miracle_n which_o he_o do_v most_o be_v to_o dispossess_v and_o cast_v out_o devil_n to_o restore_v health_n as_o they_o bring_v disease_n who_o consequent_o look_v on_o he_o as_o and_o proclaim_v he_o their_o enemy_n and_o although_o this_o may_v be_v think_v to_o be_v do_v by_o they_o for_o some_o great_a advantage_n as_o the_o devil_n may_v suffer_v one_o charm_n to_o counter-work_n another_o yet_o can_v they_o not_o here_o be_v think_v to_o have_v use_v those_o endeavour_n to_o raise_v christ_n into_o that_o power_n of_o destroy_v they_o or_o to_o assist_v their_o utmost_a to_o give_v he_o a_o authority_n in_o the_o world_n indeed_o the_o whole_a doctrine_n of_o christ_n be_v so_o direct_o contrary_a to_o that_o which_o have_v be_v maintain_v by_o the_o oracle_n that_o it_o can_v be_v imagine_v to_o proceed_v from_o that_o principle_n to_o which_o they_o pretend_v and_o the_o story_n be_v approve_v by_o plutarch_n and_o the_o effect_n have_v make_v it_o not_o improbable_a that_o 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thing_n from_o a_o voice_n no_o man_n be_v see_v which_o come_v in_o a_o clap_n of_o thunder_n with_o a_o bright_a shine_a cloud_n from_o heaven_n this_o may_v reasonable_o satisfy_v the_o importunity_n of_o that_o objection_n also_o sect._n 33_o and_o so_o much_o for_o the_o first_o part_n of_o the_o ground_n of_o our_o faith_n in_o gross_a the_o testimony_n on_o which_o it_o be_v build_v which_o be_v a_o infallible_a word_n derive_v and_o convey_v to_o we_o by_o the_o most_o creditable_a mean_n and_o which_o we_o have_v no_o temptation_n from_o reason_n to_o doubt_v of_o may_v sure_o be_v conclude_v a_o rational_a ground_n of_o belief_n chap._n ii_o a_o digression_n concerning_o the_o use_n of_o reason_n in_o decide_v controversy_n in_o religion_n sect._n 1_o have_v proceed_v thus_o far_o for_o the_o convince_n of_o the_o gainsayer_n it_o may_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o consider_v the_o believer_n awhile_o and_o give_v he_o the_o bound_n or_o limit_n within_o which_o reason_n be_v oblige_v to_o contain_v itself_o in_o matter_n of_o faith_n and_o this_o even_o by_o the_o verdict_n of_o reason_n itself_o and_o i_o shall_v do_v it_o by_o a_o brief_a state_n of_o this_o question_n sect._n 2_o whether_o right_a reason_n be_v appoint_v the_o judge_n of_o controversy_n whether_o all_o doubt_n of_o all_o sort_n be_v to_o be_v determine_v by_o the_o dictate_v of_o nature_n in_o the_o hear_v of_o every_o man_n which_o have_v the_o use_n of_o reason_n to_o this_o i_o shall_v ground_v my_o answer_n in_o these_o two_o rule_n or_o postulation_n 1._o that_o sect._n 3_o the_o measure_n of_o man_n natural_a power_n of_o know_v or_o judge_v of_o thing_n be_v his_o participate_n of_o those_o thing_n in_o some_o degree_n with_o god_n in_o who_o they_o be_v as_o in_o the_o fountain_n so_o that_o the_o man_n may_v find_v and_o behold_v they_o in_o himself_o as_o true_o though_o not_o as_o eminent_o or_o in_o the_o same_o degree_n as_o they_o be_v in_o god_n for_o certain_o if_o a_o man_n denudate_fw-la of_o all_o experimental_a acquire_v reveal_a knowledge_n of_o all_o foreign_a help_n leave_v only_o to_o himself_o as_o a_o man_n endue_v with_o reason_n shall_v be_v question_v in_o any_o thing_n and_o suppose_v able_a to_o express_v his_o conception_n he_o will_v be_v fain_o to_o fetch_v out_o every_o word_n that_o he_o say_v from_o within_o he_o say_v only_o what_o his_o own_o heart_n can_v discern_v within_o himself_o otherwise_o he_o shall_v be_v suppose_v to_o answer_v more_o than_o he_o have_v mean_n to_o come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o work_n do_v will_v be_v above_o the_o proportion_n of_o the_o mean_n to_o it_o the_o conclusion_n will_v have_v more_o in_o it_o then_o the_o premise_n from_o hence_o follow_v this_o second_o rule_n that_o sect._n 4_o man_n be_v natural_o able_a to_o judge_v only_o of_o those_o thing_n which_o by_o some_o sure_a connexion_n depend_v on_o those_o attribute_n of_o god_n which_o be_v communicate_v to_o and_o particular_o by_o man_n and_o be_v the_o like_a as_o far_o as_o the_o adumbration_n or_o transcript_n be_v to_o the_o exemplar_n or_o pattern_n for_o kind_n though_o not_o degree_n in_o man_n as_o in_o god_n sect._n 4_o now_o all_o controversy_n i_o e._n all_o thing_n subject_a to_o judgement_n be_v reducible_a to_o two_o head_n goodness_n or_o truth_n so_o that_o the_o question_n now_o be_v whether_o right_a reason_n can_v infallible_o judge_n what_o be_v good_a or_o bad_a true_a or_o false_a and_o then_o to_o this_o i_o answer_v first_o concerning_o the_o first_o head_n sect._n 5_o for_o a_o thing_n to_o be_v good_a moral_o for_o metaphysical_a goodness_n be_v all_o one_o with_o truth_n depend_v by_o sure_a connexion_n from_o that_o eternal_a justice_n which_o be_v primary_o in_o god_n that_o be_v the_o rule_n as_o it_o be_v the_o fountain_n of_o all_o moral_a goodness_n in_o man_n or_o thing_n every_o thing_n be_v good_a more_o or_o less_o as_o it_o more_o or_o less_o partake_v of_o that_o justice_n which_o be_v in_o god_n sect._n 6_o now_o this_o be_v one_o of_o the_o attribute_n of_o god_n which_o be_v call_v communicable_a it_o be_v true_o affirm_v that_o that_o justice_n which_o be_v in_o god_n be_v the_o very_a same_o in_o substance_n communicate_v to_o man_n though_o in_o a_o low_a degree_n and_o therefore_o it_o follow_v by_o the_o second_o rule_n that_o man_n