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he_o and_o lift_v up_o thy_o heart_n to_o he_o with_o reverence_n nor_o feel_v the_o fire_n kindle_v in_o thy_o heart_n and_o thyself_o willing_a to_o be_v offer_v up_o as_o a_o whole_a burnt-offering_a in_o that_o fire_n to_o offer_v up_o body_n and_o soul_n with_o all_o their_o several_a faculty_n and_o action_n as_o a_o live_a sacrifice_n to_o he_o be_v but_o thy_o reasonable_a service_n rom._n 12.1_o as_o it_o be_v his_o end_n why_o he_o make_v thou_o so_o it_o shall_v be_v thy_o end_n to_o have_v his_o work_n continual_o in_o thy_o eye_n his_o word_n ever_o in_o thy_o heart_n and_o his_o praise_n everlasting_o in_o thy_o mouth_n this_o be_v the_o resolution_n of_o david_n and_o shall_v be_v thou_o i_o will_v sing_v unto_o the_o lord_n say_v he_o as_o long_o as_o i_o live_v i_o will_v sing_v praise_n to_o my_o god_n whilst_o i_o have_v my_o be_v my_o meditation_n of_o he_o shall_v be_v sweet_a i_o will_v be_v glad_a in_o the_o lord_n psal_n 104.33_o 34._o consider_v that_o he_o have_v infinite_a wisdom_n and_o therefore_o be_v fit_a to_o rule_v thou_o and_o all_o the_o world_n he_o have_v infinite_a power_n and_o therefore_o its_o stark_a madness_n for_o such_o a_o worm_n to_o resist_v he_o one_o word_n of_o his_o mouth_n will_v undo_v the_o body_n and_o soul_n for_o ever_o one_o angry_a frown_n of_o his_o countenance_n will_v make_v thou_o wither_v and_o turn_v that_o move_a body_n of_o thou_o into_o a_o dead_a and_o lifeless_a clod_n yea_o and_o send_v thy_o soul_n into_o eternal_a misery_n do_v thou_o but_o consider_v the_o holiness_n of_o his_o nature_n and_o how_o much_o he_o abhor_v all_o sin_n and_o wickedness_n will_v thou_o dare_v to_o commit_v it_o with_o so_o much_o boldness_n do_v thou_o but_o consider_v what_o a_o pierce_a eye_n he_o have_v to_o who_o the_o darkness_n and_o the_o light_n be_v both_o alike_o psal_n 139.12_o will_v thou_o think_v to_o cover_v and_o conceal_v thy_o sin_n from_o he_o or_o use_v craft_n and_o subtlety_n to_o blind_v his_o eye_n thou_o do_v not_o consider_v what_o he_o be_v whilst_o thou_o use_v such_o silly_a shift_n as_o these_o be_v they_o do_v but_o provoke_v a_o wise_a man_n that_o have_v but_o a_o beam_n of_o god_n infinite_a wisdom_n how_o much_o more_o be_v they_o like_v to_o provoke_v he_o there_o be_v nothing_o like_o ingenuity_n and_o plain_a deal_n and_o humble_a confess_v of_o thy_o sin_n when_o thou_o have_v to_o do_v with_o he_o consideration_n of_o the_o divine_a purity_n and_o justice_n will_v be_v a_o very_a effectual_a defence_n against_o all_o unjust_a and_o unrighteous_a practice_n if_o thou_o do_v but_o consider_v what_o antipathy_n there_o be_v in_o sin_n to_o the_o divine_a nature_n and_o what_o a_o affront_n it_o be_v to_o the_o majesty_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n it_o will_v not_o go_v down_o so_o easy_o nor_o be_v such_o a_o sweet_a morsel_n to_o thou_o when_o man_n begin_v to_o take_v off_o the_o eye_n of_o their_o consideration_n from_o god_n than_o they_o begin_v to_o walk_v in_o darkness_n and_o know_v not_o at_o what_o they_o stumble_v what_o make_v man_n so_o vain_a and_o wicked_a in_o their_o imagination_n and_o practice_n but_o because_o god_n be_v not_o in_o all_o their_o thought_n by_o consideration_n what_o make_v the_o ungodly_a to_o prefer_v the_o pleasure_n of_o sin_n which_o be_v but_o for_o a_o season_n but_o because_o they_o do_v not_o eye_n and_o consider_v the_o recompense_n