his_o promise_n it_o rob_v god_n of_o his_o fatherly_a care_n he_o have_v of_o we_o infringe_v that_o hope_n which_o shall_v be_v repose_v in_o he_o hence_o the_o apostle_n join_v it_o with_o diffidence_n say_v that_o you_o sorrow_n not_o as_o other_o which_o have_v no_o hope_n 1_o thes_n 4,13_o it_o make_v he_o ungrateful_a blot_v out_o his_o remembrance_n so_o many_o corporal_a and_o spiritual_a blessing_n whereof_o he_o have_v have_v experience_n by_o god_n goodness_n which_o if_o he_o will_v think_v upon_o he_o will_v not_o suffer_v himself_o to_o be_v carry_v headlong_o thereby_o and_o because_o his_o mind_n be_v fix_v upon_o evil_a his_o affliction_n also_o be_v either_o real_a or_o imaginary_a he_o make_v little_a or_o no_o reckon_n of_o god_n benefit_n but_o bury_v they_o in_o oblivion_n not_o without_o a_o execrable_a brand_n of_o ingratitude_n it_o make_v he_o not_o to_o employ_v all_o the_o faculty_n both_o of_o his_o body_n and_o soul_n in_o god_n service_n with_o such_o 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general_o it_o argue_v the_o weakness_n of_o his_o understanding_n join_v with_o foolishness_n yea_o beastliness_n and_o declare_v he_o to_o be_v beside_o himself_o whereby_o it_o happen_v that_o he_o judge_v foolish_o of_o the_o cause_n of_o his_o sorrow_n and_o embrace_v falsehood_n instead_o of_o truth_n hence_o the_o apostle_n join_v it_o with_o false_a opinion_n say_v no_o sorrow_n for_o the_o present_a seem_v to_o be_v joyous_a but_o grievous_a heb._n 12.11_o where_o wrong_a judgement_n be_v tax_v which_o accompany_v it_o particular_o it_o make_v he_o ignorant_a of_o his_o own_o condition_n and_o to_o take_v at_o least_o for_o a_o time_n no_o consideration_n of_o himself_o for_o be_v call_v hereunto_o to_o wit_n to_o be_v a_o joyful_a heir_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n by_o the_o right_n of_o adoption_n coheir_n with_o jesus_n christ_n and_o lord_n of_o all_o the_o creature_n he_o ought_v not_o to_o make_v his_o firm_a abode_n in_o this_o world_n neither_o to_o place_v 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sorrow_n as_o a_o deadly_a frenzy_n bury_v all_o these_o thing_n in_o oblivion_n so_o that_o it_o make_v one_o forget_v his_o original_n and_o estate_n his_o own_o name_n nay_o himself_o it_o make_v he_o whole_o bend_v upon_o this_o world_n miserable_o torture_v himself_o for_o the_o loss_n which_o he_o either_o sustain_v or_o fear_n to_o be_v of_o honour_n riches_n pleasure_n or_o the_o like_a as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o that_o young_a man_n who_o when_o he_o have_v hear_v he_o shall_v sustain_v the_o loss_n of_o his_o riches_n go_v away_o sorrowful_a leave_v jesus_n mat._n 9.22_o which_o discover_v he_o to_o be_v desperate_o enamour_v of_o this_o world_n and_o to_o seek_v his_o abode_n and_o solace_n therein_o whereas_o he_o shall_v seek_v for_o tranquillity_n in_o heaven_n and_o felicity_n in_o god_n it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o he_o be_v pensive_a upon_o any_o occasion_n disorder_v afflict_a macerate_v and_o suffer_v himself_o to_o be_v easy_o miss_v out_o of_o the_o way_n to_o his_o heavenly_a country_n in_o a_o word_n he_o be_v like_o a_o foolish_a traveller_n who_o be_v give_v over_o to_o commit_v innumerable_a foolery_n can_v never_o attain_v to_o his_o journey_n end_v and_o there_o be_v another_o sort_n of_o foolishness_n discernible_a in_o he_o for_o after_o he_o have_v once_o wander_v out_o of_o the_o king_n of_o heaven_n highway_n he_o so_o misgovern_v himself_o as_o that_o without_o any_o circumspection_n he_o take_v hold_v of_o every_o thing_n which_o even_o at_o the_o first_o blush_n offer_v itself_o to_o his_o view_n he_o be_v not_o content_v to_o be_v exercise_v with_o more_o weighty_a occasion_n and_o affliction_n but_o as_o if_o his_o life_n be_v not_o miserable_a enough_o of_o itself_o he_o fabricate_v to_o himself_o daily_o new_a misery_n so_o that_o he_o will_v be_v sorrowful_a upon_o any_o ridiculous_a vile_a and_o slight_a matter_n whereof_o if_o he_o be_v question_v by_o a_o certain_a jonadab_n a_o faithful_a friend_n thou_o be_v the_o king_n son_n why_o be_v thou_o lean_a from_o day_n to_o day_n 2_o sam._n 13.4_o certain_o he_o will_v not_o be_v less_o ashamed_a to_o confess_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o sorrow_n than_o amon_n be_v of_o the_o intend_a detestable_a incest_n he_o be_v vex_v at_o one_o small_a word_n though_o well_o speak_v yet_o take_v by_o he_o in_o ill_a part_n or_o if_o one_o speak_v amiss_o he_o will_v interpret_v it_o to_o be_v worser_o he_o will_v be_v so_o far_o move_v by_o a_o oblique_a aspect_n by_o a_o vain_a and_o counterfeit_a messenger_n by_o a_o slight_a fault_n of_o his_o maidservant_n and_o manservant_n as_o to_o forget_v all_o the_o benefit_n he_o possess_v in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n which_o be_v a_o thing_n unbefitting_a he_o who_o be_v the_o son_n of_o the_o king_n of_o king_n and_o heir_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n beside_o sorrow_n discover_v in_o he_o another_o kind_n of_o foolishness_n in_o that_o he_o reduce_v thereby_o the_o soul_n in_o subjection_n to_o the_o body_n which_o shall_v govern_v the_o body_n and_o it_o only_o be_v rule_v by_o a_o divine_a spirit_n and_o whereas_o he_o shall_v rather_o oftentimes_o suffer_v set_v light_n by_o and_o in_o some_o measure_n concoct_v it_o he_o out_o of_o a_o kind_n of_o brutish_a self-love_n have_v rather_o be_v miserable_a than_o happy_a of_o a_o craze_a than_o find_v mind_n moreover_o it_o show_v he_o to_o be_v abject_a and_o destitute_a of_o a_o generous_a and_o heroical_a spirit_n which_o reside_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o child_n of_o god_n neither_o endeavour_n he_o with_o such_o a_o courage_n as_o be_v fit_a to_o remove_v the_o obstacle_n which_o in_o this_o life_n hinder_v he_o from_o the_o attainment_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n but_o stoop_v to_o the_o difficulty_n that_o withstand_v he_o he_o be_v of_o a_o vile_a abject_a spirit_n and_o as_o much_o as_o in_o he_o lie_v renounce_v his_o own_o right_a thereunto_o further_o the_o deformity_n thereof_o show_v itself_o by_o external_a symptom_n it_o make_v he_o to_o be_v of_o a_o heavy_a countenance_n pore_v upon_o the_o earth_n oftentimes_o to_o weep_v not_o unlike_o a_o silly_a fool_n or_o soft_a woman_n otherwhile_o his_o speech_n fail_v he_o or_o his_o tongue_n faulter_v yea_o by_o his_o silence_n he_o speak_v his_o infamy_n he_o abandon_v the_o society_n of_o man_n hide_v himself_o in_o corner_n even_o as_o the_o malefactor_n to_o escape_v the_o sight_n of_o the_o magistrate_n it_o impair_v his_o good_a name_n or_o reputation_n and_o especial_o when_o the_o cause_n induce_v he_o thereunto_o be_v unknown_a or_o of_o no_o reckon_n thereupon_o he_o render_v himself_o suspicious_a that_o he_o have_v commit_v or_o be_v about_o to_o perpetrate_v some_o heinous_a sin_n but_o this_o suspicion_n be_v oftentimes_o false_a as_o may_v appear_v by_o ely_n the_o priest_n who_o think_v anna_n
a_o antidote_n against_o sorrow_o in_o order_n to_o the_o obtain_n of_o sanctify_a joy_n a_o excellent_a treatise_n first_o write_v in_o french_a by_o n._n vedelius_fw-la then_o translate_v into_o latin_a by_o gallus_n pareus_n and_o now_o into_o english_a by_o cadwallader_n winne_n m._n a._n london_n print_v for_o george_n lathum_fw-la and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v at_o his_o shop_n at_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o bishop_n head_n in_o paul_n churchyard_n 1650._o the_o author_n preface_n to_o the_o most_o noble_a and_o renown_a james_n micheley_n nicholas_n vedelius_fw-la wish_v grace_n &_o peace_n through_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n most_o noble_a sir_n there_o be_v no_o mortal_a man_n but_o be_v subject_n to_o sorrow_n which_o so_o disorder_v the_o sweetness_n of_o his_o life_n if_o it_o have_v any_o that_o it_o turn_v it_o altogether_o into_o bitterness_n and_o wearisomeness_n it_o spare_v none_o neither_o king_n nor_o prince_n nor_o such_o as_o be_v place_v in_o high_a and_o more_o eminent_a auhority_n yea_o the_o high_a in_o dignity_n they_o be_v the_o more_o violent_o it_o set_v upon_o they_o like_o wave_n which_o dash_v against_o the_o high_a rock_n in_o the_o sea_n with_o most_o vehement_a motion_n the_o weapon_n which_o this_o most_o prevalent_a mischief_n use_v against_o we_o be_v as_o manifold_a as_o the_o affliction_n themselves_o whereunto_o we_o be_v expose_v in_o this_o life_n wherein_o be_v all_o manner_n of_o molestation_n and_o misery_n some_o more_o grievous_a than_o other_o not_o unlike_a to_o great_a and_o lesser_a live_a creature_n that_o be_v find_v in_o the_o vast_a ocean_n and_o to_o divers_a and_o innumerable_a creep_a thing_n on_o the_o earth_n for_o one_o while_n one_o sorrow_v as_o feel_v some_o spiritual_a evil_n and_o assault_v by_o some_o grievous_a and_o sting_a temptation_n which_o give_v he_o most_o vehement_a blow_n and_o shake_v he_o insomuch_o as_o it_o hurl_v he_o well-nigh_o into_o hell_n that_o be_v desperation_n otherwhile_o some_o temporal_a misery_n assault_v he_o in_o regard_n whereof_o he_o be_v of_o a_o heavy_a droop_a countenance_n his_o sound_a sense_n disorder_v and_o his_o whole_a person_n depress_v and_o cast_v down_o and_o what_o christian_a be_v there_o who_o the_o miserable_a and_o calamitous_a face_n of_o the_o church_n afflict_v not_o what_o house_n holder_n be_v there_o that_o be_v not_o afflict_v with_o the_o affliction_n accompany_v marriage_n look_v how_o holy_a the_o state_n be_v and_o the_o more_o excellent_a be_v the_o blessing_n thereof_o the_o more_o grievous_a affliction_n it_o sustain_v it_o happen_v that_o desparity_n in_o nature_n betwixt_o man_n and_o wife_n afflict_v the_o mind_n as_o when_o a_o abigail_n be_v marry_v to_o baball_n or_o a_o moses_n be_v conjoin_v with_o zephorah_n that_o be_v so_o contrary_a to_o he_o a_o barren_a bed_n afflict_v other_o untoward_a disposition_n of_o child_n torment_v other_o which_o at_o last_o bring_v they_o to_o a_o tragical_a end_n other_o lament_v the_o untimely_a death_n of_o their_o child_n who_o for_o the_o present_a be_v their_o joy_n and_o comfort_n and_o hopeful_a for_o the_o time_n to_o come_v and_o their_o cut_n off_o by_o some_o strange_a and_o extraordinary_a mischace_n heighten_v their_o grief_n hither_o may_v be_v refer_v the_o death_n of_o one_o of_o the_o marry_a person_n and_o decease_n of_o our_o beneficial_a kinsfolk_n and_o ally_n neither_o be_v the_o state_n of_o single_a life_n free_a divers_z nay_o innumerable_a molestation_n attend_v it_o to_o wit_n perfidiousness_n