ibid._n the_o drop_n of_o rain_n be_v but_o little_a in_o quantity_n and_o yet_o they_o make_v great_a shower_n and_o cause_n mighty_a flood_n which_o bear_v down_o all_o before_o they_o 6._o they_o parna_n saepe_fw-la scintilla_fw-la contempta_fw-la magnum_fw-la excitavit_fw-la incendium_fw-la qu._n curt._n lib._n 6._o we_o see_v that_o many_o time_n a_o little_a spark_n of_o fire_n neglect_v cause_v a_o great_a burn_a and_o a_o little_a fire_n as_o s._n james_n say_v kindle_v a_o great_a matter_n jam._n 3.5_o and_o therefore_o if_o we_o desire_v to_o preserve_v ourselves_o from_o come_v to_o the_o height_n of_o sin_n to_o commit_v all_o uncleanness_n with_o greediness_n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v ephes_n 4.19_o 46._o 4.19_o mens_fw-la christo_fw-la dicata_fw-la sic_fw-la caveat_n minora_fw-la ut_fw-la matora_fw-la quia_fw-la a_o minimis_fw-la incipiut_a qui_fw-la in_o maxima_fw-la proruunt_fw-la bera_n de_fw-fr ordine_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la gravia_fw-la sed_fw-la &_o levia_fw-la peccata_fw-la cavenda_fw-la sunt_fw-la multa_fw-la enim_fw-la levia_fw-la unum_fw-la grande_fw-fr efficiunt_fw-la bern._n the_o conscâ—aedâ—s_n cap._n 46._o we_o must_v not_o only_o take_v heed_n of_o gross_a and_o heinous_a sin_n but_o even_o of_o small_a sin_n yea_o we_o must_v as_o well_o beware_v of_o the_o least_o as_o of_o the_o great_a for_o according_a to_o the_o proverb_n many_o little_n make_v a_o great_a and_o they_o that_o begin_v with_o little_a sin_n we_o see_v by_o experience_n do_v often_o rush_v into_o great_a second_o we_o must_v be_v careful_a to_o prevent_v the_o first_o beginning_n of_o sin_n and_o labour_n to_o kill_v it_o in_o the_o first_o sprout_v ibid._n sprout_v principijs_fw-la obsta_fw-la sero_fw-la medicina_fw-la paratur_fw-la dum_fw-la mala_fw-la per_fw-la longas_fw-la inualuêre_fw-la moras_fw-la ovid._n the_o reme_v etc._n etc._n opprime_fw-la dum_fw-la nova_fw-la sâ—nt_fw-la subita_fw-la mala_fw-la semina_fw-la morbi_fw-la nam_fw-la mora_fw-la that_fw-mi vires_fw-la &_o ibid._n physician_n give_v we_o counsel_v in_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o body_n to_o stop_v the_o beginning_n lest_o by_o continuance_n of_o time_n they_o grow_v inveterate_a as_o we_o see_v by_o experience_n many_o a_o disease_n that_o may_v easy_o have_v be_v cure_v at_o the_o first_o and_o many_o a_o wound_n that_o may_v soon_o have_v be_v heal_v if_o it_o have_v be_v look_v to_o in_o time_n afterward_o be_v suffer_v to_o continue_v overlong_o use_v 2_o do_v prove_v incurable_a so_o shall_v we_o do_v in_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o soul_n even_o labour_n by_o all_o good_a mean_n to_o prevent_v they_o when_o we_o perceive_v they_o grow_v upon_o we_o at_o the_o first_o man_n be_v careful_a to_o kill_v serpent_n in_o the_o shell_n and_o raven_n in_o the_o nest_n and_o cubbe_n in_o the_o earth_n before_o they_o begin_v to_o run_v and_o all_o to_o prevent_v the_o danger_n which_o otherwise_o may_v grow_v by_o they_o if_o they_o be_v let_v alone_o g_o so_o must_v we_o do_v with_o our_o sin_n labour_v to_o strangle_v they_o even_o in_o the_o birth_n that_o they_o may_v be_v like_o a_o abortive_a fruit_n and_o never_o come_v to_o perfection_n the_o fire_n when_o it_o be_v new_o begin_v to_o burn_v be_v easy_o quench_v with_o a_o little_a water_n 21._o water_n cura_fw-la in_o ipso_fw-la