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i_o will_v therefore_o return_v i_o will_v repent_v i_o will_v desist_v and_o sin_n no_o more_o thus_o do_v saint_n paul_n as_o you_o may_v read_v act_v 9_o when_o he_o have_v get_v authority_n from_o the_o high_a power_n to_o bind_v and_o carry_v captive_a all_o that_o call_v upon_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n christ_n he_o go_v on_o say_v the_o text_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d like_o a_o tire_a wolf_n breathe_v out_o threaten_n and_o slaughter_n against_o the_o people_n of_o god_n &_o si_fw-la non_fw-la aliquâ_fw-la nocuisset_fw-la mortuus_fw-la esset_fw-la if_o he_o have_v not_o do_v some_o mischief_n he_o have_v be_v breathless_a he_o have_v be_v a_o dead_a man_n well_o our_o bless_a saviour_n meet_v he_o in_o the_o way_n smite_v he_o down_o from_o his_o horse_n and_o give_v he_o a_o sweet_a and_o yet_o a_o search_a rebuke_n saul_n saul_n why_o persecute_v thou_o i_o etc._n etc._n after_o this_o that_o he_o have_v be_v thus_o smite_v you_o never_o read_v that_o ever_o he_o show_v his_o letter_n that_o ever_o he_o draw_v forth_o his_o commission_n or_o go_v about_o to_o put_v his_o purpose_n into_o practice_n but_o immediate_o desist_v and_o turn_v a_o new_a leaf_n and_o become_v more_o zealous_a for_o the_o gospel_n than_o ever_o he_o be_v against_o it_o thus_o god_n tell_v abimelech_n gen._n 20._o 6._o cohibui_fw-la te_fw-la i_o restrain_v thou_o i_o withhold_v thou_o or_o keep_v thou_o back_o from_o sin_v against_o i_o how_o do_v god_n withhold_v he_o or_o by_o what_o mean_n see_v the_o last_o verse_n of_o that_o chapter_n he_o smite_v he_o with_o a_o judgement_n and_o that_o deter_v he_o from_o it_o if_o there_o be_v any_o mean_n under_o heaven_n to_o restrain_v a_o man_n from_o sin_n or_o as_o s._n james_n his_o word_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d jam._n 3._o 2._o to_o bridle_v and_o curb_v a_o man_n in_o from_o sin_v against_o god_n and_o against_o his_o own_o soul_n it_o be_v this_o prevent_a stroke_n of_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n as_o ahaziah_n 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reprehension_n do_v not_o persuade_v or_o move_v a_o man_n so_o as_o that_o thereby_o he_o be_v win_v to_o god_n or_o to_o goodness_n for_o one_o will_v take_v that_o which_o come_v from_o a_o hasty_a man_n to_o proceed_v rather_o out_o of_o spightfulnesse_n and_o spleen_n then_o of_o love_n or_o good-meaning_n and_o so_o it_o fall_v to_o the_o ground_n without_o work_v that_o good_a effect_n which_o wholesome_a reprehension_n shall_v work_v that_o be_v it_o do_v not_o frame_v nor_o work_v a_o man_n heart_n to_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n now_o a_o undiscreet_a man_n in_o his_o passion_n be_v tanquam_fw-la lo_o in_fw-la vi_fw-la suâ_fw-la as_o the_o prophet_n speak_v like_o a_o lion_n in_o his_o rage_n and_o have_v not_o the_o wisdom_n nor_o grace_n to_o moderate_v and_o contain_v himself_o from_o word_n that_o be_v as_o bitter_a as_o gall_v yea_o as_o sharp_a as_o sword_n and_o arrow_n like_o sword_n that_o wound_v a_o man_n if_o he_o be_v near_a hand_n and_o like_a arrow_n 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erraticum_fw-la a_o kind_n of_o cattle_n that_o be_v give_v more_o to_o wander_v and_o stray_v than_o any_o other_o whatsoever_o and_o beside_o that_o such_o be_v the_o simplicity_n and_o the_o foolishness_n of_o a_o sheep_n that_o be_v once_o lose_v and_o go_v astray_o it_o have_v not_o the_o wit_n nor_o understanding_n of_o itself_o ever_o to_o return_v and_o come_v home_o again_o as_o a_o dog_n or_o a_o spaniel_n will_v do_v but_o wander_v further_a and_o further_o unless_o some_o good_a body_n or_o other_o do_v chance_n to_o seek_v it_o up_o and_o find_v it_o and_o bring_v it_o home_o even_o such_o be_v we_o too_o apt_a to_o go_v astray_o from_o god_n and_o to_o lose_v ourselves_o in_o a_o labyrinth_n of_o sin_n but_o have_v not_o the_o wit_n nor_o the_o grace_n of_o ourselves_o ever_o to_o return_v to_o the_o shepherd_n and_o bishop_n of_o our_o soul_n except_o some_o good_a body_n or_o other_o be_v a_o mean_n under_o god_n to_o reduce_v to_o reclaim_v and_o bring_v we_o home_o 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will_v not_o hear_v oh_o be_v not_o you_o like_v they_o monitoribus_fw-la asperi_fw-la so_o careless_a and_o regardless_o of_o divine_a admonition_n but_o remember_v that_o you_o have_v be_v speak_v unto_o that_o