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unto_o the_o lord_n trust_v also_o in_o he_o and_o he_o shall_v bring_v it_o to_o pass_v thy_o care_n may_v rob_v thyself_o of_o thy_o quietness_n and_o may_v rob_v thy_o god_n of_o his_o due_n but_o it_o be_v thy_o dependence_n only_o upon_o he_o that_o can_v with_o ease_n and_o contentedness_n supply_v thy_o want_n diligence_n and_o industry_n in_o that_o lawful_a employment_n wherein_o his_o providence_n have_v place_v thou_o be_v thy_o duty_n and_o therefore_o observe_v it_o but_o sollicitousness_n and_o anxiousness_n be_v thy_o sin_n and_o therefore_o avoid_v it_o learn_v to_o obey_v he_o in_o what_o he_o command_v and_o learn_v to_o wait_v upon_o he_o in_o what_o he_o promise_v 2._o in_o our_o love_n set_v not_o thy_o heart_n upon_o thy_o wealth_n psal_n 62.10_o nor_o make_v it_o thy_o treasure_n for_o if_o thou_o do_v it_o will_v be_v master_n of_o thy_o heart_n for_o where_o thy_o treasure_n be_v there_o will_v thy_o heart_n be_v matth._n 6.21_o and_o if_o thy_o heart_n be_v full_a of_o thy_o wealth_n there_o will_v be_v no_o room_n for_o thy_o god_n matth._n 6.24_o you_o can_v serve_v god_n and_o mammon_n and_o if_o any_o man_n love_v the_o world_n the_o love_n of_o the_o father_n be_v not_o in_o he_o 1_o john_n 2.15_o if_o the_o world_n have_v thy_o love_n it_o will_v command_v thy_o service_n and_o control_v whatsoever_o oppose_v that_o command_n and_o break_v through_o all_o those_o fence_n which_o seem_v to_o bridle_v or_o hedge_n in_o the_o pursuit_n of_o that_o world_n which_o thou_o so_o love_v have_v god_n set_v apart_o a_o time_n for_o his_o own_o service_n thy_o love_n of_o the_o world_n will_v rob_v he_o of_o his_o own_o time_n amos_n 8.5_o when_o shall_v the_o new_a moon_n be_v go_v that_o we_o may_v sell_v corn_n and_o the_o sabbath_n that_o we_o may_v set_v forth_o wheat_n and_o in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o fast_n thou_o will_v exalt_v all_o thy_o labour_n isa_n 58.3_o do_v he_o require_v a_o portion_n of_o our_o good_n for_o his_o service_n thou_o will_v be_v ready_a to_o rob_v god_n of_o his_o portion_n mal._n 3.8_o or_o deceive_v he_o in_o it_o and_o sacrifice_n to_o the_o lord_n a_o corrupt_a thing_n malach_n 1.14_o have_v he_o set_v apart_o a_o peculiar_a place_n for_o his_o worship_n thou_o will_v be_v ready_a with_o jeroboam_n to_o set_v up_o calf_n in_o dan_n and_o bethel_n 1_o king_n 12.26_o to_o secure_v thyself_o in_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o thy_o temporol_fw-la advantage_n have_v he_o imprint_v his_o own_o superscription_n and_o image_n upon_o man_n with_o a_o strict_a prohibition_n of_o the_o violation_n of_o that_o image_n gen._n 9.6_o yet_o if_o thou_o become_v one_o that_o be_v greedy_a of_o gain_n it_o will_v prompt_v thou_o to_o take_v away_o the_o life_n of_o the_o owner_n that_o thou_o may_v be_v his_o successor_n prov._n 1.19_o &_o job_n 31.39_o it_o will_v make_v thou_o grind_v the_o face_n of_o the_o poor_a sell_v they_o for_o a_o pair_n of_o old_a shoe_n set_v justice_n to_o sale_n sell_v thy_o master_n with_o judas_n for_o a_o small_a inconsiderable_a gain_n and_o thus_o the_o love_n of_o the_o world_n be_v the_o root_n of_o all_o evil_a for_o as_o all_o the_o good_a in_o man_n be_v the_o conformity_n to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n so_o whatsoever_o interrupt_v this_o conformity_n must_v needs_o be_v a_o original_n of_o evil_n and_o this_o be_v do_v by_o the_o love_n of_o the_o world_n which_o make_v a_o man_n reject_v this_o conformity_n when_o it_o be_v inconsistent_a with_o that_o imperious_a love_n of_o the_o world._n 3._o in_o our_o confidence_n and_o this_o be_v always_o a_o concomitant_a of_o our_o love_n to_o they_o and_o our_o care_n for_o they_o for_o these_o grow_v out_o of_o a_o mistake_a overvaluation_n of_o they_o and_o as_o that_o carry_v on_o our_o care_n for_o they_o and_o love_n of_o they_o so_o in_o the_o fruition_n of_o they_o upon_o this_o mistake_a estimate_n grow_v a_o confidence_n in_o they_o psal_n 49.6_o they_o trust_v in_o their_o wealth_n and_o boast_v themselves_o in_o the_o multitude_n of_o their_o riches_n prov._n 18.11_o the_o rich_a man_n wealth_n be_v his_o strong_a city_n and_o as_o a_o high_a wall_n in_o his_o own_o conceit_n and_o this_o be_v the_o ground_n of_o the_o rich_a man_n solace_v himself_n in_o the_o gospel_n thou_o have_v enough_o lay_v up_o for_o many_o year_n eat_v drink_v and_o be_v merry_a and_o from_o hence_o it_o be_v likewise_o that_o covetousness_n be_v idolatry_n for_o that_o be_v in_o truth_n thy_o god_n upon_o which_o thou_o most_o trust_v if_o in_o a_o time_n of_o prosperity_n thy_o confidence_n be_v high_a and_o build_v upon_o thy_o power_n or_o thy_o wealth_n or_o thy_o carnal_a confederacy_n and_o if_o in_o the_o dissipation_n of_o these_o thy_o soul_n die_v within_o thou_o and_o thy_o hope_n be_v like_o the_o give_v up_o of_o the_o ghost_n it_o be_v plain_a the_o world_n be_v thy_o god_n for_o thy_o confidence_n do_v rise_v and_o fall_v and_o live_v and_o die_v with_o it_o therefore_o take_v heed_n of_o lay_v the_o weight_n of_o thy_o confidence_n upon_o the_o world_n psal_n 62._o trust_v not_o in_o oppression_n etc._n etc._n power_n belong_v only_o to_o god._n prov._n 11.14_o riches_n profit_v nothing_o in_o the_o day_n of_o wrath_n 1_o tim._n 6.17_o charge_v they_o that_o be_v rich_a in_o this_o world_n that_o they_o be_v not_o high_a mind_v nor_o trust_v in_o uncertain_a riches_n if_o god_n give_v thou_o wealth_n and_o riches_n look_v upon_o they_o as_o his_o blessing_n and_o look_v upon_o