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faculty_n and_o power_n of_o the_o soul_n it_o be_v in_o the_o word_n of_o the_o apostle_n a_o put_n off_o concern_v the_o former_a conversation_n the_o old_a man_n which_o be_v corrupt_a according_a to_o the_o deceivable_a lust_n and_o a_o renovation_n in_o the_o spirit_n of_o our_o mind_n by_o put_v on_o that_o new_a man_n which_o after_o god_n be_v create_v in_o righteousness_n and_o true_a holiness_n eph._n 4._o 22_o 23_o 24._o and_o though_o we_o can_v attain_v the_o full_a measure_n and_o further_a degree_n of_o this_o cleanse_n at_o the_o first_o nor_o yet_o feel_v such_o a_o sensible_a apprehension_n of_o the_o same_o as_o we_o desire_v yet_o let_v we_o not_o give_v over_o endeavour_n nor_o be_v discomfort_a and_o disquiet_v in_o our_o soul_n if_o god_n give_v we_o a_o first-fruit_n he_o will_v in_o time_n give_v we_o a_o harvest_n jam._n 5._o 7._o the_o husbandman_n wait_v with_o long_a patience_n for_o the_o precious_a fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n until_o he_o receive_v the_o 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find_v that_o god_n ordinary_o in_o his_o first_o appearance_n to_o the_o soul_n use_v the_o outward_a ministry_n of_o the_o word_n and_o by_o his_o spirit_n inward_o give_v and_o apply_v that_o which_o be_v speak_v unto_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o hearer_n whereby_o the_o heart_n see_v its_o own_o corruption_n and_o misery_n and_o thereupon_o loathe_v and_o abhor_v itself_o and_o as_o a_o stomach_n surfeit_v with_o evil_a humour_n will_v willing_o disgorge_v itself_o so_o it_o desire_v to_o be_v deliver_v of_o its_o sin_n and_o ease_v of_o its_o misery_n then_o hear_v and_o attend_v to_o the_o promise_n of_o the_o gospel_n of_o jesus_n christ_n it_o conceive_v hope_n by_o christ_n that_o new_a and_o live_a way_n not_o only_o to_o be_v discharge_v of_o sin_n and_o misery_n but_o also_o to_o be_v receive_v into_o favour_n with_o god_n and_o then_o lie_v groan_v at_o the_o footstool_n of_o grace_n till_o god_n come_v in_o by_o his_o spirit_n and_o say_v unto_o the_o poor_a soul_n i_o be_o thy_o salvation_n and_o thereupon_o it_o believe_v and_o purify_v the_o heart_n of_o all_o noxious_a thought_n word_n and_o action_n and_o behold_v christ_n in_o the_o glass_n of_o god_n word_n it_o be_v transform_v into_o the_o image_n of_o christ_n from_o glory_n to_o glory_n even_o as_o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n 2_o cor._n 3._o 18._o but_o this_o brief_o because_o i_o will_v not_o make_v too_o large_a a_o excursion_n if_o yet_o it_o be_v one_o out_o of_o my_o way_n 2._o he_o that_o will_v have_v good_a thought_n in_o his_o mind_n let_v he_o attend_v the_o mean_n of_o grace_n in_o god_n several_a dispensation_n let_v he_o give_v up_o his_o heart_n unto_o that_o form_n of_o doctrine_n which_o have_v be_v deliver_v unto_o the_o saint_n and_o subject_a his_o soul_n in_o all_o humility_n unto_o the_o whole_a will_n of_o god_n reveal_v and_o open_o urge_v by_o such_o as_o be_v send_v upon_o his_o understanding_n will_n and_o affection_n in_o the_o ordinance_n of_o preach_v which_o be_v right_o manage_v be_v the_o power_n of_o god_n unto_o salvation_n here_o i_o must_v admonish_v they_o that_o hear_v the_o word_n of_o god_n that_o they_o will_v be_v patient_n to_o take_v what_o god_n prescribe_v for_o the_o cure_n of_o their_o thought_n that_o man_n will_v never_o make_v a_o good_a disciple_n and_o follower_n of_o christ_n that_o be_v not_o content_a to_o deny_v himself_o a_o novice_n that_o be_v proud_a be_v not_o far_o from_o the_o condemnation_n of_o the_o devil_n naaman_n have_v almost_o lose_v the_o cure_n of_o his_o leprosy_n by_o despise_v the_o water_n of_o jordan_n and_o prefer_v his_o own_o river_n of_o abanah_n and_o parphar_n we_o must_v not_o quarrel_v at_o god_n way_n or_o method_n of_o cure_v our_o
