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their_o own_o heart_n lust_n etc._n etc._n and_o there_o be_v no_o case_n so_o desperate_a as_o this_o when_o god_n shall_v say_v if_o thou_o will_v be_v thy_o own_o master_n be_v thy_o own_o master_n thus_o to_o be_v give_v up_o to_o a_o man_n self_n be_v worse_a than_o to_o be_v give_v up_o unto_o satan_n to_o be_v give_v up_o unto_o satan_n may_v be_v for_o thy_o safety_n but_o there_o be_v not_o a_o mountain_n of_o god_n wrath_n great_a than_o to_o give_v a_o man_n up_o unto_o himself_o we_o will_v fain_o go_v over_o the_o hedge_n but_o when_o god_n love_v we_o he_o hedge_n up_o our_o way_n hos._n 2.6_o if_o god_n love_v we_o he_o will_v not_o leave_v we_o to_o ourselves_o though_o we_o desire_v it_o but_o when_o god_n shall_v say_v go_v thy_o way_n if_o thou_o will_v not_o be_v keep_v in_o be_v thy_o own_o master_n this_o be_v a_o most_o fearful_a thing_n and_o this_o be_v the_o three_o woe_n first_o the_o soul_n be_v pollute_v with_o sin_n it_o forsake_v god_n and_o god_n forsake_v it_o then_o the_o world_n the_o flesh_n and_o the_o devil_n these_o fill_v up_o the_o room_n and_o than_o what_o follow_v when_o these_o three_o rule_n within_o but_o all_o kind_n of_o sin_n and_o so_o all_o kind_n of_o punishment_n which_o be_v the_o next_o woe_n 4._o and_o this_o woe_n bring_v in_o all_o the_o curse_n of_o almighty_a god_n a_o iliad_n of_o evil_n sin_n call_v for_o its_o wage_n viz._n death_n death_n that_o be_v the_o payment_n of_o all_o the_o wage_n of_o sin_n be_v death_n and_o this_o be_v the_o next_o thing_n which_o i_o shall_v open_v and_o explain_v now_o in_o handle_v hereof_o i_o will_v first_o show_v how_o death_n in_o general_n must_v of_o necessity_n follow_v sin_n that_o thou_o who_o have_v forsake_v the_o fountain_n of_o life_n be_v liable_a to_o everlasting_a death_n and_o for_o this_o see_v some_o place_n of_o scripture_n rom._n 6.2_o 3._o the_o wage_n of_o sin_n be_v death_n consider_v then_o first_o what_o this_o wage_n be_v wages_n be_v a_o thing_n which_o must_v be_v pay_v if_o you_o have_v a_o hireling_n and_o your_o hireling_n receive_v not_o his_o wage_n you_o be_v sure_a to_o hear_v of_o it_o and_o god_n will_v hear_v of_o it_o too_o james_z 5.4_o he_o which_o keep_v back_o the_o wage_n of_o the_o labourer_n or_o the_o hireling_n their_o cry_n will_v come_v into_o the_o ear_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o sabbath_n as_o long_o as_o hireling_n wage_n be_v unpaid_a god_n ear_n be_v fill_v with_o their_o cry_n pay_v i_o my_o wage_n pay_v i_o my_o wage_n so_o sin_n cry_v and_o it_o be_v a_o dead_a voice_n pay_v i_o my_o wage_n pay_v i_o my_o wage_n the_o wage_n of_o sin_n be_v death_n and_o sin_n never_o leave_v cry_v never_o let_v god_n alone_o never_o giveâ—_n he_o rest_n till_o this_o wage_n be_v pay_v when_o cain_n have_v slay_v abel_n he_o think_v he_o shall_v never_o have_v hear_v any_o more_o on_o it_o but_o sin_n have_v a_o voice_n the_o voice_n of_o thy_o brother_n blood_n cry_v unto_o i_o from_o the_o ground_n so_o gen._n 18.20_o the_o lord_n say_v concern_v sodom_n because_o the_o cry_n of_o sodom_n be_v great_a and_o their_o sin_n very_o grievous_a therefore_o i_o will_v go_v down_o and_o see_v whether_o they_o have_v do_v according_a to_o the_o cry_n that_o be_v come_v up_o into_o my_o ear_n as_o if_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v it_o be_v a_o loud_a cry_n i_o can_v have_v no_o rest_n for_o it_o therefore_o i_o will_v go_v down_o and_o see_v etc._n etc._n if_o man_n have_v his_o ear_n open_a he_o will_v continual_o hear_v sin_n cry_v unto_o god_n pay_v i_o my_o wage_n pay_v i_o my_o wage_n kill_v this_o sinful_a soul_n and_o though_o we_o do_v not_o hear_v it_o yet_o so_o it_o be_v the_o dead_a and_o doleful_a sound_n thereof_o fill_v heaven_n it_o make_v god_n say_v i_o will_v go_v down_o and_o see_v etc._n etc._n till_o sin_n