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ability_n we_o do_v not_o use_v they_o for_o temptation_n work_v not_o physical_o but_o moral_o persuade_v they_o may_v they_o can_v compel_v and_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o we_o do_v not_o use_v that_o care_n and_o conscience_n in_o try_v the_o fallacy_n wherewith_o we_o be_v tempt_v to_o disbelieve_v god_n and_o those_o allurement_n which_o endeavour_v to_o withdraw_v we_o from_o god_n as_o we_o do_v in_o read_v the_o discourse_n of_o humane_a art_n and_o entertain_v advice_n concern_v our_o worldly_a state_n therefore_o we_o be_v without_o all_o excuse_n and_o shall_v just_o perish_v for_o our_o sin_n when_o we_o neglect_v the_o mean_n that_o be_v give_v we_o of_o god_n inward_a or_o outward_a and_o indeed_o all_o will_v so_o perish_v that_o have_v they_o because_o all_o will_v so_o neglect_v they_o do_v not_o god_n as_o well_o follow_v as_o prevent_v some_o with_o his_o grace_n provide_v by_o a_o second_o that_o they_o receive_v not_o the_o first_o grace_n in_o vain_a you_o have_v not_o yet_o hear_v the_o uttermost_a that_o god_n do_v for_o we_o towards_o the_o performance_n of_o this_o condition_n for_o the_o condition_n must_v be_v perform_v not_o for_o a_o day_n or_o a_o year_n but_o all_o our_o life_n long_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o for_o to_o hear_v god_n voice_n to_o day_n and_o to_o morrow_n to_o despise_v it_o to_o day_n to_o be_v true_a to_o he_o and_o to_o be_v false_a to_o morrow_n our_o faith_n and_o our_o charity_n must_v be_v as_o last_v as_o our_o life_n but_o alas_o our_o faith_n and_o our_o charity_n have_v their_o waning_n they_o fall_v often_o into_o a_o swoon_n we_o break_v every_o day_n with_o god_n and_o if_o we_o break_v with_o he_o he_o be_v no_o long_o bind_v to_o we_o yet_o he_o do_v not_o so_o deal_v with_o we_o nor_o take_v the_o advantage_n which_o we_o do_v give_v he_o he_o be_v like_o a_o kind_a landlord_n who_o when_o his_o tenant_n neglect_v his_o covenant_n and_o he_o by_o virtue_n of_o the_o lease_n may_v make_v a_o reentry_n forbear_v and_o give_v his_o tenant_n leave_v to_o salve_v the_o forfeiture_n he_o be_v long-suffering_a towards_o we_o and_o give_v we_o space_n to_o repent_v and_o return_v to_o our_o good_a god_n which_o be_v always_o ready_a to_o receive_v we_o unto_o grace_n and_o to_o pardon_v our_o offence_n yet_o we_o may_v not_o presume_v of_o this_o upon_o the_o covenant_n for_o when_o god_n do_v it_o he_o do_v it_o upon_o another_o ground_n upon_o the_o ground_n of_o predestination_n yea_o that_o which_o the_o kind_a land_n lord_n use_v not_o to_o do_v god_n out_o of_o his_o goodness_n do_v supply_v we_o with_o those_o help_n whereby_o we_o may_v recover_v again_o his_o favour_n by_o the_o ministry_n of_o his_o word_n or_o some_o other_o mean_n he_o seasonable_o work_v in_o we_o repentance_n and_o faith_n and_o indeed_o this_o be_v a_o great_a height_n of_o grace_n 〈◊〉_d philip._n 〈◊〉_d that_o he_o that_o beginnine_v this_o good_a work_n in_o we_o will_v perfect_v it_o to_o the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o we_o be_v thus_o preserve_v by_o the_o power_n of_o god_n and_o that_o he_o do_v so_o put_v