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purge_v the_o conscience_n from_o dead_a work_n to_o serve_v the_o live_a god_n and_o he_o alone_o application_n to_o apply_v this_o then_o to_o your_o use_n 1._o it_o shall_v deter_v you_o from_o sin_v against_o god_n though_o sin_n may_v smile_v upon_o you_o before_o you_o commit_v it_o it_o will_v bite_v you_o when_o you_o have_v act_v it_o it_o may_v sing_v you_o a_o fair_a pleasant_a song_n like_o a_o siren_n but_o it_o will_v destroy_v you_o if_o it_o entice_v you_o thereby_o s._n james_n tell_v you_o the_o true_a brood_n of_o sin_n 1.14_o 15._o every_o man_n be_v tempt_v etc._n etc._n though_o the_o pleasure_n of_o sin_n be_v delightful_a yet_o they_o be_v poisonous_a quisquámne_fw-la venenum_fw-la vult_fw-la in_o auro_fw-la will_v any_o man_n venture_v to_o drink_v poison_n in_o a_o golden_a cup_n you_o that_o be_v give_v to_o drink_v excessive_o consider_v while_o the_o cup_n be_v at_o your_o mouth_n that_o there_o will_v be_v a_o cup_n of_o wrath_n give_v you_o to_o drink_v the_o venom_n whereof_o will_v set_v your_o bone_n on_o fire_n and_o drink_v up_o your_o spirit_n you_o that_o be_v give_v to_o unclean_a and_o unlawful_a lust_n of_o the_o body_n if_o you_o be_v not_o afraid_a of_o the_o morbus_fw-la gallicus_n yet_o fear_v the_o wrath_n of_o he_o who_o will_v judge_v such_o person_n and_o burn_v you_o with_o a_o more_o unquenchable_a fire_n then_o that_o which_o consume_v sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n you_o that_o so_o love_v the_o mammon_n of_o iniquity_n that_o you_o serve_v it_o that_o regard_n not_o how_o you_o get_v wealth_n per_fw-la fas_fw-la per_fw-la nefas_fw-la by_o right_a or_o wrong_n rem_fw-la rem_fw-la quocunque_fw-la modo_fw-la rem_fw-la money_n any_o way_n though_o by_o sacrilege_n public_a robbery_n grind_v the_o face_n of_o the_o poor_a by_o bribery_n extortion_n perjury_n overreach_a in_o bargain_v defraud_v theft_n or_o any_o other_o way_n think_v of_o zechariah_n fly_a roll_n the_o curse_n zech._n 5.4_o which_o god_n will_v bring_v forth_o and_o it_o shall_v enter_v into_o the_o house_n of_o the_o thief_n and_o into_o the_o house_n of_o he_o that_o swear_v false_o by_o his_o name_n and_o it_o shall_v remain_v in_o his_o house_n to_o cut_v off_o or_o torture_v the_o inhabitant_n and_o to_o consume_v the_o material_n of_o the_o house_n you_o that_o be_v profane_a scoffer_n that_o deride_v the_o word_n and_o service_n of_o god_n or_o close_a hypocrite_n that_o counterfeit_a godliness_n know_v that_o god_n will_v not_o be_v mock_v and_o can_v be_v resist_v let_v i_o say_v to_o you_o or_o any_o other_o sinner_n who_o go_v on_o in_o any_o sinful_a way_n insensible_a of_o the_o sting_n which_o be_v in_o the_o tail_n the_o terror_n of_o conscience_n and_o wrath_n of_o god_n these_o will_v
and_o to_o set_v out_o his_o sin_n as_o the_o more_o venomous_a he_o derive_v it_o from_o his_o original_a innate_a pravity_n behold_v i_o be_v shape_v in_o iniquity_n and_o in_o sin_n do_v my_o mother_n conceive_v i_o vers_n 5._o and_o s._n paul_n acknowledge_v himself_o the_o chief_a of_o sinner_n 1_o tim._n 1.15_o the_o reason_n hereof_o be_v 1._o because_o otherwise_o the_o heart_n love_v and_o favour_n the_o sin_n and_o the_o repentance_n and_o humiliation_n will_v appear_v to_o be_v but_o feign_v true_a hatred_n of_o sin_n will_v cause_v we_o to_o confess_v and_o abandon_v it_o with_o all_o our_o might_n odium_n est_fw-la appetitus_fw-la amovendi_fw-la it_o will_v stir_v up_o a_o desire_n to_o remove_v it_o it_o will_v cause_v detestation_n clear_v revenge_n indignation_n zeal_n fear_v as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o the_o corinthian_n 2_o cor._n 7.11_o the_o poor_a publican_n dare_v not_o lift_v up_o his_o eye_n to_o