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hunger_n to_o feed_v he_o if_o he_o thirst_v give_v he_o drink_v rom._n 12.19_o prov._n 25.21_o lord_n deny_v not_o such_o mercy_n to_o thy_o child_n though_o i_o have_v sin_v yet_o thou_o be_v my_o father_n and_o though_o thou_o have_v be_v angry_a yet_o be_o i_o not_o thy_o child_n this_o shall_v be_v thy_o glory_n when_o these_o dead_a and_o dry_a bone_n shall_v live_v when_o the_o grave_n shall_v be_v open_v and_o the_o bond_n of_o deaâ—â—_n shall_v be_v loose_v and_o i_o shall_v walk_v before_o thou_o thou_o say_v to_o the_o woman_n of_o samaria_n that_o if_o she_o have_v know_v the_o gifâ—_n 〈◊〉_d god_n and_o thyself_o she_o will_v have_v as_o 〈◊〉_d of_o thou_o and_o thou_o will_v have_v give_v 〈◊〉_d live_a water_n john_n 4.10_o now_o lord_n i_o know_v thou_o and_o this_o gift_n those_o wateâ—â—_n will_v be_v sweet_a to_o my_o thirst_a heaâ—â—_n oh_o give_v unto_o i_o also_o i_o remember_v tâ—â—_n mercy_n of_o old_a and_o my_o heart_n both_o joy_v and_o die_v the_o remembrance_n of_o theâ—â—_n sweetness_n do_v delight_v i_o but_o thâ—â—_n thought_n of_o their_o absence_n do_v afflicâ—_n i_o etc._n i_o mencer_n sum_n quanta_fw-la pacefruebar_v cum_fw-la in_o domino_fw-la gaudebam_fw-la ideo_fw-la nunc_fw-la magis_fw-la doleo_fw-la quia_fw-la scio_fw-la quid_fw-la perdidi_fw-la scio_fw-la quam_fw-la maxima_fw-la bana_fw-la amisi_fw-la red_a quod_fw-la per_fw-la peccatum_fw-la mihi_fw-la abstuli_fw-la red_a quod_fw-la meam_fw-la culpâ_fw-la perdidi_fw-la savanarâ—_n medit_n in_o psal_n miserere_fw-la etc._n etc._n i_o can_v not_o have_v desire_v thâ—â—_n presence_n but_o by_o thou_o these_o desire_v aâ—â—_n thou_o turn_v they_o not_o back_o without_o theâ—â—_n end_n i_o be_v well_o without_o thou_o as_o 〈◊〉_d think_v till_o thou_o come_v to_o i_o aâ—â—_n since_o thy_o come_n i_o fall_v asleep_a against_o and_o be_v at_o rest_n but_o thou_o have_v call_v 〈◊〉_d and_o now_o lord_n what_o will_v thou_o do_v for_o i_o a_o little_a will_v do_v i_o good_a and_o will_v bless_v thou_o there_o be_v no_o sorrow_n 〈◊〉_d this_o to_o have_v thy_o face_n hide_v and_o lust_n and_o devil_n to_o break_v in_o lord_n what_o and_o how_o many_o be_v the_o trouble_n of_o my_o soul_n oh_o in_o the_o multitude_n of_o thy_o compassion_n help_v i_o who_o be_o compass_v about_o with_o a_o multitude_n of_o evil_n be_v thou_o not_o set_v for_o the_o rise_n of_o they_o that_o fall_n and_o to_o be_v a_o repayrer_n of_o breach_n be_v not_o thy_o name_n jesus_n and_o be_v not_o salvation_n thy_o employment_n oh_o be_v a_o saviour_n to_o i_o and_o pull_v my_o soul_n out_o of_o the_o deep_n remember_v the_o covenant_n etc._n etc._n thus_o take_v up_o word_n and_o courage_n and_o go_v to_o the_o throne_n of_o grace_n carry_v thy_o empty_a sack_n to_o joseph_n thy_o brother_n for_o he_o be_v lord_n of_o all_o egypt_n stand_v not_o waste_v thyself_o in_o sad_a thought_n of_o thy_o misery_n but_o arise_v and_o pray_v turn_v the_o stream_n of_o thy_o grief_n towards_o christ_n he_o will_v turn_v they_o into_o stream_n of_o joy_n sit_v not_o like_o hagar_n weep_v in_o the_o desert_n for_o her_o child_n that_o be_v ready_a to_o die_v for_o thirst_n be_v not_o the_o well_o before_o thou_o christ_n be_v the_o fountain_n domin_n fountain_n omne_fw-la imperfectum_fw-la redigitur_fw-la ad_fw-la perfectum_fw-la sic_fw-la nos_fw-la ad_fw-la christum_fw-la à _fw-la quo_fw-la omnis_fw-la perfectio_fw-la descendit_fw-la savanarol_n expos_fw-la 4._o orat_fw-la domin_n let_v down_o thy_o bucket_n and_o drink_v and_o live_v go_v with_o inditement_n against_o thyself_o in_o one_o hand_n and_o with_o christ_n promise_n and_o thy_o petition_n in_o