at_o the_o root_n of_o godliness_n that_o thought_n be_v free_a or_o that_o they_o be_v sin_n not_o much_o markable_a or_o of_o heinous_a consequence_n yet_o let_v i_o speak_v the_o truth_n as_o it_o be_v in_o christ_n evil_a thought_n be_v sin_n of_o special_a note_n and_o dangerous_a because_o they_o be_v primary_n sin_n n_n and_o leader_n of_o other_o sin_n in_o and_o out_o out_o of_o the_o heart_n proceed_v evil_a thought_n mat._n 7._o 18._o as_o the_o thought_n of_o adultery_n murder_n etc._n etc._n the_o best_a action_n in_o the_o world_n if_o it_o proceed_v not_o from_o a_o well-ordered_a and_o dispose_v thought_n be_v not_o commendable_a and_o doubtless_o a_o evil_a work_n premeditate_v and_o think_v upon_o be_v so_o much_o more_o sinfulnful_a and_o damnable_a simon_n magus_n do_v not_o give_v money_n for_o the_o holy_a ghost_n though_o he_o offer_v it_o because_o there_o be_v none_o that_o will_v receive_v it_o yet_o peter_n perceive_v he_o in_o the_o gall_n of_o bitterness_n and_o in_o the_o bond_n of_o iniquity_n yet_o peter_n denounce_v thy_o money_n perish_v with_o thou_o because_o thou_o have_v think_v that_o the_o gift_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n may_v be_v purchase_v with_o money_n act._n 8._o 18._o 23._o other_o sin_n be_v sinsn_n at_o second_o hand_n and_o as_o some_o think_v so_o far_o forth_o dangerous_a as_o they_o have_v residence_n in_o the_o heart_n 3._o evil_a thought_n be_v the_o occasion_n of_o sin_n and_o therefore_o require_v a_o strict_a hand_n to_o be_v keep_v over_o they_o wicked_a do_n and_o wicked_a say_n begin_v at_o wicked_a imagination_n a_o unjust_a man_n devise_v mischief_n upon_o his_o bed_n and_o then_o set_v himself_o in_o a_o way_n that_o be_v not_o good_a psal_n 36._o 4._o when_o god_n give_v up_o the_o gentile_n to_o a_o reprobate_a mind_n they_o do_v thing_n which_o be_v not_o convenient_a they_o be_v fill_v with_o all_o unrighteousness_n rom._n 1._o 28_o 29._o if_o the_o heart_n be_v filthy_a within_o the_o mouth_n will_v speak_v out_o of_o the_o abundance_n thereof_o it_o can_v be_v but_o a_o foul_a heart_n and_o mind_n shall_v be_v attend_v with_o a_o foul_a life_n or_o a_o very_a hypocritical_a the_o gentile_n of_o who_o even_o now_o have_v vain_a mind_n and_o they_o walk_v in_o the_o vanity_n of_o their_o mind_n where_o there_o be_v vanity_n in_o the_o mind_n there_o will_v be_v wickedness_n in_o the_o walk_n eph._n 4._o 17._o 4._o god_n will_v punish_v evil_a thought_n solomon_n pronounce_v the_o thought_n of_o the_o the_o wicked_a be_v a_o abomination_n to_o the_o lord_n but_o god_n will_v punish_v abomination_n prov._n 15._o 26._o our_o saviour_n bring_v the_o thought_n of_o unadvised_a anger_n and_o the_o desire_n of_o adultery_n within_o the_o compass_n of_o sin_n and_o of_o judgement_n too_o the_o action_n of_o the_o soul_n though_o discontinue_v from_o transiency_n into_o apparent_a aberration_n be_v