the_o love_n of_o god_n his_o word_n and_o worship_n and_o by_o the_o exercise_n of_o his_o mind_n sow_v such_o a_o seed_n of_o grace_n that_o old_a age_n have_v not_o a_o beedrole_n of_o folly_n to_o repent_v if_o we_o learn_v the_o way_n of_o god_n in_o our_o youth_n when_o we_o be_v old_a we_o will_v not_o depart_v from_o they_o if_o he_o fill_v we_o with_o mercy_n in_o the_o morning_n of_o our_o time_n we_o shall_v be_v glad_a and_o rejoice_v all_o our_o day_n that_o be_v a_o commendable_a youth_n which_o be_v old_a in_o grace_n and_o savour_v of_o the_o wisdom_n and_o holiness_n of_o the_o ancient_n of_o day_n and_o that_o be_v a_o glorious_a old_a age_n which_o wax_v new_a in_o grace_n and_o in_o the_o newness_n of_o a_o glorious_a eternity_n as_o that_o gracious_a youth_n end_v in_o a_o more_o gracious_a old_a age_n so_o that_o old_a age_n shall_v end_v into_o and_o be_v succeed_v with_o a_o endless_a glory_n 12._o devotion_n &_o obedience_n be_v pleasant_a twin_n devotion_n and_o obedience_n be_v pleasant_a twin_n devotion_n beget_v obedience_n and_o be_v increase_v by_o it_o when_o the_o spirit_n be_v bend_v on_o god_n all_o the_o grace_n in_o it_o be_v at_o their_o high_a extent_n it_o can_v contain_v itself_o but_o in_o affect_v he_o and_o delight_v itself_o most_o sweet_o both_o in_o pour_v out_o itself_o tender_o on_o he_o &_o in_o a_o large_a receive_v his_o influence_n at_o that_o time_n all_o impediment_n of_o obedience_n be_v remove_v and_o the_o great_a spur_n add_v to_o set_v we_o fordward_o then_o we_o answer_v he_o with_o a_o ready_a heart_n speak_v lord_n for_o thy_o servant_n hear_v soft_a wax_n be_v easy_o stamp_v and_o hot_a iron_n easy_o forge_v so_o the_o softness_n of_o a_o devotious_a heart_n be_v pliable_a able_a to_o god_n as_o it_o drop_v out_o tender_a affection_n so_o it_o will_v yield_v obsequious_a action_n to_o he_o disobedience_n come_v of_o hardness_n but_o the_o heavenly_a warm_n of_o god_n love_n turn_v that_o hardness_n in_o a_o willingness_n and_o affectuousâ—nesse_n to_o he_o as_o he_o pour_v in_o it_o the_o senâ—e_n of_o his_o love_n so_o it_o pour_v out_o itself_o in_o all_o power_n on_o he_o again_o so_o long_o as_o it_o be_v in_o this_o temper_n god_n can_v command_v no_o unpleasant_a thing_n to_o we_o though_o otherwise_o it_o be_v impossible_a yet_o it_o be_v welcome_a because_o of_o his_o will_n this_o disposition_n in_o itself_o be_v a_o great_a degree_n of_o inward_a obedience_n in_o so_o great_a a_o forsake_v and_o go_v out_o of_o ourself_o to_o be_v one_o with_o he_o what_o a_o gladness_n be_v it_o to_o have_v the_o occasion_n to_o testify_v our_o love_n to_o god_n by_o obedience_n and_o this_o daughter_n of_o devotion_n do_v nourish_v her_o mother_n the_o conscience_n of_o obedience_n double_v devotion_n we_o can_v satisfy_v ourself_o in_o wonder_v at_o god_n goodness_n who_o have_v bless_v we_o with_o the_o grace_n of_o sincere_a obedience_n that_o his_o grace_n be_v not_o common_a in_o command_v only_o but_o a_o special_a and_o return_a grace_n turn_v we_o home_o to_o he_o in_o do_v that_o which_o his_o command_a goodness_n exact_v devotion_n tie_v we_o to_o god_n and_o that_o for_o his_o infinite_a goodness_n in_o himself_o &_o his_o save_a goodness_n communicate_v to_o we_o and_o be_v in_o so_o sweet_a band_n how_o can_v we_o better_o discharge_v ourself_o of_o they_o than_o by_o honour_v he_o in_o holy_a obedience_n and_o the_o more_o we_o discharge_v ourselves_o the_o more_o be_v we_o bind_v every_o degree_n of_o sufficiency_n to_o obey_v and_o every_o act_n of_o obedience_n increase_v devotion_n the_o more_o grace_n that_o god_n give_v we_o for_o obedience_n the_o more_o we_o love_v he_o &_o cleave_v to_o he_o as_o the_o fountain_n from_o who_o all_o good_a flow_v and_o the_o end_n to_o which_o it_o return_v these_o twin_n both_o live_v and_o die_v together_o a_o dry_a and_o a_o wither_a heart_n void_a of_o devotion_n be_v also_o barren_a of_o obedience_n and_o lack_v of_o obedience_n lack_v the_o testimony_n of_o strong_a obey_v grace_n and_o the_o matter_n of_o new_a and_o great_a devotion_n he_o that_o will_v have_v they_o both_o let_v he_o begin_v at_o devotion_n and_o the_o other_o will_v follow_v a_o constant_a and_o tender_a affection_n to_o god_n meet_v not_o his_o command_n with_o disobedience_n these_o twin_n be_v foot_n to_o go_v to_o god_n &_o wing_n to_o flee_v to_o perfection_n the_o first_o be_v a_o bond_n of_o our_o union_n and_o the_o second_o a_o proof_n that_o we_o stand_v firm_a in_o that_o union_n with_o he_o 13._o holy_a necessity_n be_v no_o distraction_n all_o distraction_n be_v not_o of_o alike_a nature_n some_o direct_o mar_v our_o proceed_n as_o business_n without_o our_o call_v other_o be_v seem_v distraction_n a_o â—â—â—â—nesse_n in_o some_o other_o part_n of_o our_o calâ—â—â—â—g_n then_o we_o have_v present_o in_o hand_n these_o last_o be_v not_o proper_o distraction_n but_o rather_o preparation_n when_o a_o pastor_n be_v go_v to_o the_o pulpit_n it_o be_v not_o distraction_n to_o visit_v a_o sick_a person_n but_o rather_o a_o sanctification_n for_o the_o public_a work_n our_o task_n be_v to_o bring_v soul_n to_o god_n and_o sickness_n be_v a_o convenient_a time_n for_o it_o reap_v in_o the_o harvest_n be_v as_o pleasant_a to_o the_o labourer_n as_o his_o sow_v and_o to_o deliver_v people_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n on_o their_o deathbed_n be_v a_o close_n of_o our_o labour_n about_o they_o we_o sow_v the_o seed_n of_o the_o word_n out_o of_o the_o pulpit_n and_o find_v the_o fruit_n of_o it_o in_o their_o affliction_n i_o have_v often_o find_v in_o conference_n with_o the_o afflict_a and_o in_o the_o way_n go_v and_o come_v from_o they_o more_o point_n of_o meditation_n than_o possible_o in_o more_o hour_n of_o reteerdnesse_n god_n ordinance_n do_v further_a one_o another_o and_o obedience_n to_o they_o have_v ever_o a_o blessing_n follow_v it_o it_o be_v no_o distraction_n that_o separate_v we_o not_o from_o the_o end_n nor_o turn_v we_o out_o of_o the_o way_n gross_a distraction_n be_v more_o dangerous_a yet_o if_o true_a grace_n be_v 〈◊〉_d we_o shall_v advance_v ourselves_o more_o 〈◊〉_d after_o they_o and_o rouse_v up_o our_o strength_n and_o double_a our_o care_n for_o redeem_v our_o loss_n a_o well_o set_v soul_n be_v sharpen_v by_o distraction_n &_o turn_v that_o impediment_n in_o a_o spur_n some_o step_n backward_o make_v we_o advance_v further_o in_o our_o leap_v the_o soul_n that_o touch_v good_a but_o occasional_o be_v soon_o loose_v from_o it_o but_o be_v tie_v to_o it_o then_o incident_a distraction_n can_v separate_v but_o augment_v our_o earnestness_n of_o that_o union_n if_o we_o wed_v ourself_o to_o good_a for_o eternal_a enjoy_n no_o temporal_a distraction_n can_v divorce_v we_o from_o it_o he_o who_o be_v always_o about_o his_o father_n business_n shall_v never_o be_v distract_v 14._o fruitful_a experience_n experience_n find_v we_o fool_n and_o make_v we_o wise_a if_o our_o folly_n be_v curable_a we_o can_v neither_o think_v evil_a to_o be_v so_o evil_a as_o it_o be_v neither_o good_a so_o good_a till_o exâ—â—â—ience_n teach_v we_o the_o craft_n of_o satan_n the_o evil_a of_o sin_n the_o strength_n of_o our_o own_o corruption_n be_v best_a know_v by_o proof_n to_o assay_v they_o be_v to_o eat_v the_o forbid_a fruit_n and_o a_o new_a degree_n of_o knowledge_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a the_o sweetness_n of_o god_n grace_n the_o save_a power_n of_o the_o gospel_n the_o tenderness_n of_o god_n mercy_n and_o the_o work_n of_o his_o holy_a spirit_n be_v best_a know_v by_o experience_n this_o be_v a_o sort_n of_o eat_v of_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n our_o best_a be_v to_o eschew_v experience_n of_o evil_n i_o care_v not_o how_o oft_o i_o have_v proof_n of_o good_a but_o it_o be_v madness_n to_o cast_v we_o in_o the_o experiment_n of_o evil_n but_o if_o our_o foolishness_n bring_v we_o on_o new_a assay_n the_o next_o be_v to_o take_v in_o a_o new_a affection_n to_o that_o evil_a &_o new_a care_n to_o eschew_v it_o in_o what_o measure_n we_o flee_v the_o proof_n of_o evil_a let_v we_o seek_v the_o experience_n of_o good_a though_o every_o hour_n give_v we_o a_o new_a taste_n of_o grace_n we_o shall_v ever_o find_v a_o new_a sweetness_n in_o it_o and_o when_o perfection_n come_v it_o shall_v exceed_v all_o our_o by-gone_a knowledge_n and_o proof_n every_o experience_n with_o a_o new_a degree_n of_o light_n bring_v a_o new_a affection_n and_o stamp_v the_o heart_n with_o a_o new_a hatred_n of_o evil_a and_o desire_v of_o good_a experience_n be_v a_o ordinar_n remeede_n of_o folly_n but_o if_o we_o amend_v not_o thereby_o there_o be_v
more_o they_o can_v procure_v both_o the_o intermission_n of_o his_o work_n &_o a_o temporal_a desertion_n though_o he_o never_o depart_v simple_o from_o the_o elect._n we_o can_v not_o foresee_v his_o come_n but_o we_o may_v feel_v his_o work_n the_o work_n itself_o tell_v we_o that_o he_o be_v in_o the_o work_n when_o he_o lurk_v what_o confusion_n in_o the_o mind_n and_o disorder_n in_o the_o heart_n in_o great_a business_n we_o make_v but_o slow_a speed_n all_o be_v in_o a_o manner_n force_v and_o nothing_o do_v promise_v the_o desire_a success_n but_o when_o he_o show_v himself_o o_o what_o a_o change_n in_o the_o soul_n illumination_n be_v great_a in_o the_o variety_n and_o the_o clearness_n of_o light_n and_o every_o power_n have_v the_o own_o seal_n stamp_v the_o heart_n all_o go_v then_o so_o easy_o as_o the_o soul_n suffice_v not_o to_o take_v up_o particular_o his_o work_n in_o that_o divine_a work_n it_o find_v the_o power_n of_o a_o divine_a nature_n no_o creature_n can_v either_o work_v so_o mighty_o in_o we_o or_o affect_v we_o in_o that_o kind_n or_o degree_n it_o have_v more_o increase_n of_o light_n affection_n sense_n and_o sweetness_n in_o one_o hour_n than_o in_o some_o other_o month_n as_o the_o soul_n move_v the_o body_n so_o he_o move_v his_o gift_n and_o grace_n in_o we_o which_o be_v as_o a_o carcase_n without_o he_o he_o be_v both_o the_o worker_n &_o teacher_n of_o his_o own_o operation_n &_o move_v we_o to_o make_v due_a use_n of_o they_o his_o desertion_n be_v grievous_a but_o his_o feel_a operation_n do_v large_o recompense_v that_o grief_n it_o be_v good_a both_o to_o fear_v &_o eschew_v his_o desertion_n but_o when_o we_o find_v it_o to_o comfort_v ourself_o in_o the_o remembrance_n of_o his_o by-gone_a and_o assurance_n of_o his_o future_a work_n to_o our_o former_a joy_n his_o work_n be_v ever_o powerful_a but_o not_o ever_o sensible_a we_o know_v that_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o horolodge_n have_v move_v when_o it_o come_v to_o the_o hour_n but_o our_o sight_n discern_v not_o the_o move_n of_o it_o his_o work_n be_v oftten_a secret_n to_o we_o and_o yet_o forcible_a thereby_o our_o condition_n be_v change_v to_o the_o better_a though_o we_o observe_v not_o aye_o the_o progress_n of_o that_o better_n when_o he_o both_o work_v in_o we_o save_v grace_n and_o a_o feel_n of_o his_o work_n so_o that_o his_o work_n and_o our_o sense_n of_o it_o do_v meet_v together_o that_o be_v our_o unspeakable_a joy_n 3._o the_o fruitful_a work_n of_o our_o thought_n as_o our_o thought_n be_v call_v light_n so_o be_v our_o account_n of_o their_o work_n they_o be_v restless_a and_o we_o be_v careless_a what_o and_o how_o they_o work_n no_o man_n can_v hold_v they_o within_o both_o outward_a thing_n draw_v they_o out_o and_o themselves_o be_v give_v to_o wander_a even_o while_o we_o be_v muse_v to_o hold_v they_o in_o order_n as_o water_z they_o slide_v away_o in_o their_o go_v out_o they_o carry_v the_o soul_n with_o they_o and_o at_o their_o return_n report_v some_o fruit_n of_o the_o matter_n which_o they_o consider_v but_o many_o do_v neither_o observe_v their_o go_v out_o nor_o their_o return_n they_o let_v they_o out_o on_o every_o thing_n &_o make_v use_n of_o nothing_o &_o some_o be_v worse_o in_o a_o profaine_a liberty_n they_o send_v they_o out_o on_o impious_a and_o naughty_a matter_n and_o take_v they_o home_o fraught_v with_o pernicious_a and_o sinful_a report_n god_n have_v give_v we_o our_o soul_n for_o a_o better_a use_n as_o he_o have_v set_v it_o in_o the_o body_n to_o quicken_v and_o move_v it_o so_o also_o to_o keep_v a_o fruitful_a intercourse_n with_o outward_a thing_n if_o it_o go_v simple_o out_o of_o the_o body_n death_n will_v follow_v if_o it_o remain_v enclose_v in_o it_o there_o can_v be_v no_o intercourse_n with_o outward_a thing_n god_n have_v appoint_v a_o mid_n way_n that_o the_o substance_n of_o it_o shall_v abide_v in_o the_o body_n but_o it_o send_v out_o the_o thought_n as_o fearcher_n and_o intercommer_n our_o best_a in_o this_o kind_n be_v to_o follow_v god_n appointment_n not_o to_o let_v our_o thought_n wander_v rackelessie_a but_o to_o send_v they_o in_o order_n not_o on_o every_o trifle_n but_o on_o good_a thing_n and_o at_o their_o return_n to_o receive_v their_o work_n in_o order_n a_o wise_a soul_n in_o this_o thought-work_n be_v as_o a_o beehyve_n all_o the_o power_n be_v in_o labour_n a_o continual_a go_v out_o and_o return_v no_o power_n idle_a and_o none_o return_v empty_a and_o all_o their_o observation_n as_o honey_n lay_v up_o for_o use_n it_o gather_v and_o digest_v in_o itself_o a_o substance_n &_o mass_n of_o purify_a knowledge_n and_o that_o for_o affection_n and_o action_n and_o all_o of_o they_o for_o the_o obedience_n of_o god_n and_o union_n with_o he_o fix_a end_n make_v a_o well_o order_v and_o fruitful_a course_n it_o be_v good_a to_o intend_v the_o good_a of_o our_o calling_n and_o then_o to_o set_v our_o thought_n to_o work_v about_o the_o way_n painter_n draw_v first_o the_o line_n &_o they_o fill_v up_o the_o space_n &_o complete_a the_o portrate_n and_o frost_n turn_v first_o the_o face_n of_o water_n in_o hard_a line_n and_o then_o equal_v all_o with_o ice_n and_o the_o body_n of_o a_o child_n in_o the_o womb_n have_v first_o the_o noble_a part_n frame_v than_o all_o be_v fill_v up_o to_o the_o comely_a proportion_n of_o a_o body_n so_o the_o body_n of_o profitable_a knowledge_n have_v first_o the_o noble_a part_n frame_v in_o our_o fix_a design_n than_o the_o enterjected_a space_n be_v fill_v up_o by_o the_o mind_n daily_a labour_n a_o ball_n strike_v in_o the_o open_a field_n go_v straight_o out_o from_o we_o but_o in_o a_o tinnice_n the_o wall_n make_v it_o return_v to_o our_o hand_n so_o if_o our_o thought_n go_v out_o rackleslie_o they_o evanish_v but_o if_o we_o hem_v they_o within_o the_o compass_n of_o fix_a intention_n of_o our_o call_n and_o particular_a task_n therein_o they_o come_v home_o with_o pertinent_a observation_n in_o the_o first_o case_n they_o be_v as_o the_o raven_n flee_v about_o the_o ark_n of_o no_n but_o not_o enter_v in_o it_o in_o the_o next_o they_o be_v as_o the_o dove_n return_v weary_a at_o evening_n with_o the_o fatness_n and_o peaceablnesse_n of_o the_o olive_n 4._o god_n peace_n a_o sweet_a vade-mecum_a health_n of_o body_n and_o peace_n of_o conscience_n be_v two_o substantial_a blessing_n without_o they_o other_o blessing_n be_v not_o pleasant_a to_o we_o and_o this_o peace_n be_v better_a than_o health_n as_o the_o soul_n be_v better_a than_o the_o body_n the_o ground_n of_o it_o be_v god_n free_a love_n the_o price_n of_o it_o christ_n satisfaction_n the_o worker_n of_o it_o god_n own_o spirit_n the_o mettle_n upon_o which_o he_o stamp_v it_o be_v a_o good_a conscience_n the_o fruit_n of_o it_o the_o joy_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n it_o can_v be_v keep_v but_o by_o great_a circumspectnesse_n satan_n can_v endure_v such_o a_o jewel_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o kingdom_n it_o be_v vinegar_n to_o his_o tooth_n and_o smoke_n to_o his_o eye_n to_o see_v god_n child_n full_a of_o this_o peace_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o all_o his_o snare_n we_o have_v it_o in_o the_o world_n but_o not_o of_o it_o neither_o can_v the_o world_n know_v it_o nor_o give_v it_o nor_o take_v it_o from_o us._n it_o sweeten_v the_o bitterness_n of_o our_o affliction_n and_o double_v the_o sweetness_n of_o prosperity_n go_v with_o it_o whither_o we_o will_v we_o have_v a_o better_a jewel_n in_o our_o heatrs_n than_o all_o the_o treasure_n on_o earth_n o_o what_o comfort_n be_v it_o when_o we_o lift_v up_o our_o heart_n to_o god_n and_o he_o meet_v we_o with_o softness_n of_o heart_n and_o joy_n in_o spirit_n when_o he_o make_v the_o beam_n of_o his_o face_n in_o christ_n to_o strike_v on_o our_o soul_n to_o warm_v and_o quicken_v they_o and_o double_v his_o grace_n in_o we_o in_o the_o conscience_n of_o these_o thing_n it_o be_v god_n seal_n in_o the_o godly_a but_o the_o wicked_a neither_o have_v it_o nor_o care_n for_o it_o a_o wonder_n it_o be_v how_o man_n can_v live_v in_o the_o world_n without_o this_o peace_n non_fw-la can_v well_o live_v in_o a_o king_n court_n or_o country_n without_o his_o peace_n and_o how_o shall_v they_o live_v in_o the_o world_n his_o great_a family_n and_o not_o care_n for_o his_o favour_n and_o yet_o man_n under_o their_o king_n wrath_n may_v lurk_v in_o their_o dominion_n but_o no_o place_n can_v hide_v they_o from_o god_n there_o be_v small_a appearance_n that_o they_o who_o care_v not_o for_o this_o peace_n do_v know_v god_n stranger_n taste_v
