the_o heart_n be_v in_o the_o lively_a temper_n than_o the_o spirit_n be_v fresh_a and_o quick_a and_o natural_a cheerfulness_n be_v sanctify_v be_v a_o furtherance_n of_o spiritual_a joy_n the_o quickness_n of_o the_o natural_a temper_n which_o be_v in_o youth_n most_o vigorous_a be_v a_o good_a servant_n to_o quicken_a grace_n think_v not_o that_o god_n be_v best_a please_v with_o the_o lumpish_a old_a age_n which_o many_o time_n be_v little_o more_o than_o a_o dead_a piece_n of_o earth_n with_o a_o little_a portion_n a_o small_a remainder_n of_o life_n abide_v in_o it_o god_n be_v the_o live_a god_n and_o he_o require_v live_v sacrifice_n rom._n 12._o 1._o now_o thy_o youth_n have_v more_o life_n in_o it_o than_o thy_o old_a age_n there_o be_v as_o it_o be_v a_o close_a union_n between_o the_o soul_n and_o body_n in_o youth_n the_o soul_n impart_v a_o more_o plentiful_a â—nfluence_n of_o life_n unto_o the_o body_n in_o youth_n than_o â—n_o old_a age_n by_o the_o quickness_n and_o 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even_o a_o wonder_n if_o it_o do_v not_o accompany_v that_o man_n to_o his_o deathbed_n yea_o to_o the_o judgment-seat_n of_o god_n i_o know_v the_o mercy_n of_o god_n be_v infinite_a and_o he_o call_v at_o the_o eleven_o hour_n but_o i_o be_o persuade_v those_o be_v very_o few_o which_o be_v so_o call_v and_o especial_o very_o few_o if_o any_o of_o those_o who_o have_v have_v the_o mean_n of_o grace_n in_o their_o youth_n and_o regard_v they_o not_o oh_o this_o wilful_a harden_v of_o the_o heart_n be_v dreadful_a this_o continue_v in_o sin_n against_o knowledge_n this_o withhold_a the_o truth_n in_o unrighteousness_n move_v the_o lord_n to_o give_v man_n over_o to_o a_o reprobate_a sense_n rom._n 1._o 21_o 24_o 25_o 28._o into_o such_o a_o state_n that_o he_o become_v uncapable_a unteachable_a that_o neither_o blessing_n nor_o cross_n neither_o the_o rod_n nor_o the_o word_n neither_o sickness_n nor_o health_n neither_o gray_a haris_fw-la nor_o the_o approach_n of_o death_n can_v work_v he_o to_o to_o sound_a conversion_n ah_o poor_a forsake_a soul_n such_o a_o one_o may_v come_v to_o say_v with_o saul_n god_n have_v forsake_v i_o a_o speech_n that_o may_v rend_v a_o tender_a heart_n to_o hear_v it_o i_o speak_v not_o this_o to_o bring_v you_o to_o despair_v but_o to_o stir_v you_o up_o to_o speedy_a repentance_n that_o you_o may_v prevent_v this_o desperate_a and_o woeful_a condition_n chap._n i._n in_o the_o last_o place_n let_v i_o speak_v a_o few_o word_n to_o parent_n and_o old_a people_n 1._o to_o parent_n you_o that_o be_v parent_n labour_v you_o to_o season_v the_o very_a childhood_n of_o your_o son_n and_o daughter_n with_o the_o true_a knowledge_n and_o fear_n of_o god_n pray_v over_o they_o daily_o instruct_v exhort_v rebuke_n and_o use_v all_o good_a mean_n that_o the_o prime_n of_o their_o day_n may_v be_v give_v up_o to_o god_n teach_v they_o to_o remember_v their_o creator_n in_o their_o childhood_n that_o they_o may_v neither_o forget_v he_o 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that_o the_o frequent_a cast_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n behind_o thy_o back_n may_v be_v forgive_v oh_o how_o odious_a and_o contemptible_a be_v the_o hoary_a head_n find_v in_o the_o way_n of_o wickedness_n in_o a_o state_n of_o impenitency_n what_o be_v a_o old_a drunkard_n or_o adulterer_n a_o gray-headed_a swearer_n a_o old_a covetous_a worldling_n a_o hoary_a head_a impenitent_a person_n but_o even_o a_o monster_n among_o man_n what_o do_v thou_o not_o yet_o remember_v thy_o creator_n not_o in_o old_a age_n not_o at_o fifty_o at_o sixty_o or_o seventy_o year_n oh_o wretched_a security_n awake_v awake_a unto_o righteousness_n unto_o repentance_n you_o old_a one_o that_o sleep_n in_o sin_n lest_o you_o sleep_v the_o sleep_n of_o everlasting_a death_n and_o never_o behold_v the_o face_n of_o god_n in_o righteousness_n sermon_n iii_o eccles._n 12._o 1._o remember_v now_o thy_o creator_n in_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o