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love_n affection_n friend_n love_v 2,693 5 6.0383 4 false
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A36329 Man ashiv le-Yahoweh, or, A serious enquiry for a suitable return for continued life, in and after a time of great mortality, by a wasting plague (anno 1665) answered in XIII directions / by Tho. Doolitel. Doolittle, Thomas, 1632?-1707. 1666 (1666) Wing D1895; ESTC R35664 157,743 310

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the_o author_n and_o he_o who_o be_v your_o servant_n in_o the_o lord_n thomas_n vincent_n the_o content_n the_o preface_n or_o introduction_n p._n 1_o 2_o 3._o direction_n i._o contain_v two_o part_n viz._n since_o you_o live_v after_o this_o plague_n be_v not_o worse_o but_o better_a p._n 4._o i._o the_o first_o part_n of_o this_o direction_n contain_v seven_o question_n p._n 5._o question_n i._n whether_o wicked_a man_n wax_v worse_o and_o worse_o p._n 6._o six_o thing_n premise_v for_o explication_n p._n 7_o 8_o 9_o 10_o 11._o prove_v by_o scripture_n instance_n p._n 12_o to_o 17._o prove_v by_o argument_n p._n 18_o to_o 24._o question_n ii_o what_o be_v the_o several_a step_n or_o gradation_n whereby_o sin_n grow_v from_o a_o low_a ebb_n to_o its_o high_a act_n or_o ten_o round_n in_o the_o sinner_n ladder_n to_o hell_n p._n 24_o to_o 35._o where_o seven_o thing_n about_o god_n harden_v wicked_a man_n heart_n p._n 32_o 33._o question_n iii_o under_o what_o dispensation_n wicked_a man_n wax_v worse_o and_o worse_o p._n 35._o viz._n 1._o under_o god_n providence_n in_o prosperity_n p._n 36_o 37_o in_o adversity_n 38._o in_o deliverance_n 39_o 40_o 41_o 42_o to_o 46_o 2vnder_n ordinance_n word_n sacrament_n p._n 47_o 48._o question_n iu._n why_o god_n be_v please_v to_o remove_v judgement_n though_o many_o man_n be_v worse_o than_o they_o be_v before_o p._n 48_o to_o 52._o question_n v._n what_o be_v the_o aggravation_n of_o this_o great_a impiety_n to_o be_v worse_o after_o god_n sore_a judgement_n than_o they_o be_v before_o answer_v in_o ten_o particular_n p._n 52_o to_o 59_o question_v vi_o what_o be_v sign_n of_o a_o man_n wax_v worse_a and_o worse_o answer_v in_o 14_o particular_n p._n 59_o to_o 68_o where_o six_o restraint_n of_o sin_n which_o keep_v from_o sin_n do_v not_o prove_v truth_n of_o grace_n yet_o sin_n against_o do_v prove_v height_n of_o sin_n p._n 63_o 64_o 65_o question_n vii_o what_o consideration_n may_v be_v useful_a to_o stop_v the_o 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of_o sin_n because_o god_n hatred_n to_o sin_n as_o sin_n be_v infinite_a spirit_n secret_n sin_n will_v grieve_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o cause_v he_o to_o withhold_v his_o influence_n from_o thy_o heart_n and_o to_o withdraw_v his_o presence_n from_o thy_o soul_n as_o 1._o secret_n sin_n will_v cause_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n to_o withdraw_v his_o witness_v presence_n and_o to_o suspend_v his_o testimony_n 2._o they_o will_v cause_v he_o to_o withdraw_v his_o comfort_a presence_n that_o thou_o shall_v not_o have_v those_o joy_n that_o thou_o be_v use_v to_o find_v when_o thou_o be_v more_o careful_a to_o watch_v against_o secret_a sin_n 3._o they_o will_v cause_v he_o to_o withdraw_v his_o quicken_a presence_n that_o thy_o heart_n will_v be_v leave_v more_o dead_a and_o more_o dull_a and_o thy_o affection_n will_v be_v more_o flat_a and_o cold_a 4._o they_o will_v cause_v he_o to_o withdraw_v his_o assist_v presence_n that_o thou_o shall_v not_o be_v so_o able_a to_o 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grace_n and_o secret_a sin_n through_o carelessness_n 〈◊〉_d by_o god_n people_n will_v hinder_v much_o the_o increase_n of_o grace_n they_o will_v be_v like_o a_o frost_n to_o the_o