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commend_v she_o reprove_v these_o but_o this_o be_v speak_v of_o before_o a_o comfort_n to_o the_o godly_a in_o all_o their_o trouble_n 2._o use_v 2._o for_o they_o have_v one_o such_o a_o one_o as_o this_o woman_n seek_v and_o find_v to_o fly_v unto_o now_o if_o the_o king_n be_v our_o friend_n what_o need_v we_o to_o fear_v because_o a_o ordinary_a man_n be_v against_o we_o if_o the_o judge_n favour_v thou_o what_o can_v the_o simple_a countryman_n do_v against_o thou_o god_n above_o all_o be_v with_o we_o what_o need_v we_o to_o care_v how_o many_o and_o how_o great_a they_o be_v that_o be_v against_o we_o rom._n 8.31_o if_o man_n fail_v we_o our_o comfort_n be_v we_o may_v go_v to_o he_o that_o will_v never_o fail_v heb._n 13.5_o this_o be_v the_o beat_a way_n of_o the_o saint_n in_o trouble_n they_o that_o have_v hold_v it_o never_o repent_v and_o you_o may_v write_v probatum_fw-la est_fw-la as_o physician_n upon_o prove_v medicine_n that_o this_o course_n or_o way_n to_o god_n in_o misery_n be_v your_o sure_a and_o only_a way_n to_o prosperity_n and_o peace_n this_o way_n ouâ—_n father_n walk_v in_o for_o they_o call_v upon_o god_n in_o their_o distress_n and_o he_o deliver_v they_o and_o be_v find_v in_o this_o way_n we_o can_v be_v lose_v in_o any_o trouble_n the_o woman_n request_n be_v short_a but_o pithy_a full_a of_o power_n and_o from_o a_o trouble_a spirit_n and_o because_o from_o it_o it_o be_v better_o welcome_a to_o he_o that_o despise_v not_o rather_o great_o respect_v a_o break_a heart_n psal_n 51.17_o esa_fw-la 61.1_o &_o 66.2_o 3_o doct._n 3_o from_o whence_o we_o may_v gather_v that_o acceptable_a prayer_n stand_v not_o in_o the_o power_n of_o word_n but_o of_o spirit_n for_o where_o there_o be_v a_o flood_n in_o the_o heart_n to_o bring_v it_o to_o god_n no_o matter_n though_o there_o be_v a_o ebb_n of_o word_n and_o phrase_n in_o the_o tongue_n christ_n prayer_n in_o the_o garden_n be_v short_a but_o of_o great_a power_n matth_n 26.39.42_o 44._o also_o the_o publican_n prayer_n god_n be_v merciful_a to_o i_o a_o sinner_n luke_n 18.13_o be_v more_o in_o spirit_n than_o in_o word_n and_o what_o expression_n be_v there_o 14.15_o so_o far_o at_o that_o time_n from_o all_o force_n of_o word_n that_o a_o word_n be_v not_o hear_v to_o come_v from_o he_o which_o be_v not_o speak_v to_o condemn_v long_a prayer_n neither_o zeal_n in_o prayer_n that_o make_v it_o to_o break_v out_o into_o a_o fire_n of_o word_n for_o long_a prayer_n be_v sometime_o necessary_a as_o at_o a_o public_a fast_o and_o never_o amiss_o when_o the_o trouble_n of_o the_o church_n and_o good_a occasion_n otherways_o give_v it_o length_n christ_n make_v long_o prayer_n than_o that_o he_o teach_v matth_n 6_o 9_o etc._n etc._n &_o sometime_o spend_v the_o whole_a night_n in_o prayer_n yet_o prayer_n be_v not_o in_o length_n or_o excellency_n of_o word_n for_o the_o power_n of_o it_o but_o in_o spirit_n and_o in_o a_o humble_a heart_n reason_n reason_n the_o reason_n long_o and_o eloquent_a prayer_n