that_o good_a and_o usefulness_n that_o be_v in_o they_o as_o that_o which_o come_v not_o from_o themselves_o but_o from_o the_o blessing_n of_o god_n and_o which_o he_o can_v when_o he_o please_v withdraw_v from_o they_o and_o then_o they_o will_v be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v a_o ground_n of_o confidence_n as_o that_o they_o will_v be_v thy_o snare_n and_o occasion_n of_o thy_o ruin_n and_o not_o a_o foundation_n of_o thy_o strength_n look_v upon_o they_o as_o thing_n that_o can_v benefit_v thou_o in_o themselves_o while_o thou_o have_v they_o unless_o he_o make_v they_o instrumental_a and_o as_o thing_n which_o will_v not_o abide_v with_o thou_o when_o he_o call_v for_o thou_o or_o for_o they_o for_o riches_n make_v themselves_o wing_n and_o flee_v away_o prov._n 23.5_o if_o thou_o lean_v upon_o they_o they_o be_v a_o reed_n and_o sink_v under_o thy_o confidence_n and_o a_o break_a reed_n that_o will_v hurt_v thou_o in_o thy_o dependence_n upon_o they_o they_o will_v disappoint_v thy_o confidence_n in_o they_o and_o thy_o confidence_n in_o they_o will_v pierce_v thou_o jer._n 2.3_o the_o lord_n have_v reject_v these_o thy_o confidence_n and_o thou_o shall_v not_o prosper_v in_o they_o 3._o unseasonableness_n 1._o in_o thy_o order_n of_o seek_v of_o they_o seek_v they_o not_o in_o the_o first_o place_n but_o seek_v first_o that_o one_o thing_n which_o be_v necessary_a it_o be_v not_o necessary_a for_o thou_o to_o be_v rich_a but_o it_o be_v necessary_a 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and_o moral_a and_o we_o may_v observe_v that_o even_o in_o this_o fundamental_a truth_n that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n where_o these_o and_o the_o like_a instruction_n be_v want_v man_n that_o be_v natural_o endue_v with_o the_o same_o faculty_n of_o reason_n and_o understanding_n with_o we_o have_v not_o or_o not_o so_o clear_o this_o principle_n as_o among_o atheist_n and_o pagan_n 2._o this_o book_n show_v we_o clear_o the_o essence_n nature_n and_o attribute_n of_o god_n as_o far_o forth_o as_o be_v comprehensible_a by_o our_o humane_a understanding_n many_o of_o these_o be_v by_o the_o help_n of_o natural_a reason_n and_o discourse_n legible_a in_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v see_v so_o far_o forth_o as_o to_o leave_v our_o ignorance_n thereof_o unexcusable_a rom._n 1.20_o yet_o as_o in_o the_o former_a so_o much_o more_o in_o this_o our_o reason_n be_v help_v and_o strengthen_v in_o our_o speedy_a discovery_n and_o firm_a assent_n thereunto_o as_o likewise_o appear_v by_o the_o many_o error_n of_o man_n of_o the_o same_o faculty_n with_o we_o even_o concern_v these_o principle_n herein_o we_o learn_v his_o unity_n deut._n 6.4_o the_o lord_n our_o use_v be_v one_o lord_n his_o selfsufficiency_n and_o subsistence_n of_o himself_o exod._n 3.14_o i_o be_o that_o i_o be_o his_o immâ—sity_n â—_o king_n 8.27_o behold_v the_o heaven_n and_o the_o heaven_n of_o heaven_n can_v contain_v thou_o his_o vbiquity_n deut._n 4.39_o the_o lord_n he_o be_v god_n in_o heaven_n above_o and_o upon_o earth_n beneath_o psal_n 13.9_o whither_o shall_v i_o go_v from_o thy_o spirit_n or_o fly_v from_o thy_o presence_n jer._n 23.24_o can_v any_o hide_v himself_o that_o i_o shall_v not_o see_v he_o do_v not_o i_o fill_v heaven_n and_o earth_n his_o eternity_n psal_n 90.2_o before_o the_o mountain_n be_v bring_v forth_o or_o ever_o thou_o have_v form_v the_o earth_n and_o the_o world_n even_o from_o everlasting_a to_o everlasting_a thou_o be_v god._n his_o omniscience_n and_o intellectual_a nature_n psal_n 94.10_o 11._o the_o lord_n know_v the_o thought_n of_o man_n that_o they_o be_v vanity_n prov._n 15.11_o hell_n and_o destruction_n be_v before_o the_o lord_n how_o much_o more_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o child_n of_o man_n his_o omnipotence_n gen._n 17.1_o i_o be_o the_o almighty_a god._n psal_n 145.3_o his_o greatness_n be_v unsearchable_a his_o wisdom_n jer._n 10.12_o he_o have_v establish_v the_o world_n by_o his_o wisdom_n and_o have_v stretch_v out_o the_o heaven_n by_o his_o discretion_n psal_n 147.5_o his_o understanding_n be_v infinite_a his_o will_n the_o only_a motive_n of_o all_o his_o action_n prov._n 16.14_o the_o lord_n have_v make_v all_o thing_n for_o himself_o exod._n 33.19_o and_o will_v be_v gracious_a to_o who_o i_o will_v be_v gracious_a and_o will_v show_v mercy_n to_o who_o i_o will_v show_v mercy_n isa_n 43.25_o i_o be_o he_o that_o blot_v out_o thy_o transgression_n for_o my_o own_o sake_n himself_o the_o end_n of_o all_o the_o do_v prov._n 16.4_o the_o lord_n have_v make_v all_o thing_n for_o himself_o irresistibility_n prov._n 21.30_o there_o be_v no_o wisdom_n nor_o understanding_n nor_o counsel_n against_o the_o lord_n invisible_a exod._n 33.19_o no_o man_n can_v see_v my_o face_n and_o live_v immutability_n matth._n 3.6_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n i_o change_v not_o psal_n 102.6_o thou_o be_v the_o same_o and_o thy_o year_n have_v no_o end_n isa_n 40.28_o have_v thou_o not_o know_v have_v thou_o not_o hear_v that_o the_o everlasting_a god_n the_o lord_n the_o creator_n of_o the_o end_n of_o the_o earth_n faint_v not_o neither_o be_v weary_a there_o be_v no_o search_v of_o his_o understanding_n it_o be_v true_a in_o these_o and_o the_o like_a expression_n or_o attribution_n unto_o the_o divine_a nature_n we_o be_v nevertheless_o to_o observe_v 1._o that_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o any_o thing_n below_o god_n himself_o full_o and_o clear_o to_o understand_v the_o nature_n