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he_o can_v but_o be_v a_o infinite_a and_o eternal_a flow_a sea_n to_o diffuse_v and_o let_v out_o stream_n and_o flood_n of_o boundless_a grace_n say_v that_o the_o rose_n be_v eternal_a the_o sweet_a smell_n the_o loveliness_n of_o greenness_n and_o colour_n must_v be_v eternal_a o_o what_o a_o happiness_n for_o a_o soul_n to_o lose_v its_o excellency_n in_o his_o transcendent_a glory_n what_o a_o blessedness_n for_o the_o creature_n to_o cast_v in_o his_o little_a all_o in_o christ_n his_o matchless_a alsufficiency_n can_v all_o the_o stream_n retire_v into_o the_o fountain_n and_o first_o spring_n they_o shall_v be_v keep_v in_o a_o more_o sweet_a and_o firm_a possession_n of_o their_o be_v in_o the_o bosom_n of_o their_o first_o cause_n then_o in_o their_o borrow_a channel_n that_o they_o now_o move_v in_o our_o neighbourhood_n and_o retire_v in_o to_o dwell_v for_o ever_o and_o ever_o in_o the_o fountain-blessednesse_n jesus_n christ_n with_o our_o borrow_a goodness_n be_v the_o firm_a and_o solid_a fruition_n of_o our_o eternal_a happy_a be_v christ_n be_v the_o sphere_n the_o connaturall_a first_o spring_n and_o element_n of_o borrow_a drop_n and_o small_a piece_n of_o create_a grace_n the_o rose_n be_v sure_a in_o be_v in_o beauty_n on_o its_o own_o stalk_n and_o root_n let_v life_n and_o sap_n be_v eternal_o in_o the_o stalk_n and_o root_n and_o the_o rose_n keep_v its_o first_o union_n with_o the_o root_n and_o it_o shall_v never_o wither_v never_o cast_v its_o blossom_n nor_o greenness_n of_o beauty_n its_o violence_n for_o a_o gracious_a spirit_n to_o be_v out_o of_o his_o stalk_n and_o root_n union_n here_o be_v life_n and_o happiness_n therefore_o the_o church_n last_o prayer_n in_o canonic_a scripture_n be_v for_o union_n revel_v 22.20_o
chase_v few_o man_n to_o christ_n three_o ground_n thereof_o p._n 44_o how_o man_n natural_o love_v the_o devil_n p._n 45._o satan_n how_o a_o unclean_a spirit_n p._n 46_o it_o be_v true_a wisdom_n to_o know_v god_n saving_o p._n 47._o what_o hear_v bring_v soul_n to_o christ_n p._n 49._o four_o defect_n in_o hear_v p._n 50._o hell_n come_v to_o our_o sense_n in_o this_o life_n shall_v not_o cause_v we_o believe_v without_o effectual_a grace_n p._n 51._o it_o be_v good_a to_o border_v near_o to_o christ_n p._n 52._o serm._n vi_o cry_v in_o prayer_n necessary_a p._n 53._o five_o ground_n thereof_o p._n 54._o prayer_n sometime_o want_v word_n so_o as_o groan_v go_v for_o prayer_n p._n 55._o how_o many_o other_o expression_n beside_o vocal_a pray_v go_v under_o the_o lieu_n of_o pray_v in_o god_n account_n ibid._n 8._o objection_n remove_v p_o 55.56.57.58_o 59_o 60._o some_o affection_n great_a than_o tear_n p._n 56._o look_v up_o to_o heaven_n pray_v ibid._n breathe_v pray_n p._n 57_o that_o wherein_o the_o least_o of_o prayer_n the_o minimum_fw-la quod_fw-la sic_fw-la consist_v ibid._n break_a prayer_n be_v prayer_n p._n 58._o the_o lord_n know_v nonsense_n in_o a_o break_a spirit_n to_o be_v good_a sense_n p._n 59_o ser._n vii_o why_o christ_n be_v call_v frequent_o the_o son_n of_o david_n not_o so_o the_o son_n of_o adam_n of_o abraham_n p._n 62._o christ_n a_o king_n by_o covenant_n p._n 63_o what_o thing_n be_v in_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n ibid._n the_o party_n of_o the_o covenant_n p._n 64_o christ_n have_v a_o sevenfold_a relation_n to_o the_o