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worldly_a contentman_n those_o which_o put_v a_o great_a matter_n in_o the_o world_n they_o have_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o trouble_n in_o themselves_o when_o they_o be_v at_o any_o time_n deprive_v of_o it_o and_o those_o which_o have_v nothing_o hereafter_o they_o be_v undo_v when_o they_o lose_v here_o but_o now_o a_o christian_n which_o have_v this_o peace_n of_o god_n in_o he_o it_o be_v otherwise_o with_o he_o he_o do_v not_o place_v his_o happiness_n here_o and_o therefore_o his_o trouble_n be_v not_o here_o neither_o that_o man_n which_o be_v reconcile_v to_o god_n and_o enjoy_v fellowship_n with_o he_o he_o see_v he_o have_v somewhat_o else_o to_o hold_v to_o when_o all_o these_o outward_a thing_n fail_v when_o health_n fail_v and_o estate_n fail_v and_o friend_n fail_v and_o all_o seem_v to_o be_v go_v yet_o he_o have_v a_o better_a and_o more_o endure_a substance_n and_o a_o inheritance_n in_o another_o world_n that_o fade_v not_o away_o and_o this_o be_v that_o whereby_o he_o sustain_v and_o support_v and_o keep_v up_o himself_o in_o the_o worst_a condition_n and_o time_n and_o thus_o we_o see_v how_o and_o where_o god_n give_v this_o quietness_n which_o we_o speak_v of_o none_o can_v make_v trouble_n but_o to_o make_v this_o point_n clear_a unto_o we_o it_o may_v be_v here_o perhaps_o object_v that_o this_o be_v contrary_n to_o experience_n itself_o for_o asmuch_o as_o even_o the_o godly_a themselves_o be_v sometime_o under_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o trouble_n here_o in_o this_o world_n notwithstanding_o their_o inward_a peace_n and_o reconcilement_n which_o be_v draw_v betwixt_o god_n and_o their_o soul_n to_o this_o i_o answer_v first_o if_o we_o mean_v by_o trouble_n a_o afflict_a and_o trouble_a condition_n we_o do_v not_o deny_v it_o the_o child_n of_o god_n as_o well_o as_o other_o be_v subject_a and_o liable_a hereunto_o while_o they_o carry_v flesh_n about_o they_o yea_o they_o be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n subject_a hereunto_o above_o all_o 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acknowledge_v that_o god_n child_n which_o have_v this_o peace_n in_o they_o have_v not_o only_o trouble_v sometime_o in_o their_o condition_n but_o likewise_o as_o well_o in_o their_o spirit_n but_o then_o he_o so_o far_o forth_o as_o this_o peace_n be_v less_o vigorous_a in_o they_o or_o as_o they_o live_v in_o the_o power_n and_o efficacy_n of_o spiritual_a comfort_n it_o be_v true_a that_o where_o god_n give_v quietness_n there_o be_v also_o a_o freedom_n from_o trouble_n but_o because_o he_o give_v it_o imperfect_o there_o be_v therefore_o but_o a_o partial_a freedom_n and_o exemption_n of_o we_o from_o it_o the_o greatness_n of_o our_o tranquillity_n be_v according_a to_o the_o strength_n of_o our_o assurance_n where_o we_o have_v great_a and_o strong_a assurance_n we_o have_v the_o less_o trouble_n and_o then_o i_o say_v so_o far_o forth_o as_o we_o live_v in_o the_o power_n of_o spiritual_a comfort_n when_o god_n give_v we_o inward_a peace_n and_o quietness_n and_o we_o do_v 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second_o he_o tax_v they_o for_o their_o presumption_n in_o that_o they_o dare_v approach_v unto_o he_o in_o their_o sinful_a indulgence_n first_o i_o say_v he_o here_o challengh_v they_o for_o their_o formality_n by_o take_v that_o expression_n single_o and_o distinct_o will_v you_o come_v and_o stand_v before_o i_o in_o this_o house_n &_o c_o that_o be_v will_v you_o do_v no_o more_o than_o do_v so_o there_o be_v no_o fault_n in_o their_o come_n into_o god_n house_n simple_o consider_v nay_o it_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v a_o fault_n that_o it_o be_v a_o duty_n it_o be_v that_o which_o god_n impose_v upon_o they_o and_o require_v of_o they_o the_o external_a duty_n of_o religion_n they_o be_v such_o as_o ought_v to_o be_v perform_v and_o practise_v by_o we_o pray_v and_o read_v and_o hear_v and_o communicate_v and_o the_o like_a there_o be_v no_o fault_n in_o the_o thing_n themselves_o neither_o do_v the_o lord_n blame_v people_n for_o they_o as_o to_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o action_n but_o this_o be_v that_o which_o he_o quarrel_v with_o their_o affection_n in_o the_o performance_n of_o they_o when_o man_n shall_v do_v such_o thing_n as_o these_o as_o to_o the_o outward_a transaction_n of_o they_o and_o have_v no_o working_n at_o all_o upon_o the_o heart_n when_o they_o shall_v rest_v in_o the_o thing_n do_v and_o not_o be_v sensible_a of_o their_o own_o fail_n and_o miscarriage_n in_o