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so_o happy_a and_o bless_a a_o state_n after_o this_o miserable_a life_n here_o say_v still_o with_o david_n lord_n what_o be_v man_n and_o i_o among_o the_o son_n of_o man_n that_o thou_o shall_v have_v such_o thought_n of_o love_n and_o eternal_a love_n to_o i_o psal_n 103.1_o praise_v thou_o the_o lord_n o_o my_o soul_n etc._n etc._n 4._o to_o contemn_v the_o world_n and_o all_o the_o glory_n of_o it_o in_o comparison_n of_o that_o glory_n above_o as_o david_n do_v psal_n 4.6_o and_o the_o apostle_n phil._n 3.7_o 8._o 5._o to_o quicken_v and_o encourage_v yourselves_o and_o all_o other_o especial_o your_o near_a and_o dear_a relation_n to_o lay_v out_o themselves_o all_o they_o be_v and_o can_v for_o the_o make_v sure_a heaven_n happiness_n to_o they_o 1_o cor._n 15._o last_o 2_o pet._n 1.10_o 11._o 6._o to_o be_v still_o love_v look_a and_o long_v for_o the_o appearance_n of_o christ_n in_o glory_n that_o when_o he_o appear_v we_o may_v appear_v with_o he_o as_o the_o promise_n 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of_o heaven_n happiness_n a_o foretaste_a of_o eternal_a life_n this_o be_v it_o make_v david_n say_v the_o meditation_n of_o he_o be_v sweet_a and_o to_o account_v it_o sweet_a than_o the_o honey_n or_o the_o honeycomb_n psalm_n 19_o and_o to_o esteem_v it_o above_o thousand_o of_o silver_n and_o gold_n psal_n 119._o thus_o you_o see_v enough_o by_o way_n of_o motive_n that_o which_o i_o shall_v do_v next_o will_v be_v to_o remove_v the_o letts_n that_o hinder_a man_n from_o this_o duty_n because_o there_o be_v not_o one_o duty_n that_o meet_v with_o more_o rub_n and_o hindrance_n both_o from_o within_o and_o without_o than_o this_o of_o meditation_n especial_o from_o satan_n who_o set_v himself_o most_o against_o this_o that_o man_n may_v not_o reflect_v upon_o their_o way_n and_o thereby_o be_v move_v to_o get_v out_o of_o his_o snare_n it_o shall_v be_v our_o wisdom_n therefore_o to_o break_v the_o cord_n of_o this_o hellish_a philistim_o the_o benefit_n and_o comfort_n of_o it_o 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on_o their_o deathbed_n five_o other_o pretend_v they_o want_v a_o convenient_a place_n and_o time_n a_o vain_a excuse_n too_o for_o however_o a_o man_n may_v not_o have_v so_o convenient_a a_o place_n for_o secrecy_n and_o solitariness_n as_o he_o will_v yet_o there_o be_v none_o that_o have_v a_o heart_n to_o the_o duty_n but_o he_o may_v find_v some_o place_n or_o other_o to_o do_v it_o in_o if_o not_o in_o the_o house_n with_o daniel_n 6.10_o yet_o in_o the_o field_n with_o isaac_n gen._n 24._o and_o if_o he_o be_v hinder_v in_o the_o day_n time_n yet_o he_o may_v do_v it_o in_o the_o night_n with_o david_n psalm_n 6._o and_o psalm_n 16._o and_o psalm_n 119._o second_o other_o hindrance_n be_v the_o sinful_a lust_n of_o the_o
lord_n under_o the_o consideration_n of_o it_o second_o as_o there_o follow_v guilt_n so_o filth_n or_o the_o defilement_n of_o the_o whole_a man_n with_o sin_n original_a and_o actual_a and_o here_o to_o meditate_v what_o these_o be_v and_o what_o special_a thing_n in_o they_o be_v to_o be_v meditate_a on_o for_o the_o humble_v of_o our_o soul_n and_o the_o keep_v we_o from_o close_v with_o temptation_n to_o they_o first_o what_o sin_n be_v viz._n the_o transgression_n of_o the_o law_n of_o god_n either_o reveal_v in_o the_o word_n 1_o ep._n joh._n 3.4_o or_o write_v in_o the_o heart_n