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straight_a and_o bind_a cord_n religion_n be_v and_o better_o we_o can_v see_v it_o then_o in_o baptism_n wherein_o we_o be_v whole_o consecrate_v 30._o consecrate_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d clem._n alex._n proâ—rept_v pag._n 30._o to_o the_o lord_n that_o buy_v we_o 1._o there_o we_o profess_v ourselves_o make_v the_o member_n of_o christ_n how_o can_v the_o thought_n thereof_o but_o stir_v we_o up_o to_o give_v our_o member_n weapon_n of_o righteousness_n unto_o holiness_n shall_v we_o take_v the_o member_n of_o christ_n and_o give_v it_o to_o our_o lust_n there_o be_v great_a weight_n in_o those_o word_n and_o if_o member_n of_o christ_n than_o member_n one_o of_o another_o 25._o another_o eph._n 4._o 25._o and_o then_o we_o suffer_v as_o member_n when_o we_o suffer_v not_o in_o our_o own_o body_n we_o suffer_v in_o compassion_n as_o other_o in_o their_o passion_n such_o a_o sympathy_n and_o fellow-feeling_n there_o be_v in_o saint_n paul_n 10._o paul_n heb._n 10_o 13._o heb._n 13_o 3._o lege_fw-la chrysost_n in_o 1_o cor._n c_o 8._o â—_o in_o ep_v ad_fw-la câ—los_fw-la cap._n 4._o hom._n 12._o remember_v my_o bond_n verse_n 18._o perniciocissimâ—_n labâ—ntur_fw-la quòd_fw-la fratrum_fw-la insâ—â—mitatem_fw-la nullius_fw-la peâ—si_fw-la habent_fw-la caâ—_n iâ—st_n lib_n 3._o c._n 1â—_n sect_n 10._o construction_n it_o be_v ever_o thus_o if_o this_o brother_n back_o be_v pinch_v it_o be_v my_o back_n i_o be_o pinch_v too_o if_o his_o eye_n be_v offend_v it_o be_v as_o the_o apple_n in_o i_o i_o be_o offend_v too_o if_o his_o heart_n be_v sad_a it_o be_v my_o heart_n i_o be_o sad_a too_o you_o be_v member_n one_o of_o another_o and_o then_o you_o be_v pitiful_a and_o merciful_a as_o we_o have_v receive_v so_o we_o must_v return_v according_a to_o our_o measure_n mercy_n for_o mercy_n blessing_n for_o blessing_n nay_o blessing_n for_o curse_v know_v that_o we_o be_v thereunto_o call_v that_o we_o shall_v inherit_v a_o bâ—â—ssing_n 9_o bâ—â—ssing_n 1_o pet._n 3._o 9_o i_o know_v say_v luther_n â—_o luther_n ignâ—râ—ntâ—am_fw-la meam_fw-la facilè_fw-la feret_fw-la &_o ignoscet_fw-la mihi_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la dâ—i_fw-la regina_fw-la illa_fw-la misericordiae_fw-la &_o cujus_fw-la viscera_fw-la sunt_fw-la merae_fw-la remissiones_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la luth._o praefatio_fw-la in_o postillas_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrysâ—â—_n act._n apost_a ca._n 21._o hom._n 44._o â—_o my_o ignorance_n the_o church_n will_v bear_v with_o and_o my_o fault_n she_o will_v pardon_v be_v the_o queen_n of_o mercy_n and_o nothing_o â—lse_o but_o bowel_n and_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n so_o like_o the_o body_n be_v unto_o her_o head_n for_o she_o have_v the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n and_o so_o we_o know_v the_o true_a distinguish_a property_n of_o the_o true_a church_n in_o this_o be_v the_o child_n of_o god_n know_v they_o love_v the_o brotherhood_n they_o show_v bowel_n of_o mercy_n towards_o all_o 2._o in_o baptism_n we_o be_v make_v