Selected quad for the lemma: sin_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
sin_n	adam_n	law_n	transgression_n	5,599	5	10.5016	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65748	A commentary upon the three first chapters of the first book of Moses called Genesis by John White.	White, John, 1575-1648.	1656 (1656)	Wing W1775; ESTC R23600	464,130	520

reformation_n nor_o justify_v god_n in_o pardon_v such_o sin_n as_o we_o have_v neither_o acknowledge_v nor_o grieve_v for_o at_o all_o god_n have_v before_o in_o the_o examination_n of_o adam_n keep_v aloof_o off_o but_o that_o we_o see_v wrought_v not_o upon_o his_o heart_n to_o any_o purpose_n he_o will_v acknowledge_v no_o more_o than_o he_o find_v god_n be_v able_a to_o charge_v he_o with_o in_o particular_a wherefore_o god_n be_v force_v to_o lay_v his_o act_n before_o he_o in_o express_a term_n and_o to_o make_v it_o appear_v to_o be_v a_o act_n of_o rebellion_n whence_o 5_o observe_v man_n must_v be_v deal_v withal_o in_o plain_a term_n before_o they_o will_v be_v bring_v to_o acknowledge_v and_o be_v make_v sensible_a of_o their_o sin_n observe_v 5_o god_n must_v let_v cain_n know_v that_o he_o have_v spill_v the_o blood_n of_o his_o own_o brother_n gen._n 4.10_o and_o by_o the_o mouth_n of_o nathan_n tell_v david_n that_o he_o have_v contrive_v urijah_n death_n and_o slay_v he_o by_o the_o sword_n of_o the_o child_n of_o ammon_n 2_o sam._n 12.9_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o god_n give_v special_a charge_n to_o his_o minister_n to_o lift_v up_o their_o voice_n like_o trumpet_n and_o to_o show_v that_o be_v to_o set_v out_o to_o the_o life_n before_o the_o house_n of_o jacob_n their_o sin_n isa_n 58.1_o in_o that_o manner_n deast_n john_n baptist_n with_o herod_n and_o in_o plain_a term_n tax_v he_o of_o incest_n in_o have_v his_o brother_n wife_n mark_v 6.18_o and_o our_o saviour_n himself_o set_v open_o before_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n their_o pride_n hypocrisy_n covetousness_n seduce_v of_o the_o people_n and_o the_o like_a mat._n 23._o and_o luke_n 11._o and_o thus_o must_v man_n be_v deal_v withal_o 1._o because_o the_o heart_n be_v never_o affect_v with_o sin_n till_o it_o be_v represent_v unto_o they_o in_o full_a proportion_n but_o it_o may_v appear_v shameful_a and_o odious_a 2._o because_o all_o man_n be_v by_o nature_n lover_n of_o themselves_o do_v all_o that_o they_o may_v to_o maintain_v their_o own_o innocency_n and_o therefore_o endeavour_v what_o they_o can_v to_o hide_v sin_n from_o their_o own_o eye_n as_o well_o as_o from_o other_o man_n as_o be_v unwilling_a to_o look_v upon_o their_o own_o shame_n god_n may_v just_o have_v charge_v adam_n with_o pride_n infidelity_n unthankfulness_n but_o those_o be_v secret_a evil_n will_v not_o easy_o have_v be_v acknowledge_v therefore_o god_n make_v choice_n of_o that_o manifest_a act_n of_o eat_v the_o fruit_n forbid_v and_o lay_v that_o to_o his_o charge_n which_o can_v not_o be_v deny_v whence_o 6_o observe_v whosoever_o will_v convince_v a_o man_n of_o sin_n must_v charge_v he_o particulaer_o with_o the_o very_a act_n in_o which_o he_o have_v sin_v observe_v 6_o thus_o nathan_n point_v at_o david_n particular_a act_n when_o he_o name_v the_o sword_n of_o the_o child_n of_o ammon_n wherewith_o urijah_n be_v slay_v and_o elisha_n set_v before_o gehazi_n not_o only_o the_o bare_a act_n of_o receive_v a_o bribe_n of_o naaman_n but_o the_o whole_a manner_n of_o it_o how_o he_o run_v after_o the_o man_n and_o how_o he_o turn_v back_o from_o his_o chariot_n to_o meet_v he_o 2_o king_n 5.26_o and_o so_o do_v samuel_n mention_v to_o saul_n the_o bleat_a of_o the_o sheep_n and_o low_v of_o the_o ox_n which_o he_o have_v reserve_v of_o the_o spoil_n of_o the_o amalekite_n 1_o sam._n 15.14_o and_o indeed_o such_o be_v the_o shamelessness_n of_o most_o that_o unless_o they_o be_v convince_v by_o some_o outward_a act_n which_o be_v subject_a to_o sense_n nothing_o move_v they_o because_o thing_n that_o be_v not_o manifest_a to_o sense_n may_v as_o easy_o be_v believe_v as_o they_o be_v object_v and_o then_o because_o they_o stop_v the_o mouth_n of_o the_o reprover_n who_o can_v prove_v by_o any_o act_n what_o they_o deny_v they_o withal_o stop_v the_o mouth_n of_o their_o own_o conscience_n and_o traduce_v the_o accuser_n as_o a_o slanderer_n and_o this_o be_v the_o manner_n of_o all_o obedurate_a sinner_n although_o those_o person_n that_o be_v godly_a have_v more_o tender_a heart_n exercise_v in_o search_v out_o their_o own_o corruption_n be_v easy_o smite_v by_o the_o point_v out_o a_o sin_n afar_o off_o god_n know_v well_o enough_o all_o the_o passage_n in_o this_o rebellious_a act_n and_o who_o and_o how_o far_o every_o one_o be_v a_o actor_n therein_o adam_n be_v seduce_v by_o eve_n as_o she_o have_v be_v beguile_v by_o satan_n but_o after_o that_o he_o inquire_v not_o as_o suit_v not_o with_o his_o purpose_n which_o be_v to_o make_v adam_n sensible_a of_o his_o own_o act_n it_o matter_a not_o by_o who_o solicitation_n he_o be_v draw_v into_o it_o and_o demand_n of_o he_o only_o whether_o he_o have_v not_o eat_v of_o the_o fruit_n as_o be_v that_o alone_a which_o he_o will_v have_v adan_n take_v notice_n of_o whereby_o he_o direct_v we_o what_o to_o take_v notice_n of_o in_o sinful_a action_n whence_o 7_o observe_v in_o sinful_a act_n our_o heart_n ought_v only_o to_o be_v fix_v upon_o our_o own_o action_n and_o not_o upon_o other_o man_n solicitation_n and_o provocation_n thereunto_o observe_v 7_o thus_o saint_n james_n in_o our_o sin_n will_v we_o to_o look_v no_o far_o than_o the_o lust_n and_o corrupt_a inclination_n of_o our_o own_o heart_n which_o draw_v we_o thereunto_o jam._n 1.14_o as_o david_n in_o remember_v his_o adultery_n and_o murder_n psal_n 51.5_o mention_v nothing_o but_o his_o own_o act_n and_o the_o corruption_n of_o his_o own_o heart_n which_o draw_v he_o thereunto_o and_o that_o this_o shall_v be_v our_o chief_a care_n be_v agreeable_a to_o all_o reason_n 1._o because_o of_o the_o proneness_n of_o our_o own_o heart_n to_o shift_v off_o the_o evil_n of_o our_o action_n from_o ourselves_o if_o possible_o we_o can_v 2_o and_o while_o we_o do_v this_o we_o harden_v our_o own_o heart_n and_o make_v they_o insensible_a of_o our_o sin_n which_o affect_v we_o not_o when_o we_o think_v the_o evil_n proceed_v not_o from_o ourselves_o but_o charge_v it_o upon_o other_o man_n that_o provoke_v we_o 3._o other_o man_n provocation_n can_v excuse_v we_o see_v it_o be_v the_o consent_n of_o our_o own_o heart_n and_o nothing_o else_o that_o make_v it_o a_o sin_n now_o god_n in_o charge_v adam_n with_o this_o sin_n aggravate_v it_o by_o this_o circumstance_n that_o it_o be_v a_o direct_a transgression_n of_o god_n commandment_n wherein_o indeed_o the_o nature_n of_o sin_n consist_v whence_o 8_o observe_v the_o breach_n of_o god_n commandment_n be_v that_o which_o make_v any_o act_n of_o we_o a_o sin_n observe_v 8_o saint_n john_n indeed_o make_v that_o to_o be_v the_o description_n of_o sin_n that_o be_v the_o transgression_n of_o the_o law_n 1_o john_n 3.4_o and_o st._n james_n tell_v we_o that_o if_o a_o man_n commit_v no_o adultery_n yet_o if_o he_o kill_v he_o be_v a_o sinner_n because_o he_o be_v a_o transgressor_n of_o the_o law_n jam._n 2.11_o and_o that_o be_v it_o wherewith_o samuel_n charge_v saul_n 1_o sam._n 15.19_o that_o he_o have_v not_o obey_v the_o voice_n of_o the_o lord_n but_o go_v direct_o against_o his_o commandment_n which_o disobedience_n of_o his_o he_o equal_n to_o the_o sin_n of_o witchcraft_n ver_fw-la 23._o wherefore_o when_o saul_n be_v at_o last_o by_o samuel_n reproof_n bring_v to_o acknowledge_v and_o confess_v his_o sin_n he_o have_v this_o expression_n that_o he_o have_v sin_v because_o he_o have_v transgress_v the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n ver_fw-la 24._o we_o find_v therefore_o that_o this_o be_v it_o for_o which_o god_n especial_o take_v so_o sharp_a vengeance_n on_o his_o own_o people_n that_o they_o hearken_v not_o to_o god_n commandment_n nehem._n 9.16_o 29._o on_o the_o contrary_a that_o be_v accept_v for_o our_o tighteousnesse_n if_o we_o conform_v ourselves_o in_o all_o thing_n to_o the_o law_n and_o commandment_n that_o god_n have_v give_v we_o deut._n 6.25_o reason_n 1._o disobedience_n be_v not_o only_o a_o injury_n to_o god_n but_o a_o injury_n to_o he_o in_o the_o high_a degree_n wherein_o his_o authority_n be_v reject_v his_o wisdom_n slight_v his_o holiness_n despise_v and_o his_o providence_n and_o power_n and_o justice_n both_o in_o reward_v and_o punish_v not_o regard_v 2._o disobedience_n know_v no_o bound_n no_o more_o than_o water_n do_v that_o have_v break_v down_o their_o bank_n a_o man_n that_o once_o tread_v under_o foot_n god_n law_n cast_v away_o withal_o all_o regard_n of_o duty_n both_o to_o god_n and_o man_n verse_n 12._o and_o the_o man_n say_v it_o be_v a_o wonder_n that_o this_o direct_a charge_n upon_o he_o by_o god_n himself_o for_o so_o foul_a a_o fact_n have_v not_o smite_v he_o dumb_a with_o the_o man_n in_o the_o parable_n

4.14_o and_o among_o the_o plague_n threaten_v against_o wicked_a man_n this_o be_v not_o the_o least_o that_o their_o life_n shall_v hang_v before_o they_o and_o they_o shall_v fear_v day_n and_o night_n deut._n 28.66_o even_o where_o no_o fear_n be_v psal_n 53.5_o where_o none_o pursue_v prov._n 28.1_o as_o the_o devil_n no_o soon_o see_v christ_n but_o he_o think_v he_o be_v come_v to_o torment_v he_o mat._n 8.29_o no_o marvel_n that_o the_o sound_n of_o fear_n shall_v be_v in_o his_o ear_n job_n 15.21_o when_o the_o matter_n and_o cause_n of_o fear_n be_v in_o his_o heart_n and_o conscience_n even_o the_o desert_n of_o vengeance_n for_o sin_n which_o accompany_v he_o wheresoever_o he_o go_v the_o fear_n that_o seize_v upon_o adam_n and_o eve_n upon_o the_o apprehension_n of_o god_n presence_n have_v fill_v their_o heart_n present_o drive_v he_o to_o his_o heel_n he_o fear_v god_n and_o fly_n from_o he_o whence_o 12_o observe_v whatsoever_o we_o true_o fear_v we_o can_v but_o endeavour_v to_o fly_v from_o and_o avoid_v observe_v 12_o yea_o though_o it_o be_v far_o off_o for_o a_o prudent_a man_n when_o he_o foresee_v evil_a hide_v himself_o prov._n 22.3_o as_o josiah_n do_v when_o hear_v the_o plague_n denounce_v in_o the_o law_n against_o such_o sin_n as_o he_o find_v among_o his_o own_o people_n and_o fear_v the_o wrath_n of_o god_n hang_v over_o his_o head_n takes_z counsel_n about_o and_o inquire_v diligent_o after_o the_o mean_n of_o escape_v the_o vengeance_n which_o follow_v it_o 2_o chron._n 34.19.21_o 31._o thus_o nature_n teach_v we_o to_o fly_v from_o serpent_n wild_a beast_n or_o weapon_n of_o destruction_n and_o so_o do_v grace_n teach_v we_o to_o fly_v from_o sin_n that_o slay_v the_o soul_n and_o from_o the_o wrath_n and_o vengeance_n to_o come_v and_o that_o mere_o out_o of_o the_o desire_n plant_v in_o nature_n of_o preserve_v itself_o by_o seek_v after_o and_o embrace_v those_o thing_n that_o preserve_v it_o and_o shun_v those_o that_o be_v hurtful_a to_o it_o let_v man_n try_v their_o fear_n of_o god_n wrath_n by_o take_v hold_n of_o his_o strength_n that_o they_o may_v make_v peace_n with_o he_o isa_n 27.5_o see_v they_o can_v neither_o escape_v nor_o resist_v nor_o endure_v it_o and_o their_o fear_n of_o sin_n by_o fly_v from_o it_o and_o from_o all_o allurement_n and_o provocation_n thereunto_o as_o joseph_n flee_v from_o his_o adulterous_a mistress_n gen._n 39.12_o in_o such_o fear_n that_o for_o haste_n he_o leave_v his_o cloak_n behind_o he_o it_o be_v that_o indeed_o which_o the_o wise_a man_n advise_v we_o unto_o not_o to_o come_v near_o the_o house_n of_o a_o lewd_a woman_n prov._n 5.8_o now_o by_o this_o mark_v it_o will_v evident_o appear_v that_o there_o be_v no_o fear_n of_o god_n before_o wicked_a man_n eye_n neither_o of_o sin_n nor_o of_o the_o wrath_n to_o come_v see_v they_o pass_v on_o careless_o and_o so_o at_o last_o be_v deserve_o punish_v prov._n 27.12_o but_o to_o what_o purpose_n be_v it_o to_o seek_v a_o hide_v place_n from_o that_o god_n from_o who_o presence_n no_o man_n can_v fly_v psal_n 139.7_o see_v he_o be_v present_a every_o where_o and_o all_o thing_n be_v naked_a in_o his_o sight_n heb._n 4.13_o even_o the_o very_a heart_n of_o man_n nay_o hell_n and_o destruction_n itself_o prov._n 15.11_o it_o appear_v by_o this_o how_o far_o our_o first_o parent_n have_v lose_v if_o not_o the_o knowledge_n yet_o at_o least_o the_o right_a consideration_n of_o he_o see_v they_o deal_v with_o he_o as_o with_o a_o mortal_a man_n in_o run_v away_o from_o he_o and_o hide_v himself_o from_o his_o presence_n as_o one_o will_v fly_v and_o hide_v from_o a_o man_n whence_o 13_o observe_v there_o be_v a_o wonderful_a proneness_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n to_o conceive_v of_o god_n as_o they_o do_v of_o a_o mortal_a man_n observe_v 13_o thus_o the_o psalmist_n tax_v a_o wicked_a man_n that_o he_o think_v god_n to_o be_v like_o himself_o psal_n 50.21_o in_o his_o providence_n that_o he_o can_v see_v through_o the_o dark_a cloud_n job_n 22.13_o in_o his_o power_n that_o he_o can_v deliver_v out_o of_o man_n hand_n dan._n 3.15_o in_o his_o truth_n that_o he_o alter_v and_o change_v his_o mind_n like_o a_o man_n as_o balak_n imply_v numb_a 23.13_o 19_o in_o his_o holiness_n that_o he_o regard_v not_o evil_a psal_n 94.7_o nor_o forget_v it_o as_o man_n do_v common_o those_o thing_n that_o they_o respect_v not_o psal_n 10.11_o and_o no_o marvel_n if_o man_n who_o be_v themselves_o sensual_a and_o carnal_a judge_v of_o all_o thing_n sensual_o and_o carnal_o nay_o more_o be_v by_o their_o corrupt_a nature_n ●_z to_o god_n and_o his_o honour_n it_o be_v no_o wonder_n if_o they_o willing_o and_o purposely_o endeavour_v to_o abase_v he_o to_o the_o scantlet_n of_o a_o creature_n hence_o than_o we_o may_v easy_o discover_v the_o atheism_n and_o profaneness_n of_o man_n heart_n in_o general_a when_o we_o may_v judge_v what_o man_n think_v and_o conceive_v of_o god_n in_o their_o heart_n by_o their_o carriage_n towards_o he_o who_o neither_o depend_v upon_o his_o promise_n nor_o tremble_v at_o his_o threaten_n nor_o express_v their_o thankfulness_n unto_o he_o for_o his_o mercy_n which_o they_o will_v not_o neglect_v to_o perform_v to_o a_o mortal_a man_n nay_o when_o we_o draw_v near_o he_o with_o our_o lip_n when_o our_o heart_n be_v far_o from_o he_o lie_v unto_o he_o to_o his_o face_n and_o the_o like_a what_o do_v we_o else_o but_o by_o our_o deed_n proclaim_v that_o we_o conceive_v he_o to_o be_v like_o a_o man_n that_o judge_v by_o the_o outward_a appearance_n and_o can_v look_v no_o far_o verse_n 9_o call_v to_o adam_n it_o may_v be_v at_o first_o to_o he_o alone_o at_o least_o we_o find_v that_o he_o deal_v not_o with_o eve_n at_o all_o until_o her_o husband_n have_v appeach_v she_o and_o the_o reason_n why_o he_o begin_v first_o with_o adam_n seem_v to_o be_v that_o by_o beginning_n with_o the_o last_o actor_n in_o the_o transgression_n he_o may_v the_o better_o out_o of_o the_o delinquent_n own_o mouth_n discover_v and_o set_v before_o we_o the_o whole_a order_n of_o the_o sin_n and_o all_o the_o actor_n therein_o what_o every_o one_o do_v and_o by_o who_o solicitation_n the_o voice_n wherein_o he_o speak_v be_v questionless_a articulate_v in_o which_o he_o call_v adam_n by_o his_o name_n as_o he_o likewise_o do_v other_o at_o other_o time_n gen._n 22.1_o 1_o sam._n 3.10_o where_o be_v thou_o not_o that_o god_n be_v ignorant_a where_o he_o be_v and_o therefore_o he_o may_v he_o conceive_v to_o demand_v not_o so_o much_o where_o he_o be_v as_o what_o drive_v he_o thither_o that_o so_o if_o it_o may_v be_v himself_o may_v be_v bring_v to_o acknowledge_v the_o sin_n which_o occasion_v his_o shift_a and_o hide_v away_o from_o god_n presence_n which_o have_v doubtless_o be_v before_o his_o joy_n and_o comfort_n till_o he_o have_v by_o this_o transgression_n of_o his_o commandment_n provoke_v his_o wrath_n against_o he_o the_o 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he_o which_o prepare_v he_o to_o be_v willing_a to_o receive_v advice_n act_v 9.4_o 6._o but_o it_o be_v the_o word_n of_o christ_n by_o the_o mouth_n of_o ananias_n which_o direct_v he_o what_o to_o do_v the_o like_a we_o find_v in_o the_o gaoler_n act_v 16.27_o 32._o for_o man_n be_v a_o understand_a creature_n can_v be_v any_o other_o way_n wrought_v upon_o but_o by_o inform_v the_o understanding_n terror_n may_v indeed_o show_v some_o danger_n near_o but_o the_o cause_n of_o it_o and_o mean_n of_o escape_v it_o can_v be_v discover_v unto_o we_o any_o other_o way_n then_o by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n which_o he_o have_v make_v his_o power_n not_o only_o to_o salvation_n