or_o essence_n of_o god_n because_o he_o be_v actual_o infinite_a and_o nothing_o beside_o himself_o have_v or_o can_v have_v a_o act_n of_o his_o intellect_n spacious_a enough_o to_o comprehend_v what_o be_v actual_o infinite_a hand_n arm_v go_n way_n wherein_o nevertheless_o the_o scripture_n while_o it_o use_v these_o expression_n to_o help_v our_o understanding_n and_o excite_v our_o affection_n it_o nevertheless_o provide_v caution_n to_o avoid_v grossness_n and_o mistake_n that_o so_o it_o may_v appear_v that_o they_o be_v only_o help_v to_o we_o not_o derogation_n to_o the_o incomprehensible_a purity_n perfection_n and_o majesty_n of_o god_n and_o for_o that_o very_a reason_n not_o any_o one_o thing_n so_o much_o fence_v out_o by_o it_o as_o image-making_a and_o worship_v 3._o by_o this_o book_n we_o be_v teach_v the_o manner_n of_o his_o subsistence_n in_o three_o person_n the_o father_n the_o word_n and_o the_o spirit_n and_o that_o these_o three_o be_v one_o the_o plurality_n of_o person_n in_o one_o essence_n be_v a_o mystery_n that_o be_v not_o attainable_a by_o all_o the_o reason_n in_o the_o world_n and_o be_v but_o obscure_o hint_v in_o the_o old_a testament_n gen._n 1.26_o etc._n etc._n and_o therefore_o it_o seem_v not_o understand_v by_o the_o jew_n but_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n more_o plain_o relate_v the_o diversity_n of_o person_n of_o the_o father_n and_o son_n in_o one_o essence_n john_n 14.9_o john_n 17.5_o 22._o the_o spirit_n all_o three_o together_o matth._n 28.19_o 1_o john_n 5.7_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o subsistence_n in_o unity_n of_o essence_n and_o trinity_n of_o person_n be_v of_o that_o transcendent_a and_o incomprehensible_a nature_n that_o as_o it_o can_v never_o be_v discover_v without_o a_o immediate_a revelation_n from_o god_n himself_o so_o be_v discover_v it_o be_v scarce_o conceptible_a by_o we_o the_o dispute_v concern_v it_o far_o than_o it_o be_v there_o reveal_v be_v groundless_a and_o dangerous_a for_o it_o be_v utter_o impossible_a that_o the_o notion_n of_o personality_n or_o subsistence_n as_o we_o take_v it_o up_o from_o these_o inferior_a being_n can_v fit_v that_o which_o be_v the_o high_a and_o most_o arcane_a mystery_n of_o the_o infinite_a be_v and_o consequent_o those_o dispute_n which_o be_v build_v upon_o those_o disproportionable_a notion_n be_v not_o without_o a_o necessity_n of_o err_a chap._n ii_o of_o the_o act_n and_o work_v of_o god_n and_o 1._o of_o his_o eternal_a counsel_n 4._o the_o next_o great_a point_n that_o we_o learn_v in_o this_o book_n be_v concern_v the_o act_n or_o work_v of_o god_n 1._o his_o eternal_a counsel_n 2._o the_o execution_n of_o that_o counsel_n 1._o creation_n 2._o providence_n 1._o general_n concern_v all_o thing_n 2._o special_a concern_v man._n 1._o concern_v the_o eternal_a counsel_n of_o god_n whereby_o he_o do_v predetermine_v all_o thing_n that_o shall_v be_v from_o all_o eternity_n this_o as_o it_o evident_o appear_v in_o all_o the_o prophecy_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n which_o be_v fulfil_v in_o their_o time_n so_o by_o divers_a affirmation_n even_o of_o god_n himself_o by_o his_o spirit_n the_o creation_n prov._n 8.27_o when_o he_o prepare_v the_o heaven_n 29._o when_o he_o appoint_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o earth_n job_n 38.4_o when_o i_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o earth_n 10._o and_o break_v up_o for_o it_o my_o free_a place_n the_o redemption_n of_o man_n by_o christ_n 1_o pet._n 1.20_o who_o be_v foreordain_v before_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o world._n act_n 2.23_o he_o by_o the_o determinate_a counsel_n and_o foreknowledge_n of_o god_n you_o have_v take_v etc._n etc._n election_n of_o his_o church_n and_o people_n rom._n 9.11_o the_o purpose_n of_o god_n according_a to_o election_n the_o success_n of_o nation_n and_o kingdom_n isa_n 14.26_o 27._o this_o be_v the_o purpose_n that_o be_v purpose_v upon_o the_o whole_a earth_n etc._n etc._n for_o the_o lord_n have_v purpose_v and_o who_o shall_v disannul_v it_o dan._n 4.35_o the_o extort_a confession_n of_o nabuchadnezzar_n the_o particular_a and_o voluntary_a motion_n of_o man_n isa_n 10.5_o o_o assyrian_n the_o rod_n of_o my_o anger_n etc._n etc._n yet_o he_o think_v not_o so_o jer._n 10.23_o the_o way_n of_o man_n be_v not_o in_o himself_o prov._n 20.24_o man_n go_n be_v of_o the_o lord_n prov._n 21.30_o there_o be_v no_o wisdom_n nor_o counsel_n against_o the_o lord_n the_o most_o contingent_a and_o inconsiderable_a event_n that_o be_v the_o cast_n of_o a_o lot_n prov._n 16.33_o the_o fall_n of_o a_o sparrow_n matth._n 10.29_o now_o touch_v the_o counsel_n of_o the_o almighty_a we_o be_v to_o distinguish_v between_o the_o act_n of_o counsel_n and_o the_o act_n of_o knowledge_n the_o first_o be_v proper_o a_o act_n of_o his_o will_n predetermine_v what_o shall_v be_v the_o latter_a a_o act_n of_o his_o infinite_a understanding_n which_o foresee_v what_o shall_v be_v
