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other_o what_o it_o cost_v he_o first_o see_v thy_o sin_n in_o the_o suffering_n of_o thy_o saviour_n what_o he_o do_v use_v 1_o endure_v thou_o shall_v have_v do_v and_o therefore_o sinful_a soul_n look_v upon_o thy_o christ_n arraign_v condemn_v whip_v curse_a crucify_a and_o say_v all_o this_o i_o shall_v have_v be_v tua_fw-la o_fw-la gulosa_fw-la gula_fw-la etc._n etc._n as_o he_o say_v drunkard_n it_o be_v thy_o sugar_a cup_n that_o make_v christ_n drink_v gall_n and_o vinegar_n proud_a haughty_a one_o it_o be_v thy_o pride_n that_o hang_v thy_o saviour_n between_o thief_n thy_o gayness_n proud_a peacock_n that_o crown_v he_o with_o thorn_n it_o be_v the_o wantonness_n of_o thy_o flesh_n that_o pierce_v thy_o saviour_n with_o nail_n and_o tear_v it_o with_o whip_n and_o therefore_o when_o thou_o see_v thy_o saviour_n blood_n arise_v in_o his_o wound_n let_v thou_o in_o a_o holy_a blush_n arise_v in_o thy_o face_n and_o say_v all_o this_o blast_n and_o storm_n which_o the_o roof_n 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land_n tibi_fw-la domine_fw-la jesus_n sermon_n xxviii_o john_n 5._o 14._o 1646._o at_o st._n paul_n decemb._n 27._o 1646._o afterward_o jesus_n find_v he_o in_o the_o temple_n and_o say_v unto_o he_o behold_v thou_o be_v make_v whole_a sin_v no_o more_o lest_o a_o worse_a thing_n come_v unto_o thou_o the_o prudent_a physician_n be_v care_n be_v not_o only_o perfect_o to_o 〈◊〉_d medicinae_fw-la part_n dvae_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cure_v the_o present_a disease_n but_o withal_o to_o prevent_v a_o after-relapse_n which_o otherwise_o may_v prove_v more_o dangerous_a and_o according_o the_o lord_n jesus_n our_o phoebus_n medicus_n the_o son_n of_o righteousness_n that_o have_v heal_v in_o his_o wing_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o chapter_n come_v as_o a_o love_a physician_n to_o the_o pool_n of_o bethesda_n as_o to_o a_o public_a hospital_n of_o impotent_a disease_a people_n vers_fw-la 2._o and_o of_o all_o the_o multitude_n he_o most_o gracious_o visit_v one_o that_o have_v most_o need_n of_o pity_n and_o help_v who_o disease_n interpreter_n laborantem_fw-la dulcis_fw-la medice_fw-la in_o viset_fw-la nosocomium_fw-la &_o prae_fw-la caeteris_fw-la maxim_n laborantem_fw-la conceive_v be_v most_o dangerous_a and_o for_o time_n grow_v chronical_a the_o text_n say_v of_o thirty_o eight_o year_n continuance_n vers_fw-la 5._o droop_v christian_a die_v not_o of_o despair_n for_o thou_o shall_v not_o of_o thy_o disease_n though_o never_o so_o desperate_a if_o christ_n undertake_v the_o cure_n for_o he_o he_o heal_v vers_fw-la 7_o 8._o for_o his_o body_n and_o so_o much_o be_v wrought_v on_o his_o soul_n that_o from_o bethesda_n porch_n v._o 2._o he_o be_v now_o get_v to_o the_o temple_n in_o the_o text_n most_o likely_a to_o return_v thanks_o to_o god_n grotius_n ut_fw-la mos_fw-la erat_fw-la luc._n 18._o 10._o act._n 3._o 1_o 8._o grotius_n for_o his_o recovery_n but_o his_o saviour_n be_v not_o as_o yet_o save_o make_v know_v to_o he_o and_o therefore_o to_o 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and_o the_o first_o a_o mean_n of_o the_o second_o be_v 1._o a_o serious_a consideration_n of_o the_o mercy_n he_o have_v receive_v in_o those_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d behold_v thou_o be_v make_v whole_a 2._o a_o studious_a care_n that_o he_o will_v avoid_v the_o like_a sin_n if_o he_o will_v not_o incur_v a_o great_a danger_n in_o those_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sin_n no_o more_o lest_o a_o worse_a thing_n come_v unto_o thou_o like_a as_o the_o angel_n charge_v lot_n now_o get_v out_o of_o sodom_n to_o fly_v for_o his_o life_n and_o not_o look_v back_o lest_o vengeance_n shall_v overtake_v he_o gen._n 19_o 17._o or_o as_o if_o the_o physician_n before_o speak_v of_o shall_v say_v thus_o to_o his_o patient_n who_o wantonness_n or_o
