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man_n there_o be_v some_o sin_n that_o be_v scarce_o if_o at_o all_o think_v to_o be_v pardonable_a as_o where_o there_o be_v malice_n and_o treachery_n involve_v in_o the_o fact_n or_o where_o there_o be_v contumely_n add_v to_o the_o injury_n and_o sometime_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o person_n injure_v so_o inhance_v the_o offence_n as_o that_o it_o be_v not_o think_v fit_a to_o pardon_v as_o for_o instance_n in_o treason_n against_o the_o supreme_a power_n but_o most_o certain_o there_o be_v all_o these_o and_o many_o more_o aggravation_n in_o most_o voluntary_a sin_n commit_v against_o god_n and_o yet_o he_o pardon_v exod._n 34._o 7._o he_o pardon_v iniquity_n transgression_n and_o sin_n i._n e._n sin_n of_o all_o kind_n and_o degree_n whatsoever_o except_v only_o the_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n which_o our_o saviour_n have_v
spirit_n of_o prophecy_n to_o supply_v that_o defect_n and_o several_a special_a direction_n give_v upon_o emergency_n but_o then_o also_o it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o such_o extraordinary_a interposition_n be_v attend_v with_o miraculous_a circumstance_n and_o thereby_o bring_v their_o credential_n along_o with_o they_o and_o give_v assurance_n of_o their_o divine_a authority_n but_o now_o those_o miraculous_a attestation_n be_v cease_v as_o well_o as_o the_o reason_n of_o they_o whatsoever_o pretend_v to_o god_n and_o be_v contrary_n to_o the_o holy_a scripture_n be_v a_o illusion_n of_o the_o devil_n to_o the_o law_n and_o to_o the_o testimony_n if_o they_o speak_v not_o according_a to_o this_o rule_n it_o be_v because_o there_o be_v no_o light_n in_o they_o isa_n 8._o 20._o second_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n particular_o in_o comfort_v the_o heart_n of_o holy_a man_n be_v rational_a and_o accountable_a and_o consequent_o of_o that_o be_v also_o even_o and_o constant_a it_o be_v very_o ordinary_a for_o some_o man_n to_o be_v sometime_o marvellous_o cast_v down_o they_o know_v not_o for_o what_o and_o then_o raise_v up_o again_o they_o know_v not_o how_o and_o this_o they_o ignorant_o call_v the_o accession_n and_o recess_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n or_o a_o plerophory_n and_o a_o state_n of_o desertion_n whilst_o there_o be_v nothing_o to_o alter_v the_o case_n no_o change_n in_o themselves_o neither_o of_o apostasy_n from_o god_n nor_o of_o improvement_n in_o piety_n yet_o their_o state_n of_o mind_n be_v alter_v as_o if_o god_n change_v and_o not_o themselves_o but_o it_o be_v quite_o otherwise_o with_o the_o holy_a spirit_n that_o never_o causeless_o withdraw_v from_o man_n it_o never_o grieve_v those_o who_o have_v not_o first_o grieve_v it_o nor_o do_v it_o arbitrary_o give_v joy_n and_o consolation_n to_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n but_o upon_o just_a ground_n and_o foundation_n when_o there_o be_v a_o root_n and_o cause_n of_o it_o within_o in_o their_o own_o conscience_n so_o erasmus_n well_o observe_v upon_o that_o passage_n of_o the_o apostle_n rom._n 8._o 16._o the_o spirit_n witness_v with_o our_o spirit_n that_o we_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ut_fw-la intelligas_fw-la say_v he_o geminum_fw-la esse_fw-la testimonium_fw-la duorum_fw-la spirituum_fw-la nostri_fw-la &_o dei_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o spirit_n do_v not_o comfort_n against_o the_o sense_n of_o our_o conscience_n but_o concur_v with_o and_o confirm_v the_o testimony_n of_o our_o own_o spirit_n so_o that_o we_o may_v see_v and_o understand_v and_o can_v give_v account_n of_o our_o own_o joy_n and_o consequent_o of_o this_o these_o comfort_n be_v not_o flashy_a and_o uncertain_a but_o stable_n and_o certain_a like_o those_o effect_n that_o proceed_v from_o know_v and_o certain_a cause_n the_o joy_n of_o such_o man_n be_v not_o a_o blaze_n like_o a_o meteor_n but_o as_o the_o shine_a light_n which_o shine_v more_o and_o more_o unto_o the_o perfect_a day_n prov._n 4._o 18._o but_o on_o the_o contrary_a those_o that_o have_v their_o ebbing_n and_o flow_n their_o sudden_a and_o unaccountable_a dejection_n and_o their_o as_o sudden_a ecstasy_n and_o transport_n very_o unworthy_o impute_v these_o motion_n to_o the_o holy_a spirit_n which_o be_v only_o fit_v of_o the_o body_n and_o the_o several_a disguise_n of_o hypochondriack_a passion_n three_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n in_o all_o its_o impression_n upon_o man_n be_v gentle_a sedate_n and_o governable_a put_v not_o man_n into_o a_o rage_n nor_o disorder_v their_o reason_n but_o be_v manageable_a by_o it_o submit_v to_o all_o decorum_n and_o comply_v with_o all_o decency_n of_o circumstance_n this_o be_v that_o which_o be_v think_v by_o the_o best_a interpreter_n to_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o that_o remarkable_a passage_n of_o the_o apostle_n to_o the_o corinthian_n 1_o ep._n chap._n 14._o vers_fw-la 29_o 30_o 32_o 33._o