heaven_n but_o smite_v on_o his_o breast_n say_v god_n be_v merciful_a to_o i_o a_o sinner_n luk._n 18.13_o 2._o by_o this_o mean_n he_o justify_v god_n in_o his_o sentence_n against_o his_o sin_n in_o his_o punishment_n acknowledge_v his_o own_o desert_n which_o be_v the_o reason_n here_o that_o thou_o may_v be_v justify_v when_o thou_o speak_v and_o be_v clear_a when_o thou_o judge_v vers_n 4._o the_o more_o we_o aggravate_v our_o sin_n the_o more_o we_o magnify_v the_o justice_n of_o god_n law_n and_o his_o deal_n with_o we_o 3._o it_o also_o tend_v to_o the_o magnify_v of_o god_n grace_n in_o pardon_v that_o where_o sin_n abound_v there_o grace_v over-abounds_a rom._n 5.20_o it_o be_v rich_a grace_n that_o forgive_v great_a and_o many_o sin_n they_o that_o make_v their_o sin_n venial_a and_o speak_v of_o they_o as_o small_a matter_n do_v show_v they_o take_v themselves_o little_o behold_v to_o god_n to_o pardon_v they_o and_o that_o they_o owe_v little_a thanks_o for_o it_o to_o who_o much_o be_v forgive_v he_o love_v much_o to_o who_o little_a be_v forgive_v the_o same_o love_v little_a luk._n 7.47_o 4._o this_o be_v the_o way_n to_o obtain_v pardon_n he_o that_o hide_v his_o sin_n shall_v not_o prosper_v but_o he_o that_o confess_v and_o forsake_v they_o shall_v have_v mercy_n prov._n 28.13_o stultorum_fw-la incurata_fw-la pudor_fw-la malus_fw-la vlcera_fw-la celat_fw-la they_o be_v foolish_a person_n that_o when_o they_o be_v to_o make_v use_n of_o a_o physician_n conceal_v their_o disease_n and_o tell_v not_o the_o worst_a of_o it_o for_o thereby_o they_o disable_v the_o physicran_n from_o cure_v they_o and_o be_v author_n of_o their_o own_o death_n but_o a_o wise_a patient_n will_v relate_v all_o the_o symptom_n of_o his_o disease_n and_o declare_v the_o worst_a of_o it_o that_o so_o there_o may_v be_v a_o through_o and_o not_o a_o palliate_v cure_n so_o it_o be_v with_o a_o true_a penitent_n he_o declare_v his_o sin_n to_o god_n with_o the_o great_a shame_n to_o himself_o in_o all_o its_o evil_a circumstance_n that_o he_o may_v dispose_v god_n to_o forgive_v he_o it_o be_v god_n way_n to_o justify_v they_o that_o condemn_v themselves_o as_o the_o poor_a publican_n that_o with_o a_o deject_a heart_n and_o look_v crave_v mercy_n to_o he_o a_o sinner_n which_o bring_v we_o to_o the_o iii_o observation_n that_o the_o blot_v out_o of_o our_o transgression_n the_o wash_v thorough_o from_o our_o iniquity_n the_o cleanse_n from_o our_o sin_n be_v to_o be_v seek_v from_o god_n this_o be_v the_o course_n which_o david_n take_v and_o manasseh_n 2_o chron._n 33.12_o 13._o when_o he_o be_v in_o affliction_n he_o beseech_v the_o lord_n his_o god_n and_o humble_v himself_o great_o before_o the_o god_n of_o his_o father_n and_o pray_v unto_o he_o and_o he_o be_v entreat_v of_o he_o and_o hear_v his_o supplication_n no_o such_o prayer_n to_o be_v find_v in_o scripture_n as_o be_v in_o the_o office_n of_o the_o romanist_n marry_o mother_n of_o grace_n mother_n of_o mercy_n defend_v we_o from_o the_o enemy_n 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mercy_n that_o we_o be_v not_o consume_v because_o his_o compassion_n fail_v not_o they_o be_v new_a every_o morning_n great_a be_v thy_o faithfulness_n the_o lord_n be_v my_o portion_n say_v my_o soul_n therefore_o will_v i_o hope_v in_o he_o application_n and_o now_o what_o be_v more_o necessary_a more_o just_a more_o meet_a for_o we_o to_o do_v then_o to_o join_v in_o consort_n with_o the_o holy_a prophet_n in_o this_o passage_n sure_o we_o may_v each_o of_o we_o say_v that_o it_o have_v be_v of_o the_o lord_n mercy_n that_o we_o have_v not_o be_v consume_v in_o this_o most_o deadly_a pestilence_n which_o have_v sweep_v away_o in_o our_o great_a city_n and_o the_o neighbour_a place_n not_o