utero_fw-la pâ—ssimae_fw-la matris_fw-la praefocari_fw-la germane_a bern._n de_fw-fr consider_v lib._n 3._o gual_n in_o hos_n homil._n 21._o but_o if_o by_o negligence_n and_o delay_n it_o gather_v strength_n it_o rage_v exceed_o and_o can_v hardly_o be_v extinguish_v in_o like_a manner_n sin_n at_o the_o first_o beginning_n may_v easy_o be_v overcome_v but_o if_o it_o be_v suffer_v to_o grow_v to_o any_o height_n it_o will_v be_v a_o most_o hard_a matter_n to_o suppress_v it_o as_o the_o crow_n be_v about_o to_o breed_v first_o gather_v little_a stick_n and_o other_o matter_n to_o make_v a_o nest_n and_o then_o lay_v egg_n which_o by_o her_o heat_n she_o cherish_v till_o her_o young_a one_o be_v hatch_v &_o bring_v forth_o so_o the_o devil_n be_v about_o to_o produce_v sin_n first_o he_o gather_v a_o great_a many_o vain_a and_o idle_a thought_n whereof_o he_o make_v his_o nest_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n and_o there_o lay_v delight_n as_o it_o be_v his_o egg_n which_o he_o so_o long_o nourish_v &_o foster_v till_o his_o young_a brood_n of_o sin_n be_v hatch_v by_o consent_n and_o after_o bring_v forth_o by_o operation_n as_o s._n james_n lively_o describe_v the_o beginning_n and_o birth_n of_o sin_n every_o man_n say_v he_o be_v tempt_v when_o he_o be_v draw_v away_o by_o his_o own_o concupiscence_n and_o be_v entice_v then_o when_o lust_n have_v conceive_v it_o bring_v forth_o sin_n and_o sin_n when_o it_o be_v perfect_v bring_v forth_o death_n jam._n 1.14.15_o now_o as_o he_o that_o will_v hinder_v the_o breed_n of_o the_o crow_n do_v either_o pull_v down_o the_o nest_n as_o soon_o as_o it_o be_v make_v or_o break_v the_o egg_n or_o at_o least_o kill_v the_o bird_n before_o they_o can_v fly_v so_o if_o we_o desire_v to_o stay_v the_o birth_n of_o sin_n we_o must_v resist_v it_o in_o the_o very_a first_o think_v of_o it_o not_o give_v entertainment_n thereunto_o and_o if_o the_o devil_n do_v buzz_v ill_a thought_n into_o our_o heart_n against_o our_o will_n we_o must_v take_v heed_n we_o yield_v not_o consent_v unto_o they_o at_o the_o least_o if_o we_o have_v consent_v let_v we_o use_v all_o good_a mean_n to_o prevent_v it_o before_o it_o come_v to_o action_n and_o the_o rather_o because_o the_o long_o we_o give_v entertainment_n to_o any_o sin_n the_o hard_a it_o will_v be_v to_o overcome_v it_o the_o spread_a of_o sin_n be_v like_o the_o spread_n of_o the_o pestilence_n which_o first_o infect_v the_o air_n the_o air_n be_v infect_v corrupt_v our_o breath_n and_o that_o convai_v the_o infection_n into_o the_o vital_a spirit_n and_o the_o blood_n and_o so_o it_o overspreadeth_a the_o whole_a body_n and_o be_v past_a recovery_n so_o sin_n by_o little_a and_o little_a and_o by_o degree_n get_v hold_n in_o the_o heart_n disperse_v itself_o into_o all_o the_o part_n both_o of_o body_n and_o soul_n so_o as_o without_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n there_o be_v no_o mean_n to_o be_v free_v from_o it_o the_o long_a that_o the_o devil_n or_o any_o sin_n have_v have_v possession_n in_o the_o heart_n the_o hard_a will_v it_o be_v to_o dispossess_v they_o wood_n that_o have_v long_o lie_v soak_v in_o the_o wet_a will_v be_v long_o before_o it_o receive_v fire_n so_o the_o long_o that_o any_o man_n heart_n have_v be_v soak_v or_o steep_v in_o sin_n the_o long_a will_v it_o be_v before_o it_o receive_v any_o impression_n of_o