let_v the_o prophet_n speak_v two_o or_o three_o and_o let_v the_o rest_n judge_n if_o any_o thing_n be_v reveal_v to_o another_o that_o sit_v by_o let_v the_o first_o hold_v his_o peace_n for_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o prophet_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o prophet_n for_o god_n be_v not_o the_o author_n of_o confusion_n but_o of_o peace_n etc._n etc._n i._n e._n say_v the_o learned_a dr._n h._n hammond_n even_o in_o those_o effusion_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o in_o the_o exercise_n of_o those_o extraordinary_a gift_n you_o may_v observe_v method_n and_o order_n for_o the_o afflation_n or_o inspiration_n of_o the_o prophet_n here_o speak_v of_o may_v be_v rule_v by_o the_o prophet_n i._n e._n by_o they_o that_o have_v they_o these_o christian_a gift_n be_v not_o like_o the_o afflation_n of_o evil_a spirit_n which_o put_v man_n into_o ecstasy_n etc._n etc._n for_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v not_o a_o violent_a ecstatical_a impetuous_a but_o a_o soft_a quiet_a spirit_n etc._n etc._n and_o if_o it_o be_v so_o in_o those_o extraordinary_a impulse_n in_o the_o primitive_a time_n much_o more_o must_v it_o needs_o be_v so_o now_o when_o all_o those_o miraculous_a and_o prodigious_a circumstance_n be_v cease_v 22._o as_o i_o say_v before_o therefore_o wherever_o man_n pretend_v to_o the_o spirit_n be_v rave_v and_o furious_a and_o pervert_v all_o order_n and_o government_n or_o wheresoever_o such_o person_n shall_v under_o such_o pretence_n thrust_v themselves_o into_o the_o ministry_n or_o put_v the_o magistrate_n out_o of_o office_n shall_v take_v upon_o they_o to_o be_v reformer_n of_o the_o world_n revile_v authority_n run_v upon_o desperate_a attempt_n or_o in_o short_a wherever_o there_o be_v a_o rage_a whirlwind_n instead_o of_o a_o still_o soft_a voice_n god_n be_v not_o there_o but_o either_o the_o devil_n or_o at_o least_o a_o frenzy_n and_o so_o much_o for_o that_o chap._n iu._n of_o the_o great_a honour_n god_n do_v to_o a_o true_a penitent_n put_v he_o into_o his_o service_n and_o the_o peculiar_a usefullness_n of_o such_o a_o person_n the_o content_n §_o i._o the_o great_a trust_n god_n repose_v in_o those_o he_o pardon_v and_o their_o obligation_n to_o faithfulness_n and_o activity_n in_o his_o service_n §_o ii_o several_a way_n whereby_o all_o good_a man_n may_v be_v useful_a towards_o the_o conversion_n of_o other_o without_o take_v upon_o they_o to_o be_v public_a preacher_n and_o their_o encouragement_n thereunto_o §_o iii_o the_o peculiar_a aptness_n of_o convert_v from_o a_o evil_a life_n to_o be_v serviceable_a to_o god_n in_o the_o reclaim_n of_o other_o §_o iv._o the_o character_n of_o a_o accomplish_a christian_n according_a to_o all_o the_o ornament_n foremention_v §_o i._o we_o come_v now_o to_o the_o three_o ornament_n which_o the_o father_n invest_v his_o return_v son_n with_o he_o puts_z shoe_n on_o his_o foot_n which_o be_v the_o habit_n not_o of_o slave_n but_o of_o freeman_n as_o we_o have_v note_v before_o but_o what_o be_v the_o mystical_a sense_n of_o this_o passage_n or_o what_o favour_n on_o god_n part_n towards_o penitent_a sinner_n be_v hereby_o denote_v be_v not_o altogether_o so_o easy_a to_o resolve_v upon_o st._n chrysostom_n and_o theophylact_fw-mi understand_v hereby_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n which_o defend_v the_o convert_n from_o the_o temptation_n of_o the_o devil_n put_v shoe_n on_o his_o foot_n say_v the_o former_a that_o the_o old_a serpent_n may_v not_o find_v he_o naked_a so_o as_o to_o wound_v his_o heel_n and_o that_o he_o may_v be_v able_a to_o tread_v upon_o the_o serpent_n head_n and_o have_v no_o disturbance_n in_o run_v the_o way_n of_o god_n commandment_n but_o st._n jerom_n and_o st._n austin_n apprehend_v that_o hereby_o be_v signify_v the_o honour_n that_o be_v put_v upon_o eminent_a convert_v to_o be_v employ_v by_o god_n as_o useful_a instrument_n of_o propagate_a his_o gospel_n and_o of_o draw_v in_o other_o from_o the_o evil_a of_o their_o way_n to_o submission_n and_o obedience_n to_o this_o purpose_n st._n jerom_n apply_v that_o circumstance_n of_o the_o passeover_n that_o it_o be_v to_o be_v eat_v with_o staff_n in_o their_o hand_n and_o shoe_n on_o their_o foot_n as_o well_o as_o with_o bitter_a herb_n as_o if_o the_o mystical_a reach_n of_o that_o injunction_n be_v to_o teach_v we_o that_o a_o man_n deliver_v by_o the_o mighty_a power_n of_o god_n grace_n out_o of_o egypt_n the_o state_n of_o servility_n to_o sin_n and_o satan_n shall_v not_o only_o solemnize_v the_o memorial_n of_o god_n mercy_n with_o a_o sorrowful_a and_o bitter_a reflection_n upon_o his_o former_a folly_n and_o misery_n but_o stand_v as_o in_o procinctu_fw-la ready_a to_o run_v on_o god_n errand_n and_o to_o call_v in_o other_o to_o he_o and_o indeed_o this_o same_o metaphor_n be_v use_v in_o that_o very_a sense_n according_a to_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o best_a interpreter_n eph._n 6._o 16._o