both_o sinful_a and_o punishable_a by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n indeed_o the_o law_n of_o man_n in_o their_o animadversion_n and_o punishment_n reach_v but_o to_o word_n or_o deed_n but_o here_o be_v the_o breadth_n and_o purity_n of_o god_n law_n that_o it_o forewarn_v and_o punish_v the_o evil_a of_o thought_n wherefore_o look_v to_o your_o thought_n and_o if_o but_o any_o of_o those_o inward_a part_n be_v wickedness_n pray_v that_o the_o thought_n of_o your_o heart_n may_v be_v forgive_v act_n 8._o 22._o 5._o good_a thought_n be_v please_v unto_o god_n my_o son_n give_v i_o thy_o heart_n say_v wisdom_n prov._n 23._o 26._o without_o the_o heart_n all_o the_o work_n of_o thy_o hand_n be_v nothing_o worth_a with_o god_n god_n love_v the_o spiritual_a sacrificer_n one_o that_o worship_v he_o in_o spirit_n and_o in_o truth_n and_o what_o more_o spiritual_a service_n unto_o god_n then_o to_o offer_v he_o our_o thought_n these_o be_v the_o first-born_a of_o our_o soul_n joh._n 4._o 23._o the_o prime_a production_n of_o the_o mind_n whereinto_o no_o eye_n pry_v but_o that_o which_o be_v ten_o thousand_o time_n bright_a than_o the_o sun_n in_o his_o clearness_n this_o close_a sacrificer_n be_v by_o so_o much_o more_o please_v unto_o god_n as_o he_o be_v without_o base_a respect_n to_o impair_v his_o worth_n there_o be_v no_o witness_n of_o what_o pass_v betwixt_o god_n and_o a_o think_v soul_n none_o present_a but_o god_n take_v and_o accept_v and_o the_o soul-offering_a in_o these_o attendancy_n of_o the_o soul_n upon_o god_n there_o be_v no_o law-enforcement_n by_o punishment_n or_o shame_n which_o carry_v they_o forward_o nor_o censure_n of_o enemy_n nor_o flattery_n or_o reward_n of_o the_o world_n and_o when_o god_n find_v a_o pure_a progeny_n of_o holy_a and_o unforced_a thought_n proceed_v free_o from_o himself_o their_o progenitor_n and_o direct_v to_o he_o as_o their_o chief_a good_a god_n take_v the_o person_n to_o he_o as_o jacob_n do_v ephraim_n and_o manasseh_n and_o bestow_v upon_o they_o the_o privilege_n of_o have_v his_o name_n name_v upon_o they_o gen_n 48._o 16._o a_o righteous_a man_n who_o thought_n be_v just_a be_v so_o please_v unto_o god_n that_o god_n keep_v a_o bill_n of_o his_o name_n that_o he_o may_v remember_v he_o in_o due_a time_n god_n keep_v a_o book_n of_o remembrance_n before_o he_o wherein_o be_v write_v they_o that_o fear_v the_o lord_n and_o that_o think_v upon_o his_o name_n malac._n 3._o 16._o 6._o good_a thought_n unite_v we_o unto_o god_n so_o many_o good_a thought_n as_o we_o have_v so_o much_o acquaintance_n we_o have_v with_o god_n so_o much_o as_o our_o thought_n be_v turn_v unto_o god_n so_o much_o be_v god_n turn_v unus_fw-la holy_a thought_n and_o heavenly_a meditation_n be_v our_o communion_n with_o god_n a_o man_n in_o divine_a meditation_n if_o fix_v and_o active_a be_v in_o a_o sort_n slip_v out_o of_o the_o world_n and_o his_o own_o body_n to_o keep_v company_n and_o to_o speak_v with_o god_n happy_a soul_n who_o thought_n immediate_o carry_v he_o unto_o god_n or_o but_o 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thought_n which_o be_v dullness_n levity_n wickedness_n whereof_o dullness_n and_o levity_n 26._o chap._n v._n of_o the_o wickedness_n of_o thought_n draw_v in_o the_o will_n to_o complacency_n in_o wickedness_n and_o the_o understanding_n to_o devise_v mischief_n 43._o chap._n