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9.33_o and_o to_o be_v pardon_v out_o of_o free_a mercy_n and_o grace_n when_o their_o transgression_n be_v pass_v by_o upon_o man_n humble_v themselves_o before_o he_o though_o the_o trespass_n be_v commit_v against_o himself_o which_o make_v the_o sin_n heinous_a above_o measure_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o lord_n take_v it_o to_o be_v his_o great_a honour_n that_o he_o blot_v out_o our_o transgression_n mere_o for_o his_o own_o sake_n isa_n 43.25_o 2._o we_o can_v otherwise_o be_v in_o any_o state_n of_o security_n after_o we_o have_v sin_v but_o by_o sue_v out_o our_o pardon_n which_o if_o he_o shall_v grant_v without_o our_o condemn_v and_o abhor_v of_o our_o own_o evil_a way_n it_o will_v neither_o further_o our_o own_o

it_o be_v execute_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o child_n of_o ammon_n 2_o sam._n 12.9_o now_o we_o know_v it_o be_v the_o consent_n that_o make_v the_o act_n of_o sin_n yea_o ever_o there_o where_o man_n proceed_v not_o to_o the_o act_n the_o very_a lust_a after_o a_o woman_n make_v one_o a_o adulterer_n in_o our_o saviour_n judgement_n though_o he_o go_v no_o far_o mat._n 5.28_o so_o that_o a_o enticer_n of_o another_o to_o sin_n be_v guilty_a not_o only_o of_o the_o sinful_a motion_n of_o his_o own_o heart_n in_o resolve_v upon_o the_o evil_a but_o beside_o of_o that_o evil_n which_o he_o beget_v consent_n unto_o allow_v and_o desire_n may_v take_v effect_n in_o another_o that_o act_v the_o sin_n by_o his_o provocation_n and_o allurement_n beware_v then_o of_o that_o dangerous_a employment_n to_o become_v a_o solicitor_n or_o factor_n in_o sin_n and_o tremble_v at_o the_o very_a motion_n of_o it_o and_o avoid_v careful_o the_o society_n of_o such_o agent_n 1._o who_o carry_v the_o mark_n and_o character_n of_o satan_n who_o be_v style_v by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o temper_n and_o be_v the_o father_n of_o all_o that_o walk_v in_o that_o way_n of_o seduce_v 2._o show_v themselves_o much_o more_o dangerous_a enemy_n to_o mankind_n then_o murderer_n who_o destroy_v only_o the_o body_n whereas_o these_o lay_v wait_v for_o the_o soul_n prov._n 22.25_o 3._o proclaim_v war_n against_o god_n who_o they_o fight_v against_o not_o only_o by_o their_o own_o sin_n but_o much_o more_o by_o make_v a_o party_n against_o he_o by_o draw_v as_o many_o as_o they_o can_v procure_v to_o be_v companion_n with_o they_o in_o their_o evil_n 4._o and_o therefore_o be_v above_o other_o child_n of_o wrath_n reserve_v unto_o they_o by_o the_o just_a judgement_n of_o god_n in_o a_o double_a proportion_n according_a to_o the_o measure_n of_o their_o sin_n act_v by_o themselves_o and_o further_v in_o other_o man_n by_o their_o procurement_n let_v this_o item_n be_v lay_v near_o to_o heart_n by_o 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he_o have_v send_v he_o upon_o a_o message_n that_o will_v disgrace_v both_o himself_o and_o he_o that_o send_v he_o jonah_n 4.2_o as_o that_o idle_a servant_n plead_v his_o master_n hardness_n in_o excuse_n of_o his_o idleness_n and_o unfaithfulnesse_n mat._n 25.24_o thu●_n do_v all_o they_o that_o for_o their_o ignorance_n plead_v want_n of_o part_n of_o nature_n for_o their_o theft_n or_o oppression_n necessity_n by_o the_o weakness_n of_o their_o estate_n greatness_n of_o their_o charge_n or_o the_o like_a for_o the_o neglect_n of_o spiritual_a duty_n multiplicity_n of_o secular_a employment_n for_o their_o disobedience_n the_o strictness_n of_o god_n law_n as_o impossible_a to_o be_v keep_v hence_o it_o be_v that_o saint_n james_n well_o know_v this_o common_a disease_n will_v we_o to_o take_v heed_n of_o charge_v god_n with_o our_o temptation_n to_o evil_a see_v we_o be_v draw_v on_o thereunto_o by_o our_o own_o concupiscence_n jam._n 1.13_o now_o that_o which_o move_v we_o to_o deal_v so_o injurious_o with_o god_n himself_o be_v 1._o a_o desire_n to_o justify_v ourselves_o which_o we_o can_v never_o do_v more_o full_o then_o by_o cast_v the_o blame_n of_o the_o sin_n for_o which_o we_o shall_v be_v censure_v upon_o god_n himself_o who_o shall_v judge_v and_o punish_v it_o as_o thamar_n stop_v judah_n mouth_n when_o he_o sentence_v she_o to_o be_v burn_v for_o her_o adultery_n by_o charge_v he_o to_o be_v both_o the_o occasion_n and_o the_o actor_n of_o that_o sin_n gen._n 38.26_o 2._o there_o be_v in_o all_o man_n by_o nature_n a_o heart_n ill_o affect_v towards_o god_n the_o wisdom_n whereof_o be_v enmity_n against_o he_o rom._n 8.7_o which_o make_v we_o willing_a to_o pick_v any_o quarrel_n against_o he_o and_o to_o dishonour_v he_o upon_o the_o least_o pretence_n 3._o it_o be_v satan_n policy_n 1._o to_o wrong_v god_n by_o make_v he_o the_o author_n of_o evil_n and_o unjust_a in_o punish_v that_o in_o man_n whereof_o the_o blame_n lie_v in_o part_n upon_o himself_o 2._o to_o take_v off_o man_n heart_n from_o all_o endeavour_n and_o mean_n of_o repentance_n by_o this_o colour_n of_o justify_v themselves_o in_o their_o sin_n we_o can_v but_o take_v special_a notice_n in_o what_o manner_n adam_n speak_v of_o his_o wife_n in_o this_o place_n who_o he_o embrace_v and_o acknowledge_v as_o a_o singular_a blessing_n bestow_v on_o he_o by_o god_n in_o the_o former_a chapter_n and_o here_o do_v little_o less_o then_o reproachful_o cast_v it_o in_o god_n tooth_n that_o instead_o of_o a_o helper_n he_o have_v give_v she_o unto_o he_o for_o a_o snare_n to_o beguile_v and_o entrap_v he_o as_o his_o word_n in_o this_o place_n do_v imply_v whence_o 6._o observe_v it_o be_v a_o usual_a practice_n with_o many_o man_n to_o cast_v god_n blessing_n in_o his_o tooth_n with_o discontent_n observe_v 6_o zipporah_n the_o wife_n of_o moses_n call_v circumcision_n a_o sacrament_n of_o blood_n exod._n 4.25_o see_v how_o the_o isarelite_n quarrel_n at_o moses_n 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that_o they_o inordinate_o desire_v scorn_v that_o which_o they_o have_v as_o a_o trifle_n because_o it_o answer_v not_o to_o the_o full_a of_o what_o be_v desire_v let_v not_o man_n think_v much_o of_o it_o if_o they_o be_v deal_v withal_o as_o god_n himself_o be_v and_o have_v their_o kindness_n by_o unthankful_a man_n cast_v in_o their_o tooth_n nay_o many_o time_n be_v ill_o speak_v of_o for_o do_v good_a to_o other_o see_v 1._o the_o servant_n be_v not_o above_o his_o master_n 2._o thanks_o from_o man_n be_v not_o or_o at_o least_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v the_o recompense_n which_o we_o ought_v to_o expect_v for_o do_v good_a to_o other_o but_o the_o acceptance_n of_o our_o service_n by_o god_n who_o the_o less_o reward_n we_o have_v from_o man_n the_o more_o he_o enlarge_v his_o own_o hand_n towards_o we_o if_o we_o continue_v constant_a in_o well_o do_v in_o obedience_n to_o his_o will_n expect_v approbation_n from_o god_n and_o not_o from_o man_n adam_n indeed_o sin_v in_o the_o high_a degree_n in_o blame_v god_n as_o the_o occasion_n of_o his_o sin_n wherewith_o he_o be_v charge_v yet_o it_o be_v true_a that_o the_o woman_n who_o god_n give_v he_o to_o be_v his_o helper_n become_v a_o snare_n unto_o he_o by_o entice_a he_o to_o sin_n but_o that_o be_v through_o his_o own_o folly_n who_o suffer_v himself_o to_o be_v seduce_v by_o she_o whence_o 7_o observe_v man_n may_v easy_o by_o their_o own_o folly_n turn_v the_o mean_v ordain_v by_o god_n for_o their_o good_a into_o snare_n for_o their_o destruction_n observe_v 7_o riches_n be_v give_v by_o god_n as_o a_o blessing_n to_o we_o if_o we_o desire_v they_o inordinate_o delight_n in_o and_o love_v they_o depend_v on_o and_o trust_v in_o they_o they_o become_v a_o