his_o fear_n into_o we_o 1._o 1._o pet._n 1._o that_o we_o depart_v not_o from_o he_o total_o or_o final_o what_o shall_v we_o say_v then_o to_o these_o thing_n see_v that_o god_n by_o grace_n be_v alpha_n and_o omega_n the_o beginning_n and_o the_o end_n the_o author_n and_o the_o finisher_n of_o the_o performance_n of_o the_o condition_n require_v therefore_o though_o we_o perform_v what_o we_o be_v command_v yet_o must_v we_o give_v he_o the_o glory_n and_o he_o that_o do_v glory_n must_v glory_v in_o the_o lord_n i_o will_v shut_v up_o this_o first_o observation_n with_o two_o good_a admonition_n the_o first_o shall_v be_v this_o when_o we_o receive_v these_o command_n from_o god_n hear_v my_o voice_n keep_v my_o covenant_n let_v we_o humble_o pray_v with_o saint_n austin_n dam_fw-la domine_fw-la quod_fw-la iubes_fw-la &_o iube_fw-la quod_fw-la vis_fw-la lord_n enable_v i_o to_o obey_v thou_o and_o then_o lie_v upon_o i_o what_o commandment_n thou_o will_v or_o rather_o if_o you_o will_v let_v we_o pray_v as_o the_o church_n teach_v we_o when_o we_o hear_v the_o ten_o commandment_n lord_n have_v mercy_n upon_o we_o and_o incline_v outr_n heart_n to_o keep_v thy_o law_n and_o god_n give_v we_o all_o this_o spirit_n of_o grace_n and_o prayer_n 1._o 1._o epist_n 1._o the_o second_o admonition_n let_v we_o take_v from_o saint_n peter_n brethren_n give_v all_o diligence_n by_o the_o practice_n of_o christian_a virtue_n to_o make_v your_o call_n and_o election_n sure_a for_o if_o you_o do_v these_o thing_n you_o shall_v never_o fall_v if_o we_o follow_v the_o first_o admonition_n god_n will_v not_o be_v want_v unto_o we_o if_o the_o second_o we_o shall_v not_o be_v want_v unto_o ourselves_o thus_o much_o of_o the_o first_o observation_n the_o second_o follow_v we_o must_v not_o stick_v at_o that_o which_o god_n require_v because_o that_o which_o god_n offer_v do_v infinite_o exceed_v it_o that_o which_o god_n require_v be_v neither_o thank_v worthy_a nor_o in_o comparison_n of_o any_o worth_n it_o be_v not_o thank_v worthy_a for_o what_o thanks_n do_v a_o man_n deserve_v for_o yield_v that_o which_o he_o do_v otherwise_o owe_v to_o god_n nay_o which_o god_n as_o before_o you_o have_v hear_v do_v give_v he_o to_o bestow_v i_o will_v not_o again_o amplify_v these_o two_o point_n i_o add_v a_o three_o what_o thanks_n do_v a_o man_n deserve_v for_o work_v his_o own_o perfection_n for_o to_o hear_v god_n voice_n and_o to_o keep_v his_o covenant_n be_v the_o perfection_n both_o of_o our_o head_n and_o of_o our_o heart_n they_o be_v first_o qualify_v for_o this_o use_n and_o this_o use_n be_v their_o happiness_n it_o be_v true_a that_o so_o long_o as_o concupiscence_n do_v distemper_v our_o soul_n these_o employment_n at_o first_o be_v not_o so_o please_v they_o relish_v as_o medicine_n to_o a_o sick_a body_n and_o if_o you_o mark_v it_o well_o this_o be_v no_o small_a difference_n between_o virtue_n and_o vice_n wickedness_n be_v sweet_a in_o the_o mouth_n and_o a_o man_n hide_v it_o under_o his_o tongue_n but_o when_o he_o have_v swallow_v it_o it_o be_v like_o the_o gall_n of_o asp_n unto_o his_o conscience_n but_o with_o virtue_n it_o be_v clean_o otherwise_o the_o first_o time_n