covenant_n 1._o he_o be_v the_o covenant_n itself_o 2._o the_o messenger_n 3._o the_o witness_n 4._o the_o surety_n 5._o the_o mediator_n 6._o the_o testator_n 7._o the_o principal_a party_n contracter_n p._n 64_o 65._o christ_n the_o covenant_n itself_o ibid._n christ_n a_o messenger_n of_o the_o covenant_n in_o 4._o particular_n ibid._n a_o witness_n in_o four_o thing_n p._n 66._o a_o surety_n in_o three_o p._n 67_o 68_o a_o mediator_n in_o three_o thing_n 1._o a_o friend_n 2._o a_o reconciler_n 3._o a_o servant_n p._n 69._o christ_n a_o servant_n of_o god_n and_o our_o servant_n ibid._n christ_n confirm_v and_o seal_v the_o testament_n p._n 70_o christ_n the_o principal_a confederate_a party_n ibid._n the_o covenant_n make_v with_o christ_n personal_o not_o mystical_o prove_v from_o gal._n 3.16_o the_o contrary_a reason_n answer_v p._n 71._o a_o covenant_n between_o the_o father_n &_o the_o son_n prove_v ibid._n of_o the_o promise_n of_o the_o covenant_n p._n 73._o two_o sort_n of_o promise_n p._n 74._o christ_n take_v a_o new_a covenant_n right_a to_o god_n p._n 75._o five_o sort_n of_o promise_n make_v to_o christ_n and_o by_o proportion_n to_o we_o ibid._n serm._n viii_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o covenant_n p_o 77._o libertine_n deny_v all_o condition_n of_o the_o covenant_n p._n 78._o the_o new_a covenant_n have_v condition_n to_o be_v perform_v by_o we_o ibid._n six_o objection_n remove_v p._n 77_o 78_o 79_o 80_o 81._o a_o twofold_a dominion_n of_o gracious_a and_o supernatural_a act_n p._n 79._o we_o be_v not_o justify_v before_o we_o believe_v prove_v by_o six_o argument_n p._n 81._o a_o condition_n take_v in_o a_o threefold_a notion_n p._n 83._o it_o be_v not_o a_o proper_a condition_n by_o way_n of_o strict_a wage_n and_o work_v when_o we_o be_v say_v to_o be_v justify_v and_o save_v upon_o condition_n of_o faith_n p._n 85._o the_o freedom_n 2._o eternity_n 3._o well-ordering_a of_o the_o covenant_n the_o three_o property_n thereof_o p._n 87_o 88_o the_o freedom_n of_o the_o covenant_n be_v see_v in_o regard_n 1._o of_o person_n 2._o of_o cause_n 3._o of_o time_n 4._o of_o manner_n of_o dispensation_n p._n 86_o 87._o use_v of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o covenant_n p._n 88_o 89_o 90._o serm._n ix_o christ_n god_n and_o man_n and_o our_o comfort_n therein_o p._n 91._o christ_n immediate_a in_o the_o act_n of_o redeem_v we_o and_o so_o sweet_a ibid._n christ_n incomparable_a p._n 92._o four_o other_o necessary_a use_n p._n 91_o 92_o 93_o 94_o 95._o to_o believer_n all_o temporal_a favour_n be_v spiritualise_v and_o water_v with_o mercy_n four_o ground_n thereof_o p._n 96._o by_o what_o reason_n our_o father_n as_o a_o father_n give_v we_o spiritual_a thing_n by_o that_o same_o he_o give_v we_o all_o thing_n p._n 98._o mercy_n original_o in_o christ_n and_o how_o p._n 99_o serm._n x._o parent_n affection_n their_o spiritual_a duty_n to_o child_n p._n 102._o thirteen_o practical_a rule_n in_o observe_v passage_n of_o divine_a providence_n p._n 103_o 104_o 105_o 106_o 107_o 108._o 1._o we_o be_v neither_o to_o lead_v nor_o to_o stint_v providence_n p._n 103_o 2._o but_o to_o observe_v god_n in_o his_o way_n and_o not_o to_o look_v to_o byway_n of_o providence_n ibid._n 3._o omnipotency_n not_o lay_v down_o in_o pawn_n in_o any_o mean_n p._n 104._o 4._o god_n walk_v not_o in_o the_o way_n that_o we_o imagine_v ibid._n 5._o providence_n