dangerous_a snare_n 1_o tim._n 6.10_o prov._n 11.28_o friend_n and_o especial_o wife_n be_v great_a comfort_n and_o help_n many_o way_n but_o if_o we_o make_v they_o our_o oracle_n they_o may_v and_o often_o do_v beguile_v we_o deut._n 13.6_o god_n sacred_a word_n the_o great_a of_o all_o help_n and_o outward_a blessing_n the_o power_n of_o god_n to_o salvation_n and_o the_o savour_n of_o life_n unto_o all_o that_o receive_v it_o as_o they_o ought_v may_v prove_v the_o savour_n of_o death_n if_o it_o be_v not_o mix_v with_o faith_n but_o receive_v into_o a_o corrupt_a heart_n as_o meat_n take_v into_o a_o foul_a stomach_n may_v turn_v into_o ill_a humour_n and_o so_o become_v our_o poison_n much_o more_o be_v this_o true_a of_o peace_n plenty_n strength_n nay_o of_o wisdom_n itself_o and_o other_o ability_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o that_o 1._o because_o many_o of_o these_o thing_n though_o good_a in_o themselves_o yet_o be_v of_o such_o a_o nature_n that_o the_o good_a or_o evil_a of_o they_o be_v find_v only_o in_o the_o use_n of_o they_o and_o therefore_o as_o they_o be_v use_v by_o we_o so_o they_o prove_v unto_o we_o either_o good_a or_o evil_n 2._o and_o it_o be_v fit_a that_o it_o shall_v be_v so_o that_o god_n in_o his_o justice_n shall_v turn_v good_a into_o evil_n to_o such_o as_o be_v not_o good_a before_o he_o as_o he_o draw_v good_a out_o of_o evil_n itself_o unto_o all_o those_o that_o love_v he_o as_o the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o rom._n 8.28_o let_v it_o warn_v every_o one_o of_o we_o to_o use_v all_o the_o help_n and_o blessing_n which_o we_o receive_v from_o god_n with_o fear_n and_o tremble_a 1._o purge_v our_o own_o heart_n careful_o for_o to_o those_o which_o be_v defile_v nothing_o be_v pure_a tit._n 1.15_o 2._o sanctify_v unto_o ourselves_o the_o blessing_n themselves_o by_o the_o word_n and_o prayer_n 1_o tim._n 4.5_o 3._o use_v all_o thing_n according_a to_o the_o rule_n lay_v down_o to_o we_o in_o the_o word_n and_o refer_v they_o to_o the_o 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next_o what_o power_n she_o have_v to_o free_v he_o from_o that_o curse_n which_o god_n have_v threaten_v to_o lay_v upon_o they_o if_o they_o do_v eat_v that_o fruit_n which_o be_v forbid_v they_o whence_o 8_o observe_v it_o be_v very_o dangerous_a to_o embrace_v any_o motion_n present_v unto_o we_o without_o examine_v the_o warrant_n and_o ground_n of_o it_o observe_v 8_o joseph_n plead_v that_o to_o his_o mistress_n in_o bar_n of_o that_o adulterous_a motion_n that_o she_o make_v unto_o he_o that_o he_o have_v no_o warrant_n to_o meddle_v with_o she_o neither_o from_o god_n nor_o man_n gen._n 39.9_o our_o saviour_n christ_n repel_v satan_n fiery_a dart_n with_o the_o same_o shield_n that_o he_o have_v no_o warrant_n to_o turn_v the_o stone_n into_o bread_n mat._n 4.4_o nor_o to_o cast_v himself_o down_o from_o the_o pinnacle_n of_o the_o temple_n ver_fw-la 7._o in_o the_o same_o manner_n the_o apostle_n answer_v the_o ruler_n when_o they_o silence_v they_o that_o they_o do_v that_o 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obey_v upon_o his_o word_n which_o when_o we_o yield_v unto_o man_n we_o invest_v they_o with_o his_o honour_n and_o make_v they_o in_o a_o sort_n our_o god_n 2._o man_n be_v subject_a to_o dangerous_a error_n not_o only_o through_o ignorance_n which_o make_v they_o unable_a to_o discern_v between_o good_a and_o evil_n but_o beside_o through_o inordinate_a lust_n and_o desire_n which_o cast_v a_o mist_n before_o the_o understanding_n and_o pervert_v the_o judgement_n so_o that_o in_o harken_v to_o man_n direction_n we_o follow_v blind_a guide_n and_o then_o no_o marvel_n though_o we_o fall_v with_o they_o into_o the_o ditch_n to_o our_o own_o destruction_n mat._n 15.14_o how_o adam_n the_o far_o he_o go_v the_o more_o he_o sin_n and_o how_o every_o motion_n of_o his_o heart_n every_o word_n and_o action_n add_v to_o his_o transgression_n till_o god_n reclaim_v he_o and_o the_o observation_n which_o may_v thence_o be_v draw_v that_o when_o man_n be_v once_o pervert_v in_o their_o way_n the_o far_o they_o go_v the_o more_o they_o sin_n till_o god_n change_v their_o heart_n have_v be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n handle_v already_o upon_o ver_fw-la 2._o observe_v 2._o and_o 6._o compare_v together_o verse_n 13._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v to_o the_o woman_n how_n be_v it_o that_o he_o leave_v the_o man_n before_o he_o have_v draw_v he_o to_o a_o more_o and_o full_a acknowledgement_n of_o his_o sin_n he_o acknowledge_v the_o fact_n indeed_o but_o ecxcuse_v it_o withal_o and_o there_o remain_v many_o weighty_a circumstance_n by_o which_o the_o sin_n be_v much_o aggravate_v which_o be_v pass_v over_o in_o silence_n neither_o acknowledge_v by_o adam_n nor_o inquire_v after_o by_o god_n himself_o but_o we_o must_v consider_v that_o god_n have_v time_n and_o mean_n sufficient_a to_o perform_v that_o work_n upon_o adam_n conscience_n afterward_o in_o private_a at_o present_v his_o main_a scope_n be_v to_o make_v it_o appear_v that_o he_o have_v no_o hand_n in_o draw_v the_o man_n into_o this_o sin_n by_o draw_v the_o delinquent_n both_o to_o the_o confession_n of_o the_o fact_n and_o a_o discovery_n of_o the_o first_o mover_n thereunto_o and_o the_o unwillingness_n of_o the_o delinquent_n acknowledgement_n who_o though_o they_o speak_v no_o more_o than_o be_v draw_v from_o they_o yet_o utter_a enough_o to_o clear_a god_n of_o have_v hand_n in_o the_o sin_n make_v much_o for_o the_o credit_n of_o their_o testimony_n on_o god_n behalf_n as_o we_o have_v see_v already_o from_o adam_n god_n turn_v next_o to_o the_o woman_n that_o she_o may_v likewise_o be_v convince_v of_o her_o fact_n by_o her_o own_o confession_n and_o thereby_o both_o justify_v the_o equity_n of_o the_o judgement_n pronounce_v against_o she_o afterward_o and_o beside_o be_v draw_v to_o appeach_v the_o serpent_n as_o the_o first_o solicitor_n and_o enticer_n to_o the_o sin_n which_o be_v the_o principal_a thing_n that_o god_n labour_v to_o discover_v for_o the_o present_a what_o be_v this_o which_o thou_o have_v do_v by_o transgress_v thyself_o &_o seduce_v thy_o husband_n the_o question_n be_v propound_v &_o demand_v with_o some_o kind_n of_o admiration_n as_o if_o god_n have_v say_v how_o be_v it_o possible_a that_o thou_o shall_v be_v so_o desperate_o wicked_a and_o sottish_a as_o not_o only_o to_o ruin_v thyself_o but_o to_o be_v the_o destruction_n of_o thy_o husband_n also_o for_o who_o help_n and_o comfort_n thou_o be_v create_v the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n in_o this_o examination_n of_o the_o man_n and_o woman_n be_v not_o unworthy_a our_o observation_n the_o main_a thing_n which_o god_n seek_v after_o be_v the_o author_n and_o first_o mover_n to_o this_o sin_n but_o of_o this_o he_o mention_n not_o a_o word_n to_o the_o man_n before_o or_o

offer_v unto_o they_o thus_o he_o deal_v indeed_o with_o his_o people_n till_o the_o case_n grow_v desperate_a and_o past_a remedy_n 2_o chron._n 36.16_o and_o then_o usual_o he_o silence_v his_o minister_n without_o and_o man_n conscience_n within_o that_o they_o may_v fill_v up_o the_o measure_n of_o their_o iniquity_n that_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n may_v come_v upon_o they_o to_o the_o uttermost_a as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v 1_o thes_n 2.16_o let_v we_o account_v it_o among_o god_n favour_n when_o he_o will_v debate_v with_o we_o by_o his_o word_n challenge_v we_o for_o our_o sin_n as_o he_o do_v david_n by_o nathan_n nay_o if_o he_o terrify_v we_o by_o threaten_v his_o judgement_n and_o wrath_n as_o he_o do_v jehoshaphat_n by_o jehu_n 2_o chron._n 19.2_o yea_o and_o awaken_v we_o too_o by_o his_o chastisement_n jer._n 31.18_o 19_o or_o raise_v up_o our_o own_o heart_n to_o smite_v we_o 2_o sam._n 24.10_o but_o tremble_v at_o such_o a_o condition_n when_o god_n let_v we_o alone_o and_o will_v have_v no_o more_o to_o do_v with_o we_o which_o be_v a_o evidence_n of_o his_o deep_a displeasure_n and_o let_v no_o man_n desire_v such_o a_o judgement_n unto_o himself_o as_o the_o wicked_a do_v isa_n 30.14_o that_o the_o holy_a one_o of_o israel_n may_v cease_v from_o they_o the_o delinquent_n be_v bring_v in_o in_o order_n and_o every_o one_o as_o they_o be_v find_v more_o or_o less_o guilty_a so_o receive_v a_o censure_n proportionable_a even_o the_o serpent_n itself_o which_o be_v but_o the_o instrument_n which_o satan_n use_v in_o this_o temptation_n whence_o 2_o observe_v whosoever_o have_v a_o hand_n in_o any_o sin_n shall_v be_v sure_a to_o have_v a_o share_n in_o the_o punishment_n observe_v 2_o tribulation_n and_o anguish_n shall_v be_v upon_o every_o soul_n that_o do_v evil_a rom._n 2.9_o whether_o live_v under_o the_o law_n or_o without_o the_o law_n ver_fw-la 12._o either_o at_o present_a in_o the_o speedy_a execution_n of_o vengeance_n as_o the_o searcher_n that_o bring_v up_o a_o ill_a report_n upon_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n die_v present_o before_o the_o lord_n numb_a 14.37_o or_o in_o the_o day_n of_o recompense_n where_o in_o not_o one_o of_o the_o murmur_a congregation_n escape_v the_o stroke_n of_o god_n hand_n numb_a 26.65_o as_o god_n have_v before_o give_v sentence_n on_o they_o numb_a 14.29_o or_o at_o the_o far_a they_o be_v sure_a to_o be_v call_v to_o account_v at_o the_o great_a day_n when_o god_n shall_v come_v to_o execute_v vengeance_n upon_o all_o and_o to_o convince_v all_o that_o be_v ungodly_a and_o that_o of_o all_o their_o ungodly_a deed_n and_o of_o all_o their_o hard_a speech_n judas_n 15._o when_o every_o secret_a thing_n shall_v be_v bring_v to_o judgement_n eccles_n 12.14_o reason_n 1._o god_n be_v able_a both_o to_o convince_v and_o punish_v and_o nothing_o can_v be_v hide_v from_o his_o pure_a eye_n or_o escape_v his_o revenge_a hand_n 2._o the_o respect_n to_o his_o own_o honour_n necessary_o move_v he_o to_o declare_v himself_o to_o be_v just_a in_o render_v to_o every_o man_n according_a to_o his_o deed_n and_o according_a to_o his_o work_n psal_n 62.12_o we_o have_v already_o take_v notice_n that_o the_o serpent_n be_v only_o a_o instrument_n in_o this_o sin_n carry_v on_o and_o act_v by_o satan_n according_a to_o his_o will_n and_o yet_o he_o receive_v his_o judgement_n as_o well_o as_o the_o rest_n whence_o 3_o observe_v every_o instrument_n in_o the_o act_n of_o sin_n and_o whatsoever_o be_v defile_v thereby_o be_v liable_a to_o god_n curse_n observe_v 3_o not_o only_o the_o body_n of_o a_o man_n which_o the_o soul_n use_v as_o a_o instrument_n to_o sin_n shall_v be_v cast_v into_o hell_n with_o the_o soul_n but_o even_o insensible_a creature_n must_v be_v destroy_v if_o they_o be_v abuse_v to_o sin_n as_o the_o golden_a calf_n be_v by_o moses_n exod._n 32.20_o manasseh_n image_n of_o the_o grove_n by_o josiah_n 2_o king_n 23.6_o yea_o the_o brazen_a serpent_n though_o erect_v by_o god_n own_o appointment_n be_v break_v in_o piece_n by_o hezekiah_n be_v abuse_v to_o idolatry_n 2_o king_n 18.4_o and_o this_o may_v not_o only_o be_v do_v in_o justice_n see_v sin_n pollute_v whatsoever_o touch_v it_o but_o be_v fit_a to_o be_v do_v in_o terror_n as_o well_o to_o manifest_v god_n holiness_n in_o his_o zeal_n against_o sin_n as_o to_o make_v man_n tremble_v at_o so_o dangerous_a a_o evil_a as_o sin_n be_v that_o bring_v destruction_n to_o all_o that_o come_v near_o it_o that_o all_o man_n may_v fear_v to_o abuse_v wealth_n food_n house_n apparel_n wife_n child_n servant_n friend_n etc._n etc._n as_o instrument_n to_o sin_n lest_o the_o curse_n of_o god_n light_a both_o upon_o they_o and_o upon_o ourselves_o it_o have_v be_v intimate_v that_o although_o this_o curse_n be_v inflict_v upon_o the_o serpent_n yet_o withal_o it_o be_v in_o a_o especial_a manner_n intend_v for_o the_o instruction_n of_o the_o man_n and_o woman_n in_o who_o presence_n it_o be_v denounce_v against_o he_o that_o they_o may_v the_o more_o feel_o apprehend_v the_o evil_a of_o their_o own_o sin_n which_o they_o have_v voluntary_o commit_v when_o they_o behold_v so_o fearful_a a_o curse_n bring_v upon_o a_o involuntary_a agent_n in_o the_o same_o transgression_n whence_o 4_o observe_v one_o man_n punishment_n ought_v to_o be_v other_o man_n instruction_n observe_v 4_o whether_o inflict_v by_o man_n in_o a_o course_n of_o justice_n deut._n 13.14_o or_o lay_v on_o by_o god_n immediate_a hand_n zeph._n 3.5_o 6._o thus_o god_n make_v abraham_n acquaint_v with_o that_o fearful_a judgement_n which_o he_o be_v to_o execute_v upon_o sodom_n that_o himself_o and_o his_o family_n may_v take_v instruction_n by_o it_o gen._n 18.18_o 19_o and_o upon_o the_o same_o ground_n be_v divers_a of_o god_n judgement_n record_v to_o posterity_n psal_n 78.6_o 7._o 1_o cor._n 10.6_o and_o it_o stand_v with_o good_a reason_n that_o we_o shall_v make_v this_o use_n of_o other_o man_n punishment_n see_v god_n be_v no_o respecter_n of_o person_n but_o must_v measure_v all_o with_o the_o same_o line_n as_o proceed_v always_o by_o the_o same_o rule_n of_o justice_n assist_v by_o the_o same_o power_n carry_v on_o by_o the_o same_o zeal_n and_o holiness_n of_o his_o nature_n and_o have_v still_o before_o his_o eye_n the_o end_n even_o the_o manifest_v of_o his_o own_o glory_n beside_o it_o be_v a_o great_a honour_n to_o god_n when_o he_o thus_o bring_v good_a out_o of_o the_o evil_a of_o other_o man_n smart_n as_o he_o do_v light_a out_o of_o darkness_n that_o both_o his_o power_n and_o mercy_n may_v be_v the_o more_o admire_v when_o he_o make_v other_o man_n poison_n our_o medicine_n and_o their_o wound_n our_o heal_n god_n both_o in_o this_o judgement_n which_o he_o denounce_v against_o the_o serpent_n and_o that_o which_o follow_v ver_fw-la 17._o against_o adam_n first_o express_v the_o cause_n and_o pass_v the_o censure_n and_o that_o to_o manifest_v the_o equity_n of_o his_o proceed_n and_o in_o a_o sort_n to_o testify_v to_o the_o world_n that_o though_o the_o punishment_n be_v his_o act_n yet_o it_o be_v man_n desert_n and_o consequent_o bring_v upon_o he_o by_o himself_o as_o the_o fruit_n of_o his_o own_o sin_n whence_o 5_o observe_v god_n lay_v his_o judgement_n upon_o no_o creature_n but_o upon_o just_a desert_n observe_v 5_o this_o be_v evident_a by_o allexample_n of_o his_o judgement_n in_o the_o old_a world_n he_o bring_v the_o flood_n upon_o they_o for_o their_o ungodliness_n 2_o pet._n 2.5_o concemned_a sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n with_o a_o overthrow_n for_o their_o filthy_a conversation_n 2_o pet._n 2.6_o 7._o carry_v away_o his_o people_n into_o captivity_n because_o their_o sin_n be_v increase_v jer._n 30.15_o as_o themselves_o acknowledge_v lam._n 1.8_o and_o all_o the_o world_n bare_a witness_n deut._n 29.24_o 25._o much_o more_o be_v it_o true_a in_o his_o own_o child_n psalm_n 89.32_o lam._n 3.39_o reason_n 1._o his_o nature_n fury_n be_v not_o in_o he_o isaiah_n 27.4_o but_o long-suffering_a and_o abundant_a goodness_n exod._n 34.6_o psal_n 103.8_o 13._o 2._o respect_n to_o his_o own_o honour_n infinite_o advance_v by_o manifest_v his_o justice_n mercy_n faithfulness_n and_o truth_n which_o appear_v when_o he_o dispense_v all_o his_o administration_n according_a to_o man_n desert_n 3._o neither_o can_v he_o otherwise_o encourage_v man_n to_o his_o service_n but_o by_o accept_v and_o reward_v they_o in_o well-doing_n and_o punish_v only_o their_o error_n and_o that_o too_o with_o so_o much_o moderation_n that_o it_o tend_v only_o to_o their_o good_a and_o not_o to_o their_o destruction_n let_v it_o move_v we_o both_o to_o justify_v god_n in_o his_o judgement_n with_o the_o prince_n 2_o chron._n 12._o psal_n 51.4_o acknowledge_v