many_o short_a of_o a_o hundred_o thousand_o and_o yet_o we_o have_v hitherto_o be_v preserve_v alive_a to_o be_v monument_n of_o his_o mercy_n have_v not_o his_o mercy_n be_v new_a to_o we_o every_o morning_n when_o we_o have_v hear_v either_o the_o doleful_a knell_n or_o the_o hideous_a voice_n of_o car-man_n bring_v out_o your_o dead_a or_o the_o report_n of_o the_o weekly_a bill_n of_o mortality_n so_o many_o hundred_o in_o such_o a_o parish_n so_o many_o thousand_o in_o the_o whole_a dead_a of_o the_o plague_n and_o yet_o we_o alive_a it_o be_v think_v by_o god_n no_o small_a mercy_n to_o baruch_n when_o the_o common_a calamity_n add_v grief_n to_o his_o sorrow_n when_o he_o faint_v in_o his_o sigh_v and_o find_v no_o rest_n to_o give_v he_o his_o life_n behold_v i_o will_v bring_v evil_a upon_o all_o flesh_n say_v the_o lord_n but_o thy_o life_n will_v i_o give_v unto_o thou_o for_o a_o prey_n in_o all_o place_n whither_o thou_o go_v jer._n 45.5_o and_o shall_v you_o not_o count_v it_o a_o great_a mercy_n to_o you_o that_o in_o this_o common_a and_o sore_a judgement_n in_o which_o perhaps_o you_o have_v lose_v wife_n husband_n child_n friend_n neighbour_n good_n in_o which_o you_o have_v be_v fill_v with_o fear_n oppress_v with_o grief_n that_o yet_o you_o be_v not_o 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themselves_o suitable_a to_o his_o dignity_n so_o as_o not_o to_o disgrace_v he_o by_o their_o slovenly_a habit_n and_o thus_o the_o apostle_n require_v that_o we_o shall_v walk_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rom._n 13.13_o that_o be_v in_o good_a fashion_n decent_o or_o honest_o as_o we_o will_v say_v and_o our_o translation_n read_v it_o after_o the_o court-fashion_n of_o heaven_n we_o shall_v walk_v before_o god_n in_o white_a like_o the_o heavenly_a courtier_n clothe_v with_o white_a linen_n fine_a and_o clean_o which_o be_v the_o righteousness_n of_o saint_n rev._n 19.8_o that_o be_v with_o holy_a habit_n and_o disposition_n of_o mind_n they_o that_o walk_v before_o god_n must_v have_v clean_a hand_n and_o a_o pure_a heart_n he_o that_o have_v not_o lift_v up_o his_o soul_n to_o vanity_n nor_o swear_v deceitful_o psal_n 24.4_o enter_v into_o god_n holy_a hill_n as_o king_n love_n purity_n of_o heart_n and_o grace_n in_o the_o lip_n prov._n 22.11_o so_o do_v god_n much_o more_o 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it_o as_o their_o life_n psal_n 30.5_o yea_o better_o than_o life_n itself_o as_o the_o prince_n favour_n refresh_v a_o servant_n that_o attend_v on_o he_o be_v as_o the_o dew_n upon_o the_o tender_a herb_n which_o make_v they_o spring_v up_o fresh_a and_o give_v a_o sweet_a savour_n so_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n make_v his_o servant_n walk_v diligent_o before_o he_o with_o all_o readiness_n and_o alacrity_n do_v his_o will._n so_o say_v david_n psalm_n 26.3_o thy_o lovingkindness_n be_v before_o my_o eye_n and_o i_o have_v walk_v in_o thy_o truth_n and_o indeed_o this_o be_v the_o chief_a encouragement_n to_o a_o man_n that_o walk_v before_o god_n that_o he_o do_v all_o for_o a_o prince_n that_o be_v not_o only_a deliciae_fw-la generis_fw-la humani_fw-la the_o love_n and_o delight_n of_o mankind_n as_o titus_n vespasian_n the_o roman_a emperor_n be_v style_v but_o that_o he_o serve_v a_o god_n who_o be_v love_n itself_o joh._n 4.16_o in_o who_o there_o be_v not_o only_o a_o river_n but_o a_o ocean_n of_o love_n not_o a_o pond_n but_o a_o fountain_n of_o love_n all_o his_o way_n be_v love_n to_o his_o holy_a one_o he_o love_v they_o with_o a_o everlasting_a love_n and_o with_o lovingkindness_n have_v draw_v they_o to_o he_o this_o be_v it_o that_o make_v david_n to_o aim_v at_o walk_v before_o god_n because_o he_o have_v find_v god_n