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punish_v thou_o for_o all_o and_o take_v heed_n lest_o thou_o be_v plague_v with_o some_o strange_a punishment_n as_o be_v threaten_v to_o the_o israelite_n leu._n 26.18_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v punish_v seven_o time_n more_o according_a to_o their_o sin_n deu._n 28.59_o the_o lord_n will_v make_v thy_o plague_n wonderful_a and_o the_o plague_n of_o thy_o seed_n even_o great_a plague_n and_o of_o long_a continuance_n and_o sore_a disease_n and_o of_o long_a durance_n moreover_o he_o will_v bring_v upon_o thou_o all_o the_o disease_n of_o egypt_n whereof_o thou_o be_v afraid_a and_o they_o shall_v cleave_v unto_o thou_o the_o like_a in_o a_o manner_n have_v the_o prophet_n david_n psal_n 68.21_o god_n shall_v wound_v the_o head_n of_o his_o enemy_n and_o the_o hairy_a scalp_n of_o such_o a_o one_o as_o go_v on_o still_o in_o his_o wickedness_n sin_n no_o more_o thy_o former_a sin_n be_v blot_v out_o of_o god_n remembrance_n through_o thy_o repentance_n why_o will_v thou_o set_v thy_o sin_n again_o before_o god_n and_o renew_v the_o remembrance_n of_o they_o that_o thou_o may_v be_v punish_v for_o the_o new_a and_o the_o old_a together_o hebr._n 3.12_o let_v we_o take_v heed_n lest_o there_o be_v in_o any_o of_o we_o a_o evil_a hart_n and_o unfaithful_a to_o depart_v away_o from_o the_o live_a god_n and_o great_a need_n we_o have_v to_o exhort_v one_o another_o daily_a lest_o we_o shall_v be_v harden_v through_o the_o deceitfulnes_n of_o sin_n and_o so_o be_v utter_o debar_v from_o enter_v into_o god_n rest_n it_o be_v a_o fearful_a thing_n to_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n for_o he_o be_v a_o consume_a fire_n hebr._n 12.29_o for_o if_o we_o fin_n willing_o and_o resolutelie_o after_o god_n have_v grant_v we_o his_o grace_n and_o if_o we_o extinguish_v the_o same_o utterlie_o there_o remain_v no_o more_o sacrifice_n for_o sin_n but_o a_o fearful_a look_v for_o of_o judgement_n accompany_v with_o the_o distrust_n of_o god_n mercy_n &_o with_o the_o tremble_a forethought_a of_o eternal_a condemnation_n be_v continual_o vex_v with_o the_o torment_n of_o a_o evil_a conscience_n to_o be_v ready_a to_o fall_v into_o despair_n every_o hour_n 1._o tim._n 1.9_o a_o worse_a thing_n shall_v fall_v upon_o thou_o not_o only_o in_o regard_n of_o worldly_a punishment_n but_o of_o everlasting_a torment_n if_o we_o incline_v unto_o wickedness_n with_o our_o hart_n the_o lord_n will_v not_o hear_v us._n psalm_n 66.16_o and_o psal_n 125.5_o yea_o as_o for_o such_o as_o turn_v back_o unto_o their_o own_o wickedness_n the_o lord_n shall_v lead_v they_o forth_o with_o evil_a doer_n reu._n 22.14.15_o psal_n 9.17_o the_o wicked_a shall_v be_v turn_v into_o hell_n and_o all_o the_o people_n that_o forget_v god._n how_o miserable_a this_o estate_n be_v it_o may_v be_v amplify_v by_o set_v down_o what_o our_o first_o estate_n be_v by_o creation_n and_o what_o we_o be_v by_o nature_n even_o the_o child_n of_o god_n wrath_n and_o displeasure_n eph._n 2._o how_o we_o have_v be_v holpen_v by_o grace_n and_o now_o fall_v away_o by_o wilful_a negligence_n and_o be_v harden_v every_o day_n more_o and_o more_o in_o sin_n