none_o other_o than_o a_o cut_n off_o from_o that_o experience_a but_o forsake_v good_a and_o to_o be_v compass_v by_o that_o prove_v but_o not_o forsake_v evil_a experience_n be_v a_o oft_o repeat_v of_o sense_n and_o every_o such_o repetition_n renew_v and_o augment_v the_o affection_n not_o to_o be_v move_v by_o experience_n be_v either_o to_o prove_v we_o be_v senseless_a that_o feel_v not_o or_o windless_a that_o make_v not_o use_v of_o our_o feel_n 15._o company_n be_v usual_o hurtful_a scarce_o can_v we_o enter_v in_o a_o society_n and_o come_v off_o it_o without_o offence_n our_o humour_n do_v either_o break_v out_o to_o offend_v other_o or_o take_v offence_n of_o they_o many_o affect_v a_o quickness_n of_o wit_n in_o break_v jest_n on_o their_o neighbour_n but_o be_v thin_a skin_v when_o they_o be_v touch_v themselves_o they_o take_v not_o the_o law_n of_o friendly_a comport_v which_o they_o give_v to_o other_o it_o be_v satan_n policy_n to_o turn_v company_n the_o mean_a of_o concord_n in_o a_o occasion_n of_o discord_n he_o blow_v at_o the_o coal_n of_o every_o man_n corruption_n a_o part_n and_o find_v they_o in_o a_o society_n press_v to_o kindle_v they_o altogether_o and_o turn_v our_o table_n into_o snare_n man_n on_o the_o other_o part_n turn_v their_o christian_a liberty_n in_o a_o fleshly_a licence_n not_o spare_v to_o refresh_v their_o own_o mind_n with_o the_o grief_n of_o other_o the_o usual_a matter_n of_o speech_n in_o such_o meeting_n be_v detract_n of_o the_o absent_v and_o scoff_v at_o the_o fault_n of_o these_o who_o be_v present_a or_o if_o grace_n &_o wisdom_n make_v they_o bear_v off_o these_o see_v blemish_n their_o speech_n run_v upon_o some_o indirect_a tax_n society_n be_v god_n blessing_n to_o mankind_n to_o sweeten_v the_o grief_n of_o this_o life_n and_o mutual_o to_o sharpen_v our_o wit_n for_o our_o calling_n but_o that_o mean_n of_o mutual_a good_a be_v turn_v in_o mutual_a hurt_n and_o the_o common_a benefit_n of_o all_o be_v overthrow_v by_o the_o passion_n and_o indiscretion_n of_o some_o particular_a one_o in_o a_o company_n we_o cannot_v eschew_v all_o society_n but_o we_o shall_v make_v wise_a choice_n of_o they_o with_o who_o we_o converse_v some_o be_v so_o dangerous_a that_o they_o can_v be_v haunt_v without_o certain_a inconvenient_a it_o be_v a_o just_a thing_n with_o god_n to_o make_v man_n offend_v other_o who_o make_v it_o their_o merriment_n to_o offend_v he_o when_o we_o be_v go_v or_o bide_v even_o in_o the_o best_a society_n secret_a ejaculation_n to_o god_n for_o a_o holy_a disposition_n be_v a_o good_a mean_n to_o eschew_v that_o evil_n happy_a be_v he_o who_o come_v better_o from_o they_o than_o when_o he_o go_v to_o they_o who_o keep_v he_o from_o the_o offence_n of_o god_n and_o his_o neighbour_n and_o if_o their_o corruption_n do_v injure_v he_o give_v they_o not_o a_o fleshly_a meeting_n if_o we_o grieve_v not_o the_o holy_a spirit_n by_o lose_v our_o mind_n and_o tongue_n to_o the_o abuse_n of_o our_o christian_a liberty_n he_o will_v secure_v we_o from_o these_o mutual_a offence_n they_o be_v not_o as_o the_o strife_n betwixt_o flesh_n and_o spirit_n but_o betwixt_o flesh_n &_o flesh_n if_o the_o holy_a spirit_n do_v over-rule_v all_o in_o these_o company_n they_o will_v not_o either_o contest_v idle_o or_o offend_v in_o contest_v the_o damage_n of_o society_n make_v some_o to_o turn_n eremites_n it_o be_v good_a to_o have_v the_o heremites_n reteerdnes_n in_o the_o noise_n of_o society_n 16._o the_o godly_a traveller_n be_v ever_o at_o home_n every_o one_o seek_v some_o delight_n in_o travail_n &_o that_o according_a to_o their_o disposition_n the_o curious_a man_n seek_v rare_a conceit_n the_o proud_a man_n respect_v of_o honour_n the_o bellie-god_n for_o odd_a meat_n and_o their_o follow_a pleasure_n the_o politician_n for_o intelligence_n as_o the_o matter_n of_o his_o plot_v and_o negotiate_v the_o tippler_n and_o complementer_n for_o purpose_n of_o discourse_n but_o the_o good_a christian_n seek_v for_o heavenly_a delight_n his_o choice_n come_v neither_o through_o the_o hand_n of_o cook_n nor_o venteners_n nor_o merchant_n nor_o from_o the_o mouth_n of_o statesman_n he_o can_v take_v all_o these_o thing_n as_o he_o find_v they_o and_o use_v they_o by_o the_o way_n but_o his_o main_a care_n be_v for_o god_n and_o all_o his_o observation_n run_v upon_o god_n favourable_a presence_n with_o he_o what_o a_o pleasure_n be_v it_o to_o find_v all_o the_o place_n of_o our_o travel_n and_o rest_v mark_v with_o the_o token_n of_o his_o love_n our_o bed_n with_o his_o secret_a instruction_n and_o in_o the_o day_n when_o we_o withdraw_v our_o self_n from_o our_o company_n and_o pour_v out_o our_o heart_n to_o he_o he_o answer_v we_o to_o our_o heart_n that_o his_o presence_n in_o a_o uncouth_a land_n be_v as_o near_o and_o sweet_a to_o we_o as_o at_o home_n to_o find_v he_o every_o where_o mark_v the_o place_n of_o our_o abode_n as_o bethell_n the_o house_n of_o god_n and_o peniel_n the_o face_n of_o god_n this_o be_v god_n calling_n of_o we_o to_o the_o wilderness_n to_o speak_v to_o our_o heart_n he_o will_v tell_v we_o that_o neither_o he_o nor_o his_o work_n be_v tie_v to_o one_o place_n at_o home_n but_o that_o all_o place_n be_v for_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n to_o they_o who_o be_v at_o peace_n with_o he_o the_o altar_n be_v soon_o erect_v and_o the_o sacrifice_n offer_v on_o it_o in_o the_o heart_n that_o have_v a_o constant_a devotion_n the_o curtain_n of_o our_o tabernacle_n be_v no_o less_o than_o the_o veil_n of_o heaven_n no_o man_n yet_o seek_v god_n true_o but_o he_o know_v that_o god_n be_v more_o easy_a to_o hec_fw-la find_v than_o his_o own_o heart_n if_o we_o find_v it_o in_o a_o holy_a disposition_n then_o both_o he_o and_o the_o furniture_n for_o his_o worship_n be_v at_o hand_n in_o every_o place_n sure_o that_o man_n may_v be_v from_o his_o house_n but_o he_o be_v not_o from_o god_n he_o carry_v his_o home_n abroad_o with_o he_o and_o god_n who_o he_o serve_v in_o his_o house_n try_v he_o in_o the_o field_n this_o soul_n be_v ordain_v for_o heaven_n that_o at_o home_n and_o abroad_o be_v ever_o with_o god_n heaven_n attend_v he_o on_o earth_n and_o while_o he_o be_v abroad_o on_o earth_n he_o be_v at_o home_n in_o heaven_n by_o that_o heavenly_a disposition_n other_o man_n provyde_v bodily_a necessar_n for_o their_o journey_n and_o the_o godly_a above_o that_o provyde_v for_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n this_o sacred_a provision_n go_v with_o we_o it_o carry_v we_o it_o keepeteh_a we_o and_o bring_v we_o back_o loden_v with_o fruit_n of_o itself_o hereby_o in_o a_o short_a journey_n we_o make_v more_o true_a gain_n than_o solomon_n navy_n do_v from_o ophir_n 17._o the_o combat_n betwixt_o the_o earth_n &_o the_o wretch_n the_o earth_n groan_v under_o all_o gross_a sinner_n but_o have_v a_o particular_a combat_n with_o the_o wretch_n other_o sinner_n burden_n it_o with_o their_o vanity_n but_o he_o will_v swallow_v it_o up_o he_o weary_v it_o in_o furnish_v his_o desire_n and_o hope_n and_o yet_o be_v not_o content_a his_o desire_n augment_v his_o hope_n and_o his_o equal_v hope_n increase_v his_o desire_n they_o be_v the_o two_o daughter_n of_o the_o horse_n leech_n which_o cry_n give_v give_v and_o mis-contentment_n come_v after_o say_v never_o it_o be_v enough_o to_o rise_v up_o from_o a_o good_a table_n as_o hungry_a as_o one_o sit_v down_o be_v of_o a_o doggish_a appetite_n so_o be_v the_o wretch_n in_o all_o his_o riches_n sufficiency_n and_o abundance_n do_v but_o inflame_v and_o not_o quench_v his_o desire_n he_o gape_v on_o the_o earth_n to_o take_v it_o all_o in_o his_o possession_n though_o he_o join_v land_n to_o land_n and_o house_n to_o house_n yet_o he_o be_v poor_a in_o his_o own_o account_n so_o long_o as_o he_o lack_v his_o neighbour_n lot_n he_o enter_v in_o strife_n with_o the_o earth_n a_o unnatural_a son_n with_o his_o mother_n and_o it_o be_v hard_o to_o know_v which_o of_o they_o be_v more_o earthly_a he_o desieâ—th_v all_o and_o digest_v nothing_o no_o not_o the_o crudity_n of_o his_o own_o desire_n but_o in_o end_n be_v digest_v of_o his_o own_o adversary_n with_o what_o triumph_n do_v the_o earth_n embrace_v the_o dust_n of_o her_o foolish_a competiture_n all_o her_o superfice_n and_o fruit_n and_o treasure_n of_o her_o bowel_n can_v not_o satisfy_v he_o be_v alive_a but_o seven_o foot_n length_n of_o her_o bosom_n close_v in_o his_o carcase_n while_o he_o breathe_v he_o will_v take_v jordan_z in_o his_o mouth_n but_o be_v dead_a a_o small_a box_n hold_v his_o worthless_a ash_n o_o what_o odds_n betwixt_o the_o
in_o a_o blind_a man_n light_a and_o life_n be_v best_a together_o the_o first_o be_v the_o sweet_a eat_n of_o the_o book_n ezech._n 3._o 3._o the_o second_o be_v the_o bitter_a digest_v of_o it_o the_o one_o give_v grace_n &_o contentment_n in_o secret_a the_o other_o prove_v the_o sincerity_n of_o that_o grace_n to_o man_n for_o our_o own_o joy_n the_o first_o have_v a_o sufficiency_n but_o for_o the_o edification_n of_o other_o and_o our_o confirmation_n in_o our_o call_n and_o election_n the_o second_o be_v necessary_a if_o naked_a know_v be_v sufficient_a satan_n be_v a_o most_o perfect_a creature_n he_o excel_v all_o man_n in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o good_a &_o evil_a but_o be_v behind_o all_o man_n in_o affect_v they_o he_o know_v not_o good_a to_o love_v &_o seek_v it_o nor_o evil_a to_o hate_v and_o flee_v from_o it_o but_o his_o affection_n &_o action_n be_v set_v cross_a to_o his_o knowledge_n he_o be_v in_o that_o same_o degree_n of_o wickedness_n that_o he_o be_v in_o excellency_n of_o understanding_n his_o search_a and_o pierce_a wit_n have_v purchase_v he_o the_o name_n of_o a_o understanding_n spirit_n but_o his_o wickedness_n call_v he_o satan_n a_o enemy_n to_o god_n the_o union_n and_o work_n of_o both_o crave_v some_o solid_a and_o inward_a ground_n outward_a mean_n may_v occasion_v they_o and_o inward_a motion_n set_v they_o on_o work_n but_o they_o can_v have_v a_o constant_a bide_n in_o we_o without_o a_o bide_n ground_n and_o principle_n the_o life_n of_o god_n be_v this_o ground_n what_o supernatural_a thing_n we_o do_v without_o it_o be_v but_o hypocritical_a or_o occasional_a and_o easy_o intermit_v the_o fountain_n of_o this_o life_n be_v god_n himself_o and_o where_o this_o fountain_n be_v there_o be_v sufficiency_n for_o theory_n &_o practice_n without_o he_o our_o profess_v be_v hypocrisy_n our_o mint_a vanity_n and_o our_o action_n will_v die_v and_o end_n in_o their_o beginning_n we_o can_v do_v nothing_o that_o be_v good_a without_o he_o and_o with_o he_o we_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o approve_v ourself_o in_o a_o lively_a theory_n and_o a_o well_o ground_a practice_n as_o without_o christ_n we_o can_v do_v nothing_o joh._n 15._o 5._o so_o i_o be_o able_a to_o do_v all_o thing_n through_o the_o help_n of_o christ_n who_o strengthen_v i_o philip._n 4_o 13_o yet_o not_o i_o but_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n which_o be_v with_o i_o 2._o cor._n 15._o 10._o 48._o the_o ambitious_a man_n die_v of_o his_o disease_n doubtless_o ambition_n be_v foolish_a and_o god_n in_o justice_n do_v cross_v it_o in_o the_o great_a design_n but_o the_o humble_a man_n be_v true_o wise_a and_o god_n cast_v more_o humane_a respect_n on_o he_o than_o he_o desire_v the_o ambitious_a man_n hunt_v after_o honour_n but_o it_o fly_v from_o he_o what_o ever_o be_v his_o worth_n in_o this_o he_o be_v unworthy_a that_o he_o thirst_v honour_n it_o be_v not_o guide_v by_o blind_a fortune_n but_o by_o a_o see_a providence_n and_o fly_v from_o they_o who_o proud_o affect_v it_o and_o wait_v on_o they_o who_o modest_o decline_v it_o he_o fetch_v and_o suck_v wind_n out_o of_o every_o airth_n but_o when_o he_o seekth_v it_o most_o there_o be_v great_a calm_a both_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o desire_n and_o indeed_o what_o be_v lack_v that_o way_n he_o supply_v it_o by_o his_o own_o breath_n of_o untymous_a self_n praise_n but_o that_o avail_v not_o all_o man_n breathe_v in_o a_o ship_n will_v not_o fill_v the_o sail_n he_o be_v the_o more_o vile_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o wise_a the_o loud_o he_o proclaim_v his_o own_o suppose_a virtue_n the_o humble_a man_n neither_o intend_v nor_o affect_v honour_n yet_o it_o follow_v he_o as_o the_o shadow_n follow_v the_o body_n so_o do_v true_a honour_n to_o true_a worth_n he_o have_v more_o of_o that_o gale_n of_o wind_n than_o he_o crave_v and_o the_o more_o it_o blow_v he_o be_v the_o more_o deject_a his_o care_n be_v to_o keep_v he_o from_o schelue_n and_o rock_n before_o so_o fair_a a_o wind_n god_n be_v witness_n to_o his_o soul_n that_o herein_o he_o have_v a_o secret_a dejection_n and_o still_o count_v himself_o the_o vile_a sinner_n in_o the_o earth_n he_o wonder_v at_o that_o mercy_n that_o have_v so_o undeseruedlie_o bless_v he_o and_o know_v not_o how_o to_o begin_v to_o be_v thankful_a he_o be_v more_o pensive_a how_o to_o pay_v the_o debt_n of_o gratitude_n to_o god_n than_o puff_v up_o in_o take_v it_o on_o and_o say_v with_o david_n who_o be_o i_o lord_n god_n and_o who_o be_v my_o father_n house_n that_o thou_o have_v bring_v i_o hitherto_o and_o find_v himself_o unable_a to_o thank_v god_n as_o he_o ought_v and_o will_v he_o call_v god_n to_o witness_v his_o earnestness_n to_o honour_v god_n what_o can_v david_n say_v more_o to_o thou_o for_o thou_o lord_n know_v the_o heart_n of_o thy_o servant_n and_o the_o more_o he_o be_v swallow_v up_o in_o that_o sweet_a drown_v sense_n of_o god_n love_n he_o be_v the_o near_a to_o true_a exaltation_n he_o feel_v then_o the_o truth_n of_o that_o martyr_n word_n who_o say_v he_o that_o praise_v i_o scourge_v i_o &_o of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n that_o he_o resist_v the_o proud_a and_o give_v grace_n to_o the_o humble_a 49._o good_a spirit_n be_v most_o free_a of_o passion_n great_a spirit_n have_v least_o passion_n but_o base_a spirit_n be_v most_o passionate_a the_o first_o be_v above_o their_o business_n and_o not_o soon_o move_v the_o other_o be_v under_o all_o accident_n and_o perplex_v in_o every_o thing_n the_o one_o as_o a_o large_a vessel_n contain_v easy_o water_v cast_v in_o it_o and_o the_o other_o as_o a_o small_a vessel_n run_v over_o if_o the_o power_n of_o prince_n be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o private_a man_n or_o the_o passion_n of_o private_a man_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o prince_n the_o world_n can_v not_o stand_v but_o god_n have_v wise_o separate_v they_o that_o power_n without_o passion_n may_v be_v profitable_a and_o passion_n without_o power_n may_v be_v harmless_a the_o high_a mountain_n have_v least_o storm_n and_o wind_n on_o their_o top_n but_o the_o reins_n and_o tempest_n overrun_v the_o low_a hill_n &_o valley_n there_o be_v few_o worldly_a prince_n but_o in_o grace_n we_o be_v call_v to_o this_o heavenly_a principality_n to_o command_v our_o passion_n the_o holy_a spirit_n make_v the_o soul_n of_o the_o true_o sanctify_v as_o the_o fleece_n of_o gideon_n they_o be_v free_a of_o passion_n and_o perturbation_n while_o other_o be_v drown_v in_o they_o break_a water_n be_v in_o the_o shallow_a sea_n but_o the_o deep_a sea_n have_v a_o soft_a swell_n and_o not_o these_o violent_a break_n if_o we_o be_v translate_v from_o nature_n to_o grace_n we_o be_v above_o the_o surpryse_v of_o accident_n and_o bitterness_n of_o injury_n and_o so_o be_v secure_v from_o the_o violence_n of_o our_o own_o passion_n our_o heart_n be_v in_o the_o secret_a of_o god_n and_o our_o head_n above_o the_o heaven_n while_o our_o state_n or_o body_n be_v buffet_v on_o earth_n our_o soul_n enjoy_v a_o pleasant_a serenity_n in_o the_o face_n of_o god._n 50._o god_n alone_o better_o than_o all_o he_o shift_v much_o needless_a labour_n and_o provide_v great_a contentment_n who_o close_v himself_o with_o god_n alone_o to_o deal_v with_o man_n alone_o beside_o god_n be_v both_o a_o endless_a &_o fruitless_a labour_n if_o we_o have_v counsel_n to_o ask_v help_v or_o benefit_n to_o obtain_v or_o approbation_n to_o seek_v there_o be_v none_o end_v with_o man_n for_o every_o man_n we_o must_v have_v sundry_a reason_n &_o motive_n and_o what_o please_v one_o will_v offend_v twenty_o as_o many_o head_n as_o many_o wit_n and_o fancy_n no_o man_n can_v give_v contentment_n to_o all_o or_o change_v himself_o in_o so_o many_o fashion_n as_o he_o shall_v encounter_v humour_n and_o yet_o it_o be_v more_o easy_a to_o take_v sundry_a fashion_n than_o to_o be_v active_a in_o they_o he_o preass_v to_o lift_v water_n in_o a_o sife_n and_o sand_n in_o open_a finger_n who_o think_v so_o to_o carry_v himself_o as_o to_o please_v all_o he_o be_v prodigal_a of_o the_o peace_n of_o his_o soul_n and_o careless_a of_o good_a success_n who_o make_v man_n either_o his_o rule_n or_o his_o rewarder_n that_o spirit_n must_v be_v rend_v asunder_o that_o apply_v itself_o to_o the_o contrariety_n of_o man_n opinion_n man_n bodily_a sense_n both_o rule_v and_o overrule_v his_o reason_n therefore_o as_o he_o see_v man_n and_o not_o god_n so_o he_o prefer_v see_v man_n to_o a_o unseen_a god_n but_o when_o he_o shall_v see_v god_n in_o the_o cloud_n at_o the_o last_o day_n &_o all_o mankind_n present_v they_o shall_v all_o be_v