grace_n amandi_fw-la grace_n quae_fw-la praebet_fw-la latas_fw-la arbour_n spatiantibus_fw-la umbras_fw-la quo_fw-la posita_fw-la est_fw-la primum_fw-la tempore_fw-la virga_fw-la fuit_fw-la tunc_fw-la poterat_fw-la manibus_fw-la summa_fw-la tellure_n revelli_fw-la nunc_fw-la stat_fw-la in_o immensum_fw-la viribus_fw-la aucta_fw-la suis_fw-la ovid._n the_o reme_v nil_fw-la assuetudine_fw-la maius_fw-la oâ—id_fw-fr de_fw-fr arte_fw-la amandi_fw-la a_o young_a plant_n may_v easy_o be_v pluck_v up_o by_o the_o root_n but_o if_o it_o grow_v till_o it_o be_v a_o great_a tree_n it_o can_v hardly_o be_v remove_v so_o long_o as_o there_o be_v nothing_o but_o dust_n in_o our_o floor_n a_o light_a broom_n will_v serve_v to_o sweep_v it_o away_o but_o if_o it_o be_v stiff_a clay_n a_o broom_n will_v do_v no_o good_a there_o must_v be_v a_o spade_n to_o spittle_n it_o out_o in_o like_a manner_n so_o long_o as_o our_o sin_n be_v young_a they_o may_v with_o little_a labour_n be_v root_v out_o but_o if_o once_o they_o be_v confirm_v in_o our_o heart_n we_o shall_v find_v it_o a_o very_a hard_a matter_n to_o displace_v they_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o prophet_n jeremy_n say_v can_v the_o black_a moor_n change_v his_o skin_n or_o the_o leopard_n his_o spot_v then_o may_v you_o also_o do_v good_a that_o be_v accustom_v to_o do_v evil_a jerem._n 13.23_o give_v we_o thereby_o to_o understand_v that_o it_o be_v the_o most_o difficult_a thing_n in_o the_o world_n for_o a_o man_n to_o leave_v a_o custom_n or_o a_o habit_n of_o sin_v even_o as_o for_o a_o black_a moor_n to_o be_v make_v white_a who_o be_v natural_o so_o black_a as_o there_o be_v no_o mean_n to_o alter_v his_o hue_n though_o a_o man_n shall_v wash_v he_o with_o nitire_n and_o much_o soap_n yet_o it_o will_v not_o prevail_v and_o therefore_o it_o be_v grow_v to_o a_o proverb_n that_o when_o a_o man_n undertake_v any_o impossible_a thing_n which_o can_v be_v effect_v be_v be_v say_v to_o wash_v a_o black_a moor_n troad_n moor_n ars_fw-la sit_fw-la ubi_fw-la a_o teneris_fw-la crimen_fw-la condiscitur_fw-la annis_fw-la ovid._n epist_n difficulter_n reciduntur_fw-la vitia_fw-la quae_fw-la
neither_o from_o man_n nor_o by_o man_n we_o see_v in_o the_o matter_n of_o husbandry_n that_o the_o seed_n ordinary_o fructifi_v in_o the_o earth_n by_o the_o labour_n of_o man_n and_o the_o influence_n of_o the_o heaven_n and_o yet_o experience_n do_v teach_v we_o that_o though_o the_o husbandman_n be_v never_o so_o skilful_a in_o plough_v and_o till_v of_o the_o earth_n though_o he_o observe_v the_o most_o fit_a season_n and_o opportunity_n that_o may_v be_v and_o though_o he_o be_v never_o so_o careful_a in_o make_v choice_n of_o the_o best_a and_o pure_a seed_n yet_o many_o time_n the_o earth_n deceive_v his_o expectation_n isa_n 24.5_o so_o that_o as_o the_o prophet_n say_v they_o sow_v much_o and_o bring_v in_o little_a hag._n 1.6_o yea_o the_o heaven_n and_o the_o earth_n the_o common_a parent_n of_o all_o thing_n become_v barren_a and_o the_o sun_n and_o the_o moon_n do_v loose_v their_o operation_n unless_o the_o lord_n by_o his_o divine_a power_n do_v give_v to_o every_o seed_n his_o own_o body_n 1._o cor._n 15.38_o hereupon_o we_o read_v that_o isaak_n sow_v corn_n in_o the_o land_n of_o gerar_n and_o have_v by_o estimation_n a_o hundred_o fold_n increase_v but_o it_o be_v not_o his_o own_o endeavour_n that_o