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old_a proverb_n go_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d spartam_fw-la nactus_fw-la es_fw-la hanc_fw-la orna_fw-la every_o one_o shall_v look_v to_o his_o own_o office_n as_o the_o learned_a divine_a to_o preach_v the_o word_n of_o god_n the_o cobbler_n to_o mend_v his_o shoe_n the_o countryman_n to_o plough_v his_o ground_n &_o curabit_fw-la prelia_fw-la conon_n and_o the_o king_n or_o whosoever_o be_v the_o chief_a magistrate_n to_o provide_v for_o war_n and_o to_o conclude_v peace_n which_o be_v the_o only_a way_n to_o keep_v all_o thing_n in_o the_o right_a way_n because_o that_o mittere_fw-la falcem_fw-la in_o alienam_fw-la messem_fw-la for_o the_o coachman_n with_o his_o whip_n to_o lash_v the_o pulpit_n the_o tailor_n with_o his_o shears_o to_o divide_v the_o word_n of_o god_n the_o shepherd_n with_o his_o hook_n to_o rule_v the_o people_n and_o the_o unruly_a people_n to_o reign_v as_o king_n be_v that_o which_o as_o the_o poet_n say_v turbabit_fw-la fadera_fw-mi mundi_fw-la 1._o lucan_n phar_n l._n 1._o and_o be_v the_o ready_a way_n to_o pull_v all_o thing_n asunder_o &_o to_o tear_v in_o piece_n the_o whole_a course_n of_o nature_n and_o to_o subvert_v all_o the_o order_n of_o god_n creature_n and_o indeed_o to_o reduce_v the_o total_a frame_n of_o the_o creation_n to_o a_o speedy_a dissolution_n whereas_o that_o man_n be_v worthy_a of_o all_o praise_n as_o aelian_a say_v which_o meddle_v with_o nothing_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o pertain_v nothing_o unto_o he_o but_o look_v only_a and_o careful_o to_o his_o own_o duty_n and_o he_o be_v worthy_a to_o be_v reprove_v as_o our_o saviour_n check_v saint_n peter_n for_o his_o curiosity_n to_o know_v what_o john_n must_v do_v that_o be_v a_o stranger_n in_o his_o own_o affair_n and_o busi_v himself_o only_o with_o what_o only_o belong_v unto_o other_o and_o therefore_o not_o to_o do_v myself_o what_o i_o blame_v in_o other_o or_o to_o extend_v my_o discourse_n beyond_o my_o line_n to_o treat_v of_o the_o art_n of_o war_n with_o phormio_n before_o hannibal_n or_o to_o tell_v you_o the_o office_n of_o a_o king_n or_o a_o judge_n when_o my_o text_n tell_v i_o i_o be_o to_o treat_v of_o a_o shepherd_n but_o to_o keep_v myself_o contrary_a to_o the_o common_a practice_n ad_fw-la idem_fw-la to_o my_o own_o proper_a task_n i_o shall_v desire_v you_o to_o remember_v that_o the_o duty_n of_o a_o good_a shepherd_n consist_v chief_o in_o these_o two_o point_n 1._o negative_o what_o he_o shall_v not_o do_v to_o his_o sheep_n 2._o affirmative_o what_o he_o shall_v do_v for_o they_o 1._o the_o heathen_a man_n can_v tell_v we_o that_o boni_fw-la pastoris_fw-la est_fw-la pecus_fw-la tondere_fw-la non_fw-la deglubere_fw-la it_o be_v the_o part_n of_o a_o good_a shepherd_n to_o fleece_v
save_v we_o from_o all_o our_o sin_n and_o thus_o the_o true_a saint_n that_o do_v hate_v their_o sin_n and_o lie_v hold_v on_o christ_n do_v only_o love_v the_o lord_n and_o the_o wicked_a that_o delight_n in_o sin_n and_o perceive_v not_o the_o sweetness_n of_o their_o saviour_n can_v be_v say_v to_o love_n god_n for_o as_o the_o whole_a have_v no_o need_n of_o the_o physician_n and_o give_v no_o thanks_o for_o his_o physic_n so_o they_o that_o feel_v not_o the_o sense_n of_o their_o own_o misery_n and_o perceive_v not_o their_o obligation_n to_o their_o deliverer_n can_v have_v no_o love_n to_o god_n their_o saviour_n therefore_o see_v as_o the_o poet_n say_v quod_fw-la latet_fw-la ignotum_fw-la est_fw-la ignoti_fw-la nulla_fw-la cupido_fw-la and_o as_o s._n bern._n say_v non_fw-la potes_fw-la aut_fw-la amare_fw-la quem_fw-la non_fw-la noveris_fw-la aut_fw-la habere_fw-la quem_fw-la non_fw-la amaveris_fw-la we_o can_v love_v who_o we_o know_v not_o nor_o enjoy_v who_o we_o love_v not_o it_o behove_v we_o to_o search_v into_o our_o spirit_n to_o