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i_o know_v o_o lord_n that_o thy_o judgement_n be_v good_a and_o that_o thou_o of_o very_a faithfulness_n have_v cause_v i_o to_o be_v trouble_v to_o this_o accord_v the_o example_n of_o old_a eli_n when_o samuel_n tell_v he_o 3.18_o 1_o sam._n 3.18_o that_o the_o lord_n will_v do_v a_o thing_n in_o israel_n that_o whosoever_o shall_v hear_v thereof_o his_o ear_n shall_v tingle_v mean_v indeed_o the_o judgement_n the_o lord_n will_v bring_v upon_o he_o and_o his_o house_n how_o do_v he_o behave_v himself_o under_o this_o heavy_a denunciation_n threaten_v it_o be_v the_o lord_n say_v he_o let_v he_o do_v as_o it_o please_v he_o by_o which_o answer_n of_o he_o we_o may_v collect_v how_o sensible_a he_o be_v of_o his_o own_o sin_n in_o his_o indulgent_a behaviour_n towards_o his_o son_n &_o take_v the_o same_o as_o a_o just_a punishment_n from_o heaven_n upon_o the_o same_o of_o this_o spirit_n no_o doubt_n savour_v that_o of_o the_o prodigal_n 15._o luk._n 15._o i_o will_v go_v to_o my_o 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&_o how_o shall_v we_o do_v this_o but_o by_o make_v particular_a application_n unto_o ourselves_o of_o those_o thing_n we_o believe_v in_o the_o matter_n of_o this_o life_n it_o be_v cucry_v man_n care_n to_o dole_n upon_o certainty_n for_o tenor_n of_o land_n for_o conveyance_n lease_n etc._n etc._n council_n be_v entertain_v and_o every_o word_n therein_o be_v scan_v man_n will_v not_o deal_v but_o upon_o good_a ground_n but_o alas_o for_o the_o matter_n of_o our_o chief_a inheritance_n how_o simple_o do_v man_n deal_v therein_o they_o be_v content_a to_o rest_v upon_o a_o bare_a hope_n and_o think_v that_o a_o lord_n have_v mercy_n upon_o i_o will_v serve_v the_o turn_n what_o mean_v the_o apostle_n to_o say_v give_v all_o diligence_n to_o make_v your_o call_n and_o election_n sure_a but_o to_o show_v that_o a_o christian_n chief_a care_n must_v be_v for_o this_o but_o how_o may_v a_o man_n come_v to_o quest_n this_o assurance_n of_o his_o salvation_n we_o must_v get_v good_a 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then_o try_v thy_o assurance_n thus_o have_v it_o be_v lay_v in_o godly_a sorrow_n for_o sin_n have_v thou_o attend_v the_o post_n of_o the_o lord_n sanctuary_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v undoubted_o the_o voice_n of_o god_n spirit_n and_o not_o of_o presumption_n but_o if_o on_o the_o contrary_a part_n thou_o never_o yet_o felt_a such_o grief_n of_o heart_n for_o sin_n thy_o conscience_n do_v never_o yet_o torment_v thou_o in_o the_o sight_n and_o sense_n of_o sin_n neither_o haste_n thou_o ever_o have_v any_o delight_n in_o the_o lord_n sabbaoth_n nor_o the_o duty_n of_o holiness_n etc._n etc._n o_o deceive_v not_o thy_o own_o soul_n thy_o hope_n of_o heaven_n of_o eternal_a life_n and_o