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the_o day_n 〈◊〉_d my_o folly_n and_o time_n of_o my_o ignorance_n when_o out_o 〈◊〉_d the_o desperate_a wretchedness_n of_o my_o rebellious_a 〈◊〉_d i_o be_v run_v riot_n in_o the_o way_n of_o 〈◊〉_d when_o i_o say_v to_o the_o seer_n see_v not_o and_o to_o the_o 11._o prophet_n prophesy_v not_o to_o christian_n to_o 〈◊〉_d to_o governor_n admonish_v not_o counsel_v not_o 〈◊〉_d not_o stop_v i_o not_o in_o the_o pursuit_n of_o sin_n the_o 5._o 〈◊〉_d be_v i_o take_v hold_v of_o deceit_n and_o refuse_v to_o return_v 〈◊〉_d resolve_v in_o the_o secret_a purpose_n of_o my_o own_o soul_n 11._o will_v none_o of_o thou_o i_o will_v not_o have_v that_o word_n 〈◊〉_d thou_o reveal_v or_o remove_v my_o corruption_n i_o will_v 〈◊〉_d of_o thy_o grace_n that_o may_v humble_v i_o and_o purge_v 〈◊〉_d none_o of_o that_o mercy_n of_o thou_o that_o may_v pardon_v 〈◊〉_d none_o of_o that_o redemption_n of_o thou_o that_o may_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thou_o then_o 〈◊〉_d i_o at_o my_o word_n and_o 〈◊〉_d i_o what_o i_o wish_v and_o seal_v up_o my_o 〈◊〉_d say_v 〈◊〉_d thou_o for_o ever_o filthy_a forever_o 〈◊〉_d and_o for_o ever_o miserable_a thou_o will_v neither_o 〈◊〉_d holy_a nor_o happy_a thou_o shall_v have_v thy_o will_n sin_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o take_v thy_o portion_n with_o devil_n 〈◊〉_d it_o have_v be_v just_a with_o thou_o and_o i_o just_o 〈◊〉_d but_o to_o bear_v with_o all_o my_o baseness_n to_o put_v up_o all_o 〈◊〉_d wrong_v and_o provocation_n to_o strive_v with_o i_o 〈◊〉_d good_a when_o i_o take_v up_o arm_n against_o thou_o 〈◊〉_d strive_v against_o my_o own_o good_a nay_o when_o i_o 〈◊〉_d mercy_n and_o then_o to_o take_v away_o that_o resistance_n and_o to_o cause_v i_o to_o take_v mercy_n and_o make_v it_o i_o when_o 〈◊〉_d we_o dall_n the_o skill_n i_o can_v to_o hinder_v my_o own_o salvation_n oh_o the_o height_n the_o depth_n the_o length_n the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o this_o mercy_n it_o be_v god_n expression_n of_o his_o own_o kindness_n towards_o the_o 〈◊〉_d ezek._n 16._o 4._o 6._o in_o the_o day_n of_o 〈◊〉_d nativity_n i_o see_v thou_o in_o thy_o blood_n and_o then_o i_o say_v 〈◊〉_d consider_v but_o thyself_o and_o thou_o own_o way_n and_o thou_o will_v sin_v it_o thy_o condition_n and_o therefore_o take_v up_o thy_o stand_n again_o here_o in_o admiration_n when_o there_o be_v no_o mean_n to_o help_v i_o no_o man_n to_o pity_v i_o and_o i_o have_v not_o a_o heart_n to_o pity_v myself_o when_o i_o lay_v w._n ltr_v in_o my_o blood_n wallow_v in_o my_o sin_n when_o i_o say_v 〈◊〉_d will_v die_v than_o thou_o behelde_v i_o and_o say_v live_v 〈◊〉_d poor_a creature_n live_v oh_o that_o mercy_n for_o ever_o to_o be_v adore_v come_v down_o you_o 〈◊〉_d angel_n from_o heaven_n and_o magnify_v that_o mercy_n through_o eternity_n 〈◊〉_d will_v 〈◊〉_d perish_v in_o despite_n of_o mercy_n and_o the_o lord_n make_v i_o take_v mercy_n in_o despite_n of_o my_o heart_n train_z up_o thyself_o thus_o and_o diet_n thy_o soul_n with_o 〈◊〉_d daily_a admiration_n of_o this_o rich_a mercy_n of_o the_o lord_n 〈◊〉_d with_o 〈◊〉_d daily_a bread_n its_o mercy_n that_o give_v mercy_n that_o conti_fw-la ves_fw-la mercy_n that_o perfect_v all_o spiritual_a good_a for_o thou_o 〈◊〉_d in_o thou_o and_o will_v do_v so_o to_o all_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o they_o in_o the_o rear_n of_o the_o frame_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d temple_n all_o the_o people_n cry_v grace_n grace_n grace_n zach._n 4._o 7._o when_o it_o be_v not_o power_n nor_o policy_n for_o the_o whole_a nation_n be_v poor_a and_o despicable_a whole_o 〈◊〉_d and_o