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conscience_n also_o bear_v witness_n and_o their_o thought_n accuse_v or_o else_o excuse_v one_o another_o rom._n 2._o 14._o 15._o in_o this_o accusation_n or_o process_n in_o the_o very_a heathen_a there_o be_v a_o combat_n or_o conflict_n between_o the_o spirit_n and_o the_o flesh_n or_o between_o the_o mind_n and_o the_o affection_n 7._o but_o may_v not_o the_o same_o part_n or_o faculty_n of_o the_o reasonable_a soul_n disallow_v or_o condemn_v at_o one_o time_n the_o self_n same_o thing_n which_o at_o another_o time_n it_o well_o approve_v if_o it_o may_v there_o be_v no_o necessity_n of_o distinction_n between_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o spirit_n but_o if_o there_o be_v any_o conflict_n between_o reason_n itself_o and_o the_o spirit_n at_o one_o and_o the_o same_o time_n there_o must_v needs_o be_v a_o distinction_n betwixt_o they_o now_o it_o seem_v that_o even_o whilst_o the_o reasonable_a soul_n do_v contrive_v mischief_n or_o give_v her_o consent_n to_o thing_n unjust_a or_o unexpedient_a whilst_o it_o hatch_v heresy_n the_o conscience_n do_v secret_o check_v it_o and_o endeavour_v to_o restrain_v it_o and_o this_o conscience_n can_v not_o do_v unless_o it_o be_v in_o some_o sort_n distinct_a from_o that_o reasonable_a part_n or_o faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n which_o be_v endue_v with_o freedom_n of_o will._n for_o there_o can_v be_v no_o conflict_n but_o between_o two_o different_a party_n or_o capacity_n 8._o this_o be_v most_o consequent_a to_o plato_n philosophy_n and_o to_o true_a theology_n for_o as_o the_o platonic_n distinguish_v between_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o mind_n so_o our_o apostle_n distinguish_v between_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o man._n 1._o thess_n god_n the_o spirit_n of_o man_n be_v not_o say_v to_o be_v mortify_v but_o quicken_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n 5._o 23._o and_o the_o very_a god_n of_o peace_n sanctify_v you_o whole_o and_o i_o pray_v god_n your_o whole_a spirit_n and_o soul_n and_o body_n be_v 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apprehension_n or_o boasting_n and_o that_o be_v give_v we_o by_o our_o saviour_n himself_o in_o this_o gospel_n chap._n 14._o vers_fw-la 15_o 23_o 24._o if_o you_o love_v i_o keep_v my_o commandment_n and_o again_o chap._n 15._o vers_fw-la 10._o if_o you_o keep_v my_o commandment_n you_o shall_v abide_v in_o my_o love_n how_o many_o may_v we_o find_v who_o in_o distress_n or_o danger_n whether_o by_o sea_n or_o land_n special_o in_o grievous_a storm_n or_o sickness_n will_v serious_o purpose_v and_o resume_v that_o branch_n of_o their_o vow_n in_o baptism_n ☜_o ☜_o to_o for_o sake_n the_o devil_n and_o all_o his_o work_n the_o lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n the_o pomp_n and_o vanity_n of_o this_o wicked_a world_n and_o yet_o the_o same_o man_n be_v restore_v to_o health_n and_o probable_a safety_n will_n of_o late_a zealous_a professor_n and_o solemn_a votary_n turn_v gaderenes_n or_o gergesites_n ready_a upon_o new_a opportunity_n or_o provocation_n of_o untame_v desire_n to_o wish_v christ_n to_o depart_v out_o of_o their_o coast_n rather_o than_o his_o residence_n in_o their_o heart_n or_o brain_n shall_v give_v a_o continual_a check_n to_o their_o swinish_a appetite_n or_o brutish_a fancy_n and_o thus_o to_o do_v be_v not_o to_o keep_v but_o to_o violate_v christ_n commandment_n which_o whosoever_o do_v not_o keep_v as_o well_o in_o this_o particular_a of_o mortify_v the_o work_n or_o lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n as_o in_o other_o duty_n do_v not_o true_o believe_v in_o he_o shall_v not_o without_o hearty_a repentance_n or_o new_a