love_n to_o he_o in_o deliver_v his_o soul_n from_o death_n and_o his_o foot_n from_o fall_v thus_o god_n encourage_v abraham_n to_o walk_v before_o he_o because_o he_o have_v assure_v he_o that_o he_o be_v his_o shield_n and_o exceed_v great_a reward_n gen._n 15.1_o it_o be_v good_a for_o i_o to_o draw_v nigh_o unto_o god_n say_v the_o psalmist_n psal_n 73.28_o but_o above_o all_o the_o manifestation_n of_o god_n love_n that_o which_o be_v the_o grand_a motive_n to_o encourage_v our_o walk_n before_o god_n be_v that_o there_o be_v now_o a_o new_a and_o live_a way_n whereby_o we_o may_v draw_v nigh_o to_o god_n even_o through_o the_o veil_n of_o his_o son_n flesh_n that_o now_o the_o enmity_n betwixt_o we_o and_o god_n cause_v by_o adam_n sin_n and_o satan_n project_n to_o alienate_v man_n from_o god_n be_v take_v away_o that_o now_o there_o be_v on_o earth_n peace_n and_o good_a will_n towards_o man_n that_o now_o the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v make_v the_o way_n the_o truth_n and_o the_o life_n whereby_o we_o may_v come_v to_o the_o father_n that_o now_o we_o be_v assure_v that_o however_o it_o be_v that_o we_o travel_v through_o a_o wilderness_n through_o a_o dry_a and_o barren_a land_n where_o we_o meet_v with_o fiery_a serpent_n and_o many_o want_v yet_o we_o have_v manna_n from_o heaven_n to_o feed_v on_o and_o we_o drink_v of_o the_o rock_n which_o rock_n be_v christ_n spiritual_a meat_n and_o spiritual_a drink_n that_o as_o the_o serpent_n be_v lift_v up_o upon_o the_o pole_n so_o the_o son_n of_o man_n be_v lift_v up_o that_o whosoever_o believe_v on_o he_o shall_v not_o perish_v but_o have_v everlasting_a life_n that_o now_o we_o have_v the_o cloud_n by_o day_n to_o shade_n and_o guide_v we_o and_o the_o pillar_n of_o fire_n by_o night_n to_o direct_v we_o we_o have_v not_o the_o shadow_n of_o the_o law_n but_o the_o clear_a light_n of_o the_o gospel_n to_o inlighten_v we_o with_o the_o light_n of_o heaven_n that_o we_o have_v the_o spirit_n from_o on_o high_a give_v we_o to_o be_v a_o spirit_n of_o enlighten_v a_o spirit_n of_o regeneration_n to_o beget_v we_o again_o a_o spirit_n of_o life_n to_o quicken_v we_o and_o make_v we_o new_a creature_n in_o christ_n a_o spirit_n to_o comfort_n and_o refresh_v we_o a_o spirit_n to_o intercede_v for_o we_o and_o that_o which_o be_v the_o upshot_n of_o all_o there_o be_v a_o rest_n which_o remain_v for_o the_o people_n of_o god_n not_o in_o a_o earthly_a canaan_n but_o in_o the_o heavenly_a jerusalem_n where_o we_o shall_v rest_v in_o abraham_n bosom_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o holy_a angel_n and_o glorify_a saint_n in_o the_o arm_n of_o 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conspiracy_n to_o kill_v he_o nor_o for_o escape_v by_o be_v let_v down_o in_o a_o basket_n from_o damascus_n though_o he_o will_v not_o bribe_v felix_n nor_o remit_v any_o whit_n of_o his_o profession_n a_o person_n may_v be_v over-wise_a and_o over-righteous_a and_o so_o destroy_v himself_o as_o it_o be_v eccles._n 7.16_o therefore_o run_v to_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o thy_o strong_a tower_n and_o follow_v that_o which_o be_v good_a but_o withal_o take_v solomon_n counsel_n prov._n 27.12_o a_o prudent_a man_n forsee_v the_o evil_a and_o hide_v himself_o if_o god_n shut_v thou_o up_o in_o strait_n so_o as_o there_o be_v no_o escape_n learn_v what_o follow_v my_o text_n vers_fw-la 14_o 15._o be_v sure_a to_o suffer_v for_o righteousness_n sake_n and_o then_o be_v not_o afraid_a of_o their_o terror_n neither_o be_v trouble_v but_o sanctify_v the_o lord_n god_n in_o your_o heart_n brethren_n it_o please_v the_o lord_n still_o to_o continue_v our_o fear_n upon_o we_o the_o 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