unable_a to_o begin_v or_o to_o carry_v on_o such_o a_o 〈◊〉_d grace_n then_o lay_v the_o foundation_n and_o grace_n never_o leave_v until_o it_o add_v the_o topstone_n so_o here_o it_o be_v mere_a grace_n that_o provide_v salvation_n that_o 〈◊〉_d it_o offer_v it_o make_v thou_o able_a to_o receive_v it_o therefore_o thou_o shall_v walk_v in_o the_o wonderment_n of_o this_o grace_n and_o mercy_n all_o thy_o life_n long_o hence_o also_o be_v matter_n of_o humiliation_n and_o daily_a 2_o 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13._o 9_o it_o be_v that_o praise_n which_o the_o saint_n give_v as_o the_o proper_a due_a of_o the_o lord_n psal._n 103._o praise_v the_o lord_n o_o my_o soul_n who_o forgive_v all_o thy_o sin_n and_o heal_v all_o thy_o disease_n and_o jonah_n leave_v this_o cure_n upon_o record_n after_o he_o be_v land_v by_o the_o 〈◊〉_d jonah_n 2._o 6._o yet_o have_v thou_o bring_v up_o my_o life_n from_o corruption_n o_o lord_n my_o god_n and_o verse_n 9_o salvation_n be_v of_o the_o lord_n here_o be_v a_o ground_n of_o encouragement_n to_o sustain_v the_o use_v heart_n of_o such_o forlorn_a creature_n as_o be_v sink_v down_o in_o desperate_a discouragement_n as_o past_a help_n and_o hope_n to_o provoke_v they_o yet_o to_o seek_v out_o
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of_o spirit_n be_v such_o they_o can_v express_v and_o their_o pressure_n beyond_o strength_n more_o than_o they_o be_v able_a to_o undergo_v we_o shall_v yern_v towards_o they_o in_o mercy_n and_o put_v on_o the_o bowel_n of_o tenderness_n and_o compassion_n towards_o they_o in_o lend_v what_o possible_a relief_n may_v be_v to_o the_o utmost_a of_o our_o ability_n not_o only_a religion_n will_v enjoin_v this_o and_o reason_n persuade_v but_o even_o nature_n and_o humanity_n may_v compel_v and_o constrain_v we_o hereunto_o it_o be_v that_o which_o the_o law_n enjoin_v deut._n 22._o 4._o thou_o shall_v not_o see_v thy_o brother_n ox_n or_o his_o ass_n fall_v down_o by_o the_o way_n and_o hide_v thyself_o from_o he_o but_o thou_o shall_v sure_o sure_o help_v he_o q._n d._n let_v all_o alone_a use_v no_o plea_n make_v no_o excuse_n this_o must_v and_o aught_o to_o be_v do_v do_v god_n take_v care_n of_o ox_n no_o it_o be_v for_o our_o sake_n it_o be_v speak_v shall_v the_o ox_n be_v burden_v &_o not_o the_o heart_n under_o pressure_n be_v relieve_v shall_v the_o ass_n fall_v be_v raise_v again_o and_o the_o conscience_n bow_v and_o crush_v under_o the_o weight_n of_o everlasting_a vengeance_n not_o be_v comfort_v there_o life_n natural_a be_v only_o endanger_v here_o eternal_a salvation_n be_v hazard_v therefore_o their_o great_a need_n call_v for_o the_o great_a 14._o pity_n as_o job_n complain_v job_n 19_o 21._o have_v pity_n upon_o i_o o_o my_o friend_n have_v pity_n upon_o i_o for_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n have_v touch_v i_o the_o spirit_n of_o a_o man_n will_v 〈◊〉_d his_o infirmity_n but_o a_o wound_a spirit_n who_o can_v bear_v lend_v a_o hand_n therefore_o at_o such_o a_o dead_a lift_n and_o help_v he_o to_o bear_v that_o that_o no_o creature_n of_o himself_o be_v able_a to_o undergo_v have_v such_o in_o your_o mind_n daily_o carry_v they_o in_o your_o prayer_n keep_v they_o daily_o in_o your_o heart_n when_o a_o party_n be_v in_o a_o faint_a fit_n die_v away_o how_o ready_o do_v humanity_n lead_v man_n to_o lend_v present_a help_n one_o man_n hold_v another_o rub_n and_o chafe_v a_o three_o apply_v warm_a clothes_n each_o man_n strive_v to_o come_v first_o and_o to_o do_v most_o i_o pray_v you_o take_v of_o my_o water_n take_v of_o my_o bottle_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v but_o a_o sudden_a 〈◊〉_d over_o the_o heart_n