do_v grow_v to_o a_o desperate_a resolution_n most_o needful_a therefore_o be_v the_o counsel_n of_o the_o apostle_n 1._o thes_n 5._o as_o we_o be_v will_v to_o rejoice_v evermore_o because_o god_n have_v do_v so_o great_a thing_n for_o we_o as_o to_o deliver_v we_o from_o the_o unclean_a spirit_n and_o that_o god_n by_o his_o goodness_n psal_n 51.10_o have_v make_v we_o a_o clean_a hart_n and_o renew_v a_o right_a spirit_n within_o we_o so_o to_o pray_v continual_o for_o god_n grace_n that_o we_o may_v not_o be_v overthrow_v for_o of_o ourselves_o we_o be_v not_o able_a to_o stand_v let_v we_o for_o this_o and_o all_o other_o god_n benefit_n be_v still_o mindful_a to_o give_v thanks_o and_o especial_o we_o be_v to_o take_v heed_n that_o we_o do_v not_o extinguish_v the_o good_a spirit_n of_o god_n &_o quench_v the_o force_n thereof_o which_o be_v the_o livelie_a and_o vital_a spirit_n of_o the_o soul_n second_o fall_v there_o be_v of_o infirmity_n fall_n fall_n the_o which_o the_o godly_a be_v sorry_a for_o &_o rise_v again_o by_o repentance_n &_o amendment_n and_o second_o fall_v there_o be_v of_o resolution_n with_o the_o delight_n of_o former_a sin_n and_o wickedness_n in_o that_o man_n or_o woman_n who_o hart_n be_v now_o whole_o separate_v from_o god_n and_o shall_v never_o rise_v again_o that_o sick_a man_n that_o have_v recover_v his_o health_n and_o fall_v into_o his_o sickness_n again_o the_o strength_n of_o his_o sickness_n be_v great_a because_o the_o power_n of_o his_o nature_n be_v weak_a so_o the_o second_o time_n of_o our_o fall_n the_o devil_n take_v more_o hold_n and_o more_o advantage_n and_o we_o prove_v to_o be_v more_o weak_a to_o resist_v partly_o through_o the_o guiltiness_n of_o our_o conscience_n condemn_v we_o &_o our_o sinful_a nature_n draw_v we_o and_o betray_v we_o more_o and_o more_o ecclus._n 34.26.27_o he_o that_o wash_v himself_o because_o of_o a_o dead_a body_n and_o touch_v it_o again_o what_o avail_v his_o wash_n so_o be_v it_o with_o a_o man_n that_o fa_v for_o his_o sin_n &_o commit_v they_o again_o who_o will_v hear_v his_o prayer_n or_o what_o do_v his_o fast_n help_v he_o we_o can_v know_v how_o far_o worse_o the_o latter_a sin_n be_v then_o the_o former_a until_o we_o know_v how_o bad_a the_o former_a be_v the_o former_a deserve_v the_o displeasure_n of_o god_n &_o the_o losle_n of_o his_o fanour_n &_o sure_o the_o second_o deserve_v the_o loss_n of_o everlasting_a life_n and_o eternal_a punishment_n in_o hell_n when_o we_o forsake_v god_n and_o prefer_v sin_n before_o his_o service_n and_o before_o a_o holy_a life_n than_o he_o leave_v we_o to_o ourselves_o &_o depart_v from_o us._n and_o as_o in_o his_o presence_n be_v the_o fullness_n of_o all_o joy_n so_o in_o his_o absence_n be_v the_o misery_n and_o distress_n of_o all_o woe_n if_o thou_o shall_v take_v into_o thy_o house_n a_o dishonest_a foul_a and_o sluttish_a woman_n and_o set_v she_o at_o the_o upper_a end_n of_o thy_o table_n &_o command_v thy_o wife_n to_o serve_v and_o to_o wait_v how_o will_v she_o bear_v this_o reproachful_a injury_n will_v she_o not_o right_o complain_v on_o thou_o and_o have_v she_o not_o just_a cause_n to_o forsake_v thou_o and_o thy_o house_n jacob_n depart_v from_o laban_n because_o his_o countenance_n be_v change_v towards_o he_o when_o god_n have_v leave_v our_o soul_n all_o the_o devil_n and_o all_o the_o creature_n rise_v up_o against_o it_o be_v leave_v desolate_a void_a and_o forsake_v of_o god_n help_n and_o direction_n psal_n 3.2_o according_a to_o that_o in_o the_o psalm_n god_n
