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17.14_o the_o reason_n be_v 1._o it_o must_v needs_o be_v so_o because_o god_n be_v the_o fountain_n of_o all_o light_n that_o illighten_v every_o man_n that_o come_v into_o the_o world_n john_n 1.9_o it_o can_v possible_o shine_v into_o man_n heart_n but_o according_a to_o his_o will_n 2._o there_o be_v great_a reason_n it_o shall_v be_v so_o as_o well_o that_o god_n by_o this_o mean_n may_v more_o easy_o govern_v the_o world_n according_a to_o his_o own_o will_n as_o also_o that_o we_o have_v no_o light_n in_o ourselves_o but_o what_o we_o know_v may_v be_v the_o more_o abase_v in_o ourselves_o the_o more_o thankful_a to_o god_n that_o be_v the_o light_n of_o our_o eye_n and_o the_o more_o careful_a to_o make_v use_n of_o it_o to_o his_o glory_n that_o bestow_v it_o see_v he_o may_v deprive_v we_o of_o it_o when_o he_o please_v let_v no_o man_n then_o lean_a to_o his_o own_o or_o to_o any_o other_o man_n wisdom_n whereof_o we_o can_v have_v no_o such_o assurance_n but_o that_o it_o may_v deceive_v we_o especial_o when_o either_o we_o or_o they_o seek_v it_o not_o at_o god_n hand_n nor_o depend_v upon_o he_o for_o it_o nor_o employ_v it_o for_o the_o service_n of_o himself_o or_o of_o his_o church_n in_o which_o man_n provoke_v god_n even_o in_o justice_n to_o turn_v our_o wisdom_n into_o folly_n as_o he_o threaten_v to_o deal_v with_o pharaoh_n wise_a man_n isa_n 19.14_o and_o make_v it_o good_a upon_o achitophel_n there_o be_v yet_o in_o this_o circumstance_n of_o the_o time_n when_o their_o eye_n be_v open_v one_o thing_n more_o worth_a our_o consideration_n that_o their_o eye_n be_v never_o open_v to_o see_v in_o what_o condition_n they_o be_v till_o it_o be_v too_o late_o to_o help_v it_o whereas_o if_o they_o have_v advise_o think_v upon_o the_o danger_n beforehand_o and_o observe_v satan_n policy_n by_o which_o he_o draw_v they_o into_o it_o they_o have_v refute_v his_o counsel_n and_o prevent_v the_o danger_n whence_o 2._o observe_v it_o be_v a_o great_a folly_n in_o man_n not_o to_o foresee_v evil_a before_o it_o be_v too_o late_o to_o help_v it_o observe_v 2_o till_o nothing_o be_v leave_v but_o mourning_n at_o the_o latter_a end_n prov._n 15.11_o 12._o which_o be_v esau_n case_n when_o he_o have_v sell_v his_o birthright_n which_o draw_v on_o the_o loss_n of_o the_o blessing_n which_o he_o seek_v and_o bewail_v the_o loss_n of_o with_o tear_n when_o it_o be_v too_o late_o heb._n 12.16_o 17._o wise_a man_n beforehand_o see_v a_o plague_n and_o prevent_v it_o prov._n 22.3_o and_o harken_v for_o time_n to_o come_v isa_n 42.23_o and_o indeed_o for_o this_o special_a end_n be_v wisdom_n give_v that_o man_n have_v their_o eye_n in_o their_o head_n as_o solomon_n speak_v eccl._n 2.14_o they_o may_v foresee_v both_o good_a and_o evil_a to_o come_v that_o they_o may_v lay_v hold_n on_o the_o one_o while_o it_o may_v be_v have_v and_o avoid_v and_o prevent_v the_o other_o before_o it_o come_v as_o for_o after-wisdom_n it_o be_v of_o no_o use_n but_o to_o increase_v our_o misery_n by_o look_v back_o upon_o our_o misery_n when_o it_o be_v too_o late_o to_o help_v it_o let_v we_o then_o like_o wise_a man_n carry_v our_o eye_n still_o in_o our_o head_n look_v forward_o to_o the_o issue_n and_o event_n of_o all_o thing_n lest_o we_o bele_z on_o like_o a_o ox_n to_o the_o slaughter_n as_o solomon_n speak_v prov._n 7.22_o 23._o not_o embrace_v and_o follow_v the_o direction_n of_o the_o world_n which_o walk_v in_o darkness_n but_o take_v heed_n to_o the_o light_n and_o counsel_n of_o god_n word_n which_o only_o discover_v unto_o we_o true_o the_o issue_n of_o man_n way_n and_o course_n psal_n 37.37_o 38._o and_o 73.17_o not_o only_o in_o the_o event_n that_o befall_v man_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n in_o the_o course_n of_o his_o provident_a dispensation_n but_o in_o the_o danger_n unto_o which_o the_o way_n themselves_o lead_v man_n prov._n 2.18_o 19_o and_o 6.23.26_o 33._o let_v we_o make_v use_n of_o this_o foresight_n in_o lay_v hold_n of_o eternal_a life_n and_o that_o betimes_o while_o it_o be_v to_o day_n lest_o we_o be_v shut_v out_o with_o the_o foolish_a virgin_n mat._n 25.11_o 12._o and_o lie_v mourn_v in_o vain_a in_o hell_n whence_o there_o be_v no_o redemption_n luke_n 16.24_o it_o be_v very_o probable_a that_o not_o only_a god_n have_v