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either_o historical_a such_o as_o the_o devil_n have_v jam_fw-la 2._o 19_o or_o temporary_a math._n 13._o 20._o act_n 8._o 13._o and_o this_o be_v either_o faith_n of_o miracle_n or_o a_o temptation_n of_o security_n for_o the_o devil_n himself_o will_v persuade_v obstinate_a sinner_n that_o they_o believe_v and_o be_v therefore_o sure_a of_o salvation_n that_o he_o may_v keep_v they_o without_o charity_n which_o be_v the_o life_n 118._o of_o religion_n and_o that_o one_o thing_n without_o which_o faith_n be_v dead_a &_o persuade_v they_o to_o sin_n secure_o and_o there_o be_v also_o a_o 9_o sanctify_a justify_v lively_a faith_n 12._o proper_a to_o the_o elect_a only_o this_o purifi_v the_o heart_n give_v we_o the_o adoption_n of_o son_n and_o â—_o everlasting_a life_n concern_v this_o faith_n we_o inquire_v and_o because_o 9_o the_o heart_n be_v so_o deceitful_a and_o satan_n suitable_a to_o teach_v hypocrisy_n so_o near_o to_o resemble_v true_a grace_n it_o high_o concern_v every_o 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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
this_o be_v a_o prudent_a expectation_n of_o future_a good_a the_o fulfil_n of_o all_o god_n promise_n in_o christ_n for_o this_o life_n and_o that_o to_o come_v this_o be_v a_o virtue_n infuse_v into_o our_o heart_n by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n this_o be_v in_o god_n who_o can_v deceive_v as_o it_o be_v write_v 24._o be_v of_o good_a courage_n and_o he_o shall_v strengthen_v your_o heart_n all_o you_o that_o hope_v in_o the_o lord_n god_n 18._o eye_n be_v upon_o they_o and_o they_o 5._o trust_v in_o he_o who_o will_v certain_o perform_v his_o promise_n and_o 18._o happy_a be_v they_o the_o lord_n 11_o take_v pleasure_n in_o they_o their_o expectation_n shall_v be_v gladness_n prov._n 10._o 28._o they_o have_v hope_n in_o death_n prov._n 14._o 32._o they_o be_v save_v hereby_o rom._n 8._o 24._o hope_n in_o any_o creature_n but_o hope_v in_o god_n make_v not_o ashamed_a because_o he_o 25._o be_v good_a to_o all_o they_o that_o trust_v in_o he_o this_o hope_n be_v not_o humane_a or_o conjectural_a such_o as_o may_v be_v deceive_v but_o divine_a ground_v on_o the_o infallible_a 4._o word_n of_o god_n who_o be_v our_o hope_n the_o object_n of_o this_o hope_n be_v all_o that_o which_o god_n have_v promise_v remission_n of_o sin_n grace_n glory_n all_o thing_n necessary_a for_o this_o present_a life_n and_o the_o life_n to_o come_v the_o instrumental_a cause_n hereof_o be_v justify_v faith_n whence_o it_o spring_v as_o it_o be_v write_v 1._o faith_n be_v the_o substance_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v hope_v for_o the_o supreme_a end_n god_n glory_n the_o subordinate_a our_o salvation_n and_o present_a comfort_n and_o that_o which_o serve_v hereto_o the_o effect_n gratitude_n to_o god_n who_o 3_o beget_v we_o again_o to_o a_o lively_a hope_n in_o christ_n sanctimony_n 1_o joh._n 3._o 3._o expulsion_n of_o servile_a fear_n 5_o dependence_n on_o god_n 5._o cast_v all_o our_o care_n on_o he_o fortitude_n in_o bear_v affliction_n 12_o joy_n in_o adversity_n the_o subject_n the_o saint_n of_o god_n only_o faith_n and_o hope_v accord_n in_o the_o cause_n 8._o god_n spirit_n give_v both_o and_o in_o the_o certainty_n as_o