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his_o sleep_n forsake_v he_o when_o he_o speak_v he_o be_v little_a bet_n when_o he_o keep_v silence_n he_o boil_v in_o disquietness_n the_o light_n do_v not_o comfort_v he_o and_o the_o darkness_n do_v terrify_v he_o all_o other_o affliction_n be_v tolerable_a because_o temporal_a and_o pursue_v but_o to_o death_n yet_o this_o be_v not_o â—uâ—ed_v end_v not_o in_o death_n man_n law_n transgress_v may_v be_v help_v by_o bribe_v of_o the_o magistrate_n or_o if_o the_o offence_n be_v capital_a that_o there_o can_v be_v no_o plead_n for_o he_o yet_o he_o may_v fly_v his_o country_n and_o so_o escape_v but_o god_n will_v not_o be_v bribe_v neither_o be_v there_o any_o fly_n from_o his_o presence_n psal_n 139._o nay_o alas_o we_o shall_v need_v no_o seek_v out_o we_o shall_v need_v no_o apparitor_n to_o summon_v we_o no_o bailiff_n to_o fetch_v we_o no_o accuser_n to_o give_v in_o evidence_n against_o we_o sin_n itself_o will_v arrest_v we_o for_o he_o lie_v at_o the_o door_n our_o conscience_n will_v impanell_n a_o quest_n against_o we_o our_o heart_n will_v give_v in_o sufficient_a evidence_n to_o convict_v we_o and_o our_o own_o iniquity_n will_v plead_v guilty_a to_o our_o face_n this_o make_v the_o heathen_a to_o kill_v themselves_o think_v death_n to_o be_v a_o end_n of_o all_o misery_n and_o thus_o like_o fond_a fish_n they_o leap_v out_o of_o the_o pan_n into_o the_o fire_n out_o of_o the_o hell_n of_o their_o conscience_n into_o hell_n itself_o let_v they_o do_v the_o best_a they_o can_v get_v they_o to_o merry_a company_n laugh_v their_o sin_n out_o of_o countenance_n yet_o let_v they_o know_v that_o with_o nero_n they_o may_v change_v their_o chamber_n but_o their_o chamber-fellow_n shall_v never_o leave_v they_o they_o may_v sacrifice_v unto_o the_o lord_n humble_v themselves_o weep_v with_o esau_n confess_v with_o judas_n lay_v hold_v on_o the_o horn_n of_o the_o altar_n to_o mitigate_v their_o pain_n but_o only_o the_o expiatory_a sacrifice_n of_o the_o immaculate_a lamb_n be_v able_a to_o give_v they_o rest_v and_o quietness_n of_o soul_n indeed_o this_o distress_n of_o conscience_n soon_o become_v melancholic_a vile_a and_o base_a turn_v reason_n into_o foolishness_n and_o disgrace_v the_o beauty_n of_o the_o countenance_n body_n how_o conscience_n may_v disiguâ—e_v the_o body_n and_o transform_v the_o stout_a nebuchadnezzer_n become_v a_o beast_n so_o easy_o be_v the_o body_n subject_a to_o alteration_n of_o mind_n and_o soon_o lose_v with_o anguish_n and_o distraction_n thereof_o all_o the_o support_n of_o his_o excellency_n in_o melancholy_n the_o heart_n be_v trouble_v with_o vain_a sear_n upon_o every_o small_a object_n the_o very_a eye_n by_o a_o false_a apparition_n may_v strike_v he_o the_o ear_n with_o the_o imagination_n of_o every_o voice_n sound_v may_v doleful_o appall_v he_o a_o very_a touch_n may_v make_v he_o startle_v and_o many_o such_o like_a trouble_n which_o be_v whelp_n of_o that_o melancholy_n litter_n breed_v of_o that_o corrupt_a state_n of_o body_n alter_v in_o spirit_n in_o blood_n in_o substance_n and_o complexion_n this_o may_v increase_v the_o terror_n of_o the_o afflict_a mind_n double_v the_o fear_n and_o discouragement_n advise_v how_o distemper_n of_o body_n may_v increase_v this_o wound_n and_o hinder_v all_o cure_n by_o counsel_n and_o advise_v and_o shut_v up_o all_o mean_n of_o consolation_n for_o it_o must_v enter_v by_o the_o sense_n to_o the_o mind_n now_o the_o instrument_n of_o sense_n be_v alter_v by_o the_o humour_n and_o their_o sincerity_n stain_v with_o the_o obscure_a and_o dark_a spot_n of_o melancholy_n receive_v not_o indifferent_o the_o medicine_n of_o consolation_n as_o the_o brain_n the_o original_n and_o fountain_n of_o all_o sense_n and_o motion_n be_v thus_o evil_o dispose_v so_o the_o heart_n the_o cherisher_n and_o refresher_n of_o our_o nature_n be_v in_o no_o better_a case_n and_o acquaint_v with_o terror_n and_o overthrow_v with_o that_o searefull_a passion_n imptison_v the_o spirit_n contract_v itself_o and_o hardly_o yield_v to_o persuasion_n of_o comfort_n whatsoever_o it_o bring_v of_o assurance_n for_o though_o the_o grief_n strike_v down_o at_o the_o first_o respect_v no_o time_n place_n person_n condition_n or_o opportunity_n of_o work_v but_o break_v through_o all_o such_o consideration_n and_o bear_v down_o all_o resistance_n yet_o the_o comfort_n require_v they_o all_o