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and_o grief_n of_o want_n whereby_o it_o vehement_o and_o constant_o desire_v the_o food_n wherewith_o it_o be_v nourish_v and_o grow_v but_o as_o there_o be_v a_o inappetence_n so_o be_v there_o also_o a_o inordinate_a desire_n of_o meat_n and_o drink_n rise_v from_o distemper_n a_o disease_n not_o hunger_n but_o the_o hungry_a evil_n not_o thirst_n but_o dropsie-thirst_n covet_v excess_n devour_v rather_o than_o eat_v and_o then_o vomit_v but_o never_o satisfy_v thus_o be_v it_o with_o our_o spirit_n the_o true_a â—unger_n therefore_o include_v 1._o emptiness_n 2._o long_v 3._o a_o constancy_n that_o be_v a_o ordinate_a and_o seasonable_a return_n of_o this_o desire_n rise_v not_o from_o distemper_n but_o emptiness_n and_o such_o a_o emptiness_n as_o proceed_v from_o the_o right_a use_n of_o this_o food_n well_o digest_v into_o the_o inward_a man_n for_o growth_n some_o be_v full_o gorge_v with_o lust_n and_o so_o loath_a this_o honey_n comb_n prov._n 27.7_o some_o very_a empty_a 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by_o the_o assistance_n of_o those_o twâ—_n his_o special_a helper_n namely_o our_o own_o wickedness_n within_o we_o and_o the_o world_n without_o we_o will_v easy_o either_o dissuade_v we_o for_o ever_o enterprize_v such_o a_o quest_n or_o at_o least_o cool_a and_o dishearten_v we_o in_o the_o pursuit_n of_o it_o whensoever_o god_n bless_a spirit_n have_v open_v you_o a_o eye_n to_o behold_v with_o delight_n the_o beauty_n of_o holiness_n and_o draw_v your_o heart_n to_o cleave_v unto_o it_o in_o love_n have_v set_v your_o face_n resolute_o to_o a_o constant_a follow_v it_o satan_n will_v not_o fail_v to_o hinder_v by_o send_v in_o some_o worldly_a person_n yet_o under_o the_o pretence_n of_o a_o friend_n and_o wellwisher_n who_o shall_v counsel_v you_o not_o to_o be_v too_o forward_o and_o shall_v tell_v you_o none_o be_v more_o despise_v than_o these_o hot_a zealous_a fellow_n that_o they_o be_v the_o table_n talk_v and_o scorn_v of_o great_a one_o that_o such_o and_o such_o wise_a 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these_o make_v artificial_a apple_n and_o the_o natural_a picture_n may_v be_v fair_a than_o the_o substance_n but_o they_o want_v the_o life_n and_o use_v of_o the_o substance_n i_o have_v see_v a_o crab_n more_o pleasant_a to_o the_o eye_n than_o the_o apple_n which_o spring_v from_o a_o noble_a graft_n plant_v on_o the_o same_o stock_n but_o to_o the_o taste_n how_o hateful_a the_o crab_n the_o apple_n how_o delightful_a till_o we_o be_v cut_v off_o from_o the_o first_o adam_n and_o graft_v into_o the_o second_o all_o our_o fruit_n be_v as_o the_o apple_n of_o sodom_n abominable_a and_o loathsome_a 2._o second_o whereas_o our_o lord_n have_v bestow_v all_o his_o creature_n upon_o we_o the_o act_n and_o exercise_v of_o temperance_n be_v so_o to_o moderate_v our_o mind_n in_o receive_v our_o affection_n in_o desire_v and_o our_o action_n in_o use_v they_o that_o we_o abuse_v they_o not_o 1_o cor._n 7.31_o let_v i_o more_o clear_a it_o by_o instance_v in_o some_o particular_n 1._o a_o special_a inward_a gift_n to_o man_n be_v knowledge_n which_o be_v as_o the_o object_n more_o excellent_a in_o thing_n spiritual_a here_o sobriety_n