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1.18.19_o then_o use_v 3_o they_o be_v here_o reprove_v who_o suffer_v sin_n to_o grow_v in_o they_o by_o custom_n and_o use_n till_o it_o be_v helpless_a and_o who_o suffer_v it_o so_o long_o to_o breed_v in_o the_o bone_n that_o it_o will_v not_o out_o of_o the_o flesh_n for_o we_o shall_v deal_v with_o sin_n as_o with_o a_o thorn_n which_o we_o will_v pluck_v up_o young_a and_o in_o the_o tender_a spray_n and_o not_o tarry_v till_o it_o be_v grow_v and_o have_v dagger_n prick_v but_o some_o suffer_v it_o till_o it_o be_v as_o a_o old_a man_n so_o deaf_a and_o froward_a that_o either_o it_o will_v not_o hear_v or_o it_o can_v in_o all_o their_o life_n they_o find_v no_o
leisure_n to_o live_v well_o but_o flit_v from_o sin_n to_o sin_n as_o the_o fly_n skip_v from_o dish_n to_o dish_n till_o they_o be_v take_v with_o the_o sweet_a meat_n of_o sin_n in_o their_o mouth_n and_o there_o be_v no_o place_n to_o repentance_n let_v such_o consider_v that_o the_o custom_n of_o sin_n cause_v a_o harden_v in_o sin_n for_o so_o the_o apostle_n speak_v thou_o after_o thy_o hardness_n and_o heart_n that_o can_v repent_v heap_a unto_o thyself_o wrath_n against_o the_o day_n of_o wrath_n rom._n 2.5_o and_o let_v they_o remember_v that_o custom_n will_v add_v to_o nature_n and_o turn_v it_o unto_o itself_o which_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o a_o preacher_n shall_v as_o soon_o take_v nature_n from_o a_o man_n by_o his_o word_n as_o sin_n to_o which_o he_o be_v accustom_v beside_o satan_n be_v not_o easy_o cast_v our_o where_o he_o have_v long_o dwell_v and_o if_o satan_n be_v in_o sin_n will_v not_o be_v out_o if_o satan_n have_v possession_n sin_n that_o attend_v upon_o he_o will_v not_o loose_a possession_n if_o one_o dwell_v in_o we_o both_o as_o well_o as_o one_o will_n and_o must_v dwell_v in_o us._n so_o much_o for_o the_o wiseman_n exhortation_n his_o reason_n follow_v while_o the_o evil_a day_n come_v not_o etc._n etc._n these_o be_v the_o reason_n for_o which_o solomon_n will_v have_v his_o young_a man_n not_o to_o put_v of_o in_o the_o age_n of_o youth_n which_o be_v most_o prime_a and_o teachable_a the_o remembrance_n speak_v of_o and_o they_o be_v take_v from_o the_o many_o infirmity_n and_o withdrawing_n that_o be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o old_a age_n when_o youth_n be_v abuse_v as_o much_o as_o if_o solomon_n shall_v have_v say_v well_o my_o son_n thou_o be_v now_o young_a lusty_a and_o active_a of_o good_a apprehension_n and_o sharp_a conceit_n endue_v with_o fresh_a and_o strong_a faculty_n of_o wit_n and_o remembrance_n thy_o foot_n be_v nimble_a thy_o sight_n be_v good_a and_o thy_o hear_n perfect_a now_o therefore_o serve_v god_n 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lame_a and_o sick_a for_o aâ—_n hallow_a thing_n mal._n 1.8_o he_o that_o will_v not_o have_v a_o beast_n that_o have_v no_o eye_n in_o his_o service_n will_v have_v theâ—_n while_o thou_o have_v eye_n to_o serve_v he_o the_o sick_a and_o the_o lame_a be_v no_o good_a offering_n then_o and_o be_v they_o good_a ware_n now_o in_o the_o sick_a and_o lame_a body_n of_o a_o man_n that_o have_v desperate_o put_v off_o his_o turn_n to_o god_n till_o he_o can_v neither_o draw_v wind_n nor_o leg_n moses_n know_v this_o and_o therefore_o bear_v this_o burden_n young_a and_o while_o his_o leg_n be_v able_a to_o bear_v he_o for_o the_o text_n say_v that_o when_o he_o be_v come_v