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word_n and_o action_n and_o in_o that_o he_o labour_v to_o seem_v a_o saint_n while_o he_o be_v in_o truth_n a_o incarnate_a devil_n but_o the_o thought_n of_o the_o formal_a hypocrite_n for_o with_o he_o i_o be_o special_o to_o deal_v i_o have_v only_o add_v in_o this_o point_n the_o notorious_a sinner_n and_o gross_a hypocrite_n for_o further_a distinction_n and_o illustration_n i_o say_v his_o thought_n as_o they_o come_v certain_o short_a of_o true_a sanctification_n so_o they_o be_v far_o better_o than_o these_o now_o mention_v for_o we_o suppose_v his_o heart_n to_o be_v season_v with_o goodness_n of_o nature_n and_o civil_a honesty_n to_o have_v taste_v of_o the_o general_a grace_n of_o god_n spirit_n and_o in_o some_o sort_n of_o the_o power_n of_o the_o world_n to_o come_v and_o therefore_o his_o thought_n be_v more_o fair_a ingenuous_a sober_a and_o moderate_a than_o those_o soul_n and_o hateful_a one_o of_o the_o notorious_a sinner_n and_o gross_a hypocrite_n his_o heart_n 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there_o the_o inhabitant_n concur_v with_o chief_a care_n and_o high_a resolution_n to_o fortify_v and_o make_v resistance_n even_o so_o since_o he_o know_v and_o feel_v that_o before_o his_o call_v his_o delightful_a and_o darling_a sin_n most_o fearful_o waste_v his_o soul_n and_o wound_v his_o conscience_n he_o make_v sure_a to_o employ_v his_o thought_n with_o special_a edge_n and_o indignation_n to_o countermine_v prevent_v resist_v abominate_a and_o abandon_v all_o thought_n of_o that_o sin_n and_o now_o by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n sitâ—_n the_o heart_n the_o fountain_n be_v purge_v and_o sanctify_a the_o stream_n and_o heat_n of_o their_o intention_n and_o delight_n be_v carry_v another_o way_n for_o he_o have_v find_v that_o rich_a and_o inestimable_a treasure_n in_o the_o gospel_n and_o therefore_o he_o sell_v all_o that_o he_o have_v he_o part_v with_o every_o pleasure_n he_o cast_v out_o of_o his_o conceit_n whatsoever_o have_v be_v former_o dear_a
uprightness_n of_o heart_n resign_v i_o own_o soul_n nay_o i_o have_v vow_v and_o resolve_v that_o my_o crown_n and_o sceptre_n my_o court_n and_o whole_a kingdom_n shall_v for_o ever_o be_v serviceable_a to_o my_o gracious_a god_n and_o that_o great_a majesty_n above_o my_o mind_n be_v never_o true_o please_v and_o joyful_a but_o when_o it_o be_v gaze_v and_o meditate_v upon_o the_o excellent_a beauty_n of_o his_o glorious_a be_v upon_o his_o bottomless_a goodness_n and_o immeasurable_a greatness_n his_o word_n and_o sacred_a law_n be_v better_a and_o dear_a unto_o i_o than_o thousand_o of_o gold_n and_o silver_n his_o saint_n upon_o earth_n be_v only_o my_o solace_n and_o their_o sincerity_n the_o delight_n of_o my_o heart_n for_o my_o innocency_n from_o those_o imputation_n which_o be_v charge_v upon_o i_o i_o dare_v appeal_n unto_o the_o strict_a tribunal_n of_o heaven_n why_o then_o how_o come_v it_o to_o pass_v that_o i_o be_o become_v a_o spectacle_n of_o disgrace_n and_o contempt_n to_o heaven_n and_o earth_n to_o man_n and_o angel_n to_o god_n people_n and_o that_o which_o grieve_v i_o more_o to_o gath_n and_o askelon_n saul_n for_o all_o the_o service_n i_o have_v do_v to_o hiâ—_n and_o to_o the_o state_n hunt_v i_o up_o and_o down_o like_o a_o partridge_n in_o the_o mountain_n dogged_a doeg_n he_o have_v inform_v against_o ahimelech_n for_o relieve_v i_o and_o so_o cause_v the_o sacred_a blood_n of_o 85._o priest_n to_o be_v spill_v as_o water_n upon_o the_o ground_n malice_n and_o fury_n drive_v i_o into_o the_o wilderness_n for_o lion_n and_o tiger_n be_v more_o merciful_a