may_v want_v a_o heart_n without_o which_o it_o be_v but_o as_o the_o sing_n of_o a_o nightingale_n pleasant_a in_o the_o variety_n of_o sweet_a voice_n but_o without_o any_o soul_n now_o the_o prayer_n that_o want_v a_o heart_n how_o curious_a so_o ever_o in_o well_o set_v word_n want_v that_o that_o shall_v commend_v it_o to_o god_n as_o a_o reasonable_a service_n please_v he_o rom._n 12_o 1._o where_o yet_o short_a and_o plain_a prayer_n come_v from_o a_o break_a heart_n or_o heart_n as_o it_o be_v bruise_v between_o the_o wall_n and_o door_n because_o of_o sin_n be_v the_o sacrifice_n of_o god_n or_o a_o
no_o comparison_n with_o izhak_n that_o be_v in_o the_o covenant_n gen._n 17.20_o 21._o the_o inheritance_n of_o life_n with_o the_o best_a conveyance_n go_v that_o way_n esau_n be_v jacobs_n twinne-brother_n yet_o because_o in_o no_o covenant_n with_o god_n hate_v as_o a_o dog_n jacob_n in_o covenant_n with_o he_o be_v belove_v of_o he_o mal._n 1.2_o 3._o saint_n peter_n in_o the_o act_n speak_v to_o the_o child_n of_o promise_n say_v that_o god_n unto_o they_o have_v raise_v up_o his_o son_n jesus_n act._n 3.25_o 26._o but_o with_o the_o good_a effect_n of_o turn_v they_o from_o their_o iniquity_n wherein_o if_o they_o have_v abide_v still_o they_o have_v be_v no_o better_a than_o dog_n and_o the_o unclean_a swine_n of_o the_o gentile_n the_o justify_v gentile_n be_v difference_v from_o the_o other_o by_o faith_n which_o be_v their_o grace_n of_o be_v in_o christ_n and_o of_o be_v the_o child_n of_o abraham_n after_o the_o spirit_n gal._n 3.8_o but_o the_o wild_a among_o they_o who_o still_o wander_v in_o the_o byway_n of_o nature_n have_v no_o such_o privilege_n and_o thus_o we_o be_v all_o by_o nature_n as_o christ_n call_v this_o woman_n with_o reverence_n to_o nature_n dog_n or_o worse_a reason_n reason_n the_o reason_n all_o that_o since_o the_o fall_n of_o the_o first_o man_n be_v not_o in_o a_o change_n of_o nature_n give_v to_o christ_n be_v in_o such_o nature_n unchanged_a give_v to_o satan_n in_o a_o reprobate_a mind_n john_n 17.12_o &_o 3.36_o but_o also_o so_o give_v be_v under_o a_o woe_n even_o a_o wâ—_n unto_o damnation_n matth_n 26._o â—4_n worse_o than_o never_o bear_v and_o so_o worse_o than_o dog_n which_o have_v a_o be_v have_v a_o end_n of_o be_v miserable_a when_o they_o die_v but_o not_o so_o these_fw-mi second_o by_o nature_n we_o be_v child_n of_o wrath_n eph._n 2.3_o under_o god_n displeasure_n so_o long_o as_o such_o and_o sinner_n 5.8_o come_v ouâ—_n of_o and_o lie_v down_o in_o a_o unclean_a bed_n psal_n 51.6_o and_o enemy_n to_o god_n rom._n 5.10_o till_o reconcile_v by_o the_o gift_n of_o a_o better_a nature_n in_o christ_n and_o now_o put_v these_o together_o child_n of_o wrath_n sinner_n altogether_o and_o enemy_n to_o god_n and_o christ_n and_o what_o difference_n between_o man_n and_o dog_n in_o point_n of_o true_a happiness_n save_o that_o man_n be_v worse_a dog_n as_o they_o be_v no_o child_n so_o they_o be_v not_o child_n of_o wrath_n nor_o sinner_n by_o nature_n nor_o in_o their_o kind_n who_o