the_o son_n and_o daughter_n of_o god_n and_o inheritor_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n behold_v say_v the_o apostle_n what_o manner_n of_o love_n 1._o love_n 1_o joh._n 3._o 1._o here_o be_v our_o thought_n be_v too_o short_a we_o be_v now_o the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o it_o do_v not_o appear_v what_o we_o shall_v be_v but_o when_o he_o shall_v appear_v we_o shall_v be_v like_o he_o our_o thought_n can_v reach_v to_o this_o brightness_n our_o eye_n be_v dazzle_v with_o the_o very_a conceit_n of_o this_o glory_n so_o exceed_v it_o be_v but_o this_o be_v clear_o evident_a he_o that_o have_v this_o high_a prerogative_n here_o to_o be_v call_v the_o son_n of_o god_n that_o have_v this_o hope_n to_o be_v change_v hereafter_o as_o from_o glory_n to_o glory_n and_o to_o inherit_v a_o kingdom_n which_o shall_v never_o have_v end_n the_o glory_n whereof_o as_o much_o exceed_v the_o glory_n of_o all_o other_o kingdom_n as_o do_v the_o light_n of_o the_o sun_n exceed_v the_o light_n of_o the_o small_a 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tim._n 2._o 3._o but_o here_o we_o take_v a_o scale_n of_o our_o misery_n and_o look_v how_o low_o we_o be_v fall_v and_o what_o darkness_n lie_v over_o our_o heart_n when_o the_o most_o of_o we_o take_v part_n even_o with_o the_o adversary_n that_o hate_v we_o delight_v in_o nothing_o more_o then_o in_o the_o shame_n and_o pain_n of_o the_o creature_n we_o fear_v he_o not_o he_o that_o fear_v he_o fear_v to_o sin_n who_o make_v no_o scruple_n to_o tempt_v our_o saviour_n christ_n who_o himself_o call_v the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o can_v be_v terrify_v though_o he_o be_v in_o chain_n therefore_o restrain_v else_o he_o will_v deal_v with_o the_o world_n as_o with_o job_n house_n and_o with_o we_o and_o we_o as_o with_o job_n good_n child_n and_o body_n from_o do_v ill_a and_o all_o that_o be_v contrary_a to_o god_n and_o goodness_n no_o not_o by_o the_o fearful_a word_n of_o the_o almighty_a how_o great_a then_o be_v our_o folly_n and_o madness_n who_o hold_v communion_n and_o fair_a 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it_o lord_n increase_v it_o in_o i_o thou_o want_v love_n but_o do_v thou_o not_o pray_v lord_n spread_v abroad_o that_o grace_n in_o my_o heart_n that_o it_o may_v abound_v and_o overcome_v all_o wrath_n iâ—_n placablenesse_n self-seeking_a self-pleasing_a all_o in_o i_o while_o i_o be_o myself_o be_v by_o nature_n the_o child_n of_o wrath_n have_v thou_o want_v i_o know_v thou_o have_v and_o more_o than_o thou_o know_v of_o but_o come_v to_o he_o who_o promise_v to_o supply_v all_o want_n 19_o want_n phil._n 4._o 19_o no_o matter_n how_o many_o want_v there_o be_v so_o thou_o be_v press_v and_o load_v with_o they_o so_o thou_o have_v a_o true_a sense_n and_o feel_n of_o they_o bring_v all_o thy_o want_n hither_o where_o be_v a_o fullness_n a_o full_a treasury_n and_o that_o ordain_v i_o say_v again_o for_o supply_v of_o all_o want_n thou_o be_v unworthy_a thou_o know_v thou_o be_v yes_o and_o more_o unworthy_a than_o thou_o can_v think_v thyself_o but_o be_v thou_o sensible_a