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whereas_o man_n speak_v evil_a of_o i_o as_o of_o a_o evildoer_n they_o may_v be_v ashamed_a that_o false_o accuse_v my_o good_a conversation_n in_o christ_n jesus_n 16._o i_o will_v therefore_o chastise_v he_o and_o release_v he_o he_o have_v not_o deserve_v so_o much_o as_o chastisement_n yet_o the_o judge_n be_v desirous_a to_o save_v he_o from_o the_o creator_n danger_n inflict_v this_o upon_o he_o for_o a_o show_n rather_o 〈◊〉_d out_o of_o malice_n even_o wicked_a man_n sometime_o have_v good_a desire_n and_o purpose_n so_o have_v i_o before_o i_o know_v thou_o my_o dear_a lord_n but_o those_o purpose_n come_v to_o nothing_o i_o purpose_v often_o to_o mend_v my_o life_n but_o
to_o the_o emperor_n of_o misgovernment_n and_o of_o unfaithfulness_n to_o his_o master_n and_o that_o turn_v the_o scale_n and_o tempt_v he_o to_o change_v his_o resolution_n in_o this_o misdemeanour_n lord_n i_o read_v my_o own_o thus_o have_v profit_n and_o gain_n and_o fear_v of_o lose_v the_o favour_n of_o man_n change_v my_o good_a and_o pious_a purpose_n when_o i_o have_v think_v to_o reprove_v a_o person_n great_a than_o myself_o fear_v of_o draw_v his_o frown_n upon_o i_o have_v make_v i_o give_v over_o those_o religious_a thought_n when_o i_o have_v resolve_v not_o to_o comply_v with_o a_o sinful_a design_n or_o proposal_n make_v to_o i_o how_o have_v the_o temptation_n of_o a_o considerable_a advantage_n turn_v the_o bias_n oh_o make_v this_o fickleness_n and_o inconstancy_n very_o odious_a to_o i_o and_o let_v i_o count_v nothing_o gain_n that_o be_v accompany_v with_o the_o loss_n of_o thy_o favour_n let_v that_o be_v dear_a to_o i_o than_o gold_n yea_o dear_a than_o fine_a gold_n and_o let_v i_o hate_v every_o false_a way_n 25._o and_o he_o release_v unto_o they_o him_z who_o for_o sedition_n and_o murder_n be_v cast_v into_o prison_n who_o they_o have_v desire_v but_o he_o deliver_v jesus_n to_o their_o will._n how_o please_v be_v sinful_a nature_n when_o its_o wicked_a desire_n be_v gratify_v when_o it_o obtain_v its_o wish_n and_o get_v possession_n of_o what_o it_o crave_v with_o eagerness_n it_o fancy_v it_o drink_v nectar_n and_o cordial_n though_o in_o good_a truth_n it_o be_v nothing_o but_o poison_n no_o doubt_n the_o apple_n or_o fruit_n our_o first_o parent_n eat_v of_o seem_v very_o delicious_a but_o it_o appear_v soon_o after_o that_o they_o have_v swallow_v death_n and_o god_n indignation_n such_o sweetness_n have_v i_o dream_v of_o in_o commit_v sin_n and_o how_o have_v my_o sense_n be_v tickle_v when_o i_o have_v enjoy_v the_o dangerous_a meat_n my_o appetite_n long_v for_o but_o it_o have_v prove_v very_o bitter_a in_o my_o bowel_n thus_o the_o unwary_a fish_n swallow_v the_o bait_n but_o know_v not_o that_o the_o hook_n which_o will_v certain_o kill_v it_o lie_v under_o it_o o_o jesus_n my_o desire_n never_o move_v more_o orderly_o than_o when_o they_o move_v within_o the_o sphere_n and_o circle_n of_o thy_o law_n oh_o charm_v they_o to_o that_o circle_n and_o i_o shall_v never_o perish_v 26._o and_o as_o they_o lead_v he_o away_o they_o lay_v hold_v upon_o one_o simon_n a_o cyrenian_a come_v out_o of_o the_o country_n and_o on_o he_o they_o lay_v the_o cross_n that_o he_o may_v bear_v it_o after_o jesus_n happy_a man_n that_o be_v count_v worthy_a to_o bear_v the_o cross_n with_o the_o lord_n jesus_n how_o light_n do_v the_o burden_n seem_v to_o himâ—_n when_o jesus_n be_v at_o one_o end_n of_o it_o so_o thy_o holy_a apostle_n my_o dear_a lord_n think_v themselves_o bless_v that_o they_o be_v count_v worthy_a to_o suffer_v shame_n for_o thy_o name_n how_o content_a shall_v i_o be_v under_o any_o affliction_n do_v i_o believe_v that_o thou_o be_v with_o i_o and_o help_v to_o bear_v my_o load_n sure_o thou_o be_v not_o far_o off_o when_o the_o cross_n be_v lay_v upon_o my_o shoulder_n in_o all_o my_o affliction_n thou_o be_v afflict_v o_o let_v i_o think_v of_o it_o and_o be_v cheerful_a under_o it_o i_o know_v thou_o lay_v it_o on_o i_o for_o my_o good_a and_o be_v touch_v with_o the_o feel_n of_o my_o infirmity_n let_v i_o have_v no_o hard_a thought_n of_o any_o trouble_n for_o i_o suffer_v in_o thy_o