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it_o reject_v it_o present_o nay_o hard_a than_o millstone_n zech._n seven_o 12._o posuerunt_fw-la cor_fw-la ut_fw-la adamantem_fw-la as_o hard_o as_o a_o adamant_n no_o strength_n can_v soften_v it_o nay_o our_o heart_n be_v hardeâ—…_n then_o the_o hard_a stone_n which_o occasion_v that_o witty_a and_o devout_a inversion_n of_o ezekiel_n prophecy_n i_o will_v take_v away_o their_o heart_n of_o stone_n and_o give_v they_o heart_n of_o flesh_n nay_o lord_n take_v away_o our_o heart_n of_o flesh_n and_o give_v we_o heart_n of_o stone_n the_o stone_n rend_v asunder_o at_o the_o cry_n of_o thy_o son_n at_o the_o suffering_n of_o our_o saviour_n our_o heart_n be_v never_o touch_v nor_o affect_v with_o it_o that_o be_v the_o first_o collection_n our_o heart_n be_v harden_v and_o that_o imply_v two_o thing_n 1._o durum_fw-la non_fw-la sentit_fw-la a_o hard_a heart_n be_v heavy_a and_o senseless_a the_o soft_a temper_n be_v of_o quick_a apprehension_n our_o brawny_a heart_n be_v dull_v and_o 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extremity_n the_o scripture_n describe_v it_o 2_o sam._n xxiv_o 10._o it_o be_v a_o smite_v of_o the_o heart_n acts._n two_o 37._o it_o be_v a_o prick_n of_o the_o conscience_n nay_o a_o wound_a of_o the_o spirit_n prov._n xviii_o 14._o a_o hew_a and_o cut_v off_o matth._n v._n 30._o no_o less_o than_o mortify_v coloss._n iii._o 5._o and_o that_o the_o most_o violent_a and_o painful_a that_o can_v be_v gal._n v._n 24._o it_o be_v a_o crucify_a torment_n zecharie_n foretell_v it_o chap._n twelve_o 10._o they_o shall_v mourn_v as_o for_o their_o only_a son_n and_o shall_v be_v in_o bitterness_n as_o for_o their_o first-born_a primogenitus_a &_o unigenitus_a the_o loss_n of_o the_o first-born_a and_o only_o beget_v the_o sorrow_n of_o it_o but_o in_o those_o that_o feel_v it_o it_o be_v inconceiveable_a yet_o the_o sense_n of_o this_o or_o any_o worldly_a sorrow_n must_v be_v far_o exceed_v in_o our_o penitential_a sorrow_n and_o grief_n for_o sin_n if_o not_o affectiuè_fw-la by_o stir_v up_o and_o enforce_v our_o sensual_a affection_n yet_o appretiatiuè_a in_o a_o judicious_a disallowance_n and_o abomination_n if_o not_o respectu_fw-la corporalis_fw-la perturbationis_fw-la as_o aquine_n express_v it_o yet_o ratione_fw-la spiritualis_fw-la displicentiae_fw-la if_o not_o in_o outward_a bodily_a vexation_n yet_o in_o thy_o intellectual_a and_o spiritual_a detestation_n this_o grief_n must_v be_v the_o great_a indeed_o so_o great_a it_o be_v call_v contrition_n psal._n li._n 17._o a_o break_a and_o a_o contrite_a heart_n say_v david_n o_o god_n thou_o will_v not_o despise_v not_o only_o break_v but_o even_o to_o contrition_n aliud_fw-la frangi_fw-la aliud_fw-la comminui_fw-la &_o conteri_fw-la say_v aristotle_n in_o the_o four_o of_o his_o meteor_n a_o thing_n may_v be_v break_v or_o cut_v in_o sunder_o and_o soon_o set_v together_o and_o join_v again_o contrition_n break_v all_o in_o piece_n as_o hezekiah_n the_o brazen_a serpent_n to_o dust_n and_o powder_n have_v hezekiah_n but_o break_v that_o brazen_a serpent_n into_o some_o piece_n superstition_n will_v have_v reserve_v a_o relic_n or_o have_v sodder_v it_o up_o and_o make_v all_o whole_a as_o they_o report_v of_o some_o live_a serpent_n cut_v they_o only_o into_o some_o few_o parcel_n they_o will_v grow_v together_o again_o and_o heal_v up_o present_o and_o so_o do_v we_o but_o slight_o divide_v and_o cut_v this_o serpent_n of_o sin_n and_o not_o hack_v and_o hew_v it_o all_o asunder_o it_o will_v easy_o recollect_v and_o revive_v itself_o repentance_n proceed_v unto_o contrition_n not_o a_o weak_a attritien_n only_o as_o some_o schoolman_n and_o jesuit_n will_v moderate_v the_o matter_n a_o faint_a wish_v that_o he_o have_v not_o sin_v a_o slight_a