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we_o have_v not_o know_v thy_o will_n thou_o have_v allure_v we_o with_o promise_n and_o deter_v we_o from_o our_o wicked_a way_n with_o threaten_n and_o sore_a affliction_n according_o send_v upon_o we_o but_o we_o have_v answer_v all_o with_o contempt_n security_n add_v transgression_n to_o transgression_n till_o they_o have_v be_v multiply_v over_o our_o head_n ascend_v up_o into_o thy_o presence_n and_o thence_o with_o wilful_a heart_n and_o violent_a hand_n pull_v down_o thy_o severe_a judgement_n uponour_a self_n as_o appear_v this_o day_n so_o that_o in_o our_o own_o conscience_n we_o do_v deserve_v to_o hear_v that_o sentence_n on_o the_o barren_a tree_n cut_v it_o down_o and_o cast_v it_o into_o the_o fire_n why_o keep_v it_o the_o ground_n barren_a that_o thou_o shall_v give_v we_o over_o to_o our_o own_o vile_a affection_n and_o destruction_n of_o body_n and_o soul_n by_o take_v away_o the_o comfort_n of_o thy_o word_n from_o this_o sinful_a nation_n by_o permit_v those_o 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we_o we_o have_v so_o often_o stop_v our_o ear_n to_o thy_o law_n that_o we_o may_v well_o expect_v that_o thou_o will_v not_o accept_v our_o offering_n and_o incense_v of_o prayer_n in_o our_o distress_n who_o have_v weary_v thou_o with_o our_o word_n and_o draw_v near_o to_o thou_o with_o â—eigned_a lip_n bâ—t_v our_o heart_n have_v be_v far_o from_o thou_o we_o be_v become_v the_o border_n of_o wickedness_n and_o thou_o have_v be_v sore_o displease_v with_o we_o because_o we_o have_v not_o hearken_v to_o thy_o prophet_n who_o cry_v to_o we_o to_o turn_v from_o our_o wicked_a way_n we_o have_v indeed_o not_o lay_v their_o message_n to_o heart_n but_o refuse_v to_o hearken_v and_o pull_v away_o the_o shoulder_n we_o make_v
until_o that_o 15._o jonah_n be_v cast_v overboard_o we_o can_v never_o appease_v the_o surge_n of_o a_o trouble_a mind_n this_o must_v thou_o seek_v through_o hearty_a 10._o sorrow_n for_o thy_o sin_n this_o restringent_a acrimonie_n shall_v heal_v the_o fountain_n that_o death_n and_o barrenness_n may_v no_o more_o flow_v from_o the_o mind_n into_o thy_o word_n and_o action_n it_o be_v a_o good_a sign_n of_o recovery_n when_o the_o disease_n change_v place_n so_o when_o we_o be_v please_v with_o repentance_n who_o wont_n to_o please_v ourselves_o in_o sin_n it_o be_v a_o token_n that_o sin_n decline_v in_o we_o second_o by_o commit_v thy_o work_n unto_o the_o lord_n 3._o so_o thy_o thought_n shall_v be_v establish_v and_o last_o by_o fill_v thy_o soul_n with_o such_o happy_a thought_n as_o constant_a meditation_n on_o god_n word_n will_v furnish_v thou_o with_o as_o it_o be_v say_v 37._o let_v thy_o mind_n be_v upon_o the_o ordinance_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o meditate_v continual_o on_o his_o commandment_n he_o shall_v establish_v thy_o heart_n and_o give_v thou_o wisdom_n at_o thy_o own_o desire_n 8_o tri_n overcome_v thy_o own_o mind_n and_o in_o every_o thing_n as_o much_o as_o possible_o thou_o can_v subject_n it_o to_o right_a reason_n let_v not_o affection_n or_o passion_n master_v it_o 9_o set_v thy_o mind_n