blossom_n like_o a_o worm_n and_o caterpillar_n to_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n secret_n sin_n by_o experience_n you_o will_v find_v will_v much_o hinder_v your_o 1._o i'faith_o that_o you_o shall_v not_o believe_v so_o steadfast_o 2._o desire_v you_o shall_v not_o thirst_v after_o god_n and_o christ_n so_o strong_o 3._o love_n you_o will_v not_o love_v god_n and_o christ_n so_o ardent_o 4._o delight_n you_o will_v not_o delight_v in_o god_n so_o frequent_o 5._o hope_v you_o will_v not_o hope_v for_o heaven_n so_o lively_o 6._o evidence_n you_o will_v not_o lay_v claim_n to_o heaven_n so_o confident_o audience_n secret_n sin_n will_v hinder_v your_o fervent_a pray_v and_o will_v stop_v the_o audience_n of_o your_o prayer_n they_o will_v exceed_o damp_n your_o affection_n at_o the_o throne_n of_o 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heart_n more_o and_o more_o to_o betray_v his_o master_n secret_n secret_n sin_n will_v stop_v the_o communication_n of_o god_n secret_n to_o thou_o there_o be_v some_o secret_n of_o god_n which_o he_o do_v not_o communicate_v to_o any_o man_n in_o this_o life_n deut._n 29.29_o secret_n thing_n belong_v to_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n but_o thing_n reveal_v belong_v to_o we_o and_o to_o our_o child_n for_o ever_o that_o we_o may_v do_v all_o the_o word_n of_o this_o law_n but_o there_o be_v some_o secret_n of_o god_n that_o he_o do_v reveal_v unto_o his_o people_n and_o to_o those_o that_o make_v conscience_n of_o secret_a sin_n prov._n 3.32_o but_o his_o secret_n be_v with_o the_o righteous_a psal_n 25.14_o the_o secret_a of_o the_o lord_n be_v with_o they_o that_o fear_v he_o and_o he_o will_v show_v they_o his_o covenant_n the_o reveal_v thing_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v secret_a thing_n to_o wicked_a man_n the_o gospel_n be_v hide_v to_o they_o 2_o cor._n 4.4_o regeneration_n be_v a_o secret_a to_o they_o faith_n in_o christ_n be_v ●_o secret_n to_o they_o the_o joy_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o the_o comfort_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v thing_n hide_v from_o they_o but_o if_o you_o dare_v not_o allow_v yourself_o in_o secret_a sin_v you_o shall_v have_v many_o secret_a intimation_n of_o the_o love_n of_o god_n unto_o your_o soul_n many_o secret_a illapse_n of_o his_o spirit_n into_o your_o heart_n reward_n if_o you_o make_v conscience_n of_o secret_a sin_n you_o shall_v have_v a_o open_a reward_n what_o christ_n say_v concern_v secret_a duty_n mat._n 6.6_o but_o thou_o when_o thou_o pray_v enter_v into_o thy_o closet_n and_o when_o thou_o have_v shut_v thy_o door_n pray_v to_o thy_o father_n which_o be_v in_o secret_a and_o thy_o father_n which_o see_v in_o
shall_v walk_v in_o newness_n of_o life_n ver._n 6._o know_v this_o that_o our_o old_a man_n be_v crucify_v with_o he_o that_o the_o body_n of_o sin_n may_v be_v destroy_v that_o henceforth_o we_o shall_v not_o serve_v sin_n in_o which_o scripture_n be_v set_v down_o these_o thing_n viz_o 1._o the_o part_n of_o sanctification_n mortification_n vivification_n 2._o the_o cause_n of_o our_o sanctification_n viz._n communion_n with_o christ_n in_o his_o death_n burial_n and_o resurrection_n 3._o the_o testimony_n and_o pledge_n of_o it_o our_o baptism_n 4._o the_o growth_n and_o progress_n of_o mortification_n we_o shall_v aim_v at_o the_o total_a destruction_n of_o the_o body_n of_o sin_n by_o the_o crucify_a destroy_a and_o burial_n of_o sin_n you_o have_v see_v the_o death_n of_o thousand_o and_o you_o have_v see_v the_o burial_n of_o thousand_o to_o all_o these_o add_v one_o more_o funeral_n and_o that_o be_v the_o funeral_n of_o your_o sin_n do_v you_o outlive_v this_o judgement_n 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