by_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n and_o general_a impression_n i_o e._n by_o a_o power_n of_o see_v whatsoever_o be_v within_o his_o sphere_n be_v enable_v by_o god_n to_o judge_v what_o be_v just_a what_o not_o what_o moral_o good_a what_o bad_a and_o no_o man_n judge_n amiss_o in_o these_o thing_n but_o he_o that_o have_v his_o judgement_n corrupt_v by_o some_o prepossession_n or_o habitual_a vice_n or_o present_a prevail_a temptation_n and_o therefore_o of_o moral_a controversy_n i_o e._n whether_o a_o thing_n natural_o or_o in_o itself_o be_v good_a or_o bad_a just_a or_o not_o right_a reason_n be_v a_o judg._n sect._n 7_o yet_o this_o with_o this_o caution_n or_o limitation_n that_o it_o be_v not_o extend_v to_o those_o thing_n wherein_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n have_v be_v elevate_v high_o by_o any_o positive_a law_n of_o christ_n for_o as_o right_a reason_n can_v judge_v what_o be_v lawful_a in_o any_o particular_a kingdom_n because_o what_o nature_n have_v make_v lawful_a the_o municipal_a law_n of_o that_o place_n may_v have_v forbid_v and_o make_v unlawful_a and_o that_o right_a reason_n can_v take_v notice_n of_o unless_o it_o be_v tell_v so_o so_o in_o christ_n kingdom_n the_o church_n when_o he_o have_v forbid_v what_o nature_n have_v leave_v free_a and_o unforbidden_a reason_n untaught_a by_o christ_n can_v say_v that_o that_o be_v unlawful_a yet_o general_o will_v be_v find_v to_o bear_v that_o testimony_n to_o christ_n that_o what_o christ_n have_v superadd_v to_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n right_a reason_n will_v of_o its_o own_o accord_n commend_v as_o best_o or_o most_o laudable_a and_o excellent_a in_o they_o that_o do_v it_o though_o not_o know_v any_o precept_n for_o it_o it_o will_v not_o affirm_v that_o it_o be_v necessary_a so_o as_o it_o can_v be_v omit_v without_o sin_n then_o concerning_o the_o second_o head_n i_o answer_v sect._n 8_o that_o for_o a_o thing_n to_o be_v true_a i_o e._n to_o have_v a_o be_v either_o potential_a or_o actual_a depend_v partly_o on_o god_n power_n partly_o on_o his_o will_n in_o respect_n of_o its_o potential_a be_v it_o depend_v on_o his_o power_n in_o respect_n of_o its_o actual_a on_o his_o will_n sect._n 9_o now_o god_n power_n though_o it_o may_v in_o some_o sense_n be_v say_v communicable_a to_o the_o creature_n because_o all_o ability_n in_o the_o creature_n be_v a_o gleam_n of_o infinite_a
he_o himself_o rise_v from_o the_o dead_a and_o angel_n again_o be_v send_v to_o give_v notice_n of_o it_o and_o those_o that_o at_o his_o death_n have_v fear_v themselves_o delude_v as_o adversity_n be_v a_o great_a temptation_n and_o by_o christ_n himself_o foretell_v to_o be_v so_o be_v every_o one_o of_o they_o confirm_v by_o see_v touch_v talk_v with_o he_o and_o what_o be_v see_v and_o testify_v by_o they_o be_v see_v also_o by_o five_o hundred_o person_n at_o once_o which_o live_v many_o year_n to_o attest_v the_o truth_n to_o all_o that_o doubt_v it_o and_o at_o length_n which_o be_v the_o must_v immediate_a testification_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o all_o the_o former_a he_o be_v bodily_a and_o visible_o take_v up_o into_o heaven_n before_o their_o eye_n sect._n 15_o when_o that_o be_v do_v there_o be_v but_o one_o imaginable_a method_n behind_o that_o according_a as_o he_o have_v promise_v while_o he_o be_v upon_o earth_n he_o shall_v be_v himself_o depart_v send_v the_o paraclet_n which_o by_o descend_v visible_o upon_o the_o apostle_n and_o by_o endue_v they_o with_o the_o gift_n of_o do_v miracle_n and_o of_o speak_v of_o all_o language_n which_o they_o be_v know_v never_o to_o have_v learn_v shall_v enable_v they_o to_o convince_v the_o world_n by_o the_o testimony_n of_o christ_n resurrection_n and_o ascension_n and_o destroy_v of_o satan_n by_o his_o death_n the_o most_o improbable_a mean_n of_o work_a victory_n that_o he_o be_v the_o messiah_n foretell_v that_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n that_o shall_v break_v the_o serpent_n head_n on_o strength_n of_o this_o they_o which_o so_o late_o doubt_v now_o cheerful_o lay_v down_o their_o life_n in_o testify_v of_o all_o these_o truth_n and_o those_o jew_n that_o do_v not_o yet_o believe_v on_o he_o be_v according_a to_o his_o distinct_a prediction_n many_o time_n repeat_v they_o their_o temple_n in_o which_o they_o trust_v their_o city_n their_o whole_a nation_n and_o infinite_a multitude_n of_o they_o wheresoever_o they_o be_v find_v most_o stupendious_o destroy_v by_o the_o roman_a eagle_n or_o legion_n all_o this_o thus_o hasty_o put_v together_o so_o as_o necessary_o to_o omit_v many_o weighty_a circumstance_n under_o every_o head_n be_v sure_a prodigy_n enough_o to_o attest_v and_o authorize_v no_o great_a a_o change_n than_o the_o clear_a revelation_n of_o some_o obscure_a truth_n the_o confutation_n of_o some_o false_a doctrine_n and_o the_o reformation_n of_o some_o ceremony_n and_o the_o perfect_n and_o heighten_n of_o some_o law_n less_o perfect_a before_o and_o the_o institute_n of_o a_o few_o useful_a ceremony_n in_o stead_n of_o many_o burdensome_a one_o can_v be_v think_v to_o amount_v to_o sect._n 16_o this_o first_o gound_z of_o believe_v christianity_n be_v thus_o mention_v be_v not_o capable_a of_o any_o dispute_n from_o any_o reasonable_a man_n unless_o from_o he_o which_o shall_v question_v whether_o this_o be_v not_o fabulous_a in_o the_o