ever_o upon_o some_o good_a to_o prevent_v the_o rise_n of_o evil_a thought_n that_o the_o tempter_n may_v 15_o never_o find_v thou_o at_o leisure_n to_o entertain_v he_o the_o mind_n be_v sâ—cec_fw-la natural_o active_a and_o prone_a to_o thought_n yea_o when_o thou_o sleep_v it_o have_v its_o motion_n give_v it_o some_o business_n it_o can_v be_v inactive_a as_o the_o earth_n neglect_v for_o want_v of_o culture_n bring_v forth_o noisome_a weed_n so_o will_v the_o mind_n evil_a and_o vain_a extravagancy_n of_o thought_n if_o thou_o busy_a it_o not_o in_o good_a yea_o the_o light_n of_o reason_n be_v eclypse_v by_o the_o mischievous_a interposition_n of_o vicious_a thought_n yet_o 15._o tire_v not_o thy_o mind_n with_o too_o much_o or_o too_o weighty_a affair_n proportion_n thy_o undertake_n to_o thy_o strength_n the_o mind_n require_v some_o intermission_n and_o rest_n which_o otherwise_o like_o the_o field_n with_o perpetual_a bear_n will_v grow_v fruitless_a the_o unbalasted_a ship_n be_v easy_o overset_v with_o every_o gust_n of_o wind_n and_o too_o much_o load_v sink_v she_o there_o be_v a_o ark_n of_o god_n secret_a counsel_n into_o which_o thy_o thought_n may_v not_o look_v there_o be_v also_o admirable_a mystery_n out_o of_o which_o god_n call_v as_o out_o of_o that_o â—iery_a bush_n 5._o come_v not_o nigh_o hither_o put_v off_o thy_o shoe_n from_o off_o thy_o foot_n resign_v thy_o thought_n to_o god_n immensity_n it_o be_v enough_o to_o believe_v his_o truth_n though_o thou_o can_v not_o examine_v his_o incomprehensible_a secret_n if_o thou_o will_v play_v with_o these_o flame_n thou_o shall_v burn_v thy_o wing_n god_n have_v reveal_v enough_o to_o make_v thou_o happy_a ambition_n of_o know_v more_o destroy_a mankind_n 4._o commune_fw-la with_o thy_o own_o heart_n concern_v that_o which_o may_v better_v thou_o psal._n 77._o 6._o and_o make_v thou_o happy_a divine_a soliloquy_n be_v a_o kind_n of_o rapt_a to_o heaven_n and_o prepossession_n of_o that_o blessedness_n use_v thy_o heart_n to_o think_v of_o good_a and_o heavenly_a thing_n and_o such_o will_v thy_o thought_n word_n and_o action_n be_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o wise_a 23._o teach_v his_o mouth_n custom_n be_v a_o second_o nature_n therefore_o also_o the_o wiseman_n say_v 33._o wisdom_n rest_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o he_o that_o have_v understanding_n if_o the_o wicked_a the_o worst_a of_o fool_n have_v any_o notion_n thereof_o it_o no_o more_o rest_v with_o he_o than_o lightning_n in_o the_o air_n 10_o set_v god_n ever_o beforâ—â—â—ee_a as_o 10._o a_o searcher_n of_o heart_n and_o cogitare_fw-la that_o which_o thou_o will_v be_v ashamed_a to_o speak_v before_o other_o be_v ashamed_a to_o think_v with_o thyself_o thought_n be_v 21._o the_o word_n of_o the_o heart_n which_o god_n hear_v who_o therefore_o say_v 4._o wherefore_o think_v you_o evil_a in_o your_o heart_n and_o 20._o curse_v not_o the_o king_n no_o not_o in_o thy_o thought_n 14._o be_v thou_o pure_a in_o heart_n if_o ever_o thou_o mean_v to_o see_v god_n let_v not_o thy_o heart_n dissent_v from_o thy_o tongue_n neither_o desire_n to_o seem_v more_o holy_a than_o there_o