to_o us._n there_o be_v never_o such_o a_o meeting_n never_o a_o more_o indigent_a beggar_n than_o man_n nor_o a_o more_o liberal_a giver_n than_o god_n if_o as_o we_o be_v great_a beggar_n in_o poverty_n so_o also_o in_o importunity_n of_o suit_v we_o shall_v find_v his_o fullness_n run_v over_o to_o our_o superaboundance_n and_o his_o all-sufficiency_n turn_v our_o necessity_n in_o sufficiency_n it_o be_v helpful_a in_o the_o nature_n of_o it_o in_o that_o it_o be_v good_a contrare_fw-la to_o our_o evil_n and_o for_o the_o disposition_n of_o it_o in_o that_o it_o be_v liberal_a to_o communicate_v itself_o to_o our_o help_n but_o he_o come_v near_a to_o we_o in_o that_o he_o have_v make_v the_o fullness_n of_o his_o goodness_n to_o dwell_v in_o christ_n that_o be_v near_o to_o we_o that_o be_v come_v to_o our_o nature_n all_o grace_n be_v treasure_v in_o christ_n our_o head_n beside_o this_o approach_n of_o grace_n in_o he_o it_o be_v near_o to_o our_o possession_n when_o as_o he_o have_v it_o so_o he_o have_v procur_v by_o his_o merit_n the_o right_a of_o it_o to_o we_o &_o by_o his_o intercession_n obtain_v it_o &_o by_o his_o dispensation_n distribute_v it_o daily_a here_o be_v ground_n sufficient_a both_o for_o suit_v and_o confidence_n of_o obtain_v i_o find_v he_o never_o more_o ready_a to_o give_v than_o when_o i_o have_v new_o receive_v neither_o be_v my_o soul_n more_o desirous_a to_o crave_v of_o he_o than_o when_o it_o be_v yet_o warm_v with_o the_o sense_n of_o his_o mercy_n in_o his_o new_a receive_a blessing_n he_o will_v never_o cease_v to_o give_v till_o we_o cease_v to_o crave_v perfection_n be_v his_o last_o gift_n and_o our_o great_a measure_n we_o need_v no_o more_o nor_o can_v contain_v no_o more_o when_o once_o his_o bounty_n have_v perfect_v we_o in_o glory_n 73._o good_a motion_n be_v of_o god_n we_o be_v not_o sufficient_a of_o ourselves_o to_o think_v any_o good_a 2._o cor._n 3._o 5._o as_o every_o good_a gift_n so_o ever_o good_a motion_n come_v of_o god_n hereby_o we_o understand_v not_o flee_v motion_n of_o his_o common_a and_o temporary_a gift_n but_o the_o constant_a work_n of_o his_o indwelling_a spirit_n who_o after_o our_o seal_n by_o he_o abide_v in_o we_o that_o seal_v be_v not_o so_o much_o in_o any_o motion_n as_o in_o himself_o for_o we_o aâ—e_v scale_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o promise_n for_o the_o day_n of_o redemption_n as_o the_o earnest_n of_o our_o inheritance_n infuse_v habit_n of_o grace_n be_v his_o great_a work_n &_o gift_n but_o they_o will_v remain_v habit_n still_o or_o rather_o decay_n and_o never_o produce_v action_n without_o his_o operation_n his_o spirit_n be_v free_a and_o work_v where_o he_o list_v and_o in_o they_o who_o he_o possess_v he_o work_v not_o aye_o to_o their_o feel_n but_o when_o he_o will_v his_o work_n as_o his_o kingdom_n come_v not_o by_o observation_n the_o water_n of_o bethesda_n have_v their_o time_n of_o wholesome_a trouble_v and_o so_o the_o holy_a spirit_n have_v his_o own_o diet_n of_o powerful_a operation_n occasion_n may_v be_v offer_v outward_o but_o the_o inward_a power_n can_v not_o stir_v itself_o without_o his_o hand_n who_o give_v it_o it_o be_v a_o great_a blessing_n to_o have_v that_o virtue_n and_o power_n of_o infuse_a grace_n and_o good_a occasion_n and_o holy_a necessity_n in_o our_o calling_n be_v great_a provocation_n but_o above_o all_o the_o holy_a spirit_n dwell_v in_o the_o heart_n be_v to_o be_v seek_v when_o he_o kythes_fw-mi himself_o small_a gife_n will_v utter_v themselves_o excellent_o according_o to_o their_o nature_n when_o he_o lurk_v great_a grace_n be_v on_o a_o sleep_n they_o can_v neither_o move_v themselves_o nor_o the_o soul_n that_o have_v they_o the_o soul_n be_v the_o life_n of_o the_o body_n and_o gift_n and_o grace_n be_v the_o life_n of_o the_o soul_n but_o the_o holy_a spirit_n be_v the_o life_n of_o they_o all_o both_o they_o and_o we_o be_v dead_a without_o he_o but_o in_o his_o mighty_a operation_n we_o be_v quicken_v and_o that_o to_o our_o feel_n so_o long_o as_o i_o find_v god_n in_o my_o heart_n i_o be_o sure_a of_o a_o timous_a and_o fruitful_a stir_v up_o of_o his_o gift_n his_o own_o work_n assure_v i_o of_o his_o presence_n and_o his_o presence_n persuade_v i_o of_o his_o work_n his_o time_n i_o leave_v to_o himself_o who_o be_v as_o wise_a to_o choose_v the_o opportunity_n as_o he_o be_v able_a to_o work_v the_o work_n if_o i_o grieve_v not_o the_o spirit_n of_o promise_n and_o be_v not_o lack_v to_o his_o work_n i_o will_v find_v tymous_a and_o powerful_a operation_n in_o my_o necessity_n every_o life_n have_v its_o own_o natural_a action_n whereby_o it_o be_v both_o manifest_v &_o discern_v and_o so_o have_v the_o life_n of_o god_n and_o it_o be_v a_o special_a work_n of_o it_o to_o keep_v itself_o in_o we_o but_o to_o be_v careless_a of_o it_o be_v a_o work_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o not_o of_o the_o spirit_n 74._o the_o right_a use_n of_o observe_v of_o our_o neighbour_n infirmity_n observation_n be_v a_o commentary_n of_o every_o occurrent_a but_o that_o commentar_n be_v write_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o observer_n it_o be_v wisdom_n to_o observe_v at_o all_o time_n but_o there_o be_v no_o necessity_n to_o utter_v all_o our_o observation_n to_o other_o there_o be_v as_o great_a wisdom_n in_o some_o case_n to_o suppress_v as_o to_o mark_v they_o if_o we_o see_v god_n offend_v we_o ought_v not_o then_o to_o be_v silent_a when_o we_o see_v he_o dishonour_v it_o be_v our_o part_n as_o love_a child_n to_o plead_v zealous_o his_o cause_n and_o to_o admonish_v the_o offender_n according_a to_o our_o call_n but_o if_o we_o observe_v ourselves_o injure_v by_o man_n it_o be_v better_a to_o misken_fw-mi that_o wrong_v and_o suppress_v our_o own_o observation_n he_o who_o travel_v through_o a_o rough_a forest_n shall_v not_o rub_v on_o every_o thorn_n and_o brier_n that_o will_v both_o rend_v his_o garment_n and_o flesh_n and_o stop_v he_o in_o the_o way_n he_o be_v more_o wise_a who_o draw_v his_o garment_n hard_a to_o his_o body_n and_o shift_v the_o touch_n of_o thorn_n and_o if_o they_o fasten_v on_o he_o soft_o free_v himself_o off_o they_o it_o be_v a_o safe_a course_n through_o this_o thorny_a world_n to_o have_v no_o meddle_v but_o necessary_a and_o then_o not_o to_o provoke_v man_n infirmity_n or_o if_o they_o will_v rub_v upon_o we_o wise_o to_o decline_v or_o pass_v they_o over_o he_o who_o carp_v at_o every_o thing_n breed_v much_o needless_a and_o endless_a labour_n but_o he_o who_o pass_v by_o tolerable_a thing_n without_o challenge_n provyde_v great_a peace_n to_o himself_o observation_n be_v the_o eye_n that_o see_v these_o thorn_n patience_n and_o prudence_n be_v the_o two_o hand_n the_o one_o to_o decline_v they_o the_o other_o to_o loose_v they_o when_o they_o fasten_v in_o us._n this_o be_v not_o a_o politic_a dissemble_v but_o a_o christian_a digest_v of_o wrong_n the_o first_o be_v a_o crafty_a smother_a of_o anger_n which_o will_v arise_v to_o revenge_n at_o the_o own_o occasion_n the_o second_o be_v a_o burial_n of_o it_o never_o to_o revive_v or_o be_v remember_v the_o work_n of_o observation_n in_o itself_o be_v a_o good_a degree_n of_o wisdom_n but_o the_o right_a use_n of_o it_o be_v great_a wisdom_n if_o we_o shall_v ever_o communicate_v all_o our_o remarke_n to_o man_n we_o can_v not_o have_v peace_n in_o the_o world_n man_n be_v not_o so_o sanctify_v as_o to_o suffer_v themselves_o to_o be_v challenge_v of_o that_o whereof_o they_o be_v guilty_a passion_n in_o their_o heart_n when_o they_o be_v touch_v by_o observation_n be_v as_o lion_n in_o the_o den_n and_o serpent_n in_o their_o hole_n to_o show_v that_o we_o see_v they_o provock_v a_o great_a irritation_n it_o be_v better_a to_o let_v a_o dog_n sleep_n than_o to_o waken_v he_o it_o be_v sufficient_a to_o know_v he_o be_v a_o dog_n and_o wise_o to_o decline_v his_o bark_n and_o bite_v the_o particular_a direction_n of_o this_o point_n will_v be_v many_o but_o this_o be_v the_o sum_n of_o all_o to_o make_v such_o use_n of_o observation_n that_o god_n be_v not_o dishonour_v our_o neighbour_n be_v not_o offend_v our_o peace_n with_o god_n our_o neighbour_n and_o ourselves_o be_v not_o break_v 75._o hardness_n of_o heart_n doubtless_o the_o heart_n be_v natural_o hard_a and_o accidental_o soft_a as_o iron_n hold_v in_o the_o fire_n be_v hot_a and_o soft_a but_o out_o of_o it_o turn_v cold_a &_o hard_o when_o god_n warm_v it_o with_o a_o spiritual_a motion_n and_o sense_n of_o his_o love_n than_o it_o be_v soft_a as_o wax_v but_o atonce_o it_o become_v as_o a_o stone_n
not_o so_o wonder_v at_o their_o course_n &_o folly_n in_o judge_v it_o as_o at_o the_o world_n that_o count_v they_o great_a spirit_n alexander_n courtier_n mock_v diogenes_n but_o he_o in_o his_o hodged_n be_v a_o great_a monarch_n than_o alexander_n for_o he_o command_v pride_n ambition_n and_o lust_n whereunto_o alexander_n be_v a_o slave_n i_o will_v leave_v reason_v with_o those_o spirit_n till_o they_o come_v home_o to_o themselves_o they_o be_v not_o bring_v home_o usual_o but_o by_o some_o great_a calamity_n and_o many_o not_o till_o their_o death_n moderate_a spirit_n prove_v best_a with_o little_a business_n they_o do_v much_o and_o hold_v themselves_o within_o their_o reach_n they_o come_v soft_o to_o their_o just_a and_o desire_a end_n but_o the_o other_o take_v great_a liberty_n over_o their_o spirit_n and_o state_n and_o outreach_v they_o both_o but_o providence_n will_v not_o be_v command_v of_o they_o it_o câ—osseth_v their_o desire_n and_o break_v their_o purpose_n in_o shiver_n what_o ever_o spirit_n we_o have_v in_o natural_a part_n it_o be_v good_a to_o have_v it_o sanctify_v our_o care_n shall_v be_v help_v with_o heavenly_a prudence_n &_o further_v by_o god_n providence_n these_o shall_v bring_v to_o our_o hand_n more_o than_o ever_o we_o can_v dream_v the_o suppose_a base_a spirit_n of_o this_o holy_a temper_n do_v infinite_o exceed_v these_o false_o name_v great_a spirit_n their_o greatness_n be_v more_o in_o the_o world_n style_n than_o in_o the_o thing_n itself_o but_o the_o event_n will_v prove_v they_o great_a in_o misery_n they_o be_v great_a only_o in_o humane_a thing_n &_o in_o man_n account_n true_a greatness_n be_v in_o true_a goodness_n it_o be_v a_o base_a and_o bastard_n greatness_n that_o be_v separate_v from_o goodness_n these_o two_o be_v infinite_o and_o joyntlie_o in_o god_n who_o be_v both_o optimus_fw-la &_o maximus_fw-la thou_o good_a and_o great_a there_o be_v more_o true_a greatness_n in_o the_o mean_a degree_n of_o save_v grace_n than_o in_o all_o the_o humane_a greatness_n in_o the_o world_n how_o ever_o the_o world_n count_v of_o their_o own_o greatness_n and_o of_o the_o baseness_n of_o the_o godly_a yet_o the_o saint_n be_v god_n excellent_a one_o on_o earth_n psal._n 16._o 3._o 79._o the_o work_n of_o conscience_n the_o conscience_n be_v the_o most_o wonderful_a power_n in_o our_o soul_n it_o be_v both_o a_o part_n of_o it_o and_o a_o party_n in_o it_o a_o power_n create_v in_o we_o by_o god_n &_o set_v over_o we_o with_o divine_a authority_n a_o eye_n look_v out_o on_o all_o and_o most_o on_o god_n and_o return_v again_o and_o reflect_v on_o ourself_o it_o have_v in_o it_o atonce_o both_o a_o light_n to_o see_v god_n and_o to_o see_v he_o look_v on_o we_o the_o work_n of_o it_o be_v 1._o to_o direct_v we_o in_o the_o right_n 2._o to_o watch_n over_o we_o in_o obedience_n of_o that_o direction_n 3._o to_o witness_v how_o we_o obey_v 4._o to_o judge_v our_o obedience_n &_o estate_n with_o god_n if_o we_o obey_v to_o gladden_v we_o with_o a_o sweet_a testimony_n if_o we_o disobey_v to_o grieve_v we_o with_o a_o fearful_a check_n these_o office_n be_v fruitful_a but_o the_o last_o be_v the_o strength_n and_o force_n of_o the_o other_o there_o may_v be_v watch_v direction_n and_o witness_v and_o yet_o but_o slow_a and_o weak_a judge_v in_o it_o but_o when_o the_o conscience_n be_v bring_v to_o some_o odd_a exercise_n in_o that_o judge_a part_n the_o other_o office_n be_v more_o conscientiouslie_o discharge_v after_o that_o exercise_n her_o watch_n be_v more_o particular_a her_o direct_n more_o forcible_a and_o her_o witness_v more_o sincere_a god_n use_v a_o great_a variety_n in_o this_o exercise_n for_o the_o measure_n some_o be_v more_o heavy_o press_v down_o in_o their_o sense_n to_o the_o low_a hell_n other_o more_o easy_o pass_v that_o burn_a fire_n for_o matter_n some_o tremble_v before_o that_o fire_n for_o suppose_a or_o small_a sin_n where_o other_o be_v scarce_o touch_v for_o gross_a offence_n for_o time_n some_o know_v it_o not_o to_o their_o middle_n or_o old_a age_n other_o be_v prevent_v by_o it_o in_o their_o youth_n it_o be_v in_o itself_o a_o fruit_n of_o sin_n a_o process_n of_o god_n justice_n a_o work_n of_o the_o law_n and_o a_o cross_n of_o cross_n when_o the_o charter_n of_o our_o peace_n with_o god_n be_v turn_v in_o a_o bill_n of_o divorcement_n from_o he_o and_o the_o ordinar_n applyer_n of_o our_o comfort_n apply_v nothing_o but_o wrath_n to_o we_o yet_o it_o bring_v forth_o a_o glorious_a fruit_n in_o the_o saint_n and_o the_o soon_o we_o be_v school_v in_o it_o the_o great_a fruit_n in_o our_o youth_n it_o be_v a_o notable_a preparation_n for_o our_o effectual_a call_v and_o when_o grace_n be_v weak_a and_o corruption_n strong_a to_o break_v forth_o at_o every_o occasion_n and_o satan_n busy_a to_o lead_v we_o in_o all_o sin_n it_o be_v then_o a_o great_a blessing_n to_o be_v bridle_v by_o these_o terror_n thereby_o sin_n be_v restrain_v and_o a_o way_n prepare_v both_o for_o obedience_n and_o sincerity_n in_o it_o the_o soul_n that_o have_v be_v burn_v with_o that_o fire_n will_v never_o do_v that_o which_o will_v kendle_n it_o again_o he_o who_o have_v see_v a_o angry_a god_n and_o bear_v the_o mark_n of_o his_o anger_n dare_v not_o board_n with_o he_o thereafter_o our_o read_n hear_v think_v and_o all_o occasion_n be_v turn_v to_o a_o conscientious_a knowledge_n and_o that_o knowledge_n be_v set_v on_o work_n to_o keep_v the_o peace_n and_o approbation_n of_o god_n and_o god_n in_o they_o both_o the_o soon_o we_o find_v that_o exercise_n we_o be_v the_o soon_o school_v for_o keep_v our_o conscience_n in_o walk_v with_o god_n there_o go_v nothing_o to_o odds_n in_o our_o deed_n or_o word_n or_o thought_n but_o all_o be_v call_v to_o the_o touchstone_n and_o try_v how_o it_o may_v stand_v with_o the_o will_n of_o god_n and_o peace_n of_o our_o conscience_n it_o be_v good_a for_o a_o man_n to_o bear_v the_o yoke_n of_o god_n from_o his_o youth_n lament_n 3._o 27._o he_o who_o so_o judge_v himself_o daily_a and_o keep_v himself_o clean_o shall_v find_v at_o the_o last_o day_n a_o friendly_a judge_n a_o favourable_a reckon_n and_o the_o great_a and_o sweet_a glory_n by_o resent_v his_o former_a terror_n though_o heaven_n be_v infinite_o pleasant_a in_o itself_o it_o shall_v be_v the_o more_o pleasant_a to_o they_o who_o have_v taste_v the_o sorrow_n of_o hell_n in_o this_o life_n happy_a be_v he_o who_o be_v conscious_a of_o his_o own_o conscience_n and_o both_o set_v it_o to_o work_v and_o report_v the_o daily_a fruit_n of_o that_o work_n and_o more_o happy_a be_v he_o who_o know_v the_o weakness_n of_o his_o conscience_n suit_v god_n presence_n to_o over-rule_v his_o conscience_n it_o be_v indeed_o our_o watch_n but_o that_o watch_n have_v need_n of_o a_o better_a watchman_n and_o this_o be_v god_n spirit_n who_o be_v that_o conscience_n of_o conscience_n when_o our_o body_n wait_v on_o our_o soul_n our_o soul_n on_o our_o conscience_n and_o our_o conscience_n depend_v on_o god_n then_o god_n by_o our_o conscience_n will_v direct_v our_o soul_n and_o body_n in_o the_o good_a way_n and_o bless_v we_o with_o happy_a success_n therein_o and_o in_o end_n eternal_o seize_v on_o our_o conscience_n soul_n and_o body_n with_o his_o full_a and_o perfect_a joy_n 80._o tenderness_n of_o body_n a_o blessing_n to_o the_o godly_a a_o tender_a body_n be_v a_o heavy_a burden_n yet_o it_o be_v profitable_a to_o the_o renew_a man_n health_n be_v god_n blessing_n in_o itself_o but_o sanctify_a infirmity_n bring_v health_n to_o the_o soul_n constant_a health_n in_o many_o be_v take_v for_o a_o natural_a gift_n as_o it_o be_v not_o seek_v of_o god_n so_o neither_o be_v it_o hold_v of_o he_o as_o his_o blessing_n nor_o use_v to_o his_o glory_n their_o mind_n do_v neither_o mark_v the_o course_n of_o it_o with_o joy_n nor_o turn_v they_o to_o god_n for_o it_o it_o may_v seem_v grievous_a to_o be_v night_n &_o day_n perplex_v with_o a_o weak_a body_n but_o the_o fruit_n of_o it_o be_v better_a than_o all_o these_o pain_n god_n give_v not_o health_n in_o a_o constant_a tenor_n but_o by_o part_n he_o tape_v it_o so_o piece_n and_o piece_n that_o every_o hour_n he_o give_v we_o both_o matter_n of_o prayer_n and_o praise_n when_o i_o find_v daily_a the_o sentence_n of_o death_n i_o have_v daily_a recouse_n to_o god_n for_o life_n and_o every_o delivery_n of_o every_o onset_n be_v a_o new_a gift_n and_o taker_n of_o the_o life_n it_o be_v not_o seek_v for_o itself_o but_o for_o god_n that_o it_o may_v be_v employ_v to_o his_o honour_n a_o godly_a soul_n
