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judgement_n he_o haâ—h_v ordinary_o more_o skill_n to_o destroy_v what_o be_v man_n than_o to_o set_v up_o what_o be_v go_n ibid._n quest_n suppose_v that_o god_n shall_v not_o use_v i_o â—n_v his_o service_n or_o if_o he_o do_v i_o meet_v with_o such_o difficulty_n what_o must_v i_o do_v then_o not_o to_o be_v discourage_v page_n 300_o answ_n 1_o if_o you_o be_v not_o call_v to_o public_a service_n than_o 1_o consider_v you_o have_v the_o more_o time_n to_o mind_v your_o own_o soul_n ibid._n 2_o if_o you_o be_v not_o call_v to_o work_v and_o yet_o be_v willing_a to_o work_v you_o shall_v be_v pay_v for_o that_o service_n you_o never_o do_v ibid._n 2_o in_o case_n you_o be_v call_v forth_o page_n 301_o 1_o consider_v the_o great_a the_o difficulty_n be_v you_o meet_v withal_o the_o more_o be_v your_o obedience_n in_o carry_v on_o the_o work_n ibid._n 2_o the_o more_o assistance_n mâ—y_v you_o look_v for_o ibid._n 3_o in_o case_n you_o have_v no_o success_n in_o your_o work_n ibid._n 1_o consider_v that_o the_o less_o success_n you_o have_v the_o more_o be_v you_o free_a from_o envy_n page_n 302_o 2_o hereby_o be_v you_o keep_v from_o that_o great_a temptation_n of_o rest_v on_o your_o own_o labour_n page_n 302_o sermon_n xii_o instance_n ix_o my_o affliction_n be_v seat_v in_o my_o condition_n itself_o therefore_o etc._n etc._n page_n 304_o answ_n negative_o for_o 1_o a_o good_a man_n outward_a condition_n may_v be_v very_o bad_a page_n 305_o 2_o it_o may_v be_v worse_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o world_n than_o the_o condition_n of_o a_o wicked_a man_n ibid._n 3_o it_o may_v be_v worse_o after_o his_o conversion_n than_o it_o be_v before_o ibid._n yet_o a_o godly_a man_n must_v not_o be_v discourage_v for_o 1_o i_o demonstrate_v if_o a_o good_a man_n condition_n be_v carve_v out_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o teacher_n he_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o complain_v ibid._n 2_o if_o a_o man_n do_v not_o live_v upon_o his_o condition_n itself_o but_o upon_o his_o call_n to_o it_o he_o haâ—h_v no_o reason_n to_o be_v discourage_v page_n 306_o 3_o if_o there_o can_v be_v no_o condition_n of_o a_o godly_a man_n without_o mercy_n christ_n have_v pay_v for_o than_o he_o may_v nâ—t_o be_v discourage_v page_n 307_o but_o i_o be_o a_o poor_a man_n in_o so_o mean_v a_o condition_n that_o i_o can_v serve_v god_n as_o the_o rich_a may_v therefore_o etc._n etc._n ibid._n answ_n negative_o for_o do_v you_o know_v the_o burden_n of_o prosperity_n bâ—rden_n and_o service_n go_v together_o numb_a 4._o page_n 308_o luther_n do_v a_o greateâ—_n woâ—k_v in_o way_n of_o faith_n than_o alexander_n do_v in_o conquer_a the_o world_n the_o more_o riches_n the_o more_o debt_n page_n 309_o object_n 2._o i_o be_o in_o a_o unsettle_a condition_n sometime_o high_a sometime_o low_a therefore_o etc._n etc._n ibid._n answ_n negative_o 1_o for_o what_o settlement_n will_v you_o have_v in_o this_o world_n of_o vanity_n page_n 310_o 2_o if_o god_n love_v you_o in_o your_o unsettle_a condition_n you_o need_v not_o be_v discourage_v ibid._n object_n 3._o i_o be_o trouble_v not_o for_o my_o outward_a condition_n but_o for_o the_o condition_n of_o my_o soul_n have_v i_o not_o cause_v now_o to_o be_v discourage_v page_n 311_o answ_n negative_o for_o 1_o if_o you_o want_v ordinance_n god_n will_v make_v that_o want_n to_o be_v a_o ordinance_n to_o you_o ibid._n 2_o if_o you_o want_v memory_n know_v that_o there_o be_v a_o head_n memory_n and_o a_o heart_n memory_n the_o last_o be_v the_o principal_a and_o will_v suffice_v if_o the_o other_o be_v want_v page_n 313_o 3_o as_o for_o yoar_v deadness_n it_o be_v some_o life_n to_o feel_v one_o own_o deadness_n ibid._n 4_o aâ—_n for_o your_o unprofitableness_n under_o mean_n there_o be_v great_a difference_n