the_o other_o &_o thou_o will_v be_v hear_v if_o thou_o will_v take_v this_o course_n than_o you_o proud_a lust_n and_o troop_n of_o hell_n you_o must_v pack_v and_o be_v go_v you_o cloud_n of_o darkness_n &_o unbelief_n must_v be_v scatter_v you_o chain_n of_o death_n must_v get_v you_o hence_o here_o be_v no_o abide_n for_o you_o for_o here_o the_o king_n of_o glory_n will_v make_v his_o temple_n his_o throne_n his_o resâ—â—_n only_o come_v with_o the_o whole_a heart_n colâ—â—_n prayer_n and_o remissness_n of_o spirit_n lose_v what_o you_o seek_v and_o fervent_a prayer_n wiâ—â—_n find_v again_o what_o you_o lose_v be_v not_o discourage_v here_o be_v the_o gate_n of_o life_n heâ—_n that_o dwell_v here_o be_v never_o from_o home_n not_o ever_o asleep_a extend_v 〈◊〉_d extend_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d your_o prayer_n as_o they_o act_v 12.5_o stay_v till_o the_o alm_n come_v the_o thing_n be_v sure_a only_o the_o time_n be_v in_o the_o lord_n hand_n many_o time_n prayer_n be_v lose_v because_o you_o wait_v not_o for_o the_o answer_n 〈◊〉_d at_o the_o gate_n you_o need_v not_o fear_v to_o knock_v the_o lord_n will_v not_o be_v angry_a
a_o death_n in_o he_o we_o trust_v that_o he_o will_v yet_o deliver_v we_o 2._o cor._n 1.10_o 4._o it_o work_v more_o close_n with_o christ_n the_o death_n of_o comfort_n occasion_n a_o great_a life_n and_o strength_n towards_o christ_n both_o in_o desire_n of_o he_o and_o dependence_n upon_o he_o and_o for_o this_o cause_n god_n shake_v the_o soul_n with_o earthquake_n that_o it_o may_v stand_v fast_o upon_o its_o true_a basis_n and_o foundation_n that_o which_o at_o first_o bring_v the_o soul_n to_o christ_n be_v his_o worth_n and_o our_o need_n and_o the_o more_o we_o see_v ourselves_o necessitous_a the_o more_o our_o heart_n gather_v in_o to_o christ_n the_o soul_n must_v have_v some_o rest_n and_o if_o it_o find_v none_o within_o nor_o without_o it_o be_v carry_v to_o christ_n as_o noah_n dove_n to_o the_o ark_n that_o which_o be_v the_o first_o cord_n to_o draw_v to_o he_o have_v also_o a_o strength_n to_o bind_v to_o he_o therefore_o god_n give_v his_o people_n sad_a vision_n 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many_o thing_n in_o the_o saint_n which_o be_v very_o repugnant_a to_o that_o filial_a state_n in_o which_o they_o be_v set_v by_o grace_n and_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n if_o god_n take_v such_o course_n wherein_o he_o seem_v not_o to_o be_v a_o father_n to_o they_o that_o be_v not_o as_o child_n to_o he_o i_o will_v instance_n in_o some_o particular_a evil_n which_o god_n will_v not_o bear_v with_o but_o do_v visit_v in_o his_o people_n with_o this_o and_o other_o rod_n 1._o deadness_n and_o dulness_n of_o heart_n sometime_o live_v man_n be_v in_o a_o liveless_a state_n their_o heart_n be_v so_o benumb_v that_o they_o seem_v to_o lie_v among_o the_o dead_a the_o former_a vigour_n and_o activity_n of_o their_o grace_n be_v go_v and_o they_o be_v become_v barren_a and_o unfruitful_a now_o as_o in_o a_o lethargy_n or_o apoplexy_n physician_n use_v strong_a and_o sharp_a medicine_n so_o god_n cast_v the_o soul_n into_o a_o fever_n to_o get_v off_o this_o stupidity_n and_o hang_v their_o soul_n over_o the_o mouth_n of_o hell_n and_o make_v they_o to_o drink_v of_o that_o cup_n of_o red_a wine_n the_o dregs_n whereof_o the_o wicked_a of_o the_o earth_n shall_v wring_v out_o and_o drink_n ps_n 75.8_o that_o by_o this_o strong_a potion_n he_o may_v quicken_v their_o dull_a and_o sleepy_a spirit_n deadness_n be_v such_o a_o state_n in_o which_o a_o man_n be_v neither_o receptive_a nor_o active_a neither_o fit_a to_o receive_v good_a nor_o to_o