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A25470 The Morning exercise [at] Cri[ppleg]ate, or, Several cases of conscience practically resolved by sundry ministers, September 1661. Annesley, Samuel, 1620?-1696. 1661 (1661) Wing A3232; ESTC R29591 639,601 676

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with_o he_o psal_n 139.18_o 139.18_o psa_fw-la 139.18_o when_o i_o awake_v i_o be_o still_o with_o thou_o they_o end_v the_o day_n with_o he_o thus_o the_o spouse_n cant._n 3.1_o 3.1_o cant._n 3.1_o by_o night_n on_o my_o bed_n i_o seek_v he_o who_o my_o soul_n love_v you_o have_v mention_n of_o both_o these_o esay_n 26.9_o 26.9_o esay_n 26.9_o with_o my_o soul_n have_v i_o desire_v thou_o in_o the_o night_n yea_o with_o my_o spirit_n within_o i_o will_v i_o seek_v thou_o early_o now_o this_o sin_n that_o i_o be_o treat_v of_o like_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o lawless_a person_n that_o we_o read_v of_o 2_o thes_n 2.8_o 2.8_o 2_o thes_n 2.8_o that_o man_n of_o sin_n ver_fw-la 3._o oppose_v and_o exalt_v its_o self_n in_o the_o soul_n above_o all_o that_o be_v call_v god_n and_o sit_v in_o the_o seat_n of_o god_n a_o belove_a lust_n be_v usual_o the_o sinner_n first_o and_o last_o 36.4_o psa_fw-la 36.4_o he_o give_v it_o entertainment_n first_o in_o the_o morning_n and_o 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gross_a wickedness_n as_o the_o psylli_n a_o people_n of_o africa_n who_o plutarch_n mention_n have_v their_o body_n to_o the_o eat_a poison_n that_o it_o become_v as_o it_o be_v natural_a but_o a_o good_a conscience_n have_v a_o delicate_a sense_n it_o be_v the_o most_o tender_a thing_n in_o the_o whole_a world_n it_o feel_v the_o least_o touch_n of_o know_a sin_n and_o grieve_v at_o the_o grieve_n of_o god_n good_a spirit_n not_o only_o for_o quench_v or_o resist_v or_o rebel_a against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n but_o even_o for_o grieve_v the_o holy_a spirit_n of_o promise_n whereby_o it_o be_v seal_v to_o the_o day_n of_o redemption_n eph._n 4.80_o the_o most_o tender_a heart_a christian_a he_o be_v the_o stout_a and_o most_o valiant_a christian_a happy_a be_v the_o man_n that_o fear_v always_o but_o he_o that_o harden_v his_o heart_n shall_v fall_v into_o mischief_n prov._n 28.14_o it_o be_v the_o true_a magnanimity_n and_o heroic_a courage_n in_o our_o spiritual_a warfar_o to_o tremble_v at_o the_o least_o iniquity_n a_o christian_a be_v never_o fit_a to_o endure_v hardness_n as_o a_o faithful_a soldier_n of_o jesus_n christ_n 2.3_o 2_o tim._n 2.3_o then_o when_o his_o conscience_n be_v most_o tender_a to_o be_v such_o a_o coward_n as_o not_o to_o dare_v to_o break_v any_o one_o of_o god_n commandment_n be_v to_o be_v the_o valiant_a person_n in_o the_o world_n for_o such_o a_o one_o will_v choose_v the_o great_a evil_n of_o suffer_v before_o the_o least_o of_o sin_v and_o however_o the_o jeer_a ishmael_n of_o the_o world_n be_v ready_a to_o reproach_n and_o laugh_v one_o to_o scorn_v for_o this_o niceness_n and_o precise_a scrupulosity_n as_o they_o term_v it_o yet_o the_o choice_n if_o god_n be_v but_o wise_a than_o vain_a man_n be_v a_o very_a wise_a one_o keep_v a_o exact_a guard_n upon_o thy_o heart_n prov._n 4.23_o let_v the_o eye_n of_o thy_o rule_n 5_o soul_n be_v open_a and_o awake_a upon_o all_o the_o stir_n of_o thy_o thought_n &_o affection_n bid_v they_o stand_v at_o their_o first_o appearance_n as_o soon_o as_o ever_o thou_o discrie_v any_o of_o they_o in_o motion_n summon_v