purification_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o spirit_n either_o see_v god_n or_o be_v partaker_n of_o christ_n kingdom_n 11._o another_o precept_n of_o christ_n there_o be_v more_o general_n than_o the_o former_a whatsoever_o you_o will_v that_o man_n shall_v do_v unto_o you_o even_o so_o do_v unto_o they_o for_o this_o be_v the_o law_n and_o the_o prophet_n so_o far_o be_v the_o whole_a christian_a world_n as_o we_o call_v it_o from_o keep_v this_o commandment_n that_o the_o practice_n most_o contrary_a to_o it_o be_v so_o universal_a and_o so_o violent_a as_o that_o both_o the_o casuist_n and_o profess_a interpreter_n of_o scripture_n have_v almost_o lose_v the_o true_a meaning_n of_o it_o at_o least_o have_v utter_o neglect_v the_o extend_v or_o branch_a of_o it_o into_o useful_a rule_n of_o good_a life_n or_o for_o bring_v forth_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o which_o be_v worse_o such_o learned_a and_o pious_a man_n as_o have_v undertake_v the_o cure_n of_o soul_n and_o have_v be_v solemn_o swear_v to_o the_o faithful_a execution_n of_o pastoral_n charge_n dare_v not_o press_v the_o observance_n of_o this_o great_a commandment_n upon_o their_o flock_n which_o daily_o and_o hourly_o most_o shameful_o transgress_v it_o partly_o by_o the_o uncontrole_v practice_n of_o stubborn_a people_n partly_o by_o authorize_v rule_n in_o court_n of_o justice_n no_o prophet_n of_o the_o lord_n dare_v speak_v his_o mind_n or_o 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unto_o in_o former_a time_n of_o our_o security_n and_o peace_n have_v be_v always_o dangerous_a but_o the_o violation_n of_o it_o in_o these_o time_n of_o mortality_n of_o calamity_n and_o more_o than_o wont_a danger_n of_o worse_a to_o ensue_v be_v prodigious_a for_o prevent_v the_o execution_n of_o god_n judgement_n threaten_v for_o our_o violation_n of_o this_o and_o other_o commandment_n of_o christ_n i_o must_v entreat_v all_o sort_n of_o man_n that_o hear_v i_o this_o day_n in_o the_o same_o word_n for_o sense_n and_o meaning_n which_o a_o zealous_a and_o learned_a father_n sometime_o use_v in_o like_a case_n parcite_fw-la regi_fw-la parcite_fw-la regno_fw-la parcite_fw-la populo_fw-la anglicano_n parcite_fw-la animabus_fw-la vestris_n if_o there_o be_v any_o true_a love_n and_o loyalty_n in_o we_o towards_o our_o gracious_a sovereign_a lord_n and_o his_o royal_a issue_n any_o good_a affection_n towards_o our_o native_a country_n or_o to_o our_o soul_n let_v we_o abate_v our_o wont_a pride_n and_o luxury_n our_o wont_a covetousness_n let_v we_o not_o think_v it_o sufficient_a to_o abstain_v from_o unjust_a unchristian_a vexation_n and_o oppression_n of_o our_o neighbour_n unless_o we_o serious_o account_v that_o measure_n of_o contentment_n of_o our_o desire_n of_o what_o kind_n soever_o which_o heretofore_o have_v be_v lawful_a to_o be_v in_o these_o time_n more_o than_o most_o vnexpedient_a to_o use_v that_o plenty_n of_o diet_n or_o measure_n of_o recreation_n but_o especial_o that_o benefit_n or_o advantage_n of_o law_n for_o advance_v ourselves_o or_o increase_v our_o fortune_n which_o heretofore_o we_o have_v do_v perhaps_o without_o sin_n let_v this_o also_o in_o these_o time_n be_v esteem_v impious_a or_o a_o sin_n not_o to_o be_v expiate_v without_o hearty_a repentance_n and_o extraordinary_a performance_n of_o work_n of_o mercy_n 27._o dan._n 4._o 27._o the_o end_n of_o the_o second_o sermon_n 13._o insert_v 13._o the_o author_n connexion_n of_o the_o 21_o chapter_n to_o the_o 4_o section_n as_o it_o be_v before_o these_o two_o sermon_n be_v insert_v but_o the_o more_o we_o labour_v further_a to_o unfold_v this_o argument_n of_o our_o natural_a servitude_n unto_o sin_n the_o fast_o we_o shall_v draw_v another_o knot_n or_o the_o more_o we_o press_v the_o several_a branch_n of_o