badness_n stand_v in_o need_n of_o his_o goodness_n yet_o my_o baâ—sness_n and_o guiltiness_n have_v need_n stand_v off_o from_o that_o greatness_n this_o bottomless_a ocean_n will_v drown_v i_o and_o although_o the_o near_a to_o this_o sun_n the_o more_o warmth_n and_o light_n yet_o in_o such_o near_a approach_n that_o heat_n will_v melt_v my_o waxen_a wing_n and_o that_o light_n will_v dazzle_v and_o put_v out_o my_o weak_a eye_n true_a in_o our_o bold_a and_o curious_a approach_n 27._o prov._n 25._o 27._o scrutator_fw-la majestatis_fw-la opprimetur_fw-la à _fw-la gloriâ_fw-la but_o in_o our_o humble_a address_n we_o shall_v find_v it_o far_o otherwise_o viz._n god_n to_o be_v bonum_fw-la conveniens_fw-la atque_fw-la ità _fw-la maximè_fw-la appetibile_fw-la so_o good_a as_o most_o suitable_a to_o our_o desire_n and_o want_n partly_o as_o in_o his_o own_o infinite_a sweetness_n and_o condescension_n he_o stoop_v so_o low_a that_o the_o lowly_a heart_n may_v free_o draw_v near_o and_o 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he_o look_v out_o in_o a_o fiery_a law_n need_v run_v far_o away_o to_o escape_v his_o wrath_n and_o curse_n 2._o deut._n 33._o 2._o as_o now_o he_o have_v put_v on_o the_o veil_n of_o his_o flesh_n may_v safe_o and_o comfortable_o approach_v and_o have_v bless_a communion_n with_o he_o and_o experiment_o say_v with_o the_o psalmist_n that_o it_o be_v good_a to_o draw_v near_o to_o he_o sermon_n xxx_o psal._n 73._o 28._o 1649._o at_o st._n mary_n sep._n 9_o 1649._o but_o it_o be_v good_a for_o i_o to_o draw_v near_o to_o god_n the_o second_o ground_n whereof_o be_v take_v from_o the_o nature_n of_o reas_n 2_o he_o this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o text_n be_v alone_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god_n almighty_n be_v only_a god_n all-sufficient_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o therefore_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god_n of_o himself_o and_o therefore_o alone_o self-sufficient_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o have_v so_o his_o be_v from_o himself_o that_o 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therefore_o weary_n himself_o eccles_n 12._o 12._o in_o a_o endless_a search_n after_o truth_n in_o several_a art_n and_o science_n the_o world_n be_v set_v in_o his_o heart_n eccles_n 3._o 11._o but_o it_o be_v but_o little_a that_o he_o can_v attain_v job_n 26._o 14._o and_o not_o without_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o difficulty_n be_v tire_v out_o in_o gather_v up_o the_o ray_n of_o light_n and_o truth_n which_o stubble_n scatter_a as_o israel_n over_o egypt_n to_o gather_v stubble_n this_o sun_n have_v scatter_v among_o the_o creature_n but_o be_v not_o satisfy_v till_o he_o find_v they_o all_o and_o more_o than_o all_o in_o himself_o this_o be_v eternal_a life_n to_o know_v thou_o and_o who_o thou_o have_v send_v jesus_n christ_n john_n 17._o 3._o in_o the_o