look_v into_o our_o own_o state_n to_o consider_v the_o multitude_n of_o our_o own_o sin_n and_o to_o bethink_v ourselves_o in_o what_o need_n we_o stand_v of_o a_o deliverer_n to_o see_v if_o this_o will_v not_o bring_v we_o in_o love_n with_o god_n our_o saviour_n and_o then_o i_o beseech_v you_o consider_v two_o special_a point_n to_o be_v consider_v let_v we_o consider_v 1._o what_o manner_n of_o love_n we_o ought_v to_o have_v 2._o how_o great_a a_o love_n it_o ought_v to_o be_v towards_o he_o and_o 1._o i_o presume_v theâ—e_n be_v no_o man_n in_o this_o assembly_n but_o he_o will_v think_v himself_o much_o injure_v have_v injure_v what_o manner_n of_o lovewe_a aught_o to_o have_v if_o it_o be_v but_o imagine_v that_o he_o do_v not_o love_n god_n his_o saviour_n and_o iâ—_n be_v not_o my_o desire_n to_o dishearten_v any_o when_o i_o wish_v from_o my_o heart_n that_o every_o the_o least_o spark_n of_o your_o love_n to_o god_n may_v prove_v a_o glorious_a flame_n yet_o i_o fear_v there_o be_v very_o many_o man_n that_o come_v into_o the_o world_n they_o know_v not_o why_o and_o live_v therein_o they_o care_v not_o how_o and_o go_v out_o of_o it_o again_o they_o can_v tell_v where_o but_o do_v live_v in_o it_o without_o a_o god_n and_o then_o die_v without_o any_o hope_n and_o other_o there_o be_v that_o dream_n of_o happiness_n and_o their_o hope_n be_v but_o dream_n they_o do_v therein_o but_o deceive_v themselves_o like_o those_o that_o dream_n they_o be_v at_o a_o pleasant_a banquet_n yet_o when_o they_o awake_v their_o soul_n be_v hungry_a for_o as_o the_o jew_n in_o our_o saviour_n time_n do_v indeed_o persecute_v he_o because_o they_o be_v so_o blind_v that_o they_o can_v not_o apprehend_v he_o to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n but_o for_o god_n himself_o they_o make_v full_a account_n that_o they_o alone_o and_o none_o but_o they_o do_v love_v he_o and_o for_o moses_n who_o very_a name_n be_v the_o glory_n of_o their_o nation_n they_o profess_v to_o love_v he_o beyond_o measure_n so_o that_o whosoever_o speak_v any_o blasphemous_a word_n against_o moses_n be_v think_v worthy_a to_o be_v stone_v to_o death_n 45._o act_n 6.11_o john_n 5.42_o v._o 45._o and_o yet_o our_o saviour_n tell_v they_o i_o know_v you_o that_o you_o have_v not_o the_o love_n of_o god_n in_o you_o and_o that_o moses_n in_o who_o they_o trust_v shall_v accuse_v they_o before_o god_n so_o many_o christian_n at_o the_o last_o day_n shall_v profess_v that_o they_o have_v prophesy_v in_o christ_n name_n &_o cast_v out_o devil_n &_o do_v many_o wonderful_a work_n in_o his_o name_n &_o rebel_v against_o their_o own_o king_n and_o kill_v their_o own_o brethren_n and_o starve_v their_o own_o shepherd_n and_o hazard_v their_o own_o life_n for_o his_o sake_n and_o yet_o he_o shall_v protest_v unto_o they_o i_o never_o know_v you_o i._n e._n to_o love_v i_o or_o to_o do_v these_o thing_n for_o my_o sake_n but_o for_o your_o own_o end_n and_o to_o satisfy_v your_o own_o desire_n and_o therefore_o depart_v from_o i_o you_o worker_n of_o iniquity_n and_o the_o reason_n be_v real_a two_o sort_n of_o the_o lover_n of_o christ_n 1._o formal_n 2._o real_a that_o there_o be_v two_o sort_n of_o the_o lover_n of_o christ_n and_o two_o kind_n of_o professor_n of_o christianity_n 1._o general_n 2._o special_a that_o formal_a this_o real_a that_o in_o show_n this_o in_o deed_n that_o engender_v by_o education_n by_o country_n by_o custom_n by_o conformity_n to_o the_o law_n and_o fashion_n of_o they_o with_o who_o they_o live_v and_o by_o a_o common_a sense_n of_o god_n outward_a favour_n for_o christ_n his_o sake_n unto_o they_o and_o this_o infuse_v by_o a_o inward_a operation_n of_o god_n spirit_n in_o the_o heart_n in_o all_o sincerity_n and_o truth_n and_o be_v continual_o preserve_v and_o increase_v by_o a_o lively_a sense_n of_o god_n special_a favour_n unto_o they_o through_o jesus_n