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conversation_n be_v in_o heaven_n phi._n 3._o 20._o no_o soon_o do_v christ_n call_v by_o effectual_a grace_n but_o he_o straight_o way_n become_v a_o follower_n of_o he_o matth._n 4._o 20._o when_o god_n have_v give_v the_o new_a heart_n and_o write_v his_o law_n in_o his_o mind_n he_o forth_o with_o walk_n in_o his_o statute_n and_o keep_v his_o judgement_n ezek._n 36._o 26_o 27._o though_o sin_n may_v dwell_v god_n know_v a_o wearisome_a andâ—_n unwelcome_a guest_n in_o he_o yet_o it_o have_v no_o more_o dominion_n over_o he_o rom._n 6._o 14_o 7._o he_o have_v his_o fruit_n unto_o holiness_n rom._n 6._o 22._o and_o though_o he_o make_v many_o a_o blot_n yet_o the_o law_n and_o life_n of_o jesus_n be_v that_o he_o eye_n as_o his_o copy_n psal._n 119._o 30._o heb._n 12._o 2._o and_o have_v a_o unseigned_a respect_n to_o all_o god_n commandment_n psa._n 119._o 6._o he_o make_v conscience_n even_o of_o little_a sin_n &_o little_a duty_n psal._n 119._o 113._o his_o very_a infirmity_n 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and_o set_v himself_o to_o prayer_n and_o open_v his_o hand_n if_o table_n and_o draw_v out_o his_o soul_n to_o the_o hungry_a rom._n 7._o 22._o psal._n 109._o 4._o isaiah_n 58._o 10._o he_o break_v off_o his_o sin_n by_o righteousness_n and_o his_o iniquity_n by_o show_v mercy_n to_o the_o poor_a dan._n 4._o 27._o and_o have_v a_o good_a conscience_n willing_a in_o all_o thing_n to_o live_v honest_o heb._n 13._o 18._o and_o to_o keep_v without_o offence_n towards_o god_n and_o man_n here_o again_o you_o shall_v find_v the_o unsoundness_n of_o many_o professor_n that_o take_v themselves_o for_o good_a christian_n they_o be_v partial_a in_o the_o law_n mal._n 2._o 9_o and_o take_v up_o with_o the_o cheap_a and_o easy_a duty_n of_o religion_n but_o they_o go_v not_o thorough_a with_o the_o work_n they_o be_v as_o a_o cake_n not_o turn_v half_o roast_v and_o half_a raw_a it_o may_v be_v you_o shall_v have_v they_o exact_v in_o their_o word_n punctual_a in_o their_o deal_n but_o then_o 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obedience_n and_o thus_o much_o for_o the_o subject_n of_o conversion_n 6._o the_o term_n be_v either_o from_o which_o or_o to_o which_o 1._o the_o term_n from_o which_o we_o turn_v in_o this_o motion_n of_o conversion_n be_v sin_n satan_n the_o world_n and_o our_o own_o righteousness_n first_o sin_n when_o a_o man_n be_v convert_v he_o be_v for_o ever_o out_o with_o sin_n yea_o with_o all_o sin_n psal._n 119._o 128._o but_o most_o of_o all_o with_o his_o own_o sin_n and_o especial_o with_o his_o bosom_n sin_n psal._n 18._o 23._o sin_n be_v now_o the_o but_o of_o his_o indignation_n 2_o cor._n 7._o 11._o he_o thirst_v to_o bathe_v his_o hand_n in_o the_o blood_n of_o his_o sin_n his_o sin_n set_v abroach_o his_o sorrow_n it_o be_v sin_n that_o pierce_v he_o and_o wound_v he_o he_o feel_v it_o like_o a_o thorn_n in_o his_o side_n like_o a_o prick_n in_o his_o eye_n he_o groan_v and_o struggle_v under_o it_o and_o not_o formal_o but_o feel_o cry_v out_o o_o wretched_a man_n he_o be_v 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man_n be_v save_o change_v he_o be_v not_o only_o deep_o convince_v of_o the_o danger_n but_o defilement_n of_o