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heart_n be_v change_v this_o be_v by_o his_o spirit_n 2_o tim._n 2.25_o if_o god_n peradventure_o will_v give_v they_o repentance_n to_o the_o acknowledge_v of_o the_o truth_n the_o evangelical_n call_v carry_v its_o own_o blessing_n with_o it_o iii_o the_o mean_n of_o application_n or_o the_o duty_n on_o man_n part_n be_v repentance_n for_o to_o that_o he_o call_v they_o here_o here_o let_v i_o show_v you_o these_o four_o thing_n 1._o what_o repentance_n be_v 2._o the_o kind_n of_o it_o 3._o that_o this_o be_v the_o way_n of_o our_o recovery_n 4._o the_o suitableness_n of_o this_o qualification_n to_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o new_a covenant_n i._o what_o repentance_n be_v it_o be_v turn_v of_o the_o whole_a heart_n from_o sin_n and_o satan_n to_o serve_v god_n in_o newness_n of_o life_n or_o a_o turn_n from_o sin_n because_o god_n have_v forbid_v it_o to_o that_o which_o be_v good_a because_o god_n have_v command_v it_o there_o be_v in_o it_o as_o in_o every_o action_n two_o term_n a_o quo_fw-la and_o ad_fw-la quem_fw-la we_o turn_v from_o something_o and_o we_o turn_v to_o something_o 1._o the_o terminus_fw-la a_o quo_fw-la we_o turn_v from_o something_o from_o sin_n act_v 8.22_o repent_v of_o thy_o wickedness_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o thy_o wickedness_n and_o from_o dead_a work_n heb._n 6.1_o from_o satan_n satan_n be_v sometime_o make_v the_o term_n because_o the_o sinner_n fall_v to_o his_o share_n act_v 26.18_o to_o turn_v they_o from_o darkness_n to_o light_n and_o from_o the_o power_n of_o satan_n to_o god_n 2._o the_o terminus_fw-la ad_fw-la quem_fw-la be_v to_o god_n act_v 20.21_o to_o the_o truth_n 2_o tim._n 2.25_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d repentance_n to_o the_o acknowledgement_n of_o the_o truth_n to_o holiness_n and_o newness_n of_o life_n rom._n 6.4_o to_o life_n act_v 11.18_o then_o have_v god_n also_o to_o the_o gentile_n grant_v repentance_n unto_o life_n 2._o the_o kind_n of_o it_o there_o be_v a_o general_a repentance_n which_o consist_v in_o the_o put_n off_o the_o body_n of_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o flesh_n col._n 2.11_o when_o a_o man_n renounce_v all_o sin_n and_o devote_v himself_o too_o god_n and_o there_o be_v a_o particular_a repentance_n for_o any_o provoke_a sin_n act_v 8.22_o repent_v and_o pray_v that_o if_o it_o be_v possible_a the_o thought_n of_o thy_o heart_n may_v be_v forgive_v thou_o again_o there_o be_v a_o repentance_n at_o our_o first_o conversion_n which_o be_v our_o pass_v from_o death_n to_o life_n or_o our_o entrance_n by_o the_o strait_a gate_n matth._n 7.14_o and_o there_o be_v a_o repentance_n afterward_o which_o belong_v to_o our_o walk_n in_o the_o narrow_a way_n for_o after_o conversion_n we_o need_v it_o still_o and_o not_o in_o our_o natural_a estate_n only_o it_o be_v not_o only_o necessary_a for_o a_o sinner_n yet_o unregenerate_a yet_o unreconciled_a to_o god_n without_o which_o he_o can_v expect_v any_o peace_n with_o god_n or_o benefit_n by_o the_o new_a covenant_n but_o also_o for_o a_o believer_n till_o his_o full_a and_o final_a recovery_n this_o repentance_n after_o conversion_n