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unto_o thou_o on_o every_o side_n for_o thy_o whoredom_n and_o the_o contrary_a be_v in_o thou_o from_o other_o woman_n in_o thy_o whoredom_n whereas_o none_o follow_v thou_o to_o commit_v whoredom_n and_o in_o that_o thou_o give_v a_o reward_n when_o as_o no_o reward_n be_v give_v unto_o thou_o therefore_o thou_o be_v contrary_a yet_o the_o mercy_n and_o grace_n of_o god_n call_v she_o home_o thus_o give_v over_o to_o the_o abomination_n of_o her_o lust_n for_o he_o lay_v not_o this_o captivity_n on_o she_o have_v a_o eye_n to_o his_o revenge_n and_o punishment_n on_o her_o wickedness_n but_o to_o convert_v she_o and_o bring_v she_o into_o order_n by_o his_o correction_n for_o will_v god_n have_v punish_v she_o as_o she_o deserve_v she_o have_v be_v swallow_v in_o destruction_n he_o have_v not_o bring_v her_o captive_n home_n nor_o prepare_v
the_o deep_a abyss_n of_o hell_n nor_o do_v this_o discourse_n alone_o aver_v this_o for_o the_o record_n of_o holy_a writ_n most_o ample_o testify_v the_o same_o the_o evangelist_n saint_n matthew_n show_v it_o matth._n 16._o 27._o he_o shall_v render_v say_v he_o every_o man_n according_a to_o his_o work_n nor_o in_o hell_n only_o but_o in_o heaven_n also_o shall_v there_o be_v difference_n of_o reward_n john_n 14._o 2._o in_o my_o father_n house_n be_v many_o mansion_n say_v our_o bless_a saviour_n and_o again_o 1_o cor._n 15._o 41._o there_o be_v one_o glory_n of_o the_o sun_n another_o of_o the_o the_o moon_n another_o of_o the_o star_n for_o one_o star_n differ_v from_o another_o star_n in_o glory_n so_o likewise_o in_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a let_v he_o who_o consider_v this_o value_n the_o expense_n of_o his_o labour_n and_o be_v continual_o employ_v in_o good_a deed_n if_o we_o attain_v not_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o sun_n or_o the_o moon_n we_o get_v to_o be_v 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something_o strange_a to_o human_a sense_n that_o god_n have_v appoint_v so_o great_a a_o reward_n as_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n to_o he_o that_o shall_v but_o give_v a_o cup_n of_o cold_a water_n in_o his_o name_n yet_o be_v man_n so_o foolish_a that_o unless_o they_o can_v achieve_v the_o great_a they_o neglect_v lesser_a matter_n which_o be_v likewise_o very_o profitable_a he_o that_o neglect_v not_o his_o duty_n in_o thing_n but_o small_a in_o their_o appearance_n will_v learn_v to_o be_v able_a to_o perform_v great_a but_o he_o that_o be_v negligent_a in_o a_o little_a will_v be_v a_o weak_a discharger_n of_o great_a duty_n and_o to_o prevent_v this_o human_a inclination_n christ_n have_v leave_v we_o great_a proposal_n of_o certain_a reward_n for_o thing_n to_o be_v compass_v with_o very_o little_a trouble_n what_o be_v more_o easy_a then_o to_o pay_v the_o labourer_n his_o hire_n which_o be_v but_o a_o part_n of_o thy_o own_o gain_n and_o yet_o large_a be_v the_o promise_n of_o our_o lord_n for_o that_o see_v then_o the_o way_n to_o lay_v hold_n on_o everlasting_a salvation_n and_o enter_v into_o it_o delight_v in_o our_o lord_n and_o pray_v incessant_o unto_o he_o again_o submit_v thyself_o to_o his_o easy_a