come_v to_o his_o creator_n the_o last_o and_o supreme_a refuge_n of_o man_n god_n himself_o shall_v write_v bitter_a thing_n against_o he_o and_o eternal_o reject_v he_o here_o be_v the_o death_n of_o death_n this_o and_o much_o more_o than_o this_o be_v include_v in_o that_o sanction_n thou_o shall_v sure_o die_v and_o this_o appear_v to_o be_v a_o most_o just_a and_o righteous_a sanction_n 3._o thou_o but_o we_o be_v teach_v rom._n 5.12_o by_o one_o man_n sin_n enter_v into_o the_o world_n and_o death_n by_o sin_n so_o death_n pass_v upon_o all_o man_n for_o that_o all_o have_v sin_v here_o it_o be_v inquirable_a 1._o whether_o the_o gild_n of_o adam_n be_v sin_n do_v extend_v far_o than_o adam_n person_n and_o by_o what_o mean_n or_o rule_n of_o justice_n that_o come_v to_o pass_v we_o must_v conclude_v in_o adam_n all_o sin_v rom._n 5.19_o by_o one_o man_n disobedience_n many_o be_v make_v sinner_n and_o as_o sin_n pass_v over_o all_o so_o death_n pass_v over_o all_o and_o this_o the_o apostle_n use_v as_o the_o argument_n of_o the_o universality_n of_o sin_n in_o the_o same_o place_n and_o 1_o cor._n 15.22_o for_o as_o in_o adam_n all_o die_v so_o in_o christ_n all_o shall_v be_v make_v alive_a the_o sin_n of_o adam_n be_v the_o sin_n of_o his_o posterity_n by_o a_o double_a mean_n 1._o for_o that_o he_o contract_v with_o god_n for_o he_o and_o his_o posterity_n and_o as_o in_o nature_n including_z so_o in_o law_n personate_n they_o all_o and_o in_o this_o respect_n rom._n 5.14_o he_o be_v style_v the_o figure_n of_o he_o that_o be_v to_o come_v as_o christ_n contract_v for_o his_o seed_n by_o faith_n so_o adam_n contract_v for_o his_o seed_n by_o nature_n it_o be_v true_a regular_o the_o personal_a sin_n of_o the_o father_n or_o of_o any_o person_n be_v not_o charge_v upon_o his_o posterity_n ezek._n 18.20_o the_o soul_n that_o sin_v it_o shall_v die_v the_o son_n shall_v not_o bear_v the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o father_n conform_v to_o that_o law_n of_o god_n deut._n 24.16_o the_o child_n shall_v not_o be_v put_v to_o death_n for_o the_o father_n but_o yet_o by_o way_n of_o covenant_n or_o contract_n the_o child_n as_o it_o may_v be_v interest_v in_o the_o benefit_n of_o obedience_n may_v contractive_o be_v sharer_n in_o the_o gild_n and_o punishment_n of_o the_o father_n disobedience_n 2._o for_o that_o by_o this_o his_o offence_n he_o contract_v a_o loss_n of_o that_o natural_a disorder_n and_o deformity_n which_o he_o propagate_v to_o his_o posterity_n and_o the_o constitution_n of_o adam_n posterity_n after_o his_o fall_n be_v of_o the_o very_a same_o distemper_n and_o corruption_n that_o adam_n himself_o have_v contract_v by_o his_o fall._n and_o herein_o the_o case_n of_o adam_n differ_v from_o all_o mankind_n beside_o the_o best_a of_o man_n bear_v of_o adam_n have_v the_o very_a same_o natural_a obliquity_n that_o the_o worst_a of_o adam_n child_n have_v and_o if_o he_o traduce_v his_o nature_n to_o his_o child_n he_o traduce_v as_o good_a as_o he_o have_v or_o ever_o have_v but_o that_o nature_n which_o adam_n have_v and_o be_v traducible_a to_o his_o posterity_n before_o his_o fall_n though_o the_o same_o essential_o which_o it_o be_v after_o in_o specie_fw-la rationali_fw-la yet_o by_o the_o will_n and_o dispensation_n of_o god_n have_v be_v accompany_v with_o those_o qualification_n that_o have_v put_v they_o in_o the_o same_o degree_n of_o blessedness_n and_o power_n of_o conserve_n it_o that_o adam_n have_v so_o than_o the_o sin_n of_o adam_n engage_v his_o posterity_n in_o the_o gild_n 1._o by_o his_o personate_n of_o they_o 2._o by_o his_o traduce_v corruption_n to_o they_o hence_o gen._n 6.5_o every_o imagination_n of_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n be_v only_o evil_a continual_o and_o as_o we_o by_o this_o see_v how_o adam_n sin_n be_v the_o sin_n of_o his_o posterity_n so_o upon_o the_o same_o ground_n we_o see_v the_o justice_n of_o traduce_v the_o punishment_n to_o his_o posterity_n by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o reason_n the_o power_n of_o the_o father_n over_o his_o child_n especial_o unborn_a be_v the_o most_o absolute_a and_o natural_a power_n under_o god_n in_o the_o world_n so_o that_o even_o by_o the_o universal_a rule_n among_o man_n especial_o where_o another_o government_n be_v not_o sub-induced_n he_o have_v the_o power_n over_o his_o life_n his_o liberty_n and_o his_o subsistence_n man_n contract_v for_o he_o and_o his_o posterity_n in_o a_o part_n of_o loss_n and_o benefit_n his_o posterity_n have_v a_o share_n in_o the_o latter_a in_o case_n of_o man_n obedience_n and_o it_o be_v reason_n he_o shall_v bear_v a_o part_n in_o the_o former_a in_o case_n of_o disobedience_n the_o sin_n of_o a_o public_a person_n draw_v a_o punishment_n upon_o those_o who_o he_o represent_v political_o as_o david_n sin_n in_o number_v the_o people_n much_o more_o when_o to_o the_o political_a representation_n be_v add_v a_o natural_a inclusion_n and_o thus_o he_o visit_v the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o father_n upon_o the_o the_o child_n viz._n when_o the_o father_n contract_v for_o he_o and_o his_o child_n in_o a_o covenant_n of_o benefit_n and_o loss_n as_o he_o show_v mercy_n unto_o thousand_o in_o they_o that_o love_v he_o the_o child_n of_o abraham_n notwithstanding_o their_o own_o personal_a sin_n have_v the_o benefit_n of_o that_o promise_n which_o be_v make_v to_o abraham_n because_o by_o way_n of_o covenant_n gen._n 17.2_o further_o the_o engagement_n of_o the_o creator_n to_o his_o creature_n can_v not_o be_v far_o than_o he_o himself_o please_v neither_o can_v man_n or_o his_o posterity_n challenge_v any_o far_a degree_n or_o perfection_n of_o be_v than_o god_n give_v and_o upon_o those_o term_n only_o upon_o which_o he_o give_v it_o if_o he_o have_v resume_v it_o of_o his_o own_o will_n from_o man_n or_o his_o posterity_n after_o a_o day_n or_o a_o month_n man_n have_v have_v that_o for_o which_o to_o be_v thankful_a in_o the_o enjoyment_n not_o to_o murmur_v in_o the_o loss_n but_o it_o be_v not_o so_o here_o the_o stock_n of_o blessedness_n for_o