that_o will_v sudden_o pass_v away_o but_o this_o be_v a_o wound_n that_o have_v pierce_v through_o the_o soul_n bleed_v and_o sink_v with_o hellish_a horror_n breathe_v out_o his_o sigh_n oh_o when_o oh_o when_o will_v it_o once_o be_v he_o that_o have_v not_o put_v off_o humanity_n and_o the_o very_a nature_n of_o a_o man_n he_o can_v but_o put_v on_o tenderness_n and_o commiseration_n towards_o such_o and_o therefore_o what_o shall_v we_o think_v of_o those_o who_o instead_o of_o tenderness_n and_o pity_n which_o they_o shall_v express_v towards_o such_o their_o heart_n rise_v in_o bitterness_n and_o indignation_n against_o they_o yonder_o be_v your_o brokenhearted_a person_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v no_o great_a matter_n you_o may_v see_v what_o they_o have_v get_v by_o sermon_n gad_v what_o may_v we_o think_v of_o such_o we_o may_v say_v and_o think_v as_o job_n speak_v he_o that_o be_v in_o misery_n shall_v be_v comfort_v by_o his_o brethren_n but_o man_n have_v forsake_v the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n job_n 6._o 14._o it_o be_v a_o evidence_n of_o a_o egyptian_a when_o a_o israelite_n be_v go_v out_o of_o egypt_n he_o stink_v in_o his_o nostril_n nay_o a_o sad_a argument_n of_o a_o soul_n devote_v to_o destruction_n deut._n 25._o 17_o 18_o 19_o exhortation_n as_o to_o proceed_v the_o right_a way_n 5._o so_o never_o to_o rest_v until_o 〈◊〉_d come_v to_o the_o right_a pitch_n of_o this_o save_a sorrow_n otherwise_o we_o shall_v lose_v our_o labour_n all_o the_o pain_n and_o 〈◊〉_d and_o trouble_v we_o take_v will_v prove_v indeed_o unprofitable_a we_o shall_v lose_v our_o labour_n and_o our_o soul_n and_o all_o we_o shall_v not_o content_v ourselves_o therefore_o with_o a_o slighty_a touch_n to_o have_v the_o skin_n happy_o a_o little_a ripple_v or_o the_o heart_n stab_v now_o and_o then_o with_o a_o overly_o stroke_n but_o stay_v not_o until_o we_o come_v to_o the_o bottom_n to_o be_v pierce_v through_o and_o through_o again_o until_o we_o see_v our_o 〈◊〉_d bleed_v out_o their_o heart_n blood_n and_o the_o core_n of_o our_o corruption_n come_v out_o true_a it_o may_v be_v it_o will_v cost_v hot_a water_n time_n and_o toil_n before_o that_o day_n come_v be_v it_o so_o but_o it_o will_v quit_v cost_v when_o ever_o it_o come_v the_o long_a the_o seed_n time_n the_o large_a the_o harvest_n they_o 〈◊〉_d sow_v in_o tear_n 5._o shall_v reap_v in_o joy_n let_v we_o not_o lose_v all_o for_o a_o little_a the_o patient_n will_v tell_v you_o why_o shall_v i_o be_v cut_v for_o the_o stone_n in_o the_o reins_o if_o the_o stone_n never_o be_v take_v away_o and_o i_o cure_v have_v then_o the_o punishment_n which_o have_v be_v threaten_v the_o stroke_n and_o terror_n of_o conscience_n which_o thou_o have_v feel_v the_o dreadful_a displeasure_n of_o the_o almighty_a which_o have_v be_v denounce_v and_o seize_v upon_o thy_o soul_n have_v they_o happy_o wrest_a tear_n 〈◊〉_d of_o thy_o eye_n bitter_a confession_n out_o of_o thy_o mouth_n and_o force_v thou_o to_o pensiveness_n in_o thy_o carriage_n and_o perplexity_n in_o thy_o spirit_n etc._n etc._n all_o this_o be_v good_a so_o far_o but_o it_o will_v do_v thou_o no_o good_a if_o thou_o go_v no_o further_o say_v with_o thyself_o what_o sorrow_n have_v i_o more_o than_o judas_n have_v what_o do_v i_o do_v more_o than_o cain_n 4._o do_v what_o difference_n betwixt_o my_o complaint_n and_o esau_n tear_n do_v i_o out_o of_o horror_n of_o heart_n vomit_n out_o 4._o my_o sin_n by_o confession_n so_o do_v judas_n do_v i_o make_v restitution_n 17._o so_o do_v judas_n do_v i_o wander_v up_o and_o down_o rack_v in_o a_o restless_a condition_n so_o do_v cain_n like_o a_o vagabond_n