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to_o which_o he_o say_v in_o 2._o ver_fw-la of_o that_o psalm_n that_o that_o man_n be_v a_o bless_a man_n in_o who_o be_v no_o guile_n and_o in_o the_o 51._o psal_n 6._o thou_o desire_v truth_n in_o the_o inward_a part_n david_n have_v deal_v guileful_o and_o deceitful_o in_o that_o sin_n if_o man_n keep_v a_o sin_n under_o his_o tongue_n and_o will_v not_o be_v convince_v of_o it_o nor_o bring_v it_o forth_o by_o confession_n god_n in_o that_o case_n bring_v he_o to_o the_o rack_n as_o they_o do_v traitor_n to_o confess_v and_o if_o it_o be_v that_o any_o of_o our_o old_a sin_n revive_v and_o cause_v these_o terror_n it_o be_v because_o we_o begin_v to_o look_v on_o they_o as_o past_a and_o go_v and_o think_v we_o need_v not_o go_v on_o to_o humble_v ourselves_o any_o more_o for_o they_o make_v account_n they_o be_v so_o bury_v as_o that_o they_o will_v never_o rise_v again_o when_o as_o the_o remembrance_n of_o they_o shall_v keep_v we_o low_o and_o humble_v we_o all_o our_o day_n it_o be_v lay_v to_o the_o charge_n of_o they_o in_o the_o 26._o of_o ezek._n 22._o that_o they_o remember_v not_o that_o they_o lie_v in_o their_o blood_n we_o be_v apt_a to_o think_v that_o time_n wear_v out_o the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n but_o to_o god_n they_o be_v as_o fresh_a as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v commit_v yesterday_o and_o therefore_o nothing_o wear_v they_o out_o but_o repentance_n great_a sin_n forgive_v must_v not_o be_v forget_v five_o 5._o §._o 5._o in_o case_n of_o a_o stubborn_a stiff_a spirit_n under_o outward_a affliction_n affliction_n 5._o case_n of_o a_o stubborn_a spirit_n under_o outward_a affliction_n when_o we_o will_v not_o mend_v nor_o stoop_v to_o god_n this_o may_v be_v part_n of_o the_o case_n mention_v esa_n 57_o 16._o where_o god_n allege_v the_o reason_n why_o he_o contend_v with_o a_o poor_a soul_n of_o he_o he_o give_v a_o account_n of_o it_o ver_fw-la 17._o you_o shall_v see_v where_o the_o quarrel_n begin_v for_o the_o iniquity_n of_o his_o covetousness_n i_o be_v wroth_a that_o be_v for_o some_o inordinate_a affection_n which_o we_o call_v concupiscence_n he_o mention_v not_o a_o gross_a act_n of_o sin_n commit_v so_o much_o as_o some_o lust_n harbour_v for_o which_o god_n begin_v to_o be_v angry_a and_o to_o show_v the_o effect_n of_o that_o his_o anger_n in_o smite_v he_o haply_o with_o some_o outward_a cross_n first_o i_o be_v wroth_a and_o smite_v he_o and_o when_o that_o do_v no_o good_a god_n begin_v to_o be_v more_o angry_a and_o to_o hide_v himself_o i_o hide_v my_o face_n and_o this_o he_o speak_v of_o inward_a affliction_n which_o he_o also_o call_v ver_fw-la 16._o contend_v with_o the_o soul_n and_o so_o far_o leave_v it_o as_o that_o the_o spirit_n be_v ready_a to_o fail_v it_o come_v to_o inward_a affliction_n in_o the_o end_n and_o he_o further_o intimate_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o this_o he_o go_v on_o froward_o in_o the_o way_n of_o his_o heart_n when_o light_a and_o outward_a stroke_n will_v not_o take_v we_o of_o god_n leave_v and_o desert_n our_o spirit_n and_o wound_v they_o and_o the_o reason_n be_v for_o in_o this_o case_n what_o course_n else_o shall_v god_n take_v for_o either_o he_o must_v give_v he_o up_o to_o hardness_n of_o