vi_o general_a remedy_n of_o evil_a thought_n 50._o chap._n vii_o particular_a remedy_n against_o evil_a thought_n and_o against_o dulness_n 70._o chap._n viii_o remedy_n against_o levity_n or_o vanity_n of_o thought_n 76._o chap._n ix_o remedy_n against_o wickedness_n of_o thought_n 89._o chap._n x._o get_v good_a thought_n and_o keep_v they_o reasins_z rule_n to_o get_v good_a thought_n 98._o chap._n xi_o govern_v good_a thought_n get_v reason_n rule_v ten_o for_o the_o right_a government_n of_o good_a thought_n 122._o the_o right_a government_n of_o thought_n chap._n i._n the_o thought_n of_o the_o righteous_a be_v just_a prov._n c._n 12._o v._n 5._o this_o son_n of_o wisdom_n who_o carry_v away_o the_o 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of_o fear_n or_o favour_n jonathan_n can_v love_v david_n as_o his_o own_o soul_n though_o he_o go_v in_o his_o father_n saul_n army_n which_o hunt_v he_o as_o a_o partridge_n upon_o the_o mountain_n obadiah_n think_v reverent_o of_o the_o lord_n prophet_n and_o preserve_v many_o of_o they_o from_o the_o cruel_a rage_n of_o jesabel_n though_o he_o live_v in_o ahabs_n court_n but_o if_o the_o inward_a part_n be_v wickedness_n there_o be_v no_o faithfulness_n in_o those_o sinner_n there_o be_v no_o faithfulness_n in_o their_o mouth_n their_o inward_a part_n be_v very_a wickedness_n psal_n 5._o 9_o it_o be_v possible_a god_n may_v have_v some_o who_o heart_n be_v right_a with_o he_o in_o evil_a time_n though_o they_o halt_v in_o their_o word_n and_o outward_a behaviour_n but_o if_o the_o thought_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o mind_n be_v evil_a whatsoever_o the_o outward_a appearance_n be_v there_o be_v no_o believe_v of_o such_o 3._o the_o temptation_n of_o satan_n have_v not_o such_o power_n over_o our_o thought_n as_o they_o have_v in_o our_o outward_a man_n in_o as_o much_o as_o the_o devil_n be_v no_o searcher_n of_o heart_n and_o therefore_o can_v so_o easy_o puddle_n these_o fountain_n as_o he_o do_v by_o god_n permission_n our_o word_n and_o deed_n i_o do_v not_o say_v satan_n have_v no_o power_n but_o not_o such_o power_n the_o devil_n know_v the_o constitution_n and_o temperament_n of_o man_n body_n and_o can_v move_v the_o humour_n and_o by_o they_o he_o can_v stir_v up_o the_o affection_n he_o can_v represent_v false_a species_n by_o the_o sense_n unto_o the_o cogitative_a faculty_n and_o thereby_o disorder_v the_o thought_n but_o he_o have_v not_o such_o a_o immediate_a illapse_n or_o entrance_n into_o the_o heart_n as_o into_o our_o outward_a sense_n and_o by_o how_o much_o our_o thought_n receive_v less_o violence_n and_o opposition_n from_o satan_n by_o so_o much_o the_o sin_n of_o our_o thought_n be_v less_o excusable_a as_o he_o be_v less_o a_o sinner_n that_o sin_n by_o temptation_n than_o he_o that_o sin_v without_o but_o thou_o will_v say_v our_o word_n and_o deed_n bring_v more_o damage_n unto_o other_o and_o breed_v a_o great_a scandal_n among_o the_o good_a than_o our_o thought_n do_v i_o answer_v yes_o and_o therefore_o god_n condemn_v outward_a action_n that_o be_v sinful_a but_o the_o evil_a of_o our_o thought_n be_v as_o filthy_a in_o ourselves_o and_o as_o open_v to_o the_o eye_n of_o god_n as_o our_o action_n be_v and_o god_n who_o especial_o respect_v our_o spirit_n whether_o in_o mortification_n to_o sin_n or_o in_o quicken_a to_o righteousness_n have_v equal_o