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have_v to_o this_o end_n sanctify_a affliction_n to_o wean_v thou_o from_o the_o earth_n or_o be_v thou_o ignorant_a of_o the_o sin_n that_o hang_v so_o fast_o and_o press_v down_o so_o sore_o heb._n 12.1_o know_v thou_o neither_o the_o stubbornness_n of_o thy_o nature_n nor_o thy_o strong_a propension_n to_o evil_a certain_o it_o be_v true_a there_o be_v of_o god_n own_o many_z who_o rod_n amend_v not_o they_o must_v be_v scourge_n yea_o scorpion_n as_o rehoboams_n i_o find_v trouble_v and_o sorrow_n the_o word_n signify_v such_o sorrow_n as_o be_v usual_o join_v with_o 51.11_o with_o isa_n 35.10_o and_o 51.11_o sigh_v it_o shall_v seem_v then_o god_n saint_n be_v sensible_a of_o their_o affliction_n and_o they_o pierce_v they_o oft_o with_o sorrow_n inexplicable_a i_o speak_v not_o only_o of_o those_o which_o come_v as_o chastisement_n but_o such_o also_o as_o come_v as_o trial_n hezekiah_n 38.3_o hezekiah_n isa_n 38.3_o weep_v sore_a david_n make_v his_o bed_n to_o 6._o to_o psal_n 6.4_o 6._o swim_v his_o soul_n be_v vex_v groan_n cry_n in_o one_o place_n he_o 38.8_o he_o psal_n 38.8_o roar_v for_o the_o very_a disquietness_n of_o his_o heart_n reason_n be_v first_o though_o they_o have_v put_v on_o grace_n yet_o they_o have_v not_o quite_o put_v off_o nature_n strong_a 5.7_o strong_a heb._n 5.7_o cry_n and_o tear_n we_o read_v even_o of_o our_o saviour_n and_o of_o his_o soul_n that_o it_o be_v 26.38_o be_v mat._n 26.38_o sorrowful_a unto_o death_n he_o fear_v and_o mourn_v yet_o without_o sin_n the_o fear_n of_o death_n and_o sorrow_n be_v natural_a yea_o according_a to_o rectitude_n of_o nature_n second_o though_o they_o know_v god_n can_v hate_v his_o child_n yet_o they_o know_v he_o may_v be_v and_o be_v oft_o angry_a with_o his_o saint_n the_o lord_n be_v angry_a with_o moses_n with_o who_o he_o speak_v as_o a_o man_n with_o his_o 16._o his_o num._n 22._o see_v deut._n 3.14_o 15_o 16._o friend_n and_o whether_o our_o exigent_n come_v for_o trial_n or_o for_o chastisement_n god_n child_n can_v always_o easy_o discern_v three_o there_o be_v infirmity_n incident_a to_o the_o best_a saint_n job_n 6.11_o job_n job_n 6.11_o fear_v i_o confess_v a_o little_a distrustful_a in_o regard_n of_o god_n promise_n 1_o cor._n 10.13_o yet_o such_o blast_n or_o bloom_n of_o distrust_n do_v sense_n of_o natural_a infirmity_n oft_o cast_v upon_o we_o four_o oft_o time_n in_o affliction_n extreme_a satan_n shall_v i_o say_v or_o conscience_n present_v to_o our_o 4.21_o our_o gen._n 4.21_o remembrance_n our_o sin_n and_o than_o if_o affliction_n be_v gall_n and_o 13.26_o and_o job_n 13.26_o wormwood_n even_o unto_o saint_n who_o can_v wonder_v use_v christianity_n be_v not_o stoical_a much_o less_o stockish_a if_o there_o be_v grace_n sensible_a it_o be_v above_o the_o ordinary_a rate_n even_o of_o a_o frown_n of_o the_o almighty_a but_o his_o word_n his_o threat_n make_v to_o tremble_v the_o least_o noise_n of_o wrath_n make_v they_o to_o melt_v as_o 22.19_o as_o 2_o king_n 22.19_o josiah_n there_o be_v something_o like_o patience_n that_o be_v not_o so_o we_o call_v it_o stupidity_n jer._n 5.3_o thou_o have_v smite_v but_o they_o have_v not_o sorrow_v pro._n 23.35_o it_o be_v say_v