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grace_n 2_o rom._n 14.15_o for_o the_o gentile_n which_o have_v not_o the_o law_n do_v by_o nature_n the_o thing_n contain_v in_o the_o law_n they_o have_v not_o the_o law_n be_v a_o law_n unto_o themselves_o which_o show_v the_o effect_n of_o the_o law_n write_v in_o their_o heart_n etc._n etc._n hence_o many_o heathen_n have_v write_v large_a volume_n of_o vice_n and_o virtue_n and_o have_v make_v many_o good_a judicial_a law_n for_o the_o punish_n of_o murder_n adultery_n drunkenness_n and_o the_o like_a with_o death_n itself_o conscience_n keep_v many_o carnal_a man_n from_o the_o act_n of_o sin_n conscience_n stand_v over_o they_o with_o a_o whip_n so_o that_o they_o dare_v not_o do_v many_o thing_n they_o have_v a_o mind_n unto_o and_o a_o longing_n after_o second_o the_o work_n of_o creation_n do_v discover_v much_o of_o the_o power_n wisdom_n and_o soveraignitie_n of_o god_n but_o three_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v that_o which_o most_o clear_o discover_v god_n in_o all_o 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god_n and_o servant_n of_o god_n as_o heretofore_o they_o have_v be_v for_o sin_n and_o satan_n in_o stead_n of_o yield_v to_o these_o bless_a motion_n they_o cry_v stand_v back_o who_o make_v you_o judge_v we_o regard_v not_o your_o council_n we_o fear_v not_o your_o threaten_n and_o say_v in_o their_o heart_n as_o they_o do_v jere._n 18.12_o we_o will_v walk_v after_o our_o own_o imagination_n and_o do_v every_o man_n after_o the_o stoubbernesse_n of_o his_o own_o wicked_a heart_n thus_o they_o even_o take_v up_o arm_n against_o the_o minister_n of_o god_n and_o the_o truth_n of_o god_n when_o they_o come_v to_o pull_v they_o out_o of_o their_o carnal_a course_n for_o the_o better_a discovery_n of_o the_o point_n i_o will_v
shall_v usurp_v this_o power_n on_o his_o brethren_n but_o the_o people_n will_v not_o hear_v the_o voice_n of_o samuel_n but_o do_v say_v nay_o but_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o king_n over_o we_o so_o it_o be_v with_o every_o carnal_a heart_n when_o the_o word_n come_v so_o close_a home_o to_o his_o conscience_n that_o he_o can_v evade_v it_o yet_o out_o of_o a_o desperate_a madness_n he_o say_v i_o will_v not_o obey_v it_o but_o let_v all_o such_o know_v that_o though_o the_o command_n of_o god_n prevail_v not_o with_o they_o to_o convert_v they_o here_o yet_o it_o shall_v one_o day_n prevail_v over_o they_o to_o damn_v they_o for_o ever_o mat._n 25.46_o these_o shall_v go_v into_o everlasting_a pain_n the_o reason_n of_o the_o point_n follow_v first_o carnal_a man_n do_v thus_o oppose_v the_o truth_n as_o have_v be_v show_v because_o they_o be_v unwilling_a for_o to_o have_v their_o sin_n discover_v and_o remove_v there_o sin_n be_v as_o dear_a unto_o they_o as_o their_o life_n as_o 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the_o glory_n of_o god_n so_o long_o as_o it_o run_v a_o long_a with_o his_o own_o advantage_n as_o john_n false_a heart_a john_n be_v very_o zealous_a in_o execute_v the_o lord_n command_v in_o cut_v off_o the_o house_n of_o ahab_n rootâ—_n and_o branch_n that_o so_o he_o may_v settle_v himself_o the_o fast_o in_o the_o kingdom_n but_o when_o it_o come_v to_o the_o touch_n that_o he_o must_v either_o