be_v either_o occasional_a or_o constant_a 1._o occasional_a after_o any_o offence_n give_v or_o breach_n between_o we_o and_o god_n repentance_n be_v necessary_a to_o obtain_v pardon_n of_o sin_n after_o justification_n as_o well_o as_o before_o it_o god_n say_v to_o the_o church_n of_o ephesus_n rev._n 2.5_o repent_v and_o do_v thy_o first_o work_n so_o verse_n 19_o who_o i_o love_v i_o rebuke_v and_o chasten_v be_v zealous_a therefore_o and_o repent_v where_o repentance_n be_v put_v for_o a_o necessary_a mean_n of_o remove_v god_n rebuke_n and_o quarrel_n from_o they_o who_o he_o love_v the_o promise_n be_v make_v
and_o value_n of_o the_o blessing_n ask_v all_o such_o as_o pray_v aright_o must_v have_v a_o high_a estimation_n of_o what_o they_o seek_v for_o if_o we_o do_v not_o set_v a_o value_n upon_o it_o we_o shall_v neither_o seek_v it_o earnest_o nor_o will_v god_n care_v to_o give_v it_o we_o for_o he_o will_v not_o thrust_v spiritual_a comfort_n upon_o they_o that_o despise_v they_o paul_n be_v so_o earnest_a to_o have_v christ_n and_o his_o benefit_n because_o he_o count_v all_o thing_n but_o dung_n and_o dross_n that_o he_o may_v win_v christ_n and_o be_v find_v in_o he_o etc._n etc._n phil._n 3.7_o 8_o 9_o david_n prize_a communion_n with_o god_n therefore_o seek_v it_o so_o earnest_o psal._n 27.4_o one_o thing_n have_v i_o desire_v of_o the_o lord_n that_o will_v i_o seek_v after_o that_o i_o may_v dwell_v in_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n all_o the_o day_n of_o my_o life_n temporal_a thing_n be_v usual_o over-prized_n therefore_o these_o thing_n be_v dispense_v with_o a_o loose_a providence_n without_o prayer_n and_o many_o time_n to_o those_o that_o never_o pray_v and_o to_o the_o godly_a by_o way_n of_o overplus_n to_o direct_v we_o to_o value_v spiritual_a blessing_n and_o to_o seek_v they_o in_o the_o first_o place_n mat._n 6.33_o seek_v first_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n and_o the_o righteousness_n thereof_o and_o all_o these_o thing_n shall_v be_v add_v to_o you_o first_o in_o our_o prayer_n as_o well_o as_o first_o in_o our_o endeavour_n 3_o desire_n that_o must_v urge_v we_o to_o ask_v and_o do_v both_o open_a our_o mouth_n wide_a and_o put_v life_n and_o vehemency_n into_o our_o request_n and_o supplication_n there_o be_v a_o good_a rule_n that_o will_v be_v of_o general_a use_n to_o we_o desire_v nothing_o in_o your_o heart_n but_o what_o you_o can_v pray_v for_o and_o pray_v for_o nothing_o but_o what_o you_o desire_v the_o former_a part_n check_v both_o worldly_a and_o fleshly_a lust_n have_v i_o or_o can_v i_o have_v so_o little_a reverence_n for_o the_o godhead_n as_o apparent_o to_o ask_v meat_n for_o my_o lust_n so_o much_o by_o the_o year_n such_o dish_n at_o my_o table_n so_o much_o in_o land_n and_o honour_n but_o the_o latter_a check_n formality_n and_o deadness_n in_o prayer_n desire_n must_v go_v before_o and_o all_o along_o with_o the_o request_n and_o the_o heart_n must_v be_v the_o fountain_n of_o the_o word_n otherwise_o it_o be_v but_o a_o vain_a babble_n much_o speak_v be_v not_o pray_v word_n be_v but_o the_o body_n desire_n be_v the_o soul_n of_o prayer_n as_o the_o body_n without_o the_o soul_n be_v dead_a so_o be_v