have_v more_o fruitful_a remarke_n in_o one_o day_n about_o his_o tenderness_n than_o a_o secure_a soul_n in_o a_o constant_a health_n in_o all_o his_o life-time_n i_o have_v rather_o undergo_v the_o bodily_a infirmity_n than_o want_v the_o daily_a spiritual_a profit_n it_o be_v a_o sort_n of_o spiritualize_v our_o bodily_a life_n when_o all_o the_o hour_n of_o it_o be_v seek_v obtain_v possess_v and_o spend_v on_o god_n and_o these_o frequent_a infirmity_n be_v tolerable_a that_o bring_v so_o spiritual_a a_o life_n both_o to_o soul_n and_o body_n profane_a man_n abuse_v the_o strength_n and_o health_n of_o their_o body_n to_o sin_n they_o take_v it_o as_o a_o instrument_n and_o measure_n of_o their_o iniquity_n so_o long_o and_o so_o far_o do_v they_o offend_v as_o their_o body_n serve_v they_o this_o be_v a_o give_v of_o their_o body_n to_o be_v a_o weapon_n of_o unrighteousness_n and_o a_o sacrifice_a of_o themselves_o to_o the_o devil_n hereafter_o they_o will_v wish_v that_o their_o strong_a body_n have_v be_v tie_v to_o the_o bed_n continual_o but_o tenderness_n in_o the_o godly_a turn_v all_o their_o thought_n and_o care_n to_o immortality_n strength_n and_o health_n of_o body_n be_v god_n blessing_n but_o our_o corruption_n abuse_v it_o either_o to_o needless_a business_n or_o in_o gross_a act_n of_o sin_n tenderness_n be_v a_o crosâ—e_n but_o where_o it_o be_v sanctify_v it_o be_v a_o bridle_n to_o hold_v we_o from_o sinful_a work_n and_o a_o spur_n to_o devotion_n it_o send_v we_o oftten_a to_o god_n when_o possible_o we_o will_v be_v worse_o exercise_v as_o oft_o as_o it_o humble_v itself_o to_o god_n among_o other_o suit_n it_o put_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o our_o spirit_n the_o supplication_n for_o health_n and_o sanctification_n of_o that_o tenderness_n there_o be_v no_o cross_n that_o either_o more_o occasion_v or_o cause_v a_o serious_a preparation_n for_o death_n than_o bodily_a weakness_n when_o they_o find_v daily_a the_o coard_n of_o their_o tabernacle_n lose_v and_o the_o pillar_n of_o it_o bow_v they_o deal_v with_o god_n for_o a_o mansion_n in_o heaven_n that_o weakness_n may_v possible_o hinder_v they_o from_o some_o bodily_a work_n in_o their_o call_n but_o it_o stay_v they_o also_o from_o many_o bodily_a sin_n and_o hold_v they_o ever_o upon_o the_o main_a point_n how_o they_o may_v be_v clothe_v after_o this_o life_n with_o glorious_a immortality_n as_o abuse_a strength_n post_v to_o hell_n so_o sanctify_a terdernesse_n creep_v to_o heaven_n 81._o matter_n of_o continual_a ejaculation_n none_o observe_v spirit_n can_v want_v new_a matter_n of_o continual_a prayer_n to_o god_n if_o he_o be_v secret_a he_o fill_v his_o heart_n in_o reteardnesse_n if_o he_o go_v abroad_o it_o be_v force_v on_o he_o what_o difficulty_n shall_v we_o find_v to_o converse_v with_o man_n what_o ignorance_n in_o ourself_o to_o foresee_v and_o weakness_n to_o eschew_v foresee_v or_o secret_a inconvenient_n when_o god_n may_v desert_v we_o for_o a_o time_n and_o leave_v we_o to_o the_o counsel_n of_o our_o heart_n like_o ezechiah_n or_o satan_n surpryse_v we_o by_o passion_n or_o deceive_v we_o by_o allurement_n these_o and_o the_o like_a shall_v give_v we_o matter_n with_o nehemiah_n to_o send_v up_o pierce_a ejaculation_n to_o god_n it_o be_v necessary_a we_o ever_o be_v request_v god_n that_o we_o neither_o offend_v nor_o be_v offend_v of_o other_o the_o least_o liberty_n of_o our_o thought_n may_v draw_v we_o to_o grievous_a inconuenient_n there_o be_v no_o sure_a guard_n to_o we_o &_o our_o heart_n but_o by_o a_o special_a guard_v grace_n and_o that_o guard_n be_v most_o close_o about_o we_o when_o we_o feel_v the_o need_n of_o it_o and_o be_v earnest_a with_o god_n for_o it_o so_o long_o as_o there_o be_v evil_a in_o the_o world_n malice_n in_o satan_n weakness_n in_o ourself_o and_o goodness_n in_o god_n we_o can_v want_v matter_n of_o continual_a prayer_n that_o same_o light_n that_o see_v the_o necessity_n direct_v we_o to_o the_o fountain_n where_o it_o may_v be_v help_v and_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n persuade_v we_o of_o a_o supply_n our_o necessity_n be_v great_a and_o god_n have_v promise_v to_o hear_v when_o we_o call_v his_o mercy_n and_o truth_n in_o christ_n be_v chief_a ground_n of_o my_o persuasion_n but_o i_o be_o great_o confirm_v by_o a_o secondary_a means_n when_o i_o be_o conscious_a in_o all_o my_o do_v with_o man_n that_o i_o seek_v nothing_o but_o god_n glory_n man_n good_a &_o my_o own_o salvation_n we_o draw_v near_o to_o the_o throne_n of_o grace_n with_o boldness_n when_o our_o heart_n be_v purge_v from_o every_o evil_a conscience_n the_o gift_n and_o liberty_n of_o fervent_a ejaculation_n be_v the_o work_n of_o god_n in_o we_o he_o will_v doubtless_o answer_v that_o desire_n which_o his_o own_o spirit_n work_v we_o need_v not_o in_o such_o stratnesse_n of_o time_n and_o business_n look_v so_o much_o to_o the_o shortness_n of_o our_o ejaculation_n as_o to_o their_o fervency_n plurality_n of_o business_n lack_v of_o time_n and_o throng_n of_o company_n seem_v to_o cut_v off_o the_o possibility_n of_o these_o short_a prayer_n but_o indeed_o they_o beget_v and_o bring_v they_o forth_o god_n intercourse_n with_o the_o godly_a soul_n know_v no_o such_o impediment_n moses_n distress_n at_o the_o red_a sea_n force_v out_o these_o secret_a cry_n and_o god_n answer_v he_o to_o his_o desire_n the_o searcher_n of_o heart_n hear_v these_o secret_a and_o pierce_a prayer_n and_o will_v answer_v they_o open_o they_o be_v not_o so_o much_o in_o voice_n as_o in_o groan_n and_o these_o groan_n be_v not_o separate_v from_o the_o heart_n but_o in_o it_o and_o the_o heart_n in_o they_o immediate_o thrust_v itself_o on_o god_n a_o free_a desire_n go_v out_o in_o word_n but_o a_o restrain_a and_o suppress_v desire_n double_v itself_o as_o a_o sparkle_n of_o fire_n be_v hot_a when_o it_o be_v cover_v with_o cold_a ash_n 82._o compliment_a be_v a_o windy_a fullness_n complement_a in_o speech_n be_v a_o verbal_a idolatry_n it_o be_v count_v a_o perfection_n in_o talk_v but_o be_v indeed_o the_o quintessence_n of_o prattle_v and_o unworhtie_a of_o a_o free_a and_o ingenuous_a mind_n the_o giver_n and_o receiver_n be_v both_o deceive_v the_o first_o speak_v that_o which_o he_o mean_v not_o and_o the_o other_o trow_v that_o which_o he_o exspect_v not_o at_o title_v man_n have_v arm_n and_o fact_n of_o hostility_n without_o wrath_n they_o break_v their_o spear_n on_o other_o &_o intend_v none_o hurt_v so_o complement_a have_v friendly_a word_n without_o love_n as_o jester_n break_v their_o jest_n on_o other_o so_o do_v politician_n their_o smoky_a wish_n &_o praise_n they_o live_v by_o that_o smoke_n but_o modest_a spirit_n be_v torment_v with_o it_o that_o mist_n flee_v most_o among_o man_n of_o least_o true_a worth_n where_o that_o flattery_n be_v mutual_a then_o two_o bird_n of_o one_o feather_n â—lee_v together_o and_o two_o horse_n of_o one_o itch_n do_v nip_n other_o it_o be_v a_o pity_n to_o see_v man_n teach_v their_o tong_n to_o speak_v lie_n &_o to_o labour_v to_o be_v trust_v more_o than_o understand_v but_o they_o trow_v not_o themselves_o how_o shall_v other_o man_n trust_v they_o no_o man_n can_v just_o crave_v more_o credit_n to_o his_o speech_n of_o other_o than_o himself_o give_v to_o it_o or_o if_o he_o do_v he_o must_v conceit_n strong_o that_o he_o deal_v with_o a_o fool_n he_o mindreh_a one_o thing_n and_o speak_v or_o rather_o sound_v the_o contrare_fw-la he_o know_v his_o heart_n think_v not_o what_o he_o speak_v and_o therefore_o he_o take_v the_o flourish_v of_o fair_a speech_n to_o supply_v the_o want_n of_o truth_n his_o heart_n must_v fetch_v the_o reason_n of_o his_o own_o persuasion_n from_o his_o mouth_n and_o measure_v other_o by_o himself_o he_o think_v that_o many_o fair_a word_n shall_v beguile_v they_o as_o well_o as_o he_o beguile_v himself_o with_o they_o they_o be_v no_o more_o vex_v to_o coin_v their_o word_n than_o i_o be_o to_o keep_v my_o countenance_n when_o i_o hear_v they_o ingenuity_n of_o affection_n go_v plain_o to_o work_v the_o more_o care_n to_o fill_v my_o ear_n with_o officious_a offer_n the_o less_o credit_n they_o find_v in_o my_o heart_n i_o think_v their_o spirit_n be_v so_o spend_v in_o that_o vapour_n that_o there_o be_v leave_v neither_o spirit_n nor_o life_n in_o their_o affection_n this_o sort_n of_o lie_v be_v not_o vulgar_a but_o with_o a_o singular_a mode_n poet_n have_v liberty_n to_o lie_v and_o for_o keep_v their_o rythme_n they_o be_v licence_v to_o quite_o reason_n ofttimes_o there_o be_v none_o odd_a vein_n of_o poesy_n without_o some_o degree_n of_o abstractnes_n of_o spirit_n the_o strictness_n of_o meet_a lose_v they_o from_o
i_o be_o triumph_v over_o he_o and_o while_o i_o be_o break_v his_o power_n his_o policy_n supplant_v i_o if_o i_o be_v deject_v for_o that_o which_o be_v my_o glory_n it_o be_v my_o coronation_n day_n why_o shall_v i_o be_v ashamed_a of_o it_o joseph_n and_o mordecay_n be_v not_o so_o base_a mind_v as_o to_o sorrow_n at_o their_o preferment_n and_o why_o shall_v i_o not_o rejoice_v at_o this_o my_o great_a exaltation_n to_o be_v take_v up_o to_o heaven_n and_o honour_v to_o a_o equality_n with_o angel_n and_o conformity_n with_o christ._n arise_v therefore_o o_o my_o soul_n and_o make_v thou_o for_o thy_o last_o birth_n day_n come_v forth_o of_o this_o body_n wherein_o thou_o dwell_v and_o out_o of_o this_o great_a tabernacle_n from_o this_o visible_a world_n and_o go_v to_o god_n so_o long_o as_o thou_o be_v enclose_v in_o the_o straight_a bound_n of_o the_o creature_n thou_o can_v enjoy_v free_o thy_o creator_n arise_v and_o make_v thou_o ready_a to_o meet_v thy_o bridegroom_n he_o be_v come_v to_o thou_o and_o his_o reward_n be_v with_o he_o prepare_v thy_o lamp_n pour_v out_o thy_o oil_n make_v thou_o to_o meet_v he_o who_o be_v come_v to_o thou_o and_o have_v woo_v thou_o to_o himself_o lift_v up_o thy_o ear_n and_o hear_v the_o howl_n of_o evil_a spirit_n triumph_v and_o subdue_v and_o the_o encourage_n shout_a of_o the_o glorious_a spirit_n how_o all_o that_o queer_v of_o heaven_n do_v glad_o desire_v to_o take_v thou_o in_o their_o number_n to_o keep_v thy_o part_n of_o their_o harmony_n of_o the_o new_a song_n to_o the_o praise_n of_o god_n and_o lift_v up_o thy_o head_n now_o full_a of_o hope_n to_o receive_v that_o crown_n of_o glory_n which_o christ_n have_v purchase_v to_o thou_o and_o be_v ready_a to_o set_v upon_o thou_o o_o lord_n i_o have_v fight_v my_o fight_n i_o have_v finish_v my_o race_n and_o keep_v the_o faith_n henceforth_o be_v lay_v up_o for_o i_o the_o crown_n of_o righteousness_n which_o god_n the_o righteous_a judge_n will_v give_v to_o i_o and_o not_o only_o to_o i_o but_o also_o to_o all_o that_o love_v his_o glorious_a come_n 2_o timoth._n 4._o will_v thou_o know_v what_o be_v this_o noise_n about_o thou_o it_o be_v the_o hand_n of_o thy_o lord_n soft_o lose_v the_o pin_n and_o slaken_v the_o coard_n of_o thy_o tabernacle_n it_o be_v the_o noise_n of_o his_o chariot_n that_o he_o have_v send_v from_o heaven_n to_o bring_v thou_o to_o he_o old_a jakob_n revive_v when_o he_o see_v josephs_n chariot_n to_o bring_v he_o to_o egypt_n though_o his_o posterity_n be_v thereafter_o in_o thrall_n shall_v thou_o not_o be_v glad_a to_o go_v up_o in_o these_o coach_n to_o heaven_n where_o thou_o shall_v ever_o be_v with_o joseph_n and_o under_o a_o good_a king_n who_o know_v joseph_n and_o will_v never_o die_v this_o noise_n be_v nothing_o but_o the_o sound_n of_o christ_n key_n open_v thy_o prison_n and_o fetter_n lift_v up_o thy_o head_n and_o rejoice_v for_o thy_o redemption_n be_v at_o hand_n he_o that_o be_v to_o come_v will_v come_v and_o not_o delay_v behold_v he_o come_v and_o his_o reward_n be_v with_o he_o thou_o shall_v hear_v in_o due_a time_n the_o voice_n of_o thy_o belove_a cry_v arise_v my_o spouse_n my_o belove_a arise_v and_o come_v away_o for_o the_o winter_n of_o thy_o calamitous_a life_n be_v go_v the_o reins_n of_o thy_o affliction_n be_v pass_v cant_n 2._o fearful_a indeed_o be_v the_o cry_n which_o torment_v the_o wicked_a at_o death_n the_o cry_n of_o their_o sin_n accuse_v they_o the_o law_n condemn_v they_o the_o conscience_n torment_v they_o the_o gospel_n testify_v their_o contempt_n of_o it_o satan_n insult_v over_o they_o and_o of_o a_o crafty_a tempter_n become_v a_o cruel_a tormenter_n the_o creature_n curse_v they_o for_o weary_v it_o with_o sin_n and_o vanity_n the_o heaven_n debar_v they_o and_o the_o hell_n gap_v for_o they_o but_o i_o thank_v god_n in_o christ_n i_o have_v a_o better_a cry_n in_o some_o measure_n and_o hope_v to_o hear_v it_o more_o at_o the_o last_o my_o conscience_n comfort_v i_o in_o the_o peace_n of_o god_n the_o law_n absolve_a i_o because_o it_o be_v satisfy_v for_o i_o in_o christ_n my_o cautioner_n the_o gospel_n testify_v my_o delight_n in_o it_o and_o care_v to_o believe_v and_o obey_v it_o satan_n and_o his_o angel_n lament_v their_o disappointment_n the_o heaven_n open_v to_o receive_v my_o soul_n and_o angel_n ready_a to_o carry_v it_o to_o heaven_n so_o long_o as_o thou_o hear_v these_o sweet_a voice_n the_o noise_n of_o death_n shall_v not_o trouble_v thou_o all_o this_o noise_n of_o a_o decay_a body_n be_v for_o thy_o liberty_n as_o it_o decay_v thou_o shall_v increase_v as_o it_o go_v to_o the_o earth_n thou_o go_v to_o heaven_n you_o come_v from_o diverse_a beginning_n the_o body_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o god_n put_v thou_o in_o it_o in_o your_o lose_n you_o seek_v back_o to_o these_o beginning_n the_o body_n to_o the_o dust_n and_o thou_o to_o god_n that_o give_v thou_o thou_o will_v be_v strong_a free_a cleanner_n when_o thou_o can_v not_o utter_v thyself_o to_o man_n than_o ever_o thou_o be_v before_o the_o balance_n be_v well_o casten_z when_o the_o more_o the_o body_n return_v to_o dust_n the_o more_o thou_o ascende_v to_o god_n thy_o saviour_n i_o find_v a_o change_n whereof_o i_o never_o think_v to_o repent_v a_o great_a change_n without_o loss_n my_o bodily_a eye_n wax_v dim_a but_o my_o mind_n see_v god_n more_o clear_o my_o ear_n be_v slow_a of_o hear_v