of_o job_n in_o all_o this_o he_o do_v not_o sin_n with_o his_o mouth_n neither_o charge_v god_n 1.22_o god_n job_n 1.22_o foolish_o but_o who_o doubt_v but_o the_o loss_n of_o so_o many_o child_n pierce_v he_o as_o a_o father_n except_o perhaps_o we_o think_v grace_n make_v we_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d without_o natural_a affection_n which_o paul_n tax_v among_o sin_n that_o accompany_v a_o 1.31_o a_o rom._n 1.31_o reprobate_a mind_n two_o fault_n or_o error_n come_v here_o to_o be_v reprove_v first_o of_o they_o that_o when_o god_n hand_n be_v on_o they_o by_o loss_n of_o thing_n dear_a please_v themselves_o in_o this_o that_o they_o be_v not_o move_v with_o their_o affliction_n they_o feel_v not_o the_o smart_n of_o god_n visitation_n and_o 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the_o fall_n of_o josiah_n verse_n iv_o then_o call_v i_o upon_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n o_o lord_n i_o beseech_v thou_o deliver_v my_o soul_n in_o the_o former_a verse_n be_v declare_v david_n state_n and_o condition_n full_a of_o deadly_a and_o inextricable_a peril_n here_o in_o this_o verse_n we_o have_v his_o behaviour_n his_o issue_n you_o shall_v see_v anon_o verse_n 5_o 6._o in_o his_o behaviour_n we_o have_v two_o thing_n first_o a_o act_n i_o call_v second_o the_o form_n of_o prayer_n he_o use_v to_o call_v upon_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v to_o pray_v unto_o god_n 1_o cor._n 1.2_o as_o sing_v unto_o the_o lord_n and_o sing_v unto_o his_o name_n be_v the_o same_o see_v psa_n 135.3_o of_o this_o act_n have_v be_v speak_v above_o already_o therefore_o i_o shall_v here_o treat_v of_o it_o short_o and_o only_o as_o it_o be_v here_o infer_v immediate_o upon_o the_o mention_n of_o his_o trouble_n and_o perplexity_n and_o so_o from_o thence_o we_o have_v commend_v to_o our_o notice_n thus_o much_o that_o no_o extremity_n of_o affliction_n can_v drive_v god_n child_n from_o he_o they_o quench_v not_o devotion_n inflame_v they_o rather_o 22._o rather_o see_v psal_n 44.17_o to_o the_o 22._o doctrinal_o we_o have_v it_o hos_fw-la 5.15_o and_o practical_o job_n 13.15_o though_o he_o kill_v i_o yet_o will_v i_o trust_v in_o he_o say_v job._n 22._o job._n see_v psal_n 44.17_o to_o the_o 22._o three_o thing_n only_o i_o find_v in_o this_o kind_n wherein_o they_o have_v be_v defective_a first_o preposterousnesse_n in_o seek_v as_o in_o 16.12_o in_o 2_o chron._n 16.12_o asa_n prefer_v the_o physician_n in_o the_o first_o place_n before_o god_n second_o over-fearfulnesse_a 9.6_o over-fearfulnesse_a ezra_n 9.6_o dismay_v to_o approach_v unto_o the_o throne_n of_o grace_n yet_o approach_v also_o as_o ezra_n blush_v in_o god_n presence_n three_o outward_a feebleness_n in_o particular_n as_o in_o primative_a christian_n but_o of_o any_o one_o who_o it_o whole_o drive_v from_o god_n i_o never_o find_v mention_n but_o with_o the_o wicked_a it_o be_v not_o so_o the_o 44.17_o the_o jer._n 44.17_o queen_n of_o heaven_n shall_v be_v god_n if_o she_o will_v give_v victual_n the_o lord_n of_o host_n shall_v be_v forsake_v if_o he_o bring_v to_o exigent_n that_o be_v a_o curse_a speech_n whether_o of_o a_o curse_a man_n i_o know_v not_o at_o least_o i_o say_v not_o 6.33_o