crafty_a wile_n of_o enemy_n dishonesty_n ignominy_n contempt_n poverty_n loss_n of_o good_n imprisonment_n banishment_n imperfection_n both_o in_o body_n and_o soul_n disease_n and_o at_o last_o after_o the_o chain_n of_o so_o many_o evil_n death_n itself_o which_o either_o fear_n preconceive_a or_o present_a invasion_n present_v to_o his_o view_n moreover_o neither_o do_v that_o which_o be_v real_o calamitous_a only_a breed_n in_o we_o sorrow_n but_o even_o joy_n itself_o carry_v with_o it_o this_o inseparable_a companion_n as_o the_o body_n the_o shadow_n either_o in_o respect_n those_o thing_n which_o thou_o wish_v fall_v not_o out_o so_o as_o thou_o desire_v they_o shall_v or_o because_o all_o manner_n of_o joy_n be_v as_o it_o be_v a_o certain_a forerunner_n of_o sorrow_n wherein_o it_o end_v to_o say_v nothing_o here_o that_o in_o that_o very_a time_n that_o prosperity_n on_o the_o one_o side_n cheer_v up_o thy_o spirit_n some_o sinister_a thing_n on_o the_o other_o side_n be_v annex_v move_v thou_o to_o be_v sorrowful_a and_o as_o there_o be_v none_o that_o be_v not_o subject_a to_o this_o passion_n so_o none_o can_v be_v find_v that_o be_v so_o bluntish_a that_o wish_v not_o to_o be_v discharge_v therefrom_o to_o which_o end_n divers_a use_n divers_a mean_n for_o there_o be_v some_o that_o use_v mean_n altogether_o unlawful_a to_o be_v rid_v thereof_o but_o be_v successelesse_a and_o more_o than_o that_o be_v oftentimes_o worser_o than_o the_o disease_n as_o ahab_n do_v follow_v his_o wife_n jezabells_n counsel_n who_o when_o she_o see_v so_o heavy_a that_o he_o will_v eat_v no_o bread_n she_o come_v unto_o he_o and_o say_v unto_o he_o why_o be_v thy_o spirit_n so_o sad_a that_o thou_o eat_v no_o bread_n let_v thy_o heart_n be_v merry_a and_o i_o will_v give_v thou_o the_o vineyard_n of_o naboth_n 1_o k._n 21.5.7_o for_o which_o purpose_n she_o suborn_v false_a witness_n against_o the_o innocent_a and_o with_o the_o wine_n and_o blood_n of_o naboth_n make_v the_o king_n merry_a and_o joyful_a other_o think_v to_o withstand_v this_o evil_n by_o other_o mean_n which_o be_v indeed_o in_o themselves_o indifferent_a the_o use_n whereof_o be_v not_o able_a to_o drive_v it_o away_o and_o the_o abuse_v ignominious_a and_o opprobrious_a unto_o he_o that_o appli_v they_o to_o wit_n when_o strong_a drink_n be_v give_v to_o he_o who_o be_v ready_a to_o perish_v and_o wine_n to_o those_o that_o be_v of_o heavy_a heart_n that_o he_o may_v drink_v and_o forget_v his_o poverty_n and_o remember_v his_o misery_n no_o more_o pro._n 3.6,7_o there_o be_v great_a many_o drinker_n a_o unhappy_a crew_n who_o will_v suffocate_v and_o drown_v their_o sorrow_n in_o wine_n which_o will_v at_o last_o bite_v like_o a_o serpent_n and_o sting_v like_o a_o adder_n and_o cause_v thou_o to_o cry_v out_o woe_n be_v i_o woe_n be_v i_o prov._n 23.29,32_o meat_n and_o music_n be_v of_o like_a nature_n be_v abuse_v and_o turn_v into_o carnal_a pleasure_n whereby_o many_o do_v endeavour_v to_o put_v far_o from_o they_o the_o day_n of_o calamity_n as_o the_o holy_a ghost_n speak_v am._n 4.5,6,7_o hither_o may_v be_v refer_v those_o speech_n and_o discourse_n which_o be_v frame_v by_o humane_a reason_n to_o expel_v it_o and_o to_o minister_v comfort_n to_o the_o afflict_a but_o they_o can_v do_v he_o any_o good_a for_o they_o leave_v he_o at_o last_o in_o perplexity_n of_o mind_n discourse_n i_o say_v which_o be_v not_o only_o able_a to_o drive_v away_o this_o evil_a but_o be_v sometime_o frivolous_a idle_a foolish_a yea_o evil_a and_o pernicious_a such_o consolation_n do_v absalon_n suggest_v sometime_o to_o his_o sister_n thamar_n who_o fall_v into_o desperation_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o violent_a incest_n wherewith_o amon_n deflower_v she_o have_v amon_n thy_o brother_n say_v he_o be_v with_o thou_o but_o hold_v now_o thy_o peace_n my_o sister_n he_o be_v thy_o brother_n regard_v not_o this_o thing_n 2_o sam._n 13.19_o a_o fair_a speak_v speech_n if_o credible_a and_o good_a comfort_n forsooth_o which_o be_v that_o she_o shall_v patient_o bear_v with_o that_o ignominious_a and_o execrable_a infamy_n for_o that_o she_o be_v deflower_v not_o by_o any_o other_o but_o by_o her_o own_o brother_n but_o his_o word_n wrought_v nothing_o upon_o miserable_a thamar_n for_o the_o holy_a ghost_n say_v that_o she_o remain_v desolate_a in_o her_o brother_n absalon_n house_n further_o those_o book_n which_o be_v force_v i_o know_v not_o with_o what_o fable_n trifle_n toy_n or_o other_o narratives_n whether_o true_a or_o feign_a be_v of_o the_o same_o bran_n wherewith_o sorrowful_a man_n use_v to_o drive_v away_o the_o time_n and_o melancholy_n hither_o may_v be_v refer_v the_o exercise_n of_o the_o body_n as_o hunting_z and_o the_o like_a lawful_a recreation_n whereby_o the_o sorrowful_a man_n strive_v to_o rid_v his_o mind_n of_o care_n wherein_o there_o be_v not_o only_o that_o defect_n find_v common_a with_o other_o insufficient_a mean_n in_o that_o when_o these_o recreation_n be_v finish_v heaviness_n wax_v fresh_a again_o but_o there_o be_v also_o this_o discommodity_n therein_o that_o they_o be_v not_o answerable_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o his_o disease_n as_o be_v ill_o apply_v these_o exercise_n work_v direct_o upon_o the_o body_n but_o upon_o the_o mind_n indirect_o and_o accidental_o only_a
elkanahs_n wife_n be_v in_o bitterness_n of_o soul_n to_o be_v drink_v ground_v his_o conjecture_n upon_o some_o sign_n he_o have_v observe_v in_o she_o misperswade_v himself_o this_o conjecture_n notwithstanding_o be_v sometime_o true_a whereof_o amon_n be_v a_o example_n who_o when_o he_o have_v a_o intention_n to_o commit_v incest_n with_o his_o sister_n be_v vex_v insomuch_o that_o he_o fall_v sick_a by_o reason_n of_o anguish_n of_o heart_n how_o ahab_n be_v overwhelm_v with_o sorrow_n when_o he_o can_v not_o enjoy_v another_o man_n good_n naboth_n vineyard_n how_o heavy_a be_v antiochus_n the_o tyrant_n when_o his_o sacrilegious_a will_n can_v not_o put_v into_o execution_n the_o devastation_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o be_v not_o herod_n sorry_a because_o of_o the_o rash_a oath_n he_o make_v to_o that_o infamous_a herodias_n which_o behead_v john_n baptist_n it_o be_v a_o symptom_n oftentimes_o of_o hypocrisy_n which_o our_o saviour_n intimate_v when_o he_o say_v be_v not_o as_o the_o hypocrite_n with_o a_o sad_a countenance_n mat._n 9.16_o further_o experience_n teach_v that_o those_o that_o be_v more_o natural_o prone_a thereunto_o be_v proud_a and_o cruel_a what_o have_v be_v say_v do_v manifest_v its_o deformity_n and_o show_v that_o it_o outstrip_v in_o filthiness_n and_o ugliness_n even_o those_o cruel_a beast_n which_o superstition_n egypt_n do_v adore_v and_o now_o see_v thou_o be_v one_o of_o the_o number_n of_o god_n child_n beware_v thou_o give_v it_o a_o habitation_n in_o thy_o soul_n the_o temple_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n but_o rather_o let_v thy_o mind_n abound_v in_o all_o godly_a mirth_n which_o be_v as_o befit_v thy_o eminent_a condition_n as_o sorrow_n be_v unbeseeming_a he_o that_o rejoice_v according_a to_o god_n commandment_n receive_v adversity_n at_o his_o hand_n as_o thankful_o as_o prosperity_n he_o patient_o submit_v his_o neck_n to_o the_o yoke_n he_o know_v the_o cross_n to_o be_v the_o cognizance_n of_o god_n love_n and_o a_o most_o sovereign_a cure_n for_o his_o spiritual_a disease_n the_o end_n of_o his_o conflict_n victory_n the_o crown_n of_o the_o lamb_n and_o eternal_a glory_n he_o confide_v in_o god_n and_o rest_v upon_o his_o promise_n commit_v his_o care_n unto_o he_o to_o provide_v all_o necessary_n he_o pay_v his_o vow_n he_o offer_v daily_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o prosperity_n and_o with_o the_o calf_n of_o his_o lip_n his_o morning_n and_o evening_n oblation_n he_o serve_v god_n cheerful_o and_o with_o fervent_a zeal_n he_o be_v at_o peace_n with_o his_o neighbour_n and_o meek_o cover_v his_o fail_n he_o know_v this_o world_n to_o be_v a_o place_n of_o pilgrimage_n heaven_n to_o be_v his_o country_n whither_o he_o steer_v with_o cheerfulness_n not_o suffer_v himself_o to_o be_v mislead_v out_o of_o the_o way_n thither_o by_o any_o occasion_n though_o seem_v weighty_a to_o flesh_n and_o blood_n he_o place_v his_o happiness_n in_o god_n he_o make_v a_o difference_n betwixt_o such_o grievous_a affliction_n as_o come_v of_o their_o own_o accord_n and_o those_o whereinto_o he_o plunge_v him-himselfe_a the_o former_a as_o be_v unavoidable_a he_o patient_o endure_v the_o latter_a he_o wary_o eschew_v he_o know_v that_o his_o soul_n be_v not_o a_o slave_n or_o vassal_n to_o his_o body_n but_o god_n servant_n he_o resist_v adversity_n with_o a_o unconquerable_a courage_n he_o be_v of_o such_o a_o heroical_a mind_n as_o beseem_v he_o who_o be_v the_o prince_n of_o the_o creature_n his_o countenance_n void_a of_o hypocrisy_n and_o pride_n speak_v the_o happiness_n and_o majesty_n appropriate_v only_o to_o god_n child_n yea_o his_o countenance_n and_o all_o his_o gesture_n intimate_v his_o mirth_n and_o integrity_n which_o rest_v in_o his_o bosom_n and_o evident_o show_v he_o be_v in_o no_o wise_a give_v to_o this_o world_n and_o howsoever_o his_o body_n be_v his_o vile_a and_o ignoble_a part_n be_v here_o upon_o earth_n yet_o his_o soul_n be_v the_o noble_a and_o divine_a have_v its_o conversation_n in_o heaven_n like_o jacob_n ladder_n who_o low_a part_n be_v set_v upon_o the_o earth_n the_o top_n reach_v to_o heaven_n he_o obey_v the_o advice_n of_o the_o wise_a man_n who_o say_v a_o cheerful_a and_o good_a heart_n will_v have_v care_n of_o his_o meat_n and_o diet_n eccl._n 30.27_o that_o be_v will_v rid_v itself_o of_o impiety_n and_o sorrow_n which_o as_o they_o be_v exceed_o unbecoming_a so_o they_o be_v as_o hereafter_o shall_v be_v declare_v pernicious_a and_o hurtful_a here_o thou_o see_v a_o brief_a character_n of_o such_o a_o one_o as_o rejoice_v in_o the_o lord_n judge_v then_o whether_o thou_o do_v not_o amiss_o in_o prefer_v vice_n before_o virtue_n filthiness_n before_o honesty_n monstrous_a deformity_n before_o heavenly_a beauty_n the_o representation_n or_o idea_n of_o hell_n where_o there_o be_v nothing_o but_o weep_v and_o gnash_n of_o tooth_n before_o the_o resembance_n of_o god_n and_o heavenly_a felicity_n chap._n ii_o the_o second_o ground_n or_o reason_n be_v draw_v from_o the_o pernicious_a effect_n thereof_o hitherto_o thou_o have_v see_v one_o only_a table_n now_o thou_o shall_v behold_v another_o more_o deform_v than_o the_o former_a for_o the_o vitiosity_n of_o sorrow_n consist_v not_o only_o in_o filthiness_n and_o deformity_n