man_n but_o my_o spirit_n quick_a in_o hear_v the_o consolation_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n my_o taste_n distaste_v meat_n but_o the_o delight_n in_o taste_v the_o sweetness_n of_o god_n increase_v all_o my_o natural_a power_n be_v fail_v but_o my_o spirit_n be_v more_o vigorous_a in_o affect_v and_o more_o peaceable_a in_o rest_v upon_o god_n and_o his_o happiness_n it_o it_o a_o fearful_a change_n which_o go_v all_o to_o the_o worse_o and_o in_o end_n to_o destruction_n but_o this_o change_n be_v all_o to_o the_o better_a and_o shall_v end_v in_o salvation_n this_o be_v a_o sure_a token_n that_o as_o i_o have_v not_o enjoy_v my_o happiness_n here_o so_o i_o have_v not_o lose_v it_o here_o but_o live_v in_o the_o hope_n and_o beginning_n of_o it_o i_o be_o now_o go_v to_o the_o possession_n of_o it_o this_o my_o change_n tend_v to_o happiness_n though_o the_o body_n by_o dissolution_n seem_v to_o go_v far_o about_o yet_o it_o be_v in_o the_o way_n to_o its_o own_o perfection_n and_o thy_o change_n be_v direct_o for_o it_o from_o faith_n to_o sight_n from_o hope_n to_o possession_n and_o both_o soul_n and_o body_n in_o their_o several_a perfection_n shall_v be_v in_o the_o last_o day_n conjoin_v to_o make_v up_o my_o compleat_a perfection_n there_o shall_v neither_o be_v sin_n nor_o pain_n in_o body_n or_o spirit_n all_o misery_n of_o both_o shall_v be_v go_v and_o happiness_n of_o both_o shall_v be_v complete_a that_o work_n of_o god_n grace_n perfect_v in_o glory_n and_o his_o hand_n crown_v my_o desire_n with_o enjoy_v himself_o many_o union_n have_v thou_o with_o the_o body_n and_o but_o one_o separation_n in_o our_o creation_n in_o adam_n a_o union_n in_o innocence_n in_o my_o birth_n a_o union_n in_o uncleanness_n i_o be_o beget_v and_o bear_v according_a to_o the_o image_n of_o adam_n fall_v and_o sinful_a in_o the_o resurrection_n i_o shall_v have_v a_o glorious_a union_n in_o christ_n and_o but_o only_o one_o separation_n in_o death_n this_o separation_n be_v now_o needful_a it_o be_v threaten_v in_o paradise_n if_o we_o offend_v and_o now_o i_o can_v enter_v in_o heaven_n without_o it_o except_o i_o either_o live_v till_o the_o last_o day_n and_o be_v change_v or_o be_v translate_v as_o enoch_n and_o elias_n to_o hold_v all_o mankind_n alive_a till_o the_o last_o day_n be_v against_o god_n appointment_n who_o have_v draw_v our_o day_n to_o a_o hand-breadth_n to_o be_v translate_v be_v the_o privilege_n of_o a_o few_o and_o can_v be_v the_o lot_n of_o all_o therefore_o the_o separation_n be_v in_o mercy_n that_o the_o soul_n may_v enter_v in_o glory_n and_o the_o body_n rest_n in_o hope_n for_o a_o time_n it_o be_v not_o casten_z away_o but_o lay_v up_o and_o god_n have_v a_o special_a care_n of_o the_o dust_n of_o it_o to_o raise_v it_o up_o again_o when_o our_o friend_n and_o neighbour_n have_v lay_v it_o in_o the_o cold_a clay_n they_o leave_v it_o there_o but_o god_n leave_v it_o not_o but_o keep_v it_o till_o the_o last_o day_n since_o there_o can_v neither_o goodly_a be_v a_o hold_v of_o soul_n and_o body_n together_o till_o the_o last_o day_n neither_o a_o translate_n
that_o covenant_n come_v these_o water_n divide_v themselves_o let_v i_o see_v the_o high_a priest_n of_o my_o profession_n who_o be_v the_o ark_n himself_o carry_v that_o ark_n before_o i_o where_o he_o set_v his_o foot_n there_o be_v dry_a ground_n to_o pass_v through_o the_o midst_n of_o danger_n o_o son_n of_o god_n show_v thy_o propitiation_n to_o the_o father_n to_o appease_v he_o to_o i_o to_o encourage_v i_o to_o these_o water_n that_o they_o may_v flee_v away_o and_o to_o my_o enemy_n that_o they_o may_v be_v destroy_v let_v i_o see_v thou_o as_o i_o do_v long_o since_o at_o the_o like_a sentence_n of_o death_n interpon_v thyself_o betwixt_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n and_o i_o secure_v i_o from_o sin_n punishment_n and_o all_o that_o work_n of_o justice_n when_o thou_o turn_v wrath_n in_o mercy_n and_o the_o justice_n seat_n in_o a_o throne_n of_o grace_n and_o set_v thyself_o as_o a_o sconce_n between_o god_n wrath_n and_o i_o make_v i_o as_o posedlie_o and_o calmelie_o to_o stand_v before_o god_n under_o the_o sentence_n of_o death_n as_o ever_o i_o do_v in_o the_o sweet_a meditation_n &_o motion_n of_o thy_o spirit_n that_o former_a proof_n yet_o fresh_a in_o my_o mind_n confirm_v my_o hope_n in_o the_o expectation_n of_o the_o like_a peace_n when_o death_n shall_v come_v indeed_o all_o this_o i_o know_v this_o i_o believe_v and_o hope_v for_o and_o feel_v already_o begin_v in_o i_o in_o some_o measure_n and_o persuade_v myself_o as_o now_o i_o think_v it_o and_o write_v it_o that_o in_o due_a time_n i_o shall_v find_v it_o and_o praise_v thou_o in_o heaven_n eternal_o for_o it_o when_o thou_o have_v crown_v thy_o mercy_n in_o i_o the_o sense_n of_o thy_o presence_n do_v now_o delight_v i_o but_o i_o rest_v not_o on_o it_o as_o it_o give_v i_o unspeakable_a contentment_n so_o it_o pouse_v i_o fordward_o to_o thy_o perfect_a presence_n i_o must_v ever_o be_v in_o move_v till_o i_o be_v perfect_v in_o thou_o though_o thy_o presence_n comfort_v i_o now_o in_o these_o my_o soules-speache_n with_o thou_o aâ—d_v refresh_v my_o weary_a heart_n both_o under_o present_a pain_n and_o foresee_v pain_n of_o death_n yet_o i_o stay_v not_o there_o these_o cool_a taste_n do_v rather_o inflame_v my_o desire_n than_o quench_v it_o and_o increase_v my_o longing_n for_o the_o well_o itself_o that_o i_o may_v be_v satisfy_v abundant_o with_o the_o fatness_n of_o thy_o house_n and_o drink_v of_o the_o river_n of_o thy_o pleasure_n for_o with_o thou_o be_v the_o fountain_n of_o life_n and_o in_o thy_o light_n i_o shall_v see_v light_a psal._n 36._o 8._o 9_o all_o my_o joy_n in_o the_o way_n can_v satisfy_v i_o till_o i_o be_v in_o that_o city_n whereof_o the_o lord_n god_n almighty_a &_o the_o lamb_n be_v the_o temple_n that_o new_a jerusalem_n that_o have_v no_o need_n of_o the_o sun_n nor_o of_o the_o moon_n for_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n do_v enlighten_v it_o and_o the_o lamb_n be_v the_o light_n of_o it_o revelat._n 21._o 22._o 23._o i_o long_o for_o that_o pure_a river_n of_o the_o water_n of_o life_n clear_a as_o crystal_n proceed_v out_o of_o the_o throne_n of_o god_n and_o the_o lamb_n i_o long_o for_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n that_o bring_v fruit_n every_o month_n ever_o constant_a and_o new_a joy_n that_o i_o may_v see_v the_o face_n of_o the_o lamb_n and_o have_v his_o name_n write_v in_o my_o forehead_n and_o follow_v he_o whither_o soever_o he_o go_v revelat._n 22._o 1._o 2._o 4._o till_o i_o come_v to_o this_o estate_n my_o soul_n will_v ever_o thirst_v for_o thou_o more_o than_o the_o thirsty_a land_n do_v for_o rain_n or_o the_o chase_a hart_n pant_v for_o the_o river_n of_o water_n my_o soul_n thirst_v for_o god_n even_o for_o the_o live_a god_n oh_o when_o shall_v i_o come_v and_o appear_v before_o god_n psal._n 42._o 2._o none_o have_v wrought_v or_o can_v work_v this_o great_a desire_n in_o i_o but_o thou_o only_o &_o none_o can_v or_o shall_v satisfy_v it_o but_o thou_o and_o that_o by_o none_o of_o thy_o gift_n but_o by_o thyself_o alone_o it_o be_v a_o desire_n of_o thyself_o above_o all_o and_o can_v rest_v without_o thyself_o it_o be_v strong_a than_o all_o other_o desire_n in_o i_o they_o be_v all_o silent_a when_o it_o reign_v they_o cease_v willing_o and_o quite_o their_o private_a contentment_n and_o seek_v it_o in_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o this_o great_a one._n come_v therefore_o o_o thou_o who_o my_o soul_n love_v and_o satisfy_v my_o soul_n in_o her_o great_a desire_n of_o thou_o this_o be_v for_o the_o present_a by_o the_o work_n of_o thy_o spirit_n &_o i_o trust_v shall_v be_v my_o last_o &_o ardent_a affection_n to_o thou_o in_o the_o hour_n of_o my_o death_n &_o my_o eternal_a condition_n in_o the_o heaven_n then_o the_o great_a satisfaction_n of_o my_o great_a desire_n shall_v work_v my_o great_a delight_n sight_n and_o sense_n and_o fruition_n shall_v then_o teach_v i_o that_o which_o now_o the_o eye_n have_v not_o see_v not_o the_o ear_n hear_v nor_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n conceive_v but_o when_o i_o shall_v see_v thou_o as_o thou_o be_v &_o shall_v know_v thou_o as_o i_o be_o know_v than_o i_o shall_v see_v that_o which_o now_o i_o believe_v and_o hope_v for_o even_o my_o happiness_n in_o thou_o perfect_o when_o the_o end_n of_o thy_o love_n to_o i_o and_o of_o my_o desire_n of_o thou_o do_v meet_v in_o that_o glorious_a perfection_n there_o shall_v neither_o be_v matter_n nor_o place_n for_o more_o desire_n the_o infinite_a weight_n of_o glory_n the_o eternal_a endurance_n of_o it_o the_o constant_a freshness_n and_o continual_a newness_n of_o it_o in_o my_o never-loathing_a nor_o decay_a feeling_n exclude_v both_o the_o increase_n and_o be_v of_o any_o desire_n when_o thy_o delight_n in_o i_o and_o my_o delight_n in_o thou_o do_v concur_v than_o my_o glorify_a delight_n shall_v rest_v on_o thou_o and_o thy_o delight_n content_o i_o cease_v now_o to_o write_v but_o not_o to_o think_v of_o and_o affect_v thou_o as_o my_o only_a happiness_n let_v thy_o good_a spirit_n o_o lord_n keep_v my_o soul_n under_o the_o sense_n of_o these_o delight_n or_o under_o the_o memory_n of_o they_o or_o the_o fruit_n of_o they_o that_o i_o may_v walk_v in_o the_o strength_n of_o their_o consolation_n delight_v myself_o in_o thou_o and_o in_o that_o my_o happiness_n which_o be_v thyself_o till_o i_o perfect_o enjoy_v thou_o into_o thy_o hand_n i_o commit_v my_o spirit_n for_o thou_o have_v redeem_v i_o o_o lord_n god_n of_o truth_n come_v lord_n jesus_n and_o tarry_v not._n amen_o finis_fw-la the_o table_n of_o these_o observation_n a_o accident_n rare_a make_v many_o prophet_n obser._n 51_o affection_n right_o place_v 46_o affliction_n great_a profit_n 69_o athiesmes_n poison_n 27_o ambitious_a man_n die_v of_o their_o disease_n 48_o b_o our_o body_n spirituality_n 40_o the_o body_n tenderness_n a_o blessing_n to_o the_o godly_a 80_o c_o calling_n be_v our_o trial_n 35_o god_n call_v a_o sufficient_a warrant_n 26_o fruitful_a labour_n in_o our_o call_v 8_o calumny_n comfort_n 87_o christian_a furniture_n 1_o combat_n between_o the_o earth_n &_o the_o wretch_n 17_o company_n usual_o hurtful_a 15_o compliment_a be_v a_o windy_a fullness_n 82_o contemplation_n and_o practice_n ought_v to_o be_v join_v 47_o conceit_n of_o wisdom_n be_v great_a folly_n 44_o conscience_n exercise_n 79_o conscientious_a knowledge_n 83_o constant_a inconstancy_n 30_o corruption_n danger_n 56_o corruption_n remeede_o 90_o credulity_n and_o confidence_n 41_o d_o death_n surprise_v the_o most_o part_n of_o man_n 6_o devotion_n and_o obedience_n be_v twin_n 12_o e_o ejaculation_n continual_a 81_o experience_n fruitful_a 14_o f_o fantasy_n tyranny_n and_o remeede_n 94_o fault_n with_o the_o world_n but_o not_o with_o god_n 23_o fear_n needless_a be_v fruitful_a to_o the_o godly_a 85_o flesh_n and_o spirit_n discern_v 58_o g_o god_n alone_o better_o than_o all_o 50_o god_n merciful_a presence_n 59_o the_o sight_n of_o a_o present_a godhead_n 42_o god_n best_a gift_n 57_o god_n see_v the_o heart_n 67_o god_n beggar_n be_v best_a hear_v 72_o how_o to_o please_v god_n and_o man_n 33_o god_n the_o dwell_a place_n of_o the_o godly_a 100_o god_n and_o satan_n contrare_fw-la in_o end_n &_o way_n 60_o the_o godlies'_n war_n in_o peace_n 91_o h_n concern_v happiness_n we_o be_v great_a fool_n 5_o heart_n discovery_n 10_o heart_n hardness_n 75_o i_o injury_n inflame_v our_o corruption_n 32_o insolent_a fit_n 29_o judge_v wrong_a 31_o l_o short_n life_n ought_v a_o short_a care_n 20_o love_n of_o good_a and_o hatred_n of_o evil_a 54_o the_o best_a lot_n have_v some_o want_n 55_o m_n man_n threefold_a perfection_n 97_o man_n most_o disobedient_a of_o all_o creature_n 70_o man_n both_o blind_a and_o quick_a sight_v in_o his_o own_o cause_n 88_o mankind_n wise_a temper_n 84_o best_n man_n most_o injure_v 71_o mankind_n threefold_a respect_n 96_o meditation_n profit_n 39_o the_o merchant_n wise_a and_o foolish_a 53_o good_a motion_n be_v of_o god_n 73_o n_o holy_a necessity_n be_v no_o distraction_n 13_o thirst_n of_o news_n 86_o o_o observation_n right_a use_n 74_o operation_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n 2_o p_o particular_n be_v mix_v with_o common_a cause_n 89_o passion_n disease_n and_o remeede_v 22_o patron_n of_o grace_n and_o nature_n 43_o peace_n of_o god_n a_o sweet_a vade-mecum_a 4_o perplexity_n disease_n and_o remeede_o 21_o politics_n secrecy_n be_v open_a 62_o predominant_a virtue_n and_o vice_n 93_o prayer_n great_a profit_n 7_o providence_n particular_a to_o the_o godly_a 98_o rest_n on_o providence_n 68_o r_o religious_a religion_n 82_o refuge_n of_o the_o christian._n 95_o resolution_n perform_v 34_o s_o salvation_n of_o god_n alone_o 24_o scripture_n unspeakable_a profit_n 65_o security_n in_o god_n 38_o selvishnesse_n damnable_a 52_o sense_n of_o weakness_n 62_o sin_n a_o evil_a guest_n 28_o proud_a sinner_n post_v to_o hell_n 25_o soul_n life_n 63_o soul_n food_n 36_o the_o stamppe_n of_o god_n in_o the_o soul_n 77_o great_a worldly_a spirit_n 78_o good_a spirit_n most_o free_a of_o passion_n 49_o t_o our_o thought_n fruitful_a work_n 3_o the_o godly_a traveller_n 16_o trial_n of_o truth_n 61_o trial_n of_o our_o time_n 19_o w_n war_n fearful_a calamity_n 66_o way_n of_o god_n well_o expound_v 18_o world_n worse_o and_o worse_o 9_o dead_a to_o the_o world_n 45_o a_o new_a &_o better_a world_n in_o this_o old_a bad_a one_o 99_o worship_n of_o god_n do_v as_o his_o worship_n 76_o constant_a diet_n in_o god_n worship_n 37_o young_a youth_n and_o old_a age._n 11_o finis_fw-la fault_n escape_v in_o the_o print_n in_o the_o observation_n page_n line_n fault_n correct_v 53._o 1._o delate_v deleete_n 57_o 1._o friend_n frrine_n 68_o 2._o add_v post._n 79._o 5._o wrath_n worth_n 87._o 17._o crave_v carueth_n 111._o 21._o conversation_n coversion_n 113._o 1._o crave_v carve_v 152._o 14._o to_o in_o 157._o ult_n deal_n he_o 180._o 10._o calamity_n calumny_n 212._o 19_o taker_n tack_n 218._o 11._o title_v tilt_v in_o the_o resolution_n 2._o 3._o reproach_n approach_n 39_o 10._o it_o be_v 49._o 2_o secure_v serve_v