yoke_n take_v on_o thy_o shoulder_n the_o light_a burden_n thou_o bear_v in_o a_o more_o happy_a condition_n and_o let_v the_o end_n of_o it_o prove_v worthy_a the_o beginning_n of_o thy_o life_n do_v not_o o_o do_v not_o despise_v such_o infinite_a riches_n which_o free_o flow_v unto_o thou_o and_o they_o be_v all_o for_o ever_o lose_v to_o thou_o if_o thou_o persevere_v to_o exasperate_v our_o lord_n with_o those_o ill_a course_n thou_o be_v in_o for_o if_o thou_o yet_o stop_v the_o channel_n and_o hindere_v this_o deluge_n in_o time_n before_o it_o have_v make_v too_o great_a a_o breach_n thou_o may_v repair_v thy_o loss_n to_o thy_o great_a advantage_n when_o thou_o have_v consider_v and_o meditate_v serious_o on_o this_o as_o thou_o ought_v fling_v away_o the_o filth_n and_o mud_n which_o hang_v upon_o thy_o soul_n rise_v from_o out_o of_o the_o mire_n wherein_o thou_o have_v wallow_v and_o see_v how_o formidable_a thou_o will_v be_v to_o thy_o adversary_n who_o believe_v he_o have_v cast_v thou_o down_o never_o to_o rise_v again_o it_o will_v amaze_v he_o to_o see_v thou_o again_o provoke_v he_o to_o the_o battle_n surprise_v with_o thy_o recovery_n and_o astonish_v at_o such_o a_o undaunted_a resolution_n how_o fearful_a will_v the_o coward_n the_o devil_n be_v to_o attempt_v again_o the_o ensnare_n thou_o if_o other_o man_n calamity_n be_v proper_a lesson_n for_o we_o shall_v not_o all_o our_o own_o instruct_v we_o i_o believe_v that_o i_o shall_v see_v this_o short_o in_o thou_o and_o that_o thou_o will_v appear_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o heaven_n a_o person_n restore_v to_o grace_n a_o more_o excellent_a and_o clear_a soul_n than_o ever_o thou_o be_v one_o that_o shall_v give_v testimony_n of_o such_o perfection_n and_o integrity_n that_o thou_o may_v be_v rank_v among_o the_o best_a man_n if_o not_o prefer_v before_o they_o only_o despair_v not_o fall_v not_o again_o this_o be_v my_o counsel_n do_v thou_o as_o my_o custom_n be_v when_o ever_o i_o hear_v any_o thing_n from_o other_o may_v profit_v i_o i_o make_v no_o delay_n to_o embrace_v and_o follow_v it_o and_o if_o thou_o receive_v with_o a_o good_a purpose_n these_o my_o admonition_n thy_o sick_a and_o languish_a soul_n will_v need_v no_o other_o physic_n finis_fw-la erata_fw-la page_n 1._o l._n 5._o for_o this_o r._n the_o l_n 7._o of_o dissolute_a r._n of_o a_o dissolute_a p._n 3._o l._n 4._o of_o sin_n r._n of_o any_o sin_n l._n 13._o for_o for_o prepare_v r._n so_o prepare_v l._n 20._o for_o commit_v every_o thing_n that_o be_v dedicate_v r._n commit_v every_o thing_n to_o the_o flame_n that_o be_v dedicate_v p._n 6._o l._n 7._o for_o intolerable_a r._n in_o alterable_a p._n 9_o l._n 5._o r._n linkd_v to_o p._n 12._o l._n 16._o for_o rebellious_a r._n religious_a p._n 14._o l._n 15._o for_o wretched_a r._n wretch_n p._n 23._o l._n 1._o leave_n out_o and_o promise_v p._n 24._o l._n 6._o r._n like_o a_o love_a father_n p._n 26._o l._n last_o for_o peruse_v r._n pursue_v p._n 31._o l_n 11._o for_o confidence_n r._n conscience_n p._n 44._o l._n 28._o r._n delight_n for_o light_n p._n 46._o l._n 17._o for_o again_o r._n go_v again_o p._n 60._o l._n 7._o r._n there_o appear_v not_o p._n 62._o l._n 22._o for_o receive_v