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thy_o heart_n say_v solomon_n prov._n 4._o 23._o and_o keep_v thy_o soul_n diligent_o say_v moses_n deut._n 4._o 9_o take_v heed_n to_o your_o spirit_n say_v the_o prophet_n mal._n 2._o 15._o and_o so_o here_o in_o your_o patience_n possess_v you_o your_o soul_n say_v our_o saviour_n a_o dear_a and_o great_a pledge_v it_o be_v which_o both_o god_n and_o his_o people_n do_v mutual_o betrust_v each_o other_o with_o and_o both_o to_o our_o present_a purpose_n they_o him_z look_v at_o it_o as_o their_o jewel_n and_o consider_v their_o own_o weakness_n and_o heedlessness_n leave_v it_o to_o be_v keep_v in_o his_o safe_a hand_n that_o we_o may_v possess_v it_o as_o the_o child_n give_v the_o mother_n that_o it_o will_v have_v keep_v we_o put_v it_o into_o god_n hand_n to_o keep_v it_o for_o we_o and_o so_o it_o be_v paul_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2_o tim._n 1._o 12._o his_o depositum_fw-la which_o he_o leave_v with_o god_n and_o our_o die_a saviour_n when_o now_o to_o be_v dispossess_v of_o his_o life_n that_o he_o may_v keep_v possession_n of_o his_o soul_n say_v father_n into_o thy_o hand_n i_o commend_v my_o spirit_n luke_n 23._o 46._o and_o he_o they_o it_o be_v one_o of_o his_o chief_a masterpiece_n and_o siduciaria_fw-la possessio_fw-la siduciaria_fw-la therefore_o as_o soon_o as_o it_o come_v out_o of_o his_o hand_n he_o commend_v it_o to_o every_o man_n best_a care_n as_o a_o great_a talon_n which_o he_o betru_v we_o with_o and_o will_v have_v at_o last_o a_o strict_a account_n of_o at_o our_o birth_n send_v out_o from_o he_o and_o in_o death_n eccles_n 12._o 7._o again_o to_o return_v to_o he_o that_o he_o may_v have_v a_o account_n how_o it_o have_v be_v abuse_v or_o improve_v whether_o keep_v or_o lose_v when_o thrust_v out_o of_o this_o house_n of_o clay_n whether_o we_o have_v not_o lose_v it_o and_o it_o heaven_n for_o so_o this_o possess_n of_o our_o soul_n include_v a_o double_a care_n and_o endeavour_v 1._o that_o it_o be_v not_o utter_o lose_v 2._o no_o nor_o so_o distemper_v and_o disguise_v that_o neither_o we_o nor_o it_o be_v ourselves_o 1._o first_o i_o say_v our_o care_n must_v be_v so_o to_o possess_v our_o soul_n that_o they_o be_v not_o utter_o lose_v for_o so_o the_o scripture_n speak_v of_o lose_v the_o soul_n mat._n 16._o 26._o and_o what_o be_v quite_o lose_v be_v then_o out_o of_o our_o possession_n and_o on_o the_o contrary_a that_o in_o matthew_n he_o that_o endure_v to_o the_o end_n shall_v be_v save_v chap._n 10._o 22._o and_o this_o of_o the_o text_n in_o your_o patience_n possess_v you_o your_o soul_n be_v by_o learned_a interpreter_n brugensis_n grotius_n brugensis_n make_v parallel_v so_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o possess_v the_o soul_n and_o to_o save_v
of_o possess_v the_o soul_n betray_v and_o enslave_v it_o that_o it_o be_v no_o more_o itself_o than_o the_o galley_n slave_n his_o own_o man._n the_o cool_v spirit_n in_o its_o own_o cause_n be_v warm_a in_o god_n as_o we_o see_v in_o meek_a moses_n exod._n 32._o 19_o nor_o do_v christ_n speak_v contradiction_n rev._n 2._o 2._o when_o he_o say_v of_o the_o church_n of_o ephesus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o know_v thy_o patience_n and_o that_o thou_o can_v not_o bear_v they_o which_o be_v evil_a but_o what_o can_v patience_n bear_v any_o thing_n for_o god_n but_o nothing_o against_o he_o it_o be_v impatient_a of_o that_o for_o which_o god_n be_v angry_a 2._o there_o be_v a_o second_o kind_n of_o patience_n which_o may_v be_v call_v natural_a arise_v from_o the_o natural_a constitution_n of_o the_o body_n or_o mind_n as_o in_o a_o disease_n of_o the_o body_n as_o a_o lethargy_n or_o palsy_n that_o feel_v nothing_o or_o from_o a_o natural_a dulness_n and_o brawniness_n that_o be_v not_o so_o sensible_a of_o pain_n and_o pressure_n as_o in_o the_o brawniness_n of_o the_o hand_n or_o foot_n in_o a_o ox_n patient_a of_o labour_n and_o the_o dull_a ass_n under_o a_o heavy_a burden_n or_o from_o the_o hardiness_n of_o the_o body_n patient_a of_o cold_a and_o other_o outward_a grievance_n and_o from_o the_o courage_n and_o valour_n of_o the_o mind_n patient_a of_o wound_n and_o hardship_n but_o this_o be_v tolerance_n rather_o than_o