thereof_o very_o sensible_a bless_v god_n that_o thou_o be_v so_o and_o now_o come_v come_v 17._o come_v revel_v 22._o 17._o the_o spirit_n and_o the_o bride_n say_v come_v and_o let_v he_o that_o hear_v say_v come_v and_o let_v he_o that_o be_v athirst_a come_v and_o whosoever_o will_v let_v he_o take_v the_o water_n of_o life_n free_o come_v then_o and_o fear_v not_o come_v and_o welcome_a for_o though_o thou_o be_v no_o worthy_a guest_n yet_o thou_o be_v a_o invite_a guest_n why_o i_o will_v tell_v thou_o in_o luther_n word_n and_o for_o this_o very_a reason_n because_o thou_o be_v unworthy_a indignus_fw-la unworthy_a pâ—â—â—sus_fw-la propâ—â—â—a_fw-la quia_fw-la indignus_fw-la there_o be_v a_o great_a disproportion_n a_o wide_a difference_n betwixt_o god_n thought_n and_o man_n thought_n man_n may_v have_v high_a and_o glorious_a thought_n of_o himself_o and_o yet_o be_v nothing_o nay_o a_o abomination_n in_o god_n esteem_n 17._o esteem_n rev._n 3._o 17._o so_o may_v he_o be_v low_a and_o vile_a in_o his_o own_o sight_n even_o to_o loathe_v and_o be_v high_a in_o god_n account_n even_o to_o a_o gracious_a acceptation_n 29._o acceptation_n rev._n 29._o only_o then_o beg_v entreat_v cry_v for_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o penitent_a who_o can_v gird_v themselves_o with_o sackcloth_n and_o wallow_v in_o dust_n and_o find_v sweetness_n there_o even_o by_o put_v their_o mouth_n into_o the_o dust_n even_o thence_o fetch_v hope_n 4._o hope_n â—_o be_o 3._o 29._o 1_o sam._n 14._o 4._o in_o lift_v up_o the_o eye_n to_o christ_n there_o be_v hope_n none_o at_o all_o in_o look_v downward_o breath_n after_o he_o cleave_v unto_o he_o break_v through_o all_o difficulty_n as_o jonathan_n do_v and_o make_v way_n to_o the_o rock_n if_o it_o be_v possible_a to_o perish_v at_o the_o fountain_n of_o salvation_n or_o to_o thirst_n at_o the_o head-spring_n of_o life_n there_o thirst_v there_o die_v but_o set_v thy_o face_n steadfast_o look_v to_o christ_n through_o all_o through_o flesh_n and_o grace_n for_o grace_n be_v but_o a_o creature_n through_o all_o and_o thy_o salvation_n be_v sure_a this_o in_o way_n of_o answer_n which_o we_o may_v find_v more_o at_o large_a in_o luther_n short_a catechism_n so_o much_o for_o thy_o provision_n and_o to_o stir_v up_o thy_o preparation_n against_o thy_o approach_n to_o the_o lord_n table_n i_o conclude_v this_o as_o i_o find_v a_o chapter_n conclude_v touch_v this_o very_a subject_n where_o i_o find_v a_o short_a rule_n or_o consideration_n but_o of_o large_a use_n to_o direct_v we_o both_o before_o and_o after_o we_o have_v present_v ourselves_o at_o this_o table_n â—_o mr_n reynolds_n medit._n on_o the_o lord_n supper_n chap._n 12_o â—_o how_o pure_a ought_v we_o to_o preserve_v those_o door_n of_o the_o soul_n from_o filthiness_n and_o intemperance_n at_o which_o so_o often_o the_o prince_n of_o glory_n himself_o will_v enter_v in_o the_o thought_n hereof_o be_v of_o high_a and_o sovereign_a use_n before_o we_o come_v to_o this_o table_n and_o it_o be_v of_o no_o less_o use_n after_o we_o have_v be_v there_o certain_o we_o will_v strive_v to_o preserve_v the_o door_n of_o the_o