forsake_v christ_n or_o the_o world_n than_o deâ—â—â—_n like_v he_o follow_v this_o present_a world_n his_o religion_n ebb_v and_o flow_v with_o the_o current_n of_o the_o time_n he_o live_v in_o with_o the_o wicked_a he_o can_v show_v himself_o wicked_a with_o the_o righteous_a he_o can_v show_v himself_o righteous_a be_v have_v his_o religion_n as_o it_o be_v in_o a_o serâ—e_n he_o can_v set_v it_o high_o and_o low_o according_a as_o the_o time_n go_v he_o can_v serve_v god_n upon_o any_o term_n after_o any_o fashion_n he_o endeavour_v to_o please_v all_o that_o so_o he_o may_v get_v himself_o a_o name_n among_o man_n when_o as_o the_o lord_n will_v spew_v hin_n out_o of_o his_o mouth_n because_o he_o be_v neither_o hot_a nor_o cold_a rev._n 3.16_o this_o be_v a_o discreet_a hypocrite_n second_o the_o subtle_a hypocrite_n one_o that_o pretend_v nothing_o but_o love_n and_o like_v to_o religion_n as_o if_o he_o make_v it_o the_o aim_n and_o end_n of_o his_o course_n one_o that_o will_v not_o be_v know_v to_o think_v much_o less_o to_o speak_v any_o thing_n against_o the_o truth_n when_o in_o the_o mean_a while_n his_o own_o heart_n know_v that_o he_o be_v a_o secres_fw-la vnderminer_n of_o it_o he_o pretend_v he_o seek_v after_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o gospel_n when_o he_o seek_v his_o own_o carnal_a liberty_n like_o saul_n who_o pretend_v that_o he_o keep_v alive_a the_o chief_a of_o the_o cattle_n for_o sacrifice_n when_o it_o be_v mere_o out_o of_o a_o covetous_a humour_n that_o he_o do_v it_o further_o he_o be_v one_o that_o will_v pretend_v marvellous_a humility_n he_o will_v seem_v to_o be_v content_a to_o do_v any_o thing_n to_o suffer_v any_o thing_n for_o the_o truth_n and_o all_o this_o out_o of_o a_o vain_a ostentation_n he_o seek_v himself_o in_o all_o and_o though_o he_o can_v deny_v himself_o in_o some_o lawful_a comfort_n yet_o it_o be_v only_o out_o of_o a_o self_n end_n that_o he_o do_v it_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v not_o acceptable_a with_o the_o lord_n say_v david_n psal_n 119.6_o i_o shall_v not_o be_v ashamed_a nor_o confound_v when_o i_o have_v respect_n to_o all_o thy_o commandment_n now_o this_o hypocrite_n have_v not_o respect_n to_o all_o god_n commandment_n therefore_o he_o shall_v sure_o be_v confound_v use_v 2_o be_v for_o
the_o saint_n guide_v in_o three_o treatise_n i._o the_o mirror_n of_o mercy_n on_o gen._n 6.13_o ii_o the_o carnal_a man_n condition_n on_o rom._n 1.18_o iii_o the_o plantation_n of_o the_o righteous_a on_o psa_n 1.3_o by_o thomas_n hooker_n minister_n in_o new-england_n print_a at_o london_n for_o john_n stafford_n over_o against_o brids_n church_n 1645._o the_o content_n of_o the_o first_o sermon_n gen._n 6.13_o doct._n in_o the_o generality_n marriage_n with_o a_o contrary_a religion_n ever_o bring_v destruction_n p._n 5._o doct._n 1._o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n do_v ever_o undoubted_o accompany_v the_o ministry_n of_o the_o word_n p._n 12._o reas_n 1._o because_o god_n have_v set_v apart_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o word_n to_o sanctify_v the_o soul_n p._n 13._o reas_n 2._o because_o it_o be_v always_o either_o a_o savour_n of_o life_n or_o a_o savour_n of_o death_n p._n 14._o it_o do_v always_o accompany_v the_o word_n