you_o have_v be_v warn_v of_o god_n not_o to_o sin_v against_o your_o own_o soul_n in_o this_o too_o common_a kind_n but_o if_o the_o lord_n have_v betrust_v you_o with_o his_o grace_n labour_v to_o cherish_v it_o and_o as_o the_o apostle_n word_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2._o tim._n 1._o 6._o to_o blow_v it_o or_o stir_v it_o up_o as_o we_o do_v a_o die_a fire_n to_o kindle_v and_o quicken_v it_o by_o the_o use_n of_o good_a mean_n but_o in_o any_o case_n ne_fw-la abutaris_fw-la abuse_v it_o not_o 5._o last_o see_v thou_o have_v to_o do_v with_o the_o grace_n and_o favour_n of_o god_n ne_fw-la diffides_fw-la do_v not_o distrust_v it_o do_v not_o make_v any_o doubt_n or_o question_n of_o it_o but_o it_o will_v bestead_v thou_o and_o befriend_v thou_o and_o be_v 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a_o angry_a god_n paveant_fw-la illi_fw-la let_v they_o fear_v but_o noli_fw-la tu_fw-la fear_v not_o thou_o be_v thou_o stead_v fast_o &_o unmoveable_a in_o thy_o affiance_n to_o god_n for_o why_o invenisti_fw-la gratiam_fw-la thou_o have_v find_v favour_n with_o he_o in_o who_o favour_n be_v life_n and_o who_o grace_n will_v be_v thy_o guide_n unto_o the_o day_n of_o death_n in_o a_o word_n then_o to_o close_o up_o this_o point_n as_o i_o say_v before_o so_o i_o say_v it_o over_o again_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gird_v up_o the_o loyve_n of_o your_o mind_n and_o trust_v perfect_o to_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n do_v it_o not_o in_o any_o waver_a or_o timorous_a or_o unconfident_a manner_n as_o if_o god_n be_v like_o the_o poet_n â—enedos_fw-mi statâ—o_fw-la malesida_fw-la carinis_fw-la a_o trustless_a anchorhold_a to_o the_o seabeaten_a traveler_n or_o like_o those_o deceitful_a jew_n joh._n â—_o 24._o to_o who_o our_o saviour_n dare_v not_o commit_v himself_o though_o they_o seem_v to_o believe_v in_o his_o name_n oh_o let_v not_o thy_o heart_n entertain_v the_o least_o suspicion_n the_o least_o jealousy_n of_o the_o faithfulness_n and_o fidelity_n of_o thy_o god_n but_o try_v he_o by_o thy_o prayer_n and_o trust_v he_o by_o thy_o faith_n and_o urge_v he_o with_o this_o text_n that_o now_o be_v preach_v unto_o thou_o as_o s._n austin_n say_v his_o mother_n monica_n do_v chyrographa_n tua_fw-la ingerebat_fw-la tibi_fw-la lord_n say_v he_o she_o urge_v thou_o with_o thy_o own_o hand-writing_n tell_v he_o but_o how_o hard_a the_o world_n go_v with_o thou_o and_o then_o say_v ere_o god_n have_v do_v with_o thou_o if_o thou_o do_v not_o find_v his_o grace_n to_o be_v sufficient_a for_o thou_o and_o so_o i_o be_o come_v in_o the_o three_o place_n to_o show_v you_o the_o efficacy_n and_o virtue_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n how_o and_o wherein_o the_o sufficiency_n thereof_o do_v consist_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v the_o text_n my_o grace_n be_v sufficient_a the_o principal_a thing_n whereunto_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n and_o beside_o god_n grace_n nothing_o else_o under_o heaven_n be_v available_a or_o sufficient_a be_v these_o that_o follow_v 1._o ad_fw-la condonandum_fw-la to_o pardon_v and_o forgive_v we_o all_o our_o sin_n which_o will_v be_v the_o bane_n and_o destruction_n of_o all_o our_o soul_n grande_n est_fw-la barathrum_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la meorum_fw-la say_v a_o father_n sed_fw-la maior_fw-la est_fw-la abyssus_n misericordiae_fw-la dei_fw-la great_a be_v the_o gulf_n and_o whirlpool_n of_o my_o sin_n but_o great_a and_o deep_a be_v the_o bottomless_a sea_n of_o god_n grace_n and_o mercy_n see_v that_o place_n rom._n 5._o 20._o where_o sin_n abound_v grace_n do_v much_o more_o abound_v have_v thou_o abundance_n of_o sin_n let_v not_o that_o dishearten_v thou_o god_n have_v abundance_n of_o grace_n if_o thy_o sin_n be_v great_a his_o grace_n be_v great_a than_o thy_o sin_n and_o far_o more_o sufficient_a to_o justify_v than_o all_o thy_o sin_n be_v to_o condemn_v thy_o soul_n only_o ne_fw-fr desis_n be_v not_o thou_o want_v to_o god_n in_o thy_o prayer_n and_o repentance_n and_o his_o grace_n shall_v never_o be_v want_v to_o thou_o in_o thy_o pardon_n and_o forgiveness_n what_o a_o golden_a sentence_n be_v that_o of_o s._n chrysostome_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thou_o do_v not_o thou_o can_v not_o so_o much_o desire_v to_o have_v thy_o sin_n forgive_v thou_o as_o god_n do_v desire_n to_o forgive_v thy_o sin_n unto_o