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pleasure_n be_v but_o the_o passage_n of_o spiritual_a holy_a pleasure_n to_o his_o mind_n his_o sense_n of_o bitterness_n and_o pain_n be_v but_o the_o messenger_n to_o tell_v his_o heart_n of_o the_o bitterness_n and_o vexatiousness_n of_o sin_n as_o god_n in_o the_o creation_n of_o we_o make_v our_o sense_n but_o as_o the_o inlet_n and_o passage_n for_o himself_o into_o our_o mind_n even_o as_o he_o make_v all_o the_o creature_n to_o represent_v he_o to_o we_o by_o this_o passage_n so_o grace_n do_v restore_v our_o very_a sense_n with_o the_o creature_n to_o this_o their_o holy_a original_a use_n that_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n through_o the_o goodness_n of_o the_o creature_n may_v pass_v to_o our_o heart_n and_o be_v the_o effect_n and_o end_n of_o all_o 2._o but_o for_o the_o weak_a christian_a though_o he_o have_v mortify_v the_o deed_n of_o the_o body_n by_o the_o spirit_n and_o live_v not_o after_o the_o flesh_n but_o be_v free_v from_o its_o captivity_n or_o reign_n gal._n 5.24_o rom._n 8.1_o 7_o 8_o 9_o 10_o 11_o 12_o 13._o yet_o have_v he_o such_o remnant_n of_o concupiscence_n and_o sensuality_n as_o make_v it_o a_o far_o hard_a matter_n to_o he_o to_o live_v in_o temperance_n and_o deny_v his_o appetite_n and_o govern_v his_o sense_n and_o restrain_v they_o from_o rebellion_n and_o excess_n he_o be_v like_o a_o weak_a man_n upon_o a_o ill-ridden_a headstrong_a horse_n who_o have_v much_o ado_n to_o keep_v his_o saddle_n and_o keep_v his_o way_n he_o be_v strongly_a incline_v to_o fleshly_a lust_n or_o excess_n in_o meat_n or_o drink_v or_o sleep_v or_o sport_n or_o some_o such_o fleshly_a pleasure_n than_o the_o mortify_a temperate_a person_n be_v and_o therefore_o be_v oft_o guilty_a of_o some_o excess_n so_o that_o his_o life_n be_v a_o very_a tiresome_a
thing_n present_a do_v carry_v away_o his_o heart_n and_o have_v the_o great_a power_n and_o interest_n with_o he_o and_o be_v most_o regard_v and_o seek_v after_o in_o this_o life_n for_o he_o be_v purblind_a not_o see_v a_o far_o off_o as_o it_o be_v say_v 2_o pet._n 1.9_o he_o want_v that_o faith_n which_o be_v the_o substance_n of_o thing_n hope_v for_o and_o the_o evidence_n of_o thing_n unseen_a heb._n 11.1_o thing_n promise_v in_o another_o world_n seem_v to_o he_o too_o uncertain_a or_o too_o far_o off_o to_o be_v prefer_v before_o all_o the_o happiness_n of_o this_o world_n he_o be_v resolve_v to_o make_v his_o best_a of_o that_o which_o he_o have_v in_o hand_n and_o to_o prefer_v possession_n before_o such_o hope_n little_o do_v his_o heart_n perceive_v what_o a_o change_n be_v near_o and_o how_o the_o face_n of_o all_o thing_n will_v be_v alter_v how_o sin_n will_v look_v and_o how_o the_o mind_n of_o sinner_n will_v be_v change_v and_o what_o all_o the_o riches_n and_o pleasure_n and_o honour_n of_o the_o world_n will_v appear_v at_o the_o latter_a end_n he_o forsee_v not_o the_o day_n when_o the_o slothful_a and_o the_o worldly_a and_o the_o fleshly_a and_o the_o proud_a and_o the_o enemy_n of_o godliness_n shall_v all_o wish_v in_o vain_a o_o that_o we_o have_v lay_v up_o our_o treasure_n in_o heaven_n and_o labour_v for_o the_o food_n that_o perish_v not_o and_o have_v set_v less_o by_o all_o the_o vanity_n of_o the_o world_n and_o have_v imitate_v the_o holy_a and_o most_o mortify_a believer_n though_o the_o hypocrite_n can_v himself_o foretell_v all_o this_o and_o talk_v of_o it_o to_o other_o yet_o his_o belief_n of_o it_o be_v so_o dead_a and_o his_o sensuality_n so_o strong_a that_o he_o live_v by_o sense_n and_o not_o by_o that_o