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conversion_n and_o true_o i_o think_v the_o more_o righteous_a any_o be_v in_o his_o own_o eye_n before_o conversion_n the_o more_o need_n he_o have_v of_o heart_n break_v work_n in_o order_n to_o his_o salvation_n because_o a_o man_n be_v not_o by_o nature_n so_o easy_o convince_v that_o his_o righteousness_n be_v to_o god_n abominable_a as_o he_o be_v that_o his_o debauchery_n and_o prosaneness_n be_v a_o man_n goodness_n be_v that_o which_o blind_v he_o most_o be_v dear_a to_o he_o and_o hardly_o part_v with_o and_o therefore_o when_o such_o a_o one_o be_v convert_v that_o think_v he_o have_v goodness_n of_o his_o own_o enough_o to_o commend_v he_o in_o whole_a or_o
compare_v to_o the_o break_n of_o the_o bone_n but_o because_o as_o when_o the_o bone_n be_v break_v the_o outward_a man_n be_v disable_v as_o to_o what_o it_o be_v wont_a to_o do_v so_o when_o the_o spirit_n be_v break_v the_o inward_a man_n be_v disable_v as_o to_o what_o vanity_n and_o folly_n it_o before_o delight_v in_o hence_o feebleness_n be_v join_v with_o this_o brokenness_n of_o heart_n i_o be_o feeble_a say_v he_o and_o sore_o break_v i_o have_v lose_v my_o strength_n and_o former_a vigour_n as_o to_o vain_a and_o sinful_a course_n psalm_n 38._o 8._o this_o than_o it_o be_v to_o have_v the_o heart_n break_v namely_o to_o have_v it_o â—amed_v disable_v and_o take_v off_o by_o sense_n of_o god_n wrath_n due_a to_o sin_n from_o that_o course_n of_o life_n it_o former_o be_v conversant_a in_o and_o to_o show_v that_o this_o work_n be_v no_o fancy_n nor_o do_v but_o with_o great_a trouble_n to_o the_o soul_n it_o be_v compare_v to_o the_o put_v the_o bone_n out_o of_o joint_n the_o break_n of_o the_o bone_n the_o burn_a of_o the_o bone_n with_o fire_n or_o as_o the_o take_v the_o natural_a moisture_n from_o the_o bone_n the_o vex_v of_o the_o bone_n etc._n etc._n psal._n 22._o 14._o jer._n 20._o 9_o lam._n 1._o 13._o psal._n 6._o 2._o prov._n 17._o 22._o all_o which_o be_v expression_n adorn_v with_o such_o similitude_n as_o do_v undeniable_o declore_v that_o to_o sense_n and_o feel_v a_o break_a heart_n be_v a_o grievous_a thing_n second_o what_o be_v mean_v by_o the_o word_n contrite_a a_o contrite_a spirit_n be_v a_o renitent_a 〈…〉_z one_o sore_o grieve_v and_o deep_o sorrowful_a for_o the_o sin_n it_o have_v commit_v against_o god_n and_o to_o the_o damage_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o so_o iâ—_n be_v to_o be_v take_v in_o all_o those_o place_n where_o a_o contrite_a spirit_n be_v make_v mention_n of_o as_o in_o psal._n 34._o 18._o isa._n 57_o 15._o chap._n 66._o 2._o as_o a_o man_n that_o have_v by_o his_o folly_n procure_v a_o break_a leg_n or_o arm_n be_v hearty_o sorry_a that_o ever_o he_o be_v so_o foolish_a as_o to_o be_v engage_v in_o such_o foolish_a way_n of_o idleness_n and_o vanity_n so_o he_o who_o heart_n be_v break_v with_o a_o sense_n of_o god_n wrath_n due_a to_o his_o sin_n have_v deep_a sorrow_n in_o his_o soul_n and_o be_v great_o repentant_a that_o ever_o he_o shall_v be_v such_o a_o fool_n as_o by_o rebellious_a do_n to_o bring_v himself_o and_o his_o soul_n to_o so_o much_o sharp_a affliction_n hence_o while_o other_o be_v sport_v themselves_o in_o vanity_n such_o a_o one_o do_v call_v his_o sin_n his_o great_a folly_n