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Counsel for youth; delivered in two sermons upon Psalm 119. vers 9. Preached by H.V. Rector of Alhallows-Honie-lane.
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U. H.
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Wing V6; Thomason E590_9; ESTC R206331
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to_o fall_v upon_o a_o nation_n so_o when_o the_o lord_n by_o the_o prophet_n will_v threaten_v the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n 9.17_o isa_n 9.17_o he_o foretel'_v that_o he_o will_v not_o have_v joie_fw-fr in_o their_o young_a man_n therefore_o let_v parent_n on_o this_o ground_n be_v exhort_v to_o nurture_n their_o child_n and_o master_n their_o servant_n in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n when_o they_o do_v amiss_o endeavour_v their_o reformation_n by_o grave_a admonition_n and_o by_o timely_a and_o seasonable_a correction_n word_n of_o admonition_n be_v slight_v harken_v to_o the_o advice_n of_o solomon_n and_o be_v lead_v on_o by_o the_o argument_n whereby_o he_o enforce_v it_o 6._o pro._n 22_o 6._o teach_v a_o child_n the_o trade_n of_o his_o way_n and_o he_o shall_v not_o depart_v from_o it_o when_o he_o be_v old_a and_o the_o very_a heathen_a man_n can_v tell_v we_o as_o much_o quo_fw-la semel_fw-la est_fw-la imbuta_fw-la recens_fw-la servabit_fw-la odorem_fw-la testa_n diu_fw-la the_o vessel_n will_v keep_v that_o savour_n long_o wherewith_o it_o be_v season_v at_o the_o first_o but_o i_o return_v to_o you_o young_a man_n for_o who_o sake_n especial_o i_o first_o undertake_v this_o task_n many_o of_o you_o be_v pass_v ex_fw-la ephebis_fw-la you_o be_v not_o now_o under_o government_n in_o comparison_n therefore_o take_v you_o care_v of_o your_o selus_fw-la to_o amend_v your_o own_o life_n while_o you_o be_v young_a the_o young_a man_n saie'_v the_o text_n must_v clean_n his_o own_o way_n for_o otherwise_o the_o labour_n of_o all_o other_o be_v like_a to_o be_v frustrate_a 1._o you_o will_v afterward_o find_v the_o benefit_n of_o it_o when_o you_o come_v to_o man_n estate_n 3.27_o lam._n 3.27_o or_o to_o old_a age_n it_o be_v true_a in_o this_o since_o that_o the_o prophet_n saie'_v it_o be_v good_a for_o a_o man_n that_o he_o bear_v the_o yoke_n in_o his_o youth_n if_o you_o have_v bear_v the_o lord_n yoke_n in_o your_o youth_n custom_n will_v make_v 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the_o voice_n of_o solomon_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n who_o be_v he_o 6.36_o 2_o chro._n 6.36_o that_o live'_v and_o sin_v not_o and_o of_o st_n james_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n 3.2_o jam._n 3.2_o in_o many_o thing_n we_o offend_v all_o we_o we_o all_o and_o in_o many_o thing_n and_o of_o st_n john_n if_o we_o say_v that_o we_o have_v no_o sin_n we_o deceiv_v our_o selus_fw-la 1.8_o 1_o joh._n 1.8_o and_o the_o truth_n be_v not_o in_o we_o but_o the_o meaning_n be_v that_o when_o god_n child_n sin_n they_o sin_n of_o infirmity_n not_o wilful_o but_o either_o as_o they_o be_v overbear_v by_o satan_n temptation_n 7.23.19.17_o rom._n 7.23.19.17_o or_o by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o member_n rebel_a against_o the_o law_n of_o their_o mind_n so_o that_o they_o do_v the_o evil_a which_o