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not_o accuse_v thyself_o if_o any_o thing_n well_o do_v thou_o not_o give_v all_o the_o praise_n to_o god_n whatever_o thou_o enjoy_v on_o this_o side_n hell_n do_v thou_o not_o think_v thyself_o unworthy_a of_o it_o do_v thou_o not_o more_o fear_v the_o want_n of_o grace_n then_o conâ—ide_v in_o what_o thou_o have_v be_v thou_o not_o evil_o speak_v of_o for_o well_o do_v do_v thou_o not_o love_v zeal_n and_o devotion_n in_o other_o thou_o be_v not_o of_o a_o reprobate_a judgement_n touch_v thing_n action_n and_o person_n account_v good_a evil_n and_o evil_a good_a nor_o do_v thou_o think_v the_o worse_a of_o a_o man_n for_o have_v of_o a_o tender_a conscience_n thou_o be_v not_o so_o offend_v when_o offence_n come_v as_o to_o think_v the_o worse_a of_o the_o way_n of_o truth_n yea_o when_o strange_a thing_n happen_v do_v thou_o not_o make_v a_o wholesome_a construction_n thereof_o if_o so_o my_o soul_n for_o thou_o thou_o be_v a_o true_a believer_n and_o not_o a_o hypocrite_n whatever_o thy_o fail_n be_v yea_o if_o thou_o shall_v find_v but_o a_o few_o of_o these_o sign_n in_o thyself_o thou_o need_v not_o much_o fear_n thy_o estate_n for_o a_o few_o grape_n will_v show_v that_o the_o plant_n be_v a_o vine_n and_o not_o a_o thorn_n yea_o where_o there_o be_v any_o one_o grace_n in_o truth_n there_o be_v every_o one_o in_o their_o measure_n if_o thou_o be_v sure_a thou_o have_v love_n i_o be_o sure_a thou_o have_v faith_n for_o they_o aâ—e_n as_o inseparable_a as_o fire_n and_o heat_n life_n and_o motion_n and_o so_o of_o other_o grace_n 6._o but_o six_o for_o i_o will_v go_v yet_o further_o with_o thou_o suppose_v nothing_o that_o i_o have_v hitherto_o say_v will_v satisfy_v thou_o and_o that_o thou_o will_v not_o acknowledge_v any_o of_o these_o grace_n to_o be_v in_o thou_o yet_o still_o thy_o case_n may_v be_v good_a enough_o for_o a_o christian_a in_o time_n of_o spiritual_a distemper_n and_o desertion_n be_v as_o one_o in_o a_o swoon_n in_o which_o case_n the_o soul_n do_v not_o exercise_v her_o function_n he_o neither_o hear_v nor_o see_v nor_o feel_v yet_o she_o be_v still_o in_o the_o body_n christ_n be_v as_o the_o sun_n to_o our_o soul_n and_o we_o be_v like_o elementary_a body_n which_o lighten_v and_o darken_v cool_a and_o warm_a die_v and_o revive_v as_o the_o sun_n present_v or_o absent_v itself_o from_o they_o whence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o we_o have_v so_o much_o cry_v out_o in_o horror_n of_o conscience_n i_o be_o damn_v i_o be_o damn_v yea_o it_o be_v a_o wonder_n to_o see_v how_o many_o true_o humble_a sinner_n who_o have_v so_o tender_a conscience_n that_o they_o dare_v not_o yield_v to_o the_o jest_n will_v for_o the_o world_n good_n and_o refuse_v no_o mean_n of_o be_v make_v better_o turn_v every_o probation_n into_o reprobation_n every_o dejection_n into_o rejection_n and_o if_o they_o be_v cast_v down_o they_o cry_v out_o they_o be_v cast_v away_o but_o in_o such_o distemper_n a_o man_n be_v not_o a_o competent_a judge_n in_o his_o own_o case_n as_o in_o human_a law_n there_o be_v a_o nullity_n hold_v of_o word_n and_o action_n extort_a and_o wrong_v from_o man_n by_o fear_n because_o in_o such_o case_n a_o man_n be_v hold_v not_o to_o have_v power_n or_o command_v in_o some_o sort_n of_o himself_o a_o trouble_a soul_n be_v like_o trouble_a water_n we_o can_v discern_v nothing_o clear_o in_o it_o wherefore_o in_o such_o case_n a_o man_n must_v call_v to_o remembrance_n the_o time_n past_a and_o how_o it_o have_v be_v with_o he_o former_o as_o david_n do_v psal._n 77._o 2_o to_o 12._o and_o likewise_o job_n chap._n 31._o thus_o must_v thou_o do_v and_o then_o if_o ever_o thou_o have_v true_a faith_n wrought_v in_o thy_o heart_n it_o can_v never_o be_v clean_o extinguish_v and_o so_o of_o love_n and_o godly_a sorrow_n for_o the_o gift_n and_o