to_o age_n he_o refuse_v to_o be_v call_v the_o son_n of_o pharaoh_n daughter_n that_o be_v will_v not_o live_v in_o delicacy_n while_o he_o have_v strength_n to_o live_v unto_o god_n heb._n 11.24.25.26_o joseph_n also_o in_o his_o beauty_n and_o fair_a person_n turn_v his_o back_n to_o his_o tempt_a mistress_n and_o his_o face_n to_o the_o lord_n gen._n 39.10.12_o he_o will_v not_o put_v off_o to_o serve_v god_n till_o old_a age_n have_v make_v chop_n to_o his_o beautiful_a face_n and_o till_o his_o skin_n be_v wither_v josiah_n a_o good_a king_n in_o the_o eight_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n and_o sixteen_o of_o his_o age_n when_o he_o be_v yet_o a_o child_n begin_v to_o seek_v after_o the_o god_n of_o david_n his_o father_n and_o in_o the_o twelve_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n and_o twenty_o of_o his_o age_n make_v a_o famous_a reformation_n 2._o chro._n 34.3.4.5.6_o what_o so_o soon_o and_o so_o young_a so_o say_v the_o scripture_n and_o so_o it_o be_v without_o controversy_n for_o god_n child_n take_v the_o good_a day_n of_o youth_n for_o good_a duty_n and_o not_o the_o evil_a of_o sickly_a and_o sapless_a old_a age_n for_o they_o as_o common_o the_o world_n child_n do_v samuel_n serve_v god_n in_o his_o minority_n and_o grow_v in_o spirit_n as_o he_o shoot_v up_o in_o year_n samuel_n be_v a_o good_a man_n and_o the_o better_a beâ—â—â—â—_n a_o good_a young_a man_n the_o reason_n repentance_n as_o it_o can_v never_o come_v too_o soon_o where_o sin_n be_v go_v before_o so_o it_o must_v needs_o with_o much_o ado_n and_o not_o without_o some_o special_a work_n of_o god_n overtake_v so_o many_o sin_n of_o youth_n and_o manhood_n so_o far_o and_o much_o before_o it_o second_o old_a age_n be_v full_a of_o weariness_n and_o trouble_n and_o where_o we_o have_v elbowroom_n in_o youth_n we_o can_v turn_v we_o in_o old_a age_n perhaps_o we_o shall_v neither_o hear_v nor_o see_v nor_o go_v nor_o sit_v without_o pain_n and_o torment_v in_o all_o part_n and_o be_v this_o a_o fit_a condition_n of_o life_n and_o age_n of_o time_n to_o serve_v god_n in_o or_o do_v we_o think_v see_v we_o will_v not_o know_v god_n in_o youth_n that_o he_o will_v know_v we_o at_o these_o year_n and_o in_o this_o case_n and_o state_n a_o reproof_n therefore_o to_o those_o who_o bestow_v on_o satan_n the_o beauty_n use_v 1_o strength_n and_o freshness_n of_o youth_n and_o offer_v to_o god_n the_o wrinkle_n weakness_n and_o foul_a hue_n of_o old_a age_n or_o when_o they_o have_v give_v away_o the_o flower_n of_o their_o young_a year_n to_o god_n enemy_n offer_v to_o god_n who_o will_v have_v the_o first_o and_o deserve_v the_o best_a the_o dregs_n and_o leave_n to_o such_o i_o say_v if_o thou_o will_v not_o know_v god_n in_o thy_o youth_n he_o will_v never_o know_v thou_o for_o aught_o thou_o know_v when_o thou_o be_v gray-headed_a if_o as_o have_v be_v say_v thou_o will_v not_o give_v he_o the_o young_a and_o sound_n and_o that_o which_o be_v without_o blemish_n he_o will_v never_o take_v in_o good_a part_n the_o old_a and_o sick_a and_o evil_o favour_v which_o no_o man_n will_v give_v to_o his_o friend_n nor_o dare_v offer_n to_o his_o prince_n if_o thou_o will_v not_o when_o thou_o be_v quick-witted_a when_o thou_o be_v come_v to_o year_n of_o dotage_n he_o will_v not_o if_o thou_o will_v not_o bear_v he_o in_o his_o day_n thou_o shall_v cry_v in_o thy_o day_n that_o be_v in_o the_o evil_a day_n and_o not_o be_v hear_v prou._n 