word_n without_o a_o spirit_n of_o desire_n therefore_o we_o shall_v be_v more_o careful_a of_o affection_n than_a word_n eccles._n 5.1_o 2._o be_v not_o hasâ—y_o to_o utter_v any_o thing_n before_o god_n etc._n etc._n the_o prayer_n must_v be_v frame_v in_o such_o word_n as_o we_o can_v but_o our_o chief_a business_n be_v to_o awaken_v and_o call_v in_o our_o affection_n from_o wander_v after_o worldly_a thing_n or_o to_o set_v our_o heart_n to_o seek_v the_o lord_n the_o spirit_n help_v in_o prayer_n be_v not_o see_v in_o the_o flow_n of_o word_n but_o in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d groan_n that_o can_v be_v utter_v rom._n 8.26_o holy_a ardour_n and_o groan_n to_o god_n and_o desire_n of_o his_o help_n a_o prayer_n without_o life_n and_o affection_n be_v thuribulum_n sine_fw-la prunis_fw-la a_o censer_n without_o fire_n 4._o prayer_n must_v not_o only_o come_v from_o the_o present_a desire_n but_o from_o the_o habitual_a inclination_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o heart_n towards_o god_n and_o heavenly_a thing_n which_o be_v the_o great_a effect_n of_o heal_v and_o sanctify_a grace_n psal._n 119.36_o incline_v my_o heart_n unto_o thy_o testimony_n and_o not_o to_o covetousness_n this_o be_v the_o radical_a inclination_n of_o grace_n to_o be_v carry_v out_o to_o god_n and_o all_o thing_n that_o belong_v to_o god_n as_o they_o more_o or_o less_o lead_v to_o he_o more_o than_o to_o honour_n pleasure_n profit_n as_o prayer_n be_v not_o a_o lip-labour_n so_o it_o be_v not_o a_o work_n of_o the_o mere_a human_a spirit_n or_o a_o fruit_n of_o memory_n and_o invention_n but_o a_o exercise_n of_o grace_n a_o man_n may_v exercise_v his_o natural_a faculty_n in_o prayer_n when_o he_o do_v not_o exercise_v the_o grace_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o prayer_n grace_n be_v give_v as_o the_o remote_a preparation_n to_o prayer_n zech._n 12.10_o i_o will_v pour_v upon_o the_o house_n of_o david_n and_o upon_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o jerusalem_n the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n and_o supplication_n and_o they_o shall_v look_v on_o he_o who_o they_o have_v pierce_v etc._n etc._n we_o often_o pray_v from_o our_o memory_n than_o our_o conscience_n and_o from_o our_o conscience_n than_o our_o affection_n and_o from_o our_o affection_n as_o present_o stir_v but_o soon_o check_v and_o control_v than_o from_o a_o fix_a bent_n and_o inclination_n of_o heart_n towards_o heavenly_a thing_n a_o man_n may_v have_v wit_n and_o memory_n to_o pray_v when_o he_o have_v not_o a_o conscience_n of_o pray_v he_o may_v have_v a_o enlighten_v conscience_n when_o not_o a_o renew_a heart_n which_o may_v put_v we_o upon_o ask_v what_o we_o ought_v rather_o than_o what_o we_o real_o desire_v as_o augustine_n speak_v of_o interline_v his_o prayer_n with_o a_o at_o noli_fw-la modo_fw-la timebam_fw-la enim_fw-la ne_fw-la i_o exaudiret_fw-la deus_fw-la not_o yet_o lord_n and_o i_o fear_v lest_o the_o lord_n shall_v hear_v i_o or_o from_o a_o present_a affection_n stir_v when_o yet_o there_o be_v not_o a_o root_a inclination_n joh._n 6.34_o evermore_o give_v we_o of_o this_o bread_n compare_v with_o v._n 66._o many_o of_o his_o