thou_o i_o forgive_v thou_o all_o thy_o debt_n because_o thou_o desire_v i_o say_v that_o gracious_a lord_n to_o his_o ungracious_a servant_n mat._n 18._o 32._o intimate_v unto_o we_o that_o if_o god_n do_v not_o forgive_v we_o ous_a debt_n if_o he_o do_v not_o pardon_v and_o remit_v our_o sin_n we_o may_v thank_v ourselves_o the_o fault_n be_v our_o own_o because_o we_o do_v not_o desire_v he_o for_o if_o we_o desire_v he_o he_o will_v do_v it_o in_o a_o word_n then_o as_o our_o saviour_n ask_v the_o â—riple_a john_n 5._o 6._o will_v thou_o be_v make_v whole_a so_o will_v thou_o be_v make_v holy_a and_o clean_a and_o fit_a for_o absolution_n from_o god_n do_v thou_o desire_v in_o sincerity_n and_o truth_n to_o have_v thy_o sin_n remit_v and_o thy_o soul_n absolve_v by_o the_o blood_n and_o death_n of_o jesus_n christ_n to_o have_v all_o thy_o misdeed_n expunge_v and_o blot_v out_o that_o they_o may_v be_v as_o if_o they_o have_v neuâ—â—_n be_v then_o take_v the_o prophet_n esaies_n counsel_n isaiah_n 43._o 25_o 26._o put_v god_n in_o remembrance_n of_o these_o thing_n it_o be_v a_o pregnant_a place_n i_o pray_v read_v it_o and_o remember_v it_o i_o even_o i_o
be_o he_o that_o blot_v out_o thy_o transgression_n for_o my_o own_o sake_n and_o will_v not_o remember_v thy_o sin_n there_o be_v a_o gracious_a promise_n but_o mark_v the_o condition_n in_o the_o next_o immediate_a word_n put_v i_o in_o remembrance_n say_v god_n and_o i_o will_v do_v it_o and_o not_o otherwise_o for_o though_o god_n remember_v all_o our_o sin_n and_o can_v tell_v they_o better_o than_o our_o own_o soul_n yet_o he_o do_v not_o remember_v they_o to_o our_o comfort_n but_o rather_o to_o our_o confusion_n unless_o we_o tell_v he_o and_o put_v he_o in_o remembrance_n of_o they_o so_o that_o the_o only_a way_n to_o put_v our_o sin_n out_o of_o god_n remembrance_n be_v to_o put_v they_o into_o his_o remembrance_n the_o only_a way_n to_o make_v god_n forget_v they_o be_v daily_o and_o hourly_o to_o declare_v they_o and_o put_v he_o in_o mind_n of_o they_o if_o therefore_o thou_o can_v not_o be_v so_o good_a as_o thou_o will_v be_v not_o ashamed_a be_v not_o afraid_a to_o tell_v god_n how_o evil_a thou_o be_v tell_v he_o how_o ungodly_a how_o unthankful_a how_o unprofitable_a a_o servant_n thou_o have_v be_v unto_o he_o and_o desire_v god_n to_o mend_v thou_o and_o make_v thou_o such_o a_o one_o as_o he_o will_v have_v thou_o and_o as_o joseph_n of_o arimathea_n go_v to_o pilate_n and_o beg_v the_o body_n of_o jesus_n so_o go_v thou_o to_o god_n and_o beg_v the_o spirit_n of_o jesus_n even_o that_o spirit_n of_o grace_n and_o supplication_n which_o the_o prophet_n speak_v of_o zach._n 12._o 10._o which_o will_v come_v down_o from_o heaven_n and_o bring_v into_o thy_o soul_n first_o supplication_n to_o prepare_v thou_o second_o grace_n to_o assure_v thou_o of_o the_o free_a and_o full_a forgiveness_n of_o all_o thy_o sin_n and_o then_o let_v thy_o sin_n be_v what_o they_o will_v be_v sin_n of_o death_n sin_n of_o blood_n sin_n of_o hell_n if_o thou_o can_v find_v in_o thy_o heart_n to_o pray_v god_n will_v find_v in_o his_o heart_n to_o pardon_v for_o his_o grace_n be_v sufficient_a to_o do_v it_o that_o be_v the_o first_o 2._o the_o second_o thing_n whereto_o the_o sufficiency_n of_o god_n grace_n do_v belong_v be_v adconsolandum_n to_o comfort_v those_o sad_a and_o heavy_a heart_n that_o can_v no_o other_o way_n be_v comfort_v i_o shall_v have_v faint_v say_v david_n psal_n 27._o 13._o for_o all_o my_o worldly_a comfort_n but_o that_o i_o steadfast_o believe_v to_o see_v the_o lord_n good_a grace_n in_o the_o land_n of_o live_v that_o be_v to_o see_v it_o before_o he_o die_v therefore_o we_o read_v 1._o sam._n 30._o 6._o when_o he_o be_v in_o great_a distress_n have_v neither_o house_n nor_o home_n to_o shelter_v he_o neither_o wife_n nor_o child_n nor_o friend_n be_v any_o to_o comfort_v to_o he_o but_o his_o own_o very_a soldier_n begin_v to_o takle_v of_o ston_a he_o then_o say_v the_o text_n david_n comfort_v himself_o in_o the_o lord_n his_o god_n hear_v this_o thou_o poor_a disconsolate_a man_n that_o be_v as_o thy_o saviour_n be_v say_v to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sad_a round_o about_o thou_o that_o look_v into_o thy_o purse_n and_o there_o be_v no_o comfort_n money_n be_v go_v that_o look_v into_o thy_o cupboard_n and_o there_o be_v no_o comfort_n provision_n be_v go_v that_o look_v into_o thy_o barn_n and_o store-house_n and_o there_o be_v no_o