of_o reward_n what_o make_v man_n either_o to_o neglect_v to_o come_v to_o god_n by_o prayer_n or_o to_o put_v up_o faint_a and_o cold_a supplication_n to_o he_o but_o that_o they_o consider_v not_o that_o he_o be_v and_o that_o he_o be_v a_o rewarder_n of_o all_o they_o that_o diligent_o seek_v he_o thou_o will_v not_o murmur_v and_o repine_v at_o any_o of_o god_n providence_n towards_o thou_o if_o thou_o do_v but_o consider_v what_o equity_n wisdom_n and_o mercy_n there_o be_v in_o all_o his_o deal_n towards_o thou_o thou_o will_v endure_v the_o cross_n and_o despise_v the_o shame_n if_o thou_o do_v but_o serious_o consider_v the_o joy_n that_o be_v set_v before_o thou_o thou_o will_v be_v steadfast_a and_o unmoveable_a always_o abound_v in_o the_o work_n of_o the_o lord_n if_o thou_o do_v but_o consider_v thy_o labour_n can_v be_v in_o vain_a in_o the_o lord_n i_o advise_v thou_o therefore_o to_o consider_v and_o think_v more_o frequent_o what_o a_o impartial_a righteous_a judge_n thou_o have_v to_o do_v with_o in_o thy_o action_n and_o how_o dear_a thou_o shall_v pay_v for_o thy_o sin_n one_o of_o these_o day_n if_o thou_o will_v commit_v it_o and_o this_o will_v spur_v thou_o forward_o to_o thy_o duty_n when_o thou_o will_v neglect_v it_o and_o keep_v thou_o backward_o from_o sinful_a practice_n when_o thou_o will_v commit_v it_o let_v my_o counsel_n therefore_o be_v acceptable_a to_o thou_o have_v god_n more_o frequent_o in_o thy_o meditation_n consider_v that_o he_o see_v and_o know_v thy_o way_n that_o he_o abhor_v all_o wickedness_n both_o of_o heart_n and_o life_n that_o he_o be_v the_o governor_n of_o the_o world_n to_o who_o all_o these_o thing_n be_v as_o nothing_o that_o command_v the_o being_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n that_o have_v the_o wind_n and_o the_o sea_n and_o man_n and_o devil_n in_o the_o chain_n of_o his_o providence_n that_o be_v from_o all_o eternity_n and_o be_v the_o same_o for_o ever_o and_o ever_o but_o thou_o be_v of_o yesterday_o and_o know_v nothing_o job_n 8.9_o thou_o may_v resist_v the_o will_n of_o his_o command_n and_o precept_n because_o it_o be_v to_o try_v thou_o but_o thou_o can_v not_o withstand_v the_o will_n of_o his_o purpose_n what_o he_o do_v will_v peremptory_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v the_o counsel_n of_o the_o lord_n stand_v for_o ever_o the_o thought_n of_o his_o heart_n to_o all_o generation_n psa_n 33.11_o if_o thou_o love_v thy_o own_o soul_n let_v god_n be_v continual_o before_o thy_o eye_n it_o be_v because_o thou_o know_v he_o not_o that_o thou_o be_v so_o unlike_o he_o it_o be_v because_o thou_o be_v not_o acquaint_v with_o he_o that_o thy_o heart_n be_v so_o void_a of_o love_n to_o he_o it_o be_v because_o thou_o understand_v he_o not_o that_o thou_o do_v so_o little_a fear_n and_o reverence_v he_o and_o why_o have_v thou_o so_o little_a knowledge_n and_o understanding_n of_o he_o but_o because_o thou_o consider_v he_o not_o do_v thou_o but_o well_o consider_v his_o omnipotency_n thou_o will_v fear_v he_o more_o than_o all_o the_o world_n beside_o do_v thou_o but_o consider_v his_o veracity_n thou_o will_v take_v his_o word_n for_o the_o great_a security_n and_o give_v more_o credit_n to_o it_o than_o if_o thou_o have_v the_o word_n and_o oath_n of_o the_o most_o trusty_a and_o sufficient_a man_n thou_o will_v certain_o believe_v the_o threaten_n thereof_o and_o foresee_v the_o accomplishment_n of_o the_o promise_n