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to_o encourage_v their_o companion_n by_o make_v their_o heart_n glad_a and_o dishearten_v the_o godly_a by_o make_v their_o heart_n sad_a as_o the_o false_a prophet_n be_v wont_a to_o do_v ezech._n 13.22_o verse_n 5._o satan_n have_v charge_v god_n in_o the_o former_a verse_n which_o deal_v deceitful_o with_o the_o man_n and_o woman_n in_o threaten_v they_o with_o a_o grievous_a curse_n if_o they_o taste_v the_o fruit_n for_o bid_a which_o he_o well_o know_v shall_v never_o come_v upon_o they_o in_o this_o verse_n he_o go_v a_o step_n far_o and_o charge_v god_n with_o envy_n towards_o man_n affirm_v that_o he_o in_o forbid_v the_o eat_n of_o that_o fruit_n keep_v man_n from_o the_o mean_n of_o make_v he_o wise_a and_o enable_v he_o to_o discern_v between_o good_a and_o evil_n that_o so_o himself_o may_v excel_v alone_o and_o this_o as_o well_o as_o the_o former_a the_o woman_n must_v give_v credit_n unto_o upon_o his_o own_o word_n and_o confident_a affirmation_n whence_o 1._o observe_v satan_n in_o all_o his_o promise_n give_v man_n no_o ground_n to_o build_v upon_o but_o his_o own_o bare_a word_n observe_v 1_o christ_n must_v take_v his_o word_n alone_o for_o it_o that_o all_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v he_o and_o that_o he_o have_v power_n to_o bestow_v they_o on_o whomhe_v please_v and_o therefore_o that_o he_o can_v and_o will_v bestow_v they_o on_o he_o luke_n 4.6_o 7._o you_o must_v take_v wicked_a man_n word_n for_o it_o that_o lay_v wait_n for_o innocent_a blood_n be_v the_o way_n to_o make_v one_o rich_a and_o to_o fill_v his_o house_n with_o spoil_n prov._n 5.13_o so_o must_v ahab_n take_v the_o false_a prophet_n word_n that_o he_o shall_v prosper_v in_o his_o attempt_n upon_o ramoth-gilead_n 1_o king_n 22._o on_o the_o other_o side_n god_n when_o he_o speak_v produce_v his_o strong_a reason_n draw_v from_o experience_n isa_n 41.20_o 21._o sufficient_o testify_v to_o man_n own_o heart_n who_o be_v witness_n with_o he_o as_o himself_o speak_v isa_n 43.9_o 10._o in_o like_a manner_n his_o servant_n that_o speak_v unto_o we_o in_o his_o name_n bring_v forth_o evident_a and_o demonstrative_a proof_n for_o all_o that_o they_o desire_v we_o to_o believe_v either_o out_o of_o scripture_n the_o oracle_n of_o truth_n or_o out_o of_o strong_a evidence_n make_v good_a by_o right_a reason_n or_o by_o trial_n of_o experience_n as_o elijah_n put_v the_o determination_n of_o the_o question_n whether_o god_n or_o baal_n be_v the_o true_a god_n upon_o a_o answer_n from_o heaven_n by_o fire_n 1_o king_n 18.24_o it_o be_v true_a that_o god_n himself_o do_v affirm_v thing_n upon_o his_o own_o word_n alone_o and_o just_o may_v see_v his_o word_n be_v the_o standard_n of_o truth_n and_o therefore_o the_o only_a ground_n of_o faith_n but_o this_o be_v a_o peculiar_a privilege_n to_o he_o alone_o incommunicable_a to_o any_o creature_n not_o to_o man_n who_o be_v all_o liar_n rem_fw-la 3.4_o much_o less_o to_o satan_n who_o be_v the_o father_n of_o lie_n john_n 8.44_o indeed_o satan_n sometime_o imitate_v god_n in_o this_o way_n and_o offer_v also_o and_o make_v show_v to_o confirm_v by_o experiment_n what_o he_o suggest_v as_o that_o proud_a man_n be_v happy_a because_o they_o prosper_v mal._n 3.15_o by_o which_o mean_v he_o prevail_v much_o upon_o wicked_a man_n to_o harden_v their_o heart_n eccl._n 8.11_o jer._n 44.17_o 18._o yea_o and_o sometime_o shake_v the_o faith_n of_o