relation_n i_o e._n whether_o first_o there_o be_v ever_o indeed_o hear_v such_o voice_n or_o second_o whether_o they_o be_v not_o delusion_n of_o the_o hearer_n or_o at_o least_o the_o voice_n of_o some_o other_o and_o not_o of_o god_n and_o to_o he_o that_o shall_v make_v the_o former_a scruple_n i_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o give_v as_o satisfactory_a a_o answer_n as_o be_v possible_a to_o be_v give_v of_o a_o matter_n of_o this_o nature_n of_o any_o the_o light_a or_o weighty_a consequence_n to_o a_o matter_n of_o this_o nature_n i_o say_v i_o e._n of_o a_o matter_n of_o fact_n for_o such_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v that_o such_o a_o voice_n be_v hear_v from_o heaven_n and_o that_o fact_n pass_v so_o many_o hundred_o year_n ago_o for_o first_o that_o fact_n be_v of_o necessity_n to_o be_v confine_v to_o some_o determinate_a time_n and_o place_n to_o be_v do_v somewhere_o and_o why_o not_o in_o judaea_n where_o it_o be_v say_v to_o be_v do_v to_o be_v see_v by_o some_o particular_a man_n and_o by_o they_o of_o necessity_n if_o it_o be_v to_o be_v know_v to_o be_v attest_v to_o other_o nay_o if_o it_o have_v be_v do_v so_o as_o to_o be_v hear_v and_o see_v by_o the_o whole_a world_n then_o live_v though_o that_o this_o shall_v point_v out_o that_o one_o person_n jesus_n will_v not_o be_v well_o reconcilable_a with_o that_o because_o his_o body_n can_v not_o be_v in_o every_o place_n yet_o can_v not_o the_o next_o age_n come_v to_o know_v this_o but_o must_v be_v force_v to_o make_v use_n of_o the_o attestation_n of_o man_n of_o that_o age_n to_o reveal_v it_o to_o they_o and_o so_o proceed_v by_o the_o very_a way_n that_o now_o be_v allow_v we_o that_o of_o faith_n or_o believe_v for_o secondl_o shall_v there_o at_o this_o hour_n come_v the_o like_a voice_n from_o heaven_n in_o the_o hear_n of_o any_o the_o most_o creditable_a honest_a man_n of_o this_o age_n what_o way_n will_v be_v expect_v to_o convince_v the_o age_n to_o come_v who_o shall_v not_o be_v present_a to_o hear_v it_o of_o the_o truth_n of_o this_o but_o by_o the_o constant_a affirmation_n of_o those_o who_o be_v now_o ear-witness_n of_o it_o and_o by_o their_o commit_v all_o this_o to_o write_v now_o so_o that_o all_o that_o shall_v now_o live_v and_o suspect_v or_o believe_v it_o a_o forgery_n may_v be_v able_a to_o examine_v and_o discover_v the_o truth_n of_o it_o especial_o if_o to_o that_o they_o shall_v join_v the_o do_n of_o the_o great_a miracle_n which_o come_v only_o from_o god_n can_v be_v conceive_v to_o be_v by_o he_o allow_v to_o assist_v the_o bring_v a_o lie_n into_o the_o world_n sect._n 17_o beyond_o such_o testimony_n of_o eye_n or_o ear-witness_n thus_o public_o and_o authoritative_o protest_v and_o convey_v to_o posterity_n there_o be_v no_o rational_a evidence_n imaginable_a for_o those_o that_o live_v not_o in_o that_o age_n nor_o do_v man_n at_o any_o time_n exact_a or_o require_v any_o more_o authentic_a proof_n of_o matter_n of_o fact_n or_o ground_n of_o believe_v any_o thing_n for_o as_o to_o the_o voice_n of_o god_n again_o from_o heaven_n which_o alone_o can_v pretend_v to_o be_v above_o this_o this_o be_v not_o at_o all_o commodious_a to_o this_o turn_n for_o this_o be_v for_o god_n to_o multiply_v prodigy_n improper_o and_o unseasonable_o it_o be_v sure_o unnecessary_o and_o to_o all_o that_o be_v not_o present_a this_o will_v be_v again_o as_o questionable_a as_o the_o former_a sect._n 18_o for_o the_o testify_v a_o high_a important_a truth_n which_o can_v otherwise_o be_v know_v god_n have_v be_v please_v thus_o personal_o to_o interpose_v his_o own_o power_n and_o authority_n and_o to_o speak_v from_o heaven_n yea_o and_o to_o repeat_v that_o again_o and_o again_o that_o there_o may_v no_o matter_n of_o doubt_n remain_v concerning_o it_o but_o when_o that_o have_v be_v thus_o do_v by_o god_n sufficient_o then_o be_v there_o sufficient_a human_a mean_n to_o convey_v the_o truth_n or_o history_n of_o this_o fact_n to_o other_o man_n viz._n the_o testimony_n of_o those_o that_o see_v or_o hear_v it_o and_o as_o it_o be_v ridiculous_a to_o suppose_v or_o expect_v from_o god_n that_o he_o shall_v testify_v from_o heaven_n that_o such_o man_n do_v hear_v that_o former_a voice_n from_o heaven_n so_o the_o same_o law_n of_o god_n and_o nature_n which_o forbid_v lie_v as_o sinful_a forbid_v also_o incredulity_n as_o irrational_a when_o a_o thing_n be_v by_o unsuspected_a witness_n upon_o certain_a knowledge_n with_o so_o many_o improvement_n and_o advantage_n thus_o sufficient_o testify_v and_o if_o god_n upon_o man_n several_a incredulity_n shall_v be_v still_o oblige_v to_o give_v witness_n to_o his_o truth_n by_o his_o own_o voice_n than_o shall_v he_o cut_v off_o that_o rule_n for_o belief_n which_o in_o all_o other_o thing_n agreeable_o to_o the_o dictate_v of_o reasonable_a nature_n he_o have_v make_v stand_v among_o man_n and_o in_o this_o case_n to_o require_v any_o high_a testimony_n be_v the_o same_o inconvenient_a absurdity_n as_o not_o to_o believe_v any_o thing_n upon_o any_o other_o ground_n then_o that_o of_o sight_n which_o be_v indeed_o to_o mistake_v knowledge_n for_o belief_n or_o evidence_n for_o adherence_n and_o must_v necessary_o leave_v nothing_o of_o virtue_n rewardable_a in_o that_o faith_n which_o be_v so_o violent_o and_o unavoidable_o produce_v or_o to_o expect_v a_o voice_n from_o heaven_n to_o give_v i_o daily_a assurance_n of_o all_o the_o passage_n or_o relation_n of_o history_n and_o not_o to_o believe_v that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o man_n as_o alexander_n or_o caesar_n or_o william_n the_o conqueror_n or_o elizabeth_n the_o late_a but_o before_o our_o birth_n queen_n of_o this_o kingdom_n unless_o some_o voice_n of_o god_n from_o heaven_n attest_v it_o to_o i_o sect._n 19_o
