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a_o man_n see_v himself_o indeed_o god_n enemy_n and_o it_o be_v very_o hard_a to_o make_v he_o believe_v any_o other_o thing_n of_o god_n but_o that_o he_o carry_v a_o hostile_a mind_n against_o he_o and_o therefore_o christ_n to_o take_v off_o this_o persuade_v and_o assure_v we_o that_o neither_o the_o father_n nor_o he_o have_v any_o design_n upon_o poor_a sinner_n nor_o any_o ambushment_n against_o they_o but_o main_o if_o not_o only_o this_o be_v his_o purpose_n in_o send_v and_o christ_n in_o come_n not_o against_o man_n but_o against_o sin_n not_o to_o condemn_v sinner_n but_o to_o condemn_v sin_n and_o save_v sinner_n o_o bless_a and_o unparalleled_a love_n that_o make_v such_o a_o real_a distinction_n between_o sin_n and_o sinner_n who_o be_v so_o real_o one_o shall_v not_o we_o be_v content_a to_o have_v that_o woeful_a and_o accurse_a union_n with_o sin_n dissolve_v shall_v not_o we_o be_v willing_a to_o let_v sin_n be_v condemn_v in_o we_o and_o to_o have_v our_o own_o soul_n save_v i_o beseech_v you_o belove_v in_o the_o lord_n do_v not_o think_v to_o maintain_v always_o christ_n enemy_n that_o great_a traitor_n against_o which_o he_o come_v from_o heaven_n wonder_v that_o he_o do_v not_o prosecute_v both_o as_o enemy_n but_o iâ—_n he_o will_v destroy_v the_o one_o and_o save_v the_o other_o o_o let_v it_o be_v destroy_v not_o you_o and_o so_o much_o the_o more_o for_o that_o it_o will_v destroy_v you_o look_v to_o he_o so_o iniquity_n shall_v not_o be_v your_o ruin_n but_o he_o shall_v be_v the_o ruin_n of_o iniquity_n but_o if_o you_o will_v not_o admit_v of_o such_o a_o division_n between_o you_o and_o your_o sin_n take_v heed_n that_o you_o be_v not_o eternal_o undivided_a that_o you_o have_v not_o one_o common_a lot_n for_o ever_o that_o be_v condemnation_n many_o will_v be_v save_v but_o they_o will_v be_v save_v with_o sin_n too_o alace_o that_o will_v condemn_v thou_o as_o for_o sin_n he_o have_v proclaim_v irreconciliable_a enmity_n 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of_o sin_n be_v the_o law_n as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v it_o 1_o cor._n 15.55_o we_o have_v two_o great_a enemy_n against_o we_o two_o great_a tyrant_n over_o we_o sin_n and_o death_n death_n have_v pass_v upon_o all_o mankind_n not_o only_o the_o misery_n of_o this_o life_n and_o temporal_a death_n have_v subject_v â—ll_a man_n but_o the_o fear_n of_o a_o eternal_a death_n of_o a_o everlasting_a separation_n from_o the_o bless_a face_n of_o god_n may_v have_v seize_v upon_o all_o and_o subject_v they_o to_o bondage_n heb._n 2.15_o but_o the_o strength_n and_o sting_n of_o that_o be_v sin_n it_o be_v sin_n that_o arm_n death_n and_o hell_n against_o we_o take_v away_o sin_n and_o you_o take_v away_o the_o sting_n the_o strength_n of_o death_n it_o
christ_n have_v continue_v our_o mortality_n else_o he_o will_v have_v abolish_v death_n itself_o if_o he_o have_v not_o mean_v to_o abolish_v sin_n by_o death_n and_o indeed_o it_o will_v appear_v this_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o the_o world_n must_v be_v consume_v with_o fire_n at_o the_o last_o day_n and_o new_a heaven_n and_o earth_n succeed_v in_o its_o room_n because_o as_o the_o little_a house_n the_o body_n so_o the_o great_a house_n the_o world_n be_v infect_v with_o this_o leprosy_n &_o so_o subject_v to_o vanity_n and_o corruption_n because_o of_o man_n sin_n therefore_o that_o there_o may_v be_v no_o remnant_n of_o man_n corruption_n and_o no_o memorial_n of_o sin_n to_o inteâ—upt_v his_o eternal_a joy_n the_o lord_n will_v purify_v and_o change_v all_o all_o the_o member_n that_o be_v make_v instrument_n of_o unrighteousness_n all_o the_o creature_n that_o be_v servant_n to_o man_n lust_n a_o