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he_o follow_v this_o with_o another_o give_v i_o the_o power_n to_o amend_v my_o life_n and_o hereafter_o to_o walk_v more_o cautelous_o nether_a be_v his_o mercy_n yet_o shorten_v 23._o but_o new_a every_o morning_n nay_o every_o moment_n &_o minute_n in_o that_o he_o give_v i_o constancy_n and_o perseverance_n that_o i_o fall_v not_o into_o a_o recidivation_n a_o relapse_n last_o there_o be_v the_o height_n of_o mercy_n when_o he_o give_v i_o a_o miserable_a sinner_n who_o be_o not_o worthy_a so_o much_o as_o to_o lift_v up_o my_o eye_n to_o heaven_n a_o assure_a hope_n of_o obtain_v heaven_n here_o be_v seven_o degree_n of_o mercy_n like_o those_o seven_o loaf_n 32._o wherewith_o thousand_o be_v refresh_v cital_n and_o i_o may_v with_o st_n bernard_n gather_v up_o many_o basket_n full_a of_o the_o fragment_n of_o each_o of_o they_o but_o what_o heart_n can_v comprehend_v what_o discourse_n can_v contain_v those_o many_o very_o great_a and_o tender_a mercy_n that_o know_v no_o 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or_o hang_v long_o in_o the_o deliberation_n of_o his_o pardon_n to_o sinner_n so_o neither_o do_v he_o give_v they_o in_o a_o lame_a imperfect_a fashion_n but_o large_a and_o full_a and_o ample_a as_o be_v himself_o in_o quo_fw-la omnis_fw-la plenitâ—do_fw-la who_o be_v the_o spring_n of_o all_o bounty_n he_o do_v not_o veniam_fw-la dimiâ—iare_fw-la distribute_v his_o mercy_n by_o half_n keep_v man_n betwixt_o life_n and_o death_n pant_v betwixt_o hope_n and_o fear_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v send_v a_o pardon_n when_o the_o prisoner_n be_v half_o hang_v no_o marlorat_n non_fw-fr de_fw-fr dimidiâ_fw-la sed_fw-la perfectâ_fw-la remissione_n hîc_fw-la disserit_fw-la propheta_fw-la god_n do_v not_o lease_n his_o pardon_n for_o life_n only_o adiourn_v the_o short_a punishment_n in_o this_o world_n with_o a_o purpose_n to_o inflict_v it_o eternal_o in_o the_o next_o his_o hand_n be_v not_o so_o scant_o bernard_n non_fw-la arctatur_fw-la non_fw-la clauditur_fw-la sine_fw-la nullas_fw-la 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absolution_n near_a hand_n and_o less_o waste_v in_o the_o carriage_n 7._o let_v our_o israel_n trust_v in_o the_o lord_n for_o with_o the_o lord_n there_o be_v mercy_n and_o with_o he_o be_v plenteous_a redemption_n copiosa_fw-la redemptio_fw-la a_o bounteous_a remission_n for_o he_o shall_v wipe_v out_o all_o our_o sin_n neither_o take_v vengeance_n on_o we_o in_o this_o life_n nor_o in_o the_o life_n to_o come_v if_o he_o do_v lay_v a_o cross_n a_o calamity_n upon_o we_o in_o this_o life_n as_o he_o do_v upon_o david_n for_o the_o scandal_n he_o bring_v upon_o israel_n by_o vriahs_n death_n 14._o and_o the_o adulterate_n of_o his_o wife_n afflict_v we_o as_o he_o do_v he_o in_o the_o loss_n of_o a_o child_n or_o send_v a_o pestilence_n to_o scour_v the_o land_n as_o he_o do_v he_o in_o which_o sense_n euthymius_n say_v of_o he_o 32._o mors_fw-la remissa_fw-la est_fw-la sed_fw-la noxa_fw-la vel_fw-la damnum_fw-la exigebatur_fw-la per_fw-la subsecutas_fw-la calamitates_fw-la yet_o 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infection_n of_o the_o pestilence_n we_o mnst_a fly_n the_o nfection_n of_o our_o own_o concupiscence_n and_o purify_v our_o heart_n by_o faith_n and_o unfeigned_a repentance_n for_o it_o be_v the_o first_o degree_n of_o madness_n 41._o nolle_n quempiam_fw-la à _fw-la malis_fw-la suis_fw-la iustè_fw-la quiescere_fw-la &_o deuâ—_n iniustè_fw-fr a_fw-fr suâ_fw-la velle_fw-la ultione_fw-la cessare_fw-la to_o expect_v that_o the_o lord_n shall_v rest_v from_o his_o most_o just_a work_n of_o punish_v we_o if_o we_o will_v not_o rest_v from_o our_o own_o unjust_a work_n of_o provoke_v he_o thus_o perhaps_o we_o may_v divert_v the_o pestilence_n from_o our_o person_n and_o as_o our_o kingly_a prophet_n comfort_v himself_o and_o all_o the_o godly_a 91._o a_o thousand_o may_v fall_v at_o our_o side_n &_o ten_o thousand_o at_o our_o right_a hand_n yet_o it_o shall_v not_o come_v near_o us._n but_o if_o it_o