sin_n and_o o_o how_o earnest_n be_v he_o with_o god_n to_o be_v purify_v he_o loathe_v himself_o for_o his_o sin_n ezek_n 36._o 31._o he_o run_v to_o christ_n and_o cast_v himself_o into_o the_o fountain_n open_v for_o sin_n and_o for_o uncleanness_n zech._n 13._o 1._o if_o he_o fall_v what_o a_o stir_n be_v there_o to_o get_v all_o clean_a again_o he_o fly_v to_o the_o word_n and_o wash_v and_o rub_n and_o wrinse_v labour_v to_o cleanse_v himself_o from_o all_o filthiness_n both_o of_o flesh_n and_o spirit_n he_o abhor_v his_o once_o belove_a sin_n psal._n 18._o 23._o as_o a_o cleanly_a nature_n do_v the_o trow_o and_o mire_n wherein_o he_o sâ—es_v the_o swine_n delight_n the_o sound_a convert_n be_v hearty_o engage_v against_o sin_n he_o wrestle_v with_o it_o the_o war_n against_o it_o he_o be_v too_o often_o foil_v but_o he_o never_o yield_v the_o cause_n nor_o lay_v 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not_o spare_v though_o it_o be_v a_o right_a hand_n or_o a_o right_a eye_n be_v it_o a_o gainful_a sin_n most_o delightful_a to_o his_o nature_n a_o support_n to_o his_o esteem_n with_o carnal_a friend_n yet_o he_o will_v rather_o throw_v his_o gain_n down_o the_o kennel_n see_v his_o credit_n fall_v or_o the_o flower_n of_o pleasure_n wither_v in_o his_o hand_n than_o he_o will_v allow_v himself_o in_o any_o know_a way_n of_o sin_n luke_n 19_o 8._o he_o will_v grant_v no_o indulgence_n he_o will_v give_v no_o toleration_n but_o he_o draw_v upon_o sin_n where_o ever_o he_o meet_v it_o and_o frown_n upon_o it_o with_o this_o unwelcome_a salute_n have_v i_o find_v thou_o o_o my_o enemy_n reader_n have_v conscience_n be_v at_o work_n while_o thou_o have_v be_v look_v over_o these_o line_n have_v thou_o ponder_v these_o thing_n in_o thy_o heart_n have_v thou_o search_v the_o book_n within_o to_o see_v if_o these_o thing_n be_v so_o if_o not_o read_v it_o again_o and_o make_v thy_o 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the_o fall_n he_o be_v turn_v aside_o to_o the_o creature_n instead_o of_o god_n and_o give_v that_o esteem_n confidence_n affection_n to_o the_o creature_n that_o be_v due_a to_o he_o alone_o rom._n 1._o 25._o mat._n 10._o 37._o prov._n 18._o 11._o jer._n 17._o 5._o o_o miserable_a man_n what_o a_o deform_a monster_n have_v sin_n make_v thou_o god_n make_v thou_o little_o low_a than_o the_o angel_n sin_n little_o better_a than_o the_o devil_n john_n 6._o 70._o and_o 8._o 44._o a_o monster_n that_o have_v his_o head_n and_o heart_n where_o his_o foot_n shall_v be_v and_o his_o foot_n kick_v against_o heaven_n and_o every_o thing_n out_o of_o place_n the_o world_n that_o be_v form_v to_o serve_v thou_o be_v come_v to_o rule_v thou_o and_o the_o deceitful_a harlot_n have_v bewitch_v thou_o with_o her_o enchantment_n and_o make_v thou_o bow_v down_o and_o server_n she_o but_o convert_v grace_n set_v all_o in_o order_n again_o and_o put_v god_n in_o the_o throne_n and_o the_o world_n at_o his_o footstool_n psal._n 73._o 25._o christ_n in_o the_o heart_n and_o the_o world_n under_o foot_n eph._n 3._o 17._o rev._n 12._o 1._o so_o paul_n i_o be_o crucify_v to_o the_o world_n and_o the_o world_n to_o i_o gal._n 6._o 14._o before_o this_o change_n all_o the_o cry_n be_v who_o will_v show_v we_o any_o worldly_a good_a