the_o godly_a themselves_o as_o he_o do_v david_n psal_n 73.2_o 3_o 13._o but_o therein_o he_o play_v the_o notable_a sophister_n 1._o in_o represent_v wicked_a man_n prosperity_n so_o as_o if_o it_o be_v the_o reward_n of_o their_o wickedness_n whereas_o it_o be_v either_o the_o blessing_n of_o god_n upon_o their_o provident_a care_n and_o industry_n in_o manage_v their_o affair_n according_a to_o his_o own_o decree_n prov._n 10.4_o and_o 14.23_o or_o for_o the_o manifest_v of_o his_o goodness_n to_o all_o mat._n 5.45_o and_o his_o justice_n in_o their_o condemnation_n who_o abuse_n his_o mercy_n and_o provoke_v he_o by_o their_o sin_n when_o he_o do_v they_o good_a or_o for_o the_o fat_a of_o they_o against_o the_o day_n of_o slaughter_n jer._n 12.3_o and_o raise_v they_o up_o on_o high_a unto_o eminent_a place_n their_o cast_v down_o into_o sudden_a and_o horrible_a destruction_n may_v be_v the_o more_o observe_v psal_n 73.18_o 2._o he_o deceive_v man_n by_o make_v the_o world_n believe_v that_o to_o be_v their_o happiness_n which_o be_v indeed_o their_o plague_n as_o solomon_n have_v find_v it_o in_o his_o own_o experience_n eccl._n 5.13_o neither_o indeed_o can_v it_o be_v otherwise_o 1._o because_o all_o satan_n word_n be_v falsehood_n which_o therefore_o can_v have_v no_o reality_n upon_o which_o they_o be_v found_v for_o if_o they_o have_v they_o be_v not_o falsehood_n beside_o the_o devil_n have_v no_o power_n to_o effect_v any_o thing_n of_o himself_o and_o consequent_o in_o all_o his_o promise_n can_v give_v we_o nothing_o but_o word_n as_o be_v not_o able_a to_o make_v good_a any_o thing_n of_o all_o that_o he_o undertake_v as_o the_o event_n and_o issue_n make_v it_o evident_a at_o the_o end_n be_v not_o they_o then_o gross_o besot_v that_o believe_v every_o word_n which_o solomon_n tell_v we_o be_v the_o character_n of_o a_o fool_n prov._n 14.15_o and_o that_o of_o satan_n too_o who_o be_v a_o liar_n from_o the_o beginning_n as_o our_o saviour_n tell_v we_o john_n 8.44_o and_o yet_o those_o false_a suggestion_n of_o he_o be_v the_o principle_n by_o which_o the_o wise_a man_n of_o the_o world_n guide_v themselves_o believe_v 1._o that_o riches_n be_v a_o strong_a city_n prov._n 18.11_o that_o they_o abide_v for_o ever_o psal_n 49.11_o that_o they_o bring_v with_o they_o all_o sufficiency_n so_o that_o one_o may_v secure_o rest_v upon_o they_o as_o the_o fool_n think_v luke_n 12.19_o and_o may_v be_v purchase_v by_o way_n of_o injustice_n and_o violence_n prov._n 1.13_o ground_n that_o have_v no_o other_o foundation_n but_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o world_n blind_v by_o satan_n 2_o cor._n 4.4_o but_o contradict_v by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o by_o all_o experience_n 2._o these_o groundless_a opinion_n and_o other_o if_o it_o may_v be_v more_o false_a than_o they_o as_o that_o god_n have_v forsake_v the_o earth_n that_o a_o man_n shall_v have_v peace_n though_o he_o walk_v in_o all_o the_o abomination_n of_o his_o heart_n that_o there_o be_v no_o profit_n in_o god_n service_n and_o the_o like_a man_n notwithstanding_o so_o fair_o rest_v upon_o that_o they_o be_v sway_v by_o they_o in_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o their_o practice_n 3._o in_o the_o mean_a time_n they_o sleight_v those_o infallible_a ground_n of_o truth_n which_o the_o god_n of_o truth_n have_v lay_v down_o unto_o we_o in_o his_o word_n and_o which_o all_o experience_n have_v make_v