but_o in_o a_o great_a measure_n of_o evil_a it_o be_v not_o only_o monstrous_a to_o be_v look_v upon_o but_o very_o dangerous_a and_o pernicious_a which_o be_v so_o much_o the_o more_o difficult_a to_o be_v discern_v by_o how_o much_o it_o shrowd_v itself_o under_o hypocritical_a love_n and_o while_o it_o beguile_v we_o under_o the_o mask_n of_o friendship_n promise_v i_o know_v not_o what_o comfort_n and_o profit_n but_o if_o thou_o will_v pry_v more_o narrow_o into_o it_o thou_o shall_v discover_v it_o to_o be_v no_o less_o traitorous_a unto_o thou_o than_o be_v joab_n unto_o amasa_n who_o under_o the_o vizard_n of_o friendship_n sheathe_v his_o sword_n in_o his_o bowel_n thou_o shall_v perceive_v it_o to_o be_v thy_o malicious_a enemy_n and_o so_o much_o the_o more_o to_o be_v fear_v by_o how_o much_o it_o be_v more_o familiar_a with_o thou_o thou_o shall_v discover_v it_o to_o be_v a_o serpent_n that_o thou_o nourish_v in_o thy_o bosom_n and_o a_o viper_n that_o thou_o engendre_v for_o thy_o own_o destruction_n and_o i_o beseech_v thou_o what_o profit_n and_o comfort_n can_v thou_o purchase_v thereby_o see_v it_o be_v but_o vanity_n hear_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n say_v what_o have_v a_o man_n of_o all_o his_o labour_n and_o of_o the_o vexation_n of_o his_o heart_n wherein_o he_o have_v labour_v under_o the_o sun_n for_o all_o his_o day_n be_v sorrow_n and_o his_o travel_n grief_n yea_o his_o heart_n take_v not_o rest_n in_o the_o night_n time_n this_o be_v also_o vanity_n eccles_n 2.22,23_o hear_v the_o wife_n man_n also_o who_o say_v that_o therein_o there_o be_v no_o profit_n eccl._n 30.25_o it_o be_v conducible_a then_o neither_o to_o thy_o soul_n nor_o body_n neither_o further_v it_o thy_o affair_n unless_o thou_o enjoy_v some_o peculiar_a privilege_n not_o afford_v any_o one_o live_v will_v it_o restore_v unto_o thou_o thy_o country_n which_o be_v now_o in_o the_o power_n of_o thy_o enemy_n will_v it_o rid_v thou_o of_o thy_o misery_n will_v it_o deliver_v thou_o from_o injury_n and_o molestation_n will_v it_o perform_v thy_o business_n will_v it_o provide_v or_o care_v for_o thy_o family_n will_v it_o pay_v thy_o debt_n will_v it_o prosperous_o discharge_v thou_o from_o thy_o law_n suit_n will_v it_o extol_v thou_o to_o honour_n and_o dignity_n shall_v thou_o thereby_o obtain_v more_o health_n more_o strength_n more_o knowledge_n more_o esteem_n more_o love_n no_o very_o for_o future_a thing_n be_v not_o within_o thy_o power_n and_o what_o be_v pass_v can_v be_v recall_v go_v to_o then_o thou_o little_a miserable_a caitiff_n hide_v thyself_o in_o some_o corner_n or_o other_o labour_n with_o might_n and_o main_a search_v out_o all_o the_o mean_n and_o occasion_n to_o diminish_v it_o weigh_v a_o thousand_o and_o a_o thousand_o time_n with_o thyself_o the_o high_a stature_n of_o goliath_n afflict_v thyself_o as_o be_v of_o a_o little_a stature_n thou_o will_v never_o attain_v to_o he_o in_o short_a all_o worldly_a sorrow_n be_v vain_a and_o unprofitable_a and_o will_v it_o be_v only_o so_o thou_o shall_v find_v it_o grievous_a and_o most_o pernicious_a unless_o with_o speed_n thou_o discharge_v thyself_o there_o from_o know_v this_o it_o draw_v after_o it_o a_o numerous_a swarm_n of_o evil_n aswell_o corporal_a as_o spiritual_a as_o touch_v temporal_a evil_n it_o make_v man_n life_n altogether_o miserable_a infinite_o increase_v the_o misery_n that_o be_v the_o ordinary_a concomitant_n thereof_o whether_o thou_o consider_v his_o business_n and_o counsel_n the_o calamity_n themselves_o or_o at_o last_o his_o whole_a person_n as_o
body_n shall_v be_v reunite_v to_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o whole_a man_n torment_v with_o the_o devil_n with_o horrible_a unspeakable_a and_o eternal_a torment_n the_o state_n of_o that_o man_n for_o misery_n surpass_v infinite_o the_o condition_n of_o dog_n swine_n and_o serpent_n for_o these_o beast_n be_v reduce_v to_o nothing_o affoon_n as_o they_o expire_v whereas_o when_o he_o be_v dead_a his_o torment_n begin_v to_o act_v their_o part_n so_o that_o what_o he_o suffer_v or_o can_v endure_v in_o this_o world_n be_v only_o a_o forerunner_n or_o taste_v of_o those_o torment_n he_o must_v undergo_v after_o this_o life_n behold_v thy_o first_o genuine_a natural_a state_n wherein_o god_n very_o may_v have_v leave_v thou_o and_o then_o thou_o shall_v most_v miserable_o and_o eternal_o perish_v but_o he_o will_v not_o deal_v so_o severe_o but_o according_a to_o the_o multitude_n of_o his_o mercy_n have_v compassion_n upon_o thou_o translate_n thou_o into_o a_o far_o happy_a condition_n wherein_o now_o thou_o be_v consider_v with_o i_o what_o will_v afford_v thou_o joy_n and_o comfort_n how_o happy_a be_v thy_o condition_n that_o whereas_o god_n pass_v by_o many_o miriads_o of_o man_n who_o miserable_o perish_v for_o ever_o he_o have_v choose_v thou_o out_o of_o his_o free_a grace_n and_o mercy_n in_o christ_n jesus_n for_o which_o purpose_n it_o be_v his_o pleasure_n that_o god_n shall_v be_v make_v man_n that_o the_o word_n shall_v be_v clothe_v with_o a_o infant_n nature_n and_o that_o that_o heavenly_a bread_n as_o one_o of_o the_o father_n style_v he_o shall_v be_v make_v grass_n for_o all_o flesh_n be_v grass_n he_o will_v have_v he_o first_o to_o be_v conceive_v and_o enclose_v within_o the_o womb_n of_o a_o woman_n ere_o his_o virtue_n and_o power_n shall_v be_v disperse_v throughout_o the_o whole_a universe_n by_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n like_o gideon_n fleece_n which_o be_v first_o bedew_v ere_o the_o dew_n come_v down_o to_o the_o plain_n and_o that_o through_o his_o holiness_n and_o innocency_n he_o may_v cover_v before_o god_n face_n our_o impurity_n and_o uncleanness_n he_o will_v be_v bear_v of_o a_o virgin_n and_o that_o great_a with_o child_n not_o by_o man_n but_o by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n for_o the_o ark_n be_v overlay_v with_o pure_a gold_n within_o and_o without_o exod._n 25.11_o and_o the_o high_a priest_n be_v not_o to_o defile_v himself_o for_o his_o father_n or_o for_o his_o mother_n levit._n 21.11_o further_o it_o behove_v he_o not_o only_o to_o be_v bear_v but_o live_v and_o die_v for_o thou_o that_o thou_o might_v obtain_v everlasting_a life_n remission_n of_o sin_n and_o righteousness_n and_o that_o this_o may_v not_o be_v fruitless_a unto_o thou_o he_o be_v rise_v from_o the_o dead_a ascend_v into_o the_o heaven_n and_o sit_v on_o the_o right_n of_o god_n his_o heavenly_a father_n and_o that_o this_o also_o may_v tend_v to_o thy_o good_a and_o salvation_n he_o have_v call_v thou_o unto_o his_o church_n &_o make_v thou_o a_o denizen_n of_o that_o city_n that_o be_v set_v upon_o the_o hill_n and_o say_v unto_o thou_o as_o he_o do_v once_o unto_o soul_n arise_v and_o go_v to_o the_o city_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v tell_v thou_o what_o thou_o must_v do_v act._n 9.6_o he_o find_v thou_o in_o a_o desert_a land_n and_o in_o the_o waste_n howl_v wilderness_n he_o make_v thou_o ride_v on_o the_o high_a place_n of_o the_o earth_n deut._n 30.10.13_o and_o place_v thou_o in_o the_o land_n of_o uprighteousnesse_n esay_n 26.10_o he_o have_v give_v for_o food_n and_o sustenance_n his_o word_n that_o angelical_a bread_n when_o other_o be_v feed_v but_o with_o the_o chasse_n and_o straw_n of_o that_o darksome_a egypt_n whereunto_o they_o be_v most_o miserable_o enslave_v and_o that_o thou_o may_v assure_o be_v persuade_v that_o what_o christ_n do_v and_o suffer_v concern_v thou_o he_o ordain_v sacrament_n as_o certain_a assurance_n or_o pledge_n of_o his_o grace_n further_o he_o have_v communicate_v with_o thou_o his_o spirit_n which_o sanctifi_v thy_o heart_n with_o faith_n open_v the_o eye_n of_o thy_o understanding_n whereby_o thou_o may_v not_o only_o with_o adam_n behold_v thy_o nakedness_n but_o contemplate_v his_o grace_n change_v thy_o will_n purify_v thy_o affection_n so_o that_o not_o without_o a_o miracle_n thou_o be_v renew_v into_o his_o image_n much_o like_o that_o king_n of_o israel_n who_o be_v change_v into_o another_o man_n restrain_v thou_o from_o commit_v such_o sin_n as_o the_o unregenerate_a perpretate_fw-la &_o consequent_o preserve_v thou_o from_o horrible_a judgement_n and_o punishment_n due_a unto_o the_o same_o there_o redound_v unto_o thou_o be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o grace_n honour_n felicity_n and_o profit_n for_o what_o great_a honour_n be_v it_o to_o thou_o to_o have_v god_n for_o thyfather_n what_o advancement_n be_v it_o for_o thou_o to_o be_v partaker_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n in_o christ_n and_o therein_o superior_a to_o the_o angel_n themselves_o he_o take_v not_o upon_o he_o the_o nature_n of_o angel_n but_o the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n heb._n 2.13_o and_o that_o heavenly_a joseph_n have_v in_o such_o esteem_n the_o worm-eaten_a sack_n of_o our_o flesh_n that_o he_o vouchsafe_v to_o put_v into_o it_o the_o inestimable_a treasure_n of_o our_o salvation_n on_o the_o other_o side_n angel_n be_v but_o minister_a spirit_n send_v forth_o to_o minister_v for_o they_o who_o shall_v be_v heir_n of_o salvation_n heb._n 1.14_o and_o consequent_o for_o thou_o in_o particular_a moreover_o what_o honour_n be_v it_o to_o be_v a_o prophet_n priest_n and_o prince_n over_o all_o the_o creature_n which_o sovereignty_n thou_o have_v purchase_v by_o christ_n so_o that_o all_o thing_n be_v thou_o 1_o cor._n 3.22_o and_o appertain_v unto_o thou_o which_o in_o due_a time_n thou_o shall_v enjoy_v after_o thou_o have_v fight_v in_o this_o world_n the_o good_a fight_n a_o plenary_a possession_n of_o the_o commodity_n accrue_v unto_o thou_o 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persuade_v thou_o with_o precept_n and_o allure_v thou_o with_o promise_n his_o providence_n lead_v and_o preserve_v thou_o as_o a_o cloud_n by_o day_n and_o the_o shine_a of_o a_o flame_a fire_n by_o night_n esay_n 4.5_o he_o provide_v thou_o all_o necessary_n that_o relate_v to_o this_o life_n and_o that_o which_o be_v to_o come_v his_o angel_n be_v a_o brazen_a wall_n to_o defend_v thou_o add_v hereunto_o that_o the_o affliction_n themselves_o be_v not_o sign_n of_o his_o wrath_n but_o pledge_n of_o his_o grace_n and_o mark_n of_o his_o fatherly_a care_n to_o thy_o trial_n and_o spiritual_a exercise_n yield_v the_o peaceable_a fruit_n of_o righteousness_n heb._n 12.38_o he_o be_v present_a with_o thou_o in_o all_o temptation_n and_o conflict_n strengthen_v thou_o by_o the_o power_n of_o his_o spirit_n by_o who_o he_o ascertaine_v thou_o of_o thy_o eternal_a salvation_n persuade_v thou_o that_o neither_o death_n nor_o life_n nor_o angel_n nor_o principality_n nor_o power_n not_o thing_n present_v nor_o thing_n to_o come_v nor_o height_n nor_o depth_n nor_o any_o other_o creature_n shall_v be_v able_a to_o separate_v thou_o from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n in_o christ_n jesus_n rom._n 8.37,38_o whereupon_o he_o plant_v in_o thy_o heart_n such_o a_o firm_a hope_n of_o eternal_a happiness_n as_o if_o thou_o have_v already_o a_o plenary_a possession_n thereof_o for_o hope_n make_v not_o ashamed_a because_o the_o love_n of_o god_n be_v shed_v abroad_o in_o our_o heart_n by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n which_o be_v give_v we_o rom._n 5.5_o these_o spiritual_a benefit_n be_v of_o that_o nature_n that_o they_o will_v never_o diminish_v nor_o fail_v nay_o look_v how_o much_o the_o faithful_a man_n affect_v they_o so_o much_o the_o more_o they_o increase_v like_v to_o the_o nurse_n milk_n which_o the_o more_o it_o be_v suck_v the_o more_o it_o abound_v and_o