my_o wound_n stink_v and_o be_v corrupt_a say_v david_n because_o of_o my_o foolishness_n and_o again_o o_o god_n thou_o know_v my_o foolishness_n and_o my_o sin_n be_v not_o hiâ—_n from_o thou_o psal._n 38._o 5._o psal._n 69._o man_n what_o ever_o they_o say_v with_o 〈…〉_z eir_fw-mi lip_n can_v conclude_v 〈…〉_z yet_o their_o heart_n want_v break_v 〈…〉_z at_o sin_n be_v a_o foolish_a thing_n hence_o 〈…〉_z say_v the_o foolishness_n of_o fool_n be_v 〈…〉_z eir_fw-mi folly_n prov._n 14._o 24._o that_o be_v the_o foolishness_n of_o 〈…〉_z i_o man_n be_v that_o they_o take_v pleasure_n in_o their_o sin_n for_o their_o 〈…〉_z ns_n be_v their_o foolishness_n and_o 〈…〉_z e_o folly_n of_o their_o soul_n lie_v in_o their_o countenance_v of_o this_o foolishness_n but_o the_o man_n who_o heart_n 〈…〉_z break_a he_o be_v none_o of_o these_o â—e_z can_v be_v one_o of_o these_o no_o â—ore_o than_o he_o that_o have_v his_o bone_n 〈…〉_z oaken_a can_v rejoice_v that_o he_o be_v the_o 〈…〉_z red_n to_o play_v a_o match_n at_o football_n â—ence_o to_o hear_v other_o talk_v foo_o 〈…〉_z sh_o be_v to_o the_o grief_n of_o those_o who_o god_n have_v wound_v or_o 〈…〉_z it_o be_v in_o another_o place_n their_o â—ords_n be_v like_o the_o piercing_n of_o a_o sword_n psal._n 69._o 26._o prov._n 12._o 〈…〉_z this_o therefore_o i_o take_v to_o 〈…〉_z the_o mean_v of_o these_o two_o wordâ—_n a_o break_a and_o a_o contrite_a spirit_n four_o and_o last_o as_o to_o 〈…〉_z i_o now_o come_v more_o particular_o to_o give_v you_o some_o sign_n of_o a_o brokâ—â—_n heart_n of_o a_o break_a and_o a_o contri_fw-la 〈…〉_z spirit_n first_o a_o broken-hearted-maâ—_a such_o as_o be_v intend_v in_o the_o tex_n 〈…〉_z be_v a_o sensible_a man_n he_o be_v broug_n 〈…〉_z to_o the_o exercise_n of_o all_o the_o see_v 〈…〉_z of_o he_o soul._n all_o other_o be_v day_n 〈…〉_z senseless_a and_o without_o true_a feeâ—_n ing_z of_o what_o the_o brokenhearted_a man_n be_v sensible_a of_o 1._o he_o see_v himself_o to_o 〈…〉_z what_o other_o be_v ignorant_a o_o 〈…〉_z that_o be_v he_o see_v himself_o to_o be_v n_o 〈…〉_z only_o a_o sinful_a man_n but_o a_o 〈…〉_z by_o nature_n in_o the_o gall_n and_o bo_o 〈…〉_z of_o sin._n in_o the_o gall_n of_o sin_n be_v peter_n expression_n to_o sim_n 〈…〉_z and_o it_o be_v a_o say_v common_a to_o 〈…〉_z man_n for_o every_o man_n in_o a_o state_n of_o nature_n be_v in_o the_o gall_n of_o sin._n he_o be_v shape_v in_o it_o conceive_v in_o it_o it_o have_v also_o possession_n of_o and_o by_o that_o possession_n infect_v the_o whole_a of_o his_o soul_n and_o body_n psal._n 51._o 5._o act._n 8._o 23._o this_o he_o see_v this_o he_o understand_v every_o professor_n see_v not_o this_o because_o the_o blessing_n of_o a_o break_a heart_n be_v not_o bestow_v on_o every_o one_o david_n say_v there_o be_v no_o soundness_n in_o my_o flesh._n and_o solomon_n suggest_v that_o a_o plague_n or_o run_v sore_o be_v in_o the_o very_a heart_n but_o every_o one_o perceive_v not_o this_o psal._n 38._o 3._o 1_o king._n 8._o 38._o he_o say_v again_o that_o his_o wound_n stanke_z and_o be_v corrupt_v that_o his_o sore_o run_v and_o cease_v nâ—t_v psal._n 38._o 5._o psal._n 77._o 2._o but_o these_o thing_n the_o 〈◊〉_d man_n the_o man_n who_o heart_n be_v never_o break_v have_v no_o understanding_n of_o but_o the_o brokenhearted_a the_o man_n that_o have_v a_o