forbid_v our_o thought_n as_o our_o word_n or_o deed_n he_o that_o say_v thou_o shall_v not_o bear_v false_a witness_n thou_o shall_v not_o steal_v say_v also_o thou_o shall_v not_o covet_v wherefore_o we_o ought_v to_o have_v a_o conscientious_a care_n of_o our_o evil_a thought_n as_o of_o our_o evil_a deed_n we_o must_v account_v they_o sinful_a and_o punishable_a and_o take_v heed_n how_o we_o receive_v in_o thought_n hand_n over_o head_n good_a thought_n indeed_o shall_v be_v welcome_v when_o they_o come_v lest_o we_o be_v find_v to_o resist_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n for_o in_o a_o motion_n upon_o thy_o thought_n the_o spirit_n of_o life_n may_v come_v into_o thy_o soul_n but_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n if_o evil_a thought_n do_v offer_v themselves_o we_o ought_v to_o keep_v they_o out_o i_o have_v insist_v upon_o this_o remedy_n the_o long_o because_o until_o this_o be_v clear_v up_o to_o the_o judgement_n that_o thought_n be_v sin_n and_o punishable_a and_o we_o ought_v to_o make_v a_o conscience_n of_o they_o all_o other_o remedy_n of_o evil_a thought_n will_v be_v unprofitable_a and_o the_o mind_n will_v be_v pester_v with_o they_o the_o second_o general_n remedy_n against_o evil_a thought_n be_v let_v a_o man_n judge_n and_o condemn_v himself_o for_o evil_a thought_n there_o be_v no_o man_n live_a can_v say_v his_o heart_n be_v clean_o and_o it_o be_v meet_a that_o a_o christian_a feel_v a_o trouble_n and_o heaviness_n within_o he_o wrought_v by_o that_o disorder_n and_o trouble_v that_o be_v in_o his_o thought_n paul_n be_v our_o pattern_n cry_v out_o oh_o wretched_a man_n that_o i_o be_o rom._n 7._o 24._o let_v we_o think_v it_o expedient_a for_o we_o to_o cry_v out_o against_o that_o body_n of_o evil_a thought_n within_o we_o that_o god_n may_v deliver_v we_o from_o they_o ps_n 51._o we_o shall_v never_o have_v true_a and_o sound_a peace_n in_o ourselves_o unless_o our_o heart_n be_v clean_o create_v within_o we_o the_o pharisee_n which_o cleanse_v the_o outside_n of_o the_o platter_n have_v no_o true_a comfort_n while_o his_o inward_a part_n be_v full_a of_o raven_a and_o wickedness_n luc._n 11._o
call_v you_o out_o of_o darkness_n into_o his_o marvellous_a light_n 1_o pet._n 2._o 9_o let_v your_o conversation_n be_v such_o phil._n 1._o 27._o as_o become_v the_o gospel_n such_o as_o may_v bring_v holiness_n into_o credit_n and_o fashion_n and_o herein_o labour_n to_o exercise_v yourselves_o to_o keep_v a_o clear_a conscience_n void_a of_o offence_n both_o towards_o god_n and_o towards_o man_n act_n 24._o 16._o the_o second_o sermon_n psal._n 50._o ult_n and_o to_o he_o that_o order_v his_o conversation_n aright_o will_v i_o show_v the_o salvation_n of_o god_n the_o first_o use_n be_v exhortatory_n and_o use_v second_o use_v do_v serve_v to_o work_v man_n heart_n to_o a_o love_n and_o willingness_n to_o the_o duty_n the_o second_o be_v directory_n and_o serve_v to_o make_v person_n able_a and_o skilful_a in_o the_o right_a order_n of_o their_o conversation_n for_o this_o lie_v upon_o we_o minister_n not_o only_o to_o convince_v you_o of_o the_o necessity_n of_o your_o duty_n and_o to_o press_v upon_o you_o the_o discharge_v thereof_o but_o also_o to_o show_v you_o how_o and_o by_o what_o mean_v you_o may_v be_v able_a to_o put_v they_o in_o practice_n and_o not_o to_o leave_v you_o to_o shift_v for_o yourselves_o