and_o the_o miss_n of_o one_o make_v the_o affliction_n to_o be_v long_o and_o hard_o in_o the_o cure_n the_o comforter_n person_n his_o manner_n of_o handle_v the_o patient_a the_o time_n and_o place_n of_o performance_n with_o the_o brain_n and_o heart_n which_o be_v as_o the_o gate_n and_o entrance_n unto_o the_o soul_n may_v hinder_v or_o aid_v the_o consolation_n grace_n no_o distemper_n can_v hinder_v the_o inward_a comfort_n of_o god_n grace_n but_o all_o this_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o outward_a mean_n for_o the_o inward_a mean_n to_o wit_n the_o grace_n of_o god_n and_o his_o mercy_n his_o comfortable_a spirit_n and_o gracious_a favour_n in_o like_a swiftness_n without_o mean_n may_v restore_v the_o mind_n thus_o distress_v which_o lie_v open_a equal_o to_o the_o kind_n of_o cure_n even_o as_o it_o lay_v to_o the_o wound_n therefore_o see_v the_o body_n work_v nothing_o upon_o the_o mind_n altogether_o impatible_a of_o every_o be_v save_v of_o god_n alone_o and_o second_o that_o the_o efficient_a can_v do_v it_o without_o help_n of_o the_o body_n and_o three_o that_o the_o comfort_n be_v not_o procure_v by_o any_o corporal_a instrument_n nor_o the_o discomfort_n direct_o procure_v by_o the_o same_o &_o last_o because_o all_o be_v do_v by_o cause_n in_o subject_n nothing_o corporal_a and_o produce_v effect_n of_o a_o other_o nature_n then_o corporal_a it_o must_v needs_o be_v conclude_v that_o there_o be_v great_a difference_n betwixt_o these_o two_o trouble_n the_o punishment_n of_o bodily_a rack_a be_v not_o the_o passion_n of_o the_o heart_n but_o a_o cause_n of_o it_o so_o that_o rack_a of_o the_o soul_n by_o sin_n be_v not_o a_o melancholy_n passion_n but_o yet_o may_v it_o cause_v it_o and_o therefore_o make_v the_o distinction_n not_o so_o clear_a for_o oftentimes_o the_o symptom_n of_o a_o disease_n be_v take_v for_o the_o disease_n itself_o the_o affliction_n of_o mind_n sorrow_n the_o person_n which_o be_v able_a to_o this_o sorrow_n to_o what_o person_n it_o fall_v and_o by_o what_o mean_n be_v thus_o to_o be_v resolve_v all_o man_n be_v subject_a to_o this_o by_o reason_n of_o our_o fall_n the_o breach_n of_o god_n law_n and_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n that_o follow_v thereupon_o yet_o of_o all_o sort_n of_o man_n melancholy_n person_n be_v most_o subject_a unto_o it_o not_o from_o the_o humour_n but_o because_o he_o be_v most_o doubtful_a and_o jealous_a of_o his_o estate_n for_o life_n temporal_a and_o life_n spiritual_a for_o temporal_a physician_n and_o apothecary_n shop_n will_v bear_v sufficient_a witness_n for_o if_o they_o be_v able_a to_o walk_v we_o find_v they_o for_o the_o most_o part_n in_o these_o place_n and_o i_o will_v to_o god_n they_o be_v as_o ready_a for_o their_o spiritual_a life_n to_o be_v with_o god_n spiritual_a physician_n and_o in_o the_o shop_n of_o the_o true_a balm_n of_o gilead_n by_o experience_n we_o find_v that_o when_o they_o begin_v to_o examine_v how_o their_o action_n answer_v the_o natural_a and_o write_a line_n of_o righteousness_n and_o want_v the_o arch-pillar_n of_o faith_n and_o assurance_n in_o christ_n jesus_n our_o hope_n present_o feel_v the_o very_a anguish_n due_a unto_o sinner_n and_o in_o that_o most_o miserable_a condition_n fall_v into_o flat_a despair_n the_o manner_n how_o this_o be_v do_v be_v when_o the_o curious_a melancholy_n person_n carry_v his_o mind_n into_o the_o sense_n of_o such_o mystery_n they_o how_o it_o befall_v they_o as_o exceed_v humane_a capacity_n and_o be_v desirous_a to_o know_v more_o than_o be_v reveal_v in_o the_o word_n of_o truth_n and_o yet_o be_v ignorant_a of_o that_o which_o be_v reveal_v he_o sudden_o fall_v into_o the_o gulf_n of_o god_n secret_a counsel_n which_o swallow_v up_o all_o conceit_n of_o man_n or_o angel_n and_o measure_v the_o truth_n of_o such_o depth_n by_o the_o shallow_a model_n of_o his_o own_o wit_n be_v catch_v and_o devour_v of_o that_o which_o his_o presumptuous_a curiosity_n move_v he_o to_o attempt_v to_o apprehend_v of_o this_o we_o have_v a_o memorable_a example_n of_o a_o virtuous_a gentlewoman_n in_o this_o land_n who_o be_v carry_v along_o in_o this_o course_n doubt_v very_o often_o of_o her_o salvation_n and_o make_v her_o case_n know_v unto_o a_o worthy_a minister_n of_o god_n he_o often_o counfel_v she_o to_o take_v heed_n of_o inquiry_n further_o than_o god_n word_n and_o trust_v assure_o that_o she_o may_v