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god_n do_v draw_v we_o to_o himself_o by_o his_o own_o strength_n we_o shall_v never_o close_v with_o he_o but_o still_o continue_v at_o a_o distance_n and_o enmity_n your_o neck_n be_v so_o much_o like_o a_o iron_n sinew_n that_o a_o less_o strength_n then_o that_o of_o god_n be_v insufficient_a to_o bow_v it_o to_o his_o yoke_n desire_v therefore_o that_o this_o arm_n may_v be_v reveal_v whereby_o your_o natural_o stubborn_a spirit_n may_v be_v make_v tractable_a and_o obedient_a 6._o resolve_v to_o cover_v and_o keep_v nothing_o whereby_o the_o lord_n have_v be_v provoke_v he_o that_o cover_v his_o sin_n shall_v not_o prosper_v and_o as_o sin_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o war_n must_v be_v forsake_v so_o you_o must_v leave_v the_o tent_n of_o rebel_n you_o must_v shake_v off_o your_o acquaintance_n with_o they_o that_o be_v the_o lord_n profess_v enemy_n and_o become_v companion_n of_o those_o that_o fear_v he_o use_v iii_o of_o advice_n to_o those_o who_o peace_n be_v make_v endeavour_v after_o a_o assurance_n of_o it_o be_v restless_a while_o it_o may_v be_v question_v whether_o god_n be_v your_o friend_n or_o whether_o he_o be_v your_o foe_n his_o favour_n be_v a_o thing_n of_o so_o great_a value_n of_o such_o sweetness_n and_o will_v have_v so_o great_a a_o influence_n as_o that_o it_o better_o deserve_v to_o be_v insure_v then_o those_o thing_n of_o the_o world_n uncertainty_n about_o which_o do_v so_o much_o torture_v the_o worldly_a mind_v here_o i_o shall_v first_o lay_v down_o some_o sign_n of_o that_o peace_n which_o be_v true_a second_o some_o argument_n to_o persuade_v believer_n to_o endeavour_v after_o a_o assurance_n of_o peace_n the_o sign_n be_v these_o 1._o true_a peace_n follow_v after_o contrition_n and_o trouble_n for_o sin_n thou_o be_v at_o peace_n but_o be_v thou_o ever_o trouble_v if_o not_o it_o be_v well_o if_o thy_o peace_n be_v go_v and_o trouble_v in_o the_o room_n of_o it_o thou_o be_v trouble_v at_o thy_o temporal_a loss_n 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the_o lip_n isai_n 57_o 9_o i_o create_v the_o fruit_n of_o the_o lip_n peace_n peace_n to_o he_o that_o be_v far_o off_o and_o to_o he_o that_o be_v near_o peace_n be_v call_v the_o fruit_n of_o the_o lip_n partly_o because_o it_o be_v obtain_v by_o prayer_n partly_o because_o it_o be_v ground_v upon_o the_o gospel_n which_o be_v preach_v to_o we_o where_o true_a peace_n be_v there_o have_v be_v a_o cry_n and_o lift_v up_o the_o voice_n for_o it_o oh_o what_o importunity_n have_v be_v use_v that_o the_o lord_n will_v cease_v to_o be_v a_o adversary_n what_o wrestle_n for_o his_o favour_n and_o friendship_n this_o peace_n have_v be_v value_v above_o all_o the_o world_n and_o the_o soul_n have_v be_v content_v to_o do_v any_o thing_n to_o be_v any_o thing_n so_o it_o may_v be_v at_o peace_n with_o god_n true_a peace_n be_v likewise_o ground_v upon_o the_o word_n it_o be_v a_o peace_n not_o of_o our_o own_o but_o of_o the_o lord_n speak_v psal_n 85._o 8._o i_o will_v hear_v what_o god_n 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