expose_v themselves_o to_o all_o the_o torment_n of_o hell_n the_o sure_a reward_n of_o a_o atheistical_a antichristian_a life_n upon_o the_o bare_a probability_n of_o those_o their_o argument_n which_o can_v be_v rational_o do_v by_o they_o unless_o their_o pretension_n against_o christian_a religion_n exceed_v we_o for_o it_o in_o strength_n of_o credibility_n as_o far_o as_o a_o eternal_a hell_n exceed_v those_o short_a suffering_n of_o this_o life_n to_o which_o christianity_n betray_v we_o or_o as_o a_o eternal_a state_n of_o spiritual_a bliss_n in_o heaven_n do_v surpass_v the_o transitory_a unsatisfactory_a short_a pleasure_n of_o sin_n in_o this_o life_n or_o whether_o it_o be_v not_o real_o their_o free_a indulgence_n to_o some_o liberty_n which_o christianity_n admit_v not_o of_o and_o that_o more_o against_o light_n and_o against_o the_o importunity_n of_o god_n judgement_n than_o before_o or_o perhaps_o some_o change_n of_o affair_n abroad_o which_o have_v make_v the_o practice_n of_o christianity_n a_o more_o inconvenient_a costly_a thing_n than_o it_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v most_o man_n be_v willing_a to_o have_v the_o advantage_n of_o religion_n as_o long_o as_o there_o be_v but_o few_o and_o supportable_a encumbrance_n that_o attend_v it_o and_o after_o change_v their_o opinion_n of_o it_o when_o they_o have_v run_v any_o hazard_n by_o it_o sect._n 9_o which_o true_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v new_a or_o strange_a that_o it_o be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o character_n that_o our_o christ_n set_v upon_o himself_o and_o his_o doctrine_n both_o in_o that_o parable_n of_o the_o seed_n that_o fall_v upon_o stony_a ground_n which_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v scorch_v at_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o sun_n upon_o it_o and_o by_o that_o close_n of_o his_o answer_n to_o john_n disciple_n bless_a be_v he_o that_o be_v not_o scandalize_v at_o i_o foretell_v they_o that_o the_o most_o eminent_a and_o considerable_a danger_n to_o christian_a religion_n be_v that_o they_o which_o in_o prosperous_a time_n be_v forward_a professor_n of_o it_o will_n when_o their_o religion_n begin_v to_o offer_v they_o smart_v fair_o forsake_v and_o fall_v off_o from_o it_o sect._n 10_o thus_o much_o have_v be_v premise_v to_o this_o second_o head_n of_o argument_n on_o purpose_n to_o show_v the_o influence_n that_o matter_n of_o advantage_n may_v have_v on_o belief_n and_o that_o on_o either_o side_n not_o only_o where_o man_n interest_n do_v chance_n to_o thwart_v their_o persuasion_n but_o also_o and_o as_o discernible_o when_o they_o appear_v on_o their_o side_n to_o assist_v and_o confirm_v they_o sect._n 11_o for_o so_o certain_o do_v the_o sweetness_n and_o well-tastedness_n of_o the_o manna_n work_n as_o effectual_o on_o the_o faith_n of_o some_o jew_n make_v they_o as_o willing_a to_o adhere_v to_o god_n and_o moses_n in_o opposition_n to_o return_v to_o egypt_n as_o the_o new_a miraculous_a manner_n of_o the_o come_n of_o that_o down_o upon_o they_o and_o the_o milk_n and_o honey_n of_o canaan_n be_v very_o good_a motive_n and_o alective_n and_o engagement_n to_o the_o faith_n and_o obedience_n of_o other_o and_o so_o in_o like_o manner_n the_o carnality_n of_o the_o paradise_n that_o mahomet_n promise_v to_o his_o disciple_n have_v much_o advance_v the_o credit_n and_o facilitated_a the_o belief_n and_o disguise_v the_o grossness_n and_o absurdity_n of_o the_o koran_n sect._n 12_o and_o because_o advantage_n be_v not_o to_o be_v dislike_v because_o they_o be_v such_o but_o because_o they_o pretend_v and_o be_v mistake_v to_o be_v such_o when_o they_o be_v not_o and_o by_o so_o do_v do_v rob_v we_o of_o those_o that_o be_v true_o so_o or_o that_o be_v infinite_o weighty_a and_o more_o considerable_a and_o because_o that_o which_o be_v real_o the_o most_o advantageous_a be_v always_o most_o rational_a most_o prudent_a for_o man_n to_o choose_v and_o pursue_v and_o aspire_v to_o therefore_o it_o be_v that_o to_o the_o former_a argument_n of_o the_o reasonableness_n of_o the_o ground_n or_o testimony_n on_o which_o we_o believe_v christian_a religion_n to_o be_v true_a i_o now_o proceed_v to_o the_o advantage_n that_o those_o that_o embrace_n shall_v reap_v by_o it_o both_o because_o most_o man_n objection_n against_o christianity_n be_v found_v in_o a_o opinion_n that_o it_o be_v not_o a_o advantageous_a profession_n and_o will_v have_v no_o other_o quarrel_n to_o it_o if_o they_o be_v satisfy_v that_o it_o be_v and_o also_o because_o though_o advantageousness_n no_o way_n contribute_v to_o the_o make_n or_o prove_v a_o thing_n to_o be_v true_a or_o false_a yet_o it_o do_v to_o the_o make_v it_o more_o or_o less_o worth_a believe_v or_o embrace_v for_o every_o slight_a truth_n be_v not_o such_o and_o so_o more_o or_o less_o fit_a to_o be_v set_v up_o in_o our_o heart_n as_o our_o religion_n sect._n 13_o for_o that_o by_o religion_n every_o man_n entertain_v