break_a spirit_n he_o see_v as_o the_o prophet_n have_v it_o he_o see_v his_o sickness_n he_o see_v his_o wound_n when_o ephraim_n see_v his_o sickness_n and_o judah_n see_v his_o wound_n hos._n 5._o 13._o he_o see_v it_o to_o his_o grief_n he_o see_v it_o to_o his_o sorrow_n 2._o he_o feel_v what_o other_o have_v no_o sense_n of_o he_o feel_v the_o arrow_n of_o the_o almighty_a and_o that_o they_o stick_v fast_o in_o he_o he_o feel_v how_o sore_o and_o sick_a by_o the_o smite_v of_o god_n hammer_n upon_o his_o heart_n to_o break_v it_o his_o poor_a soul_n be_v make_v he_o feel_v a_o burden_n intolerable_a lie_v upon_o his_o spirit_n my_o iniquity_n say_v he_o be_v go_v over_o my_o head_n as_o a_o heavy_a burden_n they_o be_v too_o heavy_a for_o i_o he_o feel_v also_o the_o heavy_a hand_n of_o god_n upon_o his_o soul_n a_o thing_n unknown_a to_o carnal_a men._n psal._n 38._o 2._o hos._n 6._o 13._o psal._n 38._o 4._o he_o feel_v pain_n be_v wound_v even_o such_o pain_n as_o other_o can_v understand_v because_o they_o be_v not_o break_v my_o heart_n say_v david_n be_v sore_o pain_v within_o i_o why_o so_o why_o the_o terror_n of_o death_n be_v fall_v upon_o i_o the_o terror_n of_o death_n cause_v pain_n yea_o pain_n of_o the_o high_a nature_n hence_o that_o which_o be_v here_o call_v pain_n be_v in_o another_o place_n call_v pang_n psal._n 55._o 4._o isa._n 21._o â—_o you_o know_v break_a bone_n occasion_n pain_n strong_a pain_n yea_o pain_n that_o will_v make_v a_o man_n or_o woman_n groan_v with_o the_o groan_a of_o a_o deadly_a wound_a man_n ezek._n 30._o 24._o soul-pain_n be_v the_o sore_a pain_n in_o comparison_n to_o which_o the_o pain_n of_o the_o body_n be_v a_o very_a tolerable_a thing_n prov._n 18._o 14._o now_o here_o be_v soul-pain_n here_o be_v heart-pain_n here_o we_o be_v discourse_v of_o a_o wound_a of_o a_o break_a spirit_n wherefore_o this_o be_v pain_n to_o be_v feel_v to_o the_o sink_n of_o the_o whole_a man_n neither_o can_v any_o support_v this_o but_o god._n here_o be_v death_n in_o this_o pain_n death_n for_o ever_o without_o god_n special_a mercy_n this_o pain_n will_v bring_v the_o soul_n to_o and_o this_o the_o brokenhearted_a man_n do_v feel_v the_o sorrow_n of_o death_n say_v david_n compass_a i_o about_o and_o the_o pain_n of_o hell_n get_v hold_v upon_o i_o and_o i_o find_v trouble_n and_o sorrow_n psal._n 116._o ay_o i_o will_v warrant_v thou_o poor_a man_n thou_o find_v trouble_n and_o sorrow_n indeed_o for_o the_o pain_n of_o hell_n and_o sorrow_n of_o death_n be_v pain_n and_o sorrow_n the_o most_o intolerable_a but_o this_o the_o man_n be_v
way_n for_o the_o woman_n company_n the_o act_n of_o adultery_n and_o bloody_a murder_n take_v heed_n therefore_o brethren_n lest_o any_o of_o you_o be_v harden_v through_o the_o deceitfulness_n of_o sin._n heb._n 3._o 12_o 13._o and_o remember_v that_o he_o that_o will_v rend_v the_o block_n put_v the_o thin_a end_n of_o the_o wedge_n first_o thereto_o and_o so_o by_o drive_v do_v his_o work_n 5._o take_v heed_n of_o evil_a example_n among_o the_o godly_a learn_v of_o no_o man_n to_o do_v that_o which_o the_o word_n of_o god_n forbid_v sometime_o satan_n make_v use_v of_o a_o good_a man_n bad_a way_n to_o spoil_v and_o harden_v the_o heart_n of_o they_o that_o come_v after_o peter_n false_a do_v have_v like_a to_o have_v