patience_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rather_o than_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o it_o will_v not_o possess_v the_o soul_n 1._o in_o great_a extremity_n if_o long_o continue_v the_o ox_n that_o stand_v the_o butcher_n stroke_n with_o his_o axe_n twice_o fall_v flat_a at_o the_o three_o the_o brawn_n when_o cut_v through_o to_o the_o quick_a prove_v sensible_a and_o saul_n though_o a_o stout_a man_n at_o last_o fall_v all_o along_o 1_o sam._n 28._o 20._o 2._o this_o stoutness_n though_o it_o endure_v pain_n yet_o not_o disgrace_n but_o christian_a patience_n can_v act_v 5._o 41._o 3._o there_o be_v that_o which_o i_o call_v a_o moral_a patience_n such_o as_o the_o demivertue_n though_o aristotle_n count_v it_o but_o a_o demivertue_n heathen_a philosopher_n and_o the_o stoic_n especial_o glory_v of_o by_o which_o they_o will_v tell_v you_o they_o attain_v to_o such_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d such_o a_o tranquillity_n of_o mind_n that_o no_o injury_n can_v betide_v they_o see_v seneca_n lib._n quod_fw-la in_o sapientem_fw-la non_fw-la cadit_fw-la injuria_fw-la maximus_fw-la tyrius_n dissert_v 2._o nothing_o can_v trouble_v they_o but_o that_o like_o the_o upper_a region_n they_o be_v always_o serene_a homines_fw-la quadrati_fw-la which_o way_n soever_o pitch_v stand_v immovable_a but_o as_o their_o wise_a man_n be_v a_o notion_n rather_o than_o a_o reality_n so_o this_o steady_a evenness_n of_o mind_n be_v soon_o to_o be_v find_v in_o their_o book_n and_o dispute_n than_o in_o their_o life_n and_o practice_n especial_o when_o it_o come_v to_o a_o pinch_n indeed_o in_o the_o storm_n when_o the_o poor_a skipper_n be_v cheerful_a their_o great_a philosopher_n heart_n sink_v within_o he_o the_o more_o wise_a and_o know_v they_o be_v the_o more_o sensible_a they_o be_v of_o their_o danger_n and_o be_v always_o proud_o conceit_v of_o their_o own_o worth_n the_o more_o fearful_a they_o be_v of_o their_o loss_n and_o so_o the_o more_o erect_v they_o stand_v upon_o their_o tiptoe_n the_o more_o flat_a they_o fall_v under_o that_o burden_n which_o they_o can_v not_o undergo_v as_o saul_n high_a by_o the_o head_n than_o other_o when_o such_o a_o weight_n fall_v upon_o they_o with_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o fall_v all_o along_o and_o there_o be_v no_o spirit_n in_o they_o 1_o sam._n 28._o 20._o for_o although_o in_o ordinary_a case_n the_o spirit_n of_o a_o man_n can_v bear_v his_o infirmity_n prov._n 18._o 14._o yet_o in_o extraordinary_a stress_n and_o exigency_n it_o be_v not_o a_o natural_a stoutness_n nor_o a_o moral_a composedness_n of_o spirit_n but_o only_o christian_a faith_n and_o patience_n that_o will_v be_v able_a to_o keep_v it_o up_o from_o sink_v so_o that_o it_o be_v indeed_o a_o great_a commendation_n of_o patience_n as_o tertullian_n observe_v that_o these_o heathen_a grandee_n affect_v the_o counterfeit_n of_o it_o as_o the_o chief_a piece_n of_o their_o bravery_n yet_o in_o truth_n as_o cyprian_n affirm_v it_o be_v only_o insolens_fw-la affectatae_fw-la libertatis_fw-la audacia_fw-la tertull._n de_fw-fr bono_fw-mi patientiae_fw-la affectatio_fw-la caninae_fw-la aequantmitatis_fw-la a_o stupore_fw-la formata_fw-la tertull._n &_o exerti_fw-la &_o seminudi_fw-la pectoris_fw-la inverecunda_fw-la jactantia_fw-la a_o vapour_a humour_n rather_o than_o any_o solid_a settlement_n of_o spirit_n because_o upon_o no_o good_a foundation_n blow_v up_o by_o pride_n in_o themselves_o and_o hearten_v by_o applause_n of_o other_o and_o so_o not_o able_a to_o keep_v possession_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o all_o emergency_n though_o it_o may_v be_v sometime_o parient_fw-la of_o loss_n and_o