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when_o the_o envious_a and_o malicious_a man_n be_v become_v love_a and_o charitable_a consider_v that_o god_n be_v love_n and_o the_o more_o love_v any_o man_n be_v the_o like_a god_n that_o envy_n and_o malice_n be_v the_o very_a character_n of_o the_o devil_n you_o be_v of_o your_o father_n the_o devil_n say_v christ_n to_o the_o envious_a jew_n for_o his_o work_n you_o do_v 6._o when_o the_o angry_a froward_a and_o wrathful_a man_n be_v become_v meek_a and_o patient_a possess_v his_o soul_n in_o patience_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o great_a trouble_n know_v that_o by_o faith_n we_o possess_v christ_n by_o love_n our_o brethren_n but_o by_o patience_n ourselves_o that_o anger_n rest_v and_o abide_v in_o the_o bosom_n of_o fool_n and_o suffer_v not_o therefore_o the_o sun_n to_o go_v down_o in_o his_o wrath_n remember_v that_o he_o which_o sleep_v in_o anger_n or_o malice_n have_v the_o devil_n for_o his_o bedfellow_n be_v therefore_o slow_a to_o anger_n and_o wrath_n consider_v 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the_o jew_n at_o peter_n first_o sermon_n and_o lydia_n and_o the_o gaoler_n at_o paul_n act_n 16._o some_o cost_n their_o spiritual_a parent_n a_o great_a deal_n more_o pain_n and_o labour_n as_o the_o galathian_o paul_n my_o little_a child_n cry_v he_o of_o who_o i_o travel_v in_o childbed_n again_o until_o christ_n be_v frame_v in_o you_o gal._n 4._o 19_o and_o the_o prophet_n jeremiah_n consider_v and_o grieve_v at_o the_o obstinacy_n and_o rebellion_n of_o god_n people_n cry_v out_o ah_o my_o belly_n my_o belly_n how_o be_o i_o pain_v which_o complaint_n signify_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o extreme_a sorrow_n and_o heart-breaking_n which_o the_o prophet_n suffer_v to_o reduce_v and_o bring_v the_o disobedient_a jew_n into_o the_o fold_n of_o christ_n to_o regenerate_a and_o convert_v they_o 5._o in_o our_o first_o birth_n there_o common_o go_v a_o espousage_n and_o contract_n before_o the_o marriage_n to_o make_v the_o issue_n and_o act_v legitimate_a and_o lawful_a so_o 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and_o neve_v but_o the_o heart_n wake_v when_o the_o eye_n be_v close_v even_o in_o their_o fall_n and_o weakness_n they_o have_v a_o desire_n to_o stand_v and_o to_o be_v strong_a in_o the_o lord_n and_o as_o i_o say_v with_o their_o mind_n etc._n etc._n rom._n 7._o last_o they_o sin_n i_o sry_v again_o but_o iâ—_n be_v not_o their_o work_n or_o trade_n it_o be_v not_o they_o as_o st._n paul_n say_v but_o sin_n that_o remain_v in_o they_o second_o it_o be_v their_o desire_n and_o intention_n to_o do_v good_a 3._o they_o lie_v not_o they_o continue_v not_o in_o sin_n but_o their_o course_n be_v after_o the_o commandment_n and_o a_o walk_n in_o and_o by_o the_o spirit_n whereas_o the_o wicked_a and_o unregenerate_a they_o sin_v purposely_o with_o delight_n and_o pleasure_n and_o they_o continue_v in_o their_o sin_n make_v it_o their_o work_n end_n trade_n they_o make_v it_o their_o plough_n as_o job_n say_v they_o plough_v iniquity_n and_o therefore_o they_o must_v needs_o reap_v misery_n they_o work_v it_o and_o can_v sleep_v