new_a form_n and_o fashion_n shall_v be_v put_v on_o all_o that_o the_o body_n 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engagement_n as_o you_o hear_v for_o indeed_o it_o restore_v the_o spirit_n of_o a_o man_n to_o its_o native_a rule_n and_o dominion_n over_o the_o body_n so_o that_o it_o be_v then_o most_o perfect_a when_o it_o be_v most_o gather_v within_o itself_o and_o disengage_v from_o all_o external_a entanglement_n now_o certain_a it_o be_v since_o the_o perfection_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o this_o life_n consist_v in_o such_o a_o retirement_n from_o the_o body_n that_o when_o it_o be_v whole_o separate_v from_o it_o than_o it_o be_v in_o the_o most_o absolute_a state_n of_o perfection_n and_o its_o life_n act_v most_o pure_o and_o perfect_o when_o it_o have_v no_o body_n to_o communicate_v with_o and_o to_o entangle_v it_o either_o with_o its_o lust_n or_o necessity_n the_o spirit_n be_v life_n it_o have_v a_o life_n now_o which_o be_v then_o best_a when_o further_a from_o the_o body_n and_o therefore_o it_o can_v but_o be_v surpass_v better_a when_o it_o be_v out_o of_o the_o body_n and_o all_o this_o be_v purchase_v by_o christ_n righteousness_n as_o man_n disobedience_n make_v a_o end_n of_o his_o life_n christ_n obedience_n have_v make_v our_o life_n endless_a he_o suffer_v death_n to_o sting_v he_o and_o by_o this_o have_v take_v the_o sting_n from_o it_o and_o now_o there_o be_v a_o new_a statute_n and_o appointment_n of_o heaven_n publish_v in_o the_o gospel_n whosoever_o believe_v in_o he_o shall_v not_o perish_v but_o have_v eternal_a life_n now_o indeed_o this_o have_v so_o entire_o change_v the_o nature_n of_o death_n that_o iâ—_n have_v noâ—_n the_o most_o lovely_a and_o desirable_a aspect_n on_o a_o christian_a that_o it_o be_v no_o more_o a_o object_n of_o fear_n but_o of_o desire_n amicable_a not_o terrible_a unto_o he_o since_o there_o be_v no_o way_n to_o save_v the_o passenger_n but_o to_o let_v the_o vessel_n break_v he_o will_v be_v content_a to_o have_v the_o body_n split_v that_o himself_o that_o be_v his_o soul_n may_v escape_v for_o true_o a_o man_n soul_n be_v himself_o the_o body_n be_v but_o a_o earthly_a tabernacle_n that_o must_v be_v take_v down_o to_o let_v the_o inhabitant_n win_v out_o to_o come_v near_o his_o lord_n the_o body_n be_v the_o prisonhouse_n that_o he_o groan_v to_o have_v open_v that_o he_o may_v enjoy_v that_o liberty_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o now_o to_o a_o christian_a death_n be_v not_o proper_o a_o object_n of_o patience_n but_o of_o desire_n rather_o i_o desire_v to_o be_v dissolve_v and_o be_v with_o christ_n phil._n 1.23_o he_o that_o have_v but_o advance_v little_a in_o christianity_n will_v be_v content_a to_o die_v but_o because_o there_o be_v too_o much_o flesh_n he_o will_v desire_v to_o live_v but_o a_o christian_a that_o be_v ripe_a in_o knowledge_n and_o grace_n will_v rather_o desire_v to_o die_v and_o only_o be_v content_a to_o live_v he_o will_v exercise_v patience_n and_o submission_n about_o abide_v here_o but_o groan_n and_o pant_n about_o remove_v hence_o because_o he_o know_v that_o there_o be_v no_o choice_n between_o that_o bondage_n and_o this_o liberty_n sermon_n xxix_o rom._n 8.10_o the_o body_n be_v dead_a because_o of_o sin_n but_o the_o spirit_n be_v life_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v the_o first_o curse_n and_o threaten_a wherein_o god_n think_v fit_a to_o comprehend_v all_o misery_n thou_o shall_v die_v the_o death_n in_o that_o day_n thou_o eat_v though_o the_o sentence_n be_v not_o present_o execute_v according_a to_o the_o letter_n yet_o from_o that_o day_n â—orward_a man_n be_v make_v mortal_a and_o there_o seem_v to_o be_v much_o mercy_n and_o goodness_n of_o god_n interveen_v