therefore_o who_o see_v not_o that_o these_o honour_n and_o spiritual_a riches_n infinite_o surpass_v all_o the_o riches_n and_o glory_n of_o this_o world_n this_o be_v thy_o present_a condition_n as_o long_o as_o thou_o be_v in_o this_o world_n as_o for_o thy_o future_a thou_o be_v indeed_o as_o all_o man_n be_v subject_n to_o death_n whereby_o thou_o obtain_v more_o excellent_a thing_n than_o thou_o can_v enjoy_v in_o thy_o life_n time_n so_o that_o not_o without_o cause_n it_o be_v say_v precious_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v the_o death_n of_o his_o saint_n psal_n 116.15_o for_o death_n will_v put_v a_o period_n unto_o all_o thy_o adversity_n and_o will_v be_v the_o beginning_n or_o rather_o the_o fulfil_n of_o all_o good_a thing_n by_o death_n thou_o cease_v to_o sin_n and_o provoke_v god_n thy_o father_n to_o anger_n and_o to_o commit_v such_o thing_n as_o be_v unworthy_a thy_o eminent_a condition_n as_o long_o as_o thou_o be_v clothe_v with_o the_o mantle_n of_o flesh_n the_o concupiscence_n thereof_o will_v vex_v and_o solicit_v thou_o with_o that_o unchaste_a woman_n say_v lie_v with_o i_o but_o when_o thy_o mantle_n as_o that_o of_o elias_n when_o he_o ascend_v into_o heaven_n shall_v fall_v from_o thou_o it_o shall_v never_o trouble_v nor_o molest_v thou_o by_o death_n thy_o last_o enemy_n all_o the_o rest_n of_o thy_o enemy_n shall_v be_v put_v to_o flight_n they_o shall_v be_v never_o able_a to_o hurt_v and_o entrap_v thou_o thou_o shall_v be_v free_v from_o the_o fear_n of_o all_o danger_n which_o in_o this_o life_n abide_v thou_o it_o will_v rid_v thou_o from_o all_o molestation_n miltery_n affliction_n care_n and_o grief_n thy_o foul_a be_v sever_v from_o thy_o body_n will_v escape_v as_o a_o bird_n out_o of_o the_o snare_n of_o the_o foul_a the_o snare_n be_v break_v and_o we_o be_v escape_v psal_n 124.7_o be_v then_o free_v from_o innumerable_a torment_n and_o trouble_n she_o shall_v enter_v into_o rest_n insomuch_o that_o when_o the_o last_o hour_n shall_v make_v the_o near_a approach_n thou_o may_v say_v unto_o she_o return_v unto_o thy_o rest_n o_o my_o soul_n for_o the_o lord_n have_v deal_v bountiful_o with_o thou_o psal_n 116.7_o depart_v this_o world_n she_o shall_v enter_v into_o heaven_n to_o enjoy_v eternal_a happiness_n and_o rejoice_v at_o the_o beatifical_a vision_n of_o her_o heavenly_a bridegoome_n then_o she_o go_v forth_o to_o behold_v king_n solomon_n with_o the_o crown_n wherewith_o his_o mother_n crown_v he_o in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o espousal_n and_o in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o gladness_n of_o his_o heart_n cant._n 3.11_o as_o for_o thy_o body_n it_o shall_v return_v into_o dust_n but_o it_o shall_v not_o long_o remain_v in_o that_o state_n it_o be_v sow_o very_o in_o corruption_n it_o be_v raise_v in_o incorruption_n it_o be_v sow_o in_o dishonour_n it_o be_v raise_v in_o power_n it_o be_v a_o natural_a body_n it_o be_v raise_v a_o spiritual_a body_n 1_o cor._n 15.42,43,44_o so_o that_o the_o death_n of_o the_o body_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o as_o feed_v cast_v into_o the_o earth_n produce_v in_o its_o time_n most_o plentiful_a fruit_n then_o be_v reunite_v to_o the_o soul_n shall_v be_v bring_v into_o the_o king_n chamber_n where_o it_o will_v be_v glad_a and_o rejoice_v for_o ever_o and_o enjoy_v plenary_a possession_n of_o ineffable_a happiness_n which_o eye_n have_v not_o see_v nor_o ear_n hear_v neither_o have_v enter_v into_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n the_o thing_n which_o god_n have_v prepare_v for_o they_o that_o love_v he_o 1_o cor._n 2.9_o go_v to_o then_o if_o thy_o condition_n have_v be_v so_o miserable_a and_o will_v be_v so_o happy_a have_v not_o thou_o sufficient_a cause_n to_o rejoice_v now_o thou_o be_v sorrowful_a and_o despair_a and_o suffer_v molestation_n which_o thou_o can_v not_o repel_v or_o drive_v away_o from_o thou_o repeat_v these_o word_n to_o thyself_o alas_o when_o will_v that_o day_n appear_v wherein_o i_o shall_v have_v cause_n of_o rejoice_v and_o render_v thanks_o to_o god_n know_v this_o that_o the_o meditation_n of_o spiritual_a benefit_n be_v there_o no_o other_o occasion_n move_v thou_o to_o rejoice_v shall_v be_v a_o most_o weighty_a motive_n induce_v thou_o thereunto_o and_o even_o without_o intermission_n to_o praise_n god_n amid_o the_o most_o grievous_a calamity_n how_o will_v that_o wretched_a captive_n rejoice_v be_v set_v at_o liberty_n from_o the_o dark_a and_o noisome_a dungeon_n with_o what_o exultation_n do_v that_o lame_a man_n restore_v to_o his_o foot_n by_o peter_n praise_n god_n act._n 3.8_o the_o guilty_a person_n be_v certify_v of_o his_o prince_n pardon_n even_o at_o the_o very_a nick_n he_o be_v to_o suffer_v for_o joy_n be_v as_o it_o be_v wrap_v out_o of_o himself_o judge_v thou_o whether_o all_o the_o misery_n of_o this_o world_n may_v be_v compare_v to_o that_o out_o of_o which_o god_n have_v rid_v thou_o can_v thou_o be_v so_o senseless_a and_o dull_a as_o not_o to_o rejoice_v from_o the_o bottom_n of_o thy_o heart_n in_o that_o he_o have_v deliver_v thou_o from_o those_o infinite_a calamity_n those_o everlasting_a burn_n and_o darkness_n where_o be_v weep_v and_o gnash_n of_o tooth_n thou_o be_v real_o possess_v thou_o have_v a_o most_o just_a cause_n to_o be_v sorrowful_a and_o conclude_v thy_o condition_n to_o be_v miserable_a and_o unhappy_a then_o very_o thou_o shall_v have_v cause_n to_o complain_v of_o thy_o misery_n if_o god_n have_v leave_v thou_o in_o the_o state_n of_o corruption_n and_o misery_n alas_o how_o many_o miserable_a infant_n be_v there_o and_o will_v be_v in_o hell_n who_o have_v know_v neither_o good_a nor_o evil_a and_o how_o many_o be_v damn_v who_o though_o they_o live_v in_o this_o world_n without_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n yet_o commit_v not_o such_o grievous_a sin_n as_o thou_o do_v and_o think_v they_o worship_v god_n aright_o but_o since_o they_o live_v without_o faith_n neither_o make_v god_n will_v reveal_v in_o his_o word_n a_o rule_n to_o square_v their_o action_n by_o be_v son_n of_o perdition_n and_o can_v not_o god_n leave_v thou_o in_o the_o very_a same_o misery_n he_o leave_v they_o in_o by_o his_o just_a judgement_n consider_v then_o how_o much_o happy_a thou_o be_v then_o so_o many_o miriads_o of_o man_n who_o be_v eternal_o damn_v consider_v further_o how_o far_o happy_a thou_o be_v than_o innumerable_a wicked_a man_n who_o while_o they_o live_v in_o this_o world_n be_v seem_o bless_v in_o regard_n of_o honour_n riches_n pleasure_n power_n estimation_n and_o authority_n how_o infinite_o and_o without_o comparison_n be_v thy_o condition_n happy_a than_o their_o state_n in_o that_o they_o persist_v in_o their_o sin_n be_v reserve_v to_o horrible_a punishment_n and_o unutterable_a torment_n god_n forbid_v than_o thou_o shall_v envy_v their_o varnish_n happiness_n and_o deceitful_a prosperity_n and_o that_o thou_o will_v not_o consider_v how_o much_o happy_a thou_o be_v than_o those_o as_o be_v not_o liable_a to_o the_o same_o condemnation_n and_o if_o thou_o can_v not_o find_v in_o thy_o heart_n to_o be_v joyful_a in_o that_o he_o have_v not_o leave_v thou_o in_o that_o miserable_a plight_n behold_v thou_o have_v a_o more_o weighty_a motive_n thereunto_o in_o that_o he_o have_v translate_v thou_o into_o a_o most_o happy_a condition_n vouchsafe_v to_o receive_v thou_o into_o the_o number_n of_o his_o child_n for_o he_o be_v not_o only_o satisfy_v to_o deliver_v thou_o from_o so_o many_o evil_n but_o he_o send_v thou_o as_o many_o benefit_n that_o speech_n of_o christ_n unto_o his_o disciple_n concern_v thou_o rejoice_v that_o your_o name_n be_v write_v in_o heaven_n luk._n 10.20_o thou_o will_v real_o rejoice_v if_o thou_o be_v now_o in_o the_o state_n of_o innocency_n wherein_o adam_n be_v in_o that_o earthly_a paradise_n but_o assure_v thyself_o there_o be_v great_a than_o paradise_n here_o for_o thou_o receive_v more_o blessing_n and_o honour_n in_o christ_n than_o thou_o have_v lose_v in_o adam_n then_o man_n be_v god_n creature_n now_o thou_o be_v his_o son_n in_o christ_n the_o first_o man_n be_v form_v out_o of_o earthly_a matter_n thou_o be_v bear_v of_o heavenly_a and_o incorruptible_a seed_n god_n word_n in_o thy_o former_a state_n thou_o can_v sin_v as_o that_o doleful_a experience_n witness_v in_o this_o thou_o can_v not_o sin_v in_o that_o thou_o be_v subject_a to_o die_v whereas_o the_o life_n prepare_v for_o thou_o in_o christ_n have_v neither_o end_n nor_o consummation_n last_o do_v not_o the_o consideration_n of_o thy_o future_a condition_n move_v thou_o to_o rejoice_v the_o time_n will_v short_o appear_v wherein_o all_o thy_o adversity_n and_o misery_n shall_v be_v bring_v to_o a_o period_n and_o thou_o shall_v possess_v all_o those_o thing_n which_o god_n have_v prepare_v