but_o now_o he_o sing_v quite_o another_o tune_n lord_n lift_z up_o the_o light_n of_o thy_o countenance_n upon_o i_o and_o take_v the_o corn_n and_o wine_n whoso_o will_v psal._n 4._o 6_o 7._o before_o his_o heart_n delight_n and_o content_n be_v in_o the_o world_n then_o the_o song_n be_v soul_n take_v thy_o ease_n eat_v drink_v and_o be_v merry_a thou_o have_v much_o good_n lay_v up_o for_o many_o year_n but_o now_o all_o this_o be_v wither_v and_o there_o be_v no_o comeliness_n that_o he_o shall_v desire_v it_o and_o he_o tune_v up_o with_o the_o sweet_a psalmist_n of_o israel_n the_o lord_n be_v the_o portion_n of_o my_o inheritance_n the_o line_n be_v fall_v to_o i_o in_o a_o fair_a place_n and_o i_o have_v a_o goodly_a heritage_n he_o bless_v himself_o and_o boast_v himself_o in_o god_n psal._n 34._o 2._o lam._n 3._o 24._o nothing_o else_o can_v give_v he_o content_a he_o have_v write_v vanity_n and_o vexation_n upon_o all_o his_o worldly_a enjoyment_n ec._n 1._o 2._o and_o loss_n and_o dung_n upon_o all_o humane_a excellency_n phil._n 3._o 7_o 8._o he_o have_v life_n and_o immortality_n now_o in_o chase_n rom._n 2._o 7._o he_o trade_v for_o grace_n and_o glory_n and_o have_v the_o crown_n incorruptible_a in_o pursuit_n 1_o cor._n 9_o 25._o his_o heart_n be_v set_v in_o he_o to_o seek_v the_o lord_n 1_o chron_n 22._o 19_o and_o 2._o chron_n 15._o 15._o he_o first_o seek_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n and_o the_o righteousness_n thereof_o and_o religion_n be_v no_o long_o a_o matter_n by_o the_o by_o with_o he_o but_o the_o main_a of_o his_o care_n matth._n 6._o 33._o psal._n 27._o 4._o now_o the_o gawdy_a idol_n be_v become_v nehushtan_n 2_o king_n 18._o 4._o and_o he_o up_n and_o tread_v upon_o it_o as_o diogenes_n trample_v on_o plato_n hang_n and_o saying_n caleo_fw-la platonis_fw-la fastum_fw-la before_o the_o world_n have_v the_o sway_a interest_n with_o he_o he_o will_v do_v more_o for_o gain_v than_o godliness_n 1_o tim._n 6._o 5._o more_o to_o pleasure_v his_o friend_n or_o his_o flesh_n than_o to_o please_v the_o god_n that_o make_v he_o and_o god_n must_v stand_v by_o till_o the_o world_n be_v first_o serve_v but_o now_o all_o must_v stand_v by_o he_o hate_v father_n and_o mother_n and_o life_n and_o all_o in_o comparison_n of_o christ._n
you_o but_o send_v you_o pack_v with_o a_o i_o never_o know_v you_o mat._n 7._o 23._o they_o that_o know_v what_o it_o be_v to_o have_v a_o god_n to_o go_v to_o a_o god_n to_o live_v upon_o they_o know_v a_o little_a what_o a_o fearful_a misery_n it_o be_v to_o be_v without_o god_n this_o make_v that_o holy_a man_n cry_v out_o let_v i_o have_v a_o god_n or_o nothing_o let_v i_o know_v he_o and_o his_o will_n and_o what_o will_v please_v â—im_a and_o how_o i_o may_v come_v to_o enjoy_v he_o or_o will_v i_o have_v never_o have_v a_o understanding_n to_o know_v any_o thing_n etc._n etc._n but_o thou_o be_v not_o only_o without_o god_n but_o god_n be_v against_o thou_o ezek._n 5._o 8_o 9_o nah._n 2._o 13._o oh_o if_o god_n will_v but_o stand_v a_o neuâ—er_n though_o he_o do_v not_o own_o nor_o help_v the_o poor_a sinner_n his_o case_n be_v not_o so_o deep_o miserable_a though_o god_n shall_v give_v up_o the_o poor_a creature_n to_o the_o will_n of_o all_o his_o enemy_n to_o do_v