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tenderness_n of_o conscience_n in_o professor_n that_o become_v christian_n accompany_v with_o a_o holy_a jealousy_n of_o their_o own_o understanding_n as_o more_o frequent_a and_o fervent_a request_n will_v be_v put_v up_o unto_o god_n that_o he_o will_v teach_v they_o what_o they_o see_v not_o so_o more_o case_n of_o conscience_n will_v be_v put_v unto_o man_n and_o more_o industry_n will_v be_v use_v to_o find_v out_o what_o be_v the_o good_a and_o acceptable_a will_n of_o god_n and_o wherein_o they_o fail_v in_o the_o do_n of_o it_o and_o by_o mean_n of_o all_o man_n may_v and_o will_v know_v both_o the_o plague_n of_o their_o own_o heart_n and_o evil_n of_o their_o life_n which_o be_v find_v out_o repent_v of_o and_o reform_v they_o will_v be_v safe_a what_o evil_n or_o calamity_n soever_o be_v come_v whereby_o though_o thousand_o shall_v fall_v by_o their_o side_n and_o ten_o thousand_o at_o their_o right-hand_n yet_o it_o shall_v not_o come_v nigh_o unto_o they_o see_v psal_n 93.7_o 8._o but_o 2._o let_v we_o be_v awaken_v to_o a_o holy_a jealousy_n over_o ourselves_o lest_o we_o shall_v have_v take_v up_o and_o embrace_v any_o error_n or_o deceit_n respect_v ourselves_o it_o be_v possible_a that_o a_o man_n that_o have_v a_o clear_a and_o distinct_a knowledge_n of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o regeneration_n and_o be_v able_a to_o give_v a_o exact_a description_n of_o it_o to_o show_v wherein_o it_o do_v consist_v and_o what_o a_o frame_n and_o disposition_n of_o heart_n be_v produce_v by_o it_o may_v have_v his_o own_o heart_n wrought_v to_o such_o a_o frame_n as_o bear_v so_o great_a a_o likeness_n to_o the_o frame_n of_o heart_n produce_v by_o regeneration_n that_o he_o may_v conclude_v himself_o to_o be_v true_o regenerate_v when_o yet_o indeed_o and_o in_o truth_n he_o be_v not_o so_o now_o such_o a_o frame_n of_o heart_n deceive_v a_o man_n own_o understanding_n he_o think_v himself_o to_o be_v something_o when_o he_o be_v nothing_o he_o be_v delude_v by_o the_o counterfeit_n of_o what_o he_o have_v a_o true_a notion_n of_o in_o his_o mind_n so_o a_o man_n may_v put_v forth_o such_o act_n and_o perform_v such_o action_n as_o carry_v so_o great_a a_o appearance_n of_o be_v true_a grace_n and_o true_o gracious_a as_o that_o the_o he_o have_v a_o notional_a knowledge_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o grace_n and_o all_o the_o requisite_n to_o true_o gracious_a action_n yet_o be_v himself_o deceive_v by_o they_o he_o suppose_v they_o to_o be_v in_o reality_n what_o they_o carry_v a_o appearance_n of_o when_o indeed_o they_o be_v but_o the_o counterfeit_v thereof_o a_o good_a nature_n may_v be_v so_o polish_v by_o education_n and_o industry_n with_o the_o superaddition_n of_o some_o common_a gift_n and_o operation_n of_o the_o spirit_n that_o it_o may_v seem_v to_o be_v true_o renew_v and_o its_o production_n may_v look_v so_o much_o like_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o spirit_n that_o a_o man_n though_o he_o have_v a_o clear_a notion_n of_o that_o 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to_o hasten_v let_v the_o consideration_n of_o man_n proneness_n to_o error_n awaken_v we_o all_o to_o a_o holy_a jealousy_n over_o ourselves_o lest_o we_o shall_v have_v take_v up_o error_n instead_o of_o truth_n and_o that_o as_o error_n and_o deceit_n respect_v truth_n as_o contain_v in_o the_o scripture_n or_o as_o it_o respect_v ourselves_o and_o answerable_o make_v a_o through_o inquiry_n whether_o indeed_o we_o have_v not_o so_o do_v and_o if_o any_o shall_v say_v see_v there_o be_v such_o a_o proneness_n in_o man_n unto_o error_n and_o consequent_o all_o man_n be_v in_o danger_n to_o mistake_v and_o take_v up_o error_n instead_o of_o truth_n than_o it_o be_v possible_a we_o may_v lie_v under_o some_o error_n or_o deceit_n after_o the_o utmost_a inquiry_n we_o can_v make_v in_o answer_n it_o must_v be_v grant_v that_o it_o be_v possible_a it_o may_v be_v so_o let_v i_o therefore_o advise_v to_o three_o thing_n 1._o labour_n to_o interest_n jesus_n christ_n in_o the_o care_n of_o our_o soul_n labour_v to_o get_v under_o his_o care_n that_o the_o prevention_n of_o our_o ruin_n or_o any_o damage_n we_o may_v sustain_v by_o error_n may_v be_v his_o concern_v as_o well_o as_o our_o own_o but_o you_o will_v say_v how_o shall_v we_o do_v that_o answ_n 1._o by_o commit_v ourselves_o to_o he_o as_o the_o shepherd_n and_o bishop_n of_o soul_n the_o poor_a commit_v himself_o to_o the_o lord_n psal_n 10.14_o by_o humble_a supplication_n that_o he_o will_v undertake_v the_o work_n for_o we_o see_v the_o psalmist_n psal_n 139._o ult_n 2._o be_v not_o satisfy_v without_o the_o approbation_n of_o god_n himself_o content_v not_o ourselves_o without_o the_o sealing_n of_o the_o spirit_n nor_o without_o his_o bear_a witness_n with_o our_o conscience_n to_o the_o sincerity_n uprightness_n and_o acceptableness_n of_o our_o way_n and_o action_n unto_o he_o take_v not_o up_o with_o any_o thing_n short_a of_o what_o the_o apostle_n have_v attain_v unto_o a_o cor._n 1.12_o 3._o take_v the_o comfort_n of_o what_o ground_n of_o hope_n we_o have_v that_o through_o the_o free_a grace_n of_o god_n we_o be_v deliver_v from_o error_n and_o deceit_n yet_o maintain_v a_o holy_a jealousy_n over_o ourselves_o lest_o it_o shall_v be_v otherwise_o and_o answerable_o be_v still_o make_v a_o more_o full_a and_o through_o search_n whether_o we_o be_v not_o deceive_v and_o have_v not_o take_v up_o error_n instead_o of_o truth_n 2._o another_o use_v i_o will_v more_o especial_o make_v of_o the_o doctrine_n be_v to_o caution_n all_o against_o error_n for_o the_o future_a take_v heed_n our_o own_o understanding_n do_v not_o deceive_v we_o and_o lead_v we_o into_o error_n be_v very_o wary_a we_o be_v not_o impose_v upon_o either_o by_o satan_n or_o men._n our_o own_o understanding_n be_v not_o only_o dark_a and_o weak_a subject_a to_o variety_n of_o mistake_v and_o false-reasonings_a but_o there_o be_v a_o inclination_n and_o strange_a proclivity_n unto_o error_n connatural_a unto_o 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