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spirit_n p._n 18_o 4_o whether_o act_n be_v from_o love_n or_o light_n ibid._n 5_o whether_o the_o heart_n be_v sincere_a p._n 19_o 6_o whether_o it_o shall_v conquer_v corruption_n p._n 20_o 7_o whither_o the_o soul_n have_v close_v with_o christ_n save_o p._n 21_o 8_o whether_o the_o soul_n shall_v persevere_v or_o fall_v off_o from_o christ_n ib._n 9_o whither_o or_o no_o the_o soul_n ever_o pray_v as_o it_o ought_v or_o god_n ever_o hear_v it_o p._n 22_o 10_o whether_o the_o soul_n hear_v the_o word_n as_o it_o ought_v p._n 23_o 11_o whether_o the_o soul_n have_v a_o right_n unto_o or_o ever_o close_v with_o the_o promise_n p._n 24_o 12_o whether_o abstinence_n from_o sin_n have_v be_v upon_o religious_a or_o moral_a principle_n p._n 25_o 13_o whether_o one_o have_v not_o sin_v against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n ibid._n 14_o whether_o the_o soul_n shall_v not_o fall_v from_o grace_n p._n 26_o 2_o grief_n and_o sorrow_n p._n 27_o 3_o show_v the_o cause_n of_o dejection_n as_o 1_o remainder_n of_o corruption_n p._n 28_o 2_o fall_v into_o sin_n p._n 29_o 3_o ignorance_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n ibid._n 4_o spiritual_a indisposition_n to_o duty_n p._n 31_o 5_o want_n of_o former_a income_n p._n 32_o 6_o insultation_n of_o satan_n &_o enemy_n p._n 33_o 7_o corporal_a affliction_n as_o sickness_n etc._n etc._n p._n 34_o 8_o sense_n of_o divine_a wrath_n p._n 35_o 4_o apply_v 1_o to_o inform_v we_o of_o our_o imperfect_a state_n as_o to_o rest_n and_o peace_n while_o we_o be_v here_o p._n 36_o 2_o to_o be_v thankful_a in_o case_n of_o
freedom_n from_o these_o dejection_n p._n 37_o 3_o to_o prepare_v for_o dejection_n p._n 38_o 1_o by_o remember_v there_o be_v such_o a_o state_n and_o we_o be_v liable_a to_o it_o ibid._n 2_o by_o acquaintance_n with_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n in_o its_o freeness_n fullness_n and_o firmness_n p._n 39_o 3_o by_o treasure_v up_o experience_n ib._n sect_n ii_o i._o here_o be_v satisfaction_n hold_v forth_o unto_o the_o particular_a fear_n and_o doubt_n of_o deject_a soul_n viz._n 1_o to_o soul_n fear_v that_o god_n never_o wrought_v upon_o they_o p_o 42_o to_o p._n 48_o 2_o to_o soul_n fear_v their_o grace_n be_v not_o true_a p_o 48_o to_o 52_o 3_o to_o soul_n question_v whether_o their_o call_n conviction_n and_o comfort_n be_v of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n p._n 50_o to_o 64_o 4_o to_o soul_n doubt_v whether_o their_o holy_a act_n be_v from_o light_n or_o love_n p._n 64_o to_o 70_o 5_o to_o soul_n fear_v their_o hypocrisy_n p._n 70_o to_o 76_o 6_o to_o soul_n doubt_v they_o shall_v never_o conquer_v corruption_n p._n 76_o to_o 82_o 7_o to_o soul_n fear_v they_o never_o saving_o close_v with_o christ_n p._n 82_o to_o 91_o 8_o to_o soul_n fear_v their_o fall_n from_o christ_n &_o doubt_v they_o shall_v deny_v he_o p._n 91_o 92_o 93_o 9_o to_o soul_n question_v whether_o ever_o they_o pray_v as_o they_o ought_v or_o whether_o ever_o god_n hear_v p._n 93._o to_o 105_o 10_o to_o soul_n deject_v about_o their_o hear_n of_o the_o word_n p._n 105._o to_o 111_o 11_o to_o soul_n question_v their_o interest_n in_o and_o their_o close_n with_o the_o promise_n p._n 111._o to_o 115_o 12_o to_o soul_n trouble_v about_o abstinence_n from_o sin_n p._n 115._o to_o 120_o 13_o to_o soul_n fear_v their_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n p._n 120._o to_o 125_o 14_o to_o soul_n fear_v their_o fall_n from_o grace_n and_o not_o believe_v their_o perseverance_n p._n 125._o to_o 132_o ii_o here_o be_v hold_v forth_o particular_a cure_n for_o the_o particular_a cause_n of_o soule-dejection_n and_o the_o eight_o general_a ground_n of_o soul_n be_v