to_o plead_v a_o delay_n of_o death_n itself_o that_o so_o the_o promise_n of_o life_n in_o the_o second_o adam_n may_v come_v to_o the_o first_o and_o his_o posterity_n and_o they_o may_v be_v deliver_v â—rom_o the_o second_o death_n though_o not_o from_o the_o first_o always_o we_o bear_v about_o the_o mark_n of_o sin_n in_o our_o body_n to_o this_o day_n and_o in_o so_o far_o the_o threaten_n take_v place_n that_o this_o life_n that_o we_o live_v in_o the_o body_n be_v become_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o die_a life_n the_o life_n that_o the_o ungodly_a shall_v live_v out_o oâ—_n the_o body_n be_v a_o live_a death_n and_o either_o of_o these_o be_v worse_a than_o simple_a death_n or_o destruction_n of_o be_v the_o serious_a contemplation_n of_o the_o misery_n of_o this_o life_n make_v wise_a solomon_n to_o praise_v the_o dead_a more_o than_o the_o live_n contrary_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o man_n who_o rejoice_v at_o the_o birth_n of_o a_o manchild_n and_o mourn_v at_o their_o death_n yea_o it_o press_v he_o further_o to_o think_v they_o which_o have_v not_o at_o all_o be_v better_a then_o both_o because_o they_o have_v not_o see_v the_o evil_a under_o the_o sun_n this_o world_n be_v such_o a_o chaos_n such_o a_o mass_n of_o misery_n that_o if_o man_n understand_v it_o before_o they_o come_v into_o it_o they_o will_v be_v far_o more_o loath_a to_o enter_v into_o it_o than_o they_o be_v now_o afraid_a to_o go_v out_o of_o it_o and_o true_o we_o want_v not_o remembrance_n and_o representation_n of_o our_o misery_n every_o day_n in_o that_o child_n come_v weep_v into_o the_o world_n as_o it_o be_v bewail_v â—heir_o own_o misfortune_n that_o they_o be_v bring_v forth_o to_o be_v sensible_a subject_n of_o misery_n and_o what_o be_v all_o our_o life-time_n but_o a_o repetition_n of_o sigh_n and_o groan_n anxiety_n and_o satiety_n loathe_n and_o long_v divide_v our_o spirit_n and_o our_o time_n between_o they_o how_o many_o death_n must_v we_o suffer_v before_o death_n come_v for_o the_o absence_n or_o loss_n of_o any_o thing_n much_o desire_v be_v a_o separation_n no_o less_o grievous_a to_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n
christ._n here_o be_v a_o bless_a message_n to_o condemn_a lose_a sinner_n who_o have_v that_o sentence_n within_o their_o breast_n vers_fw-la 1._o this_o be_v the_o end_n of_o christ_n come_v and_o die_v that_o he_o may_v deliver_v we_o from_o sin_n as_o well_o as_o death_n and_o the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o law_n may_v be_v fulfil_v in_o we_o and_o therefore_o he_o have_v give_v the_o holy_a spirit_n and_o dwell_v in_o we_o by_o the_o spirit_n to_o quicken_v we_o who_o be_v dead_a in_o sin_n and_o trespass_n o_o what_o consolation_n will_v this_o be_v to_o soul_n that_o look_v upon_o the_o body_n oâ—_n death_n within_o they_o as_o the_o great_a misery_n and_o do_v groan_n with_o paul_n o_o miserable_a man_n that_o i_o be_o etc._n etc._n rom._n 7.24_o this_o be_v hold_v forth_o to_o vers_n 17._o but_o because_o there_o be_v many_o ground_n of_o heaviness_n and_o sadness_n in_o this_o world_n therefore_o the_o gospel_n oppose_v unto_o all_o these_o both_o our_o expectation_n which_o we_o have_v of_o that_o bless_a hope_n to_o come_v whereof_o we_o be_v so_o sure_a that_o nothing_o can_v frustrate_v we_o of_o it_o and_o also_o the_o help_n we_o get_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n of_o the_o spirit_n to_o bear_v our_o infirmity_n and_o to_o bring_v all_o thing_n about_o for_o good_a to_o we_o vers_fw-la 28._o and_o from_o all_o this_o the_o believer_n in_o jesus_n christ_n have_v ground_n of_o triumph_n and_o boast_n before_o the_o perfect_a victory_n even_o as_o paul_n do_v in_o the_o name_n of_o believer_n from_o vers_fw-la 