to_o life_n eternal_a occasional_a error_n come_v in_o at_o a_o side_n and_o wrest_v some_o part_n of_o our_o course_n and_o be_v discover_v be_v easy_o remee_v but_o this_o be_v a_o fundamental_a error_n to_o place_v our_o happiness_n in_o the_o earth_n and_o to_o seek_v it_o therein_o it_o pervert_v all_o the_o course_n of_o their_o way_n and_o the_o great_a conviction_n of_o it_o be_v when_o time_n of_o amendment_n be_v past_a when_o that_o consume_a fire_n at_o the_o last_o day_n destroy_v all_o which_o they_o have_v scrape_v together_o they_o will_v then_o see_v their_o error_n i_o think_v it_o great_a wisdom_n to_o carâ—e_v our_o care_n according_a to_o the_o thing_n themselves_o if_o eternity_n be_v here_o man_n scrape_n and_o rake_v of_o the_o earth_n may_v seem_v reasonable_a but_o since_o our_o time_n in_o this_o life_n be_v but_o short_a at_o the_o long_a and_o short_a possible_o than_o i_o know_v i_o will_v set_v all_o my_o heart_n for_o heaven_n and_o a_o short_a life_n shall_v have_v as_o short_a a_o care_n 21._o perplexity_n disease_n and_o remeede_o perplexity_n in_o our_o adoe_n be_v a_o torture_n to_o our_o soul_n with_o great_a difficulty_n we_o resolve_v on_o the_o end_n and_o when_o that_o be_v fix_v what_o toss_v have_v we_o to_o choose_v the_o mean_n that_o be_v most_o expedient_a for_o it_o and_o scarce_o be_v our_o spirit_n deliver_v of_o these_o two_o burden_n of_o purpose_v the_o good_a end_n and_o choose_v the_o best_a mean_n when_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o event_n torment_v we_o worse_o it_o seem_v here_o to_o be_v better_o to_o the_o rash_a and_o senseless_a man_n than_o to_o the_o wise_a the_o wise_a man_n multiply_v his_o grief_n and_o by_o foresight_n make_v his_o way_n more_o perplex_v to_o he_o whereas_o the_o rash_a man_n and_o senseless_a bring_v out_o some_o birth_n without_o conception_n and_o travel_n the_o stupid_a man_n be_v meerelie_o passive_a and_o let_v all_o thing_n come_v as_o they_o will_v his_o senselessness_n dispose_v he_o for_o any_o thing_n not_o because_o of_o resolution_n but_o for_o lack_v of_o it_o he_o have_v no_o more_o of_o matter_n but_o their_o fruit_n and_o event_n he_o be_v a_o witness_n to_o the_o child_n but_o neither_o father_n nor_o mother_n to_o it_o the_o hasty_a man_n be_v so_o in_o his_o action_n and_o every_o part_n of_o they_o at_o once_o that_o he_o be_v in_o none_o of_o they_o his_o do_v be_v as_o swift_a as_o his_o thought_n and_o ofttimes_o anterior_a to_o to_o his_o think_n as_o his_o tongue_n so_o his_o hand_n and_o foot_n outrun_v his_o mind_n he_o be_v out_o of_o they_o by_o temeritie_n before_o he_o be_v in_o they_o but_o true_a wisdom_n save_v we_o from_o all_o these_o error_n it_o look_v to_o god_n in_o who_o be_v the_o end_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o advise_v with_o his_o word_n about_o the_o mean_n to_o bring_v we_o to_o the_o end_n and_o rest_v on_o providence_n about_o the_o event_n thereby_o we_o be_v more_o in_o god_n than_o in_o our_o business_n and_o commit_v they_o to_o he_o that_o he_o may_v do_v they_o full_a dependence_n on_o he_o cut_v the_o throat_n of_o all_o these_o perplexity_n 22._o passion_n tyranny_n and_o remeede_o have_v be_v just_o so_o name_v though_o they_o breed_v in_o we_o yet_o we_o suffer_v of_o they_o and_o that_o in_o such_o violence_n as_o scarce_o either_o allurement_n of_o sin_n or_o provocation_n of_o injury_n can_v work_v it_o be_v nothing_o to_o see_v we_o by_o outward_a folly_n draw_v out_o of_o ourself_o but_o to_o suffer_v that_o of_o any_o inward_a power_n be_v more_o strange_a and_o that_o not_o so_o much_o a_o power_n as_o a_o impotency_n it_o be_v not_o strength_n but_o weakness_n in_o we_o that_o breed_v passion_n and_o yield_v to_o they_o a_o weak_a defender_n make_v a_o feeble_a assaulter_n prove_v strong_a and_o there_o be_v yet_o worse_o in_o it_o we_o know_v not_o either_o how_o to_o punish_v or_o to_o remee_v it_o both_o party_n be_v in_o ourself_o the_o do_v and_o suffer_v of_o passion_n be_v both_o of_o we_o and_o in_o we_o and_o when_o we_o press_v to_o mend_v it_o new_a passion_n arise_v in_o we_o both_o of_o grief_n that_o such_o passion_n shall_v be_v in_o we_o and_o of_o fear_n of_o wrath_n for_o they_o i_o will_v not_o excuse_v myself_o because_o of_o passion_n but_o rather_o accuse_v i_o excuse_n of_o that_o kind_n be_v as_o they_o who_o excuse_v their_o fault_n by_o drunkenness_n the_o purgation_n be_v foul_a than_o the_o sin_n purge_v passion_n in_o itself_o be_v punishment_n enough_o if_o it_o lack_v guiltiness_n it_o so_o disturb_v man_n and_o transport_v he_o that_o the_o violence_n of_o it_o be_v a_o sufficient_a chastisement_n for_o it_o it_o be_v a_o natural_a impotency_n and_o must_v be_v cure_v by_o a_o supernatural_a grace_n when_o god_n in_o who_o be_v no_o passion_n renew_v we_o to_o his_o image_n and_o we_o in_o all_o our_o action_n set_v he_o as_o a_o pattern_n before_o we_o we_o shall_v find_v a_o restraint_n of_o they_o i_o doubt_v if_o any_o passion_n can_v arise_v in_o that_o soul_n so_o long_o as_o it_o see_v a_o unpassionate_a god_n in_o the_o face_n of_o his_o meek_a son_n jesus_n christ_n we_o be_v as_o far_o separate_v from_o the_o meekness_n of_o christ_n as_o we_o be_v transport_v by_o passion_n 23._o three_o fault_n with_o the_o world_n but_o not_o with_o god_n these_o three_o thing_n be_v count_v fault_n in_o the_o world_n &_o yet_o no_o man_n need_v to_o repent_v he_o of_o they_o the_o modest_a shift_a of_o occasion_v honour_n and_o riches_n the_o patient_a digest_v of_o great_a wrong_n and_o the_o not_o follow_v of_o the_o fashion_n of_o the_o world_n who_o so_o be_v dispose_v be_v count_v dolt_n but_o that_o sentence_n fall_v on_o the_o judge_n the_o first_o be_v count_v basnesse_n of_o spirit_n the_o second_o a_o evil_a conscience_n he_o swallow_v injury_n so_o patient_o that_o he_o incur_v the_o suspicion_n of_o senselessness_n and_o stupour_n and_o the_o three_o a_o saucy_a singularity_n but_o such_o a_o spirit_n bear_v out_o that_o censure_n upon_o better_a ground_n the_o first_o come_v of_o true_a contentment_n in_o god_n the_o second_o of_o a_o care_n to_o keep_v himself_o in_o peace_n with_o god_n and_o the_o three_o of_o a_o just_a contemn_v of_o the_o world_n true_a honour_n follow_v the_o modest_a shifter_n of_o it_o and_o the_o riches_n of_o true_a contentment_n be_v treasure_v in_o the_o heart_n that_o hunger_v for_o no_o more_o he_o be_v true_o content_a who_o have_v fix_v a_o period_n to_o his_o desire_n and_o do_v not_o so_o much_o as_o loose_v they_o to_o a_o racklesse_n wish_v of_o further_a and_o the_o best_a way_n to_o keep_v peace_n in_o our_o soul_n be_v not_o to_o fret_v at_o injury_n &_o it_o be_v a_o token_n that_o he_o who_o dwell_v in_o we_o be_v great_a than_o the_o world_n when_o we_o count_v the_o world_n fashion_n a_o witless_a folly_n he_o who_o be_v so_o possess_v in_o his_o choice_n secure_o endure_v that_o ignorant_a censure_n and_o have_v indeed_o attain_v the_o truth_n of_o that_o which_o they_o be_v seek_v imaginarlie_o he_o see_v that_o by_o time_n they_o will_v either_o applaud_v he_o in_o his_o course_n or_o else_o fall_v short_a by_o the_o way_n to_o their_o great_a loss_n if_o the_o world_n can_v show_v i_o where_o i_o shall_v find_v it_o or_o what_o fix_a pattern_n and_o exampler_n of_o good_a it_o follow_v with_o some_o reason_n it_o may_v exact_v of_o i_o a_o imitation_n but_o since_o it_o can_v neither_o tell_v where_o to_o find_v itself_o neither_o have_v any_o pattern_n but_o it_o be_v own_o new_a fangle_n vanity_n it_o be_v shamelessness_n for_o it_o to_o suit_n and_o madness_n in_o i_o to_o give_v it_o obedience_n it_o must_v be_v a_o bad_a stuff_n that_o keep_v not_o the_o colour_n and_o a_o bad_a colour_n that_o change_v every_o day_n stuffe_n and_o colour_n of_o so_o changeable_a a_o stamp_n agree_v well_o together_o but_o the_o renew_a man_n die_v with_o the_o unchangeable_a colour_n of_o grace_n contemn_v they_o both_o i_o will_v not_o render_v myself_o to_o that_o school_n where_o pose_v sodilitie_n be_v count_v a_o vice_n and_o new_a fangle_a folly_n be_v count_v perfection_n 24._o salvation_n be_v of_o grace_n alone_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n in_o man_n have_v no_o great_a enemy_n than_o man_n himself_o satan_n have_v his_o name_n from_o inimitie_n to_o god_n and_o good_a and_o the_o world_n come_v in_o under_o his_o standard_n in_o that_o war_n but_o they_o can_v all_o hurt_v we_o so_o as_o we_o ourself_o their_o business_n be_v without_o and_o can_v prevail_v except_o our_o corruption_n bring_v it_o within_o and_o party_n it_o against_o
many_o time_n we_o be_v in_o torture_n resolve_v but_o in_o the_o action_n we_o find_v peace_n a_o solid_a and_o masculus_fw-la resolution_n give_v we_o no_o rest_n till_o it_o put_v we_o over_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o practice_n yea_o it_o resolve_v for_o do_v and_o turn_v all_o the_o resolve_v power_n to_o execution_n these_o be_v twin_n of_o a_o ripe_a spirit_n both_o to_o resolve_v and_o do_v to_o do_v without_o resolution_n be_v rashness_n &_o to_o resolve_v without_o do_v be_v faintness_n he_o who_o do_v without_o resolution_n dream_v of_o none_o impediment_n but_o he_o who_o resolve_v and_o delay_v execution_n wait_v upon_o impediment_n and_o rather_o than_o he_o lack_v they_o he_o will_v feign_v a_o thousand_o in_o his_o own_o fancy_n even_o fancy_v difficulty_n do_v terrify_v the_o lazy_a as_o much_o as_o real_a difficulty_n do_v the_o wise_a and_o diligent_a the_o sluggard_n say_v there_o be_v a_o lion_n in_o the_o way_n i_o dare_v not_o go_v forth_o lest_o i_o be_v kill_v prov._n 26._o 13._o 35._o calling_n be_v our_o trial_n as_o calling_n be_v god_n task_n appoint_v for_o we_o so_o be_v they_o his_o trial_n to_o prove_v what_o be_v in_o we_o he_o have_v ordain_v many_o calling_n for_o man_n good_a but_o many_o turn_v these_o mean_n of_o good_a in_o a_o snare_n there_o be_v no_o lawful_a call_v without_o the_o own_o good_a end_n and_o right_a way_n to_o come_v by_o that_o end_n but_o the_o most_o part_n pass_v that_o good_a and_o choose_v the_o wrong_n equity_n honesty_n humanity_n uprightness_n be_v god_n ordinance_n for_o calling_n deceat_fw-la circumvention_n doubleness_n and_o such_o like_a be_v satan_n invention_n and_o yet_o many_o shift_n the_o first_o as_o a_o vice_n and_o follow_v the_o second_o as_o the_o virtue_n of_o their_o call_v god_n set_v before_o they_o the_o good_a of_o mankind_n but_o they_o set_v nothing_o but_o their_o own_o private_a good_a and_o care_v not_o for_o obtain_v of_o it_o to_o hurt_v their_o neighbour_n how_o can_v god_n bless_v the_o breach_n of_o his_o own_o ordinance_n they_o may_v scrap_n together_o a_o state_n to_o themselves_o but_o god_n will_v blow_v upon_o it_o they_o think_v that_o calling_n be_v not_o god_n ordinance_n nor_o themselves_o liable_a to_o reckon_n and_o exerce_fw-la they_o as_o though_o they_o be_v of_o their_o own_o uptake_n and_o have_v none_o other_o end_n than_o to_o make_v they_o great_a in_o the_o earth_n but_o o_o miserable_a greatness_n that_o diminish_v grace_n and_o destroy_v they_o that_o have_v it_o the_o loss_n be_v here_o incomparablie_o great_a than_o the_o conceited_a gain_n what_o profit_n be_v it_o to_o gain_v the_o world_n and_o loose_v their_o soul_n to_o conquesh_a hell_n to_o themselves_o for_o enrich_v their_o posterity_n it_o be_v a_o pity_n to_o see_v man_n forsake_v honey_n and_o suck_v venom_n greedy_o but_o great_a pity_n to_o see_v man_n of_o a_o evil_a carriage_n in_o their_o call_v count_v the_o only_a man_n and_o these_o who_o be_v conscientious_a to_o be_v count_v no_o man_n i_o wonder_v not_o to_o see_v that_o same_o error_n which_o mislead_v man_n to_o approve_v they_o in_o their_o wrong_n but_o i_o wonder_v that_o mankind_n injure_v by_o they_o do_v honour_v they_o for_o their_o evil_n it_o be_v a_o just_a thing_n with_o god_n to_o make_v they_o hurt_v man_n more_o who_o so_o foolish_o allow_v they_o who_o he_o disdain_v they_o can_v complain_v to_o he_o of_o their_o wrong_n since_o they_o approve_v it_o this_o be_v a_o saif_a course_n to_o honour_n god_n by_o follow_v his_o will_n in_o a_o honest_a and_o faithful_a discharge_n of_o our_o call_v it_o be_v good_a for_o mankind_n and_o for_o ourself_o and_o acceptable_a to_o god._n hereby_o he_o prove_v to_o other_o and_o seal_v it_o in_o our_o own_o conscience_n that_o he_o have_v place_v we_o in_o our_o call_v in_o mercy_n both_o to_o mankind_n and_o to_o ourself_o 36._o food_n of_o our_o soul_n our_o care_n for_o the_o body_n condemn_v our_o brutishness_n about_o our_o soul_n both_o be_v substance_n and_o have_v need_n of_o entertainment_n but_o we_o be_v more_o sensible_a of_o the_o body_n necessity_n and_o careful_a to_o supply_v they_o the_o soul_n necessity_n be_v both_o great_a and_o more_o urge_v than_o the_o body_n our_o body_n lie_v under_o cold_a and_o heat_n and_o the_o decay_n of_o our_o natural_a moistness_n which_o must_v be_v du_o supply_v by_o nourishment_n but_o the_o necessity_n of_o entertain_v the_o life_n of_o god_n and_o the_o spark_n of_o grace_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o our_o corruption_n be_v daily_a and_o hourly_a it_o be_v senslesnes_n and_o death_n when_o these_o great_a necessity_n be_v not_o feel_v and_o supply_v no_o man_n be_v so_o foolish_a as_o to_o feed_v his_o body_n with_o imagination_n or_o if_o he_o will_v do_v so_o it_o will_v not_o be_v so_o deceive_v it_o be_v a_o substance_n and_o must_v have_v substance_n to_o maintain_v it_o how_o many_o know_v not_o what_o their_o soul_n be_v and_o what_o necessity_n it_o have_v and_o how_o to_o supply_v it_o and_o other_o who_o think_v they_o know_v all_o those_o do_v content_a themselves_o with_o imagination_n they_o do_v worse_o to_o their_o soul_n than_o to_o their_o body_n and_o their_o soul_n be_v more_o blokish_a than_o their_o body_n in_o stand_v content_a with_o these_o conceit_n ask_v they_o what_o certainty_n they_o have_v of_o happiness_n and_o security_n from_o misery_n they_o have_v no_o more_o reason_n of_o both_o than_o their_o apprehension_n and_o yet_o that_o suppose_a absent_a evil_n be_v as_o near_o to_o they_o as_o that_o conceited_a good_a be_v far_o from_o they_o what_o man_n can_v be_v seize_v in_o a_o worldly_a inheritance_n by_o imagination_n and_o yet_o the_o most_o part_n have_v no_o more_o warrant_n for_o their_o salvation_n the_o estate_n of_o our_o soul_n here_o and_o eternal_a salvation_n hereafter_o be_v too_o great_a a_o point_n to_o hazard_v upon_o a_o fancy_n it_o be_v a_o wholesome_a body_n that_o find_v the_o own_o necessity_n crave_v good_a food_n and_o turn_v it_o in_o it_o own_o substance_n it_o be_v a_o wholesome_a soul_n that_o always_o desire_v god_n find_v sensible_o his_o union_n and_o by_o a_o continual_a communion_n paâ—taketh_v of_o the_o divine_a nature_n when_o i_o find_v my_o soul_n burn_v up_o with_o the_o desire_n of_o he_o paunt_v like_o the_o hart_n for_o water_n and_o gape_v like_o the_o thirsty_a ground_n for_o rain_n i_o be_o sure_a that_o be_v of_o the_o life_n of_o god_n it_o be_v not_o feed_v with_o fancy_n that_o be_v fill_v with_o god_n himself_o it_o be_v fill_v with_o he_o that_o can_v rest_v on_o any_o thing_n beside_o he_o and_o find_v he_o in_o itself_o do_v sweet_o rest_v on_o he_o who_o only_o fill_v it_o and_o rest_v in_o it_o nothing_o can_v fill_v the_o soul_n but_o that_o which_o be_v great_a than_o it_o though_o in_o substance_n it_o be_v finite_a yet_o it_o be_v infinite_a in_o the_o desire_n and_o god_n alone_o do_v infinite_o exceed_v it_o both_o in_o substance_n &_o desire_n it_o will_v be_v count_v frenzy_n in_o a_o man_n who_o will_v press_v to_o drive_v himself_o in_o a_o nut_n shell_n so_o be_v he_o who_o seek_v contentment_n in_o the_o world_n alone_o 37._o a_o constant_a diet_n of_o god_n worship_n appetite_n be_v a_o good_a preparation_n for_o meat_n so_o be_v a_o zealous_a affection_n for_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n it_o be_v good_a to_o have_v our_o appoint_a time_n for_o spiritual_a exercise_n and_o to_o keep_v they_o but_o withal_o to_o strive_v for_o the_o spiritual_a appetite_n how_o sweet_a be_v that_o exercise_n to_o the_o soul_n wherein_o our_o necessity_n waken_v our_o desire_n our_o desire_n sharpen_v our_o appetite_n and_o our_o appetite_n thrust_v our_o heart_n to_o god_n and_o god_n pull_v both_o our_o heart_n and_o ourself_o to_o he_o in_o one_o instant_a it_o be_v both_o press_v with_o sense_n of_o misery_n and_o burn_v with_o a_o desire_n of_o god_n and_o sweet_o allure_v and_o draw_v by_o he_o to_o himself_o these_o be_v wonderful_a action_n between_o god_n and_o we_o and_o all_o wrought_v in_o we_o by_o his_o spirit_n to_o carry_v we_o up_o to_o he_o though_o i_o tie_v i_o not_o superstitioussie_a to_o hour_n of_o holy_a exercise_n yet_o religious_o i_o will_v keep_v they_o these_o hour_n be_v sweet_a to_o i_o when_o god_n draw_v my_o soul_n by_o strong_a desire_n and_o faith_n to_o he_o it_o be_v pleasant_a when_o either_o these_o exercise_n do_v tryst_n with_o our_o desire_n or_o god_n in_o they_o bring_v we_o to_o a_o holy_a disposition_n and_o great_a be_v the_o fruit_n of_o these_o exercise_n thereby_o our_o soul_n even_o at_o other_o time_n be_v keep_v if_o not_o under_o the_o sense_n