man_n and_o his_o posterity_n be_v put_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o father_n while_o he_o have_v his_o posterity_n within_o himself_o and_o not_o only_o so_o but_o put_v into_o his_o hand_n with_o a_o power_n to_o keep_v it_o for_o he_o and_o his_o posterity_n the_o father_n prove_v prodigal_a and_o spend_v his_o stock_n and_o if_o the_o child_n be_v so_o he_o have_v none_o to_o blame_v but_o the_o immediate_a author_n of_o his_o be_v this_o be_v enough_o most_o clear_o to_o interest_n the_o posterity_n of_o adam_n at_o least_o in_o the_o punishment_n of_o loss_n of_o happiness_n and_o immortality_n and_o those_o outward_a curse_n which_o follow_v upon_o adam_n nature_n and_o the_o creature_n by_o adam_n sin._n 4._o the_o time_n in_o the_o day_n thou_o eat_v and_o this_o be_v put_v in_o execution_n the_o same_o day_n as_o well_o as_o sentence_v the_o same_o day_n shame_n and_o gild_n and_o 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the_o flesh_n justify_v in_o the_o spirit_n see_v of_o angel_n preach_v unto_o the_o gentile_n believe_v on_o in_o the_o world_n receive_v up_o into_o glory_n 1_o tim._n 3.16_o the_o mystery_n of_o faith_n 1_o tim._n 3.9_o chap._n vi_o prediction_n and_o type_n of_o christ_n yet_o this_o great_a mystery_n of_o christ_n be_v not_o keep_v so_o secret_a but_o that_o as_o the_o fruit_n of_o his_o mediation_n precede_v his_o come_n in_o the_o flesh_n as_o shall_v be_v after_o show_v so_o some_o glimpse_n of_o this_o truth_n be_v discover_v to_o former_a generation_n 1_o pet._n 1.10_o of_o which_o salvation_n the_o prophet_n have_v inquire_v ephes_n 2.20_o foundation_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o prophet_n christ_n the_o cornerstone_n we_o shall_v therefore_o for_o the_o settle_n of_o our_o mind_n in_o this_o cardinal_n point_n observe_v those_o prediction_n concern_v christ_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o we_o shall_v find_v the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n like_o the_o two_o cherubim_n upon_o the_o mercy_n seat_n their_o face_n look_v one_o towards_o another_o yet_o both_o of_o they_o towards_o the_o mercy_n seat_n and_o as_o we_o have_v before_o note_v the_o old_a testament_n unriddle_v the_o difficulty_n of_o nature_n so_o the_o new_a testament_n unriddle_v the_o old_a the_o prediction_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n be_v of_o two_o kind_n prophetical_a and_o typical_a the_o prophetical_a prediction_n to_o follow_v they_o in_o order_n of_o time_n 1._o the_o first_o and_o great_a publication_n of_o the_o gospel_n though_o dark_a and_o mysterious_a be_v that_o by_o god_n himself_o in_o paradise_n gen._n 3.15_o i_o will_v put_v enmity_n between_o thou_o and_o the_o woman_n between_o thy_o seed_n and_o her_o seed_n it_o shall_v break_v thy_o head_n and_o thou_o shall_v bruise_v his_o heel_n this_o be_v not_o only_o fulfil_v in_o that_o mystical_a woman_n the_o church_n and_o here_o see_v revel_v 12.17_o but_o also_o in_o christ_n 1._o he_o be_v the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n and_o not_o of_o the_o man_n luke_n 1.34_o he_o send_v his_o son_n make_v of_o a_o woman_n gal._n 4.4_o the_o parallel_n observable_a by_o the_o woman_n sin_n first_o come_v into_o the_o world_n and_o salvation_n 2._o it_o shall_v break_v thy_o head_n he_o come_v to_o destroy_v the_o work_n of_o the_o devil_n in_o his_o temptation_n in_o his_o life_n he_o bind_v the_o strong_a man_n heb._n 2.14_o destroy_v he_o that_o have_v the_o power_n of_o death_n that_o be_v the_o devil_n matth._n 12.29_o in_o his_o preach_v luk._n 10.17_o 18._o satan_n like_o lightning_n fall_v down_o from_o heaven_n in_o his_o death_n and_o resurrection_n spoil_v principality_n and_o power_n and_o make_v a_o show_n of_o they_o open_o and_o triumph_v over_o they_o in_o it_o colos_n 2._o â—5_n in_o his_o ascension_n ephes_n 4.8_o when_o he_o ascend_v up_o on_o high_a he_o lead_v captivity_n captive_a this_o captive_a taker_n be_v the_o devil_n 2_o tim._n 2.26_o in_o his_o member_n ephes_n 6.12_o we_o wrestle_v against_o principality_n and_o power_n and_o it_o be_v our_o business_n to_o stand_v against_o the_o wiles_n of_o the_o devil_n ibid._n verse_n 11._o to_o resist_v he_o steadfast_o in_o the_o faith_n 1_o pet._n 5.9_o in_o the_o dispensation_n of_o his_o government_n in_o his_o church_n and_o member_n revel_v 12.7_o michael_n and_o his_o angel_n fight_v with_o and_o overcome_v the_o dragon_n and_o his_o angel_n in_o his_o last_o and_o great_a judgement_n revel_v 20.10_o the_o devil_n cast_v into_o the_o lake_n of_o fire_n 1_o john_n 3.8_o for_o this_o purpose_n be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n manifest_v that_o he_o may_v destroy_v the_o work_n of_o the_o devil_n 2._o the_o next_o great_a promise_n of_o christ_n be_v that_o which_o be_v make_v to_o abraham_n that_o in_o he_o gen._n 12.3_o gen._n 18.18_o that_o be_v in_o his_o seed_n gen._n 22.18_o all_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n shall_v be_v bless_v this_o be_v apply_v to_o christ_n galat._n 3.16_o and_o afterward_o to_o isaac_n the_o son_n of_o the_o promise_n be_v the_o same_o promise_v renew_v and_o entail_v gen._n 26.4_o and_o so_o exact_a be_v the_o great_a god_n of_o heaven_n in_o the_o fulfil_n of_o his_o promise_n that_o until_o by_o a_o civil_a investiture_n the_o right_a of_o primogeniture_n be_v translate_v from_o esau_n to_o jacob_n first_o by_o the_o sale_n of_o his_o birthright_n gen._n 25.33_o and_o then_o by_o the_o blessing_n though_o surreptitious_o by_o jacob_n yet_o providential_o by_o god_n