31._o to_o the_o end_n upon_o these_o consideration_n he_o that_o cry_v out_o not_o long_o ago_o o_o miserable_a man_n who_o shall_v deliver_v i_o do_v now_o cry_v out_o who_o shall_v condemn_v i_o the_o distress_a wrestler_n become_v a_o victorious_a triumpher_n the_o beat_a soldier_n become_v more_o than_o a_o conqueror_n oh_o that_o your_o heart_n can_v be_v persuade_v to_o hearken_v to_o this_o joyful_a sound_n to_o embrace_v jesus_n christ_n for_o grace_n and_o salvation_n how_o quick_o will_v a_o song_n of_o triumph_n in_o he_o swallow_v up_o all_o your_o present_a complaint_n and_o lamentation_n all_o the_o complaint_n among_o man_n may_v be_v reduce_v to_o one_o of_o these_o three_o i_o hear_v the_o most_o part_n bemoan_v themselves_o thus_o alace_o for_o the_o misery_n of_o this_o life_n this_o evil_a world_n alace_o for_o poverty_n for_o contempt_n for_o sickness_n oh_o miserable_a man_n that_o i_o be_o who_o will_v take_v this_o disease_n away_o who_o will_v show_v i_o any_o good_a thing_n psal._n 4._o any_o temporal_a good_a but_o if_o you_o know_v and_o consider_v your_o latter_a end_n you_o will_v cry_v out_o more_o you_o will_v refuse_v to_o be_v comfort_v though_o these_o misery_n be_v remove_v but_o i_o hear_v some_o bemoan_v themselves_o more_o sad_o they_o have_v hear_v the_o law_n and_o the_o sentence_n of_o condemnation_n be_v within_o they_o the_o law_n have_v enter_v and_o kill_v they_o oh_o what_o shall_v i_o do_v to_o be_v save_v who_o will_v deliver_v i_o from_o the_o wrath_n to_o come_v what_o be_v alâ—_n present_a affliction_n and_o misery_n in_o respect_n of_o eternity_n yet_o there_o be_v one_o moan_n and_o lamentation_n beyond_o all_o these_o when_o the_o soul_n find_v the_o sentence_n of_o absolution_n in_o jesus_n christ_n and_o get_v its_o eye_n open_v to_o see_v that_o body_n of_o death_n and_o sin_n within_o that_o perfect_a man_n of_o sin_n diffuse_v throughout_o all_o the_o member_n than_o it_o bemoan_v itself_o with_o paul_n oh_o miserable_a man_n who_o shall_v deliver_v i_o from_o this_o body_n of_o death_n rom._n 7.24_o i_o be_o deliver_v from_o the_o condemnation_n of_o the_o law_n but_o what_o comâ—ort_n be_v it_o as_o long_o as_o sin_n be_v so_o powerful_a in_o i_o nay_o this_o make_v i_o often_o suspect_v my_o delivery_n from_o wrath_n and_o the_o curse_n see_v sin_n itself_o be_v not_o take_v away_o now_o if_o you_o can_v be_v persuade_v to_o 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that_o accompany_v it_o but_o â—or_a its_o oâ—n_n sweetness_n and_o excellency_n beyond_o all_o other_o you_o will_v as_o the_o people_n of_o samaria_n no_o moâ—e_n believe_v for_o the_o report_n of_o your_o own_o necessity_n and_o misery_n but_o you_o will_v believe_v in_o jesus_n christ_n and_o walk_v according_a to_o the_o spirit_n for_o their_o own_o testimony_n they_o have_v in_o your_o conscience_n you_o will_v no_o more_o be_v allure_v only_o with_o the_o privilege_n oâ—_n it_o to_o embrace_v châ—istianity_n but_o you_o will_v think_v christianity_n the_o great_a privilege_n a_o reward_n â—nto_fw-la itself_o pietas_n ipsa_fw-la sibi_fw-la merces_fw-la eâ—t_fw-la godliness_n be_v great_a gain_n in_o itself_o though_o it_o have_v not_o such_o sweet_a consequent_n or_o companion_n that_o you_o may_v know_v this_o privilege_n conâ—â—der_v the_o estate_n all_o man_n be_v into_o by_o nature_n paul_n express_v it_o in_o shoâ—t_o rom._n 5._o by_o the_o offence_n of_o onne_n 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true_a and_o proper_a good_a of_o his_o spiritual_a and_o immortal_a part_n they_o be_v such_o as_o befall_v alike_o to_o good_a and_o bad_a and_o so_o can_v have_v either_o much_o good_a or_o much_o evil_n in_o they_o i_o have_v see_v folly_n set_v in_o great_a dignity_n and_o prince_n walk_v on_o foot_n