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thou_o have_v be_v do_v by_o prayer_n meditation_n sacrament_n sabbath_n etc._n etc._n thou_o willing_o yeilde_v to_o have_v finish_v by_o death_n thou_o be_v hearty_o willing_a that_o the_o old_a man_n of_o sin_n be_v put_v off_o by_o death_n for_o ever_o and_o that_o the_o new_a man_n of_o holiness_n be_v put_v on_o for_o ever_o consider_v thou_o have_v often_o pray_v to_o be_v fill_v with_o the_o likeness_n and_o presence_n of_o god_n which_o can_v never_o be_v till_o death_n christ_n have_v pray_v that_o thou_o may_v be_v where_o he_o be_v that_o thou_o may_v see_v his_o glory_n joh._n 17.24_o and_o this_o can_v never_o be_v till_o thou_o die_v therefore_o i_o say_v be_v willing_a to_o die_v call_v upon_o the_o sad_a mourner_n about_o thou_o say_v to_o they_o as_o jacob_n to_o joseph_n gen._n 46.30_o let_v i_o die_v dear_a yoke-fellow_n let_v i_o die_v sweet_a child_n let_v i_o die_v my_o pleasant_a jonathans_n let_v i_o die_v and_o turn_v thy_o face_n to_o god_n and_o say_v with_o 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it_o up_o and_o commend_v it_o to_o god_n see_v the_o infinite_a and_o unchangeable_a love_n and_o mercy_n of_o god_n in_o christ_n to_o thy_o soul_n and_o believe_v that_o with_o this_o love_n he_o will_v gracious_o and_o love_o receive_v thy_o soul_n and_o see_v what_o god_n will_v do_v with_o thy_o soul_n in_o what_o fullness_n of_o holiness_n and_o joy_n and_o glory_n he_o will_v settle_v it_o for_o ever_o see_v that_o thy_o soul_n be_v such_o as_o thou_o may_v comfortable_o commend_v it_o unto_o god_n do_v not_o present_v to_o he_o a_o drunken_a ignorant_a proud_a covetous_a unbelieving_a soul_n but_o a_o believe_a love_a holy_a humble_a soul_n see_v thy_o soul_n clothe_v with_o christ_n righteousness_n and_o aâ—_n such_o give_v it_o up_o to_o god_n to_o be_v bless_v and_o glorify_v for_o ever_o in_o heaven_n say_v father_n into_o thy_o hand_n i_o commit_v my_o spirit_n finis_fw-la pâ—al_a 52.7_o psa_fw-la 39.11_o â—sa_fw-la 22.17_o psalm_n 10.18_o job_n 40.9_o 1_o cor._n 10.22_o 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flesh_n this_o will_v disease_n and_o trouble_v he_o but_o if_o a_o fret_a humour_n fall_v in_o the_o wound_n to_o vex_v and_o inflame_v it_o this_o be_v far_o more_o hurtful_a and_o dangerous_a than_o the_o wound_n itself_o so_o thy_o sickness_n must_v needs_o trouble_v thou_o but_o if_o under_o thy_o visitation_n thy_o heart_n abound_v with_o proud_a and_o peevish_a humour_n which_o make_v thou_o fret_v against_o god_n this_o make_v thy_o condition_n far_o more_o miserable_a than_o the_o disease_n itself_o will_v make_v it_o second_o observe_v four_o cause_n of_o discontent_n 1._o ignorance_n of_o god_n dominion_n over_o his_o creature_n this_o be_v clear_a by_o the_o parable_n of_o the_o labourer_n in_o the_o vineyard_n matth._n 20._o where_o our_o saviour_n do_v silence_v the_o labourer_n murmur_v about_o their_o wage_n with_o this_o be_v it_o not_o lawful_a for_o i_o to_o do_v what_o i_o will_v with_o my_o own_o vers_fw-la 15._o imply_v that_o if_o they_o have_v know_v and_o consider_v that_o it_o be_v his_o own_o they_o will_v have_v find_v no_o cause_n to_o quarrel_v so_o many_o murmur_n in_o their_o sickness_n to_o see_v worse_a sinner_n have_v their_o ease_n and_o health_n but_o they_o do_v not_o consider_v that_o their_o life_n health_n and_o body_n be_v god_n own_o and_o all_o disease_n be_v his_o own_o and_o he_o send_v