belief_n and_o present_a thing_n be_v practical_o prefer_v by_o he_o and_o bear_v the_o sway_n so_o that_o he_o need_v those_o warning_n of_o god_n as_o well_o as_o the_o profane_a deut._n 32._o o_o that_o they_o be_v wise_a that_o they_o understand_v this_o and_o that_o they_o will_v consider_v their_o latter_a end_n and_o he_o be_v one_o of_o the_o foolish_a one_o mat._n 25.8_o 11._o who_o be_v seek_v oil_n for_o their_o lamp_n when_o it_o be_v too_o late_o and_o be_v cry_v out_o lord_n lord_n open_a to_o we_o when_o the_o door_n be_v shut_v and_o will_v not_o know_v the_o time_n of_o their_o visitation_n nor_o know_v effectual_o in_o this_o their_o day_n the_o thing_n which_o belong_v to_o their_o everlasting_a peace_n xx._n 1._o the_o christian_a indeed_o be_v one_o that_o live_v upon_o god_n alone_o his_o faith_n be_v divine_a his_o love_n and_o obedience_n and_o confidence_n be_v divine_a his_o chief_a converse_n be_v divine_a his_o hope_n and_o comfort_n be_v divine_a as_o it_o be_v god_n that_o he_o depend_v on_o and_o trust_v to_o and_o study_v to_o please_v above_o all_o the_o world_n so_o it_o be_v god_n approbation_n that_o he_o take_v up_o with_o for_o his_o justification_n and_o reward_n he_o take_v he_o for_o his_o absolute_a governor_n and_o judge_n and_o full_a felicity_n in_o the_o day_n when_o he_o take_v he_o for_o his_o god_n he_o can_v live_v in_o peace_n without_o man_n approbation_n if_o man_n be_v never_o acquaint_v with_o his_o sincerity_n or_o virtue_n or_o good_a deed_n it_o do_v not_o discourage_v he_o nor_o hinder_v he_o from_o his_o holy_a course_n he_o be_v therefore_o the_o same_o in_o secret_a as_o in_o public_a because_o no_o place_n be_v secret_a from_o god_n if_o man_n turn_v his_o great_a virtue_n or_o duty_n to_o his_o reproach_n and_o slander_v he_o and_o make_v he_o odious_a to_o man_n and_o represent_v he_o as_o they_o do_v paul_n a_o pestilent_a fellow_n a_o mover_n of_o sedition_n and_o the_o ringleader_n of_o a_o sect_n and_o make_v he_o as_o the_o filth_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o offscouring_a of_o all_o thing_n this_o change_v he_o not_o for_o it_o change_v not_o his_o felicity_n nor_o do_v he_o miss_v of_o his_o reward_n 1_o cor._n 4.9_o 10_o 11_o 12_o 13_o 14._o read_v the_o word_n in_o the_o text_n though_o he_o have_v so_o much_o suspicion_n of_o his_o own_o understanding_n and_o reverence_n for_o wise_a mens_fw-la that_o he_o will_v be_v glad_a to_o learn_v and_o will_v hear_v reason_n from_o any_o one_o yet_o praise_n and_o dispraise_n be_v matter_n of_o very_a small_a regard_n with_o he_o and_o as_o to_o himself_o he_o account_v it_o but_o a_o small_a thing_n to_o be_v judge_v of_o man_n whether_o they_o justify_v or_o condemn_v he_o because_o they_o be_v fallible_a and_o have_v not_o the_o power_n of_o determine_v any_o thing_n to_o his_o great_a commodity_n or_o detriment_n nor_o be_v it_o their_o judgement_n to_o which_o he_o stand_v or_o fall_v 1_o cor._n 4.3.4_o he_o have_v a_o more_o dreadful_a or_o comfortable_a judgement_n to_o prepare_v for_o man_n be_v of_o small_a account_n with_o he_o in_o comparison_n of_o god_n rom._n 8.33_o 34_o 35_o 36._o 2._o and_o though_o with_o the_o weak_a true_a christian_n it_o be_v so_o also_o as_o to_o the_o predominancie_n of_o god_n esteem_n and_o interest_n in_o he_o yet_o be_v his_o weakness_n daily_o visible_a in_o the_o culpable_a effect_n though_o god_n have_v the_o chief_a place_n in_o his_o esteem_n yet_o man_n have_v much_o more_o than_o his_o due_n the_o thought_n and_o word_n of_o man_n seem_v to_o such_o of_o far_o great_a importance_n than_o they_o shall_v