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into_o wantonness_n sermon_n fourteen_o lose_v lose_a sheep_n lost_n be_v either_o understand_v of_o the_o common_a condition_n of_o all_o man_n and_o so_o because_o all_o be_v the_o hiere_n of_o wrath_n eph._n 2._o all_o have_v sin_v and_o come_v short_a of_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n rom._n 3.23_o and_o so_o be_v lose_v but_o the_o scripture_n intitule_v man_n by_o that_o which_o they_o be_v in_o their_o own_o esteem_n as_o mat._n 9.13_o i_o be_o not_o come_v to_o call_v the_o righteous_a but_o sinner_n to_o repentance_n this_o may_v seem_v to_o hold_v forth_o that_o there_o be_v some_o sinner_n and_o some_o not_o sinner_n but_o righteous_a whereas_o none_o be_v righteous_a that_o sin_v not_o rom._n 3.10_o but_o god_n give_v to_o man_n the_o title_n which_o they_o give_v themselves_o and_o so_o lose_v here_o be_v such_o as_o be_v lose_v in_o their_o own_o esteem_n for_o christ_n intention_n in_o come_v in_o the_o flesh_n and_o die_v be_v to_o seek_v and_o to_o save_v the_o lose_v 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sleep_v christ_n cast_v the_o mettle_n in_o the_o fire_n ere_o he_o form_v the_o vessel_n of_o mercy_n he_o must_v cast_v down_o old_a work_n ere_o he_o lie_v the_o new_a foundation_n 3._o conversion_n be_v a_o gospel_n blessing_n rea._n and_o so_o must_v be_v wrought_v in_o a_o way_n suitable_a to_o the_o scope_n of_o the_o gospel_n now_o the_o special_a intent_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v to_o bring_v man_n to_o put_v a_o high_a and_o rich_a price_n upon_o christ_n and_o this_o be_v one_o gospel-off_a what_o think_v thou_o of_o so_o excellent_a a_o one_o as_o christ_n what_o will_v thou_o part_v with_o what_o will_v thou_o do_v or_o suffer_v for_o christ_n now_o man_n can_v prize_v christ_n who_o have_v not_o find_v the_o terror_n of_o the_o law_n so_o paul_n find_v himself_o the_o chief_a of_o sinner_n and_o in_o that_o case_n save_v 1_o tim._n 1.15_o must_v hug_v and_o embrace_v christ_n and_o burst_v out_o in_o a_o psalm_n v_o 17._o now_o to_o the_o king_n eternal_a immortal_a invisible_a the_o only_a wise_a god_n be_v honour_n and_o glory_n for_o ever_o &_o ever_o amen_n a_o sight_n of_o the_o gallow_n of_o the_o axe_n raise_v in_o the_o condemn_a man_n heart_n high_a thought_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o a_o pardon_v prince_n to_o be_v a_o tenant_n of_o freegrace_n be_v so_o sweet_a a_o free-holding_a that_o it_o must_v put_v a_o high_a rate_n on_o free_a grace_n 4._o the_o clay-organ_n and_o faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n work_v by_o they_o rea._n can_v bear_v the_o too_o great_a violence_n of_o legal_a terror_n for_o in_o revive_v the_o spirit_n isa._n 57.16_o if_o he_o shall_v let_v out_o all_o his_o wrath_n the_o soul_n shall_v fail_v that_o he_o have_v make_v nor_o can_v they_o bear_v that_o god_n let_v out_o all_o his_o strength_n of_o love_n in_o one_o moment_n rough_a or_o violent_a deal_n shall_v break_v crystal_n glass_n christ_n shall_v break_v the_o needle_n when_o he_o sow_v a_o heart_n to_o himself_o if_o he_o shall_v put_v to_o all_o his_o strength_n too_o swift_a motion_n of_o wheel_n may_v break_v the_o mill_n christ_n must_v drive_v soft_o for_o a_o sight_n of_o the_o four_o part_n of_o the_o fire_n of_o hell_n and_o a_o sight_n of_o one_o chamber_n or_o one_o window_n of_o heaven_n be_v enough_o at_o once_o 1._o it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o be_v fit_v for_o the_o physic_n christ._n and_o not_o for_o the_o physician_n the_o weary_a and_o lade_v be_v fit_a to_o be_v ease_v but_o not_o fit_v for_o christ_n the_o physician_n except_o they_o come_v to_o he_o and_o believe_v faith_n be_v a_o thing_n very_o suitable_a for_o christ_n ho_o every_o one_o that_o thirst_v â—ome_v you_o to_o the_o water_n and_o he_o that_o have_v no_o money_n come_v buy_v and_o eat_v isa._n 55.1_o it_o be_v true_a in_o regard_n of_o all_o good_a deserve_n move_a god_n to_o have_v mercy_n on_o one_o rather_o than_o another_o jerusalem_n and_o all_o convert_v be_v die_v in_o their_o blood_n and_o no_o eye_n pity_v they_o ez._n 16.6_o 8._o and_o therefore_o be_v none_o discourage_v to_o come_v because_o of_o their_o wretched_a estate_n that_o be_v to_o say_v we_o can_v come_v we_o have_v no_o money_n but_o christ_n invit_v these_o which_o have_v no_o money_n &_o though_o christ_n seem_v to_o exclude_v the_o woman_n from_o mercy_n yet_o christ_n in_o wisdom_n hold_v forth_o the_o promise_n here_o in_o that_o latitude_n of_o freegrace_n while_o as_o he_o say_v he_o come_v for_o the_o lose_a sheep_n that_o there_o be_v room_n for_o the_o woman_n and_o all_o believe_a gentile_n to_o come_v in_o and_o lie_v hold_v on_o the_o covenant_n sense_n of_o wretchedness_n and_o unbelief_n represent_v christ_n as_o too_o narrow_a and_o contract_v and_o
humility_n be_v no_o dare_a grace_n it_o dare_v scarce_o seek_v to_o be_v a_o door_n keeper_n in_o heaven_n it_o set_v itself_o in_o hell_n 2._o though_o humility_n be_v well_o bear_v &_o of_o kin_n to_o sweet_a jesus_n who_o be_v lowly_a and_o meek_a yet_o christ_n and_o christ_n only_o be_v humility_n freehold_n the_o humble_a soul_n know_v no_o landlord_n but_o christ_n grace_n and_o be_v only_a grace_n humble_a tenant_n there_o be_v none_o to_o he_o but_o the_o lord_n jesus_n with_o his_o rich_a ransom_n of_o blood_n 1_o tim._n 1.16_o 17._o so_o there_o be_v much_o humility_n in_o heaven_n if_o it_o be_v possible_a that_o tear_n can_v be_v in_o heaven_n the_o humble_a saint_n that_o be_v there_o shall_v not_o see_v christ_n reach_v out_o a_o crown_n to_o set_v on_o their_o head_n but_o they_o shall_v weep_v and_o hold_v away_o their_o head_n yea_o the_o glorify_a be_v ashamed_a to_o bear_v a_o crown_n of_o glory_n on_o their_o head_n when_o they_o look_v christ_n on_o the_o face_n and_o so_o can_v but_o cast_v down_o their_o crown_n before_o the_o throne_n rev._n 4.10_o 3._o all_o the_o saint_n true_o humble_v cry_n up_o christ_n and_o down_o themselves_o and_o in_o their_o own_o book_n be_v far_o from_o christ_n as_o any_o matth._n 8.8_o 9_o i_o be_o not_o worthy_a that_o thou_o shall_v come_v under_o my_o roof_n but_o speak_v the_o word_n only_o and_o my_o servant_n shall_v be_v heal_v yea_o we_o gather_v from_o job_n plead_v chap._n 14._o that_o humble_a saint_n think_v not_o themselves_o only_o below_o grace_n and_o mercy_n but_o also_o below_o the_o glory_n of_o justice_n and_o wrath_n job_n 14.2_o god_n man_n flee_v also_o as_o a_o shadow_n and_o continue_v not_o 3._o and_o do_v thou_o open_v thy_o eye_n upon_o such_o a_o one_o and_o bring_v i_o unto_o judgement_n with_o thou_o 4._o who_o can_v bring_v a_o clean_a thing_n out_o of_o a_o unclean_a one_o not_o one_o he_o will_v say_v i_o be_o not_o only_o frail_a by_o condition_n of_o nature_n be_v a_o shadow_n of_o clay_n v_o 1_o 2._o but_o also_o by_o birth_n sinful_a and_o unclean_a by_o reason_n of_o sin_n original_n i_o be_o therefore_o a_o party_n unworthy_a of_o the_o anger_n of_o god_n as_o a_o beggar_n be_v not_o worthy_a of_o the_o