like_o they_o of_o who_o the_o prophet_n david_n speak_v 107.10_o psa_fw-la 107.10_o they_o dwell_v in_o darkness_n and_o in_o the_o shadow_n of_o death_n be_v fast_o bind_v in_o misery_n and_o iron_n for_o the_o band_n of_o satan_n and_o the_o darkness_n of_o their_o hellish_a life_n do_v far_o exceed_v the_o misery_n of_o all_o corporal_a band_n and_o darkness_n whatsoever_o thus_o while_o the_o wicked_a be_v stranger_n from_o the_o life_n of_o god_n and_o expose_v to_o his_o curse_n while_o they_o be_v the_o slave_n of_o satan_n and_o prisoner_n of_o the_o infernal_a kingdom_n of_o darkness_n while_o their_o word_n and_o deed_n and_o thought_n do_v all_o savour_n of_o hell_n they_o have_v in_o part_n take_v possession_n of_o that_o habitation_n which_o they_o shall_v one_o day_n full_o fearful_o and_o final_o enjoy_v loe_o then_o this_o be_v the_o estate_n and_o condition_n of_o all_o those_o that_o have_v sell_v themselves_o to_o work_v wickedness_n though_o in_o the_o world_n they_o have_v a_o name_n that_o they_o live_v yet_o be_v they_o dead_a 3.1_o reu._n 3.1_o like_o the_o church_n of_o sardis_n though_o they_o think_v themselves_o in_o dothan_n yet_o if_o they_o have_v grace_n to_o lift_v up_o their_o eye_n they_o shall_v perceive_v themselves_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o samaria_n 6._o 1._o king_n 6._o and_o though_o in_o the_o outward_a view_n they_o seem_v with_o capernaum_n to_o be_v lift_v up_o to_o heaven_n 22_o mat._n 11_o 22_o yet_o behold_v they_o be_v in_o the_o confine_n of_o hell_n and_o whereas_o the_o godly_a have_v their_o life_n hide_v with_o christ_n in_o god_n 3.3_o col._n 3.3_o they_o have_v their_o life_n lock_v up_o in_o satan_n custody_n 37.1_o psal_n 37.1_o fret_v nâ—t_v thyself_o because_o of_o the_o ungodly_a neither_o be_v thou_o envious_a for_o the_o evil_a doer_n say_v the_o psalmist_n i_o think_v it_o shall_v be_v a_o easy_a matter_n to_o dissuade_v any_o man_n from_o envy_v they_o who_o be_v rather_o to_o be_v pity_v because_o they_o be_v set_v in_o slippery_a place_n for_o they_o stand_v as_o it_o be_v on_o the_o pit_n brink_n of_o hell_n ready_a every_o hour_n to_o slip_v into_o it_o and_o to_o be_v swallow_v up_o of_o it_o consider_v then_o dear_a christian_n thy_o estate_n wherein_o thou_o stand_v if_o thou_o be_v give_v over_o to_o sin_n and_o iniquity_n remember_v that_o thou_o be_v the_o devil_n slave_n and_o thy_o foot_n stand_v at_o the_o mouth_n of_o hell_n now_o be_v the_o prophet_n exhortation_n needful_a turn_v you_o 6.12_o ezec._n 33.11_o rom._n 6.12_o turn_v you_o for_o why_o will_v you_o die_v let_v not_o sin_n reign_v in_o thy_o mortal_a body_n but_o if_o thou_o have_v strike_v hand_n with_o sin_n shake_v hand_n with_o it_o for_o a_o farewell_n shun_v it_o and_o abhor_v it_o as_o thou_o will_v fly_v from_o a_o serpent_n endeavour_n to_o amend_v thy_o estate_n that_o thou_o may_v be_v no_o long_o a_o slave_n of_o sin_n a_o captive_a to_o satan_n nor_o a_o companion_n with_o the_o damn_a but_o that_o by_o bâ—eaking_v off_o thy_o sin_n by_o righteousness_n 4.24_o dan._n 4.24_o thou_o may_v be_v a_o fellow_n citizen_n with_o the_o saint_n and_o one_o of_o the_o household_n of_o faith_n and_o lo_o the_o holy_a angel_n shall_v rejoice_v at_o thy_o conversion_n sect_n 2._o the_o second_o step_n into_o hell_n which_o be_v
