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which_o will_v grieve_v he_o be_v he_o capable_a of_o grief_n p._n 4._o 3._o when_o we_o make_v the_o spirit_n so_o to_o carry_v it_o towards_o we_o as_o person_n do_v towards_o those_o that_o have_v grieve_v they_o p._n 5._o q._n 2._o why_o be_v we_o say_v rather_o to_o grieve_v the_o spirit_n than_o father_n and_o son_n p._n 6._o a._n because_o sin_n be_v most_o opposite_a to_o his_o appropriate_a work_n p._n 6_o 7_o q._n 3._o what_o sin_n do_v grieve_v the_o spirit_n ibid._n a._n general_o wilful_a deliberate_a sin_n special_o 1._o lust_n of_o uncleanness_n p._n 8_o 9_o 10._o 2._o sin_n of_o anger_n malice_n etc._n etc._n p._n 11._o 12_o 13._o 3._o slight_v of_o the_o divine_o inspire_a write_n and_o prefer_v humane_a write_n p._n 13_o 14_o 15_o 16_o 17._o 4._o rob_v the_o spirit_n of_o his_o glory_n and_o take_v his_o praise_n unto_o ourselves_o p._n 17_o 18_o 19_o 20._o 5._o father_v on_o he_o the_o ugly_a brat_n of_o the_o eull_a spirit_n p._n 21_o 22._o 6._o ascribe_v to_o the_o devil_n the_o work_n of_o the_o spirit_n p._n 22_o 23._o inference_n 1._o the_o spirit_n be_v a_o person_n p._n 23._o 2._o have_v a_o tender_a care_n of_o believer_n ibid._n 3._o not_o to_o be_v blaspheme_v p._n 24._o 4._o they_o wretched_a who_o take_v pleasure_n in_o sin_n which_o grieve_v the_o spirit_n p._n 24._o motive_n not_o to_o grieve_v the_o spirit_n 1._o he_o be_v a_o divine_a person_n the_o only_a divine_a person_n against_o who_o a_o sin_n be_v irremissible_a p._n 25_o 26_o 27._o 2._o he_o have_v little_o deserve_v to_o be_v grieve_v p._n 27_o 28_o 29_o 30_o 31._o 3._o they_o who_o only_o be_v in_o a_o capacity_n to_o grieve_v he_o have_v lest_o reason_n so_o to_o do_v p._n 32_o 33._o 4._o dreadful_a be_v the_o effect_n of_o grieve_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n 1._o hence_o ensue_v foul_a and_o dishonourable_a lust_n p_o 34._o 2._o ordinance_n become_v unprofitable_a p._n 35._o 3._o the_o heart_n be_v fill_v with_o sad_a distress_a doubt_n p_o 37._o the_o spirit_n be_v please_v if_o 1._o we_o grieve_v when_o he_o be_v grieve_v p._n 38._o 2._o bring_v forth_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o spirit_n p._n 38_o 39_o 3._o pray_v to_o he_o and_o for_o he_o p._n 39_o 40._o 4._o honour_n his_o gift_n in_o other_o especial_o those_o for_o ministry_n no_o time_n to_o be_v expect_v in_o which_o no_o ministry_n p._n 40_o 41._o 42._o what_o mean_v by_o the_o day_n of_o redemption_n 1._o not_o the_o day_n of_o baptism_n p._n 43._o 2._o some_o day_n after_o this_o life_n for_o till_o then_o 1._o redemption_n from_o the_o power_n of_o sin_n be_v not_o perfect_a p._n 43_o 44._o 2._o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n not_o perfect_a p._n 44._o 3._o redemption_n of_o the_o body_n scarce_o begin_v p._n 45._o godly_a shall_v groan_v for_o this_o day_n p._n 45_o 46._o wicked_a shall_v kiss_v the_o redeemer_n p._n 47._o nature_n and_o end_n of_o seal_v p._n 47_o 48._o by_o the_o spirit_n seal_v be_v mean_v not_o his_o regenerate_v but_o assure_v work_n p._n 48_o 49._o assurance_n possible_a prove_v by_o four_o argument_n p._n 50_o to_o 56._o why_o papist_n deny_v assurance_n p._n 57_o 58_o 59_o difference_n betwixt_o assurance_n and_o presumption_n p._n 60._o assurance_n breed_v not_o sloth_n p._n 61_o 62_o 63._o faith_n consist_v not_o in_o