cause_v it_o but_o as_o the_o reason_n be_v there_o render_v so_o the_o lord_n bless_v he_o gen._n 26.12_o and_o therefore_o david_n say_v that_o it_o be_v god_n that_o visit_v the_o earth_n and_o make_v it_o very_o rich_a and_o fruitful_a it_o be_v he_o that_o by_o his_o own_o appointment_n prepare_v corn_n for_o man_n it_o be_v he_o that_o make_v the_o earth_n soft_a with_o shower_n and_o bless_v the_o bud_n thereof_o it_o be_v he_o that_o crow_v the_o year_n with_o his_o goodness_n and_o cover_v the_o valley_n with_o corn_n so_o as_o man_n shout_v for_o joy_n and_o sing_v psal_n 65.9.10.11.13_o so_o be_v it_o with_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o word_n though_o the_o minister_n be_v god_n husbandman_n and_o though_o they_o have_v never_o so_o much_o both_o skill_n and_o will_n to_o discharge_v their_o duty_n as_o have_v be_v say_v &_o though_o the_o seed_n which_o they_o sow_v be_v none_o other_o but_o that_o immortal_a seed_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n 1._o pet._n 1.23_o yet_o unless_o it_o please_v god_n to_o make_v it_o effectual_a it_o will_v bring_v forth_o no_o fruit_n at_o all_o and_o therefore_o the_o apostle_n say_v to_o this_o same_o purpose_n paul_n may_v plant_v and_o apollo_n may_v water_v but_o it_o be_v god_n and_o god_n only_o that_o must_v give_v the_o increase_n 1._o cor._n 3.6_o it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o minister_v visible_a object_n to_o the_o eye_n another_o thing_n to_o cause_v the_o eye_n to_o see_v it_o belong_v to_o the_o outward_a teacher_n to_o minister_v matter_n to_o their_o hearer_n but_o it_o appertain_v to_o the_o inward_a master_n to_o open_v the_o heart_n to_o understand_v as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o lydia_n that_o god_n open_v her_o heart_n that_o she_o attend_v to_o the_o thing_n that_o paul_n speak_v act._n 16.14_o and_o as_o the_o eye_n and_o the_o object_n be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o cause_v actual_a see_v unless_o the_o eye_n be_v enlighten_v so_o beside_o the_o instruction_n of_o the_o outward_a teacher_n it_o be_v necessary_a that_o the_o bless_a sun_n of_o righteousness_n mal._n 4.2_o do_v shine_n in_o our_o heart_n by_o the_o gracious_a beam_n of_o his_o holy_a spirit_n arbitrio_fw-la spirit_n non_fw-la quicunque_fw-la ostendit_fw-la vian_fw-la praebet_fw-la etiam_fw-la viaticum_fw-la itineranti_fw-la aliud_fw-la illi_fw-la exhibet_fw-la qui_fw-la facit_fw-la ne_fw-la deviet_a &_o aliud_fw-la 〈◊〉_d praestat_fw-la ne_fw-la deficiat_fw-la in_o via_fw-la ita_fw-la nec_fw-la quivis_fw-la doctior_fw-la statim_fw-la &_o dator_fw-la erit_fw-la boni_fw-la quodcunque_fw-la docueâ—it_fw-la porrò_fw-la duo_fw-la sunt_fw-la mihi_fw-la necessaria_fw-la doceri_fw-la &_o iwari_fw-la tu_fw-la quidem_fw-la homo_fw-la recte_fw-la consutis_fw-la ignorantiae_fw-la sed_fw-la si_fw-la verum_fw-la sentit_fw-la apostolus_fw-la spiritus_fw-la adiwat_fw-la infirmitatem_fw-la nostram_fw-la bern._n de_fw-fr gra_fw-mi &_o lib._n arbitrio_fw-la he_o that_o show_v a_o man_n the_o way_n as_o bernard_n say_v he_o do_v not_o by_o and_o by_o furnish_v he_o with_o necessary_n for_o his_o journey_n it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o direct_v a_o man_n that_o he_o go_v not_o out_o of_o his_o way_n and_o another_o thing_n to_o help_v he_o that_o he_o faint_v not_o in_o the_o way_n so_o neither_o be_v every_o