gen._n 27.29_o this_o promise_n be_v not_o actual_o entail_v upon_o jacob_n line_n gen._n 28.14_o this_o patria_fw-la potestas_fw-la jacob_n likewise_o use_v upon_o his_o three_z elder_a son_n reuben_n for_o his_o incest_n simeon_n and_o levi_n for_o their_o murder_n gen._n 49.34_o 56._o whereby_o judah_n become_v as_o it_o be_v the_o first-born_a and_o therefore_o judah_n continual_o after_o have_v the_o pre-eminence_n of_o primogeniture_n viz._n in_o the_o division_n of_o 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will_n and_o as_o a_o necessary_a concomitant_a to_o it_o to_o its_o own_o perfection_n and_o happiness_n christ_n that_o be_v in_o all_o thing_n conformable_a to_o the_o mind_n and_o will_n of_o god_n for_o he_o come_v to_o do_v the_o will_n of_o his_o father_n come_v into_o this_o world_n to_o bring_v honour_n to_o the_o great_a god_n by_o his_o creature_n man_n and_o as_o a_o concomitant_a and_o a_o necessary_a consequent_a of_o it_o happiness_n and_o perfection_n to_o man_n and_o to_o that_o end_n first_o he_o set_v he_o free_a from_o that_o gild_n and_o curse_n which_o he_o contract_v by_o his_o fall_n remove_v from_o he_o those_o fetter_n of_o the_o power_n and_o reign_n of_o sin_n whereby_o he_o be_v disable_v to_o move_v conformable_o to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n put_v into_o he_o a_o spirit_n of_o life_n that_o may_v enable_v he_o to_o live_v to_o god_n and_o be_v conformable_a to_o his_o will_n and_o move_v to_o his_o glory_n and_o this_o be_v his_o sanctification_n so_o 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of_o the_o creator_n wherein_o consist_v his_o end_n and_o with_o which_o be_v join_v the_o creature_n happiness_n touch_v this_o matter_n these_o thing_n be_v considerable_a 1._o the_o necessity_n of_o it_o 2._o the_o mean_n whereby_o it_o be_v effect_v 3._o the_o degree_n of_o it_o 4._o the_o part_n or_o extent_n of_o it_o 1._o that_o the_o sanctification_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o life_n be_v absolute_o necessary_a to_o every_o christian_a in_o some_o measure_n answerable_a to_o his_o natural_a perfection_n upon_o these_o consideration_n 1._o it_o be_v the_o end_n of_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n into_o the_o world_n and_o the_o very_a end_n of_o thy_o justification_n his_o end_n be_v not_o only_o to_o remove_v thy_o gild_n and_o thy_o curse_n but_o to_o make_v thou_o conformable_a to_o the_o will_n of_o thy_o creator_n that_o thou_o may_v be_v active_o subservient_fw-fr unto_o his_o glory_n which_o thou_o can_v not_o be_v unless_o thy_o nature_n be_v change_v as_o well_o as_o thy_o sin_n pardon_v the_o great_a end_n of_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n be_v to_o bring_v glory_n to_o his_o father_n if_o he_o only_o free_v thou_o from_o thy_o gild_n he_o bring_v mercy_n to_o his_o creature_n but_o unless_o he_o cleanse_v and_o change_v thy_o nature_n thou_o remain_v useless_a to_o thy_o master_n 2_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o there_o can_v be_v justification_n of_o any_o man_n but_o that_o according_a to_o the_o measure_n of_o his_o natural_a ability_n there_o will_v be_v likewise_o a_o cleanse_n and_o change_v of_o his_o nature_n because_o the_o knowledge_n and_o belief_n of_o the_o love_n of_o god_n in_o christ_n can_v be_v in_o heart_n without_o a_o return_n of_o love_n from_o the_o soul_n again_o to_o god._n the_o very_a same_o act_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o grace_n of_o god_n which_o discover_v and_o unite_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o love_n of_o god_n to_o thy_o soul_n do_v as_o natural_o cause_n love_n in_o thou_o to_o god_n as_o the_o union_n of_o the_o species_n to_o the_o glass_n reflect_v the_o resemblance_n from_o the_o glass_n again_o 1_o john_n 4.19_o we_o love_v he_o because_o he_o love_v we_o first_o his_o be_v a_o love_n of_o pity_n compassion_n a_o love_n of_o bounty_n and_o goodness_n a_o love_n that_o break_v through_o death_n and_o great_a difficulty_n than_o death_n even_o the_o unite_n of_o the_o divinity_n to_o our_o flesh_n a_o love_n pass_v knowledge_n and_o thou_o can_v choose_v but_o be_v a_o love_n of_o admiration_n and_o astonishment_n a_o love_n of_o thankfulness_n and_o gratitude_n when_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n work_v faith_n in_o thou_o it_o work_v by_o love_n even_o by_o present_v the_o love_n of_o god_n to_o thy_o soul_n in_o as_o full_a dimension_n as_o thy_o soul_n can_v receive_v it_o and_o when_o faith_n be_v wrought_v in_o thy_o soul_n that_o work_v again_o by_o love_n to_o god._n if_o thou_o have_v not_o love_n to_o god_n thou_o have_v not_o faith_n in_o he_o and_o if_o thou_o have_v love_n to_o he_o thou_o can_v not_o choose_v but_o conform_v thyself_o to_o his_o mind_n and_o his_o will_n john_n 14.23_o if_o a_o man_n love_v i_o he_o will_v keep_v my_o word_n and_o for_o this_o cause_n the_o apostle_n make_v it_o not_o only_o a_o inconsistency_n but_o a_o kind_n of_o impossibility_n for_o one_o justify_v to_o continue_v in_o sin_n rom._n 6.2_o how_o shall_v we_o that_o be_v dead_a to_o sin_n live_v any_o long_a therein_o 1_o john_n 3.9_o he_o can_v sin_v because_o he_o be_v bear_v of_o god_n in_o every_o act_n of_o know_a sin_n that_o thou_o commit_v and_o every_o omission_n of_o every_o know_a good_a that_o thou_o neglecte_v there_o be_v a_o actual_a intermission_n or_o suppression_n of_o the_o act_n of_o faith_n and_o of_o thy_o love_n to_o god._n 3._o it_o be_v a_o necessary_a consequent_a of_o our_o union_n with_o christ_n there_o