we_o enter_v thereupon_o be_v the_o harsh_a time_n 25._o eccles_n 6._o verse_n 24_o 25._o the_o long_o we_o be_v acquaint_v the_o better_a friend_n shall_v we_o be_v put_v thy_o foot_n say_v the_o son_n of_o syracke_n into_o wisdom_n fetter_n and_o thy_o neck_n into_o her_o chain_n bow_v down_o thy_o shoulder_n and_o bear_v she_o and_o be_v not_o grieve_v with_o her_o bond_n 29._o verse_n 28_o 29._o for_o at_o last_o thou_o shall_v find_v rest_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v turn_v to_o thy_o joy_n for_o than_o shall_v her_o fetter_n be_v a_o strong_a defence_n for_o thou_o and_o her_o chain_n a_o robe_n of_o glory_n he_o that_o make_v his_o ear_n liable_a to_o god_n voice_n make_v his_o ear_n happy_a and_o he_o make_v his_o heart_n happy_a that_o make_v it_o steadfast_a in_o the_o covenant_n of_o god_n for_o wherein_o can_v he_o take_v more_o contentment_n and_o do_v a_o man_n deserve_v thanks_n for_o thus_o bring_v his_o own_o person_n to_o perfection_n put_v the_o case_n these_o thing_n be_v thank_v worthy_a yet_o certain_o in_o comparison_n they_o be_v but_o of_o little_a worth_n for_o of_o what_o worth_n be_v the_o obedience_n of_o a_o servant_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o favour_n of_o a_o sovereign_n that_o vouchsafe_v he_o to_o be_v his_o favourite_n of_o what_o worth_n be_v our_o love_n of_o god_n which_o be_v our_o
see_v how_o god_n deal_v with_o we_o he_o make_v our_o heart_n the_o chronicle_n of_o our_o life_n a_o chronicle_n indeed_o for_o hereinto_o be_v enter_v both_o what_o we_o do_v and_o when_o and_o we_o can_v as_o hardly_o deny_v the_o record_n as_o we_o be_v unwilling_a to_o belie_v ourselves_o and_o therefore_o we_o shall_v take_v heed_n what_o we_o do_v see_v the_o evidence_n thereof_o will_v remain_v with_o us._n neither_o be_v it_o a_o idle_a evidence_n but_o the_o presentment_n of_o a_o jury_n our_o conscience_n be_v as_o it_o be_v a_o whole_a jury_n empanel_v to_o try_v we_o whether_o guilty_a or_o not_o guilty_a it_o be_v always_o go_v upon_o we_o and_o present_v we_o as_o it_o find_v us._n and_o who_o will_v not_o bemoan_v his_o case_n that_o will_v he_o will_v he_o himself_o must_v be_v try_v by_o himself_o and_o that_o his_o sin_n be_v so_o palpable_a in_o his_o own_o eye_n that_o himself_o must_v bring_v in_o a_o verdict_n against_o himself_o this_o be_v woeful_a be_v cause_n the_o conscience_n that_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v also_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o will_v not_o spare_v to_o doom_n ourselves_o if_o we_o find_v ourselves_o guilty_a we_o will_v power_n confusion_n upon_o our_o own_o soul_n and_o with_o confusion_n and_o horror_n &_o breed_v that_o worm_n sudden_o which_o will_v bite_v we_o intolerable_o we_o will_v bitter_a and_o sour_a our_o relish_n with_o the_o foretaste_n of_o hell_n mala_fw-la conscientia_fw-la tota_fw-la est_fw-la in_o desperatione_n 31._o august_n in_o psa_n 31._o we_o will_v make_v ourselves_o most_o forlorn_a creature_n in_o the_o conscience_n which_o be_v guilty_a there_o be_v sting_n dreadful_a which_o the_o patient_a feel_v but_o none_o other_o can_v be_v acquaint_v with_o and_o it_o be_v a_o true_a rule_n that_o