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this_o too_o dead_a and_o dark_a and_o disaffect_v soul_n that_o it_o may_v come_v with_o joyful_a willingness_n unto_o thou_o §_o 13._o willing_o depart_v o_o linger_a soul_n it_o be_v from_o a_o sodom_n though_o in_o it_o there_o be_v righteous_a lot_n who_o yet_o be_v not_o without_o their_o woeful_a blemish_n have_v thou_o so_o oft_o groan_v for_o the_o general_a blindness_n and_o wickedness_n of_o the_o world_n and_o be_v thou_o loath_a to_o leave_v it_o for_o a_o better_a how_o oft_o will_v thou_o have_v rejoice_v to_o have_v see_v but_o the_o dawn_n of_o a_o day_n of_o universal_a peace_n and_o reformation_n and_o will_v thou_o not_o see_v it_o where_o it_o shine_v forth_o in_o full_a glory_n will_v a_o light_n at_o midnight_n have_v please_v thou_o so_o well_o have_v thou_o pray_v and_o labour_v for_o it_o so_o hard_a and_o will_v thou_o not_o see_v the_o sun_n will_v the_o thing_n of_o heaven_n please_v thou_o no_o where_o but_o on_o earth_n where_o they_o come_v in_o the_o 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love_v not_o this_o wilderness_n for_o it_o but_o god_n and_o his_o angel_n which_o be_v thy_o guide_n protector_n and_o deliverer_n and_o have_v this_o troublesome_a flesh_n be_v so_o comfortable_a a_o companion_n to_o thou_o that_o thou_o shall_v be_v so_o loath_a to_o leave_v it_o have_v thy_o pain_n thy_o weariness_n thy_o languish_n thy_o labour_n thy_o care_n and_o fear_n about_o this_o body_n be_v please_v to_o thou_o and_o be_v thou_o loath_a that_o they_o shall_v have_v a_o end_n do_v thou_o not_o find_v a_o need_n of_o patience_n to_o undergo_v they_o and_o of_o great_a patience_n than_o mâ—â—r_a nature_n give_v thou_o and_o can_v thou_o hope_v now_o for_o better_a when_o nature_n fail_v and_o that_o a_o age_a consume_v more_o disease_a body_n shall_v be_v a_o pleasant_a habitation_n to_o thou_o than_o it_o be_v heretofore_o if_o from_o thy_o youth_n up_o it_o have_v be_v both_o a_o tempt_a and_o a_o trouble_v thing_n to_o thou_o sure_o though_o it_o be_v less_o tempt_a it_o 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doctrine_n and_o example_n and_o for_o which_o i_o have_v be_v call_v to_o hear_v and_o read_v and_o meditate_v and_o pray_v and_o watch_v so_o long_o be_v it_o the_o interest_n of_o the_o flesh_n on_o earth_n or_o a_o long_a life_n of_o worldly_a prosperity_n which_o the_o gospel_n covenant_n secure_v to_o i_o which_o the_o sacrament_n and_o spirit_n seal_v to_o i_o which_o the_o bible_n be_v write_v to_o direct_v i_o to_o which_o minister_n preach_v to_o i_o which_o my_o book_n be_v write_v for_o which_o i_o pray_v for_o and_o for_o which_o i_o serve_v god_n or_o be_v it_o not_o for_o his_o grace_n on_o earth_n and_o glory_n in_o heaven_n and_o be_v it_o not_o better_o for_o i_o to_o have_v the_o end_n of_o all_o these_o mean_n than_o lose_v they_o all_o and_o lose_v my_o hope_n why_o have_v i_o use_v they_o if_o i_o will_v not_o attain_v their_o end_n §_o 13._o 5._o that_o be_v my_o best_a state_n which_o all_o the_o course_n of_o god_n fatherly_a providence_n tend_v to_o all_o his_o sweet_a mercy_n and_o all_o his_o sharp_a correction_n be_v to_o make_v i_o partaker_n of_o his_o holiness_n and_o to_o lead_v i_o to_o glory_n in_o the_o way_n that_o my_o saviour_n and_o all_o his_o saint_n have_v go_v before_o i_o all_o thing_n work_v together_o for_o