spoil_v barnabas_n yea_o and_o several_a other_o more_o wherefore_o take_v heed_n of_o man_n of_o good_a man_n way_n and_o measure_n both_o they_o and_o thou_o own_o by_o no_o other_o rule_n but_o the_o holy_a word_n of_o god._n gal._n 2._o 11_o 12_o 13._o 6._o take_v heed_n of_o unbelief_n or_o atheistical_a thought_n make_v no_o question_n of_o the_o truth_n and_o reality_n of_o heavenly_a thing_n for_o know_v unbelief_n be_v the_o worst_a of_o evil_n nor_o can_v the_o heart_n be_v tender_a that_o nourish_v or_o give_v place_n unto_o it_o take_v heed_n therefore_o lest_o there_o be_v in_o any_o of_o you_o a_o evil_a heart_n of_o unbelief_n in_o depart_v from_o the_o live_a god_n heb._n 3._o 12._o these_o caution_n be_v necessary_a to_o be_v observe_v with_o all_o diligence_n of_o all_o they_o that_o will_v when_o their_o heart_n be_v make_v tender_a keep_v it_o so_o and_o now_o to_o come_v to_o the_o direction_n 1._o labour_n after_o a_o deep_a knowledge_n of_o god_n to_o keep_v it_o warm_a upon_o thy_o heart_n knowledge_n of_o his_o presence_n that_o be_v every_o where_o do_v not_o i_o fill_v heaven_n and_o earth_n say_v the_o lord_n jer._n 23._o 24._o 2._o knowledge_n of_o his_o pierce_a eye_n that_o it_o run_v too_o and_o srow_n through_o the_o earth_n behold_v in_o every_o place_n the_o evil_a and_o the_o good._n that_o his_o eye_n behold_v and_o his_o eye_n lid_v try_v the_o child_n of_o men._n prov._n 15._o 3._o 3._o the_o knowledge_n of_o his_o power_n that_o he_o be_v able_a to_o turn_v and_o dissolve_v heaven_n and_o earth_n into_o dust_n and_o ash_n and_o that_o they_o be_v in_o his_o hand_n but_o as_o a_o scroll_n or_o vesture_n heb._n 1_o 11_o 12._o 4_o the_o knowledge_n of_o his_o justice_n that_o the_o rebuke_n of_o it_o be_v as_o devour_a fire_n heb._n 12_o 29._o 5._o the_o knowledge_n of_o his_o faithfulness_n in_o fulfil_a promise_n to_o they_o to_o who_o they_o be_v make_v and_o of_o his_o threaten_n on_o the_o impenitent_a mat._n 5._o 18._o chap._n 24._o 35._o mark_v 13._o 31._o second_o labour_v to_o get_v and_o keep_v a_o deep_a sense_n of_o sin_n in_o its_o evil_a nature_n and_o in_o its_o soul-destroying_a effect_n upon_o thy_o heart_n be_v persuade_v that_o it_o be_v the_o only_a enemy_n of_o god_n and_o that_o none_o hate_v or_o be_v hate_v of_o god_n but_o through_o that_o 1._o remember_v it_o turn_v angel_n into_o devil_n thrust_v they_o down_o from_o heaven_n to_o hell._n 2._o that_o it_o be_v the_o chain_n in_o which_o they_o be_v hold_v and_o bind_v over_o to_o judgement_n 2_o pet._n 2_o 4._o jud._n 6._o 3._o that_o it_o be_v for_o that_o that_o adam_n be_v turn_v out_o of_o paradise_n that_o for_o which_o the_o old_a world_n be_v drown_v that_o for_o which_o sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n be_v burn_v with_o fire_n from_o heaven_n and_o that_o which_o cost_v christ_n his_o blood_n to_o redeem_v thou_o from_o the_o curse_n it_o have_v bring_v upon_o thou_o and_o that_o if_o any_o thing_n will_v keep_v thou_o out_o of_o heaven_n for_o ever_o and_o ever_o 4._o consider_v the_o pain_n of_o hell_n christ_n make_v use_v of_o that_o as_o a_o argument_n to_o keep_v the_o heart_n tender_a yea_o to_o that_o end_n repeat_v and_o repeat_v and_o repeat_v both_o the_o nature_n and_o durableness_n 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