horror_n of_o conscience_n can_v a_o sour_a tree_n bring_v forth_o sweet_a fruit_n or_o can_v a_o filthy_a fountain_n send_v forth_o any_o but_o bitter_a stream_n no_o more_o can_v the_o profane_a heart_n and_o lewd_a conversation_n yield_v and_o send_v forth_o any_o thing_n but_o the_o sour_a fruit_n and_o bitter_a water_n of_o a_o trouble_a conscience_n sweet_a meat_n must_v have_v sour_a sauce_n and_o the_o heart_n which_o take_v delight_n and_o pleasure_n in_o commit_v of_o sin_n must_v afterwards_o be_v vex_v with_o anguish_n and_o sorrow_n in_o remembrance_n of_o the_o same_o sin_n show_v a_o harmless_a mouth_n like_o the_o viper_n but_o with_o her_o hide_a tooth_n she_o infuse_v deadly_a poison_n she_o weep_v like_o the_o crocodile_n but_o wound_n like_o a_o serpent_n and_o leave_v the_o sting_n of_o conscience_n behind_o she_o to_o vex_v the_o sinful_a soul_n the_o sacred_a scripture_n do_v by_o sundry_a notable_a comparison_n set_v forth_o the_o miserable_a condition_n of_o those_o wretched_a man_n who_o the_o conscience_n of_o sin_n do_v vex_v in_o this_o life_n zophar_n job_n friend_n make_v a_o notable_a antithesis_fw-la between_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o godly_a and_o the_o wicked_a in_o this_o respect_n 11.15_o job_n 11.15_o the_o godly_a shall_v lift_v up_o his_o face_n without_o spot_n &_o be_v stable_n without_o fear_n but_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o wicked_a shall_v fail_v and_o their_o hope_n shall_v be_v grief_n of_o mind_n the_o wicked_a through_o the_o terror_n and_o conscience_n of_o sin_n shall_v be_v like_a man_n who_o extreme_a amazedness_n do_v deprive_v they_o of_o the_o use_n of_o their_o sense_n both_o external_a and_o internal_a whereas_o the_o godly_a shall_v have_v a_o cheerful_a countenance_n with_o a_o upright_o conscience_n and_o his_o friend_n eliphaz_n likewise_o 15.20_o job_n 15.20_o the_o wicked_a man_n be_v continual_o as_o one_o that_o travel_v of_o child_n as_o the_o pregnant_a mother_n be_v vex_v with_o many_o sudden_a 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27.20_o and_o job_n himself_o also_o say_v that_o terror_n shall_v take_v the_o wicked_a as_o water_n and_o as_o a_o tempest_n shall_v carry_v he_o away_o by_o night_n as_o a_o tempest_n arise_v sudden_o fill_v both_o the_o heaven_n and_o earth_n with_o dreadful_a darkness_n so_o do_v the_o storm_n of_o dread_n arise_v in_o the_o conscience_n of_o a_o wicked_a man_n the_o prophet_n esay_n do_v elegant_o decipher_v the_o miserable_a condition_n of_o such_o man_n on_o this_o manner_n 57.20_o esa_n 57.20_o the_o wicked_a be_v like_o the_o rage_a sea_n that_o can_v rest_v who_o water_n do_v cast_v up_o mire_n and_o dirt_n and_o sure_o there_o can_v be_v nothing_o more_o fit_a to_o set_v forth_o the_o restless_a and_o wretched_a estate_n of_o a_o wicked_a man_n who_o as_o he_o swell_v with_o the_o surge_n of_o pride_n and_o haughtiness_n of_o heart_n as_o he_o cast_v forth_o the_o filthy_a foam_n of_o his_o own_o shame_n and_o boil_v with_o the_o fire_n of_o a_o envious_a spirit_n so_o be_v he_o toss_v up_o and_o down_o with_o every_o blast_n of_o anguish_n and_o blow_v about_o with_o every_o gale_n of_o terror_n neither_o be_v he_o like_o those_o sea_n which_o sometime_o do_v obtain_v calmness_n but_o like_o euripus_n which_o be_v in_o continual_a agitation_n &_o boil_a 2._o pomp._n mel._n lib._n 2._o and_o therefore_o do_v the_o prophet_n conclude_v upon_o his_o similitude_n 22._o ver._n 22._o there_o be_v no_o peace_n say_v my_o god_n to_o the_o wicked_a all_o this_o be_v evident_a by_o cain_n wicked_a murmur_a 27.38_o gen._n 4.13_o gen._n 27.38_o esave_v bitter_a weep_v 27.3_o mat._n 27.3_o and_o judas_n desperate_a mourning_n all_o which_o be_v indeed_o like_o a_o restless_a rage_a sea_n and_o like_o noah_n dove_n find_v not_o one_o twig_n of_o sound_a comfort_n whereupon_o to_o rest_v their_o distress_a soul_n our_o saviour_n speak_v of_o the_o pain_n of_o the_o damn_a say_v 9.44_o mar._n 9.44_o that_o their_o worm_n die_v not_o this_o worm_n be_v the_o sting_n of_o conscience_n which_o be_v never_o pluck_v out_o and_o this_o worm_n begin_v even_o in_o this_o life_n to_o nibble_n at_o the_o heart_n of_o desperate_a sinner_n of_o this_o thing_n the_o poet_n be_v not_o ignorant_a 1._o