for_o thou_o and_o enter_v into_o that_o joy_n which_o can_v be_v take_v from_o thou_o the_o consideration_n i_o say_v of_o thy_o present_n past_a and_o future_a condition_n shall_v induce_v thou_o to_o be_v content_v with_o that_o state_n and_o station_n which_o god_n have_v allot_v thou_o let_v other_o rejoice_v that_o they_o be_v rid_v and_o recover_v from_o some_o dangerous_a disease_n poverty_n or_o some_o other_o adversity_n wherewith_o thou_o be_v now_o possess_v thou_o have_v through_o god_n grace_v escape_v thousand_o danger_n and_o misery_n which_o without_o comparison_n surpass_v all_o the_o calamity_n of_o this_o world_n let_v other_o boast_v in_o the_o multitude_n of_o their_o riches_n other_o wax_v proud_a of_o their_o gay_a apparel_n and_o dignity_n what_o be_v all_o these_o thing_n compare_v with_o the_o majesty_n of_o the_o child_n of_o god_n and_o coheir_n with_o jesus_n christ_n let_v other_o feed_v themselves_o with_o vain_a hope_n that_o of_o glory_n and_o future_a happiness_n will_v never_o give_v thou_o the_o lurch_n wherefore_o take_v heed_n of_o murmur_v against_o god_n beware_v thou_o say_v at_o any_o time_n that_o he_o deal_v severe_o with_o thou_o do_v he_o deal_v severe_o with_o thou_o who_o have_v confer_v upon_o thou_o such_o honour_n who_o heap_v upon_o thou_o so_o many_o benefit_n do_v he_o deal_v rough_o with_o thou_o who_o reserve_v for_o thou_o for_o the_o time_n to_o come_v such_o ample_a felicity_n let_v that_o speech_n therefore_o of_o our_o saviour_n to_o saint_n paul_n sound_v continual_o in_o thy_o ear_n or_o rather_o in_o thy_o heart_n my_o grace_n be_v sufficient_a for_o thou_o 2_o cor._n 12.9_o and_o in_o all_o adversity_n which_o daily_o happen_v in_o this_o world_n seek_v ease_n refreshment_n and_o comfort_n by_o contemplate_v god_n grace_n for_o a_o king_n favour_n i_o say_v the_o king_n of_o king_n favour_n be_v as_o dew_v upon_o the_o ground_n prov._n 19.12_o chap._n iu._n the_o four_o ground_n or_o reason_n consist_v in_o the_o corporal_a benefit_n confer_v by_o god_n the_o ineffable_a dignity_n of_o spiritual_a grace_n as_o have_v be_v say_v shall_v be_v just_a cause_n to_o remove_v from_o thou_o sorrow_n wherewith_o thou_o be_v possess_v but_o we_o have_v not_o as_o yet_o mention_v all_o god_n benefit_n bestow_v upon_o thou_o his_o grace_n and_o goodness_n rest_v not_o in_o the_o abovementioned_a benefit_n but_o tend_v and_o extend_v themselves_o further_o for_o with_o his_o right_a hand_n of_o spiritual_a benefit_n he_o embrace_v thou_o his_o left_a of_o temporal_a be_v under_o thy_o head_n so_o that_o thou_o have_v experience_n of_o what_o the_o spouse_n of_o christ_n wish_v to_o herself_o say_v his_o left_a hand_n shall_v be_v under_o my_o head_n and_o his_o right_a hand_n shall_v embrace_v i_o cant._n 8.3_o neither_o be_v he_o satisfy_v to_o quicken_v thou_o with_o spiritual_a life_n and_o provide_v thou_o food_n and_o raiment_n as_o also_o communicate_v with_o thou_o unspeakable_a benefit_n and_o honour_n but_o he_o go_v further_a he_o deal_v with_o thou_o as_o a_o love_a earthly_a father_n do_v with_o his_o child_n in_o their_o minority_n suffer_v they_o to_o play_v and_o use_v all_o manner_n of_o ratle_n that_o they_o may_v with_o more_o pleasure_n pass_v away_o their_o infancy_n thy_o heavenly_a father_n deal_v not_o otherwise_o with_o thou_o for_o he_o bestow_v upon_o thou_o so_o many_o temporal_a benefit_n the_o sweetness_n whereof_o shall_v exhilarate_v thou_o and_o overcome_v that_o bitterness_n of_o spirit_n which_o now_o pine_v thou_o away_o the_o benefit_n that_o thou_o enjoy_v be_v of_o two_o sort_n some_o particular_a strict_o so_o call_v which_o howsoever_o many_o do_v enjoy_v yet_o they_o be_v not_o confer_v upon_o each_o singular_a person_n and_o some_o common_a which_o concern_v all_o that_o can_v read_v this_o little_a book_n so_o that_o none_o have_v cause_n to_o complain_v or_o cast_v a_o envious_a eye_n upon_o his_o brother_n have_v god_n i_o beseech_v thou_o more_o especial_o honour_v thou_o than_o a_o infinite_a multitude_n of_o man_n be_v thou_o perchance_o through_o his_o grace_n sprout_v out_o of_o a_o royal_a illustrious_a famous_a noble_a stock_n or_o at_o least_o of_o a_o honest_a family_n or_o near_o ally_v thereunto_o as_o for_o thy_o call_n and_o state_n god_n perchance_o have_v single_v thou_o out_o to_o be_v a_o leader_n and_o king_n over_o his_o people_n and_o subject_v to_o thy_o empire_n and_o power_n nation_n and_o choose_v thou_o to_o be_v his_o vicegerent_n and_o assistant_n here_o on_o earth_n or_o be_v in_o the_o number_n of_o the_o god_n that_o be_v to_o say_v a_o magistrate_n to_o distribute_v judgement_n and_o justice_n to_o those_o that_o be_v commit_v to_o thy_o charge_n to_o protect_v the_o innocent_a defend_v the_o widow_n orphan_n and_o stranger_n to_o condemn_v the_o guilty_a and_o punish_v the_o evil_a doer_n in_o brief_a or_o perchance_o he_o have_v give_v thou_o that_o honour_n whereby_o many_o be_v become_v subject_a unto_o thou_o but_o if_o thy_o function_n be_v not_o political_a god_n perchance_o have_v constitute_v thou_o to_o be_v christ_n steward_n in_o his_o house_n the_o church_n to_o distribute_v to_o his_o family_n heavenly_a food_n to_o preach_v his_o word_n to_o be_v a_o overseer_n of_o his_o flock_n a_o very_a eminent_a honour_n and_o good_a work_n as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v or_o be_v perhaps_o of_o some_o other_o honest_a call_n as_o employ_v in_o merchandise_n factorship_n or_o some_o other_o lawful_a occupation_n or_o be_v of_o good_a odour_n through_o god_n favour_v not_o only_o among_o thy_o own_o countryman_n but_o among_o foreigner_n in_o respect_n of_o magnanimity_n strength_n virtue_n wisdom_n or_o learning_n for_o a_o good_a report_n make_v the_o bone_n fat_a prov._n 15.30_o because_o he_o that_o be_v in_o good_a esteem_n reap_v pleasure_n and_o profit_n and_o therefore_o a_o good_a name_n be_v father_n to_o be_v choose_v than_o great_a riches_n prov._n 21.1_o or_o have_v he_o over_o &_o above_o these_o thing_n bestow_v upon_o thou_o the_o good_n of_o this_o world_n common_o so_o call_v to_o wit_n riches_n commodity_n land_n possession_n vineyard_n field_n house_n or_o the_o like_a blessing_n which_o continual_o he_o pour_v upon_o thou_o and_o if_o thy_o yearly_a revenue_n be_v not_o answerable_a to_o thy_o will_n god_n like_o that_o good_a caleb_n deal_v with_o thou_o for_o after_o he_o have_v give_v thou_o barren_a land_n he_o give_v thou_o the_o upper_a and_o nether_a spring_n judg._n 1.15_o he_o bless_v thy_o labour_n and_o employment_n for_o thou_o shall_v eat_v the_o labour_n of_o thy_o hand_n o_o well_o be_v thou_o and_o happy_a shall_v thou_o be_v psal_n 128.2_o and_o he_o fill_v thou_o with_o the_o fine_a wheat_n psal_n 147.14_o he_o give_v thou_o not_o only_o so_o much_o as_o suffice_v the_o apostle_n to_o wit_n food_n and_o raiment_n which_o will_v nourish_v thou_o and_o thy_o family_n but_o he_o bestow_v upon_o thou_o more_o than_o thy_o necessity_n require_v yea_o oftentimes_o in_o abundance_n so_o that_o he_o deal_v gracious_o with_o thou_o so_o as_o thou_o may_v not_o only_o live_v without_o penury_n and_o want_n but_o succour_v thy_o poor_a brethren_n with_o alm_n proportionable_a to_o thy_o power_n aswell_o to_o the_o advancement_n of_o god_n glory_n as_o to_o the_o good_a of_o thy_o country_n he_o communicate_v with_o thou_o riches_n and_o mean_n whereby_o thou_o may_v not_o only_o bring_v up_o thy_o child_n in_o good_a and_o honest_a discipline_n and_o science_n but_o especial_o in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n advance_v they_o to_o be_v thy_o equal_n in_o dignity_n or_o to_o a_o high_a pitch_n of_o honour_n leave_v they_o after_o thy_o decease_n in_o such_o sort_n as_o they_o be_v not_o constrain_v to_o depend_v upon_o other_o man_n mercy_n or_o compel_v by_o poverty_n to_o want_v education_n and_o so_o become_v miserable_a man_n or_o have_v he_o bless_v thou_o in_o a_o happy_a matrimony_n by_o join_v thou_o to_o a_o meet_a help_n i_o mean_v thy_o bedfellow_n no_o less_o fruitful_a than_o honourable_a enrich_v with_o divers_a endowment_n of_o the_o body_n but_o especial_o those_o of_o the_o soul_n virtue_n wisdom_n staidness_n and_o modesty_n or_o have_v he_o make_v thou_o a_o father_n or_o mother_n to_o a_o family_n so_o that_o thy_o wife_n be_v as_o a_o fruitful_a vine_n by_o the_o side_n of_o thy_o house_n thy_o child_n like_o olive_n plant_v round_o about_o thy_o table_n psal_n 128.3_o or_o be_v they_o strong_a in_o body_n and_o sound_n in_o understanding_n increase_a in_o stature_n daily_o before_o thy_o eye_n but_o especial_o in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n as_o tender_a plant_n of_o god_n garden_n and_o do_v they_o profit_v by_o thy_o instruction_n chastisement_n and_o correction_n yield_v thou_o comfortable_a hope_n for_o the_o future_a or_o be_v they_o
to_o wit_n job_n worthy_a our_o observation_n of_o all_o these_o affliction_n so_o we_o have_v a_o lively_a representation_n of_o the_o faithful_a man_n trial_n in_o the_o wrestle_a of_o jacob_n the_o patriarch_n who_o after_o he_o have_v valiant_o strive_v all_o night_n and_o obtain_v the_o victory_n and_o his_o soul_n deliver_v i_o have_v see_v god_n say_v he_o face_n to_o face_n and_o my_o life_n be_v preserve_v gen._n 32.20_o o_o most_o wonderful_a combat_n where_o the_o assailant_n and_o defendant_n be_v the_o very_a same_o where_o the_o conqueror_n and_o the_o party_n conquer_v be_v the_o very_a same_o and_o where_o the_o conqueror_n give_v the_o glory_n to_o the_o party_n conquer_v which_o be_v also_o give_v to_o the_o conqueror_n where_o the_o party_n conquer_v be_v as_o a_o king_n rule_v and_o command_v and_o the_o conqueror_n be_v as_o a_o humble_a servant_n obey_v he_o the_o three_o and_o last_o sort_n of_o the_o affliction_n of_o the_o godly_a be_v martyrdom_n which_o comprehend_v all_o such_o affliction_n as_o the_o faithful_a man_n suffer_v and_o sustain_v for_o the_o constant_a profession_n of_o celestial_a truth_n as_o banishment_n imprisonment_n stripe_n torment_n loss_n of_o good_n and_o especial_o death_n itself_o and_o this_o sort_n of_o affliction_n contain_v in_o it_o more_o good_a thing_n and_o commodity_n than_o the_o former_a for_o beside_o the_o joyful_a end_n that_o it_o have_v common_a with_o chastisement_n and_o trial_n by_o the_o promise_n of_o christ_n who_o say_v bless_a be_v they_o which_o be_v persecute_v for_o righteousness_n sake_n for_o they_o be_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n matth._n 5.10_o beside_o this_o i_o say_v god_n honour_v the_o faithful_a witness_n of_o his_o truth_n with_o more_o prerogative_n in_o that_o he_o promise_v they_o above_o other_o a_o great_a measure_n of_o reward_n in_o his_o heavenly_a kingdom_n and_o therefore_o he_o say_v not_o only_o such_o as_o endure_v persecution_n have_v a_o reward_n in_o heaven_n but_o he_o add_v also_o this_o great_a be_v your_o reward_n in_o heaven_n whereby_o he_o imply_v some_o singular_a glory_n which_o the_o martyr_n enjoy_v in_o heaven_n hither_o that_o of_o s._n paul_n be_v to_o be_v refer_v our_o light_n which_o be_v but_o for_o a_o moment_n work_v for_o we_o far_o more_o exceed_a and_o eternal_a weight_n of_o glory_n 2_o cor._n 4.18_o for_o albeit_o this_o sentence_n may_v be_v apply_v to_o the_o two_o former_a sort_n of_o affliction_n which_o procure_v also_o eternal_a life_n yet_o the_o apostle_n here_o especial_o speak_v of_o those_o affliction_n which_o he_o