fit_a of_o grieve_v or_o some_o sudden_a pang_n no_o it_o enter_v to_o the_o divide_v of_o the_o soul_n and_o spirit_n it_o be_v a_o rent_a of_o the_o heartstring_n my_o heart_n say_v david_n psal._n xxii_o 14._o be_v like_o melt_a wax_n not_o warm_v or_o heat_n only_o but_o burn_v and_o melt_v in_o the_o sense_n of_o his_o sin_n that_o be_v the_o second_o observation_n difficultas_fw-la in_o actu_fw-la repentance_n it_o be_v a_o painful_a rent_v of_o the_o heart_n and_o soul._n and_o that_o infer_v 3._o vim_fw-la in_o agente_fw-la it_o require_v a_o strong_a violent_a rent_v conceive_v the_o strength_n of_o it_o to_o consist_v in_o these_o particular_a degree_n repentance_n require_v 1._o vehementiam_fw-la action_n be_v a_o man_n that_o will_v set_v upon_o this_o main_a work_n of_o repentance_n he_o must_v be_v all_o spirit_n and_o life_n not_o like_o sâ—…ul_n spare_v the_o life_n of_o any_o of_o his_o sin_n but_o as_o zealous_a samuel_n wound_v and_o hew_v his_o sin_n in_o piece_n the_o half-mortified_n civil_a moralist_n will_v suppress_v and_o abate_v but_o in_o no_o case_n root_n out_o and_o extinguish_v sin_n it_o may_v be_v he_o will_v keep_v under_o his_o sin_n when_o of_o delightful_a passion_n they_o become_v turbulent_a and_o violent_a perturbation_n when_o his_o darling_n absalon_n become_v a_o rebel_n than_o he_o can_v be_v content_a to_o subdue_v he_o but_o yet_o spare_v the_o young_a man_n for_o my_o sake_n in_o no_o case_n kill_v he_o whereas_o every_o valiant_a joab_n strike_v and_o stab_v he_o to_o the_o heart_n without_o compassion_n in_o this_o case_n s._n augustin_n advise_v we_o to_o handle_v our_o sin_n as_o job_n do_v his_o soar_v violent_o and_o vehement_o non_fw-la molli_fw-la linteo_fw-la sed_fw-la durissima_fw-la testa_fw-la he_o wipe_v they_o not_o gentle_o with_o a_o soft_a cloth_n but_o scrape_v and_o vex_v they_o with_o a_o hard_o potsherd_v see_v the_o strength_n and_o violence_n of_o this_o penitential_a sorrow_n in_o repent_v david_n i_o roar_v for_o the_o disquietness_n of_o my_o soul_n i_o have_v wash_v my_o bed_n with_o my_o tear_n his_o bed_n the_o place_n of_o his_o rest_n and_o quiet_a repose_n even_o that_o be_v overflow_v with_o flood_n of_o tear_n my_o eye_n pour_v out_o river_n of_o water_n because_o man_n keep_v not_o thy_o law_n if_o tear_n of_o compassion_n for_o other_o man_n sin_n be_v thus_o plentiful_a how_o do_v he_o set_v open_v the_o floodgate_n to_o his_o tear_n of_o compunction_n for_o his_o own_o transgression_n that_o be_v the_o first_o step_n of_o this_o violent_a repent_v it_o require_v vehementiam_fw-la actus_fw-la 2._o frequentia_fw-la actionis_fw-la that_o be_v a_o second_o degree_n this_o rent_v and_o break_v of_o a_o hard_a heart_n require_v many_o and_o frequent_v violent_a impression_n all_o little_a enough_o to_o mollify_v the_o heart_n in_o this_o case_n it_o be_v otherwise_o with_o our_o natural_a heart_n then_o with_o our_o sinful_a unico_fw-la vulnere_fw-la cor_fw-la hominis_fw-la the_o least_o prick_n of_o a_o wound_n kill_v the_o heart_n of_o man_n deep_a and_o often_o stabbing_n be_v scarce_o able_a to_o enter_v into_o the_o heart_n of_o
sin_n that_o be_v the_o second_o degree_n frequentia_fw-la actionis_fw-la nay_o 3._o omnipotentia_fw-la actionis_fw-la no_o less_o than_o a_o omnipotency_n be_v necessary_a to_o contrition_n so_o great_a a_o agency_n require_v to_o the_o mollify_a of_o a_o hard_a heart_n that_o our_o own_o strength_n be_v too_o weak_a consider_v how_o our_o heart_n be_v not_o only_o dead_a in_o trespass_n and_o sin_n but_o be_v bury_v in_o a_o sepulchre_n hew_v out_o of_o a_o rock_n and_o the_o grave-stone_n of_o habitual_a hardness_n seal_v upon_o they_o and_o we_o may_v well_o cry_v out_o who_o shall_v remove_v this_o grave-stone_n from_o we_o who_o shall_v mollify_v and_o intenerate_v this_o hard_a