after_o we_o have_v acquaint_v you_o with_o the_o command_n of_o god_n but_o to_o labour_v to_o guide_v your_o foot_n in_o the_o way_n of_o peace_n now_o these_o direction_n that_o i_o shall_v give_v you_o be_v either_o more_o general_a and_o introductive_a to_o the_o business_n or_o else_o more_o special_a and_o first_o of_o all_o it_o be_v to_o be_v suppose_v direction_n first_o direction_n and_o premise_v that_o a_o man_n must_v first_o be_v a_o true_a convert_n himself_o before_o it_o be_v possible_a for_o he_o to_o order_v his_o conversation_n aright_o the_o inward_a frame_n of_o his_o soul_n must_v first_o be_v right_o set_v within_o he_o which_o be_v the_o principle_n from_o whence_o issue_v the_o course_n of_o his_o thought_n word_n and_o action_n he_o must_v first_o have_v a_o right_a spirit_n renew_v in_o he_o before_o he_o can_v have_v a_o right_a conversation_n psal_n 51._o 10._o this_o make_v david_n pray_v renew_v o_o lord_n in_o i_o a_o right_a spirit_n the_o instrument_n must_v first_o be_v string_v and_o set_v in_o tune_n before_o the_o music_n it_o yield_v will_v be_v sweet_a a_o wicked_a man_n and_o one_o that_o be_v unregenerate_a can_v never_o order_v his_o life_n aright_o a_o good_a man_n out_o of_o the_o good_a treasure_n of_o his_o heart_n bring_v forth_o good_a thing_n and_o a_o evil_a man_n out_o of_o the_o evil_a treasure_n bring_v forth_o evil_a thing_n 34._o matth._n 12._o 33_o 34._o first_o he_o must_v be_v a_o good_a man_n the_o tree_n must_v be_v good_a and_o then_o the_o fruit_n will_v be_v good_a second_o he_o must_v have_v a_o good_a treasury_n and_o his_o heart_n must_v be_v the_o store-house_n of_o holy_a grace_n the_o mind_n must_v be_v renew_v with_o save_v knowledge_n which_o must_v guide_v he_o his_o heart_n must_v be_v season_v with_o sanctify_a affection_n and_o so_o enable_v to_o follow_v the_o mind_n direction_n and_o therefore_o the_o groundwork_n of_o all_o must_v first_o be_v lay_v right_o and_o we_o must_v labour_v for_o the_o grace_n of_o regeneration_n that_o so_o we_o ourselves_o may_v be_v god_n workmanship_n create_v again_o in_o christ_n jesus_n to_o good_a work_n which_o he_o have_v prepare_v for_o we_o to_o walk_v in_o ephes_n 2._o chap._n 10._o this_o be_v premise_v the_o next_o preparation_n direction_n the_o second_o direction_n to_o the_o work_n even_o in_o convert_v themselves_o be_v in_o the_o right_a way_n to_o go_v to_o work_v and_o that_o be_v be_v sensible_a of_o their_o own_o inability_n to_o compass_v so_o great_a a_o matter_n it_o be_v more_o difficult_a to_o govern_v the_o little_a world_n a_o man_n self_n then_o to_o rule_v a_o city_n he_o must_v therefore_o begin_v the_o work_n at_o self-denial_n jer._n 10._o ch_n 23._o o_o lord_n i_o know_v that_o the_o way_n of_o man_n be_v not_o in_o himself_o it_o be_v not_o in_o man_n that_o walk_v to_o direct_v his_o own_o step_n in_o who_o then_o do_v it_o lie_v in_o god_n therefore_o with_o david_n we_o must_v seek_v to_o he_o psalm_n 119._o 133._o do_v thou_o order_v my_o step_n in_o thy_o word_n this_o direction_n be_v full_o give_v we_o both_o negative_o and_o and_o affirmative_o prov._n 3._o 5_o 6._o negative_o be_v not_o wise_a in_o thy_o own_o eye_n lean_v not_o to_o thy_o own_o wisdom_n affirmative_o but_o acknowledge_v god_n in_o all_o thy_o way_n and_o then_o three_o we_o have_v his_o promise_n that_o he_o will_v direct_v our_o step_n this_o