then_o mad_v and_o enrage_a profaneness_n but_o there_o the_o barbarous_a ziphim_n have_v betray_v i_o to_o the_o king_n i_o be_o rail_v upon_o not_o only_o by_o base_a and_o worthless_a companion_n by_o fellow_n of_o prostitute_a conscience_n and_o conversation_n that_o be_v tolerable_a but_o even_o prince_n and_o those_o that_o sit_v in_o the_o gate_n speak_v against_o i_o not_o only_o drunkard_n make_v song_n and_o jest_n upon_o i_o but_o even_o great_a man_n with_o authority_n and_o imperiousness_n carry_v in_o triumph_n my_o distress_a and_o forsake_a innocence_n nay_o &_o that_o which_o be_v the_o complement_n of_o misery_n and_o discomfort_n my_o own_o familiar_n with_o who_o i_o have_v many_o time_n sweet_o and_o secret_o consult_v they_o have_v also_o deceive_v i_o as_o a_o brook_n and_o as_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o river_n they_o be_v pass_v away_o but_o mark_v now_o the_o issue_n of_o this_o conflict_n and_o inward_a dispute_n with_o himself_o have_v a_o notorious_a sinner_n be_v in_o these_o strait_n perhaps_o he_o will_v have_v burst_v out_o into_o desperate_a conclusion_n and_o furious_a attempt_n have_v a_o papist_n be_v here_o he_o will_v present_o have_v have_v recourse_n unto_o the_o jesuit_n fellow_n which_o be_v by_o definition_n refine_a and_o sublimate_v friar_n compose_v all_o of_o fire_n blood_n and_o gunpowder_n inspire_v by_o the_o power_n of_o darkness_n with_o a_o transcendent_a rage_n against_o god_n truth_n swear_v solemn_o in_o the_o black_a consistory_n of_o hell_n to_o the_o death_n of_o king_n desolation_n of_o state_n combustion_n of_o the_o whole_a christian_a world_n and_o destruction_n of_o infinite_a soul_n these_o man_n will_v present_o have_v address_v some_o bloody_a and_o prodigious_a villain_n with_o a_o kniffe_n poison_n or_o gunpowder_n to_o have_v kill_v the_o king_n and_o to_o have_v blow_v up_o saul_n and_o all_o his_o court_n have_v a_o formal_a hypocrite_n be_v in_o this_o case_n see_v these_o cross_n and_o misery_n befall_v he_o he_o perhaps_o will_v have_v present_o recoil_v from_o these_o course_n of_o opposition_n though_o in_o a_o good_a cause_n close_v with_o some_o great_a man_n in_o the_o court_n and_o cast_v himself_o into_o the_o current_n of_o the_o time_n but_o mark_v david_n carriage_n in_o this_o point_n his_o noble_a 〈◊〉_d like_o a_o glorious_a sun_n break_v through_o these_o cloud_n and_o storm_n of_o inward_a trouble_n these_o strong_a temptation_n to_o impatiency_n and_o discontent_n he_o put_v on_o more_o strength_n of_o faith_n and_o patience_n and_o shine_v bright_a in_o all_o spiritual_a grace_n i_o think_v he_o reach_v the_o very_a meridian_n of_o all_o christian_a comfort_n and_o high_a resolution_n for_o as_o you_o may_v see_v in_o the_o forecited_a 62._o psalm_n he_o do_v not_o only_o fortify_v his_o own_o hart_n with_o unconquerable_a confidence_n in_o godâ—_n protection_n but_o also_o with_o a_o holy_a triumph_n insult_v over_o the_o insolence_n of_o his_o adversary_n and_o already_o wash_v his_o princely_a foot_n in_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o wicked_a he_o tell_v they_o they_o shall_v be_v slay_v every_o mother_n son_n of_o they_o and_o that_o in_o fearful_a and_o horrible_a manner_n as_o if_o a_o man_n shall_v come_v upon_o the_o back_n of_o a_o rot_a and_o totter_a wall_n and_o with_o great_a strength_n and_o fury_n push_v it_o down_o even_o so_o when_o they_o be_v most_o swell_v with_o pride_n and_o profaneness_n the_o wrath_n and_o vengeance_n of_o god_n shall_v like_o a_o fierce_a tempest_n and_o whirlwind_n seize_v sudden_o upon_o they_o and_o hurl_v they_o out_o of_o their_o place_n finis_fw-la finis_fw-la