youth_n etc._n etc._n chap._n i._n beside_o what_o have_v be_v already_o observe_v something_o yet_o may_v be_v further_o note_v viz._n obseru._n that_o grace_n and_o holiness_n be_v exceed_o fit_a and_o no_o way_n unseemly_a for_o the_o young_a sort_n man_n life_n have_v in_o some_o regard_v be_v compare_v to_o a_o comedy_n or_o interlude_n act_v upon_o the_o theatre_n or_o sage_a of_o this_o world_n and_o the_o truth_n be_v many_o a_o man_n life_n be_v but_o a_o play_n and_o many_o in_o their_o course_n do_v but_o act_v other_o man_n part_n not_o in_o sincerity_n express_v their_o own_o inward_a disposition_n and_o therefore_o that_o decorum_n which_o they_o suppose_v may_v grace_v they_o in_o the_o eye_n of_o man_n be_v the_o thing_n they_o most_o of_o all_o affect_v and_o aim_v
that_o be_v young_a and_o yet_o enjoy_v the_o good_a day_n of_o your_o life_n do_v not_o you_o make_v they_o evil_n remember_v your_o creator_n in_o the_o day_n of_o your_o youth_n take_v heed_n to_o your_o way_n according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n so_o shall_v these_o day_n indeed_o be_v good_a day_n to_o you_o and_o you_o shall_v prepare_v yourselves_o either_o for_o a_o honourable_a old_a age_n or_o for_o a_o bless_a end_n and_o a_o happy_a death_n prevent_v the_o evil_n of_o old_a age_n and_o put_v you_o in_o possession_n of_o everlasting_a life_n which_o never_o seel_v the_o decay_n of_o age._n final_o let_v i_o in_o a_o word_n beseech_v those_o who_o have_v already_o outlive_v their_o best_a day_n to_o look_v back_o serious_o and_o speedy_o upon_o the_o time_n and_o course_n of_o their_o youth_n and_o see_v how_o those_o day_n have_v be_v spend_v observe_v what_o matter_n of_o joy_n and_o thanksgiving_n or_o what_o cause_v of_o grief_n and_o humiliation_n they_o may_v find_v and_o according_o to_o be_v affect_v if_o you_o have_v make_v they_o evil_a day_n how_o shall_v you_o mourn_v for_o this_o how_o shall_v you_o seek_v god_n now_o that_o it_o draw_v towards_o the_o eleven_o hour_n before_o the_o night_n come_v when_o no_o man_n can_v work_v which_o bury_v all_o secure_a loiterer_n and_o unprepared_a one_o in_o a_o everlasting_a night_n of_o utter_a darkness_n where_o be_v weep_v and_o gnash_n of_o tooth_n the_o night_n come_v the_o darkness_n be_v come_v yet_o before_o it_o come_v do_v you_o that_o great_a work_n that_o your_o soul_n may_v live_v and_o not_o die_v eternal_o chap._n v._n eccles._n 12._o 1_o before_o the_o evil_a day_n come_v of_o the_o next_o point_n i_o shall_v speak_v very_o brief_o and_o that_o be_v this_o obseru._n that_o the_o day_n of_o old_a age_n be_v evil_a day_n so_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n here_o call_v they_o this_o the_o holy_a ghost_n here_o and_o in_o other_o verse_n of_o this_o chapter_n show_v in_o divers_a circumstance_n here_o he_o say_v they_o be_v day_n wherein_o there_o be_v no_o pleasure_n day_n wherein_o there_o be_v much_o matter_n of_o grief_n and_o vexation_n little_a contentment_n when_o a_o man_n life_n be_v like_o gloomy_a day_n such_o as_o st._n paul_n meet_v with_o in_o his_o sea_n when_o neither_o sun_n nor_o star_n for_o many_o day_n appear_v to_o such_o day_n old_a age_n be_v here_o compare_v day_n of_o darkness_n wherein_o sun_n moon_n and_o star_n have_v their_o light_a hide_a and_o darken_v and_o the_o cloud_n return_v after_o the_o rain_n though_o the_o shower_n fall_v yet_o it_o do_v not_o clear_o up_o but_o the_o cloud_n grow_v up_o and_o gather_v together_o again_o so_o it_o be_v in_o old_a age_n the_o end_n of_o one_o trouble_n be_v but_o the_o begnning_a of_o another_o affliction_n like_a to_o that_o in_o the_o word_n follow_v these_o evil_n of_o old_a age_n be_v more_o particular_o express_v and_o number_v up_o the_o keeper_n of_o the_o house_n do_v tremble_v the_o arm_n which_o be_v to_o guard_v and_o defend_v the_o body_n shake_v with_o the_o palsy_n the_o strong_a man_n the_o leg_n which_o be_v the_o pillar_n to_o bear_v up_o this_o house_n of_o clay_n