thou_o be_v if_o thou_o intend_v to_o please_v he_o for_o he_o be_v omniscient_a 11._o pray_v the_o lord_n 10._o to_o create_v a_o clean_a heart_n and_o to_o renew_v a_o right_a spirit_n within_o thou_o to_o 8â—_n incline_v thy_o heart_n unto_o his_o testimony_n to_o 7._o give_v thou_o a_o heart_n to_o know_v he_o to_o prepare_v thy_o heart_n that_o thou_o may_v true_o fear_v he_o meditate_v on_o he_o and_o love_v he_o above_o all_o and_o that_o he_o who_o cast_v out_o the_o tumultuous_a rabble_n from_o jairus_n house_n will_v also_o be_v please_v to_o cast_v out_o of_o thy_o soul_n and_o mind_n all_o those_o thought_n which_o offend_v he_o or_o hinder_v the_o riase_a up_o thy_o soul_n to_o the_o life_n of_o grace_n chap._n xix_o of_o the_o thought_n and_o order_v thereof_o §_o 1._o concern_v the_o right_n order_v the_o thought_n in_o respect_n of_o some_o particular_a passion_n affection_n and_o perturbation_n of_o mind_n in_o their_o distemper_n of_o love_n and_o delight_n §_o 2._o of_o joy_n rejoice_v mirth_n and_o sorrow_n §_o 3._o of_o 〈◊〉_d hatred_n malice_n envy_n §_o 4._o of_o impatience_n patience_n discontent_n and_o a_o content_a mind_n for_o the_o right_n order_v the_o thought_n arise_v from_o some_o particular_a affection_n or_o passion_n which_o usual_o discompose_v i._o and_o render_v the_o mind_n less_o apt_a for_o the_o service_n of_o god_n and_o less_o comfortable_a to_o ourselves_o we_o must_v ever_o have_v in_o mind_n the_o general_a rule_n before_o lay_v down_o that_o extreme_a and_o violent_a passion_n of_o any_o kind_n be_v distemper_n of_o the_o soul_n which_o at_o best_o befool_v a_o man_n if_o not_o as_o abâ—rit_fw-fr hippocrate_v think_v make_v he_o mad_a they_o be_v like_o a_o deluge_n which_o rather_o overflow_v and_o drown_v then_o refresh_v the_o mind_n they_o be_v like_o a_o enrage_a sea_n full_a of_o hazard_n they_o disturb_v the_o intellectual_n and_o distract_v the_o will_n look_v how_o all_o thing_n in_o trouble_a water_n seem_v wreathe_v and_o disorder_v which_o in_o the_o still_o be_v clear_o see_v so_o be_v it_o here_o the_o calm_a affection_n be_v more_o accommodate_v for_o god_n service_n and_o our_o use_n to_o come_v to_o some_o particulars_n love_n and_o delight_n be_v great_a 〈◊〉_d in_o this_o present_a life_n every_o man_n have_v some_o love_n and_o delight_n there_o be_v none_o that_o live_v without_o these_o the_o skill_n be_v delight_n that_o we_o set_v they_o on_o right_a object_n as_o god_n psal._n 37._o and_o â—_o heavenly_a thing_n so_o they_o can_v fall_v into_o excess_n and_o goodness_n so_o shall_v they_o make_v we_o good_a and_o happy_a 2._o that_o we_o pervert_v not_o the_o order_n we_o must_v noâ—_n love_v or_o delight_n in_o any_o thing_n before_o god_n let_v he_o be_v our_o 〈◊〉_d and_o chief_a love_n and_o delight_n and_o we_o shall_v be_v happy_a in_o all_o that_o be_v subordinate_a 3._o that_o no_o inferior_a love_n or_o delight_n draw_v as_o away_o from_o god_n love_n there_o be_v a_o time_n place_n and_o measure_n for_o secular_a delight_n so_o far_o as_o they_o be_v subordinate_a to_o god_n make_v we_o more_o fit_a for_o his_o service_n and_o administer_v occasion_n and_o matter_n of_o