their_o worst_a with_o he_o though_o he_o shall_v deliver_v he_o over_o to_o the_o torment_n mat._n 18._o 34._o that_o devil_n shall_v tear_v and_o torture_v he_o to_o their_o utmost_a power_n and_o skill_n yet_o this_o be_v not_o half_a so_o fearful_a but_o god_n himself_o will_v set_v against_o the_o sinner_n and_o believe_v it_o it_o be_v a_o fearful_a thing_n to_o fail_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o live_a god_n heb._n 10._o 31._o there_o be_v no_o friend_n like_o he_o no_o enemy_n like_o he_o as_o much_o as_o heaven_n be_v above_o the_o earth_n omnipotency_n above_o impotency_n infinity_o above_o nullity_n so_o much_o more_o horrible_a be_v it_o to_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o live_a god_n than_o into_o the_o paw_n of_o bear_n or_o lion_n yea_o fury_n or_o devil_n god_n himself_o will_v be_v thy_o tormenter_n thy_o destruction_n shall_v come_v from_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o lord_n 2_o thess._n 1._o 9_o tophet_n be_v deep_a and_o large_a and_o the_o wrath_n of_o the_o lord_n like_o a_o river_n of_o brimstone_n do_v kindle_v it_o fsay_n 30._o 33._o if_o god_n be_v against_o thou_o who_o shall_v be_v for_o thou_o if_o one_o man_n sin_n against_o another_o the_o judge_n shall_v judge_v he_o but_o if_o a_o man_n sin_n against_o the_o lord_n who_o shall_v entreat_v for_o he_o 1_o sam._n 2._o 25._o thou_o even_o thou_o be_v to_o be_v fear_v and_o who_o shall_v stand_v in_o thy_o sight_n when_o once_o thou_o be_v angry_a psal._n 76._o 7._o who_o be_v that_o god_n that_o shall_v deliver_v you_o out_o of_o his_o hand_n dan._n 3._o 15._o can_v mammon_n riches_n profit_v not_o in_o the_o day_n of_o wrath_n prov._n 1_o i._n 4._o can_v king_n or_o warrior_n no_o they_o shall_v cry_v to_o the_o mountain_n and_o rock_n fall_v on_o we_o and_o hide_v we_o from_o the_o face_n of_o he_o that_o sit_v on_o the_o throne_n and_o from_o the_o wrath_n of_o the_o lamb._n for_o the_o great_a day_n of_o his_o wrath_n be_v come_v and_o who_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o stand_v rev._n 6._o 15_o 16_o 17._o sinner_n methinks_v this_o shall_v go_v like_o a_o dagger_n to_o thy_o heart_n to_o know_v that_o god_n be_v thy_o enemy_n oh_o whither_o will_v thou_o go_v where_o will_v thou_o shelter_v thou_o there_o be_v no_o hope_n for_o thou_o unless_o thou_o lay_v down_o thy_o weapon_n and_o sue_v out_o thy_o pardon_n and_o get_v christ_n to_o stand_v thy_o friend_n and_o to_o make_v thy_o peace_n if_o it_o be_v not_o for_o this_o thou_o may_v go_v into_o some_o howl_a wilderness_n and_o there_o pine_v in_o sorrow_n and_o run_v mad_a for_o anguish_n of_o heart_n and_o horrible_a despair_n but_o in_o christ_n there_o be_v a_o possibility_n of_o mercy_n for_o thou_o yea_o a_o proffer_n of_o mercy_n to_o thou_o that_o thou_o may_v have_v god_n to_o be_v more_o for_o thou_o than_o he_o be_v now_o against_o thou_o but_o if_o thou_o will_v not_o forsake_v thy_o sin_n nor_o turn_v thorough_o and_o to_o purpose_n unto_o god_n by_o a_o sound_a conversion_n the_o wrath_n of_o god_n abide_v on_o thou_o and_o he_o proclaim_v himself_o to_o be_v against_o thou_o as_o in_o the_o prophet_n ezek._n 5._o 8._o therefore_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n god_n behold_v i_o even_o i_o