between_o less_o fruitful_a and_o unfruitful_a for_o ib._n 1_o though_o a_o g_o odd_a man_n be_v unfruitful_a he_o will_v be_v sensible_a of_o it_o page_n 314_o 2_o though_o a_o good_a man_n may_v be_v too_o unfruitful_a yet_o he_o do_v not_o cumber_v the_o ground_n ibid._n 3_o he_o desire_v to_o use_v mean_n to_o bring_v forth_o fruit_n ibid._n 4_o god_n will_v prune_v he_o but_o not_o cut_v he_o down_o ibid._n object_n 4._o i_o fear_v i_o be_o a_o hypocrite_n therofore_o etc._n etc._n page_n 314_o answ_n negative_o for_o 1_o though_o you_o have_v lie_v long_o dead_a under_o the_o mean_n christ_n may_v at_o length_n roll_v away_o the_o stone_n ibid._n 2_o god_n child_n usual_o think_v they_o be_v hypocrite_n page_n 315_o 3_o do_v ever_o hypocrite_n long_o for_o god_n presence_n in_o christ_n as_o the_o best_a good_a ibid._n object_n 5._o but_o a_o few_o be_v elect_v and_o i_o fear_v i_o be_o not_o one_o therefore_o etc._n etc._n ibid._n answ_n negative_o for_o this_o be_v no_o prejudice_n to_o the_o growth_n of_o your_o comfort_n page_n 317_o 1_o as_o for_o election_n it_o be_v true_a that_o there_o be_v a_o certain_a number_n only_o that_o be_v elect_v ib._n 2_o this_o number_n be_v unalterable_a ibid._n 3_o god_n know_v they_o all_o certain_o ibid._n 4_o a_o man_n may_v know_v himself_o to_o be_v one_o of_o those_o elect._n ibid._n three_o thing_n here_o to_o be_v note_v page_n 318_o 1_o that_o some_o be_v elect_v ib._n 2_o that_o a_o man_n may_v be_v assure_v he_o be_v one_o of_o they_o ibid._n 3_o the_o way_n to_o know_v it_o be_v not_o to_o begin_v aloft_o but_o at_o your_o vocation_n as_o paul_n do_v put_v election_n last_o ib._n 2_o christ_n die_v for_o all_o man_n both_o jew_n and_o gentile_n but_o not_o for_o every_o particular_a man_n with_o intention_n to_o save_v he_o ibid._n universal_a redemption_n be_v a_o enemy_n to_o a_o afflict_a soul_n page_n 319_o i_o shall_v clear_v this_o point_n thus_o 1_o this_o doctrine_n make_v void_a the_o satisfaction_n of_o christ_n for_o actual_a sin_n for_o they_o that_o hold_v universal_a redemption_n say_v that_o thousand_o be_v damn_v for_o those_o sin_n which_o christ_n have_v satisfy_v for_o ib._n 2_o the_o intercession_n of_o christ_n join_v with_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n be_v a_o great_a comfort_n to_o a_o christian_a but_o this_o doctrine_n part_v christ_n death_n and_o intercession_n tell_v we_o christ_n die_v for_o all_o but_o that_o he_o do_v not_o intercede_v for_o all_o page_n 320_o 3_o this_o doctrine_n be_v a_o enemy_n to_o free_a grace_n ibid._n 4_o it_o destroy_v the_o assurance_n of_o salvation_n page_n 321_o 5_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n be_v make_v by_o it_o to_o depend_v on_o our_o performance_n of_o condition_n page_n 322_o object_n 6._o if_o christ_n do_v not_o die_v for_o all_o how_o can_v i_o know_v he_o die_v for_o i_o ibid._n answ_n they_o that_o make_v this_o objection_n hold_v universal_a redemption_n do_v answer_v it_o themselves_o yet_o to_o know_v further_a page_n 323_o 1_o there_o be_v a_o faith_n of_o reliance_n and_o a_o faith_n of_o assurance_n i_o have_v ground_n to_o rely_v on_o christ_n because_o he_o die_v for_o sinner_n ibid._n 2_o the_o act_n of_o reliance_n be_v below_o the_o act_n of_o assurance_n but_o he_o that_o rely_v on_o christ_n shall_v be_v save_v ibid._n object_n 7._o i_o be_o persuade_v that_o never_o any_o good_a man_n be_v in_o my_o condition_n page_n 323_o 324_o answ_n negative_o for_o 1_o the_o saint_n usual_o think_v so_o ibid._n 2_o if_o it_o be_v so_o god_n work_v new_a thing_n ordinary_o ibid._n application_n 1_o what_o great_a necessity_n we_o have_v to_o consider_v our_o condition_n whether_o we_o be_v in_o christ_n or_o no_o for_o every_o one_o will_v say_v he_o believe_v ibid._n 2_o if_o you_o do_v not_o believe_v you_o be_v here_o invite_v to_o it_o by_o this_o