flesh_n or_o to_o free_a himself_o from_o the_o servitude_n of_o the_o flesh_n these_o and_o the_o like_a inconvenience_n have_v persuade_v some_o to_o attribute_v this_o whole_a work_n unto_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n which_o be_v able_a to_o do_v all_o thing_n without_o the_o coagencie_n or_o consort_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o man._n but_o thus_o to_o avoid_v the_o former_a inconvenience_n be_v but_o as_o if_o a_o man_n have_v find_v a_o way_n out_o of_o a_o thicket_n of_o thorn_n shall_v instant_o entangle_v himself_o in_o the_o briar_n for_o it_o be_v not_o so_o great_a a_o solecism_n to_o say_v that_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n or_o man_n himself_o shall_v be_v a_o agent_n in_o this_o business_n as_o to_o affirm_v that_o whence_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n shall_v in_o this_o work_n of_o mortification_n be_v man_n instrument_n for_o that_o which_o man_n work_v by_o the_o spirit_n man_n be_v more_o proper_o say_v to_o work_v it_o than_o the_o spirit_n now_o our_o apostle_n say_v that_o we_o must_v mortify_v the_o deed_n of_o the_o body_n and_o he_o that_o mortify_v be_v the_o agent_n that_o by_o which_o we_o work_v this_o mortification_n be_v but_o our_o instrument_n and_o better_o it_o be_v to_o say_v that_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n shall_v be_v man_n instrument_n in_o this_o work_n rather_o than_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n 2._o it_o be_v according_a to_o our_o former_a principle_n easy_o answer_v that_o we_o by_o our_o spirit_n mortify_v the_o deed_n of_o our_o body_n consecutiuè_n non_fw-la formaliter_fw-la aut_fw-la efficient_a that_o be_v not_o by_o any_o efficacy_n in_o we_o or_o influence_n derivable_a from_o we_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n must_v direct_o work_v or_o effect_v it_o but_o though_o this_o be_v true_a yet_o be_v it_o not_o punctual_a to_o the_o point_n propose_v for_o by_o this_o answer_n the_o spirit_n here_o mean_v shall_v only_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o man_n for_o by_o this_o spirit_n only_o we_o work_v our_o mortification_n consecutiuè_fw-la that_o which_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n do_v work_v in_o we_o it_o work_v direct_o immediate_o and_o entire_o and_o in_o produce_v its_o proper_a effect_n it_o have_v no_o partner_n or_o co-agent_n it_o may_v notwithstanding_o be_v yet_o further_o reply_v that_o we_o must_v mortify_v the_o flesh_n by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n not_o as_o by_o any_o instrumental_a cause_n subordinate_a to_o we_o but_o in_o such_o a_o sense_n as_o we_o say_v inferior_a magistrate_n do_v the_o act_n of_o the_o magistracy_n by_o the_o king_n or_o supreme_a magistrate_n authority_n unto_o which_o they_o and_o their_o magistracy_n be_v subordinate_a thus_o some_o good_a pasqualius_n good_a pasqualius_n interpreter_n upon_o this_o place_n say_v that_o we_o must_v mortify_v the_o flesh_n by_o our_o own_o spirit_n but_o by_o our_o own_o spirit_n as_o it_o be_v subordinate_a to_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o consequent_o to_o this_o assertion_n it_o must_v be_v grant_v that_o this_o subordination_n of_o our_o spirit_n to_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v in_o this_o place_n necessary_o include_v or_o persuppose_v though_o not_o express_v by_o our_o apostle_n all_o this_o for_o aught_o i_o know_v may_v be_v most_o true_a and_o orthodoxal_a but_o withal_o too_o general_n for_o inferior_a or_o subordinate_a magistrate_n be_v more_o proper_o say_v to_o be_v the_o agent_n even_o in_o those_o thing_n which_o they_o do_v by_o the_o authority_n and_o warrant_n of_o the_o superior_n whereas_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v not_o only_o the_o author_n or_o sole_a authorizer_n but_o the_o principal_a actor_n or_o agent_n in_o this_o work_n of_o mortification_n for_o a_o more_o particular_a and_o punctual_a resolution_n of_o the_o question_n propose_v we_o be_v to_o unfold_v the_o divers_a acception_n of_o these_o word_n or_o term_n to_o wit_n the_o spirit_n and_o mortification_n 3._o there_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o there_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o man_n both_o of_o they_o have_v their_o several_a and_o divers_a importance_n in_o scripture_n the_o spirit_n of_o man_n may_v be_v consider_v as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o natural_a man_n or_o in_o the_o man_n altogether_o unregenerate_a and_o this_o spirit_n be_v at_o enmity_n with_o god_n or_o in_o the_o man_n as_o yet_o unregenerate_a yet_o in_o the_o way_n to_o regeneration_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o this_o man_n be_v privative_o opposite_a to_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n so_o as_o darkness_n be_v to_o light_n blindness_n to_o sight_n or_o death_n to_o life_n there_o be_v a_o spirit_n likewise_o in_o the_o man_n regenerate_v the_o same_o for_o substance_n with_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o natural_a man_n the_o same_o for_o substance_n that_o it_o be_v in_o himself_o before_o regeneration_n but_o alter_v in_o quality_n and_o this_o spirit_n though_o it_o cease_v not_o to_o be_v in_o man_n yet_o be_v it_o not_o usual_o call_v the_o spirit_n of_o man_n as_o be_v no_o way_n opposite_a unto_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n but_o subordinate_a unto_o it_o so_o subordinate_a unto_o it_o that_o it_o be_v call_v the_o spirit_n that_o be_v of_o god_n and_o sometime_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n 4._o these_o diverse_a acception_n of_o the_o word_n spirit_n as_o likewise_o the_o distinction_n or_o opposition_n between_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n be_v set_v down_o by_o our_o apostle_n 1._o cor._n 2._o from_o the_o nine_o verse_n unto_o the_o end_n of_o the_o chapter_n what_o man_n know_v the_o thing_n of_o a_o man_n save_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n which_o be_v in_o he_o even_o so_o the_o thing_n of_o god_n know_v no_o man_n but_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n