will_v bridle_v and_o rein_n in_o the_o understanding_n when_o it_o be_v spur_v on_o by_o curiosity_n to_o pry_v into_o the_o ark_n and_o not_o suffer_v it_o to_o break_v through_o to_o the_o lord_n lest_o we_o perish_v exo._n 19.21_o there_o be_v thing_n secret_a and_o reveal_v deut._n 29.29_o as_o therefore_o it_o will_v not_o palliate_v defect_n but_o put_v we_o on_o diligent_o to_o search_v the_o scripture_n and_o to_o find_v out_o the_o thing_n which_o belong_v to_o we_o so_o in_o the_o excess_n it_o will_v stop_v we_o when_o our_o itch_a eye_n and_o ear_n will_v carry_v we_o beyond_o those_o bound_n exo._n 19.12_o which_o our_o lord_n have_v set_v we_o it_o will_v curb_v the_o thought_n and_o hold_v they_o in_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o think_v more_o high_o than_o they_o ought_v but_o think_v sober_o rom._n 12.3_o 2._o whereas_o every_o member_n have_v his_o place_n and_o proportion_n in_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n and_o several_a duty_n allot_v they_o every_o one_o in_o his_o call_n sobriety_n will_v so_o temper_v our_o spirit_n that_o it_o will_v keep_v we_o in_o our_o rank_n and_o not_o suffer_v we_o either_o to_o boast_v of_o a_o false_a gift_n lest_o we_o prove_v as_o those_o spot_n in_o lovefeast_n cloud_n without_o rain_n see_v prov._n 25.14_o jude_n 12._o nor_o yet_o under_o a_o mask_n of_o voluntary_a humility_n to_o intrude_v ourselves_o in_o thing_n which_o we_o have_v not_o see_v vain_o puff_v up_o in_o our_o fleshly_a mind_n col._n 2.18_o thus_o it_o moderate_v that_o great_a apostle_n and_o keep_v he_o as_o we_o say_v in_o his_o tedder_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o exceed_v the_o compass_n of_o his_o own_o measure_n 2_o cor._n 10.13_o 14_o 15._o and_o for_o want_v of_o this_o virtue_n many_o in_o these_o time_n which_o bear_v a_o great_a hulk_n and_o seem_v great_a one_o in_o the_o eye_n of_o delude_v and_o bewitch_v professor_n ever_o learning_n and_o never_o able_a to_o come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o truth_n break_v out_o of_o their_o rank_n be_v neither_o sheep_n nor_o dog_n of_o the_o flock_n but_o wolf_n deceive_v and_o be_v deceive_v 2_o tim._n 3.13_o but_o much_o more_o apparent_a be_v the_o exercise_n of_o this_o grace_n in_o thing_n without_o as._n 1._o it_o empale_v a_o man_n in_o his_o proper_a call_n and_o persuade_v he_o with_o quietness_n to_o work_v and_o eat_v his_o own_o bread_n and_o suffer_v he_o not_o to_o live_v idle_o or_o disorderly_a as_o a_o busy-body_n 2_o thes._n 3._o vers_fw-la 11_o 12._o and_o yet_o keep_v off_o the_o shackle_n of_o earthly_a care_n it_o empale_v but_o imprison_v not_o in_o his_o call_n nor_o so_o enslave_v he_o to_o worldly_a affair_n but_o that_o he_o may_v have_v all_o requisite_a liberty_n and_o enlargement_n to_o the_o heavenly_a he_o serve_v not_o his_o call_n but_o god_n in_o it_o second_o in_o his_o estate_n it_o settle_v the_o heart_n in_o a_o quiet_a contentation_n emptiness_n shall_v not_o breed_v greediness_n nor_o fullness_n pride_n it_o teach_v he_o to_o want_v without_o grudge_v and_o to_o abound_v without_o swell_a phil._n 4.12_o 3._o in_o recreation_n it_o keep_v a_o middle_a way_n equal_o distant_a from_o sullenness_n and_o mad_a mirth_n it_o will_v suffer_v the_o