hope_n of_o acquire_v somewhat_o of_o benefit_n to_o himself_o and_o will_v not_o choose_v to_o enter_v into_o those_o band_n if_o he_o do_v not_o promise_v himself_o some_o advantage_n by_o it_o be_v a_o maxim_n which_o i_o shall_v not_o think_v fit_a to_o prove_v or_o confirm_v in_o this_o place_n chap._n four_o of_o the_o advantage_n of_o christian_a religion_n in_o the_o gross_a sect._n 1_o there_o be_v nothing_o therefore_o after_o the_o testify_n of_o the_o truth_n so_o proper_a for_o this_o present_a disquisition_n as_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o advantage_n of_o christian_a religion_n and_o those_o advance_v above_o all_o other_o imaginable_a advantage_n of_o any_o other_o religion_n as_o much_o as_o the_o credibility_n of_o christian_a religion_n be_v above_o the_o credibility_n of_o any_o other_o that_o pretend_v against_o it_o sect._n 2_o this_o i_o be_o by_o my_o premise_a method_n oblige_v to_o consider_v here_o only_o as_o true_a in_o the_o gross_a and_o that_o will_v be_v do_v by_o this_o one_o consideration_n which_o have_v be_v enlarge_v on_o *_o 30._o in_o other_o paper_n that_o the_o precept_n of_o christ_n especial_o his_o supperaddition_n to_o the_o former_a law_n of_o moses_n and_o of_o nature_n be_v beyond_o all_o the_o contrary_a vice_n or_o the_o low_a degree_n of_o the_o same_o virtue_n perfect_o agreeable_a to_o human_a reason_n cultivate_v and_o improve_v and_o heighten_v by_o philosophy_n so_o that_o that_o shall_v confess_v those_o thing_n to_o be_v still_o most_o commendable_a and_o most_o excellent_a which_o christ_n have_v think_v fit_a to_o command_v his_o follower_n this_o may_v be_v demonstrate_v through_o all_o particular_n but_o i_o shall_v more_o strict_o restrain_v myself_o to_o the_o advantage_n of_o a_o christian_a life_n by_o consider_v it_o first_o in_o order_n to_o outward_a and_o second_o to_o inward_a advantage_n sect._n 3_o the_o outward_a advantage_n be_v again_o more_o public_a or_o more_o private_a or_o the_o public_a there_o be_v none_o sure_a more_o valuable_a and_o more_o fundamental_a to_o all_o other_o then_o that_o of_o peace_n and_o that_o be_v so_o immediate_o and_o inseparable_o annex_v to_o the_o christian_a doctrine_n that_o will_v man_n think_v fit_a to_o be_v guide_v by_o that_o rule_n be_v but_o christ_n precept_n constant_o practise_v there_o will_v be_v no_o occasion_n of_o destemper_n or_o disturbance_n through_o the_o world_n either_o between_o christian_a potentate_n among_o themselves_o or_o betwixt_o any_o christian_a prince_n and_o the_o subject_n of_o his_o own_o kingdom_n sect._n 4_o first_o in_o what_o state_n or_o condition_n soever_o a_o man_n be_v place_v in_o any_o nation_n be_v he_o king_n or_o subject_a this_o command_v he_o most_o strict_o therein_o to_o abide_v with_o god_n every_o man_n to_o content_v himself_o with_o his_o present_a portion_n whether_o it_o be_v of_o sovereignty_n or_o of_o inferior_a estate_n under_o subjection_n then_o second_o wheresoever_o the_o supremacy_n of_o power_n be_v place_v by_o the_o law_n of_o any_o kingdom_n there_o christ_n require_v subjection_n and_o nonresistance_n in_o all_o subject_n and_o both_o by_o himself_o and_o in_o the_o writing_n of_o his_o disciple_n b_o 18._o repeat_v and_o impress_v that_o far_o more_o earnest_o on_o the_o subject_a than_o he_o do_v the_o duty_n of_o protection_n on_o the_o supreme_a and_o where_o they_o c_o 7._o conjoin_v they_o both_o there_o they_o begin_v constant_o with_o that_o of_o subjection_n in_o the_o inferior_a as_o be_v of_o more_o universal_a concernment_n to_o the_o peace_n and_o preservation_n of_o the_o whole_a and_o as_o that_o which_o earn_v the_o superior_n perform_v of_o his_o duty_n as_o a_o due_a reward_n to_o their_o obedience_n three_o christ_n prohibit_v self-love_n think_v high_o of_o one_o self_n all_o covetousness_n ambition_n animosites_n revenge_n do_v or_o return_v of_o injury_n whisper_n backbiting_n distrust_n and_o jealousy_n all_o scrupulous_a prevention_n of_o remote_a
mean_n to_o be_v enlarge_v to_o any_o other_o but_o those_o particular_a subject_n or_o matter_n to_o which_o it_o be_v give_v the_o jew_n may_v not_o at_o that_o time_n have_v destroy_v or_o invade_v any_o other_o nation_n upon_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n nor_o may_v the_o levite_n at_o any_o other_o time_n have_v kill_v their_o brethren_n on_o strength_n of_o that_o command_n much_o less_o may_v any_o other_o people_n of_o any_o other_o nation_n on_o strength_n of_o that_o example_n and_o so_o now_o that_o such_o commissioner_n be_v out-date_v when_o all_o be_v leave_v by_o god_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o stand_a law_n in_o opposition_n to_o new_a revelation_n and_o consequent_o when_o that_o which_o be_v most_o just_a for_o i_o to_o suffer_v or_o god_n to_o permit_v or_o by_o prosper_v in_o he_o to_o inflict_v on_o i_o be_v most_o injurious_a in_o he_o that_o do_v it_o be_v it_o not_o perfect_a fury_n much_o above_o the_o pitch_n of_o irrational_a to_o demand_v that_o god_n dear_a child_n shall_v act_v as_o the_o vile_a man_n to_o require_v such_o explicit_a contradiction_n that_o none_o but_o godly_a man_n shall_v be_v permit_v to_o oppress_v to_o kill_v to_o commit_v sacrilege_n to_o lay_v waste_n and_o to_o destroy_v to_o break_v all_o those_o commandment_n of_o god_n which_o he_o that_o do_v ipso_fw-la facto_fw-la cease_v be_v to_o godly_a if_o there_o