be_o against_o thou_o i._o his_o face_n be_v against_o thou_o psal._n 34._o 16._o the_o face_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v against_o they_o that_o do_v evil_a to_o cut_v off_o the_o remembrance_n of_o they_o woe_n to_o they_o who_o god_n shall_v set_v his_o face_n against_o when_o he_o do_v but_o look_v upon_o the_o host_n of_o the_o egyptian_n how_o terrible_a be_v the_o consequence_n ezek._n 14._o 8._o i_o will_v set_v my_o face_n against_o that_o man_n and_o will_v make_v he_o a_o sign_n and_o a_o proverb_n and_o will_v cut_v he_o off_o from_o the_o midst_n of_o my_o people_n and_o you_o shall_v know_v that_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n 2._o his_o heart_n be_v against_o thou_o he_o hate_v all_o the_o worker_n of_o iniquity_n man_n do_v not_o thy_o heart_n tremble_v to_o think_v of_o thy_o be_v a_o object_n of_o god_n hatred_n jer._n 15._o 1._o though_o mâ—ses_n and_o samuel_n stand_v before_o i_o yet_o my_o mind_n can_v not_o be_v towards_o this_o people_n cast_v they_o out_o of_o my_o sight_n zecb_n 7._o 8._o my_o soul_n loathe_v they_o and_o their_o soul_n also_o abhor_v i_o 3._o his_o hand_n be_v against_o thou_o 1_o sam._n 12._o 15._o 4._o all_o his_o attribute_n be_v against_o thou_o first_o his_o justice_n be_v like_o a_o flame_a sword_n unsheathe_v against_o thou_o if_o i_o whet_v my_o glitter_a sword_n and_o my_o hand_n take_v hold_v on_o judgement_n i_o will_v render_v vengeance_n be_v my_o adversary_n and_o will_v reward_v they_o that_o hate_v i_o i_o will_v make_v my_o arrow_n drink_v with_o blood_n etc._n etc._n deut._n 32._o 40_o 41._o so_o exact_a be_v justice_n that_o it_o will_v by_v no_o mean_n clear_v the_o guilty_a exod._n 34._o 7._o god_n will_v not_o discharge_v thou_o he_o will_v not_o hold_v thou_o guiltless_a exod._n 20._o 7._o but_o will_v require_v the_o whole_a debt_n in_o person_n of_o theeâ—_n unless_o thou_o can_v make_v a_o scripture_n claim_v to_o christ_n and_o his_o satisfaction_n when_o the_o enlighten_v sinner_n look_v on_o justice_n and_o see_v the_o balance_n in_o which_o he_o must_v be_v weigh_v and_o the_o sword_n by_o which_o he_o must_v be_v execute_v he_o feel_v a_o earthquake_n in_o his_o breast_n but_o satan_n keep_v this_o out_o of_o sight_n and_o persuade_v the_o soul_n while_o he_o can_v that_o the_o lord_n be_v all_o make_v up_o of_o mercy_n and_o so_o lull_v it_o asleep_a in_o sin_n divine_a justice_n be_v very_o strict_a it_o must_v have_v satisfaction_n to_o the_o utmost_a farthing_n it_o denounce_v indignation_n and_o wrath_n tribulation_n and_o anguish_n to_o every_o soul_n that_o dâ—th_v evil_a rom._n 2._o 8_o 9_o it_o curse_v every_o one_o that_o continue_v not_o in_o every_o thing_n that_o be_v write_v in_o the_o law_n to_o do_v it_o gal._n 3._o 10._o the_o justice_n of_o god_n to_o the_o unpardoned_a sinner_n that_o have_v a_o sense_n of_o his_o misery_n be_v more_o terrible_a than_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o bailiff_n or_o creditor_n to_o the_o bankrupt_a debtor_n or_o than_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o judge_n and_o bench_n to_o the_o robber_n or_o of_o the_o iron_n and_o gibbet_n to_o the_o guilty_a murderer_n when_o justice_n sit_v upon_o life_n and_o death_n oh_o what_o dreadful_a work_n