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the_o more_o thou_o be_v trouble_v for_o sin_n why_o thou_o be_v the_o near_o get_n out_o from_o the_o devil_n when_o the_o devil_n make_v conscience_n howl_v it_o be_v a_o argument_n the_o devil_n be_v throw_v out_o &_o sin_n be_v throw_v out_o when_o the_o devil_n have_v a_o long_a continuance_n in_o the_o child_n the_o devil_n do_v not_o trouble_v the_o child_n so_o much_o mark_v 9_o 26._o and_o the_o spirit_n cry_v and_o rend_v he_o sore_o and_o come_v out_o of_o he_o and_o he_o be_v as_o one_o dead_a insomuch_o that_o many_o say_v he_o be_v dead_a it_o be_v say_v that_o when_o the_o devil_n come_v out_o of_o the_o child_n than_o the_o devil_n rend_v he_o sore_o and_o lay_v he_o down_o for_o dead_a o_o beloved_n when_o the_o devil_n be_v in_o a_o man_n when_o the_o strong_a man_n have_v a_o full_a possession_n of_o a_o man_n the_o devil_n do_v not_o trouble_v he_o then_o as_o stella_n say_v the_o devil_n will_v not_o have_v he_o suffer_v one_o touch_n of_o conscience_n then_o but_o when_o the_o devil_n be_v go_v out_o and_o sin_n be_v throw_v out_o than_o the_o devil_n rend_v a_o man_n and_o lay_v a_o man_n for_o dead_a this_o be_v the_o property_n of_o the_o devil_n gregory_n in_o his_o comment_n upon_o the_o book_n of_o job_n have_v a_o notable_a say_n say_v he_o therefore_o the_o devil_n do_v more_o vehement_o stir_v up_o fear_n and_o doubt_n in_o the_o heart_n because_o sin_n be_v throw_v out_o of_o the_o heart_n o_o let_v this_o comfort_v thou_o do_v the_o devil_n trouble_v thou_o more_o than_o ordinary_o do_v thy_o conscience_n terrify_v thou_o that_o thou_o
est_fw-la vincendi_fw-la satanae_fw-la ratio_fw-la non_fw-la egredi_fw-la extrà _fw-la nos_fw-la sed_fw-la cum_fw-la propriis_fw-la affectibus_fw-la saesci_fw-la pere_fw-fr intrinsecus_fw-la certamen_fw-la calvin_n in_o loc._n prov._n 12._o 25._o 2_o cor._n 7._o 6_o psal_n 42._o v._n 2._o verseâ—_n â—_z verse_n 9_o who_o they_o be_v god_n humble_v most_o act_n 9_o act_n 16._o 14._o 29._o verse_n 29._o eccles_n 10._o 8._o psal_n 51._o 12._o psal_n 30._o 9_o apostate_n pro._n 14._o 14._o jeremiah_n 2._o 15._o francis_n spira_n his_o fruit_n of_o apostasy_n apostasy_n or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d o_o day_n star_n verse_n 15._o luther_n how_o a_o man_n may_v know_v sorrow_n for_o sin_n be_v excessive_a pro._n 14._o 16._o psal_n 77_o 4._o judge_n 2._o 4_o 5._o exodus_fw-la 6._o 9_o 9_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pro._n 12._o 25._o mark_v 9_o 50._o psal_n 77._o 4._o job_n 23._o 15._o psal_n 77._o 3._o rom._n 11._o 1_o 2._o luke_n 24_o 28._o psal_n 74._o 1._o ezekiel_n 11._o 19_o use_v of_o caution_n why_o wicked_a man_n be_v not_o trouble_v for_o sin_n jeremiah_n 2._o 23._o a_o sin_n not_o discern_v in_o the_o act_n or_o evil_a of_o the_o act_n can_v sufficient_o be_v bewail_v deut._n 20._o 19_o ephes_n 4._o 19_o 1_o tim._n 4._o 2._o gen._n 4._o 13._o &_o 16._o judas_n v._n 11._o eccles_n 8._o 11._o reason_n 7._o why_o god_n humble_v his_o own_o people_n job_n 15._o 25._o 26._o isa_n 30._o 19_o 22._o luke_n 15._o 19_o 2_o king_n 7._o 3._o etc._n etc._n pride_n of_o gift_n psal_n 9_o 20._o psal_n 44._o 25_o 26._o eccles_n 7._o 25_o 26_o 1_o pet._n 1._o 6._o job_n 21._o 14._o 15._o 2_o cor._n 2._o 7._o repentance_n begin_v at_o the_o bosom_n sin_n act_n 2._o 37._o john_n 4._o psal_n 103._o 1._o &_o 22._o psal_n 34._o 1._o psal_n 146._o 1._o 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d how_o christian_n shall_v reason_v against_o their_o sinful_a dejection_n peccata_fw-la habent_fw-la vim_o vastandi_fw-la