be_v any_o wickedness_n to_o be_v do_v in_o a_o city_n shall_v the_o righteous_a be_v the_o only_a man_n to_o do_v it_o this_o be_v worth_a wonder_n at_o indeed_o but_o for_o the_o wicked_a who_o trade_n it_o be_v who_o joy_n of_o heart_n to_o be_v thus_o forever_o occupy_v he_o be_v in_o his_o element_n he_o need_v no_o call_n or_o incitation_n to_o do_v it_o the_o turn_v he_o out_o of_o that_o office_n and_o employ_v anybody_o else_o be_v the_o great_a unkindness_n to_o he_o as_o the_o cast_v the_o devil_n out_o from_o torment_v the_o man_n be_v by_o they_o look_v on_o as_o the_o destroy_v they_o before_o their_o time_n whereas_o the_o angel_n of_o light_n will_v have_v look_v upon_o it_o as_o a_o degree_n of_o hell_n have_v he_o be_v send_v in_o on_o that_o errant_a to_o torment_v he_o sect._n 14_o three_o beside_o the_o perfect_a reasonableness_n of_o have_v offender_n punish_v temporal_o here_o which_o be_v reasonable_a if_o it_o be_v for_o ever_o in_o another_o world_n there_o be_v a_o second_o not_o only_o justice_n but_o mercy_n in_o such_o suffering_n on_o whosoever_o they_o fall_v they_o be_v admonition_n and_o doctrine_n and_o spiritual_a medicine_n discipline_n of_o the_o soul_n to_o awake_v we_o out_o of_o secure_a and_o stop_v in_o wilful_a sin_v and_o be_v by_o god_n on_o purpose_n make_v use_v of_o to_o that_o end_n when_o prosperity_n have_v be_v long_o use_v and_o experiment_v to_o have_v no_o such_o auspicious_a influence_n in_o it_o to_o be_v proper_a to_o feed_v and_o foment_n very_o improper_a to_o starve_v or_o subdue_v enormity_n and_o if_o the_o physician_n administer_v a_o bitter_a potion_n if_o the_o surgeon_n apply_v a_o corrosive_a or_o caustic_a when_o julip_n or_o balsam_n be_v judge_v and_o prove_v to_o be_v uneffectual_a sure_a it_o be_v not_o the_o manner_n of_o man_n to_o count_v such_o method_n irrational_a sect._n 15_o nay_o it_o will_v be_v no_o hyperbole_n to_o affirm_v that_o the_o addition_n of_o such_o document_n as_o these_o may_v sometime_o deserve_v to_o be_v prefer_v and_o more_o precious_o value_v than_o all_o the_o doctrine_n in_o the_o book_n of_o god_n itself_o without_o these_o one_o such_o seasonable_a application_n than_o all_o other_o receipt_n in_o his_o dispensatory_n the_o word_n of_o god_n give_v rule_n of_o live_v to_o all_o man_n but_o those_o so_o general_a and_o unapply_v that_o it_o be_v ordinary_a for_o passionate_a man_n not_o to_o see_v themselves_o concern_v in_o they_o these_o punishment_n and_o visitation_n will_v be_v able_a to_o bring_v home_o and_o make_v we_o while_o we_o be_v under_o the_o discipline_n confess_v that_o we_o be_v the_o very_a man_n to_o who_o by_o peculiar_a propriety_n they_o appertain_v sect._n 16_o but_o there_o be_v yet_o a_o three_o sublime_a benefit_n of_o such_o dispensation_n of_o god_n under_o the_o gospel_n which_o will_v render_v they_o abundant_o rational_a and_o that_o be_v the_o exercise_n of_o many_o christian_a grace_n of_o the_o great_a price_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n and_o such_o as_o shall_v be_v sure_a to_o be_v the_o most_o rich_o reward_v by_o he_o which_o be_v it_o not_o for_o such_o change_n as_o these_o will_v lie_v by_o we_o unprofitable_o such_o be_v patience_n meekness_n humility_n contentedness_n with_o whatever_o lot_n faithful_a dependence_n on_o god_n in_o all_o outward_a thing_n thanksgiving_n for_o plenty_n and_o for_o scarcity_n too_o a_o submit_n to_o god_n will_n in_o suffer_v as_o well_o as_o do_v it_o cheerful_o yea_o and_o to_o his_o wisdom_n too_o in_o resolve_v god_n choice_n for_o we_o to_o be_v absolute_o fit_a for_o our_o turn_n than_o any_o our_o own_o wish_n and_o last_o that_o wisdom_n which_o saint_n james_n speak_v of_o the_o skill_n of_o spiritual_a judge_v 5._o which_o can_v real_o prefer_v this_o state_n of_o suffer_v for_o christ_n a_o excellence_n that_o angel_n do_v not_o partake_v of_o beyond_o any_o other_o state_n or_o condition_n of_o life_n sect._n 17_o be_v it_o but_o only_o for_o the_o variety_n that_o all_o the_o burden_n of_o the_o day_n may_v not_o lie_v on_o those_o grace_n which_o be_v exercise_v in_o fair_a weather_n but_o that_o those_o other_o provide_v for_o the_o storm_n or_o winter_n may_v take_v their_o turn_n and_o give_v they_o some_o relaxation_n this_o will_v be_v very_o rational_a and_o useful_a for_o we_o as_o aristotle_n say_v that_o the_o change_n of_o motion_n from_o up_o hill_n to_o down_o hill_n and_o so_o back_o again_o do_v provide_v against_o lassitude_n more_o than_o the_o constancy_n of_o any_o one_o be_v it_o in_o the_o easy_a smooth_a plain_a because_o that_o lay_v all_o the_o burden_n incessant_o upon_o one_o pair_n of_o muscle_n without_o any_o relief_n or_o assistance_n from_o any_o other_o but_o when_o withal_o every_o exerise_n of_o each_o of_o these_o grace_n have_v attend_v it_o a_o addition_n of_o more_o gem_n in_o our_o crown_n more_o degree_n of_o glory_n in_o another_o world_n that_o i_o may_v not_o add_v also_o of_o present_a joy_n and_o satisfaction_n and_o ravishment_n in_o the_o present_a exercise_n here_o then_o sure_a the_o superfluity_n and_o pleasure_n of_o this_o life_n the_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v ever_o take_v from_o we_o by_o the_o harpy_n and_o vulture_n of_o this_o world_n be_v rich_o sell_v and_o part_v with_o by_o the_o christian_n which_o know_v how_o much_o or_o indeed_o how_o little_a they_o be_v worth_a enjoy_n