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discover_v how_o little_a sense_n or_o assurance_n we_o have_v of_o this_o mercy_n of_o god_n towards_o we_o in_o the_o forgiveness_n of_o the_o debt_n owe_v to_o his_o justice_n true_a it_o be_v common_a favour_n and_o fruit_n of_o god_n love_n may_v work_v even_o in_o unbeliever_n a_o kind_n of_o love_n to_o god_n but_o it_o be_v common_a ordinary_a and_o superficial_a and_o the_o unsoundnesse_n of_o that_o kind_n of_o love_n so_o wrought_v may_v appear_v in_o these_o particular_n first_o in_o that_o it_o be_v but_o mercenary_a for_o when_o god_n give_v over_o give_v they_o they_o give_v over_o love_v he_o this_o be_v that_o love_n of_o harlot_n which_o i_o have_v before_o mention_v second_o the_o love_n so_o wrought_v have_v no_o force_n to_o restrain_v from_o sin_n nor_o put_v on_o to_o obedience_n for_o all_o this_o kind_n of_o love_n that_o many_o so_o much_o boast_v of_o they_o bless_v themselves_o in_o their_o heart_n as_o moses_n speak_v say_v i_o shall_v have_v peace_n though_o i_o walk_v in_o my_o own_o imagination_n and_o stubbornness_n etc._n etc._n deut._n 28.19_o but_o the_o love_n wrought_v in_o our_o heart_n through_o the_o apprehension_n of_o this_o special_a mercy_n be_v of_o another_o kind_n it_o do_v cause_n a_o man_n to_o love_n god_n for_o his_o own_o goodness_n and_o excellency_n 3.8_o psal_n 73.25_o phil._n 3.8_o and_o make_v a_o man_n to_o give_v god_n the_o high_a seat_n in_o his_o heart_n it_o put_v a_o man_n on_o to_o keep_v god_n commandment_n as_o before_o we_o hear_v and_o make_v those_o commandment_n easy_a which_o be_v and_o be_v cross_a to_o our_o nature_n wherefore_o we_o may_v not_o ground_v our_o comfort_n or_o love_n on_o outward_a and_o temporal_a blessing_n but_o on_o this_o special_a and_o particular_a love_n
another_o world_n for_o that_o which_o have_v make_v no_o breach_n of_o friendship_n betwixt_o he_o and_o they_o and_o wherewith_o he_o never_o be_v displease_v if_o they_o can_v let_v we_o hear_v it_o use_v 2_o as_o for_o our_o self_n and_o practice_n let_v we_o not_o think_v any_o sin_n contemptible_a so_o as_o to_o make_v light_n of_o the_o commit_n of_o it_o see_v every_o sin_n stand_v in_o need_n of_o mercy_n and_o forgiveness_n and_o further_o know_v we_o 1._o that_o the_o nature_n of_o sin_n stand_v not_o in_o the_o material_a part_n which_o often_o be_v little_a but_o in_o the_o form_n or_o anomy_n which_o be_v the_o transgression_n of_o the_o law_n and_o that_o may_v be_v in_o a_o apple_n as_o well_o as_o in_o a_o great_a matter_n you_o know_v the_o most_o poisonful_a sin_n of_o all_o be_v take_v in_o a_o apple_n greg._n queque_fw-la minuâ—_n laedunt_fw-la singula_fw-la multa_fw-la nocent_a quomodo_fw-la minuta_fw-la peccata_fw-la si_fw-la negligantur_fw-la occidunt_fw-la minuta_fw-la sicut_fw-la grana_fw-la arenae_fw-la sed_fw-la si_fw-la multa_fw-la arena_fw-la imponatur_fw-la premit_fw-la etc._n etc._n aug_n tract_n 12._o in_o job._n quid_fw-la interest_n ad_fw-la naufragium_fw-la iâ—rum_fw-la uno_fw-la grands_fw-fr fluctu_fw-la navis_fw-la operiatur_fw-la a_o paulatim_fw-la subrâ—pens_fw-la aqus_fw-la in_o sentinaâ—_n aug._n epist_n 108._o quid_fw-la interest_n utrunte_v plumbum_fw-la premat_fw-la a_o arena_fw-la plumbum_fw-la una_fw-la massa_fw-la est_fw-la arena_fw-la minuta_fw-la grana_fw-la sunt_fw-la nun_n vides_fw-la etc._n etc._n aug._n ser._n 10._o the_o divers_a nolite_fw-la contemnere_fw-la venialia_fw-la quia_fw-la minima_fw-la sunâ—_n sed_fw-la timete_fw-la quia_fw-la plura_fw-la plerunque_fw-la enim_fw-la bestiae_fw-la minia_fw-la 〈◊〉_d multae_fw-la necant_fw-la etc._n etc._n timenda_fw-la est_fw-la ergâ—_fw-la ruina_fw-la multitudiâ—is_fw-la etsâ—_n non_fw-la magnitudinis_fw-la aug._n de_fw-fr decem_fw-la chordis_fw-la si_fw-mi vitari_fw-la parva_fw-la negligimus_fw-la insensibiliter_fw-la seducti_fw-la majora_fw-la etiam_fw-la perpetramus_fw-la greg._n 2._o small_a sin_n with_o their_o multitude_n and_o number_n hurt_v the_o soul_n as_o much_o as_o great_a sin_n do_v with_o their_o weight_n so_o s._n austin_n teach_v we_o how_o do_v small_a sin_n kill_v the_o soul_n say_v he_o if_o they_o be_v neglect_v the_o drop_n which_o fill_v whole_a brook_n be_v small_a and_o grain_n of_o sand_n be_v small_a but_o yet_o if_o many_o of_o they_o be_v put_v together_o they_o will_v sink_v a_o ship_n and_o again_o what_o matter_n it_o whether_o a_o ship_n be_v everwhelm_v with_o one_o great_a wave_n or_o sink_v by_o a_o leak_n in_o the_o bottom_n unespied_a wherein_o the_o water_n enter_v drop_n by_o drop_n etc._n etc._n and_o elsewhere_o thus_o what_o ease_v it_o a_o man_n to_o be_v press_v to_o death_n with_o a_o heap_n of_o sand_n more_o than_o with_o a_o sow_n of_o lead_n sc_a thou_o not_o that_o by_o small_a drop_n 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