soul_n those_o eye_n and_o ear_n that_o mouth_n and_o that_o heart_n also_o pure_a from_o filthiness_n and_o intemperance_n through_o which_o and_o into_o which_o we_o profess_v that_o the_o prince_n of_o glory_n himself_o be_v enter_v in_o chap._n vi_o of_o wedlock_n how_o sacred_a that_o band_n how_o fundamental_a to_o comfort_n i._o our_o well_n and_o orderly_a entrance_n into_o that_o honourable_a estate_n ii_o our_o well_n order_v ourselves_o therein_o according_a to_o the_o dignity_n and_o honour_n thereof_o it_o follow_v now_o that_o we_o make_v some_o provision_n also_o against_o the_o other_o solemn_a ordinance_n wherein_o two_o be_v
but_o you_o understand_v not_o what_o you_o hear_v now_o hear_v and_o hearken_v now_o see_v and_o perceive_v now_o while_o it_o be_v call_v to_o day_n and_o know_v that_o there_o be_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o mercy_n 41._o mercy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n p._n ibid._n 41._o that_o yet_o the_o day_n be_v and_o be_v yet_o continue_a still_o every_o day_n to_o this_o present_a repeat_v a_o great_a mercy_n this_o provoke_v the_o lord_n no_o long_o grieve_v his_o good_a spirit_n no_o more_o lest_o he_o swear_v in_o his_o wrath_n as_o he_o will_v do_v if_o we_o continue_v to_o turn_v grace_n into_o wantonness_n iâ—id_n wantonness_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n iâ—id_n while_o it_o be_v yet_o to_o day_n hear_v his_o voice_n and_o turn_v unto_o he_o this_o be_v the_o counsel_n i_o will_v add_v but_o this_o to_o it_o that_o he_o and_o he_o only_o turn_v the_o heart_n who_o open_v the_o eye_n of_o he_o that_o be_v bear_v blind_a and_o make_v a_o man_n every_o whit_n whole_a therefore_o the_o church_n say_v convert_v i_o and_o i_o shall_v be_v convert_v etc._n etc._n it_o be_v he_o who_o give_v a_o see_a eye_n and_o a_o hear_v earâ—_n even_o both_o these_o be_v a_o special_a mercy_n from_o the_o lord_n and_o great_o to_o be_v beg_v for_o this_o than_o we_o must_v note_v for_o close_v hereof_o that_o as_o there_o may_v be_v a_o child_n in_o 180._o in_o noli_fw-la annorum_fw-la nos_fw-la aestimare_fw-la numero_fw-la nec_fw-la sapientiam_fw-la canos_fw-la repute_v sed_fw-la canos_fw-la sapiâ—ntiam_fw-la hier._n ad_fw-la paul_n 14._o p._n 180._o year_n and_o a_o man_n in_o understanding_n so_o also_o may_v there_o be_v a_o old_a man_n in_o year_n and_o a_o child_n in_o understanding_n for_o understanding_n come_v not_o by_o year_n but_o by_o meditation_n in_o god_n law_n ibid._n law_n psal_n 119._o 99_o 100_o noli_fw-la sidem_fw-la pâ—nsaâ—e_fw-la temporibus_fw-la ibid._n i_o have_v more_o understanding_n than_o my_o teacher_n for_o thy_o testimony_n be_v my_o meditation_n i_o understand_v more_o than_o the_o ancient_n because_o i_o keep_v thy_o precept_n a_o man_n may_v run_v out_o many_o year_n and_o more_o hour_n and_o yet_o be_v never_o the_o wise_a by_o all_o that_o time_n because_o he_o have_v not_o learn_v from_o who_o every_o good_a and_o perfect_a gift_n come_v even_o from_o the_o father_n of_o light_n he_o that_o work_v all_o our_o work_n in_o we_o and_o for_o we_o before_o who_o the_o elder_n fall_v down_o and_o worship_v