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p._n 123_o sermon_n vi_o on_o easter_n day_n 1_o pet._n i._n 3_o 4._o bless_a be_v the_o god_n and_o father_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n which_o according_a to_o his_o abundant_a mercy_n have_v beget_v we_o again_o unto_o a_o lively_a hope_n by_o the_o resurrection_n of_o jesus_n christ_n from_o the_o dead_a to_o a_o inheritance_n incorruptible_a and_o that_o fade_v not_o away_o reserve_v in_o heaven_n for_o you_o p._n 166_o sermon_n vii_o on_o easter_n day_n 1_o john_n v._n 12._o he_o that_o have_v the_o son_n have_v life_n and_o he_o that_o have_v not_o the_o son_n of_o god_n have_v not_o life_n p._n 195_o sermon_n viii_o on_o easter_n day_n 1_o cor._n xv._n 19_o if_o in_o this_o life_n only_o we_o have_v hope_n in_o christ_n we_o be_v of_o all_o man_n most_o miserable_a p._n 228_o sermon_n ix_o rev._n ii_o 17._o he_o that_o have_v a_o ear_n let_v he_o hear_v what_o the_o spirit_n say_v unto_o the_o church_n to_o he_o that_o overcome_v will_v i_o give_v to_o eat_v of_o the_o hide_a manna_n and_o will_v give_v he_o a_o white_a stone_n and_o in_o the_o stone_n a_o new_a name_n write_v which_o no_o man_n know_v save_v he_o that_o receive_v it_o p._n 261_o sermon_n x._o luke_n vi_o 46._o why_o call_v you_o i_o lord_n lord_n and_o do_v not_o the_o thing_n which_o i_o say_v p._n 296_o sermon_n xi_o a_o preparation_n to_o the_o holy_a communion_n heb._n x._o 22._o let_v we_o draw_v near_o with_o a_o true_a heart_n in_o full_a assurance_n of_o faith_n have_v our_o heart_n sprinkle_v from_o a_o evil_a conscience_n and_o our_o body_n wash_v with_o pure_a water_n p._n 340_o sermon_n xii_o hosea_n x._o 12._o sow_n to_o yourselves_o in_o righteousness_n reap_v in_o mercy_n break_v up_o your_o fallow_a ground_n for_o it_o be_v time_n to_o seek_v the_o lord_n till_o he_o come_v and_o rain_v righteousness_n upon_o you_o p._n 385_o sermon_n xiii_o hosea_n v._n 13_o 14_o 15._o when_o ephraim_n see_v his_o sickness_n and_o judah_n see_v his_o wound_n then_o go_v ephraim_n to_o the_o assyrian_a and_o send_v to_o king_n jareb_n yet_o can_v he_o not_o heal_v you_o nor_o cure_v you_o of_o your_o wound_n for_o i_o will_v be_v unto_o ephraim_n as_o a_o lion_n and_o as_o a_o young_a lion_n to_o the_o house_n of_o judah_n i_o even_o i_o will_v tear_v and_o go_v i_o will_v take_v away_o and_o none_o shall_v rescue_v he_o i_o will_v go_v and_o return_v unto_o my_o place_n till_o they_o acknowledge_v their_o offence_n and_o seek_v my_o face_n in_o their_o affliction_n they_o will_v seek_v i_o early_o p._n 416_o sermon_n fourteen_o micah_n vii_o 8_o 9_o rejoice_v not_o against_o i_o o_o my_o enemy_n when_o i_o fall_v i_o shall_v arise_v when_o i_o sit_v in_o darkness_n the_o lord_n shall_v be_v a_o light_n unto_o i_o i_o will_v bear_v the_o indignation_n of_o the_o lord_n because_o i_o have_v sin_v against_o he_o until_o he_o plead_v my_o cause_n and_o execute_v judgement_n for_o i_o he_o will_v bring_v i_o forth_o to_o the_o light_n and_o i_o shall_v behold_v his_o righteousness_n p._n 446_o sermon_n xv._n 1_o tim._n v._o 23._o drink_v no_o long_o water_n but_o use_v a_o little_a wine_n for_o thy_o stomach_n sake_n and_o thou_o often_o infirmity_n p._n 479_o sermon_n i._n on_o matth._n xi_o 28._o come_v unto_o i_o all_o you_o that_o labour_n and_o be_v heavy_a lade_v and_o i_o will_v give_v you_o rest_n these_o word_n be_v worthy_a of_o all_o acceptation_n they_o ought_v to_o be_v listen_v to_o most_o earnest_o and_o deserve_v our_o most_o serious_a consideration_n if_o either_o we_o regard_v the_o person_n who_o utter_v they_o or_o the_o matter_n contain_v in_o they_o for_o here_o be_v promise_v what_o all_o man_n seek_v after_o here_o be_v a_o free_a and_o gracious_a invitation_n to_o what_o all_o man_n will_v be_v at_o to_o that_o which_o they_o toil_v and_o labour_n for_o with_o all_o their_o might_n the_o wise_a and_o the_o unlearned_a the_o high_a and_o the_o low_a and_o all_o the_o world_n pursue_v this_o though_o they_o