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30._o 21._o they_o shall_v hear_v a_o voice_n behind_o they_o say_v this_o be_v the_o way_n walk_v in_o it_o here_o be_v the_o voice_n of_o the_o spirit_n that_o be_v truth_n by_o the_o spirit_n this_o reduce_v the_o man_n now_o you_o go_v from_o your_o chief_a good_a this_o be_v not_o the_o way_n to_o heaven_n this_o shall_v never_o bring_v you_o to_o god_n they_o be_v wonderful_a comfort_n to_o a_o godly_a man_n and_o there_o be_v not_o any_o thing_n can_v be_v speak_v that_o be_v a_o more_o glorious_a guide_n and_o a_o more_o effectual_a way_n to_o reduce_v a_o man_n than_o this_o consideration_n i_o depart_v not_o from_o that_o which_o be_v my_o chief_a good_a that_o be_v the_o three_o particular_a four_o unto_o a_o man_n chief_a good_a his_o soul_n retire_v and_o from_o it_o he_o fetch_v comfort_n upon_o all_o occasion_n for_o he_o that_o have_v make_v choice_n of_o the_o true_a chief_a good_a be_v able_a to_o say_v i_o be_o sure_a here_o be_v solid_a comfort_n which_o other_o 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yet_o this_o be_v the_o condition_n of_o all_o the_o saint_n of_o god_n see_v the_o vanity_n of_o all_o other_o treasure_n when_o man_n retire_v to_o they_o their_o soul_n be_v empty_a but_o in_o my_o chief_a good_a there_o be_v solid_a comfort_n to_o be_v have_v whenever_o i_o retire_v to_o it_o five_o this_o be_v a_o very_a great_a comfort_n to_o a_o godly_a man_n even_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o all_o his_o fail_n pray_v take_v notice_n of_o it_o and_o the_o lord_n set_v it_o on_o upon_o the_o spirit_n of_o those_o to_o who_o it_o belong_v yet_o i_o have_v attain_v to_o choose_v god_n for_o my_o chief_a good_a true_a the_o best_a man_n may_v and_o must_v say_v who_o have_v make_v his_o heart_n clean_a and_o when_o they_o look_v back_o upon_o their_o way_n they_o must_v acknowledge_v my_o heart_n have_v run_v out_o inordinate_o sometime_o to_o this_o and_o that_o creature_n and_o i_o have_v neglect_v to_o seek_v after_o he_o who_o be_v my_o chief_a good_a my_o treasure_n and_o for_o this_o i_o desire_v to_o be_v ashamed_a before_o he_o all_o my_o day_n yet_o notwithstanding_o my_o happiness_n be_v lay_v up_o in_o he_o alone_o there_o be_v my_o treasure_n david_n comfort_v himself_o thus_o psal_n 18._o 21._o i_o have_v not_o wicked_o depart_v from_o my_o god_n depart_v he_o have_v depart_v weak_o nay_o many_o time_n depart_v witting_o burr_n wicked_o i_o have_v not_o depart_v what_o be_v it_o now_o for_o a_o man_n to_o depart_v from_o god_n wicked_o the_o meaning_n be_v this_o it_o be_v for_o a_o man_n to_o place_v his_o chief_a good_a somewhere_o else_o to_o go_v after_o another_o god_n as_o the_o psalmist_n speak_v psalm_n 16._o i_o thank_v god_n i_o have_v never_o do_v so_o i_o have_v choose_v the_o lord_n for_o my_o chief_a good_a and_o to_o that_o choice_n i_o stand_v though_o many_o time_n weak_o and_o willing_o i_o have_v depart_v from_o god_n yet_o wicked_o i_o never_o do_v it_o be_v a_o great_a ground_n of_o comfort_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o all_o the_o 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austin_n say_v beatitudo_fw-la electione_n inchoatur_fw-la adeptione_n impletur_fw-la a_o man_n blessedness_n begin_v in_o election_n here_o what_o a_o man_n choose_v for_o his_o chief_a good_a shall_v be_v finish_v and_o perfect_v in_o fruition_n hereafter_o and_o therefore_o what_o a_o man_n choose_v for_o his_o treasure_n in_o heaven_n that_o which_o he_o have_v choose_v he_o shall_v enjoy_v do_v you_o not_o remember_v the_o promise_n gen._n 15._o 2._o i_o will_v be_v thy_o exceed_a great_a reward_n do_v thou_o choose_v god_n for_o thy_o chief_a good_a here_o he_o will_v be_v thy_o reward_v god_n hereafter_o what_o be_v thy_o good_a here_o bystipulation_n shall_v be_v thy_o chief_a good_a hereafter_o by_o vision_n fruition_n by_o union_n there_o be_v a_o man_n happiness_n i_o have_v a_o chief_a good_a in_o heaven_n i_o be_o sure_a i_o shall_v enjoy_v he_o hereafter_o last_o which_o be_v the_o top_n of_o blessedness_n he_o that_o have_v lay_v up_o his_o chief_a good_a in_o heaven_n 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and_o so_o much_o for_o the_o first_o doctrine_n i_o shall_v now_o proceed_v to_o the_o second_o general_a observation_n which_o be_v this_o the_o treasure_n be_v attractive_a of_o the_o heart_n and_o wheresoever_o a_o man_n treasure_n be_v it_o will_v carry_v his_o heart_n with_o it_o for_o wherever_o the_o treasure_n be_v there_o the_o heart_n will_v be_v four_o thing_n there_o be_v which_o i_o must_v speak_v unto_o by_o way_n of_o explication_n which_o be_v indeed_o as_o so_o many_o subordinate_a doctrine_n in_o the_o text_n they_o will_v all_o tend_v to_o the_o open_n of_o this_o great_a point_n first_o to_o show_v what_o be_v mean_v by_o