and_o shut_v up_o all_o passage_n &_o keep_v thou_o very_o straight_o for_o if_o the_o company_n of_o the_o godly_a be_v the_o mean_n to_o deliver_v thou_o out_o of_o his_o prison_n and_o so_o rescue_v thou_o he_o will_v so_o provide_v that_o thou_o shall_v shun_v yea_o by_o little_a and_o little_a hate_n their_o company_n and_o so_o will_v he_o harden_v thy_o hart_n against_o all_o good_a counsel_n &_o persuasion_n if_o preach_v of_o the_o word_n do_v withdraw_v thy_o hart_n from_o he_o and_o win_v thou_o unto_o god_n now_o will_v he_o have_v dainty_a device_n of_o pleasure_n and_o worldly_a bait_n enough_o that_o thou_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o escape_v his_o hook_n and_o by_o these_o mean_n will_v he_o shut_v up_o all_o passage_n and_o the_o castle_n be_v take_v again_o he_o will_v set_v a_o strong_a garrison_n and_o bring_v with_o he_o seven_o other_o spirit_n worse_o than_o himself_o who_o after_o they_o have_v enter_v will_v dwell_v there_o and_o make_v their_o continual_a abode_n second_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o sinner_n himself_o sinner_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o sinner_n his_o last_o state_n shall_v be_v worse_a than_o the_o first_o he_o will_v grow_v from_o worse_a to_o worse_o until_o there_o be_v no_o recovery_n the_o second_o disgrace_n will_v make_v he_o contemn_v all_o good_a mean_n and_o bring_v he_o to_o be_v past_a shame_n like_o unto_o the_o man_n that_o have_v the_o disease_n of_o the_o lethargy_n who_o neither_o talk_n nor_o strike_v nor_o pinch_a shall_v keep_v wake_v the_o sinner_n fall_v into_o the_o depth_n of_o sin_n contemn_v all_o good_a persuasion_n counsel_n and_o godly_a inspiration_n proverb_n 18._o and_o his_o hart_n be_v become_v like_o the_o face_n of_o a_o harlot_n that_o can_v blush_v his_o hart_n will_v not_o relent_v neither_o be_v there_o any_o remorse_n jere._n 3_o and_o than_o who_o will_v go_v about_o to_o wash_v the_o black_a moor_n and_o to_o make_v his_o skin_n white_a &_o who_o will_v come_v near_o that_o sow_n which_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o all_o dirt_n over_o three_o in_o respect_n of_o god_n the_o last_o state_n of_o the_o sinner_n be_v worse_a than_o the_o first_o god_n in_o respect_n of_o god_n because_o that_o sinner_n be_v so_o much_o the_o more_o leave_v of_o god_n who_o return_v to_o his_o former_a sin_n again_o like_o the_o dog_n to_o his_o vomit_n and_o god_n do_v take_v the_o less_o care_n about_o his_o salvation_n the_o physician_n that_o have_v heal_v the_o sick_a body_n give_v he_o a_o charge_n and_o prescribe_v a_o order_n of_o diet_n will_v he_o to_o avoid_v gross_a meat_n marish_a fowl_n fish_n and_o other_o hurtful_a meat_n which_o may_v impair_v his_o health_n but_o the_o physician_n be_v out_o of_o sight_n if_o he_o follow_v his_o hurtful_a appetite_n and_o fall_v into_o his_o sickness_n