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where_o have_v thou_o be_v at_o this_o hour_n have_v not_o that_o attribute_n stand_v thy_o friend_n let_v the_o kindness_n thou_o have_v receive_v from_o it_o encourage_v thou_o to_o a_o serious_a consideration_n of_o it_o old_a acquaintance_n and_o former_a courtesy_n may_v well_o plead_v and_o prevail_v also_o with_o thou_o to_o afford_v it_o entertainment_n for_o some_o time_n in_o thy_o thought_n it_o what_o be_v this_o patience_n of_o thy_o god_n to_o whiâ—h_v thou_o be_v so_o much_o engage_v it_o be_v his_o gracious_a will_n whereby_o he_o bear_v long_o and_o forbear_v his_o sinful_a creature_n it_o be_v that_o attribute_n whereby_o he_o bear_v their_o reproach_n and_o forbear_v revenge_n it_o be_v sometime_o call_v slowness_n to_o anger_n psal._n 103._o â—_o he_o be_v not_o easy_o overcome_v by_o the_o provocation_n of_o man_n but_o strive_v to_o overcome_v they_o by_o his_o patience_n a_o small_a matter_n do_v not_o incense_v he_o to_o anger_n he_o be_v not_o present_o put_v into_o a_o fury_n and_o his_o wrath_n be_v not_o easy_o heighten_v into_o revenge_n thou_o be_v a_o trangressor_n from_o the_o womb_n for_o my_o name_n sake_n i_o will_v defer_v my_o anger_n and_o refrain_v for_o thou_o that_o i_o cut_v thou_o not_o off_o isa._n 48._o 8,9_o it_o be_v sometime_o call_v long-suffering_a exod._n 34._o 6._o he_o expect_v and_o wait_v a_o long_a time_n for_o the_o repentance_n of_o sinner_n he_o do_v not_o only_o pity_v our_o misery_n which_o be_v his_o mercy_n and_o notwithstanding_o all_o our_o wickedness_n and_o unworthiness_n load_v we_o with_o benefit_n which_o be_v his_o grace_n but_o also_o bear_v many_o day_n many_o year_n with_o our_o infirmity_n which_o be_v his_o long-suffering_a man_n be_v transgressor_n in_o the_o womb_n before_o they_o be_v able_a to_o go_v they_o go_v astray_o yet_o after_o a_o thousand_o and_o thousand_o affront_n from_o the_o womb_n to_o the_o tomb_n he_o bear_v with_o they_o forty_o year_n long_o be_v i_o grieve_v with_o 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believe_v that_o when_o they_o come_v home_o to_o thou_o thou_o will_v entertain_v they_o kind_o yet_o their_o flesh_n like_o lot_n wife_n be_v still_o â—ankering_a after_o the_o sodom_n of_o this_o world_n and_o loath_a they_o be_v to_o leave_v it_o though_o it_o be_v for_o their_o exceed_a gain_n give_v thy_o servant_n such_o true_a faith_n in_o thy_o son_n that_o i_o may_v neither_o love_v life_n nor_o fear_v death_n immoderate_o but_o as_o the_o heart_n of_o jacob_n revive_v when_o he_o see_v the_o wagon_n which_o joseph_n send_v to_o fetch_v he_o to_o egypt_n so_o my_o heart_n may_v leap_v for_o joy_n to_o behold_v the_o heavenly_a chariot_n which_o the_o son_n of_o
evil_a thought_n matth._n 15.19_o that_o be_v the_o nest_n in_o which_o those_o hornet_n breed_v the_o heart_n be_v the_o original_n of_o sinful_a word_n as_o well_o as_o sinful_a thought_n out_o of_o the_o heart_n proceed_v false_a witness_n blasphemy_n matth._n 15.19_o they_o be_v in_o the_o heart_n before_o ever_o they_o be_v in_o the_o tongue_n it_o be_v faid_fw-we of_o the_o weasel_n that_o it_o conceive_v at_o the_o ear_n and_o bring_v forth_o at_o the_o mouth_n every_o sinner_n conceive_v at_o the_o heart_n what_o he_o bring_v forth_o at_o the_o mouth_n such_o stink_a breath_n come_v from_o rot_a inward_o the_o heart_n be_v the_o â—â—â—sel_n of_o poisonous_a liquor_n the_o tongue_n be_v but_o the_o tap_n to_o broach_v it_o out_o of_o the_o abundance_n of_o the_o heart_n the_o mouth_n speak_v the_o heart_n be_v the_o forge_n also_o where_o all_o our_o evil_a work_n as_o well_o as_o word_n be_v hammer_v out_o out_o of_o the_o heart_n proceed_v murder_n and_o theft_n and_o 