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revelation_n chapter_n 22._o verse_n 18_o 21._o rev._n 22_o 18._o ephes_n 4_o 21._o but_o take_v thy_o truth_n as_o it_o be_v in_o jesus_n even_o truth_n itself_o subject_a to_o no_o exception_n or_o cavil_v of_o flesh_n i_o inquire_v not_o why_o thou_o do_v it_o or_o why_o for_o i_o and_o not_o for_o many_o hundred_o thousand_o that_o lie_v in_o their_o blindness_n still_o secret_n be_v for_o thou_o but_o reveal_v promise_n be_v for_o i_o and_o therefore_o to_o thou_o i_o leave_v the_o one_o and_o clasp_v so_o much_o the_o more_o close_o to_o the_o latter_a by_o how_o much_o the_o former_a be_v more_o above_o i_o if_o thou_o can_v find_v in_o thy_o heart_n thus_o free_o to_o concur_v with_o free_a grace_n say_v 30._o luke_n 1_o 38._o luke_n 7_o 30._o be_v it_o to_o thy_o servant_n as_o thou_o have_v speak_v i_o dare_v not_o despise_v thy_o counsel_n for_o my_o salvation_n or_o gainsay_v and_o give_v thou_o the_o lie_n but_o put_v my_o seal_n to_o thy_o word_n that_o it_o be_v true_a i_o say_v again_o 3â—_n john_n 3_o 3â—_n if_o in_o any_o true_a measure_n thou_o can_v do_v thus_o it_o be_v a_o sure_a sign_n and_o second_o if_o the_o act_n of_o god_n in_o heaven_n justify_v a_o poor_a wretch_n by_o his_o bare_a account_v he_o his_o righteousness_n when_o yet_o corruption_n abide_v in_o he_o exceed_o yea_o his_o perfect_a righteousness_n can_v so_o far_o prevail_v with_o thou_o as_o to_o say_v o_o lord_n thy_o one_o witness_n and_o approbation_n of_o i_o be_v to_o my_o conscience_n as_o a_o thousand_o though_o i_o neither_o see_v thy_o face_n nor_o can_v hear_v thy_o voice_n yet_o o_o lord_n i_o account_v myself_o as_o thou_o esteem_v i_o even_o thy_o perfect_a righteousness_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o my_o great_a sinfulness_n and_o all_o because_o thy_o account_n be_v a_o do_v deed_n and_o my_o faith_n count_v it_o do_v in_o earth_n because_o it_o be_v do_v in_o heaven_n i_o say_v this_o act_n of_o thy_o faith_n be_v a_o good_a sign_n the_o five_o ground_n be_v 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from_o hope_n branch_n the_o 4._o branch_n the_o four_o and_o one_o of_o the_o many_o be_v the_o recover_n of_o a_o sensible_a and_o break_a heart_n after_o long_a hardness_n by_o the_o deceitfulness_n and_o sweet_a bait_n of_o sin_n 12._o heb._n 3_o 12._o a_o most_o sweet_a fruit_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o election_n for_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a for_o the_o hard_a heart_n of_o saul_n or_o judas_n to_o relent_v upon_o the_o check_n of_o conscience_n there_o be_v no_o drop_n of_o the_o seed_n of_o repentance_n in_o they_o it_o will_v seem_v impossible_a that_o peter_n and_o david_n after_o so_o long_a a_o lie_v in_o so_o hideous_a sin_n 4._o mark_n 14_o 72._o 1_o sam._n 12_o 3_o 4._o shall_v at_o the_o first_o conviction_n of_o nathan_n relent_v and_o break_v through_o all_o the_o bar_n of_o his_o sin_n say_v i_o have_v sin_v it_o be_v not_o in_o the_o word_n speak_v 4_o 1_o sam._n 15_o 24._o mat._n 27_o 3_o 4_o for_o saul_n and_o judas_n speak_v the_o same_o but_o in_o the_o break_a heart_n which_o utter_v they_o but_o the_o cause_n be_v that_o grace_n and_o mercy_n which_o lie_v at_o the_o root_n oh_o that_o they_o shall_v after_o