this_o servitude_n upon_o the_o conscience_n of_o the_o untegenerate_a or_o not_o well_o sanctify_v man_n the_o great_a perplexity_n we_o shall_v create_v unto_o he_o in_o another_o part_n of_o theology_n who_o knowledge_n be_v altogether_o as_o necessary_a and_o as_o useful_a as_o our_o experience_n of_o natural_a servitude_n unto_o sin_n be_v the_o knot_n or_o perplex_a difficulty_n be_v what_o kind_a or_o what_o portion_n of_o freedom_n of_o will_n be_v or_o can_v be_v compossible_a with_o absolute_a servitude_n unto_o sin_n in_o the_o unregenerate_a or_o unsanctified_a man_n sect_n iv_o of_o that_o faculty_n of_o the_o reasonable_a soul_n which_o we_o common_o call_v freewill_n of_o the_o root_n and_o several_a branch_n of_o it_o in_o the_o generality_n what_o branch_n or_o portion_n of_o this_o freewill_n be_v in_o the_o man_n altogether_o unregenerate_a or_o in_o debauch_a or_o heinous_a sinner_n chap._n xxiv_o of_o the_o difficulty_n of_o the_o controversy_n concern_v freewill_n with_o the_o reason_n why_o they_o have_v trouble_v the_o church_n so_o long_o 1._o if_o we_o shall_v abstract_a this_o problem_n from_o the_o difficulty_n wherewith_o it_o may_v seem_v to_o be_v entangle_v by_o the_o former_a discourse_n concern_v our_o servitude_n to_o sin_n and_o consider_v it_o only_o in_o its_o own_o nature_n and_o essence_n this_o question_n alone_o have_v minister_v more_o matter_n of_o intricate_a dispute_n time_n the_o main_a point_n about_o freewill_n scarce_o well_o state_v in_o any_o age_n since_o the_o apostle_n time_n than_o any_o other_o controvert_v point_n in_o theologie_n he_o that_o have_v leisure_n skill_n and_o opportunity_n to_o take_v a_o accurate_a historical_a survey_n of_o the_o the_o true_a state_n or_o rather_o of_o the_o instability_n or_o ill_o state_v tenor_n of_o this_o point_n since_o the_o death_n of_o our_o saviour_n apostle_n or_o other_o canonical_a writer_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n will_v easy_o discover_v that_o the_o dispute_n about_o it_o pro_n and_o con_n have_v be_v like_o to_o a_o pair_n of_o scale_n which_o never_o come_v to_o any_o permanent_a stay_n or_o constant_a settle_v upon_o the_o right_a centre_n but_o have_v one_o while_o wagle_v this_o way_n another_o while_n that_o way_n the_o orthodoxal_a truth_n concern_v this_o point_n as_o it_o be_v teach_v by_o our_o saviour_n himself_o and_o by_o his_o apostle_n and_o maintain_v by_o those_o who_o do_v immediate_o succeed_v they_o be_v that_o there_o be_v no_o other_o state_n or_o fatality_n in_o humane_a affair_n or_o event_n save_v only_o this_o that_o such_o as_o seek_v after_o glory_n and_o immortality_n by_o
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
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
and_o many_o natural_a man_n as_o a_o 36._o a_o i_o think_v he_o mean_v pliny_n junior_a in_o that_o excellent_a 26._o epistle_n lib._n 7._o see_v the_o note_n in_o the_o end_n of_o ch._n 36._o heathen_a confess_v be_v thus_o visit_v first_o begin_v serious_o to_o think_v themselves_o but_o man_n subject_a to_o misery_n and_o mortality_n and_o that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n or_o divine_a power_n which_o be_v the_o author_n and_o giver_n of_o life_n other_o be_v prone_a to_o incur_v danger_n of_o death_n by_o abundance_n of_o wealth_n which_o the_o more_o it_o abound_v the_o more_o it_o common_o increase_v the_o disease_n for_o crescit_fw-la amor_fw-la nummi_fw-la quantum_fw-la ipsa_fw-la pecunia_fw-la crescit_fw-la as_o money_n or_o wealth_n increase_v so_o ordinary_o the_o love_n of_o it_o increase_v and_o these_o god_n oft_o time_n in_o mercy_n visit_v with_o loss_n of_o good_n or_o with_o some_o other_o cross_n or_o affliction_n which_o either_o deprive_v they_o of_o opportunity_n 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 