heart_n and_o leave_v he_o to_o his_o stubbornness_n and_o so_o he_o shall_v have_v lose_v his_o child_n but_o that_o god_n be_v resolve_v he_o will_v not_o do_v i_o will_v heal_v he_o say_v he_o ver_fw-la 18._o when_o therefore_o the_o heart_n remain_v stubborn_a under_o other_o stroke_n he_o have_v no_o way_n leave_v in_o his_o ordinary_a course_n and_o progress_n in_o the_o way_n of_o mean_n but_o to_o lay_v stroke_n upon_o his_o spirit_n and_o wound_v that_o and_o this_o yoke_n be_v like_a to_o break_v and_o tame_v he_o if_o any_o for_o this_o he_o can_v bear_v other_o outward_a affliction_n man_n natural_a spirit_n stoutness_n and_o stubbornness_n may_v bear_v and_o have_v bear_v even_o in_o heathen_a man_n they_o have_v endure_v any_o thing_n rather_o than_o be_v put_v out_o of_o their_o way_n the_o spirit_n of_o man_n will_v sustain_v its_o infirmity_n but_o in_o this_o the_o spirit_n fail_v in_o they_o ver_fw-la 16._o other_o affliction_n be_v but_o particular_a but_o as_o take_v some_o star_n of_o comfort_n out_o of_o the_o firmament_n when_o other_o be_v still_o leave_v to_o shine_v to_o they_o but_o when_o god_n countenance_n be_v hide_v the_o sun_n itself_o the_o fountain_n of_o light_n be_v darken_v and_o so_o a_o general_a darkness_n befall_v they_o and_o therefore_o then_o the_o heart_n be_v drive_v to_o god_n and_o break_v off_o from_o all_o thing_n else_o and_o than_o god_n delight_v
to_o restore_v and_o to_o comfort_v a_o man_n again_o i_o will_v restore_v comfort_n to_o he_o ver_fw-la 18._o six_o 6._o §._o 6._o in_o case_n of_o desert_v his_o truth_n and_o not_o profess_v it_o case_n 6._o case_n and_o appear_v for_o it_o when_o he_o call_v we_o to_o do_v it_o it_o for_o desert_v his_o truth_n when_o call_v to_o profess_v it_o in_o this_o case_n he_o leave_v many_o of_o the_o martyr_n many_o of_o who_o especial_o until_o those_o in_o queen_n mary_n day_n when_o with_o the_o gospels_n increase_n and_o the_o light_n of_o it_o god_n give_v more_o strength_n also_o and_o some_o then_o also_o do_v desert_n the_o truth_n for_o a_o while_n &_o then_o god_n in_o respect_n of_o comfort_n desert_v they_o &_o then_o they_o recover_v god_n favour_n again_o upon_o repentance_n &_o a_o new_a resolution_n take_v to_o stick_v to_o the_o profession_n of_o the_o truth_n what_o ever_o come_v of_o it_o that_o their_o desertion_n make_v they_o the_o more_o bold_a and_o resolute_a and_o this_o be_v in_o part_n jonahs_n case_n who_o have_v a_o commission_n seal_v he_o to_o go_v to_o niniveh_n with_o a_o message_n from_o god_n he_o withdraw_v himself_o and_o go_v another_o way_n and_o god_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o security_n cast_v he_o into_o a_o whale_n belly_n and_o when_o he_o be_v there_o god_n withdraw_v himself_o from_o he_o as_o if_o he_o mean_v never_o to_o own_v he_o more_o insomuch_o that_o jonah_n say_v chap._n 2._o 4._o then_o i_o say_v i_o be_o cast_v out_o of_o thy_o presence_n and_o there_o be_v this_o equity_n in_o this_o deal_n of_o god_n thus_o with_o we_o that_o as_o when_o we_o be_v ashamed_a of_o christ_n the_o punishment_n fit_v to_o it_o be_v that_o christ_n will_v be_v ashamed_a of_o we_o so_o when_o we_o will_v not_o witness_v for_o god_n there_o be_v no_o reason_n his_o spirit_n shall_v witness_v to_o we_o and_o so_o when_o we_o seem_v to_o evade_v persecution_n for_o