r._n conceive_v p._n 67._o l._n 11._o for_o screen_n scene_n p._n 70._o l._n 4._o for_o undertake_v labour_n r._n undertake_v the_o labour_n p._n 72._o l._n 5._o for_o choose_v r._n cross_v p._n 79._o l._n 12._o for_o hermions_n r._n hermiones_n p._n 79._o l._n 17._o for_o star_n r._n statue_n p._n 80._o l._n 7._o for_o hermion_n r._n hermione_n p._n 84._o l._n 6._o for_o hope_n r._n home_n ibid._n l._n 23._o for_o great_a r._n great_a p._n 87._o l._n 3._o for_o be_v r._n wear_v p._n 103._o l._n 13._o chap._n be_v entitle_v the_o 5._o ibid_n l._n 3._o i_o know_v a_o young_a phoenix_n r._n i_o know_v a_o young_a man_n phoenix_n p._n 104._o l._n 3._o for_o religion_n r._n religious_a reader_n this_o multitude_n of_o fault_n in_o so_o small_a a_o treatise_n i_o can_v attribute_v to_o nothing_o but_o my_o own_o ill_a hand_n which_o deceive_v the_o printer_n which_o i_o entreat_v thou_o to_o correct_v the_o content_n of_o every_o chapter_n chap._n i._n saint_n chrysostome_n passionate_o describe_v the_o great_a esteem_n and_o value_n we_o ought_v to_o have_v of_o our_o own_o soul_n and_o on_o that_o basis_n he_o raise_v the_o fabric_n of_o this_o treatise_n to_o persuade_v theodorus_n plunge_v into_o extreme_a sin_n and_o bewitch_v with_o the_o vanity_n of_o a_o dissolute_a life_n to_o return_v to_o virtue_n and_o piety_n in_o which_o he_o have_v once_o be_v a_o eminant_fw-la example_n chap._n ii_o the_o devil_n endeavour_n and_o practice_n to_o undermine_v our_o hope_n and_o raze_v the_o foundation_n of_o our_o eternal_a happiness_n the_o comparison_n betwixt_o a_o die_a body_n and_o a_o perish_a soul_n with_o a_o exhortation_n to_o be_v courageous_a in_o our_o conflict_n with_o the_o devil_n chap._n iii_o god_n mercy_n to_o the_o great_a sinner_n a_o argument_n against_o despair_n chap._n iv._o the_o example_n of_o nabuchadnezzar_n king_n of_o babylon_n a_o coherence_n to_o the_o precede_a chapter_n chap._n v._o that_o sincere_a repentance_n be_v always_o acceptable_a to_o god_n declare_v out_o of_o holy_a writ_n by_o example_n precept_n and_o parable_n chap._n vi_o that_o we_o ought_v careful_o to_o cleanse_v our_o soul_n from_o the_o filth_n of_o sin_n which_o must_v by_o no_o mean_n be_v slight_v or_o neglect_v since_o in_o this_o word_n we_o can_v presume_v on_o to_o morrow_n every_o thing_n be_v so_o subject_a to_o mutability_n and_o then_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v so_o short_a and_o so_o quick_o vanish_v we_o ought_v to_o fix_v our_o thought_n upon_o that_o eternity_n in_o which_o we_o shall_v be_v crown_v with_o glory_n or_o plague_v in_o torment_n chap._n vii_o hell_n fire_n expose_v to_o the_o terror_n of_o the_o impenitent_a with_o the_o torment_n and_o the_o certainty_n thereof_o chap._n viii_o of_o the_o beatitude_n of_o the_o saint_n glorify_v in_o heaven_n press_v theodorus_n far_a to_o amendment_n by_o argue_v that_o heaven_n be_v rather_o to_o be_v seek_v after_o then_o hell_n to_o be_v fear_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o one_o be_v a_o more_o move_a object_n than_o the_o terribleness_n of_o the_o other_o chap._n ix._o of_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n chap._n x._o the_o joy_n of_o heaven_n prosecute_v give_v occasion_n