ver_fw-la 11._o he_o do_v not_o say_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n which_o be_v in_o god_n or_o with_o god_n and_o when_o he_o say_v what_o man_n know_v the_o thing_n of_o man_n save_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n he_o suppose_v there_o be_v even_o in_o the_o natural_a and_o unregenerate_a man_n a_o spirit_n able_a to_o discern_v the_o secret_a thought_n and_o imagination_n of_o his_o heart_n though_o blind_a and_o ignorant_a in_o the_o thing_n concern_v god_n again_o when_o he_o say_v the_o thing_n of_o god_n know_v no_o man_n he_o exclude_v the_o natural_a man_n only_o or_o the_o man_n to_o who_o god_n have_v not_o impart_v the_o gift_n of_o the_o spirit_n for_o so_o he_o have_v say_v for_o 9_o eye_n have_v not_o see_v nor_o ear_n hear_v neither_o have_v enter_v into_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n the_o thing_n which_o god_n have_v prepare_v for_o they_o that_o love_v he_o into_o what_o man_n heart_n have_v they_o not_o enter_v or_o unto_o what_o man_n do_v this_o negative_a belong_v only_o to_o the_o natural_a or_o unregenerate_a man._n for_o so_o he_o add_v verse_n 10._o but_o god_n have_v reveal_v they_o unto_o we_o by_o his_o spirit_n for_o the_o spirit_n search_v all_o thing_n yea_o the_o deep_a thing_n of_o god_n 5._o what_o spirit_n be_v this_o which_o search_v all_o thing_n even_o the_o deep_a thing_n of_o god_n the_o spirit_n of_o god_n which_o be_v without_o we_o or_o which_o communicate_v knowledge_n and_o reveal_v thing_n hide_v unto_o we_o if_o this_o spirit_n be_v here_o mean_v how_o shall_v those_o deep_a thing_n of_o god_n be_v reveal_v unto_o we_o reveal_v to_o we_o they_o can_v be_v unless_o they_o be_v know_v by_o we_o and_o know_v by_o we_o they_o can_v be_v but_o by_o the_o spirit_n which_o be_v in_o we_o so_o he_o add_v more_o express_o ver._n 12._o now_o we_o have_v receive_v not_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o world_n that_o be_v the_o spirit_n which_o be_v of_o man_n but_o the_o spirit_n which_o be_v of_o god_n that_o we_o may_v know_v the_o thing_n that_o be_v free_o give_v to_o we_o of_o god_n if_o by_o the_o spirit_n which_o we_o have_v receive_v we_o know_v the_o thing_n which_o be_v free_o give_v to_o we_o of_o god_n this_o spirit_n must_v be_v make_v we_o it_o must_v be_v one_o with_o our_o spirit_n it_o be_v not_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n which_o be_v without_o we_o or_o which_o work_v our_o regeneration_n but_o the_o spirit_n by_o which_o we_o become_v formal_o regenerate_v and_o spiritual_a and_o punctual_o to_o this_o purpose_n the_o apostle_n have_v say_v for_o 14._o the_o natural_a man_n receive_v not_o the_o thing_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n for_o they_o be_v foolishness_n unto_o he_o neither_o can_v he_o know_v they_o so_o long_o as_o he_o remain_v a_o natural_a man_n because_o they_o be_v spiritual_o discern_v he_o add_v by_o way_n of_o opposition_n ver_fw-la 15._o 16._o but_o he_o that_o be_v spiritual_a judge_v or_o discern_v all_o thing_n yet_o he_o himself_o be_v judge_v of_o no_o man_n for_o who_o have_v know_v the_o mind_n of_o the_o lord_n
a_o necessity_n upon_o themselves_o of_o intend_v nothing_o but_o that_o which_o be_v hurtful_a to_o the_o son_n of_o man_n but_o they_o do_v not_o necessary_o intend_v this_o or_o that_o particular_a hurt_n which_o they_o do_v de_fw-fr facto_fw-la and_o no_o other_o nor_o do_v they_o so_o necessary_o hurt_v this_o or_o that_o particular_a person_n at_o this_o instant_a but_o that_o it_o be_v possible_a for_o they_o to_o let_v he_o alone_o and_o to_o hurt_v some_o other_o some_o or_o more_o it_o may_v be_v of_o this_o infernal_a crew_n be_v always_o attend_v our_o public_a or_o private_a meeting_n especial_o about_o sacred_a affair_n or_o devotion_n the_o only_a end_n of_o their_o come_n be_v to_o dishonour_n god_n and_o to_o do_v mischief_n unto_o man_n in_o respect_n of_o this_o end_n indefinite_o take_v they_o be_v not_o free_a unless_o with_o that_o kind_n of_o freedom_n which_o be_v oppose_v only_o unto_o coaction_n both_o branch_n of_o this_o end_n they_o intend_v so_o willing_o that_o they_o can_v cease_v to_o intend_v they_o or_o to_o will_v the_o contrary_a 9_o yet_o notwithstanding_o this_o necessity_n they_o have_v freedom_n leave_v to_o cull_v or_o choose_v out_o the_o party_n who_o they_o mean_v to_o tempt_v and_o after_o they_o have_v determine_v on_o the_o party_n they_o have_v freedom_n leave_v to_o make_v choice_n of_o the_o particular_a temptation_n as_o whether_o to_o solicit_v they_o to_o pride_n rather_o than_o to_o lust_n whether_o to_o provoke_v they_o to_o anger_n or_o to_o ungodly_a mirth_n a_o true_a freedom_n likewise_o they_o have_v after_o the_o choice_n of_o temptation_n make_v to_o continue_v or_o change_v their_o bait_n to_o prosecute_v or_o give_v over_o their_o particular_a present_a poject_n 10._o the_o angel_n which_o keep_v their_o first_o station_n when_o the_o rebellious_a do_v forsake_v it_o have_v since_o by_o god_n providence_n lose_v all_o freedom_n of_o will_n to_o do_v evil_a but_o with_o increase_n of_o their_o freedom_n in_o do_v well_o a_o necessity_n be_v lay_v upon_o they_o of_o serve_v god_n and_o he_o only_o yet_o not_o hereby_o necessary_o constrain_v or_o wrought_v no_o not_o by_o the_o incomprehensible_a and_o sweet_a contrivance_n of_o the_o divine_a decree_n to_o do_v he_o this_o particular_a service_n at_o this_o time_n and_o no_o other_o not_o necessary_o enjoin_v by_o god_n will_n or_o their_o own_o to_o abide_v so_o long_o in_o this_o place_n as_o they_o do_v and_o no_o long_o or_o short_a while_n their_o intention_n to_o ward_n man_n be_v always_o good_a yet_o not_o necessary_o bind_v to_o do_v that_o determinate_a good_a which_o they_o do_v to_o this_o man_n and_o no_o other_o to_o make_v choice_n of_o the_o party_n who_o at_o this_o instant_n they_o especial_o mean_v to_o protect_v be_v as_o free_a for_o they_o as_o it_o be_v for_o we_o among_o a_o multitude_n of_o beggar_n to_o make_v choice_n of_o some_o one_o or_o two_o on_o who_o to_o bestow_v our_o benevolence_n now_o in_o the_o dispense_n of_o alm_n to_o