heart_n sometime_o to_o be_v drench_v in_o sorrow_n never_o drown_v to_o swim_v sometime_o never_o to_o sink_v in_o pleasure_n it_o will_v instruct_v the_o spirit_n to_o be_v sometime_o thoughtful_a sometime_o joyful_a never_o cheerful_a last_o for_o thing_n indifferent_a it_o moderate_v our_o desire_n and_o practice_n to_o use_v they_o with_o comfort_n without_o sin_n in_o food_n it_o teach_v we_o timâ—_n and_o measure_n to_o eat_v in_o season_n to_o refresh_v and_o not_o to_o surfeit_n eccl._n 10.17_o to_o quicken_v not_o damp_n our_o spirit_n to_o whet_v not_o dull_v they_o for_o our_o work_n it_o apparrel_v we_o neither_o garish_o nor_o gaudy_o not_o slovenly_a nor_o curious_o but_o fit_v the_o matter_n and_o manner_n to_o the_o person_n sex_n and_o calling_n in_o marriage_n it_o teach_v they_o that_o have_v wife_n to_o be_v as_o if_o they_o have_v â—one_n 1_o cor._n 7.29_o to_o rejoice_v with_o the_o wife_n of_o his_o youth_n not_o ravish_v with_o a_o stranger_n to_o be_v satisfy_v not_o consume_v with_o her_o love_n prouâ—_n 5.19_o 20._o in_o sleep_v it_o allow_v renew_v not_o slug_v recover_v of_o strength_n not_o mispending_a time_n it_o be_v the_o special_a direction_n of_o god_n spirit_n to_o keep_v in_o the_o middle_a way_n and_o not_o to_o turn_v to_o the_o right_a hand_n or_o to_o the_o left_a deut._n 5.32_o this_o be_v that_o middle_a path_n the_o strait_a way_n to_o felicity_n study_n to_o find_v it_o and_o strive_v to_o walk_v in_o it_o there_o be_v two_o by-path_n which_o temperance_n above_o the_o rest_n loud_o warn_v you_o to_o decline_v they_o be_v very_o broad_a much_o beat_v strong_o allure_a in_o which_o many_o thousand_o every_o day_n perish_v the_o first_o be_v riot_v and_o drunkenness_n the_o second_o chamber_v and_o wantonness_n rom._n 13.13_o of_o the_o former_a we_o may_v now_o complain_v as_o do_v once_o that_o holy_a bishop_n august_n epist_n 48._o vincentio_z this_o pestilence_n of_o drunkenness_n far_o and_o near_o so_o waste_v man_n soul_n and_o with_o so_o much_o licentiousness_n reign_v and_o tyrannise_n that_o i_o shall_v much_o marvel_n if_o it_o do_v not_o infect_v your_o little_a flock_n how_o fiâ—ly_o do_v he_o call_v it_o a_o pestilence_n never_o be_v any_o plague_n so_o infectious_a spread_a and_o dangerous_a hardly_o and_o seldom_o cure_v deadly_a destroy_v soul_n and_o body_n we_o hear_v god_n damn_v it_o 1_o cor._n 6.9_o gal._n 5.21_o heathen_n brand_a it_o all_o even_a drunkard_n deride_v it_o none_o but_o ashamed_a to_o own_v it_o and_o yet_o see_v the_o most_o most_o shameful_o practise_v it_o look_v on_o it_o in_o the_o fruit_n prov._n 23.29_o to_o the_o end_n woe_n sorrow_n strife_n babble_v causeless_a wound_n sore_a eye_n poison_n death_n lust_n perverse_a speak_v security_n hardness_n and_o last_o a_o incurable_a habit_n of_o swill_v and_o follow_v wicked_a company_n consequent_o beggary_n ver_fw-la 21._o and_o sudden_a perdition_n luk._n 21.34_o there_o be_v never_o such_o a_o monster_n breed_v in_o africa_n as_o the_o drunkard_n make_v himself_o he_o have_v a_o crab_n foot_n that_o can_v set_v one_o step_n forward_o a_o swine_n belly_n swell_v with_o swill_n a_o very_a hog-trough_n the_o heart_n of_o leviathan_n hard_a as_o the_o neither_o millstone_n job_n 4.24_o a_o goat_n eye_n fire_v