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A23734 The government of the thoughts a prefatory discourse to The government of the tongue / by the author of The whole duty of man. Allestree, Richard, 1619-1681.; Pakington, Dorothy Coventry, Lady, d. 1679.; Fell, John, 1625-1686.; Sterne, Richard, 1596?-1683. 1694 (1694) Wing A1131; ESTC R16378 90,774 192

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the_o almighty_a will_v not_o withhold_v they_o from_o thou_o 13._o our_o saviour_n affirm_v to_o we_o john_n 7.38_o 39_o he_o that_o believe_v in_o i_o out_o of_o his_o belly_n shall_v flow_v river_n of_o live_v water_n that_o be_v fluency_n of_o grace_n proceed_v from_o the_o holy_a ghost_n if_o thou_o will_v labour_v and_o endeavour_v to_o attain_v unto_o this_o faith_n chase_v away_o all_o obstruction_n that_o do_v oppose_v thou_o for_o a_o resolution_n to_o persevere_v in_o any_o know_a sin_n and_o true_a faith_n be_v inconsistent_a a_o obdurate_a heart_n be_v like_o the_o great_a stone_n on_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o well_o at_o padan-aram_n which_o keep_v man_n back_o from_o the_o water_n of_o refreshment_n these_o impediment_n i_o say_v must_v first_o be_v remove_v for_o sin_n in_o the_o affection_n be_v like_o a_o venomous_a toad_n in_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o fountain_n obstruct_v the_o water_n of_o life_n 14._o consider_v the_o operation_n of_o the_o almighty_a in_o thou_o 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shall_v be_v establish_v prov._n 16.3_o and_o by_o fill_v thy_o soul_n with_o such_o happy_a thought_n as_o constant_a meditation_n or_o god_n word_n will_v furnish_v thou_o and_o wisdom_n as_o a_o monitor_n advise_v thou_o ecclus._n 6.37_o let_v thy_o mind_n be_v upon_o the_o ordinance_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o meditate_v continual_o on_o his_o commandment_n he_o shall_v establish_v thy_o heart_n and_o give_v thou_o wisdom_n at_o thy_o own_o desire_n overcome_v thy_o own_o mind_n and_o in_o every_o thing_n as_o much_o as_o possible_o thou_o can_v subject_n it_o to_o right_a reason_n and_o let_v not_o affection_n or_o passion_n master_v it_o 12._o set_a thy_o mind_n ever_o upon_o some_o good_a to_o prevent_v the_o rise_n of_o evil_a thought_n that_o the_o tempter_n may_v never_o find_v thou_o at_o leisure_n to_o entertain_v he_o the_o mind_n be_v natural_o active_a and_o prone_a to_o thought_n even_o when_o thou_o lie_v dormant_n it_o have_v its_o motion_n employ_v it_o then_o in_o 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in_o the_o heart_n of_o he_o that_o have_v understanding_n prov._n 14.33_o if_o the_o wicked_a the_o worst_a of_o fool_n have_v any_o notion_n thereof_o it_o can_v no_o more_o rest_n with_o they_o than_o lightning_n in_o the_o air._n 15._o take_v the_o prophet_n advice_n jer._n 17.10_o to_o set_v god_n ever_o before_o thou_o as_o a_o searcher_n of_o heart_n and_o that_o which_o thou_o will_v detest_v to_o speak_v before_o other_o abhor_v to_o think_v with_o thyself_o thought_n be_v the_o word_n of_o the_o heart_n which_o god_n hear_v who_o therefore_o say_v matt._n 9.4_o wherefore_o think_v you_o evil_a in_o your_o heart_n and_o solomon_n give_v we_o this_o charge_n eccles._n 10.20_o curse_v not_o the_o king_n no_o not_o in_o thy_o thought_n thou_o must_v be_v pure_a in_o heart_n if_o ever_o thou_o mean_v to_o see_v god_n let_v not_o thy_o heart_n dissent_v from_o thy_o tongue_n neither_o desire_n to_o appear_v more_o holy_a than_o thou_o be_v if_o thou_o intend_v to_o please_v he_o who_o be_v omniscient_a 16._o pray_v and_o beseech_v the_o lord_n with_o the_o earnest_a supplication_n of_o the_o psalmist_n to_o create_v a_o clean_a heart_n and_o to_o renew_v a_o right_a spirit_n within_o thou_o psal._n 51.10_o to_o incline_v thy_o heart_n