receive_v its_o wage_n god_n have_v no_o rest_n again_o see_v rom._n 7.11_o sin_n take_v occasion_n by_o the_o commandment_n deceive_v i_o and_o by_o it_o slay_v i_o i_o think_v sin_n not_o to_o have_v be_v so_o great_a a_o matter_n as_o it_o be_v we_o think_v on_o a_o matter_n of_o profit_n or_o pleasure_n and_o thereupon_o be_v entice_v to_o sin_n but_o here_o be_v the_o mischief_n sin_n deceive_v we_o it_o be_v a_o weight_n it_o press_v down_o it_o deceive_v man_n it_o be_v more_o than_o they_o deem_v it_o to_o be_v the_o commit_v of_o sin_n be_v as_o it_o be_v run_v thyself_o upon_o the_o point_n of_o god_n blade_n sin_n at_o first_o may_v flatter_v thou_o but_o it_o will_v deceive_v thou_o it_o be_v like_o joabs_n kiss_n to_o amasa_n amasa_n be_v not_o aware_a of_o the_o sword_n that_o be_v in_o joabs_n hand_n till_o he_o smite_v it_o into_o his_o rib_n that_o he_o die_v 2_o sam._n 2.26_o when_o sin_n entice_v thou_o on_o by_o profit_n and_o pleasure_n thou_o be_v not_o aware_a that_o it_o will_v slay_v thou_o but_o thou_o shâ—lt_v find_v it_o will_v be_v bitterness_n in_o the_o end_n a_o sinner_n that_o act_v a_o tragedy_n in_o sin_n shall_v have_v a_o bloody_a catastrophe_n rom._n 6._o what_o fruit_n have_v you_o then_o in_o those_o thing_n whereof_o you_o be_v now_o ashamed_a blood_n and_o death_n be_v the_o end_n of_o the_o tragedy_n the_o end_n of_o those_o thing_n be_v death_n the_o sting_n of_o death_n be_v sin_n 1_o cor._n 15._o what_o be_v sin_n it_o be_v the_o sting_n of_o death_n death_n will_v not_o be_v death_n unless_o sin_n be_v in_o it_o sin_n be_v more_o deadly_a than_o death_n itself_o it_o be_v sin_n enable_v death_n to_o sting_v enable_v
son_n take_v infinite_a delight_n in_o the_o father_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o they_o both_o to_o be_v deprive_v of_o such_o a_o sight_n and_o such_o a_o glory_n as_o this_o and_o for_o thy_o sake_n to_o be_v banish_v from_o that_o high_a court_n where_o not_o to_o enjoy_v that_o fullness_n of_o joy_n be_v a_o empty_n of_o himself_o yet_o all_o this_o he_o do_v for_o thou_o servant_n 2._o he_o mind_v not_o his_o own_o thing_n if_o he_o have_v he_o may_v have_v present_o set_v at_o god_n right_a hand_n where_o be_v fullness_n of_o joy_n for_o evermore_o but_o his_o bowel_n yearn_v on_o we_o and_o he_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o form_n of_o a_o servant_n and_o be_v find_v in_o shape_n of_o a_o man_n that_o be_v as_o a_o ordinary_a man_n we_o know_v what_o the_o nature_n of_o servitude_n be_v every_o man_n natural_o desire_v liberty_n but_o christ_n that_o he_o may_v make_v thou_o free_a be_v content_a to_o be_v bind_v as_o a_o apprentice_n and_o endure_v a_o servile_a estate_n christ_n both_o in_o respect_n of_o god_n and_o man_n take_v on_o he_o the_o form_n of_o a_o servant_n 1._o for_o he_o to_o be_v god_n servant_n be_v a_o humiliation_n though_o for_o we_o it_o be_v the_o great_a honour_n to_o be_v god_n servant_n saint_n paul_n make_v it_o his_o prime_a epithet_n paul_n a_o servant_n of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o david_n call_v himself_o the_o servant_n of_o the_o lord_n o_o lord_n i_o be_o thy_o servant_n true_o i_o be_o thy_o servant_n but_o it_o be_v a_o humiliation_n for_o christ_n to_o become_v god_n servant_n for_o he_o who_o think_v it_o no_o robbery_n to_o be_v equal_a with_o god_n to_o become_v god_n servant_n and_o to_o take_v a_o nature_n on_o he_o that_o he_o may_v say_v my_o father_n be_v great_a than_o i_o behold_v my_o father_n and_o i_o be_v one_o but_o now_o take_v on_o i_o a_o humane_a nature_n i_o be_o make_v inferior_a to_o my_o father_n i_o be_o become_v his_o servant_n behold_v my_o servant_n in_o who_o i_o be_o well_o please_v isa._n 53._o by_o his_o knowledge_n shall_v my_o righteous_a servant_n justify_v many_o there_o be_v much_o difference_n in_o servant_n a_o free_a servant_n and_o a_o