disciple_n go_v back_o and_o walk_v no_o more_o with_o he_o many_o desire_v pardon_n desire_v the_o spirit_n but_o these_o desire_n be_v control_v by_o other_o desire_n soon_o put_v out_o of_o the_o humour_n and_o carry_v off_o by_o other_o thing_n 2._o we_o be_v encourage_v in_o prayer_n and_o so_o we_o find_v it_o in_o our_o heart_n to_o pray_v by_o several_a thing_n 1._o god_n merciful_a nature_n 2_o sam._n 7.21_o according_a to_o thy_o own_o heart_n have_v thou_o do_v all_o these_o great_a thing_n exit_fw-la mero_fw-la motu_fw-la god_n fetch_v not_o his_o reason_n from_o without_o but_o from_o his_o own_o bowel_n his_o own_o self_n inclination_n to_o do_v good_a do_v sufficient_o provoke_v he_o to_o it_o now_o god_n be_v the_o same_o to_o other_o that_o he_o be_v to_o david_n his_o readiness_n to_o hear_v and_o to_o forgive_v do_v encourage_v poor_a creature_n to_o come_v to_o he_o the_o full_a breast_n desire_v to_o be_v suck_v as_o much_o as_o the_o hungry_a child_n to_o suck_v psal._n 65.2_o o_o thou_o that_o hear_v prayer_n unto_o thou_o shall_v all_o flesh_n come_v god_n be_v ready_a to_o give_v audience_n and_o do_v wait_v for_o the_o come_n of_o the_o humble_a supplicant_n that_o mercy_n may_v be_v obtain_v in_o his_o own_o way_n 2._o his_o great_a love_n show_v to_o the_o world_n in_o christ_n ephes._n 3.12_o in_o who_o we_o have_v boldness_n and_o access_n with_o confidence_n heb._n 10.19_o have_v boldness_n to_o enter_v into_o the_o holy_a by_o the_o blood_n of_o jesus_n god_n out_o of_o christ_n be_v inaccessible_a but_o in_o christ_n propitious_a now_o in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o gospel_n god_n do_v not_o keep_v state_n as_o in_o the_o jewish_a time_n numb_a 1.53_o the_o levite_n shall_v pitch_v round_o about_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o testimony_n that_o there_o be_v no_o wrath_n against_o the_o congregation_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n numb_a 4.15_o the_o son_n of_o kohath_n shall_v not_o touch_v any_o holy_a thing_n lest_o they_o die_v and_o vers_n 20._o they_o shall_v not_o go_v in_o to_o see_v when_o the_o holy_a thing_n be_v cover_v lest_o they_o die_v the_o way_n to_o the_o sanctuary_n be_v not_o yet_o open_a the_o people_n murmur_n at_o it_o numb_a 17.12_o 13._o the_o child_n of_o israel_n speak_v unto_o moses_n say_v behold_v we_o die_v we_o perish_v we_o all_o perish_v whosoever_o come_v any_o thing_n near_o unto_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v die_v shall_v we_o be_v consume_v with_o die_v it_o be_v a_o grievous_a thing_n to_o they_o but_o now_o the_o throne_n of_o grace_n be_v always_o open_a god_n keep_v not_o term_n or_o special_a day_n of_o audience_n god_n in_o christ_n be_v near_o to_o we_o and_o we_o be_v near_o unto_o god_n in_o and_o by_o he_o which_o much_o increase_v our_o love_n and_o confidence_n and_o give_v we_o more_o familiar_a thought_n of_o god_n who_o seem_v before_o to_o be_v at_o a_o unaccessible_a distance_n he_o have_v take_v the_o humane_a nature_n into_o himself_o this_o shall_v
