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the_o greatness_n of_o the_o despair_n which_o we_o see_v so_o near_o we_o if_o we_o remain_v so_o careless_o sleep_v be_v so_o powerful_a a_o incitement_n to_o vigilance_n and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n so_o fruitful_a a_o principle_n of_o so_o many_o duty_n and_o of_o so_o many_o obligation_n of_o attention_n concern_v ourselves_o of_o reflection_n of_o deliberation_n and_o of_o consultation_n concern_v the_o end_n and_o event_n of_o lise_n concern_v the_o mean_n and_o the_o help_v of_o innocence_n that_o if_o i_o will_v here_o give_v a_o particular_a account_n of_o they_o i_o shall_v be_v force_v to_o make_v a_o great_a volume_n whereas_o i_o will_v only_o show_v and_o give_v a_o overture_n to_o the_o particular_a reflection_n of_o every_o one_o i_o can_v however_o but_o remark_n that_o the_o duty_n of_o vigilance_n or_o of_o the_o cooperation_n of_o salvation_n do_v include_v they_o altogether_o and_o that_o it_o be_v together_o with_o the_o misprisal_n of_o this_o present_a life_n and_o the_o lively_a and_o ardent_a desire_n of_o the_o future_a life_n the_o most_o essential_a duty_n of_o the_o order_n of_o time_n and_o of_o eternity_n which_o deserve_v here_o a_o particular_a reflection_n chap._n xvi_o the_o duty_n of_o the_o cooperation_n of_o salvation_n and_o what_o divine_a predestination_n and_o what_o divine_a reprobation_n be_v on_o god_n part_n although_o there_o be_v some_o among_o man_n more_o particular_o call_v to_o that_o which_o we_o call_v salvation_n which_o be_v that_o which_o we_o mean_v by_o divine_a predestination_n man_n more_o particular_o favour_v and_o cherish_v for_o the_o happy_a end_n and_o the_o favourable_a event_n of_o that_o alternativeness_n of_o happiness_n or_o unhappiness_n which_o be_v determine_v in_o time_n for_o eternity_n man_n with_o who_o salvation_n god_n charge_v himself_o as_o a_o particular_a cause_n if_o you_o will_v for_o it_o be_v thus_o that_o some_o few_o conceive_v it_o yet_o it_o be_v nevertheless_o certain_a and_o indubitable_a that_o all_o man_n be_v general_o call_v to_o salvation_n to_o that_o happy_a lot_n of_o eternity_n which_o associate_n man_n to_o all_o the_o felicity_n of_o god_n even_o those_o themselves_o which_o man_n conceive_v as_o reprobate_n antecedent_o as_o they_o say_v on_o god_n part_n who_o be_v those_o who_o god_n abandon_v to_o the_o common_a grace_n of_o the_o general_a vocation_n and_o with_o who_o salvation_n he_o do_v not_o charge_v himself_o or_o to_o say_v better_o he_o do_v not_o meddle_v as_o to_o the_o success_n and_o the_o event_n but_o as_o universal_a cause_n this_o be_v call_v his_o reprobation_n for_o on_o his_o part_n there_o be_v not_o any_o other_o which_o come_v pure_o from_o he_o or_o which_o can_v be_v impute_v to_o he_o even_o those_o very_a man_n i_o say_v which_o other_o conceive_v as_o reprobate_v on_o god_n part_n be_v real_o call_v to_o salvation_n god_n general_o prepare_v for_o they_o mean_v not_o only_o sufficient_a but_o abound_v and_o he_o will_v withal_o his_o heart_n that_o they_o shall_v put_v no_o obstacle_n to_o the_o sincere_a intention_n which_o he_o have_v of_o associate_a all_o man_n to_o his_o felicity_n and_o his_o glory_n in_o his_o most_o happy_a eternity_n it_o be_v true_a he_o will_v not_o use_v all_o his_o power_n to_o surmount_v the_o obstacle_n which_o man_n may_v put_v there_o he_o will_v not_o charge_v himself_o with_o the_o make_v the_o salvation_n of_o all_o man_n to_o succeed_v at_o what_o price_n soever_o it_o be_v which_o be_v the_o sense_n in_o which_o st._n augustin_n say_v in_o some_o place_n that_o god_n will_v not_o save_o all_o man_n he_o will_v not_o charge_v himself_o with_o the_o effective_a success_n and_o event_n of_o the_o salvation_n of_o all_o which_o if_o he_o shall_v do_v it_o will_v be_v impossible_a that_o
sweet_a and_o gay_a which_o dilate_v the_o heart_n the_o spleen_n &_o the_o brain_n and_o make_v the_o blood_n and_o spirit_n flow_v easy_o through_o every_o part_n and_o thereby_o occasion_n agreeable_a and_o joyful_a thought_n do_v determine_v the_o disposition_n of_o the_o brain_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o body_n to_o be_v the_o occasion_n of_o the_o reflection_n and_o motion_n of_o joy_n and_o sadness_n spiritual_a joy_n and_o sadness_n we_o have_v on_o the_o contrary_a spiritual_a joy_n and_o sadness_n which_o be_v the_o true_a passion_n or_o true_a resentment_n of_o the_o rational_a or_o spiritual_a appetite_n for_o although_o they_o be_v form_v with_o much_o more_o deliberation_n and_o reflection_n than_o corporeal_a joy_n and_o sadness_n they_o be_v true_o spiritual_a passion_n because_o the_o resentment_n that_o form_v they_o be_v not_o a_o act_n of_o the_o active_a or_o determinative_a faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n but_o of_o that_o kind_n of_o power_n and_o passive_a 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