wrath_n of_o the_o emperor_n or_o a_o worm_n of_o the_o indignation_n of_o a_o angel_n 4._o any_o man_n be_v near_a god_n than_o the_o humble_a soul_n in_o his_o own_o eye_n psal._n 22.24_o our_o father_n be_v trust_v in_o thou_o etc._n etc._n itself_o 6._o i_o be_o a_o worm_n and_o no_o man_n because_o humility_n be_v a_o soul_n smooth_v and_o lie_v level_n with_o itself_o no_o high_a than_o god_n have_v set_v it_o ps._n 131.1_o i_o do_v not_o exercise_v myself_o in_o great_a matter_n or_o in_o thing_n too_o high_a for_o i_o the_o proud_a soul_n have_v feather_n broad_a than_o his_o nest_n 5._o the_o humble_a soul_n be_v a_o door-neighbour_n to_o grace_n man_n christ_n be_v near_o a_o casten-down_a mourner_n in_o zion_n to_o give_v he_o beauty_n for_o ash_n the_o garment_n of_o praise_n for_o the_o spirit_n of_o heaviness_n isa._n 61.3_o christ_n have_v a_o napkin_n for_o the_o wet_a face_n of_o a_o humble_a sinner_n christ_n the_o chirurgeon_n of_o soul_n have_v a_o wheel_n to_o set_v in_o joint_a the_o break_a heart_n isa._n 61.1_o there_o be_v a_o saviour_n hand_n in_o heaven_n to_o wheel_n in_o a_o ill-boned_n soul_n on_o earth_n ps._n 51.8_o o_o what_o consolation_n christ_n do_v both_o seek_v and_o save_v the_o self-lost_a soul_n luke_n 19.10_o the_o lamb_n one_o of_o the_o lowly_a and_o meek_a creature_n have_v a_o bed_n beside_o the_o heart_n and_o in_o the_o bosom_n of_o christ_n isa._n 40.11_o he_o shall_v carry_v the_o lamb_n in_o his_o bosom_n yea_o he_o shall_v deliver_v the_o needy_a when_o he_o cry_v the_o poor_a also_o and_o he_o that_o have_v no_o helper_n ps._n 72.12_o the_o lord_n give_v more_o grace_n he_o resist_v the_o proud_a and_o give_v grace_n to_o the_o humble_a grace_n upon_o grace_n be_v for_o 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psal._n 22.26_o 7._o guide_v he_o iâ—_n judgement_n ps._n 25.9_o 8._o increase_v his_o joy_n isa._n 29.19_o 9_o bless_v he_o mat._n 5.5_o and_o give_v he_o a_o sure_a inheritance_n none_o can_v extol_v crace_n as_o the_o humble_a soul_n 1_o cor._n 15.10_o not_o i_o but_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n in_o i_o 1_o cor._n 4._o i_o have_v write_v that_o you_o be_v not_o puff_v up_o for_o one_o against_o another_o 7._o for_o who_o make_v to_o differ_v from_o another_o and_o what_o have_v thou_o that_o thou_o do_v not_o receive_v 1_o cor._n 1.27_o 28_o 29._o then_o because_o thou_o be_v little_a in_o thy_o own_o eye_n put_v not_o thyself_o out_o of_o grace_n writing_n for_o god_n put_v thou_o in_o grace_n be_v mercy_n give_v for_o nothing_o and_o the_o promise_n be_v make_v to_o the_o humble_a in_o the_o judgement_n of_o sense_n verity_n every_o one_o be_v to_o esteem_v another_o better_a than_o himself_o phil._n 2.3_o peter_n be_v to_o have_v a_o deep_a sense_n of_o his_o own_o sinful_a condition_n then_o of_o the_o sinful_a condition_n of_o judas_n the_o traitor_n though_o peter_n be_v grace_v of_o god_n owe_v more_o charity_n to_o himself_o then_o to_o judas_n when_o judas_n be_v a_o know_a traitor_n yet_o shall_v not_o humility_n decline_v to_o that_o extreme_a as_o to_o weaken_v faith_n and_o to_o say_v because_o i_o be_o unworthy_a of_o pardon_n therefore_o its_o presumption_n to_o believe_v pardon_n of_o sin_n beware_v of_o pride_n the_o elephant_n neck_n and_o knee_n that_o can_v bow_v god_n must_v break_v god_n know_v the_o proud_a afar_o off_o god_n psal._n 138.6_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gavoah_n be_v the_o high_a man_n the_o scripture_n word_n jam._n 4.6_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o proud_a man_n be_v a_o appearance_n not_o a_o real_a thing_n and_o a_o appearance_n more_o then_o enough_o the_o phrase_n import_v two_o 1._o it_o be_v borrow_v from_o man_n who_o see_v thing_n near_o hand_n before_o they_o see_v thing_n afar_o off_o and_o so_o more_o of_o their_o eye_n be_v fix_v on_o that_o which_o be_v near_a hand_n and_o so_o it_o be_v more_o delight_v in_o we_o see_v thing_n a_o far_o off_o with_o less_o delight_n to_o the_o sense_n lorinus_n quasi_fw-la in_o transitu_fw-la videre_fw-la and_o with_o contempt_n the_o humble_a man_n lie_v near_o god_n eye_n the_o proud_a man_n be_v further_o from_o his_o eye_n and_o see_v in_o the_o by_o and_o with_o contempt_n by_o god_n 2._o a_o man_n see_v his_o enemy_n a_o far_o off_o and_o love_v not_o to_o come_v near_o to_o he_o god_n have_v a_o old_a quarrel_n against_o pride_n as_o one_o of_o the_o old_a enemy_n bear_v in_o heaven_n in_o the_o breast_n of_o the_o fall_v angel_n and_o throw_v out_o of_o heaven_n and_o it_o seek_v to_o be_v up_o at_o its_o own_o element_n and_o country_n where_o it_o be_v bear_v as_o proud_a man_n be_v climb_v and_o aspire_a creature_n but_o god_n a_o far_o off_o resist_v the_o proud_a and_o deny_v grace_n or_o any_o thing_n of_o heaven_n to_o the_o proud_a pharisee_fw-mi when_o god_n first_o see_v a_o proud_a man_n he_o say_v behold_v my_o enemy_n the_o lowly_a man_n be_v christ_n friend_n 4._o though_o the_o woman_n be_v a_o dog_n in_o she_o own_o eye_n sinner_n and_o so_o a_o sinner_n see_v o_o sinner_n rich_a mercy_n that_o christ_n shall_v admit_v of_o dog_n to_o his_o kingdom_n o_o grace_n that_o christ_n shall_v black_a his_o fair_a hand_n to_o speak_v so_o in_o wash_v foul_a and_o defile_a dog_n how_o unworthy_a sinner_n and_o so_o foul_a sinner_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v under_o christ_n table_n and_o eat_v his_o bread_n within_o
chase_v few_o man_n to_o christ_n three_o ground_n thereof_o p._n 44_o how_o man_n natural_o love_v the_o devil_n p._n 45._o satan_n how_o a_o unclean_a spirit_n p._n 46_o it_o be_v true_a wisdom_n to_o know_v god_n saving_o p._n 47._o what_o hear_v bring_v soul_n to_o christ_n p._n 49._o four_o defect_n in_o hear_v p._n 50._o hell_n come_v to_o our_o sense_n in_o this_o life_n shall_v not_o cause_v we_o believe_v without_o effectual_a grace_n p._n 51._o it_o be_v good_a to_o border_v near_o to_o christ_n p._n 52._o serm._n vi_o cry_v in_o prayer_n necessary_a p._n 53._o five_o ground_n thereof_o p._n 54._o prayer_n sometime_o want_v word_n so_o as_o groan_v go_v for_o prayer_n p._n 55._o how_o many_o other_o expression_n beside_o vocal_a pray_v go_v under_o the_o lieu_n of_o pray_v in_o god_n account_n ibid._n 8._o objection_n remove_v p_o 55.56.57.58_o 59_o 60._o some_o affection_n great_a than_o tear_n p._n 56._o look_v up_o to_o heaven_n pray_v ibid._n breathe_v pray_n p._n 57_o that_o wherein_o the_o least_o of_o prayer_n the_o minimum_fw-la quod_fw-la sic_fw-la consist_v ibid._n break_a prayer_n be_v prayer_n p._n 58._o the_o lord_n know_v nonsense_n in_o a_o break_a spirit_n to_o be_v good_a sense_n p._n 59_o ser._n vii_o why_o christ_n be_v call_v frequent_o the_o son_n of_o david_n not_o so_o the_o son_n of_o adam_n of_o abraham_n p._n 62._o christ_n a_o king_n by_o covenant_n p._n 63_o what_o thing_n be_v in_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n ibid._n the_o party_n of_o the_o covenant_n p._n 64_o christ_n have_v a_o sevenfold_a relation_n to_o the_o covenant_n 1._o he_o be_v the_o covenant_n itself_o 2._o the_o messenger_n 