rock_n the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n must_v be_v that_o hammer_n that_o can_v break_v this_o stone_n the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n must_v enable_v bezaleel_n to_o work_v upon_o this_o brass_n moses_n that_o have_v faith_n enough_o for_o performance_n of_o all_o other_o miracle_n yet_o have_v scarce_o faith_n enough_o to_o melt_v the_o rock_n and_o the_o devil_n require_v no_o great_a argument_n of_o christ_n divinity_n than_o soften_a of_o stone_n and_o the_o barbarous_a centurion_n observe_v the_o stone_n to_o cleave_v in_o sunder_o conclude_v certain_o that_o christ_n be_v no_o less_o than_o the_o son_n of_o god_n no_o it_o be_v digitus_fw-la dei_fw-la and_o spiritus_fw-la dei_fw-la no_o less_o than_o the_o stroke_n of_o the_o powerful_a spirit_n can_v soften_v thy_o heart_n that_o be_v the_o three_o particular_a repentance_n it_o be_v a_o vehement_a frequent_a omnipotent_a action_n that_o be_v the_o first_o observation_n i_o gather_v from_o my_o text_n the_o nature_n of_o repentance_n it_o be_v violent_a rent_v and_o from_o it_o let_v we_o brief_o deduce_v a_o double_a use_n be_v repentance_n so_o vehement_a so_o laborious_a so_o torment_v a_o action_n 1._o then_o consider_v si_fw-la talis_fw-la medicina_fw-la qualis_fw-la morbus_fw-la if_o the_o medicine_n and_o cure_n of_o repentance_n be_v so_o bitter_a oh_o what_o a_o dangerous_a disease_n be_v the_o sickness_n of_o sin_n will_v thou_o swallow_v down_o that_o for_o a_o little_a pleasure_n and_o delight_n of_o thy_o palate_n which_o if_o it_o prove_v not_o thy_o bane_n thou_o must_v vomit_v it_o up_o again_o with_o the_o reâ—…ting_n of_o thy_o bowel_n will_v david_n have_v adventure_v upon_o the_o pleasure_n of_o adultery_n if_o he_o have_v foresee_v those_o pang_n and_o torture_n of_o his_o after-repentance_n will_v he_o ever_o have_v suffer_v himself_o to_o fall_v have_v he_o ever_o consider_v that_o that_o one_o slip_n will_v cost_v he_o no_o less_o than_o the_o break_n of_o his_o bone_n that_o the_o bone_n thou_o have_v break_v may_v rejoice_v it_o be_v strange_a most_o man_n make_v that_o a_o temptation_n to_o sin_n which_o true_o consider_v will_v be_v a_o powerful_a dissuasion_n from_o the_o least_o offence_n the_o hope_n of_o repentance_n 1._o presumption_n in_o the_o wicked_a that_o object_n i_o may_v repent_v and_o therefore_o i_o will_v sin_v so_o it_o be_v possible_a thou_o may_v be_v heal_v will_v thou_o therefore_o stab_v thyself_o nay_o rather_o argue_v thus_o thou_o must_v repent_v thou_o must_v be_v lance_v rack_v and_o torture_v with_o repentance_n therefore_o do_v not_o dare_v to_o sin_n nay_o 2._o infirmity_n in_o god_n child_n may_v sometime_o conceit_n i_o shall_v repent_v i_o may_v sin_v true_a thou_o shall_v repent_v bonum_fw-la consilium_fw-la sed_fw-la non_fw-la nunc_fw-la say_v hushai_n the_o archite_a it_o be_v true_a doctrine_n but_o not_o seasonable_o apply_v cordial_n before_o purge_v increase_v the_o peccant_a humour_n hope_v of_o repentance_n before_o thou_o sin_v make_v thou_o more_o sinful_a thou_o shall_v repent_v so_o do_v david_n and_o peter_n and_o saul_n who_o go_v through_o those_o anguish_n those_o pang_n and_o torture_n of_o repent_a sorrow_n which_o they_o will_v not_o endure_v again_o for_o a_o world_n of_o pleasure_n that_o be_v the_o first_o use_v si_fw-mi talis_fw-la medicina_fw-la qualis_fw-la morbus_fw-la 2._o si_fw-mi talis_fw-la medicina_fw-la qualis_fw-la mors_fw-la if_o the_o physic_n of_o repentance_n be_v so_o sour_a oh_o how_o bitter_a be_v the_o death_n of_o despair_n if_o peter_n weep_v bitter_o what_o a_o hell_n do_v you_o think_v be_v in_o judas_n his_o conscience_n if_o the_o sovereign_a medicine_n be_v so_o unpleasant_a how_o shall_v we_o relish_v that_o gall_n that_o wormwood_n that_o deadly_a poison_n if_o