entertain_v 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contentment_n which_o we_o will_v be_v at_o and_o which_o be_v necessary_a to_o keep_v the_o mind_n and_o soul_n from_o languish_v the_o wise_a person_n be_v the_o more_o they_o allow_v themselves_o to_o think_v the_o more_o they_o be_v persuade_v of_o this_o therefore_o wife_n and_o think_v person_n usual_o contemn_v and_o undervalue_v all_o worldly_a pleasure_n and_o enjoyment_n nor_o do_v any_o set_v a_o price_n upon_o they_o or_o be_v full_o satisfy_v with_o they_o but_o such_o as_o be_v degenerate_v into_o a_o brutish_a nature_n who_o do_v not_o exercise_v their_o reason_n nor_o give_v themselves_o to_o think_v but_o like_o the_o beast_n be_v at_o rest_n when_o their_o belly_n be_v full_a but_o to_o go_v on_o a_o three_o misery_n and_o death_n burden_n which_o man_n labour_v and_o groan_v under_o be_v the_o fear_n of_o
death_n their_o imagination_n of_o thing_n to_o come_v and_o the_o day_n of_o death_n trouble_v their_o thought_n and_o cause_n fear_v of_o heart_n say_v the_o son_n of_o sirach_n eccl._n xl_o 2._o and_o the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o that_o through_o fear_n of_o death_n they_o be_v all_o their_o life-time_n subject_a to_o bondage_n heb._n two_o 15._o they_o see_v it_o be_v appoint_v for_o all_o man_n to_o die_v they_o understand_v that_o the_o sentence_n of_o death_n be_v pass_v upon_o all_o man_n and_o none_o know_v how_o soon_o or_o after_o what_o manner_n this_o sentence_n be_v to_o be_v execute_v upon_o himself_o so_o that_o they_o stand_v in_o jeopardy_n every_o hour_n neither_o youth_n nor_o health_n nor_o strength_n nor_o vigour_n nor_o any_o natural_a or_o acquire_v virtue_n and_o endowment_n can_v secure_v man_n from_o death_n and_o what_o be_v to_o come_v after_o it_o they_o know_v not_o their_o hope_n of_o another_o better_a life_n be_v faint_a for_o it_o be_v not_o yet_o 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and_o must_v be_v so_o to_o all_o who_o believe_v not_o in_o jesus_n who_o be_v stranger_n to_o he_o his_o doctrine_n and_o promise_n until_o man_n come_v to_o he_o take_v his_o yoke_n upon_o they_o and_o learn_v of_o he_o the_o fear_n and_o terror_n of_o death_n must_v make_v they_o to_o labour_n and_o be_v heavy_a lade_v four_o the_o great_a evil_n which_o man_n sin_n labour_v under_o and_o which_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o other_o evil_n be_v sin_n as_o this_o lie_v upon_o all_o man_n for_o there_o be_v no_o man_n who_o have_v not_o sin_v except_o the_o man_n christ_n jesus_n so_o this_o indeed_o be_v a_o heavy_a burden_n and_o most_o grievous_a whether_o we_o consider_v it_o in_o itself_o or_o in_o its_o consequence_n the_o load_n of_o sin_n which_o be_v upon_o we_o be_v great_a enough_o to_o press_v we_o down_o to_o hell_n and_o to_o crush_v we_o in_o piece_n it_o be_v sin_n which_o make_v we_o to_o travel_v all_o our_o day_n with_o pain_n the_o guilt_n of_o this_o be_v uneasy_a to_o the_o mind_n and_o disturb_v its_o rest_n and_o also_o make_v we_o liable_a to_o the_o wrath_n of_o almighty_a god_n which_o be_v a_o weighty_a burden_n too_o heavy_a for_o the_o strong_a shoulder_n this_o burden_n of_o sin_n though_o it_o be_v of_o all_o other_o the_o heavy_a yet_o few_o be_v sensible_a of_o it_o many_o do_v not_o feel_v it_o though_o it_o be_v ready_a to_o sink_v they_o because_o the_o weight_n of_o it_o have_v benumb_v their_o sense_n and_o stupefy_v their_o spirit_n but_o they_o who_o be_v sensible_a of_o it_o complain_v most_o heavy_o o_o wretched_a man_n that_o i_o be_o say_v st._n paul_n who_o shall_v deliver_v i_o from_o the_o body_n of_o this_o death_n rom._n seven_o 28._o and_o david_n upon_o this_o account_n utter_v this_o grievous_a lamentation_n thy_o arrow_n stick_v fast_o in_o i_o and_o thy_o hand_n press_v i_o sore_o there_o be_v no_o soundness_n in_o my_o flesh_n because_o of_o thy_o anger_n neither_o be_v there_o any_o rest_n in_o my_o 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