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christ._n chap._n xxv_o all_z that_o be_v hitherto_o speak_v speed_v can_v give_v peace_n to_o this_o trouble_a mind_n but_o as_o one_o wave_n follow_v another_o in_o the_o sea_n so_o one_o fear_n follow_v another_o in_o his_o heart_n and_o new_a fear_n afford_v new_a objection_n now_o he_o plead_v thus_o against_o himself_o i_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o hope_v for_o mercy_n for_o i_o have_v no_o heart_n to_o pray_v for_o mercy_n i_o want_v all_o thing_n that_o pertain_v to_o true_a prayer_n first_o i_o have_v no_o god_n to_o pray_v unto_o that_o will_v lend_v any_o care_n to_o my_o prayer_n i_o find_v this_o say_n of_o god_n record_v
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for_o forgivesse_v and_o that_o he_o be_v a_o israelite_n of_o the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n and_o of_o the_o household_n of_o faith_n and_o therefore_o god_n have_v promise_v unto_o he_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n and_o while_o these_o thing_n stand_v good_a how_o can_v he_o say_v that_o he_o have_v no_o god_n that_o will_v hear_v he_o because_o he_o have_v sin_v against_o he_o let_v he_o remember_v what_o david_n say_v unto_o god_n in_o one_o of_o the_o psalm_n against_o thou_o against_o thou_o 4._o only_o have_v i_o sin_v and_o do_v evil_a in_o thy_o fight_n that_o thou_o may_v be_v just_a when_o thou_o speak_v and_o pure_a when_o thou_o judge_v here_o be_v a_o true_a confession_n that_o he_o have_v sin_v against_o god_n do_v he_o therefore_o think_v that_o he_o have_v no_o god_n to_o pray_v unto_o that_o will_v lend_v he_o a_o ear_n of_o hear_v what_o be_v that_o whole_a psalm_n but_o a_o prayer_n unto_o this_o god_n in_o the_o first_o verse_n he_o pray_v thus_o have_v mercy_n upon_o 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sinner_n remember_v and_o in_o diverse_a other_o the_o holy_a ghost_n tell_v we_o that_o god_n will_v not_o hear_v sinner_n and_o hide_v his_o face_n from_o they_o they_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v as_o speak_v of_o impenitent_a sinner_n that_o take_v pleasure_n in_o sin_n and_o continue_v in_o it_o refuse_v to_o turn_v from_o their_o sin_n unto_o god_n and_o yet_o presume_v that_o all_o shall_v be_v well_o and_o that_o god_n can_v deny_v their_o request_n like_o they_o speak_v of_o by_o leremy_n the_o prophet_n will_v you_o 9_o â—…eale_v murder_n and_o commit_v adultery_n and_o sâ—…tare_v false_o and_o burn_v incense_n unto_o baal_n and_o walk_v after_o other_o god_n who_o you_o know_v 〈◊〉_d and_o come_v and_o stand_v before_o i_o in_o this_o house_n whereupon_o my_o name_n be_v call_v and_o say_v we_o be_v deliver_v though_o we_o have_v donâ—…_n all_o these_o abomination_n and_o like_o they_o speak_v of_o by_o the_o prophet_n micha_n hear_v 9_o this_o i_o pray_v you_o you_o head_n 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o_o god_n thou_o will_v not_o despise_v so_o that_o thou_o be_v never_o so_o fit_a indeed_o to_o pray_v as_o now_o thou_o be_v with_o thy_o contrite_a and_o break_a heart_n thy_o prayer_n now_o will_v be_v a_o sweet_a and_o please_a sacrifice_n to_o he_o he_o be_v thy_o god_n and_o will_v most_o ready_o hear_v thou_o second_o he_o say_v he_o have_v no_o mediator_n pray_v in_o who_o name_n to_o pray_v and_o for_o who_o sake_n he_o may_v hope_v to_o be_v hear_v and_o yet_o remember_v the_o word_n of_o scripture_n that_o call_v jesus_n the_o mediator_n between_o god_n and_o man_n those_o very_a word_n prove_v thou_o have_v a_o mediator_n even_o the_o same_o jesus_n except_o thou_o will_v deny_v thyself_o to_o be_v a_o man_n for_o he_o be_v mediator_n between_o god_n and_o man_n and_o therefore_o mediator_n between_o god_n and_o thou_o if_o thou_o be_v a_o man_n so_o that_o to_o say_v thou_o have_v no_o mediator_n in_o who_o name_n to_o pray_v and_o for_o who_o sake_n thy_o prayer_n shall_v be_v accept_v be_v but_o a_o unthankful_a speech_n put_v into_o thy_o head_n without_o any_o good_a ground_n for_o paul_n say_v of_o jesus_n that_o he_o ever_o live_v to_o make_v intercession_n 25_o for_o us._n yet_o our_o afflict_a sinner_n think_v he_o have_v reason_n to_o say_v so_o because_o he_o have_v deny_v jesus_n before_o man_n and_o do_v not_o