in_o its_o concatenation_n of_o decree_n action_n event_n be_v one_o continue_a contexture_n go_v along_o from_o creation_n to_o the_o day_n of_o christ_n second_o come_v without_o one_o break_a thread_n p._n 105._o 6._o the_o spirit_n be_v to_o be_v in_o a_o indifferency_n in_o all_o cast_v of_o providence_n p._n 106._o 7._o low_a desire_n best_o p._n 107._o 8._o we_o be_v to_o lie_v under_o providence_n submissive_o in_o all_o ibid._n 9_o providence_n be_v a_o mystery_n ibid._n 10._o walk_v in_o uncertainty_n towards_o we_o ibid._n 11._o silence_n be_v better_a than_o dispute_v p._n 108._o 12._o it_o be_v good_a to_o consider_v both_o what_o be_v inflict_v &_o who_o ibid._n 13._o god_n always_o ascend_v even_o when_o second_o cause_n descend_v ibid._n serm._n xi_o every_o temptation_n have_v its_o take_a power_n from_o the_o seem_a goodness_n in_o it_o p._n 109._o reason_n why_o this_o be_v a_o temptation_n to_o the_o woman_n p._n 110._o the_o scope_n of_o the_o temptation_n to_o make_v the_o tempt_v believe_v there_o be_v none_o like_o he_o p._n 111._o the_o non-answering_a of_o christ_n be_v a_o answer_v ibid._n 5._o reason_n of_o the_o lord_n not_o hear_v of_o prayer_n p._n 113._o seven_o way_n prayer_n be_v answer_v ibid._n pray_v in_o faith_n always_o hear_v even_o when_o the_o particular_a which_o we_o suit_n in_o prayer_n be_v deny_v p._n 114._o faith_n in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o prayer_n seek_v and_o knock_v and_o answer_v and_o open_v to_o itself_o p._n 115._o the_o light_n of_o save_v faith_n and_o the_o prophetical_a light_n of_o the_o pen_n man_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n differ_v not_o in_o â—pâ—ce_n and_o nature_n ibid._n the_o dear_a not_o admit_v into_o god_n at_o the_o first_o knock_n p_o 116._o serm._n xii_o natural_a man_n and_o even_o the_o renew_v in_o spirit_n in_o so_o far_o as_o there_o remain_v some_o flesh_n in_o they_o be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o mystery_n of_o a_o afflict_a spirit_n p_o 117._o peace_n of_o conscience_n be_v a_o work_n of_o creation_n p._n 118._o a_o reason_n why_o it_o be_v so_o hard_a to_o convince_v the_o desert_a p._n 119._o christ_n sweet_a to_o the_o desert_a then_o all_o the_o world_n ibid._n difference_n between_o god_n try_v and_o the_o creature_n tempt_v in_o three_o position_n p._n 121._o a_o creature_n can_v put_v a_o fellow_n creature_n to_o act_v sin_n upon_o a_o intention_n of_o try_v he_o ibid._n in_o the_o action_n of_o creature_n we_o must_v know_v quis_fw-la 2._o quid_fw-la 3_o quare_fw-la who_o command_v 2._o what_o 3._o and_o for_o what_o end_n in_o god_n action_n it_o be_v enough_o to_o know_v quis_fw-la who_o that_o be_v jehovah_n p._n 122._o four_o doubt_n of_o the_o tempt_v p._n 124_o 125._o in_o the_o send_n of_o christ_n to_o the_o lose_a sheep_n of_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n there_o be_v three_o thing_n considerable_a 1._o his_o designation_n 2._o qualification_n 3._o commission_n p._n 126._o the_o son_n most_o fit_a to_o be_v mediator_n ibid._n how_o christ_n be_v qualify_v p._n 127_o his_o commission_n ibid._n it_o be_v not_o proper_o grace_v that_o we_o be_v bear_v its_o grace_n that_o christ_n be_v bear_v p._n 128._o god_n hide_a decree_n and_o his_o reveal_v will_n open_v p._n 129_o a_o twofold_a intention_n in_o the_o promise_n ibid._n how_o and_o who_o be_v to_o believe_v the_o decree_n of_o reprobation_n concern_v themselves_o p._n 130_o serm._n xiii_o it_o be_v a_o privilege_n of_o mercy_n that_o christ_n be_v send_v to_o the_o jew_n first_o p._n 131_o nine_o privilege_n of_o the_o jew_n p._n 132._o the_o honour_n and_o privilege_n of_o britain_n p._n 133._o the_o redeem_a call_v sheep_n upon_o four_o ground_n p._n 134._o how_o passive_a the_o redeem_a be_v in_o the_o way_n to_o
