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mourn_v for_o other_o sin_n p._n 82._o 6._o the_o heart_n approve_v itself_o to_o god_n ibid._n 7._o there_o will_v be_v a_o press_v forward_o towards_o perfection_n p._n 83._o 8._o a_o strict_a watch_n over_o the_o heart_n ibid._n 9_o the_o desire_n and_o endeavour_n must_v be_v universal_o extensive_a ibid._n 10._o the_o spirit_n be_v without_o guile_n p._n 84._o 11._o there_o will_v be_v the_o practice_n of_o mortisication_n and_o vivification_n p._n 85._o 12._o a_o burn_a in_o love_n to_o jesus_n christ_n ibid._n use_v 4._o for_o direction_n in_o 6._o particular_n 1._o pray_v for_o the_o spirit_n of_o sanctisication_n p._n 85._o 2._o wash_v and_o cleanse_v thy_o heart_n ibid._n 3._o be_v exercise_v in_o meditation_n p._n 86._o 4._o consider_v the_o omnipresence_n and_o omniscience_n of_o god_n ibid._n 5._o set_a a_o high_a estimate_n on_o god_n ordinance_n ibid._n 6._o associate_v yourselves_o with_o holy_a company_n p._n 87._o use_v 5._o for_o consolation_n serm._n v._n joh._n 3._o 10._o jesus_n answer_v and_o say_v unto_o he_o be_v thou_o a_o master_n of_o israel_n and_o know_v not_o these_o thing_n the_o text_n divide_v and_o expound_v p._n 91._o doct._n there_o may_v be_v and_o be_v many_o man_n otherwise_o of_o great_a learning_n yet_o gross_o ignorant_a in_o the_o main_a fundamental_a doctrine_n of_o regeneration_n p._n 92._o this_o be_v prove_v by_o scripture_n instance_n p._n 92._o and_o by_o 3._o reason_n 1._o from_o the_o nature_n of_o regeneration_n p._n 93._o reas_n 2._o draw_v from_o the_o nature_n of_o unregeneracy_n in_o a_o foursold_v estate_n 1._o of_o impurity_n p._n 94._o 2._o of_o enmity_n ibid._n 3._o of_o blindness_n ibid._n 4._o of_o death_n p._n 95._o reas_n 3._o from_o the_o free_a working_n of_o god_n spirit_n application_n in_o 5._o uses_n 1._o for_o exhortation_n and_o that_o to_o teacher_n p._n 96_o 97._o and_o to_o disciple_n p._n 98_o 99_o use_v 2._o for_o information_n 1._o what_o regeneration_n be_v not_o 1._o not_o in_o nicodemus_n his_o sense_n p._n 100_o 2._o not_o in_o a_o new_a physical_a be_v ibid._n 3._o not_o in_o civility_n and_o morality_n ibid._n 4._o not_o in_o great_a part_n and_o ability_n p._n 101._o 5._o not_o in_o common_a grace_n ibid._n 6._o not_o in_o a_o bare_a profession_n of_o christ_n ibid._n 2._o what_o regeneration_n be_v 1._o the_o new_a nature_n p._n 102._o 2._o a_o new_a understanding_n ibid._n 3._o a_o new_a will_n ibid._n 4._o new_a affection_n ibid._n 5._o a_o new_a heart_n ibid._n 6._o a_o new_a life_n ibid._n use_v 3._o for_o excitation_n mot._n 1._o from_o the_o necessity_n p._n 102._o 2._o unregenerate_a person_n can_v obtain_v no_o acceptance_n p._n 103._o 3._o nothing_o defile_v shall_v ever_o come_v into_o heaven_n ibid._n use_v 4._o for_o direction_n 1._o pray_v hard_a for_o divine_a wisdom_n 2._o wait_v upon_o god_n in_o his_o word_n 3._o pray_v for_o the_o spirit_n use_v 5._o for_o consolation_n and_o their_o duty_n be_v 1._o to_o praâ—se_v god_n 2._o to_o walk_v as_o become_v convert_v 3._o to_o set_v a_o high_a price_n on_o god_n love_n serm._n vi_o esth_n 9_o 27_o 28._o the_o jew_n ordain_v and_o take_v upon_o they_o and_o upon_o their_o seed_n and_o upon_o all_o such_o as_o join_v themselves_o unto_o