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she_o seek_v not_o her_o own_o but_o christ_n she_o suffer_v all_o thing_n endure_v all_o thing_n and_o to_o these_o add_v stir_v up_o wisdom_n and_o be_v able_a to_o conclude_v that_o in_o deny_v thyself_o be_v true_a safety_n peace_n gain_n in_o the_o contrary_n be_v nothing_o but_o sorrow_n repentance_n if_o not_o here_o yet_o in_o a_o season_n unwelcome_a see_v matth._n 16._o end_n viz._n when_o christ_n shall_v come_v with_o his_o angel_n self_n shall_v prove_v thy_o plague_n thy_o bane_n if_o thou_o yield_v to_o it_o as_o amnon_n to_o tamar_n there_o will_v be_v no_o end_n of_o yield_v grace_n 2._o branch_n of_o exhortation_n get_v the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n the_o second_o branch_n of_o exhortation_n be_v this_o labour_v to_o get_v that_o spirit_n of_o grace_n which_o god_n have_v annex_v to_o his_o covenant_n and_o promise_n that_o it_o may_v not_o be_v naked_a and_o empty_a but_o accompany_v and_o mix_v with_o efficacy_n and_o power_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o hearer_n 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as_o a_o ill_a steward_n or_o bailiff_n to_o a_o great_a lord_n will_v seem_v to_o do_v he_o great_a service_n and_o look_v to_o his_o ground_n and_o cattle_n but_o so_o as_o himself_o may_v have_v a_o stock_n of_o cattle_n go_v upon_o the_o same_o ground_n so_o that_o he_o seek_v his_o own_o and_o his_o master_n advantage_n both_o under_o one_o he_o can_v beteame_n to_o promote_v his_o master_n with_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o own_o but_o the_o true_a sight_n of_o grace_n throw_v self_n out_o of_o her_o own_o possession_n and_o end_n the_o fullness_n of_o grace_n empty_v the_o soul_n to_o the_o bottom_n ask_v thyself_o then_o have_v the_o view_n of_o this_o grace_n and_o of_o the_o truth_n as_o it_o be_v in_o jesus_n empty_v thou_o of_o all_o thy_o gift_n duty_n and_o religious_a performance_n then_o it_o be_v a_o true_a spirit_n and_o destroy_v self_n there_o be_v no_o true_a godly_a spirit_n but_o it_o be_v the_o more_o humble_a lowly_a and_o vile_a in_o its_o own_o eye_n by_o grace_n 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a_o fool_n and_o a_o idot_n he_o be_v in_o his_o own_o eye_n if_o the_o grace_n you_o seek_v do_v humble_a you_o and_o not_o puff_n you_o up_o it_o be_v as_o it_o shall_v be_v i_o profess_v brethren_n it_o will_v make_v one_o tremble_v to_o think_v how_o little_a of_o this_o spirit_n be_v stir_v in_o the_o world_n i_o see_v but_o few_o poor_a one_o among_o we_o by_o this_o plenty_n of_o the_o gospel_n take_v heed_n the_o lord_n let_v we_o not_o blood_n of_o this_o pleurisy_n the_o truth_n be_v we_o do_v but_o fat_a people_n by_o this_o pasture_n we_o bring_v no_o leanness_n into_o their_o soul_n as_o if_o christ_n serve_v for_o nothing_o save_v to_o make_v man_n their_o own_o saviour_n in_o part_n and_o give_v over_o his_o own_o honour_n it_o will_v do_v one_o heart_n good_a to_o behold_v some_o few_o poor_a soul_n how_o humble_a their_o knowledge_n of_o christ_n make_v they_o they_o stand_v as_o a_o empty_a bucket_n by_o the_o well_o side_n but_o it_o will_v cut_v one_o heart_n to_o 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embrace_v their_o god_n bacchus_n venus_n and_o the_o rest_n more_o strong_o than_o ever_o enough_o we_o have_v who_o be_v of_o the_o spirit_n of_o caiphas_n his_o hall_n and_o those_o that_o spite_v scorn_v and_o spit_v at_o christ_n cry_v crucify_v he_o not_o many_o who_o spirit_n be_v towards_o he_o tender_a to_o his_o glory_n to_o his_o mercy_n and_o grace_n to_o his_o poor_a church_n and_o people_n oh_o the_o spirit_n of_o ambition_n self-love_n be_v now_o all_o in_o all_o what_o shall_v i_o say_v to_o such_o except_o they_o be_v accurse_v by_o god_n own_o mouth_n that_o never_o any_o good_a shall_v seize_v upon_o they_o let_v this_o point_n in_o god_n fear_n scare_v they_o i_o think_v thou_o shall_v not_o hear_v of_o such_o a_o spirit_n of_o grace_n and_o tenderness_n as_o i_o speak_v of_o but_o thy_o soul_n shall_v tremble_v and_o thy_o heart_n throb_v in_o thy_o bosom_n to_o consider_v what_o a_o contrary_a spirit_n of_o corruption_n and_o hell_n thou_o walk_v with_o oh_o if_o 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