they_o before_o thy_o soul_n tribunal_n let_v they_o not_o pass_v till_o thou_o know_v perfect_o whence_o they_o come_v whither_o they_o go_v ask_v their_o errand_n state_n viri_fw-la quae_fw-la caussa_fw-la viae_fw-la quive_fw-mi estis_fw-la in_o armis_fw-la virg._n be_v it_o grief_n or_o be_v it_o joy_n or_o hope_v or_o fear_v or_o love_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v now_o upon_o the_o march_n demand_v the_o word_n of_o it_o ask_v whether_o it_o have_v a_o pass_v from_o god_n and_o conscience_n catechise_v it_o examine_v it_o search_v it_o speak_v to_o it_o in_o the_o centinel_n and_o watchman_n phrase_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d show_v i_o your_o ticket_n tell_v i_o my_o desire_n my_o love_n my_o fear_n my_o anger_n by_o who_o authority_n be_v thou_o now_o up_o and_o in_o motion_n if_o they_o be_v able_a to_o produce_v a_o good_a warrant_n from_o god_n commandment_n or_o from_o the_o dictate_v of_o reason_n and_o conscience_n let_v they_o go_v on_o in_o god_n name_n they_o be_v about_o their_o business_n but_o if_o they_o can_v arrest_v they_o as_o idle_a vagrant_n nay_o as_o enemy_n to_o thy_o soul_n peace_n and_o charge_v they_o upon_o their_o allegiance_n to_o their_o superior_n that_o they_o stir_v no_o further_o rule_n 6_o be_v daily_a train_n and_o exercise_v all_o thy_o grace_n have_v they_o always_o in_o battel-●ray_a be_v in_o a_o military_a posture_n both_o defensive_a and_o offensive_a stand_v constant_o to_o thy_o arm_n for_o thou_o have_v to_o do_v with_o two_o enemy_n that_o will_v never_o give_v thou_o any_o truce_n or_o respite_n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o jew_n call_v they_o the_o flesh_n within_o thou_o jer._n 17_o 9_o and_o the_o tempter_n that_o destroy_a angel_n of_o the_o bottomless_a pit_n without_o thou_o 1_o pet._n 5.8_o the_o christian_a warfare_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o war_n never_o to_o be_v alter_v it_o admit_v of_o no_o peace_n no_o cessation_n the_o soldier_n of_o christ_n must_v never_o lay_v down_o his_o arm_n but_o expect_v to_o be_v upon_o continual_a duty_n and_o travel_n till_o the_o great_a lord_n of_o host_n under_o who_o banner_n he_o now_o fight_v be_v please_v to_o remove_v his_o quarter_n from_o that_o army_n militant_a here_o on_o earth_n to_o that_o bless_a and_o triumphant_a in_o the_o heaven_n rule_n 7_o be_v well_o skill_v in_o the_o elench_n of_o temptation_n i_o mean_v in_o unmask_v the_o sophistry_n and_o mystery_n of_o iniquity_n in_o defeat_v the_o wiles_n and_o stratagem_n of_o the_o tempter_n and_o in_o detect_v and_o frustrate_v the_o cheat_n and_o finesse_n of_o the_o flesh_n with_o its_o deceitful_a lust_n eph._n 4.23_o 2_o cor._n 2.11_o no_o small_a part_n of_o spiritual_a wisdom_n lie_v in_o the_o bless_a art_n of_o discover_v and_o refute_v sin_n fallacy_n and_o imposture_n if_o ever_o thou_o will_v prove_v famous_a and_o victorious_a and_o worthy_a honour_n and_o reverence_n in_o thy_o spiritual_a warfare_n be_v well_o see_v in_o the_o skill_n of_o fence_v know_v all_o thy_o ward_n for_o every_o attaque_fw-la provide_v thyself_o with_o answer_n and_o retort_v beforehand_o against_o the_o subtle_a insinuation_n and_o delusion_n of_o thy_o enemy_n ex._n gr_n if_o satan_n tell_v thou_o as_o he_o often_o will_v that_o the_o sin_n be_v pleasant_a musae_n pleasant_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d musae_n ask_v whether_o the_o gripe_n of_o conscience_n be_v so_o too_o whether_o it_o be_v