eccleâ—_n 10.6_o 7._o then_o certain_o such_o title_n of_o honour_n and_o dignity_n such_o place_n of_o eminency_n erect_v above_o the_o multitude_n have_v little_a or_o nothing_o worth_a the_o spirit_n of_o a_o man_n in_o they_o see_v a_o fool_n a_o wicked_a man_n be_v as_o capable_a of_o they_o as_o a_o wise_a man_n or_o a_o man_n of_o a_o princely_a spirit_n and_o â—o_o of_o all_o other_o they_o do_v not_o elevat_fw-la a_o man_n as_o a_o man_n above_z other_o a_o poor_a unlearned_a mean_a man_n may_v have_v more_o real_a excellency_n in_o he_o than_o a_o rich_a learned_a and_o great_a person_n but_o thiâ—_n draw_v a_o substantial_a and_o vast_a difference_n indeed_o such_o as_o be_v between_o flesh_n and_o spirit_n such_o as_o be_v between_o man_n and_o beast_n you_o know_v what_o preeminency_n a_o man_n have_v over_o a_o beast_n there_o be_v no_o such_o wide_a distance_n among_o the_o sâ—ns_n of_o man_n as_o between_o the_o low_a and_o mean_a man_n and_o the_o chief_a beast_n there_o be_v a_o spirit_n in_o man_n sai_z elihu_n job_n 32.8_o a_o immortal_a eternal_a substance_n of_o a_o far_o high_a nature_n and_o comprehension_n you_o know_v what_o excellency_n be_v in_o the_o spirit_n beyond_o the_o flesh_n such_o as_o be_v in_o heaven_n beyond_o the_o earth_n for_o the_o one_o be_v breathe_v from_o heaven_n and_o the_o other_o be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o dust_n of_o the_o earth_n the_o one_o be_v corruptible_a yea_o corruption_n itself_o the_o other_o incorruptible_a how_o swiâ—t_n and_o nimble_a be_v the_o motion_n of_o the_o spirit_n from_o the_o one_o end_n of_o heaven_n to_o the_o other_o how_o can_v it_o compass_v the_o earth_n in_o a_o moment_n do_v but_o look_v and_o see_v what_o a_o huge_a difference_n be_v between_o a_o beautiful_a live_a body_n and_o the_o same_o when_o it_o be_v a_o dead_a carcase_n rot_a and_o corrupt_v it_o be_v the_o spirit_n dwell_v within_o that_o make_v the_o odds_o that_o make_v it_o active_a beautiful_a and_o comely_a but_o in_o the_o removal_n of_o the_o spirit_n it_o become_v a_o piece_n of_o the_o most_o defile_v and_o loathsome_a dust_n in_o the_o world_n now_o i_o say_v such_o a_o vast_a and_o wide_a difference_n there_o be_v between_o a_o true_a christian_a and_o a_o natural_a man_n even_o take_v he_o in_o with_o all_o his_o common_a endowment_n and_o excellency_n the_o one_o be_v a_o man_n the_o other_o a_o beast_n the_o one_o be_v after_o the_o flesh_n the_o other_o after_o the_o spirit_n it_o be_v the_o ordinary_a compellation_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n man_n be_v in_o honour_n and_o understand_v not_o be_v like_o the_o beast_n that_o perish_v psal._n 49.20_o and_o psal._n 94.8_o understand_v you_o brutish_a among_o the_o people_n etc._n etc._n and_o psal._n 92.6_o the_o brutish_a man_n understand_v not_o this_o and_o eccles._n 3.18_o that_o they_o themselves_o may_v know_v that_o they_o be_v but_o beast_n therefore_o you_o find_v the_o lord_n often_o turn_v to_o beast_n to_o insensible_a creature_n thereby_o to_o reprove_v the_o folly_n and_o madness_n of_o man_n isa._n 1.2_o and_o jer._n 8.7_o man_n have_v two_o part_n in_o he_o by_o which_o he_o have_v affinity_n to_o the_o two_o mâ—st_o distant_a nature_n he_o stand_v in_o the_o middle_n between_o angel_n and_o beast_n in_o his_o spirit_n he_o rise_v up_o to_o a_o angelic_a dignity_n and_o in_o his_o body_n he_o fallâ—_n down_o to_o a_o brutish_a condition_n now_o which_o