the_o best_a to_o i_o by_o prepare_v i_o for_o that_o which_o be_v best_a indeed_o both_o calm_v and_o storm_n be_v to_o bring_v i_o to_o this_o harbour_n if_o i_o take_v they_o but_o for_o themselves_o and_o this_o present_a life_n i_o mistake_v they_o and_o understand_v they_o not_o but_o unthankful_o vilify_v they_o and_o lose_v their_o end_n and_o life_n and_o sweetness_n every_o word_n and_o work_n of_o god_n every_o day_n mercy_n and_o change_n and_o usage_n do_v look_v at_o heaven_n and_o intend_v eternity_n god_n lead_v i_o no_o other_o way_n if_o i_o follow_v he_o not_o i_o forsake_v my_o hope_n in_o forsake_v he_o if_o i_o follow_v he_o shall_v i_o be_v unwilling_a to_o be_v at_o home_n and_o come_v to_o the_o end_n of_o all_o this_o way_n §_o 14._o 6._o sure_o that_o be_v best_a for_o i_o which_o god_n have_v require_v i_o principal_o to_o value_n love_n and_o seek_v and_o that_o as_o the_o business_n of_o all_o my_o life_n refer_v all_o thing_n else_o thereto_o that_o this_o be_v my_o duty_n i_o be_o full_o certain_a as_o be_v prove_v elsewhere_o and_o before_o be_v my_o business_n in_o the_o world_n only_o for_o the_o thing_n of_o this_o world_n how_o vain_a a_o creature_n than_o be_v man_n and_o how_o little_a be_v the_o difference_n between_o wake_v and_o sleep_v life_n and_o death_n no_o wonder_n if_o he_o that_o believe_v that_o there_o be_v no_o life_n but_o this_o to_o seek_v or_o hope_v for_o do_v live_v in_o uncomfortable_a despair_n and_o only_o seek_v to_o palliate_v his_o misery_n with_o the_o brutish_a pleasure_n of_o a_o wicked_a life_n and_o if_o he_o stick_v at_o no_o villainy_n which_o hisfleshly_a lust_n incline_v he_o to_o especial_o tyrant_n and_o multitude_n who_o have_v none_o but_o god_n to_o fear_v and_o it_o be_v my_o certain_a duty_n to_o seek_v heaven_n with_o all_o the_o fervour_n of_o my_o soul_n and_o diligence_n of_o my_o life_n and_o be_v it_o not_o best_o to_o find_v it_o §_o 15._o 7._o that_o must_v needs_o be_v best_o for_o i_o which_o all_o other_o thing_n must_v be_v forsake_v for_o it_o be_v folly_n to_o forsake_v the_o better_a for_o the_o worse_o but_o scripture_n reason_n and_o conscience_n tell_v i_o that_o all_o this_o world_n when_o it_o stand_v in_o competition_n or_o opposition_n shall_v be_v forsake_v for_o heaven_n yea_o for_o the_o least_o hope_n of_o it_o a_o possible_a everlasting_a glory_n shall_v be_v prefer_v before_o a_o certain_o perish_v vanity_n i_o be_o sure_a this_o life_n will_v short_o be_v nothing_o to_o i_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v next_o to_o nothing_o now_o and_o must_v i_o forsake_v all_o for_o my_o everlasting_a hope_n and_o yet_o be_v unwilling_a to_o pass_v unto_o the_o possession_n of_o they_o §_o 16._o 8._o that_o be_v like_a to_o be_v our_o best_a which_o be_v our_o maturest_n state_n nature_n carry_v all_o thing_n towards_o their_o perfection_n our_o apple_n pear_n grape_n and_o every_o fruit_n be_v best_a when_o it_o be_v ripe_a and_o though_o they_o then_o hasten_v to_o corruption_n that_o be_v through_o the_o incapacity_n of_o the_o corporeal_a material_n any_o long_a to_o retain_v the_o vegetative_a spirit_n which_o be_v not_o annihilate_v at_o its_o separation_n and_o be_v not_o make_v for_o its_o own_o felicity_n but_o for_o man_n its_o ripeness_n be_v the_o state_n in_o which_o man_n use_v it_o before_o it_o do_v corrupt_v of_o itself_o that_o its_o