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they_o in_o a_o joyful_a comfortable_a condition_n isa._n liv_o 7._o for_o a_o small_a moment_n have_v i_o forsake_v thou_o but_o with_o great_a mercy_n will_v i_o gather_v thou_o vers._n 8._o in_o a_o little_a wrath_n i_o hide_v my_o face_n from_o thou_o for_o a_o moment_n but_o with_o everlasting_a kindness_n will_v i_o have_v mercy_n upon_o thou_o say_v the_o lord_n thy_o redeemer_n this_o he_o do_v 2._o in_o care_n lest_o they_o shall_v be_v swallow_v up_o and_o overwhelm_v with_o grief_n and_o fearâ—…_n isa._n lvii_o 16._o for_o i_o will_v not_o contend_v for_o ever_o neither_o will_v i_o be_v always_o wroth_a for_o the_o spirit_n shall_v fail_v before_o i_o and_o the_o soul_n which_o i_o have_v make_v vers._n 18._o i_o will_v restore_v comfort_n unto_o he_o and_o to_o his_o mourner_n s._n paul_n how_o careful_a be_v he_o lest_o the_o excommunicate_v câ—…rinthian_n shall_v be_v swallow_v up_o with_o overmuch_a sorrow_n 2_o cor._n two_o 7._o much_o more_o be_v christ._n god_n 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to_o posterity_n in_o particular_a beside_o those_o sacred_a annal_n of_o his_o church_n contain_v in_o the_o historical_a book_n of_o scripture_n the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v purposely_o frame_v some_o more_o summary_n and_o compendlous_a but_o yet_o full_a and_o perfect_a relation_n of_o the_o affair_n of_o his_o church_n and_o those_o likewise_o compose_v and_o frame_v into_o song_n and_o psalm_n to_o make_v they_o more_o fit_a carriage_n for_o memory_n and_o that_o by_o the_o pleasantness_n of_o they_o they_o may_v sink_v more_o deep_o into_o their_o heart_n and_o more_o strong_o affect_v they_o thus_o moses_n after_o all_o his_o sermon_n and_o commemoration_n make_v to_o the_o people_n in_o deuteronâ—…my_n of_o god_n deal_n with_o they_o and_o their_o carriage_n towards_o he_o at_o last_o he_o compose_v a_o song_n and_o sing_v it_o to_o the_o people_n and_o commend_v it_o to_o posterity_n as_o a_o last_a monument_n for_o all_o generation_n deut_n xxxii_o thus_o the_o poet_n '_o 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now_o we_o may_v use_v reverend_a compellation_n now_o not_o tender_a religious_a supplication_n thither_o heb._n twelve_o 23._o you_o be_v come_v to_o the_o spirit_n of_o just_a man_n make_v perfect_a and_o to_o jesus_n the_o mediator_n of_o the_o new_a covenant_n they_o be_v not_o mediator_n joseph_n desire_v the_o butler_n to_o remember_v he_o but_o he_o forget_v he_o it_o be_v the_o pious_a meditation_n of_o s._n augustine_n upon_o those_o word_n of_o the_o psalmist_n psal._n oxxiii_fw-la 2._o behold_v as_o the_o eye_n of_o servant_n look_v unto_o the_o hand_n of_o their_o master_n and_o as_o the_o eye_n of_o a_o maiden_n unto_o the_o hand_n of_o her_o mistress_n so_o our_o eye_n
neighbour_n and_o by_o their_o seeming-forwardness_n to_o delude_v they_o well_o that_o imposture_n hold_v not_o always_o there_o be_v never_o a_o counterfeit_a cripple_n but_o be_v sometime_o see_v walk_v without_o his_o crutch_n the_o hypocrite_n vizor_n will_v some_o time_n or_o other_o fall_n from_o his_o face_n and_o then_o he_o will_v appear_v in_o his_o true_a colour_n but_o suppose_v they_o be_v not_o discover_v yet_o the_o matter_n be_v not_o great_a the_o mistake_n and_o error_n of_o charity_n be_v seldom_o culpable_a but_o mostwhat_a commendable_a the_o hypocrite_n in_o the_o long_o run_v will_v be_v find_v above_o all_o to_o have_v deceive_v himself_o and_o that_o be_v the_o great_a deceit_n and_o most_o uncomfortable_a there_o be_v some_o excuse_n to_o be_v overreach_v by_o other_o it_o make_v the_o sin_n or_o error_n more_o pardonable_a but_o who_o will_v pity_v he_o that_o cozen_v himself_o that_o be_v one_o reason_n why_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o lapse_v angel_n be_v not_o pardonable_a as_o be_v the_o sin_n of_o adam_n the_o devil_n misguide_v themselves_o