do_v it_o make_v with_o the_o wretched_a sinner_n bind_v he_o hand_n and_o foot_n cast_v he_o into_o outer_a darkness_n there_o shall_v be_v weep_v and_o gnash_n of_o tooth_n matt._n 22._o 13._o depart_v from_o i_o you_o curse_v into_o everlasting_a fire_n mat._n 25._o 41._o this_o be_v the_o terrible_a sentence_n that_o justice_n pronounce_v why_o sinner_n by_o this_o severe_a justice_n must_v thou_o be_v try_v and_o as_o god_n live_v this_o kill_a sentence_n shall_v thou_o hear_v unless_o thou_o repent_v and_o be_v convert_v second_o the_o holiness_n of_o god_n be_v full_a of_o antipathy_n against_o thou_o psal._n 5._o 4_o 5._o he_o be_v not_o only_o angry_a with_o thou_o so_o he_o may_v be_v with_o his_o own_o child_n but_o he_o have_v a_o fix_a root_v habitual_a displeasure_n against_o thou_o he_o loathe_v thou_o zech._n 11._o 8._o and_o what_o be_v do_v by_o thou_o though_o for_o substance_n command_v by_o he_o isaiah_n 1._o 14._o mal._n 1._o 10._o as_o if_o a_o man_n shall_v give_v his_o servant_n never_o so_o good_a meat_n to_o dress_v yet_o if_o he_o shall_v mingle_v filth_n or_o poison_v with_o it_o he_o will_v not_o touch_v it_o god_n nature_n be_v infinite_o contrary_a to_o sin_n
before_o thou_o read_v these_o direction_n i_o advise_v thou_o yea_o i_o charge_v thou_o before_o god_n and_o his_o holy_a angel_n to_o resolve_v to_o follow_v they_o as_o far_o as_o conscience_n shall_v be_v convince_v of_o their_o agreeableness_n to_o god_n word_n and_o thy_o estate_n and_o call_v in_o his_o assistance_n and_o blessing_n that_o they_o may_v succeed_v and_o as_o i_o have_v seek_v the_o lord_n and_o consult_v his_o oracle_n what_o advice_n to_o give_v thou_o so_o must_v thou_o entertain_v it_o with_o that_o awe_n reverence_n and_o purpose_n of_o obedience_n that_o the_o word_n of_o the_o live_a god_n do_v require_v now_o then_o attend_v set_a thy_o heart_n unto_o all_o that_o i_o shall_v testify_v unto_o thou_o this_o day_n for_o it_o be_v not_o a_o vain_a thing_n it_o be_v your_o life_n deut._n 32._o 46._o this_o be_v the_o end_n of_o all_o that_o have_v be_v speak_v hitherto_o to_o bring_v you_o to_o set_v upon_o turn_v and_o make_v use_n of_o god_n mean_n for_o your_o conversion_n i_o will_v not_o trouble_v you_o nor_o torment_v you_o before_o the_o time_n with_o the_o forethought_n of_o your_o eternal_a misery_n but_o in_o order_n to_o your_o make_v your_o escape_n be_v you_o shut_v up_o under_o your_o present_a misery_n without_o remedy_n it_o be_v but_o mercy_n as_o one_o speak_v to_o let_v you_o alone_o that_o you_o may_v take_v in_o that_o little_a poor_a comfort_n that_o you_o be_v capable_a of_o here_o in_o this_o world_n but_o you_o may_v yet_o be_v happy_a if_o you_o do_v not_o wilful_o refuse_v the_o mean_n of_o your_o recovery_n behold_v i_o hold_v open_v the_o door_n unto_o you_o arise_v and_o take_v your_o flight_n i_o set_v the_o way_n of_o life_n before_o you_o walk_v in_o it_o and_o you_o shall_v live_v and_o not_o die_v deut._n 30._o 19_o jer._n 9_o 16._o it_o pity_v i_o to_o think_v you_o shall_v be_v your_o own_o murderer_n and_o throw_v yourselves_o headlong_o when_o god_n and_o man_n cry_v out_o to_o you_o as_o peter_z in_o another_o case_n to_o his_o master_n spare_v thyself_o a_o noble_a virgin_n that_o attend_v the_o court_n