do_v but_o their_o kind_n enemy_n to_o god_n man_n be_v all_o man_n by_o nature_n be_v for_o the_o nature_n of_o all_o be_v alike_o in_o all_o and_o no_o barrel_n better_o than_o another_o be_v not_o esau_n jacobs_n brother_n mal._n 1.2_o that_o that_o put_v difference_n between_o a_o israel_n in_o the_o flesh_n and_o a_o israel_n in_o christ_n be_v god_n election_n and_o his_o love_n before_o time_n enter_v rom._n 11.7_o 1_o use_v 1_o the_o use_n be_v for_o admonition_n to_o we_o that_o be_v now_o christian_n better_a much_o than_o dog_n and_o prince_n that_o be_v not_o advise_v we_o to_o take_v heed_n of_o a_o revolt_n and_o have_v cast_v to_o beware_v how_o with_o dog_n we_o return_v again_o to_o our_o vomit_n 2_o pet_n 2.22_o if_o we_o will_v come_v to_o god_n table_n and_o feed_v with_o the_o child_n we_o must_v lay_v away_o our_o snarl_a nature_n and_o not_o come_v with_o unpurged_a conscience_n thither_o we_o be_v call_v to_o holiness_n 1_o thes_n 4.7_o without_o it_o we_o may_v feed_v among_o dog_n in_o hear_v of_o the_o word_n or_o after_o hear_v we_o must_v not_o play_v the_o dog_n snarl_v at_o those_o that_o break_v the_o bread_n of_o life_n unto_o we_o it_o be_v a_o property_n of_o cur_n to_o snap_v at_o those_o that_o bring_v they_o their_o meat_n at_o prayer_n we_o must_v not_o enter_v without_o reverence_n nor_o lie_v all_o along_o as_o dog_n do_v we_o be_v set_v at_o table_n with_o the_o child_n we_o must_v therefore_o forget_v and_o not_o do_v after_o the_o kind_n we_o come_v of_o that_o be_v snatch_v one_o at_o another_o by_o brotherly_a dissension_n we_o can_v but_o forget_v malice_n if_o we_o remember_v our_o high_a call_n in_o christ_n some_o will_v not_o come_v to_o the_o table_n where_o the_o child_n be_v such_o as_o they_o count_v enemy_n lest_o they_o shall_v meet_v they_o there_o nor_o to_o church_n lest_o they_o shall_v tread_v upon_o the_o ground_n they_o go_v on_o and_o what_o may_v we_o think_v of_o such_o but_o that_o neither_o will_v they_o come_v to_o heaven_n lest_o they_o shall_v meet_v they_o there_o nor_o go_v the_o way_n of_o salvation_n lest_o they_o shall_v go_v their_o way_n these_o be_v yet_o in_o their_o old_a nature_n not_o change_v from_o dog_n to_o child_n but_o be_v the_o best_a by_o nature_n no_o better_o than_o the_o miserable_a heathen_a be_v 2._o use_v 2._o or_o than_o be_v the_o canaanite_n it_o may_v serve_v for_o instruction_n teach_v that_o there_o be_v no_o difference_n and_o that_o all_o have_v sin_v pom._n 3.22_o 23._o if_o one_o nature_n speed_v better_a than_o another_o grace_n or_o the_o gift_n of_o god_n by_o grace_n have_v make_v it_o happy_a matth._n 11.26_o god_n when_o he_o save_v fall_v man_n stamp_v in_o leather_n who_o may_v have_v set_v his_o stamp_n upon_o the_o nature_n of_o angel_n and_o so_o have_v stamp_v in_o gold_n but_o christ_n refuse_v their_o nature_n and_o take_v we_o heb._n 2.16_o hence_o come_v our_o happiness_n and_o hence_o only_o which_o be_v deny_v to_o the_o angel_n that_o fall_v now_o therefore_o what_o have_v thou_o that_o thou_o have_v not_o