eye_n which_o will_v make_v offend_v and_o stumble_v in_o the_o way_n but_o let_v the_o remembrance_n of_o the_o life_n to_o come_v sweeten_v it_o all_o when_o man_n undergo_v the_o hazard_n of_o lose_v life_n for_o a_o little_a pleasure_n when_o for_o a_o poor_a petty_a advantage_n man_n will_v endure_v so_o much_o pain_n and_o trouble_n o_o what_o shall_v eternal_a life_n and_o such_o a_o life_n as_o the_o best_a liâ—e_z here_o be_v but_o death_n to_o it_o how_o shall_v it_o mitigat_n and_o sweeten_v the_o bitterness_n of_o mortification_n how_o shall_v it_o fortify_v our_o spirit_n to_o much_o endurance_n and_o patience_n a_o battle_n we_o must_v have_v for_o these_o lust_n that_o we_o disengage_v from_o the_o devil_n and_o the_o world_n beside_o will_v lay_v wait_v for_o we_o in_o this_o way_n but_o when_o for_o such_o small_a and_o inconsiderable_a advantage_n man_n will_v endure_v all_o the_o disadvantage_n of_o war_n of_o a_o long_a war_n o_o how_o shall_v the_o expectation_n of_o this_o peace_n which_o enclose_v and_o comprehend_v all_o felicity_n all_o well-being_n animat_fw-la and_o strengthen_v we_o to_o fight_v in_o into_o the_o city_n of_o life_n and_o peace_n eternal_a sermon_n xx._n rom._n 8.7_o because_o the_o carnal_a mind_n be_v enmity_n against_o god_n and_o be_v not_o subject_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n neither_o indeed_o can_v be_v unbelief_n be_v that_o which_o condemn_v the_o world_n it_o involve_v in_o more_o condemnation_n than_o many_o other_o sin_n not_o only_o because_o more_o universal_a but_o especial_o because_o it_o shut_v up_o man_n in_o their_o misery_n and_o seclude_v they_o from_o the_o remedy_n that_o be_v bring_v to_o light_n in_o the_o gospel_n by_o unbelief_n i_o mean_v not_o only_o that_o careless_a neglect_n of_o jesus_n christ_n offer_v for_o salvation_n but_o that_o which_o be_v the_o root_n of_o that_o the_o inconsideration_n and_o ignorance_n of_o our_o desperate_a sinfulness_n and_o irremediless_a misery_n without_o christ_n which_o not_o be_v lay_v to_o heart_n serious_o make_v such_o slight_a and_o superficial_a entertainment_n of_o a_o saviour_n and_o redeemer_n man_n be_v true_o miserable_a and_o unhappy_a whether_o he_o know_v it_o or_o not_o but_o true_o it_o be_v a_o accession_n to_o his_o misery_n that_o he_o know_v it_o not_o that_o he_o neither_o apprehend_v what_o he_o be_v now_o by_o nature_n nor_o what_o he_o must_v short_o be_v make_v by_o justice_n indeed_o if_o there_o be_v no_o remedy_n to_o be_v â—ound_v it_o be_v a_o happy_a ignorance_n to_o be_v ignorant_a of_o misery_n the_o knowledge_n and_o remembrance_n of_o it_o can_v do_v nothing_o but_o add_v unto_o the_o bitterness_n of_o it_o if_o a_o man_n may_v bury_v it_o in_o eternal_a forgetfulness_n it_o be_v some_o ease_n but_o now_o when_o god_n have_v in_o his_o mercy_n so_o appoint_v it_o that_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o belief_n of_o sin_n and_o misery_n shall_v in_o a_o manner_n be_v the_o end_n of_o miserâ—_n and_o see_v whether_o man_n know_v it_o or_o not_o they_o must_v short_o be_v make_v sensible_a of_o it_o when_o there_o be_v no_o remedy_n to_o be_v â—ound_v then_o certain_o it_o be_v the_o height_n of_o man_n misery_n that_o he_o know_v and_o consider_v it_o not_o if_o we_o will_v apply_v our_o heart_n at_o length_n to_o hear_v what_o god_n the_o lord_n speak_v for_o he_o only_o can_v give_v account_n of_o man_n to_o himself_o we_o may_v have_v a_o survey_n of_o both_o in_o these_o word_n and_o the_o precede_a of_o our_o desperate_a wickedness_n and_o of_o our_o intolerable_a misery_n for_o the_o present_a by_o nature_n we_o be_v enemy_n to_o god_n and_o short_o we_o must_v be_v deal_v with_o as_o enemy_n as_o rebel_n to_o the_o most_o potent_a and_o glorious_a king_n be_v punish_v with_o death_n a_o endless_a live_a death_n experience_n show_v how_o hard_o a_o thing_n it_o be_v to_o persuade_v you_o that_o you_o be_v real_o under_o the_o sentence_n of_o death_n you_o will_v not_o suffer_v your_o heart_n to_o believe_v your_o danger_n leave_v it_o interrupt_v your_o present_a pleasure_n of_o sin_n nay_o you_o