such_o a_o pleasant_a thing_n to_o be_v in_o hell_n to_o be_v under_o the_o wrath_n of_o a_o almighty_a judge_n if_o he_o tell_v thou_o no_o body_n see_v thou_o may_v commit_v it_o safe_o ask_v whether_o he_o can_v put_v out_o god_n all-seeing_a eye_n whether_o he_o can_v find_v a_o place_n empty_a of_o the_o divine_a presence_n for_o thou_o to_o sin_n in_o or_o 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his_o dwellinghouse_n just_a beginning_n to_o catch_v fire_n will_v stand_v still_o &_o say_v let_v it_o alone_o a_o little_a i_o will_v see_v what_o will_v come_v of_o it_o woe_n or_o three_o minute_n indulgence_n to_o the_o flame_n will_v embolden_v it_o without_o expect_v his_o leave_n or_o permission_n any_o long_o to_o devour_v and_o rage_n and_o consume_v and_o carry_v all_o before_o it_o in_o despite_n of_o his_o mighty_a resistance_n when_o a_o little_a at_o first_o may_v have_v save_v that_o vast_a damage_n which_o his_o folly_n and_o loitering_n have_v occasion_v how_o contemptible_a be_v those_o fire_n at_o first_o that_o in_o few_o hour_n have_v triumph_v over_o stately_a palace_n and_o turn_v sometime_o vast_a city_n into_o heap_n of_o dust_n and_o ash_n how_o small_a a_o infirmity_n and_o distemper_n neglect_v have_v usher_v in_o the_o most_o fatal_a sickness_n and_o how_o often_o have_v a_o trifle_a bruise_n or_o strain_n be_v preface_n to_o a_o gangrene_n and_o the_o pick_v of_o a_o pin_n or_o thorn_n not_o look_v after_o time_n enough_o enforce_v the_o cut_n off_o a_o leg_n or_o arm_n nay_o prove_a mortal_a and_o uncurable_a advantage_n to_o good_a like_o arithmetical_a progression_n rise_v slow_o in_o fair_a and_o even_a interval_n but_o advantage_n to_o ill_a like_o geometrical_a grow_v up_o present_o from_o little_a to_o vast_a excess_n facilis_fw-la descensus_fw-la averni_fw-la sed_fw-la revocare_fw-la gradum_fw-la superasque_fw-la evadere_fw-la ad_fw-la auras_fw-la hic_fw-la labour_n etc._n etc._n virg._n aen._n 6._o motion_n to_o ill_n be_v downward_o un●●utterable_a galilae●_n and_o after_o he_o gassendus_fw-la and_o other_o have_v demonstrate_v that_o heavy_a body_n in_o their_o descent_n do_v in_o equal_a time_n transmit_v unequal_a space_n continual_o increase_v according_a to_o the_o progression_n of_o odd_a number_n ex._n gr_n if_o in_o one_o pulse_n a_o bullet_n fall_v perpendicular_o one_o inch_n in_o the_o next_o it_o will_v three_o 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in_o our_o breast_n the_o enquiry_n then_o before_o we_o be_v by_o what_o method_n a_o christian_n ought_v to_o address_v himself_o to_o battle_n in_o this_o spiritual_a warfare_n how_o he_o may_v so_o bid_v defiance_n to_o his_o enemy_n as_o to_o daunt_v and_o vanquish_v they_o let_v these_o rule_n therefore_o be_v observe_v for_o resist_v and_o quell_v thy_o lust_n and_o inordinate_a affection_n in_o their_o first_o salley_n and_o in_o the_o commencement_n of_o the_o insurrection_n rule_n 1_o awe_o they_o with_o the_o authority_n of_o thy_o reason_n and_o understanding_n it_o be_v infinite_o unbeseeming_a a_o man_n that_o his_o low_a appetite_n shall_v grow_v mutinous_a and_o untractable_a that_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o inferior_a and_o brutish_a faculty_n of_o our_o soul_n shall_v rebel_v against_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o sovereign_a faculty_n of_o reason_n the_o scythian_n be_v report_v when_o their_o slave_n take_v arm_n to_o have_v dash_v 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