his_o treasure_n and_o present_o hâ—s_v heart_n be_v change_v and_o retire_v from_o that_o which_o before_o it_o go_v out_o unto_o with_o the_o great_a earnestness_n in_o the_o world_n there_o be_v the_o happiness_n of_o god_n people_n they_o have_v change_v their_o treasure_n their_o chief_a good_a and_o therein_o lie_v the_o great_a change_n of_o conversion_n this_o be_v the_o first_o and_o great_a change_n when_o a_o man_n change_v his_o chief_a good_a but_o when_o that_o be_v do_v once_o the_o soul_n that_o go_v out_o after_o it_o before_o now_o turn_v from_o that_o which_o be_v his_o chief_a good_a and_o persecute_v that_o with_o the_o great_a earnestness_n that_o before_o he_o do_v cleave_v unto_o there_o be_v two_o thing_n in_o conversion_n a_o version_n and_o conversion_n the_o man_n turn_v from_o all_o treasure_n below_o take_v a_o proof_n for_o that_o psal_n 63._o 8._o my_o heart_n follow_v hard_a after_o god_n say_v david_n the_o word_n be_v my_o soul_n cleave_v after_o he_o that_o though_o i_o have_v many_o thing_n that_o will_v turn_v i_o off_o from_o god_n yet_o notwithstanding_o my_o soul_n cleave_v to_o he_o in_o a_o constant_a pursuit_n of_o he_o my_o soul_n cleave_v after_o he_o there_o be_v two_o expression_n somewhat_o alike_o one_o be_v to_o fulfil_v after_o god_n and_o the_o other_o be_v to_o cleave_v after_o god_n numb_a 14._o 24._o caleb_n have_v another_o spirit_n he_o follow_v god_n full_o he_o fulfil_v after_o god_n so_o it_o be_v in_o the_o hebrew_n this_o point_n out_o the_o sincerity_n of_o a_o man_n heart_n and_o to_o cleave_v after_o god_n it_o be_v speak_v of_o the_o constancy_n of_o a_o man_n pursuit_n the_o heart_n go_v out_o the_o bent_n of_o the_o soul_n always_o tend_v that_o way_n yea_o he_o that_o before_o follow_v after_o vanity_n now_o cleave_v after_o god_n what_o be_v the_o reason_n the_o chief_n good_a be_v change_v and_o as_o there_o be_v conversion_n so_o there_o be_v aversion_n take_v a_o man_n that_o now_o look_v on_o 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be_v six_o great_a ground_n of_o it_o first_o because_o the_o treasure_n which_o i_o expound_v the_o chief_a good_a be_v animae_fw-la pabalum_fw-la the_o food_n upon_o which_o the_o soul_n feed_v and_o if_o it_o be_v so_o no_o wonder_n the_o soul_n go_v out_o after_o it_o the_o heart_n can_v live_v without_o it_o take_v a_o unregenerate_a man_n and_o it_o be_v his_o treasure_n his_o heart_n feed_v upon_o he_o eat_v the_o bread_n of_o wickedness_n and_o drink_v the_o wine_n of_o violence_n take_v a_o godly_a man_n and_o he_o do_v not_o labour_n for_o the_o meat_n that_o perish_v but_o for_o that_o which_o endure_v to_o eternal_a life_n joh._n 6._o 27._o this_o be_v the_o food_n his_o soul_n feed_v upon_o and_o for_o this_o cause_n in_o the_o scripture_n you_o have_v so_o often_o expression_n of_o hunger_a and_o thirst_v and_o you_o know_v what_o violent_a impression_n those_o make_v upon_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n what_o be_v all_o this_o but_o to_o let_v you_o see_v that_o the_o chief_a good_a be_v the_o food_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o therefore_o the_o heart_n make_v after_o it_o for_o it_o can_v live_v without_o it_o second_o the_o chief_a good_a be_v not_o only_o the_o food_n but_o animae_fw-la sustentaoulum_fw-la the_o support_n of_o the_o soul_n the_o soul_n of_o man_n without_o it_o be_v not_o able_a to_o uphold_v itself_o psal_n 112._o 8._o david_n say_v my_o heart_n be_v underpropt_v so_o montanus_n render_v the_o word_n suffultum_fw-la est_fw-la cor_fw-la meum_fw-la then_o