upon_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n do_v i_o sue_v to_o god_n for_o a_o blessing_n so_o do_v esau_n and_o that_o with_o tear_n and_o that_o with_o importunity_n take_v not_o up_o thy_o stand_n here_o but_o say_v oh_o lord_n that_o i_o may_v have_v something_o more_o than_o hypocrite_n do_v something_o more_o than_o reprobate_n can_v do_v have_v i_o suffer_v all_o these_o terror_n weep_v all_o these_o tear_n in_o vain_a if_o so_o be_v it_o be_v in_o vain_a oh_o let_v i_o not_o have_v sorrow_n 7._o only_o but_o that_o true_a sorrow_n that_o may_v cause_v repentance_n never_o to_o be_v repent_v of_o go_v then_o beyond_o all_o horror_n and_o fear_n and_o stay_v not_o before_o thou_o find_v and_o feel_v thy_o sin_n worse_o than_o all_o thy_o plague_n or_o else_o thou_o never_o felt_a they_o aright_o look_v not_o to_o punishment_n that_o be_v cross_a to_o thy_o comfort_n and_o 〈◊〉_d but_o look_v to_o the_o stubbornness_n and_o resistance_n of_o 〈◊〉_d heart_n which_o 〈◊〉_d cross_a to_o god_n and_o his_o holiness_n and_o holy_a law_n 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v heavy_a of_o all_o other_o evil_n which_o indeed_o be_v the_o great_a evil_n of_o all_o this_o too_o much_o have_v 〈◊〉_d the_o new_a 〈◊〉_d make_v many_o 〈◊〉_d christian_n still_o bear_v not_o beget_v again_o to_o a_o 〈◊〉_d hope_n 1_o 〈◊〉_d they_o heal_v themselves_o before_o god_n heal_v they_o make_v 〈◊〉_d before_o sound_a 〈◊〉_d not_o that_o they_o can_v apply_v too_o soon_o if_o they_o apply_v true_o but_o they_o think_v they_o do_v apply_v 〈◊〉_d they_o neither_o do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d keep_v thy_o heart_n in_o foak_n by_o godly_a sorrow_n until_o thou_o 〈◊〉_d thy_o corruption_n like_o noisome_a weed_n come_v up_o kind_o by_o the_o root_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d feel_v sin_n as_o sin_v in_o the_o bitterness_n thereof_o that_o thou_o fear_v all_o sin_n in_o the_o least_o appearance_n thereof_o that_o whatever_o shall_v be_v conceive_v or_o be_v discover_v to_o be_v such_o the_o 〈◊〉_d notice_n inclination_n disposition_n or_o suspicion_n thereof_o thy_o heart_n may_v 〈◊〉_d to_o come_v 〈◊〉_d any_o provocation_n lead_v that_o way_n and_o may_v ready_o listen_v to_o what_o ever_o may_v 〈◊〉_d help_v or_o direction_n to_o avoid_v it_o or_o subdue_v it_o bear_v thy_o burden_n till_o the_o lord_n ease_v thou_o be_v in_o prison_n and_o let_v the_o iron_n 〈◊〉_d into_o thy_o soul_n until_o the_o lord_n 〈◊〉_d and_o deliver_v thou_o and_o bring_v thou_o out_o of_o the_o house_n of_o bondage_n then_o shall_v thy_o mouth_n be_v fill_v with_o laughter_n and_o thy_o heart_n with_o joy_n and_o that_o joy_n shall_v no_o man_n take_v away_o from_o thou_o travel_v the_o appoint_a month_n of_o
a_o whit_n the_o worse_o and_o the_o lord_n love_v he_o never_o a_o whit_n the_o less_o because_o his_o pressure_n and_o sorrow_n 〈◊〉_d upon_o he_o but_o that_o be_v the_o season_n of_o god_n save_v health_n 〈◊〉_d be_v most_o near_o when_o there_o be_v most_o need_n and_o our_o 〈◊〉_d make_v way_n for_o the_o enlargement_n of_o his_o love_n and_o mercy_n to_o we_o joseph_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d prison_n land_n god_n be_v with_o he_o with_o his_o in_o the_o fire_n 〈◊〉_d it_o 〈◊〉_d not_o and_o the_o water_n that_o they_o drown_v 〈◊〉_d god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o 〈◊〉_d isa._n 43._o 2._o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d more_o 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d himself_o to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d than_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o great_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 3._o 25._o 〈◊〉_d