have_v lay_v in_o the_o uncharitable_a heart_n the_o egg_n or_o seed_n of_o ignorance_n malice_n prejudice_n suspicion_n preposterous_a zeal_n and_o such_o like_a then_o he_o work_v mighty_o on_o they_o and_o hatch_v the_o monstrous_a bird_n of_o calumny_n but_o it_o be_v winglesse_a till_o it_o be_v vent_v for_o this_o end_n he_o put_v confidence_n and_o credulity_n to_o it_o that_o it_o may_v flee_v abroad_o which_o be_v bring_v forth_o in_o secret_a this_o be_v a_o match_n of_o satan_n join_n a_o babble_a tongue_n to_o speak_v and_o a_o bibulous_a ear_n to_o drink_v in_o greedy_o bad_a report_n it_o be_v a_o weak_a soul_n that_o have_v two_o such_o assistant_n who_o so_o will_v persuade_v they_o of_o any_o thing_n have_v less_o to_o do_v than_o he_o who_o must_v hear_v their_o raw_a and_o unconsiderate_a report_n he_o need_v no_o more_o but_o vent_v his_o tale_n he_o be_v trust_v at_o once_o by_o they_o but_o their_o hearer_n must_v either_o believe_v they_o &_o that_o in_o their_o own_o degree_n of_o persuasion_n or_o else_o suffer_v for_o it_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o be_v their_o informer_n than_o their_o hearer_n or_o reformer_n and_o that_o rather_o in_o lie_n and_o trifle_n than_o in_o truth_n they_o be_v as_o hard_o to_o take_v contrare_fw-la information_n to_o their_o former_a error_n as_o they_o be_v ready_a at_o the_o first_o to_o drink_v they_o in_o it_o be_v our_o best_a to_o try_v report_n and_o then_o give_v every_o thing_n its_o own_o due_a of_o trust_n and_o every_o trust_v the_o own_o degree_n of_o asseveration_n it_o be_v folly_n to_o embrace_v humane_a report_n with_o that_o same_o degree_n of_o persuasion_n as_o we_o do_v divine_a truth_n or_o to_o speak_v they_o with_o the_o same_o confidence_n a_o special_a work_n of_o god_n spirit_n be_v to_o direct_v we_o in_o the_o truth_n and_o that_o not_o only_o in_o the_o matter_n of_o salvation_n but_o also_o in_o our_o common_a conversation_n where_o he_o reign_v he_o place_v holy_a discretion_n at_o the_o root_n of_o our_o ear_n to_o keep_v we_o from_o racklesse_n credulity_n and_o he_o guyde_v the_o heart_n with_o wise_a charity_n to_o stay_v undiscreet_a confidence_n invent_v of_o our_o own_o apprehension_n or_o other_o man_n report_n the_o foolish_a man_n will_v believe_v every_o thing_n but_o the_o prudent_a will_v consider_v his_o step_n prov._n 14._o 15._o 42._o the_o sight_n of_o a_o present_a godhead_n it_o be_v a_o great_a work_n to_o direct_v our_o life_n aâ—ight_n and_o many_o have_v give_v good_a precept_n for_o it_o but_o the_o scripture_n be_v a_o most_o full_a and_o pertinent_a rule_n and_o god_n who_o know_v best_a our_o duty_n have_v sum_v all_o up_o in_o one_o word_n walk_v before_o i_o and_o be_v thou_o upright_o genâ—s_n 17._o 1._o the_o sight_n and_o sense_n of_o a_o reveal_v reconceal_v and_o present_a godhead_n be_v the_o marrow_n and_o substance_n of_o all_o wholesome_a direction_n who_o can_v see_v he_o but_o he_o must_v love_v and_o seek_v a_o union_n with_o he_o and_o keep_v that_o union_n by_o a_o constant_a walk_n with_o he_o he_o can_v be_v see_v but_o by_o his_o own_o light_n nor_o feel_v but_o by_o his_o own_o life_n and_o the_o rarity_n of_o these_o blessing_n make_v the_o christian_a conversation_n so_o rare_a this_o be_v a_o complete_a furniture_n for_o our_o duty_n first_o to_o know_v it_o next_o to_o will_v it_o and_o thirdlie_o to_o have_v a_o power_n to_o do_v it_o all_o these_o be_v obtain_v by_o set_v god_n before_o us._n neither_o be_v he_o a_o beholder_n of_o his_o gift_n but_o a_o effectual_a mover_n of_o they_o set_v we_o and_o his_o grace_n in_o we_o to_o work_v by_o a_o powerful_a work_n if_o his_o pure_a light_n fill_v the_o mind_n his_o effectual_a power_n will_v fill_v the_o heart_n and_o that_o light_a and_o power_n can_v lead_v we_o no_o wher-else_a but_o to_o himself_o they_o put_v we_o to_o a_o restlessness_n but_o when_o we_o be_v please_v he_o and_o that_o restlessness_n be_v a_o most_o sweet_a rest_n the_o goodness_n of_o promise_a blessing_n the_o weight_n of_o threaten_a curse_n and_o the_o equity_n of_o duty_n command_v be_v all_o in_o their_o vigour_n when_o we_o see_v god_n so_o that_o faith_n and_o obedience_n do_v follow_v other_o consideration_n have_v their_o own_o force_n but_o this_o be_v so_o immediate_a and_o strong_a that_o there_o be_v neither_o place_n for_o delay_n nor_o hypocrisy_n he_o who_o see_v god_n always_o dare_v neither_o neglect_n his_o duty_n nor_o do_v it_o deceitful_o where_o this_o care_n be_v sin_n find_v a_o bridle_n and_o grace_n a_o spur_n there_o can_v no_o tentation_n overcome_v we_o so_o long_o as_o we_o see_v god_n clear_o before_o we_o satan_n suggestion_n evanish_v as_o mist_n before_o that_o face_n and_o our_o corruption_n dare_v not_o show_v itself_o before_o the_o clearness_n of_o that_o light_n our_o walk_n in_o christianity_n be_v but_o a_o rove_a till_o we_o come_v to_o this_o sight_n of_o god_n in_o some_o measure_n this_o maintain_v light_a in_o the_o mind_n sensibleness_n in_o the_o heart_n and_o set_v to_o work_v our_o conscience_n to_o direct_v and_o hold_v we_o in_o a_o conversation_n worthy_a of_o he_o who_o we_o see_v always_o look_v on_o us._n man_n be_v diverse_o affect_v with_o this_o sight_n some_o know_v not_o the_o nature_n of_o it_o other_o condemn_v it_o as_o a_o phanaticke_n imagination_n because_o they_o comprise_v all_o the_o work_n of_o grace_n within_o their_o own_o personal_a experience_n but_o wisdom_n be_v justify_v of_o her_o child_n they_o who_o be_v conscious_a and_o sensible_a of_o it_o enjoy_v the_o unspeakable_a fruit_n thereof_o while_o other_o be_v as_o void_a of_o they_o as_o they_o be_v void_a of_o the_o sight_n itself_o 43._o patron_n of_o grace_n and_o nature_n be_v condignelie_o pay_v for_o their_o plead_n opinion_n in_o religion_n be_v discovery_n of_o our_o condition_n he_o who_o count_v high_o of_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n have_v his_o part_n thereof_o it_o come_v free_o of_o god_n and_o lead_v to_o he_o in_o thankfulness_n it_o be_v his_o gift_n and_o the_o proper_a work_n of_o it_o be_v to_o bring_v we_o to_o he_o again_o it_o be_v his_o stryne_n in_o we_o and_o pull_v our_o soul_n to_o he_o the_o holy_a spirit_n be_v not_o as_o a_o report_n messenger_n but_o one_o inbide_v seal_n he_o work_v at_o once_o both_o the_o sense_n of_o god_n love_n in_o our_o heart_n and_o the_o meeting_n we_o give_v to_o it_o no_o child_n of_o grace_n can_v satisfy_v himself_o in_o magnify_v of_o grace_n the_o work_n of_o it_o be_v to_o pour_v out_o itself_o on_o god_n the_o fountain_n as_o it_o fill_v the_o hart_n with_o joy_n so_o do_v it_o the_o mouth_n with_o what_o shall_v i_o render_v to_o the_o lord_n ps._n 116._o 12._o the_o patron_n of_o nature_n seem_v yet_o to_o abide_v in_o nature_n at_o the_o least_o that_o patrociny_n be_v a_o work_n of_o nature_n and_o flesh_n in_o they_o if_o a_o captive_n commend_v his_o prison_n be_v a_o token_n he_o be_v not_o weary_a of_o it_o and_o which_o be_v worse_o desire_v not_o to_o be_v deliver_v of_o it_o save_v grace_n in_o christ_n be_v the_o ark_n of_o god_n building_n to_o save_v those_o that_o go_v in_o it_o but_o pelagius_n brittle_a and_o rend_v shalloppe_n of_o natural_a power_n and_o selfe-sufficiencie_n drown_v man_n in_o damnation_n in_o thing_n natural_a and_o for_o this_o life_n nature_n can_v do_v something_o but_o in_o matter_n supernatural_a and_o for_o salvation_n it_o be_v blind_a as_o the_o mould-warp_a dead_a as_o a_o carcase_n and_o vild_a as_o a_o carrion_n if_o we_o ascryve_v to_o it_o either_o deserve_a or_o disposition_n for_o grace_n we_o deny_v both_o the_o nature_n and_o necessity_n of_o grace_n error_n in_o other_o point_n of_o religion_n discover_v indeed_o weakness_n in_o the_o mind_n but_o in_o these_o practic_a point_n concern_v god_n work_n in_o our_o call_v and_o conversation_n they_o discover_v the_o state_n of_o our_o person_n they_o who_o be_v translate_v from_o nature_n to_o grace_n can_v but_o abhor_v nature_n and_o praise_v grace_n o_o how_o dangerous_a a_o thing_n be_v it_o to_o count_v nature_n grace_n or_o to_o magnify_v it_o against_o grace_n if_o their_o opinion_n be_v well_o examine_v they_o will_v be_v find_v to_o lay_v two_o strange_a ground_n to_o themselves_o one_o that_o they_o be_v spring_v of_o another_o beginning_n than_o fall_v adam_n the_o other_o that_o they_o court_v another_o god_n than_o the_o redeemer_n of_o mankind_n as_o for_o we_o who_o be_v come_v of_o lose_a adam_n and_o depend_v on_o christ_n our_o redeemer_n we_o dare_v neither_o speak_v so_o proud_o of_o nature_n nor_o so_o base_o of_o grace_n the_o poor_a speak_v with_o prayer_n but_o
warrant_n of_o their_o do_v or_o comfort_n in_o their_o trouble_n and_o i_o wonder_v at_o many_o christians_n who_o god_n have_v bless_v with_o this_o book_n but_o they_o know_v not_o their_o blâ—ssing_n hereein_o they_o find_v more_o delight_n in_o other_o book_n than_o in_o this_o and_o some_o affect_v such_o treatise_n as_o may_v be_v instrument_n of_o their_o uncleanness_n or_o ambition_n and_o trifle_a complement_n filthy_a and_o obscene_a pamphlet_n be_v buy_v and_o read_v more_o greedy_o than_o this_o sacred_a write_n but_o this_o be_v a_o discovery_n of_o man_n profane_a disposition_n it_o be_v a_o token_n of_o profannesse_n to_o loath_a scripture_n but_o a_o note_n of_o true_a grace_n to_o delight_v into_o it_o and_o of_o a_o grow_a grace_n to_o grow_v in_o that_o delight_n the_o happy_a man_n that_o walk_v not_o in_o the_o way_n of_o the_o wicked_a nor_o stand_v in_o the_o way_n of_o sinner_n nor_o sit_v in_o the_o seat_n of_o the_o scornful_a come_v to_o all_o this_o blessedness_n because_o his_o delight_n be_v in_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o he_o meditate_v therein_o night_n and_o day_n let_v good_a christian_n choose_v our_o these_o pearl_n while_o the_o swine_n eat_v up_o their_o husk_n it_o season_v the_o heart_n with_o a_o heavenly_a taste_n and_o inducth_v it_o with_o divine_a property_n if_o the_o jew_n do_v receive_v a_o odd_a temper_n of_o body_n and_o spirit_n because_o of_o manna_n shall_v we_o not_o have_v a_o great_a excellency_n by_o this_o heavenly_a manna_n and_o jesus_n christ_n in_o it_o if_o we_o will_v be_v sure_a of_o the_o life_n of_o god_n in_o we_o let_v we_o continual_o drink_v in_o these_o heavenly_a oracle_n the_o daily_a season_n of_o our_o soul_n by_o holy_a scripture_n keep_v in_o we_o the_o vigour_n of_o that_o life_n and_o foster_v our_o soul_n constant_o in_o a_o spiritual_a taste_n 66._o the_o fearful_a calamity_n of_o war_n as_o the_o earthquake_n to_o earth_n so_o be_v war_n to_o mankind_n a_o fearful_a commotion_n the_o calamity_n of_o it_o destroy_v civility_n liberty_n law_n religigion_n and_o humanity_n itself_o it_o be_v a_o grievous_a thing_n to_o see_v man_n make_v for_o the_o good_a of_o man_n so_o earnest_o to_o destroy_v his_o neighbour_n and_o that_o with_o the_o hazard_n of_o himself_o for_o the_o desire_n of_o the_o life_n and_o blood_n of_o his_o brother_n to_o be_v prodigal_a of_o his_o own_o and_o for_o the_o opinion_n of_o most_o manful_a man_n to_o turn_v beast_n void_a of_o humanity_n in_o destroy_v their_o own_o kind_n and_o devil_n in_o deface_v the_o image_n of_o god_n god_n command_v man_n to_o increase_v and_o multiply_v but_o they_o turn_v it_o in_o diminish_v of_o mankind_n and_o make_v a_o craft_n of_o it_o to_o destroy_v one_o another_o i_o can_v think_v but_o mankind_n mourn_v more_o to_o find_v such_o rent_n in_o her_o bowel_n than_o the_o person_n so_o dispose_v it_o be_v one_o work_n but_o have_v diverse_a respect_n in_o it_o some_o thereby_o ambitious_o seek_v preferment_n some_o avaritiouslie_o hunt_v for_o gain_v other_o cruel_o seek_v the_o sythment_n of_o a_o revengeful_a heart_n and_o other_o in_o that_o lose_n of_o all_o order_n seek_v a_o licence_n to_o all_o wickedness_n but_o god_n both_o intend_v and_o work_v his_o good_a end_n into_o it_o it_o be_v his_o chirurgrie_a to_o draw_v some_o superfluous_a blood_n of_o mankind_n and_o his_o discipline_n to_o such_o as_o be_v dissolute_a doubtless_o god_n have_v some_o as_o cornelius_n warrior_n fear_v god_n but_o it_o be_v as_o sure_o that_o many_o be_v void_a of_o the_o fear_n god_n they_o initiate_v themselves_o for_o war_n in_o the_o ail_v house_n and_o bordello_n and_o so_o soon_o as_o as_o they_o be_v gird_v with_o the_o soldier_n girdle_n they_o lose_v themselves_o to_o all_o profannesse_n god_n discipline_v they_o with_o the_o muscat_n canon_n and_o sword_n in_o the_o field_n who_o will_v neither_o abide_v the_o admonition_n nor_o censure_n of_o pastor_n at_o home_n it_o be_v his_o ehasten_n of_o his_o church_n she_o abuse_v her_o peace_n in_o war_a against_o he_o by_o sin_n therefore_o he_o make_v man_n to_o war_n against_o she_o to_o bring_v she_o to_o repentance_n no_o war_n be_v so_o cruel_a as_o these_o for_o religion_n in_o civil_a jar_n it_o be_v but_o as_o one_o devil_n smite_v another_o the_o stroke_n will_v be_v soft_a but_o here_o satan_n be_v smite_v the_o light_n and_o the_o bearer_n of_o it_o and_o that_o with_o certain_a victory_n to_o god_n enemy_n so_o long_o as_o god_n quarrel_n remain_v against_o his_o church_n it_o be_v a_o part_n of_o his_o process_n against_o she_o and_o his_o enemy_n be_v a_o scourge_n in_o his_o hand_n therefore_o they_o must_v prevail_v till_o his_o church_n be_v sufficient_o humble_v here_o the_o case_n of_o the_o victor_n be_v worse_a than_o of_o these_o who_o be_v overcome_v for_o the_o one_o be_v correct_v in_o a_o wrath_n mix_v with_o mercy_n but_o the_o other_o be_v employ_v in_o that_o service_n in_o a_o simple_a wrath_n and_o while_o they_o be_v god_n instrument_n to_o punish_v the_o sin_n of_o his_o church_n they_o be_v fill_v up_o the_o cup_n of_o their_o own_o sin_n that_o full_a vengeance_n may_v overtake_v they_o it_o be_v our_o best_a not_o to_o fight_v against_o god_n in_o our_o peace_n and_o if_o he_o bring_v war_n on_o we_o not_o to_o rest_v till_o we_o be_v at_o peace_n with_o he_o the_o rage_n of_o war_n be_v bound_v if_o we_o be_v one_o with_o he_o he_o will_v either_o give_v we_o our_o soul_n for_o a_o prey_n or_o take_v we_o to_o a_o better_a life_n all_o death_n be_v sanctify_v to_o the_o elect_n and_o to_o die_v for_o religion_n be_v a_o most_o glorious_a death_n soldier_n call_v it_o the_o bed_n of_o honour_n to_o die_v in_o the_o battle_n though_o many_o of_o they_o be_v dead_a in_o sin_n but_o to_o die_v in_o the_o lord_n be_v the_o bed_n of_o honour_n indeed_o to_o lay_v down_o our_o life_n for_o his_o cause_n who_o give_v it_o and_o to_o turn_v the_o natural_a debt_n of_o death_n in_o so_o glorious_a a_o sacrifice_n it_o be_v a_o token_n of_o god_n honourable_a account_n of_o we_o to_o charge_v we_o with_o such_o a_o service_n of_o his_o presence_n with_o we_o in_o so_o triumph_v a_o grace_n and_o a_o pledge_n of_o the_o great_a degree_n of_o glory_n in_o heaven_n 67._o god_n see_v the_o heart_n that_o god_n see_v the_o secret_n of_o our_o heart_n be_v a_o point_n terrible_a to_o the_o wicked_a but_o joyful_a to_o the_o godly_a the_o wicked_a be_v sorry_a that_o their_o heart_n be_v so_o open_a it_o be_v a_o boil_a pot_n of_o all_o mischief_n a_o furnace_n and_o forge-house_n for_o evil_n it_o grieve_v they_o that_o man_n shall_v hear_v and_o see_v their_o word_n and_o action_n but_o what_o a_o terror_n be_v this_o that_o their_o judge_n who_o they_o hate_v see_v their_o thought_n if_o they_o can_v deny_v this_o they_o will_v but_o so_o many_o of_o they_o as_o be_v convince_v and_o force_v to_o acknowledge_v a_o god_n be_v shake_v be_v time_n with_o this_o also_o that_o he_o be_v all-seeing_a other_o proceed_v more_o summarlie_o and_o atonce_o deny_v a_o godheade_n in_o their_o heart_n and_o so_o destroy_v this_o conscience_n of_o his_o all-knowledge_n but_o it_o be_v in_o vain_a the_o more_o they_o harden_v their_o heart_n on_o this_o godless_a thought_n the_o more_o fear_n in_o they_o while_o they_o chock_n and_o charm_v their_o conscience_n that_o it_o crow_v not_o against_o they_o it_o check_v they_o with_o foresight_n of_o fearful_a vengeance_n and_o for_o the_o present_a convince_v they_o of_o the_o conscience_n of_o a_o godhead_n the_o more_o they_o press_n to_o suppress_v it_o but_o the_o godly_a rejoice_v herein_o it_o be_v to_o they_o a_o rule_n to_o square_v their_o thought_n there_o be_v no_o liberty_n of_o think_v will_v wish_v affect_v in_o the_o heart_n where_o that_o candle_n shine_v all_o be_v frame_v as_o worthy_a of_o he_o and_o his_o sight_n who_o they_o see_v see_v their_o heart_n this_o work_n be_v all_o secret_a and_o know_v of_o they_o alone_o in_o who_o it_o be_v the_o stranger_n shall_v not_o meddle_v with_o the_o joy_n of_o that_o soul_n it_o see_v god_n all-eye_n look_v on_o it_o and_o lay_v itself_o open_a both_o to_o see_v he_o and_o to_o be_v see_v of_o he_o and_o that_o not_o only_o for_o to_o be_v direct_v but_o to_o be_v allow_v the_o first_o be_v the_o warrant_n to_o do_v the_o second_o be_v the_o seal_n that_o it_o be_v well_o do_v it_o be_v their_o comfort_n against_o man_n traduce_v their_o word_n and_o action_n when_o man_n that_o see_v not_o their_o heart_n expound_v they_o contrare_fw-la to_o their_o heart_n they_o solace_v themselves_o in_o
