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A25470 The Morning exercise [at] Cri[ppleg]ate, or, Several cases of conscience practically resolved by sundry ministers, September 1661. Annesley, Samuel, 1620?-1696. 1661 (1661) Wing A3232; ESTC R29591 639,601 676

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warn_n ictus_fw-la piscator_fw-la sapit_fw-la the_o burn_a child_n dread_v the_o fire_n but_o it_o seem_v thou_o be_v in_o love_n with_o misery_n and_o weary_a of_o thy_o joy_n and_o comfort_n thou_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o be_v curse_v wretchedness_n and_o woe_n and_o death_n be_v it_o seem_v grow_v so_o amiable_a in_o thy_o eye_n as_o to_o become_v thy_o deliberate_a choice_n thus_o upbraid_v thyself_o and_o do_v it_o so_o long_a and_o loud_o till_o thou_o fetche_v thy_o soul_n again_o to_o itself_o out_o of_o that_o swoon_n and_o lethargy_n which_o besot_v it_o give_v not_o over_o chide_v and_o reproach_v thyself_o till_o thou_o make_v thy_o heart_n sensible_a and_o considerate_a labour_v to_o cure_v thy_o lusting_n and_o affection_n in_o the_o first_o beginning_n of_o rule_n 5_o their_o disorder_n by_o revulsion_n by_o draw_v the_o stream_n and_o tide_n another_o way_n as_o physician_n stop_v a_o a_o haemorragic_a or_o bleed_a at_o the_o nose_n by_o breathe_v the_o basilique_a 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great_a a_o folly_n be_v it_o to_o dote_v on_o husk_n and_o overlook_v the_o bread_n in_o thy_o father_n house_n jer._n 2.12_o 13._o 2_o turn_v thy_o carnal_a affection_n into_o spiritual_a one_o of_o a_o contrary_a nature_n ex._n gr_n allay_v thy_o worldly_a sorrow_n by_o spiritual_a joy_n try_v whether_o there_o be_v not_o enough_o in_o alsufficiency_n itself_o to_o compensate_a the_o loss_n of_o any_o outward_a enjoyment_n whether_o there_o will_v be_v any_o great_a miss_n or_o want_v of_o a_o break_a cistern_n when_o thou_o be_v at_o the_o fountain_n head_n of_o live_a water_n whether_o the_o light_n of_o the_o sun_n can_v make_v amends_o for_o the_o expire_a of_o a_o candle_n chastise_v thy_o carnal_a fear_n by_o hope_n in_o god_n set_v on_o work_v
must_v be_v reprove_v as_o well_o as_o the_o poor_a amalekite_n and_o the_o mountain_n must_v be_v touch_v let_v they_o smoke_v and_o fume_n never_o so_o furious_o to_o allude_v to_o that_o place_n psal_n 144.5_o this_o make_v that_o excellent_a emperor_n theodosius_n so_o much_o esteem_v ambrose_n viz._n that_o he_o dare_v and_o will_v out_o of_o the_o sense_n of_o his_o duty_n reprove_v even_o the_o high_a and_o proud_a ambrosium_fw-la ob_fw-la hoc_fw-la dignum_fw-la episcopi_fw-la nomine_fw-la solum_fw-la novi_fw-la but_o here_o humility_n must_v be_v use_v 3._o we_o must_v reprove_v discreet_o make_v a_o difference_n between_o man_n and_o man_n for_o though_o it_o be_v true_a that_o all_o be_v to_o be_v reprove_v that_o be_v offender_n especial_o within_o the_o pale_a of_o the_o church_n 1_o cor._n 5.12_o except_o they_o be_v scorner_n which_o christ_n call_v dog_n and_o swine_n mat._n 7.6_o and_o obstinate_a heretic_n titus_n 3.10_o yet_o all_o must_v not_o be_v handle_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n some_o will_v do_v more_o with_o a_o rod_n than_o other_o will_v do_v with_o a_o scorpion_n a_o glass_n be_v not_o to_o be_v handle_v so_o rough_o as_o a_o brazen_a vessel_n this_o rule_n st._n judas_n give_v vers_n 22_o 23._o some_o must_v be_v deal_v withal_o with_o lenitive_n other_o with_o corrosive_n some_o gentle_o reprove_v other_o sharp_o rebuke_v according_a to_o the_o tenderness_n or_o stubbornness_n of_o their_o disposition_n or_o according_a to_o the_o nature_n and_o quality_n of_o their_o offence_n and_o here_o abundance_n of_o rule_n may_v be_v say_v down_o about_o public_a private_a great_a small_a seldom_o or_o frequent_a offence_n in_o one_o word_n a_o reprover_n must_v be_v like_o the_o thrasher_n that_o the_o prophet_n describe_v as_o one_o say_v isa_n 28.17_o 28._o 4._o we_o must_v reprove_v compassionate_o with_o the_o deep_a sense_n of_o our_o own_o fail_n and_o miscarriage_n and_o so_o with_o the_o great_a pity_n to_o their_o infirmity_n 