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the_o rest_n of_o the_o saint_n in_o babylon_n so_o that_o the_o spirit_n be_v coessential_a with_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n and_o it_o be_v a_o person_n otherwise_o how_o can_v it_o have_v take_v up_o the_o prophet_n and_o carry_v he_o and_o it_o be_v distinct_a from_o the_o son_n who_o be_v describe_v to_o be_v upon_o the_o throne_n and_o to_o give_v command_n unto_o the_o prophet_n and_o the_o spirit_n here_o be_v bring_v in_o distinct_a from_o he_o most_o clear_a in_o that_o place_n in_o matth._n 3.16_o 17._o where_o the_o spirit_n be_v distinguish_v from_o the_o son_n baptize_v and_o from_o the_o father_n acknowledge_v christ_n his_o son_n in_o who_o he_o be_v well_o please_v 3._o great_a saint_n have_v great_a infirmity_n ezekiel_n go_v in_o bitterness_n in_o the_o heat_n of_o his_o spirit_n he_o be_v in_o a_o froward_a humour_n in_o a_o great_a distemper_n the_o vulgar_a have_v it_o in_o indignatione_fw-la spiritus_fw-la there_o be_v indignation_n in_o his_o spirit_n to_o the_o work_n some_o have_v think_v this_o affection_n of_o the_o prophet_n non_fw-la prorsus_fw-la vitiosum_fw-la not_o altogether_o sinful_a yet_o some_o sinfulness_n and_o vitiosity_n to_o be_v in_o it_o can_v be_v deny_v it_o be_v grant_v by_o calvin_n that_o it_o do_v distare_fw-la a_fw-la gratia_fw-la spiritus_fw-la and_o for_o he_o after_o so_o clear_a and_o strong_a a_o call_n to_o refuse_v to_o be_v in_o a_o chafe_n to_o withstand_v be_v affectus_fw-la penitus_fw-la vitiosus_fw-la if_o not_o vilis_fw-la he_o have_v rather_o have_v be_v out_o of_o service_n then_o in_o it_o lie_v hide_v among_o the_o people_n then_o have_v be_v a_o ambassador_n of_o christ_n unto_o they_o he_o have_v rather_o they_o shall_v have_v perish_v without_o vision_n then_o that_o himself_o shall_v be_v a_o seer_n among_o they_o here_o be_v the_o weakness_n of_o this_o good_a man_n i_o can_v tell_v you_o of_o abraham_n jacob_n moses_n david_n paul_n and_o john_n fail_n there_o be_v never_o since_o sin_v enter_v any_o saint_n sine_fw-la omni_fw-la macula_fw-la in_o many_o thing_n we_o sin_v all_o jam._n 3.2_o and_o yet_o the_o apostle_n be_v fill_v with_o the_o spirit_n there_o be_v a_o fullness_n of_o grace_n in_o they_o and_o in_o the_o prophet_n yet_o neither_o the_o one_o nor_o the_o other_o be_v omni_fw-la prorsus_fw-la exuti_fw-la carne_fw-la notwithstanding_o all_o their_o grace_n and_o excellency_n they_o do_v still_o terrestre_n aliquid_fw-la spirare_fw-la and_o now_o where_o ever_o the_o spirit_n come_v it_o neither_o extinguish_v nature_n nor_o corruption_n whole_o in_o this_o life_n the_o best_a wine_n have_v its_o dregs_o and_o its_o lees_n and_o the_o best_a of_o saint_n have_v his_o spot_n and_o weakness_n there_o be_v no_o perfection_n in_o any_o 4._o holy_a man_n set_v down_o their_o own_o infirmity_n which_o be_v a_o argument_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o word_n and_o the_o divine_a nature_n of_o it_o man_n that_o be_v mere_a man_n seek_v their_o own_o glory_n and_o will_v not_o shame_v themselves_o in_o their_o write_n but_o the_o penman_n of_o scripture_n have_v receive_v another_o spirit_n be_v content_a to_o shame_v themselves_o so_o god_n may_v have_v glory_n his_o truth_n credit_n his_o people_n caution_n and_o comfort_n all_o these_o be_v in_o the_o set_n down_o of_o their_o own_o sin_n when_o holy_a man_n confess_v their_o weakness_n set_v they_o down_o as_o moses_n exod._n 