unto_o his_o testimony_n psal._n 119.36_o then_o pray_v with_o the_o prophet_n jer._n 24.7_o that_o god_n will_v give_v thou_o a_o heart_n to_o know_v he_o to_o prepare_v thy_o heart_n that_o thou_o may_v true_o fear_v he_o meditate_v on_o he_o and_o love_v he_o above_o all_o and_o that_o he_o who_o cast_v out_o the_o tumultuous_a rabble_n from_o jairus_n house_n will_v also_o be_v please_v to_o cast_v out_o of_o thy_o soul_n and_o mind_n all_o those_o thought_n which_o offend_v he_o or_o hinder_v the_o raise_n up_o thy_o soul_n to_o the_o life_n of_o grace_n here_o whereby_o it_o may_v be_v fit_a for_o the_o life_n of_o glory_n hereafter_o chap._n vi_o of_o the_o affection_n of_o love_n and_o delight_n for_o the_o right_n 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thankfulness_n to_o he_o but_o if_o on_o the_o contrary_a they_o prove_v hurtful_a to_o we_o if_o god_n love_v we_o he_o will_v take_v that_o away_o from_o we_o which_o else_o will_v wean_v we_o from_o he_o a_o necessary_a rule_n for_o they_o to_o consider_v who_o too_o impatient_o bear_v the_o loss_n of_o that_o they_o so_o much_o love_v or_o delight_v in_o 4._o let_v we_o neither_o love_n nor_o delight_n in_o any_o temporal_a thing_n otherwise_o than_o to_o hold_v it_o with_o a_o loose_a hand_n and_o let_v we_o follow_v the_o apostle_n advice_n 1_o cor._n 7.31_o to_o use_v this_o world_n as_o not_o abuse_v it_o for_o the_o fashion_n of_o this_o world_n pass_v away_o and_o st._n john_n command_v we_o in_o his_o first_o epistle_n chap._n 2.15_o that_o we_o shall_v not_o love_v the_o world_n nor_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v in_o the_o world_n we_o must_v be_v content_v to_o part_v with_o all_o when_o god_n in_o his_o good_a pleasure_n see_v convenient_a it_o be_v job_n resolution_n chap._n 1.21_o the_o lord_n give_v and_o the_o lord_n have_v take_v away_o and_o bless_v be_v the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n chap._n vii_o of_o joy_n concern_v joy_n rejoice_v and_o mirth_n the_o rule_n be_v that_o god_n will_v not_o have_v we_o disconsolate_a but_o to_o rejoice_v and_o be_v cheerful_a in_o he_o evermore_o 1_o thess._n 5.16_o melancholy_n dejectedness_n worldly_a sorrow_n bitterness_n of_o spirit_n and_o secret_a repine_n against_o god_n providence_n be_v dangerous_a symptom_n of_o incredulity_n for_o if_o as_o the_o apostle_n say_v rom._n 5.1_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n we_o have_v peace_n of_o conscience_n and_o cheerful_a access_n to_o god_n through_o christ_n there_o will_v be_v joy_n in_o the_o holy_a ghost_n we_o shall_v rejoice_v in_o hope_n and_o glory_n in_o our_o tribulation_n be_v assure_v of_o a_o bless_a issue_n
of_o confusion_n and_o every_o evil_a work_n james_n 3.14_o 15_o 16._o it_o be_v the_o mischievous_a canker_n which_o nip_v the_o choice_a bud_n of_o virtue_n attempt_v either_o to_o cloud_v they_o with_o incredulity_n by_o reason_n the_o envious_n can_v attain_v thereto_o or_o labour_v to_o blast_v they_o with_o impious_a calumny_n 3._o i_o need_v not_o here_o cite_v the_o example_n of_o antigone_n and_o teutamus_n conspire_v against_o the_o true_o noble_a eumenes_n or_o of_o philip_n sycophant_n against_o aratus_n nor_o of_o domitian_n envy_v agricola_n his_o worth_n nor_o saul_n envy_v david_n cain_n abel_n rachel_n her_o sister_n the_o patriarch_n joseph_n see_v it_o be_v manifest_a that_o christ_n jesus_n in_o who_o be_v all_o perfection_n be_v envy_v there_o be_v nothing_o so_o little_a but_o stimulate_v it_o nothing_o so_o sacred_a or_o high_a but_o this_o hellish_a fury_n will_v fly_v at_o joseph_n particoloured_n coat_n awaken_v it_o and_o it_o be_v vigilant_a to_o strike_v at_o the_o saviour_n of_o the_o world_n the_o natal_n hereof_o be_v in_o lucifer_n envy_v god_n monarchy_n and_o ambitious_a to_o share_v in_o his_o