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finger_n who_o think_v so_o to_o carry_v himself_o as_o to_o please_v all_o he_o be_v prodigal_a of_o the_o peace_n of_o his_o soul_n and_o careless_a of_o good_a success_n who_o make_v man_n either_o his_o rule_n or_o his_o rewarder_n that_o spirit_n must_v be_v rend_v asunder_o that_o apply_v itself_o to_o the_o contrariety_n of_o man_n opinion_n man_n bodily_a sense_n both_o rule_v and_o overrule_v his_o reason_n therefore_o as_o he_o see_v man_n and_o not_o god_n so_o he_o prefer_v see_v man_n to_o a_o unseen_a god_n but_o when_o he_o shall_v see_v god_n in_o the_o cloud_n at_o the_o last_o day_n &_o all_o mankind_n present_v they_o shall_v all_o be_v
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please_v all_o i_o will_v take_v i_o to_o please_v one_o and_o that_o one_o who_o be_v better_o than_o all_o for_o counsel_n approbation_n and_o reward_n so_o long_o as_o god_n draw_v all_o my_o thought_n to_o he_o and_o calm_v they_o in_o he_o by_o sweet_a contentment_n i_o will_v not_o buy_v a_o torture_n from_o foolish_a man_n while_o he_o answer_v my_o desire_n &_o communicate_v himself_o more_o to_o i_o than_o i_o can_v conceive_v i_o will_v not_o vex_v myself_o in_o court_v of_o man_n who_o have_v i_o in_o heaven_n but_o thou_o and_o there_o be_v none_o on_o the_o earth_n that_o i_o desire_v beside_o thou_o psal._n 73._o 25._o 51._o rare_a accident_n make_v many_o prophet_n strange_a accident_n breed_v we_o many_o prophet_n before_o they_o fall_v forth_o all_o man_n be_v silent_a but_o when_o they_o be_v see_v many_o claim_n a_o prophetical_a foresight_n of_o they_o it_o be_v sure_o speak_v of_o they_o when_o they_o be_v come_v to_o pass_v but_o to_o boast_v then_o of_o their_o 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when_o such_o thing_n fall_v out_o as_o can_v be_v particular_o foresee_v of_o man_n it_o be_v better_a to_o ponder_v they_o serious_o and_o to_o see_v the_o work_n of_o god_n in_o they_o and_o for_o ourself_o to_o draw_v near_o to_o he_o in_o faith_n and_o repentance_n and_o to_o draw_v other_o to_o he_o also_o in_o a_o religious_a reverence_n of_o he_o who_o rule_v all_o to_o the_o good_a of_o the_o saint_n to_o spend_v our_o own_o spirit_n and_o weary_a the_o ear_n of_o other_o in_o idle_a babble_n be_v the_o work_n of_o a_o empty_a brain_n 52._o damnable_a selvishnesse_n self_n be_v both_o a_o near_a and_o a_o dear_a word_n to_o man_n it_o draw_v all_o our_o thought_n to_o it_o &_o set_v all_o to_o work_v that_o be_v in_o we_o turn_v they_o home_o again_o to_o itself_o it_o be_v both_o the_o idol_n and_o idolater_n the_o exacter_n carver_n and_o receiver_n the_o doer_n and_o sufferer_n in_o all_o duty_n a_o fountain_n send_v out_o all_o and_o a_o centre_n suck_v back_o all_o that_o it_o send_v out_o and_o so_o selvish_a in_o this_o self_n that_o it_o account_v even_o god_fw-we to_o be_v a_o stranger_n and_o be_v yet_o more_o foolish_a parte_v itself_o against_o itself_o and_o be_v the_o own_o great_a enemy_n so_o a_o man_n great_a enemy_n be_v not_o only_o they_o of_o his_o own_o house_n but_o of_o his_o own_o heart_n blind_a love_n in_o the_o ape_n make_v it_o thrust_v oâ—t_v the_o enteral_n of_o the_o own_o brood_n while_o it_o embrace_v they_o too_o strait_o the_o blindness_n of_o self-love_n make_v it_o in_o preposterous_a safety_n to_o destroy_v itself_o what_o more_o friend-like_a master_n in_o we_o than_o self-love_n self_n wit_n &_o self-will_a &_o yet_o what_o great_a foe_n the_o hatred_n craft_n &_o power_n of_o our_o open_a enemy_n do_v not_o so_o hurt_v we_o as_o these_o i_o fear_v and_o suspect_v no_o creature_n more_o than_o myself_o and_o that_o even_o when_o i_o most_o respect_v myself_o i_o will_v profess_v