wâ—ll_n a_o man_n spoil_v his_o god_n yet_o have_v â—e_v spoil_v i_o but_o you_o say_v wherein_o â—ave_n we_o spoil_v thou_o in_o tithe_n and_o offering_n you_o be_v curse_v with_o a_o curse_n â—or_a you_o have_v spoil_v i_o even_o this_o whole_a nation_n malach._n 3.8_o luke_n 16.15_o isai._n 55.8_o matth._n 16.25_o pâ—alm_n 92.12_o psalm_n 125.1_o prou._n 13.1_o psalm_n 91.13_o eccles._n 2.2_o eccles._n 1.18_o chap._n 14.22_o job_n 20._o chap._n 14.10_o 11.12_o pro._n 17.15_o 17.15_o cato_n homo_fw-la virâ—â—ti_fw-la similimus_fw-la qui_fw-la nunquam_fw-la rectè_fw-la fecit_fw-la ut_fw-la facere_fw-la viderâ—tâ—r_fw-la sed_fw-la quia_fw-la all_fw-mi â—â—r_fw-fr facere_fw-la non_fw-la poteraâ—_n cuique_fw-la idsolum_fw-la visum_fw-la est_fw-la rationem_fw-la haebâ—re_fw-la quòd_fw-la haberet_fw-la iustitiam_fw-la omnibus_fw-la humaniâ—_n vitijâ—_n immunis_fw-la semper_fw-la fortunam_fw-la in_o sua_fw-la potestate_fw-la habuit_fw-la paterculus_n lib._n 2._o 2._o splendida_fw-la peccaâ—a_fw-la peccaâ—a_fw-la cap._n 11.6_o matth._n 19_o prou._n 12.26_o 2._o pet._n 1.4_o â—_o tim._n 3.5_o chap._n 15.10_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d prou._n 28.1_o 28.1_o prou._n 23.32_o chap._n 23.10_o 23.10_o but_o let_v no_o man_n bear_v himself_o presumptuous_o upon_o this_o comfortable_a promise_n but_o consider_v well_o the_o condition_n for_o it_o be_v thus_o in_o the_o text_n but_o if_o the_o wicked_a will_v return_v from_o all_o his_o sin_n that_o he_o have_v do_v and_o keep_v all_o my_o statute_n and_o do_v thâ—â—_n which_o be_v law_n full_a and_o right_a he_o shall_v sure_o live_v and_o shall_v not_o die_v ezech_v 18.21_o chap._n 10.20_o 10.20_o theatra_fw-la desinire_fw-la possumus_fw-la surpitudinis_fw-la viâ—iorumque_fw-la omnium_fw-la sentinam_fw-la ac_fw-la scholam_fw-la â—odin_fw-fr â—e_z repub_fw-la lib._n 6._o cap._n 1._o dâ—ut_fw-la 22.5_o prou._n 10.7_o chap._n 35._o chap._n 5.3_o vers._n 6._o 2._o cor._n 2.11_o psalm_n 7â—_n 2._o tiâ—o_o 3.12_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chap._n 16.19_o 16.19_o for_o i_o may_v take_v conscience_n for_o the_o habit_n of_o practical_a principle_n as_o do_v origen_n basil_n damascen_n jerom._n origen_n call_v conscientia_fw-la paedagogus_fw-la animae_fw-la sociatus_fw-la basil_n naturale_fw-la iudicatorium_fw-la damascen_n lux_fw-la intellectus_fw-la nostrit_a jerom_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o only_a man_n those_o that_o be_v man_n indeed_o rom._n 5.3.4_o 5._o prou._n 4.16_o isal._n 48.4_o 1._o king_n 21._o 21._o the_o world_n be_v come_v to_o that_o wretched_a pass_n and_o height_n of_o profaneness_n that_o even_o honesty_n and_o sanctification_n be_v many_o time_n odiouslie_o brand_v by_o the_o nickname_n of_o puritanisme_n puritanisme_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d licet_fw-la inâ—erpretari_fw-la vel_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vel_fw-la magnos_fw-la magnis_fw-la â—eddidis_fw-la calumus_fw-la ezech._n 13.22_o 13.22_o i_o do_v not_o hereby_o exempt_a the_o state_n of_o unregene_a aâ—ion_n from_o all_o tremble_n and_o terror_n of_o conscience_n for_o sinâ—e_n but_o only_o make_v it_o a_o privilege_n of_o god_n child_n to_o pass_v quite_o through_o they_o into_o the_o spiritual_a pleasure_n and_o paradise_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o grace_n and_o to_o be_v able_a with_o a_o holy_a amazement_n and_o thankfulness_n to_o look_v back_o upon_o the_o skaâ—â—es_n and_o print_n of_o those_o former_a wound_n of_o a_o true_o humble_v and_o break_a heart_n already_o heal_v and_o â—weethe_v close_v up_o with_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n whereas_o in_o other_o they_o common_o either_o work_n but_o a_o half_a conâ—â—â—sion_n be_v expel_v with_o outward_a mirth_n or_o end_n in_o despaâ—re_n despaâ—re_n i_o mean_v those_o bless_a stir_n of_o the_o harâ—_n unspeakable_a and_o glorious_a when_o the_o seal_n of_o remission_n of_o sin_n be_v first_o set_v unto_o the_o soul_n by_o tâ—e_v spirit_n of_o adâ—ption_n isaiah_n 58.3_o lib._n de_fw-fr conscientia_fw-la conscientia_fw-la i_o mean_v horror_n of_o judgement_n not_o detestation_n