our_o first_o parent_n be_v deceive_v by_o the_o serpent_n nay_o such_o self-deceiver_n they_o act_v a_o double_a part_n in_o sin_v and_o so_o shall_v undergo_v a_o double_a portion_n in_o punishment_n the_o misleader_n and_o mislead_v say_v christ_n shall_v both_o fall_v into_o the_o ditch_n here_o one_o man_n do_v both_o evil_n and_o so_o shall_v suffer_v a_o double_a damnation_n that_o be_v the_o second_o they_o be_v self-deceived_n three_o they_o deceive_v themselves_o in_o a_o matter_n of_o the_o great_a moment_n and_o consequence_n and_o that_o be_v worst_o of_o all_o we_o overreach_v ourselves_o in_o the_o great_a business_n in_o the_o matter_n of_o our_o soul_n and_o such_o a_o deceit_n as_o this_o have_v these_o three_o aggravation_n 1._o it_o be_v maximè_fw-la pudenda_fw-la deceptio_fw-la it_o be_v a_o most_o shameful_a cozenage_n 'slight_o oversight_n be_v more_o excusable_a but_o to_o miss_v in_o the_o great_a business_n that_o be_v most_o ridiculous_a mala_fw-la emptio_fw-la semper_fw-la ingrata_fw-la est_fw-la every_o man_n laugh_v at_o he_o who_o be_v penny-wise_a and_o pound-foolish_a and_o twit_v he_o with_o his_o oversight_n and_o upbraid_v he_o with_o they_o this_o be_v the_o man_n who_o be_v cunning_a in_o trifle_n but_o gross_o deceive_v himself_o in_o soul-business_n how_o shameful_a be_v that_o s._n james_n lay_v load_n on_o this_o folly_n chap._n i._n 26._o this_o man_n deceive_v his_o own_o heart_n his_o religion_n be_v vain_a o_o vanity_n and_o deceit_n in_o our_o religion_n to_o be_v mistake_v in_o that_o weighty_a business_n it_o be_v a_o most_o shameful_a deceit_n 2._o it_o be_v damnosissima_fw-la deceptio_fw-la he_o bring_v upon_o himself_o the_o most_o costly_a deceit_n the_o great_a loss_n the_o loss_n of_o salvation_n that_o be_v a_o inestimable_a loss_n error_n circa_fw-la ultimum_fw-la finem_fw-la the_o prophet_n isaiah_n cry_v out_o of_o these_o deceit_n denounce_v a_o woe_n unto_o they_o isai._n iii._o ix_o woe_n be_v unto_o they_o they_o have_v reward_v evil_a unto_o their_o soul_n oh_o the_o deceit_n of_o sin_n be_v deadly_a sin_n deceive_v i_o and_o slay_v i_o rom._n seven_o 11._o 3._o it_o be_v irreparabilis_fw-la deceptio_fw-la that_o add_v to_o the_o aggravation_n it_o be_v a_o irrecoverable_a deceit_n other_o mistake_n may_v be_v rectify_v and_o regain_v but_o he_o who_o cheat_v himself_o of_o his_o own_o soul_n and_o his_o heavenly_a inheritance_n be_v undo_v for_o ever_o that_o be_v the_o woeful_a error_n that_o will_v never_o be_v fetch_v about_o again_o it_o be_v like_o esau_n bad_a bargain_n when_o he_o cheat_v himself_o of_o his_o birthright_n for_o a_o mess_n of_o pottage_n he_o can_v not_o recover_v it_o though_o he_o seek_v it_o with_o tear_n to_o have_v all_o our_o thought_n to_o perish_v all_o our_o imagination_n and_o hope_n of_o go_v to_o heaven_n to_o be_v a_o mere_a delusion_n not_o to_o be_v mistake_v in_o some_o particular_n but_o in_o the_o end_n to_o be_v a_o fool_n jer._n xvii_o 15._o oh_o this_o be_v a_o bitter_a reproach_n when_o god_n call_v we_o fool_n sure_a heaven_n be_v never_o make_v for_o fool_n the_o foolish_a shall_v not_o stand_v in_o thy_o sight_n psal._n v._n 4._o a_o sermon_n on_o philip_n i._o 27._o only_o let_v your_o conversation_n be_v as_o it_o become_v the_o gospel_n of_o christ_n that_o whether_o i_o come_v and_o see_v you_o or_o else_o be_v absent_a i_o may_v hear_v of_o your_o affair_n that_o you_o stand_v fast_o in_o one_o spirit_n with_o one_o mind_n strive_v together_o for_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o gospel_n the_o context_n be_v a_o affectionate_a protestation_n of_o s._n paul_n love_n to_o the_o philippian_n he_o assure_v they_o of_o his_o love_n to_o they_o and_o of_o his_o care_n for_o they_o the_o apostle_n be_v even_o now_o in_o a_o holy_a ardency_n of_o spirit_n rapt_v up_o into_o heaven_n long_v to_o be_v dissolve_v and_o to_o be_v 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