call_n of_o god_n be_v without_o repentance_n as_o it_o be_v rom._n 11._o 29._o i_o the_o lord_n change_v not_o mal._n 3._o 6._o and_o the_o weak_a â—aith_o if_o true_a though_o it_o be_v not_o the_o like_a strong_a yet_o it_o be_v the_o like_a precious_a faith_n to_o that_o of_o abraham_n whereby_o to_o lay_v hold_n and_o put_v on_o the_o perfect_a righteousness_n of_o christ_n yea_o the_o truth_n of_o grace_n be_v the_o measure_n never_o so_o small_a be_v always_o bless_v with_o perseverance_n and_o if_o grace_v but_o conquer_v we_o first_o we_o by_o it_o shall_v conquer_v all_o thing_n else_o whether_o it_o be_v corruption_n within_o we_o or_o temptation_n without_o we_o yea_o to_o speak_v right_o thou_o be_v the_o better_a to_o be_v think_v of_o and_o the_o less_o to_o be_v fear_v for_o this_o thy_o â—ear_n for_o no_o man_n so_o true_o love_v as_o he_o that_o fear_v to_o offend_v and_o good_a be_v that_o fear_n which_o keep_v we_o from_o evil_a act_n yea_o as_o a_o bleed_a wound_n be_v better_a than_o that_o which_o bleed_v not_o so_o thy_o very_a complaint_n of_o sin_n spring_v from_o a_o displeasure_n against_o it_o show_v that_o there_o be_v something_o in_o thou_o opposite_a to_o sin_n viz._n that_o thou_o be_v penitent_a in_o affection_n though_o not_o in_o action_n even_o as_o a_o child_n be_v rational_a in_o power_n though_o not_o in_o act_n neither_o be_v the_o centurion_n ever_o so_o worthy_a as_o when_o he_o think_v himself_o most_o unworthy_a for_o all_o our_o worthiness_n be_v in_o a_o capablâ—_z misery_n 7._o but_o here_o by_o the_o way_n observe_v one_o caution_n as_o the_o plâ—ister_n must_v not_o be_v less_o than_o the_o sâ—re_n so_o the_o tent_n must_v not_o be_v big_a than_o the_o wound_n though_o the_o grievousness_n of_o our_o sin_n shall_v increase_v our_o repentance_n yet_o they_o shall_v not_o diminish_v our_o faith_n and_o assurance_n of_o pardon_n and_o forgiveness_n because_o the_o law_n be_v not_o more_o a_o glass_n to_o show_v we_o our_o â—ins_n than_o the_o gospel_n be_v a_o fountain_n to_o wash_v they_o away_o wherefore_o cast_v not_o both_o thy_o eye_n upon_o thy_o sin_n but_o reserve_v one_o to_o behold_v the_o remedy_n look_v upon_o the_o law_n to_o keep_v thou_o from_o presumption_n and_o upon_o the_o gospel_n to_o keep_v thou_o from_o despair_n this_o be_v both_o a_o sweet_a and_o a_o even_a course_n but_o as_o a_o empty_a vessel_n close_o lute_v though_o you_o throw_v it_o into_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o sea_n will_v receive_v no_o water_n so_o all_o plea_n be_v in_o vain_a to_o they_o that_o be_v deafen_a with_o their_o own_o fear_n for_o as_o mary_n will_v not_o be_v comfort_v with_o the_o sight_n and_o speech_n of_o angel_n no_o not_o with_o the_o sight_n and_o speech_n of_o jesus_n himself_o till_o he_o make_v she_o know_v that_o it_o be_v iesuâ—_z so_o until_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n sprinkle_v the_o conscience_n with_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n and_o shed_v his_o love_n into_o the_o heart_n nothing_o will_v do_v no_o creature_n can_v take_v off_o wrath_n from_o the_o conscience_n but_o he_o that_o set_v it_o on_o wherefore_o the_o god_n of_o peace_n give_v you_o the_o peace_n of_o god_n which_o pass_v all_o understanding_n yea_o o_o lord_n speak_v thou_o music_n to_o the_o wound_a conscience_n thunder_n to_o the_o sear_a that_o thy_o justice_n may_v reclaim_v the_o one_o thy_o mercy_n relieve_v the_o other_o and_o thy_o favour_n comfort_v we_o all_o with_o peace_n and_o salvation_n in_o jesus_n christ_n chap._n 26._o 1._o the_o comfort_n of_o what_o have_v be_v say_v in_o these_o seven_o last_o section_n be_v intend_v and_o belong_v to_o weak_a christian_n trouble_a conscience_n and_o those_o that_o will_v fain_o do_v better_o but_o let_v no_o unbeliever_n impenitent_a or_o profane_a person_n meddle_v with_o it_o for_o all_o