thereof_o as_o if_o they_o be_v already_o make_v good_a and_o steer_v thy_o life_n according_a to_o the_o most_o wise_a and_o excellent_a precept_n thereof_o consider_v but_o his_o faithfulness_n and_o thou_o will_v see_v no_o reason_n to_o distrust_v he_o they_o that_o know_v thy_o name_n say_v the_o prophet_n david_n will_v trust_v in_o thou_o for_o thou_o lord_n haste_v never_o forsake_v those_o that_o trust_v in_o thou_o psal_n 9.10_o thou_o will_v venture_v thy_o life_n and_o all_o thy_o comfort_n upon_o his_o word_n come_v what_o will_v thou_o will_v trust_v in_o the_o lord_n and_o do_v good_a psal_n 37.3_o and_o whilst_o thou_o be_v intent_n upon_o thy_o duty_n will_v not_o fear_v though_o man_n and_o devil_n shall_v combine_v against_o thou_o and_o the_o more_o experience_n thou_o have_v the_o more_o thou_o will_v be_v confident_a and_o say_v it_o be_v better_a to_o trust_v in_o the_o lord_n than_o to_o put_v confidence_n in_o man_n it_o be_v better_a to_o trust_v in_o the_o lord_n than_o to_o put_v confidence_n in_o prince_n psal_n 118.8_o 9_o do_v but_o consider_v that_o he_o be_v a_o spirit_n and_o thou_o will_v abhor_v a_o mere_a bodily_a service_n and_o tremble_v to_o let_v thy_o lip_n go_v when_o thy_o heart_n imagine_v deceit_n and_o be_v not_o employ_v in_o his_o worship_n and_o thou_o will_v worship_v he_o in_o spirit_n and_o in_o truth_n john_n 4.23_o 24._o therefore_o man_n worship_v he_o they_o know_v not_o how_o nor_o care_v not_o in_o what_o manner_n because_o they_o worship_v they_o know_v not_o what_o ver._n 22._o man_n will_v not_o dare_v to_o offer_v up_o to_o he_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o fool_n if_o they_o do_v but_o consider_v with_o who_o they_o have_v to_o do_v eccles_n 5.1_o neither_o will_v they_o come_v with_o dead_a heart_n before_o the_o live_a god_n this_o be_v the_o
their_o meditation_n to_o these_o heavenly_a subject_n that_o have_v some_o prevail_a love_n to_o they_o which_o every_o carnal_a man_n be_v deprive_v of_o i_o know_v the_o affection_n be_v not_o so_o easy_o compel_v as_o the_o thought_n it_o must_v be_v the_o clearness_n and_o importunity_n of_o the_o understanding_n that_o must_v excite_v and_o quicken_v the_o affection_n but_o yet_o serious_a meditation_n on_o such_o weighty_a move_a object_n as_o these_o be_v on_o which_o your_o meditation_n shall_v be_v exercise_v will_v do_v much_o to_o stir_v the_o fire_n and_o make_v the_o heart_n feel_v what_o the_o mind_n do_v so_o clear_o understand_v it_o be_v the_o way_n that_o god_n have_v prescribe_v for_o a_o man_n to_o prevail_v with_o his_o own_o heart_n to_o take_v it_o off_o from_o vanity_n and_o enamour_v it_o with_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v divine_a and_o heavenly_a object_n and_o move_a reason_n keep_v much_o upon_o the_o mind_n by_o serious_a thought_n be_v the_o great_a 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tibi_fw-la vim_o intuleris_fw-la claud_n clem._n bib._n but_o the_o success_n will_v make_v amends_o for_o all_o think_v it_o not_o a_o tedious_a unpleasant_a task_n to_o attend_v the_o affair_n of_o your_o own_o soul_n and_o to_o do_v a_o work_v so_o please_v unto_o god_n what_o have_v thou_o thy_o time_n and_o faculty_n for_o if_o not_o to_o employ_v they_o in_o his_o service_n that_o give_v thou_o both_o time_n and_o faculty_n do_v thou_o grudge_v to_o set_v they_o a_o work_n to_o thy_o own_o unspeakable_a advantage_n have_v thou_o rather_o live_v like_o a_o