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purchase_v thy_o peace_n on_o such_o term_n as_o thy_o everlasting_a ruin_n then_o return_v to_o thy_o secure_a presumptuous_a state_n objection_n but_o i_o have_v confidence_n in_o god_n and_o yet_o i_o hope_v i_o be_o not_o presumptuous_a i_o have_v good_a ground_n for_o my_o confidence_n i_o have_v be_v convince_v of_o my_o sin_n i_o have_v believe_v in_o christ_n and_o have_v joy_n and_o peace_n in_o believe_v and_o by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n do_v now_o go_v on_o my_o way_n rejoice_v in_o hope_n of_o everlasting_a salvation_n answer_n 1._o but_o have_v thou_o examine_v the_o ground_n of_o thy_o confidence_n whether_o they_o be_v sound_a or_o not_o have_v thou_o put_v thy_o faith_n to_o the_o trial_n whether_o it_o be_v indeed_o the_o faith_n of_o god_n elect_n what_o enquiry_n have_v thou_o make_v into_o that_o change_n that_o be_v make_v upon_o thou_o thou_o may_v examine_v and_o yet_o be_v unsound_a examination_n be_v a_o mean_n to_o discover_v sincerity_n but_o no_o mark_n 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how_o great_a peace_n and_o what_o rapture_n of_o joy_n they_o have_v have_v in_o their_o heart_n and_o yet_o at_o last_o by_o their_o total_a apostasy_n from_o christ_n they_o have_v prove_v that_o they_o be_v all_o this_o while_n under_o a_o delusion_n when_o we_o consider_v such_o sad_a instance_n whereof_o we_o have_v see_v so_o many_o what_o do_v this_o speak_v unto_o we_o but_o in_o the_o word_n of_o the_o apostle_n be_v not_o high-minded_a but_o fear_n do_v thou_o not_o yet_o fear_n sure_o i_o be_o afraid_a of_o thou_o i_o will_v not_o say_v how_o it_o may_v be_v with_o here_o and_o there_o one_o of_o the_o most_o grow_v and_o experience_a christian_n those_o of_o
343._o at_o the_o begin_n of_o l._n 26._o add_v the_o figure_n 2_o but_o the_o chief_a fault_n be_v in_o the_o page_n viz._n after_o p._n 224._o instead_o of_o 225._o be_v 257._o and_o after_o p._n 320._o be_v p._n 305._o and_o after_o p._n 320_o again_o be_v 337._o but_o in_o the_o book_n itself_o there_o be_v not_o any_o thing_n out_o of_o its_o proper_a place_n but_o all_o come_v in_o in_o its_o order_n the_o only_a error_n herein_o be_v in_o the_o figure_n of_o the_o page_n godly_a fear_n or_o the_o nature_n and_o necessity_n of_o fear_n and_o its_o usefulness_n etc._n etc._n prov_n 28.14_o happy_a be_v the_o man_n that_o fear_v always_o you_o will_v not_o expect_v that_o i_o spend_v time_n in_o inquire_v after_o the_o connection_n of_o these_o word_n with_o the_o forego_n or_o the_o follow_a part_n of_o this_o chapter_n if_o you_o consider_v the_o book_n in_o which_o they_o be_v find_v the_o book_n of_o proverb_n wherein_o many_o precious_a truth_n be_v lay_v and_o pack_v together_o but_o not_o connect_v together_o this_o book_n be_v rather_o a_o golden_a mine_n than_o a_o golden_a chain_n the_o word_n of_o the_o text_n be_v a_o entire_a proposition_n which_o may_v be_v logical_o resolve_v into_o 1._o a_o subject_a the_o man_n that_o fear_v together_o with_o the_o circumstance_n of_o time_n always_o 2._o a_o attribute_n or_o something_o affirm_v concern_v this_o man_n happy_a he_o be_v a_o happy_a man._n for_o the_o open_n of_o these_o word_n brief_o happy_a or_o blessed_a or_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o original_a o_o the_o blessedness_n o_o how_o bless_v he_o be_v a_o very_a happy_a man_n the_o man_n that_o fear_v that_n be_v say_v some_o the_o man_n that_o fear_v all_o the_o evil_a that_o be_v before_o he_o the_o misery_n that_o be_v before_o he_o the_o danger_n that_o he_o be_v in_o say_v other_o the_o man_n that_o fear_v god_n according_a as_o it_o be_v express_v prov._n 23.17_o that_o be_v in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n all_o the_o day_n long_o other_o that_o walk_v cautelous_o and_o wary_o qui_fw-la prospicit_fw-la ne_fw-la quid_fw-la temerè_fw-la aggrediatur_fw-la nec_fw-la absque_fw-la debitâ_fw-la deliberatione_n &_o consilio_fw-la sollicitè_fw-fr cavens_fw-la ne_fw-la quid_fw-la boni_fw-la omittat_fw-la nec_fw-la in_o malum_fw-la ruat_fw-la he_o that_o walk_v with_o counsel_n and_o care_n that_o he_o neglect_v not_o his_o duty_n nor_o fall_n into_o danger_n put_v all_o these_o interpretation_n into_o one_o and_o you_o have_v the_o full_a sense_n of_o the_o word_n he_o that_o walk_v under_o a_o awe_n and_o reverence_n of_o god_n and_o