present_v to_o man_n but_o not_o in_o man_n as_o by_o the_o only_a agent_n or_o efficient_a cause_n for_o that_o be_v the_o efficient_a which_o begin_v and_o continue_v the_o motion_n the_o same_o cure_n be_v wrought_v by_o the_o spirit_n which_o be_v in_o man_n as_o by_o the_o immediate_a and_o formal_a contrary_a that_o be_v it_o be_v formal_o wrought_v by_o the_o spirit_n which_o be_v in_o man_n as_o by_o a_o agent_n per_fw-la emanationem_fw-la as_o it_o it_o move_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n so_o the_o native_a cold_a be_v expel_v out_o of_o the_o water_n by_o the_o fire_n as_o by_o the_o only_a agent_n or_o efficient_a and_o yet_o the_o same_o cold_a be_v immediate_o and_o formal_o expel_v by_o the_o heat_n which_o the_o fire_n produce_v in_o the_o water_n as_o by_o a_o formal_a and_o incompatible_a contrary_n the_o only_a end_n or_o immediate_a effect_n at_o which_o every_o natural_a agent_n direct_o aim_v be_v the_o assimilation_n of_o the_o subject_a whereon_o it_o work_v unto_o itself_o and_o this_o assimilation_n be_v wrought_v by_o introduce_v the_o like_a quality_n in_o the_o subject_a unto_o that_o by_o which_o the_o agent_n or_o efficient_a work_v as_o the_o first_o thing_n which_o the_o fire_n seek_v to_o effect_v be_v to_o produce_v heat_n in_o the_o water_n but_o the_o heat_n once_o produce_v expel_v the_o cold_a as_o immediate_o and_o as_o formal_o as_o the_o depression_n or_o pull_v down_o one_o scale_n lift_v up_o the_o other_o the_o manner_n how_o this_o mortification_n be_v wrought_v in_o we_o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v the_o very_a same_o the_o immediate_a and_o direct_a effect_n at_o which_o it_o direct_o aim_v be_v the_o transformation_n of_o our_o spirit_n into_o the_o similitude_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n and_o this_o consist_v in_o the_o production_n or_o creation_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n be_v produce_v in_o we_o or_o our_o spirit_n be_v touch_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n 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 free_v in_o part_n from_o the_o burden_n of_o the_o flesh_n wherein_o it_o lay_v smother_v or_o much_o oppress_v can_v so_o perfect_v mortification_n begin_v as_o nature_n free_v by_o physic_n from_o oppress_a humour_n digest_v the_o relic_n or_o remainder_n and_o by_o digest_v they_o recover_v health_n and_o strength_n what_o advantage_n then_o do_v accrue_v unto_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n by_o weaken_v the_o inclination_n of_o the_o flesh_n much_o every_o way_n for_o the_o flesh_n be_v thus_o weaken_v the_o spirit_n do_v hereby_o become_v more_o towardly_a passive_n than_o it_o be_v before_o more_o apt_a to_o be_v move_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o by_o such_o motion_n more_o capable_a of_o spiritual_a cure_n every_o motion_n of_o our_o spirit_n by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n do_v abate_v or_o weaken_v the_o inclination_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o every_o such_o abatement_n or_o degree_n of_o weaken_v the_o flesh_n be_v a_o degree_n of_o mortification_n 6._o these_o first_o 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 or_o gnat_n or_o other_o imperfect_a sensitive_a creature_n be_v of_o bodily_a motion_n that_o be_v sensible_a only_o for_o the_o present_a without_o any_o remembrance_n of_o what_o be_v past_a or_o consideration_n of_o the_o like_a to_o come_v partly_o from_o the_o memory_n of_o former_a motion_n which_o have_v be_v put_v upon_o it_o partly_o from_o the_o representation_n or_o consideration_n of_o the_o like_a apprehend_v by_o it_o as_o possible_o future_a or_o approach_a the_o spirit_n of_o man_n though_o it_o can_v move_v or_o expel_v the_o inclination_n of_o the_o flesh_n by_o way_n of_o proper_a agencie_n or_o efficiency_n be_v yet_o able_a so_o to_o countersway_v they_o as_o that_o they_o can_v exercise_v their_o intend_a motion_n or_o accomplish_v their_o attempt_n 7._o this_o be_v the_o apostle_n