the_o cross_n of_o christ_n than_o it_o be_v meet_v god_n shall_v meet_v with_o we_o and_o take_v we_o in_o hand_n himself_o which_o be_v far_o worse_o seaventh_o 7._o §._o 7._o in_o case_n of_o unthankfulness_n and_o too_o common_a a_o esteem_n have_v of_o the_o assurance_n case_n 7._o case_n and_o light_n of_o god_n countenance_n comfort_n of_o unthankfulness_n for_o former_a comfort_n and_o of_o freedom_n from_o those_o terror_n and_o doubt_n which_o other_o be_v in_o which_o be_v a_o sin_n christian_n be_v apt_a to_o run_v into_o for_o as_o the_o light_n of_o the_o sun_n because_o it_o be_v ordinary_a be_v not_o regard_v none_o mind_n it_o or_o look_v at_o the_o sun_n but_o as_o he_o say_v when_o it_o be_v in_o the_o eclipse_n so_o a_o continual_a sunshine_n of_o god_n favour_n enjoy_v occasion_v but_o a_o common_a esteem_n of_o it_o and_o in_o this_o case_n god_n withdraw_v those_o comfort_n and_o assurance_n because_o they_o be_v the_o great_a and_o sweet_a comfort_n of_o all_o other_o and_o which_o to_o abuse_v or_o not_o to_o value_v of_o all_o other_o provoke_v most_o therefore_o in_o this_o case_n god_n take_v they_o away_o for_o as_o hos_n 2._o 9_o in_o case_n of_o be_v unthankful_a in_o outward_a mercy_n god_n take_v they_o away_o and_o restore_v they_o not_o again_o till_o they_o esteem_v they_o better_o and_o acknowledge_v whence_o they_o have_v they_o so_o also_o in_o spiritual_a assurance_n light_n and_o comfort_n do_v god_n in_o like_a manner_n deal_v chap._n xiii_o the_o three_o general_a head_n the_o end_n for_o which_o god_n leave_v his_o child_n unto_o this_o darkness_n first_o such_o as_o be_v draw_v from_o god_n and_o his_o faithfulness_n etc._n etc._n now_o let_v we_o come_v to_o those_o end_n which_o god_n may_v have_v in_o this_o his_o deal_n with_o one_o that_o fear_v and_o obey_v he_o which_o be_v many_o and_o holy_a one_o first_o to_o show_v his_o power_n and_o faithfulness_n in_o uphold_v raise_v up_o and_o heal_v such_o a_o spirit_n again_o as_o have_v be_v long_o and_o deadly_o wound_v with_o inward_a terror_n which_o be_v as_o great_a a_o evidence_n of_o his_o power_n as_o any_o other_o and_o therefore_o say_v heman_n psal_n 88_o 10._o will_v thou_o show_v wonder_n to_o the_o dead_a shall_v thy_o faithfulness_n be_v declare_v in_o destruction_n ver_fw-la 11._o that_o be_v in_o raise_v my_o soul_n up_o again_o to_o joy_n and_o comfort_n which_o be_v as_o much_o as_o to_o raise_v up_o a_o dead_a man_n nay_o more_o as_o much_o as_o to_o raise_v up_o a_o soul_n already_o in_o hell_n for_o the_o same_o terror_n say_v he_o that_o destroy_v they_o do_v in_o like_a manner_n seize_v on_o i_o in_o the_o 1._o ephes_n 19_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o exceed_a greatness_n of_o god_n power_n be_v see_v in_o raise_v christ_n from_o death_n to_o life_n and_o wherein_o lie_v principal_o the_o demonstration_n of_o that_o power_n not_o simple_o in_o raise_v his_o body_n up_o again_o that_o be_v no_o more_o than_o he_o do_v to_o other_o but_o in_o act_n 2._o 24._o the_o power_n be_v say_v to_o be_v show_v in_o this_o that_o he_o have_v lose_v the_o pain_n of_o death_n wherewith_o it_o be_v impossible_a he_o shall_v be_v hold_v he_o be_v raise_v up_o again_o his_o soul_n be_v heavy_a unto_o death_n with_o terror_n and_o those_o pain_n in_o themselves_o be_v deadly_a though_o