shall_v be_v health_n to_o thy_o navel_n and_o marrpw_o to_o thy_o bone_n the_o sum_n be_v that_o we_o must_v not_o enterprise_v this_o business_n out_o of_o a_o conceit_n of_o any_o self-wisdom_n or_o of_o our_o own_o sufficiency_n to_o effect_v it_o but_o be_v sensible_a of_o our_o own_o folly_n and_o impotency_n we_o must_v acknowledge_v god_n in_o all_o and_o commend_v ourselves_o and_o action_n to_o his_o direction_n in_o the_o beginning_n to_o his_o enable_v in_o the_o prosecution_n and_o to_o his_o benediction_n in_o the_o success_n in_o faith_n and_o confidence_n rely_v upon_o he_o for_o all_o in_o humble_a prayer_n beg_v all_o from_o he_o according_a to_o that_o of_o the_o wise_a man_n proverb_n 16._o 3._o rowel_n thy_o way_n on_o the_o lord_n and_o thy_o thought_n shall_v be_v establish_v or_o order_v this_o be_v a_o silly_a direction_n as_o it_o seem_v to_o flesh_n and_o blood_n the_o wise_a moralist_n among_o the_o heathen_a will_v but_o laugh_v at_o it_o humility_n be_v not_o within_o the_o list_n of_o their_o moral_a virtue_n seneca_n one_o of_o the_o wise_a of_o they_o have_v such_o strange_a expression_n as_o these_o in_o one_o of_o his_o epistle_n beatae_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la causa_fw-la &_o fundamentum_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o cause_n and_o foundation_n of_o a_o bless_a life_n be_v in_o ourselves_o to_o trust_v in_o ourselves_o to_o be_v confident_a in_o ourselves_o turpe_fw-la say_v he_o est_fw-la deos_fw-la fatigare_fw-la it_o be_v a_o shameful_a thing_n to_o weary_a the_o god_n with_o our_o prayer_n for_o that_o which_o lie_v in_o our_o own_o power_n he_o go_v on_o quid_fw-la votis_fw-la opus_fw-la est_fw-la fac_fw-la te_fw-la faelicem_fw-la what_o need_v supplication_n when_o thou_o can_v make_v thyself_o happy_a i_o blush_v to_o speak_v this_o but_o this_o be_v the_o wisdom_n of_o these_o moralist_n but_o we_o must_v learn_v a_o better_a lesson_n from_o the_o word_n of_o god_n even_o to_o become_v fool_n to_o ourselves_o that_o we_o may_v be_v wise_a in_o god_n and_o i_o be_o sure_a david_n make_v it_o his_o business_n to_o solicit_v god_n in_o prayer_n all_o over_o that_o 119._o psalm_n both_o for_o his_o direction_n and_o enable_v open_v my_o eye_n say_v he_o that_o i_o may_v find_v or_o see_v the_o wondrous_a thing_n of_o thy_o law_n and_o again_o make_v i_o to_o understand_v the_o way_n of_o thy_o precept_n direct_v i_o the_o way_n that_o i_o shall_v go_v and_o i_o will_v keep_v thy_o word_n even_o to_o the_o end_n and_o again_o order_v my_o step_n in_o thy_o word_n etc._n etc._n 119._o psalm_n yea_o and_o whosoever_o do_v not_o this_o stumble_v at_o the_o very_o threshhold_v and_o never_o let_v he_o look_v for_o good_a success_n it_o be_v just_a with_o god_n to_o leave_v honest_a heart_n to_o themselves_o as_o he_o leave_v peter_n to_o show_v they_o their_o own_o weakness_n when_o once_o they_o rely_v on_o their_o own_o strength_n and_o ability_n and_o solomon_n be_v bold_a to_o say_v he_o that_o trust_v his_o own_o heart_n be_v a_o fool_n we_o must_v know_v that_o all_o our_o sufficiency_n be_v of_o god_n 2_o cor._n 3._o 5._o the_o beginning_n progress_n and_o end_n of_o all_o depend_v upon_o he_o who_o work_v the_o will_n and_o the_o deed_n in_o we_o of_o his_o own_o good_a pleasure_n phil._n 2._o 13._o and_o he_o will_v have_v 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