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 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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
mouth_n in_o prayer_n and_o make_v supplication_n for_o his_o sin_n when_o the_o great_a lord_n will_v he_o shall_v be_v fill_v with_o the_o spirit_n of_o understanding_n eccl._n â—9_n 5._o 6._o oh_o how_o much_o better_o have_v it_o be_v for_o we_o to_o have_v have_v our_o heart_n fill_v with_o this_o spirit_n the_o spirit_n of_o comfort_n than_o to_o have_v our_o dwelling_n as_o now_o they_o be_v possess_v with_o grief_n and_o heaviness_n and_o the_o whole_a people_n enrage_v with_o jealousy_n with_o furious_a zeal_n and_o discontent_n now_o all_o this_o be_v come_v upon_o we_o for_o no_o one_o sin_n more_o more_o for_o this_o one_o then_o for_o all_o the_o rest_n i_o mean_v our_o negligence_n in_o frequent_v the_o house_n of_o god_n at_o those_o time_n or_o our_o ill_a employment_n of_o those_o vacant_a time_n which_o authority_n have_v sequester_v and_o set_v apart_o for_o solemn_a prayer_n and_o thanksgiving_n 10._o put_v here_o the_o reader_n will_v remember_v and_o perhaps_o challenge_v i_o either_o of_o forgetfulness_n or_o of_o breach_n of_o promise_n for_o not_o discuss_v the_o three_o general_n propose_v â—2_n chapt._n 28._o number_n â—2_n which_o be_v the_o exact_a limitation_n of_o these_o two_o proposition_n if_o you_o live_v after_o the_o flesh_n you_o shall_v die_v if_o through_o the_o spirit_n you_o do_v mortify_v the_o deed_n of_o the_o body_n you_o shall_v live_v my_o apology_n must_v be_v this_o that_o have_v take_v some_o more_o pain_n in_o this_o point_n then_o in_o the_o rest_n concern_v mortification_n i_o find_v the_o limitation_n so_o enwrap_v with_o the_o true_a state_n of_o the_o question_n concern_v election_n and_o reprobation_n that_o i_o can_v touch_v the_o one_o but_o i_o must_v handle_v the_o other_o and_o for_o this_o reason_n have_v defer_v not_o forget_v book_n see_v the_o appendix_n at_o the_o end_n of_o this_o book_n the_o determination_n of_o the_o three_o point_n until_o i_o have_v finish_v what_o i_o have_v long_o conceive_v of_o the_o point_n concern_v election_n reprobation_n or_o predestination_n point_n as_o i_o have_v often_o intimate_v in_o public_a meditation_n of_o more_o easy_a and_o facile_a resolution_n then_o most_o other_o controversy_n in_o divinity_n if_o so_o we_o will_v take_v these_o term_n election_n reprobation_n etc._n etc._n as_o we_o ought_v to_o do_v in_o their_o passive_a or_o concrete_a sense_n but_o if_o we_o take_v they_o in_o the_o active_a or_o abstract_a sense_n or_o as_o they_o be_v act_n in_o god_n their_o determination_n be_v to_o mankind_n even_o to_o general_n council_n altogether_o impossible_a yea_o to_o attempt_v this_o work_n be_v either_o a_o undoubted_a spice_n of_o phrenetical_a pride_n or_o a_o infallible_a symptom_n of_o divine_a infatuation_n chap._n xxxvi_o contain_v the_o scope_n or_o sum_n of_o what_o have_v be_v say_v concern_v freewill_n and_o the_o service_n of_o it_o in_o the_o duty_n of_o mortification_n 1._o practice_n needless_a speculation_n about_o freewill_n etc._n etc._n chief_a occasion_n of_o our_o negligence_n in_o good_a practice_n the_o utmost_a aim_n or_o final_a cause_n of_o all_o these_o former_a discussion_n be_v to_o make_v they_o a_o introduction_n unto_o the_o second_o part_n of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o christ_n and_o of_o he_o crucify_a and_o of_o his_o resurrection_n from_o the_o dead_a and_o sit_v