unsearchable_a corner_n thereof_o have_v it_o humble_v it_o with_o the_o sight_n of_o thy_o sin_n and_o sense_n of_o god_n judgement_n have_v it_o fill_v it_o with_o fearful_a terror_n compunction_n remorse_n and_o true_a sorrow_n for_o thy_o life_n past_a have_v it_o after_o quiet_v and_o refresh_v it_o with_o a_o sure_a faith_n in_o christ_n jesus_n and_o a_o delight_n in_o heavenly_a thing_n have_v it_o mortify_v thy_o inward_a corruption_n and_o break_v the_o heart_n of_o thy_o sweet_a sin_n have_v it_o plant_v a_o holy_a moderation_n in_o all_o thy_o affection_n that_o whereas_o heretofore_o they_o have_v be_v enrage_v with_o lust_n with_o immoderate_a anger_n with_o ambition_n with_o insatiable_a desire_n for_o the_o enlargement_n of_o thy_o wealth_n possession_n and_o greatness_n and_o with_o hatred_n of_o god_n dear_a servant_n and_o their_o holiness_n be_v they_o now_o inflame_v with_o zeal_n for_o god_n honour_n truth_n and_o service_n with_o a_o fervent_a love_n unto_o the_o 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burden_n of_o sin_n which_o hang_v on_o so_o fast_o and_o to_o enjoy_v his_o presence_n in_o the_o heaven_n for_o ever_o in_o a_o word_n as_o thy_o soul_n give_v life_n spirit_n and_o motion_n to_o thy_o whole_a body_n and_o every_o part_n thereof_o do_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n even_o so_o inspire_v thy_o soul_n and_o body_n and_o all_o thy_o action_n with_o the_o life_n of_o grace_n why_o then_o thou_o have_v pass_v the_o perfection_n of_o the_o formal_a hypocrite_n and_o be_v possess_v of_o the_o state_n of_o true_a blessedness_n thou_o be_v then_o happy_a that_o ever_o thou_o be_v bear_v thy_o way_n be_v certain_o the_o way_n of_o life_n and_o i_o can_v assure_v thou_o and_o i_o dare_v bold_o pronounce_v it_o that_o thou_o be_v already_o utter_o out_o of_o the_o reach_n of_o all_o the_o power_n of_o hell_n satan_n be_v chain_v up_o for_o ever_o do_v thou_o any_o deadly_a hurt_n all_o the_o creature_n be_v reconcile_v unto_o thou_o and_o at_o league_n with_o thou_o thou_o have_v 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our_o first_o love_n will_v to_o god_n that_o we_o will_v keep_v fresh_a in_o our_o mind_n but_o this_o one_o consideration_n that_o the_o same_o god_n which_o against_o the_o expectation_n both_o of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n of_o rome_n and_o hell_n of_o devil_n and_o papist_n turn_v our_o fear_n and_o amazement_n at_o the_o death_n of_o that_o glorious_a saint_n the_o late_a queen_n into_o safety_n and_o a_o sure_a foundation_n by_o the_o most_o happy_a succession_n of_o our_o gracious_a sovereign_n and_o his_o royal_a seed_n can_v out_o of_o his_o just_a judgement_n for_o our_o unthankfulness_n and_o security_n in_o the_o very_a turn_n of_o a_o hand_n and_o close_n of_o a_o eye_n dash_v all_o our_o hope_n and_o shut_v up_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o this_o flourish_a kingdom_n in_o the_o pit_n of_o irrecoverable_a destruction_n it_o have_v be_v do_v have_v fauk_n fire_v the_o powder_n and_o who_o know_v what_o those_o busy_a and_o bloody_a head_n be_v even_o now_o hammer_v in_o the_o 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