they_o will_v not_o and_o so_o they_o do_v it_o not_o but_o sin_n that_o dwell_n in_o they_o for_o they_o will_v do_v well_o they_o desire_v and_o endeavour_v it_o use_v see_v here_o a_o main_a difference_n between_o a_o wicked_a and_o a_o godly_a man_n the_o wicked_a man_n sin_n and_n make_v it_o his_o pastime_n to_o do_v wicked_o it_o be_v his_o exercise_n his_o trade_n he_o do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d work_n iniquity_n he_o be_v glad_a of_o the_o opportunity_n he_o be_v discontent_v at_o any_o hindrance_n 25._o isa_n 5.18_o 1_o king_n 25._o he_o do_v draw_v iniquity_n as_o with_o card_n of_o vanity_n and_o sin_n as_o with_o cart-rope_n he_o so_o sin_n as_o if_o with_o ahab_n he_o have_v sell_v himself_o to_o work_v wickedness_n satan_n be_v his_o lord_n who_o he_o natural_o serve_v of_o the_o wicked_a its_o true_a that_o our_o saviour_n saie'_v of_o the_o jew_n 8.44_o joh._n 8.44_o you_o be_v of_o your_o father_n the_o devil_n and_o his_o lust_n you_o will_v do_v thus_o be_v it_o with_o the_o wicked_a but_o it_o be_v quite_o contrary_a with_o the_o child_n of_o god_n they_o sin_v indeed_o but_o they_o be_v not_o worker_n of_o iniquity_n 39_o 1_o joh._n 39_o so_o saie'_v the_o apostle_n he_o that_o be_v bear_v of_o god_n sin_n be_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o work_n be_v not_o sin_n though_o he_o sin_n yet_o he_o will_v not_o sin_v he_o delight_n be_v not_o in_o the_o opportunity_n of_o sin_v he_o be_v grieve_v when_o he_o have_v sin_v he_o hate_n it_n and_o himself_o for_o it_o find_v that_o he_o have_v by_o sin_n offend_v god_n he_o desire_n be_v and_o endeavor_n the_o reformation_n of_o his_o way_n it_o be_v true_a we_o be_v all_o of_o we_o sinner_n but_o if_o we_o will_v be_v able_a true_o to_o say_v with_o job_n 10.7_o job._n 10.7_o lord_n thou_o know_v that_o i_o be_o not_o wicked_a let_v we_o bear_v this_o mind_n in_o respect_n of_o sin_n not_o to_o commit_v it_o with_o greediness_n but_o rather_o to_o griev_n when_o we_o have_v sin_v and_o to_o desire_v and_o endeavour_v the_o reformation_n of_o our_o way_n let_v not_o our_o will_n and_o desire_n be_v cold_a and_o idle_a but_o earnest_n and_o industrious_a as_o the_o 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yea_o all_o to_o set_v your_o selus_fw-la to_o the_o cleanse_n of_o your_o way_n it_o be_v difficult_a but_o it_o be_v possible_a it_o be_v true_a propos_fw-fr 7._o man_n of_o himself_o know_v not_o how_o to_o clean_v his_o way_n and_o this_o make_v david_n to_o go_v to_o god_n with_o this_o enquiry_n wherewithal_o shall_v a_o young_a man_n clean_v his_o way_n and_o it_o be_v manifest_a for_o of_o our_o selus_fw-la we_o be_v ignorant_a of_o god_n way_n and_o as_o the_o prophet_n say_v of_o the_o jew_n we_o be_v wise_a to_o do_v evil_a but_o 4.22_o jer._n 4.22_o to_o do_v good_a we_o have_v no_o understanding_n we_o know_v how_o to_o sin_v how_o to_o repent_v we_o know_v not_o be_v like_o the_o sheep_n that_o have_v skill_n to_o wander_v and_o to_o go_v astray_o but_o have_v no_o skill_n to_o return_v to_o the_o fold_n the_o ground_n of_o this_o be_v our_o fall_n in_o adam_n whereby_o it_o be_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o we_o have_v deface_v that_o glorious_a image_n of_o god_n 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