god_n when_o he_o take_v out_o the_o fire_n and_o burn_v out_o of_o thy_o flesh_n with_o the_o cool_a tear_n of_o repentance_n and_o oil_n of_o mercy_n if_o that_o breed_v such_o anguish_n oh_o how_o intolerable_a will_v it_o be_v to_o be_v plunge_v into_o the_o flame_n of_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n if_o when_o he_o heal_v we_o and_o bind_v up_o our_o wound_n he_o put_v we_o to_o such_o smart_n and_o torture_n what_o torment_n shall_v we_o feel_v when_o his_o arrow_n stick_v fast_o in_o our_o flesh_n and_o the_o venom_n of_o they_o shall_v drink_v up_o our_o blood_n repentance_n it_o be_v a_o gift_n act_v xi_o 18._o if_o the_o gift_n and_o blessing_n of_o repentance_n be_v so_o heavy_a how_o insupportable_a be_v the_o curse_n of_o despair_n to_o avoid_v that_o hell_n who_o will_v not_o undergo_v this_o purgatory_n who_o heart_n will_v not_o crave_v and_o beg_v of_o god_n with_o that_o devout_a father_n hic_fw-la ure_n hic_fw-la seca_fw-la domine_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o aeternum_fw-la parcas_fw-la lord_n burn_v i_o and_o lance_n and_o wound_v i_o in_o this_o life_n so_o that_o despair_n may_v not_o torment_v i_o in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v that_o be_v the_o second_o use_n si_fw-mi talis_fw-la medicina_fw-la qualis_fw-la mors_fw-la i_o pass_v on_o 2._o to_o the_o object_n that_o upon_o which_o repentance_n must_v work_v and_o exercise_v itself_o specify_v unto_o we_o first_o in_o the_o affirmative_a sense_n it_o must_v be_v the_o heart_n rend_v your_o heart_n the_o observation_n from_o whence_o be_v thus_o much_o that_o contrition_n and_o penitential_a sorrow_n and_o grief_n for_o sin_n must_v be_v deep_a settle_a and_o ground_v in_o the_o heart_n repentance_n it_o must_v be_v inward_a and_o hearty_a and_o that_o especial_o for_o these_o reason_n 1._o ratione_fw-la veritatis_fw-la poenitentiae_fw-la if_o thy_o heart_n be_v not_o contrite_a and_o sorrowful_a it_o be_v not_o true_a repentance_n 2._o ratione_fw-la usus_fw-la except_o thy_o sorrow_n work_v upon_o thy_o heart_n there_o be_v no_o use_n or_o profit_n in_o thy_o repentance_n 3._o ratione_fw-la acceptationis_fw-la except_o thy_o heart_n be_v humble_v and_o cast_v down_o for_o sin_n it_o be_v no_o please_v or_o acceptable_a repentance_n 1._o ratione_fw-la veritatis_fw-la if_o it_o be_v not_o inward_a and_o hearty_a it_o be_v no_o true_a repentance_n non_fw-fr est_fw-fr converti_fw-la in_o toto_fw-la &_o integro_fw-la cord_n nisi_fw-la in_o scisso_fw-la say_v st._n bernard_n thy_o heart_n be_v not_o whole_a and_o sound_n except_o by_o sorrow_n it_o be_v rend_v and_o break_v non_fw-fr est_fw-fr integrum_fw-la nisi_fw-la sit_fw-la scissum_fw-la how_o then_o shall_v we_o discern_v and_o know_v this_o truth_n and_o integrity_n of_o a_o break_a heart_n by_o what_o sign_n shall_v it_o appear_v that_o our_o repentance_n be_v hearty_a and_o true_a 1._o true_a and_o hearty_a repentance_n be_v voluntaria_fw-la poenitentia_fw-la it_o be_v a_o willing_a voluntary_a sorrow_n and_o repentance_n this_o be_v a_o main_a difference_n betwixt_o that_o ingenuous_a christian_a sorrow_n in_o a_o true_a penitent_n and_o those_o hellish_a torment_n in_o the_o afflict_a conscience_n of_o a_o despair_a reprobate_n the_o christian_a penitent_n he_o be_v activus_fw-la in_o poenitentia_fw-la provoke_v and_o stir_v up_o himself_o to_o sorrow_n a_o damn_a reprobate_n he_o be_v passivus_fw-la in_o poenitentia_fw-la sorrow_n eat_v and_o gnaw_v upon_o he_o against_o his_o will_n christian_n in_o their_o sorrow_n imitate_v christ_n john_n xi_o tâ—…bavit_fw-la 〈◊〉_d he_o fret_v and_o vex_v within_o himself_o as_o lot_n in_o sodoâ—…_n they_o vex_v their_o own_o spirit_n for_o their_o abomination_n they_o need_v no_o devil_n as_o the_o penitent_n in_o purgatory_n to_o affright_v and_o