to_o discourse_n of_o the_o felicity_n and_o blessing_n god_n have_v promise_v our_o soul_n the_o excellency_n wherewith_o they_o be_v enrich_v and_o vile_a contempt_n we_o have_v of_o they_o prefer_v our_o body_n their_o slave_n before_o they_o chap._n xi_o saint_n chrysostome_n continue_v 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best_a and_o most_o zealous_a people_n the_o ninivites_fw-la hear_v that_o threaten_a and_o sharp_a cry_v out_o of_o the_o prophet_n jonah_n jonah_n 3._o 4._o yet_o forty_o day_n and_o nineveh_n shall_v be_v destroy_v be_v not_o so_o discourage_v and_o dismay_v at_o so_o terrible_a warning_n of_o their_o approach_a destruction_n from_o the_o fierce_a anger_n of_o a_o incense_a omnipotent_a god_n but_o they_o will_v yet_o trust_v to_o his_o mercy_n though_o the_o decree_n of_o his_o vengeance_n be_v not_o conditional_a but_o positive_a niniveh_n shall_v be_v destroy_v without_o admittance_n of_o any_o clause_n to_o foment_n a_o hope_n in_o they_o for_o the_o word_n of_o the_o prophet_n be_v not_o disjoint_v but_o a_o plain_a and_o direct_a sentence_n of_o judgement_n yet_o they_o submit_v with_o humble_a penitence_n ver._n 9_o for_o say_v they_o who_o can_v tell_v if_o god_n will_v turn_v and_o repent_v and_o turn_v away_o from_o his_o fierce_a anger_n that_o we_o perish_v not_o ver._n 10._o and_o god_n see_v their_o work_n that_o they_o turn_v from_o their_o evil_a way_n and_o god_n repent_v of_o the_o evil_a that_o he_o say_v that_o he_o will_v do_v unto_o they_o and_o he_o do_v it_o not_o see_v how_o those_o barbarous_a rude_a and_o mad_a people_n apprehend_v their_o imminent_a destruction_n and_o togther_o understand_v the_o possibility_n of_o their_o deliverance_n have_v their_o heart_n set_v upon_o his_o infinite_a mercy_n in_o his_o great_a wrath_n and_o rage_n against_o they_o let_v we_o then_o that_o be_v christian_n and_o nurse_v up_o in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o our_o lord_n benignity_n who_o be_v instruct_v and_o discipline_v in_o his_o word_n and_o know_v many_o the_o like_a example_n stir_v up_o our_o soul_n to_o sincere_a repentance_n and_o not_o be_v less_o than_o they_o in_o our_o confidence_n of_o his_o goodness_n and_o mercy_n for_o he_o it_o be_v who_o sacred_a spirit_n have_v tell_v we_o isa_n 55._o 8_o 9_o that_o his_o thought_n be_v not_o our_o thought_n neither_o be_v our_o way_n his_o way_n for_o as_o the_o heaven_n be_v high_a than_o then_o the_o earth_n so_o be_v his_o way_n high_a than_o our_o way_n and_o his_o thought_n then_o our_o thought_n servant_n of_o man_n err_v from_o the_o duty_n they_o owe_v their_o master_n and_o commit_v foul_a fault_n against_o they_o yet_o if_o they_o grow_v sorrowful_a and_o recant_v that_o disobedience_n they_o be_v again_o receive_v into_o their_o master_n good_a opinion_n and_o sometime_o with_o advantage_n of_o preferment_n god_n our_o gracious_a lord_n and_o master_n who_o thought_n and_o way_n exceed_v those_o of_o man_n will_v deal_v as_o favourable_o nay_o far_o more_o merciful_o with_o we_o if_o the_o intent_n of_o his_o create_v we_o have_v be_v to_o damn_v we_o than_o thy_o despair_n be_v reasonable_a and_o just_a nor_o can_v thou_o do_v otherwise_o then_o doubt_v of_o