3._o the_o witness_n 4._o the_o surety_n 5._o the_o mediator_n 6._o the_o testator_n 7._o the_o principal_a party_n contracter_n p._n 64_o 65._o christ_n the_o covenant_n itself_o ibid._n christ_n a_o messenger_n of_o the_o covenant_n in_o 4._o particular_n ibid._n a_o witness_n in_o four_o thing_n p._n 66._o a_o surety_n in_o three_o p._n 67_o 68_o a_o mediator_n in_o three_o thing_n 1._o a_o friend_n 2._o a_o reconciler_n 3._o a_o servant_n p._n 69._o christ_n a_o servant_n of_o god_n and_o our_o servant_n ibid._n christ_n confirm_v and_o seal_v the_o testament_n p._n 70_o christ_n the_o principal_a confederate_a party_n ibid._n the_o covenant_n make_v with_o christ_n personal_o not_o mystical_o prove_v from_o gal._n 3.16_o the_o contrary_a reason_n answer_v p._n 71._o a_o covenant_n between_o the_o father_n &_o the_o son_n prove_v ibid._n of_o the_o promise_n of_o the_o covenant_n p._n 73._o two_o sort_n of_o promise_n p._n 74._o christ_n take_v a_o new_a covenant_n right_a to_o god_n p._n 75._o five_o sort_n of_o promise_n make_v to_o christ_n and_o by_o proportion_n to_o we_o ibid._n serm._n viii_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o covenant_n p_o 77._o libertine_n deny_v all_o condition_n of_o the_o covenant_n p._n 78._o the_o new_a covenant_n have_v condition_n to_o be_v perform_v by_o we_o ibid._n six_o objection_n remove_v p._n 77_o 78_o 79_o 80_o 81._o a_o twofold_a dominion_n of_o gracious_a and_o supernatural_a act_n p._n 79._o we_o be_v not_o justify_v before_o we_o believe_v prove_v by_o six_o argument_n p._n 81._o a_o condition_n take_v in_o a_o threefold_a notion_n p._n 83._o it_o be_v not_o a_o proper_a condition_n by_o way_n of_o strict_a wage_n and_o work_v when_o we_o be_v say_v to_o be_v justify_v and_o save_v upon_o condition_n of_o faith_n p._n 85._o the_o freedom_n 2._o eternity_n 3._o well-ordering_a of_o the_o covenant_n the_o three_o property_n thereof_o p._n 87_o 88_o the_o freedom_n of_o the_o covenant_n be_v see_v in_o regard_n 1._o of_o person_n 2._o of_o cause_n 3._o of_o time_n 4._o of_o manner_n of_o dispensation_n p._n 86_o 87._o use_v of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o covenant_n p._n 88_o 89_o 90._o serm._n ix_o christ_n god_n and_o man_n and_o our_o comfort_n therein_o p._n 91._o christ_n immediate_a in_o the_o act_n of_o redeem_v we_o and_o so_o sweet_a ibid._n christ_n incomparable_a p._n 92._o four_o other_o necessary_a use_n p._n 91_o 92_o 93_o 94_o 95._o to_o believer_n all_o temporal_a favour_n be_v spiritualise_v and_o water_v with_o mercy_n four_o ground_n thereof_o p._n 96._o by_o what_o reason_n our_o father_n as_o a_o father_n give_v we_o spiritual_a thing_n by_o that_o same_o he_o give_v we_o all_o thing_n p._n 98._o mercy_n original_o in_o christ_n and_o how_o p._n 99_o serm._n x._o parent_n affection_n their_o spiritual_a duty_n to_o child_n p._n 102._o thirteen_o practical_a rule_n in_o observe_v passage_n of_o divine_a providence_n p._n 103_o 104_o 105_o 106_o 107_o 108._o 1._o we_o be_v neither_o to_o lead_v nor_o to_o stint_v providence_n p._n 103_o 2._o but_o to_o observe_v god_n in_o his_o way_n and_o not_o to_o look_v to_o byway_n of_o providence_n ibid._n 3._o omnipotency_n not_o lay_v down_o in_o pawn_n in_o any_o mean_n p._n 104._o 4._o god_n walk_v not_o in_o the_o way_n that_o we_o imagine_v ibid._n 5._o providence_n in_o its_o concatenation_n of_o decree_n action_n event_n be_v one_o continue_a contexture_n go_v along_o from_o creation_n to_o the_o day_n of_o christ_n second_o come_v without_o one_o break_a thread_n p._n 105._o 6._o the_o spirit_n be_v to_o be_v in_o a_o indifferency_n in_o all_o cast_v of_o providence_n p._n 106._o 7._o low_a desire_n best_o p._n 107._o 8._o we_o be_v to_o lie_v under_o providence_n submissive_o in_o all_o ibid._n 9_o providence_n be_v a_o mystery_n ibid._n 10._o walk_v in_o uncertainty_n towards_o we_o ibid._n 11._o silence_n be_v better_a than_o dispute_v p._n 108._o 12._o it_o be_v good_a to_o consider_v both_o what_o be_v inflict_v &_o who_o ibid._n 13._o god_n always_o ascend_v even_o when_o second_o cause_n descend_v ibid._n serm._n xi_o every_o temptation_n have_v its_o take_a power_n from_o the_o seem_a goodness_n in_o it_o p._n 109._o reason_n why_o this_o be_v a_o temptation_n to_o the_o woman_n p._n 110._o the_o scope_n of_o the_o temptation_n to_o make_v the_o tempt_v believe_v there_o be_v none_o like_o he_o p._n 111._o the_o non-answering_a of_o christ_n be_v a_o answer_v ibid._n 5._o reason_n of_o the_o lord_n not_o hear_v of_o prayer_n p._n 113._o seven_o way_n prayer_n be_v answer_v ibid._n pray_v in_o faith_n always_o hear_v even_o when_o the_o particular_a which_o we_o suit_n in_o prayer_n be_v deny_v p._n 114._o faith_n in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o prayer_n seek_v and_o knock_v and_o answer_v and_o open_v to_o itself_o p._n 115._o the_o light_n of_o save_v faith_n and_o the_o prophetical_a light_n of_o the_o pen_n man_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n differ_v not_o in_o â—pâ—ce_n and_o nature_n ibid._n the_o dear_a not_o admit_v into_o god_n at_o the_o first_o knock_n p_o 116._o serm._n xii_o natural_a man_n and_o even_o the_o renew_v in_o spirit_n in_o so_o far_o as_o there_o remain_v some_o flesh_n in_o they_o be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o mystery_n of_o a_o afflict_a spirit_n p_o 117._o peace_n of_o conscience_n be_v a_o work_n of_o creation_n p._n 118._o a_o reason_n why_o it_o be_v so_o hard_a to_o convince_v the_o desert_a p._n 119._o christ_n sweet_a to_o the_o desert_a then_o all_o the_o world_n ibid._n difference_n between_o god_n try_v and_o the_o creature_n tempt_v in_o three_o position_n p._n 121._o a_o creature_n can_v put_v a_o fellow_n creature_n to_o act_v sin_n upon_o a_o intention_n of_o try_v he_o ibid._n in_o the_o action_n of_o creature_n we_o must_v know_v quis_fw-la 2._o quid_fw-la 3_o quare_fw-la who_o command_v 2._o what_o 3._o and_o for_o what_o end_n in_o god_n action_n it_o be_v enough_o to_o know_v quis_fw-la who_o that_o be_v jehovah_n p._n 122._o four_o doubt_n of_o the_o tempt_v p._n 124_o 125._o in_o the_o send_n of_o christ_n to_o the_o lose_a sheep_n of_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n there_o be_v three_o thing_n considerable_a 1._o his_o designation_n 2._o qualification_n 3._o commission_n p._n 126._o the_o son_n most_o fit_a to_o be_v mediator_n ibid._n how_o christ_n be_v qualify_v p._n 127_o his_o commission_n ibid._n it_o be_v not_o proper_o grace_v that_o we_o be_v bear_v its_o grace_n that_o christ_n be_v bear_v p._n 128._o god_n hide_a decree_n and_o his_o reveal_v will_n open_v p._n 129_o a_o twofold_a intention_n in_o the_o promise_n ibid._n how_o and_o who_o be_v to_o believe_v the_o decree_n of_o reprobation_n concern_v themselves_o p._n 130_o serm._n xiii_o it_o be_v a_o privilege_n of_o mercy_n that_o christ_n be_v send_v to_o the_o jew_n first_o p._n 131_o nine_o privilege_n of_o the_o jew_n p._n 132._o the_o honour_n and_o privilege_n of_o britain_n p._n 133._o the_o redeem_a call_v sheep_n upon_o four_o ground_n p._n 134._o how_o passive_a the_o redeem_a be_v in_o the_o way_n to_o
