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what_o grief_n be_v this_o the_o example_n of_o god_n child_n what_o hart_n break_v to_o david_n by_o his_o own_o son_n to_o be_v thrust_v from_o his_o kingdom_n so_o grievous_a that_o if_o without_o any_o respect_n of_o hell_n or_o heaven_n we_o can_v consider_v of_o they_o we_o have_v rather_o want_v all_o the_o pleasure_n of_o sin_n which_o david_n enjoy_v than_o we_o will_v feel_v the_o pain_n which_o david_n suffer_v last_o of_o all_o when_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v decay_v they_o can_v never_o be_v repair_v and_o recover_v but_o with_o much_o sorrow_n and_o great_a danger_n for_o it_o can_v not_o but_o breed_v much_o sorrow_n of_o hart_n to_o examine_v &_o see_v the_o greatness_n of_o they_o to_o apply_v god_n judgement_n to_o they_o and_o to_o provoke_v himself_o to_o sorrow_n for_o they_o this_o be_v as_o it_o where_o to_o go_v through_o the_o pike_n and_o through_o purgatory_n in_o this_o present_a life_n &_o yet_o this_o must_v be_v do_v before_o we_o can_v recover_v god_n grace_n again_o it_o be_v a_o very_a dangerous_a thing_n for_o in_o such_o case_n man_n be_v bring_v as_o it_o be_v with_o jonas_n into_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o as_o david_n say_v into_o the_o deep_a water_n so_o that_o all_o the_o surge_n and_o wave_n do_v pass_v over_o he_o now_o we_o know_v what_o danger_n it_o be_v for_o a_o man_n to_o be_v thrust_v over_o head_n and_o ear_n into_o the_o deep_a water_n and_o therefore_o they_o that_o be_v in_o such_o a_o case_n be_v in_o great_a danger_n wherefore_o all_o these_o thing_n consider_v the_o loss_n of_o all_o our_o labour_n the_o loss_n of_o all_o true_a joy_n the_o unfitnesse_n to_o do_v good_a the_o readiness_n to_o sin_n the_o grief_n and_o danger_n that_o ensue_v thereof_o will_n or_o at_o the_o least_o wise_n may_v cause_v we_o to_o be_v ware_n how_o we_o quench_v the_o spirit_n and_o this_o be_v 〈◊〉_d use_n of_o the_o doctrine_n in_o humble_a we_o which_o also_o do_v further_o serve_v to_o â—â—mfort_v we_o know_v that_o we_o may_v sufâ—â—â—_n a_o great_a decay_n of_o god_n grace_n yet_o the_o rod_n or_o word_n of_o god_n they_o â—ay_v be_v renew_v in_o we_o again_o and_o thus_o much_o of_o this_o commandment_n that_o the_o apostle_n give_v here_o that_o we_o shall_v not_o quench_v the_o spirit_n finis_fw-la