good_a unto_o we_o and_o be_v not_o he_o a_o wise_a man_n that_o guide_v himself_o by_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o world_n satan_n if_o we_o mark_v it_o well_o manifest_v great_a policy_n in_o choose_v out_o the_o ground_n upon_o which_o he_o raise_v up_o jealousy_n in_o the_o woman_n heart_n against_o god_n that_o paradise_n be_v a_o garden_n of_o great_a pleasure_n and_o delight_n excellent_o furnish_v with_o all_o variety_n of_o the_o choice_a fruit_n plant_v by_o god_n himself_o and_o free_o give_v and_o bestow_v on_o man_n out_o of_o his_o mere_a bounty_n these_o thing_n be_v so_o clear_a and_o evident_a that_o they_o can_v not_o be_v contradict_v or_o question_v and_o theresoâ—e_v statan_n take_v it_o to_o be_v his_o wife_a course_n not_o to_o meddle_v with_o they_o at_o all_o but_o the_o intention_n of_o god_n in_o this_o bounty_n of_o he_o be_v a_o secret_a thing_n
object_n but_o from_o the_o corruption_n of_o the_o heart_n within_o observe_v 2_o indeed_o those_o thing_n that_o defile_v a_o man_n come_v from_o within_o mark_v 7.21_o and_o it_o be_v not_o the_o behold_n of_o a_o woman_n but_o the_o lust_a after_o she_o in_o one_o heart_n that_o make_v it_o adultery_n mat._n 5.18_o and_o st._n james_n tell_v we_o that_o god_n tempt_v no_o man_n but_o every_o man_n be_v draw_v away_o by_o his_o own_o lust_n jam._n 1.13_o 14._o first_o god_n tempt_v no_o man_n neither_o by_o suggestion_n of_o evil_n that_o he_o raise_v up_o in_o any_o man_n heart_n nor_o by_o any_o thing_n that_o he_o have_v make_v now_o if_o god_n shall_v have_v put_v any_o evil_n into_o the_o creature_n which_o he_o have_v make_v he_o may_v have_v be_v say_v in_o some_o sort_n to_o have_v tempt_v we_o to_o evil_a but_o every_o creature_n of_o god_n be_v good_a wherefore_o he_o affirm_v that_o the_o cause_n of_o evil_n be_v within_o we_o and_o not_o without_o we_o the_o creature_n be_v in_o the_o nature_n of_o it_o as_o apt_a to_o be_v apply_v to_o good_a as_o to_o evil_a to_o which_o it_o can_v be_v turn_v but_o by_o the_o evil_a disposition_n of_o our_o own_o heart_n within_o we_o and_o the_o motion_n that_o arise_v from_o thence_o the_o evil_a than_o be_v neither_o in_o the_o wedge_n of_o gold_n nor_o in_o the_o babylonish_n garment_n which_o achan_n see_v but_o in_o his_o covet_v of_o they_o nor_o be_v it_o in_o the_o wine_n that_o give_v a_o red_a colour_n in_o the_o cup_n but_o in_o the_o drunkard_n inordinate_a appetite_n prov._n 23.31_o no_o wicked_a person_n draw_v from_o allure_a object_n motion_n and_o solicitation_n to_o sin_n with_o a_o intent_n to_o corrupt_v and_o draw_v other_o to_o evil_n as_o the_o devil_n from_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o world_n draw_v his_o temptation_n wherewith_o he_o endeavour_v to_o allure_v our_o bless_a saviour_n to_o fall_v down_o and_o worship_v he_o yet_o neither_o the_o creature_n itself_o nor_o the_o temptation_n or_o motion_n present_v with_o it_o cause_v any_o sin_n in_o we_o unless_o they_o meet_v with_o some_o corruption_n in_o our_o heart_n to_o embrace_v and_o entertain_v they_o see_v the_o nature_n of_o sin_n consist_v in_o a_o voluntary_a motion_n of_o the_o mind_n against_o the_o law_n of_o god_n whichcan_n proceed_v from_o no_o other_o cause_n but_o only_o from_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o mind_n of_o he_o that_o sin_n we_o have_v lay_v before_o we_o the_o first_o step_n of_o the_o woman_n sin_n in_o the_o outward_a act_n that_o she_o