again_o the_o physician_n be_v send_v for_o be_v loath_a to_o meddle_v with_o he_o and_o give_v he_o up_o to_o himself_o and_o make_v he_o a_o answer_n of_o denial_n leave_v he_o as_o one_o despair_v of_o his_o health_n see_v he_o so_o careless_a and_o so_o witless_a that_o he_o can_v tell_v what_o be_v good_a for_o himself_o and_o who_o no_o counsel_n can_v make_v to_o beware_v and_o to_o look_v to_o himself_o even_o so_o god_n deal_v with_o that_o sinner_n that_o have_v be_v often_o pardon_v and_o often_o cleanse_v yet_o will_v run_v headlong_o into_o his_o former_a sin_n again_o he_o than_o leave_v he_o to_o himself_o &_o who_o god_n forsake_v the_o devil_n lie_v in_o wait_n for_o as_o the_o wolf_n devour_v that_o sheep_n which_o be_v without_o a_o shepherd_n therefore_o the_o lord_n speak_v just_o by_o his_o prophet_n jeremie_n chap._n 51._o we_o will_v have_v cure_v babel_n but_o she_o will_v not_o be_v heal_v let_v we_o leave_v she_o therefore_o and_o come_v out_o of_o she_o lest_o you_o be_v partaker_n of_o her_o sin_n and_o of_o her_o punishment_n and_o of_o jerusalem_n the_o lord_n say_v jere._n 15._o who_o will_v take_v pity_n on_o jerusalem_n &_o who_o will_v pray_v for_o her_o peace_n thou_o have_v leave_v i_o say_v the_o lord_n &_o have_v go_v backward_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v i_o will_v heal_v thy_o malady_n no_o more_o pharaoh_n have_v diverse_a plague_n to_o heal_v he_o but_o he_o continue_v in_o his_o stubborness_n god_n leave_v he_o for_o the_o multitude_n of_o his_o sin_n for_o god_n deni_v to_o such_o sinner_n not_o only_o his_o effectual_a help_n &_o the_o power_n of_o his_o holy_a spirit_n to_o their_o conversion_n but_o all_o other_o help_v also_o whereby_o other_o sinner_n be_v allure_v unto_o repentance_n king_n saul_n offend_v god_n great_o he_o be_v pardon_v and_o have_v a_o fair_a warning_n &_o lest_o he_o shall_v offend_v again_o he_o have_v a_o especial_a commandment_n but_o he_o fall_v afterward_o in_o such_o sort_n that_o fall_v from_o god_n he_o never_o recover_v again_o neither_o return_v into_o favour_n the_o son_n of_o ely_n be_v not_o obedient_a unto_o the_o voice_n of_o their_o father_n the_o reason_n be_v add_v because_o the_o lord_n will_v destroy_v they_o for_o their_o manifold_a sin_n and_o that_o they_o be_v past_o amendment_n and_o though_o moses_n noah_n and_o samuel_n shall_v pray_v for_o such_o people_n the_o lord_n will_v not_o hear_v they_o neither_o will_v he_o be_v entreat_v in_o their_o behalf_n now_o for_o a_o restorative_n in_o this_o woeful_a case_n fall_v a_o restorative_n in_o second_o fall_v this_o may_v be_v add_v that_o no_o man_n or_o woman_n despair_n if_o they_o be_v not_o utter_o past_a grace_n though_o they_o fall_v again_o see_v there_o be_v a_o difference_n betwixt_o a_o resolute_a determination_n in_o sin_n &_o a_o repentant_a mind_n which_o be_v hearty_o sorry_a for_o every_o fall_n and_o offence_n god_n mercy_n do_v oftentime_o cast_v out_o the_o devil_n that_o he_o can_v have_v any_o quiet_a possession_n and_o wander_v in_o dry_a place_n and_o be_v in_o his_o sorrowful_a banishment_n he_o be_v still_o busy_a with_o we_o to_o give_v he_o 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