cast_v their_o crown_n before_o his_o throne_n acknowledge_v themselves_o to_o be_v in_o point_n of_o grace_n but_o almesman_n 10._o almesman_n exuentes_fw-la 〈◊〉_d propriam_fw-la bâ—nignitatem_fw-la se_fw-la beneficiarios_fw-la ejus_fw-la agnoscunt_fw-la anâ—e_fw-la cujus_fw-la thronum_fw-la corona_n abjiciunt_fw-la brightman_n rev._n 4._o 10._o or_o sit_v at_o the_o receipt_n of_o a_o free_a mercy_n he_o it_o be_v that_o give_v wisdom_n not_o length_n of_o year_n nor_o number_n of_o day_n out_o of_o his_o mouth_n come_v knowledge_n 6._o knowledge_n prov._n 2._o 6._o and_o understanding_n god_n iustruct_v unto_o discretion_n 22._o discretion_n esay_n 28._o 28._o job_n 38._o 22._o the_o husbandman_n can_v neither_o sow_v nor_o reap_v etc._n etc._n without_o assistance_n and_o instruction_n from_o god_n much_o less_o can_v he_o sow_v righteousness_n and_o reap_v the_o same_o without_o special_a instruction_n from_o his_o mouth_n who_o know_v the_o heart_n therefore_o it_o be_v say_v who_o teach_v like_o himâ—_n and_o he_o that_o be_v old_a and_o strike_v in_o year_n yet_o have_v learn_v so_o much_o as_o have_v be_v say_v that_o the_o lord_n give_v wisdom_n that_o his_o word_n or_o law_n instruct_v to_o discretion_n this_o man_n case_n be_v not_o to_o be_v despair_v of_o though_o it_o be_v towards_o the_o last_o hour_n for_o while_o breath_n be_v within_o the_o nostril_n for_o aught_o we_o know_v there_o be_v a_o door_n of_o grace_n and_o mercy_n open_a but_o yet_o this_o be_v a_o very_a sad_a and_o lamentable_a case_n for_o the_o long_o a_o man_n walk_v on_o in_o the_o way_n of_o ignorance_n the_o more_o unwilling_a and_o unable_a he_o will_v be_v to_o return_v and_o be_v reform_v custom_n in_o sin_v exercise_v still_o more_o and_o more_o tyranny_n his_o understanding_n will_v be_v more_o darken_v his_o judgement_n more_o pervert_v his_o will_n more_o stubborn_a his_o memory_n more_o stuff_v with_o sensual_a notion_n his_o affection_n will_v become_v more_o rebellious_a his_o thought_n more_o earthly_a his_o heart_n more_o harden_v his_o conscience_n more_o sear_v and_o so_o much_o consider_v the_o season_n that_o gray_a hair_n be_v mingle_v with_o the_o black_a no_o time_n for_o delay_v now_o when_o before_o it_o be_v long_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o more_o time_n we_o must_v account_v that_o the_o long_a suffering_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v salvation_n 15._o salvation_n 2._o pet._n 3._o 15._o and_o let_v the_o conclusion_n hereof_o be_v a_o earnest_a prayer_n to_o the_o god_n of_o all_o grace_n that_o as_o his_o promise_n be_v unto_o his_o church_n to_o 25._o joel_n 2._o 25._o restore_v the_o year_n that_o the_o locust_n have_v eat_v the_o cankerworm_n and_o the_o caterpillar_n so_o he_o will_v restore_v unto_o we_o the_o year_n which_o the_o ignorance_n of_o childhood_n the_o vanity_n of_o youth_n the_o negligence_n of_o age_n have_v consume_v there_o be_v another_o period_n of_o this_o age_n the_o burden_n whereof_o be_v ii_o ii_o labour_n and_o sorrow_n barzillai_n live_v to_o those_o year_n full_a fourscore_o and_o what_o say_v he_o i_o 19_o i_o 2._o sam._n 19_o can_v