pain_n yet_o usual_o impatient_a of_o disgrace_n so_o that_o if_o cut_v in_o that_o vein_n none_o bleed_v more_o deadly_a 4._o there_o be_v a_o legal_a patience_n such_o as_o the_o law_n require_v or_o rather_o which_o the_o legal_a paedagogie_n train_v they_o up_o unto_o which_o i_o think_v tertullian_n somewhat_o too_o bold_o undervalues_a nay_o accuse_v as_o that_o which_o train_v they_o up_o to_o a_o kind_n of_o revenge_n in_o allow_v to_o take_v eye_n for_o eye_n and_o tooth_n for_o tooth_n etc._n etc._n though_o speak_v and_o so_o grotius_n often_o speak_v that_o be_v in_o a_o way_n of_o public_a justice_n and_o not_o of_o private_a revenge_n sure_o i_o be_o the_o law_n of_o god_n be_v holy_a just_a and_o good_a and_o can_v they_o have_v keep_v it_o it_o will_v have_v keep_v they_o so_o as_o to_o have_v possess_v their_o soul_n with_o patience_n this_o defect_n be_v not_o in_o the_o law_n but_o they_o that_o live_v under_o it_o in_o degree_n not_o in_o kind_n and_o according_o job_n then_o who_o chrysostom_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dei_fw-la tom._n 6._o p._n 590._o fortissimus_fw-la athleta_fw-la dei_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v by_o the_o apostle_n hold_v forth_o to_o the_o whole_a world_n now_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o gospel_n as_o a_o mirror_n of_o patience_n james_n 5._o 11._o and_o true_o when_o we_o read_v and_o think_v of_o abraham_n faith_n and_o job_n patience_n and_o moses_n his_o meekness_n etc._n etc._n the_o eminency_n of_o some_o of_o they_o then_o may_v just_o cast_v shame_n on_o the_o deficiency_n of_o many_o of_o we_o now_o that_o their_o twilight_n shall_v outshine_v our_o noonday_n as_o though_o they_o have_v live_v under_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o not_o we_o who_o fall_v so_o exceed_o short_a of_o that_o conformity_n to_o the_o law_n which_o some_o of_o they_o in_o a_o great_a measure_n attain_v to_o but_o yet_o to_o my_o purpose_n that_o of_o illyricus_n be_v observable_a quomodo_fw-la autem_fw-la v._o t._n &_o hebraei_n hanc_fw-la patientiam_fw-la vocant_fw-la ignoro_fw-la nec_fw-la etiane_n locum_fw-la novi_fw-la ubi_fw-la describatur_fw-la patience_n be_v seldom_o mention_v in_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o they_o scarce_o have_v a_o proper_a name_n for_o it_o but_o when_o they_o speak_v of_o it_o most_o common_o make_v use_n of_o the_o word_n silence_n to_o express_v it_o as_o though_o for_o the_o most_o part_n of_o man_n it_o be_v then_o more_o rare_a and_o less_o know_v under_o the_o law_n than_o it_o be_v or_o at_o least_o shall_v be_v now_o under_o the_o gospel_n and_o therefore_o although_o it_o be_v a_o great_a measure_n of_o patience_n which_o the_o lord_n enable_v some_o of_o the_o faithful_a then_o unto_o when_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n when_o they_o be_v stone_v and_o saw_v asunder_o and_o tempt_v etc._n etc._n heb._n 11._o 36_o 37._o yet_o it_o be_v nothing_o to_o that_o which_o many_o christian_a martyr_n by_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v raise_v up_o to_o under_o heavy_a suffering_n 5._o and_o therefore_o in_o the_o last_o place_n it_o be_v christiana_n patientia_fw-la gospel-christian_a patience_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signanter_n dictum_fw-la your_o patience_n you_o as_o apostle_n as_o follower_n as_o servants_z of_o jesus_n christ_n by_o which_o when_o you_o be_v force_v it_o may_v be_v to_o let_v all_o else_o go_v you_o may_v even_o then_o keep_v possession_n of_o your_o soul_n nothing_o else_o can_v do_v it_o but_o that_o can_v that_o whereas_o impatience_n usurp_v a_o domineer_a power_n over_o the_o man_n according_a to_o that_o of_o tertullian_n speak_v of_o adam_n facile_fw-la usurpari_fw-la ab_fw-la impatientia_fw-la caepit_fw-la c._n 5._o