wonderful_o reconcile_v the_o heart_n to_o god_n and_o make_v our_o thought_n of_o he_o sweet_a and_o acceptable_a when_o we_o come_v to_o pray_v to_o he_o christ_n will_v not_o be_v strange_a to_o his_o own_o flesh_n as_o we_o be_v bid_v not_o to_o hide_v ourselves_o from_o our_o own_o flesh_n isai._n 58.7_o 3._o his_o bountiful_a providence_n his_o former_a kindness_n to_o david_n be_v mention_v all_o along_o the_o chapter_n both_o by_o the_o lord_n himself_o and_o also_o by_o david_n god_n that_o have_v be_v good_a will_v be_v good_a for_o he_o waste_v not_o by_o give_v but_o be_v where_o he_o be_v jam._n 1.5_o if_o any_o lack_n wisdom_n let_v he_o ask_v of_o god_n that_o give_v to_o all_o man_n liberal_o and_o upbraid_v not_o and_o it_o shall_v be_v give_v he_o as_o the_o fountain_n remain_v as_o full_a as_o ever_o though_o it_o overflow_v and_o send_v forth_o its_o stream_n god_n delight_v that_o former_a mercy_n shall_v be_v improve_v to_o future_a trust_n 2_o cor._n 1.10_o who_o 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which_o their_o necessity_n call_v for_o may_v be_v far_o to_o seek_v when_o we_o set_v our_o face_n to_o seek_v the_o lord_n god_n with_o prayer_n and_o supplication_n dan._n 9.3_o i_o set_v my_o face_n unto_o the_o lord_n god_n to_o seek_v by_o prayer_n and_o supplication_n jer._n 29.13_o you_o shall_v seek_v i_o and_o find_v i_o when_o you_o shall_v search_v for_o i_o with_o all_o your_o heart_n this_o set_v the_o spirit_n of_o prayer_n a_o work_n 3._o the_o next_o qualification_n be_v of_o the_o person_n as_o in_o the_o text_n thy_o servant_n so_o in_o other_o place_n 1_o joh._n 3.22_o and_o whatsoever_o we_o ask_v we_o receive_v of_o he_o because_o we_o keep_v his_o commandment_n and_o do_v those_o thing_n which_o be_v please_v in_o his_o sight_n that_o be_v we_o be_v as_o certain_a we_o shall_v receive_v as_o if_o we_o have_v it_o already_o if_o prayer_n shall_v be_v perform_v with_o the_o great_a earnestness_n and_o the_o great_a faith_n and_o confidence_n yet_o if_o the_o conscience_n of_o man_n reprove_v they_o of_o any_o looseness_n and_o lightness_n of_o spirit_n or_o that_o they_o have_v serve_v god_n by_o half_n and_o be_v off_o and_o on_o with_o he_o in_o their_o practice_n and_o look_v for_o good_a thing_n from_o god_n while_o they_o neglect_v their_o own_o duty_n and_o what_o be_v require_v of_o they_o they_o can_v think_v that_o god_n shall_v do_v it_o for_o they_o they_o can_v look_v that_o god_n shall_v be_v engage_v any_o further_a than_o he_o have_v engage_v himself_o so_o joh._n 15.7_o if_o you_o abide_v in_o i_o and_o my_o word_n abide_v in_o you_o you_o shall_v ask_v what_o you_o will_v and_o it_o shall_v be_v do_v unto_o
wherewith_o manasseh_n have_v provoke_v he_o thus_o godly_a child_n may_v bear_v in_o their_o body_n the_o fruit_n of_o their_o parent_n uncleanness_n and_o intemperance_n and_o their_o estate_n which_o they_o have_v from_o their_o parent_n may_v moulder_v away_o in_o their_o hand_n and_o this_o may_v teach_v parent_n as_o they_o love_v their_o child_n to_o beware_v of_o leave_v such_o sad_a debt_n upon_o the_o head_n of_o their_o posterity_n their_o child_n shall_v smart_v for_o the_o fruit_n of_o their_o sin_n we_o often_o see_v that_o the_o godly_a child_n of_o wicked_a parent_n be_v ruin_v for_o the_o sin_n of_o their_o family_n both_o in_o their_o person_n and_o estate_n if_o you_o ask_v for_o what_o