but_o it_o do_v not_o always_o work_v p._n 14._o reas_n 3._o because_o it_o be_v able_a to_o do_v all_o thing_n p._n 15._o use_v for_o information_n to_o take_v heed_n lest_o we_o take_v up_o arm_n against_o the_o word_n of_o god_n for_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n go_v together_o p._n 17._o this_o sin_n be_v near_o to_o the_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n p._n 17._o doct._n 2._o the_o lord_n by_o the_o power_n of_o his_o spirit_n in_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o word_n strive_v with_o poor_a rebellious_a sinner_n for_o their_o good_a and_o they_o appose_v both_o his_o spirit_n and_o their_o own_o good_a p._n 19_o q._n how_o do_v the_o spirit_n strive_v p._n 24._o a._n 1._o by_o way_n of_o persuasion_n 2._o by_o terror_n and_o punishment_n 3._o if_o this_o prevail_v not_o then_o mercy_n overcome_v the_o sinner_n p._n 25._o 1._o if_o the_o sinner_n be_v secure_a the_o lord_n summon_v he_o into_o his_o court_n p._n 26._o 1._o by_o bring_v he_o to_o the_o word_n p._n 27._o 2._o by_o bring_v the_o word_n home_o to_o his_o understanding_n p._n 28._o 2._o if_o the_o sinner_n careless_a god_n make_v he_o attend_v and_o bring_v the_o word_n so_o evident_a to_o the_o soul_n that_o it_o can_v evade_v it_o p._n 28._o 3._o if_o ignorant_a he_o inform_v he_o p._n 30._o 4._o if_o carnal_a reason_n come_v to_o excuse_v the_o heinousness_n of_o the_o sin_n the_o spirit_n answer_v all_o its_o plea_n p._n 36._o 5._o lest_o the_o sinner_n be_v convince_v shall_v despair_v the_o lord_n let_v in_o the_o manifestation_n of_o his_o goodness_n p._n 37._o 6._o if_o the_o sinner_n shall_v turn_v this_o grace_n into_o wantonness_n so_o that_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n resolve_v to_o forsake_v he_o p._n 39_o 7._o then_o the_o patience_n of_o god_n pretend_v for_o a_o long_a time_n p._n 39_o 8._o but_o if_o the_o sinner_n grow_v more_o careless_a so_o that_o patience_n be_v at_o a_o period_n p._n 41._o than_o come_v in_o the_o long_a sufferance_n of_o god_n p._n 42._o reas_n 1._o the_o lord_n do_v thus_o strive_v that_o he_o may_v glorify_v the_o attribute_n of_o his_o mercy_n p._n 56_o 2._o that_o he_o may_v leave_v the_o world_n without_o excuse_n p._n 57_o use_v 1_o for_o instruction_n to_o consider_v 1._o of_o the_o riches_n of_o god_n free_a grace_n 2._o of_o the_o depth_n of_o that_o rebellion_n that_o be_v in_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n p._n 57_o use_v 2._o for_o information_n that_o the_o condemnation_n of_o the_o wicked_a be_v marvellous_a just_a p._n 62._o use_v 3_o for_o reproof_n of_o they_o that_o strive_v with_o man_n for_o their_o hurt_n and_o ruin_n p._n 64._o use_v 4._o for_o exhortation_n in_o imitation_n of_o god_n to_o strive_v to_o bring_v other_o to_o the_o lord_n p._n 68_o use_v 5._o for_o comfort_v if_o the_o sinner_n after_o all_o will_v but_o entertain_v the_o lord_n the_o lord_n will_v entertain_v he_o p._n 78._o doct_n 4._o though_o god_n strive_v long_o with_o sinner_n and_o give_v they_o long_a time_n of_o repentance_n and_o yet_o they_o return_v not_o but_o abuse_v his_o mercy_n and_o patience_n the_o lord_n will_v cease_v to_o strive_v with_o they_o and_o take_v either_o the_o mean_n from_o they_o or_o they_o from_o the_o mean_n or_o his_o blessing_n from_o