comfort_n corn_n and_o ware_n be_v go_v that_o look_v in_o thy_o heart_n and_o there_o be_v no_o comfort_n cheerfulness_n and_o joy_n be_v go_v then_o look_v up_o to_o god_n and_o there_o be_v comfort_n to_o be_v have_v if_o there_o be_v any_o water_n it_o be_v in_o the_o sea_n if_o there_o be_v any_o light_n it_o be_v in_o the_o sun_n if_o there_o be_v any_o comfort_n it_o be_v in_o god_n therefore_o the_o apostle_n just_o call_v he_o the_o god_n of_o all_o consolation_n 2._o cor._n 1._o because_o when_o all_o other_o comfort_n fail_v theres_n comfort_n to_o be_v find_v in_o god_n for_o believe_v this_o for_o a_o truth_n there_o be_v no_o man_n case_n no_o man_n estate_n no_o man_n soul_n be_v desperate_a to_o god_n but_o when_o they_o be_v at_o the_o low_a ebb_n at_o the_o rest_n stay_v at_o the_o most_o forlorn_a hope_n then_o do_v god_n speak_v peace_n unto_o their_o soul_n then_o do_v he_o draw_v out_o those_o same_o ubera_fw-la consolationes_fw-la those_o breast_n or_o dug_n of_o consolation_n which_o the_o prophet_n speak_v of_o isaiah_n 66._o 11._o and_o drop_v down_o that_o same_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o sincere_a milk_n of_o heavenly_a comfort_n to_o revive_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o humble_a and_o to_o give_v life_n to_o they_o that_o be_v of_o a_o contrite_a heart_n the_o hebrew_n observe_v that_o one_o and_o the_o same_o word_n nakam_n signify_v first_o to_o repent_v and_o then_o to_o comfort_v and_o it_o may_v be_v well_o apply_v to_o this_o purpose_n that_o true_a comfort_n belong_v to_o none_o but_o such_o be_v true_o penitent_a so_o our_o saviour_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o holy_a ghost_n who_o he_o call_v the_o comforter_n when_o he_o come_v the_o first_o thing_n he_o will_v do_v be_v to_o convince_v the_o world_n of_o sin_n that_o be_v first_o put_v man_n quite_o out_o of_o comfort_n in_o themselves_o than_o put_v they_o into_o comfort_n by_o their_o saviour_n in_o a_o word_n then_o forasmuch_o as_o comfort_n can_v be_v have_v without_o repentance_n nor_o repentance_n be_v endure_v without_o comfort_n nor_o either_o of_o these_o be_v attain_v without_o god_n it_o remain_v that_o as_o the_o daughter_n of_o caleb_n beseech_v her_o earthly_a father_n jud._n 1._o so_o we_o beseech_v our_o heavenly_a father_n to_o give_v we_o the_o spring_n above_o as_o well_o as_o the_o spring_v beneath_o i_o mean_v that_o irriguum_fw-la superius_fw-la the_o spring_n of_o grace_n &_o comfort_n from_o above_o as_o well_o as_o that_o irriguum_fw-la inserius_fw-la the_o spring_n of_o sorrow_n and_o repentance_n from_o beneath_o and_o then_o let_v our_o discomfort_n and_o discontent_n be_v what_o they_o will_v we_o shall_v have_v grace_n sufficient_a from_o god_n to_o countervail_v they_o all_o and_o as_o philip_n say_v to_o our_o saviour_n john_n 14._o 8._o lord_n show_v we_o the_o father_n and_o it_o suffice_v we_o so_o though_o our_o sin_n confound_v we_o and_o our_o conscience_n condemn_v we_o lord_n show_v uâ—_n thy_o favour_n as_o it_o be_v sufficient_a for_o we_o 3._o the_o three_o be_v ad_fw-la sanandum_fw-la his_o grace_n be_v sufficient_a to_o cure_v and_o heal_v we_o of_o all_o those_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d those_o bodily_a ailement_n and_o infirmity_n which_o god_n for_o sin_n do_v inflict_v upon_o we_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o those_o scourge_n and_o rod_n as_o the_o holy_a ghost_n term_v sore_a disease_n luc._n 7._o 21._o for_o indeed_o they_o be_v the_o very_a rod_n which_o god_n use_v to_o chasten_v and_o correct_v we_o for_o our_o folly_n i_o say_v there_o be_v no_o rod_n so_o sharp_a no_o disease_n so_o sore_o but_o god_n grace_n be_v sufficient_a to_o heal_v it_o and_o to_o take_v it_o off_o i_o be_o ropeca_n say_v god_n exod._n 15._o penult_n i_o be_o thy_o physician_n or_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n that_o heal_v thou_o and_o if_o god_n be_v the_o physician_n his_o grace_n be_v the_o physic_n for_o whosoever_o be_v the_o instrument_n of_o our_o health_n god_n be_v the_o author_n his_o grace_n be_v it_o that_o do_v the_o cure_n therefore_o in_o common_a speech_n when_o any_o outward_a malady_n do_v befall_v we_o whereof_o we_o know_v no_o second_o cause_n we_o use_v to_o say_v and_o we_o say_v well_o that_o it_o come_v by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n now_o if_o thou_o believe_v that_o it_o come_v by_o god_n grace_n believe_v this_o also_o that_o