a_o sense_n of_o the_o danger_n he_o be_v in_o wise_o and_o wary_o order_v his_o step_n that_o he_o be_v not_o surprise_v by_o sin_n or_o by_o wrath._n always_o the_o caldee_n render_v it_o omnia_fw-la that_o fear_v all_o thing_n that_o fear_v himself_o his_o eye_n his_o ear_n his_o tongue_n his_o table_n his_o estate_n his_o business_n his_o company_n his_o friend_n and_o his_o enemy_n that_o be_v as_o far_o forth_o as_o they_o may_v be_v inlet_n or_o instrument_n or_o temptation_n to_o sin_n and_o so_o may_v expose_v he_o to_o danger_n but_o the_o word_n be_v always_o that_o fear_v at_o all_o time_n that_o be_v never_o secure_a the_o doctrine_n that_o i_o shall_v hence_o insist_v upon_o be_v this_o doct._n a_o life_n of_o holy_a fear_n be_v a_o bless_a life_n in_o the_o open_n hereof_o i_o shall_v more_o particular_o inquire_v 1._o what_o that_o fear_n be_v to_o which_o blessedness_n be_v pronounce_v 2._o what_o that_o blessedness_n be_v which_o be_v pronounce_v to_o this_o fear_n in_o the_o handle_n whereof_o i_o shall_v together_o give_v in_o the_o proof_n of_o the_o doctrine_n 1._o what_o that_o fear_n be_v to_o which_o blessedness_n be_v pronounce_v there_o be_v a_o fear_n that_o be_v our_o weakness_n as_o 1._o the_o fear_n of_o the_o fainthearted_a a_o natural_a pusillanimity_n or_o cowardice_n there_o be_v such_o weak_a spirit_n in_o who_o every_o little_a danger_n or_o but_o the_o shadow_n of_o a_o danger_n shake_v their_o heart_n and_o put_v they_o into_o anxiety_n and_o disquiet_n in_o what_o perpetual_a bondage_n do_v some_o timorous_a spirit_n live_v how_o restless_a be_v their_o heart_n like_o the_o trouble_a sea_n that_o can_v be_v at_o rest_n every_o little_a gust_n raise_v a_o storm_n in_o what_o a_o daily_a and_o hourly_a succession_n of_o vex_v disquiet_n do_v they_o live_v 2._o the_o fear_n of_o the_o scrupulous_a about_o some_o suppose_a moral_a evil_n which_o concern_v their_o practice_n who_o through_o weakness_n of_o understanding_n or_o the_o abound_a of_o melancholy_n do_v often_o fancy_v that_o to_o be_v sin_n which_o be_v no_o sin_n and_o thereby_o fright_v themselves_o off_o from_o the_o use_n of_o their_o liberty_n and_o sometime_o from_o their_o very_a duty_n every_o morsel_n that_o they_o eat_v every_o garment_n that_o they_o wear_v they_o be_v afraid_a lest_o it_o be_v too_o much_o or_o too_o good_a or_o too_o fine_a etc._n etc._n and_o thereby_o scruple_n themselves_o out_o of_o their_o convenient_a food_n and_o all_o comely_a apparel_n some_o poor_a melancholic_a christian_n dare_v not_o pray_v for_o fear_n of_o take_v the_o name_n of_o god_n in_o vain_a dare_v not_o come_v to_o the_o table_n of_o the_o lord_n at_o all_o for_o fear_v of_o come_v unworthy_o in_o this_o fear_n there_o be_v a_o mixture_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a there_o be_v something_o good_a a_o aversion_n from_o sin_n and_o tenderness_n of_o run_v into_o it_o and_o there_o be_v something_o evil_a a_o sinful_a mistake_n count_v that_o evil_n which_o be_v not_o evil_a as_o we_o may_v not_o call_v evil_a good_a so_o neither_o may_v we_o call_v good_a evil_n this_o weakness_n as_o it_o be_v evil_a so_o it_o be_v mischievous_a too_o it_o lead_v we_o into_o sin_n we_o may_v sometime_o sin_v for_o fear_n of_o sin_n and_o it_o bring_v we_o into_o bondage_n we_o may_v say_v concern_v this_o fear_n of_o sin_n as_o the_o apostle_n do_v concern_v the_o fear_n of_o death_n heb._n 2.15_o there_o be_v some_o who_o through_o fear_n of_o sin_n be_v all_o their_o life_n time_n subject_a to_o bondage_n of_o the_o two_o it_o be_v much_o a_o less_o evil_a than_o the_o other_o extreme_a better_a a_o scrupulous_a conscience_n than_o a_o dissolute_a conscience_n better_a strain_n at_o a_o gnat_n than_o swallow_v a_o camel_n there_o be_v less_o danger_n in_o be_v fright_v at_o a_o bugbear_n than_o not_o afraid_a of_o a_o bear_n whatever_o there_o be_v in_o nicety_n it_o be_v a_o virtue_n in_o comparison_n of_o licentiousness_n yet_o this_o fear_n this_o groundless_a &_o mistake_a fear_n be_v a_o evil_a and_o to_o be_v suppress_v there_o be_v a_o fear_n which_o be_v man_n great_a wickedness_n a_o fear_n of_o religion_n and_o righteousness_n a_o fear_n of_o the_o labour_n and_o severity_n of_o religion_n and_o of_o those_o suffering_n it_o may_v expose_v they_o to_o sometime_o man_n fear_v the_o yoke_n of_o christ_n they_o 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