torture_v they_o with_o jeremie_n they_o wish_v for_o a_o fountain_n of_o tear_n and_o if_o they_o grow_v dry_a they_o provoke_v and_o enforce_v themselves_o by_o all_o mean_v possible_a as_o 〈◊〉_d often_o read_v over_o the_o lamentation_n of_o jeremie_n that_o by_o conceive_v of_o other_o man_n sorrow_n he_o may_v sorrow_n himself_o as_o polus_n on_o the_o contrary_a bear_v in_o his_o hand_n his_o own_o son_n conceit_v more_o deep_o another_o man_n sorrow_n by_o represent_v his_o own_o as_o aug._n on_o his_o deathbed_n paint_v on_o the_o wall_n the_o pâ—…itential_a psalm_n and_o by_o they_o enflame_v his_o own_o repentance_n always_o pray_v that_o they_o may_v sorrow_n grieve_v that_o they_o can_v grieve_v never_o repent_v that_o they_o have_v repent_v that_o be_v
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they_o and_o live_v upon_o they_o they_o be_v his_o appoint_a food_n day_n and_o night_n jeremie_n call_v it_o a_o fountain_n of_o tear_n not_o a_o cistern_n that_o spend_v itself_o present_o or_o a_o winter-torrent_n in_o some_o great_a affliction_n which_o the_o summer_n of_o prosperity_n will_v soon_o dry_v up_o but_o a_o fountain_n of_o tear_n imply_v constancy_n and_o perennity_n thus_o say_v chrysostom_n st._n paul_n not_o have_v any_o present_a enormity_n as_o fuel_n to_o maintain_v the_o flame_n of_o his_o repentance_n rather_o than_o he_o will_v abate_v his_o sorrow_n re-calls_a his_o ancient_a sin_n past_a and_o forgive_v deleta_fw-la revocat_fw-la i_o be_v a_o persecutâ—…r_n i_o be_v a_o blasphemer_n thereby_o to_o stir_v up_o and_o maintain_v his_o sorrow_n a_o wicked_a reprobate_n the_o least_o nibble_v of_o the_o worm_n of_o conscience_n be_v intolerable_a to_o he_o for_o the_o least_o moment_n he_o either_o destroy_v it_o present_o or_o it_o destroy_v he_o christian_n delight_v to_o continue_v in_o it_o even_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o this_o fiery_a furnace_n of_o a_o afflict_a conscience_n they_o walk_v and_o talk_v sing_v and_o rejoice_v like_o the_o three_o child_n whereas_o judas_n saul_n and_o other_o reprobate_n be_v present_o consume_v with_o the_o least_o flash_n of_o it_o a_o true_a penitent_n make_v this_o the_o purpose_n of_o his_o life_n will_v not_o live_v but_o to_o repent_v with_o tertullian_n account_v himself_o nulli_fw-la rei_fw-la nisi_fw-la poenitentiae_fw-la natus_fw-la bear_v to_o repent_v and_o never_o give_v it_o over_o before_o he_o die_v nay_o be_v it_o possible_a he_o will_v mourn_v in_o heaven_n then_o at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n shall_v these_o penitential_a tear_n be_v wipe_v from_o his_o eye_n he_o enter_v into_o heaven_n with_o tear_n in_o his_o eye_n and_o god_n must_v wipe_v they_o away_o of_o themselves_o they_o will_v not_o stay_v or_o dry_v up_o that_o be_v the_o three_o property_n of_o true_a repentance_n 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wall_n we_o may_v shed_v off_o the_o leaf_n but_o if_o we_o will_v thorough_o destroy_v it_o and_o root_v it_o out_o we_o must_v dig_v down_o the_o wall_n and_o break_v it_o in_o piece_n so_o if_o thou_o will_v work_v out_o those_o fibrae_fw-la peccati_fw-la that_o be_v fret_v and_o incorporate_v into_o thy_o soul_n thou_o must_v bruise_v and_o break_v thy_o heart_n by_o repentance_n as_o in_o cure_v of_o a_o sore_a so_o here_o it_o be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o wipe_v away_o the_o filth_n and_o corruption_n that_o issue_v from_o thy_o soul_n except_o the_o core_n of_o sin_n which_o lie_v in_o thy_o heart_n be_v consume_v and_o perish_v that_o be_v the_o second_o enforcement_n for_o hearty_a repentance_n ratione_fw-la usus_fw-la otherwise_o it_o be_v unprofitable_a repentance_n contrition_n must_v work_v upon_o the_o heart_n 3._o ratione_fw-la acceptationis_fw-la otherwise_o it_o be_v no_o please_v or_o acceptable_a repentance_n in_o this_o case_n be_v it_o possible_a to_o divide_v 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si_fw-la trabs_fw-la in_o oâ—…ulo_fw-la strew_v in_o