the_o needy_a or_o bequeath_v legacy_n to_o our_o friend_n we_o be_v i_o take_v it_o free_a not_o only_o from_o necessity_n of_o coaction_n or_o constraint_n but_o also_o free_a from_o such_o necessity_n as_o by_o virtue_n of_o the_o eternal_a decree_n be_v inevitable_a chap._n xxvii_o of_o the_o difference_n betwixt_o servitude_n and_o freedom_n in_o collapse_a angel_n and_o unregenerate_a man_n and_o of_o the_o inequality_n of_o freedom_n in_o respect_n of_o divers_a object_n and_o degree_n in_o natural_a man_n 1._o but_o before_o we_o come_v to_o speak_v of_o the_o unregenerate_a man_n freewill_n and_o its_o proper_a subject_n man._n what_o freewill_n in_o the_o natural_a or_o unregenerate_a man._n we_o must_v lay_v this_o charge_n upon_o the_o reader_n not_o to_o interpret_v or_o rather_o mistake_v we_o as_o if_o we_o question_v whether_o man_n be_v able_a to_o do_v any_o thing_n or_o no_o without_o god_n concourse_n or_o assistance_n or_o any_o spiritual_a good_a thing_n without_o grace_n we_o only_o seek_v what_o kind_n of_o freedom_n or_o possibility_n of_o avoid_v evil_a or_o do_v better_a or_o less_o evil_a than_o ofttimes_o we_o do_v be_v appoint_v to_o man_n by_o the_o immutable_a decree_n if_o this_o decree_n allow_v or_o permit_v we_o any_o freedom_n of_o will_n in_o these_o point_n they_o wrong_v mankind_n much_o and_o the_o divine_a nature_n more_o that_o seek_v either_o by_o nice_a distinction_n utter_o to_o take_v it_o from_o we_o or_o by_o timorous_a scrupulosity_n to_o quell_v or_o weaken_v our_o spirit_n or_o industry_n in_o use_n of_o it._n this_o point_n also_o i_o will_v commend_v to_o every_o reader_n consideration_n that_o between_o a_o mere_a natural_a man_n and_o a_o man_n utter_o forsake_v of_o god_n there_o be_v a_o mean_a or_o difference_n yea_o perhaps_o a_o great_a difference_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o end_n of_o these_o ensue_a query_n to_o wit_n the_o salvation_n of_o man_n soul_n then_o be_v between_o the_o state_n of_o a_o man_n utter_o for_o saken_a of_o god_n and_o of_o satan_n and_o his_o angel_n 2._o in_o respect_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a the_o humane_a nature_n in_o the_o first_o creation_n be_v as_o true_o and_o as_o proper_o free_a as_o the_o angelical_a the_o first_o man_n be_v like_o his_o creator_n true_o and_o inherent_o good_a endue_v with_o power_n of_o do_v well_o but_o this_o his_o power_n be_v match_v with_o a_o possibility_n of_o do_v evil._n and_o by_o his_o free_a and_o wilful_a reduction_n of_o this_o power_n into_o act_n he_o and_o his_o child_n have_v utter_o lose_v all_o possibility_n of_o do_v well_o by_o nature_n all_o of_o we_o be_v the_o child_n of_o wrath_n the_o servant_n of_o sin_n from_o our_o birth_n nor_o can_v we_o be_v free_v from_o this_o servitude_n till_o we_o be_v make_v the_o son_n of_o god_n by_o the_o grace_n of_o adoption_n 3._o but_o though_o this_o tenent_n of_o reform_a church_n be_v most_o true_a to_o wit_n that_o the_o humane_a nature_n before_o adam_n fall_n be_v as_o true_o free_a as_o the_o angelical_a and_o that_o all_o the_o son_n of_o man_n since_o his_o fall_n be_v as_o true_o subject_a to_o sin_n as_o the_o collapse_a angel_n yet_o neither_o be_v our_o freedom_n before_o his_o fall_n equal_a to_o angelical_a freedom_n nor_o this_o servitude_n of_o sin_n in_o we_o so_o great_a as_o that_o which_o be_v in_o the_o devil_n for_o not_o to_o speak_v of_o the_o elect_a or_o such_o as_o be_v certain_o destinate_a to_o salvation_n the_o state_n of_o cain_n the_o father_n of_o reprobate_n before_o he_o slay_v his_o brother_n abel_n though_o we_o consider_v it_o with_o reference_n to_o the_o eternal_a decree_n of_o reprobation_n be_v not_o so_o desperate_a as_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o old_a serpent_n for_o god_n certain_o do_v never_o use_v that_o mild_a and_o gentle_a language_n either_o to_o satan_n or_o his_o angel_n which_o he_o do_v to_o cain_n a_o little_a before_o he_o slay_v his_o brother_n and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o cain_n why_o be_v thou_o wroth_a and_o why_o be_v thy_o countenance_n fall_v if_o thou_o do_v well_o shall_v thou_o not_o be_v accept_v and_o if_o thou_o do_v not_o well_o sin_n lie_v at_o the_o door_n and_o unto_o thou_o shall_v be_v his_o desire_n and_o thou_o shall_v rule_v over_o he_o gen._n 4._o 6_o 7._o howbeit_o if_o at_o any_o time_n it_o have_v please_v the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n to_o make_v love_v proffer_v of_o impossibility_n to_o his_o creature_n choice_n satan_n and_o his_o angel_n by_o rule_n of_o retaliation_n have_v be_v the_o fit_a subject_n of_o such_o proffer_v ☜_o ☜_o because_o it_o be_v their_o continual_a practice_n to_o delude_v mankind_n in_o their_o misery_n with_o fair_a promise_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o either_o they_o be_v not_o able_a or_o never_o purpose_v to_o perform_v 4._o but_o see_v the_o son_n of_o man_n until_o they_o be_v redeem_v by_o christ_n and_o wicked_a spirit_n be_v both_o alike_a servant_n to_o sin_n though_o their_o servitude_n to_o it_o be_v not_o equal_a the_o question_n be_v wherein_o the_o inequality_n of_o their_o servitude_n consist_v the_o depth_n of_o the_o angel_n fall_v be_v by_o the_o eternal_a rule_n of_o justice_n proportion_v to_o the_o height_n of_o their_o knowledge_n and_o happiness_n when_o they_o stand_v now_o their_o first_o station_n be_v much_o high_a than_o man_n the_o one_o in_o heaven_n the_o other_o in_o paradise_n and_o as_o they_o sin_v more_o wilful_o and_o haughty_o so_o they_o continue_v more_o wilful_a and_o stubborn_a in_o the_o course_n of_o sin_n than_o man_n the_o necessity_n which_o they_o bring_v upon_o themselves_o be_v twofold_n first_o a_o necessity_n of_o do_v always_o that_o which_o be_v in_o its_o own_o nature_n evil_a second_o a_o necessity_n of_o do_v