company_n shall_v i_o think_v much_o of_o the_o burden_n when_o thou_o endure_v far_o great_a for_o my_o sake_n in_o all_o my_o distress_n be_v thou_o with_o i_o and_o convince_v i_o that_o thou_o be_v so_o that_o i_o may_v never_o repine_v never_o murmur_v never_o fret_v but_o may_v bear_v thy_o yoke_n with_o a_o willing_a mind_n be_v confident_a i_o shall_v not_o be_v a_o loser_n by_o it_o but_o when_o i_o be_o try_v receive_v the_o crown_n of_o righteousness_n which_o thou_o have_v promise_v to_o all_o that_o love_v thy_o name_n 27._o and_o there_o follow_v he_o a_o great_a company_n of_o people_n and_o of_o woman_n which_o also_o bewail_v and_o lament_v he_o tenderness_n and_o compassion_n to_o person_n in_o distress_n be_v a_o tribute_n that_o nature_n require_v and_o to_o have_v deny_v it_o thou_o in_o thy_o suffering_n my_o bless_a lord_n have_v be_v barbarous_a those_o that_o follow_v thou_o and_o weep_v do_v not_o know_v how_o great_a and_o good_a thou_o be_v if_o they_o have_v their_o tear_n have_v be_v turn_v into_o blood_n they_o believe_v thou_o innocent_a that_o make_v they_o wet_a their_o cheek_n but_o have_v they_o know_v that_o thou_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n the_o dear_o belove_v of_o the_o eternal_a father_n they_o will_v have_v wish_v that_o their_o head_n be_v fountain_n of_o water_n o_o that_o i_o can_v never_o think_v of_o thy_o cross_n without_o tear_n in_o my_o eye_n o_o that_o i_o can_v never_o behold_v thou_o bleed_v in_o the_o holy_a sacrament_n without_o deep_a compunction_n lord_n touch_v the_o rock_n of_o my_o heart_n that_o the_o water_n may_v flow_v to_o the_o everlasting_a comfort_n of_o my_o soul_n 28._o but_o jesus_n turn_v unto_o they_o say_v daughter_n of_o jerusalem_n weep_v not_o for_o i_o but_o weep_v for_o yourselves_o and_o for_o your_o child_n lord_n jesus_n thou_o see_v what_o misery_n be_v come_v upon_o that_o nation_n and_o be_v concern_v for_o they_o more_o than_o thou_o be_v for_o thyself_o in_o all_o thy_o suffering_n thou_o do_v not_o consult_v thy_o own_o welfare_n so_o much_o as_o we_o it_o be_v for_o our_o sake_n it_o be_v for_o my_o sake_n that_o thou_o do_v endure_v the_o torment_n which_o fall_v upon_o thou_o thou_o be_v loath_a i_o shall_v perish_v and_o therefore_o will_v rather_o die_v than_o i_o shall_v be_v undo_v thy_o father_n wrath_n be_v level_v at_o i_o and_o thou_o step_v in_o and_o take_v the_o blow_n that_o i_o may_v escape_v the_o curse_n of_o the_o law_n be_v pronounce_v against_o i_o who_o be_v the_o offender_n thou_o go_v into_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o fire_n that_o i_o may_v not_o be_v burn_v the_o flood_n go_v high_a and_o their_o commission_n be_v to_o drown_v i_o thou_o venture_v into_o that_o sea_n and_o do_v divide_v the_o water_n that_o i_o may_v go_v through_o the_o midst_n and_o be_v safe_a and_o if_o this_o mercy_n do_v not_o melt_v my_o affection_n and_o make_v they_o thou_o how_o unexcusable_a must_v i_o make_v myself_o o_o let_v these_o thought_n for_o ever_o dwell_v in_o my_o mind_n that_o i_o may_v live_v as_o become_v the_o gospel_n of_o christ_n and_o may_v think_v no_o service_n so_o sweet_a as_o thou_o 29._o for_o behold_v the_o day_n be_v come_v in_o the_o which_o they_o shall_v say_v bless_a be_v the_o barren_a and_o the_o womb_n that_o never_o bear_v and_o the_o pap_n which_o never_o give_v suck_v these_o be_v the_o day_n of_o jerusalem_n destruction_n than_o which_o never_o worse_a time_n be_v see_v and_o man_n and_o woman_n wish_v that_o they_o have_v never_o be_v bear_v lord_n thou_o will_v have_v i_o prepare_v for_o the_o worst_a of_o time_n that_o when_o they_o come_v i_o may_v not_o be_v surprise_v but_o know_v where_o to_o flee_v for_o refuge_n sweet_a jesus_n teach_v i_o how_o to_o prepare_v for_o the_o evil_a to_o come_v that_o it_o may_v not_o touch_v i_o or_o if_o it_o touch_v i_o it_o may_v not_o hurt_v i_o to_o be_v always_o good_a always_o watchful_a always_o do_v thy_o will_n be_v the_o way_n to_o be_v always_o safe_a even_o then_o when_o the_o earth_n be_v move_v and_o all_o thing_n be_v turn_v upside_o down_o when_o the_o sea_n rage_v when_o the_o water_n thereof_o roar_v and_o be_v trouble_v and_o the_o