as_o moses_n say_v even_o mad_a for_o the_o fight_n of_o his_o eye_n which_o he_o see_v 34._o deut._n 28._o 34._o yet_o even_o then_o a_o true_o patient_a christian_a be_v so_o full_o and_o perfect_o himself_o that_o he_o can_v free_o enjoy_v himself_o with_o the_o martyr_n sleep_v as_o sound_o the_o night_n before_o his_o suffer_v as_o at_o any_o other_o time_n and_o with_o as_o much_o strength_n and_o feeedom_n of_o spirit_n pray_v and_o meditate_v converse_v with_o god_n and_o walk_v on_o in_o his_o way_n before_o man_n as_o if_o there_o be_v nothing_o to_o disturb_v and_o interrupt_v he_o like_o a_o archimedes_n be_v hard_o at_o his_o study_n and_o intent_n on_o his_o demonstration_n when_o the_o enemy_n have_v now_o take_v the_o town_n and_o take_v away_o his_o life_n together_o or_o rather_o as_o a_o man_n in_o a_o impregnable_a garrison_n may_v be_v every_o whit_n as_o quiet_a and_o as_o little_o trouble_v when_o the_o cannon_n roar_v and_o the_o enemy_n fall_v on_o as_o if_o there_o be_v none_o at_o all_o to_o molest_v he_o but_o he_o may_v thank_v his_o safe_a garrison_n for_o it_o which_o he_o be_v possess_v of_o and_o so_o must_v a_o christian_n his_o patience_n which_o as_o our_o saviour_n here_o show_v be_v that_o which_o keep_v both_o himself_o and_o soul_n in_o possession_n 3._o the_o three_o enquiry_n be_v how_o patience_n do_v this_o i_o answer_v two_o way_n 1._o as_o it_o be_v enable_v to_o suffer_v 2._o as_o it_o be_v train_v up_o to_o wait_v with_o expectance_n and_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hint_n both_o 1._o patience_n be_v a_o suffer_a grace_n and_o therefore_o in_o scripture_n join_v with_o long-suffering_a col._n 1._o 11._o 2_o tim._n 3._o 10._o can_v bear_v much_o so_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thou_o have_v bear_v and_o have_v patience_n say_v christ_n to_o the_o church_n of_o ephesus_n rev._n 2._o 3._o as_o the_o patient_a ox_n endure_v the_o yoke_n without_o kick_v or_o faint_v and_o so_o the_o patient_a christian_a because_o he_o can_v endure_v much_o therefore_o it_o be_v that_o he_o be_v not_o much_o distemper_v a_o cool_a spirit_n do_v not_o diffluere_fw-la in_o great_a heat_n of_o persecution_n in_o this_o like_a a_o man_n that_o have_v so_o strong_a a_o brain_n that_o he_o can_v bear_v much_o drink_n be_v not_o so_o soon_o drink_v so_o that_o though_o with_o job_n he_o possess_v month_n of_o 3._o job_n 7._o 3._o vanity_n yet_o he_o possess_v his_o own_o soul_n and_o keep_v all_o safe_a and_o in_o due_a temper_n for_o what_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o many_o man_n in_o evil_a time_n be_v so_o much_o beside_o themselves_o mad_a with_o rage_n drink_v and_o swallow_v up_o with_o grief_n and_o dead_a with_o fear_n come_v to_o deny_v christ_n to_o apostatise_v from_o the_o profession_n of_o his_o truth_n and_o grace_n stick_v at_o nothing_o swallow_v any_o thing_n though_o never_o so_o deadly_a and_o destructive_a but_o only_o because_o they_o be_v either_o so_o weak_a or_o so_o tender_a and_o delicate_a that_o they_o will_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o so_o can_v suffer_v persecution_n for_o the_o cross_n of_o christ_n gal._n 6._o 12._o the_o cross_n be_v too_o heavy_a for_o they_o and_o therefore_o they_o fink_v under_o it_o they_o be_v impatient_a of_o pain_n and_o shame_n and_o loss_n dare_v not_o can_v lose_v their_o life_n and_o so_o cowardly_a and_o yet_o desperate_o lose_v their_o soul_n but_o what_o say_v christ_n in_o the_o former_a place_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o yet_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ver_fw-la 