bond_n servant_n a_o very_a bondman_n do_v christ_n make_v himself_o be_v man_n and_o account_v it_o as_o a_o great_a honour_n as_o may_v be_v not_o only_o to_o be_v his_o father_n servant_n but_o his_o bond_n man_n can_v i_o show_v that_o there_o be_v any_o such_o humiliation_n as_o this_o look_v on_o heb._n 10.5_o sacrifice_n and_o burn_a offering_n thou_o will_v not_o but_o a_o body_n have_v thou_o prepare_v i_o these_o word_n have_v relation_n to_o that_o of_o the_o psalmist_n psalm_n 40.6_o sacrifice_n and_o burn_a offering_n thou_o do_v not_o desire_v but_o my_o ear_n have_v thou_o open_v it_o be_v in_o the_o margin_n my_o ear_n have_v thou_o dig_v or_o have_v thou_o bore_v the_o bore_v of_o the_o ear_n be_v a_o expression_n of_o everlasting_a servitude_n another_o servant_n that_o have_v not_o yet_o his_o ear_n bore_v may_v be_v free_a at_o the_o year_n of_o redemption_n at_o the_o seven_o year_n but_o if_o not_o his_o ear_n be_v bore_v that_o he_o may_v be_v a_o servant_n for_o ever_o according_a to_o that_o exod._n 21.4_o he_o that_o love_v his_o service_n so_o well_o as_o to_o have_v his_o ear_n bore_v be_v a_o servant_n for_o evermore_o my_o ear_n lord_n have_v thou_o bore_v i_o will_v be_v thy_o servant_n for_o ever_o christ_n take_v on_o he_o the_o form_n of_o such_o a_o servant_n nay_o christ_n be_v more_o than_o a_o ordinary_a slave_n he_o be_v one_o bind_v to_o a_o everlasting_a slavery_n for_o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o a_o handmaid_n now_o the_o child_n of_o a_o handmaid_n be_v not_o to_o go_v forth_o at_o the_o year_n of_o jubilee_n exod._n 21._o the_o wife_n and_o her_o child_n shall_v be_v her_o master_n and_o he_o shall_v go_v out_o by_o himself_o mean_v thus_o he_o that_o be_v the_o son_n of_o a_o handmaid_n must_v be_v bind_v partus_fw-la sequitur_fw-la ventrem_fw-la now_o that_o christ_n be_v the_o son_n of_o a_o handmaid_n we_o have_v mary_n own_o confession_n behold_v the_o handmaid_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o he_o have_v look_v upon_o the_o low_a estate_n of_o his_o handmaid_n luke_n 1.38_o 48._o hence_o david_n say_v psal._n 116.61_o o_o lord_n i_o be_o thy_o servant_n and_o the_o son_n of_o thy_o handmaid_n i_o be_o not_o only_a thy_o servant_n but_o thy_o bond_n servant_n i_o be_o he_o who_o be_v bear_v in_o thy_o house_n and_o out_o of_o thy_o house_n i_o will_v never_o go_v thus_o be_v christ_n a_o servant_n in_o respect_n of_o god_n but_o it_o be_v not_o only_o thus_o he_o be_v not_o only_o a_o servant_n in_o regard_n of_o god_n but_o he_o take_v on_o he_o the_o form_n of_o a_o servant_n in_o respect_n of_o man_n too_o look_v what_o relation_n be_v between_o man_n that_o have_v superiority_n and_o subject_n christ_n who_o be_v bear_v a_o free_a child_n yet_o make_v himself_o a_o servant_n unto_o man_n he_o have_v a_o repute_a father_n but_o a_o 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it_o will_v be_v the_o deny_v of_o your_o own_o will_n you_o must_v be_v content_a to_o follow_v naked_a christ_n naked_o follow_v he_o in_o his_o persecution_n and_o tribulation_n in_o his_o death_n and_o suffering_n if_o thou_o will_v be_v conformable_a to_o he_o in_o glory_n when_o this_o case_n come_v it_o make_v many_o draw_v back_o as_o the_o rich_a man_n in_o the_o gospel_n when_o he_o must_v forsake_v all_o he_o draw_v back_o when_o trouble_n arise_v many_o be_v offend_v so_o when_o it_o come_v to_o a_o point_n of_o part_v they_o go_v back_o now_o we_o come_v to_o speak_v one_o word_n of_o the_o seal_n of_o the_o text._n after_o that_o you_o believe_v you_o be_v seal_v with_o the_o holy_a spirit_n of_o promise_n this_o seal_v which_o be_v a_o point_n of_o feeling_n be_v a_o distinct_a thing_n of_o itself_o from_o faith_n no_o part_n of_o faith_n if_o i_o have_v faith_n i_o be_o sure_a of_o life_n though_o i_o never_o have_v the_o other_o these_o be_v two_o seal_n we_o put_v 