with_o lust_n and_o a_o devil_n mouth_n flame_v in_o hellish_a blasphemy_n his_o flesh_n be_v nothing_o but_o a_o quagmire_n and_o the_o whole_a lump_n a_o breathe_a swiltub_n and_o as_o one_o fit_o speak_v a_o walk_a and_o steam_v dunghill_n but_o sottish_a man_n will_v ordinary_o by_o way_n of_o excuse_v further_o accuse_v and_o indict_v themselves_o oh_o say_v they_o it_o be_v not_o so_o much_o the_o drink_n i_o respect_v as_o good_a company_n good_a company_n how_o much_o better_o may_v thou_o find_v in_o a_o pest-house_n and_o what_o worse_a in_o hell_n it_o be_v the_o company_n of_o which_o we_o be_v special_o warn_v be_v not_o among_o wine-bibber_n prov._n 23.20_o to_o be_v drunken_a and_o to_o sit_v and_o drink_v with_o the_o drunken_a be_v the_o same_o in_o the_o holy_a ghost_n expression_n compare_v matth._n 24.49_o with_o luk._n 12.45_o the_o good_a lord_n keep_v you_o out_o of_o this_o quicksand_n for_o it_o be_v with_o drunkard_n as_o with_o drunken_a sand_n it_o swallow_v up_o irrecoverable_o and_o drink_v down_o into_o the_o belly_n of_o hell_n whomsoever_o strike_v upon_o it_o neither_o be_v uncleanness_n
these_o a_o lie_n how_o can_v it_o be_v the_o reason_n because_o nothing_o more_o deceive_v greatness_n make_v great_a promise_n but_o perform_v nothing_o let_v the_o apostle_n expound_v it_o if_o any_o man_n see_v to_o be_v some_o thing_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v indeed_o nothing_o he_o deceive_v himself_o gal._n 6.3_o he_o be_v a_o lie_n to_o his_o own_o soul_n hence_o that_o great_a apostle_n confess_v that_o himself_o be_v nothing_o 2_o cor._n 12.11_o and_o as_o man_n himself_o so_o all_o that_o belong_v to_o he_o be_v mere_a vanity_n make_v for_o he_o and_o suit_v to_o he_o for_o when_o man_n have_v transform_v himself_o into_o vanity_n the_o lord_n fit_v the_o creature_n to_o he_o which_o be_v make_v for_o he_o and_o subject_n they_o unto_o vanity_n rom._n 8.20_o his_o life_n vain_a eccl._n 6.12_o his_o age_n nothing_o psal._n 39.5_o his_o beauty_n vanity_n prov._n 31.30_o his_o riches_n prov._n 23.6_o his_o mirth_n eccl._n 2.2_o all_o his_o work_n all_o his_o delight_n mere_a vanity_n eccl._n 2.11_o object_n but_o man_n do_v not_o think_v so_o answ._n so_o much_o the_o more_o be_v they_o so_o for_o while_o they_o think_v better_o of_o themselves_o than_o they_o be_v they_o do_v but_o deceive_v themselves_o and_o be_v a_o lie_n 2._o though_o in_o their_o word_n they_o deny_v it_o yet_o in_o their_o work_n they_o loud_o speak_v it_o and_o evident_o discover_v that_o they_o do_v thus_o think_v for_o we_o will_v sell_v nothing_o under_o the_o price_n we_o value_v it_o but_o man_n sell_v themselves_o for_o vanity_n for_o very_o nothing_o they_o sell_v themselves_o foâ—_n trash_n they_o lay_v out_o their_o money_n for_o that_o which_o be_v not_o bread_n and_o their_o labour_n for_o that_o which_o satisfy_v not_o isa._n 55.2_o object_n but_o yet_o they_o be_v man_n and_o therefore_o something_a answ._n we_o speak_v not_o of_o man_n in_o natural_a respect_n as_o he_o consist_v of_o soul_n and_o body_n or_o in_o civil_a as_o he_o be_v a_o father_n goâ—ernour_n etc._n etc._n but_o in_o spiritual_a in_o which_o regard_n he_o rather_o seem_v than_o be_v man_n rather_o a_o worm_n psal._n 22.6_o as_o other_o brute_n