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trouble_n do_v increase_v again_o as_o lust_n deny_v they_o for_o lust_n will_v end_v in_o gross_a sin_n and_o gross_a sin_n in_o public_a shame_n and_o therefore_o as_o elisha_n cast_v salt_n into_o the_o spring_n to_o cure_v the_o brackishness_n of_o the_o water_n so_o look_v to_o lust_n they_o be_v the_o spring_n and_o rise_v of_o evil_a action_n let_v any_o lust_n alone_o either_o pride_n or_o envy_n or_o worldliness_n if_o you_o do_v not_o destroy_v it_o it_o will_v prove_v a_o bitter_a root_n to_o some_o gross_a sin_n and_o it_o may_v be_v of_o final_a apostasy_n and_o desperation_n a_o man_n that_o be_v give_v to_o worldly_a lust_n one_o time_n or_o other_o be_v put_v upon_o the_o trial_n if_o we_o find_v the_o sin_n providence_n will_v find_v the_o occasion_n and_o then_o he_o come_v off_o with_o visible_a shame_n and_o dishonour_v there_o be_v the_o root_n within_o and_o to_o what_o a_o excess_n do_v sin_n grow_v in_o those_o that_o deny_v themselves_o nothing_o and_o will_v 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and_o ruin_n and_o so_o i_o may_v instance_n in_o other_o lust_n sensuality_n begin_v with_o daintiness_n and_o end_n in_o adultery_n or_o some_o shameful_a act_n or_o else_o with_o beggary_n or_o some_o shameful_a punishment_n and_o both_o end_n with_o despair_n as_o sodom_n begin_v with_o fullness_n of_o bread_n than_o go_v on_o to_o foulness_n of_o lust_n and_o that_o bring_v hell_n out_o of_o heaven_n the_o lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n can_v also_o boast_v of_o its_o trophy_n and_o spoil_n it_o drown_v the_o old_a world_n burn_v sodom_n slay_v three_o thousand_o of_o god_n own_o people_n in_o one_o day_n numb_a 23._o compare_v with_o 1_o cor._n 10._o pride_n be_v not_o behindhand_o proud_a man_n have_v their_o fall_n and_o usual_o they_o be_v the_o more_o shameful_a because_o god_n honour_n be_v most_o sensible_o usurp_v by_o pride_n the_o great_a work_n of_o providence_n for_o these_o 6000_o year_n have_v be_v to_o pour_v shame_n and_o contempt_n upon_o pride_n the_o first_o act_n of_o god_n judicial_a providence_n be_v the_o cast_v the_o angel_n out_o of_o heaven_n than_o adam_n out_o of_o paradise_n what_o shall_v i_o tell_v you_o of_o nabuchadnezzar_n turn_v a_o graze_a and_o herod_n eat_v up_o with_o louse_n thus_o you_o see_v we_o have_v need_v to_o beware_v sin_n be_v a_o ill_a guest_n that_o always_o set_v its_o lodging_n on_o fire_n once_o more_o why_o we_o be_v to_o deny_v these_o lust_n it_o be_v lust_n that_o blast_v all_o your_o duty_n and_o service_n it_o either_o hinder_v or_o poison_v they_o it_o either_o draw_v away_o the_o heart_n from_o duty_n or_o in_o duty_n gal._n 5.17_o the_o flesh_n lust_v against_o the_o spirit_n and_o the_o spirit_n against_o the_o flesh_n and_o these_o two_o be_v contrary_a one_o to_o the_o other_o so_o that_o you_o can_v do_v the_o thing_n that_o you_o will_v and_o rom._n 7.19_o for_o the_o good_a that_o i_o will_v i_o do_v not_o and_o the_o evil_a that_o i_o will_v not_o that_o i_o do_v lust_n will_v not_o suffer_v god_n to_o have_v his_o due_a the_o love_n of_o pleasure_n can_v brook_v constant_a exercise_n in_o religion_n and_o the_o world_n be_v a_o great_a encroacher_n and_o pride_n be_v all_o for_o the_o public_a where_o it_o may_v be_v see_v in_o private_a duty_n it_o be_v slight_a or_o nothing_o as_o a_o mill_n stand_v still_o when_o the_o wind_n blow_v not_o so_o when_o the_o wind_n of_o popular_a applause_n cease_v a_o proud_a man_n can_v spread_v his_o sail_n or_o do_v any_o thing_n for_o god_n and_o conscience_n thus_o it_o draw_v away_o the_o heart_n from_o duty_n then_o it_o draw_v away_o the_o heart_n in_o duty_n