smite_v of_o god_n in_o the_o dark_a and_o so_o wicked_a man_n never_o do_v come_v lawful_o out_o of_o affliction_n they_o see_v not_o god_n nor_o sin_n and_o for_o that_o come_v not_o out_o of_o prison_n by_o the_o king_n key_n but_o they_o break_v the_o goal_n and_o leap_v out_o at_o a_o window_n the_o land_n be_v to_o see_v all_o the_o circumstance_n of_o this_o bloody_a war_n in_o these_o three_o kingdom_n 2._o we_o be_v to_o put_v a_o difference_n between_o god_n afflict_v one_o man_n and_o a_o whole_a church_n now_o god_n have_v his_o fire_n in_o our_o zion_n and_o we_o wonder_v that_o war_n have_v lyen_fw-we on_o germany_n twenty_o six_o year_n and_o that_o for_o divers_a year_n the_o sword_n have_v be_v on_o we_o in_o these_o kingdom_n person_n 1._o there_o be_v many_o vessel_n to_o be_v melt_v a_o fire_n for_o a_o afternoon_n or_o a_o war_n for_o a_o morning_n of_o a_o day_n or_o a_o week_n can_v do_v it_o seven_o day_n sickness_n of_o a_o die_a child_n put_v david_n to_o go_v soft_o and_o in_o sackcloth_n year_n be_v little_a enough_o to_o humble_v proud_a scotland_n and_o england_n god_n humble_v israel_n 400._o year_n and_o above_o in_o egypt_n and_o keep_v they_o forty_o year_n in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o judah_n must_v lie_v smoke_v in_o the_o furnace_n seventy_o year_n 2._o one_o temple_n be_v forty_o six_o year_n a_o building_n god_n have_v take_v eighty_o year_n to_o reform_v england_n and_o many_o year_n to_o reform_v scotland_n and_o the_o temple_n be_v not_o build_v yet_o give_v to_o our_o lord_n time_n hope_v and_o wait_v on_o 3._o babylon_n be_v a_o great_a cedar_n that_o can_v fall_v at_o the_o first_o stroke_n it_o be_v not_o a_o work_n of_o one_o day_n or_o a_o year_n to_o bring_v that_o prince_n the_o lady_n of_o nation_n from_o her_o throne_n of_o glory_n to_o sit_v in_o the_o dust_n and_o take_v the_o millstone_n and_o grind_v meal_n sermon_n v._n vex_v with_o a_o devil_n moderation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d she_o be_v devil_v that_o be_v full_o possess_v the_o malice_n of_o the_o devil_n be_v a_o natural_a agent_n and_o work_v as_o intent_o and_o bent_o as_o he_o can_v as_o agens_fw-la maximum_fw-la quod_fw-la sic_fw-la the_o fire_n put_v forth_o all_o its_o strength_n in_o burn_v the_o sun_n heat_v and_o inlightn_v as_o vehement_o as_o it_o can_v a_o millstone_n fall_v from_o the_o sphere_n of_o the_o moon_n down_o to_o the_o earth_n use_v no_o moderation_n or_o abetment_n in_o its_o motion_n the_o malice_n of_o hell_n be_v let_v loose_a it_o work_v mischief_n by_o nature_n not_o by_o will_n satan_n possession_n be_v full_a peter_n say_v to_o ananias_n act_v 5.3_o why_o have_v satan_n fill_v thy_o heart_n to_o lie_v against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n as_o there_o be_v a_o fullness_n of_o god_n eph._n 3.19_o so_o there_o be_v a_o fullness_n of_o the_o devil_n as_o rom._n 1.29_o be_v fill_v with_o all_o unrighteousness_n it_o be_v no_o wonder_n that_o cavalier_n and_o malignant_n work_v as_o their_o father_n 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downright_o renounce_v of_o the_o poor_a supplicant_n yet_o this_o do_v not_o thrust_v she_o from_o a_o duty_n she_o come_v and_o worship_v and_o pray_v it_o be_v a_o bless_a mark_n when_o a_o temptation_n thrust_v not_o off_o a_o soul_n from_o a_o duty_n and_o 1._o when_o the_o danger_n and_o sad_a trial_n be_v see_v its_o good_a to_o go_v on_o christ_n know_v before_o he_o shall_v suffer_v and_o when_o they_o will_v apprehend_v he_o yet_o he_o go_v to_o the_o garden_n to_o spend_v a_o piece_n of_o the_o night_n in_o prayer_n it_o be_v tell_v paul_n by_o agabus_n if_o he_o go_v to_o jerusalem_n the_o jew_n shall_v bind_v he_o and_o deliver_v he_o to_o the_o gentile_n it_o be_v his_o duty_n to_o go_v thither_o he_o profess_v he_o will_v go_v act._n 21.13_o what_o mean_v you_o to_o weep_v and_o break_v my_o heart_n i_o be_o ready_a not_o only_o to_o be_v bind_v but_o to_o die_v for_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n die_v can_v not_o thrust_v he_o from_o a_o duty_n esther_n run_v the_o 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faint_v for_o thy_o salvation_n but_o i_o hope_v in_o thy_o word_n vers_fw-la 110._o the_o wicked_a have_v lay_v a_o snare_n for_o i_o yet_o i_o err_v not_o from_o thy_o precept_n ver_fw-la 157._o many_o be_v my_o persecuter_n and_o my_o enemy_n yet_o do_v i_o not_o decline_v from_o thy_o testimony_n psal._n 109.3_o they_o fight_v against_o i_o without_o cause_n vers_fw-la 4._o for_o my_o love_n they_o be_v my_o adversary_n but_o i_o give_v myself_o to_o prayer_n 1._o it_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o a_o sweet_a humble_a servant_n who_o can_v take_v a_o buffet_n sign_n and_o yet_o go_v about_o his_o master_n service_n and_o when_o a_o soul_n can_v pass_v through_o fire_n and_o water_n to_o be_v at_o a_o duty_n for_o then_o the_o conscience_n of_o the_o duty_n have_v more_o prevail_a power_n to_o act_v obedience_n than_o the_o salt_n and_o bitterness_n of_o the_o temptation_n have_v force_v to_o subdue_v and_o vanquish_v the_o spirit_n its_o like_a grace_n have_v the_o day_n and_o better_a 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that_o come_v to_o he_o if_o i_o believe_v sound_o what_o free_a grace_n can_v do_v i_o believe_v also_o sound_o what_o free_a grace_n will_v do_v it_o be_v true_a christ_n can_v save_v many_o who_o he_o never_o will_v save_v but_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o power_n of_o mercy_n and_o of_o his_o will_n to_o save_v be_v of_o a_o far_a other_o consideration_n 4._o it_o must_v then_o be_v the_o prevail_a of_o a_o temptation_n not_o to_o dare_v to_o come_v to_o christ_n because_o i_o be_o a_o dog_n and_o unworthy_a 1._o because_o sin_n be_v no_o porter_n put_v to_o watch_v the_o door_n of_o christ_n house_n of_o freegrace_n sinner_n mercy_n keep_v the_o key_n sin_n may_v object_v my_o evil_a deserve_n but_o it_o can_v object_v christ_n rich_a deserve_n 2._o that_o which_o make_v i_o unworthy_a and_o graceless_a and_o unfit_a to_o be_v save_v may_v make_v christ_n worthy_a and_o gracious_a to_o save_v my_o sin_n may_v be_v christ_n rich_a grace_n though_o sin_n make_v i_o unworthy_a of_o 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creature_n and_o a_o bill_n of_o defiance_n send_v to_o all_o the_o lover_n of_o the_o world_n when_o ephraim_n be_v bring_v to_o this_o act_n of_o believe_v hos._n 14.3_o for_o in_o thou_o the_o fatherless_a find_v mercy_n then_o it_o be_v say_v ashur_n shall_v not_o save_v we_o we_o will_v not_o ride_v upon_o horse_n that_o creature_n that_o we_o trust_v on_o we_o ride_v upon_o it_o as_o israel_n do_v upon_o the_o horse_n of_o assyria_n and_o egypt_n but_o in_o this_o regard_n faith_n dismount_v the_o believer_n and_o abase_v he_o to_o walk_v on_o foot_n all_o the_o creature_n be_v ship_n to_o the_o believer_n without_o a_o bottom_n they_o be_v empty_a and_o weak_a david_n forbid_v we_o to_o ride_v on_o a_o prince_n