conscientiam_fw-la non_fw-la gratiam_fw-la svam_fw-la magna_fw-la est_fw-la culpa_fw-la mea_fw-la sed_fw-la major_n gratia_fw-la dei_fw-la sadeel_v 4_o particular_n to_o prove_v that_o too_o much_o dejection_n be_v a_o sin_n and_o yet_o some_o measure_n of_o cast_v down_o for_o sin_n be_v a_o duty_n why_o god_n child_n want_v assurance_n psal_n 51._o 12._o psal_n 32._o 3._o eze._n 14._o 4._o 4._o other_o v._o 5._o desertion_n a_o of_o justice_n nine_o comfort_n against_o desertion_n cant._n 5._o 5_o 6._o gen._n 42._o 7._o luke_n 24._o 28._o deut._n 32._o 13._o job_n 33._o 17._o prestons_n note_n isa_n 63._o 10._o rev._n 12._o 1._o 2_o pet._n 1._o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o 10._o isa_n 32._o 17._o job_n 13._o 18._o job_n 11._o 14_o 15._o psal_n 42._o 6._o jos_n 12._o 1_o 2._o psal_n 77._o 10_o 11_o mr._n frogmorton_n 1._o general_n prosperity_n of_o the_o wicked_a a_o stumble_n to_o the_o godly_a reason_n prov._n 1._o 32._o pro._n 2._o 31_o 32_o 33._o pro._n 3._o 31._o 6_o consideration_n against_o disquiet_n because_o the_o wicked_a prosper_v deut._n 32._o bern_n note_n on_o psa_n 91._o 7._o psa_fw-la 37._o 1_o 2._o pro._n 34._o 19_o psal_n 17._o 2._o last_o verse_n hosea_n 13._o 6._o esther_n 5._o 13._o eccles_n 5._o 10._o luke_n 12._o 15._o 2_o king_n 8._o 12._o 13._o dan._n 8._o 24_o 25._o psal_n 92._o prov._n 13._o 22._o job_n 27._o 16_o 17._o prov._n 28._o 8._o job_n 9_o 24_o psal_n 17._o 14._o prov._n 3._o 31._o isa_n 53._o 2_o 3._o exodus_fw-la 27._o caution_n 1_o cor._n 12._o 26._o 2_o king_n 8._o 12_o 13._o isa_n 22._o 4._o dan._n 8._o 27._o dan._n 8._o 11_o 12._o neh._n 1._o 2_o 3_o 4._o micah_n 7._o 8._o 2_o king_n 7._o 18_o 19_o jer._n 51._o 50._o 1_o kin._n 19_o 4_o 10._o 5_o consideration_n to_o allay_v sinful_a sorrow_n for_o the_o church_n misery_n exodus_fw-la 1._o 7._o cant._n 4._o 16._o scultetus_n annal._n act_n 8._o 1._o jer._n 31._o 16._o revel_v 7._o from_o v_o 4_o to_o 9_o judge_n 18._o 30._o amos_n 6._o 7._o nehe._n 2._o 10._o consideration_n pro._n 14._o 14._o gen._n 30._o 5._o gen._n 35._o 18._o psal_n 73._o 26._o psal_n 142._o 6_o 7_o 1_o sam_n 3_o 18._o gen._n 45._o 5._o job_n 2._o 10._o psal_n 103._o 10._o uses_n rule_n 2_o cor._n 4._o 17._o gen._n 37._o 34_o 35._o pro._n 27._o 3._o eccles_n 7._o 14._o psal_n 39_o 9_o gen._n 35._o 17_o 18._o 1_o cor._n 10._o 13._o isa_n 32._o 2._o psal_n 77._o 3._o psal_n 38._o psal_n 38._o 3._o psal_n 51._o 8._o psal_n 88_o 3._o what_o be_v the_o time_n conscience_n of_o sin_n be_v most_o awaken_v 2_o chron._n 33._o 10_o 11_o 12._o judge_n 1._o 7._o 1_o cor._n 14._o 25._o act_n 2._o 37._o judge_n 16._o 10._o job_n 12._o 9_o 10._o pro._n 14._o 14._o jer._n 2._o 19_o pro._n 5._o 8._o 3_o question_n rom._n 7._o 7._o rom._n 7._o 24._o jer._n 18._o 12._o exodus_fw-la 8._o 15._o 2_o pet._n 2._o 22._o 2_o pet._n 2._o 15._o gen._n 4._o from_o 15._o to_o 18._o ainsworth_n note_n on_o v_o 15._o jonah_n 2._o 7._o job_n 41._o 25._o job_n 15._o 24_o 25_o 26._o jonah_n 2._o 7._o deut._n 5._o 27_o 28._o deut._n 29._o 29._o 19_o jer._n 3._o 45._o psal_n 77._o 2._o act_n 24._o 25._o prov._n 12._o 25._o psal_n 61._o 2._o 4_o question_n 5_o reason_n 7._o parti_fw-la trouble_v of_o mind_n for_o sin_n when_o excessive_a eccles_n 5._o 12._o sin_z why_o no_o trouble_n to_o wicked_a man_n psal_n 38._o 17._o rom._n 2._o 5._o 8._o directory_n rule_v 1._o rule_n rule_v to_o prevent_v and_o cure_v inordinate_a sorrow_n for_o sin_n prov._n 29._o 6._o prov._n 25._o 12._o rom._n 5._o 15._o 3._o caution_n consolatory_a rule_n 6._o rule_n psal_n 25._o 11._o isa_n 54._o 10_o 11._o &_o 35._o 4._o &_o 57_o 15._o john_n 4._o caution_n