such_o mercy_n once_o feel_v and_o vow_n so_o oft_o renew_v so_o base_o handle_v the_o lord_n and_o hazard_n as_o much_o as_o in_o they_o lay_v their_o title_n to_o heaven_n and_o sell_v their_o birthright_n and_o yet_o shall_v the_o lord_n renew_v a_o second_o charter_n or_o rather_o the_o first_o a_o second_o time_n oh_o it_o pierce_v they_o to_o the_o quick_a this_o chase_v away_o the_o cloud_n of_o dedolence_n and_o impenitency_n and_o clear_v the_o coast_n again_o the_o five_o be_v branch_n the_o 5._o branch_n that_o yet_o they_o do_v not_o so_o easy_o shake_v off_o their_o fear_n the_o lord_n so_o order_v it_o that_o either_o by_o his_o word_n or_o work_n they_o feel_v his_o wrath_n for_o their_o revolt_n so_o seize_v upon_o their_o conscience_n that_o it_o do_v work_v out_o and_o purge_v their_o corruption_n through_o mercy_n so_o that_o they_o vomit_v up_o their_o sweet_a morsel_n and_o as_o one_o under_o the_o physician_n his_o hand_n lie_v in_o a_o hot_a bath_n sweat_v out_o the_o venom_n of_o his_o disease_n so_o be_v it_o with_o a_o penitent_a soul_n gpd_v mix_v gall_n and_o wormwood_n for_o they_o to_o drink_v he_o cause_v they_o to_o possess_v the_o sin_n of_o their_o youth_n with_o sorrow_n though_o long_o since_o commit_v 5._o lam._n 3_o 19_o psal_n 6_o 5._o he_o pay_v they_o for_o old_a and_o new_a at_o once_o make_v their_o bed_n a_o bath_n of_o tear_n till_o he_o have_v cause_v all_o that_o sin_n which_o they_o drink_v in_o with_o such_o greediness_n to_o return_v back_o with_o as_o much_o loathsomnes_n then_o be_v under_o this_o rack_n he_o make_v they_o feel_v in_o their_o own_o spirit_n how_o their_o sin_n lie_v upon_o his_o shoulder_n and_o by_o their_o own_o pinch_v he_o make_v they_o confess_v now_o i_o see_v what_o my_o pride_n ill_a company_n steal_v liberty_n come_v to_o and_o must_v cost_v ere_o i_o be_v rid_v of_o they_o as_o i_o like_v such_o sauce_n so_o let_v i_o return_v to_o the_o meat_n again_o i_o think_v i_o have_v but_o dally_v i_o cast_v arrow_n and_o dart_n into_o the_o flesh_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n in_o sport_n but_o now_o they_o gugg_v i_o now_o i_o see_v ihe_fw-fr lord_n will_v not_o bear_v all_o i_o must_v bear_v somewhat_o and_o if_o i_o provoke_v he_o it_o must_v be_v to_o the_o confusion_n of_o my_o face_n as_o i_o trouble_v and_o greeve_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n so_o the_o lord_n trouble_v my_o this_o day_n 25_o josh_n 7_o 25_o the_o shame_n the_o ill_a report_n the_o sorrow_n and_o sting_n outward_a and_o inward_a which_o i_o sustain_v sin_n be_v no_o trifle_n branch_n the_o 6._o branch_n six_o the_o lord_n now_o in_o season_n proceed_v to_o offer_v himself_o in_o a_o promise_n to_o this_o revolt_a penitent_a and_o that_o in_o two_o kind_n first_o that_o their_o revolt_n have_v not_o extinguish_v mercy_n 2._o esay_n 57.17_o 18._o jer._n 3_o 1_o 2._o see_v esay_n 57_o 17._o i_o will_v heal_v their_o covetuousnesse_n jer._n 3_o 1_o 2._o if_o a_o man_n wife_n play_v the_o harlot_n will_v thou_o return_v to_o she_o will_v thou_o not_o write_v she_o a_o bill_n of_o divorcement_n yet_o return_v to_o i_o and_o i_o will_v receive_v thou_o after_o all_o thy_o whoredom_n and_o again_o i_o will_v heal_v all_o their_o backesliding_n etc._n etc._n so_o 3.19_o jer._n 3.12_o rev._n 