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of_o the_o will_n come_v either_o from_o god_n natural_a or_o his_o efficacious_a or_o supernatural_a providence_n and_o so_o the_o papist_n and_o arminian_n on_o the_o one_o extremity_n inthron_v nature_n and_o extoll_v proud_a merit_n and_o abase_v christ_n and_o freegrace_n the_o familist_n libertine_n and_o antinomian_n on_o a_o contrary_a extremity_n and_o opposition_n turn_v man_n into_o a_o block_n and_o make_v he_o a_o mere_a patient_n in_o the_o way_n to_o heaven_n and_o under_o pretence_n of_o exalt_v christ_n and_o freegrace_n set_v up_o the_o flesh_n liberty_n licence_n looseness_n on_o the_o throne_n and_o make_v the_o way_n to_o heaven_n on_o the_o other_o extremity_n as_o broad_a as_o to_o comply_v with_o all_o presumptuous_a proud_a fleshly_a man_n walk_v after_o their_o lust_n and_o yet_o as_o they_o dream_v believe_v in_o christ._n 2._o the_o soul_n see_v christ_n in_o all_o his_o beauty_n excellency_n treasure_n of_o freegrace_n lap_v up_o with_o the_o curtain_n of_o many_o precious_a promise_n now_o the_o natural_a man_n know_v the_o literal_a meaning_n and_o sense_n of_o the_o promise_n see_v in_o they_o but_o word_n of_o gold_n and_o thing_n a_o far_o off_o and_o in_o truth_n take_v heaven_n to_o be_v a_o beautiful_a and_o golden_a fancy_n and_o the_o gospel-promise_n a_o shower_n of_o precious_a ruby_n saphire_n diamond_n fall_v out_o of_o the_o cloud_n only_o in_o a_o night_n dream_n and_o therefore_o jeer_n and_o scoff_v at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n and_o at_o heaven_n and_o hell_n 2_o pet._n 3.1_o 2_o 3._o for_o can_v every_o capacity_n smell_v and_o taste_v the_o unsearchable_a riches_n of_o christ_n the_o fullness_n of_o god_n in_o the_o womb_n of_o the_o promise_n by_o meditate_v on_o they_o and_o send_v they_o in_o their_o sweetness_n and_o heavenly_a excellency_n down_o to_o the_o affection_n to_o embrace_v they_o no_o it_o can_v be_v that_o word_n and_o sound_n and_o syllable_n can_v so_o work_v upon_o a_o natural_a spirit_n if_o you_o show_v not_o to_o a_o buyer_n precious_a and_o rare_a commodity_n and_o bring_v they_o not_o before_o the_o sun_n he_o shall_v never_o be_v take_v so_o with_o thing_n hide_v in_o your_o coffer_n as_o to_o be_v in_o love_n with_o they_o and_o to_o sell_v all_o he_o have_v and_o buy_v they_o preacher_n can_v nay_o it_o be_v not_o in_o their_o power_n to_o make_v the_o natural_a spirit_n see_v the_o beauty_n of_o christ_n paul_n preach_v it_o but_o the_o gospel_n be_v hide_v from_o the_o blind_a man_n 2_o cor._n 4.3_o if_o i_o can_v communicate_v light_n far_o less_o can_v i_o infuse_v love_n in_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o lose_a man_n 3._o literal_a knowledge_n of_o christ_n be_v not_o in_o the_o power_n of_o natural_a man_n but_o lay_v down_o
this_o ground_n that_o a_o pharisee_fw-mi lend_v eye_n and_o ear_n to_o christ_n and_o his_o miracle_n agent_n the_o light_n of_o the_o gospel_n work_v as_o a_o natural_a agent_n for_o make_v open_a window_n in_o a_o house_n whether_o the_o indweller_n will_v or_o he_o will_v not_o the_o fun_n shall_v dart_v in_o day_n light_a upon_o the_o house_n joh._n 7.28_o then_o cry_v jesus_n in_o the_o temple_n as_o he_o teach_v say_v you_o both_o know_v i_o and_o you_o know_v whence_o i_o be_o and_o there_o be_v a_o cover_n upon_o the_o spiritual_a sense_n and_o faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o natural_a man_n that_o though_o eye_n and_o ear_n and_o mind_n and_o soul_n be_v open_v yet_o it_o be_v as_o unpossible_a for_o the_o natural_a spirit_n or_o the_o preacher_n to_o remove_v that_o cover_n as_o to_o remove_v a_o mountain_n it_o be_v as_o heavy_a as_o a_o mountain_n and_o therefore_o there_o be_v three_o bad_a sign_n in_o a_o natural_a spirit_n 1._o his_o light_n which_o be_v but_o literal_a be_v a_o burden_n to_o he_o it_o but_o vex_v he_o to_o know_v christ_n and_o if_o a_o beam_n of_o light_a fall_n in_o on_o the_o apple_n of_o the_o eye_n of_o a_o natural_a conscience_n it_o be_v a_o throne_n between_o the_o bone_n and_o the_o flesh_n the_o man_n shall_v not_o sleep_v and_o yet_o he_o be_v not_o sick_a i_o doubt_v if_o either_o achitophel_n or_o judas_n waken_v with_o their_o light_n can_v sleep_v 2._o though_o a_o promise_n shall_v dispute_v and_o argue_v christ_n in_o at_o the_o door_n of_o the_o natural_a man_n soul_n as_o the_o gospel_n by_o way_n of_o argue_v may_v do_v much_o joh._n 7.28_o joh._n 12.37_o heb._n 11.1_o the_o word_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v a_o rational_a convince_a syllogism_n as_o christ_n say_v joh._n 15.24_o but_o now_o they_o have_v both_o see_v and_o hate_v both_o i_o and_o my_o father_n yet_o man_n may_v see_v the_o principle_n and_o the_o conclusion_n and_o hate_n and_o practical_o suspend_v the_o assent_n from_o the_o 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sweetness_n of_o the_o promise_n matth._n 13.15_o their_o eye_n they_o have_v close_v lest_o at_o any_o time_n they_o shall_v see_v with_o their_o eye_n and_o hear_v with_o their_o ear_n and_o shall_v understand_v with_o their_o heart_n and_o shall_v be_v convert_v and_o i_o shall_v heal_v they_o so_o be_v it_o isa._n 6.10_o in_o which_o word_n conversion_n be_v fear_v as_o a_o evil_a as_o be_v clear_a so_o one_o wretch_n say_v he_o be_v once_o in_o danger_n to_o be_v catch_v when_o a_o puritan_n preacher_n as_o he_o say_v be_v preach_v with_o divine_a power_n &_o evidence_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n 4_o the_o true_a believer_n soul_n have_v influence_n on_o the_o promise_n to_o act_v upon_o they_o to_o draw_v comfort_n out_o of_o they_o ps._n 119.92_o unless_o thy_o law_n have_v be_v my_o delight_n i_o shall_v have_v perish_v in_o my_o affliction_n ver_fw-la 81._o my_o soul_n faint_v for_o thy_o salvation_n but_o i_o hope_v in_o thy_o word_n and_o there_o be_v a_o reciprocation_n of_o action_n here_o the_o word_n act_v upon_o the_o soul_n again_o psal._n 119.50_o this_o be_v my_o comfort_n in_o my_o affliction_n for_o thy_o word_n have_v quicken_v i_o a_o dead_a faith_n be_v like_o a_o dead_a hand_n a_o live_a hand_n may_v lay_v hold_n on_o a_o dead_a hand_n but_o there_o be_v no_o reciprocation_n of_o action_n here_o the_o dead_a hand_n can_v lay_v hold_n on_o the_o live_a hand_n so_o the_o live_a wife_n may_v kiss_v and_o embrace_v the_o dead_a husband_n but_o there_o can_v come_v no_o reciprocal_a act_n of_o life_n from_o the_o dead_a husband_n to_o she_o nor_o can_v he_o kiss_v and_o embrace_v she_o the_o promise_n may_v act_v upon_o the_o natural_a spirit_n to_o move_v and_o affect_v he_o but_o he_o can_v put_v forth_o no_o vital_a act_n upon_o the_o promise_n to_o embrace_v it_o or_o lay_v hold_v upon_o the_o promise_n but_o the_o promise_n act_v upon_o the_o believer_n to_o quicken_v he_o and_o he_o again_o put_v forth_o a_o act_n of_o life_n to_o embrace_v the_o promise_n and_o put_v forth_o on_o it_o some_o act_n of_o vital_a heat_n to_o adhere_v &_o cleave_v to_o and_o with_o warmness_n of_o heart_n to_o love_v it_o and_o here_o the_o case_n be_v as_o when_o the_o live_a hand_n lay_v