praise_n and_o dispraise_v favour_n and_o injury_n be_v thing_n which_o affect_v their_o heart_n too_o much_o they_o bear_v not_o the_o contempt_n and_o wrong_n of_o man_n with_o so_o quiet_a and_o satisfy_v a_o mind_n as_o beseem_v those_o that_o live_v upon_o god_n they_o have_v so_o small_a experience_n of_o the_o comfort_n of_o god_n in_o christ_n that_o they_o be_v taste_v the_o deep_a of_o other_o delight_n and_o spare_v they_o not_o so_o easy_o as_o they_o ought_v to_o do_v god_n without_o friend_n or_o house_n or_o land_n or_o maintenance_n or_o esteem_n in_o the_o world_n do_v not_o full_o quiet_v they_o but_o there_o be_v a_o deal_n of_o peevish_a impatience_n leave_v in_o their_o mind_n though_o it_o do_v not_o drive_v they_o away_o from_o god_n 3._o but_o the_o seem_a christian_n can_v better_o take_v up_o with_o the_o world_n alone_o than_o with_o god_n alone_o god_n be_v not_o so_o much_o miss_v by_o he_o as_o the_o world_n he_o always_o break_v with_o christ_n when_o it_o come_v to_o forsake_v all_o he_o be_v godly_a notional_o and_o profess_o and_o therefore_o may_v easy_o say_v that_o god_n be_v his_o portion_n and_o enough_o for_o those_o that_o put_v their_o trust_n in_o he_o but_o his_o heart_n never_o consent_v true_o to_o reduce_v these_o word_n to_o practice_v when_o it_o come_v to_o the_o trial_n the_o praise_n or_o dispraise_v of_o man_n and_o the_o prosperity_n or_o matter_n of_o the_o world_n do_v signify_v more_o with_o he_o than_o the_o favour_n or_o displeasure_n of_o god_n and_o can_v do_v more_o with_o he_o christ_n and_o riches_n and_o esteem_v he_o can_v be_v content_a with_o but_o he_o can_v away_o with_o a_o naked_a christ_n alone_o therefore_o he_o be_v indeed_o a_o practical_a atheist_n even_o when_o he_o seem_v most_o religious_a for_o if_o he_o have_v ever_o take_v god_n for_o his_o god_n indeed_o he_o have_v certain_o take_v he_o as_o his_o portion_n felicity_n and_o all_o and_o therefore_o as_o enough_o for_o he_o without_o the_o creature_n luk._n 18.23_o xxi_o 1._o for_o all_o this_o it_o follow_v that_o a_o christian_n indeed_o have_v with_o himself_o devote_a all_o that_o he_o have_v to_o god_n and_o so_o all_o that_o he_o have_v be_v sanctify_v he_o be_v only_o in_o doubt_n oft_o time_n in_o particular_a case_n what_o god_n will_v have_v he_o do_v with_o himself_o and_o his_o estate_n but_o never_o in_o doubt_n whether_o they_o be_v to_o be_v whole_o employ_v for_o god_n in_o obedience_n to_o his_o will_n so_o far_o as_o he_o can_v know_v it_o and_o therefore_o do_v estimate_n every_o creature_n and_o condition_n pure_o as_o it_o relate_v unto_o god_n and_o life_n eternal_a holiness_n to_o the_o lord_n be_v write_v upon_o all_o that_o he_o have_v and_o do_v he_o take_v it_o as_o send_v from_o god_n and_o use_v it_o as_o his_o master_n good_n and_o talent_n not_o chief_o for_o himself_o but_o for_o his_o master_n end_n and_o will_v god_n appear_v to_o he_o in_o the_o creature_n and_o be_v the_o life_n and_o sweetness_n and_o glory_n of_o the_o creature_n to_o he_o his_o first_o question_n in_o every_o business_n he_o undertake_v or_o every_o place_n or_o condition_n that_o he_o choose_v be_v how_o it_o conduce_v to_o the_o please_a of_o god_n and_o