1.28_o it_o be_v too_o late_o to_o sow_v when_o thy_o fruit_n shall_v be_v in_o and_o no_o time_n to_o leave_v sin_n when_o sin_n must_v leave_v thou_o a_o instruction_n use_v 2_o not_o to_o trust_v to_o the_o break_a staff_n of_o old_a age_n for_o be_v holy_a as_o we_o be_v call_v to_o holiness_n 1._o thess_n 4.7_o but_o in_o the_o day_n of_o our_o youth_n as_o the_o year_n of_o plenty_n to_o provide_v with_o joseph_n in_o egypt_n for_o a_o famine_n of_o hear_v a_o famine_n that_o may_v come_v by_o infirmity_n of_o year_n gen._n 41.49_o for_o holiness_n be_v a_o gift_n and_o the_o grace_n of_o holiness_n be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n psal_n 51.10_o now_o a_o gift_n must_v be_v take_v when_o it_o be_v offer_v it_o be_v offer_v to_o day_n to_o day_n if_o you_o will_v hear_v his_o voice_n psal_n 95.7_o and_o therefore_o we_o may_v not_o come_v for_o it_o many_o year_n hence_o be_v promise_v to_o day_n what_o folly_n be_v it_o to_o challenge_v it_o thirty_o or_o forty_o year_n hereafter_o but_o if_o man_n have_v neglect_v in_o their_o youth_n thus_o to_o remember_v god_n it_o be_v high_a time_n in_o their_o age_n to_o remember_v he_o which_o will_v be_v consider_v of_o those_o who_o have_v already_o put_v foot_n within_o the_o door_n of_o that_o age_n in_o the_o which_o the_o almond_n tree_n flourish_v &_o the_o hair_n be_v turn_v white_a to_o the_o harvest_n of_o death_n eccl._n 12.5_o for_o be_v it_o not_o time_n for_o
peace_n they_o have_v not_o know_v o_o we_o be_v man_n and_o not_o angel_n say_v some_o a_o little_a to_o tread_v awry_o and_o a_o little_a to_o go_v out_o of_o the_o way_n be_v but_o a_o humane_a frailty_n and_o a_o inch_n break_v no_o square_a but_o to_o such_o we_o may_v say_v it_o may_v be_v our_o frailty_n thus_o to_o do_v but_o if_o we_o presume_v we_o may_v so_o do_v or_o if_o we_o strive_v not_o to_o do_v otherwise_o it_o may_v be_v our_o destruction_n that_o we_o so_o do_v and_o the_o loss_n of_o our_o peace_n for_o ever_o indeed_o we_o be_v man_n by_o nature_n but_o we_o must_v correct_v nature_n by_o grace_n and_o labour_n to_o be_v good_a man_n we_o be_v not_o angel_n it_o be_v true_a yet_o we_o must_v imitate_v the_o angel_n and_o a_o inch_n in_o fin_n may_v so_o far_o break_v square_a as_o it_o may_v send_v we_o square_v and_o round_o to_o hell_n be_v perfect_a say_v our_o saviour_n christ_n as_o your_o heaneuly_a father_n be_v perfect_a math._n 5.48_o it_o be_v speak_v to_o his_o disciple_n and_o it_o be_v speak_v in_o they_o to_o us._n we_o can_v not_o neithe_n can_v they_o be_v perfect_a in_o the_o same_o measure_n yet_o as_o they_o be_v charge_v so_o be_v we_o command_v to_o be_v perfect_a in_o the_o like_a manner_n by_o a_o kind_n of_o conformity_n and_o imitation_n the_o meaning_n be_v we_o must_v endeavour_n to_o be_v what_o perfect_o we_o can_v be_v and_o how_o can_v we_o then_o justify_v any_o limp_a in_o the_o way_n or_o little_o go_v out_o of_o the_o way_n of_o grace_n by_o small_a infitmity_n it_o be_v pardonable_a in_o christ_n but_o not_o justifiable_a by_o us._n therefore_o where_o we_o make_v such_o little_n of_o sin_n as_o a_o little_a oath_n a_o little_a merriment_n a_o little_a of_o the_o fashion_n and_o a_o little_a must_v be_v bear_v with_o let_v we_o know_v that_o satan_n by_o such_o little_n make_v his_o kingdom_n great_a for_o as_o a_o covetous_a man_n gather_v by_o half_a penny_n and_o by_o penny_n till_o he_o come_v to_o 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