will_v flatter_v yourselves_o with_o the_o fancy_a hope_n of_o immunity_n from_o this_o curse_n and_o account_v it_o a_o cruel_a and_o rigorous_a doctrine_n that_o so_o many_o creature_n make_v by_o god_n shall_v be_v eternal_o miserable_a or_o a_o sentence_n of_o it_o shall_v be_v pass_v on_o all_o flesh_n now_o that_o which_o make_v we_o hardly_o to_o believe_v this_o be_v the_o unbelief_n and_o deep_a inconsideration_n of_o your_o sinfulness_n therefore_o the_o apostle_n to_o make_v way_n for_o the_o former_a add_v because_o the_o carnal_a mind_n be_v enmity_n against_o god_n do_v not_o wonder_v then_o that_o your_o way_n and_o course_n your_o affection_n and_o inclination_n bring_v forth_o that_o ghostly_a and_o dreadful_a end_n of_o death_n see_v all_o these_o be_v enmity_n to_o the_o great_a king_n who_o alone_o have_v the_o power_n of_o life_n and_o death_n they_o have_v a_o perfect_a contrariety_n to_o his_o holy_a nature_n and_o righteous_a will_n not_o only_o be_v the_o carnal_a mind_n a_o enemy_n but_o enmity_n itself_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v most_o suitable_a that_o the_o sovereign_a power_n of_o that_o king_n oâ—_n king_n stretch_v out_o to_o the_o vindication_n of_o his_o holiness_n and_o righteousness_n by_o take_v vengeance_n on_o all_o ungodliness_n and_o unrighteousness_n of_o man_n if_o rebellion_n in_o a_o state_n or_o monarchy_n against_o these_o petty_a mortal_a god_n who_o shall_v die_v as_o man_n be_v so_o heinous_a as_o to_o deâ—erve_v death_n by_o the_o consent_n of_o all_o nation_n how_o much_o more_o shall_v enmity_n and_o rebellion_n against_o the_o immortal_a eternal_a king_n who_o have_v absolute_a right_n and_o dominion_n over_o his_o creature_n as_o over_o the_o clay_n have_v such_o a_o suitable_a recompense_n of_o eternal_a death_n now_o my_o belove_a if_o you_o once_o believe_v this_o the_o enmity_n and_o opposition_n of_o your_o whole_a nature_n to_o god_n you_o can_v not_o but_o fearful_o apprehend_v what_o may_v be_v the_o issue_n of_o it_o you_o can_v not_o bless_v yourselves_o as_o you_o do_v and_o put_v the_o evil_a day_n far_o off_o but_o certain_o you_o will_v be_v affright_v with_o the_o terror_n and_o majesty_n of_o that_o god_n you_o have_v to_o do_v with_o who_o when_o he_o awake_v to_o judgement_n you_o can_v neither_o resist_v nor_o escape_v no_o stand_v against_o his_o wrath_n and_o no_o flee_v from_o it_o out_o of_o his_o dominion_n and_o this_o will_v dispose_v and_o incline_v your_o mind_n in_o time_n to_o harken_v â—o_o the_o treaty_n of_o peace_n which_o be_v hold_v out_o in_o the_o gospel_n and_o to_o lay_v down_o the_o weapon_n of_o your_o enmity_n and_o make_v peace_n with_o he_o in_o his_o son_n the_o peacemaker_n amity_n and_o unity_n be_v the_o very_o be_v and_o beauty_n of_o the_o world_n this_o universe_n be_v make_v up_o of_o innumerable_a different_a kind_n and_o nature_n and_o all_o these_o climb_v and_o walk_v together_o by_o the_o bond_n of_o peace_n and_o concord_n among_o themselves_o and_o with_o that_o one_o high_a understanding_n that_o direct_v all_o and_o supreme_a will_n of_o god_n that_o move_v all_o it_o be_v that_o link_n of_o union_n with_o god_n that_o give_v and_o preserve_v be_v and_o beauty_n in_o all_o the_o creature_n as_o the_o dependence_n of_o the_o ray_n upon_o the_o sun_n or_o the_o stream_n on_o the_o fountain_n make_v they_o what_o they_o be_v which_o be_v interrupt_v they_o cease_v to_o be_v what_o they_o be_v all_o thing_n continue_v as_o thou_o have_v ordain_v they_o for_o all_o be_v thy_o servant_n ps._n 119.91_o you_o see_v then_o this_o amity_n and_o union_n of_o subordination_n of_o the_o creature_n to_o god_n be_v not_o dissolve_v to_o this_o day_n but_o woâ—ull_a and_o wretched_a man_n alone_o have_v withdraw_v from_o this_o subordination_n