both_o p._n 80._o the_o content_n of_o the_o second_o sermon_n rom._n 1.18_o obser_n 1_o have_v against_o the_o first_o table_n be_v sin_n of_o a_o deep_o die_v of_o a_o sad_a nature_n than_o sin_n against_o the_o second_o table_n p._n 92._o obs_a 2._o god_n wrath_n be_v not_o primary_o not_o principal_o intend_v against_o man_n person_n but_o against_o their_o sin_n p._n 92._o obser_fw-fr 3_o the_o gentile_n natural_o have_v that_o ingra_v in_o they_o whereby_o they_o may_v come_v in_o some_o degree_n to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n p_o 93._o doct_n 1._o much_o of_o god_n of_o the_o power_n greatness_n and_o goodness_n of_o god_n may_v be_v know_v and_o learned_a out_o of_o the_o book_n of_o the_o creature_n p._n 97._o doct._n 2._o that_o all_o wicked_a man_n be_v enemy_n to_o and_o opposor_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o god_n p._n 97._o doct._n 3._o the_o ground_n of_o this_o opposition_n against_o the_o truth_n of_o god_n be_v from_o that_o corruption_n that_o be_v in_o their_o heart_n p._n 97._o doct._n 4._o all_o such_o unrighteous_a one_o as_o oppose_v the_o word_n of_o truth_n shall_v sure_o bear_v the_o wrath_n of_o god_n p._n 98._o doct_n in_o general_n carnal_a and_o corrupt_a man_n do_v hinder_v the_o powerful_a officatiousnesse_n of_o the_o word_n of_o truth_n from_o work_v upon_o their_o sinful_a heart_n prevayl_v with_o they_o and_o subdue_a of_o they_o as_o much_o as_o in_o they_o lie_v by_o reason_n of_o that_o inbred_a corruption_n that_o be_v in_o their_o heart_n p._n 98._o q._n what_o be_v the_o power_n of_o truth_n or_o what_o will_v it_o work_v upon_o the_o soul_n that_o wike_v man_n oppose_v it_o a._n first_o it_o be_v a_o word_n of_o information_n discover_v thing_n in_o their_o proper_a colour_n p._n 106._o 2._o it_o be_v a_o word_n of_o quicken_a it_o not_o only_o show_v the_o way_n but_o enable_v a_o man_n to_o walk_v therein_o p._n 108._o 3._o the_o word_n have_v a_o draw_a power_n with_o it_o p._n 108._o 4._o it_o be_v a_o word_n of_o conviction_n able_a to_o bear_v down_o all_o carnal_a reason_n p._n 109._o q._n how_o do_v a_o carnal_a man_n hinder_v the_o powerful_a work_n of_o the_o word_n p._n 110._o a_o 1._o he_o be_v unwilling_a to_o listen_v to_o the_o truth_n of_o god_n p._n 111._o a_o 2._o he_o be_v ever_o ready_a to_o raise_v a_o evil_a report_n of_o the_o truth_n p._n 115._o a_o 3_o a_o carnal_a heart_n do_v oppose_v the_o truth_n by_o resist_v the_o word_n of_o conviction_n p._n 119._o and_o that_o be_v do_v either_o by_o extenuate_v his_o sin_n or_o villify_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n p._n 120._o and_o a_o low_a esteem_n of_o the_o word_n be_v the_o ground_n of_o all_o opposition_n against_o the_o word_n p._n 120._o a_o 4_o if_o a_o carnal_a heart_n can_v by_o carnal_a reason_n defeat_v the_o truth_n than_o it_o fall_v to_o down_o right_a opposition_n against_o the_o truth_n p._n 124_o a_o 3_o reas_n 1._o carnal_a man_n do_v oppose_v the_o truth_n because_o they_o be_v unwilling_a for_o to_o have_v their_o sin_n remove_v p._n 126._o use_v 1_o first_o to_o examine_v ourselves_o whether_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v not_o grievous_a unto_o we_o p._n 129._o use_v 2_o for_o consolation_n to_o they_o that_o find_v their_o heart_n willing_a for_o