corruption_n may_v be_v for_o his_o nutriment_n and_o the_o spirit_n and_o best_a matter_n of_o his_o say_a food_n do_v become_v his_o very_a substance_n and_o do_v god_n cause_n saint_n to_o grow_v up_o unto_o ripeness_n only_o to_o perish_v and_o drop_v down_o unto_o useless_a rottenness_n it_o be_v not_o credible_a though_o our_o body_n become_v but_o like_o our_o filthy_a excrement_n our_o soul_n return_v to_o god_n that_o give_v they_o and_o though_o he_o need_v they_o not_o he_o use_v they_o in_o their_o separate_a state_n and_o that_o to_o such_o heavenly_a use_n as_o their_o heavenly_a maturity_n and_o mellowness_n have_v dispose_v they_o to_o see_v then_o love_n have_v ripen_v i_o for_o itself_o shall_v i_o not_o willing_o drop_v into_o its_o hand_n §_o 17._o 9_o that_o be_v like_a to_o be_v the_o best_a which_o the_o wise_a and_o holy_a in_o all_o age_n of_o the_o world_n have_v prefer_v before_o all_o and_o have_v most_o desire_a and_o which_o also_o almost_o all_o mankind_n do_v acknowledge_v to_o be_v best_a at_o last_o it_o be_v not_o like_a that_o all_o the_o best_a man_n in_o the_o world_n shall_v be_v most_o deceive_v and_o be_v put_v upon_o fruitless_a labour_n and_o suffering_n by_o this_o deceit_n and_o be_v undo_v by_o their_o duty_n and_o that_o god_n shall_v by_o 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have_v myself_o and_o how_o far_o i_o be_v mistake_v in_o myself_o and_o what_o act_n be_v sincere_a and_o how_o much_o that_o be_v not_o sound_a be_v mix_v and_o what_o be_v of_o myself_o and_o sin_n i_o shall_v know_v much_o more_o of_o my_o sin_n than_o here_o i_o ever_o know_v the_o number_n and_o the_o greatness_n of_o they_o that_o so_o i_o may_v know_v with_o great_a thankfulness_n and_o love_n how_o much_o i_o be_o behold_v to_o pardon_v and_o heal_a grace_n yea_o i_o shall_v know_v more_o of_o my_o body_n as_o it_o be_v the_o habitation_n of_o my_o soul_n or_o the_o organical_a matter_n on_o which_o united_o it_o work_v i_o shall_v know_v how_o far_o it_o help_v or_o hinder_v i_o and_o what_o be_v all_o thâ—_n obscure_a disease_n that_o puzzle_v all_o the_o physician_n and_o myself_o and_o how_o marvellous_o god_n sustain_v preserve_v and_o oft_o deliver_v i_o and_o what_o of_o my_o action_n be_v to_o be_v impute_v to_o the_o body_n and_o what_o of_o they_o to_o the_o soul_n ix_o and_o every_o fellow_n creature_n which_o i_o be_o concern_v to_o know_v i_o shall_v know_v far_o better_o than_o now_o i_o do_v both_o thing_n and_o person_n the_o good_a and_o bad_a the_o sincere_a and_o the_o hypocrite_n will_v be_v there_o discern_v and_o many_o a_o action_n that_o here_o 〈◊〉_d for_o honourable_a cover_v or_o colour_v with_o wit_n or_o worldly_a advantage_n or_o false_a pretence_n will_v then_o be_v find_v to_o be_v odious_a and_o unjust_a and_o wickedness_n will_v be_v flatter_v or_o extenuate_v no_o more_o and_o many_o a_o good_a and_o holy_a work_n which_o false_a man_n through_o wickedness_n and_o worldly_a interest_n reproach_v as_o some_o odious_a crime_n will_v there_o be_v justify_v honour_v and_o reward_v all_o science_n be_v there_o perfect_a without_o our_o ambiguous_a term_n or_o imperfect_a axiom_n and_o rule_n of_o art_n x._o and_o last_o i_o shall_v better_o know_v from_o what_o enemy_n what_o sin_n what_o danger_n i_o be_v here_o deliver_v what_o contrivance_n and_o malicious_a endeavour_n of_o satan_n and_o his_o