saint_n peter_n deny_v the_o lord_n jesus_n before_o man_n and_o yet_o he_o after_o pray_v and_o be_v hear_v in_o the_o mediator_n name_n because_o he_o stand_v not_o in_o his_o denial_n but_o repent_v yet_o thou_o have_v not_o deny_v he_o in_o word_n before_o man_n as_o peter_n do_v that_o thou_o think_v to_o be_v no_o advantage_n to_o thou_o and_o referre_v it_o to_o the_o day_n of_o peace_n not_o urge_v thou_o rather_o than_o to_o the_o constancy_n of_o thy_o own_o heart_n thou_o love_v to_o be_v thy_o own_o accuser_n and_o what_o thou_o have_v not_o do_v in_o word_n thou_o think_v that_o thou_o have_v do_v in_o work_n by_o they_o thou_o have_v deny_v he_o while_o thou_o do_v not_o live_v like_o á_o christian._n but_o must_v it_o therefore_o follow_v that_o he_o be_v now_o â—…o_o mediator_n for_o thou_o and_o will_v deny_v thou_o before_o his_o father_n in_o heaven_n know_v thou_o not_o what_o john_n the_o baptist_n faith_n of_o he_o behold_v the_o lamb_n of_o god_n 29_o that_o take_v away_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o world_n he_o himself_o when_o as_o a_o unspotted_a lamb_n he_o be_v sacrifice_v for_o thou_o take_v away_o and_o by_o the_o virtue_n of_o that_o sacrifice_n still_o take_v and_o ever_o take_v away_o thy_o sin_n where_o be_v now_o that_o real_a denial_n of_o thou_o when_o
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my_o lord_n the_o king_n and_o this_o submission_n of_o he_o confess_v his_o fault_n and_o crave_v pardon_n prevail_v with_o david_n so_o that_o he_o do_v not_o let_v his_o wrath_n fall_v as_o a_o heavy_a burden_n upon_o the_o neck_n of_o shemei_n though_o there_o be_v some_o man_n present_a that_o do_v much_o provoke_v david_n to_o revenge_v but_o if_o thou_o be_v free_a have_v give_v they_o no_o occasion_n and_o only_o suffer_v wrong_v occasion_n the_o fault_n be_v whole_o in_o thy_o enemy_n i_o tell_v thou_o this_o very_a testimony_n of_o thy_o conscience_n be_v a_o great_a ease_n of_o thy_o burden_n if_o thou_o suffer_v not_o for_o thy_o sin_n but_o for_o their_o malice_n so_o do_v the_o lord_n jesus_n suffer_v among_o the_o priest_n and_o pharisy_n the_o great_a half_n of_o the_o burden_n be_v by_o this_o mean_v turn_v off_o when_o peace_n of_o conscience_n abide_v with_o thou_o other_o grief_n and_o wrong_n may_v be_v the_o more_o easy_o endure_v solomon_n say_v in_o the_o proverb_n a_o 15_o good_a conscience_n be_v a_o perpetual_a feast_n this_o be_v no_o small_a pleasure_n to_o a_o good_a man_n that_o have_v be_v urge_v and_o vex_v with_o unkindness_n abroad_o that_o when_o he_o come_v home_o he_o enter_v into_o his_o closet_n and_o examine_v his_o heart_n and_o find_v that_o he_o be_v in_o no_o fault_n and_o can_v plead_v his_o innocence_n before_o god_n it_o be_v a_o feast_n to_o he_o he_o sit_v down_o bold_o and_o cheerful_o by_o the_o mercy-seat_n of_o god_n and_o despise_v with_o a_o godly_a scorn_n both_o the_o wrong_n do_v and_o the_o wrong_a doer_n say_v in_o his_o heart_n by_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n this_o wrong_n shall_v turn_v to_o my_o good_a and_o this_o wrong_a doer_n shall_v not_o prevail_v against_o i_o and_o with_o great_a confidence_n of_o heart_n he_o pour_v out_o his_o desire_n before_o god_n saint_n peter_n have_v a_o say_n that_o agree_v well_o with_o this_o point_n that_o we_o have_v now_o in_o hand_n let_v none_o of_o you_o suffer_v 15_o as_o a_o murderer_n or_o as_o a_o thief_n or_o as_o a_o busybody_n in_o other_o man_n matter_n but_o if_o any_o man_n suffer_v as_o a_o christian_a let_v he_o not_o be_v ashamed_a but_o let_v he_o glorify_v god_n in_o this_o behalf_n here_o be_v right_a thy_o case_n have_v examine_v thy_o heart_n thou_o find_v thaâ—…_n thou_o be_v no_o murderer_n nor_o thief_n noâ—…_n evil_a doer_n nor_o busie-bodie_n in_o the_o cause_v pretend_v by_o thy_o enemy_n as_o reason_n of_o his_o violence_n against_o thou_o but_o thou_o find_v that_o thou_o suffer_v as_o a_o christian_a that_o be_v thou_o suffer_v without_o thy_o desert_n therefore_o thou_o have_v cause_n to_o glorify_v god_n thou_o have_v no_o cause_n to_o be_v ashamed_a this_o innocence_n of_o thou_o make_v thy_o burden_n to_o be_v much_o light_a and_o if_o god_n have_v purpose_v to_o shorten_v troubler_n thy_o trouble_n by_o conversion_n