and_o dissolve_v this_o sacred_a tie_n of_o happy_a friendship_n which_o at_o first_o he_o be_v liâ—ted_v up_o unto_o and_o privilege_v with_o amity_n and_o friendship_n you_o know_v consist_v in_o a_o union_n of_o heart_n and_o will_n and_o a_o communion_n of_o all_o good_a thing_n it_o make_v two_o one_o as_o much_o as_o two_o can_v be_v by_o the_o conspiracy_n of_o their_o affection_n in_o one_o thing_n and_o the_o joint_a concurrence_n of_o their_o endeavour_n to_o communicate_v to_o one_o another_o what_o each_o have_v it_o take_v away_o propriety_n and_o it_o make_v a_o community_n between_o person_n now_o how_o happy_a be_v that_o amity_n how_o bless_a that_o friendship_n between_o god_n and_o man_n though_o man_n goodness_n can_v not_o extend_v to_o god_n yet_o his_o soul_n unite_v to_o god_n by_o love_n and_o delight_n and_o all_o that_o god_n have_v give_v he_o returning_z that_o to_o
great_a fear_n be_v death_n not_o so_o much_o because_o of_o itself_o but_o chief_o because_o of_o that_o eternity_n of_o unchangeable_a misery_n that_o natural_o it_o transmitt_v they_o unto_o now_o it_o be_v only_a christian_a religion_n possess_v the_o heart_n that_o aâ—mes_v a_o man_n complete_o against_o the_o fear_n either_o of_o death_n itself_o or_o the_o consequent_n of_o it_o it_o give_v the_o most_o powerful_a consolation_n that_o not_o only_o overcome_v the_o bitterness_n and_o take_v out_o the_o sting_n of_o death_n but_o change_v the_o nature_n of_o it_o so_o far_o as_o to_o make_v it_o the_o matter_n of_o triumph_n and_o gloriation_n there_o be_v something_o here_o suppose_v the_o worst_a that_o can_v befall_v a_o christian_n it_o be_v the_o death_n of_o a_o part_n of_o he_o and_o that_o the_o worst_a and_o ignobl_a part_n only_o the_o body_n be_v dead_a because_o of_o sin_n then_o that_o wâ—ich_a be_v oppose_v by_o way_n oâ—_n comfort_n to_o counterbalance_v it_o be_v the_o life_n of_o his_o better_a and_o more_o noble_a part_n and_o beside_o we_o have_v the_o fountain_n both_o of_o that_o death_n and_o this_o life_n man_n sin_n the_o cause_n of_o bodily_a death_n christ_n righteousness_n the_o fountain_n of_o spiritual_a life_n of_o death_n many_o have_v have_v sweet_a meditation_n even_o among_o these_o that_o the_o light_n of_o the_o word_n have_v not_o shine_v upon_o and_o indeed_o they_o mâ—y_v make_v we_o ashamed_a who_o profess_v christianity_n and_o so_o the_o hope_n of_o the_o resurrection_n from_o the_o dead_a that_o they_o have_v account_v it_o only_o true_a wisdom_n and_o sound_a philosophy_n to_o meditat_fw-la often_o on_o death_n and_o make_v it_o the_o very_a principal_a point_n of_o live_v well_o to_o be_v always_o learn_v to_o die_v and_o have_v apply_v their_o whole_a study_n that_o way_n neglect_v present_a thing_n that_o be_v in_o the_o by_o have_v give_v themselves_o to_o search_v out_o some_o comfort_n against_o death_n or_o 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certain_o restrain_v man_n and_o cool_v they_o in_o their_o fervent_a pursuit_n after_o sin_n sermon_n xxviii_o rom._n 8.10_o the_o body_n be_v dead_a because_o of_o sin_n but_o the_o spirit_n be_v life_n because_o of_o righteousness_n the_o sting_n of_o death_n be_v sin_n and_o the_o strength_n of_o sin_n be_v the_o law_n say_v our_o apostle_n 1_o cor._n 15.56_o these_o two_o concur_v to_o make_v man_n mortal_a and_o these_o two_o be_v the_o bitter_a ingredient_n of_o death_n sin_n procure_v it_o and_o the_o law_n appoint_v it_o and_o god_n have_v see_v to_o the_o exâ—ct_a execution_n of_o that_o law_n in_o all_o age_n for_o what_o man_n live_v and_o shall_v not_o taste_v of_o death_n two_o only_o escape_v the_o common_a lot_n enoch_n and_o elias_n for_o they_o please_v god_n and_o god_n take_v they_o
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