of_o spain_n be_v wicked_o ravish_v by_o the_o king_n and_o hereupon_o exciting_a the_o duke_n her_o father_n to_o revenge_v he_o call_v in_o the_o moor_n to_o his_o help_n who_o when_o they_o have_v execute_v his_o design_n miserable_o waste_v and_o spoil_v the_o country_n which_o this_o virgin_n lay_v exceed_o to_o heart_n shut_v herself_o up_o in_o a_o tower_n belong_v to_o her_o father_n house_n and_o desire_v her_o father_n and_o mother_n may_v be_v call_v forth_o and_o bewail_v to_o they_o her_o own_o wretchedness_n that_o she_o shall_v have_v occasion_v so_o much_o misery_n and_o desolation_n to_o her_o country_n for_o the_o satisfy_n of_o her_o revenge_n she_o tell_v they_o she_o be_v resolve_v to_o be_v avenge_v upon_o herself_o her_o father_n and_o mother_n beseech_v she_o to_o pity_v herself_o and_o they_o but_o nothing_o will_v prevail_v but_o she_o take_v her_o leave_n of_o they_o and_o throw_v herself_o off_o the_o battlement_n and_o so_o perish_v before_o their_o face_n just_o such_o be_v the_o wilful_a destruction_n of_o ungodly_a man_n the_o god_n that_o make_v they_o beseech_v they_o and_o cry_v out_o to_o they_o as_o paul_n to_o the_o distract_a jailor_n when_o about_o to_o murder_v himself_o do_v thyself_o no_o harm_n the_o minister_n of_o christ_n forewarn_v they_o and_o follow_v they_o and_o fain_o will_v hold_v they_o back_o but_o alas_o no_o expostulation_n nor_o obtestation_n will_v prevail_v but_o man_n will_v hurl_v themselves_o into_o perdition_n while_o pity_n itself_o look_v on_o what_o shall_v i_o say_v will_v it_o not_o grieve_v a_o person_n of_o any_o humanity_n if_o in_o the_o time_n of_o a_o reign_a plague_n he_o shall_v have_v a_o receipt_n as_o one_o well_o that_o will_v infallible_o cure_v all_o the_o country_n and_o recover_v the_o most_o hopeless_a patient_n and_o yet_o his_o friend_n and_o neighbour_n shall_v die_v by_o the_o hundred_o about_o he_o because_o they_o will_v not_o use_v it_o man_n and_o brethren_n though_o you_o carry_v the_o certain_a symptom_n of_o death_n in_o your_o face_n yet_o i_o have_v a_o receipt_n that_o will_v cure_v you_o all_o that_o will_v cure_v infallible_o follow_v but_o these_o few_o direction_n and_o if_o you_o do_v not_o then_o win_v heaven_n i_o will_v be_v content_a to_o lose_v it_o hear_v then_o o_o sinner_n and_o as_o ever_o thou_o will_v be_v convert_v and_o save_v embrace_v this_o follow_a counsel_n direct_v i._o set_v it_o down_o with_o thyself_o as_o a_o undoubted_a truth_n that_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o thou_o ever_o to_o get_v to_o heaven_n in_o this_o thy_o unconverted_a estate_n can_v any_o other_o but_o christ_n save_v thou_o and_o he_o tell_v thou_o he_o will_v never_o do_v it_o except_o thou_o be_v regenerate_v and_o convert_v mat._n 18._o 3._o john_n 3._o 3_o do_v not_o he_o keep_v the_o key_n of_o heaven_n and_o can_v thou_o get_v in_o without_o his_o leave_n as_o thou_o must_v if_o ever_o thou_o come_v thither_o in_o thy_o natural_a condition_n without_o a_o sound_n and_o through_o renovation_n dir._n ii_o labour_n to_o get_v a_o thorough_a sight_n and_o lively_a sense_n and_o feel_n of_o thy_o sin_n till_o man_n be_v weary_a and_o heavy_a lade_v and_o prick_v at_o the_o heart_n and_o stark_o sick_a of_o sin_n they_o will_v not_o