except_o they_o commit_v it_o they_o love_v it_o and_o live_v by_o it_o it_o be_v not_o only_o their_o love_n but_o their_o life_n and_o as_o it_o be_v their_o trade_n and_o their_o work_n so_o it_o be_v their_o sport_n and_o pastime_n their_o mirth_n and_o recreation_n this_o fool_n the_o sinner_n make_v a_o sport_n of_o sin_n a_o fool_n indeed_o for_o have_v they_o any_o understanding_n that_o work_n wickedness_n say_v david_n whereas_o the_o regenerate_a man_n grieve_v and_o mourn_v and_o lament_n for_o it_o his_o righteous_a soul_n be_v vex_v at_o it_o and_o he_o never_o find_v rest_n or_o quietness_n until_o he_o feel_v in_o his_o conscience_n the_o assurance_n of_o his_o pardon_n in_o christ_n augustin_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr civitate_fw-la dei_fw-la set_v forth_o the_o difference_n between_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o regenerate_a and_o unregenerate_a very_o learned_o and_o comfortable_o by_o a_o comparison_n and_o instance_n in_o tarquin_n and_o lucrete_a where_o speak_v of_o her_o ravishment_n by_o he_o he_o say_v thus_o there_o be_v two_o body_n and_o yet_o but_o one_o adulterer_n and_o conclude_v peccatum_fw-la factum_fw-la est_fw-la de_fw-la illa_fw-la non_fw-la ab_fw-la illa_fw-la sin_n be_v do_v with_o reluctancy_n and_o strive_v and_o strong_a opposition_n upon_o she_o it_o be_v not_o do_v willing_o or_o delightful_o by_o she_o the_o same_o may_v we_o say_v concern_v the_o sin_n of_o the_o regenerate_a sin_n be_v do_v with_o reluctancy_n and_o strive_v and_o oppose_v and_o resist_v upon_o the_o godly_a it_o be_v not_o do_v willing_o or_o purposely_o or_o ready_o or_o pleas_o by_o they_o like_a man_n spiritual_o oppress_v by_o the_o potency_n and_o power_n of_o the_o enemy_n by_o the_o strength_n and_o power_n and_o violence_n of_o satan_n the_o good_a they_o will_v do_v they_o can_v do_v it_o but_o the_o evil_a etc._n etc._n rom._n which_o make_v they_o heavy_o and_o doleful_o to_o complain_v miserable_a man_n that_o we_o be_v who_o etc._n etc._n and_o conclude_v the_o point_n have_v show_v the_o difference_n between_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o godly_a and_o ungodly_a in_o two_o sentence_n which_o deserve_v your_o observation_n 1._o verus_fw-la pâ—nitens_n semper_fw-la est_fw-la in_o timone_fw-it &_o dolore_fw-la a_o true_a penitent_a be_v always_o in_o fear_n and_o grief_n in_o fear_n lest_o he_o sin_n 2._o in_o grief_n for_o sin_v try_v thyself_o by_o this_o be_v thou_o afraid_a when_o thou_o go_v forth_o into_o the_o world_n where_o man_n walk_v as_o amongk_v snare_n lest_o thou_o sin_n and_o be_v ensnare_v and_o if_o thou_o be_v overtake_v with_o a_o fault_n do_v thou_o grieve_v and_o lament_v thy_o folly_n and_o weakness_n and_o be_v never_o at_o rest_n until_o thou_o have_v make_v thy_o peace_n with_o thy_o god_n it_o be_v a_o certain_a sign_n of_o thy_o sonship_n that_o thou_o be_v the_o child_n of_o god_n thy_o sin_n shall_v not_o be_v impute_v the_o second_o observable_a note_n of_o the_o father_n there_o be_v this_o peccata_fw-la non_fw-la nocent_a quae_fw-la non_fw-la placent_fw-la tâ—â—se_a sin_n do_v never_o hurt_v which_o do_v not_o please_v they_o damn_v not_o any_o man_n that_o