sin_n perversion_n of_o god_n worship_n as_o in_o the_o second_o commandment_n persecution_n of_o god_n child_n so_o ahab_n posterity_n be_v root_v out_o 1_o kin._n 21.29_o i_o will_v bring_v the_o evil_n in_o his_o son_n day_n ill_o get_v a_o estate_n haereditates_fw-la transeunt_fw-la cum_fw-la onere_fw-la the_o inheritance_n pass_v with_o its_o burden_n there_o be_v a_o curse_n go_v along_o with_o it_o parent_n sell_v their_o own_o soul_n to_o make_v their_o child_n great_a and_o god_n will_v show_v the_o fallacy_n of_o it_o by_o blast_v that_o greatness_n job_n 20.10_o his_o child_n shall_v seek_v to_o please_v the_o poor_a and_o his_o hand_n shall_v restore_v their_o good_n 2._o how_o far_o godly_a parent_n be_v bless_v in_o their_o posterity_n 1._o good_a man_n convey_v many_o a_o temporal_a blessing_n to_o their_o relation_n as_o god_n bless_v ishmael_n for_o abraham_n sake_n gen._n 16.10_o and_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o she_o i_o will_v multiply_v thy_o seed_n exceed_o that_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v number_v for_o multitude_n gen._n 21.13_o and_o also_o of_o the_o son_n of_o the_o bondwoman_n will_v i_o make_v a_o nation_n because_o he_o be_v thy_o seed_n they_o have_v the_o blessing_n of_o ishmael_n if_o not_o the_o 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thou_o compare_v with_o gal._n 3.14_o that_o the_o blessing_n of_o abraham_n may_v come_v on_o the_o gentile_n through_o jesus_n christ_n that_o we_o may_v receive_v the_o promise_n of_o the_o spirit_n through_o faith_n and_o they_o never_o live_v to_o disinherit_v themselves_o as_o we_o judge_v of_o the_o slip_n according_a to_o the_o stock_n till_o it_o live_v to_o bring_v forth_o fruit_n of_o its_o own_o so_o here_o 4._o if_o they_o live_v to_o year_n of_o discretion_n they_o have_v great_a advantage_n of_o be_v godly_a than_o other_o partly_o as_o your_o dedication_n do_v oblige_v you_o to_o great_a care_n in_o their_o education_n eph._n 6.4_o you_o father_n provoke_v not_o your_o child_n to_o wrath_n but_o bring_v they_o up_o in_o the_o nurture_n and_o admonition_n of_o the_o lord_n partly_o as_o god_n tender_v they_o more_o mean_n with_o respect_n unto_o the_o covenant_n act._n 3.25_o 26._o you_o be_v the_o child_n of_o the_o prophet_n and_o of_o the_o covenant_n which_o god_n make_v with_o our_o father_n say_v unto_o abraham_n and_o in_o thy_o seed_n shall_v all_o the_o kindred_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v bless_v unto_o you_o first_o god_n have_v raise_v up_o his_o son_n jesus_n send_v he_o to_o bless_v you_o you_o be_v child_n of_o the_o covenant_n therefore_o unto_o you_o first_o etc._n etc._n partly_o as_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o covenant_n run_v most_o kind_o in_o the_o channel_n of_o the_o covenant_n rom._n 11.24_o how_o much_o more_o shall_v these_o which_o be_v the_o natural_a branch_n be_v graff_v into_o their_o own_o olive_n tree_n 5._o if_o they_o take_v to_o their_o parent_n covenant_n and_o fear_n and_o love_n god_n their_o blessing_n be_v increase_v david_n urge_v that_o psal._n 116.16_o o_o lord_n true_o i_o be_o thy_o servant_n i_o be_o thy_o servant_n and_o the_o son_n of_o thy_o handmaid_n when_o they_o