teacher_n by_o and_o by_o the_o giver_n of_o the_o good_a that_o he_o teach_v moreover_o two_o thing_n be_v necessary_a for_o i_o to_o be_v teach_v and_o to_o be_v relieve_v thou_o o_o man_n do_v indeed_o provide_v well_o for_o my_o ignorance_n but_o if_o the_o apostle_n think_v aright_o it_o be_v the_o spirit_n that_o help_v our_o infirmity_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v say_v that_o when_o the_o apostle_n by_o virtue_n of_o christ_n commission_n go_v forth_o &_o preach_v every_o where_o the_o lord_n wrought_v with_o they_o and_o give_v a_o blessing_n to_o their_o endeavour_n mar._n 16_o 20._o ibid._n 20._o joanne_n operante_fw-la dabat_fw-la deus_fw-la qui_fw-la dando_fw-la non_fw-la defuit_fw-la et_fw-la nunc_fw-la operantibus_fw-la cunctis_fw-la humana_fw-la sunt_fw-la opera_fw-la sed_fw-la dei_fw-la sunt_fw-la munera_fw-la optatus_n in_o donatist_n lib._n 5._o where_o he_o intreat_v large_o on_o this_o point_n non_fw-la potest_fw-la munus_fw-la ab_fw-la homine_fw-la dari_fw-la quod_fw-la divinum_fw-la est_fw-la ibid._n we_o be_v only_a instrument_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n he_o strike_v the_o stroke_n and_o work_v the_o effect_n make_v our_o labour_n effectual_a in_o the_o heart_n of_o our_o hearer_n there_o must_v be_v two_o preacher_n to_o the_o work_n of_o grace_n in_o the_o heart_n the_o minister_n to_o preach_v to_o the_o ear_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n to_o apply_v it_o and_o bless_v it_o to_o the_o soul_n and_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o preacher_n be_v not_o call_v the_o giver_n but_o the_o minister_n of_o grace_n who_o be_v paul_n say_v the_o apostle_n or_o who_o be_v apollo_n but_o minister_n by_o who_o you_o believe_v even_o as_o the_o lord_n give_v to_o every_o man_n 1._o cor._n 3.5_o it_o be_v the_o lord_n prerogative_n which_o he_o have_v reserve_v to_o himself_o to_o be_v the_o giver_n of_o all_o grace_n as_o s._n peter_n say_v 1._o pet._n 5_o 10._o schol._n 10._o ita_fw-la plane_n conuersio_fw-la animarum_fw-la divinae_fw-la vocis_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la humanae_fw-la simon_n piscator_fw-la hominum_fw-la in_fw-la hoc_fw-la ipsum_fw-la vocatus_fw-la &_o constitutus_fw-la est_fw-la a_o domino_fw-la incassum_fw-la tamen_fw-la &_o ipse_fw-la laborans_fw-la tota_fw-la nocte_fw-la nil_fw-la capiens_fw-la donec_fw-la in_o verbo_fw-la domini_fw-la rete_fw-la iactans_fw-la comprebendere_fw-la possit_fw-la multitudinem_fw-la copiosam_fw-la bern._n the_o conver_n ad_fw-la schol._n so_o then_o we_o see_v that_o the_o conversion_n of_o soul_n belong_v to_o the_o voice_n of_o god_n and_o not_o of_o man_n as_o the_o apostle_n peter_n labour_v all_o night_n in_o fish_v and_o catch_v nothing_o but_o when_o as_o in_o the_o word_n of_o christ_n he_o let_v down_o his_o net_n he_o straightway_o enclose_v a_o great_a multitude_n of_o fish_n luk._n 5.5.6_o so_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o word_n who_o god_n have_v call_v to_o be_v fisher_n of_o man_n mat._n 4.19_o may_v long_o let_v down_o their_o net_n and_o make_v but_o a_o bad_a draught_n unless_o the_o lord_n vouchsafe_v his_o blessing_n upon_o their_o labour_n this_o doctrine_n serve_v first_o for_o the_o minister_n minister_n for_o minister_n and_o second_o use_n 1_o for_o the_o hearer_n of_o the_o word_n for_o we_o that_o be_v minister_n first_o it_o