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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n in_o jobius_fw-la to_o open_a to_o the_o spirit_n knock_v by_o those_o miracle_n and_o improve_v they_o to_o their_o best_a profit_n 5._o though_o god_n need_v not_o yet_o he_o require_v moral_a preparation_n of_o we_o as_o a_o ordinary_a mean_n to_o make_v we_o more_o capable_a of_o grace_n for_o although_o according_a to_o saint_n austin_n ne_fw-la ipsâ_fw-la quidem_fw-la justitiâ_fw-la nostrâ_fw-la indiget_fw-la deus_fw-la yet_o according_a to_o salvian_n limitation_n fget_fw-la juxta_fw-la praeceptionem_fw-la svam_fw-la licet_fw-la non_fw-la juxta_fw-la potentiam_fw-la eget_fw-la secundum_fw-la legem_fw-la svam_fw-la non_fw-la eget_fw-la secundum_fw-la majestatem_fw-la we_o be_v to_o think_v that_o god_n have_v use_v of_o any_o thing_n which_o he_o command_v and_o therefore_o must_v perform_v whatever_o he_o require_v and_o not_o dare_v to_o be_v confident_a of_o the_o end_n without_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o mean_v prescribe_v it_o be_v too_o 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but_o belove_v let_v we_o more_o considerate_o bethink_v ourselves_o let_v we_o study_v and_o learn_v and_o walk_v a_o more_o secure_a probable_a way_n to_o heaven_n and_o for_o those_o of_o we_o which_o be_v yet_o unregenerate_a though_o we_o obtain_v no_o grace_n of_o god_n but_o that_o of_o nature_n and_o reason_n and_o our_o christianity_n to_o govern_v we_o yet_o let_v we_o not_o contemn_v those_o ordinary_a restraint_n which_o these_o will_v afford_v we_o let_v we_o attend_v in_o patience_n sobriety_n and_o humility_n and_o prayer_n the_o good_a time_n and_o leisure_n of_o the_o spirit_n let_v we_o not_o make_v our_o reasonable_a soul_n our_o profession_n of_o man_n of_o christian_n ashamed_a of_o we_o let_v not_o the_o heathen_a and_o beast_n have_v cause_n to_o blush_v at_o we_o let_v we_o remain_v man_n till_o it_o may_v please_v he_o to_o call_v we_o into_o saint_n lest_o be_v plunge_v in_o habitual_a confident_a sin_v that_o hell_n and_o tophet_n on_o earth_n the_o very_a 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we_o for_o thy_o kingdom_n of_o grace_n here_o and_o glory_n hereafter_o now_o to_o he_o which_o have_v elect_v we_o have_v create_v and_o redeem_v we_o etc._n etc._n the_o x._o sermon_n john_n seven_o 48._o have_v any_o of_o the_o pharisee_n believe_v on_o he_o it_o be_v observable_a from_o history_n with_o what_o difficulty_n religion_n attempt_v to_o propagate_v and_o establish_v itself_o with_o the_o many_o what_o countenance_n and_o encouragement_n it_o have_v require_v from_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v most_o specious_a and_o pompous_a in_o the_o world_n how_o it_o have_v be_v fain_o to_o keep_v its_o dependency_n and_o correspondency_n and_o submit_v to_o the_o poor_a condition_n of_o sustain_v itself_o by_o those_o beggarly_a help_n which_o the_o world_n and_o the_o flesh_n will_v afford_v it_o two_o main_a pillar_n which_o it_o rely_v on_o be_v power_n and_o learning_n the_o camp_n and_o the_o school_n or_o in_o a_o word_n authority_n of_o great_a one_o and_o countenance_v of_o scholar_n the_o one_o to_o force_v and_o extort_v obedience_n the_o other_o to_o insinuate_v belief_n and_o assent_n the_o first_o to_o ravish_v the_o second_o to_o persuade_v one_o instance_n for_o all_o if_o we_o will_v plant_v christianity_n in_o turkey_n we_o must_v first_o invade_v and_o conquer_v they_o and_o then_o convince_v they_o of_o their_o folly_n which_o about_o a_o hundred_o year_n ago_o cleonard_n propose_v to_o most_o court_n of_o christendom_n and_o to_o that_o end_n himself_o study_v arabic_a