beast_n than_o like_o a_o man_n in_o the_o best_a use_n and_o exercise_v of_o thy_o reason_n check_v thyself_o after_o this_o manner_n when_o thy_o mind_n begin_v to_o be_v unruly_a and_o thy_o fleshly_a brutish_a part_n will_v call_v thou_o off_o from_o the_o most_o rational_a improvement_n of_o thy_o time_n in_o such_o wise_a and_o provident_a thought_n for_o thy_o eternal_a happiness_n sometime_o thy_o mind_n will_v loiter_v and_o then_o it_o will_v be_v thy_o duty_n to_o spur_v it_o up_o by_o the_o most_o persuasive_a quicken_a argument_n thou_o can_v suggest_v to_o it_o and_o such_o thou_o shall_v have_v ready_a at_o hand_n to_o serve_v for_o that_o use_n sometime_o it_o will_v divert_v and_o then_o thou_o shall_v rein_v it_o in_o with_o as_o much_o resolution_n as_o thou_o will_v a_o unruly_a beast_n that_o will_v carry_v thou_o out_o of_o thy_o way_n and_o when_o thy_o heart_n be_v ready_a to_o frustrate_v all_o these_o help_n intermix_v some_o short_a ejaculation_n to_o god_n with_o thy_o meditation_n and_o appeal_v to_o he_o for_o strength_n to_o master_n thy_o own_o thought_n and_o affection_n if_o thou_o gain_v the_o victory_n thou_o have_v do_v more_o than_o if_o thou_o have_v conquer_v a_o kingdom_n prov._n 16.32_o three_o address_v thyself_o to_o this_o duty_n with_o the_o confident_a expectation_n of_o a_o blessing_n think_v there_o be_v more_o to_o be_v gain_v this_o way_n than_o by_o any_o other_o exercise_n of_o thy_o mind_n the_o strong_a thy_o hope_n be_v of_o a_o blessing_n that_o will_v answer_v all_o thy_o pain_n the_o more_o cheerful_o will_v the_o work_n go_v on_o if_o thou_o expect_v nothing_o in_o this_o way_n of_o obedience_n to_o god_n and_o exercise_v of_o thy_o thought_n but_o be_v drag_v to_o it_o mere_o by_o the_o threat_n of_o thy_o own_o conscience_n that_o tell_v thou_o roundly_o it_o be_v thy_o duty_n it_o will_v be_v do_v with_o little_a pleasure_n and_o as_o little_a profit_n but_o if_o thou_o will_v make_v a_o virtue_n of_o necessity_n and_o perform_v that_o willing_o that_o must_v be_v do_v however_o then_o sweeten_v thy_o labour_n by_o the_o harvest_n that_o will_v come_v in_o and_o take_v as_o much_o pain_n to_o gratify_v thy_o soul_n for_o ever_o and_o to_o sow_v in_o it_o the_o seed_n of_o endless_a felicity_n as_o thou_o will_v to_o sow_v thy_o land_n that_o thou_o may_v enjoy_v the_o crop_n that_o it_o promise_v to_o bring_v thou_o forth_o thou_o do_v thyself_o wrong_n to_o leave_v out_o such_o thought_n as_o these_o when_o thou_o be_v set_v about_o the_o work_n of_o consideration_n they_o will_v infuse_v life_n into_o thy_o meditation_n to_o think_v that_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v in_o vain_a in_o the_o lord_n the_o hard_a the_o duty_n be_v that_o be_v enjoin_v the_o great_a be_v the_o gain_n after_o it_o be_v conscientious_o perform_v it_o be_v sinful_a despair_n and_o unbelief_n that_o weaken_v our_o hand_n to_o prayer_n and_o meditation_n and_o cut_v the_o nerve_n and_o sinew_n of_o all_o duty_n this_o bring_v a_o damp_n upon_o we_o and_o discourage_v all_o our_o endeavour_n as_o ever_o therefore_o thou_o will_v perform_v this_o duty_n with_o any_o life_n perform_v it_o in_o hope_n if_o thou_o have_v no_o other_o hope_v but_o to_o please_v god_n in_o the_o performance_n of_o a_o duty_n so_o high_o acceptable_a to_o he_o even_o this_o alone_o be_v well_o worth_a thy_o pain_n but_o when_o thou_o may_v be_v sure_a 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