by_o the_o same_o grace_n it_o shall_v in_o god_n good_a time_n be_v remedy_v and_o remove_v and_o do_v away_o for_o as_o s._n james_n say_v in_o another_o case_n god_n give_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cap._n 4._o 6._o he_o give_v more_o grace_n and_o show_v more_o favour_n to_o heal_v those_o that_o be_v sick_a and_o break_a in_o heart_n than_o to_o break_v their_o heart_n with_o sickness_n that_o be_v well_o and_o whole_a both_o be_v from_o the_o same_o grace_n but_o the_o one_o more_o especial_o the_o other_o but_o then_o the_o main_a point_n for_o satisfaction_n will_v be_v this_o see_v it_o be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o god_n grace_n to_o cure_v all_o infirmity_n and_o that_o in_o a_o moment_n with_o a_o word-speaking_a as_o the_o centurion_n say_v speak_v but_o the_o word_n and_o my_o servant_n shall_v be_v whole_a why_o will_v god_n suffer_v so_o many_o of_o his_o own_o patient_n that_o have_v no_o physician_n but_o
himself_o to_o lie_v languish_v so_o long_o under_o his_o own_o hand_n and_o seem_v to_o take_v no_o notice_n of_o their_o misey_n the_o best_a answer_n i_o can_v give_v be_v that_o of_o our_o saviour_n to_o his_o mother_n john_n 2._o 4._o nondum_fw-la venit_fw-la hora_fw-la my_o hour_n be_v not_o yet_o come_v for_o you_o must_v conceive_v there_o be_v two_o kind_n of_o hour_n we_o have_v our_o hour_n and_o god_n have_v his_o hour_n as_o soon_o as_o we_o begin_v to_o sicken_v that_o we_o feel_v but_o any_o pain_n or_o find_v the_o want_n of_o any_o ease_n then_o be_v our_o hour_n to_o be_v heal_v then_o do_v we_o cry_v out_o as_o it_o be_v fit_a we_o shall_v have_v mercy_n upon_o i_o o_o lord_n for_o i_o be_o weak_a lord_n heal_v i_o for_o my_o bone_n be_v vex_v psal_n 6._o 2._o but_o god_n have_v another_o hour_n and_o that_o you_o shall_v find_v 2_o chron._n 7._o 14._o when_o my_o people_n humble_v themselves_o and_o pray_v and_o seek_v my_o face_n and_o turn_v from_o their_o wicked_a way_n that_o be_v when_o they_o be_v better_v and_o amend_v by_o my_o affliction_n then_o say_v god_n will_v i_o hear_v in_o heaven_n and_o have_v mercy_n upon_o they_o and_o heal_v their_o land_n god_n complain_v of_o that_o people_n in_o many_o place_n that_o their_o heart_n be_v wax_v fat_a that_o they_o will_v not_o see_v with_o their_o eye_n nor_o hear_v with_o their_o ear_n nor_o understand_v with_o their_o heart_n ne_fw-la convertantur_fw-la ut_fw-la sanem_fw-la mat._n 13._o 15._o lest_o they_o shall_v be_v convert_v and_o i_o shall_v heal_v they_o so_o that_o the_o time_n of_o our_o conversion_n be_v god_n healing-time_n first_o labour_v to_o be_v convert_v and_o then_o look_v to_o be_v heal_v and_o not_o before_o so_o act_v 3._o 19_o repent_v and_o be_v convert_v that_o your_o sin_n may_v be_v blot_v out_o and_o then_o and_o never_o till_o then_o look_v for_o a_o tempus_fw-la refrigerij_fw-la a_o time_n of_o refresh_v from_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o lord_n we_o read_v numb_a 12._o 14._o when_o myriam_n be_v strike_v with_o leprosy_n moses_n be_v importunate_a with_o god_n to_o heal_v present_o out_o of_o hand_n heale_n her_o now_o o_o lord_n i_o beseech_v thou_o heale_n her_o now_o no_o say_v god_n i_o will_v not_o heal_v she_o yet_o she_o shall_v stay_v the_o time_n that_o i_o have_v determine_v upon_o she_o for_o if_o her_o father_n have_v but_o spit_v in_o her_o face_n shall_v she_o not_o have_v be_v ashamed_a and_o keep_v in_o for_o seven_o day_n etc._n etc._n so_o persuade_v yourselves_o of_o this_o that_o there_o be_v a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o appoint_a time_n that_o god_n have_v set_v down_o with_o himself_o in_o heaven_n when_o and_o wherein_o his_o mercy_n shall_v appear_v on_o earth_n for_o our_o recovery_n and_o till_o that_o time_n we_o must_v wait_v as_o david_n say_v psal_n 123._o 2._o as_o the_o eye_n of_o a_o servant_n wait_v on_o the_o hand_n of_o their_o master_n and_o the_o eye_n of_o a_o maiden_n on_o the_o hand_n of_o her_o mistress_n so_o do_v our_o eye_n wait_v upon_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n until_o that_o he_o have_v mercy_n upon_o we_o mark_v that_o same_o donec_fw-la misereatur_fw-la until_o he_o have_v mercy_n that_o be_v though_o god_n show_v thou_o not_o mercy_n this_o day_n nor_o to_o morrow_n nor_o the_o next_o day_n may_v be_v not_o till_o a_o long_a time_n after_o yet_o let_v not_o thy_o heart_n be_v dismay_v but_o let_v thy_o soul_n true_o wait_v upon_o god_n until_o