taste_v what_o i_o eat_v or_o what_o i_o drink_v a_o question_n in_o the_o sacred_a tongue_n be_v a_o strong_a affirmation_n i_o hear_v not_o the_o voice_n of_o sing_v wherefore_o then_o shall_v thy_o servant_n be_v yet_o a_o burden_n how_o long_o have_v i_o to_o live_v a_o question_n we_o shall_v often_o put_v to_o ourselves_o which_o will_v answer_v all_o solicitation_n from_o the_o world_n and_o flesh_n and_o put_v they_o to_o silence_n how_o long_o have_v i_o to_o live_v that_o be_v how_o very_o short_a be_v the_o remnant_n of_o my_o mortality_n yet_o a_o very_a little_a while_n 37._o while_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d â—eb_fw-mi 10._o 37._o and_o i_o must_v hence_o what_o shall_v i_o think_v of_o now_o but_o of_o my_o death_n and_o of_o my_o grave_n what_o be_v pleasure_n or_o earthly_a contentment_n unto_o i_o so_o feel_o speak_v that_o old_a man_n the_o many_o decay_n &_o infirmity_n that_o accompany_v this_o age_n be_v full_o set_v down_o by_o the_o preacher_n eccles_n 12._o among_o those_o many_o one_o expression_n there_o be_v very_o full_a and_o significant_a as_o our_o english_a render_v it_o verse_n 5._o the_o grasshopper_n shall_v be_v a_o burden_n in_o the_o original_a the_o word_n imply_v no_o more_o but_o the_o curvature_n of_o the_o back_n which_o with_o man_n of_o such_o year_n stand_v bend_v like_o a_o grasshopper_n and_o that_o make_v a_o old_a man_n gate_n the_o more_o burdensome_a the_o word_n may_v imply_v also_o according_a to_o the_o common_a construction_n that_o every_o thing_n even_o the_o light_a to_o a_o old_a man_n be_v burdensome_a if_o he_o creep_v up_o to_o his_o bed_n and_o down_o from_o it_o though_o to_o repair_v his_o decay_n yet_o even_o this_o be_v burdensome_a even_o delight_n to_o other_o to_o he_o be_v tiresome_a he_o take_v no_o delight_n in_o the_o grasshopper_n nay_o it_o be_v a_o burden_n that_o be_v say_v tremellius_n that_o pleasant_a season_n of_o the_o year_n when_o we_o hear_v the_o grasshopper_n yield_v no_o pleasure_n to_o he_o none_o at_o all_o he_o have_v quite_o lose_v his_o taste_n and_o relish_v now_o in_o those_o thing_n which_o to_o other_o be_v pleasurable_a etc._n etc._n and_o yet_o if_o the_o grave_n meet_v we_o not_o in_o our_o way_n hitherto_o as_o common_o it_o do_v before_o we_o come_v so_o far_o and_o prevent_v our_o expectation_n it_o be_v large_a in_o nothing_o then_o in_o the_o issue_n of_o this_o age_n and_o in_o the_o account_n we_o hope_v to_o give_v up_o at_o that_o time_n this_o be_v our_o greet_v folly_n for_o how_o bad_a steward_n soever_o we_o have_v be_v of_o our_o forepast_a time_n yet_o at_o this_o time_n we_o hope_v to_o lay_v our_o reckon_n even_o and_o so_o to_o give_v up_o our_o account_n with_o joy_n though_o we_o have_v turn_v from_o god_n all_o our_o day_n yet_o we_o have_v a_o sure_a and_o certain_a hope_n in_o our_o conceit_n that_o we_o shall_v turn_v unto_o he_o and_o he_o will_v turn_v unto_o we_o at_o this_o time_n when_o indeed_o we_o be_v not_o able_a to_o turn_v ourselves_o upon_o our_o bed_n and_o natural_o for_o it_o be_v but_o nature_n seek_v its_o own_o preservation_n natural_o i_o say_v and_o usual_o man_n