tribulationes_fw-la tanto_fw-la acerbiores_fw-la quanto_fw-la sunt_fw-la interiores_fw-la the_o spirit_n of_o a_o man_n will_v sustain_v his_o infirmity_n but_o a_o wound_a spirit_n who_o can_v bear_v especial_o the_o spirit_n which_o himself_o wound_v but_o he_o be_v his_o own_o afflictor_fw-la who_o be_v asllict_v in_o conscience_n a_o man_n may_v flee_v from_o his_o enemy_n but_o who_o can_v sly_a from_o himself_o it_o be_v true_a that_o a_o conscious_a man_n will_v every_o where_n thrust_v himself_o from_o himself_o but_o he_o find_v by_o woeful_a experience_n that_o he_o can_v never_o go_v from_o himself_o no_o though_o he_o will_v unnatural_o bereave_v himself_o of_o corporal_a life_n yet_o the_o tormenter_n abide_v by_o he_o and_o whether_o soever_o he_o draw_v himself_o he_o afflict_v himself_o evermore_o many_o man_n that_o seel_v themselves_o evil_o conscious_a labour_v to_o put_v off_o the_o distress_n thereof_o by_o solace_v themselves_o with_o the_o pleasure_n and_o vanity_n of_o this_o life_n but_o their_o attempt_n be_v a_o poor_a and_o short_a palliation_n of_o a_o desperate_a disease_n wherefore_o let_v we_o take_v heed_n of_o a_o evil_a conscience_n that_o load_v we_o with_o so_o much_o intolerable_a evil_n though_o a_o man_n grow_v so_o desperate_o wicked_a that_o he_o regard_v no_o body_n yet_o he_o have_v good_a reason_n to_o regard_v himself_o he_o that_o fear_v no_o body_n eye_n shall_v fear_v his_o own_o and_o fear_v the_o power_n that_o he_o have_v over_o himself_o though_o he_o fear_v not_o the_o power_n of_o any_o other_o though_o we_o hide_v our_o sin_n from_o other_o we_o can_v hide_v they_o from_o ourselves_o neither_o will_v we_o spare_v ourselves_o though_o all_o the_o world_n will_v spare_v us._n he_o never_o want_v a_o accuse_a jury_n nor_o a_o condemn_a judge_n that_o be_v infest_a with_o a_o guiltâ—â—_n conscience_n as_o the_o conscience_n deal_v uncomfortable_o with_o they_o that_o be_v guilty_a so_o with_o they_o that_o be_v guiltless_a it_o deal_v very_o comfortable_o it_o do_v not_o condemn_v so_o speak_v st._n john_n but_o in_o his_o phrase_n there_o be_v a_o litote_n minus_n dicitur_fw-la sed_fw-la plus_fw-la intelligitur_fw-la there_o be_v more_o mean_v than_o be_v express_v and_o indeed_o it_o can_v be_v otherwise_o for_o if_o the_o conscience_n be_v a_o work_n as_o it_o condemn_v he_o who_o it_o find_v guilty_a so_o who_o it_o sind_v guiltless_a he_o it_o absolu_v it_o do_v iustilie_o and_o here_o also_o we_o must_v observe_v that_o our_o conscience_n if_o it_o be_v good_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o know_v all_o the_o good_a we_o do_v it_o record_n it_o yea_o and_o tender_v the_o record_n that_o we_o may_v solace_v ourselves_o with_o the_o contemplation_n of_o it_o and_o indeed_o conscientia_fw-la recte_fw-la factorum_fw-la to_o be_v conscious_a to_o ourselves_o of_o well_o do_v be_v no_o small_a comfort_n especial_o when_o goodness_n be_v little_o regard_v in_o the_o world_n yea_o be_v common_o persecute_v by_o the_o world_n it_o be_v no_o small_a matter_n to_o have_v in_o our_o soul_n that_o which_o can_v sweeten_v all_o the_o cross_n which_o be_v lay_v 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