he_o show_v thou_o mercy_n let_v he_o show_v it_o when_o he_o will_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n know_v thou_o be_v under_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o wise_a and_o gracious_a god_n who_o measure_v every_o dram_n ofsorrow_n that_o thou_o feel_v who_o will_v not_o only_o be_v about_o thy_o bed_n but_o will_v ever_o make_v all_o thy_o bed_n in_o thy_o sickness_n and_o will_v so_o establish_v and_o underprop_v thou_o with_o his_o grace_n that_o though_o thy_o body_n lie_v in_o pain_n thy_o soul_n shall_v lie_v at_o ease_n though_o thy_o outward_a man_n consume_v and_o melt_v away_o for_o very_a heaviness_n yet_o that_o same_o interior_n cordis_fw-la homo_fw-la as_o saint_n peter_n speak_v the_o inner_a man_n of_o thy_o heart_n shall_v be_v so_o strengthen_v with_o might_n and_o arm_v with_o patience_n and_o guard_v with_o peace_n that_o neither_o pain_n of_o death_n nor_o the_o power_n of_o hell_n shall_v ever_o be_v able_a to_o prevail_v against_o thou_o in_o a_o word_n if_o ever_o it_o shall_v please_v god_n to_o cast_v thou_o down_o upon_o that_o same_o lectum_n languoris_fw-la that_o bed_n of_o languish_v which_o david_n speak_v of_o psal_n 41._o 4._o for_o that_o we_o all_o must_v make_v account_n of_o though_o we_o now_o lie_v and_o laze_v upon_o our_o bed_n the_o time_n may_v come_v that_o we_o shall_v lie_v and_o languish_v on_o our_o bed_n wish_v as_o they_o do_v in_o deuteronomy_n when_o it_o be_v morning_n will_v god_n it_o be_v evening_n and_o when_o it_o be_v evening_n will_v god_n it_o be_v morning_n if_o ever_o such_o a_o doleful_a time_n shall_v happen_v to_o thou_o i_o pray_v god_n of_o his_o mercy_n look_v gracious_o upon_o thou_o and_o say_v unto_o thy_o bleed_a soul_n as_o he_o do_v once_o to_o that_o forlorn_a infant_n ezech._n 16._o 6._o dixi_fw-la in_o sanguinibus_fw-la etc._n etc._n when_o thou_o be_v in_o thy_o blood_n i_o say_v unto_o thou_o live_v yea_o i_o say_v unto_o thou_o when_o thou_o be_v in_o thy_o blood_n live_v if_o god_n do_v but_o say_v thou_o shall_v live_v though_o thou_o be_v in_o thy_o blood_n though_o thou_o be_v in_o thy_o grave_n his_o word_n shall_v fetch_v thou_o for_o his_o grace_n if_o it_o stand_v with_o his_o glory_n be_v sufficient_a to_o heal_v thou_o 4._o the_o last_o and_o chief_a thing_n whereunto_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n and_o nothing_o else_o but_o god_n grace_n be_v sufficient_a be_v ad_fw-la salvandum_fw-la to_o save_v the_o soul_n of_o every_o one_o that_o have_v it_o the_o apostle_n call_v it_o the_o grace_n that_o bring_v salvation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tit._n 2._o 11._o for_o as_o the_o wickedness_n of_o man_n bring_v destruction_n so_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n bring_v salvation_n to_o every_o soul_n that_o entertain_v it_o saint_n paul_n be_v direct_v ephes_n 2._o 5._o by_o grace_n you_o be_v save_v whether_o it_o be_v mean_v of_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n within_o we_o which_o our_o saviour_n compare_v to_o salt_n mark_v 9_o 50._o habete_fw-la salem_fw-la in_o vobis_fw-la etc._n etc._n have_v salt_n in_o yourselves_o and_o peace_n with_o one_o another_o because_o as_o salt_n preserve_v the_o flesh_n so_o do_v grace_n preserve_v the_o spirit_n from_o corruption_n and_o rottenness_n in_o sin_n or_o whether_o it_o be_v mean_v of_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n that_o be_v over_o and_o above_o we_o i_o mean_v his_o favour_n and_o love_a kindness_n which_o lighten_v upon_o we_o from_o heaven_n as_o we_o pray_v in_o our_o liturgy_n let_v thy_o mercy_n lighten_v upon_o we_o as_o our_o trust_n be_v in_o thou_o take_v it_o either_o way_n it_o hold_v good_a and_o true_a for_o by_o the_o one_o we_o be_v prepare_v for_o salvation_n by_o the_o other_o salvation_n be_v prepare_v for_o we_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n within_o we_o prepare_v we_o for_o salvation_n the_o grace_n of_o god_n over_o we_o prepare_v salvation_n for_o we_o so_o both_o way_n it_o be_v our_o happiness_n by_o grace_n to_o be_v save_v it_o be_v god_n merciful_a promise_n deut._n 11._o 12._o my_o eye_n shall_v be_v upon_o this_o land_n from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o year_n to_o the_o end_n thereof_o such_o be_v god_n goodness_n where_o he_o bestow_v his_o grace_n such_o a_o care_n have_v god_n of_o their_o soul_n that_o his_o eye_n be_v upon_o they_o from_o the_o begin_n of_o their_o conversion_n