observe_v it_o and_o you_o will_v find_v it_o by_o constant_a experience_n the_o main_a lust_n will_v sure_o be_v discover_v by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o thought_n when_o you_o come_v to_o pray_v or_o in_o your_o solemn_a duty_n that_o which_o your_o thought_n be_v most_o take_v up_o with_o discover_v the_o main_a lust_n ezek._n 33.31_o they_o come_v unto_o thou_o as_o the_o people_n come_v and_o they_o sit_v before_o thou_o as_o my_o people_n and_o they_o hear_v thy_o word_n but_o they_o will_v not_o do_v they_o for_o with_o their_o mouth_n they_o show_v much_o love_n but_o their_o heart_n go_v after_o their_o covetousness_n the_o devil_n love_v to_o affront_n christ_n to_o his_o face_n and_o therefore_o take_v advantage_n of_o the_o chief_a lust_n which_o occupy_v and_o possess_v the_o heart_n to_o cast_v up_o mire_n and_o dirt_n even_o in_o god_n presence_n therefore_o lust_n hinder_v poison_n or_o pervert_v duty_n all_o that_o man_n do_v in_o religion_n if_o lust_n remain_v in_o force_n be_v either_o to_o promote_v lust_n or_o to_o conceal_v a_o lust_n to_o hide_v
gospel_n of_o all_o the_o prophet_n there_o be_v not_o a_o great_a than_o john_n the_o baptist_n he_o be_v feed_v with_o locust_n and_o wild_a honey_n therefore_o mortify_v pleasure_n 3._o by_o custom_n this_o sin_n be_v root_v and_o so_o hardly_o leave_a because_o it_o do_v not_o only_o pervert_v the_o constitution_n of_o the_o soul_n but_o the_o constitution_n of_o the_o body_n now_o when_o the_o body_n be_v unruly_a as_o well_o as_o the_o affection_n grace_n have_v more_o to_o struggle_v with_o a_o man_n that_o have_v habituate_v himself_o to_o carnal_a pleasure_n because_o his_o body_n be_v distemper_v and_o pervert_v be_v not_o so_o soon_o heal_v that_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o when_o the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o meat_n and_o drink_n 1_o cor._n 6.12_o he_o say_v he_o will_v not_o be_v bring_v under_o the_o power_n of_o any_o so_o again_o when_o man_n be_v give_v to_o wine_n it_o be_v their_o custom_n and_o root_v disposition_n therefore_o avoid_v not_o only_o the_o gross_a act_n but_o the_o very_a beginning_n that_o it_o may_v not_o be_v a_o settle_a distemper_n whenever_o you_o take_v pleasure_n they_o shall_v be_v use_v with_o fear_n it_o be_v the_o charge_n the_o spirit_n of_o god_n commence_v against_o those_o jude_n v._n 12._o feed_v themselves_o without_o fear_n mark_v it_o be_v not_o enough_o for_o your_o acquitment_n that_o you_o do_v not_o drink_v to_o drunkenness_n or_o feed_v to_o actual_a excess_n and_o distemper_n but_o suffer_v it_o not_o to_o be_v a_o root_a disposition_n in_o your_o heart_n for_o than_o it_o will_v be_v hardly_o leave_v austin_n speak_v of_o his_o own_o experience_n in_o this_o kind_n ebrietas_fw-la long_a à _fw-la me_fw-it est_fw-la crapula_fw-la autem_fw-la nonnunquam_fw-la subrepit_fw-la servo_fw-la tuo_fw-la lord_n i_o be_v never_o a_o drunkard_n it_o be_v far_o from_o i_o but_o gluttony_n creep_v upon_o i_o unaware_o and_o so_o hinder_v i_o from_o the_o duty_n of_o the_o spiritual_a life_n the_o throat_n be_v a_o 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about_o the_o thing_n of_o the_o world_n and_o we_o receive_v a_o taint_n from_o those_o thing_n with_o which_o usual_o we_o converse_v we_o find_v by_o experience_n that_o long_a converse_n be_v a_o bewitch_a thing_n again_o the_o world_n be_v a_o thing_n of_o present_a enjoyment_n we_o have_v the_o world_n in_o hand_n and_o heaven_n in_o hope_n the_o judgement_n of_o carnal_a man_n be_v quite_o different_a from_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o word_n the_o word_n of_o god_n count_v the_o world_n to_o be_v but_o