3._o thou_o can_v not_o bear_v and_o 2._o rev._n 2._o 2._o yet_o thou_o have_v bear_v patience_n can_v endure_v to_o sin_n because_o it_o can_v endure_v to_o suffer_v do_v not_o betray_v the_o soul_n and_o yield_v up_o possession_n because_o it_o be_v able_a to_o withstand_v the_o assault_n of_o the_o enemy_n do_v not_o sink_v under_o the_o burden_n because_o able_a to_o bear_v it_o and_o this_o in_o a_o double_a respect_n 1._o because_o it_o lighten_v the_o burden_n 2._o strengthen_v the_o bearer_n 1._o it_o lighten_v the_o burden_n which_o impatience_n double_v and_o aggravate_v make_v a_o molebill_n a_o mountain_n and_o a_o day_n a_o year_n look_n at_o the_o wrong_a end_n of_o the_o prospective_n or_o through_o a_o magnifying-glass_n and_o call_v little_a great_a and_o short_a long_o usual_a 30._o 2_o cor._n 4._o 17._o numb_a 13._o 28_o 29_o 30._o and_o light_a affliction_n strange_a and_o unsupportable_a like_o a_o evil_a spy_n make_v itself_o a_o grass-hopper_n and_o every_o enemy_n a_o son_n of_o anak_n whilst_o patience_n with_o caleb_n still_v the_o uproar_n and_o say_v we_o be_v well_o able_a to_o overcome_v they_o how_o do_v the_o least_o weight_n gall_v a_o sore_a shoulder_n and_o a_o drop_n of_o vinegar_n fret_v where_o the_o skin_n be_v off_o whilst_o a_o sound_a part_n feel_v no_o smart_n though_o never_o so_o much_o be_v pour_v on_o it_o mollius_fw-la fit_a patientia_fw-la etc._n etc._n 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ezek_n de_fw-fr patientia_fw-la patientia_fw-la c._n 15._o vide_fw-la cerdae_fw-la annot._fw-la ibid._n ponitur_fw-la quia_fw-la radix_fw-la omnium_fw-la custosque_fw-la patientia_fw-la est_fw-la it_o be_v mother_n or_o nurse_n of_o all_o other_o grace_n fidem_fw-la munit_fw-la pacem_fw-la gubernat_fw-la dilectionem_fw-la adjuvat_fw-la humilitatem_fw-la instruit_fw-la etc._n etc._n as_o tertullian_n go_v on_o and_o as_o he_o in_o 5._o in_o cap._n 5._o another_o place_n call_v impatience_n delictorum_fw-la excetram_fw-la there_o be_v no_o sin_n so_o horrid_a sore_o horrid_a as_o all_o angry_a bad_a humour_n flow_v to_o a_o angry_a sore_o but_o impatience_n be_v ready_a to_o hurry_v a_o discontent_a man_n into_o make_v he_o blaspheme_v god_n wrong_v other_o undo_v himself_o so_o there_o be_v no_o grace_n
the_o text_n in_o your_o patience_n possess_v you_o your_o soul_n superaddenda_fw-la shall_v our_o spirit_n sometime_o grow_v hasty_a and_o not_o will_v patient_o to_o wait_v god_n leisure_n consider_v 1._o that_o god_n retribution_n will_v be_v full_a 2._o the_o day_n of_o it_o certain_a hab._n 2._o 3._o heb._n 10._o 36_o 37._o 3._o though_o it_o stay_v yet_o let_v this_o stay_v our_o stomach_n that_o necdùm_fw-la vindicatus_fw-la est_fw-la ipse_fw-la qui_fw-la vindicat_fw-la christ_n himself_o who_o have_v be_v more_o wrong_v than_o we_o and_o who_o will_v at_o last_o full_o vindicate_v both_o himself_o and_o we_o be_v not_o yet_o right_v but_o to_o this_o day_n he_o wait_v till_o his_o enemy_n become_v his_o footstool_n heb._n 10._o 13._o and_o therefore_o be_v not_o so_o bold_a to_o desire_v that_o the_o servant_n shall_v be_v serve_v before_o his_o lord_n nec_fw-la defendi_fw-la ante_fw-la dominum_fw-la servi_fw-la irreligiosa_fw-la &_o inverecundâ_fw-la festinatione_fw-la 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it_o may_v be_v never_o more_o abrupt_o than_o when_o those_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d v._n 11._o be_v utter_v and_o so_o the_o soul_n now_o full_a of_o god_n and_o break_v for_o the_o long_a it_o have_v to_o he_o as_o psal_n 119._o 20._o can_v always_o keep_v rank_n and_o file_n but_o break_v out_o to_o he_o and_o be_v glad_a to_o get_v to_o he_o though_o not_o in_o a_o methodical_a way_n and_o so_o