delight_v he_o not_o because_o they_o be_v not_o commit_v with_o the_o heart_n mind_n or_o will_v for_o it_o be_v a_o true_a rule_n quod_fw-la cor_fw-la non_fw-la facit_fw-la non_fw-la fit_a what_o the_o heart_n do_v not_o be_v not_o do_v so_o much_o of_o the_o heart_n and_o mind_n as_o be_v in_o any_o sin_n so_o much_o it_o be_v a_o sin_n where_o they_o be_v not_o there_o be_v no_o sin_n formal_o or_o evangelical_o at_o least_o condemnatory_n these_o thing_n i_o write_v unto_o you_o say_v st._n john_n that_o you_o sin_v not_o which_o be_v a_o impossible_a thing_n in_o a_o strict_a and_o legal_a sense_n as_o i_o have_v say_v but_o in_o a_o evangelical_a and_o gospel_n sense_n it_o be_v possible_a you_o must_v not_o sin_v as_o wicked_a man_n do_v who_o do_v nothing_o else_o but_o sin_n their_o life_n be_v a_o continual_a and_o continue_a course_n of_o sin_v who_o make_v it_o their_o work_n and_o trade_n work_v it_o with_o both_o their_o hand_n and_o all_o their_o heart_n earnest_o and_o constant_o which_o they_o do_v not_o who_o walk_v in_o god_n way_n and_o who_o be_v god_n child_n but_o he_o that_o be_v bear_v of_o god_n do_v righteous_o 1_o john_n 2._o 29._o and_o he_o that_o be_v bear_v of_o god_n hear_v god_n word_n john_n 8._o 47._o he_o carry_v a_o flexible_a and_o docible_a heart_n unto_o the_o word_n which_o be_v the_o seed_n of_o our_o new_a birth_n and_o preserve_v a_o man_n from_o sin_n carry_v we_o ourselves_o therefore_o like_o holy_a person_n like_o man_n bear_v from_o above_o and_o if_o david_n think_v it_o a_o great_a honour_n to_o be_v son_n in-law_n to_o a_o king_n let_v christian_n think_v it_o a_o transcendent_a dignity_n and_o honour_n to_o have_v god_n the_o king_n of_o king_n for_o their_o father_n â—hall_v such_o a_o man_n as_o i_o fly_v say_v nehâ—miah_n so_o shall_v such_o a_o man_n as_o a_o regenerate_a man_n sin_n wilful_o or_o presumptuous_o offend_v such_o a_o father_n as_o god_n be_v to_o he_o who_o eye_n be_v over_o he_o to_o protect_v he_o and_o his_o hand_n under_o he_o to_o support_v he_o who_o number_v his_o very_a hair_n and_o si_fw-la sic_fw-la curate_n superflua_fw-la in_o quanta_fw-la securitate_fw-la est_fw-la anima_fw-la they_o that_o be_v god_n child_n can_v will_v not_o sin_n they_o have_v the_o blessing_n of_o impotency_n and_o weakness_n in_o their_o regenerate_a part_n that_o they_o can_v sin_v strong_o though_o they_o have_v not_o that_o bless_a liberty_n in_o the_o regenerate_a part_n that_o they_o can_v sin_v at_o all_o mephibosheth_n though_o he_o be_v lame_a in_o his_o foot_n yet_o he_o be_v of_o the_o bloudroyal_n son_n to_o a_o prince_n and_o grandson_n to_o a_o king_n so_o may_v a_o christian_a be_v the_o child_n of_o god_n though_o he_o be_v lame_a and_o weak_a in_o holy_a duty_n and_o performance_n he_o walk_v upright_o that_o walk_v sincere_o and_o with_o a_o good_a heart_n and_o as_o i_o say_v before_o god_n will_v not_o seâ—_n 〈◊〉_d where_o he_o see_v truth_n in_o the_o inward_a affection_n it_o be_v the_o happiness_n of_o adam_n in_o paradise_n pâ—tuit_fw-la non_fw-la peccare_fw-la he_o can_v not_o have_v sin_v god_n give_v that_o power_n and_o strength_n unto_o the_o soul_n in_o the_o creation_n that_o he_o be_v able_a to_o have_v preserve_v himself_o from_o sin_v it_o be_v our_o unhappiness_n now_o after_o his_o fall_n non_fw-la possumus_fw-la non_fw-la peccare_fw-la we_o can_v choose_v but_o sin_n be_v bear_v in_o iniquity_n and_o conceive_v in_o sin_n sinner_n from_o the_o womb_n it_o will_v be_v