they_o to_o who_o he_o will_v and_o though_o other_o have_v more_o mercy_n yet_o they_o have_v no_o wrong_n do_v not_o you_o put_v your_o ox_n to_o labour_n and_o after_o that_o to_o the_o slaughter_n yet_o if_o any_o question_n you_o for_o use_v the_o poor_a cattle_n so_o cruel_o you_o will_v not_o stick_v to_o tell_v they_o friends_z we_o hurt_v nothing_o of_o you_o may_v we_o not_o do_v what_o we_o will_v with_o our_o own_o sir_n god_n have_v a_o great_a right_n over_o you_o than_o you_o have_v over_o your_o cattle_n if_o he_o disease_n you_o and_o destroy_v you_o he_o hurt_v nothing_o of_o you_o and_o therefore_o he_o may_v do_v what_o he_o will_v with_o his_o own_o 2._o discontent_n arise_v from_o man_n expectation_n of_o settlement_n in_o the_o world_n for_o certain_o they_o that_o trust_v to_o vanity_n shall_v be_v fill_v with_o vexation_n of_o spirit_n for_o disappointment_n always_o breed_v discontent_a as_o the_o husbandman_n that_o dung_n and_o plough_n and_o sow_v his_o ground_n if_o his_o expectation_n of_o a_o crop_n be_v too_o great_a and_o he_o do_v not_o consider_v how_o many_o thousand_o danger_n may_v come_v between_o the_o plough_n and_o the_o sickle_n but_o reckon_v aforehand_o of_o so_o many_o measure_n for_o his_o family_n and_o so_o many_o to_o pay_v rend_v and_o so_o many_o for_o seed_n now_o if_o the_o crop_n fail_v at_o harvest_n here_o be_v a_o sad_a repine_a and_o discontent_a so_o if_o a_o man_n expectation_n of_o the_o world_n be_v too_o high_a and_o have_v heap_v up_o riches_n he_o begin_v to_o bless_v himself_o say_v i_o have_v so_o much_o for_o a_o purchase_n and_o so_o much_o 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believe_v not_o the_o good_a report_n which_o joshua_n and_o caleb_n give_v of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n numb_a 14.11_o how_o long_o will_v it_o be_v ere_o they_o believe_v i_o for_o all_o the_o sign_n which_o i_o have_v show_v among_o they_o sir_n a_o unbelieving_a heart_n be_v always_o a_o discontent_a heart_n for_o a_o unbeliever_n have_v nothing_o to_o still_o and_o quiet_a the_o heart_n with_o in_o his_o affliction_n observe_v every_o cross_n take_v away_o something_o which_o do_v feed_v and_o please_v the_o heart_n as_o health_n riches_n credit_n pleasure_n and_o friend_n etc._n etc._n now_o when_o these_o be_v lose_v a_o man_n do_v as_o it_o be_v feel_v something_o go_v out_o of_o his_o heart_n but_o then_o faith_n fill_v and_o still_v the_o heart_n by_o bring_v into_o it_o god_n and_o christ_n and_o heaven_n why_o be_v thou_o disquiet_v o_o my_o soul_n trust_v still_o in_o god_n psal_n 43.5_o but_o now_o god_n and_o christ_n and_o the_o promise_n and_o heaven_n be_v 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upon_o himself_o solomon_n speak_v of_o this_o as_o very_o unequal_a prov._n 19.3_o the_o foolishness_n of_o a_o man_n pervert_v his_o way_n that_o be_v man_n sin_n bring_v he_o into_o trouble_n and_o his_o heart_n fret_v against_o the_o lord_n man_n be_v in_o all_o the_o fault_n and_o he_o will_v have_v god_n to_o bear_v all_o the_o blame_n in_o the_o next_o place_n observe_v four_o sad_a consequence_n of_o this_o sin_n first_o murmur_a debase_v a_o man_n by_o turn_v he_o into_o the_o likeness_n of_o the_o base_a creature_n we_o have_v a_o remarkable_a scripture_n for_o this_o in_o psal_n 59_o in_o the_o six_o verse_n david_n say_v of_o his_o enemy_n they_o return_v at_o evening_n they_o make_v a_o noise_n like_o a_o dog_n and_o go_v round_o