not_o 2_o king_n 6.33_o this_o evil_n be_v of_o the_o lord_n and_o why_o shall_v we_o wait_v on_o he_o any_o long_o the_o form_n of_o prayer_n itself_o next_o be_v to_o be_v notice_v it_o be_v short_a but_o pithy_a full_a of_o earnest_n and_o most_o passionate_a devotion_n sense_n maitah_n erue_fw-la rescue_v my_o soul_n that_o be_v my_o life_n or_o my_o person_n as_o vers_n 8._o now_o though_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o david_n in_o some_o of_o his_o affliction_n use_v large_a form_n of_o word_n yet_o to_o this_o sum_n amount_v all_o o_o lord_n i_o beseech_v thou_o rescue_v my_o soul_n wherein_o be_v almost_o all_o thing_n require_v to_o acceptable_a prayer_n first_o the_o person_n or_o objectum_fw-la cvi_fw-la second_o faith_n of_o audience_n three_o earnestness_n of_o affection_n annah_n four_o the_o matter_n rescue_v my_o soul_n that_o regular_n i_o will_v not_o be_v mistake_v in_o what_o i_o deliver_v doctrinal_o from_o hence_o but_o sure_o it_o be_v true_a right_o take_v it_o be_v not_o multitude_n of_o word_n but_o muchness_n of_o affection_n that_o form_n our_o prayer_n to_o acceptability_n two_o fault_n our_o saviour_n find_v in_o the_o pharisee_n devotion_n first_o 6.7_o first_o matth._n 6.7_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vain_a babble_n or_o needless_a repetition_n as_o that_o of_o battus_n in_o the_o poet_n &_o erant_fw-la in_o montibus_fw-la illis_fw-la &_o
for_o god_n and_o desire_v to_o do_v good_a to_o his_o church_n willing_o suffer_v the_o respite_n of_o their_o own_o glorious_a reward_n to_o the_o end_n they_o may_v though_o on_o hard_a term_n bring_v glory_n to_o god_n and_o do_v he_o service_n in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n therefore_o this_o reason_n themselves_o give_v always_o first_o for_o that_o they_o see_v the_o one_o half_a then_o of_o they_o which_o also_o be_v make_v to_o be_v a_o instrument_n of_o god_n service_n to_o lie_v brute_n and_o senseless_a in_o the_o grave_n second_o for_o that_o they_o desire_v to_o benefit_v the_o generation_n then_o live_v and_o to_o propagate_v god_n praise_n to_o succeed_a posterity_n psal_n 71.18_o isa_n 38.19_o 20._o see_v also_o psal_n 30._o and_o 88_o and_o 6._o and_o 115._o belove_a remarkable_a be_v god_n providence_n to_o i_o in_o cast_v i_o without_o any_o thought_n or_o choice_n of_o man_n upon_o a_o text_n present_v to_o my_o memory_n even_o according_a to_o the_o time_n this_o great_a mercy_n of_o god_n to_o my_o soul_n deliver_v my_o soul_n from_o the_o pit_n of_o corruption_n that_o i_o may_v yet_o live_v to_o do_v he_o service_n in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n worthy_a be_v my_o tongue_n to_o cleave_v to_o the_o roof_n of_o my_o mouth_n my_o right_a hand_n for_o ever_o to_o forget_v her_o cunning_n if_o i_o shall_v now_o forget_v or_o pass_v over_o with_o silence_n the_o great_a love_n god_n have_v show_v to_o my_o soul_n in_o deliver_v it_o from_o the_o pit_n of_o corruption_n o_o lord_n enlarge_v my_o heart_n to_o praise_v thou_o bristol_n at_o bristol_n even_o upon_o this_o day_n according_a to_o the_o time_n of_o life_n this_o time_n twelve_o month_n be_v i_o in_o the_o jaw_n of_o death_n none_o that_o behold_v i_o see_v so_o much_o as_o the_o least_o