present_v themselves_o even_o he_o that_o have_v no_o power_n to_o resist_v the_o least_o temptation_n that_o offer_v itself_o nor_o freedom_n of_o will_n to_o refuse_v the_o great_a evil_n and_o choose_v the_o least_o when_o both_o be_v actual_o proffer_v may_v in_o the_o cessation_n of_o actual_a temptation_n reflect_v upon_o his_o former_a act_n and_o take_v a_o survey_n of_o his_o life_n past_a especial_o if_o he_o be_v thereto_o occasion_v or_o persuade_v by_o a_o discreet_a admonitor_n one_o that_o will_v not_o affright_v he_o with_o the_o mark_n of_o reprobation_n the_o first_o branch_n of_o freedom_n or_o rather_o the_o very_a root_n of_o freewill_n in_o every_o reasonable_a creature_n be_v seat_v in_o this_o power_n of_o reflection_n upon_o its_o own_o acts._n this_o be_v the_o first_o point_n or_o property_n wherein_o reason_n do_v exceed_v sense_n now_o he_o that_o have_v but_o this_o branch_n of_o freedom_n to_o calculate_v his_o former_a act_n have_v with_o it_o a_o 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for_o attain_v thing_n pleasant_a and_o useful_a for_o better_v their_o present_a estate_n and_o if_o man_n have_v any_o sense_n or_o feel_n of_o his_o heavy_a burden_n he_o can_v but_o in_o some_o sort_n or_o other_o desire_n to_o be_v release_v from_o it_o upon_o this_o principle_n be_v that_o exhortation_n of_o our_o saviour_n ground_v come_v unto_o i_o all_o you_o that_o labour_n and_o be_v heavy_a lade_v and_o i_o will_v ease_v you_o mat._n 11._o 28._o 16._o so_o than_o albeit_o there_o be_v a_o true_a freedom_n of_o will_n in_o all_o the_o son_n of_o adam_n which_o be_v not_o utter_o or_o final_o forsake_v of_o god_n yet_o be_v not_o this_o freedom_n the_o same_o in_o all_o neither_o in_o respect_n of_o its_o object_n or_o act_n nor_o in_o respect_n of_o its_o degree_n or_o strength_n some_o have_v a_o competent_a measure_n of_o liberty_n to_o avoid_v occasion_n or_o external_a motive_n to_o know_a sin_n but_o either_o no_o portion_n of_o like_a liberty_n or_o a_o very_a little_a 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i_o must_v follow_v my_o method_n propose_v to_o wit_n to_o discuss_v the_o true_a meaning_n of_o those_o scripture_n wherein_o the_o difficulty_n or_o question_n concern_v this_o duty_n be_v proper_o seat_v to_o begin_v with_o that_o of_o our_o apostle_n rom_n 8._o 12._o sect_n v._o of_o the_o great_a duty_n of_o mortification_n and_o of_o the_o use_n of_o freewill_n for_o perform_v it_o chap._n xxviii_o of_o the_o general_n content_v which_o concern_v the_o duty_n of_o mortification_n and_o which_o be_v the_o special_a work_n of_o the_o flesh_n we_o be_v to_o mortify_v rom_n chap._n 8._o verse_n 11._o but_o if_o the_o spirit_n of_o he_o that_o raise_v up_o jesus_n from_o the_o dead_a dwell_v in_o you_o he_o that_o raise_v up_o christ_n from_o the_o dead_a shall_v also_o quicken_v your_o mortal_a body_n by_o his_o spirit_n that_o dwell_v in_o you_o verse_n 12._o therefore_o brethren_n we_o be_v debtor_n not_o to_o the_o flesh_n to_o live_v after_o the_o flesh_n verse_n 13._o for_o if_o you_o live_v after_o the_o flesh_n you_o shall_v die_v but_o if_o you_o through_o the_o spirit_n do_v mortify_v the_o deed_n of_o the_o body_n you_o shall_v live_v 1._o etc._n a_o brief_a paraphrase_n upon_o rom._n 8._o 12_o etc._n etc._n this_o portion_n of_o scripture_n be_v more_o fit_a to_o ground_v the_o connexion_n of_o what_o go_v before_o or_o come_v after_o it_o from_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o 8_o the_o chapter_n unto_o the_o end_n then_o to_o receive_v any_o bound_n or_o limitation_n which_o it_o be_v capable_a of_o from_o any_o reference_n to_o other_o passage_n either_o for_o the_o plain_a and_o full_a grammatical_a or_o for_o the_o moral_a and_o theological_a sense_n the_o grammatical_a construction_n of_o the_o 12_o the_o verse_n though_o for_o so_o much_o as_o some_o of_o our_o modern_a translation_n suggest_v unto_o we_o it_o afford_v but_o one_o proposition_n and_o that_o a_o negative_a we_o be_v debtor_n not_o to_o the_o flesh_n yet_o according_a to_o the_o 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seek_v to_o bring_v upon_o we_o but_o if_o you_o through_o the_o spirit_n do_v mortify_v the_o deed_n of_o the_o body_n you_o shall_v live_v for_o ever_o this_o be_v a_o great_a boon_n than_o we_o can_v deserve_v as_o much_o as_o we_o can_v desire_v more_o than_o we_o can_v make_v any_o part_n of_o requital_n for_o it_o 2._o for_o state_v case_n of_o conscience_n not_o for_o deal_v betwixt_o man_n and_o man_n but_o but_o betwixt_o the_o judge_n of_o quick_a and_o dead_a and_o our_o own_o soul_n i_o know_v no_o portion_n of_o scripture_n whether_o in_o the_o old_a or_o new_a testament_n of_o better_a or_o more_o frequent_a use_v then_o this_o 13_o the_o verse_n let_v such_o as_o be_v so_o mind_v maintain_v tenant_n already_o set_v on_o foot_n or_o multiply_v question_n to_o the_o world_n end_v about_o the_o certainty_n of_o their_o personal_a estate_n in_o grace_n or_o final_a salvation_n or_o bestow_v their_o mark_n and_o token_n whether_o of_o absolute_a election_n or_o reprobation_n as_o they_o please_v yet_o unto_o honest_a heart_a christian_n or_o such_o as_o desire_v so_o to_o be_v there_o can_v be_v no_o sign_n or_o token_n of_o salvation_n either_o firm_a in_o its_o self_n or_o more_o certain_a to_o they_o than_o the_o right_a computation_n of_o their_o constant_a progress_n in_o the_o mortify_n of_o the_o flesh_n by_o the_o spirit_n the_o first_o question_n or_o examination_n of_o our_o progress_n in_o this_o duty_n be_v to_o know_v what_o be_v the_o deed_n of_o the_o flesh_n or_o body_n which_o we_o be_v to_o mortify_v and_o how_o far_o we_o be_v to_o mortify_v they_o the_o second_o how_o the_o flesh_n be_v mortify_v by_o we_o how_o by_o the_o spirit_n the_o three_o which_o happy_o will_v intermingle_v itself_o here_o and_o there_o with_o the_o first_o and_o second_o query_n be_v the_o limitation_n of_o these_o two_o proposition_n