be_v approach_v so_o near_o that_o we_o be_v not_o near_o to_o ourselves_o that_o it_o 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fool_n angel_n will_v be_v thy_o guardian_n and_o the_o lord_n himself_o thy_o keeper_n to_o make_v thy_o bed_n in_o all_o thy_o sickness_n do_v death_n appall_v thou_o aristotle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o bildad_n 14_o king_n of_o terror_n why_o this_o be_v thy_o debt_n to_o nature_n &_o thy_o passage_n to_o glory_n and_o what_o though_o the_o pestilence_n be_v appoint_v one_o of_o death_n collector_n and_o tolegatherers_a to_o gather_v thou_o to_o the_o rest_n of_o thy_o father_n this_o may_v separate_v thy_o soul_n from_o thy_o body_n 34._o but_o in_o s._n paul_n confidence_n what_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o separate_v thou_o from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n in_o christ_n jesus_n let_v we_o therefore_o willing_o &_o cheerful_o with_o holy_a david_n submit_v our_o body_n to_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n &_o to_o fall_v by_o his_o hand_n into_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o grave_n so_o long_o as_o we_o may_v secure_o with_o david_n commend_v our_o spirit_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o same_o lord_n 4._o but_o let_v i_o not_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o man_n i_o shall_v give_v you_o this_o negative_a part_n of_o his_o resolution_n in_o few_o word_n resolution_n the_o hand_n of_o man_n be_v his_o power_n and_o his_o power_n become_v formidable_a by_o his_o malice_n why_o boast_v thou_o in_o mischief_n 1._o o_o mighty_a man_n david_n have_v oftentimes_o the_o experience_n of_o this_o malicious_a power_n of_o man_n as_o in_o that_o psalm_n he_o complain_v of_o doeg_n ealumny_n and_o elsewhere_o of_o saul_n fury_n and_o sheba_n treachery_n nay_o his_o own_o son_n absalom_n conspiracy_n shimei_n curse_v and_o rail_v and_o the_o like_a no_o wonder_n then_o if_o he_o so_o feel_o except_o against_o the_o hand_n of_o man_n for_o in_o the_o original_a it_o be_v set_v down_o by_o way_n of_o petition_n with_o vehemence_n and_o importunity_n incidamus_fw-la obsecro_fw-la let_v we_o i_o pray_v it_o shall_v be_v a_o great_a courtesy_n and_o happiness_n to_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n but_o by_o no_o mean_n into_o man_n hand_n albeit_o he_o put_v they_o into_o the_o balance_n and_o this_o be_v but_o the_o hand_n of_o adam_n which_o be_v the_o word_n in_o the_o original_a weak_a 〈◊〉_d frail_a corruptible_a contemptible_a vain_a man_n nay_o vanity_n itself_o that_o 〈◊〉_d the_o hand_n of_o jehova_n the_o lord_n of_o power_n and_o strength_n but_o the_o goodness_n of_o the_o lord_n endure_v continual_o as_o it_o follow_v in_o that_o before-alleaged_n 52._o ps._n this_o go_v hand_n in_o hand_n as_o a_o inseparable_a companion_n with_o his_o power_n whereas_o man_n power_n be_v seldom_o see_v in_o so_o good_a company_n and_o do_v not_o the_o lord_n set_v limit_n to_o the_o malice_n of_o man_n like_v to_o the_o rage_a sea_n thus_o far_o shall_v thou_o go_v and_o no_o far_o do_v not_o he_o shorten_v and_o direct_v the_o power_n of_o man_n better_a than_o he_o intend_v it_o no_o flesh_n can_v be_v save_v do_v not_o we_o hear_v s._n paul_n speak_v of_o one_o man_n bite_v and_o devour_v another_o 15._o do_v there_o not_o stand_v upon_o record_n a_o encounter_n of_o he_o with_o beast_n at_o ephesus_n 32._o homo_fw-la homini_fw-la lupus_fw-la man_n be_v a_o wolf_n a_o panther_n a_o tiger_n most_o unnatural_a to_o his_o own_o kind_n plutarch_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o he_o be_v once_o flesh_v with_o blood_n he_o become_v as_o insatiable_a as_o the_o horseleech_n he_o be_v at_o the_o first_o create_v mild_a and_o gentle_a but_o afterwards_o he_o take_v this_o ill_a quality_n from_o he_o who_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o manslayer_n from_o the_o beginning_n there_o be_v manus_fw-la linguae_fw-la 21._o the_o hand_n or_o power_n of_o the_o tongue_n let_v i_o not_o fall_v into_o the_o power_n of_o man_n