they_o so_o as_o it_o shall_v not_o fail_v that_o they_o may_v keep_v these_o two_o day_n according_a to_o their_o writing_n and_o according_a to_o their_o appoint_a time_n every_o year_n etc._n etc._n the_o text_n divide_v and_o expound_v doct._n that_o it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o a_o deliver_v people_n to_o keep_v mercy_n upon_o record_n and_o make_v a_o thankful_a remembrance_n of_o signal_n deliverance_n and_o perpetuate_v the_o memorial_n thereof_o from_o generation_n to_o generation_n p._n 108._o reas_n 1._o because_o god_n name_n and_o honour_n be_v from_o eternity_n to_o eternity_n p._n 109._o reas_n 2._o because_o thankfulness_n be_v god_n tribute_n ib._n reas_n 3._o draw_v from_o the_o excellency_n of_o the_o duty_n reas_n 4._o draw_v from_o many_o obligation_n viz._n 4._o vinculo_fw-la creationis_fw-la redemptionis_fw-la gratitudinis_fw-la gloriae_fw-la divinae_fw-la promovendae_fw-la p._n 110_o 111._o use_v 1_o for_o information_n in_o the_o popish_a treason_n eight_o particular_n be_v consider_v 1._o length_n of_o time_n in_o project_v p._n 112._o 2._o unwearied_a pain_n p._n 113._o 3._o cunning_a conveyance_n ibid._n 4._o inveterate_a malice_n ibid._n 5._o the_o person_n act_v p._n 114._o 6._o the_o person_n against_o who_o p._n 115._o 7._o the_o place_n ibid._n and_o 8._o their_o cruelty_n ibid._n observe_v 1._o the_o mean_n of_o discovery_n by_o auricular_a confession_n p._n 116._o 2._o the_o seasonableness_n p._n 117._o 3._o the_o just_a retribution_n ibid._n use_v 2._o for_o caution_n 7._o popish_a opinion_n 1._o that_o the_o pope_n be_v christ_n vicar_n p._n 119._o 2._o that_o he_o have_v power_n of_o bâ—nding_v and_o lose_v 3._o that_o he_o may_v depose_v prince_n ibid._n 4._o that_o protestant_a prince_n may_v be_v excommunicate_v ibid._n 5._o that_o they_o may_v be_v murder_v ibid._n 6._o that_o faith_n be_v not_o to_o be_v keep_v with_o heretic_n ibid._n 7._o that_o equivocation_n be_v lawful_a protestant_n principle_n 1._o that_o the_o pope_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 120._o 2._o that_o a_o papist_n can_v go_v beyond_o a_o reprobate_n ibid._n 3._o that_o the_o enough_o to_o be_v no_o peace_n with_o rome_n ibid._n 4._o that_o a_o papist_n living_n and_o die_v in_o the_o opinion_n of_o his_o own_o merit_n can_v be_v save_v p._n 121._o 5._o that_o babylon_n be_v rome_n ibid._n use_v 3._o for_o exhortation_n 1._o remember_v and_o transmit_v the_o memory_n of_o this_o day_n to_o posterity_n p._n 121._o 2._o praise_v god_n for_o the_o deliverance_n p._n 122._o 3._o remember_v and_o be_v vigilant_a ibid._n serm._n vii_o rom._n 2._o 16._o in_o the_o day_n that_o god_n shall_v judge_v the_o secret_n of_o man_n by_o jesus_n christ_n according_a to_o my_o gospel_n the_o text_n divide_v and_o expound_v p._n 124_o 125_o 126._o doct._n 1._o there_o shall_v be_v a_o day_n of_o judgement_n p._n 126._o doct._n 2._o at_o that_o day_n the_o secret_n of_o all_o man_n heart_n shall_v be_v judge_v doct._n 3._o christ_n shall_v be_v judge_n at_o that_o day_n method_n of_o handle_v the_o first_o doctrine_n prove_v by_o scripture_n out_o of_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n p._n 126._o and_o confirm_v by_o six_o argument_n 1._o from_o god_n decree_n p._n 127._o 2._o