his_o heart_n and_o conscience_n the_o party_n move_v be_v a_o mere_a passive_n in_o thus_o fit_v the_o discourse_n to_o his_o former_a life_n or_o cogitation_n the_o preacher_n himself_o be_v god_n instrument_n not_o the_o agent_n he_o have_v no_o suffrage_n in_o the_o choice_n of_o his_o text_n at_o least_o in_o suit_v it_o to_o this_o particular_a occasion_n much_o less_o any_o hand_n or_o finger_n in_o the_o issue_n or_o success_n both_o these_o be_v whole_o from_o the_o disposition_n of_o divine_a providence_n 4._o but_o now_o that_o the_o party_n heart_n be_v touch_v by_o these_o or_o the_o like_a occurrence_n unexpected_a either_o by_o this_o patient_n or_o by_o his_o physician_n do_v he_o still_o remain_v as_o mere_o passive_a as_o he_o be_v in_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o his_o mortification_n or_o conversion_n sure_o the_o thought_n of_o a_o mere_a natural_a civil_a or_o moral_a man_n be_v free_a and_o able_a to_o reflect_v upon_o those_o motion_n in_o respect_n of_o who_o 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call_n of_o god_n providence_n god_n be_v please_v to_o multiply_v the_o active_a mean_n of_o mortification_n or_o to_o make_v their_o contrivance_n and_o disposition_n more_o remarkable_a and_o effectual_a than_o they_o be_v before_o this_o be_v most_o certain_a that_o he_o which_o will_v not_o take_v such_o warning_n as_o god_n shall_v send_v he_o into_o his_o serious_a consideration_n shall_v bring_v this_o twofold_n inconvenience_n upon_o himself_o first_o ☜_o ☜_o his_o soul_n shall_v be_v every_o day_n than_o other_o more_o unapt_a to_o be_v wrought_v unto_o repentance_n or_o to_o have_v mortification_n wrought_v in_o it_o by_o such_o mean_n as_o former_o will_v have_v wrought_v it_o second_o god_n in_o justice_n will_v deprive_v he_o of_o such_o ordinary_a mean_n or_o motive_n to_o mortification_n as_o before_o he_o have_v man_n extreme_a want_n of_o all_o ability_n so_o to_o prepare_v or_o mollify_v his_o own_o heart_n as_o it_o may_v be_v more_o towardly_a passive_n than_o it_o have_v be_v can_v disinable_a god_n from_o multiply_v his_o flessing_n or_o from_o grant_v grace_n sufficient_a to_o mollify_v their_o heart_n which_o be_v not_o able_a to_o mollify_v themselves_o yet_o have_v be_v diligent_a according_a to_o that_o ability_n which_o they_o have_v to_o reflect_v and_o ruminate_v upon_o his_o providence_n summon_v they_o to_o repentance_n always_o diligent_a and_o ready_a to_o acknowledge_v their_o own_o insufficiency_n and_o out_o of_o this_o acknowledgement_n more_o earnest_o to_o solicit_v his_o grace_n and_o favour_n for_o enable_v they_o to_o do_v better_o 6._o salvation_n in_o what_o sense_n we_o be_v say_v to_o work_v out_o our_o own_o salvation_n so_o than_o man_n endeavour_n be_v not_o available_a not_o of_o force_n to_o produce_v mortification_n spiritual_a yet_o be_v they_o two_o way_n necessary_a necessitre_n praecepti_fw-la &_o necessitate_v medij_fw-la by_o a_o necessity_n of_o duty_n and_o by_o a_o necessity_n of_o mean_n that_o spiritual_a mortification_n may_v be_v accomplish_v in_o we_o and_o because_o man_n by_o the_o assistance_n of_o god_n special_a providence_n without_o the_o concourse_n of_o sanctify_v inherent_a grace_n be_v enable_v to_o do_v somewhat_o which_o be_v do_v ☜_o ☜_o his_o conversion_n or_o mortification_n shall_v undoubted_o be_v accomplish_v therefore_o be_v we_o say_v to_o mortify_v the_o body_n and_o not_o so_o only_o but_o to_o make_v our_o election_n sure_a yea_o to_o 〈◊〉_d to_o or_o rather_o industrious_o to_o labour_v for_o our_o own_o salvation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d work_v out_o our_o own_o salvation_n for_o so_o the_o apostle_n speak_v philip_n 2._o 12._o but_o how_o be_v we_o say_v to_o work_v out_o our_o own_o salvation_n non_fw-fr formaletersed_a consecutiuè_fw-la in_o such_o a_o sense_n as_o we_o say_v one_o man_n rise_n be_v another_o fali_a or_o the_o ruin_n of_o one_o or_o more_o great_a family_n be_v the_o raise_v of_o other_o or_o as_o it_o be_v say_v in_o philosophy_n generation_n unives_fw-la est_fw-la corruptio_fw-la alterius_fw-la i._n e._n not_o formal_o or_o proper_o for_o generation_n and_o corruption_n be_v opposite_n but_o by_o way_n of_o consequence_n for_o inasmuch_o as_o the_o one_o be_v the_o necessary_a consequent_a of_o the_o other_o the_o one_o be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o other_o and_o thus_o when_o the_o apostle_n will_v we_o to_o work_v out_o our_o own_o salvation_n with_o fâ—ar_n and_o 〈◊〉_d he_o give_v the_o reason_n in_o the_o next_o word_n for_o it_o be_v god_n that_o work_v in_o you_o both_o to_o will_v and_o to_o do_v of_o his_o good_a pleasure_n philip._n 2._o 13._o so_o that_o god_n true_o and_o proper_o work_v all_o as_o well_o the_o will_n as_o the_o deed_n yet_o it_o be_v his_o good_a pleasure_n to_o work_v both_o only_a in_o they_o which_o work_n with_o fear_n and_o tremble_a as_o be_v most_o afraid_a to_o neglect_v so_o great_a
doctrine_n gal._n 5._o 16_o 17._o this_o i_o say_v then_o walk_v in_o the_o spirit_n and_o you_o shall_v not_o fulfil_v the_o lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n he_o do_v not_o say_v you_o shall_v not_o be_v oppose_v or_o assault_v by_o the_o lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n for_o as_o in_o the_o next_o word_n be_v include_v the_o flesh_n will_v still_o attempt_v the_o execution_n or_o exercise_n of_o its_o motion_n for_o the_o flesh_n say_v the_o apostle_n lu_v against_o the_o spirit_n and_o the_o spirit_n against_o the_o flesh_n and_o these_o be_v contrary_a the_o one_o to_o the_o other_o so_o that_o you_o can_v do_v thing_n that_o you_o will_v that_o be_v the_o flesh_n can_v neither_o do_v the_o thing_n that_o it_o intend_v to_o do_v nor_o the_o spirit_n produce_v those_o effect_n which_o it_o wish_v and_o much_o desire_v no_o more_o than_o heat_n can_v produce_v its_o proper_a effect_n when_o it_o be_v overmatch_v in_o the_o same_o subject_a with_o cold_a or_o then_o cold_a be_v able_a to_o produce_v the_o proper_a effect_n thereof_o while_o it_o be_v attemper_v or_o countersway_v by_o heat_n now_o the_o spirit_n whereof_o our_o apostle_n speak_v in_o this_o place_n be_v the_o spirit_n of_o man_n at_o least_o the_o spirit_n which_o be_v in_o man_n though_o in_o part_n renew_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n for_o as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v the_o flesh_n and_o the_o spirit_n here_o mean_v be_v contrary_a and_o it_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o contrary_n to_o be_v in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o subject_a and_o it_o be_v the_o true_a