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prophet_n foretell_v a_o heavy_a calamity_n threaten_v a_o great_a judgement_n and_o destruction_n upon_o the_o whole_a land_n and_o the_o judgement_n it_o be_v describe_v under_o the_o representation_n of_o a_o army_n and_o that_o a_o army_n of_o locust_n either_o thereby_o 1._o intimate_v a_o succession_n of_o two_o sort_n of_o judgement_n 1._o of_o a_o famine_n by_o a_o dreadful_a swarm_n of_o noisome_a locust_n that_o shall_v consume_v the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n 2._o of_o war_n by_o the_o power_n of_o the_o chaldean_n that_o shall_v waste_v and_o destroy_v judah_n and_o jerusalem_n and_o carry_v they_o captive_a away_o to_o babylon_n these_o two_o the_o break_n of_o the_o staff_n of_o bread_n or_o send_v among_o they_o the_o sword_n of_o the_o enemy_n be_v god_n two_o great_a and_o puissant_a army_n against_o a_o sinful_a nation_n or_o 2._o otherwise_o this_o army_n of_o locust_n be_v token_n but_o one_o judgement_n 1._o either_o that_o of_o locust_n those_o noisome_a vermin_n shall_v come_v upon_o their_o land_n like_o a_o mighty_a army_n he_o destroy_v egypt_n with_o such_o a_o army_n and_o vers._n 25._o god_n himself_o call_v they_o his_o great_a army_n 2._o or_o else_o it_o signify_v the_o army_n of_o the_o chaldean_n and_o they_o shall_v come_v upon_o the_o land_n like_o a_o swarm_n of_o locust_n to_o waste_v and_o destroy_v all_o thus_o isai._n seven_o 18_o 19_o the_o egyptian_n and_o assyrian_n be_v compare_v to_o bee_n and_o fly_n god_n shall_v hiss_v for_o they_o and_o they_o shall_v come_v fly_v and_o light_n upon_o the_o land_n of_o judah_n take_v they_o either_o way_n the_o one_o be_v a_o fit_a resemblance_n and_o type_n of_o the_o other_o the_o locust_n they_o be_v god_n army_n they_o shall_v come_v in_o battle_n array_n and_o make_v spoil_n of_o the_o land_n or_o otherwise_o the_o chaldean_n they_o be_v as_o a_o swarm_n of_o locust_n their_o enemy_n shall_v break_v in_o upon_o they_o as_o caterpillar_n and_o locust_n and_o shall_v waste_v and_o consume_v as_o those_o creature_n do_v without_o any_o resistance_n this_o judgement_n be_v denounce_v against_o they_o the_o prophet_n call_v the_o jew_n to_o repentance_n that_o be_v the_o only_a possible_a mean_n to_o divert_v this_o judgement_n flesh_n and_o blood_n indeed_o when_o we_o hear_v of_o army_n of_o enemy_n cast_v out_o for_o other_o way_n to_o defeat_v they_o this_o seek_v to_o god_n by_o repentance_n and_o cast_v ourselves_o upon_o his_o help_n natural_o we_o have_v no_o list_n to_o it_o when_o the_o syrian_n assault_v judah_n god_n offer_v king_n ahaz_n his_o help_n no_o he_o will_v not_o trouble_v god_n so_o much_o noluit_fw-la misericordiae_fw-la divinae_fw-la oneri_fw-la esse_fw-la esai_n seven_o he_o will_v not_o tempt_v the_o lord_n forsooth_o he_o be_v so_o modest_a as_o not_o to_o be_v behold_v to_o god_n for_o a_o deliverance_n any_o other_o way_n will_v please_v he_o better_o as_o dominicus_n soto_n tell_v we_o of_o a_o ridiculous_a and_o superstitious_a practice_n in_o spain_n to_o drive_v away_o locust_n when_o those_o swarm_n annoy_v the_o country_n the_o countrypeople_n will_v enter_v a_o action_n against_o they_o in_o their_o court_n and_o proctor_n and_o advocate_n be_v assign_v to_o plead_v for_o they_o and_o then_o the_o judge_n he_o sentence_v they_o and_o do_v excommunicate_a and_o accurse_v they_o sure_o all_o other_o mean_v without_o this_o of_o repentance_n be_v of_o no_o use_n they_o be_v but_o charm_n mere_a mock-helps_a and_o will_v not_o profit_v we_o neither_o caterpillar_n nor_o chaldean_n army_n of_o