do_v good_a and_o such_o a_o case_n be_v not_o tolerable_a for_o in_o this_o god_n end_n be_v stop_v for_o he_o call_v out_o his_o people_n to_o be_v vessel_n to_o receive_v mercy_n to_o hold_v forth_o his_o name_n but_o he_o can_v do_v neither_o that_o be_v dead_a nature_n itself_o love_v not_o a_o dead_a thing_n it_o be_v both_o unuseful_a and_o uncomely_a for_o where_o life_n fail_v there_o be_v corruption_n as_o in_o the_o body_n a_o mortify_a member_n do_v putrify_v and_o not_o only_a itself_o but_o other_o therefore_o as_o a_o man_n use_v all_o mean_n to_o recover_v the_o life_n and_o spirit_n in_o his_o body_n so_o god_n do_v with_o his_o people_n david_n lie_v in_o a_o slumber_a drowsiness_n a_o long_a time_n but_o at_o last_o when_o he_o lie_v like_o jonah_n sleep_v by_o the_o side_n of_o the_o ship_n he_o send_v a_o storm_n into_o his_o soul_n to_o awake_v he_o than_o he_o revive_v like_o another_o man_n 2._o fearelesnesse_n of_o god_n this_o be_v a_o temper_n to_o which_o the_o saint_n be_v apt_a to_o grow_v as_o child_n be_v wont_a to_o grow_v saucy_a and_o presumptuous_o malepert_a and_o irreverent_a till_o the_o father_n frown_n and_o majestic_a austereness_n take_v down_o their_o spirit_n god_n will_v not_o be_v careless_o deal_v with_o though_o he_o allow_v we_o confidence_n and_o holy_a boldness_n in_o approach_n to_o he_o and_o converse_v with_o he_o yet_o he_o expect_v a_o due_a sense_n of_o his_o majesty_n and_o greatness_n let_v we_o have_v grace_n whereby_o we_o may_v serve_v god_n with_o reverence_n and_o godly_a fear_n for_o our_o god_n be_v a_o consume_a fire_n heb._n 12.28_o 29._o though_o he_o be_v a_o father_n yet_o he_o be_v a_o terrible_a a_o holy_a and_o a_o almighty_a god_n and_o therefore_o to_o correct_v the_o sinful_a boldness_n of_o his_o people_n and_o to_o cause_v they_o to_o stand_v in_o awe_n of_o he_o he_o sometime_o shut_v in_o his_o favour_n and_o keep_v state_n by_o conceal_v himself_o as_o the_o persian_a king_n shun_v familiarity_n and_o be_v seldom_o see_v that_o they_o may_v be_v more_o 1._o more_o persona_fw-la regis_fw-la sub_fw-la specie_fw-la majestatis_fw-la occulitur_fw-la just_a l._n 1._o honour_v the_o fear_n of_o god_n be_v one_o of_o the_o main_a pillar_n of_o his_o throne_n and_o so_o far_o as_o he_o be_v not_o our_o fear_n he_o be_v not_o our_o god_n therefore_o he_o have_v ever_o show_v himself_o in_o his_o power_n and_o greatness_n unto_o man_n when_o he_o come_v to_o give_v the_o law_n he_o come_v in_o great_a majesty_n with_o fire_n blackness_n and_o darkness_n and_o tempest_n and_o the_o sound_n of_o a_o trumpet_n etc._n etc._n and_o so_o terrible_a be_v the_o sight_n that_o moses_n say_v i_o exceed_o fear_v and_o quake_v heb._n 12.18_o 19_o 21._o yea_o and_o in_o the_o gospel_n it_o be_v foretell_v that_o god_n will_v show_v wonder_n in_o heaven_n above_o and_o sign_n in_o the_o earth_n beneath_o blood_n fire_n and_o vapour_n of_o smoke_n the_o sun_n shall_v be_v turn_v into_o darkness_n and_o the_o moon_n into_o blood_n before_o the_o great_a and_o terrible_a day_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v joel._n 2.31_o rom._n 10.13_o act_n 2.19_o 20_o 21._o when_o he_o come_v to_o publish_v peace_n to_o the_o gentile_n he_o come_v with_o great_a terror_n in_o judgement_n upon_o the_o jew_n and_o strike_v off_o the_o branch_n natural_a that_o the_o gentile_n may_v not_o be_v high_o mind_v but_o fear_n rom._n 11.20_o and_o in_o particular_a person_n he_o so_o work_v by_o intermixture_n of_o frown_n and_o favour_n majesty_n and_o mercy_n that_o they_o may_v learn_v to_o walk_v as_o those_o church_n do_v in_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o comfort_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n act_v 9.31_o it_o be_v not_o a_o servile_a sear_n or_o a_o fear_n of_o discouragement_n which_o god_n expect_v but_o a_o fear_n of_o reverence_n a_o fear_n intermix_v and_o temper_v with_o love_n there_o be_v a_o great_a difference_n in_o fear_n a_o man_n fear_v a_o beast_n and_o run_v from_o he_o a_o man_n fear_v a_o enemy_n but_o hate_v he_o but_o a_o child_n fear_v his_o father_n and_o love_v he_o yea_o therefore_o he_o fear_v because_o he_o love_v they_o shall_v fear_v the_o