property_n of_o contrary_a inclination_n to_o move_v and_o sway_v upon_o one_o and_o the_o same_o centre_n or_o point_n of_o rest_n or_o dependence_n otherwise_o how_o strong_a soever_o the_o one_o contrary_a be_v it_o can_v not_o countersway_v nor_o counterpoise_v the_o other_o the_o point_n or_o centre_n whereupon_o the_o inclination_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o spirit_n do_v move_v or_o sway_n be_v the_o soul_n which_o sometime_o incline_v more_o unto_o the_o spirit_n sometime_o more_o unto_o the_o flesh_n or_o carnal_a affection_n the_o whole_a work_n of_o mortification_n be_v but_o a_o put_v off_o the_o old_a man_n and_o put_v on_o the_o new_a the_o more_o the_o inclination_n of_o the_o flesh_n be_v weaken_v the_o more_o apt_a be_v the_o spirit_n of_o man_n to_o be_v move_v impel_v or_o strengthen_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o the_o more_o apt_a it_o be_v to_o be_v move_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n the_o more_o easy_o and_o ready_o will_v the_o inclination_n of_o the_o flesh_n or_o old_a man_n be_v weaken_v by_o it_o so_o that_o there_o be_v a_o continual_a reciprocation_n betwixt_o the_o weaken_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o the_o strengthen_n or_o renew_v of_o the_o spirit_n in_o every_o several_a act_n or_o motion_n of_o god_n spirit_n by_o which_o the_o spirit_n in_o man_n be_v renew_v or_o quicken_v the_o spirit_n of_o man_n thus_o assist_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n get_v a_o double_a advantage_n of_o the_o flesh_n first_o it_o direct_o weaken_v the_o inclination_n of_o the_o flesh_n or_o old_a man_n and_o by_o weaken_v they_o gain_v further_a possession_n or_o interest_n in_o the_o affection_n wherein_o the_o lust_n or_o desire_n of_o the_o flesh_n be_v seat_v second_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n be_v revive_v and_o quicken_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n do_v not_o only_o countersway_v or_o curb_v the_o flesh_n but_o withal_o do_v purify_v the_o soul_n or_o the_o fountain_n of_o the_o affection_n &_o in_o the_o next_o conflict_n use_v the_o service_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o inferior_a affection_n to_o conquer_v and_o expel_v the_o remainder_n of_o carnal_a desire_n or_o concupiscence_n or_o at_o least_o do_v keep_v they_o under_o that_o they_o can_v make_v head_n or_o open_a rebellion_n as_o it_o be_v to_o depose_v the_o spirit_n of_o its_o sovereignty_n after_o once_o it_o have_v get_v it_o special_o if_o man_n which_o have_v proceed_v thus_o far_o in_o this_o conflict_n be_v wary_a and_o vigilant_a always_o remember_v that_o their_o great_a strength_n consist_v in_o implore_v the_o assistance_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n in_o wait_v his_o approach_n and_o attend_v his_o motion_n but_o let_v no_o man_n think_v he_o have_v get_v the_o victory_n over_o the_o flesh_n or_o have_v perform_v this_o duty_n of_o mortification_n as_o he_o ought_v until_o the_o desire_n or_o inclination_n of_o the_o flesh_n be_v mortify_v by_o the_o vivification_n or_o quicken_a of_o the_o affection_n wherein_o they_o be_v seat_v or_o until_o the_o spirit_n &_o soul_n of_o man_n renew_v as_o have_v be_v say_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n have_v win_v the_o soul_n and_o affection_n unto_o their_o side_n or_o part_n chap._n xxxv_o wherein_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o mortification_n or_o of_o conversion_n unto_o god_n do_v proper_o consist_v 1._o after_o this_o preparative_a to_o mortification_n thus_o begin_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n or_o by_o his_o peculiar_a providence_n the_o whole_a cure_n consist_v in_o the_o assimilation_n or_o transformation_n of_o our_o spirit_n into_o the_o similitude_n or_o likeness_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n devil_n some_o relic_n of_o the_o image_n of_o god_n in_o man_n which_o be_v not_o in_o devil_n and_o this_o be_v wrought_v by_o the_o renew_n of_o god_n image_n in_o we_o some_o relic_n there_o be_v of_o god_n image_n in_o the_o natural_a man_n the_o like_a whereof_o be_v not_o in_o devil_n and_o these_o be_v seat_v in_o the_o spirit_n or_o synteresis_fw-la howbeit_o these_o in_o themselves_o be_v no_o better_o then_o dead_a stock_n or_o root_n until_o they_o be_v revive_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o secret_a influence_n of_o his_o grace_n but_o so_o renew_v they_o natural_o diffuse_v the_o influence_n of_o life_n into_o the_o stem_n or_o branch_n the_o soul_n and_o body_n of_o the_o whole_a man_n be_v so_o quicken_v by_o they_o as_o the_o branch_n or_o stem_n in_o the_o spring_n time_n revive_v by_o the_o return_n of_o sap_n from_o the_o root_n both_o be_v quicken_v and_o revive_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o by_o the_o sweet_a disposition_n of_o his_o providence_n as_o tree_n as_o herb_n grass_n and_o other_o vegetable_n be_v by_o the_o sun_n by_o the_o sweet_a influence_n of_o heaven_n and_o by_o the_o moisten_a earth_n whereby_o the_o root_n be_v immediate_o cherish_v 2._o this_o vivification_n or_o renew_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o man_n be_v immediate_o wrought_v per_n simile_n as_o our_o animal_n or_o vital_a spirit_n in_o 'swounds_o be_v revive_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o wine_n or_o other_o comfortable_a water_n first_o the_o relic_n of_o god_n image_n or_o implant_v rule_n of_o conscience_n have_v more_o immediate_a similitude_n with_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n or_o of_o christ_n than_o the_o inferior_a faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n or_o body_n have_v and_o yet_o these_o relic_n of_o god_n image_n or_o rule_n of_o conscience_n be_v true_a part_n or_o native_a branch_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n symbolize_v better_o with_o the_o soul_n and_o body_n of_o man_n than_o this_o spirit_n of_o god_n which_o work_v this_o mortification_n do_v so_o that_o albeit_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n or_o his_o prevent_a grace_n do_v always_o begin_v this_o mortification_n