receive_v 1_o cor._n 4.7_o or_o why_o shall_v any_o by_o any_o claim_n from_o nature_n whether_o papist_n or_o pelagian_a lift_v up_o himself_o as_o merchant_n place_n their_o counter_n for_o thousand_o hundred_o ten_o and_o for_o nothing_o so_o this_o merchant_n of_o pearl_n have_v place_v we_o in_o a_o high_o cast_v of_o his_o rich_a grace_n than_o many_o thousand_o unto_o who_o he_o have_v have_v no_o such_o respect_n shall_v we_o therefore_o boast_v ourselves_o in_o comparison_n of_o they_o as_o if_o one_o counter_a be_v better_a than_o another_o save_v in_o account_n if_o god_n shall_v cry_v down_o his_o stamp_n in_o we_o that_o give_v we_o all_o the_o value_n we_o have_v what_o will_v become_v of_o our_o base_a metle_n rather_o of_o our_o nothing_o and_o shall_v not_o this_o take_v away_o all_o comparative_a and_o unseemly_a rejoice_v in_o flesh_n the_o three_o use_n be_v for_o meditation_n 3_o use_v 3_o and_o teach_v we_o often_o to_o think_v of_o the_o unworthiness_n of_o this_o our_o now_o corrupt_a nature_n of_o some_o we_o use_v to_o say_v that_o they_o be_v of_o a_o very_a good_a nature_n but_o the_o truth_n be_v nature_n be_v alike_o in_o all_o though_o better_a set_v in_o some_o than_o in_o some_o by_o the_o god_n of_o nature_n hence_o some_o be_v of_o a_o calm_a spirit_n and_o some_o more_o boisterous_a which_o difference_n proceed_v not_o from_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o clay_n alike_o in_o all_o but_o from_o the_o potter_n workmanship_n one_o say_v that_o a_o lion_n chain_v do_v not_o that_o hurt_n which_o one_o loose_a do_v for_o this_o what_o may_v we_o 〈◊〉_d the_o lion_n nature_n or_o his_o chain_n so_o when_o some_o be_v of_o better_a temper_n than_o some_o the_o thanks_n be_v not_o due_a to_o they_o but_o to_o god_n chain_n upon_o they_o by_o restrain_v grace_n in_o the_o glass_n of_o cain_n saul_n judas_n we_o may_v see_v our_o natural_a face_n and_o our_o natural_a mould_n also_o that_o the_o seed_n of_o a_o ill_a corn_n be_v sow_v in_o we_o by_o natural_a propagation_n here_o therefore_o be_v matter_n of_o dejection_n for_o the_o best_a and_o let_v they_o think_v of_o it_o as_o they_o shall_v all_o be_v hamper_v with_o a_o miserable_a necessity_n of_o sin_v rom._n 7.19_o and_o as_o a_o fire_n brand_n never_o so_o little_o stir_v cast_v out_o spark_n every_o way_n so_o corrupt_a nature_n in_o we_o upon_o every_o motion_n break_v forth_o into_o wickedness_n no_o day_n go_v over_o we_o but_o some_o concupiscence_n of_o sin_n go_v through_o the_o heart_n and_o shall_v not_o this_o humble_v we_o true_o if_o any_o thing_n shall_v this_o will_n which_o therefore_o shall_v teach_v we_o to_o watch_v the_o fire_n that_o it_o get_v not_o into_o the_o dry_a straw_n of_o our_o nature_n and_o burn_v to_o destruction_n daylic_a we_o shall_v purge_v by_o repentance_n who_o have_v a_o nature_n from_o which_o such_o foul_a stream_n of_o lust_n rise_v up_o and_o fill_v the_o house_n the_o bread_n of_o the_o child_n in_o this_o place_n be_v that_o holy_a thing_n that_o may_v not_o be_v give_v to_o dog_n mat._n