from_o god_n justice_n ibid._n 3._o from_o conviction_n of_o conscience_n p._n 128._o 4._o from_o the_o dependence_n and_o connexion_n between_o the_o resurrection_n and_o day_n of_o judgement_n ibid._n 5._o from_o the_o general_a expectation_n of_o the_o saint_n p._n 129._o 6._o from_o god_n glory_n ibid._n use_v 1._o for_o reproof_n to_o ungodly_a person_n p._n 131_o 132._o use_v 2._o for_o instruction_n to_o magistrate_n and_o minister_n 6._o lesson_n commend_v 1._o entertain_v serious_a thought_n concern_v the_o day_n of_o judgement_n p._n 134._o 2._o let_v this_o consideration_n engage_v we_o to_o holiness_n of_o life_n and_o conversation_n ibid._n 3._o let_v this_o read_v we_o a_o lecture_n of_o patience_n p._n 135._o 4._o let_v we_o be_v engage_v to_o watchfulness_n 5._o let_v we_o learn_v to_o fear_n god_n ibid._n 6._o let_v we_o learn_v compassion_n and_o charity_n ibid._n use_v 3._o for_o consolation_n 1._o from_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o day_n p._n 136._o 2._o from_o the_o judge_n christ_n ibid._n 3._o from_o the_o sentence_n ibid._n 4._o from_o the_o eternal_a happiness_n ibid._n doct._n 2._o that_o at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n the_o secret_n of_o all_o man_n heart_n shall_v be_v judge_v p._n 136._o reas_n 1._o draw_v from_o god_n omniscience_n p._n 136._o reas_n 2._o from_o god_n justice_n p._n 137._o reas_n 3._o for_o the_o acquit_v of_o the_o godly_a ibid._n reas_n 4._o for_o the_o further_a condemnation_n of_o the_o wicked_a p._n 138._o use_v 1._o for_o terror_n unto_o the_o wicked_a ibid._n use_v 2._o for_o comfort_n to_o the_o godly_a p._n 139._o 3._o for_o counsel_v to_o both_o p._n 140._o doct._n 3._o at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n jesus_n christ_n shall_v be_v judge_n p._n 140._o 1._o prove_v by_o scripture_n p._n 140._o 2._o by_o 3._o reason_n 1._o from_o equity_n and_o retaliation_n ibid._n reas_n 2._o for_o the_o comfort_n of_o the_o godly_a ibid._n reas_n 3._o for_o the_o terror_n of_o the_o wicked_a ibid._n q._n 1._o be_v the_o father_n exclude_v a._n p._n 141._o q._n 2._o how_o shall_v christ_n appear_v a._n p._n 141._o q._n 3._o who_o shall_v christ_n judge_v a._n ibid._n q._n 4._o what_o will_v be_v the_o manner_n of_o christ_n judge_n a._n ibid._n q._n 5._o what_o sign_n be_v there_o of_o this_o day_n a._n p._n 143._o q._n 6._o why_o god_n defer_v the_o day_n
be_v such_o a_o bitter_a sorrow_n for_o sin_n as_o for_o the_o loss_n of_o a_o first-born_a like_o the_o mourning_n of_o hadadrimmon_a in_o the_o valley_n of_o megiddo_n peter_n deny_v shameful_o and_o weep_v bitter_o david_n water_v his_o couch_n with_o his_o tear_n marry_o magdalen_n out_o of_o who_o christ_n cast_v seven_o devil_n wash_v christ_n foot_n with_o her_o tear_n and_o wipe_v they_o with_o the_o hair_n of_o her_o head_n let_v it_o be_v bitter_a to_o remember_v that_o thou_o have_v be_v so_o undutiful_a to_o so_o gracious_a a_o god_n that_o thou_o have_v provoke_v such_o a_o merciful_a god_n to_o wrath_n who_o nature_n be_v to_o show_v mercy_n o_o how_o this_o consideration_n shall_v melt_v thy_o heart_n into_o a_o soul-reforming_a sorrow_n sin_n may_v be_v compare_v to_o the_o water_n of_o marah_n so_o bitter_a as_o none_o can_v drink_v of_o they_o sin_n