hold_v on_o the_o live_a hand_n they_o warm_a one_o another_o mutual_o according_a to_o that_o which_o paul_n say_v phil._n 3.12_o but_o i_o follow_v after_o if_o that_o i_o may_v apprehend_v that_o for_o which_o also_o i_o be_o apprehend_v of_o christ_n jesus_n here_o be_v two_o live_a thing_n christ_n and_o believe_v paul_n act_v mutual_o one_o upon_o another_o there_o be_v a_o heart_n and_o a_o life_n upon_o each_o side_n 5._o faith_n under_o faint_v and_o great_a strait_n can_v so_o improve_v the_o promise_n as_o to_o put_v a_o holy_a and_o modest_a challenge_n upon_o god_n so_o psal._n 119.49_o afflict_a david_n say_v remember_v the_o word_n unto_o thy_o servant_n upon_o which_o thou_o have_v cause_v i_o to_o hope_n and_o the_o church_n jer._n 14.21_o do_v not_o abhor_v we_o for_o thy_o name_n sake_n do_v not_o disgrace_v the_o throne_n of_o thy_o glory_n remember_v break_v not_o thy_o covenant_n with_o we_o and_o the_o lord_n command_v that_o this_o challenge_n be_v put_v on_o he_o isa._n 43.26_o put_v i_o in_o remembrance_n let_v we_o plead_v together_o then_o he_o give_v faith_n leave_v to_o plead_v on_o the_o contrary_a with_o god_n natural_a spirit_n faint_v and_o can_v so_o far_o own_o the_o promise_n as_o to_o plead_v with_o god_n by_o their_o right_n and_o just_a claim_n to_o the_o promise_n now_o the_o four_o point_n concern_v faith_n be_v what_o ground_n and_o warrant_n the_o sinner_n have_v to_o believe_v 4._o it_o be_v a_o ordinary_a challenge_n make_v by_o satan_n believe_v conscience_n and_o the_o arminian_n since_o christ_n die_v not_o for_o all_o and_o every_o one_o of_o mankind_n and_o all_o be_v not_o choose_v to_o life_n eternal_a but_o only_o those_o on_o who_o the_o lord_n be_v please_v according_a to_o the_o free_a decree_n of_o election_n to_o confer_v the_o grace_n of_o believe_v what_o warrant_n can_v the_o unworthy_a sinner_n have_v to_o believe_v and_o to_o own_o the_o merit_n of_o christ_n for_o he_o know_v nothing_o of_o the_o election_n or_o reprobation_n that_o be_v hide_v in_o god_n eternal_a mind_n for_o answer_n believe_v 1._o it_o be_v no_o presumption_n in_o i_o to_o believe_v in_o christ_n before_o i_o know_v whither_o i_o be_v choose_v to_o salvation_n or_o not_o for_o nothing_o can_v hinder_v i_o in_o this_o case_n to_o believe_v save_v only_a presumption_n as_o the_o adversary_n say_v but_o it_o be_v not_o presumption_n because_o presumption_n be_v when_o the_o soul_n be_v lift_v up_o and_o tower_a like_o a_o high_a building_n as_o the_o word_n be_v hab._n 2.4_o and_o therefore_o the_o lift_v up_o man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gnophel_n be_v he_o that_o hide_v himself_o in_o a_o high_a castle_n generum_fw-la as_o every_o unbelieving_a presumptuous_a soul_n have_v his_o own_o castle_n the_o unbeliever_n have_v either_o one_o ophel_n or_o high_a tower_n or_o other_o either_o the_o king_n friend_n riches_n or_o his_o own_o wisdom_n for_o his_o god_n on_o which_o he_o rest_v beside_o the_o god_n that_o the_o scripture_n recommend_v to_o we_o as_o our_o only_a rock_n and_o soul_n confidence_n all_o man_n on_o earth_n live_v and_o do_v all_o moral_a action_n even_o when_o they_o go_v on_o in_o a_o wicked_a life_n as_o slave_n of_o hell_n to_o work_v all_o uncleanness_n with_o greediness_n upon_o some_o ground_n of_o faith_n though_o a_o most_o false_a and_o counterfeit_a faith_n that_o they_o shall_v prosper_v by_o evil_a do_v and_o that_o sin_n shall_v make_v
they_o happy_a so_o psalm_n 10.3_o the_o wicked_a man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d praise_v the_o wicked_a man_n than_o he_o must_v believe_v that_o wickedness_n make_v man_n praise_v worthy_a and_o this_o belief_n be_v but_o presumptuous_a confide_n and_o rest_v on_o a_o tower_n of_o his_o own_o build_n now_o to_o believe_v in_o christ_n though_o the_o decree_n of_o election_n be_v not_o reveal_v to_o i_o be_v no_o presumption_n for_o i_o be_o not_o oblige_v before_o i_o believe_v to_o know_v that_o i_o be_o elect_v to_o glory_n it_o be_v one_o of_o god_n secret_n not_o reveal_v in_o the_o word_n but_o make_v manifest_a to_o i_o after_o i_o believe_v and_o be_o seal_v unto_o the_o day_n of_o redemption_n and_o therefore_o in_o a_o humble_a rest_v on_o christ_n though_o the_o soul_n know_v not_o his_o election_n which_o be_v not_o reveal_v in_o the_o word_n in_o that_o condition_n there_o can_v be_v no_o pride_n nor_o presumption_n for_o he_o be_v self_n wise_a and_o presumptuous_a who_o intrude_v into_o those_o thing_n that_o he_o have_v not_o see_v col._n 2.18_o know_v not_o that_o which_o god_n have_v reveal_v and_o so_o which_o he_o ought_v to_o know_v now_o the_o believer_n ought_v not_o to_o know_v that_o he_o be_v elect_v to_o glory_n he_o yet_o be_v a_o unbeliever_n so_o his_o knowledge_n can_v deviate_v from_o a_o rule_n which_o do_v not_o oblige_v to_o conformity_n therewith_o as_o with_o a_o rule_n the_o pourtract_n of_o caesar_n do_v not_o err_v from_o the_o sampler_n because_o it_o be_v not_o like_o a_o bull_n or_o a_o horse_n because_o neither_o a_o bull_n nor_o a_o horse_n be_v the_o due_a sampler_n 2._o to_o warrant_v a_o unworthy_a humble_a sinner_n to_o believe_v there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o a_o positive_a warrant_n or_o of_o a_o voice_n to_o say_v thou_o be_v elect_v to_o glory_n therefore_o believe_v the_o word_n be_v near_o thou_o in_o thy_o mouth_n yea_o there_o be_v a_o commandment_n lay_v upon_o the_o humble_a sinner_n come_v o_o weary_a and_o load_a sinner_n to_o christ_n and_o be_v ease_v now_o when_o the_o wind_n blow_v sweet_o and_o fair_a upon_o a_o humble_a siner_n who_o be_v elect_v to_o glory_n there_o go_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o gospel_n along_o with_o this_o commandment_n and_o the_o word_n of_o commandment_n and_o the_o spirit_n unite_v in_o one_o act_v and_o work_v so_o upon_o the_o soul_n that_o the_o humble_a sinner_n can_v be_v delude_v and_o lead_v on_o a_o rock_n of_o presumption_n for_o this_o spirit_n join_v and_o close_v with_o his_o spirit_n and_o he_o as_o one_o of_o christ_n sheep_n know_v this_o to_o be_v the_o voice_n of_o christ._n i_o grant_v when_o the_o same_o command_n of_o faith_n come_v to_o the_o ear_n of_o a_o reprobate_n he_o may_v upon_o a_o false_a ground_n believe_v or_o rather_o presume_v he_o neither_o be_v right_o humble_v and_o fit_v for_o christ_n nor_o can_v the_o reprobate_n know_v and_o discern_v the_o wind_n of_o the_o spirit_n breathe_v with_o the_o command_n and_o act_v upon_o his_o spirit_n because_o that_o wind_n neither_o can_v nor_o do_v breath_n upon_o any_o reprobate_n and_o there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o any_o positive_a warrant_n to_o ascertain_v a_o child_n of_o god_n to_o believe_v beside_o the_o commandment_n of_o faith_n in_o live_v and_o quicken_v with_o the_o spirit_n go_v along_o with_o it_o for_o that_o command_n so_o quicken_v do_v put_v such_o a_o real_a stamp_n of_o a_o evident_a testimony_n that_o he_o have_v claim_v to_o christ_n on_o who_o the_o spirit_n and_o the_o command_n do_v so_o act_n that_o he_o seek_v