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more_o uncertainty_n you_o be_v at_o touch_v your_o estate_n when_o you_o have_v examine_v they_o by_o the_o character_n the_o more_o diligence_n you_o be_v concern_v to_o use_v in_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o direction_n and_o let_v i_o add_v this_o that_o where_o you_o can_v undeniable_o and_o demonstrative_o conclude_v the_o sincerity_n of_o your_o love_n which_o i_o think_v few_o in_o compatison_n on_o this_o side_n of_o heaven_n can_v there_o you_o must_v never_o lay_v by_o the_o advice_n about_o the_o last_o case_n no_o not_o although_o your_o probability_n shall_v be_v great_a it_o be_v at_o the_o worst_a but_o a_o easy_a and_o sweet_a trouble_n to_o be_v still_o do_v this_o great_a work_n over_o again_o whereas_o it_o be_v irrecoverable_o dangerous_a and_o desperate_a upon_o presumption_n that_o we_o have_v do_v it_o already_o to_o leave_v it_o whole_o neglect_v and_o i_o beseech_v you_o remember_v this_o useful_a rule_n that_o in_o all_o trial_n which_o christian_n make_v 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any_o of_o those_o motion_n can_v true_o be_v say_v to_o be_v gracious_a for_o the_o nature_n of_o grace_n lie_v not_o in_o the_o act_n or_o motion_n of_o the_o will_v simple_o and_o naked_o consider_v but_o as_o it_o be_v suit_v and_o proportion_v to_o the_o excellency_n of_o the_o object_n and_o those_o relation_n which_o do_v inseparable_o belong_v thereto_o for_o instance_n to_o delight_v in_o god_n it_o be_v not_o every_o act_n of_o delight_n which_o the_o soul_n may_v have_v upon_o the_o apprehension_n of_o he_o such_o as_o a_o bare_a philosophical_a conception_n of_o god_n may_v sometime_o raise_v the_o heart_n unto_o but_o when_o the_o believe_a soul_n have_v take_v a_o view_n of_o the_o excellency_n of_o god_n and_o its_o own_o sweet_a relation_n to_o he_o as_o a_o gracious_a father_n be_v carry_v forth_o in_o a_o holy_a rapture_n and_o exultancy_n of_o spirit_n this_o be_v the_o grace_n of_o delight_n 4._o proposition_n though_o the_o love_n of_o god_n and_o the_o love_n of_o christ_n be_v never_o find_v one_o without_o the_o other_o yet_o be_v there_o a_o distinction_n necessary_a to_o be_v put_v between_o they_o and_o that_o even_o as_o great_a in_o proportion_n as_o be_v between_o god_n and_o the_o mediator_n or_o between_o the_o last_o end_n and_o the_o principal_a mean_n conduce_v thereto_o the_o love_n of_o the_o soul_n to_o god_n be_v amor_fw-la finis_fw-la ultimi_fw-la or_o of_o such_o a_o be_v as_o it_o will_v be_v a_o eternal_a happiness_n to_o be_v unite_v unto_o the_o love_n of_o the_o soul_n to_o christ_n as_o mediator_n be_v amor_fw-la medii_fw-la principalis_fw-la or_o of_o one_o by_o who_o we_o may_v have_v access_n to_o god_n and_o find_v our_o happiness_n in_o he_o the_o formal_a reason_n of_o the_o former_a be_v the_o divine_a all-sufficiency_n and_o blessedness_n but_o of_o the_o latter_a the_o personal_a excellency_n that_o be_v in_o christ_n together_o with_o his_o ability_n and_o willingness_n to_o free_v we_o from_o our_o undo_a strait_n and_o exigency_n as_o we_o be_v in_o a_o state_n of_o apostasy_n and_o elongation_n from_o god_n and_o if_o i_o mistake_v not_o the_o not_o observe_v this_o necessary_a distinction_n between_o the_o act_n of_o the_o soul_n as_o respect_v god_n and_o the_o same_o act_n in_o specie_fw-la or_o in_o kind_n as_o respect_v the_o mediator_n have_v occasion_v much_o confusion_n in_o those_o answer_n which_o be_v give_v to_o this_o and_o many_o such_o like_a inquiry_n such_o argument_n as_o be_v only_o proper_a to_o the_o one_o be_v make_v use_n of_o to_o discover_v the_o sincerity_n of_o our_o heart_n in_o the_o other_o 5._o proposition_n love_n as_o it_o be_v a_o act_n or_o habit_n of_o the_o will_n and_o have_v christ_n for_o its_o object_n be_v not_o proper_o the_o evangelical_n grace_n of_o love_n to_o christ_n unless_o it_o have_v respect_n to_o he_o according_a to_o the_o various_a excellency_n of_o his_o person_n and_o the_o several_a distinct_a relation_n which_o be_v by_o 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