and_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o faithful_a associate_n suffer_v for_o the_o word_n of_o truth_n moreover_o these_o suffering_n have_v god_n notable_a promise_n of_o the_o benefit_n of_o this_o life_n also_o very_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o say_v christ_n there_o be_v no_o man_n that_o have_v leave_v house_n or_o brethren_n or_o sister_n or_o father_n or_o mother_n or_o wife_n or_o child_n or_o land_n for_o my_o sake_n and_o the_o gospel_n but_o he_o shall_v receive_v a_o hundred_o tell_v now_o in_o this_o time_n house_n and_o brethren_n and_o sister_n and_o mother_n and_o child_n and_o land_n with_o persecution_n and_o in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v eternal_a life_n mar._n 10.29,30_o this_o promise_n in_o some_o of_o the_o faithful_a be_v literal_o fulfil_v god_n oftentimes_o bestow_v upon_o they_o far_o more_o good_a thing_n honour_n and_o commodity_n than_o they_o be_v deprive_v of_o for_o the_o acknowledgement_n of_o his_o truth_n whereas_o in_o other_o it_o take_v effect_n by_o equivalence_n for_o it_o be_v most_o manifest_a that_o all_o the_o particle_n thereof_o be_v not_o literal_o to_o be_v fulfil_v as_o for_o example_n sake_n if_o one_o instead_o of_o his_o father_n or_o mother_n or_o son_n shall_v obtain_v thousand_o father_n mother_n etc._n etc._n they_o reap_v then_o the_o fruit_n and_o verity_n of_o this_o promise_n when_o they_o receive_v thing_n of_o equivalent_a or_o better_a value_n to_o the_o thing_n promise_v and_o that_o with_o persecution_n that_o be_v to_o say_v though_o they_o want_v and_o be_v deprive_v of_o these_o earthly_a commodity_n which_o happen_v when_o the_o faithful_a man_n be_v most_o assure_a of_o his_o adoption_n and_o consequent_o of_o heavenly_a inheritance_n which_o be_v far_o more_o excellent_a and_o better_a than_o all_o riches_n and_o reward_n and_o indeed_o be_v the_o only_a reward_n worthy_a to_o be_v give_v of_o god_n and_o receive_v of_o the_o faithful_a hence_o it_o be_v that_o he_o be_v capable_a to_o know_v that_o all_o the_o riches_n of_o the_o world_n be_v he_o by_o the_o right_n of_o adoption_n as_o be_v the_o child_n of_o god_n and_o design_v to_o lord_n it_o over_o all_o the_o creature_n howsoever_o they_o be_v confer_v upon_o he_o according_a to_o mean_a and_o measure_n even_o as_o his_o tutor_n and_o physician_n yea_o his_o heavenly_a father_n know_v it_o to_o be_v expedient_a and_o conducible_a he_o be_v assure_v also_o of_o god_n providence_n and_o most_o full_o persuade_v in_o himself_o that_o he_o have_v therein_o a_o unexhausted_a fountain_n and_o oil_n that_o will_v never_o fail_v for_o he_o believe_v his_o word_n to_o be_v most_o true_a seek_v you_o first_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n and_o his_o righteousness_n and_o all_o these_o thing_n shall_v be_v add_v unto_o you_o matth._n 6.33_o he_o that_o spare_v not_o his_o own_o son_n but_o deliver_v he_o up_o for_o we_o all_o how_o shall_v he_o not_o with_o he_o free_o give_v we_o all_o thing_n rom._n 8.31_o such_o joy_n attend_v this_o certainty_n of_o salvation_n in_o he_o as_o surpass_v all_o the_o riches_n of_o this_o world_n for_o godliness_n with_o contentment_n be_v great_a gain_n 1_o tim._n 6.6_o which_o virtuous_a contentment_n give_v clear_a and_o bright_a lustre_n by_o compare_v it_o with_o its_o contrary_n in_o they_o which_o willing_o will_v suffer_v not_o any_o thing_n for_o god_n truth_n but_o turn_v their_o back_n thereunto_o renounce_v christ_n for_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o their_o abundance_n of_o the_o good_n and_o honour_n of_o this_o world_n by_o the_o just_a judgement_n of_o god_n they_o be_v not_o content_v with_o their_o own_o condition_n but_o be_v toss_v with_o most_o grievous_a perturbation_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o torment_n of_o their_o conscience_n which_o will_v soon_o or_o late_a awake_a add_v hereunto_o this_o benefit_n to_o wit_n the_o honour_n which_o god_n impart_v unto_o such_o as_o have_v constant_o suffer_v for_o his_o heavenly_a truth_n for_o what_o great_a honour_n be_v it_o i_o beseech_v thou_o that_o the_o king_n of_o king_n vouchsafe_v to_o call_v a_o miserable_a terrestrial_a worm_n to_o be_v a_o witness_n against_o his_o enemy_n that_o accuse_v he_o of_o falsehood_n to_o plead_v his_o cause_n and_o defend_v his_o honour_n what_o great_a honour_n be_v it_o to_o be_v receive_v and_o enroll_v into_o the_o college_n and_o society_n of_o the_o prophet_n apostle_n and_o that_o grand_a cloud_n of_o martyr_n that_o have_v suffer_v for_o his_o heavenly_a truth_n yea_o what_o great_a honour_n be_v it_o to_o be_v a_o companion_n of_o jesus_n christ_n the_o prince_n of_o our_o salvation_n who_o be_v consecrate_v through_o affliction_n to_o be_v clothe_v with_o the_o same_o raiment_n and_o wear_v the_o crown_n of_o thorn_n with_o he_o and_o so_o to_o be_v conformable_a unto_o he_o and_o always_o to_o bear_v about_o in_o the_o body_n the_o die_a of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n that_o the_o life_n also_o of_o jesus_n may_v be_v make_v manifest_a in_o our_o body_n 2_o cor._n 4.10_o what_o great_a honour_n do_v christ_n vouchsafe_v we_o also_o in_o take_v our_o affliction_n to_o be_v his_o when_o as_o he_o say_v that_o our_o persecution_n and_o suffering_n be_v the_o residue_v and_o relic_n of_o his_o affliction_n and_o mark_n what_o honour_n be_v it_o to_o be_v choose_v of_o god_n as_o a_o great_a emperor_n or_o warlike_a commander_n to_o besiege_v with_o a_o strong_a army_n a_o certain_a city_n for_o which_o purpose_n he_o elect_v not_o dastard_n or_o coward_n but_o most_o generous_a and_o valiant_a man_n so_o that_o these_o suffering_n be_v public_a testimony_n of_o our_o valiancy_n and_o royal_a charter_n whereof_o we_o may_v glory_v with_o the_o apostle_n who_o say_v most_o glad_o will_v i_o glory_v in_o my_o infirmity_n that_o the_o power_n of_o god_n may_v rest_v upon_o i_o 2_o cor._n 12.9_o what_o great_a honour_n be_v it_o to_o fight_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o king_n of_o king_n who_o be_v precedent_n and_o overseer_n of_o the_o combat_n and_o distribute_v crown_n what_o great_a honour_n be_v it_o to_o be_v such_o a_o wonderful_a instrument_n as_o god_n use_v to_o increase_v his_o church_n the_o blood_n and_o affliction_n of_o the_o martyr_n be_v the_o seed_n of_o the_o church_n which_o
orthodox_n religion_n rejoice_v and_o be_v exceed_o glad_a for_o great_a be_v your_o reward_n in_o heaven_n mat._n 5.12_o but_o rejoice_v inasmuch_o as_o you_o be_v partaker_n of_o christ_n suffering_n that_o when_o his_o glory_n shall_v be_v reveal_v you_o may_v be_v glad_a also_o with_o exceed_a joy_n if_o you_o be_v reproach_v for_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n happy_a be_v you_o for_o the_o spirit_n of_o glory_n and_o god_n rest_v upon_o you_o on_o their_o part_n he_o be_v evil_a speak_v of_o but_o on_o your_o part_n he_o be_v glorify_v 1_o pet._n 4.13,14_o show_v thyself_o to_o be_v a_o disciple_n of_o the_o apostle_n who_o be_v for_o the_o confession_n of_o jesus_n christ_n beat_v with_o rod_n go_v away_o rejoice_v that_o they_o be_v count_v worthy_a to_o suffer_v shame_n for_o his_o name_n act._n 5.13,14_o and_o by_o saint_n paul_n testimony_n do_v glory_n in_o tribulation_n rom._n 5.3_o imitate_v the_o saint_n among_o the_o hebrew_n who_o do_v take_v joyful_o the_o spoil_n of_o their_o good_n know_v in_o themselves_o they_o have_v in_o heaven_n a_o better_a and_o more_o endure_a substance_n heb._n 10.34_o neither_o do_v it_o only_o become_v thou_o in_o affliction_n to_o be_v joyful_a but_o thankful_a unto_o god_n who_o by_o this_o mean_n offer_v thou_o many_o good_a thing_n and_o act_n the_o part_n of_o a_o physician_n or_o benefactor_n say_v therefore_o with_o job_n who_o have_v exact_o learn_v this_o lesson_n and_o wherefore_o he_o give_v god_n thanks_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o affliction_n when_o thou_o be_v deprive_v of_o some_o earthly_a commodity_n the_o lord_n give_v the_o lord_n have_v take_v away_o bless_a be_v the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n job_n 1.21_o to_o the_o end_n thou_o may_v be_v joyful_a and_o thankful_a unto_o thy_o heavenly_a father_n consider_v forthwith_o those_o most_o excellent_a and_o unspeakable_a good_a thing_n that_o be_v in_o affliction_n and_o thereby_o redound_v unto_o thou_o view_v their_o consummation_n and_o glorious_a end_n and_o say_v to_o thyself_o o_o what_o gracious_a benefit_n through_o affliction_n i_o have_v obtain_v which_o god_n send_v upon_o i_o by_o mean_n whereof_o once_o outward_a man_n perish_v yet_o the_o inward_a be_v renew_v day_n by_o day_n 2_o cor._n 4.16_o say_v therefore_o for_o example_n god_n deprive_v i_o of_o my_o child_n thereby_o to_o make_v i_o tread_v more_o constant_o the_o path_n of_o god_n child_n he_o have_v take_v away_o my_o father_n or_o mother_n that_o instead_o of_o he_o he_o may_v be_v my_o father_n for_o ever_o and_o be_v more_o careful_a of_o i_o than_o awoman_n can_v be_v of_o the_o fruit_n of_o her_o womb_n he_o be_v willing_a i_o shall_v have_v experience_n of_o the_o perfidiousness_n of_o my_o friend_n that_o i_o may_v enjoy_v his_o eternal_a love_n it_o be_v his_o pleasure_n i_o shall_v be_v deprive_v of_o authority_n dignity_n and_o honour_n that_o i_o may_v obtain_v the_o honour_n to_o lord_n it_o over_o all_o the_o creature_n i_o be_o drive_v to_o poverty_n that_o i_o may_v possess_v that_o heavenly_a inheritance_n i_o be_o detain_v in_o prison_n that_o i_o may_v obtain_v that_o freedom_n that_o the_o son_n of_o god_n have_v purchase_v for_o i_o i_o be_o banish_v that_o i_o come_v to_o my_o heavenly_a country_n i_o be_o deform_v and_o maim_v in_o body_n that_o i_o may_v grow_v to_o a_o perfect_a man_n according_a to_o the_o stature_n of_o christ_n and_o that_o this_o corruptible_a body_n may_v be_v clothe_v with_o incorruption_n i_o die_v now_o to_o live_v eternal_o and_o what_o be_v all_o the_o affliction_n that_o thou_o suffer_v or_o can_v endure_v if_o either_o thou_o consider_v their_o quality_n or_o duration_n compare_v with_o those_o inestimable_a good_a thing_n which_o they_o carry_v with_o they_o consider_v and_o meditate_v diligent_o thou_o devout_a soul_n upon_o these_o thing_n be_v in_o affliction_n which_o now_o affect_v thou_o with_o sorrow_n in_o so_o do_v thy_o water_n shall_v be_v turn_v into_o nuptial_a wine_n thy_o sorrow_n into_o mirth_n and_o joy_n so_o thou_o shall_v taste_v how_o sweet_a the_o lord_n be_v though_o he_o seem_v to_o thou_o at_o the_o first_o blush_n or_o appearance_n rigid_a yet_o thou_o shall_v discern_v the_o rod_n of_o our_o heavenly_a