2_o 5._o &_o 3.19_o revelation_n chap._n 3_o verse_n 19_o be_v zealous_a and_o amend_v yea_o the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n in_o that_o fullness_n of_o satisfaction_n by_o christ_n do_v fix_v and_o settle_v such_o promise_n upon_o the_o soul_n so_o that_o it_o hear_v they_o not_o as_o the_o sound_n of_o many_o water_n but_o dwell_v upon_o and_o digest_v they_o as_o concern_v she_o so_o that_o they_o leave_v not_o a_o wanze_a conceit_n as_o in_o presumptuous_a hypocrite_n who_o sin_n that_o grace_n may_v abound_v but_o they_o so_o fasten_v upon_o the_o promise_n as_o a_o real_a comfort_n to_o cure_v they_o of_o their_o fall_a sickness_n 1._o rom_n 6_o 1._o second_o the_o lord_n reveal_v the_o promise_n to_o they_o as_o the_o due_a order_n of_o their_o recovery_n for_o whereas_o the_o ungodly_a do_v return_v to_o their_o trade_n â—1_n see_v jona_n 3_o 21._o â—1_n upon_o the_o suppozall_n that_o their_o doggish_a vomit_n shall_v serve_v the_o turn_n lo_o the_o lord_n always_o come_v between_o the_o revolt_a and_o repent_v of_o his_o own_o with_o a_o savoury_a application_n of_o the_o promise_n teach_v they_o that_o if_o there_o be_v no_o more_o but_o their_o mourning_n to_o make_v up_o their_o repentance_n alas_o it_o will_v vanish_v and_o come_v to_o nought_o therefore_o he_o will_v have_v they_o lie_v hold_v upon_o the_o promise_n of_o free_a grace_n which_o may_v quiet_a and_o cleanse_v their_o conscience_n 51.10.12_o psal_n 51.10.12_o and_o restore_v they_o to_o that_o former_a influence_n which_o they_o have_v from_o grace_n and_o although_o their_o pipe_n be_v still_o set_v in_o the_o welhead_n yet_o because_o they_o be_v stop_v the_o lord_n by_o faith_n clear_v the_o passage_n of_o grace_n for_o they_o that_o they_o may_v partake_v that_o strength_n and_o encouragement_n from_o their_o head_n which_o may_v cause_v their_o repentance_n to_o be_v sound_a and_o put_v new_a hope_n of_o hold_v out_o into_o they_o last_o by_o this_o mean_n they_o keep_v themselves_o well_o while_o they_o be_v so_o branch_n the_o 7._o branch_n and_o dare_v not_o by_o that_o experience_n they_o have_v get_v of_o smarty_a sin_n adventure_n upon_o it_o any_o more_o they_o abhor_v to_o tempt_v
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against_o i_o that_o one_o so_o bless_v by_o god_n shall_v carry_v a_o heart_n about_o he_o so_o harden_v with_o pride_n and_o ease_n or_o the_o sensuality_n of_o the_o flesh_n nothing_o can_v still_o a_o hungry_a appetite_n but_o meat_n or_o a_o thirsty_a but_o drink_n if_o then_o this_o pinch_a of_o thy_o soul_n be_v wrought_v in_o thou_o which_o count_v every_o babble_n dross_n till_o thou_o get_v that_o which_o thou_o want_v it_o be_v well_o trial_o 3_o three_o hunger_a appetite_n after_o christ_n nourishment_n will_v cause_v eager_a harken_v after_o food_n naomi_n go_v out_o of_o her_o dwell_n for_o famine_n be_v in_o moab_n yet_o can_v not_o be_v quiet_a with_o that_o diet_n 18.2_o ruth_n 1.6_o pro._n 18.2_o but_o still_o listen_v till_o at_o the_o last_o she_o hear_v the_o lord_n have_v visit_v his_o people_n with_o bread_n so_o be_v it_o here_o if_o thou_o be_v thorough_o pinch_v all_o thy_o whole_a thought_n inquiry_n will_v be_v after_o this_o bread_n of_o life_n thou_o 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