to_o the_o end_n of_o their_o salvation_n and_o as_o his_o eye_n be_v upon_o they_o to_o watch_v over_o they_o so_o his_o hand_n be_v with_o they_o to_o conduct_v they_o in_o the_o right_a way_n of_o please_a god_n and_o of_o save_v their_o own_o soul_n deut._n 33._o 3._o all_o his_o saint_n be_v in_o thy_o hand_n as_o a_o father_n lead_v his_o child_n so_o do_v god_n lead_v his_o saint_n by_o his_o grace_n and_o by_o his_o good_a spirit_n from_o all_o thing_n prejudicial_a to_o all_o thing_n profitable_a to_o his_o service_n and_o their_o own_o salvation_n to_o conclude_v this_o point_n because_o as_o the_o schoolman_n say_v well_o ad_fw-la singulos_fw-la actus_fw-la desideratur_fw-la gratia_n a_o man_n have_v need_v of_o grace_n to_o every_o action_n that_o he_o take_v in_o hand_n and_o that_o he_o can_v do_v nothing_o well_o without_o it_o let_v we_o all_o
they_o will_v by_o their_o influence_n so_o moisten_v and_o fatten_v the_o earth_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o be_v behold_v to_o god_n for_o any_o rain_n now_o quoth_v eliah_n here_o be_v a_o judgement_n to_o try_v your_o god_n withal_o go_v to_o the_o god_n that_o you_o have_v serve_v let_v they_o help_v now_o or_o never_o if_o they_o can_v do_v any_o thing_n they_o can_v send_v a_o shower_n of_o rain_n if_o not_o why_o do_v you_o serve_v they_o i_o say_v it_o be_v a_o convince_a judgement_n eliah_n do_v it_o on_o purpose_n to_o let_v they_o see_v the_o vileness_n of_o their_o idolatry_n what_o base_a what_o impotent_a what_o unworthy_a god_n they_o serve_v that_o can_v not_o help_v their_o client_n to_o a_o drop_n of_o rain_n in_o like_a manner_n whatsoever_o a_o man_n make_v his_o god_n beside_o the_o true_a one_o i_o mean_v put_v his_o trust_n in_o for_o help_v in_o time_n of_o need_n shall_v at_o length_n so_o deceive_v he_o and_o so_o befool_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v force_v to_o confess_v as_o these_o people_n do_v in_o the_o end_n the_o lord_n he_o be_v god_n the_o lord_n he_o be_v god_n 2._o because_o it_o be_v a_o just_a and_o a_o fit_a punishment_n this_o people_n be_v guilty_a of_o spiritual_a barrenness_n and_o god_n plague_v they_o with_o temporal_a barrenness_n no_o nation_n under_o heaven_n be_v so_o husband_v and_o manure_v of_o god_n so_o water_v with_o the_o dew_n of_o heaven_n i_o mean_v with_o the_o mean_n of_o grace_n and_o salvation_n as_o they_o be_v and_o yet_o none_o more_o unfruitful_a in_o every_o good_a work_n now_o therefore_o eliah_n fit_v they_o with_o a_o judgement_n suitable_a and_o agreeable_a to_o their_o sin_n he_o pray_v to_o god_n that_o it_o may_v not_o rain_v that_o so_o their_o land_n may_v be_v answerable_a to_o their_o life_n and_o their_o soil_n become_v as_o barren_a as_o their_o soul_n thus_o it_o please_v god_n many_o time_n to_o pay_v man_n in_o their_o own_o coin_n to_o come_v home_o to_o they_o in_o their_o own_o kind_n and_o to_o fit_v his_o punishment_n according_a to_o their_o sin_n that_o as_o they_o that_o sin_n in_o their_o good_n by_o misget_v miskeeping_n and_o mispend_v they_o be_v many_o time_n punish_v in_o their_o good_n by_o loss_n and_o cross_n by_o fire_n by_o water_n etc._n etc._n and_o as_o they_o that_o sin_n in_o their_o child_n by_o misloving_a or_o misnurture_v they_o be_v oft_o time_n punish_v in_o their_o child_n as_o david_n be_v in_o absolom_n and_o adonijah_n so_o they_o that_o sin_n in_o their_o land_n it_o be_v just_a with_o god_n to_o punish_v they_o in_o their_o land_n solomon_n tell_v we_o prov._n 21._o 4._o that_o the_o plough_v of_o a_o wicked_a man_n be_v sin_n that_o be_v strange_a the_o husbandry_n and_o tillage_n of_o the_o ground_n be_v general_o hold_v to_o be_v one_o of_o the_o most_o honest_a the_o most_o innocent_a the_o most_o harmless_a calling_n in_o the_o world_n and_o so_o it_o be_v of_o itself_o and_o yet_o we_o see_v when_o a_o wicked_a man_n take_v the_o plough_n in_o hand_n when_o a_o man_n go_v to_o his_o plough_n with_o a_o ill_a mind_n and_o a_o ill_a conscience_n his_o very_a plow_a add_v to_o his_o sin_n and_o it_o be_v just_a with_o god_n that_o that_o land_n which_o be_v plough_v sinful_o shall_v thrive_v according_o and_o become_v as_o bad_a and_o as_o barren_a as_o the_o owner_n a_o fruitful_a land_n do_v god_n make_v barren_a for_o the_o wickedness_n of_o they_o that_o dwell_v therein_o 3._o because_o it_o be_v a_o sensible_a and_o a_o palpable_a judgement_n as_o god_n almighty_n tell_v cain_n gen._n 4._o 7._o that_o he_o