not_o to_o he_o in_o that_o he_o be_v god_n as_o well_o as_o man_n it_o be_v impossible_a for_o he_o to_o sink_v under_o they_o now_o therefore_o to_o raise_v up_o and_o glorify_v that_o his_o soul_n that_o be_v so_o bruise_v wound_a and_o pierce_v through_o and_o through_o herein_o lay_v the_o wonder_n and_o such_o a_o wonder_n god_n show_v in_o recover_v heman_n and_o to_o show_v the_o greatness_n of_o this_o work_n let_v we_o consider_v a_o little_a the_o depth_n and_o deadliness_n of_o this_o kind_n of_o distress_n it_o be_v compare_v to_o the_o bruise_n of_o a_o reed_n which_o when_o it_o be_v bruise_v who_o can_v make_v it_o stand_v upright_o again_o it_o be_v call_v the_o wound_n of_o the_o spirit_n proverb_n 28._o which_o no_o creature_n know_v how_o to_o come_v at_o to_o heal_v none_o but_o god_n who_o be_v the_o father_n of_o spirit_n who_o make_v they_o and_o know_v how_o to_o mend_v they_o it_o be_v not_o only_o call_v the_o sickness_n of_o the_o spirit_n as_o esa_n 33._o 24._o where_o the_o want_n of_o the_o assurance_n of_o the_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n make_v poor_a soul_n to_o say_v i_o be_o sick_a which_o to_o heal_v be_v make_v the_o prerogative_n of_o the_o sun_n of_o righteousness_n arise_v with_o heal_v in_o his_o wing_n mal._n 4._o 2._o but_o also_o it_o be_v call_v death_n and_o destruction_n for_o so_o in_o that_o 88_o psalm_n heman_n call_v that_o distress_n that_o he_o be_v in_o and_o the_o reason_n be_v god_n favour_n be_v our_o life_n by_o which_o we_o live_v and_o be_v uphold_v which_o therefore_o be_v withdraw_v the_o soul_n be_v ready_a to_o fail_v and_o faint_v and_o to_o come_v to_o nothing_o and_o sink_v into_o destruction_n esa_n 57_o 16._o and_o again_o the_o pain_n of_o those_o terror_n be_v more_o violent_a and_o more_o powerful_a to_o hold_v we_o under_o then_o be_v the_o pang_n of_o death_n the_o wound_n of_o the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n be_v as_o deadly_a and_o as_o strong_a as_o the_o lust_n of_o the_o power_n of_o it_o and_o it_o require_v as_o great_a a_o power_n to_o dissolve_v and_o scatter_v they_o for_o all_o the_o strength_n that_o the_o law_n and_o god_n justice_n have_v sin_n also_o have_v to_o back_v it_o for_o the_o strength_n of_o sin_n be_v the_o law_n 1_o cor._n 15._o 56._o second_o 2._o §_o 2._o as_o to_o know_v the_o power_n of_o christ_n his_o resurrection_n suffering_n 2._o end_v to_o know_v the_o fellowship_n of_o christ_n suffering_n so_o the_o fellowship_n of_o his_o suffering_n that_o thereby_o the_o soul_n may_v be_v make_v more_o conformable_a to_o he_o as_o it_o be_v phil._n 3._o 10._o as_o there_o be_v the_o suffering_n for_o christ_n so_o the_o suffering_n of_o christ_n and_o god_n make_v his_o partaker_n of_o both_o persecution_n without_o and_o terror_n within_o with_o which_o christ_n soul_n be_v fill_v then_o when_o as_o the_o text_n say_v he_o be_v hear_v in_o what_o he_o fear_v and_o his_o soul_n be_v heavy_a to_o death_n and_o my_o god_n my_o god_n why_o have_v thou_o forsake_v i_o and_o so_o esa_n 53._o it_o please_v god_n to_o bruise_v and_o wound_v he_o now_o then_o to_o conform_v we_o to_o his_o image_n we_o that_o be_v his_o brethren_n and_o be_v the_o person_n guilty_a must_v suffer_v somewhat_o in_o spirit_n as_o well_o as_o he_o and_o have_v a_o portion_n therein_o also_o