the_o do_n of_o they_o when_o they_o shall_v think_v to_o please_v god_n with_o a_o corporal_a and_o bodily_a service_n and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n deny_v he_o the_o service_n of_o the_o inward_a man._n this_o be_v that_o which_o he_o find_v fault_n with_o and_o which_o he_o challenge_v here_o in_o this_o people_n and_o so_o he_o do_v likewise_o in_o other_o place_n as_o isa_n 29.13_o which_o be_v also_o allege_a by_o our_o saviour_n matth._n 15.8_o this_o people_n draw_v near_o unto_o i_o with_o their_o mouth_n and_o honour_v i_o with_o their_o lip_n but_o have_v remove_v their_o heart_n far_o from_o i_o and_o their_o fear_n towards_o i_o be_v teach_v by_o the_o precept_n of_o man_n so_o ezek._n 33.31_o they_o come_v before_o thou_o as_o the_o people_n come_v and_o they_o sit_v before_o thou_o as_o my_o people_n and_o they_o hear_v thy_o word_n but_o they_o will_v not_o do_v they_o this_o be_v that_o which_o god_n lay_v to_o their_o charge_n their_o outward_a performance_n separate_v from_o the_o inward_a affection_n which_o belong_v unto_o they_o this_o be_v that_o which_o be_v odious_a and_o abominable_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n and_o which_o be_n can_v endure_v and_o that_o upon_o this_o consideration_n first_o because_o it_o be_v a_o piece_n of_o sacrilege_n it_o be_v a_o rob_n of_o god_n of_o his_o due_n it_o be_v a_o fraudulent_a keep_n back_o of_o that_o which_o belong_v unto_o he_o yea_o of_o the_o principal_a and_o chief_a of_o all_o we_o owe_v to_o god_n not_o only_o our_o outward_a man_n but_o also_o our_o inward_a not_o our_o body_n only_o but_o our_o soul_n not_o only_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o our_o lip_n but_o the_o sacrifice_n also_o of_o our_o heart_n now_o when_o we_o shall_v satisfy_v ourselves_o in_o give_v he_o that_o without_o this_o and_o which_o be_v most_o considerable_a we_o can_v herein_o but_o very_o much_o displease_v he_o as_o if_o a_o debtor_n shall_v give_v his_o creditor_n the_o bag_n and_o keep_v the_o money_n to_o himself_o what_o kind_n of_o payment_n and_o cozenage_n be_v this_o a_o mere_a cozenage_n and_o imposture_n why_o thus_o it_o be_v here_o when_o man_n give_v their_o â—â—â—ies_n and_o not_o their_o heart_n what_o be_v a_o body_n without_o a_o soul_n but_o a_o carcase_n and_o we_o know_v that_o thatâ—â—â—full_a â—â—â—full_z of_o noysomness_n and_o unsavouriness_n and_o so_o be_v 〈◊〉_d the_o service_n and_o performance_n of_o formal_a person_n in_o that_o regard_n they_o be_v very_o noisome_a and_o unsavoury_a and_o loathsome_a in_o the_o nostril_n of_o god_n and_o they_o be_v displease_v also_o because_o they_o be_v injurious_a they_o be_v a_o give_v but_o half_a for_o the_o whole_a and_o the_o worst_a half_n of_o the_o two_o there_o be_v a_o piece_n of_o sacrilege_n and_o robbery_n in_o it_o that_o be_v the_o first_o second_o there_o be_v hypocrisy_n and_o dissimulation_n in_o it_o every_o formalist_n be_v a_o hypocrite_n upon_o that_o very_a consideration_n for_o what_o be_v proper_o a_o hypocrite_n but_o one_o that_o pretend_v more_o than_o he_o intend_v thus_o do_v a_o formal_a person_n by_o come_v and_o stand_v in_o god_n house_n and_o set_v upon_o the_o outward_a exercise_n and_o performance_n of_o religion_n he_o pretend_v the_o worship_n of_o god_n and_o serve_v of_o he_o in_o it_o but_o while_o he_o go_v no_o further_a than_o so_o but_o deny_v god_n the_o frame_n of_o his_o heart_n he_o do_v in_o effect_n not_o worship_v he_o at_o all_o and_o so_o do_v no_o better_a than_o dissemble_v now_o god_n be_v himself_o a_o god_n of_o truth_n he_o do_v especial_o hate_v dissemble_v he_o love_v truth_n in_o the_o inward_a part_n he_o be_v not_o take_v only_o with_o sacrifice_n neither_o do_v he_o delight_v so_o much_o in_o burnt-offering_n the_o sacrifice_n of_o god_n be_v a_o break_a spirit_n a_o break_a and_o a_o contrite_a heart_n he_o will_v not_o despise_v as_o he_o have_v elsewhere_o express_v it_o to_o we_o in_o psal_n 51.16_o 17._o three_o formality_n be_v so_o far_o forth_o unsatisfactory_a and_o displease_v to_o god_n as_o it_o be_v unprofitable_a and_o ineffectual_a to_o the_o better_n of_o the_o person_n themselves_o which_o be_v guilty_a of_o it_o bodily_a exercise_n say_v the_o apostle_n profit_v little_a but_o godliness_n be_v profitable_a to_o all_o thing_n we_o may_v apply_v it_o to_o this_o business_n in_o hand_n all_o the_o external_a performance_n of_o religion_n if_o a_o man_n go_v no_o further_o than_o they_o they_o do_v a_o man_n no_o good_a at_o all_o as_o to_o the_o qualify_a or_o rectify_v of_o he_o a_o man_n 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