no_o more_o any_o other_o evidence_n to_o prove_v his_o claim_n to_o christ_n than_o the_o lamb_n need_v any_o evidence_n to_o prove_v that_o of_o ten_o hundred_o sheep_n this_o only_a that_o offer_v to_o it_o her_o pap_n and_o milk_n must_v be_v its_o dam_n or_o mother_n and_o none_o of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o flock_n but_o how_o do_v i_o know_v that_o it_o be_v the_o spirit_n that_o go_v along_o with_o the_o commandment_n of_o believe_v it_o may_v be_v a_o delusion_n ans._n beside_o that_o a_o delude_a spirit_n for_o the_o most_o part_n do_v not_o go_v every_o way_n along_o with_o the_o word_n if_o this_o spirit_n keep_v god_n order_n to_o work_v upon_o the_o humble_a &_o self-dispairing_a sinner_n who_o be_v willing_a to_o receive_v christ_n upon_o his_o own_o condition_n it_o be_v not_o like_a to_o a_o delude_a spirit_n for_o if_o the_o word_n of_o commandment_n to_o believe_v and_o the_o spirit_n agree_v in_o one_o it_o can_v be_v a_o delusion_n fancy_n lead_v no_o man_n to_o faith_n 2._o when_o object_n of_o life_n work_v upon_o life_n they_o can_v deceive_v especial_o all_o the_o sense_n hear_v see_v taste_v feel_v smell_a the_o excellency_n and_o sweetness_n of_o christ_n go_v along_o with_o the_o word_n can_v be_v delusion_n a_o man_n may_v imagine_v that_o he_o see_v and_o hear_v and_o yet_o his_o sense_n may_v be_v deceive_v but_o that_o all_o the_o sense_n especial_o all_o the_o spiritual_a sense_n and_o that_o a_o man_n imagine_v that_o he_o live_v a_o natural_a life_n and_o be_v dead_a be_v rare_a 3._o faith_n can_v stand_v upon_o one_o foot_n even_o on_o a_o general_a word_n hence_o this_o be_v a_o gospel_n word_n in_o the_o prophet_n which_o require_v faith_n turn_v to_o the_o lord_n for_o he_o be_v merciful_a jer._n 3.12_o joel_n 2.13_o jon._n 4.2_o and_o because_o a_o general_a promise_n receive_v with_o heart-adherence_a and_o confidence_n give_v glory_n to_o god_n and_o if_o it_o be_v hold_v forth_o to_o a_o humble_a soul_n who_o be_v now_o within_o the_o list_n and_o bound_n of_o grace_n and_o for_o any_o thing_n that_o the_o person_n thus_o lade_v with_o sin_n know_v on_o the_o contrary_n for_o the_o secret_n of_o election_n and_o reprobation_n belong_v to_o the_o lord_n christ_n mind_v and_o intend_v to_o he_o salvation_n therefore_o he_o be_v to_o believe_v 4._o this_o will_v be_v consider_v that_o unbelief_n break_v with_o christ_n first_o 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sinner_n come_v not_o the_o four_o part_n of_o a_o mile_n yea_o not_o half_o a_o step_n of_o love_n and_o thankful_a obedience_n to_o meet_v christ_n and_o so_o christ_n kill_v the_o unbeliever_n with_o the_o sweetness_n of_o the_o prevent_a courtesy_n of_o offer_a mercy_n 5._o but_o if_o the_o sinner_n be_v weary_v and_o load_v and_o see_v though_o through_o a_o cloud_n only_o christ_n only_o must_v help_v and_o save_v if_o not_o he_o be_v utter_o and_o eternal_o lose_v what_o be_v there_o upon_o christ_n part_n to_o hinder_v thou_o to_o believe_v o_o guilty_a wretch_n o_o say_v he_o i_o fear_v christ_n only_o offer_v himself_o to_o i_o but_o he_o mind_v no_o salvation_n to_o i_o ans._n be_v not_o this_o to_o raise_v a_o evil_a report_n and_o slander_n on_o the_o holy_a one_o of_o israel_n for_o christ_n offer_n be_v real_o a_o offer_n and_o in_o so_o far_o its_o real_a love_n though_o it_o can_v infer_v the_o love_n of_o election_n to_o glory_n yet_o the_o total_a denial_n of_o this_o offer_n open_v up_o the_o black_a seal_n of_o reprobation_n to_o heathen_n without_o the_o church_n and_o therefore_o its_o love_n to_o thou_o if_o thou_o be_v humble_v for_o sin_n 2._o and_o have_v half_a a_o eye_n to_o the_o unsearchable_a riches_n of_o gospel_n mercy_n 3._o and_o be_v self-condemned_n 4._o and_o have_v half_a a_o desire_n of_o christ_n thou_o may_v expound_v love_n by_o love_n and_o lie_v hold_v on_o the_o promise_n and_o be_v save_v a_o error_n of_o humble_a love_n to_o christ_n be_v no_o error_n that_o which_o be_v next_o faith_n be_v a_o word_n of_o the_o essential_a principle_n of_o true_a faith_n and_o that_o be_v a_o proportionable_a
be_v a_o argument_n of_o great_a faith_n isa._n 28.16_o he_o that_o believe_v shall_v not_o make_v haste_n he_o shall_v not_o be_v confound_v with_o shame_n so_o the_o 70._o traslate_v it_o and_o paul_n after_o they_o rom._n 9.33_o as_o those_o that_o flee_v from_o the_o enemy_n out_o of_o hastiness_n procure_v by_o base_a fear_n which_o be_v a_o shame_n i_o dare_v not_o say_v that_o the_o 70._o read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d festinet_fw-la instead_o of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d confundatur_fw-la but_o it_o prove_v believe_v &_o a_o valorous_a keep_v the_o field_n without_o fly_v &_o so_o continue_v wait_v on_o god_n to_o be_v of_o kin_n to_o believe_v and_o the_o long_o the_o thread_n of_o hope_n be_v though_o it_o be_v seventy_o year_n long_o as_o hab._n 2.1.2_o or_o though_o it_o be_v as_o long_o as_o a_o cable_n go_v between_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o heaven_n up_o within_o the_o vail_n heb._n 6.19_o the_o strong_a the_o faith_n must_v be_v unbelief_n not_o be_v 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desire_v christ_n to_o mend_v his_o pace_n and_o say_v cant._n 8.14_o make_v haste_n my_o belove_a and_o be_v as_o a_o roe_n or_o a_o young_a hart_n upon_o the_o mountain_n of_o spice_n the_o fervour_n of_o love_n challenge_v time_n and_o the_o slow-moving_a wheel_n of_o year_n and_o month_n and_o reckon_v a_o hour_n for_o a_o day_n and_o a_o day_n for_o a_o year_n psal._n 101.2_o o_o when_o will_v thou_o come_v to_o i_o so_o hope_v defer_v be_v a_o childbirth_n pain_n and_o a_o sickness_n of_o the_o soul_n prov._n 13._o 12._o faith_n with_o love_n can_v endure_v a_o morrow_n faith_n put_v christ_n to_o post_v and_o leap_v over_o mountain_n and_o skip_v over_o hill_n cant_n 2.8_o and_o add_v wing_n to_o he_o to_o flee_v more_o quick_o yet_o be_v there_o a_o caution_n here_o most_o considerable_a faith_n both_o walk_v leisurely_o and_o with_o leaden_a foot_n and_o move_v swift_o with_o eagle's_n wing_n faith_n in_o regard_n of_o love_n and_o desire_v of_o union_n with_o god_n be_v swift_a and_o have_v strong_a motion_n for_o a_o union_n yea_o a_o love-sicknesse_n to_o be_v at_o the_o top_n of_o the_o mount_n to_o be_v satiate_v with_o a_o feast_n of_o christ_n enjoy_v face_n but_o in_o regard_n of_o a_o wise_a assurance_n that_o god_n time_n be_v fit_a it_o make_v no_o haste_n so_o to_o wait_v on_o and_o to_o haste_n may_v stand_v together_o 2_o pet._n 3.10_o faith_n 13._o i'faith_o effectual_a by_o or_o with_o child_n of_o love_n and_o good_a work_n be_v a_o strong_a faith_n 1_o thes._n 1.3_o remember_v your_o work_n of_o faith_n philem_n v._n 6._o i'faith_o effectual_a there_o be_v bone_n in_o a_o strong_a faith_n yea_o sap_n and_o life_n how_o many_o thousand_o of_o apple_n be_v there_o virtual_o in_o a_o tree_n that_o bear_v fruit_n for_o thirty_o or_o forty_o year_n together_o so_o it_o be_v say_v of_o stephen_n that_o he_o be_v full_a of_o faith_n and_o