rom._n 2.14_o 15._o and_o here_o about_o sin_n to_o take_v notice_n and_o meditate_v on_o the_o ugly_a filthy_a hurtful_a hateful_a nature_n of_o it_o 1._o for_o the_o ugly_a nature_n of_o sin_n it_o be_v not_o only_o evil_a but_o the_o worst_a of_o all_o evil_n and_o the_o cause_n of_o all_o other_o evil_n that_o it_o be_v most_o contrary_a to_o god_n most_o holy_a nature_n that_o which_o make_v the_o devil_n a_o devil_n and_o hell_n to_o be_v hell_n without_o which_o the_o devil_n will_v be_v a_o bless_a angel_n and_o hell_n will_v be_v heaven_n that_o also_o that_o can_v not_o be_v expiate_v and_o do_v away_o by_o the_o death_n and_o bloodshed_n of_o all_o the_o creature_n but_o only_o by_o the_o precious_a heartblood_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n second_o meditate_v on_o the_o filthy_a nature_n of_o it_o as_o it_o be_v compare_v to_o the_o excrement_n of_o man_n isai_n 4.4_o and_o call_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o excrement_n of_o excrement_n or_o superfluity_n of_o naughtiness_n james_n 1.21_o yea_o not_o only_o filthy_a in_o the_o concrete_a but_o filthiness_n itself_o in_o the_o abstract_n 2_o cor._n 7.1_o q._n but_o how_o do_v this_o appear_v a._n in_o that_o it_o defile_v a_o man_n in_o all_o and_o all_o to_o he_o 1._o it_o defile_v he_o in_o all_o every_o faculty_n of_o soul_n every_o power_n of_o body_n mat._n 15.19_o 20._o whence_o solomon_n call_v the_o sinner_n a_o loathsome_a person_n prov._n 15.3_o because_o sin_n be_v that_o which_o make_v he_o loathsome_a to_o all_o to_o god_n and_o man_n and_o himself_o 1._o to_o god_n zach._n 11.8_o my_o soul_n loathe_v they_o 2._o loathsome_a to_o man_n especial_o good_a man_n psal_n 15.4_o prov._n 29._o last_o isai_n 66.24_o 3_o that_o which_o make_v man_n loathsome_a to_o themselves_o when_o god_n once_o open_v their_o eye_n to_o see_v it_o and_o bring_v they_o home_o to_o himself_o by_o repentance_n ezek._n 36.31_o job_n 42.6_o rom._n 6.21_o second_o as_o it_o defile_v a_o man_n in_o all_o so_o all_o to_o he_o all_o his_o relation_n all_o his_o enjoyment_n all_o his_o action_n natural_a civil_a religious_a titus_n 1.15_o to_o the_o impure_a all_o thing_n be_v impure_a the_o word_n be_v a_o kill_a letter_n the_o sacrament_n seal_v up_o damnation_n in_o short_a of_o so_o defile_v a_o nature_n as_o all_o the_o water_n of_o the_o old_a world_n can_v not_o wash_v away_o the_o stain_n of_o it_o nor_o all_o the_o fire_n of_o the_o last_o judgement_n and_o of_o hell_n will_v be_v able_a to_o burn_v up_o the_o dross_n of_o it_o three_o meditate_v on_o the_o hateful_a nature_n of_o sin_n how_o hateful_a it_o be_v to_o god_n and_o good_a man_n 1._o to_o god_n it_o be_v the_o only_a object_n of_o his_o hatred_n he_o hate_v nothing_o but_o as_o it_o be_v sinful_a not_o the_o devil_n but_o only_o as_o sin_n make_v he_o a_o devil_n 2._o that_o it_o be_v so_o hateful_a to_o god_n appear_v in_o that_o he_o hate_v it_o wherever_o he_o see_v it_o even_o in_o his_o own_o son_n who_o know_v no_o sin_n yet_o because_o he_o take_v our_o sin_n upon_o he_o he_o so_o manifest_v his_o hatred_n of_o it_o as_o he_o will_v not_o spare_v the_o severe_a punishment_n of_o it_o in_o he_o because_o the_o creature_n can_v not_o strike_v a_o stroke_n hard_o enough_o he_o be_v please_v to_o bruise_v he_o isai_n 53.16_o and_o to_o lay_v upon_o he_o the_o fierceness_n of_o his_o wrath_n lament_v 1.12_o 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