serve_v to_o abate_v that_o pride_n and_o high_a conceit_n that_o may_v arise_v in_o our_o heart_n when_o it_o please_v god_n to_o work_v by_o our_o ministry_n we_o must_v acknowledge_v that_o it_o be_v not_o our_o painfulness_n but_o god_n blessing_n that_o bring_v it_o to_o pass_v 2.16_o 2._o cor._n 2.16_o if_o any_o good_a be_v effect_v thereby_o for_o as_o the_o apostle_n say_v who_o be_v sufficient_a for_o these_o thing_n 3.5_o 2._o cor._n 3.5_o there_o be_v no_o man_n that_o of_o himself_o be_v able_a sufficient_o to_o discharge_v his_o duty_n in_o the_o work_n of_o the_o ministry_n much_o less_o be_v he_o able_a to_o make_v his_o ministry_n effectual_a no_o all_o our_o sufficiency_n in_o this_o case_n be_v of_o god_n and_o this_o the_o apostle_n confess_v where_o speak_v of_o his_o great_a pain_n in_o preach_v the_o word_n namely_o that_o he_o labour_v more_o abundant_o than_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o fellow_n he_o straight_o way_n correct_v himself_o as_o if_o he_o have_v arrogate_a more_o than_o become_v he_o yet_o not_o i_o say_v he_o but_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n which_o be_v with_o i_o 1._o cor._n 15.10_o and_o in_o another_o place_n he_o say_v
why_o the_o word_n be_v so_o ineffectual_a in_o many_o place_n as_o it_o be_v for_o first_o many_o of_o we_o that_o be_v minister_n come_v to_o preach_v ourselves_o and_o not_o christ_n jesus_n and_o to_o vent_v our_o own_o gift_n and_o let_v they_o take_v wind_n and_o not_o to_o seek_v the_o salvation_n of_o our_o hearer_n and_o therefore_o god_n deny_v to_o work_v by_o our_o ministry_n again_o a_o number_n of_o you_o that_o be_v hearer_n come_v for_o gapeseede_n to_o gaze_v the_o minister_n in_o the_o face_n or_o to_o see_v the_o variety_n of_o man_n gift_n or_o to_o glean_v up_o some_o quaint_a phrase_n and_o witty_a sentencess_n and_o not_o with_o any_o desire_n to_o further_o your_o own_o salvation_n and_o therefore_o you_o go_v away_o as_o you_o come_v without_o god_n blessing_n and_o so_o the_o word_n be_v make_v fruitless_a and_o unprofitable_a unto_o you_o whereas_o if_o we_o will_v account_v the_o soul_n of_o god_n people_n dear_a and_o precious_a in_o our_o sight_n 18._o philip_n 18._o and_o long_o after_o the_o salvation_n of_o they_o all_o from_o the_o very_a heart_n root_n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v and_o therefore_o before_o we_o come_v to_o deliver_v his_o word_n crave_v god_n blessing_n by_o earnest_a prayer_n upon_o our_o labour_n and_o if_o you_o will_v come_v to_o hear_v the_o word_n with_o a_o desire_n to_o profit_n and_o to_o grow_v in_o grace_n by_o it_o and_o for_o that_o end_n will_v pray_v to_o god_n to_o open_v your_o heart_n as_o he_o do_v the_o heart_n of_o lydia_n that_o you_o may_v diligent_o attend_v to_o that_o that_o shall_v be_v teach_v it_o will_v appear_v that_o you_o shall_v reap_v more_o profit_n than_o by_o one_o sermon_n than_o you_o do_v now_o by_o twenty_o then_o peter_n remember_v etc._n etc._n the_o apostle_n peter_n never_o come_v to_o himself_o he_o never_o begin_v to_o bethink_v himself_o of_o the_o heinousness_n of_o his_o fact_n before_o such_o time_n as_o the_o lord_n by_o the_o mean_v aforesaid_a have_v move_v his_o heart_n but_o what_o do_v peter_n in_o the_o mean_a while_n do_v he_o any_o whit_n further_o or_o help_v forward_o himself_o to_o repentance_n sure_o he_o do_v as_o much_o