without_o any_o operation_n or_o coagencie_a of_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n and_o albeit_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n be_v a_o mere_a passive_a in_o all_o the_o motion_n by_o which_o itself_o be_v renew_v and_o quicken_v yet_o after_o it_o be_v not_o only_o move_v but_o thus_o touch_v and_o quicken_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n actus_fw-la agit_fw-fr it_o work_v not_o only_o by_o countersway_n or_o renitencie_n but_o it_o diffuse_v the_o influence_n of_o life_n and_o grace_n which_o itself_o receive_v entire_o from_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n throughout_o the_o inferior_a faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n it_o take_v the_o place_n or_o room_n of_o so_o much_o of_o the_o lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n as_o it_o expel_v and_o as_o well_o in_o the_o expulsion_n of_o the_o lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n as_o in_o take_v possession_n of_o the_o body_n wherein_o they_o be_v seat_v it_o use_v the_o soul_n as_o the_o medium_fw-la deferens_fw-la as_o the_o mean_a at_o least_o for_o communicate_v life_n to_o the_o flesh_n or_o body_n and_o by_o this_o diffusion_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o life_n or_o influence_n of_o grace_n throughout_o the_o faculty_n or_o affection_n of_o the_o soul_n the_o second_o part_n or_o accomplishment_n of_o mortification_n be_v wrought_v which_o as_o be_v say_v before_o consist_v in_o the_o rescue_v or_o win_v of_o the_o natural_a affection_n from_o the_o flesh_n unto_o the_o spirit_n 3._o for_o better_o understand_v the_o manner_n how_o this_o accomplishment_n of_o
to_o leave_v off_o all_o wear_n of_o gold_n to_o cast_v away_o all_o their_o ornament_n of_o dignity_n as_o filthy_a ensign_n of_o luxury_n to_o bring_v they_o all_o into_o juno_n temple_n and_o there_o consecrate_v and_o leave_v they_o their_o youth_n also_o he_o reduce_v to_o a_o excellent_a temper_n as_o may_v be_v collect_v from_o the_o cure_n he_o wrought_v upon_o the_o woman_n who_o he_o teach_v to_o forget_v their_o belove_a ornament_n and_o here_o i_o can_v forbear_v but_o i_o must_v appeal_v to_o my_o reader_n and_o ask_v he_o sad_o and_o serious_o whether_o he_o think_v that_o if_o st._n chrysostom_n or_o st._n austin_n be_v now_o here_o alive_a again_o upon_o earth_n and_o shall_v desire_v he_o to_o pick_v out_o and_o point_n unto_o they_o the_o best_a as_o he_o think_v of_o those_o our_o city_n that_o most_o flagrant_o profess_v christianity_n wherein_o they_o may_v hope_v with_o most_o probability_n of_o success_n to_o attempt_v the_o like_a cure_n of_o vanity_n either_o in_o woman_n or_o man_n he_o can_v promise_v those_o holy_a father_n any_o hope_n that_o they_o shall_v speed_v so_o well_o among_o christian_n as_o pythagoras_n do_v among_o the_o crotonian_n whether_o he_o think_v that_o at_o this_o time_n this_o juncture_n or_o rather_o this_o fracture_n of_o time_n when_o at_o god_n chide_v the_o spring_n of_o water_n be_v see_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o world_n be_v discover_v when_o his_o wrath_n be_v kindle_v yea_o not_o a_o little_a he_o have_v stain_v the_o pride_n of_o glory_n and_o still_o call_v aloud_o to_o weep_v and_o to_o mourning_n and_o to_o baldness_n and_o to_o gird_v with_o sackcloth_n isai_n 22._o 12._o when_o spot_n and_o paint_v and_o powder_n glorious_a and_o strange_a array_n seem_v to_o be_v as_o ominous_a to_o man_n as_o the_o gild_a horn_n and_o ribbon_n be_v to_o the_o white_a ox_n that_o be_v sudden_o to_o be_v sacrifice_v they_o can_v persuade_v any_o ten_o wanton_a youngman_n but_o to_o observe_v that_o rule_n of_o the_o apostle_n prescribe_v woman_n who_o adorn_v let_v it_o not_o be_v that_o outward_a of_o plait_v hair_n wear_v gold_n or_o donning_a apparel_n but_o the_o dress_n of_o the_o inner-man_n the_o heart_n and_o spirit_n with_o ornament_n of_o grace_n or_o any_o five_o daughter_n of_o zion_n that_o walk_v according_a to_o ovid_n rule_n with_o stretched-out_a neck_n to_o cover_v themselves_o decent_o as_o those_o father_n shall_v judge_v or_o as_o themselves_o or_o their_o mother_n have_v judge_v sometime_o decent_a though_o they_o shall_v be_v allow_v to_o do_v it_o with_o the_o most_o precious_a riches_n of_o the_o east_n silk_n and_o pearl_n and_o the_o gold-plate_n of_o vphaz_n yet_o be_v affect_v curiosity_n of_o hair_n and_o dress_n in_o man_n so_o monstrous_a even_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o that_o monster_n of_o mankind_n 33._o mankind_n seneca_n de_fw-fr ira_n l._n 2._o c._n 33._o caligula_n that_o he_o put_v a_o young_a gentleman_n to_o death_n for_o it_o munditiis_fw-la ejus_fw-la &_o cultioribus_fw-la capillis_fw-la offensus_fw-la and_o nakedness_n so_o odious_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o modest_a heathen_a woman_n that_o clemens_n alex_n strom_n 4._o l._n report_v it_o in_o praise_n of_o a_o certain_a mulier_fw-la lysidica_n who_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d use_v to_o go_v into_o the_o bath_n with_o her_o clothes_n on_o and_o yet_o i_o fear_v or_o fancy_n some_o reader_n that_o can_v not_o do_v this_o will_v grudge_n to_o allow_v the_o crotonian_a reformation_n the_o honour_n to_o be_v style_v a_o moral_a conversion_n polemo_n *_o s._n august_n tom._n 7._o l._n 1._o contr._n julian_n cap._n 7._o &_o 4._o &_o epist_n 130._o and_o more_o place_n where_o he_o take_v notice_n of_o polemo_n will_v he_o then_o allow_v that_o title_n to_o our_o next_o instance_n which_o i_o will_v commend_v that_o though_o few_o do_v imitate_v yet_o some_o may_v admire_v it_o it_o be_v of_o polemo_n the_o debauch_a athenian_a ruffian_n perditae_fw-la luxuriae_fw-la adolescens_fw-la say_v val._n maxim_n l._n 6._o c._n 9_o who_o upon_o a_o time_n have_v make_v a_o end_n of_o his_o accustom_a all-night_n revel_n by_o that_o time_n of_o the_o morning_n that_o xenocrates_n be_v at_o his_o moral_a lecture_n in_o the_o school_n and_o have_v occasion_n as_o it_o fall_v out_o to_o pass_v that_o way_n strike_v into_o the_o school_n with_o design_n rather_o to_o jeer_v and_o affront_v the_o grave_a philosopher_n