we_o believe_v so_o we_o hope_v they_o differ_v first_o in_o that_o faith_n beget_v hope_n and_o so_o in_o the_o order_n of_o nature_n be_v before_o hope_n second_o faith_n look_v on_o the_o truth_n of_o god_n promise_n hope_v on_o the_o goodness_n thereof_o as_o faith_n can_v have_v nothing_o but_o infallible_a truth_n for_o it_o object_n so_o hope_n can_v have_v nothing_o but_o good_a faith_n apprehend_v the_o truth_n hope_v patient_o expect_v the_o fulfil_n thereof_o the_o object_n of_o this_o hope_n have_v four_o condition_n 10._o it_o must_v be_v 1._o good_n 2._o future_a 3._o difficult_a 4._o possible_a 1._o good_a whatsoever_o be_v not_o such_o may_v be_v a_o object_n of_o fear_n it_o can_v be_v of_o this_o hope_n now_o whereas_o there_o be_v a_o true_a good_a the_o object_n hereof_o so_o be_v there_o a_o appear_v or_o seem_v good_a which_o be_v not_o true_a cause_v a_o vain_a or_o impious_a hope_n as_o if_o a_o man_n hope_v for_o ease_n pleasure_n riches_n honour_n these_o be_v not_o true_a good_n nor_o of_o themselves_o good_a but_o in_o their_o use_n the_o hope_n thereof_o therefore_o may_v be_v vain_a and_o fail_a if_o a_o man_n hope_v for_o revenge_n on_o his_o enemy_n satisfaction_n of_o his_o lust_n or_o the_o like_a this_o hope_n be_v impious_a and_o can_v but_o fail_v or_o make_v a_o man_n unhappy_a in_o the_o end_n but_o if_o we_o hope_v for_o god_n glory_n our_o soul_n health_n our_o comfort_n or_o what_o else_o be_v true_o good_a it_o be_v true_a hope_n 145_o and_o shall_v attain_v even_o where_o it_o seem_v to_o the_o world_n to_o fail_v as_o when_o we_o pray_v for_o some_o temporal_a thing_n which_o god_n see_v not_o good_a to_o grant_v as_o when_o christ_n pray_v that_o the_o cup_n may_v pass_v from_o he_o when_o moses_n hope_v to_o go_v into_o canaan_n he_o be_v hear_v and_o moses_n not_o defeat_v of_o his_o hope_n because_o in_o both_o god_n do_v that_o which_o be_v best_a and_o that_o be_v ever_o consistent_a with_o true_a hope_n which_o prescribe_v not_o god_n but_o confident_o expect_v either_o that_o which_o it_o hope_v or_o something_o better_a 2._o future_a rom._n 8._o 24_o 25._o joy_n be_v of_o thing_n present_a or_o so_o present_v as_o when_o we_o rejoice_v in_o hope_n rom._n 12._o 12._o hope_n make_v that_o present_a by_o a_o prepossession_n of_o that_o which_o be_v to_o come_v for_o hope_n can_v be_v of_o that_o which_o be_v present_a 3._o difficult_a such_o be_v all_o thing_n excellent_a it_o may_v be_v that_o delude_a hope_n make_v it_o a_o easy_a step_n to_o heaven_n and_o salvation_n but_o they_o that_o do_v indeed_o go_v that_o way_n shall_v find_v it_o narrow_a and_o set_v with_o a_o world_n of_o difficulty_n that_o which_o in_o truth_n be_v hard_a design_n and_o vain_a hope_n feign_v easy_a but_o nothing_o true_o good_a be_v such_o 4._o possible_a that_o which_o be_v impossible_a to_o carnal_a reason_n may_v be_v hope_v for_o because_o it_o be_v possible_a to_o god_n therefore_o spe_fw-la abraham_n believe_v above_o hope_n and_o we_o look_v for_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a and_o some_o thing_n which_o sinful_a man_n think_v possible_a be_v impossible_a all_o thing_n be_v possible_a to_o god_n which_o he_o will_v do_v and_o he_o will_v do_v all_o that_o he_o have_v promise_v but_o some_o thing_n god_n will_v not_o do_v and_o so_o be_v