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 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cast_v away_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o make_v lust_n their_o law_n but_o even_o seth_n posterity_n even_o thy_o servant_n o_o lord_n that_o profess_v the_o faith_n and_o have_v the_o worship_n and_o ordinance_n of_o god_n they_o even_o they_o also_o be_v fleshly_a and_o sensual_a not_o only_o rome_n spain_n italy_n and_o turk_n but_o england_n thy_o people_n that_o have_v be_v baptize_v profess_v thy_o truth_n enjoy_v thy_o ordinance_n they_o be_v loose_a and_o profane_a so_o that_o this_o also_o apparent_o imply_v not_o only_o cain_n posterity_n the_o wicked_a but_o seths_n seed_n the_o church_n of_o god_n member_n of_o the_o visible_a church_n these_o though_o profess_v the_o truth_n depart_v from_o the_o truth_n &_o practice_v the_o abomination_n of_o the_o wicked_a before_o we_o come_v to_o the_o several_a passage_n of_o the_o text_n we_o must_v unfold_v the_o word_n first_o what_o be_v mean_v by_o spirit_n here_o it_o be_v the_o holy_a ghost_n for_o god_n ow_v this_o spirit_n my_o spirit_n the_o three_o person_n in_o the_o glorious_a trinity_n now_o god_n strive_v not_o only_o miraculous_o or_o immediate_o by_o divination_n but_o most_o usual_o and_o now_o mediate_o by_o the_o ministry_n of_o his_o word_n god_n strive_v with_o this_o generation_n of_o the_o old_a world_n by_o the_o ministry_n of_o enoch_n and_o noah_n the_o lord_n immediate_o assist_v and_o advise_v they_o they_o speak_v not_o their_o own_o word_n but_o such_o as_o god_n spirit_n put_v into_o their_o mouth_n 2_o pet._n 1._o the_o last_o ver_fw-la holy_a man_n of_o god_n speak_v as_o they_o be_v move_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n so_o that_o by_o spirit_n here_o be_v mean_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o by_o that_o spirit_n in_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o patriarch_n and_o prophet_n the_o lord_n strive_v with_o the_o man_n of_o the_o old_a world_n and_o former_a age_n second_o what_o be_v mean_v by_o strive_v the_o greek_a interpreter_n translate_v the_o word_n so_o as_o it_o have_v no_o agreement_n with_o the_o word_n spirit_n and_o indeed_o we_o shall_v rather_o aim_v at_o it_o then_o explicate_v it_o the_o word_n be_v take_v from_o a_o theme_n which_o signify_v to_o judge_v or_o condemn_v in_o judgeing_a but_o it_o be_v not_o here_o mean_v in_o judgement_n but_o a_o debate_n of_o the_o matter_n between_o god_n and_o a_o sinner_n now_o if_o god_n shall_v call_v a_o man_n to_o account_v and_o enter_v into_o judgement_n with_o a_o sinner_n who_o be_v able_a to_o stand_v before_o he_o what_o man_n may_v contend_v with_o he_o that_o be_v mighty_a ecclesia_fw-la 6.10_o no_o man_n be_v able_a to_o abide_v god_n or_o contend_v with_o he_o in_o judgement_n but_o god_n here_o deal_v with_o man_n answerable_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o man_n not_o with_o blow_n but_o with_o reason_n and_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 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