be_v as_o have_v be_v show_v a_o double_a act_n whereby_o our_o union_n with_o christ_n be_v wrought_v on_o our_o part_n a_o act_n of_o faith_n to_o apprehend_v he_o on_o his_o part_n a_o act_n of_o his_o spirit_n whereby_o he_o apprehend_v we_o philip._n 3.1_o 2._o and_o this_o union_n be_v so_o strict_a that_o it_o be_v resemble_v to_o those_o thing_n that_o have_v the_o strict_a union_n the_o vine_n and_o the_o branch_n john_n 15.1_o 2._o rom._n 11.18_o member_n of_o his_o body_n of_o his_o flesh_n and_o of_o his_o bone_n ephes_n 5.30_o and_o as_o in_o the_o virtue_n of_o this_o union_n we_o partake_v of_o all_o these_o privilege_n which_o be_v in_o he_o his_o satisfaction_n his_o righteousness_n his_o sonship_n his_o intercession_n his_o resurrection_n so_o likewise_o of_o his_o spirit_n as_o there_o be_v one_o body_n so_o there_o be_v one_o spirit_n ephes_n 4.4_o if_o any_o man_n have_v not_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n he_o be_v none_o of_o he_o rom._n 8.9_o it_o be_v his_o in_o essence_n it_o be_v we_o in_o operation_n and_o influence_n so_o that_o the_o inward_a life_n of_o a_o christian_a be_v not_o his_o own_o but_o he_o live_v by_o the_o life_n that_o be_v that_o live_a spirit_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god._n now_o as_o that_o spirit_n or_o life_n that_o be_v in_o the_o root_n when_o it_o pass_v into_o the_o branch_n make_v the_o branch_n conformable_a in_o nature_n and_o fruit_n unto_o the_o root_n so_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n transfuse_v into_o a_o christian_a do_v conform_v his_o nature_n and_o operation_n unto_o christ_n for_o that_o be_v the_o great_a end_n of_o god_n in_o send_v his_o son_n into_o the_o world_n who_o be_v in_o all_o thing_n conformable_a unto_o he_o that_o we_o shall_v be_v conformable_a to_o the_o image_n of_o his_o son_n rom._n 8.29_o and_o thus_o that_o impression_n of_o the_o image_n of_o god_n
thou_o not_o to_o a_o course_n in_o sin_n or_o to_o a_o death_n in_o sin_n but_o give_v thou_o a_o cordial_n which_o though_o it_o put_v thou_o to_o pain_n preserve_v thy_o life_n that_o though_o thou_o like_o a_o foolish_a misguide_a sheep_n be_v straggle_v thou_o know_v not_o whither_o yet_o seek_v thou_o and_o find_v thou_o and_o reduce_v thou_o that_o though_o thou_o can_v so_o easy_o forget_v he_o yet_o he_o do_v not_o forget_v thou_o and_o when_o all_o be_v do_v be_v content_v to_o accept_v of_o that_o repentance_n and_o that_o sorrow_n which_o he_o himself_o give_v thou_o and_o wash_v away_o thy_o spot_n by_o his_o own_o blood_n and_o look_n upon_o thou_o with_o no_o less_o tenderness_n and_o love_n and_o compassion_n and_o goodness_n than_o if_o thou_o have_v never_o go_v aside_o ever_o bless_v be_v thy_o name_n o_o merciful_a lord_n god_n that_o have_v redeem_v we_o from_o everlasting_a death_n and_o yet_o when_o we_o daily_o endanger_v ourselves_o do_v rescue_v we_o by_o thy_o grace_n that_o when_o we_o sin_n thou_o be_v please_v not_o to_o cast_v we_o off_o but_o fetche_v we_o in_o by_o repentance_n and_o when_o we_o repent_v be_v please_v not_o to_o reject_v we_o nor_o upbraid_v we_o with_o our_o former_a fall_n but_o accept_v we_o to_o pardon_n and_o favour_n and_o blotte_v out_o our_o iniquity_n for_o thy_o great_a name_n sake_n but_o let_v not_o thy_o servant_n return_v any_o more_o to_o folly_n amen_n chap._n xxviii_o of_o the_o part_n of_o sanctification_n and_o 1._o in_o reference_n to_o ourselves_o sobriety_n the_o four_o thing_n considerable_a be_v the_o part_n of_o that_o sanctification_n which_o be_v require_v of_o we_o sanctification_n be_v the_o conformity_n of_o the_o whole_a man_n to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n concern_v man_n concern_v his_o life_n and_o conversation_n and_o that_o will_v of_o god_n respect_v three_o object_n himself_o our_o neighbour_n and_o ourselves_o and_o according_o the_o duty_n which_o lie_v upon_o we_o in_o reference_n to_o these_o three_o be_v short_o sum_v up_o by_o the_o apostle_n tit._n 2.11_o 12._o the_o grace_n of_o god_n that_o bring_v salvation_n have_v appear_v to_o all_o man_n teach_v we_o that_o deny_v ungodless_a and_o worldly_a lust_n we_o shall_v live_v sober_o righteous_o and_o godly_a in_o this_o present_a world_n we_o have_v there_o the_o old_a man_n that_o we_o be_v to_o put_v off_o ungodliness_n and_o worldly_a lust_n cast_v by_o s._n john_n into_o these_o three_o rank_n the_o lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n the_o lust_n of_o the_o eye_n and_o pride_n of_o life_n 1_o john_n 2.16_o whereof_o before_o and_o we_o have_v that_o new_a man_n ephes_n 4.24_o distribute_v into_o two_o part_n righteousness_n and_o true_a holiness_n and_o here_o into_o three_o part_n viz._n sobriety_n towards_o ourselves_o righteousness_n towards_o other_o and_o godliness_n towards_o god_n the_o two_o latter_a come_v distinct_o under_o the_o command_v of_o the_o first_o and_o second_o table_n of_o the_o decalogue_n as_o those_o command_v receive_v their_o true_a and_o spiritual_a interpretation_n by_o christ_n the_o former_a though_o virtual_o it_o be_v therein_o include_v yet_o it_o be_v not_o express_o and_o direct_o 1._o in_o reference_n to_o ourselves_o sobriety_n this_o refer_v either_o to_o our_o judgement_n or_o estimation_n of_o ourselves_o or_o to_o the_o motion_n and_o inclination_n of_o our_o sensual_a appetite_n 1._o sobriety_n in_o our_o judgement_n which_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o just_a and_o true_a estimate_n of_o ourselves_o rom._n 12.3_o not_o to_o think_v of_o himself_o more_o high_o than_o