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3_o this_o testimony_n be_v holy_a holy_a formal_o original_o effective_o it_o make_v holy_a more_o humble_a more_o contrite_a more_o watchful_a more_o zealous_a more_o thankful_a etc._n etc._n that_o assurance_n which_o breed_v vanity_n contempt_n of_o ordinance_n neglect_v of_o duty_n security_n in_o sin_n be_v deceitful_a and_o abominable_a thus_o of_o the_o efficient_a cause_n comfort_n the_o matter_n of_o comfort_n now_o the_o matter_n of_o spiritual_a comfort_n follow_v that_o which_o be_v comfortable_a must_v be_v such_o as_o can_v in_o some_o measure_n satisfy_v and_o fill_v the_o desire_n and_o appetite_n of_o the_o soul_n for_o so_o long_o as_o desire_n be_v hold_v from_o her_o object_n there_o be_v a_o unrest_n and_o unquietness_n in_o the_o heart_n there_o will_v be_v a_o whine_a and_o cry_v of_o spirit_n there_o be_v pain_n in_o hunger_n &_o grief_n in_o want_n now_o as_o desire_n be_v a_o extension_n or_o reach_v of_o the_o soul_n after_o something_o futable_a so_o it_o 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christian_n but_o grace_n as_o it_o be_v the_o light_n not_o the_o warmth_n of_o the_o sun_n that_o make_v day_n so_o that_o this_o may_v fail_v 1._o god_n may_v suspend_v his_o testimony_n or_o 2._o he_o may_v let_v in_o satan_n to_o afflict_v or_o 3._o hide_v himself_o and_o not_o meet_v they_o in_o approach_n to_o he_o in_o combat_n for_o he_o etc._n etc._n i_o must_v cut_v myself_o short_a here_o for_o i_o see_v the_o book_n swell_v big_a than_o i_o desire_v let_v this_o therefore_o suffice_v for_o entrance_n into_o the_o business_n itself_o chap._n xxxv_o of_o the_o state_n and_o degree_n of_o this_o sad_a condition_n now_o i_o come_v to_o the_o sad_a state_n of_o the_o soul_n want_v the_o comfort_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n god_n withdraw_v himself_o in_o respect_n of_o that_o gracious_a effusion_n of_o his_o mercy_n and_o manifestation_n of_o his_o love_n to_o the_o soul_n shut_v up_o those_o sweet_a stream_n of_o refreshment_n which_o be_v wont_a to_o flow_v here_o i_o will_v speak_v of_o 1_o the_o case_n 2_o the_o cure_n the_o state_n of_o a_o desert_a and_o disconsolate_a soul_n require_v to_o consider_v of_o 1_o the_o nature_n of_o it_o 2_o degree_n of_o it_o 3_o effect_n of_o it_o 4_o cause_n of_o it_o first_o then_o let_v we_o see_v what_o it_o be_v it_o be_v a_o eminent_a and_o abide_a uncomfortablenesse_n of_o heart_n towards_o god_n or_o a_o loss_n of_o that_o comfort_n which_o the_o soul_n be_v wont_a to_o have_v in_o god_n 1_o it_o be_v a_o loss_n of_o comfort_n in_o god_n a_o man_n may_v have_v much_o unquietness_n god_n it_o be_v a_o loss_n of_o comfort_n towards_o god_n and_o yet_o not_o be_v in_o this_o case_n we_o speak_v of_o discomfort_n except_o the_o object_n of_o it_o be_v god_n displeasure_n or_o departure_n make_v not_o a_o desert_a case_n a_o man_n may_v be_v afflict_v in_o his_o spirit_n many_o way_n yet_o god_n wont_a presence_n may_v continue_v as_o the_o conscience_n of_o some_o sin_n may_v cause_v much_o sadness_n and_o 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