thankfulness_n to_o he_o if_o otherwise_o if_o god_n love_v we_o he_o will_v take_v that_o away_o from_o we_o which_o else_o will_v take_v we_o from_o he_o a_o necessary_a rule_n for_o they_o to_o consider_v who_o too_o impatient_o bear_v the_o loss_n of_o that_o they_o much_o love_v or_o delight_v in_o 4._o that_o we_o neither_o love_v nor_o delight_n in_o any_o worldly_a thing_n otherwise_o then_o to_o hold_v it_o with_o a_o loose_a hand_n content_v to_o part_n with_o it_o when_o god_n please_v to_o take_v it_o back_o again_o it_o be_v job_n resolution_n 21._o the_o lord_n give_v and_o the_o lord_n have_v take_v away_o and_o bless_v be_v the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n concern_v joy_n etc._n rejoice_v and_o mirth_n the_o rule_n be_v that_o 1._o god_n will_v not_o have_v we_o disconsolate_a but_o 11._o to_o rejoice_v and_o be_v cheerful_a in_o he_o evermore_o 5_o dedolency_n 11._o melancholy_a 1._o dejectedness_n 3._o worldly_a sorrow_n â—5_n bitterness_n of_o spirit_n 1._o and_o secret_a repine_n against_o god_n providence_n â—_o be_v dangerous_a symptom_n 16_o of_o unbelief_n for_o if_o be_v 17._o justify_v
shall_v we_o report_v of_o thou_o to_o our_o king_n reply_v say_v there_o be_v a_o man_n in_o athens_n who_o can_v hold_v his_o peace_n at_o supper_n it_o be_v true_a a_o wide_a ear_n and_o a_o close_a mouth_n belong_v unto_o the_o wise_a though_o calling_n and_o occasion_n be_v herein_o very_o considerable_a if_o a_o pastor_n fear_v to_o warn_v his_o auditor_n of_o sin_n he_o become_v 28._o guilty_a of_o their_o blood_n who_o perish_v therein_o their_o rule_n be_v to_o be_v ibid._n discreet_a in_o silence_n and_o profitable_a in_o word_n that_o they_o neither_o speak_v thing_n to_o be_v conceal_v nor_o conceal_v that_o which_o shall_v be_v speak_v incautious_a speech_n lead_v man_n into_o error_n and_o indiscreet_a silence_n leave_v they_o therein_o i_o speak_v here_o of_o private_a interest_n wherein_o three_o thing_n excellent_o become_v a_o man_n wisdom_n in_o the_o mind_n modesty_n in_o the_o countenance_n and_o silence_n in_o the_o tongue_n it_o be_v a_o safe_a abstinence_n how_o often_o do_v we_o or_o aught_o we_o to_o repent_v of_o our_o word_n how_o seldom_o of_o our_o silence_n in_o passion_n we_o be_v too_o apt_a to_o speak_v grief_n have_v many_o tongue_n and_o it_o be_v not_o easy_a therein_o with_o 3._o aâ—ron_n to_o hold_v our_o peace_n though_o very_o advantageous_a which_o the_o heathen_n seem_v to_o intimate_v in_o place_v the_o image_n of_o angeronia_n with_o the_o moâ—th_v bind_v up_o 7._o on_o the_o altar_n of_o volupia_n to_o show_v that_o they_o who_o do_v prudent_o conceal_v their_o sorrow_n and_o anxiety_n by_o patience_n shall_v attain_v comfort_n it_o be_v great_a wisdom_n neither_o to_o take_v notice_n of_o every_o injury_n nor_o to_o publish_v every_o grief_n 6._o let_v thy_o word_n be_v few_o and_o opportune_a not_o as_o a_o fool_n who_o 4_o care_v not_o what_o but_o how_o much_o he_o speak_v speak_v only_o that_o which_o thou_o certain_o know_v and_o thereof_o that_o which_o be_v necessary_a and_o no_o more_o to_o hear_v much_o and_o 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