as_o lay_v in_o he_o to_o further_o himself_o to_o hell_n for_o as_o we_o have_v hear_v he_o be_v swear_v and_o curse_v himself_o in_o most_o horrible_a manner_n that_o he_o never_o know_v christ_n but_o after_o that_o he_o be_v outward_o rouse_v by_o the_o crow_n of_o the_o cock_n and_o inward_o awake_v by_o christ_n look_v back_n upon_o he_o than_o he_o begin_v to_o consider_v the_o danger_n of_o that_o estate_n wherein_o he_o stand_v from_o hence_o then_o we_o learn_v 2._o doct._n the_o whole_a work_n of_o our_o conversion_n be_v from_o god_n alone_o rom._n 9.16_o heb._n 12_o 2._o that_o the_o whole_a work_n of_o our_o conversion_n be_v from_o god_n alone_o there_o be_v not_o the_o least_o endeavour_n in_o any_o man_n to_o further_a the_o work_n of_o grace_n in_o himself_o as_o the_o apostle_n say_v it_o be_v not_o in_o he_o that_o will_v nor_o in_o he_o that_o run_v but_o in_o god_n that_o show_v mercy_n and_o for_o this_o cause_n our_o saviour_n christ_n be_v call_v both_o the_o author_n and_o also_o the_o finisher_n of_o our_o faith_n yea_o whatsoever_o good_a work_n be_v wrought_v in_o any_o of_o god_n child_n 1.6_o phil._n 1.6_o the_o lord_n by_o his_o holy_a spirit_n do_v both_o begin_v and_o perform_v the_o same_o yea_o if_o there_o be_v but_o any_o will_n or_o desire_v to_o do_v good_a it_o be_v from_o the_o lord_n 2.13_o phil._n 2.13_o for_o it_o be_v god_n that_o work_v in_o we_o both_o the_o will_n and_o the_o deed_n of_o his_o good_a pleasure_n and_o therefore_o we_o read_v 2.47_o act._n 2.47_o that_o in_o the_o primitive_a church_n the_o lord_n add_v to_o the_o church_n from_o day_n to_o day_n such_o as_o shall_v be_v save_v it_o be_v not_o in_o their_o power_n to_o join_v themselves_o with_o the_o church_n of_o god_n and_o to_o become_v true_a member_n thereof_o but_o it_o be_v the_o gracious_a work_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n of_o god_n but_o most_o full_o and_o clear_o do_v the_o prophet_n ezechiel_n set_v out_o the_o truth_n of_o this_o point_n speak_v in_o the_o person_n of_o god_n a_o new_a heart_n say_v he_o will_v i_o give_v you_o 36.26_o ezech._n 36.26_o and_o a_o new_a spirit_n will_v i_o put_v within_o you_o and_o i_o will_v take_v away_o the_o stony_a heart_n out_o of_o your_o body_n and_o i_o will_v give_v you_o a_o heart_n of_o flesh_n and_o i_o will_v put_v my_o spirit_n within_o you_o 27._o 27._o and_o cause_v you_o to_o walk_v in_o my_o statute_n etc._n etc._n where_o the_o prophet_n whole_o disable_v man_n for_o the_o work_n of_o his_o regeneration_n and_o ascribe_v both_o the_o beginning_n and_o progress_n thereof_o unto_o the_o lord_n for_o as_o there_o be_v not_o any_o softness_n in_o a_o stone_n nor_o the_o least_o disposition_n to_o be_v make_v soft_a and_o pliable_a so_o in_o the_o stony_a heart_n of_o man_n there_o be_v no_o root_n from_o whence_o this_o bless_a work_n of_o grace_n may_v be_v produce_v no_o inclination_n to_o good_a whereby_o it_o may_v be_v further_v no_o faculty_n wherewith_o it_o may_v be_v effect_v as_o we_o be_v not_o able_a at_o the_o first_o to_o effect_v our_o natural_a generation_n and_o make_v ourselves_o man_n or_o woman_n nay_o as_o our_o saviour_n say_v 5.36_o mat._n 5.36_o we_o can_v make_v our_o hair_n white_a or_o black_a so_o it_o be_v not_o in_o our_o power_n to_o effect_v our_o spiritual_a regeneration_n to_o make_v ourselves_o the_o son_n or_o daughter_n of_o god_n