by_o day_n even_o under_o spiritual_a exercise_n it_o steal_v itself_o away_o from_o sensibleness_n and_o in_o the_o night_n though_o we_o close_v our_o eye_n under_o a_o strong_a spiritual_a sense_n and_o softness_n yet_o in_o the_o morning_n we_o shall_v find_v it_o hard_o in_o our_o breast_n it_o can_v be_v harden_v not_o by_o commission_n of_o evil_a only_a but_o also_o by_o omission_n of_o good_a and_o that_o while_o we_o be_v labour_v to_o soften_v it_o next_o to_o the_o please_a of_o god_n i_o never_o find_v a_o hard_a task_n than_o to_o keep_v the_o heart_n in_o tenderness_n there_o be_v no_o pleasure_n to_o the_o softness_n of_o it_o and_o no_o grief_n to_o the_o felâ—_n hardness_n of_o it_o and_o yet_o when_o i_o grieve_v for_o that_o hardness_n i_o shall_v rejoice_v if_o it_o be_v incurable_a it_o will_v be_v unfelt_a the_o conscience_n of_o my_o endeavour_v to_o fly_v sin_n give_v some_o comfort_n &_o the_o unspeakable_a grief_n for_o the_o hardness_n of_o it_o mitigate_v that_o grief_n a_o heart_n full_o desert_v of_o god_n and_o judiciallie_o harden_v can_v neither_o feel_v that_o hardness_n nor_o grieve_v for_o it_o if_o i_o fear_v it_o and_o feel_v it_o i_o have_v it_o not_o grief_n for_o it_o be_v a_o soften_a and_o lose_v of_o hardness_n he_o have_v need_n to_o dwell_v in_o his_o heart_n and_o in_o these_o thought_n continual_o who_o will_v keep_v his_o heart_n in_o a_o tenderness_n and_o affectuousnesse_n to_o god_n the_o best_a way_n to_o keep_v hardness_n out_o of_o our_o heart_n be_v to_o entertain_v a_o heavenly_a heat_n of_o devotion_n in_o it_o the_o altar_n of_o god_n have_v always_o the_o fire_n that_o come_v down_o from_o heaven_n if_o we_o keep_v our_o heart_n under_o the_o sense_n of_o god_n love_n to_o we_o and_o the_o work_n of_o our_o love_n to_o he_o that_o warmness_n shall_v preserve_v our_o heart_n in_o that_o temper_n that_o god_n at_o no_o time_n shall_v want_v a_o sacrifice_n nor_o we_o a_o comfort_n 76._o god_n worship_n do_v as_o his_o worship_n many_o exercise_n themselves_o in_o the_o work_n of_o god_n worship_n but_o not_o as_o his_o worship_n the_o hypocrite_n do_v it_o to_o be_v see_v of_o man_n and_o to_o purchase_v a_o name_n of_o piety_n the_o politic_a to_o be_v count_v a_o professor_n and_o eschew_v the_o suspicion_n of_o atheism_n and_o the_o atheist_n himself_o to_o feed_v his_o curiosity_n it_o be_v a_o good_a work_n in_o itself_o but_o to_o they_o who_o do_v it_o with_o by_o respect_n it_o be_v sin_n their_o life_n do_v prove_v how_o profanelie_o they_o act_v it_o they_o be_v never_o one_o whit_n better_o but_o go_v on_o in_o their_o profannesse_n they_o obtain_v the_o end_n that_o they_o intend_v and_o can_v suit_v no_o further_o their_o end_n be_v not_o edification_n in_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n but_o other_o base_a respect_n the_o desire_n whereof_o ceri_v they_o to_o the_o work_n and_o in_o it_o they_o find_v their_o satisfaction_n further_o they_o look_v not_o and_o find_v not_o the_o end_n of_o god_n worship_n be_v our_o union_n with_o he_o to_o partake_v his_o forgive_a goodness_n in_o the_o pardon_n of_o sin_n and_o his_o give_a goodness_n in_o all_o save_a grace_n the_o form_n of_o it_o be_v in_o give_v divine_a homage_n &_o honour_n to_o he_o but_o they_o mind_n none_o of_o these_o if_o they_o can_v purchase_v the_o name_n of_o zealous_a professor_n suitor_n of_o sermon_n though_o indeed_o they_o be_v but_o natural_o or_o civil_o dispose_v in_o all_o the_o work_n and_o seeker_n of_o novelty_n they_o have_v all_o their_o desire_n but_o to_o do_v the_o work_n of_o god_n worship_n as_o his_o worship_n have_v unspeakable_a profit_n we_o do_v it_o so_o when_o the_o love_n of_o god_n and_o his_o grace_n allure_v we_o and_o the_o grief_n of_o our_o misery_n force_v we_o to_o he_o when_o we_o press_n not_o to_o please_v man_n but_o god_n &_o seek_v not_o any_o base_a respect_n but_o his_o glory_n &_o the_o rest_n &_o comfort_n of_o our_o soul_n in_o christ_n we_o take_v time_n occasion_n place_n text_n &_o all_o as_o god_n providence_n do_v offer_v they_o to_o we_o &_o in_o all_o we_o seek_v he_o &_o find_v he_o &_o rest_n on_o he_o we_o may_v both_o please_v man_n and_o ourself_o and_o deceive_v we_o both_o therein_o in_o such_o by-respect_n yet_o god_n will_v not_o be_v deceive_v what_o ever_o his_o secret_a goodness_n work_v in_o man_n yet_o no_o spiritual_a fruit_n be_v due_a to_o so_o fleshly_a a_o disposition_n 77._o god_n stamppe_n in_o the_o soul_n and_o bodie_n god_n have_v reserve_v the_o immediate_a search_n and_o knowledge_n of_o the_o heart_n to_o himself_o but_o so_o as_o he_o have_v leave_v some_o indices_fw-la for_o other_o to_o observe_v it_o god_n image_n be_v principal_o seat_v in_o the_o soul_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o enclose_v there_o but_o the_o body_n have_v the_o own_o part_n in_o it_o election_n justification_n sanctifiation_n pertain_v to_o both_o soul_n &_o bâ—die_n though_o the_o soul_n be_v both_o more_o capable_a &_o sensible_a of_o they_o god_n treasure_n of_o grace_n in_o his_o own_o be_v so_o lay_v up_o in_o the_o soul_n that_o it_o may_v be_v see_v in_o some_o measure_n in_o the_o body_n and_o that_o not_o only_o as_o the_o soul_n instrument_n but_o as_o a_o companion_n that_o fellowship_n in_o partake_v grace_n with_o the_o soul_n do_v more_o affect_v the_o body_n than_o a_o naked_a instrument_n the_o countenance_n convoy_n of_o business_n gesture_n and_o word_n give_v some_o notice_n how_o the_o heart_n be_v set_v though_o man_n by_o education_n letter_n religion_n and_o grace_n be_v subject_a to_o a_o change_n from_o his_o natural_a disposition_n yet_o there_o be_v ever_o some_o characteristicke_a thing_n in_o nature_n to_o be_v see_v in_o every_o one_o hypocrisy_n the_o fit_a visorne_n for_o deceat_fw-la can_v hide_v that_o from_o the_o discern_a eye_n as_o the_o colour_n of_o people_n testify_v the_o soil_n their_o language_n the_o nation_n their_o accent_n of_o speech_n their_o provence_n as_o a_o galilean_a from_o a_o jew_n so_o every_o man_n character_n tell_v his_o disposition_n he_o must_v cast_v off_o himself_o before_o he_o cast_v it_o off_o it_o be_v the_o soul_n lineament_n in_o the_o body_n word_n and_o deed_n if_o we_o find_v it_o we_o have_v find_v out_o the_o predominant_a both_o in_o its_o â—eate_v and_o chief_a instrument_n it_o be_v matter_n for_o our_o circumspectnesse_n to_o eschew_v man_n evil_a and_o of_o our_o hope_n to_o look_v for_o their_o good_a what_o either_o good_a or_o evil_n can_v be_v remarkable_a in_o they_o be_v mark_v by_o and_o taste_v of_o that_o stamppe_n it_o be_v good_a when_o the_o natural_a character_n be_v stamp_v with_o grace_n when_o god_n renew_v i_o to_o his_o image_n in_o righteousness_n and_o holiness_n sure_o i_o be_o he_o will_v make_v i_o a_o signet_n on_o his_o arm_n and_o his_o heart_n when_o he_o fill_v all_o the_o heart_n with_o his_o grace_n his_o name_n will_v be_v write_v in_o the_o forehead_n so_o that_o they_o who_o can_v may_v read_v holiness_n to_o the_o lord_n courtly_a attendance_n give_v man_n a_o courtly_a countenance_n and_o satan_n slave_n by_o their_o devilish_a consult_v with_o he_o draw_v on_o their_o face_n a_o stern_a rasednesse_n the_o horror_n of_o that_o unclean_a spirit_n deform_v his_o familiar_n and_o shall_v not_o the_o heavenly_a familiarity_n with_o god_n give_v a_o holy_a impression_n to_o his_o daily_a attendant_n familiar_a converse_v with_o god_n make_v moses_n face_n to_o shine_v the_o soul_n be_v natural_o both_o affect_v with_o and_o affect_v the_o body_n with_o the_o thing_n that_o it_o most_o love_v and_o what_o be_v more_o excellent_a or_o give_v strong_a impression_n in_o it_o than_o god_n if_o we_o come_v seldom_o to_o he_o we_o be_v but_o light_o touch_v of_o he_o but_o if_o our_o soul_n by_o continual_a mynd_n of_o he_o be_v sub-acted_n by_o these_o thought_n and_o kn_v in_o they_o doubtless_o as_o our_o spirit_n within_o so_o our_o body_n without_o shall_v give_v some_o testimony_n of_o a_o divine_a disposition_n 78._o of_o great_a natural_a spirit_n i_o see_v never_o great_a folly_n than_o in_o these_o name_v great_a natural_a spirit_n odd_a wit_n have_v as_o odd_a gad_n no_o great_a engine_n without_o some_o mixture_n of_o madness_n and_o their_o vice_n oftten_a do_v equal_a or_o rather_o exceed_v their_o virtue_n no_o moderate_a thing_n can_v content_v they_o but_o all_o their_o work_n be_v in_o excess_n and_o that_o in_o the_o worst_a sense_n their_o end_n in_o intend_v their_o practice_n in_o plot_v and_o they_o choose_v rather_o to_o hunt_v a_o uncertain_a and_o imaginate_a contentment_n than_o to_o enjoy_v a_o certain_a and_o present_a estate_n i_o do_v
of_o we_o in_o our_o time_n he_o fulfil_v the_o law_n take_v away_o sin_n satisfy_v god_n justice_n and_o so_o brak_fw-mi the_o jaw_n of_o death_n shall_v i_o then_o fear_v to_o follow_v such_o a_o captain_n he_o have_v make_v death_n but_o a_o carcase_n of_o a_o enemy_n i_o have_v neither_o to_o fear_v in_o it_o sin_n which_o be_v pardon_v nor_o law_n which_o be_v fulfil_v nor_o justice_n which_o be_v satisfy_v it_o be_v a_o serpent_n without_o the_o sting_n a_o giant_n without_o bone_n or_o arm_n though_o it_o swallow_v i_o up_o in_o a_o natural_a dissolution_n it_o shall_v cast_v i_o out_o as_o the_o whale_n do_v jonah_n in_o a_o immortal_a condition_n when_o this_o mortality_n shall_v be_v swallow_v up_o of_o life_n when_o david_n have_v kill_v goliath_n the_o israelite_n run_v as_o fast_o to_o see_v he_o as_o they_o flee_v before_o from_o he_o be_v alive_a doubtless_o they_o contemn_v that_o sometime_o terrible_a giant_n they_o tread_v upon_o he_o with_o their_o foot_n and_o cut_v he_o with_o there_o sword_n they_o do_v that_o secure_o because_o he_o be_v dead_a he_o who_o be_v even_o now_o the_o matter_n of_o their_o fear_n his_o lifeless_n carcase_n be_v turn_v a_o matter_n of_o their_o contempt_n and_o his_o death_n a_o cause_n of_o their_o joy_n death_n may_v separate_v thou_o from_o this_o body_n but_o neither_o from_o god_n nor_o his_o life_n in_o thou_o it_o shall_v the_o more_o unite_v thou_o to_o he_o &_o this_o body_n that_o die_v by_o thy_o depart_n shall_v live_v in_o death_n it_o die_v as_o a_o creature_n the_o part_n of_o such_o a_o one_o but_o it_o live_v as_o a_o member_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o temple_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n both_o because_o it_o be_v separate_v from_o all_o spiritual_a corruption_n of_o sin_n and_o quicken_v spiritual_o by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n who_o depart_v not_o from_o it_o and_o in_o the_o spirit_n of_o jesus_n who_o remain_v our_o head_n even_o in_o death_n and_o last_o because_o thou_o my_o best_a part_n shall_v be_v in_o liberty_n with_o god_n death_n may_v destroy_v natural_a life_n but_o not_o the_o spiritual_a neither_o in_o grace_n nor_o glory_n it_o can_v seize_v on_o no_o more_o than_o i_o have_v when_o i_o sin_v in_o adam_n i_o get_v nothing_o then_o but_o a_o sinful_a body_n but_o now_o in_o christ_n i_o have_v a_o new_a body_n create_v to_o his_o image_n who_o be_v life_n itself_o &_o so_o far_o be_v it_o from_o either_o destroy_v i_o or_o dissolve_v my_o union_n with_o he_o that_o it_o both_o save_v i_o set_v i_o at_o liberty_n from_o sin_n and_o perfect_v my_o union_n absolute_o with_o he_o it_o rush_v indeed_o furious_o on_o i_o but_o grip_v nothing_o but_o my_o shadow_n i_o be_o in_o god_n in_o christ_n as_o i_o be_o belove_v and_o choose_v call_v and_o sanctify_a as_o i_o be_o such_o death_n can_v find_v nor_o grippe_v i_o while_o he_o grip_v nothing_o but_o this_o body_n of_o dust_n as_o potiphars_n wife_n lay_v hold_n on_o joseph_n i_o go_v to_o god_n and_o leave_v my_o garment_n in_o his_o hand_n i_o be_o dead_a to_o the_o world_n and_o sin_n and_o my_o life_n be_v hide_v with_o christ_n in_o god_n and_o when_o christ_n my_o life_n shall_v appear_v then_o shall_v i_o in_o soul_n and_o body_n appear_v with_o he_o in_o glory_n resent_v thy_o own_o estate_n and_o thou_o shall_v find_v what_o i_o say_v have_v thou_o not_o die_v to_o the_o world_n and_o leave_v it_o before_o it_o leave_v thou_o and_o have_v thou_o not_o leave_v the_o body_n before_o it_o leave_v thou_o if_o thou_o have_v not_o come_v to_o god_n till_o the_o world_n have_v forsake_v thou_o and_o the_o body_n chase_v thou_o out_o he_o have_v find_v just_a cause_n to_o forsake_v thou_o and_o send_v thou_o back_o in_o disdain_n to_o these_o thy_o belove_a false_a friend_n but_o now_o since_o in_o thy_o prosperity_n thou_o renounce_v the_o world_n and_o in_o thy_o health_n and_o strength_n thou_o go_v daily_a to_o god_n choose_v rather_o to_o be_v in_o he_o than_o in_o the_o body_n sure_o he_o will_v welcome_v thou_o that_o be_v a_o token_n of_o thy_o live_n in_o he_o and_o his_o live_n in_o thou_o mark_v how_o thou_o have_v even_o in_o this_o life_n prevent_v the_o burial_n of_o thy_o body_n have_v thou_o not_o with_o joseph_n of_o aramathea_n hew_v thou_o a_o sepulchre_n in_o the_o rock_n and_o cropen_fw-mi in_o by_o the_o hole_n of_o that_o rock_n that_o be_v pierce_v for_o thou_o how_o oft_o have_v thou_o go_v in_o by_o these_o wound_n of_o christ_n to_o his_o heart_n by_o his_o suffering_n to_o his_o love_n and_o the_o love_n of_o god_n in_o he_o and_o washen_v thyself_o in_o the_o blood_n of_o his_o satisfaction_n have_v thou_o not_o also_o prepare_v the_o fine_a linen_n and_o wrap_v thyself_o in_o the_o winding-sheete_n of_o his_o righteousness_n thy_o sin_n be_v bury_v in_o the_o sea_n of_o his_o mercy_n and_o thyself_o be_v hide_v in_o he_o before_o ever_o thy_o body_n be_v lay_v in_o the_o dust_n and_o have_v thou_o not_o provide_v oil_n for_o thy_o lamp_n that_o when_o thou_o go_v out_o of_o this_o body_n thou_o wander_v not_o in_o darkness_n but_o enter_v straight_o way_n in_o heaven_n all_o thy_o care_n in_o this_o life_n have_v be_v to_o get_v oil_n and_o to_o make_v it_o shine_v to_o find_v light_n and_o walk_v in_o that_o light_n the_o rock_n thy_o sepulchrie_n have_v enclose_v thou_o the_o linen_n of_o his_o righteousness_n cover_v thou_o and_o that_o burn_a oil_n in_o thy_o lamp_n shall_v not_o waste_v till_o thou_o enter_v in_o heaven_n since_o god_n even_o thy_o god_n have_v anoint_v thou_o with_o some_o measure_n of_o the_o oil_n of_o gladness_n he_o have_v prepare_v thou_o for_o his_o heavenly_a burial_n and_o the_o smell_n of_o his_o ointment_n pour_v out_o on_o thou_o have_v wrought_v a_o distaste_n of_o all_o worldly_a pleasure_n four_o special_a thing_n bring_v solemn_a joy_n in_o this_o life_n and_o if_o we_o be_v in_o christ_n they_o all_o meet_v in_o we_o at_o death_n birth_n marriage_n triumph_n and_o coronation_n death_n be_v my_o best_a birth_n day_n if_o the_o child_n in_o the_o womb_n know_v that_o he_o be_v come_v forth_o to_o a_o free_a light_n he_o will_v not_o weep_v at_o his_o birth_n but_o nature_n in_o he_o take_v his_o delivery_n for_o destruction_n &_o so_o make_v he_o mourn_v at_o the_o just_a cause_n of_o his_o joy_n my_o first_o birth_n bring_v i_o out_o of_o the_o prison_n of_o the_o womb_n my_o second_o bring_v i_o out_o of_o nature_n and_o sin_n this_o three_o and_o last_o shall_v bring_v i_o perfect_o out_o of_o the_o world_n and_o all_o misery_n it_o be_v my_o marriage_n day_n with_o christ_n my_o husband_n he_o have_v love_v i_o with_o everlasting_a love_n and_o betrouthe_v i_o to_o himself_o in_o righteousness_n and_o truth_n and_o our_o band_n be_v daily_a proclaim_v in_o his_o worship_n his_o gospel_n preach_v be_v the_o signification_n of_o his_o love_n on_o his_o part_n and_o our_o prayer_n and_o desire_n be_v the_o signification_n on_o our_o part_n since_o i_o be_o glad_a of_o the_o match_n and_o rejoice_v at_o the_o proclaim_n of_o these_o banne_n why_o shall_v i_o fray_v at_o the_o solemnize_n of_o the_o marriage_n god_n send_v out_o pastor_n as_o abraham_n do_v his_o servant_n to_o choose_v a_o wife_n to_o isaak_n these_o messenger_n have_v find_v i_o continual_o about_o the_o well_o of_o live_a water_n the_o sight_n of_o abraham_n riches_n even_o the_o choose_v grace_n of_o god_n have_v win_v my_o heart_n to_o isaak_n and_o i_o have_v glad_o condescend_v to_o forsake_v all_o and_o go_v to_o he_o though_o i_o find_v he_o at_o the_o evening_n and_o sun-sette_a of_o my_o life_n i_o shall_v enjoy_v with_o he_o a_o everlasting_a day_n of_o heavenly_a contentment_n esther_n be_v not_o sorrowful_a but_o rejoice_v to_o be_v take_v by_o ahashuerosh_n to_o wife_n and_o shall_v not_o i_o rejoice_v when_o the_o lamb_n of_o god_n christ_n jesus_n send_v for_o i_o it_o be_v a_o glorious_a triumph_n david_n be_v glad_a when_o he_o hear_v the_o people_n sing_v of_o his_o victory_n over_o goliath_n &_o shall_v i_o not_o rejoice_v when_o god_n have_v stramp_v all_o my_o enemy_n under_o my_o foot_n when_o the_o devil_n be_v howl_v for_o their_o defeat_n and_o the_o good_a angelsâ—_n and_o spirit_n do_v welcome_a i_o with_o joyful_a acclamation_n it_o be_v more_o seemly_a that_o i_o put_v in_o my_o part_n with_o the_o glorious_a spirit_n in_o the_o heavenly_a harmony_n than_o with_o the_o evil_a one_o in_o howl_n to_o be_v dash_v in_o death_n be_v to_o let_v the_o present_a victory_n go_v out_o of_o my_o hand_n satan_n shall_v then_o overcome_v i_o when_o