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will_v die_v it_o will_v quick_o perish_v by_o famine_n so_o it_o be_v here_o unless_o christ_n be_v please_v to_o nourish_v that_o life_n which_o he_o have_v breathe_v into_o i_o in_o baptism_n and_o by_o his_o ordinance_n â—o_o give_v i_o anew_o supply_v and_o addition_n of_o grace_n i_o be_o a_o dead_a man_n i_o be_o go_v for_o ever_o upon_o this_o ground_n that_o i_o receive_v not_o the_o never_o perish_a food_n that_o endure_v as_o christ_n who_o be_v himself_o that_o meat_n teach_v we_o unto_o everlasting_a life_n joh._n 6.27_o therefore_o upon_o examination_n be_v conscious_a and_o privy_a to_o the_o weakness_n of_o my_o faith_n to_o the_o manifold_a imperfection_n of_o my_o spirit_n to_o my_o want_n of_o knowledge_n the_o frailty_n of_o my_o memony_n my_o often_o doubt_n the_o danger_n of_o relapse_v and_o fall_v back_o in_o my_o christian_a progress_n i_o can_v but_o apprehend_v that_o it_o be_v no_o needless_a thing_n for_o i_o to_o come_v both_o often_o and_o prepare_o to_o 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pigâ—sty_n know_v therefore_o that_o thou_o come_v unworthy_o when_o thou_o come_v with_o unwashed_a hand_n the_o people_n be_v to_o be_v sanctify_v when_o they_o come_v to_o receive_v the_o law_n exod._n 19.10_o and_o so_o must_v we_o if_o we_o will_v receive_v the_o benefit_n from_o the_o business_n in_o hand_n but_o i_o can_v stand_v on_o all_o i_o pasâ—_n from_o this_o therefore_o to_o the_o second_o thing_n i_o propose_v and_o that_o be_v 2._o those_o thing_n which_o be_v require_v of_o we_o in_o the_o action_n and_o there_o we_o have_v the_o act_n of_o the_o minister_n in_o the_o administration_n i_o must_v not_o look_v on_o these_o as_o idle_a ceremony_n but_o as_o real_a representation_n otherwise_o we_o take_v god_n name_n in_o vain_a i_o must_v look_v upon_o the_o minister_n who_o represent_v the_o person_n of_o christ_n and_o by_o the_o eye_n of_o faith_n see_v christ_n himself_o offer_v for_o i_o when_o i_o see_v the_o bread_n break_v the_o wine_n pour_v out_o whosoever_o 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be_v set_v apart_o and_o take_v out_o of_o the_o flock_n and_o in_o the_o five_o verse_n it_o must_v be_v a_o lamb_n without_o blemish_n than_o you_o shall_v keep_v it_o until_o the_o fourteen_o day_n of_o the_o same_o month_n from_o the_o ten_o day_n to_o the_o fourteen_o it_o be_v to_o be_v keep_v this_o typify_v that_o lamb_n of_o god_n that_o be_v so_o set_v apart_o then_o be_v the_o lamb_n to_o be_v kill_v by_o who_o vers._n 6._o by_o all_o the_o congregation_n of_o israel_n and_o thus_o be_v christ_n to_o be_v single_v out_o and_o to_o be_v slay_v every_o mother_n son_n have_v a_o hand_n in_o kill_v this_o lamb_n of_o god_n he_o be_v set_v apart_o to_o suffer_v for_o sinner_n pick_v out_o as_o a_o single_v deer_n which_o be_v design_v to_o the_o game_n the_o hound_n will_v follow_v only_o and_o no_o other_o thus_o be_v christ_n hunt_v to_o death_n by_o one_o sorrow_n after_o another_o till_o he_o give_v up_o the_o ghost_n upon_o the_o cross._n in_o the_o gospel_n according_a to_o 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at_o the_o break_n of_o the_o bread_n consider_v christ_n flesh_n tear_v asunder_o all_o the_o lash_n which_o make_v such_o scratch_n in_o his_o flesh_n the_o rupture_n which_o be_v make_v by_o the_o nail_n and_o the_o spear_n that_o pierce_v his_o side_n the_o break_n of_o he_o by_o his_o father_n the_o word_n signify_v crush_a he_o to_o powder_v god_n will_v break_v he_o say_v the_o prophet_n even_o to_o powder_n isa._n 53.10_o at_o the_o consideration_n hereof_o how_o shall_v our_o faith_n be_v stir_v and_o set_v awake_a thou_o take_v god_n name_n in_o vain_a if_o with_o a_o dull_a eye_n thou_o can_v see_v thing_n and_o not_o take_v it_o to_o heart_n
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