see_v the_o fruit_n of_o the_o tree_n that_o it_o be_v pleasant_a that_o be_v that_o she_o look_v upon_o it_o with_o delight_n and_o desire_v she_o see_v it_o perhaps_o before_o but_o that_o be_v only_o in_o a_o natural_a way_n to_o discern_v that_o object_n before_o her_o eye_n she_o look_v now_o upon_o it_o in_o a_o sinful_a way_n fix_v her_o eye_n upon_o it_o with_o a_o more_o serious_a observation_n of_o the_o pleasantness_n of_o it_o which_o so_o affect_v her_o heart_n that_o she_o take_v the_o boldness_n to_o pluck_v and_o eat_v it_o so_o she_o begin_v her_o sin_n in_o gaze_v upon_o and_o perfect_v it_o in_o take_v and_o eat_v whence_o 3_o observe_v it_o be_v dangerous_a to_o a_o man_n to_o fix_v his_o sense_n upon_o entice_a object_n observe_v 3_o to_o look_n upon_o the_o wine_n in_o the_o glass_n and_o to_o observe_v the_o colour_n and_o motion_n or_o sparkle_v of_o it_o prov._n 23.31_o therefore_o the_o wise_a man_n express_v inordinate_a desire_n of_o riches_n by_o that_o phrase_n of_o set_v our_o eye_n upon_o they_o prov._n 23.5_o indeed_o the_o very_a look_v upon_o the_o wedge_n of_o gold_n draw_v achan_n to_o covet_v it_o josh_n 7.21_o and_o man_n be_v take_v with_o the_o eyelid_n of_o a_o whore_n when_o they_o gaze_v in_o her_o face_n prov._n 6.25_o as_o the_o look_n upon_o bathsheba_n when_o she_o wash_v herself_o ensnare_v david_n 2_o sam._n 11.2_o for_o which_o cause_n it_o be_v that_o job_n when_o he_o will_v not_o think_v upon_o a_o maid_n make_v a_o covenant_n with_o his_o eye_n to_o prevent_v it_o job_n 31.1_o let_v it_o be_v then_o the_o care_n of_o every_o good_a man_n to_o watch_v diligent_o and_o continual_o over_o his_o outward_a sense_n let_v he_o turn_v away_o his_o ear_n from_o harken_v to_o a_o naughty_a tongue_n prov._n 17.4_o his_o eye_n from_o behold_v vanity_n psal_n 119.37_o that_o be_v his_o sense_n from_o dwell_v unnecessary_o upon_o allure_a object_n and_o to_o do_v that_o it_o will_v be_v our_o wisdom_n to_o fix_v they_o upon_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v useful_a and_o profitable_a remember_v the_o use_n for_o which_o god_n have_v give_v they_o unto_o we_o which_o be_v partly_o natural_a to_o inform_v we_o of_o thing_n profitable_a or_o hurtful_a to_o the_o outward_a man_n and_o partly_o and_o especial_o spiritual_a to_o set_v before_o we_o those_o object_n that_o by_o the_o due_a meditation_n of_o they_o may_v raise_v up_o our_o mind_n to_o heavenly_a thought_n observe_v both_o their_o perfection_n that_o we_o may_v raise_v up_o our_o heart_n to_o the_o admiration_n of_o the_o more_o eminent_a perfection_n of_o he_o that_o give_v they_o and_o withal_o their_o defect_n by_o which_o they_o come_v infinite_o short_a of_o that_o all-sufficiency_n upon_o which_o our_o dependence_n must_v be_v ground_v consider_v therefore_o in_o the_o object_n which_o we_o meet_v withal_o 1._o that_o they_o be_v of_o a_o nature_n appliable_a to_o good_a or_o evil_n as_o they_o be_v diverse_o entertain_v and_o use_v and_o may_v be_v as_o well_o snare_n as_o help_n unto_o we_o 2._o that_o our_o sense_n be_v natural_o corrupt_a as_o many_o sense_n as_o we_o have_v so_o many_o window_n we_o carry_v about_o we_o to_o let_v in_o sin_n and_o as_o many_o outward_a object_n as_o be_v present_v to_o we_o so_o many_o spark_n may_v fall_v into_o out_o heart_n in_o this_o state_n of_o corruption_n to_o set_v the_o whole_a frame_n of_o our_o nature_n on_o fire_n 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