hope_n of_o life_n my_o soul_n have_v not_o the_o least_o commerce_n with_o the_o body_n so_o far_o as_o i_o know_v much_o about_o this_o hour_n god_n be_v please_v gracious_o to_o look_v 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well_o weigh_v it_o and_o tell_v i_o whether_o such_o desire_n upon_o what_o ground_n soever_o argue_v not_o rather_o self-love_n more_o love_n of_o ourselves_o then_o of_o our_o god_n when_o god_n have_v use_v of_o our_o service_n on_o earth_n to_o wish_v ourselves_o out_o of_o the_o world_n who_o can_v show_v i_o any_o saint_n of_o god_n in_o old_a or_o new_a testament_n who_o ever_o make_v prayer_n to_o god_n or_o approve_v himself_o in_o the_o desire_n of_o death_n when_o god_n have_v use_v of_o he_o here_o in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n without_o apparent_a fault_n elias_n 14._o elias_n 1_o king_n 19.4_o 14._o he_o indeed_o in_o a_o passion_n pray_v unto_o god_n for_o death_n and_o his_o reason_n mark_n which_o shall_v have_v be_v a_o reason_n rather_o to_o move_v he_o to_o pray_v for_o preservation_n of_o life_n because_o now_o there_o be_v so_o great_a use_n of_o his_o service_n for_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o church_n that_o of_o job_n and_o jer._n 3._o and_o jer._n 20._o 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scripture_n have_v two_o term_n to_o express_v it_o first_o 3.22_o first_o ephes_n 6.5_o col._n 3.22_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d simplicity_n or_o singleness_n of_o heart_n which_o common_o they_o thus_o interpret_v when_o there_o be_v a_o concord_n betwixt_o the_o action_n and_o the_o affection_n betwixt_o the_o heart_n and_o profession_n to_o which_o common_o they_o oppose_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eye-service_n we_o read_v in_o scripture_n of_o a_o heart_n and_o a_o heart_n a_o double_a heart_n in_o ecclesiasticus_fw-la we_o find_v a_o woe_n unto_o that_o sinner_n that_o go_v two_o way_n the_o description_n of_o a_o hypocrite_n who_o emblem_n be_v a_o waterman_n on_o the_o thames_n his_o face_n and_o arm_n and_o whole_a body_n with_o full_a strength_n be_v towards_o the_o bridge_n and_o yet_o be_v his_o course_n intend_v westward_o see_v ezek._n 33.31_o come_v see_v say_v 10.16_o say_v 2_o king_n 10.16_o jehu_n how_o zealous_a i_o will_v be_v for_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n so_o indeed_o his_o act_n pretend_v ah_o hypocrite_n it_o be_v for_o nothing_o but_o to_o secure_v the_o kingdom_n to_o he_o and_o his_o posterity_n the_o second_o term_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o whole_a heart_n which_o the_o old_a scripture_n call_v cor_fw-la perfectum_fw-la a_o 38.3_o a_o gen._n 17.1_o &_o 1_o chron._n 28.9_o isa_n 38.3_o perfect_a heart_n the_o meaning_n be_v when_o the_o utmost_a of_o our_o strength_n and_o endeavour_n in_o gracious_a ability_n be_v extend_v to_o do_v god_n service_n as_o david_n psal_n 119._o with_o my_o whole_a heart_n have_v i_o seek_v thou_o that_o howsoever_o there_o be_v and_o will_v be_v defect_n in_o our_o best_a performance_n yet_o we_o be_v able_a to_o say_v it_o issue_v not_o from_o want_n of_o 13.18_o of_o see_v heb._n 13.18_o
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