but_o we_o must_v confess_v in_o both_o respect_n 100.2_o psal_n 100.2_o as_o david_n say_v it_o be_v he_o that_o have_v make_v we_o and_o not_o we_o ourselves_o and_o for_o this_o cause_n the_o apostle_n say_v we_o be_v his_o workmanship_n create_v in_o christ_n jesus_n unto_o good_a work_n etc._n etc._n epbes_n 2.10_o and_o this_o make_v david_n to_o pray_v create_v in_o i_o a_o clean_a heart_n o_o lord_n and_o renew_v a_o right_a spirit_n within_o i_o psa_fw-la 51.10_o acknowledge_v that_o there_o be_v nothing_o at_o all_o in_o he_o whereby_o this_o work_n may_v be_v further_v but_o god_n by_o his_o almighty_a power_n must_v miraculous_o create_v it_o of_o nothing_o 19_o nothing_o sicut_fw-la in_o nativitate_fw-la carnali_fw-la omnem_fw-la nascentis_fw-la hominis_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la praecedit_fw-la operis_fw-la divini_fw-la formatio_fw-la sic_fw-la in_o spirituali_fw-la nativitate_fw-la nemo_fw-la potest_fw-la habere_fw-la bonam_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la motu_fw-la proprio_fw-la nisi_fw-la mens_fw-la ipsa_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la interior_a homo_fw-la noster_fw-la reformetur_fw-la ex_fw-la deo_fw-la fulg_n the_o incarnate_a &_o grand_fw-mi christi_fw-la cap._n 19_o and_o indeed_o if_o the_o matter_n be_v well_o consider_v the_o work_n of_o regeneration_n will_v be_v a_o far_o more_o hard_a and_o difficulte_v work_n and_o of_o great_a labour_n than_o be_v the_o work_n of_o creation_n for_o as_o david_n say_v by_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v the_o heaven_n make_v and_o all_o the_o host_n of_o they_o by_o the_o breath_n of_o his_o mouth_n psal_n 33.6_o and_o he_o command_v and_o they_o be_v create_v psal_n 148.5_o as_o we_o see_v in_o the_o story_n of_o the_o creation_n that_o when_o god_n begin_v to_o raise_v this_o wonderful_a and_o glorious_a frame_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o to_o furnish_v they_o with_o variety_n of_o creature_n he_o do_v but_o speak_v the_o word_n say_v let_v there_o be_v this_o and_o that_o and_o present_o it_o be_v so_o gen._n 1._o but_o for_o effect_v our_o regeneration_n there_o be_v a_o great_a deal_n more_o to_o do_v christ_n jesus_n must_v leave_v the_o heaven_n and_o the_o glory_n which_o he_o have_v with_o his_o father_n and_o be_v incarnate_a in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o servant_n and_o suffer_v a_o shameful_a and_o a_o accurse_a death_n to_o the_o kill_n and_o subdue_a of_o our_o sin_n and_o the_o efficacy_n of_o his_o resurrection_n to_o the_o reviue_n and_o quicken_n of_o we_o to_o newness_n of_o life_n 11._o life_n praegravatus_n animus_n quasi_fw-la pondere_fw-la svo_fw-la a_o beatitudine_fw-la expellitur_fw-la nec_fw-la redire_fw-la potest_fw-la effust_n &_o perditis_fw-la viribus_fw-la nisi_fw-la gratia_fw-la conditoris_fw-la svi_fw-la ad_fw-la paenitentiam_fw-la vocantis_fw-la &_o peccata_fw-la condonantis_fw-la quis_fw-la enim_fw-la infelicem_fw-la animum_fw-la liberabit_fw-la a_o corpore_fw-la mortis_fw-la nisi_fw-la gratia_fw-la dei_fw-la per_fw-la jesun_fw-it christum_fw-la aug._n de_fw-fr trin._n lib._n 12._o cap._n 11._o and_o to_o this_o purpose_n s._n augustine_n have_v many_o excellent_a say_n the_o soul_n of_o man_n say_v he_o be_v as_o it_o be_v oppress_v with_o the_o own_o burden_n be_v expel_v and_o banish_v from_o blessedness_n and_o have_v