come_v to_o christ_n in_o his_o way_n for_o ease_n and_o cure_v nor_o to_o purpose_n inquire_v what_o shall_v we_o do_v mat._n 11._o 28._o act._n 2._o 37._o mat._n 9_o 12._o they_o must_v set_v themselves_o down_o for_o dead_a man_n before_o they_o will_v come_v unto_o christ_n that_o they_o may_v have_v life_n john_n 5._o 40._o labour_v therefore_o to_o set_v all_o thy_o sin_n in_o order_n before_o thou_o never_o be_v afraid_a to_o look_v upon_o they_o but_o let_v thy_o spirit_n make_v diligent_a search_n psal._n 77._o 6._o inquire_v into_o thy_o heart_n and_o into_o thy_o life_n enter_v into_o a_o thorough_a examination_n of_o thyself_o and_o of_o all_o thy_o way_n psal._n 119._o 59_o that_o thou_o may_v make_v a_o full_a discovery_n and_o call_v in_o the_o help_n of_o god_n spirit_n in_o the_o sense_n of_o thy_o own_o inability_n hereunto_o for_o it_o be_v his_o proper_a work_n to_o convince_v of_o sin_n john_n 16._o 8._o spread_v all_o before_o the_o face_n of_o thy_o conscience_n till_o thy_o heart_n and_o eye_n be_v set_v abroach_o leave_v not_o strive_v with_o god_n and_o thy_o own_o soul_n till_o it_o cry_v out_o under_o the_o sense_n of_o thy_o sin_n as_o the_o enlighten_v jailor_n what_o must_v i_o do_v to_o be_v save_v act_n 16._o 30._o to_o this_o purpose_n meditate_v of_o the_o numerousness_n of_o thy_o sin_n david_n heart_n fail_v when_o he_o think_v of_o this_o and_o consider_v that_o he_o have_v more_o sin_n than_o hair_n psal._n 40._o 12._o this_o make_v he_o to_o cry_v out_o upon_o the_o multitude_n of_o god_n tender_a mercy_n psal._n 51._o 1._o the_o loathsome_a carcase_n do_v not_o more_o hateful_o swarm_v with_o crawl_a worm_n than_o a_o unsanctified_a soul_n with_o filthy_a lust_n they_o fill_v the_o head_n the_o heart_n the_o eye_n and_o mouth_n of_o he_o look_v backward_o where_o be_v ever_o the_o place_n what_o be_v ever_o the_o time_n in_o which_o thou_o do_v not_o sin_n look_v inward_a what_o part_n or_o power_n can_v thou_o find_v in_o soul_n or_o body_n but_o it_o be_v poison_v with_o sin_n what_o duty_n do_v thou_o ever_o perform_v into_o which_o this_o poison_n be_v not_o shed_v oh_o how_o great_a be_v the_o sum_n of_o thy_o debt_n who_o have_v be_v all_o thy_o life_n long_o run_v upon_o the_o book_n and_o never_o do_v nor_o can_v pay_v off_o one_o penny_n look_v over_o the_o sin_n of_o thy_o nature_n and_o all_o its_o curse_a brood_n the_o sin_n of_o thy_o life_n call_v to_o mind_n thy_o omission_n commission_n the_o sin_n of_o thy_o thought_n of_o thy_o word_n of_o thy_o action_n the_o sin_n of_o thy_o youth_n the_o sin_n of_o thy_o year_n etc._n etc._n be_v not_o like_o a_o desperate_a bankrupt_n that_o be_v afraid_a to_o look_v over_o his_o book_n read_v the_o record_n of_o conscience_n careful_o these_o book_n must_v be_v open_v soon_o or_o late_a rev._n 20._o 12._o meditate_v upon_o the_o aggravation_n of_o thy_o sin_n as_o they_o be_v the_o grand_a enemy_n against_o the_o god_n of_o thy_o life_n against_o the_o life_n of_o thy_o soul_n in_o a_o word_n they_o be_v the_o public_a enemy_n of_o all_o mankind_n how_o do_v david_n ezra_n daniel_n and_o the_o good_a levite_n aggravate_v their_o sin_n from_o the_o consideration_n of_o their_o injuriousness_n to_o god_n their_o opposition_n to_o his_o good_a and_o righteous_a