sovereignty_n 4._o natural_a historian_n acquaint_v we_o of_o some_o country_n free_a from_o serpent_n but_o who_o can_v inform_v i_o of_o any_o barren_a of_o envy_n i_o doubt_v it_o be_v the_o common_a plague_n that_o visit_v all_o place_n like_o those_o croak_a plague_n of_o egypt_n which_o do_v not_o spare_v pharoahs_n bedchamber_n it_o delude_v the_o country_n with_o false_a optic_n think_v our_o neighbour_n field_n more_o fruitful_a than_o our_o own_o it_o be_v a_o monster_n not_o of_o god_n make_v but_o bear_v of_o deprave_a affection_n as_o anger_n fear_v jealousy_n self-love_n which_o create_v indignation_n if_o another_o attain_n to_o a_o happy_a and_o prosperous_a condition_n envy_n think_v all_o the_o world_n too_o little_a for_o its_o own_o orifice_n all_o this_o avail_v i_o nothing_o so_o long_o as_o i_o see_v mordecai_n the_o jew_n sit_v at_o the_o king_n gate_n say_v ambitious_a haman_n in_o his_o envy_n esth._n 5.13_o and_o again_o to_o who_o will_v the_o king_n delight_n to_o do_v honour_n more_o than_o to_o myself_o chap._n 6.6_o chap._n xi_o argument_n to_o be_v consider_v by_o way_n of_o dissuasion_n against_o envy_n that_o envy_n hurt_v the_o invidious_a most_o be_v apparent_a that_o there_o be_v not_o a_o great_a torment_n invent_v by_o the_o worst_a of_o tyrant_n nothing_o can_v be_v more_o unjust_a to_o other_o nor_o nothing_o more_o just_a to_o themselves_o the_o serpent_n poison_n infect_v not_o himself_o but_o envy_n prove_v fatal_a to_o they_o that_o embrace_v it_o for_o as_o the_o moth_n eat_v the_o garment_n which_o breed_v it_o and_o as_o the_o rust_n consume_v the_o iron_n so_o envy_n prey_v upon_o the_o mind_n that_o entertain_v it_o it_o be_v more_o miserable_a that_o can_v be_v express_v for_o it_o be_v not_o only_o afflict_v with_o its_o own_o misfortune_n but_o it_o be_v disquiet_v at_o other_o exhiliration_n whatever_o be_v a_o pleasure_n to_o other_o be_v but_o a_o torment_n to_o he_o another_o man_n store_n be_v the_o envious_a man_n want_n another_o man_n health_n be_v his_o sickness_n and_o another_o man_n praise_n his_o repute_a dishonour_n 2._o other_z sin_z have_v some_o remissness_n anger_n will_v waste_v itself_o in_o time_n hatred_n may_v be_v extinguish_v in_o the_o end_n but_o envy_n never_o cease_v fierce_a lion_n be_v tame_v and_o become_v tractable_a but_o the_o envious_a grow_v worse_o and_o worse_o the_o more_o christ_n do_v good_a to_o the_o jew_n cure_v their_o sick_a heal_v their_o infirm_a and_o bestow_v the_o word_n of_o eternal_a life_n upon_o they_o the_o more_o destructive_o do_v they_o envy_v he_o it_o be_v the_o canker_n that_o blast_v friendship_n the_o corruption_n of_o life_n and_o plague_n of_o nature_n it_o be_v the_o devil_n be_v incentive_a to_o rebellion_n who_o when_o he_o can_v not_o in_o his_o malice_n hurt_n god_n assail_v man_n for_o it_o instigate_v cain_n to_o murder_v his_o brother_n abel_n and_o the_o jew_n to_o crucify_v the_o saviour_n of_o the_o world_n 3._o beside_o it_o have_v irrational_a effect_n it_o will_v stop_v up_o the_o fountain_n and_o vail_v the_o sunbeam_n it_o regard_v neither_o bound_n of_o natural_a civility_n or_o religion_n rachel_n envy_v her_o sister_n gen._n 31._o jacob_n son_n their_o brother_n joseph_n gen._n 37.11_o the_o jew_n the_o very_a preach_a and_o hear_v the_o gospel_n act_v 13.45_o it_o be_v the_o rottenness_n of_o the_o bone_n prov._n 14.30_o it_o slay_v the_o silly_a job_n 5.2_o and_o last_o it_o exclude_v from_o heaven_n for_o what_o shall_v envy_n lay_v claim_n to_o so_o bless_a a_o habitation_n where_o there_o be_v nothing_o but_o love_n and_o rejoice_n in_o each_o other_o happiness_n 4._o furthermore_o it_o be_v a_o perverse_a distemper_n of_o a_o disease_a mind_n render_v the_o envious_a his_o view_n of_o the_o good_a of_o other_o as_o it_o be_v with_o sore_a eye_n grieve_v