as_o shall_v be_v save_v act._n 4_o last_o thus_o you_o see_v that_o god_n himself_o be_v the_o author_n and_o cause_n of_o our_o new_a birth_n it_o be_v the_o proper_a and_o peculiar_a work_n of_o god_n to_o beget_v voluntariè_fw-la nos_fw-la genuit_fw-la of_o his_o will_n he_o beget_v we_o and_o yet_o you_o may_v please_v to_o observe_v that_o as_o this_o act_n of_o regeneration_n be_v attribute_v to_o god_n the_o father_n as_o it_o be_v in_o this_o place_n so_o sometime_o it_o be_v attribute_v to_o god_n the_o son_n as_o esai_n 53._o 10._o believer_n be_v call_v his_o seed_n that_o he_o may_v see_v his_o seed_n he_o make_v his_o soul_n a_o sacrifice_n for_o sin_n sometime_o to_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n as_o in_o jo._n 3_o 6._o that_o which_o be_v bear_v of_o the_o flesh_n be_v flâ—sh_a and_o the_o wind_n blow_v it_o so_o be_v every_o one_o that_o be_v bear_v of_o the_o spirit_n it_o be_v god_n the_o father_n will_n he_o beget_v we_o of_o his_o will_n christ_n the_o son_n merit_n gal._n 4_o 4._o when_o the_o fullness_n etc._n etc._n to_o redeem_v they_o that_o be_v under_o the_o law_n that_o we_o may_v receive_v the_o adoption_n of_o the_o son_n god_n the_o holy_a ghost_n efficacy_n and_o power_n by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n sanctify_v and_o over-shadowing_a the_o soul_n the_o new_a man_n be_v quicken_v and_o make_v sometime_o it_o be_v attribute_v to_o all_o the_o three_o person_n in_o trinity_n together_o as_o in_o that_o notable_a place_n tit._n 3_o &_o 7._o by_o his_o mercy_n he_o save_v we_o by_o the_o renew_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n which_o he_o abundant_o shed_v in_o our_o heart_n through_o christ_n jesus_n there_o we_o have_v the_o three_o person_n together_o in_o two_o verse_n and_o here_o all_o the_o cause_n of_o our_o regeneration_n in_o one_o a_o parallel_n whereunto_o you_o shâ—ll_v hardly_o find_v in_o the_o whole_a new_a testament_n but_o god_n as_o i_o say_v he_o be_v the_o principal_a author_n and_o cause_n his_o minister_n but_o instrumental_a yet_o as_o his_o minister_n they_o be_v and_o may_v very_o well_o be_v call_v father_n and_o this_o near_a relation_n shall_v warm_v the_o heart_n of_o minister_n with_o a_o indulgent_a and_o paternal_a care_n and_o affection_n to_o bear_v great_a good_a will_n towards_o they_o and_o as_o moses_n be_v command_v to_o carry_v they_o in_o his_o bosom_n and_o as_o aaron_n when_o he_o go_v up_o to_o pray_v or_o to_o sacrifice_v he_o go_v up_o with_o the_o name_n of_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n write_v upon_o his_o breast_n plate_n so_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n the_o pastor_n of_o christ_n church_n according_a to_o that_o typâ—_n aught_o to_o put_v up_o in_o all_o his_o devotion_n the_o prayer_n and_o supplication_n the_o want_n of_o his_o people_n with_o his_o own_o as_o saint_n paul_n call_v his_o people_n his_o