it_o be_v in_o all_o strong_a working_n of_o passion_n love_n fear_v joy_n and_o desire_v etc._n etc._n expression_n sudden_a abrupt_a for_o so_o passion_n be_v and_o their_o expression_n according_o so_o judg._n 5._o 10._o on_o those_o word_n then_o shall_v the_o people_n of_o the_o lord_n go_v down_o to_o the_o gate_n mais_n thus_o videtur_fw-la hoc_fw-la hiare_fw-la etc._n etc._n ut_fw-la pote_fw-la ex_fw-la affectu_fw-la dictum_fw-la affectus_fw-la enim_fw-la non_fw-la seruat_fw-la ordinem_fw-la sed_fw-la plerumque_fw-la evagatur_fw-la in_o such_o a_o rapture_n jacob_n soul_n may_v here_o be_v catch_v &_o snatch_v to_o god_n without_o be_v lead_v to_o he_o by_o coherence_n or_o the_o thread_n of_o the_o forego_n discourse_n zuinglius_fw-la think_v that_o this_o text_n may_v be_v versus_fw-la intercalaris_fw-la and_o only_o add_v to_o make_v up_o the_o verse_n in_o this_o divine_a poem_n other_o rather_o think_v that_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o weak_a faint_a oleastrum_n vide_fw-la pareum_fw-la oleastrum_n old_a man_n or_o sick_a man_n who_o be_v wont_a while_o they_o be_v speak_v sometime_o out_o of_o faintness_n and_o sometime_o out_o of_o devotion_n to_o pause_v and_o to_o interpose_v sigh_n and_o prayer_n so_o old_a jacob_n here_o spend_v with_o speak_v relieve_v his_o spend_a spirit_n or_o rather_o pour_v out_o his_o faint_a soul_n into_o god_n bosom_n in_o this_o parenthetical_a ejaculation_n i_o have_v wait_v for_o thy_o salvation_n o_o lord_n but_o the_o first_o verse_n of_o this_o chapter_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o whole_a be_v prophetical_a of_o what_o be_v to_o befall_v they_o in_o the_o latter_a day_n and_o according_o some_o apply_v it_o to_o judas_n who_o they_o make_v 34._o ambros_n de_fw-fr benedict_v isidore_n gregor_n moral_a 34._o that_o serpent_n in_o the_o way_n in_o the_o forego_n verse_n other_o to_o antichrist_n who_o so_o many_o of_o the_o ancient_n thought_n shall_v be_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o dan_n and_o that_o jacob_n foresee_v what_o havoc_n he_o shall_v make_v of_o the_o israel_n of_o god_n as_o they_o expound_v the_o former_a verse_n cry_v out_o in_o this_o for_o christ_n and_o his_o salvation_n but_o this_o conceit_n of_o this_o dan-antichrist_n with_o due_a reverence_n to_o those_o ancient_a author_n by_o some_o of_o even_o the_o papist_n themselves_z be_v hold_v tostatus_n hold_v tostatus_n uncertain_a by_o other_o of_o they_o 12._o they_o oleaster_n bellarmine_n acknowledge_v this_o text_n do_v not_o evince_v it_o de_fw-fr pontif._n rom._n lib._n 3._o c._n 12._o fabulous_a and_o therefore_o see_v 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and_o neglect_a god_n the_o giver_n fastne_v upon_o the_o bait_n and_o be_v not_o draw_v to_o christ_n who_o will_v draw_v thou_o to_o himself_o by_o that_o cord_n of_o love_n like_o the_o romish_a fisher_n that_o cast_v away_o the_o net_n when_o he_o have_v catch_v the_o fish_n he_o fish_v for_o open_v the_o door_n of_o the_o heart_n so_o wide_o as_o to_o take_v in_o a_o outward_a mercy_n from_o the_o hand_n of_o christ_n and_o then_o shut_v it_o against_o he_o who_o thereby_o will_v have_v make_v way_n for_o himself_o to_o enter_v in_o nay_o it_o may_v be_v with_o those_o husbandman_n in_o the_o gospel_n will_v kill_v the_o heir_n that_o they_o may_v have_v the_o inheritance_n shake_v hand_n and_o quit_v christ_n with_o demas_n to_o embrace_v the_o world_n 38._o mat._n 21._o 38._o at_o least_o when_o he_o have_v grasp_v the_o world_n care_v not_o to_o reach_v out_o to_o a_o saviour_n as_o adam_n of_o old_a satisfy_v his_o appetite_n with_o the_o pleasant_a fruit_n of_o the_o tree_n 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