he_o ought_v to_o think_v but_o to_o think_v sober_o etc._n etc._n man_n do_v natural_o inordinate_o love_v himself_o and_o that_o love_n to_o himself_o do_v mislead_v and_o enhance_v a_o man_n opinion_n of_o himself_o even_o by_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v mere_o extrinsical_a to_o he_o he_o think_v the_o better_a of_o himself_o by_o reason_n of_o his_o wealth_n though_o 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must_v be_v the_o ground_n of_o bring_v he_o to_o a_o right_a estimation_n of_o himself_o be_v ready_a to_o puff_n he_o up_o and_o that_o concretion_n that_o arise_v from_o the_o over-estimation_n of_o a_o man_n self_n and_o from_o his_o reflection_n upon_o that_o over-estimation_n be_v pride_n and_o from_o this_o pride_n arise_v those_o other_o distemper_n of_o the_o inward_a and_o outward_a man_n a_o proud_a look_n despise_v the_o weak_a or_o inferior_a arrogance_n lofty_a and_o haughty_a speech_n dan._n 4.30_o be_v not_o this_o great_a babylon_n etc._n etc._n psal_n 73.9_o they_o set_v their_o mouth_n against_o heaven_n and_o their_o tongue_n walk_v through_o the_o earth_n exod._n 5.2_o who_o be_v the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n a_o place_n of_o a_o man_n self_n in_o god_n room_n and_o deify_v himself_o implacableness_n with_o any_o thing_n that_o check_v the_o full_a fruition_n of_o his_o own_o glory_n though_o it_o seem_v never_o so_o inconsiderable_a the_o want_n of_o a_o bow_n from_o 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i_o but_o be_o busy_v every_o day_n to_o underprop_v it_o and_o repair_v it_o that_o it_o fall_v not_o and_o when_o i_o have_v do_v my_o best_a yet_o old_a age_n will_v come_v and_o that_o will_v be_v a_o irreparable_a decay_n and_o my_o anxious_a life_n will_v most_o sure_o be_v attend_v with_o a_o certain_a death_n i_o live_v in_o a_o world_n full_a of_o labour_n at_o the_o best_a to_o provide_v necessary_n for_o my_o support_n in_o a_o world_n full_a of_o trouble_n danger_n and_o calumny_n if_o my_o outward_a contentment_n increase_v yet_o my_o care_n and_o my_o fear_n increase_v with_o they_o but_o my_o condition_n be_v not_o such_o but_o with_o the_o psalmist_n i_o have_v cause_n to_o say_v psal_n 73.14_o all_o the_o day_n long_o have_v i_o be_v plague_v and_o chasten_v every_o morning_n and_o like_o noah_n dove_n i_o can_v find_v here_o no_o rest_n for_o the_o sole_n of_o my_o foot_n my_o walk_n here_o be_v like_o a_o pilgrimage_n and_o my_o path_n be_v not_o plain_a and_o easy_a but_o narrow_a and_o deep_a and_o troublesome_a on_o either_o hand_n of_o i_o i_o pass_v through_o the_o scorn_v and_o injury_n and_o vexation_n of_o the_o man_n of_o this_o world_n who_o if_o i_o want_v will_v not_o relieve_v i_o and_o if_o i_o have_v any_o thing_n they_o be_v ready_a to_o tear_v it_o from_o i_o and_o my_o way_n which_o of_o itself_o be_v thus_o troublesome_a be_v accompany_v with_o storm_n and_o stumbling-block_n and_o fiery_a assault_n raise_v by_o the_o prince_n of_o this_o world_n and_o if_o i_o take_v up_o a_o lodging_n by_o the_o way_n it_o be_v neither_o a_o please_v nor_o a_o safe_a lodging_n my_o danger_n and_o difficulty_n be_v great_a in_o my_o inn_n than_o they_o be_v in_o my_o journey_n to_o what_o purpose_n go_v i_o about_o to_o set_v up_o my_o rest_n or_o to_o build_v tabernacle_n here_o the_o time_n i_o can_v stay_v will_v be_v but_o short_a and_o my_o short_a stay_n in_o such_o a_o world_n as_o this_o can_v be_v please_v nor_o comfortable_a and_o this_o be_v not_o my_o home_n but_o i_o see_v it_o at_o a_o distance_n i_o find_v it_o as_o it_o be_v in_o landscape_n revel_v 21._o the_o tabernacle_n of_o god_n where_o he_o shall_v wipe_v away_o all_o tear_n from_o my_o eye_n and_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o more_o death_n neither_o sorrow_n nor_o cry_v neither_o shall_v there_o be_v any_o more_o pain_n and_o then_o these_o my_o light_a affliction_n which_o be_v here_o but_o for_o a_o moment_n shall_v be_v reward_v with_o a_o eternal_a weight_n of_o glory_n in_o the_o confidence_n and_o strength_n of_o this_o expectation_n i_o will_v hold_v on_o my_o troublesome_a journey_n with_o cheerfulness_n and_o look_v upon_o this_o world_n as_o the_o place_n of_o my_o pilgrimage_n not_o of_o my_o rest_n and_o the_o unpleasingness_n of_o my_o pilgrimage_n shall_v heighten_v if_o it_o be_v possible_a the_o expectation_n as_o well_o as_o the_o fruition_n of_o my_o home_n and_o the_o more_o unwelcome_a the_o world_n be_v to_o i_o and_o i_o to_o it_o the_o more_o shall_v my_o heart_n undervalue_v and_o disesteem_v it_o and_o send_v forth_o my_o desire_n the_o more_o earnest_o for_o my_o journey_n be_v end_n teach_v i_o to_o welcome_a death_n and_o to_o desire_v to_o be_v dissolve_v and_o to_o be_v with_o christ_n which_o be_v best_a of_o all_o 3._o sometime_o external_a trouble_n be_v in_o themselves_o a_o express_a token_n of_o the_o love_n of_o god_n and_o they_o carry_v with_o they_o comfort_n and_o delight_n namely_o when_o it_o be_v a_o persecution_n for_o righteousness_n sake_n and_o in_o those_o both_o the_o precept_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o pattern_n of_o his_o disciple_n command_v we_o up_o to_o rejoice_v mat._n 5.10_o 11_o 12._o rejoice_v and_o be_v exceed_o glad_a jam._n 1.1_o 2._o count_v it_o all_o joy_n act_n 5.41_o rejoice_v that_o they_o be_v account_v worthy_a to_o suffer_v shame_n for_o his_o name_n coloss_n 1.24_o who_o now_o rejoice_v in_o my_o suffering_n for_o you_o and_o fill_v up_o that_o which_o be_v 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