the_o 〈◊〉_d be_v seven_o time_n 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o three_o child_n 〈◊〉_d into_o it_o than_o the_o son_n of_o god_n 〈◊〉_d visible_o with_o they_o in_o the_o 〈◊〉_d thereof_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d all_o manner_n of_o 〈◊〉_d than_o god_n do_v all_o manner_n of_o good_a for_o great_a 〈◊〉_d your_o reward_n in_o heaven_n so_o that_o what_o the_o apostle_n enjoin_v the_o sinner_n now_o find_v true_a by_o proof_n that_o we_o have_v reason_n to_o count_v it_o all_o joy_n when_o we_o fall_v into_o many_o temptation_n james_n 1_o 2_o 3_o 4._o for_o in_o all_o those_o want_n which_o out_o 〈◊〉_d befall_v become_v 〈◊〉_d and_o entire_a and_o want_v nothing_o spiritual_o and_o 〈◊〉_d the_o contrite_a be_v content_a to_o bear_v these_o when_o he_o find_v they_o do_v not_o hinder_v the_o happiness_n of_o the_o soul._n he_o now_o find_v that_o the_o presence_n of_o his_o sin_n only_a poison_n 2._o all_o the_o comfort_n he_o have_v with_o a_o curse_n and_o 〈◊〉_d off_o the_o hope_n and_o expectation_n of_o any_o blessing_n from_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o all_o the_o dispensation_n in_o the_o way_n of_o providence_n or_o ordinance_n towards_o he_o nothing_o can_v prosper_v why_o transgress_v you_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o you_o can_v prosper_v sin_n stop_v the_o passage_n and_o put_v he_o beyond_o all_o possibility_n of_o 〈◊〉_d or_o good_a 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v extend_v towards_o he_o sor_n the_o lord_n determination_n be_v past_a and_o it_o be_v peremptory_a there_o be_v no_o peace_n to_o the_o wicked_a say_v my_o god_n isai._n 57_o 21._o he_o have_v say_v it_o the_o word_n be_v pass_v out_o of_o his_o mouth_n and_o no_o 〈◊〉_d can_v 〈◊〉_d it_o you_o know_v what_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o messenger_n the_o thing_n be_v so_o reasonable_a what!_o peace_n so_o long_o as_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o thy_o mother_n 〈◊〉_d remain_v jos._n 7._o 12._o it_o be_v that_o which_o the_o lord_n profess_v so_o peremptory_a i_o 〈◊〉_d be_v with_o you_o no_o more_o except_o you_o destroy_v the_o 〈◊〉_d thing_n from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god_n 〈◊〉_d his_o blessing_n and_o 〈◊〉_d in_o all_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o meaning_n he_o will_v not_o be_v with_o 〈◊〉_d in_o 〈◊〉_d warring_n in_o 〈◊〉_d go_v 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〈◊〉_d heavy_a 〈◊〉_d he_o can_v hear_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d power_n that_o he_o can_v nor_o mercy_n that_o he_o will_v not_o help_v it_o be_v his_o desire_n oh_o that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o heart_n in_o they_o that_o they_o may_v fear_v i_o and_o keep_v my_o commandment_n that_o it_o may_v go_v well_o with_o they_o and_o they_o for_o ever_o 〈◊〉_d 5._o 29._o nay_o he_o have_v take_v a_o solemn_a oath_n as_o i_o live_v say_v the_o lord_n i_o desire_v not_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o a_o sinner_n but_o that_o he_o 〈◊〉_d repent_v and_o live_v 〈◊〉_d 18._o 32._o so_o that_o he_o want_v not_o mercy_n but_o we_o want_v 〈◊〉_d unworthy_a of_o the_o mercy_n he_o tender_v &_o uncapable_a yea_o unwilling_a to_o receive_v the_o grace_n he_o offer_v oh_o 〈◊〉_d man_n that_o will_v let_v he_o come_v and_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o life_n free_o rev._n 22._o 17._o if_o you_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o god_n will_v give_v 〈◊〉_d and_o no_o man_n want_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v he_o that_o will_v have_v it_o and_o 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