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comfort_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o thy_o corruption_n it_o will_v be_v thy_o cleanser_n a_o spirit_n of_o burn_v to_o consume_v those_o swarm_n of_o lust_n that_o cover_n and_o fill_v thy_o heart_n in_o thy_o fail_n and_o fall_n it_o will_v be_v thy_o remembrancer_n and_o teach_v thou_o to_o repent_v and_o humble_v thyself_o this_o be_v that_o monitor_n that_o furnish_v joseph_n with_o a_o answer_n to_o a_o most_o importunate_a and_o advantageous_a temptation_n how_o shall_v i_o do_v this_o great_a wickedness_n and_o sin_n against_o god_n gen._n 39.9_o that_o furnish_v job_n with_o silence_v answer_n to_o all_o those_o temptation_n to_o insolence_n pride_n self-confidence_n and_o injustice_n job_n 9.1_o that_o after_o david_n sin_n smite_v david_n heart_n before_o david_n heart_n smite_v he_o and_o teach_v he_o confession_n and_o sorrow_n and_o to_o beg_v a_o pardon_n 2_o sam._n 24.10_o only_o beware_v thou_o neglect_v not_o the_o voice_n of_o this_o spirit_n of_o god_n it_o may_v be_v thy_o neglect_n may_v quench_v it_o and_o thou_o may_v never_o hear_v that_o voice_n more_o or_o at_o least_o it_o will_v certain_o grieve_v it_o and_o can_v thou_o think_v of_o grieve_v that_o spirit_n without_o a_o tear_n which_o be_v content_a to_o descend_v into_o thy_o impure_a pollute_a heart_n to_o make_v it_o a_o heart_n fit_v for_o glory_n thy_o folly_n be_v great_a and_o thy_o ingratitude_n great_a when_o god_n speak_v once_o and_o twice_o and_o man_n perceive_v he_o not_o job_n 33.14_o it_o sometime_o fall_v out_o that_o he_o never_o speak_v to_o that_o man_n more_o ephraim_n be_v set_v upon_o idol_n let_v he_o alone_o hos_fw-la 4.17_o and_o that_o be_v the_o sad_a condition_n in_o the_o world_n but_o if_o he_o do_v his_o mercy_n will_v be_v a_o severe_a mercy_n he_o will_v speak_v loud_o job_n 33.22_o when_o the_o still_a voice_n be_v not_o hear_v his_o soul_n draw_v near_o to_o the_o grave_n and_o his_o life_n to_o the_o destroyer_n the_o observation_n of_o the_o secret_a admonition_n and_o reason_v of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n in_o the_o heart_n as_o it_o be_v a_o effectual_a mean_n so_o it_o be_v a_o calm_a and_o a_o comfortable_a mean_n to_o cleanse_v and_o sanctify_v thy_o heart_n and_o the_o â—oâ—eâ—itâ—i_n attend_v unto_o the_o more_o it_o will_v be_v conversant_a with_o thy_o soul_n for_o thy_o instruction_n strength_n and_o comfort_n prov._n 6.22_o when_o thou_o go_v it_o shall_v lead_v thou_o when_o thou_o sleep_v it_o shall_v keep_v thou_o and_o when_o thou_o awake_v it_o shall_v talk_v with_o thou_o chap._n xxvi_o of_o the_o mean_n of_o sanctification_n 2._o on_o man_n part_n viz._n faith_n love_n fear_v hope_v on_o our_o part_n the_o instrument_n of_o our_o sanctification_n be_v those_o supernatural_a act_n or_o habit_n of_o the_o soul_n wrought_v by_o the_o finger_n of_o god_n faith_n hope_n and_o love._n 1._o i'faith_o act_v 15.9_o god_n also_o purify_n their_o heart_n by_o faith._n and_o this_o it_o do_v as_o it_o be_v a_o act_n receive_v into_o the_o soul_n the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o subscribe_v to_o the_o truth_n and_o goodness_n of_o it_o receve_v it_o not_o as_o the_o word_n of_o man_n but_o as_o the_o word_n of_o the_o just_a and_o true_a god._n 1._o it_o therein_o find_v and_o believe_v the_o great_a debt_n of_o duty_n that_o the_o creature_n owe_v to_o his_o creator_n what_o can_v be_v unjust_a for_o god_n to_o require_v of_o that_o be_v which_o he_o give_v and_o make_v as_o the_o gift_n of_o a_o be_v be_v a_o infinite_a gift_n because_o it_o be_v a_o infinite_a motion_n there_o be_v no_o great_a disproportion_n imaginable_a than_o between_o not_o be_v and_o be_v so_o the_o engagement_n of_o obedience_n and_o conformity_n from_o that_o creature_n to_o the_o will_n and_o good_a pleasure_n of_o