true_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n must_v be_v prop_v it_o be_v not_o able_a to_o stand_v of_o itself_o it_o must_v have_v a_o support_n and_o whence_o be_v that_o support_n pray_v look_v job_n 8._o 15._o there_o be_v a_o man_n that_o lean_v upon_o his_o house_n what_o be_v that_o his_o hope_v the_o object_n of_o his_o hope_n he_o can_v stand_v without_o it_o support_v that_o which_o be_v his_o comfort_n in_o reference_n to_o eternity_n upon_o this_o his_o soul_n lean_v and_o so_o the_o godly_a psal_n 73._o 26._o my_o flesh_n and_o my_o heart_n fail_v i_o but_o god_n be_v the_o strength_n of_o my_o heart_n he_o go_v to_o his_o chief_a good_a because_o he_o can_v stand_v alone_o he_o must_v have_v somewhat_o to_o rest_n upon_o and_o that_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o a_o rich_a man_n wealth_n be_v say_v to_o be_v his_o strong_a tower_n it_o be_v that_o which_o defend_v he_o the_o heart_n must_v needs_o go_v to_o the_o treasure_n it_o be_v the_o heart_n food_n and_o it_o be_v the_o heart_n support_n it_o can_v be_v support_v one_o moment_n without_o it_o three_o it_o be_v the_o soul_n delight_n the_o delight_n of_o the_o heart_n oblectamentum_fw-la animae_fw-la the_o heart_n of_o man_n can_v live_v without_o it_o long_o and_o all_o the_o delight_n the_o soul_n have_v come_v in_o from_o its_o chief_a good_a the_o chief_a good_a be_v the_o object_n of_o the_o high_a love_n and_o of_o the_o great_a trust_n and_o it_o be_v the_o object_n of_o the_o full_a delight_n and_o therefore_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n must_v go_v out_o to_o its_o treasure_n because_o all_o its_o joy_n come_v in_o by_o it_o and_o without_o delight_n the_o soul_n can_v live_v why_o be_v hell_n say_v to_o be_v death_n because_o there_o be_v no_o joy_n no_o delight_n why_o be_v heaven_n say_v to_o be_v life_n because_o in_o thy_o presence_n be_v fullness_n of_o joy_n and_o at_o thy_o right_a hand_n be_v pleasure_n for_o evermore_o without_o delight_n the_o soul_n can_v live_v say_v austin_n take_v away_o all_o delight_n and_o the_o soul_n die_v let_v there_o be_v but_o pure_a darkness_n once_o and_o the_o soul_n can_v live_v four_o it_o be_v a_o man_n chief_a good_a that_o be_v animae_fw-la ornamentum_fw-la the_o beauty_n of_o the_o soul_n that_o wherein_o the_o beauty_n of_o the_o soul_n do_v lie_v and_o indeed_o take_v the_o soul_n off_o from_o this_o and_o it_o be_v naked_a the_o heart_n of_o man_n be_v naked_a take_v off_o from_o his_o chief_a good_a will_v you_o but_o observe_v and_o see_v both_o put_v together_o jer._n 2._o 33._o can_v amaid_n forget_v her_o ornament_n and_o a_o bride_n her_o attire_n take_v a_o poor_a creature_n all_o the_o beauty_n she_o have_v lie_n in_o clothes_n as_o i_o sometime_o tell_v you_o that_o be_v like_o the_o cinnamon_n tree_n that_o have_v nothing_o good_a but_o the_o bark_n indeed_o it_o be_v true_a you_o dare_v not_o go_v without_o your_o ornament_n to_o be_v sure_o whatever_o you_o forget_v you_o will_v not_o forget_v to_o make_v your_o selus_fw-la fine_a to_o deck_v yourselves_o i_o be_o afraid_a divers_a of_o you_o forget_v most_o other_o thing_n except_o that_o but_o can_v she_o why_o can_v she_o not_o there_o be_v not_o a_o natural_a impossibility_n indeed_o but_o a_o moral_a that_o be_v it_o wherein_o she_o glory_v and_o she_o can_v forget_v it_o but_o say_v god_n i_o be_o your_o ornament_n your_o glory_n you_o ought_v to_o make_v i_o your_o chief_a good_a and_o you_o forget_v i_o day_n without_o number_n the_o soul_n go_v out_o to_o its_o treasure_n and_o can_v forget_v it_o for_o this_o be_v that_o wherein_o all_o its_o ornament_n and_o beauty_n lie_v and_o the_o truth_n be_v all_o the_o adorn_v of_o the_o soul_n come_v from_o a_o man_n treasure_n and_o chief_a good_a five_o the_o heart_n must_v go_v out_o to_o to_o the_o treasure_n for_o it_o be_v animae_fw-la spiraculum_fw-la this_o be_v that_o in_o which_o the_o soul_n breathe_v pray_v consider_v it_o we_o rejoice_v in_o the_o hope_n of_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n say_v the_o apostle_n rom._n 5._o 2._o despair_n be_v that_o which_o strangle_v the_o soul_n the_o soul_n live_v in_o hope_n what_o be_v that_o hope_v carry_v after_o why_o after_o its_o