christ_n and_o you_o know_v that_o s._n paul_n tell_v we_o he_o be_v not_o a_o jew_n which_o be_v one_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o that_o which_o appear_v outward_o in_o the_o flesh_n i.e._n which_o be_v but_o only_o bear_v and_o breed_v a_o jew_n of_o the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n of_o the_o visible_a synagogue_n and_o partaker_n of_o all_o the_o external_a covenant_n of_o grace_n but_o he_o only_o be_v the_o right_a jew_n which_o be_v one_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d inward_o in_o the_o secret_n of_o the_o heart_n so_o he_o be_v not_o a_o christian_n that_o be_v but_o only_o bear_v a_o christian_a and_o do_v but_o outward_o profess_v christianity_n to_o come_v to_o the_o church_n to_o hear_v sermon_n to_o receive_v the_o sacrament_n christian_a who_o be_v the_o true_a christian_a and_o to_o accustom_v himself_o to_o all_o the_o outward_a formality_n of_o christianity_n but_o he_o be_v the_o true_a christian_a that_o be_v so_o make_v by_o his_o second_o birth_n and_o by_o that_o internal_a grace_n which_o be_v indeed_o invisible_a unto_o other_o but_o most_o sensible_a unto_o himself_o and_o who_o as_o the_o evangelist_n say_v 1.13_o john_n 1.13_o be_v bear_v not_o of_o blood_n nor_o of_o the_o will_n of_o the_o flesh_n nor_o of_o the_o will_n of_o man_n but_o of_o god_n and_o therefore_o see_v god_n be_v not_o mock_v and_o that_o he_o require_v truth_n in_o the_o inward_a part_n and_o the_o exact_a kind_n of_o love_n that_o can_v be_v imagine_v let_v we_o not_o mock_v our_o self_n by_o any_o presumptuous_a conceit_n of_o our_o love_n to_o god_n and_o so_o deceive_v our_o own_o heart_n and_o betray_v our_o own_o soul_n which_o be_v the_o usual_a practice_n of_o too_o too_o many_o man_n for_o if_o we_o love_v god_n as_o we_o ought_v than_o our_o love_n must_v be_v as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o purity_n in_o simplicity_n or_o as_o the_o word_n signify_v in_o incorruption_n i.e._n such_o as_o neither_o the_o most_o honourable_a nor_o the_o most_o profitable_a nor_o the_o most_o delectable_a thing_n in_o this_o world_n can_v ever_o be_v able_a to_o lessen_v or_o diminish_v the_o least_o jot_n of_o our_o love_n to_o god_n when_o with_o the_o apostle_n we_o disesteem_v our_o preferment_n and_o our_o honour_n and_o whatsoever_o else_o the_o world_n can_v confer_v upon_o we_o and_o account_v they_o all_o but_o as_o dung_n in_o comparison_n of_o our_o love_n to_o god_n and_o the_o discharge_n of_o that_o duty_n which_o we_o owe_v unto_o he_o for_o so_o abraham_n forsake_v his_o country_n neglect_v his_o honour_n and_o be_v ready_a to_o facrifice_v his_o only_a son_n in_o obedience_n to_o the_o command_n of_o god_n and_o so_o will_v all_o they_o do_v that_o do_v true_o love_v the_o lord_n as_o they_o out_o to_o love_v he_o 2._o for_o the_o extent_n and_o quantity_n of_o our_o love_n to_o god_n s._n augustine_n say_v ecclesiae_fw-la aug._n de_fw-fr moribus_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la that_o modus_fw-la diligendi_fw-la deum_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la diligatur_fw-la quantum_fw-la potest_fw-la diligi_fw-la &_o quanto_fw-la plus_fw-la diligitur_fw-la tanto_fw-la est_fw-la dilectio_fw-la melior_fw-la and_o st._n bernard_n say_v that_o modus_fw-la diligendi_fw-la deum_fw-la est_fw-la sine_fw-la modo_fw-la the_o measure_n of_o our_o love_n to_o god_n shall_v be_v beyond_o measure_n so_o much_o that_o we_o shall_v prefer_v his_o love_n his_o honour_n and_o his_o service_n before_o our_o father_n or_o mother_n or_o wife_n or_o husband_n or_o child_n or_o pleasure_n or_o profit_n or_o any_o other_o thing_n in_o this_o world_n yea_o before_o our_o own_o life_n which_o we_o shall_v be_v ready_a and_o willing_a to_o lay_v down_o for_o the_o love_n of_o he_o and_o the_o defence_n of_o his_o truth_n and_o service_n qui_fw-fr