to_o let_v go_v all_o belove_a sin_n and_o to_o come_v up_o to_o the_o lord_n in_o every_o know_a truth_n p._n 134._o the_o content_n of_o the_o three_o sermon_n psal_n 1.3_o doct._n it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o a_o godly_a man_n not_o only_o to_o perform_v those_o duty_n discharge_v those_o service_n that_o god_n require_v of_o he_o but_o to_o do_v they_o in_o the_o fit_a season_n p._n 147._o q._n how_o shall_v a_o man_n discern_v the_o season_n of_o his_o service_n p._n 151._o a._n 1._o when_o all_o circumstance_n and_o occasion_n do_v concur_v for_o a_o duty_n that_o be_v the_o season_n p._n 151._o a._n 2._o we_o must_v let_v each_o time_n have_v his_o allowance_n p._n 152_o a._n 3._o that_o time_n be_v most_o seasonable_a when_o we_o find_v our_o body_n and_o spirit_n best_o dispose_v for_o such_o service_n p._n 153._o a._n 4._o we_o shall_v so_o discharge_v they_o that_o one_o duty_n may_v be_v helpful_a to_o another_o p._n 156._o several_a rule_n for_o oceasionall_a duty_n p._n 157._o that_o duty_n which_o be_v most_o necessary_a and_o excellent_a must_v be_v take_v up_o and_o the_o other_o let_v pass_v p._n 159_o that_o which_o concern_v
god_n glory_n be_v to_o be_v prefer_v before_o that_o which_o crucerne_v a_o man_n self_n p._n 159_o we_o must_v do_v good_a to_o ourselves_o in_o the_o first_o please_v p._n 160._o but_o i_o must_v not_o prefer_v my_o body_n before_o another_o soul_n nor_o my_o temporall_n before_o his_o spirituall_n nor_o my_o good_a before_o his_o life_n p._n 160._o reas_n 1._o if_o the_o season_n of_o do_v duty_n be_v take_v it_o beautify_v all_o our_o action_n p._n 161._o use_v 1_o for_o trial_n whether_o we_o have_v seasonable_o discharge_v our_o duty_n in_o regard_n of_o our_o general_n and_o particular_a calling_n p._n 165._o use_v 2._o for_o instruction_n it_o teach_v we_o that_o the_o life_n of_o a_o christian_a be_v not_o a_o idle_a life_n p._n 167._o use_v 3_o for_o encouragement_n now_o to_o stop_v in_o that_o we_o may_v be_v cure_v while_o the_o season_n of_o grace_n last_v p._n 168._o the_o mirror_n of_o mercy_n gen._n 6.13_o and_o god_n say_v my_o spirit_n shall_v not_o strive_v with_o man_n for_o that_o he_o also_o be_v flesh_n yet_o his_o day_n shall_v be_v a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o year_n the_o scope_n of_o this_o chapter_n and_o the_o intendment_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n therein_o be_v main_o to_o discover_v two_o thing_n viz._n the_o different_a condition_n or_o several_a sort_n of_o the_o people_n of_o the_o old_a world_n before_o the_o flood_n in_o the_o first_o part_n of_o the_o chapter_n and_o then_o the_o different_a dispensation_n of_o god_n providence_n towards_o they_o answerable_a both_o to_o their_o person_n and_o sin_n in_o the_o second_o part_n of_o the_o chapter_n in_o the_o first_o observe_v first_o the_o carriage_n of_o the_o common_a rout_n in_o several_a expression_n from_o the_o five_o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o seven_o verse_n and_o second_o the_o holy_a demeanour_n of_o bless_a noah_n in_o the_o eight_o and_o nine_o verse_n but_o noah_n find_v grace_n in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o lord_n noah_n be_v a_o just_a man_n and_o perfect_a 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