and_o practice_v hostility_n against_o seluishnesse_n and_o render_v myself_o to_o be_v guide_v by_o a_o foreign_a witte-and_a will_n even_o the_o newman_n create_v and_o direct_v of_o god_n this_o be_v a_o better_a self_n than_o that_o natural_a seluish_a one_o there_o be_v no_o safety_n for_o i_o but_o in_o hate_v and_o destroy_v that_o evil_a one_o by_o that_o save_a overthrow_n of_o myself_o i_o shall_v save_v myself_o this_o be_v the_o fruit_n of_o my_o engraff_n in_o the_o native_a olive_n the_o juice_n of_o that_o stock_n change_v i_o to_o that_o selfe-destroying_a and_o selfe-saving_a work_n the_o more_o i_o seek_v my_o own_o salvation_n the_o more_o i_o abhor_v my_o seluish_a corruption_n i_o abhor_v myself_o as_o i_o be_o of_o the_o first_o adam_n but_o love_n and_o seek_v my_o well_n as_o i_o be_o in_o the_o second_o adam_n jesus_n christ._n the_o holy_a apostle_n make_v this_o perfect_a anatomy_n of_o himself_o not_o i_o but_o sin_n that_o dwell_v in_o i_o rom._n 7._o 17._o there_o be_v the_o old_a and_o corrupt_a self_n like_o the_o first_o adam_n in_o he_o by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n i_o be_o that_o i_o be_o yeâ—_n not_o i_o but_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n which_o be_v with_o i_o 1._o cor._n 15._o 10._o there_o be_v the_o new_a self_n of_o grace_n by_o the_o second_o adam_n in_o he_o in_o both_o place_n himself_o as_o he_o be_v god_n creature_n be_v the_o common_a subject_n of_o both_o these_o self_n he_o be_v a_o stranger_n in_o himself_o who_o do_v not_o mark_v this_o distinction_n of_o himself_o and_o he_o be_v his_o own_o great_a foe_n who_o destroy_v not_o the_o old_a self_n in_o adam_n that_o he_o may_v save_v himself_o in_o the_o new_a adam_n jesus_n christ._n 53._o the_o wise_a and_o foolish_a merchant_n every_o man_n play_v the_o merchant_n in_o his_o great_a business_n we_o change_v &_o lose_v something_o for_o gain_v another_o the_o godly_a with_o god_n have_v most_o care_n to_o save_v their_o soul_n they_o care_v not_o to_o loss_n their_o good_n their_o name_n their_o body_n for_o that_o end_n if_o labour_v waste_v their_o body_n and_o affliction_n bruife_fw-mi their_o spirit_n all_o be_v well_o bestow_v in_o their_o count_n if_o so_o be_v their_o soul_n be_v safe_a the_o wicked_a make_v their_o own_o conquesh_n with_o wit_n like_o themselves_o they_o care_v not_o to_o loss_n their_o soul_n for_o keep_v of_o their_o body_n and_o estate_n their_o course_n be_v justifiable_a in_o their_o own_o judgement_n no_o man_n can_v build_v better_o upon_o their_o ground_n or_o see_v better_o with_o their_o eye_n they_o see_v not_o their_o soul_n and_o as_o little_a care_n they_o for_o it_o as_o they_o know_v it_o they_o see_v their_o body_n and_o state_n and_o do_v think_v that_o their_o soul_n be_v give_v for_o their_o body_n true_a godliness_n overthow_v these_o ground_n and_o give_v better_a light_n it_o teach_v that_o all_o be_v for_o man_n and_o the_o body_n for_o the_o soul_n and_o himself_o for_o god_n this_o make_v we_o to_o seek_v our_o safety_n more_o than_o our_o state_n our_o conscience_n more_o than_o our_o fame_n our_o soul_n more_o than_o our_o body_n and_o god_n more_o than_o all_o nature_n in_o worldly_a thing_n condemn_v our_o brutishness_n in_o spiritual_a it_o teach_v man_n to_o buy_v the_o best_a thing_n of_o best_a use_n of_o most_o gain_n and_o at_o the_o low_a price_n but_o in_o spiritual_a merchandise_n we_o buy_v the_o worst_a thing_n that_o be_v of_o no_o use_n of_o less_o gain_n and_o at_o the_o dear_a rate_n we_o spend_v our_o money_n on_o that_o that_o be_v no_o bread_n and_o our_o labour_n on_o that_o which_o satisfy_v not_o isa._n 55._o 2._o such_o be_v
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