assurance_n p._n 64._o to_o 69._o q._n whether_o all_o believer_n sometime_o or_o other_o have_v assurance_n p._n 69._o a._n in_o four_o proposition_n i._o some_o have_v assurance_n just_a before_o death_n who_o have_v it_o not_o before_o p._n 69._o to_o 72._o ii_o some_o that_o have_v it_o before_o want_v it_o then_o 1._o to_o quicken_v other_o to_o preparation_n p._n 72._o 2._o to_o harden_v worldling_n p._n 73._o 3._o to_o punish_v fall_v from_o first_o love_n p._n 73_o 74._o 4._o through_o the_o nature_n of_o some_o disease_n 5._o through_o the_o malice_n of_o satan_n iii_o it_o be_v rare_o see_v that_o any_o understanding_n christian_n run_v out_o his_o whole_a course_n without_o some_o assurance_n p._n 75._o iv_o yet_o be_v it_o not_o impossible_a it_o shall_v be_v so_o ibid._n this_o no_o ground_n for_o idleness_n for_o 1._o man_n argue_v not_o so_o in_o temporal_n p._n 76._o 2._o it_o be_v a_o sin_n to_o want_v assurance_n p._n 77._o 3._o none_o can_v be_v a_o child_n of_o god_n who_o do_v not_o desire_v to_o attain_v the_o full_a assurance_n of_o hope_n p._n 77_o 78_o 79._o q._n how_o be_v assurance_n wrought_v a._n 1._o in_o a_o very_a mysterious_a way_n p._n 79_o 80_o 81._o 2._o in_o the_o same_o way_n that_o bondage_n be_v wrought_v in_o unconvert_v sinner_n i._n e._n discursive_o p._n 82._o 83_o 84._o immediate_a testimony_n explain_v and_o caution_v by_o its_o assertor_n p_o 85_o 86._o what_o to_o be_v think_v of_o it_o p._n 87_o 88_o discursive_a way_n the_o most_o ordinary_a and_o safe_a p._n 89._o to_o 92._o antinomian_o who_o deny_v the_o use_n of_o mark_n confute_v p._n 93_o 94._o stupidity_n of_o sinner_n reprove_v p._n 94_o 95_o 96._o all_o that_o fear_n god_n persuade_v to_o make_v use_n of_o this_o way_n of_o examination_n some_o mark_v visible_a if_o not_o other_o p._n 96._o if_o none_o visible_a than_o examination_n no_o duty_n p._n 97._o q._n why_o do_v god_n suffer_v his_o child_n to_o want_v assurance_n p._n 98._o a._n assurance_n be_v twofold_a high_a and_o moderate_a high_a too_o strong_a for_o our_o weak_a vessel_n long_o to_o hold_v p._n 99_o 100_o good_a reason_n why_o god_n let_v believer_n for_o a_o season_n want_v even_o moderate_a assurance_n 1._o to_o keep_v they_o from_o relapse_n p._n 100_o 101._o 2._o to_o keep_v they_o humble_a p._n 102_o 103._o 3._o to_o make_v they_o more_o earnest_a in_o prayer_n p._n 104._o 4._o to_o try_v and_o exercise_v their_o grace_n p._n 105._o 5._o to_o make_v they_o more_o value_n assurance_n when_o they_o have_v it_o p_o 106._o 6._o to_o make_v they_o more_o able_a to_o comfort_v other_o p._n 107._o 7._o to_o make_v they_o more_o long_o after_o heaven_n p._n 108._o 8._o to_o encourage_v good_a and_o confound_v wicked_a p._n 108_o 109._o 9_o to_o manifest_v his_o own_o power_n and_o patience_n p._n 109_o 110_o 111._o therefore_o we_o ought_v not_o when_o god_n withdraw_v to_o charge_v he_o foolish_o p._n 111_o 112._o q._n how_o do_v believer_n meritorious_o procure_v the_o want_n of_o assurance_n a._n 1._o through_o the_o smallness_n of_o their_o grace_n conversion_n more_o discernible_a at_o the_o first_o plantation_n of_o the_o gospel_n then_o now_o some_o objection_n answer_v p._n 113._o to_o 116._o 2._o because_o they_o seek_v it_o not_o with_o diligence_n enough_o the_o case_n of_o poor_a christian_n consider_v p._n 117_o 118_o 119._o 3._o because_o of_o their_o