be_v a_o very_a bitter_a thing_n it_o produce_v bitter_a effect_n but_o god_n show_v christ_n dir._n 2._o look_v through_o all_o humiliation_n unto_o jesus_n christ_n moses_n a_o tree_n which_o make_v the_o water_n of_o marah_n sweet_a the_o bitter_a tear_n of_o repentance_n and_o the_o most_o bitter_a affliction_n which_o sin_n produce_v will_v end_v in_o joy_n to_o those_o that_o be_v true_o penitent_a 2._o though_o thou_o must_v be_v humble_v and_o he_o that_o be_v never_o humble_v never_o true_o believe_v yet_o thou_o must_v not_o rest_v in_o thy_o humiliation_n but_o look_v unto_o jesus_n christ_n for_o a_o cure_n thou_o must_v be_v sensible_a of_o the_o sting_n and_o wound_n of_o sin_n and_o look_v unto_o jesus_n christ_n by_o the_o eye_n of_o faith_n for_o a_o cure_n he_o be_v our_o peace_n eph._n 2._o 14._o no_o reconciliation_n but_o by_o he_o 2_o cor._n 5._o 19_o no_o way_n to_o get_v heal_v pardon_n salvation_n but_o by_o he_o sue_v then_o out_o a_o pardon_n seal_v by_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n o_o pray_v that_o be_v will_v cancel_v the_o hand-writing_n against_o thou_o and_o that_o 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one_o word_n of_o comfort_n unto_o those_o upon_o who_o god_n have_v pour_v the_o spirit_n of_o repentance_n old_a people_n that_o have_v true_o repent_v of_o their_o sin_n shall_v have_v they_o impute_v unto_o christ_n and_o christ_n righteousness_n unto_o they_o for_o justification_n and_o let_v they_o read_v their_o blessedness_n psalm_n 32._o 1_o 2._o happy_a be_v they_o who_o soul_n be_v wash_v white_a in_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o consolation_n use_v 4._o for_o consolation_n lamb_n you_o that_o mourn_v for_o sin_n you_o shall_v be_v comfort_v you_o that_o bewail_v your_o sin_n and_o hate_v they_o and_o endeavour_v to_o walk_v close_o with_o god_n in_o a_o holy_a conformity_n to_o his_o will_n you_o shall_v have_v this_o hand-writing_n blot_v out_o and_o whether_o your_o sorrow_n be_v right_a and_o genuine_a you_o must_v try_v it_o by_o those_o apostolical_a character_n 2_o cor._n 7._o 10_o 11._o let_v no_o man_n apply_v comfort_n to_o himself_o but_o upon_o gospel_n term_n and_o to_o you_o that_o be_v young_a upon_o who_o heart_n god_n have_v wrought_v save_v grace_n in_o your_o tender_a year_n i_o must_v pronounce_v comfort_n to_o you_o happy_a be_v it_o with_o you_o that_o god_n have_v begin_v with_o you_o betimes_o and_o have_v plant_v his_o fear_n in_o your_o heart_n betimes_o you_o have_v hear_v how_o dear_a youthful_a sin_n cost_v many_o in_o their_o elder_a year_n o_o now_o be_v advise_v take_v warning_n fly_v youthful_a sin_n labour_v to_o be_v grave_a and_o serious_a in_o your_o carriage_n god_n have_v do_v much_o for_o you_o what_o will_v you_o do_v for_o he_o speak_v good_a of_o his_o name_n advance_v his_o glory_n encourage_v your_o fellow_n to_o come_v unto_o god_n remember_v that_o counsel_n which_o christ_n give_v peter_n when_o thou_o be_v convert_v streng_v then_o thy_o brethren_n i_o beseech_v you_o all_o in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n in_o the_o close_a of_o my_o sermon_n to_o beware_v of_o youthful_a levity_n there_o be_v burrough_n mr._n 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