jonathan_n who_o wrought_v so_o great_a salvation_n in_o israel_n to_o be_v dip_v at_o the_o end_n thereof_o in_o a_o honey_n comb_n which_o will_v enlighten_v our_o eye_n refresh_v our_o heart_n teach_v our_o hand_n to_o war_n and_o make_v we_o more_o than_o conqueror_n so_o that_o thou_o shall_v find_v that_o saint_n paul_n say_v not_o without_o cause_n rejoice_v evermore_o 1_o thess_n 5.16_o forasmuch_o as_o not_o only_o the_o time_n of_o prosperity_n but_o of_o adversity_n yield_v matter_n of_o rejoice_v chap._n vii_o the_o seven_o and_o last_o ground_n or_o reason_n be_v draw_v from_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o faithful_a man_n in_o this_o world_n which_o consist_v herein_o that_o he_o be_v a_o traveller_n journey_v into_o his_o country_n it_o be_v manifest_a by_o the_o three_o reason_n abovementioned_a that_o even_o as_o sin_n expel_v thou_o out_o of_o paradise_n and_o banish_v thou_o from_o heaven_n thy_o country_n and_o first_o place_n of_o abode_n so_o thou_o be_v sole_o by_o god_n grace_n call_v back_o from_o banishment_n and_o invite_v to_o return_v to_o thy_o country_n hence_o it_o follow_v that_o during_o this_o life_n thou_o be_v in_o a_o continual_a pilgrimage_n who_o limit_n or_o end_n be_v heaven_n and_o eternal_a happiness_n this_o world_n than_o be_v not_o thy_o dwell_a place_n and_o country_n but_o a_o place_n of_o pilgrimage_n and_o banishment_n so_o that_o thou_o may_v say_v with_o david_n i_o be_o a_o stranger_n with_o thou_o and_o a_o sojourner_n as_o all_o my_o father_n be_v psal_n 39.12_o and_o again_o i_o be_o a_o stranger_n in_o the_o earth_n psal_n 119.19_o why_o be_v thou_o then_o so_o sore_o trouble_v and_o of_o a_o deject_a mind_n whensoever_o thou_o be_v smite_v with_o adversity_n it_o grieve_v thou_o that_o all_o thing_n fall_v not_o out_o according_a to_o thy_o mind_n but_o be_v thou_o ignorant_a thou_o be_v a_o travel_a so_o that_o it_o can_v be_v that_o all_o thing_n shall_v happen_v as_o thy_o heart_n can_v wish_v for_o either_o thou_o must_v endure_v the_o discommodity_n of_o the_o way_n or_o not_o enter_v into_o it_o and_o consequent_o never_o come_v to_o thy_o country_n one_o of_o these_o condition_n thou_o must_v choose_v there_o be_v not_o a_o three_o i_o say_v again_o thou_o must_v endure_v they_o or_o obstain_v whole_o from_o travel_v if_o thou_o be_v a_o traveller_n as_o very_o thou_o be_v be_v of_o a_o courageous_a spirit_n in_o affliction_n for_o that_o which_o thou_o now_o endure_v shall_v not_o be_v perpetual_a nor_o shall_v last_v long_o than_o thy_o journey_n what_o traveller_n be_v there_o which_o will_v not_o endure_v the_o discommodity_n of_o his_o way_n and_o assuage_v they_o with_o these_o or_o the_o like_a meditation_n that_o upon_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o his_o journey_n they_o shall_v cease_v and_o he_o be_v free_v of_o they_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o come_v home_o consider_v further_o that_o howsoever_o thy_o journey_n be_v grievous_a it_o be_v but_o short_a if_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o pilgrimage_n will_v be_v as_o many_o as_o the_o day_n of_o iacob_n the_o patriarch_n to_o wit_n a_o 130_o year_n yet_o nevertheless_o thou_o may_v say_v with_o he_o the_o day_n of_o the_o year_n of_o my_o pilgrimage_n be_v few_o and_o evil_a and_o have_v not_o attain_v unto_o the_o day_n of_o the_o year_n of_o the_o life_n of_o my_o father_n in_o the_o day_n of_o their_o pilgrimage_n gen._n 47.9_o and_o when_o thou_o have_v finish_v thy_o course_n which_o will_v short_o come_v to_o pass_v all_o affliction_n and_o the_o matter_n of_o all_o sorrow_n shall_v cease_v thou_o hunger_n no_o more_o neither_o shall_v the_o sun_n light_n on_o thou_o nor_o any_o heat_n for_o the_o lamb_n which_o be_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o throne_n shall_v feed_v thou_o and_o shall_v lead_v thou_o unto_o live_a fountain_n of_o water_n and_o god_n shall_v wipe_v away_o all_o tear_n from_o thy_o eye_n rom._n 7.16,17_o since_o thou_o â—rt_v a_o traveller_n in_o this_o world_n and_o â—hat_n thy_o country_n be_v not_o here_o beâ—ow_o there_o be_v no_o place_n therefore_o in_o â—his_fw-la world_n whence_o if_o thou_o be_v drive_v thou_o may_v say_v thou_o be_v in_o â—anishment_n neither_o do_v thy_o riches_n by_o the_o same_o reason_n consist_v in_o â—ome_o earthly_a glebe_n in_o house_n field_n â—r_o some_o other_o possession_n how_o small_a or_o ample_a soever_o it_o be_v yea_o if_o a_o kingdom_n or_o kingdom_n happen_v unto_o thou_o neither_o do_v thy_o honour_n likewise_o consist_v in_o the_o dignity_n and_o preferment_n of_o this_o world_n
nor_o in_o that_o smoke_n wherewith_o empty_a brain_n do_v so_o much_o feed_v themselves_o nor_o do_v thy_o delight_n consist_v in_o the_o brutish_a pleasure_n of_o the_o flesh_n nor_o be_v thy_o life_n enclose_v within_o that_o space_n thou_o live_v in_o this_o world_n for_o as_o heaven_n be_v thy_o country_n so_o be_v thy_o riches_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o saint_n prepare_v for_o thou_o thy_o honour_n and_o dignity_n consist_v herein_o that_o thou_o be_v the_o child_n of_o god_n and_o have_v sovereignty_n over_o all_o the_o creature_n thy_o delight_n and_o pleasure_n be_v 〈◊〉_d god_n thy_o joy_n be_v in_o his_o presence_n where_o be_v fullness_n of_o joy_n and_o at_o his_o right_a hand_n there_o be_v pleasure_n for_o ever_o more_o psal_n 16.12_o thy_o life_n be_v that_o of_o eternity_n into_o which_o upon_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o thy_o pilgrimage_n thou_o enterest_n so_o that_o when_o thou_o be_v dead_a thou_o begin_v real_o to_o live_v for_o the_o honour_n good_n and_o commodity_n of_o this_o world_n what_o be_v they_o but_o accident_n which_o befall_v thou_o in_o thy_o pilgrimage_n no_o otherwise_o than_o adversity_n but_o with_o this_o difference_n that_o whereas_o those_o most_o bring_v the_o traveller_n from_o the_o right_a way_n into_o byway_n these_o above_o all_o imagination_n cause_n the_o child_n of_o god_n with_o more_o alacrity_n to_o accomplish_v their_o journey_n it_o follow_v likewise_o that_o thy_o misery_n consist_v not_o in_o the_o want_n or_o loss_n of_o the_o good_n of_o this_o world_n than_o indeed_o thou_o shall_v be_v miserable_a if_o thou_o shall_v not_o attain_v to_o thy_o country_n nor_o obtain_v that_o happiness_n whereunto_o thou_o bende_v thy_o course_n see_v thy_o life_n and_o country_n be_v in_o heaven_n and_o be_v most_o assure_v of_o the_o good_n honour_n and_o delight_n of_o the_o same_o thou_o can_v in_o no_o wise_a think_v thyself_o to_o be_v unhappy_a if_o thou_o have_v righteous_a judgement_n let_v not_o the_o loss_n or_o want_n of_o that_o that_o be_v not_o thou_o afflict_v thou_o and_o turn_v not_o the_o interest_n into_o the_o principal_a the_o way_n into_o thy_o journey_n end_v thy_o inn_n into_o thy_o home_n and_o country_n rest_v not_o upon_o that_o good_a which_o be_v not_o thy_o own_o place_v not_o thy_o happiness_n therein_o neglect_v the_o true_a felicity_n it_o be_v a_o fool_n trick_n to_o weep_v at_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o cap_n and_o to_o laugh_v when_o he_o see_v his_o own_o house_n set_v on_o fire_n moreover_o forasmuch_o as_o thou_o be_v a_o traveller_n sojourn_v towards_o heaven_n be_v of_o a_o courageous_a spirit_n in_o all_o thy_o affliction_n when_o they_o will_v discourage_v and_o possess_v thou_o with_o sorrow_n oppose_v unto_o they_o the_o scope_n of_o thy_o journey_n and_o high_a call_n rejoice_v in_o a_o most_o assure_a hope_n of_o obtain_v thy_o heavenly_a country_n the_o kingdom_n of_o glory_n life_n without_o end_n good_n honour_n and_o unspeakable_a pleasure_n know_v this_o there_o be_v nothing_o worthy_a thy_o person_n but_o heaven_n and_o that_o all_o the_o happiness_n of_o this_o world_n be_v unworthy_a thy_o thought_n and_o desire_n the_o earth_n too_o base_a and_o all_o thing_n therein_o too_o vile_a and_o abject_a to_o be_v give_v thou_o for_o thou_o be_v god_n child_n and_o in_o a_o way_n to_o possess_v a_o kingdom_n away_o then_o with_o every_o abject_a thought_n which_o affect_v the_o vulgar_a contemptible_a sort_n away_o with_o all_o heaviness_n and_o sorrow_n let_v thy_o face_n import_n and_o thy_o eye_n and_o outward_a gesture_n testify_v that_o thou_o bear_v in_o thy_o bosom_n such_o a_o high_a generous_a spirit_n as_o beseem_v the_o majesty_n of_o he_o who_o after_o a_o short_a time_n end_v be_v to_o exercise_v dominion_n over_o all_o the_o creature_n furthermore_o since_o thou_o be_v a_o traveller_n as_o often_o as_o sorrow_n shall_v strive_v to_o invade_v thou_o say_v within_o thyself_o shall_v i_o vex_v and_o macerate_v myself_o as_o if_o i_o have_v no_o other_o business_n god_n forbid_v god_n forbid_v i_o be_o a_o traveller_n and_o i_o have_v other_o business_n than_o stand_v still_o in_o the_o way_n play_v the_o idlebee_a and_o indulge_v myself_o to_o weep_v and_o torment_v myself_o for_o i_o have_v a_o long_a way_n to_o go_v with_o eliah_n yea_o long_o than_o i_o be_o able_a of_o myself_o to_o perform_v i_o must_v serious_o consider_v of_o this_o way_n how_o i_o may_v make_v a_o prosperous_a end_n of_o it_o and_o overcome_v the_o discommodity_n obvious_a therein_o to_o this_o end_n all_o necessary_a mean_n art_n to_o be_v use_v faith_n hope_n patience_n constancy_n prayer_n and_o all_o good_a work_n which_o god_n before_o ordain_v that_o we_o shall_v walk_v in_o they_o ephes_n 2.10_o moreover_o very_o many_o deadly_a danger_n offer_v themselves_o to_o my_o view_n and_o most_o potent_a enemy_n to_o wit_n the_o world_n and_o that_o horrible_a mighty_a infernal_a goliath_n and_o my_o own_o flesh_n especial_o which_o be_v my_o most_o dangerous_a enemy_n these_o enemy_n lie_v in_o wait_n for_o i_o continual_o assault_v i_o one_o while_n on_o the_o right_a hand_n otherwhile_o on_o the_o left_a while_o they_o set_v upon_o i_o and_o make_v at_o i_o shall_v i_o be_v so_o unhappy_a and_o foolish_a as_o to_o suffer_v they_o to_o assault_v i_o uncontrolled_a shall_v i_o hide_v my_o hand_n in_o my_o bosom_n shall_v i_o busy_v myself_o in_o thing_n of_o no_o moment_n or_o worth_n no_o at_o no_o hand_n i_o may_v not_o prove_v a_o dastard_a but_o most_o valiant_o withstand_v they_o i_o be_o undo_v else_o and_o must_v perish_v upon_o the_o way_n and_o my_o carcase_n shall_v be_v throw_v into_o the_o infernal_a valley_n wherein_o be_v more_o grievous_a discommodity_n in_o respect_n whereof_o all_o evil_n which_o be_v common_o so_o call_v danger_n and_o molestation_n be_v but_o trifle_n and_o toy_n so_o here_o thou_o shall_v have_v cause_n to_o be_v sorrowful_a to_o grieve_v and_o macerate_v thyself_o six_o thy_o mind_n upon_o this_o