flesh_n also_o gen._n 6.3_o and_o that_o flesh_n but_o grass_n isa._n 40.6_o the_o very_a spirit_n fleshly_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d jude_n 9_o animal_n not_o have_v a_o spirit_n when_o in_o jerusalem_n there_o be_v none_o that_o seek_v the_o truth_n there_o be_v no_o man_n among_o they_o jer._n 5.1_o observe_v how_o evident_o and_o full_o god_n spirit_n conclude_v this_o argument_n i_o behold_v and_o â—here_o be_v no_o man_n even_o among_o they_o no_o counsellor_n that_o when_o i_o ask_v can_v answer_v a_o word_n they_o be_v all_o vanity_n and_o their_o work_n nothing_o â—sa_n 41.28_o 29._o he_o be_v dead_a and_o therefore_o not_o â—ruly_o but_o false_o and_o in_o appearance_n call_v â—_o man_n man_n if_o we_o look_v upon_o he_o in_o his_o creation_n be_v a_o creature_n not_o only_o compose_v of_o soul_n and_o body_n which_o both_o be_v but_o the_o matter_n of_o which_o he_o be_v frame_v but_o make_v after_o god_n image_n which_o be_v his_o form_n and_o differ_v he_o from_o other_o creature_n now_o as_o it_o cease_v to_o be_v a_o â—ouse_n when_o the_o material_n stone_n timâ—er_n etc._n etc._n be_v all_o safe_a but_o the_o form_n destroy_v so_o though_o body_n and_o soul_n in_o the_o matter_n â—f_v they_o remain_v entire_a yet_o when_o that_o specifical_a difference_n and_o form_n of_o man_n god_n image_n 〈◊〉_d deface_v he_o cease_v to_o be_v what_o first_o he_o be_v now_o not_o man_n but_o the_o ruin_n and_o carcase_n of_o man_n in_o a_o word_n look_v as_o it_o be_v with_o child_n baby_n they_o have_v a_o gorgeous_a appearance_n in_o their_o eye_n but_o all_o be_v copper_n cast_v clout_n tear_v rag_n and_o a_o paint_a rot_a stick_n so_o be_v it_o with_o we_o our_o body_n and_o soul_n have_v some_o rag_n and_o old_a clout_n of_o our_o creation_n and_o dress_v with_o beauty_n learning_n etc._n etc._n be_v no_o small_a babe_n in_o a_o simple_a man_n eye_n but_o all_o this_o show_n be_v nothing_o what_o it_o show_v but_o a_o very_a mock-man_n a_o mere_a vanity_n and_o sheer_a nothing_o 2._o second_o see_v man_n be_v not_o only_o dead_a but_o dead_a in_o sin_n as_o a_o dead_a man_n shut_v up_o and_o close_v in_o a_o loathsome_a grave_n we_o be_v plain_o teach_v by_o god_n that_o man_n be_v not_o only_o nothing_o but_o a_o miserable_a abominable_a nothing_o he_o be_v miserable_a wretched_a poor_a blind_a and_o naked_a rev._n 3.17_o suppose_v himself_o full_a but_o only_o swell_v with_o wind_n and_o indeed_o whole_o empty_a conceit_v himself_o well_o adorn_v and_o set_v out_o with_o goodly_a endowment_n but_o shameful_a in_o nakedness_n dream_v of_o a_o eagle_n sight_n and_o sharpness_n of_o wit_n but_o not_o a_o blink_n of_o a_o eye_n in_o he_o a_o mere_a flash_n and_o in_o and_o with_o all_o these_o want_n when_o he_o be_v most_o bladder_v up_o with_o a_o dream_n of_o happiness_n extreme_o miserable_a and_o wretched_a in_o all_o his_o pomp_n anâ—_n glory_n he_o be_v but_o as_o his_o own_o dung_n job_n 20.6_o 7._o stink_v psal._n 14.3_o not_o the_o baseness_n buâ—_n excellence_n not_o of_o heathen_n but_o of_o jacob_n not_o despise_v only_o but_o abhor_v amos_n 6.8_o and_o lest_o we_o may_v think_v it_o a_o hyperbolical_a speech_n the_o lord_n take_v a_o solemn_a oath_n and_o swear_v by_o himself_o that_o he_o abhor_v