impossible_a god_n will_v not_o verax_fw-la lie_v nor_o be_v unjust_a for_o that_o import_v impotency_n which_o be_v in_o any_o measure_n evil_a in_o it_o decline_a from_o god_n so_o that_o to_o hope_v that_o those_o thing_n which_o god_n have_v say_v concern_v secure_a sinner_n shall_v not_o come_v to_o pass_v be_v a_o vain_a hope_n for_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o god_n to_o be_v untrue_a to_o resolve_v to_o sin_n and_o yet_o to_o hope_v for_o pardon_n be_v a_o vain_a hope_n because_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o god_n to_o be_v unjust_a a_o severe_a document_n for_o presumptuous_a sinner_n who_o will_v enjoy_v their_o lust_n and_o pleasure_n glut_v themselves_o with_o revenge_n and_o yet_o hope_v when_o this_o life_n scene_n be_v do_v the_o few_o petition_n of_o our_o epilogue_n shall_v purchase_v favour_n no_o no_o thou_o that_o with_o purpose_n to_o sin_n pray_v god_n to_o be_v merciful_a do_v in_o effect_n pray_v god_n to_o be_v unjust_a and_o indulgent_a to_o a_o impenitent_a sinner_n which_o be_v impossible_a it_o concern_v thou_o to_o arise_v from_o sleep_n and_o shake_v off_o all_o delude_a and_o vain_a hope_n that_o thou_o may_v lay_v hold_n on_o the_o true_a and_o never_o fail_v which_o be_v the_o anchor_n of_o the_o soul_n 64._o lay_v hold_n on_o the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n enter_v in_o within_o the_o veil_n ease_n of_o sorrow_n grief_n asswager_n affliction_n comforter_n despair_n antidote_n 8._o helmet_n of_o salvation_n 17._o bond_n of_o break_v heart_n faith_n perspective_n the_o soul_n attorney_n send_v before_o to_o take_v livery_n and_o seizin_n of_o our_o heavenly_a inheritance_n the_o neho_n where_o we_o take_v a_o view_n of_o the_o promise_a rest_n the_o faithful_a spy_n to_o discover_v the_o holy_a land_n bring_v we_o the_o taste_n from_o escoll_n the_o fruit_n of_o the_o spirit_n the_o possession_n which_o they_o have_v who_o have_v no_o more_o and_o yet_o be_v rich_a 4._o concern_v hope_n these_o rule_n must_v be_v hold_v 1._o prepare_v thyself_o hereto_o with_o the_o 13._o loin_n of_o your_o mind_n gird_v with_o resolution_n and_o sobriety_n with_o purity_n of_o life_n 3._o for_o every_o one_o that_o have_v this_o hope_n purge_v himself_o as_o he_o be_v pure_a true_a hope_n and_o resolution_n to_o live_v in_o any_o know_a sin_n be_v incompatible_a the_o holy_a man_n hope_n never_o fail_v final_o the_o heathen_a can_v say_v seneca_n fortune_n have_v often_o desert_v the_o innocent_a but_o good_a hope_n never_o 2._o 13._o hope_v to_o the_o end_n or_o perfect_o the_o perfection_n of_o hope_n be_v perseverance_n we_o must_v wait_v 28._o for_o the_o adoption_n the_o redemption_n of_o our_o body_n though_o defer_v hope_n 12._o make_v the_o heart_n sick_a 3._o though_o it_o tarry_v wait_v for_o it_o shall_v sure_o come_v what_o ever_o the_o trial_n be_v resolve_v with_o 15._o job_n though_o he_o kill_v i_o i_o will_v wait_v on_o he_o we_o be_v christ_n 6._o if_o we_o hold_v fast_o the_o confidence_n &_o rejoice_v unto_o the_o end_n though_o through_o humane_a frailty_n thou_o sometime_o fear_v yet_o be_v confident_a 3._o when_o i_o be_v afraid_a i_o trust_v in_o thou_o fear_n and_o hope_n may_v dwell_v together_o special_o where_o fear_n of_o god_n
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