locust_n or_o swarm_n of_o enemy_n can_v be_v drive_v back_o but_o by_o repentance_n so_o then_o the_o purpose_n of_o the_o prophet_n in_o this_o chapter_n be_v to_o call_v they_o to_o repentance_n and_o he_o prescribe_v a_o repentance_n suitable_a to_o their_o condition_n 1._o to_o the_o condition_n of_o their_o sin_n their_o sin_n be_v general_a and_o national_a they_o have_v all_o corrupt_a their_o way_n 2._o the_o judgement_n threaten_v that_o be_v general_a a_o overflow_a scourge_n as_o esaiah_n call_v it_o isai._n xxviii_o 15._o sword_n go_v through_o the_o land_n ezek._n fourteen_o 17._o a_o end_n the_o end_n be_v come_v upon_o the_o four_o corner_n of_o the_o land_n ezek._n seven_o 2._o now_o sure_a the_o plaster_n must_v be_v as_o broad_a as_o the_o sore_a so_o according_o he_o invite_v they_o to_o a_o general_a and_o national_a humiliation_n it_o be_v to_o be_v proclaim_v by_o the_o sound_n of_o the_o trumpet_n ver._n 15._o not_o by_o a_o knock_n at_o a_o private_a man_n door_n the_o trumpet_n be_v to_o call_v together_o the_o whole_a congregation_n numb_a x._o 2._o if_o you_o look_v to_o the_o first_o verse_n there_o the_o judgement_n come_v with_o a_o trumpet_n it_o sound_v a_o alarm_n it_o threaten_v all_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o land_n if_o god_n threaten_v with_o a_o trumpet_n we_o must_v call_v to_o repentance_n with_o a_o trumpet_n with_o as_o loud_o and_o shrill_a a_o sound_n that_o the_o whole_a nation_n may_v be_v warn_v it_o must_v be_v zephany_n humiliation_n chap._n two_o 1._o gather_v yourselves_o together_o yea_o gather_v together_o o_o nation_n not_o desire_v it_o must_v be_v like_o the_o feast_n of_o expiation_n which_o be_v the_o yearly_a fast_o in_o israel_n leu._n xxiii_o 28_o 29._o all_o must_v humble_v themselves_o it_o be_v a_o day_n of_o atonement_n to_o make_v a_o atonement_n for_o you_o before_o the_o lord_n your_o god_n whatsoever_o soul_n it_o be_v that_o shall_v not_o be_v afflict_v in_o that_o same_o day_n he_o shall_v be_v cut_v off_o from_o among_o his_o people_n personal_n and_o private_a humiliation_n be_v not_o of_o that_o prevail_a efficacy_n in_o a_o general_a danger_n god_n tell_v the_o jew_n that_o the_o prayer_n of_o two_o or_o three_o though_o never_o so_o righteous_a man_n as_o noah_n daniel_n and_o job_n ezek._n fourteen_o 14._o shall_v not_o divert_v a_o judgement_n from_o the_o whole_a nation_n 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bind_v in_o the_o spirit_n carry_v by_o a_o strong_a guidance_n of_o the_o holy-ghost_n in_o all_o his_o conversation_n have_v he_o vouchsafe_v to_o dwell_v in_o thou_o yield_v up_o thyself_o to_o his_o command_n and_o authority_n 4._o dwelling_v imply_v care_n and_o protection_n and_o provision_n all_o that_o be_v within_o the_o verge_n be_v under_o protection_n the_o master_n of_o the_o house_n be_v to_o see_v to_o all_o and_o to_o provide_v for_o they_o the_o good_a man_n of_o the_o house_n wake_v soon_o and_o watch_v long_a aristotle_n give_v this_o rule_n in_o his_o economic_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o care_n of_o his_o house_n belong_v to_o he_o nor_o be_v this_o spirit_n of_o christ_n want_v in_o this_o property_n a_o christian_a possess_v by_o god_n have_v a_o patent_n of_o protection_n a_o full_a supply_n of_o all_o comfortable_a provision_n he_o will_v safeguard_n his_o house_n and_o protect_v it_o he_o withstand_v all_o assault_n make_v upon_o it_o 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as_o of_o the_o mansion-place_n where_o god_n himself_o abide_v violence_n to_o a_o temple_n it_o be_v count_v sacrilege_n such_o a_o profanation_n be_v no_o less_o than_o a_o abomination_n to_o god_n neither_o scorn_n nor_o cruelty_n nor_o any_o unworthy_a usage_n to_o these_o temple_n of_o the_o live_a god_n but_o strike_v at_o