of_o thy_o enemy_n though_o thou_o have_v not_o such_o opportunity_n to_o help_v he_o 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and_o say_v unto_o i_o go_v prophesy_v to_o my_o people_n israel_n that_o be_v i_o have_v in_o those_o sermon_n which_o you_o call_v conspiracy_n faithful_o follow_v the_o commandment_n of_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n so_o also_o do_v jeremy_n when_o the_o priest_n and_o false_a prophet_n and_o the_o multitude_n of_o the_o people_n have_v lay_v hand_n upon_o he_o in_o the_o temple_n and_o go_v about_o to_o kill_v he_o for_o his_o preach_n he_o protest_v his_o innocence_n say_v the_o lord_n have_v send_v i_o to_o prophesy_v against_o 12_o this_o house_n &_o against_o this_o city_n all_o the_o thing_n that_o you_o have_v hear_v and_o thy_o innocency_n be_v thus_o protest_v &_o make_v know_v than_o second_o turn_v thou_o unto_o god_n appeal_v to_o his_o iudgemenâ—…_n &_o rest_v upon_o he_o he_o be_v the_o true_a discerner_n of_o all_o man_n do_n to_o who_o it_o be_v manifest_v both_o what_o thing_n be_v do_v and_o with_o what_o mind_n they_o be_v do_v and_o he_o be_v the_o judge_n of_o 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â—…ase_n of_o our_o soul_n chap._n xii_o there_o be_v diverse_a trouble_n trouble_n wherein_o the_o man_n that_o be_v trouble_v have_v to_o do_v immediate_o and_o at_o the_o next_o hand_n with_o god_n and_o the_o thing_n wherein_o he_o have_v to_o do_v with_o god_n and_o look_v direct_o upon_o he_o do_v concern_v our_o soul_n and_o inward_a man_n and_o the_o good_a estate_n thereof_o for_o holiness_n and_o happiness_n both_o now_o and_o hereafter_o and_o in_o regard_n hereof_o those_o trouble_n i_o call_v spiritual_a trouble_n and_o those_o i_o reduce_v to_o two_o head_n the_o first_o of_o these_o spiritual_a burden_n be_v the_o powerful_a lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n enemy_n to_o the_o holiness_n of_o the_o soul_n the_o second_o be_v the_o fearful_a accuse_a thought_n that_o be_v enemy_n to_o the_o happiness_n of_o the_o flesh_n soul_n the_o first_o be_v the_o burden_n of_o the_o lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n fight_v against_o the_o soul_n the_o multitude_n of_o our_o corruption_n and_o the_o law_n of_o sin_n in_o our_o member_n so_o potent_a and_o strong_a that_o we_o can_v do_v the_o good_a we_o will_v in_o do_v whereof_o god_n shall_v be_v serve_v and_o the_o evil_a we_o will_v not_o that_o we_o do_v by_o do_v whereof_o the_o devil_n be_v serve_v this_o be_v a_o grievous_a burden_n to_o a_o honest_a man_n mind_a man_n that_o be_v desirous_a to_o please_v god_n and_o keep_v a_o good_a conscience_n he_o consider_v who_o make_v he_o and_o desire_v to_o glorify_v his_o creator_n he_o consider_v the_o manifold_a mercy_n of_o god_n towards_o he_o and_o desire_v to_o approve_v himself_o a_o thankful_a man_n he_o respect_v the_o end_n both_o of_o his_o creation_n and_o of_o his_o regeneration_n and_o desire_v to_o come_v near_o unto_o god_n and_o to_o have_v fellowship_n with_o his_o redeemer_n and_o to_o resemble_v he_o in_o holiness_n and_o righteousness_n he_o serious_o think_v upon_o the_o end_n of_o virtue_n and_o reward_n of_o vice_n the_o first_o to_o be_v eternal_a life_n the_o other_o to_o be_v eternal_a destruction_n and_o with_o his_o whole_a heart_n and_o soul_n he_o desire_v and_o strive_v to_o avoid_v evil_a which_o he_o abhor_v and_o to_o do_v good_a which_o he_o love_v and_o while_o he_o strive_v to_o go_v on_o in_o this_o course_n nothing_o hinder_v he_o more_o than_o the_o root_n of_o sin_n that_o be_v deep_o fasten_v in_o his_o own_o flesh_n the_o devil_n offer_v a_o temptation_n and_o his_o false_a flesh_n yield_v present_o unto_o it_o the_o flatter_a world_n present_v show_n of_o vanity_n and_o the_o flesh_n greedy_o embrace_v they_o occasion_n be_v offer_v and_o present_v to_o our_o eye_n and_o our_o traitorous_a flesh_n sudden_o apprehend_v they_o and_o our_o action_n fall_v out_o to_o be_v sinful_a and_o evil_a sometime_o at_o unaware_o before_o we_o have_v leisure_n to_o consider_v what_o we_o ought_v to_o do_v sometime_o against_o fore-fight_a yea_o against_o repugn_v will_n for_o that_o corruption_n that_o be_v in_o our_o 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