power_n act._n 6.8_o and_o barnabas_n act_n 11.24_o full_o of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o of_o faith_n what_o be_v then_o a_o small_a faith_n or_o a_o weak_a faith_n be_v easy_o know_v 6._o 1._o a_o faith_n void_a of_o all_o doubt_v be_v not_o a_o weak_a faith_n nor_o yet_o the_o strong_a faith_n antinomian_o err_v many_o way_n in_o this_o point_n 1._o after_o the_o revelation_n of_o the_o spirit_n neither_o devil_n nor_o sin_n can_v make_v the_o soul_n to_o doubt_v say_v they_o yea_o boubting_n but_o the_o spirit_n of_o revelation_n be_v in_o jeremiah_n who_o doubt_v when_o he_o complain_v chap._n 15._o v._n 18._o to_o god_n of_o god_n will_v thou_o be_v to_o i_o altogether_o as_o a_o liar_n and_o as_o water_n that_o fail_v chap._n 20.7_o 8_o 9_o v_o 14.15.16_o job_n doubt_v c._n 13._o v._n 14._o when_o he_o say_v wherefore_o hide_v thou_o thy_o face_n and_o hold_v i_o for_o thy_o enemy_n and_o asaph_n ps._n 73.13_o heman_n ps._n 88.13_o 14_o 15._o and_o the_o church_n 77._o psal._n yet_o all_o these_o be_v seal_v by_o the_o spirit_n unto_o the_o day_n of_o redemption_n mentis_fw-la 2._o this_o be_v like_o the_o foul_a error_n of_o the_o arminian_n who_o with_o socinian_o hold_v that_o as_o there_o be_v three_o degree_n of_o believer_n 1._o some_o babe_n 2._o some_o age_a so_o there_o be_v a_o three_o sort_n of_o true_o perfect_a one_o who_o do_v not_o sin_n from_o the_o root_n of_o concupiscence_n the_o combat_n between_o the_o flesh_n and_o the_o spirit_n now_o cease_v only_o they_o sin_n through_o inadvertence_n or_o some_o error_n or_o overclouding_a of_o their_o light_n as_o adam_z and_o the_o angel_n sin_v there_o be_v no_o inward_a principle_n of_o corruption_n in_o they_o hence_o some_o libertine_n say_v these_o that_o be_v in_o christ_n can_v no_o more_o sin_n and_o
not_o walk_v with_o god_n than_o the_o sun_n can_v leave_v off_o to_o give_v light_n or_o fire_n to_o cast_v heat_n or_o a_o fountain_n to_o send_v out_o stream_n in_o regard_n that_o the_o spirit_n act_v they_o to_o walk_v with_o god_n by_o such_o a_o necessary_a impulsion_n that_o destroy_v all_o freedom_n of_o will_n and_o if_o they_o sin_v they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v blame_v because_o the_o spirit_n move_v they_o not_o to_o abstinence_n from_o sin_n and_o to_o holy_a walk_n but_o paul_n a_o choose_a vessel_n and_o a_o strong_a believer_n rom._n 7.14_o 15_o 16_o 17_o etc._n etc._n complain_v of_o the_o indwelling_a of_o sin_n of_o his_o carnality_n and_o the_o flesh_n lust_a against_o the_o spirit_n and_o of_o his_o captivity_n under_o sin_n which_o must_v argue_v his_o imperfect_a faith_n liable_a to_o the_o distemper_n of_o sinful_a doubt_n 4._o it_o be_v also_o a_o great_a error_n to_o say_v that_o to_o call_v in_o question_n whether_o god_n be_v my_o father_n after_o or_o upon_o the_o commission_n of_o some_o heinous_a sin_n as_o murder_v incest_n etc._n etc._n do_v prove_v a_o man_n to_o be_v in_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n now_o there_o be_v sundry_a sort_n of_o doubt_n opposite_a to_o faith_n faith_n in_o the_o renew_a there_o be_v 1._o a_o natural_a doubt_n and_o as_o all_o popery_n be_v natural_a and_o carnal_a so_o this_o strangeness_n of_o affection_n by_o which_o man_n be_v unkind_a to_o christ_n and_o never_o persuade_v of_o god_n favour_n in_o jesus_n christ_n argue_v the_o party_n to_o be_v under_o the_o law_n and_o not_o in_o christ._n this_o doubt_v may_v and_o do_v in_o carnal_a man_n consist_v with_o presumption_n and_o a_o moral_a false_a persuasion_n that_o natural_a man_n have_v all_o of_o they_o while_o their_o conscience_n be_v waken_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v save_v why_o i_o be_o not_o a_o murderer_n a_o sorcerer_n etc._n etc._n why_o or_o how_o can_v god_n throw_v i_o into_o hell_n so_o it_o be_v make_v up_o of_o real_a lie_n and_o 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and_o my_o people_n have_v sin_v this_o argue_v a_o law-spirit_n rise_v and_o fall_v a_o sleep_n again_o 3._o there_o be_v a_o final_a doubt_v of_o despair_n like_o the_o doom_n pass_v on_o the_o condemn_a malefactor_n as_o in_o cain_n gen._n 4.13.14_o in_o saul_n 1_o sam._n 28.15_o 16._o all_o these_o conclude_v man_n under_o the_o law_n and_o the_o curse_n of_o it_o but_o there_o be_v 4._o a_o doubt_v in_o the_o believer_n which_o though_o a_o sin_n yet_o if_o i_o may_v have_v leave_n to_o borrow_v the_o expression_n be_v a_o godly_a sin_n not_o because_o it_o be_v not_o a_o sin_n indeed_o party_n and_o so_o opposite_a to_o grace_n and_o godliness_n but_o a_o gracious_a sin_n ratione_fw-la subjecti_fw-la in_o regard_n of_o the_o person_n and_o adjunct_n it_o be_v a_o neighbour_n to_o save_a grace_n and_o no_o reprobate_n can_v be_v capable_a of_o this_o sin_n no_o more_o than_o pagan_n or_o flagitious_a and_o extreme_o wicked_a man_n can_v be_v capable_a of_o the_o sin_n against_o 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ever_o in_o the_o same_o temper_n health_n most_o vigorous_a will_v vary_v in_o its_o degree_n and_o decrease_v at_o time_n of_o 〈…〉_z and_o yet_o be_v strong_a and_o have_v much_o of_o life_n in_o it_o take_v the_o strong_a and_o experience_a christian_n life_n in_o its_o whole_a continue_a frame_n and_o for_o the_o most_o part_n he_o have_v the_o better_a of_o all_o temptation_n but_o take_v he_o in_o a_o certain_a stage_n or_o nick_n of_o providence_n when_o he_o be_v not_o himself_o and_o he_o be_v below_o his_o ordinary_a strength_n even_o in_o that_o wherein_o he_o excel_v if_o a_o gracious_a temper_n of_o meekness_n like_o christ_n be_v not_o the_o predominant_a element_n of_o grace_n in_o moses_n yet_o it_o be_v in_o a_o great_a measure_n in_o he_o he_o bear_v the_o name_n with_o he_o who_o best_o know_v name_n and_o thing_n of_o the_o meek_a man_n in_o the_o earth_n yet_o in_o that_o which_o be_v his_o flour_n he_o prove_v weak_a than_o himself_o and_o speak_v unadvised_o 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the_o break_a in_o heart_n and_o comfort_v the_o mourner_n in_o zion_n there_o must_v 3._o be_v some_o immediate_a action_n of_o omnipotency_n especial_o when_o he_o set_v a_o host_n of_o terror_n in_o battle_n array_n against_o the_o soul_n as_o be_v evident_a in_o saul_n in_o job_n c._n 16.13_o his_o archer_n compass_v i_o round_o about_o that_o be_v no_o less_o than_o the_o soul_n be_v like_o a_o man_n beset_v by_o enemy_n round_o about_o so_o as_o there_o be_v no_o help_n in_o the_o creature_n but_o he_o must_v die_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o they_o job_n 6.4_o the_o terror_n of_o god_n do_v set_v themselves_o in_o array_n against_o i_o only_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n by_o a_o immediate_a action_n raise_v these_o soldier_n the_o terror_n of_o god_n he_o only_o can_v calm_v they_o what_o wonder_v then_o that_o minister_n the_o word_n comfort_n promise_n angel_n prophet_n use._n apostle_n can_v bind_v up_o a_o break_a heart_n friend_n can_v up_o while_o a_o good_a word_n come_v from_o 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