now_o busy_a at_o lecture_n then_o to_o learn_v any_o thing_n of_o he_o he_o see_v polemo_n come_v in_o such_o a_o pickle_n as_o a_o pernox_fw-la convivator_fw-la must_v needs_o be_v and_o beside_o in_o a_o prodigious_a equipage_n and_o garb_n of_o luxury_n crown_v with_o rosebud_n and_o hang_v with_o all_o the_o imaginable_a fane_n label_n and_o swadling-band_n of_o fancy_n compose_v his_o countenance_n to_o the_o utmost_a dimension_n of_o gravity_n remove_v his_o discourse_n whereupon_o he_o be_v when_o polemo_n come_v in_o into_o the_o theme_n of_o temperance_n and_o this_o he_o pursue_v with_o so_o much_o sweetness_n power_n and_o eloquence_n without_o take_v any_o notice_n of_o he_o who_o he_o most_o think_v on_o that_o this_o younker_n begin_v first_o to_o startle_v as_o one_o wake_v out_o of_o a_o trance_n then_o to_o look_v up_o towards_o xenocrates_n as_o sober_o as_o he_o can_v next_o he_o steal_v his_o garland_n off_o his_o head_n and_o lay_v it_o from_o he_o after_o that_o he_o pull_v his_o arm_n in_o under_o his_o cloak_n and_o otherways_o express_v what_o effect_n that_o morning_n lecture_n have_v upon_o he_o in_o sum_n he_o go_v out_o of_o the_o school_n a_o clean_a other_o man_n mutatus_fw-la polemo_n change_v even_o to_o a_o proverb_n and_o turn_v so_o constant_a a_o student_n and_o good_a proficient_a in_o morality_n that_o he_o succeed_v his_o master_n in_o his_o school_n hic_fw-la vir_fw-la hic_fw-la est_fw-la quem_fw-la quaerimus_fw-la but_o where_o shall_v we_o find_v the_o like_a among_o christian_n a_o 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or_o deter_n from_o the_o mean_n of_o increase_a wealth_n and_o this_o be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o cure_n or_o a_o preparation_n to_o it_o and_o be_v usual_o wrought_v by_o contrary_n other_o be_v prone_a to_o incur_v hardness_n of_o heart_n by_o pride_n and_o overprize_v of_o themselves_o and_o these_o god_n oft_o time_n visit_n with_o disgrace_n with_o contempt_n or_o scorn_n of_o other_o now_o the_o rule_n be_v general_n that_o if_o the_o party_n thus_o visit_v or_o cure_v in_o part_n by_o contrary_n due_o compare_v their_o visitation_n with_o their_o sin_n ☜_o ☜_o which_o in_o justice_n have_v procure_v it_o the_o spirit_n get_v great_a advantage_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o be_v more_o capable_a and_o sensible_a of_o the_o motion_n or_o impulsion_n of_o god_n spirit_n howbeit_o man_n himself_o and_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n in_o this_o first_o cure_n or_o part_n of_o mortification_n be_v mere_o passive_a and_o it_o be_v well_o if_o by_o often_o ruminate_v or_o reflect_v upon_o what_o have_v befall_v he_o by_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n and_o by_o the_o sense_n or_o feel_n of_o the_o impulsion_n of_o his_o spirit_n he_o can_v content_v himself_o to_o be_v mere_o passive_a or_o a_o towardly_a patient_n in_o the_o next_o degree_n of_o his_o mortification_n or_o conversion_n which_o be_v still_o wrought_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n as_o by_o the_o agent_n or_o efficient_a cause_n 4._o from_o these_o observation_n the_o resolution_n of_o the_o former_a question_n so_o far_o as_o it_o concern_v the_o man_n unregenerate_a be_v easie_n and_o perspicuous_a the_o question_n be_v how_o this_o mortification_n be_v wrought_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n which_o be_v without_o we_o but_o always_o assist_v we_o how_o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n or_o by_o the_o spirit_n which_o be_v in_o man_n though_o partaker_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n the_o answer_n be_v so_o much_o of_o the_o cure_n as_o be_v wrought_v be_v wrought_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n as_o 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as_o the_o steel_n be_v by_o the_o adamant_n formal_o expel_v or_o abate_v the_o lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o when_o the_o flesh_n be_v thus_o true_o mortify_v by_o the_o spirit_n that_o sanctification_n of_o which_o the_o apostle_n speak_v 1_o thes_n 5._o 23._o be_v wrought_v in_o we_o 5._o the_o first_o part_n of_o this_o cure_n as_o be_v say_v be_v wrought_v by_o contrary_n that_o be_v by_o free_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o unregenerate_a man_n from_o the_o burden_n of_o the_o flesh_n which_o overmaster_n it_o or_o entice_v the_o soul_n to_o such_o practice_n as_o the_o spirit_n dislike_v and_o from_o this_o burden_n of_o the_o flesh_n the_o spirit_n of_o god_n or_o his_o peculiar_a providence_n do_v free_a the_o soul_n or_o spirit_n of_o man_n by_o lay_v some_o one_o kind_a or_o other_o of_o bodily_a affliction_n upon_o he_o which_o be_v more_o displease_v to_o his_o nature_n than_o the_o former_a motion_n of_o the_o flesh_n be_v pleasant_a but_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n thus_o 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degree_n of_o mortification_n be_v common_o wrought_v by_o interpose_a fit_n or_o motion_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n produce_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n the_o man_n that_o be_v partaker_n of_o they_o have_v liberty_n or_o respite_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n to_o reflect_v upon_o they_o and_o by_o thus_o reflect_v upon_o they_o or_o by_o take_v they_o into_o serious_a consideration_n be_v enable_v to_o avoid_v such_o external_n occasion_n as_o strengthen_v the_o inclination_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o to_o cut_v off_o their_o food_n and_o nutriment_n for_o albeit_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n be_v in_o the_o first_o cure_n mere_o passive_a yet_o it_o be_v not_o so_o passive_a as_o stock_n and_o stone_n or_o other_o senseless_a creature_n be_v it_o have_v a_o true_a sense_n or_o feel_n of_o the_o motion_n put_v upon_o it_o or_o produce_v in_o it_o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n nor_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o man_n sensible_a only_o of_o such_o motion_n in_o such_o sort_n as_o fly_n 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