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some_o court_n holiness_n as_o hard_o in_o show_n as_o saul_n do_v samuel_n to_o be_v honour_v before_o the_o people_n when_o like_o he_o they_o hate_v it_o in_o their_o heart_n fear_v may_v do_v somewhat_o to_o curb_v a_o vitiate_a nature_n but_o it_o can_v cure_v it_o the_o bear_n dare_v hardly_o touch_v his_o desire_a honey_n for_o fear_v of_o the_o sting_a of_o the_o bee_n the_o dog_n forbear_v the_o meat_n on_o the_o table_n not_o because_o he_o do_v not_o love_v it_o but_o because_o he_o be_v afraid_a of_o the_o cudgel_n many_o leave_v some_o sin_n in_o their_o outward_a action_n as_o jacob_n part_v with_o benjamin_n for_o fear_n they_o shall_v starve_v if_o they_o keep_v it_o who_o be_v as_o fond_a of_o it_o as_o the_o patriarch_n of_o his_o child_n this_o inward_a love_n of_o sin_n be_v indeed_o its_o life_n and_o that_o which_o be_v most_o dangerous_a and_o deadly_a to_o the_o soul._n as_o a_o imposthume_n be_v most_o perilous_a for_o be_v inward_a and_o private_a rock_n under_o water_n split_v more_o vessel_n than_o those_o that_o appear_v above_o water_n so_o sin_n reign_v only_o in_o the_o heart_n be_v oftentimes_o more_o hurtful_a than_o when_o it_o rage_v in_o the_o life_n such_o civil_a person_n go_v to_o hell_n without_o much_o disturbance_n be_v asleep_a in_o sin_n yet_o not_o snore_v to_o the_o disquiet_v of_o other_o they_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v jog_v or_o awake_v that_o they_o be_v many_o time_n praise_v and_o commend_v example_n custom_n and_o education_n may_v also_o help_v a_o man_n to_o make_v a_o fair_a show_n in_o the_o flesh_n but_o not_o to_o walk_v after_o the_o spirit_n they_o may_v prune_n and_o lop_n sin_n but_o never_o stubb_v it_o up_o
world_n offer_v he_o great_a treasure_n high_a honour_n etc._n etc._n may_v through_o the_o subtlety_n of_o his_o flesh_n have_v a_o mind_n to_o embrace_v they_o only_o see_v by_o faith_n jerusalem_n where_o be_v great_a treasure_n high_a honour_n he_o slight_v and_o reject_v they_o by_o faith_n moses_n refuse_v to_o be_v call_v the_o son_n of_o pharaoh_n daughter_n esteem_v the_o reproach_n of_o christ_n great_a riches_n than_o the_o treasure_n of_o egypt_n for_o he_o have_v a_o eye_n to_o the_o recompense_n of_o reward_n faith_n make_v thing_n future_a present_a it_o look_v intoâ—heaven_n and_o say_v as_o david_n before_o he_o have_v conquer_v those_o place_n gilead_n be_v i_o manasseh_n be_v i_o heaven_n be_v i_o eternal_a life_n be_v i_o fullness_n of_o joy_n be_v i_o that_o kingdom_n in_o comparison_n of_o which_o this_o whole_a world_n be_v a_o dunghill_n be_v i_o because_o god_n have_v swear_v by_o his_o holiness_n that_o he_o will_v not_o lie_v unto_o his_o david_n and_o whilst_o the_o soul_n by_o faith_n see_v and_o be_v assure_v of_o these_o felicity_n for_o their_o sake_n it_o can_v trample_v under_o foot_n the_o world_n large_a offer_n 2._o faith_n enable_v the_o christian_n to_o conquer_v satan_n though_o the_o wicked_a one_o be_v full_a of_o power_n and_o policy_n yet_o faith_n make_v he_o flee_v like_o a_o coward_n it_o be_v say_v of_o the_o crocodile_n that_o he_o fly_v if_o resist_v but_o follow_v those_o that_o fear_n and_o flee_v from_o he_o true_o so_o do_v satan_n jam._n 4._o 8._o resist_v the_o devil_n and_o he_o will_v flee_v from_o you_o but_o how_o must_v he_o be_v resist_v the_o apostle_n peter_n answer_v that_o question_n who_o resist_v steadfast_o in_o the_o faith_n 1_o pet._n 5._o 9_o the_o crocodile_n can_v endure_v the_o sight_n or_o smell_v of_o saffron_n therefore_o in_o egypt_n they_o sow_v saffron_n to_o keep_v he_o away_o faith_n be_v this_o saffron_n cant._n 4._o 14._o which_o drive_v away_o the_o devil_n faith_n like_o 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