begin_v to_o fail_v with_o weakness_n and_o to_o double_a under_o their_o burden_n like_o post_n wear_v and_o weaken_v with_o age_n the_o grinder_n the_o tooth_n cease_v because_o they_o be_v few_o and_o the_o window_n shall_v be_v darken_v etc._n etc._n in_o a_o word_n we_o may_v sum_n up_o the_o evil_n of_o these_o age_a day_n in_o these_o two_o head_n evil_n of_o loss_n and_o evil_n of_o sense_n the_o loss_n of_o contentment_n in_o god_n good_a blessing_n the_o loss_n of_o ability_n for_o many_o good_a office_n on_o the_o other_o side_n the_o suffering_n of_o many_o inconvenience_n in_o body_n and_o mind_n which_o make_v a_o man_n a_o burden_n to_o himself_o be_v burden_a with_o such_o a_o heap_n of_o year_n chap._n vi_o use._n the_o use_n of_o this_o be_v to_o renew_v the_o former_a 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heal_v by_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n aforehand_o sprinkle_v on_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o faith_n then_o shall_v thy_o spirit_n be_v enable_v to_o bear_v the_o infirmity_n of_o old_a age_n yea_o thou_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o do_v all_o thing_n through_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n strengthen_v and_o support_v thou_o oh_o how_o miserable_o be_v that_o poor_a soul_n burden_a that_o have_v a_o heap_n of_o year_n and_o a_o heap_n of_o sin_n unpardoned_a lie_v upon_o it_o but_o how_o bless_v how_o honourable_a be_v the_o gray_a hoary_a head_n find_v in_o the_o way_n of_o righteousness_n who_o unrighteousness_n be_v forgive_v who_o sin_n be_v cover_v such_o shall_v be_v tree_n plant_v in_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o in_o their_o old_a age_n shall_v be_v more_o and_o more_o far_o and_o flourish_a and_o their_o last_o work_n as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o the_o church_n of_o thyatira_n revel_v 2_o 19_o shall_v be_v more_o than_o the_o first_o their_o last_o day_n better_o than_o the_o first_o such_o a_o good_a old_a age_n they_o shall_v have_v as_o divers_a of_o the_o saint_n be_v say_v to_o have_v have_v labour_v then_o so_o to_o live_v now_o that_o the_o evil_n of_o your_o age_n may_v be_v mitigate_v and_o remove_v but_o on_o the_o other_o side_n how_o evil_a and_o wretched_a must_v those_o day_n of_o old_a age_n be_v which_o be_v accompany_v with_o the_o guilt_n of_o many_o sin_n when_o year_n increase_n and_o wickedness_n increase_v when_o a_o man_n will_v not_o be_v admonish_v but_o as_o he_o have_v be_v rebellious_a in_o his_o youth_n so_o he_o will_v be_v obstinate_a in_o his_o old_a age_n oh_o take_v heed_n of_o this_o if_o these_o evil_a day_n have_v overtake_v thou_o before_o thou_o have_v put_v away_o thy_o sin_n before_o thou_o have_v seek_v the_o lord_n with_o all_o thy_o heart_n repent_v now_o in_o the_o anguish_n and_o bitterness_n of_o thy_o soul._n sermon_n v._o eccles._n 12._o 1._o before_o the_o evil_a day_n come_v etc._n etc._n chap._n i._n thus_o you_o have_v hear_v how_o old_a age_n be_v say_v to_o consist_v of_o evil_a day_n now_o here_o we_o see_v how_o the_o holy_a ghost_n do_v call_v away_o the_o thought_n of_o young_a man_n from_o the_o pleasure_n and_o vanity_n of_o youth_n wherein_o they_o be_v usual_o drown_v and_o overwhelm_v and_o give_v they_o a_o foresight_n of_o a_o change_n let_v they_o know_v that_o it_o will_v not_o always_o be_v thus_o with_o they_o they_o must_v look_v for_o other_o time_n hereafter_o to_o pass_v over_o they_o now_o they_o have_v their_o good_a day_n their_o day_n of_o youth_n but_o they_o must_v persuade_v themselves_o there_o be_v other_o day_n come_v these_o good_a day_n will_v not_o last_v always_o hence_o i_o observe_v obseru._n that_o it_o be_v christian_a wisdom_n to_o foresee_v and_o provide_v for_o change_n ere_o they_o come_v it_o be_v a_o brutish_a and_o sensual_a folly_n to_o have_v the_o heart_n so_o possess_v and_o take_v up_o with_o present_a prosperity_n and_o earthly_a 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