66_o the_o provision_n which_o god_n allow_v we_o for_o this_o life_n be_v of_o wonderful_a variety_n p._n 67_o whatsoever_o god-bestowes_a upon_o we_o he_o bestow_v free_o and_o full_o p._n 68_o the_o most_o righteous_a among_o the_o son_n of_o man_n must_v live_v under_o a_o law_n p._n 70_o the_o will_n of_o god_n be_v that_o which_o man_n be_v to_o take_v for_o his_o rule_n page_n 71_o god_n be_v please_v to_o give_v a_o law_n to_o furnish_v we_o with_o all_o needful_a mean_n to_o further_o we_o in_o the_o performance_n of_o our_o duty_n pag._n 72_o the_o matter_n in_o which_o god_n delight_v to_o try_v our_o obedience_n be_v in_o themselves_o of_o no_o great_a importance_n p._n 73_o our_o abundance_n and_o delight_n must_v be_v use_v within_o the_o limit_n of_o obedience_n ibid._n disobedience_n be_v a_o fearful_a sin_n in_o god_n account_n p._n 74_o the_o terror_n of_o the_o law_n be_v useful_a to_o the_o best_a among_o the_o son_n of_o man_n p._n 75_o death_n and_o destruction_n be_v in_o god_n hand_n ibid._n all_o kind_n of_o evil_n and_o misery_n be_v the_o wage_n of_o sin_n p._n 76_o god_n judgement_n be_v certain_a as_o well_o as_o his_o promise_n of_o mercy_n p._n 77_o vengeance_n and_o judgement_n follow_v sin_n at_o the_o heel_n ibid._n verse_n 18._o god_n know_v all_o our_o want_n and_o make_v provision_n to_o supply_v they_o p._n 80_o god_n providence_n and_o abundant_a goodness_n never_o fail_v we_o p._n 81_o a_o solitary_a life_n be_v a_o uncomfortable_a life_n p._n 82_o god_n take_v notice_n of_o our_o want_n as_o a_o faithful_a helper_n p._n 83_o god_n make_v nothing_o but_o for_o some_o necessary_a use_n and_o to_o some_o profitable_a end_n ibid._n a_o wife_n be_v not_o good_a till_o it_o be_v not_o good_a to_o be_v without_o a_o wife_n p._n 84_o it_o be_v god_n will_n that_o a_o man_n shall_v be_v the_o better_a for_o his_o wife_n p._n 85_o it_o be_v only_a god_n that_o must_v supply_v our_o want_n p._n 86_o nothing_o move_v god_n to_o compassion_n but_o his_o own_o bounty_n and_o goodness_n ibid._n a_o wife_n be_v but_o a_o helper_n to_o her_o husband_n p._n 87_o a_o wife_n can_v be_v a_o good_a wife_n unless_o she_o be_v a_o meet_a and_o a_o fit_a wife_n p._n 88_o verse_n 19_o god_n mercy_n shall_v be_v precious_a unto_o we_o p._n 90_o we_o must_v know_v the_o unserviceablenesse_n of_o other_o thing_n that_o we_o may_v approve_v the_o profitablenesse_n of_o that_o which_o be_v true_o good_a p._n 91_o god_n can_v dispose_v of_o the_o creature_n to_o be_v where_o he_o appoint_v they_o ibid._n man_n may_v lawful_o use_v that_o power_n over_o the_o creature_n which_o god_n have_v put_v into_o his_o hand_n p._n 92_o god_n be_v please_v to_o employ_v man_n in_o many_o thing_n which_o of_o right_o belong_v unto_o himself_o ibid._n verse_n 20._o no_o creature_n can_v be_v apply_v to_o any_o other_o use_n then_o that_o for_o which_o it_o be_v first_o create_v by_o god_n p._n 94_o beast_n be_v not_o comfortable_a companion_n for_o man_n p._n 95_o verse_n 21._o sleep_v and_o quiet_a rest_n be_v give_v by_o god_n himself_o p._n 97_o god_n be_v please_v to_o manifest_v his_o work_v to_o man_n ibid._n god_n take_v care_n for_o we_o even_o while_o we_o sleep_v p._n 98_o god_n delight_n to_o vary_v his_o way_n in_o all_o his_o operation_n ibid._n god_n way_n and_o work_v be_v full_a of_o holy_a instruction_n p._n 100_o the_o wife_n must_v be_v neither_o her_o husband_n lord_n nor_o vassal_n ibid._n a_o wife_n shall_v be_v a_o strong_a helper_n to_o her_o husband_n p._n 101_o god_n require_v nothing_o of_o we_o that_o may_v hurt_v we_o ibid._n god_n take_v nothing_o from_o we_o but_o he_o take_v care_n to_o recompense_v it_o to_o we_o p._n 102_o it_o be_v usual_a with_o god_n to_o leave_v with_o we_o lively_a remembrance_n of_o his_o mercy_n ibid._n verse_n 22._o god_n can_v change_v any_o thing_n into_o what_o form_n he_o please_v page_n 104_o god_n be_v exact_a in_o all_o the_o work_n that_o he_o undertake_v ibid._n woman_n as_o well_o as_o man_n be_v god_n own_o workmanship_n ibid._n god_n have_v allow_v but_o one_o wife_n to_o one_o man_n p._n 105_o man_n have_v nothing_o but_o what_o god_n bestow_v upon_o he_o p._n 106_o every_o child_n of_o god_n must_v desire_v to_o receive_v his_o wife_n from_o god_n hand_n ibid._n verse_n 23._o god_n blessing_n ought_v to_o be_v entertain_v by_o we_o with_o thankfulness_n p._n 108_o we_o may_v know_v as_o much_o of_o god_n way_n and_o work_n as_o concern_v we_o for_o the_o quicken_a of_o we_o unto_o our_o duty_n p._n 109_o it_o be_v consent_n that_o make_v the_o marriage_n between_o man_n and_o wife_n p._n 110_o the_o best_a among_o man_n need_v to_o be_v mind_v of_o their_o duty_n p._n 111_o verse_n 24._o marriage_n of_o man_n and_o woman_n be_v a_o ordinance_n of_o god_n p._n 113_o marry_a person_n must_v be_v whole_o and_o entire_o one_o to_o another_o p._n 114_o marry_a person_n be_v to_o adhere_v and_o cleave_v firm_o one_o to_o another_o ibid._n verse_n 25._o nakedness_n of_o man_n body_n be_v glorious_a till_o sin_n make_v it_o shameful_a p._n 116_o inordinate_a motion_n to_o evil_a thought_n arise_v from_o the_o corruption_n of_o the_o heart_n within_o ibid._n chap._n iii_o satin_n end_v in_o his_o tempt_v of_o god_n people_n page_z 10_o of_o the_o mean_n by_o which_o satan_n endeavour_v to_o move_v eve_n to_o question_v god_n love_n to_o man._n p._n 12_o satan_n cunning_a endeavour_n to_o win_v credit_n and_o a_o good_a opinion_n of_o himself_o p._n 14_o satan_n practice_n to_o take_v away_o from_o the_o woman_n the_o terror_n of_o the_o curse_n threaten_v by_o god_n p._n 16_o satan_n practice_n to_o fasten_v man_n heart_n to_o dependence_n upon_o the_o creature_n page_n 17_o a_o consideration_n of_o satan_n great_a art_n in_o manage_v this_o temptation_n p._n 20_o verse_n 1._o it_o be_v the_o c●stome_n of_o satan_n to_o attempt_v man_n before_o they_o be_v settle_v in_o a_o course_n of_o godliness_n p._n 27_o satan_n contrive_v mischief_n against_o such_o as_o never_o provoke_v he_o p._n 28_o no_o place_n can_v free_v we_o from_o satan_n assault_n p._n 29_o satan_n be_v the_o author_n of_o every_o sinful_a motion_n p._n 30_o satan_n make_v choice_n of_o the_o fit_a instrument_n he_o can_v find_v for_o his_o own_o wicked_a ends._n p._n 31_o cunning_a and_o subtle_a person_n be_v dangerous_a instrument_n to_o deceive_v p._n 22_o no_o advantage_n can_v assure_v a_o child_n of_o god_n from_o the_o temptation_n of_o satan_n p._n 33_o our_o weakness_n be_v satan_n advantage_n p._n 35_o solitariness_n be_v many_o time_n a_o snare_n p._n 36_o satan_n main_a end_n be_v man_n destruction_n ibid._n satan_n usual_o pretend_v the_o good_a of_o those_o who_o he_o intend_v to_o destroy_v satan_n and_o his_o agent_n in_o tempt_a man_n to_o sin_n be_v very_o wary_a in_o discover_v their_o full_a intention_n at_o first_o p._n 40_o discretion_n and_o wariness_n in_o man_n action_n aught_o to_o hinder_v the_o effectual_a prosecution_n of_o that_o which_o they_o intend_v p._n 41_o the_o forget_v of_o god_n mercy_n be_v a_o great_a mean_n to_o take_v off_o a_o man_n heart_n from_o he_o ibid._n it_o be_v a_o dangerous_a snare_n to_o a_o man_n to_o have_v his_o eye_n too_o much_o fix_v upon_o his_o want_n p._n 42_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n be_v apt_a to_o be_v carry_v against_o all_o restraint_n and_o subjection_n p._n 43_o ambiguous_a and_o doubtful_a expression_n be_v dangerous_a snare_n p._n 44_o verse_n 2._o it_o be_v dangerous_a to_o lay_v open_a ourselves_o free_o to_o person_n unknown_a p._n 45_o it_o be_v dangerous_a to_o question_v evident_a and_o know_a truth_n p._n 46_o blasphemous_a suggestion_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v hear_v without_o indignation_n p._n 47_o when_o god_n mercy_n be_v mention_v we_o must_v remember_v his_o name_n that_o bestow_v they_o ibid._n god_n mercy_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v represent_v in_o weak_a and_o cold_a expression_n p._n 48_o verse_n 3._o man_n speech_n be_v proportion_v according_a to_o the_o measure_n of_o the_o affection_n of_o the_o heart_n p._n 50_o when_o we_o remember_v any_o law_n of_o god_n we_o ought_v to_o set_v before_o we_o the_o sanction_n annex_v thereunto_o p._n 51_o when_o we_o lie_v the_o law_n of_o god_n before_o we_o we_o must_v fix_v our_o thought_n upon_o he_o that_o give_v it_o p._n 52_o it_o be_v a_o hard_a matter_n to_o bring_v man_n heart_n to_o submit_v unto_o any_o yoke_n of_o restraint_n p._n 53_o whosoever_o will_v not_o be_v entangle_v to_o sin_n must_v not_o come_v near_o they_o p._n 54_o the_o slight_v of_o the_o curse_n of_o the_o law_n make_v way_n to_o the_o transgression_n

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on_o his_o face_n 1_o cor._n 14.25_o and_o howsoever_o this_o effect_n be_v not_o wrought_v always_o upon_o wicked_a man_n of_o dead_a and_o unsensible_a heart_n who_o sometime_o scoff_n at_o the_o word_n which_o they_o hear_v jsa_n 28.14_o 15._o and_o otherwhiles_o oppose_v and_o desperate_o reject_v it_o jer._n 44.16_o nor_o always_o in_o the_o godly_a though_o they_o usual_o do_v and_o always_o shall_v tremble_v at_o the_o word_n isa_n 66.2_o who_o too_o often_o hear_v it_o with_o dead_a heart_n when_o god_n withhold_v from_o they_o the_o power_n of_o his_o spirit_n through_o which_o only_o it_o be_v mighty_a notwithstanding_o at_o the_o last_o day_n the_o power_n of_o it_o shall_v appear_v at_o full_a when_o it_o shall_v pierce_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o most_o desperate_a with_o unsupportable_a terror_n the_o reason_n 1._o the_o very_a letter_n of_o the_o word_n represent_v unto_o we_o both_o god_n authority_n power_n and_o holiness_n and_o withal_o our_o own_o sinfulness_n which_o can_v but_o affect_v our_o heart_n with_o terror_n and_o astonishment_n 1_o cor._n 14.25_o 2._o it_o come_v accompany_v with_o the_o power_n of_o the_o spirit_n by_o which_o in_o god_n child_n it_o be_v mighty_a to_o cast_v down_o strong_a hold_n 2_o cor._n 10.4_o 5._o for_o their_o conversion_n or_o far_a reformation_n and_o to_o the_o wicked_a it_o be_v the_o execution_n upon_o they_o of_o the_o judgement_n that_o be_v write_v psal_n 149.8_o 9_o and_o be_v as_o chain_n and_o fetter_n bind_v they_o over_o to_o the_o great_a and_o general_a assize_n of_o the_o last_o day_n let_v it_o move_v all_o that_o be_v godly_a to_o hear_v that_o word_n with_o fear_n and_o tremble_a which_o god_n expect_v and_o delight_n in_o isa_n 66.2_o as_o have_v a_o sense_n of_o their_o own_o guiltiness_n in_o themselves_o though_o by_o christ_n it_o be_v take_v away_o submit_v where_o it_o command_v stoop_v where_o it_o reprove_v 2_o chron._n 12.6_o and_o tremble_v where_o it_o threaten_v and_o withal_o admire_v the_o goodness_n of_o god_n to_o we_o who_o make_v that_o word_n which_o be_v so_o terrible_a to_o the_o wicked_a unto_o his_o child_n the_o rejoice_v of_o their_o heart_n psal_n 119.111_o 162._o the_o desire_n and_o longing_n of_o their_o soul_n ver_fw-la 131._o the_o quicken_a of_o their_o spirit_n ver_fw-la 50._o especial_o when_o they_o consider_v that_o there_o be_v in_o they_o the_o same_o guiltiness_n by_o sin_n which_o be_v in_o the_o wicked_a though_o it_o be_v not_o impute_v which_o only_o melt_v and_o humble_v they_o when_o it_o overwhelme_v other_o with_o terror_n adam_n can_v not_o deny_v his_o flight_n for_o god_n take_v he_o in_o the_o manner_n but_o yet_o we_o see_v he_o conceal_v what_o he_o can_v and_o hide_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o flight_n