his_o hand_n in_o open_v their_o eye_n but_o satan_n too_o who_o have_v blind_v they_o till_o they_o be_v in_o the_o snare_n now_o open_v they_o to_o see_v their_o own_o miserable_a and_o shameful_a condition_n into_o which_o they_o be_v fall_v that_o their_o heart_n by_o the_o sense_n thereof_o be_v wound_v and_o afflict_v may_v increase_v their_o misery_n whence_o 3_o observe_v satan_n never_o discover_v any_o thing_n unto_o we_o but_o to_o do_v mischief_n observe_v 3_o thus_o he_o show_v we_o the_o bait_n of_o sin_n to_o allure_v we_o as_o he_o do_v to_o our_o saviour_n christ_n the_o glory_n of_o all_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o earth_n to_o entice_v he_o to_o fall_v down_o and_o worship_v he_o mat._n 4.8_o thus_o he_o discover_v the_o mean_n of_o affect_v what_o our_o inordinate_a lust_n move_v we_o unto_o to_o encourage_v we_o to_o sin_n as_o by_o jonadab_n he_o show_v amnon_n the_o mean_n how_o he_o may_v satisfy_v his_o lust_n upon_o his_o sister_n tamar_n 2_o sam._n 13.5_o and_o by_o jezabel_n to_o ahab_n the_o mean_n of_o get_v naboth_n vineyard_n 1_o king_n 21.7_o and_o if_o he_o show_v the_o foulness_n of_o sin_n after_o it_o be_v act_v it_o be_v to_o drive_v man_n if_o possible_o he_o can_v into_o despair_n when_o the_o case_n be_v desperate_a thus_o he_o deal_v with_o judas_n after_o he_o have_v prevail_v with_o he_o to_o betray_v his_o master_n he_o let_v he_o see_v indeed_o the_o foulness_n of_o that_o sin_n but_o it_o be_v that_o he_o may_v go_v out_o and_o hang_v himself_o mat._n 27.4_o let_v no_o man_n then_o hearken_v to_o he_o or_o any_o of_o his_o agent_n who_o be_v neither_o skilful_a nor_o diligent_a in_o any_o thing_n but_o in_o deceive_v and_o seduce_v 2_o tim._n 3.13_o labour_n in_o nothing_o but_o to_o make_v man_n like_o themselves_o ten_o fold_n more_o the_o child_n of_o hell_n than_o they_o be_v before_o mat_n 23.15_o and_o to_o this_o end_n abuse_v not_o only_o their_o carnal_a reason_n but_o even_o god_n sacred_a word_n to_o lead_v man_n into_o heresy_n in_o doctrine_n or_o error_n in_o practice_n to_o their_o destruction_n at_o the_o last_o 2_o pet._n 3.16_o let_v all_o man_n turn_v away_o from_o such_o enemy_n to_o the_o salvation_n of_o their_o soul_n attend_v only_o to_o the_o word_n of_o truth_n which_o shine_v unto_o we_o as_o a_o light_n shine_v in_o a_o dark_a place_n 2_o pet._n 1.19_o and_o to_o the_o spirit_n which_o show_v we_o out_o of_o it_o all_o the_o counsel_n of_o god_n which_o be_v profitable_a for_o instruction_n in_o righteousness_n that_o the_o man_n of_o god_n may_v be_v thorough_o furnish_v to_o every_o good_a work_n 2_o tim._n 3.17_o that_o we_o through_o comfort_n of_o the_o scripture_n may_v have_v hope_n rom._n 15.4_o now_o whether_o god_n or_o satan_n or_o both_o open_v their_o eye_n this_o be_v certain_a that_o though_o they_o want_v eye_n beforehand_o to_o see_v the_o misery_n into_o which_o they_o be_v fall_v yet_o after_o they_o be_v fall_v into_o it_o they_o have_v eye_n to_o discover_v when_o it_o be_v come_v upon_o they_o into_o what_o miserable_a condition_n they_o be_v bring_v and_o to_o be_v sensible_a of_o it_o too_o whence_o 4._o observe_v even_o those_o which_o discover_v not_o beforehand_o the_o evil_n which_o the_o error_n of_o their_o way_n lead_v they_o into_o yet_o they_o shall_v see_v in_o the_o end_n and_o feel_v too_o the_o misery_n into_o which_o they_o bring_v they_o observe_v 4_o sometime_o after_o the_o commit_n of_o any_o sin_n the_o foulness_n of_o the_o act_n commit_v terrify_v they_o as_o it_o do_v judas_n after_o he_o have_v betray_v his_o master_n mat._n 27.4_o by_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o conscience_n within_o the_o very_a thought_n of_o the_o heart_n within_o they_o giving_z evidence_n against_o they_o rom._n 2.15_o sometime_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o smart_n of_o some_o judgement_n that_o god_n lay_v upon_o they_o make_v they_o sensible_a of_o the_o evil_a of_o their_o sin_n as_o it_o do_v cain_n gen._n 4.14_o and_o the_o man_n entice_v to_o uncleanness_n by_o lewd_a woman_n prov._n 5.14_o which_o howsoever_o some_o senseless_a man_n feel_v not_o at_o present_a prov._n 23.35_o much_o less_o the_o sin_n that_o cause_v it_o prov._n 30.20_o yet_o god_n oftentimes_o in_o this_o life_n awaken_v their_o conscience_n and_o smite_v they_o with_o terror_n with_o