have_v hear_v the_o voice_n of_o my_o weep_n tear_n have_v a_o tongue_n and_o grammar_n and_o language_n that_o our_o father_n know_v babe_n have_v no_o prayer_n for_o the_o breast_n but_o weep_v the_o mother_n can_v read_v hunger_n on_o weep_v object_n 3._o but_o i_o be_o often_o so_o as_o i_o can_v weep_v weep_v be_v peculiar_a to_o a_o man_n as_o laugh_v be_v weep_v and_o spiritual_a weep_n be_v peculiar_a to_o the_o renew_v man_n ans._n vehemency_n of_o affection_n do_v often_o move_v weep_v so_o as_o it_o be_v but_o spill_v weep_v that_o we_o can_v attain_v hence_o ezechiah_n can_v but_o chatter_v as_o a_o crane_n and_o a_o swallow_n and_o moan_n as_o a_o dove_n is._n 38.14_o sorrow_n keep_v not_o always_o the_o roadway_n weep_v be_v but_o the_o scabbard_n of_o sorrow_n and_o there_o be_v often_o more_o sorrow_n where_o there_o be_v little_a or_o no_o weep_v there_o be_v most_o of_o fire_n where_o there_o be_v least_o smoke_n pray_v object_n 4._o but_o i_o have_v neither_o weep_v one_o way_n or_o other_o ordinary_a nor_o mar_v ans._n look_v up_o to_o heaven_n lift_v up_o of_o the_o eye_n go_v for_o prayer_n also_o in_o god_n book_n psal._n 5.3_o my_o prayer_n will_v i_o direct_v to_o thou_o and_o i_o will_v look_v up_o isa._n 48.14_o my_o eye_n fail_v with_o look_v upward_o psal._n 69.3_o because_o 1._o prayer_n be_v a_o pour_v out_o of_o the_o soul_n to_o god_n and_o faith_n will_v come_v out_o at_o the_o eye_n in_o lieu_n of_o another_o door_n often_o affection_n break_v out_o at_o the_o window_n when_o the_o door_n be_v close_v as_o smoke_n vent_v at_o the_o window_n when_o the_o chimney_n refuse_v passage_n steven_n look_v up_o to_o heaven_n act._n 7.55_o he_o send_v a_o post_n a_o greedy_a pitiful_a and_o hungry_a look_v up_o to_o christ_n out_o at_o the_o window_n at_o the_o near_a passage_n to_o tell_v a_o poor_a friend_n be_v come_v up_o to_o he_o 2._o i_o will_v wish_v no_o more_o if_o i_o be_v in_o hell_n but_o to_o send_v a_o long-look_a up_o to_o heaven_n there_o be_v many_o love_n look_v of_o the_o saint_n lie_v up_o before_o the_o throne_n in_o the_o bosom_n of_o christ_n the_o twinkle_n of_o thy_o eye_n in_o prayer_n be_v not_o lose_v to_o christ_n else_z stevens_n look_v david_n look_n shall_v not_o be_v register_v so_o many_o hundred_o year_n in_o christ_n write_a testament_n object_n 5._o alas_o i_o have_v no_o eye_n to_o look_v up_o pray_v the_o publican_n luk._n 18._o look_v down_o to_o the_o earth_n and_o what_o sense_n spiritual_a have_v i_o to_o send_v after_o christ._n ans._n there_o be_v life_n go_v in_o and_o out_o at_o thy_o nostril_n breathe_v be_v pray_v and_o take_v off_o our_o hand_n as_o cry_v in_o prayer_n lam._n 3.56_o thou_o have_v hear_v my_o voice_n hide_v not_o thy_o ear_n at_o my_o breathe_n at_o my_o cry_n object_n 6._o i_o have_v but_o a_o hear_v heart_n to_o offer_v to_o god_n in_o prayer_n and_o what_o can_v i_o say_v then_o conserve_v want_v all_o pray_a disposition_n ans._n 1._o therefore_o 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