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to_o be_v charge_v upon_o he_o but_o upon_o the_o people_n that_o will_v needs_o have_v it_o so_o ver_fw-la 21._o so_o hardly_o be_v he_o bring_v at_o last_o with_o much_o ado_n till_o samuel_n tell_v he_o in_o plain_a term_n that_o if_o all_o be_v true_a that_o he_o pretend_v for_o his_o own_o excuse_n yet_o god_n abhor_v it_o to_o acknowledge_v it_o to_o be_v a_o sin_n ver_fw-la 24._o in_o consider_v adam_n answer_n unto_o god_n it_o be_v observable_a that_o adam_n confess_v indeed_o both_o his_o hide_v from_o god_n presence_n and_o his_o nakedness_n but_o his_o sin_n which_o be_v the_o true_a cause_n both_o of_o his_o flight_n and_o of_o the_o shame_n of_o his_o nakedness_n that_o he_o mention_n and_o conceal_v not_o at_o all_o whence_o 6._o observe_v man_n may_v be_v bring_v more_o easy_o to_o acknowledge_v any_o thing_n than_o their_o sin_n observe_v 6_o we_o have_v see_v it_o in_o the_o example_n of_o saul_n mention_v before_o who_o although_o he_o can_v not_o deny_v the_o fact_n 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such_o that_o those_o that_o love_n and_o delight_n in_o it_o most_o yet_o dare_v not_o justify_v as_o appear_v by_o their_o endeavour_n to_o hide_v it_o every_o way_n as_o be_v manifest_a 1._o by_o their_o act_n in_o the_o dark_a job_n 24.15_o 16._o 2._o cover_v it_o over_o with_o the_o fair_a veil_n of_o some_o virtue_n near_o unto_o it_o as_o covetousness_n with_o the_o name_n of_o thrift_n and_o good_a husbandry_n 3._o sometime_o deny_v 4._o blanch_a it_n over_o with_o ignorance_n good_a intention_n and_o the_o like_a all_o argument_n that_o they_o condemn_v the_o sin_n which_o who_o can_v approve_v when_o the_o best_a friend_n of_o it_o disclaim_v it_o and_o labour_n to_o cover_v it_o from_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o world_n let_v all_o that_o be_v godly_a labour_v to_o bring_v their_o heart_n to_o that_o which_o nature_n so_o much_o abhor_v that_o be_v in_o all_o sinful_a action_n to_o find_v out_o especial_o the_o sinfulness_n of_o they_o in_o themselves_o and_o our_o sinfulness_n in_o act_v they_o first_o to_o bring_v our_o heart_n to_o acknowledge_v that_o sin_n be_v out_o of_o measure_n sinful_a in_o itself_o and_o we_o hereby_o 1._o as_o have_v the_o spring_n of_o it_o in_o our_o own_o heart_n as_o david_n do_v psal_n 51.4_o 2._o the_o motion_n of_o it_o be_v carry_v on_o by_o our_o own_o affection_n which_o lust_n against_o the_o spirit_n gal._n 5.17_o 3._o the_o injury_n to_o god_n thereby_o unvaluable_a wherein_o we_o despise_v his_o authority_n holiness_n and_o righteousness_n and_o forget_v his_o mercy_n and_o blessing_n deut._n 32.6_o 4._o the_o folly_n of_o it_o more_o than_o brutish_a jer._n 2.12_o 13._o 5._o the_o scandal_n of_o it_o infinite_o dishonourable_a to_o god_n and_o religion_n second_o ourselves_o be_v defile_v thereby_o let_v we_o 1._o cover_v our_o face_n with_o shame_n 2._o fly_v unto_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n that_o it_o may_v wash_v from_o all_o our_o filthiness_n this_o confession_n of_o adam_n that_o it_o be_v the_o fear_n of_o 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convince_v he_o that_o his_o nakedness_n be_v not_o the_o cause_n of_o his_o hide_v from_o god_n presence_n but_o something_o else_o which_o he_o have_v hitherto_o conceal_v which_o god_n discover_v and_o lay_v plain_o before_o he_o in_o the_o word_n immediate_o follow_v have_v thou_o eat_v of_o the_o tree_n it_o become_v not_o the_o majesty_n of_o god_n to_o trifle_v with_o he_o any_o long_o wherefore_o without_o any_o further_a enquiry_n god_n point_v out_o his_o sin_n to_o he_o in_o express_a term_n and_o in_o effect_n tell_v he_o that_o it_o be_v his_o sin_n in_o break_v the_o commandment_n which_o he_o give_v he_o which_o cause_v both_o his_o shame_n and_o fear_v of_o his_o

that_o have_v thrust_v in_o himself_o among_o the_o guest_n without_o a_o wedding_n garment_n mat._n 22.12_o but_o adam_n seem_v not_o yet_o to_o be_v so_o far_o affect_v with_o the_o majesty_n of_o god_n that_o charge_v he_o or_o with_o the_o foulness_n of_o the_o sin_n wherewith_o he_o be_v charge_v or_o with_o the_o dreadfulness_n of_o the_o judgement_n which_o hang_v over_o his_o head_n according_a to_o the_o curse_n threaten_v for_o the_o breach_n of_o this_o commandment_n as_o appear_v evident_o by_o his_o reply_n the_o woman_n when_o god_n by_o this_o direct_a charge_n have_v make_v it_o evident_a that_o he_o know_v all_o that_o be_v do_v it_o be_v a_o vain_a thing_n for_o he_o to_o stand_v out_o in_o the_o denial_n of_o a_o fact_n which_o be_v so_o manifest_a wherefore_o the_o man_n fall_v to_o excuse_v that_o which_o he_o can_v not_o deny_v not_o respect_v therein_o his_o own_o wife_n but_o lay_v all_o or_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o blame_n of_o the_o sin_n upon_o she_o 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not_o so_o well_o sort_n with_o adam_n excuse_n for_o if_o the_o woman_n be_v give_v to_o adam_n only_o to_o be_v before_o he_o or_o to_o minister_v unto_o he_o than_o do_v adam_n amiss_o to_o take_v his_o direction_n from_o she_o that_o be_v appoint_v to_o be_v only_o his_o minister_n and_o therefore_o fit_a to_o take_v and_o not_o to_o give_v direction_n it_o be_v probable_a therefore_o that_o adam_n purposely_o change_v the_o expression_n and_o in_o stead_n of_o say_v to_o be_v before_o i_o with_o a_o little_a alteration_n express_v it_o in_o those_o term_n to_o be_v with_o i_o imply_v that_o she_o be_v appoint_v to_o be_v his_o inseparable_a companion_n he_o can_v not_o avoid_v she_o nor_o do_v less_o then_o hearken_v to_o her_o advice_n and_o persuasion_n be_v so_o near_o a_o companion_n and_z as_o it_o be_v his_o bosom_n friend_n she_o give_v i_o questionless_a with_o persuasion_n to_o eat_v it_o too_o wherefore_o god_n afterward_o as_o we_o shall_v see_v in_o his_o censure_n tax_v he_o for_o harken_v to_o his_o wife_n voice_n but_o what_o authority_n have_v she_o to_o give_v or_o adam_n warrant_v to_o receive_v at_o her_o hand_n that_o which_o be_v forbid_v unto_o they_o both_o or_o what_o manner_n of_o excuse_n be_v this_o to_o cast_v his_o wife_n persuasion_n into_o the_o balance_n against_o god_n express_a interdiction_n beside_o this_o answer_n be_v not_o to_o the_o purpose_n god_n ask_v he_o whether_o he_o have_v not_o eat_v of_o the_o fruit_n he_o answer_v that_o he_o have_v eat_v indeed_o but_o it_o be_v by_o his_o wife_n persuasion_n which_o god_n know_v as_o well_o as_o he_o but_o inquire_v not_o after_o at_o present_a and_o i_o do_v eat_v a_o cold_a expression_n manifest_v neither_o any_o horror_n or_o grief_n or_o shame_n at_o so_o foul_a a_o fact_n and_o yet_o sufficient_a to_o justify_v god_n in_o his_o proceed_n in_o judgement_n against_o he_o ground_v upon_o this_o confession_n of_o his_o own_o which_o he_o therefore_o repeat_v when_o he_o 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acknowledgement_n of_o many_o person_n in_o the_o time_n of_o their_o distress_n or_o upon_o their_o deathbed_n publish_v then_o to_o the_o ear_n of_o the_o world_n those_o thing_n which_o all_o their_o life-long_a they_o have_v conceal_v from_o all_o man_n and_o hide_a in_o darkness_n what_o do_v man_n gain_v then_o that_o please_v themselves_o with_o hope_n of_o secrecy_n in_o sin_n which_o if_o it_o be_v foul_a and_o scandalous_a be_v not_o often_o hide_v from_o the_o eye_n of_o man_n but_o if_o it_o be_v be_v naked_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n who_o discover_v the_o secret_n of_o all_o heart_n and_o shall_v manifest_v and_o judge_v they_o at_o the_o last_o day_n when_o every_o mouth_n shall_v be_v stop_v and_o god_n shall_v convince_v man_n not_o by_o the_o testimony_n of_o other_o man_n but_o by_o the_o evidence_n of_o their_o own_o conscience_n then_o full_o enlighten_v when_o all_o their_o sin_n shall_v be_v set_v in_o order_n before_o they_o wherefore_o let_v no_o man_n 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3.19_o 23_o 25._o and_o good_a reason_n see_v 1._o it_o be_v the_o principal_a end_n wherefore_o we_o and_o all_o thing_n be_v that_o ourselves_o and_o all_o our_o action_n and_o all_o event_n that_o befall_v we_o of_o good_a or_o evil_n in_o all_o god_n dispensation_n towards_o we_o may_v be_v refer_v to_o the_o manifest_v of_o god_n glory_n who_o therefore_o permit_v with_o patience_n the_o vessel_n of_o wrath_n ordain_v to_o destruction_n for_o the_o magnify_n of_o his_o justice_n in_o their_o deserve_a punishment_n at_o the_o last_o and_o gracious_o pardon_v his_o choose_a one_o that_o he_o may_v set_v out_o the_o riches_n of_o his_o free_a mercy_n and_o grace_n rom._n 9.22_o 23._o which_o end_n of_o his_o we_o ought_v to_o further_a in_o all_o our_o

action_n and_o take_v notice_n of_o in_o all_o our_o observation_n 2._o that_o be_v the_o chief_a good_a that_o can_v come_v out_o of_o this_o evil_a when_o the_o wrath_n of_o man_n and_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o sin_n turn_v to_o god_n praise_n and_o a_o duty_n that_o we_o be_v oblige_v to_o perform_v unto_o god_n to_o repair_v his_o honour_n by_o a_o free_a acknowledgement_n and_o confession_n of_o sin_n which_o we_o have_v as_o much_o as_o lie_v in_o we_o impair_v by_o the_o act_n of_o it_o let_v it_o be_v our_o care_n 1._o to_o take_v heed_n of_o dishonour_v god_n by_o commit_v of_o any_o sin_n 2._o if_o by_o humane_a infirmity_n we_o fall_v into_o any_o sin_n by_o which_o the_o name_n of_o god_n may_v be_v blaspheme_v or_o the_o honour_n of_o it_o impair_v let_v we_o endeavour_v to_o take_v off_o the_o dishonour_n do_v to_o he_o by_o lay_v all_o the_o shame_n upon_o ourselves_o 1._o in_o our_o private_a confession_n before_o he_o acknowledge_v his_o holiness_n and_o the_o righteousness_n of_o his_o law_n and_o our_o wickedness_n in_o transgress_v they_o after_o the_o example_n ezra_n 9.6.15_o neh._n 9.33_o dan._n 9.8_o and_o that_o mere_o out_o of_o the_o rebellious_a disposition_n of_o our_o own_o heart_n first_o without_o any_o provocation_n on_o his_o part_n second_o after_o so_o many_o and_o so_o large_a experiment_n of_o his_o mercy_n three_o to_o the_o defile_n of_o our_o own_o soul_n evil_a example_n to_o our_o brethren_n and_o as_o much_o as_o lie_v in_o we_o to_o the_o dishonour_n of_o that_o name_n by_o which_o we_o be_v call_v four_o for_o which_o we_o may_v perish_v for_o ever_o by_o god_n justice_n and_o can_v be_v pardon_v but_o out_o of_o his_o free_a mercy_n and_o grace_n 2._o upon_o occasion_n of_o any_o scandal_n give_v by_o we_o acknowledge_v as_o much_o before_o man_n either_o open_o in_o the_o face_n of_o the_o congregation_n or_o more_o private_o before_o our_o brethren_n as_o the_o nature_n and_o quality_n of_o the_o fact_n or_o the_o offence_n give_v thereby_o shall_v require_v thereby_o clear_v god_n justify_v his_o law_n and_o acknowledge_v his_o righteousness_n if_o we_o smart_v by_o his_o hand_n according_a to_o our_o desert_n in_o god_n question_v with_o eve_n there_o be_v wonderful_a force_n in_o the_o expression_n that_o he_o use_v as_o if_o there_o want_v word_n to_o express_v the_o foulness_n of_o the_o fact_n what_o be_v this_o that_o thou_o have_v do_v as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v can_v thou_o conceive_v the_o foulness_n the_o danger_n and_o consequent_o the_o folly_n and_o wickedness_n of_o this_o abominable_a fact_n thus_o he_o speak_v to_o make_v the_o deep_a impression_n of_o the_o sin_n upon_o her_o heart_n whence_o 3_o observe_v a_o good_a man_n heart_n ought_v to_o be_v deep_o and_o tender_o affect_v with_o the_o sense_n of_o his_o own_o sin_n observe_v 3_o to_o be_v manifest_v inward_o in_o shame_n jer._n 3.25_o and_o express_v outward_o by_o smite_v on_o the_o thigh_n jer._n 31.19_o cast_v down_o the_o countenance_n with_o the_o publican_n luke_n 18.13_o bitter_a mourning_n zach._n 12.10_o with_o peter_n luke_n 22.62_o proceed_v from_o the_o very_a break_n of_o the_o heart_n within_o psal_n 51.8_o the_o contrary_a disposition_n be_v just_o tax_v jer._n 8.6_o as_o discover_v a_o dead_a and_o senseless_a heart_n within_o such_o a_o manner_n of_o the_o affect_v of_o the_o heart_n by_o the_o sense_n of_o sin_n 1._o bring_v much_o honour_n to_o god_n 2._o proclaim_v our_o own_o innocency_n 2_o cor._n 7.11_o 3._o move_v god_n to_o compassion_n towards_o we_o joel_n 2.17_o 4._o further_v our_o reformation_n 5._o and_o make_v we_o more_o watchful_a over_o our_o way_n for_o time_n to_o come_v that_o we_o fall_v not_o again_o into_o that_o sin_n which_o have_v so_o much_o afflict_v our_o soul_n and_o which_o we_o have_v look_v on_o with_o so_o much_o shame_n and_o detestation_n to_o this_o end_n have_v god_n erect_v a_o consistory_n in_o every_o man_n breast_n his_o own_o conscience_n which_o be_v the_o candle_n of_o the_o lord_n search_v the_o inward_a part_n of_o the_o belly_n prov._n 20.27_o which_o discover_v the_o sin_n with_o all_o the_o aggravate_v circumstance_n thereof_o in_o full_a proportion_n if_o we_o do_v not_o smother_v it_o but_o why_o do_v not_o god_n speak_v as_o affectionate_o to_o adam_n as_o he_o do_v unto_o eve_n the_o cause_n must_v needs_o be_v this_o she_o be_v not_o only_a first_o in_o the_o transgression_n but_o beside_o she_o be_v employ_v by_o satan_n to_o be_v a_o instrument_n to_o beguile_v and_o seduce_v she_o own_o husband_n whence_o 4_o observe_v the_o seduce_a especial_o of_o once_o near_a friend_n be_v a_o foul_a and_o shall_v be_v a_o heart-breaking_a sin_n observe_v 4_o a_o sin_n for_o which_o god_n will_v not_o suffer_v a_o man_n to_o spare_v his_o own_o brother_n deut._n 13.8_o 9_o and_o therefore_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n threaten_v against_o the_o seduce_a prophet_n be_v fearful_a jer._n 23._o ezek._n 13._o and_o for_o that_o above_o all_o other_o sin_n the_o false_a prophet_n be_v cast_v into_o the_o lake_n burn_v with_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n rev._n 19.20_o see_v verse_n 12._o obs_n 4._o the_o phrase_n in_o which_o the_o woman_n express_v herself_o when_o she_o excuse_v herself_o that_o she_o be_v seduce_v by_o satan_n may_v not_o be_v pass_v by_o she_o say_v when_o satan_n allure_v she_o to_o the_o commit_n of_o this_o sin_n that_o he_o beguile_v she_o as_o indeed_o he_o do_v whence_o 5_o observe_v sin_n and_o the_o enticement_n thereunto_o be_v dangerous_a deceit_n and_o so_o will_v prove_v to_o be_v at_o the_o last_o observe_v 5_o so_o saint_n paul_n tell_v we_o that_o sin_n deceive_v he_o rom._n 7.11_o wherefore_o he_o call_v it_o the_o deceitfulness_n of_o sin_n heb._n 3.13_o and_o so_o be_v inordinate_a lust_n term_v deceitful_a lust_n eph._n 4.22_o and_o the_o allurement_n that_o draw_v we_o thereunto_o be_v just_o call_v deceit_n as_o riches_n be_v term_v deceitful_a riches_n mark_v 4.19_o dainty_a fare_n deceitful_a meat_n prov._n 23.3_o wine_n a_o mocker_n the_o beauty_n of_o woman_n deceitful_a prov._n 31.30_o no_o marvel_n then_o if_o wicked_a man_n be_v call_v deceiver_n and_o their_o work_n a_o deceitful_a work_n prov._n 11.18_o now_o this_o deceit_n of_o sin_n be_v twofold_a first_o in_o propose_v evil_a under_o the_o name_n of_o good_a call_v light_a darkness_n and_o darkness_n light_n isa_n 5.20_o or_o at_o least_o the_o shadow_n of_o good_a instead_o of_o that_o which_o be_v real_o and_o true_o good_a like_o the_o pass_n of_o guild_a brass_n for_o perfect_a gold_n second_o in_o propose_v unto_o we_o a_o reward_n in_o a_o evil_a way_n which_o we_o shall_v never_o find_v see_v prov._n 1.13_o 18._o as_o they_o be_v just_o account_v deceiver_n who_o promise_v man_n large_o that_o which_o they_o never_o make_v good_a in_o performance_n verse_n 14._o hitherto_o the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v set_v before_o we_o the_o examination_n and_o confession_n of_o the_o offender_n with_o their_o several_a excuse_n and_o the_o vanity_n of_o they_o there_o follow_v in_o the_o next_o place_n their_o censure_n proportion_v indeed_o unequal_o as_o the_o offence_n commit_v be_v in_o divers_a respect_n unequal_a pronounce_v by_o god_n himself_o with_o infinite_a patience_n and_o moderation_n upon_o they_o all_o in_o order_n as_o they_o act_v in_o the_o sin_n upon_o the_o serpent_n first_o next_o upon_o the_o woman_n and_o last_o upon_o the_o man_n and_o the_o lord_n god_n say_v after_o he_o have_v examine_v and_o convict_v the_o malefactor_n he_o proceed_v to_o sentence_n that_o he_o may_v not_o only_o be_v just_a but_o appear_v to_o be_v so_o which_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o he_o pronounce_v the_o sentence_n by_o word_n of_o mouth_n that_o when_o those_o thing_n shall_v be_v real_o inflict_v which_o he_o here_o threaten_v they_o may_v appear_v to_o be_v the_o act_n of_o god_n punish_v sin_n in_o justice_n by_o inflict_v upon_o the_o offender_n those_o evil_n which_o shall_v come_v upon_o they_o afterward_o according_a to_o that_o which_o be_v here_o pronounce_v whereby_o they_o be_v clear_o manifest_v to_o be_v the_o act_n of_o god_n and_o be_v proportion_v to_o the_o sin_n may_v appear_v to_o be_v act_n of_o his_o justice_n otherwise_o it_o have_v be_v as_o easy_a for_o god_n to_o have_v lay_v the_o curse_n upon_o they_o by_o effect_n without_o threaten_v it_o beforehand_o but_o his_o desire_n be_v that_o they_o may_v not_o only_o smart_v for_o their_o sin_n but_o may_v be_v instruct_v too_o and_o teach_v by_o their_o smart_n which_o be_v one_o end_n of_o the_o punishment_n lay_v upon_o man_n and_o a_o especial_a effect_n of_o god_n great_a mercy_n temper_v with_o his_o justice_n when_o the_o punishment_n itself_o