4._o as_o david_n psal_n 51._o as_o ionas_n chap._n 1.4_o as_o paul_n 1_o tim._n 1._o as_o john_n rev._n 22.8_o god_n be_v glorify_v by_o their_o shame_n it_o be_v evidence_v what_o god_n do_v for_o and_o by_o these_o man_n notwithstanding_o their_o sin_n man_n be_v persuade_v of_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o word_n see_v they_o spare_v not_o themselves_o and_o will_v not_o bury_v their_o own_o thought_n in_o silence_n other_o that_o see_v the_o slip_n of_o such_o man_n of_o god_n be_v admonish_v thereby_o to_o look_v to_o their_o stand_n and_o to_o be_v watchful_a and_o these_o be_v beat_v down_o with_o the_o sense_n of_o their_o fail_n see_v it_o be_v the_o common_a sickness_n of_o the_o saint_n and_o not_o their_o case_n alone_o which_o be_v some_o ease_n unto_o they_o 5._o that_o some_o truth_n of_o god_n sweet_a in_o the_o reception_n oft_o prove_v bitter_a in_o the_o operation_n the_o roll_n that_o ezekiel_n do_v eat_v ver_fw-la 3._o be_v sweet_a as_o honey_n at_o first_o unto_o he_o but_o now_o he_o be_v to_o go_v and_o put_v it_o in_o practice_n he_o find_v it_o bitter_a and_o seek_v to_o decline_v that_o service_n it_o be_v like_o pill_n sugar_a over_o sweet_a in_o the_o mouth_n but_o be_v dissolve_v in_o his_o bowel_n viscera_fw-la torquebat_fw-la &_o torminibus_fw-la lacerabat_fw-la praecordia_fw-la he_o be_v upon_o the_o wrack_n and_o sick_a of_o the_o business_n and_o perplex_v that_o he_o have_v eat_v such_o a_o roll_n the_o stony_a ground_n hear_v the_o word_n with_o joy_n it_o be_v sweet_a to_o the_o taste_n but_o after_o it_o be_v bitter_a when_o persecution_n and_o temptation_n come_v those_o hearer_n be_v offend_v and_o fall_v away_o matth._n 13.20_o 21._o the_o word_n of_o joy_n prove_v a_o word_n of_o bitterness_n unto_o they_o and_o it_o be_v so_o to_o most_o man_n at_o one_o time_n or_o other_o they_o find_v it_o a_o sad_a and_o difficult_a thing_n to_o act_v those_o truth_n be_v sweet_a to_o the_o understanding_n rev._n 10.9_o 10._o john_n eat_v the_o little_a book_n it_o be_v sweet_a in_o his_o mouth_n bitter_a in_o his_o belly_n that_o be_v in_o the_o operation_n of_o it_o john_n see_v that_o those_o truth_n write_v in_o it_o will_v beget_v hatred_n persecution_n imprisonment_n banishment_n martyrdom_n etc._n etc._n when_o we_o come_v to_o find_v the_o operation_n of_o truth_n that_o they_o will_v cost_v we_o dear_a dear_a friend_n dear_a liberty_n dear_a lust_n dear_a limb_n dear_a life_n we_o find_v a_o bitterness_n in_o truth_n though_o former_o they_o have_v be_v like_o ezekiel_n roll_n and_o john_n little_a book_n to_o our_o mouth_n 6._o man_n wisdom_n and_o spirit_n be_v opposite_a to_o the_o wisdom_n and_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n christ_n christ_n call_v send_v ezekiel_n in_o his_o infinite_a wisdom_n he_o think_v it_o best_o for_o he_o to_o go_v to_o these_o captive_a jew_n this_o rebellious_a house_n the_o spirit_n enter_v into_o ezekiel_n assure_v he_o of_o his_o call_n assume_v he_o assist_v he_o and_o yet_o he_o be_v averse_a in_o bitterness_n in_o the_o heat_n of_o his_o spirit_n he_o show_v the_o antipathy_n between_o his_o wisdom_n and_o christ_n his_o spirit_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n they_o close_v not_o there_o be_v principle_n of_o opposition_n in_o godly_a man_n to_o the_o way_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o spirit_n so_o far_o as_o they_o be_v unregenerate_a so_o far_o they_o be_v opposite_a rom._n 8.7_o the_o