if_o they_o may_v thus_o bring_v he_o in_o that_o rich_a freight_n of_o never_o fade_a bliss_n in_o another_o world_n and_o this_o will_v serve_v for_o justify_v the_o rationalness_n of_o god_n deal_v with_o we_o now_o under_o the_o gospel_n in_o respect_n of_o his_o providence_n chap._n vi_o the_o exception_n against_o christ_n command_n sect._n 1_o it_o remain_v that_o i_o proceed_v to_o christ_n command_n under_o the_o gospel_n and_o show_v the_o rationalness_n of_o they_o sect._n 2_o and_o have_v do_v it_o so_o large_o already_o on_o the_o head_n of_o advantage_n i_o shall_v now_o only_o descend_v to_o that_o one_o against_o which_o our_o modern_a exception_n be_v most_o frequent_o make_v viz._n sect._n 3_o the_o great_a fundamental_a duty_n of_o take_v up_o the_o cross_n to_o follow_v christ_n i_o e._n of_o approve_v my_o obedience_n to_o christ_n in_o all_o and_o every_o particular_a even_o when_o the_o extreme_a danger_n the_o loss_n of_o my_o life_n be_v like_a to_o be_v the_o price_n to_o be_v pay_v for_o it_o sect._n 4_o the_o unreasonableness_n of_o this_o be_v argue_v and_o conclude_v from_o the_o contrariety_n of_o it_o to_o that_o liberty_n of_o self-defence_n and_o to_o that_o law_n of_o self-preservation_n which_o nature_n be_v suppose_v to_o dictate_v to_o every_o man_n and_o the_o show_v the_o weakness_n of_o this_o objection_n will_v be_v a_o full_a vindication_n of_o the_o rationalness_n of_o the_o precept_n sect._n 5_o and_o this_o be_v do_v by_o put_v we_o in_o mind_n what_o be_v mean_v by_o self-preservation_n and_o what_o by_o nature_n and_o what_o by_o law_n a_o man_n be_v make_v up_o of_o a_o body_n and_o a_o soul_n a_o mortal_a and_o a_o immortal_a part_n and_o those_o may_v be_v consider_v either_o several_o or_o unite_v and_o consequent_o self-preservation_n may_v be_v set_v to_o signify_v any_o one_o or_o more_o of_o these_o four_o thing_n either_o first_o the_o preserve_v that_o material_a mortal_a
part_n of_o he_o from_o present_a hurt_n or_o second_o preserve_v the_o immortal_a part_n of_o he_o in_o well_o and_o happy_a be_v or_o three_o preserve_v the_o present_a union_n of_o one_o of_o these_o with_o the_o other_o or_o fourthly_a the_o provide_n for_o the_o perpetual_a happy_a union_n of_o they_o eternal_o the_o first_o be_v the_o preserve_v the_o body_n and_o with_o it_o the_o estate_n and_o liberty_n and_o reputation_n etc._n etc._n from_o present_a loss_n or_o diminution_n the_o second_o be_v preserve_v the_o soul_n in_o innocence_n or_o virtue_n the_o three_o be_v preserve_v of_o this_o life_n of_o we_o which_o we_o live_v in_o the_o natural_a body_n and_o the_o four_o be_v provide_v for_o a_o joyful_a resurrection_n and_o a_o everlasting_a life_n attend_v it_o sect._n 6_o then_o for_o nature_n that_o may_v signify_v either_o blind_a unenlightn_a nature_n which_o see_v no_o more_o than_o the_o reflection_n upon_o itself_o and_o the_o book_n of_o the_o creature_n and_o natural_a instinct_n represent_v to_o it_o or_o else_o nature_n as_o it_o be_v enlighten_v by_o revelation_n i_o e._n by_o god_n make_v know_v some_o thing_n in_o his_o word_n which_o nature_n have_v never_o know_v have_v they_o not_o be_v thus_o reveal_v such_o be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o our_o faith_n and_o particular_o the_o eternal_a reward_n and_o punishment_n which_o be_v reveal_v to_o we_o in_o the_o scripture_n sect._n 7_o then_o for_o law_n those_o may_v be_v either_o absolute_a and_o peremptory_a which_o yield_v not_o to_o any_o superior_a law_n or_o else_o conditional_a and_o subordinate_a when_o a_o superior_a law_n do_v not_o interpose_v to_o the_o contrary_a sect._n 8_o to_o bring_v all_o this_o home_n to_o our_o present_a discourse_n if_o by_o self-preservation_n be_v mean_v either_o the_o first_o or_o the_o three_o notion_n of_o the_o self_n the_o preserve_v my_o body_n or_o my_o life_n then_o though_o it_o may_v true_o be_v say_v that_o it_o be_v a_o law_n of_o nature_n that_o man_n may_v and_o that_o when_o no_o superior_a law_n require_v the_o contrary_a they_o ought_v and_o be_v bind_v to_o preserve_v these_o imperfect_a mutilate_v self_n these_o body_n yet_o then_o as_o there_o be_v a_o high_a notion_n of_o a_o man_n then_o as_o that_o bare_o signify_v his_o body_n his_o soul_n be_v the_o far_o more_o excellent_a part_n of_o he_o and_o the_o eternal_a union_n of_o body_n and_o soul_n together_o be_v most_o eminent_o the_o notion_n that_o he_o be_v concern_v in_o so_o there_o must_v be_v a_o superior_a law_n of_o self-preservation_n then_o that_o which_o command_v only_o the_o preserve_v the_o body_n and_o though_o bear_v unlightened_a nature_n that_o be_v able_a to_o look_v no_o far_o than_o this_o life_n do_v not_o give_v any_o law_n in_o this_o matter_n yet_o nature_n be_v suppose_v instruct_v in_o the_o christian_a doctrine_n that_o there_o be_v another_o life_n of_o body_n and_o soul_n after_o this_o to_o last_v for_o ever_o must_v needs_o be_v resolve_v to_o do_v it_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o reasonable_a nature_n when_o two_o thing_n be_v represent_v so_o distant_a as_o the_o life_n of_o a_o few_o year_n here_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o such_o sad_a mixture_n and_o a_o everlasting_a life_n hereafter_o in_o the_o fullness_n of_o all_o joy_n shall_v not_o enjoin_v the_o preserve_n of_o the_o latter_a even_o with_o the_o contempt_n of_o the_o former_a when_o the_o care_n of_o