with_o see_v it_o delight_v and_o triumph_v in_o man_n misery_n as_o fly_n feed_v themselves_o upon_o other_o ulcer_n so_o the_o envious_a propose_n to_o themselves_o a_o pleasant_a entertainment_n by_o discourse_v upon_o other_o misfortune_n and_o affliction_n and_o to_o set_v a_o gloss_n upon_o their_o hypocrisy_n they_o will_v sometime_o personate_v the_o compassionate_a and_o merciful_a and_o like_o subtle_a alchemist_n pretend_v to_o extract_n pity_v when_o indeed_o it_o be_v only_o to_o stretch_v their_o malice_n to_o a_o large_a extent_n by_o which_o mean_v it_o may_v not_o be_v acquaint_v with_o any_o limitation_n 5._o sometime_o proteus_n like_v they_o will_v pretend_o act_v on_o the_o theatre_n of_o justice_n then_o will_v they_o seem_v zealous_a of_o law_n and_o due_a punishment_n of_o delinquent_n when_o indeed_o they_o do_v but_o pervert_v judgement_n into_o wormwood_n and_o kill_v or_o rob_v by_o authority_n who_o they_o dare_v not_o assassinate_n or_o assault_n by_o the_o sword_n or_o open_a violence_n sometime_o they_o will_v assume_v larget_n pretence_n of_o sanctity_n appear_v like_o the_o devil_n at_o endor_n in_o the_o prophet_n samuel_n mantle_n perform_v some_o thing_n external_o good_a whereby_o they_o may_v achieve_v some_o great_a evil._n even_o so_o the_o false_a apostle_n preach_v christ_n of_o mere_a envy_n to_o st._n paul_n that_o they_o may_v add_v more_o affliction_n to_o his_o bond_n phil._n 1.15_o 16._o 6._o it_o be_v at_o best_a but_o a_o fruit_n of_o the_o flesh_n gal._n 5.21_o mere_a folly_n tit._n 3.3_o devilish_a sensual_a earthly_a st._n james_n 3.14_o 15._o a_o dangerous_a signal_n of_o a_o reprobate_a mind_n give_v up_o to_o destruction_n rom._n 1.28_o 29._o the_o most_o that_o envy_n can_v acquire_v towards_o its_o own_o satisfaction_n be_v to_o mourn_v when_o other_o rejoice_v and_o possible_o to_o hurt_v temporal_o with_o its_o own_o external_a destruction_n of_o body_n and_o soul_n to_o define_v it_o further_o it_o be_v no_o better_a than_o the_o spirit_n of_o satan_n reign_v in_o the_o envious_a 7._o this_o mischief_n sometime_o crafty_o steal_v on_o incautious_a good_a man_n as_o joshua_n be_v envy_v for_o moses_n sake_n num._n 11.28_o 29._o and_o the_o psalmist_n confess_v my_o foot_n say_v he_o be_v almost_o go_v for_o i_o be_v envious_a at_o the_o foolish_a when_o i_o see_v the_o prosperity_n of_o the_o wicked_a psal._n 73.2_o 3._o the_o prophet_n jeremiah_n and_o habakkuk_n be_v a_o little_a infect_v with_o this_o contagion_n which_o the_o scripture_n as_o a_o monitor_n admonish_v all_o man_n to_o beware_v of_o that_o snare_n which_o entrap_v such_o good_a men._n 8._o the_o act_n thereof_o be_v inconsistent_a with_o right_a reason_n if_o we_o respect_v the_o supreme_a giver_n of_o that_o which_o stimulate_v envy_n for_o how_o irrational_a a_o presumption_n be_v it_o in_o man_n to_o control_v the_o providence_n of_o god_n if_o jacob_n eye_n wax_v dim_a with_o age_n and_o will_v not_o permit_v his_o dear_a joseph_n to_o alter_v the_o imposition_n of_o his_o hand_n or_o to_o transpose_v the_o blessing_n at_o his_o pleasure_n how_o much_o less_o will_v the_o all-seeing_a god_n permit_v the_o envious_a man_n to_o pervert_v his_o hand_n next_o we_o must_v respect_v the_o quality_n of_o the_o envy_v be_v he_o evil_a who_o thou_o envy_v then_o thy_o compassion_n be_v summon_v to_o pity_v he_o because_o his_o sin_n represent_v he_o more_o wretched_a than_o all_o the_o world_n can_v do_v be_v he_o good_a how_o guilty_a then_o must_v thou_o be_v in_o envy_v his_o felicity_n chap._n xii_o remedy_n against_o envy_n endeavour_v to_o put_v on_o christ_n and_o then_o thou_o be_v sure_a to_o chase_v away_o envy_n it_o be_v the_o apostle_n rule_n rom._n 13.13_o 14._o let_v we_o walk_v honest_o as_o in_o the_o day_n not_o in_o strife_n and_o envy_v but_o put_v