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2._o 13._o chap._n 26._o 24._o poor_a ignorant_a sinner_n can_v thou_o judge_v better_o what_o be_v sit_v alone_o pensive_a under_o god_n hand_n read_v the_o scripture_n and_o hear_v of_o sermon_n etc._n etc._n the_o way_n to_o be_v undo_v the_o lord_n open_v thy_o eye_n and_o make_v thou_o to_o see_v thy_o error_n thou_o have_v set_v thyself_o against_o god_n thou_o have_v despise_v the_o operation_n of_o his_o hand_n thou_o attempt_v to_o murder_n soul_n what_o can_v thou_o give_v no_o better_a counsel_n touch_v those_o who_o god_n have_v wound_v than_o to_o send_v they_o to_o the_o ordinance_n of_o hell_n for_o help_n thou_o bid_v they_o be_v merry_a and_o lightsome_a but_o do_v thou_o not_o know_v that_o the_o heart_n of_o fool_n be_v in_o the_o house_n of_o laughter_n eccles._n 7._o 4._o thou_o bide_v they_o shun_v the_o hear_n of_o thunder_a preacher_n but_o be_v it_o not_o better_a to_o hear_v the_o rebuke_n of_o the_o wise_a than_o for_o a_o man_n to_o hear_v the_o song_n of_o 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chap._n 4._o 15_o 16._o quest._n but_o what_o shall_v be_v the_o reason_n that_o some_o that_o be_v come_v to_o christ_n shall_v be_v so_o lamentable_o cast_v down_o and_o buffet_v with_o temptation_n answ._n it_o may_v be_v for_o several_a cause_n first_o some_o that_o be_v come_v to_o christ_n can_v be_v persuade_v until_o the_o temptation_n come_v that_o they_o be_v so_o vile_a as_o the_o scripture_n say_v they_o be_v true_a they_o see_v so_o much_o of_o their_o wretchedness_n as_o to_o drive_v they_o to_o christ_n but_o there_o be_v a_o over_o and_o above_o of_o wickedness_n which_o they_o see_v not_o peter_n little_a thought_n that_o he_o have_v have_v curse_v and_o swear_v and_o lie_v and_o a_o inclination_n in_o his_o heart_n to_o deny_v his_o master_n before_o the_o temptation_n come_v but_o when_o that_o indeed_o come_v upon_o he_o than_o he_o find_v it_o there_o to_o his_o sorrow_n joh._n 13._o 36_o 37_o 38._o mark_n 14._o 36_o 37_o 38_o 39_o 40_o 68_o 69_o 70_o 71_o 72._o second_o some_o that_o be_v come_v to_o jesus_n christ_n be_v too_o much_o affect_v with_o their_o own_o grace_n and_o too_o little_o take_v with_o christ_n person_n wherefore_o god_n to_o take_v they_o off_o from_o dote_a upon_o their_o own_o jewel_n and_o that_o they_o may_v look_v more_o to_o the_o person_n undertake_v and_o merit_n of_o his_o son_n plunge_v they_o into_o the_o ditch_n by_o temptation_n and_o this_o i_o take_v to_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o job_n if_o i_o wash_v i_o say_v he_o with_o snow-water_n and_o make_v myself_o never_o so_o clean_a yet_o will_v thou_o plung_v i_o in_o the_o ditch_n and_o my_o own_o clothes_n shall_v abhor_v i_o job_n 9_o 30_o 31._o job_n have_v be_v before_o a_o little_a too_o much_o tamper_n with_o his_o own_o grace_n and_o set_v his_o excellency_n a_o little_a too_o high_a as_o these_o text_n make_v manifest_a job_n 33._o 8_o 9_o 10_o 11_o 12._o chap._n 34._o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o chap._n 35._o 2_o 3._o chap._n 38._o 1_o 2._o chap._n 40._o 1_o 2_o 3_o 4._o chap._n 42._o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6._o but_o by_o that_o the_o temptation_n be_v end_v you_o find_v he_o better_o teach_v yea_o god_n do_v ofttimes_o even_o for_o this_o thing_n as_o it_o be_v take_v our_o grace_n from_o we_o and_o so_o leave_v we_o almost_o quite_o to_o ourselves_o and_o to_o the_o tempter_n that_o we_o may_v learn_v not_o to_o love_v the_o picture_n more_o than_o the_o person_n of_o his_o son_n see_v how_o he_o deal_v with_o they_o in_o the_o sixteen_o of_o ezek_n and_o the_o second_o of_o hosea_n three_o perhaps_o thou_o have_v be_v give_v too_o much_o to_o judge_v thy_o brother_n to_o condemn_v thy_o brother_n because_o a_o poor_a tempt_v man_n and_o god_n to_o bring_v down_o the_o pride_n of_o thy_o heart_n let_v the_o tempter_n loose_v upon_o thou_o that_o thou_o also_o may_v feel_v thyself_o weak_a for_o pride_n go_v before_o destruction_n and_o a_o haughty_a spirit_n before_o a_o fall_n pro._n 16._o 18._o four_o it_o may_v be_v thou_o have_v deal_v a_o little_a too_o rough_o with_o those_o that_o god_n have_v this_o way_n wound_v not_o consider_v thyself_o lest_o thou_o also_o be_v tempt_v and_o therefore_o god_n have_v suffer_v it_o to_o come_v unto_o thou_o gal._n 6._o 1._o five_o it_o may_v be_v thou_o be_v give_v to_o slumber_n and_o sleep_v and_o therefore_o these_o temptation_n be_v send_v to_o awaken_v thou_o you_o know_v that_o peter_n temptation_n come_v upon_o he_o after_o his_o sleep_n then_o instead_o of_o watch_v and_o pray_v then_o he_o deny_v and_o deny_v and_o deny_v his_o master_n mat._n 26._o six_o it_o may_v be_v thou_o have_v presume_v too_o far_o and_o stand_v too_o much_o in_o thy_o own_o strength_n and_o therefore_o be_v a_o time_n of_o temptation_n come_v upon_o thou_o this_o be_v also_o one_o cause_n why_o it_o come_v upon_o peter_n though_o all_o man_n forsake_v thou_o yet_o will_v not_o i._n ah_o that_o be_v the_o way_n to_o be_v tempt_v indeed_o joh._n 13._o 36_o 37_o 38._o seven_o it_o may_v be_v god_n intend_v to_o make_v thou_o wise_a to_o speak_v a_o word_n in_o season_n to_o other_o that_o be_v afflict_v and_o therefore_o he_o suffer_v thou_o to_o be_v tempt_v christ_n be_v tempt_v that_o he_o may_v be_v able_a to_o succour_v they_o that_o be_v tempt_v heb._n 2._o 18._o eight_o it_o may_v be_v satan_n have_v dare_v god_n to_o suffer_v he_o to_o tempt_v thou_o promise_v that_o if_o he_o will_v but_o let_v he_o do_v it_o thou_o will_v curse_v he_o to_o his_o face_n thus_o he_o obtain_v leave_v against_o job_n wherefore_o take_v heed_n tempt_v soul_n lest_o