carnal_a mind_n be_v enmity_n against_o god_n it_o be_v in_o the_o original_n the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o flesh_n be_v enmity_n against_o god_n there_o be_v flesh_n in_o the_o best_a man_n that_o flesh_n have_v wisdom_n it_o have_v a_o spirit_n the_o flesh_n be_v the_o old_a man_n a_o whole_a man_n and_o must_v have_v a_o spirit_n in_o it_o to_o act_v it_o such_o a_o one_o as_o it_o be_v and_o both_o the_o wisdom_n and_o spirit_n of_o the_o flesh_n be_v enmity_n to_o god_n unsubject_n to_o his_o law_n and_o will_n and_o enmity_n to_o man_n they_o work_v death_n and_o end_n in_o death_n ionas_n have_v such_o wisdom_n and_o such_o a_o spirit_n in_o he_o when_o he_o run_v from_o god_n but_o it_o have_v cost_v he_o his_o life_n if_o god_n have_v not_o be_v more_o gracious_a than_o he_o dutiful_a paul_n complain_v he_o find_v a_o law_n in_o his_o member_n war_a against_o the_o law_n of_o his_o mind_n rom._n 7.23_o gal._n 5.17_o the_o flesh_n lu_v against_o the_o spirit_n the_o work_n of_o the_o flesh_n be_v lust_a and_o war_a against_o the_o spirit_n it_o be_v with_o a_o godly_a man_n as_o it_o be_v with_o rebecca_n she_o have_v great_a struggle_n in_o her_o womb_n and_o what_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o it_o there_o be_v two_o nation_n in_o her_o womb_n one_o contrary_a to_o the_o other_o 23._o gen._n 25.22_o 23._o and_o there_o be_v heaven_n and_o earth_n in_o a_o godly_a man_n heart_n which_o be_v contrary_a and_o make_v great_a struggle_n the_o same_o soul_n command_v obedience_n oppose_v obedience_n the_o same_o will_v that_o delight_n in_o the_o law_n of_o god_n have_v a_o cross_a motion_n to_o the_o law_n of_o sin_n the_o heart_n that_o trust_v god_n doubt_n of_o his_o favour_n while_o we_o be_v believe_v unbelief_n be_v oppose_v mark_n 9.24_o i_o believe_v lord_n help_v my_o unbelief_n 7._o saint_n may_v do_v the_o will_n of_o god_n unwilling_o if_o not_o against_o their_o
accident_n 5._o the_o affliction_n and_o judgement_n befall_v god_n people_n be_v not_o casual_a but_o providentiall_a if_o the_o jew_n be_v besiege_v famish_a take_v carry_v away_o into_o other_o land_n and_o eat_v pollute_a bread_n there_o god_n eye_n have_v direct_v his_o hand_n have_v act_v and_o therefore_o he_o say_v whither_o i_o shall_v drive_v they_o what_o nabuchadnezzar_n and_o his_o army_n do_v be_v the_o work_n of_o god_n so_o joseph_n say_v of_o the_o deal_n of_o his_o brethren_n sell_v he_o into_o egypt_n gen._n 45.5_o that_o it_o be_v god_n send_v he_o thither_o it_o be_v the_o power_n and_o providence_n of_o god_n that_o act_n in_o all_o trouble_n and_o circumstantiate_n they_o for_o time_n place_n measure_n observe_v 1._o 14._o verse_n 14._o that_o the_o saint_n of_o old_a be_v careful_a to_o walk_v according_a to_o the_o prescription_n of_o the_o law_n the_o law_n forbid_v eat_v of_o those_o thing_n dye_v of_o themselves_o what_o ever_o be_v tear_v in_o piece_n every_o abominable_a thing_n and_o our_o prophet_n be_v careful_a to_o observe_v such_o and_o other_o prescription_n it_o be_v the_o saint_n duty_n to_o live_v after_o the_o direction_n of_o the_o law_n what_o god_n have_v write_v to_o they_o therein_o they_o be_v bind_v to_o observe_v and_o do_v exact_o david_n have_v respect_n unto_o all_o the_o command_n of_o god_n psal_n 119._o moses_n be_v faithful_a in_o all_o the_o house_n of_o god_n 2._o a_o gracious_a heart_n will_v deprecate_v that_o be_v contrary_a to_o its_o sanctification_n ah_o lord_n my_o