epistle_n write_v in_o his_o heart_n so_o shall_v the_o people_n be_v in_o their_o pastor_n aâ—_n s._n paul_n â—â—â—â—ts_n desire_v and_o prayer_n to_o israel_n waâ—_n etc._n etc._n indeed_o the_o new_a testament_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o jesus_n christ_n letter_n and_o epistle_n write_v from_o heaven_n unto_o his_o church_n the_o mind_n of_o god_n express_v to_o man_n by_o christ_n who_o sitâ—_n at_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o the_o father_n make_v those_o prayer_n and_o petition_n of_o we_o which_o be_v imperfect_a in_o themselves_o to_o be_v more_o perfect_a by_o his_o mediation_n and_o as_o these_o instrument_n of_o regeneration_n be_v call_v father_n both_o in_o the_o old_a testament_n my_o father_n my_o father_n etc._n etc._n cry_v elisha_n to_o elias_n jehoram_n to_o he_o a_o wicked_a man_n yet_o hâ—s_v have_v more_o grace_n than_o some_o have_v now_o to_o call_v the_o prophet_n his_o father_n worse_a name_n now_o must_v be_v digest_v so_o saint_n paul_n call_v they_o nurse_n or_o mother_n too_o 1_o thes_n 2._o 7._o there_o he_o putâ—_n upon_o himself_o the_o indulgence_n of_o a_o mother_n as_o afterward_o the_o affection_n of_o a_o father_n ver_n 11._o show_v that_o as_o he_o do_v not_o occasional_o forget_v to_o use_v the_o gravity_n of_o a_o father_n in_o his_o exhortation_n and_o instruction_n so_o other_o while_o he_o put_v upon_o he_o the_o meekness_n and_o softness_n and_o tenderness_n of_o a_o mother_n or_o of_o a_o affectionate_a nurse_n mother_n and_o nurse_n have_v a_o sympathy_n and_o fellow-feeling_n of_o their_o child_n estate_n the_o mother_n know_v by_o natural_a instinct_n when_o the_o child_n be_v sick_a and_o disease_v when_o it_o be_v distemper_v and_o pain_v and_o will_v according_o apply_v herself_o to_o give_v it_o ease_v and_o not_o always_o give_v it_o its_o humour_n nor_o what_o it_o cry_v for_o so_o god_n minister_n shall_v be_v willing_a to_o free_v their_o people_n from_o distemper_n and_o disorder_n from_o thâ—_n corruption_n and_o error_n of_o the_o time_n feed_v they_o with_o wholesome_a and_o sound_a doctrine_n with_o the_o sincere_a milk_n of_o the_o word_n that_o they_o may_v grow_v thereby_o not_o with_o fancy_n and_o humour_n and_o their_o own_o invention_n and_o imagination_n for_o with_o grief_n be_v it_o speak_v we_o be_v fall_v from_o the_o worship_v of_o image_n to_o the_o worship_v of_o imagination_n which_o as_o it_o breed_v sickness_n in_o young_a child_n to_o let_v they_o eaâ—â—_n what_o they_o will_v so_o it_o breed_v faction_n and_o division_n and_o extreme_a distemperature_n in_o state_n when_o they_o be_v suffer_v to_o bâ—_n carry_v about_o with_o every_o wind_n of_o doctrine_n and_o every_o windy_a doctrine_n as_o the_o israelite_n by_o aaron_n permission_n and_o sufferance_n worship_v the_o cllfe_n of_o their_o own_o make_n and_o it_o teach_v the_o people_n again_o since_o they_o stand_v in_o so_o nâ—â—r_v a_o relation_n to_o their_o minister_n as_o child_n to_o parent_n to_o carry_v a_o filial_a and_o dutiful_a affection_n towards_o their_o pastor_n as_o they_o carry_v a_o love_a careful_a and_o paternal_a heart_n and_o 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