a_o fancy_n and_o a_o apparition_n and_o heaven_n to_o be_v the_o only_a substance_n prov._n 23.5_o will_v thou_o set_v thy_o eye_n upon_o that_o which_o be_v not_o it_o be_v not_o in_o comparison_n of_o better_a thing_n and_o the_o fashion_n of_o this_o world_n pass_v away_o 2_o cor._n 7.31_o but_o prov._n 8.21_o that_o i_o may_v cause_v those_o that_o love_v i_o to_o inherit_v substance_n heaven_n be_v the_o durable_a substance_n this_o be_v the_o judgement_n of_o the_o word_n 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confederacy_n with_o satan_n for_o than_o his_o kingdom_n will_v be_v divide_v against_o itself_o and_o how_o can_v it_o stand_v mat._n 12.25_o 26._o it_o be_v impossible_a the_o saviour_n can_v befriend_v the_o destroyer_n or_o the_o destroyer_n the_o saviour_n no_o their_o end_n and_o design_n be_v perfect_o opposite_a now_o as_o there_o be_v such_o a_o enmity_n between_o christ_n and_o satan_n so_o there_o be_v between_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o confederate_n on_o either_o side_n 1._o a_o enmity_n or_o contrariety_n of_o nature_n the_o seed_n of_o the_o serpent_n inherit_v his_o venomous_a quality_n for_o as_o these_o be_v a_o estate_n opposite_a to_o god_n so_o they_o be_v to_o the_o people_n of_o god_n and_o seek_v their_o destruction_n by_o all_o cruel_a and_o bloody_a mean_n all_o people_n of_o a_o false_a religion_n whether_o infidel_n idolater_n or_o heretic_n be_v of_o bloody_a and_o desperate_a principle_n their_o mind_n be_v efferate_v by_o their_o false_a religion_n and_o 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follower_n there_o be_v indeed_o a_o contrariety_n of_o nature_n to_o the_o carnal_a so_o as_o they_o do_v not_o run_v with_o they_o into_o the_o same_o excess_n of_o riot_n so_o as_o their_o righteous_a soul_n be_v vex_v with_o the_o impure_a conversation_n of_o the_o wicked_a so_o as_o they_o be_v grieve_v to_o see_v people_n go_v by_o drove_n to_o hell_n and_o list_v themselves_o in_o the_o devil_n service_n but_o there_o be_v no_o destructive_a enmity_n if_o they_o hate_v the_o wicked_a it_o be_v with_o a_o hatred_n opposite_a to_o the_o love_n of_o complacency_n but_o not_o with_o a_o hatred_n opposite_a to_o the_o love_n of_o goodwill_n there_o be_v a_o enmity_n to_o satan_n and_o his_o work_n yet_o a_o pity_n to_o the_o person_n inveigle_v and_o deceive_v by_o he_o the_o wicked_a hate_n that_o holy_a disposition_n which_o be_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o god_n people_n and_o therefore_o malign_v and_o persecute_v they_o but_o on_o the_o other_o side_n there_o be_v a_o contrariety_n 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and_o spirit_n and_o yet_o there_o be_v sin_n in_o the_o work_n and_o hell_n in_o the_o wage_n oh_o consider_v if_o it_o seem_v difficult_a which_o be_v better_o to_o labour_n for_o a_o season_n or_o suffer_v for_o ever_o which_o be_v the_o end_n of_o they_o that_o live_v in_o the_o constant_a neglect_n of_o a_o know_a duty_n 3._o there_o be_v nothing_o so_o hard_a in_o god_n service_n but_o he_o have_v manifest_v love_n enough_o to_o sweeten_v it_o we_o begrudge_v a_o few_o thought_n of_o god_n and_o god_n have_v thought_n of_o we_o before_o all_o world_n psal._n 40.5_o many_o o_o lord_n my_o god_n be_v the_o wonderful_a work_n which_o thou_o have_v do_v and_o thy_o thought_n which_o be_v to_o us-ward_n they_o can_v be_v reckon_v up_o in_o number_n unto_o thou_o if_o i_o will_v declare_v and_o speak_v of_o they_o they_o be_v more_o than_o can_v be_v number_v psalm_n 109.13_o how_o precious_a also_o be_v thy_o thought_n unto_o i_o o_o god_n how_o great_a be_v the_o sum_n of_o they_o 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