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less_o moment_n see_v in_o the_o grace_n of_o life_n they_o be_v both_o equal_a 1_o pet._n 3.7_o and_o alike_o subject_a to_o god_n in_o his_o command_n so_o that_o in_o matter_n of_o duty_n she_o obey_v only_o the_o command_n of_o god_n and_o not_o of_o man_n 5._o and_o this_o subjection_n be_v but_o for_o a_o short_a time_n which_o make_v any_o thing_n easy_a to_o be_v bear_v 6._o and_o if_o it_o be_v conscionable_o perform_v be_v recompense_v with_o a_o reward_n hereafter_o as_o be_v servant_n obedience_n to_o their_o master_n ephesian_n 6.8_o the_o expression_n in_o which_o god_n lay_v down_o the_o rule_n of_o this_o subjection_n be_v not_o to_o be_v pass_v by_o thy_o desire_n say_v he_o shall_v be_v to_o thy_o husband_n which_o require_v not_o only_o a_o outward_a conformity_n to_o the_o husband_n command_n but_o beside_o a_o inward_a subjection_n of_o the_o heart_n to_o his_o will._n whence_o 6_o observe_v the_o subjection_n of_o the_o wife_n to_o the_o husband_n must_v be_v not_o only_o in_o outward_a obedience_n to_o his_o command_n but_o beside_o in_o the_o inward_a affection_n of_o the_o heart_n observe_v 6_o she_o be_v therefore_o command_v to_o reverence_v her_o husband_n eph._n 5.33_o and_o to_o yield_v subjection_n to_o he_o as_o to_o the_o lord_n eph._n 5_o 22_o 24._o which_o consist_v in_o lay_v aside_o her_o own_o wisdom_n to_o receive_v direction_n from_o his_o mouth_n as_o god_n require_v his_o people_n to_o obey_v he_o in_o do_v not_o that_o which_o be_v right_a in_o their_o own_o eye_n but_o what_o he_o shall_v command_v deut._n 12.8_o and_o in_o renounce_v she_o own_o will_n as_o peter_n do_v when_o he_o let_v down_o his_o net_n upon_o christ_n command_n which_o otherwise_o he_o have_v no_o mind_n to_o do_v luke_n 5.5_o reason_n 1._o it_o be_v a_o duty_n to_o be_v perform_v to_o god_n who_o will_v be_v serve_v not_o only_o with_o the_o outward_a man_n but_o with_o the_o heart_n col._n 3.22_o 23._o 2._o else_o the_o subjection_n must_v needs_o be_v burdensome_a and_o the_o service_n do_v therein_o like_o that_o of_o zipporah_n in_o circumcise_n her_o child_n exod_n 4.25_o let_v wife_n labour_v to_o submit_v to_o their_o husband_n not_o only_o out_o of_o necessity_n but_o with_o all_o chearfulnesse_n conscionable_o as_o they_o be_v exhort_v 1_o pet._n 3.1_o to_o which_o end_n 1._o let_v they_o abound_v in_o love_n towards_o their_o husband_n which_o make_v all_o service_n easy_a gen._n 29.20_o and_o cordial_a psal_n 119.167_o 2._o let_v they_o learn_v self-denial_n which_o make_v one_o fit_a to_o serve_v another_o with_o the_o apostle_n 1_o cor._n 10.33_o 3._o let_v they_o fix_v their_o eye_n upon_o god_n who_o have_v set_v they_o over_o they_o in_o his_o stead_n as_o the_o apostle_n exhort_v servant_n to_o do_v eph._n 6.5_o 6._o 4._o look_v not_o at_o thing_n present_a but_o at_o the_o estate_n to_o come_v when_o they_o shall_v both_o husband_n and_o wife_n without_o any_o subordination_n be_v both_o heir_n together_o of_o the_o grace_n of_o life_n verse_n 17._o and_o unto_o adam_n he_o say_v the_o last_o censure_n be_v upon_o the_o man_n the_o last_o in_o the_o transgression_n and_o the_o least_o guilty_a of_o all_o the_o offender_n as_o be_v seduce_v by_o his_o wife_n but_o see_v his_o hand_n be_v in_o the_o sin_n good_a reason_n be_v shall_v also_o have_v his_o share_n in_o the_o punishment_n because_o thou_o have_v hearken_v to_o the_o voice_n of_o thy_o wife_n and_n not_o respect_v my_o commandment_n who_o have_v express_o forbid_v thou_o the_o eat_n of_o that_o fruit_n and_o therein_o prefer_v her_o counsel_n before_o my_o direction_n now_o what_o persuasion_n his_o wife_n use_v when_o she_o give_v that_o fruit_n be_v not_o

express_v probable_o they_o be_v such_o as_o satan_n have_v suggest_v unto_o she_o curse_a be_v the_o ground_n for_o thy_o sake_n the_o earth_n in_o general_n in_o which_o adam_n be_v now_o to_o live_v be_v to_o be_v cast_v out_o of_o paradise_n this_o curse_n upon_o the_o earth_n be_v the_o weaken_n of_o the_o fructify_a power_n thereof_o as_o it_o be_v afterward_o express_v and_o that_o for_o his_o sake_n that_o be_v both_o for_o his_o sin_n which_o make_v he_o unworthy_a of_o any_o blessing_n by_o any_o creature_n and_o for_o his_o punishment_n who_o be_v to_o be_v sustain_v by_o the_o fruit_n which_o the_o earth_n be_v to_o bring_v forth_o in_o sorrow_n shall_v thou_o eat_v of_o it_o that_o be_v a_o hard_a labour_n cause_v weariness_n and_o grief_n thereby_o we_o see_v still_o a_o mixture_n of_o mercy_n with_o the_o judgement_n a_o curse_n with_o a_o promise_n annex_v to_o it_o his_o labour_n shall_v be_v hard_a but_o yet_o it_o shall_v produce_v he_o mean_n for_o the_o sustein_v of_o his_o life_n he_o shall_v eat_v by_o his_o labour_n all_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o life_n to_o put_v thou_o in_o mind_n continual_o of_o thy_o sin_n and_o my_o justice_n yet_o even_o in_o this_o clause_n there_o be_v some_o comfort_n that_o those_o labour_n and_o sorrow_n thereby_o shall_v determine_v with_o this_o ●ort_a life_n the_o first_o circumstance_n to_o be_v take_v notice_n of_o in_o this_o censure_n be_v the_o author_n of_o this_o curse_n upon_o the_o earth_n it_o proceed_v as_o we_o see_v from_o the_o decree_n of_o god_n himself_o whence_o 1_o observe_v the_o curse_n as_o well_o as_o the_o blessing_n upon_o all_o creature_n proceed_v from_o the_o will_n and_o decree_n of_o god_n alone_o observe_v 1_o therefore_o he_o denounce_v the_o one_o and_o promise_v the_o other_o deut._n 28._o leu._n 26._o he_o make_v barren_a land_n fruitful_a and_o fruitful_a land_n barren_a psal_n 107.33_o 34._o bozrah_n shall_v be_v a_o desolation_n if_o god_n swear_v it_o jer._n 49.13_o nay_o according_a to_o his_o will_n both_o the_o body_n and_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v either_o barren_a or_o fruitful_a numb_a 5.27_o isa_n 29.14_o reason_n 1._o it_o can_v be_v no_o otherwise_o see_v in_o he_o all_o thing_n consist_v col._n 1.17_o and_o have_v their_o be_v act._n 17.28_o 2._o and_o it_o be_v fit_v it_o shall_v be_v so_o that_o all_o man_n may_v fear_v before_o he_o jerem._n 5.24_o depend_v on_o he_o jer._n 14.22_o and_o praise_v he_o alone_o psal_n 107.32_o 33_o 34._o 3._o and_o it_o be_v every_o way_n best_o for_o we_o who_o know_v that_o god_n judge_v righteous_o psal_n 67.4_o and_o that_o those_o that_o fear_v he_o shall_v want_v no_o good_a thing_n psal_n 84.1_o first_o let_v we_o learn_v when_o we_o want_v any_o needful_a blessing_n or_o fear_v any_o curse_n upon_o the_o earth_n or_o other_o creature_n upon_o our_o own_o person_n our_o body_n or_o soul_n to_o look_v up_o unto_o he_o who_o work_v all_o thing_n according_a to_o the_o counsel_n of_o his_o own_o will_n and_o 1._o walk_v upright_o before_o he_o which_o interest_n we_o in_o all_o his_o blessing_n psal_n 84.11_o 2._o pray_v to_o he_o upon_o all_o occasion_n phil._n 4.6_o second_o if_o we_o enjoy_v any_o good_a by_o any_o creature_n if_o our_o ground_n be_v fruitful_a our_o flock_n our_o wife_n if_o we_o ourselves_o be_v fruitful_a in_o holiness_n let_v we_o acknowledge_v all_o to_o he_o with_o thankfulness_n that_o bestow_v all_o out_o of_o his_o own_o bounty_n this_o curse_n of_o god_n upon_o the_o earth_n be_v for_o adam_n sake_n that_o be_v both_o for_o his_o sin_n and_o for_o his_o punishment_n so_o that_o we_o see_v not_o only_o from_o who_o but_o for_o what_o the_o curse_n come_v upon_o the_o creature_n whence_o 2_o observe_v it_o be_v our_o own_o sin_n that_o bring_v the_o curse_n of_o god_n upon_o all_o that_o we_o enjoy_v observe_v 2_o for_o sin_n a_o fruitful_a land_n be_v turn_v into_o barrenness_n psal_n 107.24_o leu._n 26._o d●ut_fw-la 28._o and_o by_o sin_n only_o we_o keep_v off_o good_a thing_n from_o we_o jer._n 5.25_o reason_n 1._o god_n mercy_n be_v over_o all_o his_o work_n psal_n 145.9_o and_o his_o hand_n in_o itself_o be_v not_o shorten_v isa_n 59.1_o neither_o be_v there_o any_o thing_n that_o he_o hate_v but_o sin_n or_o for_o sin_n psal_n 5.4_o 5._o 2._o and_o it_o be_v fit_a that_o god_n shall_v so_o show_v his_o detestation_n of_o sin_n by_o manifest_v his_o wrath_n every_o way_n against_o such_o as_o provoke_v he_o thereby_o as_o he_o do_v in_o the_o destruction_n of_o sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n and_o upon_o his_o own_o land_n see_v deut._n 29.23_o 25._o 3._o those_o thing_n which_o wicked_a man_n enjoy_v be_v usual_o defile_v by_o they_o be_v make_v instrument_n to_o the_o fulfil_n of_o their_o lust_n and_o consequent_o be_v fit_a to_o be_v partaker_n of_o the_o plague_n as_o they_o be_v defile_v with_o the_o sin_n let_v it_o work_v our_o heart_n to_o the_o detestation_n and_o abhor_v of_o sin_n with_o which_o we_o see_v god_n to_o be_v so_o high_o displease_v even_o god_n the_o faithful_a creator_n 1_o pet._n 4.14_o that_o ha●eth_v nothing_o that_o he_o have_v make_v but_o as_o out_o of_o his_o overflow_a bounty_n he_o create_v all_o thing_n and_o delight_v in_o they_o when_o he_o have_v make_v they_o gen._n 1.31_o so_o he_o cherish_v they_o still_o who_o consequent_o must_v needs_o be_v provoke_v in_o a_o very_a high_a degree_n when_o he_o turn_v to_o hate_v his_o own_o work_n and_o to_o curse_v what_o he_o ●ath_v bless_v as_o he_o deal_v with_o the_o whole_a old_a world_n gen._n 6.6_o 7._o and_o with_o his_o own_o people_n jer._n 11.17_o and_o out_o of_o that_o detestation_n of_o sin_n let_v it_o be_v our_o care_n and_o endeavour_v to_o break_v off_o all_o sinful_a course_n to_o avoid_v any_o famillarity_n with_o those_o that_o be_v defile_v in_o they_o yea_o to_o hate_v the_o very_a garment_n spot_v with_o the_o flesh_n and_o if_o we_o have_v any_o delight_n in_o the_o fruitfulness_n of_o our_o ground_n increase_v of_o our_o flock_n towardliness_n of_o our_o child_n and_o desire_v the_o prosper_v of_o any_o thing_n that_o we_o have_v let_v we_o be_v careful_a to_o remove_v sin_n far_o from_o our_o dwelling_n lest_o it_o bring_v in_o such_o a_o curse_n upon_o all_o that_o we_o have_v as_o be_v describe_v zech._n 5.4_o the_o curse_n that_o god_n lay_v be_v upon_o the_o whole_a earth_n that_o vast_a body_n that_o man_n can_v hardly_o measure_v much_o less_o can_v command_v upon_o this_o whole_a earth_n god_n exercise_v his_o authority_n whence_o 3_o observe_v the_o great_a of_o all_o creature_n be_v under_o god_n command_n observe_v 3_o the_o earth_n and_o heaven_n be_v his_o servant_n psal_n 119.91_o the_o sea_n prov._n 8.29_o job_n 38.10_o 11._o how_o much_o more_o the_o great_a among_o the_o son_n of_o man_n even_o king_n themselves_o who_o he_o command_v psal_n 105.15_o yea_o rule_v their_o very_a heart_n prov._n 21.1_o reason_n 1._o they_o be_v all_o creature_n jer._n 14.22_o even_o the_o work_n of_o his_o hand_n job_n 34.19_o 2._o he_o can_v not_o otherwise_o be_v a_o absolute_a lord_n over_o all_o psal_n 103.19_o if_o any_o creature_n be_v out_o of_o his_o command_n let_v no_o man_n fear_v any_o creature_n psal_n 46.2_o 3._o isa_n 51.12_o 13._o but_o god_n alone_o jer._n 5.22_o and_o trust_v in_o he_o alone_o psal_n 146.3_o 6._o and_o obey_v his_o voice_n who_o the_o wind_n and_o sea_n obey_v this_o curse_n which_o god_n here_o lay_v upon_o the_o earth_n as_o it_o be_v occasion_v by_o adam_n sin_n so_o it_o be_v not_o the_o least_o part_n of_o his_o punishment_n for_o who_o relief_n and_o comfort_n that_o fruitfulness_n be_v bestow_v on_o the_o earth_n at_o the_o first_o by_o god_n blessing_n upon_o it_o whence_o 4._o observe_v the_o curse_n of_o god_n upon_o the_o creature_n be_v a_o part_n of_o man_n punishment_n observe_v 4_o thus_o god_n threaten_v it_o shall_v be_v leu._n 26.18_o 19_o 20._o all_o pharaoh_n house_n be_v smite_v for_o pharaoh_n sake_n gen._n 12.17_o the_o plague_n upon_o the_o water_n of_o egypt_n destroy_v of_o the_o corn_n vine_n and_o other_o fruit_n murrain_n among_o their_o cattle_n and_o death_n of_o all_o their_o first-born_a we_o know_v be_v the_o plague_n that_o god_n bring_v on_o pharaoh_n and_o his_o people_n for_o harden_v their_o heart_n against_o he_o the_o reason_n 1._o we_o have_v interest_n in_o they_o so_o that_o their_o destruction_n be_v our_o loss_n 2._o our_o subsistence_n be_v by_o they_o so_o that_o to_o lose_v they_o be_v to_o lose_v the_o mean_n by_o which_o our_o life_n shall_v be_v support_v let_v such_o chastisement_n as_o light_v upon_o we_o in_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n the_o