animóque_fw-la obiecit_fw-la eryn_n nim_fw-mi ovid._n met._n lib._n 1._o when_o they_o feign_v that_o such_o man_n be_v vex_v with_o fury_n mean_v indeed_o the_o furious_a horror_n of_o their_o fearful_a conscience_n arise_v from_o their_o wicked_a conversation_n we_o read_v that_o nero_n that_o roman_a monster_n 34._o sueton._n in_o vita_fw-la neron_n cap._n 34._o have_v after_o many_o villainy_n like_o a_o vile_a wretch_n murder_v his_o own_o mother_n be_v exceed_o perplex_v with_o the_o remorse_n &_o memory_n of_o his_o damnable_a and_o unnatural_a fact_n affirm_v that_o he_o be_v vex_v with_o his_o mother_n ghost_n with_o whip_n of_o the_o hellish_a fury_n &_o with_o burn_a torch_n and_o albeit_o the_o soldier_n the_o senate_n and_o people_n do_v by_o their_o 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forget_v their_o cruelty_n towards_o their_o brother_n commit_v many_o year_n before_o their_o conscience_n quicken_v by_o a_o present_a affliction_n speak_v thus_o unto_o they_o 42.21_o gen._n 42.21_o we_o have_v very_o sin_v against_o our_o brother_n in_o that_o we_o see_v the_o anguish_n of_o his_o soul_n sometime_o a_o man_n go_v away_o with_o his_o sin_n as_o gehazi_n go_v with_o the_o silver_n and_o the_o garment_n and_o say_v peradventure_o as_o he_o say_v 5.25.26_o 2._o king_n 5.25.26_o thy_o servant_n go_v not_o whither_o but_o the_o conscience_n will_v answer_v with_o elizaeus_n go_v not_o my_o heart_n with_o thou_o when_o thou_o do_v privy_o slander_v thy_o neighbour_n steal_v swear_v false_o commit_v filthiness_n or_o the_o like_a 2._o when_o the_o conscience_n have_v take_v notice_n of_o some_o great_a crime_n it_o call_v we_o to_o the_o bar_n and_o there_o it_o accuse_v we_o reckon_v up_o our_o sin_n and_o set_v they_o in_o order_n with_o their_o circumstance_n thus_o the_o prodigal_a child_n tax_v himself_o 15.18_o luk._n 15.18_o father_n i_o have_v sin_v against_o heaven_n and_o before_o thou_o so_o be_v the_o conscience_n like_o the_o clerk_n of_o the_o assize_n lay_v open_a the_o book_n and_o case_n which_o before_o lay_v hide_v in_o obscurity_n 3._o lest_o there_o shall_v be_v any_o fond_a excuse_v the_o conscience_n have_v accuse_v give_v in_o further_a evidence_n for_o proof_n of_o the_o indictment_n and_o bear_v witness_n to_o the_o accusation_n as_o the_o apostle_n show_v rom._n 2.15_o therefore_o do_v the_o lord_n take_v that_o course_n with_o adam_n 3.11_o gen._n 3.11_o appeal_n to_o his_o conscience_n whether_o he_o have_v transgress_v the_o commandment_n enjoin_v he_o yea_o or_o no_o because_o he_o know_v his_o conscience_n will_v testify_v against_o himself_o 4._o the_o conscience_n have_v make_v evident_a that_o which_o be_v obscure_a and_o ratify_v as_o it_o be_v with_o a_o
comparison_n that_o saint_n john_n use_v in_o describe_v the_o joy_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n call_v they_o the_o lamb_n supper_n 9_o reu._n 19_o 9_o but_o indeed_o all_o the_o delicate_n in_o the_o world_n be_v not_o to_o be_v compare_v to_o the_o feast_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n this_o the_o spouse_n show_v in_o the_o second_o of_o the_o canticle_n 2.5_o can._n 2.5_o he_o bring_v i_o into_o his_o wine-cellar_n &_o love_n be_v his_o banner_n over_o i_o lo_o here_o the_o ambrosian_a nectar_n wherewith_o christ_n jesus_n make_v the_o heart_n of_o his_o spouse_n glad_a cause_v she_o to_o cry_v out_o stay_v i_o with_o flagon_n 6._o ver._n 6._o and_o comfort_v i_o with_o apple_n for_o i_o be_o sick_a with_o love_n where_o the_o sacred_a soul_n be_v cast_v into_o a_o holy_a swoon_n be_v ravish_v with_o the_o unspeakable_a comfort_n that_o she_o enjoy_v upon_o this_o peace_n of_o conscience_n indeed_o these_o heavenly_a joy_n and_o comfort_n be_v not_o taste_v of_o the_o 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