the_o face_n of_o god_n himself_o do_v you_o despise_v the_o house_n of_o god_n say_v s._n paul_n as_o christ_n say_v he_o that_o swear_v by_o the_o temple_n swear_v by_o it_o and_o he_o that_o dwell_v in_o it_o so_o he_o that_o violate_v the_o body_n of_o a_o saint_n offers_z indignity_n to_o that_o god_n that_o dwell_v in_o it_o take_v heed_n of_o profane_v yourselves_o be_v dedicate_v and_o devote_v to_o the_o holy_a ghost_n thus_o s._n paul_n dehort_v they_o from_o uncleanness_n the_o body_n be_v not_o for_o fornication_n but_o for_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o lord_n for_o the_o body_n portastis_fw-la dominum_fw-la in_o corpore_fw-la vestro_fw-la as_o the_o 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that_o holiness_n have_v to_o happiness_n grace_n to_o glory_n will_v confirm_v this_o truth_n 1._o grace_n in_o reference_n to_o glory_n it_o have_v rationem_fw-la seminis_fw-la everlasting_a life_n it_o be_v call_v the_o fruit_n of_o holiness_n rom._n vi_fw-la 22._o and_o galat._n vi_fw-la 8._o he_o that_o sow_n to_o the_o spirit_n shall_v of_o the_o spirit_n reap_v life_n everlasting_a sementis_fw-la hodie_fw-la &_o â—…ras_fw-la messis_fw-la say_v s._n chrysostom_n this_o life_n be_v the_o seedtime_n the_o next_o life_n be_v the_o harvest_n if_o there_o be_v no_o seedtime_n of_o grace_n never_o expect_v any_o harvest_n of_o glory_n 2._o grace_n unto_o glory_n have_v the_o respect_n of_o a_o first-fruit_n to_o the_o whole_a crop_n rom._n viij_o 23._o we_o that_o have_v the_o first-fruit_n of_o the_o spirit_n wait_v for_o the_o redemption_n of_o our_o body_n the_o first-fruit_n dedicate_v the_o whole_a harvest_n these_o ripe_a ear_n of_o grace_n be_v a_o bless_a assurance_n of_o the_o full_a sheaf_n of_o glory_n to_o be_v reap_v hereafter_o 3._o grace_n unto_o glory_n have_v the_o respect_n of_o a_o fountain_n to_o a_o stream_n or_o river_n joh._n four_o 14._o the_o water_n that_o i_o shall_v give_v he_o shall_v be_v in_o he_o a_o well_o of_o water_n spring_v up_o to_o everlasting_a life_n and_o what_o that_o well_o of_o water_n be_v he_o tell_v we_o chap._n seven_o 39_o this_o speak_v he_o of_o the_o spirit_n which_o they_o that_o believe_v on_o he_o shall_v receive_v dam_n or_o dry_v up_o the_o springhead_n and_o the_o stream_n flow_v not_o we_o must_v begin_v at_o the_o fountain_n of_o grace_n if_o ever_o we_o mean_v to_o attain_v to_o the_o ocean_n of_o glory_n 4._o grace_n unto_o glory_n have_v the_o respect_n of_o a_o pledge_n or_o earnest_n or_o seal_v unto_o a_o full_a actual_a possession_n 2_o cor._n i_o 2._o who_o have_v seal_v we_o and_o give_v the_o earnest_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o our_o heart_n and_o again_o eph._n i._n 13._o you_o be_v seal_v with_o that_o holy_a spirit_n of_o promise_n which_o be_v the_o earnest_n of_o our_o inheritance_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n say_v s._n chrysost._n it_o seal_v up_o all_o and_o be_v in_o stead_n of_o all_o theodosius_n make_v it_o a_o law_n that_o they_o who_o receive_v not_o the_o pledge_n of_o matrimony_n shall_v lose_v their_o dowry_n without_o this_o earnest_n of_o grace_n we_o can_v expect_v the_o fruition_n of_o glory_n it_o be_v like_o the_o red_a thread_n on_o rahab_n house_n if_o we_o part_v with_o that_o token_n we_o can_v escape_v 5._o indeed_o there_o be_v so_o near_o a_o conjunction_n betwixt_o grace_n and_o glory_n that_o the_o scripture_n make_v they_o both_o the_o same_o thing_n saint_n peter_n call_v grace_n the_o spirit_n of_o glory_n the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o of_o glory_n rest_v on_o you_o 1_o pet._n four_o 14._o they_o differ_v but_o in_o degree_n as_o the_o morning-light_n do_v to_o the_o light_n of_o the_o perfect-day_n prov._n four_o 18._o 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