instead_o of_o grieve_v so_o much_o for_o these_o worldly_a thing_n think_v say_v a_o certain_a father_n upon_o the_o misery_n of_o thy_o pilgrimage_n call_v to_o mind_v thy_o year_n pass_v in_o the_o bitterness_n of_o thy_o soul_n think_v upon_o the_o danger_n of_o humane_a life_n and_o thy_o own_o frailty_n and_o if_o thou_o persevere_a in_o the_o consideration_n hereof_o i_o tell_v thou_o thou_o will_v scarce_o be_v sensible_a of_o outward_a molestation_n even_o whilst_o thy_o heart_n be_v possess_v of_o inward_a sorrow_n think_v diligent_o upon_o all_o these_o thing_n thou_o faithful_a soul_n so_o thou_o shall_v easy_o discharge_v thyself_o of_o all_o manner_n of_o sorrow_n and_o shall_v be_v a_o wise_a happy_a traveller_n he_o that_o otherwise_o do_v perform_v what_o the_o child_n of_o this_o world_n be_v wont_a to_o do_v whereof_o each_o be_v like_o a_o foolish_a traveller_n who_o be_v in_o exile_n and_o permit_v by_o his_o prince_n grace_n to_o come_v home_o set_v forth_o be_v desirous_a to_o come_v to_o his_o country_n but_o he_o be_v entangle_v in_o difficulty_n and_o thousand_o foppery_n for_o as_o he_o apply_v himself_o to_o his_o journey_n he_o make_v a_o grievous_a complaint_n that_o he_o have_v not_o provision_n enough_o be_v not_o content_v to_o have_v so_o much_o as_o will_v suffice_v he_o during_o his_o journey_n but_o what_o will_v last_v a_o long_a time_n after_o though_o he_o have_v all_o manner_n of_o dainty_n in_o his_o own_o country_n he_o be_v angry_a he_o be_v not_o clothe_v with_o a_o winter_n suit_n though_o he_o travel_v in_o the_o summer_n time_n and_o it_o grieve_v he_o that_o he_o have_v not_o more_o toy_n than_o he_o be_v able_a to_o carry_v about_o he_o when_o he_o be_v satisfy_v herein_o and_o so_o drive_v to_o his_o journey_n than_o perhaps_o if_o one_o of_o his_o fellow_n exile_v take_v not_o his_o leave_n of_o he_o in_o courteous_a and_o very_a gracious_a word_n he_o take_v time_n to_o expostulate_v with_o he_o neither_o will_v he_o go_v forward_o till_o the_o judge_n put_v a_o period_n to_o this_o brangle_n which_o be_v do_v he_o again_o apply_v himself_o to_o his_o journey_n but_o behold_v a_o hare_n cross_v his_o way_n be_v thereupon_o fright_v as_o by_o a_o ill_a augury_n he_o return_v to_o the_o place_n of_o his_o banishment_n where_o be_v teach_v by_o a_o certain_a friend_n of_o he_o that_o the_o hare_n cross_v his_o way_n be_v but_o a_o casual_a thing_n portend_v no_o evil_a and_o so_o again_o he_o address_v himself_o to_o his_o journey_n wherein_o he_o spend_v his_o time_n and_o labour_n marvellous_o in_o vain_a and_o disquiet_v himself_o with_o many_o business_n for_o as_o he_o pass_v through_o the_o wood_n he_o number_v the_o tree_n very_o careful_o
world_n joh._n 5.4_o but_o what_o be_v it_o to_o overcome_v it_o it_o be_v not_o for_o one_o to_o make_v himself_o a_o slave_n thereunto_o neither_o to_o stoop_v to_o adversity_n on_o the_o one_o side_n nor_o to_o place_v his_o felicity_n therein_o on_o the_o other_o he_o that_o do_v this_o may_v assure_o persuade_v himself_o to_o be_v bear_v of_o god_n and_o to_o enjoy_v god_n benevolence_n and_o grace_n whereby_o the_o world_n be_v vanquish_v contrary_o one_o by_o be_v sorrowful_a plain_o testify_v that_o he_o be_v desperate_o in_o love_n with_o this_o world_n moreover_o it_o open_v a_o gap_n to_o the_o devil_n to_o assault_v he_o with_o divers_a temptation_n and_o bring_v he_o into_o thousand_o evil_n and_o heinous_a sin_n the_o murderer_n cain_n may_v serve_v for_o a_o example_n who_o anger_n be_v not_o only_o kindle_v but_o his_o countenance_n fall_v assoon_o as_o god_n disrespect_a his_o sacrifice_n which_o move_v he_o to_o kill_v his_o brother_n it_o induce_v he_o to_o become_v a_o apostate_n or_o revolter_v from_o the_o true_a religion_n subscribe_v and_o consent_v to_o the_o lie_v of_o satan_n when_o calamity_n be_v set_v before_o his_o view_n as_o poverty_n banishment_n imprisonment_n and_o death_n which_o he_o be_v bind_v to_o suffer_v for_o the_o confession_n of_o truth_n it_o make_v he_o despair_v and_o to_o lay_v violent_a hand_n upon_o himself_o and_o minister_v a_o opportunity_n to_o the_o devil_n to_o set_v aside_o his_o proper_a shape_n and_o appear_v unto_o such_o as_o give_v themselves_o thereunto_o visible_o as_o it_o happen_v to_o the_o egyptian_n in_o time_n past_a which_o be_v as_o the_o wise_a man_n witness_v scatter_v under_o a_o dark_a veil_n of_o forgetfulness_n be_v horrible_o astonish_v and_o trouble_v with_o strange_a apparition_n wisd_v 7.3_o it_o give_v way_n to_o the_o envious_a man_n the_o devil_n to_o persuade_v he_o to_o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o he_o and_o renounce_v his_o baptism_n as_o witch_n be_v wont_a to_o do_v which_o be_v do_v he_o possess_v vex_v and_o torment_v he_o after_o a_o wonderful_a manner_n behold_v the_o mischief_n thereof_o behold_v the_o offspring_n the_o sorrowful_a man_n breed_v in_o his_o bosom_n who_o see_v not_o that_o the_o grievous_a plague_n be_v that_o of_o the_o heart_n eecl_n 25.13_o and_o it_o can_v be_v but_o it_o shall_v produce_v the_o great_a misfortune_n and_o misery_n it_o be_v the_o grievous_a punishment_n and_o curse_n which_o god_n threaten_v to_o the_o transgressor_n of_o his_o law_n the_o lord_n shall_v give_v thou_o a_o tremble_a heart_n and_o fail_v of_o eye_n and_o sorrow_n of_o mind_n deut._n 28.65_o i_o will_v distress_n jerusalem_n and_o there_o shall_v be_v heaviness_n and_o sorrow_n it_o shall_v be_v unto_o i_o as_o ariel_n esay_n 29.2_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o of_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n they_o shall_v eat_v their_o bread_n with_o carefulness_n ez._n 12.19_o remove_v far_o from_o thou_o this_o most_o 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understanding_n be_v sound_a and_o perfect_a in_o that_o he_o judge_v not_o according_a to_o his_o affection_n but_o as_o reason_n direct_v he_o his_o body_n be_v recreated_a and_o refresh_v thereby_o he_o know_v experimental_o what_o solomon_n speak_v of_o a_o merry_a heart_n do_v good_a like_o a_o medicine_n prov._n 17.22_o a_o merry_a heart_n have_v a_o continual_a feast_n prov._n 15.15_o and_o again_o the_o gladness_n of_o the_o heart_n be_v the_o life_n of_o man_n and_o the_o joyfulness_n of_o a_o man_n prolong_v his_o day_n eccl._n 30.22_o moreover_o one_o endue_v with_o this_o sanctify_a joy_n be_v most_o assure_a of_o god_n love_n and_o thorough_o furnish_v against_o satan_n so_o as_o he_o can_v exercise_v his_o power_n and_o force_v upon_o he_o in_o brief_a the_o blessing_n of_o the_o heavenly_a father_n rest_v upon_o he_o and_o in_o that_o he_o rejoice_v it_o be_v the_o work_n of_o grace_n and_o because_o he_o rejoice_v in_o god_n it_o be_v a_o infallible_a sign_n that_o god_n have_v pleasure_n in_o he_o wherefore_o be_v not_o sorry_a for_o the_o joy_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v our_o strength_n neh._n 8.11_o and_o say_v i_o will_v great_o rejoice_v in_o the_o lord_n my_o soul_n shall_v be_v joyful_a in_o my_o god_n esay_n 61.10_o chap._n iii_o the_o three_o ground_n or_o reason_n why_o the_o faithful_a man_n shall_v abandon_v it_o and_o be_v joyful_a be_v draw_v from_o god_n spiritual_a grace_n in_o jesus_n christ_n there_o be_v nothing_o which_o shall_v beget_v a_o great_a measure_n of_o joy_n in_o the_o faithful_a man_n than_o the_o contemplation_n and_o enjoyment_n of_o spiritual_a benefit_n which_o god_n have_v confer_v upon_o he_o for_o thereby_o he_o be_v free_v from_o the_o grievousnesse_n of_o his_o misery_n and_o translate_v into_o a_o most_o happy_a condition_n which_o thou_o faithful_a soul_n be_v in_o misery_n and_o sorrow_n which_o now_o boil_v within_o thou_o and_o be_v fix_v in_o thy_o breast_n shall_v especial_o take_v into_o consideration_n that_o thou_o may_v clear_o perceive_v as_o thou_o ought_v god_n grace_n and_o judge_v more_o right_o of_o the_o excellency_n of_o his_o benefit_n consider_v with_o i_o i_o beseech_v thou_o these_o three_o thing_n to_o wit_n thy_o state_n past_a present_a and_o to_o come_v what_o be_v man_n in_o respect_n of_o his_o past_a estate_n but_o natural_o the_o child_n of_o wrath_n and_o eternal_a condemnation_n for_o whereas_o he_o be_v original_o create_v after_o the_o image_n of_o god_n now_o he_o be_v deprive_v thereof_o by_o his_o incredulity_n and_o rebellion_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o by_o the_o most_o just_a sentence_n of_o god_n he_o be_v adjudge_v to_o death_n that_o be_v to_o all_o manner_n of_o misery_n spiritual_a and_o corporal_a temporal_a and_o eternal_a wherein_o he_o involve_v all_o his_o posterity_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o man_n be_v conceive_v and_o bear_v in_o sin_n and_o so_o be_v deprive_v of_o righteousness_n he_o incline_v to_o all_o vice_n his_o understanding_n darken_v his_o will_n malicious_o bend_v all_o his_o affection_n deprave_v and_o out_o of_o order_n out_o of_o this_o corrupt_a fountain_n it_o can_v be_v but_o a_o infectious_a and_o corrupt_a stream_n shall_v flow_v to_o wit_n perverse_a &_o abominable_a thought_n &_o word_n answerable_a to_o the_o abundance_n &_o depravation_n of_o his_o heart_n action_n altogether_o unsavoury_a to_o god_n will_n brief_o he_o be_v dead_a in_o sin_n and_o so_o curse_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n unto_o who_o that_o speech_n of_o martha_n may_v be_v apply_v lord_n by_o this_o time_n he_o stink_v for_o he_o have_v be_v dead_a four_o day_n jo._n 11.39_o for_o whereas_o once_o he_o be_v the_o temple_n of_o god_n how_o he_o be_v become_v a_o noisome_a den_n and_o sink_v whereinto_o that_o infernal_a soul_n disburthen_n his_o filth_n nay_o he_o rebel_n against_o god_n and_o enter_v into_o act_n of_o hostility_n the_o wrath_n of_o god_n be_v thereupon_o reveal_v from_o heaven_n against_o all_o his_o unrighteousness_n and_o ungodliness_n rom._n 1.17_o be_v leave_v then_o to_o himself_o by_o god_n judgement_n he_o follow_v his_o own_o way_n he_o be_v give_v to_o a_o reprobate_a sense_n whereupon_o he_o feel_v divers_a curse_n inflict_v by_o god_n who_o either_o punish_v he_o in_o his_o good_n in_o his_o body_n in_o his_o honour_n or_o in_o such_o as_o be_v dear_a unto_o he_o one_o while_o he_o arm_v the_o heaven_n to_o be_v his_o enemy_n otherwhile_o the_o element_n otherwhile_o beast_n otherwhile_o he_o make_v man_n to_o fall_v out_o among_o themselves_o at_o length_n he_o cut_v he_o off_o from_o the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n who_o vengeance_n dog_n no_o less_o than_o before_o for_o his_o soul_n no_o soon_o forsake_v the_o body_n but_o it_o endure_v infernal_a pain_n until_o the_o resurrection_n at_o what_o time_n the_o