at_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o the_o father_n that_o be_v in_o a_o word_n how_o he_o do_v set_v we_o free_a indeed_o from_o the_o servitude_n of_o sin_n and_o satan_n the_o second_o end_n and_o most_o immediate_o subordinate_a to_o this_o purpose_n be_v to_o provoke_v or_o rouz_v up_o our_o spirit_n to_o shake_v off_o that_o slumber_n which_o have_v possess_v a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o christian_a world_n special_o since_o those_o unfortunate_a controversy_n betwixt_o the_o jesuit_n and_o dominican_n and_o the_o like_a betwixt_o the_o lutheran_n and_o the_o zwinglian_o or_o calvinist_n set_v 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as_o we_o still_o rely_v not_o upon_o our_o work_n or_o endeavour_n but_o mere_o upon_o the_o good_a will_n and_o mercy_n of_o our_o god_n he_o that_o say_v 42._o see_v chapt._n 41._o &_o 42._o it_o be_v not_o of_o he_o that_o will_v nor_o of_o he_o that_o run_v but_o of_o god_n that_o show_v mercy_n do_v never_o say_v that_o it_o be_v not_o the_o good_a will_n or_o pleasure_n of_o god_n to_o show_v mercy_n unto_o all_o that_o abandon_v all_o other_o way_n run_v with_o what_o speed_n and_o alacrity_n they_o can_v unto_o his_o mercy_n he_o that_o say_v god_n will_v have_v mercy_n upon_o who_o he_o will_v have_v mercy_n and_o who_o he_o will_v he_o harden_v do_v never_o say_v that_o it_o be_v god_n will_v to_o harden_v any_o which_o deny_v themselves_o and_o their_o own_o do_n and_o whole_o betake_v themselves_o to_o his_o infinite_a goodness_n his_o meaning_n sure_a in_o that_o place_n be_v that_o as_o god_n will_v have_v mercy_n on_o none_o that_o seek_v salvation_n by_o work_n or_o 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renounce_v those_o good_a work_n 7._o paragr_n 7._o which_o he_o have_v leave_v undo_v but_o those_o work_n which_o he_o have_v do_v no_o man_n can_v true_o deny_v himself_o but_o he_o that_o exercise_v himself_o in_o these_o work_n of_o mortification_n we_o can_v possible_o know_v our_o own_o impotency_n or_o want_n of_o strength_n to_o perform_v these_o work_n of_o mortification_n as_o we_o ought_v unless_o we_o make_v proof_n or_o trial_n of_o our_o strength_n in_o work_v they_o as_o we_o can_v the_o more_o we_o try_v our_o strength_n the_o more_o insufficient_a shall_v we_o find_v ourselves_o and_o the_o better_a experience_n we_o have_v of_o our_o own_o insufficiency_n the_o more_o earnest_o will_v we_o if_o we_o do_v as_o we_o ought_v for_o our_o own_o good_a crave_v the_o assistance_n of_o god_n spirit_n the_o more_o faithful_o will_v we_o rely_v on_o christ_n who_o be_v our_o strength_n and_o the_o rock_n of_o our_o salvation_n and_o so_o not_o presume_v 24._o again_o the_o 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or_o conceive_v of_o more_o sacrifice_n for_o sin_n then_o one_o that_o be_v once_o offer_v for_o all_o be_v to_o deny_v christ_n or_o the_o efficacy_n of_o his_o everlasting_a priesthood_n but_o as_o for_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o prayer_n praise_n or_o thanksgiving_n for_o what_o be_v past_a or_o supplication_n for_o the_o assistance_n of_o christ_n spirit_n for_o the_o time_n to_o come_v these_o we_o be_v bind_v to_o offer_v up_o to_o god_n by_o christ_n more_o frequent_o than_o the_o jew_n can_v offer_v up_o their_o bloody_a sacrifice_n or_o then_o the_o priest_n can_v attend_v this_o service_n which_o they_o be_v to_o attend_v only_o at_o certain_a hour_n or_o solemn_a time_n because_o they_o be_v but_o mortal_a man_n and_o can_v not_o perform_v their_o office_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o christ_n since_o his_o resurrection_n and_o ascension_n be_v not_o only_o a_o everlasting_a high_a priest_n but_o do_v exercise_v this_o his_o function_n 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