be_v serious_a they_o have_v a_o great_a holdfast_n upon_o god_n 2_o chron._n 6.42_o remember_v the_o mercy_n of_o david_n thy_o servant_n well_o then_o out_o of_o all_o you_o see_v it_o be_v such_o a_o blessing_n as_o be_v dispense_v in_o the_o way_n of_o a_o reward_n yet_o it_o be_v such_o a_o blessing_n as_o may_v be_v turn_v into_o a_o curse_n it_o be_v a_o door_n whereby_o god_n may_v let_v in_o blessing_n or_o curse_v upon_o we_o and_o though_o they_o be_v a_o happiness_n yet_o not_o our_o main_a happiness_n but_o dispense_v sometime_o as_o reward_n and_o sometime_o as_o punishment_n use_v 1_o to_o reprove_v those_o who_o be_v not_o thankful_a for_o child_n but_o do_v grudge_n and_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o a_o burden_n when_o god_n bless_v they_o with_o a_o numerous_a issue_n these_o murmur_n at_o that_o which_o be_v in_o itself_o a_o mercy_n when_o we_o want_v they_o we_o value_v they_o when_o we_o be_v full_a of_o child_n we_o be_v full_a of_o distrust_n and_o murmur_a it_o be_v count_v a_o honour_n to_o be_v a_o father_n in_o israel_n sure_o those_o that_o fear_n god_n shall_v not_o count_v a_o happiness_n to_o be_v a_o burden_n psal._n 128.3_o 4._o thy_o wife_n shall_v be_v as_o a_o fruitful_a vine_n by_o the_o side_n of_o thy_o house_n thy_o child_n like_o olive_n plant_n round_o about_o thy_o table_n behold_v thus_o shall_v the_o man_n be_v bless_v that_o fear_v the_o lord_n god_n make_v his_o people_n family_n like_o a_o flock_n psal._n 107.41_o use_v 2._o reproof_n to_o those_o who_o do_v not_o acknowledge_v and_o improve_v this_o mercy_n 1._o those_o who_o do_v not_o acknowledge_v this_o mercy_n sure_o parent_n shall_v acknowledge_v god_n in_o every_o child_n give_v to_o they_o much_o of_o his_o providence_n be_v see_v in_o give_v and_o withhold_a child_n we_o have_v song_n of_o thanksgiving_n very_o frequent_a in_o scripture_n upon_o this_o occasion_n it_o be_v a_o thing_n wherein_o god_n will_v have_v his_o bounty_n take_v notice_n of_o by_o solemn_a praise_n and_o for_o every_o child_n god_n shall_v have_v a_o new_a honour_n from_o you_o what_o have_v be_v do_v to_o the_o lord_n for_o this_o therefore_o do_v not_o look_v upon_o the_o birth_n of_o a_o child_n as_o a_o natural_a thing_n see_v god_n in_o it_o when_o rachel_n fall_v out_o with_o jacob_n about_o her_o barrenness_n be_o i_o say_v he_o in_o god_n stead_n who_o have_v withhold_v from_o thou_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o womb_n gen._n 30.2_o special_o confederate_a parent_n shall_v acknowledge_v this_o mercy_n it_o be_v a_o mercy_n that_o when_o a_o sinner_n be_v take_v into_o favour_n god_n will_v accept_v of_o our_o action_n which_o be_v the_o fruit_n of_o our_o soul_n that_o the_o evil_a that_o be_v in_o all_o these_o shall_v not_o outweigh_v the_o little_a goodness_n which_o be_v in_o they_o nay_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o only_o be_v accept_v but_o reward_v but_o further_a that_o he_o shall_v make_v a_o covenant_n with_o the_o fruit_n of_o our_o body_n if_o you_o consider_v your_o natural_a sinfulness_n it_o be_v wonderful_a that_o your_o child_n shall_v be_v holy_a and_o god_n portion_n grace_n 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