ground_n of_o comfort_n and_o when_o they_o can_v raise_v their_o soul_n to_o any_o high_a and_o passionate_a joy_n they_o yet_o walk_v in_o a_o settle_a peace_n of_o soul_n and_o in_o such_o competent_a comfort_n as_o make_v their_o life_n to_o be_v easy_a and_o delightful_a be_v well_o please_v and_o content_v with_o the_o happy_a condition_n that_o christ_n have_v bring_v they_o to_o and_o thankful_a that_o he_o leave_v they_o not_o in_o those_o foolish_a vain_a pernicious_a pleasure_n which_o be_v the_o way_n to_o endless_a sorrow_n 3._o but_o the_o seem_a christian_n seek_v and_o take_v up_o his_o chief_a contentment_n in_o some_o carnal_a thing_n if_o he_o be_v so_o poor_a and_o miserable_a as_o to_o have_v nothing_o in_o possession_n that_o can_v much_o delight_v he_o he_o will_v hope_v for_o better_a day_n hereafter_o and_o that_o hope_n shall_v be_v his_o chief_a delight_n or_o if_o he_o have_v no_o such_o hope_n he_o will_v be_v without_o delight_n and_o show_v his_o love_n to_o the_o world_n and_o flesh_n by_o mourn_v for_o that_o which_o he_o can_v have_v as_o other_o do_v in_o rejoice_v in_o what_o they_o do_v possess_v and_o he_o will_v in_o such_o a_o desperate_a case_n of_o misery_n be_v such_o to_o the_o world_n as_o the_o weak_a christian_n be_v to_o god_n who_o have_v a_o mourning_n and_o desire_v love_n when_o he_o can_v reach_v to_o a_o enjoy_n and_o delight_v love_n his_o carnal_a mind_n most_o savour_v the_o thing_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o therefore_o in_o they_o he_o find_v or_o seek_v his_o chief_a delight_n though_o yet_o he_o may_v have_v also_o a_o delight_n in_o his_o superficial_a kind_n of_o religion_n his_o hear_n and_o read_v &_o pray_v &_o in_o his_o ill-grounded_a hope_n of_o life_n eternal_a but_o all_o this_o be_v but_o subordinate_a to_o his_o chief_a earthly_a pleasure_n isai._n 58.2_o yet_o they_o seek_v i_o daily_o and_o delight_n to_o know_v my_o way_n as_o a_o nation_n that_o do_v righteousness_n and_o forsake_v not_o the_o ordinance_n of_o their_o god_n they_o ask_v of_o i_o the_o ordinance_n of_o justice_n they_o take_v delight_n in_o approach_v unto_o god_n and_o yet_o all_o this_o be_v subject_v to_o a_o covetous_a oppress_a mind_n mat._n 13.20_o he_o that_o receive_v the_o seed_n into_o stony_a place_n the_o same_o be_v he_o that_o hear_v the_o word_n and_o anon_o with_o joy_n receive_v it_o yet_o have_v he_o not_o root_v in_o himself_o but_o dure_v for_o a_o while_n for_o when_o tribulation_n or_o persecution_n arise_v because_o of_o the_o word_n by_o and_o by_o he_o be_v offend_v whereby_o it_o appear_v that_o his_o love_n to_o the_o word_n be_v subject_v to_o his_o love_n to_o the_o world_n obj._n but_o there_o be_v two_o sort_n of_o people_n that_o seem_v to_o have_v no_o fleshly_a delight_n at_o all_o and_o yet_o be_v not_o in_o the_o way_n to_o salvation_n viz._n the_o quaker_n and_o behmenist_n that_o live_v in_o great_a austerity_n and_o some_o of_o the_o religious_a order_n of_o the_o papist_n who_o afflict_v their_o flesh_n answ._n some_o of_o they_o undergo_v their_o fasting_n and_o penance_n for_o a_o day_n that_o they_o may_v sin_v the_o more_o quiet_o all_o the_o week_n after_o and_o some_o of_o they_o proud_o comfort_v themselves_o with_o the_o fancy_n and_o conceit_n of_o be_v and_o appear_v more_o excellent_a in_o austerity_n than_o other_o and_o all_o these_o take_v up_o with_o a_o carnal_a sort_n of_o pleasure_n as_o proud_a person_n be_v please_v with_o their_o own_o or_o other_o conceit_n of_o their_o beauty_n or_o wit_n or_o worldly_a greatness_n so_o proud_a person_n be_v please_v with_o their_o own_o and_o other_o conceit_n of_o their_o holiness_n and_o very_o they_o have_v their_o reward_n mat._n 6.2_o but_o those_o of_o they_o that_o place_n their_o chief_a happiness_n in_o the_o love_n of_o god_n and_o the_o eternal_a fruition_n of_o he_o in_o heaven_n and_o seek_v this_o sincere_o according_a to_o their_o help_n and_o power_n though_o they_o be_v 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