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account_n rom._n 7._o the_o pure_a gold_n have_v yet_o some_o dross_n the_o best_a corn_n some_o weed_n the_o fine_a wool_n some_o moth_n the_o best_a wine_n some_o lees_n the_o best_a man_n while_o he_o be_v in_o the_o vale_n of_o tear_n will_v have_v cause_n to_o cry_v a_o necessitatibus_fw-la meis_fw-la libera_fw-la i_o domine_fw-la deliver_v i_o o_o lord_n from_o my_o invincible_a infirmity_n viz._n faintness_n drowsiness_n indisposedness_n etc._n etc._n the_o best_a here_o be_v like_o prisoner_n which_o though_o they_o be_v get_v out_o of_o prison_n yet_o have_v bolt_n on_o their_o leg_n still_o so_o that_o they_o can_v run_v so_o fast_o as_o they_o will_v like_o a_o bird_n with_o a_o stone_n tie_v to_o the_o leg_n of_o it_o that_o fain_o will_v ascend_v and_o be_v go_v but_o can_v though_o they_o find_v sometime_o a_o loathnesse_n and_o indisposition_n to_o duty_n yet_o have_v they_o no_o loathe_n of_o duty_n or_o decry_v of_o ordinance_n there_o may_v be_v a_o weariness_n in_o 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himself_o love_n rom._n 14.1_o see_v how_o gentle_o he_o deal_v with_o peter_n john_n 21.15_o to_o put_v he_o in_o mind_n of_o his_o threefold_a denial_n he_o do_v not_o harsh_o upbraid_v he_o with_o it_o but_o only_o in_o a_o mild_a manner_n ask_v he_o thrice_o peter_n love_v thou_o i_o he_o take_v no_o notice_n of_o the_o sin_n and_o infirmity_n of_o the_o people_n so_o as_o to_o impute_v they_o to_o they_o or_o condemn_v they_o for_o they_o 1._o number_n 23.21.22_o cor._n 5.21_o as_o a_o father_n piti_v his_o child_n so_o do_v the_o lord_n pity_v he_o psal._n 103.13_o he_o spare_v they_o as_o a_o man_n spare_v his_o son_n that_o serve_v he_o mal._n 3.17_o and_o will_v not_o reject_v their_o service_n though_o mix_v with_o many_o weakness_n zach._n 3.3_o 4._o we_o have_v a_o merciful_a high_a priest_n full_a of_o compassion_n who_o be_v touch_v with_o the_o sense_n of_o our_o infirmity_n heb._n 2.17_o and_o 4.15_o in_o all_o our_o affliction_n he_o be_v afflict_v isaiah_n 63.9_o he_o 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how_o many_o have_v forsake_v their_o first_o love_n and_o be_v grow_v old_a and_o cold_a how_o many_o with_o demas_n have_v prefer_v the_o love_n of_o this_o present_a world_n before_o the_o love_n of_o god_n yea_o how_o many_o professor_n have_v turn_v blaspemer_n and_o such_o as_o will_v former_o have_v pull_v out_o their_o eye_n to_o have_v do_v minister_n good_a gal._n 4.15_o 16._o now_o they_o be_v ready_a to_o pull_v out_o the_o eye_n of_o those_o minister_n those_o that_o former_o can_v have_v go_v ten_o mile_n to_o a_o sermon_n now_o will_v not_o go_v ten_o stride_n to_o hear_v one_o former_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n suffer_v violence_n and_o the_o violent_a take_v it_o by_o force_n now_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n offer_v violence_n to_o we_o and_o we_o run_v from_o it_o never_o such_o palpable_a apostasy_n both_o in_o doctrine_n and_o manner_n all_o thing_n consider_v since_o england_n be_v a_o nation_n it_o be_v easy_a now_o to_o write_v a_o book_n of_o apostate_n than_o a_o book_n of_o martyr_n oh_o foolish_a ungrateful_a england_n do_v thou_o thus_o requite_v the_o lord_n for_o all_o his_o cost_n and_o care_n over_o thou_o be_v this_o the_o fruit_n thou_o give_v he_o for_o above_o a_o hundred_o year_n preach_v he_o come_v now_o to_o look_v for_o grape_n and_o do_v thou_o give_v he_o such_o wild_a grape_n be_v this_o the_o thanks_o thou_o give_v he_o for_o answer_v all_o thy_o prayer_n for_o break_v the_o plot_n and_o power_n of_o so_o many_o potent_a enemy_n for_o give_v thou_o so_o many_o glorious_a victory_n and_o such_o undeserved_a success_n both_o by_o sea_n and_o land_n he_o have_v blessed_v we_o with_o peace_n plenty_n and_o the_o gospel_n of_o peace_n for_o which_o of_o these_o mercy_n do_v we_o thus_o dishonour_v he_o jerusalem_n apostasy_n be_v jerusalem_n ruin_n isaiah_n 1.4_o 7_o 8._o and_o if_o england_n go_v on_o thus_o to_o render_v evil_a to_o the_o lord_n for_o all_o his_o kindness_n unto_o we_o a_o man_n that_o be_v no_o 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not_o the_o world_n or_o the_o creature_n which_o be_v good_a in_o themselves_o but_o the_o excessive_a and_o inordinate_a love_n of_o they_o which_o ruin_v man_n other_o sin_n have_v slay_v their_o thousand_o but_o this_o it_o be_v ten_o thousand_o hence_o the_o scripture_n so_o oft_o condemn_v it_o matth._n 6.24_o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o chapter_n and_o 13.22_o james_n 4.4_o 1_o john_n 2.15_o how_o many_o wise_a and_o seem_o holy_a man_n have_v this_o witch_n delude_v how_o do_v these_o damp_n of_o the_o world_n extinguish_v the_o light_n of_o grace_n in_o the_o soul_n the_o hatred_n of_o the_o world_n be_v not_o so_o dangerous_a to_o we_o as_o the_o inordinate_a love_n of_o it_o persecution_n quicken_v we_o when_o the_o delight_n of_o the_o world_n lull_v we_o asleep_o and_o the_o devil_n rock_n the_o cradle_n till_o we_o snort_v again_o in_o security_n and_o then_o he_o cut_v the_o throat_n of_o the_o soul_n why_o be_v so_o many_o like_a nebuchadnezar_n image_n they_o have_v 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