mountain_n shake_v with_o the_o swell_a thereof_o let_v i_o ever_o preserve_v a_o pure_a heart_n and_o a_o good_a conscience_n and_o faith_n unfeigned_a that_o however_o thou_o dispose_v of_o thing_n in_o this_o world_n i_o may_v not_o lose_v the_o felicity_n of_o that_o which_o be_v to_o come_v 30._o then_o shall_v they_o begin_v to_o say_v to_o the_o mountain_n fall_v on_o we_o and_o to_o the_o hill_n cover_v we_o when_o man_n have_v forsake_v god_n and_o his_o judgement_n break_v forth_o upon_o they_o how_o do_v they_o lay_v hold_v on_o every_o bulrush_n to_o save_v themselves_o from_o ruin_n what_o good_a can_v hill_n or_o mountain_n do_v when_o god_n be_v angry_a they_o can_v hide_v from_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n thus_o it_o will_v be_v in_o the_o great_a day_n of_o judgement_n of_o which_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n be_v a_o emblem_n when_o man_n shall_v see_v the_o frown_a judge_n who_o they_o have_v
this_o world_n may_v bid_v i_o enter_v into_o my_o master_n joy_n 44._o and_o it_o be_v about_o the_o six_o hour_n and_o there_o be_v a_o darkness_n over_o all_o the_o earth_n until_o the_o nine_o hour_n the_o sun_n lose_v his_o splendour_n at_o noon_n the_o deed_n be_v black_a and_o heaven_n draw_v a_o curtain_n over_o it_o yet_o notwithstanding_o the_o miracle_n the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o spectator_n continue_v obstinate_a when_o man_n heart_n be_v set_v upon_o sin_n and_o the_o world_n how_o little_a do_v even_o miracle_n prevail_v o_o my_o soul_n how_o many_o strange_a providence_n have_v thou_o see_v and_o yet_o thou_o have_v not_o mend_v thy_o life_n upon_o it_o thou_o have_v see_v miracle_n of_o judgement_n and_o mercy_n yet_o thy_o heart_n have_v be_v hard_o oh_o learn_v to_o take_v more_o notice_n of_o god_n dispensation_n and_o believe_v that_o the_o strange_a thing_n that_o happen_v to_o thou_o and_o other_o be_v call_n from_o heaven_n to_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o world_n to_o learn_v righteousness_n 45._o and_o the_o sun_n be_v darken_v and_o the_o veil_n of_o the_o temple_n be_v rend_v in_o the_o midst_n what_o a_o motive_n be_v this_o to_o man_n to_o rend_v their_o heart_n this_o be_v a_o sign_n that_o god_n will_v lay_v the_o enclosure_n open_a and_o that_o christ_n be_v to_o break_v down_o the_o partition-wall_n and_o make_v both_o jew_n and_o gentile_n one_o to_o this_o rent_n thou_o be_v behold_v o_o my_o soul_n thy_o father_n be_v a_o amorite_n and_o thy_o mother_n a_o hittite_n thy_o ancestor_n be_v heathen_n and_o idolater_n by_o this_o rent_n they_o be_v bring_v to_o the_o light_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o upon_o that_o account_n thou_o enjoy_v the_o gospel_n now_o remember_v how_o unworthy_a of_o this_o favour_n thou_o have_v walk_v many_o year_n and_o how_o thou_o have_v dishonour_v this_o gospel_n with_o thy_o life_n oh_o learn_v to_o bring_v forth_o fruit_n as_o become_v the_o doctrine_n which_o be_v according_a unto_o godliness_n 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good_a man_n and_o a_o just_a in_o the_o midst_n of_o temptation_n god_n preserve_v this_o man_n though_o his_o riches_n greatness_n reputation_n and_o friendship_n of_o the_o grandes_fw-fr do_v strong_o entice_v he_o to_o consent_v to_o the_o death_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n yet_o he_o will_v not_o and_o be_v resolve_v rather_o to_o hazard_v all_o than_o have_v a_o hand_n in_o the_o condemnation_n this_o be_v a_o argument_n of_o a_o generous_a spirit_n to_o bear_v up_o under_o the_o strong_a assault_n and_o enticement_n in_o the_o world_n and_o to_o keep_v a_o uncorrupt_a soul_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o dirt_n and_o filthiness_n thou_o live_v in_o a_o very_a evil_a generation_n o_o my_o soul_n dare_v to_o preserve_v thy_o integrity_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o all_o the_o flood_n of_o ungodliness_n that_o surround_v thou_o and_o the_o more_o thou_o be_v discourage_v from_o goodness_n and_o righteousness_n the_o more_o vigorous_o stand_v up_o for_o it_o and_o maintain_v it_o and_o thy_o 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