murrain_n among_o our_o cattle_n the_o destroy_n of_o our_o house_n by_o fire_n or_o any_o other_o way_n be_v a_o mean_n to_o awaken_v our_o heart_n and_o to_o humble_v we_o under_o god_n hand_n lest_o he_o come_v near_o to_o we_o and_o seize_v upon_o our_o person_n the_o expression_n whereof_o the_o lord_n make_v use_v in_o lay_v this_o curse_n upon_o adam_n be_v not_o to_o be_v pass_v by_o without_o observation_n in_o sorrow_n say_v he_o shall_v thou_o cate_z of_o it_o that_o be_v in_o hard_a labour_n which_o cause_v wearisome_a painfulness_n and_o grief_n thereby_o which_o make_v the_o life_n bitter_a whence_o 5_o observe_v man_n life_n in_o this_o world_n be_v a_o life_n of_o pain_n and_o sorrow_n observe_v 5_o so_o solomon_n find_v it_o by_o his_o own_o experience_n eccl._n 2.17_o and_o observe_v it_o in_o other_o ver_fw-la 23._o not_o only_o by_o our_o immoderate_a care_n about_o the_o thing_n of_o this_o life_n which_o cause_n some_o to_o eat_v in_o darkness_n all_o their_o day_n with_o much_o sorrow_n eccl._n 5.17_o call_v therefore_o the_o bread_n of_o sorrow_n psal_n 127.2_o but_o beside_o by_o our_o painful_a labour_n about_o they_o as_o jacob_n profess_v of_o the_o day_n of_o his_o life_n that_o they_o have_v be_v few_o and_o evil_a gen_n 47.9_o unto_o which_o we_o may_v add_v many_o trouble_n from_o without_o with_o which_o man_n be_v diverse_o encumber_v psal_n 71.20_o and_o that_o not_o only_o some_o but_o man_n in_o general_a psal_n 90.10_o reason_n 1._o to_o make_v we_o the_o more_o sensible_a of_o sin_n by_o our_o daily_a taste_v the_o bitter_a fruit_n of_o it_o 2._o to_o move_v to_o a_o holy_a delight_n and_o earnest_n seek_v after_o thing_n that_o be_v spiritual_a the_o way_n whereof_o be_v pleasant_a and_o the_o path_n peace_n prov._n 3.17_o psal_n 119.165_o let_v no_o man_n be_v in_o love_n with_o this_o present_a condition_n so_o far_o as_o to_o be_v unwilling_a to_o change_v it_o when_o god_n shall_v call_v he_o thereunto_o but_o nourish_v in_o his_o heart_n a_o long_a desire_n after_o heaven_n with_o the_o apostle_n and_o all_o the_o godly_a rom._n 8.23_o 2_o cor._n 5.2_o 1._o wait_v always_o with_o patience_n till_o his_o change_n come_v job_n 14.14_o with_o holy_a job_n unless_o he_o be_v a_o person_n imply_v in_o some_o special_a service_n for_o the_o church_n in_o which_o case_n though_o saint_n paul_n desire_v to_o be_v dissolve_v that_o he_o may_v be_v with_o christ_n yet_o he_o moderate_v his_o longing_n phil._n 1.23_o 2._o only_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n while_o god_n be_v please_v to_o continue_v we_o here_o let_v it_o be_v our_o care_n to_o improve_v our_o time_n to_o the_o best_a advantage_n both_o to_o the_o church_n of_o god_n for_o the_o service_n thereof_o and_o for_o the_o further_a of_o our_o own_o account_n against_o the_o last_o day_n that_o when_o we_o depart_v hence_o we_o may_v have_v our_o heart_n revive_v with_o saint_n paul_n comfortable_a expectation_n 2_o tim._n 4.7_o 8._o and_o our_o saviour_n christ_n john_n 17.4_o 5._o 3._o in_o the_o mean_a time_n we_o may_v in_o a_o great_a measure_n temper_v the_o bitterness_n of_o our_o present_a condition_n with_o the_o sweetness_n of_o our_o communion_n with_o god_n as_o david_n do_v psal_n 73.23_o 28._o in_o the_o next_o place_n take_v notice_n of_o the_o term_n of_o the_o continuance_n of_o this_o curse_n that_o god_n here_o lay_v upon_o adam_n we_o see_v it_o endure_v and_o lie_v upon_o he_o for_o term_v of_o his_o life_n whence_o 6_o observe_v the_o short_a pleasure_n of_o sin_n draw_v after_o it_o a_o long_a and_o last_a punishment_n observe_v 6_o hereafter_o a_o everlasting_a punishment_n by_o the_o just_a desert_n of_o it_o isa_n 66.24_o mat._n 25.41_o 46._o and_o plague_n of_o long_a continuance_n in_o this_o life_n jer._n 23.40_o reach_v oftentimes_o to_o posterity_n for_o many_o generation_n as_o do_v that_o curse_n which_o god_n pronounce_v against_o amalek_n exod._n 17.16_o such_o last_a chastisement_n light_v sometime_o upon_o the_o godly_a themselves_o as_o upon_o david_n 2_o sam._n 12.10_o reason_n 1._o that_o god_n who_o live_v for_o ever_o to_o plague_v those_o that_o hate_v he_o as_o well_o as_o to_o reward_v those_o that_o love_v he_o be_v able_a to_o lay_v such_o punishment_n it_o be_v evident_a 2._o and_o that_o he_o may_v do_v it_o in_o a_o course_n of_o justice_n be_v as_o clear_v see_v sin_n against_o a_o infinite_a majesty_n deserve_v no_o less_o than_o a_o infinite_a that_o be_v a_o everlasting_a punishment_n 3._o and_o it_o be_v fit_a the_o punishment_n itself_o shall_v be_v last_v lest_o it_o shall_v be_v forget_v psal_n 59.11_o and_o consequent_o become_v fruitless_a both_o unto_o ourselves_o and_o other_o let_v we_o serious_o consider_v this_o when_o we_o be_v tempt_v to_o any_o act_n of_o sin_n 1._o that_o the_o pleasure_n in_o those_o action_n be_v indeed_o no_o true_a but_o only_o a_o seem_a pleasure_n delightful_a indeed_o unto_o the_o sensual_a part_n for_o the_o present_a but_o in_o the_o end_n it_o bite_v like_o a_o serpent_n as_o solomon_n speak_v of_o wine_n prov._n 23.32_o and_o woman_n prov._n 6.33_o 2._o and_o bring_v after_o it_o a_o everlasting_a reproach_n jer._n 23.40_o 3._o and_o leave_v no_o fruit_n behind_o it_o rom._n 6.21_o let_v man_n therefore_o be_v wise_a in_o the_o beginning_n lest_o they_o mourn_v at_o the_o late_a end_n when_o there_o be_v no_o remedy_n that_o for_o which_o adam_n must_v sweat_v and_o take_v so_o much_o pain_n when_o all_o be_v do_v be_v but_o to_o get_v himself_o bread_n and_o provision_n for_o his_o life_n out_o of_o the_o earth_n whence_o we_o may_v remember_v what_o have_v be_v former_o observe_v that_o 7_o observe_v man_n food_n be_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n observe_v 7_o psal_n 104.14_o 15._o and_o as_o be_v our_o food_n so_o be_v our_o clothing_n and_o house_n job_n 4.19_o reason_n 1._o such_o provision_n be_v fit_a to_o support_v our_o earthly_a tabernacle_n 2._o god_n have_v order_v it_o so_o to_o humble_v we_o that_o we_o may_v be_v every_o way_n put_v in_o mind_n how_o vile_a we_o be_v which_o we_o be_v loath_a to_o acknowledge_v let_v we_o then_o learn_v to_o abase_v ourselves_o have_v so_o many_o lively_a representation_n of_o our_o own_o vileness_n and_o not_o wax_v proud_a of_o our_o dainty_a fare_n rich_a clothing_n sumptuous_a dwelling_n which_o be_v but_o to_o glory_n in_o our_o shame_n as_o we_o be_v too_o apt_a to_o do_v phil._n 3.19_o which_o be_v both_o folly_n and_o impiety_n verse_n 18._o thorn_n also_o and_o thistle_n shall_v it_o bring_v forth_o unto_o thou_o and_o other_o unprofitable_a and_o hurtful_a weed_n instead_o of_o useful_a and_o profitable_a food_n which_o job_n account_v a_o heavy_a curse_n job_n 31.40_o he_o mean_v that_o of_o itself_o the_o earth_n shall_v bring_v forth_o only_o such_o fruit_n as_o experience_n show_v we_o those_o ground_n do_v that_o be_v unmanured_a prov._n 24.30_o which_o the_o lord_n threaten_v shall_v be_v the_o condition_n of_o his_o own_o land_n when_o it_o shall_v be_v empty_v of_o inhabitant_n esay_n 7.23_o 25._o so_o that_o if_o the_o earth_n yield_v any_o good_a and_o profitable_a food_n man_n must_v get_v it_o by_o hard_a labour_n a_o punishment_n answerable_a to_o his_o sin_n that_o as_o he_o have_v bring_v forth_o unto_o god_n rebellion_n instead_o of_o the_o fruit_n of_o obedience_n and_o holiness_n so_o the_o earth_n shall_v yield_v he_o thorn_n and_o thistle_n instead_o of_o food_n and_o thou_o shall_v eat_v the_o herb_n of_o the_o field_n not_o of_o paradise_n from_o whence_o he_o be_v to_o be_v cast_v out_o the_o same_o grant_n which_o god_n have_v give_v man_n before_o gen._n 1.29_o be_v forfeit_v by_o adam_n rebellion_n be_v here_o renew_v by_o promise_n as_o it_o be_v likewise_o to_o noah_n after_o the_o flood_n with_o some_o far_a enlargement_n gen._n 9.3_o 1._o observe_v thorn_n and_o thistle_n and_o all_o unprofitable_a weed_n be_v the_o effect_n of_o god_n curse_n upon_o man_n for_o sin_n observe_v 1_o so_o job_n wish_v it_o may_v come_v on_o he_o as_o a_o curse_n if_o he_o have_v walk_v wicked_o job_n 31.40_o it_o be_v the_o judgement_n which_o god_n threaten_v to_o bring_v upon_o his_o vineyard_n by_o which_o he_o shadow_v out_o the_o state_n of_o his_o people_n isa_n 5.6_o and_o in_o express_a term_n upon_o the_o very_a land_n on_o which_o his_o rebellious_a people_n dwell_v isa_n 7.23_o reason_n 1._o see_v all_o creature_n be_v his_o servant_n as_o david_n call_v they_o psal_n 119.91_o he_o can_v bring_v they_o up_o and_o plant_v they_o where_o he_o please_v who_o do_v whatsoever_o he_o will_v in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n psal_n 135.6_o 2._o neither_o can_v god_n in_o respect_n to_o his_o own_o honour_n do_v less_o injustice_n then_o to_o