shall_v be_v curse_v from_o the_o earth_n the_o lord_n know_v that_o cain_n care_v not_o to_o be_v curse_v from_o heaven_n and_o to_o be_v banish_v from_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n and_o brand_v for_o a_o reprobate_n but_o to_o be_v curse_v from_o the_o earth_n to_o be_v curse_v in_o earthly_a thing_n he_o be_v a_o tiller_n of_o the_o earth_n that_o will_v go_v near_o to_o his_o heart_n of_o any_o judgement_n even_o such_o be_v the_o disposition_n of_o every_o man_n of_o the_o earth_n as_o david_n term_v earthly-minded_n man_n they_o do_v not_o value_v nor_o care_n to_o be_v curse_v from_o heaven_n to_o be_v excommunicate_v out_o of_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n and_o out_o of_o the_o bless_a company_n of_o all_o faithful_a people_n which_o censure_n of_o excommunication_n if_o it_o be_v right_o carry_v with_o a_o clavae_n non_fw-la errante_fw-la as_o the_o schoolman_n speak_v when_o there_o be_v no_o error_n commit_v in_o the_o use_n of_o the_o key_n be_v one_o of_o the_o great_a punishment_n under_o heaven_n but_o carnal_a man_n be_v not_o sensible_a of_o this_o and_o therefore_o god_n will_v punish_v they_o in_o that_o wherein_o they_o be_v sensible_a in_o their_o wife_n and_o child_n in_o their_o corn_n and_o cattle_n etc._n etc._n in_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v near_o and_o dear_a to_o they_o as_o when_o david_n sling_v his_o stone_n at_o goliath_n if_o he_o have_v strike_v he_o upon_o any_o part_n of_o his_o harness_n he_o have_v never_o feel_v the_o blow_n but_o strike_v he_o as_o he_o do_v in_o the_o forehead_n which_o be_v naked_a and_o tender_a that_o sink_v he_o present_o so_o it_o be_v with_o carnal_a man_n for_o spiritual_a judgement_n they_o be_v harness_v their_o heart_n be_v harden_v their_o conscience_n be_v sear_v they_o have_v as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o horny_a hoof_n as_o it_o be_v grow_v over_o their_o heart_n that_o make_v they_o insensible_a of_o any_o spiritual_a blow_n that_o can_v light_v upon_o they_o therefore_o almighty_a god_n know_v in_o what_o part_n they_o lie_v naked_a in_o what_o kind_n they_o be_v tender_o affect_v namely_o in_o their_o affection_n to_o earthly_a thing_n strike_v they_o there_o plague_v they_o in_o that_o and_o that_o â—inkes_v they_o like_o nabal_n who_o heart_n die_v within_o he_o like_o a_o stone_n as_o we_o see_v in_o exodus_fw-la how_o pharaoh_n and_o the_o egyptian_n harden_v their_o heart_n and_o out_o stand_v all_o the_o plague_n of_o egypt_n till_o god_n plague_v they_o in_o their_o child_n and_o that_o break_v their_o heart_n so_o believe_v it_o they_o that_o care_v not_o for_o spiritual_a punishment_n for_o the_o loss_n of_o god_n favour_n the_o loss_n of_o heaven_n the_o loss_n and_o peril_n of_o their_o own_o soul_n god_n will_v find_v a_o time_n to_o punish_v they_o in_o that_o which_o they_o do_v and_o shall_v care_v for_o in_o their_o corn_n in_o their_o substance_n in_o that_o which_o be_v near_a and_o â—earest_a â—o_o thâ—_n as_o he_o do_v these_o israelite_n here_o because_o they_o be_v not_o sensible_a of_o the_o want_n of_o grace_n god_n punish_v they_o with_o that_o will_v make_v they_o sensible_a with_o the_o want_n of_o rain_n that_o when_o they_o have_v plough_v &_o sow_v their_o land_n and_o bestow_v all_o their_o care_n and_o cost_n all_o shall_v be_v in_o vain_a for_o want_v of_o 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say_v to_o walk_v with_o god_n when_o he_o lead_v his_o life_n in_o such_o a_o way_n as_o god_n do_v best_a accept_v in_o the_o way_n of_o of_o godliness_n and_o honesty_n in_o the_o way_n of_o temperance_n and_o sobriety_n in_o the_o way_n of_o diligence_n and_o industry_n when_o a_o man_n have_v mind_n on_o god_n in_o all_o his_o way_n and_o desire_v god_n protection_n and_o conduct_n to_o guide_v his_o foot_n into_o the_o way_n of_o peace_n this_o be_v in_o a_o general_a sense_n and_o acceptance_n to_o walk_v with_o god_n more_o particular_o a_o man_n be_v then_o say_v in_o proper_a sense_n to_o walk_v with_o god_n when_o he_o walk_v with_o none_o else_o but_o god_n as_o isaac_n do_v when_o he_o sequester_v himself_o and_o go_v out_o alone_o into_o the_o field_n to_o meditate_v and_o to_o pray_v gen._n 40._o 69._o the_o word_n suach_n signify_v both_o then_o go_v he_o out_o to_o walk_v with_o god_n and_o indeed_o there_o be_v no_o such_o time_n for_o a_o man_n to_o converse_v with_o 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