cast_v down_o be_v state_v and_o speak_v to_o as_o 1_o satisfaction_n be_v give_v to_o soul_n cast_v down_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o remainder_n of_o corruption_n 2_o satisfaction_n be_v give_v to_o soul_n cast_v down_o by_o relapse_n into_o sin_n 3_o satisfaction_n be_v tender_v to_o soul_n deject_v about_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n 4_o satisfaction_n be_v hold_v forth_o to_o soul_n cast_v down_o by_o reason_n of_o indisposition_n to_o duty_n 5_o satisfaction_n for_o soul_n deject_v for_o want_n of_o former_a income_n 6_o satisfaection_n to_o soul_n trouble_v by_o reason_n of_o satan_n and_o enemy_n insultation_n 7_o satisfaction_n to_o soul_n cast_v down_o by_o reason_n of_o sickness_n and_o fear_v of_o death_n 8_o satisfaction_n to_o soul_n deject_v under_o the_o sense_n of_o divine_a wrath_n these_o be_v speak_v unto_o in_o the_o page_n between_o 132._o &_o 133_o sect_n iii_o another_o doctrine_n raise_v from_o the_o text_n which_o be_v 1_o deliver_v in_o its_o general_a body_n p._n 133_o 2_o divide_v into_o two_o branch_n viz._n 1_o that_o christian_n deject_v shall_v not_o give_v way_n to_o dejection_n p._n 133_o 2_o that_o they_o shall_v argue_v the_o case_n with_o their_o own_o soul_n 3_o pursue_v and_o follow_v in_o i._o branch_n under_o three_o head_n viz._n 1_o a_o premise_v that_o deject_a soul_n be_v apt_a to_o give_v way_n unto_o dejection_n show_v six_o ground_n of_o it_o p._n 133_o to_o 138_o 2_o aproofe_n of_o the_o first_o branch_n 1_o from_o scripture_n 2_o from_o reason_n which_o 1_o there_o be_v no_o reason_n to_o give_v way_n p._n 139_o 140_o 2_o there_o be_v much_o reason_n against_o it_o 1_o because_o it_o be_v a_o passion_n p._n 141_o 2_o because_o it_o be_v perillons_fw-fr 1_o in_o its_o self_n ib._n 2_o by_o reason_n of_o satan_n p._n 142_o 3vnto_o the_o soul_n 1_o take_v away_o our_o strength_n to_o work_v p._n 143_o 2_o take_v away_o our_o stomach_n to_o eat_v p._n 144_o 3_o a_o application_n 1_o to_o chide_v such_o as_o give_v way_n to_o dejection_n as_o 1_o who_o conceal_v their_o trouble_n p._n 145_o 2_o who_o look_v not_o after_o comfort_n p._n 146_o 3_o who_o dispute_v against_o comfort_n p._n 147_o 4_o who_o avoid_v company_n p._n 148_o 5_o who_o cast_v of_o duty_n p._n 149_o 2_o two_o caution_n against_o give_v way_n by_z 1_o answer_v the_o objection_n of_o sorrow_n for_o sin_n and_o show_v when_o that_o be_v too_o much_o p._n 149._o to_o 151_o 2_o advise_v how_o to_o stop_v sorrow_n that_o it_o go_v not_o too_o far_o p._n 153_o ii_o branch_n be_v 1_o propound_v p._n 154_o 155_o 2_o prove_v p._n 154_o 155_o 3_o amplify_v show_v 1_o wherein_o the_o expostulation_n of_o the_o soul_n with_o its_o self_n consist_v as_o 1_o in_o a_o solemn_a summon_n of_o the_o soul_n to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o its_o dejection_n p._n 156_o 2_o in_o a_o serious_a consideration_n of_o what_o the_o soul_n say_v for_o its_o dejection_n p._n 157_o 3_o in_o a_o endeavour_n what_o the_o soul_n can_v to_o satisfy_v its_o self_n ib._n 2_o why_o this_o soul_n expostulation_n shall_v be_v as_o 1_o because_o the_o soul_n have_v a_o faculty_n thus_o to_o expostulate_v p._n 158_o 2_o because_o hereby_o the_o soul_n often_o see_v its_o cast_n down_o causeless_a p._n 159_o 3_o because_o hereby_o sorrow_n be_v stop_v ib._n 4_o because_o this_o will_v plead_v some_o excuse_n for_o dejection_n p._n 160_o 5_o because_o hereby_o the_o soul_n be_v fit_v for_o a_o cure_n p._n 161_o 4_o apply_v 1_o to_o reprove_v those_o that_o argue_v not_o the_o case_n with_o themselves_o p._n 161_o 2_o to_o direct_a soul_n how_o to_o argue_v by_o give_v the_o soul_n 1_o some_o rule_n p._n 161._o to_o 165_o 2_o some_o question_n p._n 165._o to_o 166_o 3_o some_o