the_o excellency_n of_o jacob_n hence_o be_v it_o that_o god_n cull_v out_o the_o most_o loathsome_a creature_n to_o be_v as_o parallel_n to_o we_o that_o in_o they_o as_o in_o a_o glass_n we_o may_v see_v our_o filth_n and_o abhor_v ourselves_o we_o be_v resemble_v to_o hog_n dog_n serpent_n to_o dead_a carcase_n to_o sepulchre_n full_a of_o rot_a carcase_n matth._n 23.27_o so_o abominable_a that_o we_o infect_v all_o the_o creature_n with_o which_o we_o deal_v all_o the_o action_n that_o proceed_v from_o we_o the_o creature_n be_v not_o only_o subject_a to_o vanity_n but_o to_o a_o curse_n for_o our_o sake_n gen._n 3.17_o our_o very_a blessing_n curse_v mal._n 2.2_o not_o our_o want_n but_o store_n not_o our_o barrenness_n but_o fruit_n accurse_v deut._n 28._o vers_fw-la 17_o 18._o our_o day_n not_o only_o few_o but_o evil_n gen._n 47.9_o our_o very_a life_n not_o only_o grievous_a but_o hateful_a eccl._n 2.17_o nay_o our_o prayer_n our_o service_n abomination_n prov._n 15.8_o &_o 28.9_o object_n if_o the_o estate_n of_o man_n be_v so_o loathsome_a it_o be_v strange_a that_o they_o shall_v not_o see_v nor_o feel_v it_o answ._n they_o who_o have_v sense_n know_v and_o acknowledge_v it_o they_o loathe_v themselves_o ezech._n 20.43_o they_o abhor_v themselves_o job_n 42.6_o they_o lament_v themselves_o rom._n 7.24_o but_o such_o as_o be_v blind_a and_o senseless_a how_o shall_v they_o discern_v it_o and_o this_o the_o depth_n of_o their_o misery_n which_o make_v it_o incurable_a yet_o some_o glimpse_n they_o have_v of_o this_o truth_n for_o in_o that_o they_o sell_v themselves_o to_o work_v wickedness_n and_o abomination_n 1_o king_n 21.25_o rom._n 7.14_o sell_v themselves_o for_o oath_n so_o vain_a a_o filthiness_n for_o drunkenness_n so_o filthy_a vanity_n they_o open_o testify_v at_o what_o rate_n they_o prize_v themselves_o this_o our_o dead_a vain_a loathsome_a condition_n will_v more_o clear_o be_v manifest_v unto_o we_o if_o 1._o we_o consider_v our_o contrariety_n to_o god_n who_o be_v both_o the_o supreme_a be_v the_o most_o pure_a essence_n and_o the_o only_a life_n so_o adverse_a be_v the_o corrupt_a nature_n of_o man_n to_o god_n that_o he_o hate_v he_o all_o that_o belong_v to_o he_o all_o that_o he_o love_v and_o all_o that_o love_v he_o hence_o call_v enemy_n rom._n 5.10_o hater_n of_o god_n rom._n 1.30_o they_o hate_v his_o wisdom_n and_o counsel_n prov._n 1.29_o his_o power_n rev._n 16.9_o his_o truth_n isa._n 30.11_o his_o word_n jer._n 6.10_o his_o light_n joh._n 3.19_o and_o as_o the_o holiness_n of_o god_n be_v his_o pureness_n glory_n beauty_n excellency_n which_o pass_v through_o all_o and_o to_o we_o be_v above_o all_o his_o attribute_n so_o above_o all_o they_o hate_v this_o his_o holiness_n wheresoever_o they_o see_v any_o stamp_n or_o print_v of_o it_o his_o holy_a word_n his_o holy_a day_n his_o holy_a child_n as_o the_o panther_n so_o hate_v man_n that_o wheresoever_o he_o see_v his_o picture_n he_o fly_v upon_o it_o and_o with_o his_o tooth_n and_o nail_n rent_n and_o tear_n it_o so_o these_o wild_a creature_n wheresoever_o they_o see_v any_o spark_n of_o god_n image_n shine_v in_o man_n tear_n and_o devour_v psal._n 7.2_o &_o 35.15_o that_o eternal_a wisdom_n power_n love_n life_n their_o saviour_n after_o they_o have_v