salvation_n when_o none_o be_v prepare_v for_o thou_o but_o god_n have_v make_v thou_o out_o of_o his_o goodness_n and_o create_v thou_o to_o good_a end_n no_o less_o than_o that_o thou_o may_v enjoy_v everlasting_a happiness_n and_o to_o that_o intent_n his_o great_a work_n continue_v in_o thou_o if_o thou_o wilful_o deny_v not_o to_o perceive_v it_o what_o shall_v make_v thou_o thus_o diffident_a or_o in_o the_o least_o to_o mistrust_v his_o mercy_n when_o we_o have_v the_o most_o incense_v he_o than_o ought_v we_o most_o careful_o to_o look_v to_o ourselves_o most_o diligent_o and_o courageous_o to_o resist_v all_o issue_a temptation_n present_a and_o most_o bitter_o lament_v our_o easy_a yield_n to_o those_o past_o which_o so_o miserable_o overcome_v we_o so_o shall_v we_o be_v able_a to_o give_v a_o manifest_a testimony_n of_o our_o perfect_a change_n for_o nothing_o more_o provoke_v our_o lord_n then_o our_o obstinacy_n and_o denial_n to_o return_v into_o the_o right_a way_n for_o to_o do_v ill_o be_v but_o human_a weakness_n to_o persevere_v diabolical_a malice_n consider_v how_o horrid_a a_o thing_n it_o be_v which_o we_o read_v in_o the_o prophet_n that_o judah_n call_v back_o in_o the_o race_n of_o her_o vild_a whoredom_n will_v not_o return_v to_o the_o lord_n jer._n 3._o 7._o and_o i_o say_v after_o she_o have_v do_v all_o these_o thing_n turn_v thou_o unto_o i_o but_o she_o return_v not_o the_o lord_n strive_v with_o we_o to_o show_v how_o merciful_o he_o be_v incline_v to_o our_o salvation_n many_o be_v his_o promise_n to_o those_o who_o return_v into_o the_o right_a way_n forsake_v the_o meander_n and_o by-path_n of_o iniquity_n when_o he_o see_v israel_n promise_n of_o repentance_n that_o they_o begin_v to_o prepare_v their_o heart_n to_o fear_v he_o and_o to_o keep_v his_o commandment_n his_o promise_n be_v that_o it_o shall_v be_v well_o with_o they_o and_o their_o child_n for_o ever_o wherefore_o moses_n join_v the_o reward_n with_o the_o command_n when_o he_o bid_v they_o to_o keep_v the_o command_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o his_o statute_n which_o 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the_o evil_a of_o our_o own_o misery_n the_o evil_a of_o our_o own_o condition_n will_v invite_v we_o to_o as_o he_o speak_v by_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n 43._o 26_o tell_v thy_o sin_n first_o declare_v thou_o that_o thou_o may_v be_v justify_v which_o the_o lord_n speak_v desire_v to_o make_v our_o affection_n vehement_a that_o so_o with_o freeness_n and_o openness_n of_o heart_n we_o may_v deliver_v ourselves_o up_o to_o his_o merciful_a kindness_n infinite_a be_v this_o love_n of_o our_o lord_n while_o we_o anger_n and_o provoke_v he_o while_o we_o abuse_v his_o goodness_n and_o his_o patience_n all_o this_o ingratitude_n can_v extinguish_v his_o love_n and_o when_o he_o lay_v open_a to_o we_o the_o injury_n we_o offer_v his_o divine_a majesty_n he_o do_v it_o but_o to_o dilate_v on_o his_o love_n and_o so_o to_o tie_v our_o affection_n near_o to_o he_o and_o demand_n of_o we_o nothing_o but_o penitent_a acknowledgement_n if_o then_o to_o confess_v our_o sin_n unto_o he_o bring_v 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