soul_n have_v not_o be_v pollute_v thou_o be_v the_o author_n of_o honlinesse_n and_o i_o have_v walk_v holy_o hitherto_o and_o now_o must_v i_o defile_v myself_o ah_o lord_n let_v it_o not_o be_v the_o word_n be_v very_o pathetical_a he_o say_v not_o jehovah_n in_o the_o original_n but_o jehovi_n which_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n have_v use_v in_o their_o most_o pathetical_a prayer_n and_o speech_n as_o abraham_n gen._n 15.2_o 8._o deut._n 3.24.9.26_o i_o pray_v unto_o the_o lord_n say_v moses_n and_o say_v o_o lord_n god_n destroy_v not_o thy_o people_n and_o thy_o inheritance_n moses_n spirit_n be_v exceed_o affect_v and_o in_o such_o case_n he_o and_o other_o call_v god_n jehovi_n and_o so_o do_v ezekiel_n here_o he_o be_v intense_a in_o deprecate_a defilement_n so_o peter_n act_v 10._o when_o the_o sheet_n be_v let_v down_o with_o all_o beast_n fowl_n and_o creep_a thing_n in_o it_o and_o the_o voice_n say_v rise_v peter_n kill_v and_o eat_v his_o heart_n be_v stir_v what_o shall_v i_o eat_v that_o be_v common_a unclean_a and_o pollute_v my_o soul_n not_o so_o lord_n vers_n 14._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o no_o wise_a lord_n what_o ever_o become_v of_o i_o though_o i_o starve_v i_o will_v not_o eat_v any_o thing_n shall_v defile_v i_o 3._o the_o godly_a be_v careful_a not_o only_o to_o abstain_v from_o great_a sin_n but_o from_o little_a one_o also_o it_o be_v no_o great_a matter_n to_o eat_v bread_n bake_v with_o a_o fire_n make_v of_o man_n dung_n and_o that_o in_o a_o time_n of_o necessity_n but_o even_o this_o will_v not_o ezekiel_n yield_v unto_o there_o be_v evil_a in_o it_o so_o daniel_n will_v not_o defile_v himself_o with_o the_o portion_n of_o the_o king_n meat_n chapt._n 1.8_o moses_n will_v not_o leave_v a_o hoof_n in_o egypt_n job_n make_v a_o covenant_n with_o his_o eye_n not_o to_o look_v upon_o a_o maid_n and_o therefore_o â—ave_n not_o sway_v to_o his_o mind_n to_o think_v upon_o one_o job_n 31.1_o think_v be_v less_o than_o look_v and_o this_o he_o will_v not_o allow_v himself_o joseph_n abhor_v the_o act_n and_o job_n the_o thought_n of_o uncleanness_n paul_n will_v not_o be_v subject_a one_o hour_n unto_o false_a brethren_n gal._n 2.5_o and_o he_o bid_v the_o thessalonian_o to_o abstain_v from_o all_o appearance_n of_o evil_a not_o only_o evil_a but_o the_o appearance_n of_o it_o consid_fw-la bern._n de_fw-fr consid_fw-la quicquid_fw-la male_a fuerit_fw-la coloratum_fw-la this_o make_v paul_n to_o blame_v peter_n for_o yield_v to_o jewish_a ceremony_n when_o they_o carry_v a_o face_n of_o evil_a gal._n 2.14_o and_o to_o say_v rather_o than_o he_o will_v offend_v his_o weak_a brother_n by_o eat_v he_o will_v eat_v no_o flesh_n while_o 〈◊〉_d world_n stand_v 1_o cor._n 8.13_o the_o primitive_a christians_n will_v not_o throw_v a_o little_a frankincense_n into_o the_o fire_n nor_o bow_v before_o a_o idol_n though_o their_o life_n lay_v at_o stake_n upon_o the_o refusal_n 4._o that_o the_o saint_n through_o darkness_n and_o doubt_n do_v stick_v at_o that_o which_o be_v lawful_a and_o warrantable_a god_n bid_v ezekiel_n bake_v his_o bread_n with_o man_n dung_n and_o eat_v it_o here_o be_v warrant_v sufficient_a for_o he_o god_n command_v make_v a_o thing_n holy_a act._n 10.13_o kill_v and_o eat_v say_v the_o voice_n to_o peter_n no_o say_v peter_z and_o why_o the_o creature_n in_o the_o sheet_n be_v common_a and_o unclean_a but_o it_o be_v 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