the_o former_a may_v bring_v any_o danger_n to_o the_o latter_a sect._n 9_o the_o short_a of_o it_o be_v that_o when_o eternal_a life_n be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o christ_n to_o give_v to_o they_o that_o continue_v obedient_a and_o constant_a to_o he_o and_o to_o none_o else_o and_o when_o the_o fear_n of_o they_o which_o can_v hurt_v and_o kill_v the_o body_n the_o care_n for_o or_o preserve_v of_o this_o present_a life_n do_v at_o any_o time_n or_o in_o any_o case_n resist_v or_o obstruct_v the_o performance_n of_o that_o duty_n which_o christ_n then_o require_v or_o expect_v from_o i_o there_o nature_n command_v i_o to_o despise_v the_o less_o and_o preserve_v the_o great_a and_o if_o it_o be_v not_o absolute_o willing_a to_o sacrifice_v the_o present_a to_o the_o eternal_a life_n and_o consequent_o to_o prefer_v the_o obey_n of_o christ_n to_o the_o preserve_n of_o this_o fade_a short_a life_n it_o must_v acknowledge_v itself_o a_o blind_a heathen_a nature_n that_o know_v nothing_o of_o a_o eternal_a future_a life_n and_o of_o he_o that_o can_v cast_v both_o body_n and_o soul_n into_o hell_n or_o else_o a_o irrational_a wild_a nature_n that_o know_v these_o distance_n of_o finite_a and_o infinite_a and_o do_v not_o think_v they_o worth_n consider_v sect._n 10_o it_o be_v therefore_o my_o most_o charitable_a opinion_n of_o those_o that_o object_n the_o principle_n of_o self-preservation_n to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o take_v up_o the_o cross_n and_o determine_v we_o free_a from_o the_o obligation_n of_o pay_v obedience_n to_o christ_n when_o it_o can_v be_v do_v without_o endanger_v of_o estate_n or_o life_n that_o they_o speak_v out_o of_o their_o memory_n only_o what_o they_o have_v read_v in_o book_n of_o that_o supreme_a law_n of_o the_o preserve_a one_o self_n but_o do_v not_o withal_o remember_v that_o if_o that_o self_n signify_v only_o the_o body_n it_o be_v the_o philosophy_n of_o they_o that_o know_v nothing_o of_o the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n or_o the_o endlesness_n of_o a_o other_o life_n or_o if_o they_o be_v aware_a of_o the_o christian_a doctrine_n of_o eternity_n they_o never_o call_v the_o body_n that_o self_n that_o be_v to_o be_v so_o solicitous_o tend_v sect._n 11_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v observable_a in_o the_o first_o age_n of_o the_o church_n that_o those_o heretic_n that_o be_v enemy_n of_o the_o cross_n of_o christ_n that_o teach_v it_o to_o be_v a_o 82._o indifferent_a and_o lawful_a in_o time_n of_o persecution_n to_o forswear_v and_o renounce_v christ_n and_o offer_v sacrifice_n to_o idol_n be_v a_o sort_n of_o man_n the_o gnostic_n that_o immerse_v themselves_o in_o all_o unnatural_a filthiness_n and_o depend_v not_o at_o all_o on_o the_o promise_n of_o another_o life_n and_o have_v first_o teach_v that_o christ_n do_v not_o b_o 10._o real_o suffer_v in_o the_o flesh_n but_o only_o in_o appearance_n will_v not_o be_v persuade_v that_o either_o he_o have_v any_o c_o 15._o need_n of_o their_o life_n or_o indeed_o expect_v it_o from_o they_o d_o 1._o be_v come_v as_o they_o say_v to_o save_v their_o life_n to_o die_v that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v kill_v where_o the_o mistake_n be_v clear_a and_o visible_a that_o they_o think_v they_o be_v these_o transitory_a life_n that_o christ_n come_v to_o preserve_v and_o not_o those_o other_o life_n which_o be_v to_o be_v convey_v over_o to_o eternity_n sect._n 12_o the_o fate_n of_o those_o gnostic_n at_o that_o time_n be_v very_o remarkable_a and_o that_o which_o will_v render_v our_o irrational_a fondness_n of_o these_o bodily_a life_n yet_o more_o irrational_a their_o great_a care_n be_v to_o preserve_v their_o life_n and_o their_o prime_a dexterity_n in_o order_n to_o that_o to_o comply_v constant_o with_o the_o powerful_a persecutor_n that_o be_v especial_o with_o the_o jew_n for_o though_o the_o sword_n be_v in_o the_o heathen_n hand_n yet_o the_o great_a malice_n against_o the_o christian_n be_v in_o the_o synagogue_n from_o *_o 10._o thence_o spring_v all_o the_o persecution_n to_o this_o end_n those_o gnostic_n take_v upon_o they_o to_o be_v great_a zealot_n for_o the_o mosaical_a law_n of_o circumcision_n and_o general_o piece_v with_o the_o jew_n and_o approve_v themselves_o to_o they_o at_o last_o the_o roman_a army_n come_v against_o jerusalem_n take_v jew_n and_o gnostic_n together_o and_o destroy_v they_o all_o and_o so_o christ_n be_v as_o remarkable_o a_o true_a prophet_n in_o that_o as_o in_o any_o one_o particular_a that_o he_o that_o will_v save_v his_o life_n shall_v lose_v it_o that_o very_o temporal_a life_n that_o all_o his_o compliance_n with_o the_o jew_n be_v design_v to_o save_v and_o he_o that_o will_v lose_v i_o e._n venture_n and_o lie_v down_o his_o life_n for_o christ_n sake_n shall_v find_v it_o i_o e._n have_v it_o more_o probable_o preserve_v and_o continue_v to_o he_o here_o than_o they_o that_o be_v most_o solicitous_a for_o it_o and_o whether_o he_o lose_v or_o keep_v it_o here_o have_v it_o restore_v to_o he_o to_o continue_v eternal_o sect._n 13_o and_o if_o that_o promise_n of_o the_o gospel_n have_v truth_n in_o any_o sense_n of_o it_o then_o be_v the_o command_n no_o irrational_a command_n of_o take_v up_o the_o cross_n to_o follow_v christ_n when_o he_o can_v if_o it_o be_v for_o thy_o turn_n except_o of_o thy_o take_n up_o the_o