withhold_v his_o blessing_n from_o the_o creature_n that_o shall_v be_v for_o our_o service_n as_o we_o withhold_v from_o he_o our_o service_n of_o obedience_n which_o we_o owe_v he_o by_o our_o covenant_n now_o if_o we_o compare_v this_o curse_n which_o god_n lay_v upon_o the_o earth_n for_o adam_n sake_n with_o the_o sin_n for_o which_o he_o inflict_v it_o we_o have_v a_o fair_a ground_n from_o thence_o to_o 2_o observe_v as_o we_o be_v more_o or_o less_o serviceable_a unto_o god_n so_o we_o may_v expect_v that_o the_o creature_n shall_v be_v more_o or_o less_o serviceable_a unto_o we_o observe_v 2_o of_o this_o we_o have_v ground_n to_o assure_v ourselves_o upon_o god_n own_o decree_n deut._n 28._o leu._n 26._o if_o we_o lie_v the_o blessing_n and_o curse_n there_o promise_v and_o denounce_v to_o the_o duty_n and_o sin_n there_o command_v and_o forbid_v see_v psal_n 81.13_o 16._o reason_n 1._o god_n blessing_n upon_o the_o creature_n be_v that_o only_a by_o which_o they_o be_v 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10.5_o isa_n 26.11_o reason_n 1._o they_o be_v a_o great_a deep_a psal_n 36.6_o and_o therefore_o not_o understand_v without_o careful_a observe_v and_o search_v into_o they_o 2._o they_o be_v instruction_n to_o we_o isa_n 26.6_o 1._o discover_v god_n righteousness_n as_o psal_n 58.11_o and_o 9.16_o 2._o appertain_v unto_o we_o luke_n 13.3_o 5._o 1_o cor._n 10.6_o 7_o 11._o 3._o who_o be_v all_o of_o we_o warn_v by_o such_o precedent_n as_o be_v subject_n not_o only_o to_o the_o same_o god_n but_o beside_o to_o the_o same_o law_n of_o righteousness_n according_a to_o which_o god_n dispense_v to_o all_o man_n mercy_n or_o judgement_n according_a to_o their_o way_n or_o work_n without_o respect_n of_o person_n let_v every_o one_o of_o we_o 1._o search_v into_o god_n judgement_n compare_v they_o with_o the_o rule_n according_a to_o which_o they_o be_v act_v with_o the_o prophet_n dan._n 9.12_o 13._o and_o inquire_v into_o the_o cause_n of_o they_o deut._n 29.24_o 25._o that_o we_o may_v justify_v god_n in_o they_o psal_n 119.137_o 2._o let_v we_o be_v careful_a to_o lay_v they_o up_o in_o our_o memory_n as_o be_v perform_v as_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o eminent_a work_n be_v for_o that_o end_n psal_n 111.4_o 3._o be_v as_o careful_a to_o apply_v they_o to_o ourselves_o upon_o all_o occasion_n josh_n 22.16_o 17._o till_o our_o heart_n tremble_v at_o they_o psal_n 119.126_o but_o why_o do_v not_o god_n destroy_v paradise_n out_o of_o which_o he_o have_v now_o exclude_v man_n for_o ever_o so_o that_o it_o can_v now_o be_v of_o no_o far_o use_v certain_o it_o can_v be_v for_o no_o other_o end_n but_o that_o it_o may_v be_v a_o monument_n of_o god_n bounty_n to_o make_v he_o the_o more_o sensible_a of_o what_o he_o have_v lose_v by_o his_o rebellion_n so_o that_o we_o may_v thence_o 2_o observe_v god_n love_v to_o leave_v monument_n both_o of_o his_o mercy_n and_o judgement_n for_o the_o justify_n of_o himself_o and_o the_o convince_a of_o man_n of_o their_o unworthy_a carriage_n towards_o he_o observe_v 2_o the_o pot_n of_o mannah_n exod._n 16.33_o the_o brazen_a serpent_n till_o hezekiah_n break_v it_o in_o piece_n 2_o king_n 18.4_o the_o song_n make_v by_o moses_n at_o god_n command_n contain_v the_o sum_n of_o god_n wonderful_a mercy_n to_o his_o people_n and_o their_o manifold_a rebellion_n against_o he_o deut._n 31.19_o 21._o reason_n 1._o the_o tender_a respect_n which_o he_o have_v to_o his_o own_o glory_n 2._o and_o man_n proneness_n to_o forget_v god_n administration_n towards_o his_o people_n psal_n 106.21_o 3._o and_o the_o great_a use_n that_o may_v &_o aught_o to_o be_v make_v of_o both_o ps_n 78.7_o 8._o let_v we_o careful_o keep_v by_o we_o record_n of_o both_o as_o to_o justify_v god_n and_o shame_n ourselves_o so_o to_o bring_v our_o heart_n to_o a_o holy_a dependence_n on_o he_o psal_n 78.7_o and_o a_o care_n to_o walk_v before_o he_o with_o reverence_n and_o fear_v all_o our_o day_n but_o withal_o the_o particle_n so_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o verse_n may_v not_o be_v pass_v over_o as_o point_v we_o back_o to_o all_o that_o go_v before_o the_o sin_n of_o adam_n the_o discovery_n of_o it_o with_o the_o conviction_n of_o the_o offender_n the_o sentence_n pronounce_v against_o they_o and_o the_o danger_n of_o their_o fall_n into_o a_o far_a sin_n circumstance_n all_o manifest_v the_o justice_n and_o equity_n of_o god_n in_o cast_v man_n out_o of_o paradise_n whence_o we_o may_v 3._o observe_v in_o search_v into_o god_n judgement_n our_o special_a care_n must_v be_v to_o observe_v the_o precedent_n and_o cause_n of_o they_o observe_v 3_o judge_n 5.8_o deut._n 29.24_o 25._o thus_o god_n himself_o set_v out_o the_o sin_n of_o sodom_n before_o he_o pronounce_v or_o execute_v his_o judgement_n on_o they_o and_o that_o they_o may_v be_v the_o more_o clear_o manifest_v he_o oftentimes_o over-takes_a man_n in_o the_o very_a act_n of_o sin_n as_o in_o the_o case_n of_o corah_n dathan_n and_o abiram_n numb_a ●6_n 31_o 35._o and_o the_o people_n murmur_v against_o moses_n and_o aaron_n ver_fw-la 41.46_o 49._o sometime_o in_o the_o very_a judgement_n he_o point_v at_o the_o cause_n of_o it_o in_o the_o kind_a instrument_n time_n place_n or_o some_o other_o circumstance_n or_o more_o clear_o by_o the_o mouth_n of_o his_o minister_n reason_n 1._o this_o make_v most_o for_o his_o honour_n in_o clear_v his_o justice_n which_o he_o especial_o aim_v at_o see_v psal_n 58.11_o deut._n 32.4_o 2._o this_o be_v the_o only_a way_n to_o direct_v and_o instruct_v we_o see_v neh._n 13.18_o now_o adam_n have_v so_o late_o find_v by_o experience_n his_o own_o folly_n in_o harken_v to_o satan_n counsel_n and_o have_v be_v call_v to_o account_v by_o god_n himself_o and_o so_o sharp_o censure_v by_o he_o and_o withal_o have_v the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n propose_v unto_o he_o in_o christ_n one_o will_v conceive_v may_v be_v sufficient_o serve_v against_o any_o temptation_n of_o satan_n that_o may_v have_v draw_v he_o on_o to_o a_o second_o sin_n yet_o we_o see_v god_n think_v fit_a to_o set_v before_o he_o this_o terror_n of_o the_o flame_a sword_n to_o deter_v he_o from_o attempt_v to_o eat_v of_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n so_o that_o we_o may_v 4_o observe_v the_o best_a of_o god_n servant_n have_v need_n of_o the_o terror_n of_o his_o judgement_n to_o restrain_v they_o from_o sin_n observe_v 4_o the_o psalmist_n profess_v that_o he_o make_v special_a use_n of_o they_o psal_n 119.120_o and_o joshuah_n think_v it_o needful_a to_o lay_v the_o consideration_n of_o god_n jealousy_n and_o revenge_a hand_n before_o his_o people_n even_o then_o when_o he_o find_v their_o heart_n most_o pliable_a josh_n 24_o 19_o 20._o reason_n 1._o because_o the_o best_a

of_o the_o law_n p._n 55_o verse_n 4._o a_o little_a yield_n to_o satan_n temptation_n invite_v he_o to_o a_o strong_a assault_n p._n 56_o those_o which_o seem_v modest_a in_o sin_n at_o the_o first_o grow_v bold_a in_o it_o at_o the_o last_o p._n 57_o no_o truth_n of_o god_n so_o clear_a and_o manifest_a but_o satan_n dare_v to_o contradict_v ibid._n satan_n and_o his_o agent_n never_o make_v use_n of_o god_n word_n but_o for_o mischief_n p._n 58_o verse_n 5._o satan_n in_o his_o promise_n give_v man_n no_o ground_n to_o build_v upon_o p._n 59_o it_o be_v satan_n policy_n to_o cast_v suspicion_n of_o evil_a end_n on_o that_o which_o he_o can_v blame_v p._n 61_o it_o be_v usual_a with_o satan_n to_o charge_v man_n with_o those_o evil_n whereof_o himself_n be_v guilty_a p._n 62_o discontent_n at_o our_o present_a condition_n be_v a_o dangerous_a temptation_n of_o satan_n pag._n 63_o blindness_n and_o ignorance_n be_v a_o great_a misery_n p._n 65_o it_o be_v great_a injustice_n in_o any_o man_n to_o hinder_v other_o for_o his_o own_o advantage_n p._n 66_o it_o be_v false_a liberality_n to_o withhold_v thing_n that_o be_v of_o true_a value_n and_o to_o bestow_v that_o which_o be_v of_o little_a worth_n p._n 67_o man_n lean_v to_o the_o creature_n must_v necessary_o divide_v his_o heart_n from_o god_n p_o 69_o self-love_n and_o seek_v be_v one_o of_o satan_n most_o dangerous_a snare_n p._n 70_o satan_n lay_v his_o snare_n for_o man_n in_o those_o thing_n wherein_o they_o take_v most_o delight_n p._n 72_o satan_n tempt_v we_o to_o sin_n in_o our_o duty_n p._n 73_o the_o search_v after_o the_o knowledge_n of_o unnecessary_a thing_n be_v unprofitable_a p._n 74_o the_o promise_n of_o satan_n be_v of_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v either_o evil_a or_o unprofitable_a pag._n 75_o the_o special_a end_n that_o satan_n persuade_v wicked_a man_n to_o aim_v at_o be_v that_o they_o may_v be_v as_o go_n p._n 76_o it_o be_v satan_n policy_n to_o draw_v man_n to_o depend_v upon_o the_o creature_n etc._n etc._n p._n 77_o self-seeking_a and_o dependence_n on_o the_o creature_n be_v evil_n that_o be_v inseparable_a p._n 78_o satan_n preferment_n be_v base_a slavery_n p._n 79_o hasty_a resolution_n be_v dangerous_a in_o the_o issue_n p._n 80_o the_o near_a thing_n be_v to_o be_v enjoy_v the_o more_o strong_o the_o heart_n be_v affect_v towards_o they_o ibid._n verse_n 6._o thing_n usual_o appear_v unto_o we_o as_o we_o stand_v affect_v towards_o they_o in_o our_o heart_n p._n 83_o sin_n proceed_v not_o from_o the_o outward_a object_n but_o from_o the_o corruption_n of_o the_o heart_n within_o p._n 84_o it_o be_v dangerous_a for_o a_o man_n to_o fix_v his_o sense_n upon_o entice_a object_n p._n 85_o man_n be_v more_o apt_a to_o give_v credit_n unto_o lie_n then_o unto_o the_o truth_n of_o god_n pag._n 86_o man_n be_v easy_o draw_v to_o believe_v and_o hope_v any_o thing_n of_o that_o which_o they_o affect_v and_o desire_v p._n 87_o the_o terror_n of_o wrath_n to_o come_v can_v prevail_v against_o strong_a affection_n to_o thing_n that_o be_v present_a p._n 88_o outward_a sense_n be_v a_o ill_a and_o a_o dangerous_a guide_n p._n 89_o a_o man_n can_v natural_o desire_v any_o thing_n but_o under_o a_o show_n and_o appearance_n of_o good_n p._n 90_o man_n be_v a_o ill_a chooser_n of_o his_o own_o good_a p._n 91_o it_o be_v a_o gross_a evil_n to_o choose_v what_o we_o like_v out_o of_o respect_n to_o ourselves_o in_o particular_a p._n 92_o lust_n once_o conceive_v will_v at_o last_o bring_v forth_o actual_a sin_n 94_o it_o be_v not_o in_o the_o power_n of_o satan_n to_o draw_v any_o man_n to_o sin_n without_o his_o own_o consent_n 95_o they_o that_o sin_n themselves_o be_v seducer_n of_o other_o p._n 97_o one_o that_o be_v fall_v into_o sin_n be_v many_o time_n most_o dangerous_a to_o his_o near_a friend_n p._n 98_o it_o be_v the_o property_n of_o true_a love_n to_o communicate_v to_o other_o whatsoever_o itself_o embrace_v for_o good_a p._n 99_o the_o strong_a man_n be_v not_o able_a to_o stand_v against_o satan_n if_o god_n leave_v he_o to_o himself_o ibid._n verse_n 7._o man_n can_v discern_v nothing_o but_o what_o god_n be_v please_v to_o discover_v unto_o he_o p._n 102_o it_o be_v a_o great_a folly_n in_o man_n not_o to_o foresee_v evil_a before_o it_o be_v too_o late_o to_o help_v it_o p._n 103_o satan_n never_o discover_v any_o thing_n unto_o we_o but_o to_o do_v mischief_n ibid._n those_o which_o discover_v not_o beforehand_o the_o evil_n which_o the_o error_n of_o their_o way_n lead_v they_o into_o yet_o they_o shall_v in_o the_o end_n feel_v the_o misery_n into_o which_o they_o bring_v they_o p._n 104_o sin_n be_v able_a to_o make_v the_o most_o excellent_a of_o all_o god_n creature_n vile_a and_o shameful_a p._n 105_o man_n be_v more_o apt_a to_o be_v affect_v with_o the_o outward_a evil_n that_o sin_n bring_v upon_o they_o then_o with_o the_o sin_n that_o cause_v they_o p._n 106_o garment_n be_v but_o the_o cover_v of_o our_o shame_n p._n 107_o most_n of_o our_o necessity_n be_v bring_v upon_o we_o by_o sin_n p._n 108_o when_o man_n be_v fall_v off_o from_o god_n their_o nature_n thereby_o corrupt_v carry_v they_o strong_o to_o seek_v help_n from_o the_o creature_n ibid._n sin_n besot_v man_n and_o make_v they_o fool_n p._n 109_o all_o the_o care_n man_n take_v be_v rather_o to_o hide_v their_o sin_n then_o to_o take_v it_o away_o 110_o all_n satan_n promise_n prove_v nothing_o but_o lie_n and_o mere_a delusion_n 111_o verse_n 8._o god_n will_v find_v man_n out_o in_o their_o sin_n 114_o god_n when_o he_o be_v provoke_v by_o our_o sin_n yet_o he_o be_v the_o first_o that_o seek_v to_o make_v peace_n with_o we_o ibid._n god_n when_o he_o deal_v with_o man_n delight_n to_o be_v hearken_v unto_o with_o reverence_n 116_o god_n so_o deal_v with_o man_n that_o he_o may_v humble_v but_o not_o confound_v they_o ibid._n god_n many_o time_n call_v man_n to_o account_n and_o proceed_v in_o judgement_n against_o they_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o their_o delight_n 117_o it_o be_v needful_a to_o observe_v a_o fit_a season_n in_o deal_v with_o offender_n after_o they_o have_v sin_v 118_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n be_v terrible_a to_o a_o sinner_n 119_o when_o man_n be_v fall_v away_o from_o god_n they_o be_v leave_v to_o miserable_a shift_n 120_o man_n be_v natural_o apt_a to_o fly_v from_o the_o mean_n of_o their_o own_o good_n 121_o the_o terror_n of_o god_n will_v shake_v the_o heart_n of_o all_o those_o that_o sleight_v his_o judgement_n 122_o a_o guilty_a conscience_n be_v fill_v with_o terror_n upon_o every_o occasion_n 123_o whatsoever_o we_o true_o fear_v we_o can_v but_o endeavour_v to_o fly_v from_o ibid._n man_n heart_n be_v wonderful_a prone_a to_o conceive_v of_o god_n as_o they_o do_v of_o a_o mortal_a man_n 124_o verse_n 9_o terror_n may_v prepare_v a_o man_n heart_n but_o it_o be_v only_o the_o word_n of_o god_n that_o inform_v and_o subdue_v it_o 125_o the_o way_n to_o get_v our_o beart_n affect_v with_o what_o we_o hear_v be_v to_o apprehend_v ourselves_o to_o be_v speak_v unto_o in_o particular_a 126_o those_o that_o endeavour_n to_o fly_v from_o god_n can_v by_o no_o mean_n shift_v themselves_o out_o of_o his_o presence_n page_n 127_o god_n love_v a_o free_a and_o voluntary_a acknowledgement_n of_o sin_n from_o his_o child_n 128_o god_n be_v full_a of_o mildness_n and_o gentleness_n in_o his_o deal_n with_o offender_n 129_o the_o knowledge_n of_o one_o ill_a condition_n be_v a_o effectual_a mean_n to_o bring_v he_o unto_o true_a repentance_n 130_o all_o those_o that_o desire_v to_o get_v out_o of_o their_o misery_n must_v consider_v with_o themselves_o what_o bring_v they_o into_o it_o verse_n 10._o all_o man_n must_v appear_v before_o god_n and_o answer_v all_o that_o they_o be_v charge_v with_o when_o he_o come_v to_o judgement_n 133_o man_n be_v apt_a to_o conceal_v all_o that_o they_o can_v even_o from_o god_n himself_o ibid._n one_o sin_n common_o draw_v on_o another_o 134_o god_n word_n be_v terrible_a to_o a_o guilty_a conscience_n 135_o it_o be_v a_o hard_a matter_n to_o bring_v man_n to_o confess_v any_o more_o then_o be_v evident_a in_o itself_o 136_o man_n may_v be_v bring_v more_o easy_o to_o acknowledge_v any_o thing_n than_o their_o sin_n ibid._n no_o mean_n can_v work_v any_o further_a than_o they_o be_v carry_v on_o by_o god_n himself_o 138_o verse_n 11._o man_n frowardness_n can_v overcome_v god_n love_n and_o patience_n 139_o god_n can_v easy_o convince_v man_n by_o themselves_o ibid._n god_n take_v notice_n of_o all_o our_o way_n 140_o god_n accept_v of_o no_o confession_n till_o man_n acknowledge_v