that_o prince_n will_v join_v their_o strength_n and_o scholar_n their_o brain_n and_o all_o surprise_v they_o in_o their_o own_o land_n and_o language_n at_o once_o besiege_v the_o turk_n and_o his_o alcoran_n put_v he_o to_o the_o sword_n and_o his_o religion_n to_o the_o touchstone_n command_v he_o to_o christianity_n with_o a_o high_a hand_n and_o then_o to_o show_v he_o the_o reasonableness_n of_o our_o command_n thus_o also_o may_v we_o complain_v but_o not_o wonder_v that_o the_o reformation_n get_v ground_n so_o slow_a in_o christendom_n because_o the_o force_n and_o potent_a abettor_n of_o the_o papacy_n secure_v they_o from_o be_v lead_v captive_a to_o christ_n as_o long_o as_o the_o pope_n be_v rivet_v so_o fast_o in_o his_o chair_n and_o as_o long_o as_o the_o ruler_n take_v part_n with_o he_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o doubt_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o their_o religion_n unless_o it_o please_v god_n to_o back_v our_o argument_n with_o steel_n and_o to_o raise_v up_o king_n and_o emperor_n to_o be_v our_o champion_n we_o may_v question_v but_o never_o confute_v his_o supremacy_n let_v we_o come_v with_o all_o the_o power_n and_o rhetoric_n of_o paul_n and_o barnabas_n all_o the_o demonstration_n of_o reason_n and_o spirit_n yet_o as_o long_o as_o they_o have_v such_o topic_n against_o we_o as_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o ruler_n and_o pharisee_n we_o may_v dispute_v out_o our_o heart_n and_o preach_v out_o our_o lung_n and_o gain_v no_o 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precious_a receipt_n administer_v to_o all_o find_v not_o in_o all_o the_o like_a effect_n of_o recover_v yet_o from_o hence_o be_v neither_o the_o physic_n to_o be_v underprized_n nor_o the_o prescriber_n the_o matter_n be_v to_o be_v impute_v sometime_o to_o the_o weakness_n and_o peevishness_n of_o the_o patient_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o he_o can_v or_o will_v not_o perform_v the_o prescription_n sometime_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o fault_n be_v to_o be_v lay_v on_o the_o stubbornness_n and_o stoutness_n of_o the_o disease_n which_o turn_v every_o medicine_n into_o its_o nourishment_n and_o so_o be_v not_o abate_v but_o elevate_v by_o that_o which_o be_v intend_v to_o assuage_v it_o as_o hypocrates_n define_v it_o medicinal_o in_o his_o book_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o then_o by_o way_n of_o use_n 2._o pag._n 2._o if_o we_o desire_v that_o these_o command_n this_o covenant_n offer_v to_o all_o man_n every_o where_o may_v evidence_n itself_o to_o our_o particular_a soul_n in_o its_o spiritual_a efficacy_n we_o must_v with_o all_o the_o industry_n of_o our_o spirit_n endeavour_v to_o remove_v those_o hindrance_n which_o may_v any_o way_n perturb_v or_o disorder_n or_o weaken_v it_o in_o its_o work_n in_o we_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hippoc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n say_v hypocrates_n you_o must_v furnish_v yourself_o beforehand_o with_o a_o shop_n of_o several_a soften_a plaster_n and_o take_v some_o one_o of_o they_o as_o a_o preparative_n before_o every_o sermon_n you_o come_v to_o that_o come_v to_o church_n with_o a_o tender_a mollify_v waxy_n heart_n you_o may_v be_v sure_a to_o receive_v every_o holy_a character_n and_o impression_n which_o that_o day_n exercise_n have_v provide_v for_o thou_o lest_o otherwise_o if_o thou_o shall_v come_v to_o church_n with_o a_o heart_n of_o ice_n that_o ice_n be_v congeal_v into_o crystal_n and_o by_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o warmth_n of_o god_n 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