information_n p._n 166._o to_o 169_o sect_n iv_o the_o doctrine_n of_o wait_v in_o dejection_n be_v 1_o raise_a and_o prove_v from_o the_o text_n p._n 169._o 170_o 2_o explicate_v by_o show_v what_o be_v wait_v upon_o god_n in_o dejection_n be_v in_o four_o particular_n p._n 171_o to_o 174_o 3_o confirm_v by_o six_o ground_n p_o 175_o to_o 177_o 4_o apply_v for_o 1_o humiliation_n p._n 178_o 179_o 180_o 2_o caution_n p._n 181_o 182_o 3_o exhortation_n in_o this_o use_n some_o case_n of_o conscience_n be_v satisfy_v as_o 1_o the_o case_n of_o be_v content_v to_o want_n christ_n resolve_v 1_o that_o it_o must_v be_v p._n 184_o 2_o how_o it_o may_v be_v p._n 185_o 2_o the_o case_n of_o answer_v to_o or_o deal_v with_o satan_n in_o the_o time_n of_o our_o dejection_n p._n 186_o 187_o 188_o 5_o conclude_v 1_o by_o grant_v that_o though_o the_o soul_n must_v be_v content_a to_o wait_v yet_o it_o may_v pray_v but_o show_v how_o p._n 189_o 2_o by_o grant_v though_o the_o soul_n shall_v be_v content_a to_o wait_v yet_o it_o may_v endeavour_n to_o be_v cure_v but_o show_v also_o how_o p._n 190_o sect_n v._o the_o doctrine_n of_o believe_v in_o the_o deep_a dejection_n be_v 1_o raise_v out_o of_o the_o word_n p._n 193_o 2_o open_v in_o show_v 1_o when_o the_o soul_n be_v deep_a deject_v p._n 194_o 195_o 196_o 2_o that_o then_o its_o duty_n and_o glory_n be_v to_o believe_v p._n 198_o 3_o confirm_v from_o the_o example_n of_o david_n etc._n etc._n p._n 199_o 4_o amplify_v 1_o by_o show_v what_o it_o be_v to_o believe_v in_o dejection_n set_a forth_o 1_o in_o a_o general_a description_n p._n 200_o 2_o in_o particular_a point_n to_o be_v believe_v then_o as_o 1_o god_n power_n 2_o possibility_n of_o the_o soul_n cure_v 3_o inclinablenesse_n in_o god_n to_o do_v be_v p._n 201_o 202_o 3_o in_o six_o special_a thing_n to_o be_v believe_v by_o the_o soul_n when_o it_o be_v in_o low_a p._n 203_o 206_o 2_o by_o show_v three_o reason_n for_o all_o this_o p._n 207_o 208_o 5_o amplify_v 1_o for_o information_n that_o time_n of_o dejection_n ought_v to_o be_v time_n of_o believe_v yea_o that_o they_o be_v the_o proper_a season_n of_o faith_n here_o be_v three_o reason_n give_v why_o in_o a_o special_a manner_n christ_n look_v for_o faith_n now_o p._n 210_o to_o 214_o 2_o for_o persuasion_n of_o the_o soul_n to_o act_v its_o faith_n when_o it_o be_v cast_v down_o low_a and_o here_o 1_o the_o duty_n be_v open_v p._n 214_o 2_o motive_n be_v bint_v to_o stir_v up_o as_o 1_o that_o now_o faith_n be_v bless_v p._n 215_o 2_o that_o now_o faith_n glorify_v god_n p._n 216_o 3_o that_o now_o believe_a engage_v god_n p._n 217_o 4_o that_o now_o believe_a raise_v p._n 218_o 3_o mean_n to_o help_n be_v propound_v as_o 1_o caution_n in_o which_o the_o soul_n be_v advise_v to_o take_v heed_n and_o beware_v 1_o of_o conclude_v any_o thing_n by_o sense_n p_o 219_o 2_o of_o consider_v self_n ib._n 3_o of_o believe_a satan_n although_o back_v with_o one_o own_o conscience_n p._n 220_o 4_o of_o conclude_v any_o thing_n upon_o the_o present_a visible_a rejection_n of_o christ_n p._n 221_o 2_o consideration_n as_o 1_o there_o be_v no_o ground_n why_o the_o soul_n shall_v not_o believe_v for_o p._n 222_o 1_o there_o be_v no_o command_n to_o the_o contrary_a p._n 223_o 2_o the_o death_n of_o dejection_n be_v not_o etc._n etc._n ib._n 3_o the_o soul_n defilement_n be_v not_o p._n 224_o 4_o former_a unbeleif_n or_o present_a doubt_n be_v not_o p._n 225_o 2_o the_o promise_n be_v make_v to_o the_o low_a estate_n as_o be_v instance_a p._n 225_o 226_o 3_o the_o soul_n shall_v not_o need_v to_o fear_v its_o presumption_n to_o believe_v which_o be_v the_o last_o object_n that_o be_v put_v in_o against_o believe_a it_o be_v answer_v and_o clear_v p._n 227_o 228_o 229_o finis_fw-la