instrument_n god_n defeat_v how_o many_o snare_n i_o escape_v and_o i_o shall_v better_o know_v how_o great_a my_o deliverance_n be_v by_o christ_n from_o the_o wrath_n to_o come_v though_o we_o shall_v not_o know_v hell_n by_o painful_a sense_n we_o shall_v know_v it_o so_o far_o as_o be_v necessary_a to_o fill_v we_o with_o gratitude_n to_o our_o redeemer_n yea_o we_o shall_v know_v much_o of_o it_o far_o better_a than_o the_o damn_a spirit_n that_o feel_v it_o for_o we_o shall_v know_v by_o sweet_a and_o full_a fruition_n what_o the_o joy_n and_o blessedness_n be_v which_o they_o have_v lose_v when_o they_o have_v no_o such_o kind_n of_o knowledge_n of_o it_o all_o this_o knowledge_n will_v be_v thus_o advance_v to_o my_o glorify_a soul_n beyond_o what_o i_o can_v here_o conceive_v in_o flesh_n and_o be_v it_o not_o then_o far_o better_a to_o be_v with_o christ_n iv._o the_o constitutive_a reason_n from_o the_o state_n of_o my_o will_n §_n 1._o but_o it_o be_v the_o will_n that_o be_v to_o the_o soul_n what_o the_o heart_n be_v to_o the_o body_n as_o it_o be_v the_o prime_a â—eat_n of_o morality_n so_o be_v it_o the_o chief_a seat_n of_o felicity_n my_o great_a evil_a 〈◊〉_d there_o and_o my_o great_a subjective_n good_a will_v be_v there_o satan_n do_v most_o against_o it_o and_o god_n will_v do_v most_o for_o it_o and_o will_v it_o not_o be_v better_o with_o christ_n than_o here_o 1._o it_o will_v not_o there_o by_o tie_v to_o a_o body_n of_o cross_a interest_n and_o inclination_n which_o be_v now_o the_o great_a snare_n and_o enemy_n to_o my_o soul_n which_o be_v still_o draw_v my_o love_n and_o care_n and_o fear_n and_o sorrow_n to_o and_o for_o itself_o and_o turn_v they_o from_o my_o high_a interest_n how_o great_a a_o deliverance_n will_v it_o be_v to_o be_v free_v from_o the_o temptation_n and_o the_o inordinate_a love_n and_o care_n and_o fear_n for_o this_o corruptible_a flesh_n 2._o my_o will_n shall_v not_o there_o be_v tempt_v by_o a_o world_n of_o inferior_a good_a which_o be_v the_o bait_n and_o provision_n for_o the_o flesh_n where_o meat_n and_o sleep_v and_o possession_n house_n land_n and_o friend_n be_v all_o become_v my_o snare_n and_o danger_n god_n mercy_n will_v not_o be_v make_v there_o the_o tempter_n instrument_n i_o shall_v not_o there_o have_v the_o flattery_n or_o frown_n promise_n or_o threaten_n of_o the_o tyrant_n of_o the_o world_n to_o tempt_v i_o bad_a company_n will_v not_o infect_v i_o nor_o divert_v i_o the_o error_n of_o good_a man_n will_v not_o seduce_v i_o nor_o reputation_n or_o reverence_n of_o the_o wise_a learned_a or_o religious_a draw_v i_o to_o imitate_v they_o in_o any_o sin_n 3._o i_o shall_v there_o have_v
be_v so_o lamentable_o mutable_a that_o further_a than_o god_n promise_v to_o uphold_v we_o we_o know_v not_o one_o day_n what_o we_o shall_v think_v judge_n or_o will_v the_o next_o but_o when_o love_n be_v as_o a_o fix_a nature_n in_o we_o we_o shall_v be_v still_o the_o same_o adhere_v to_o amiable_a goodness_n without_o intermission_n or_o cessation_n it_o will_v be_v as_o easy_a to_o we_o and_o more_o to_o love_n god_n and_o holiness_n as_o it_o be_v to_o the_o hungry_a and_o thirsty_a to_o love_v meat_n and_o drink_n or_o to_o the_o proud_a to_o love_v praise_n or_o domination_n yea_o or_o to_o any_o man_n to_o love_v his_o life_n and_o we_o shall_v be_v no_o more_o weary_a of_o love_v than_o the_o sun_n be_v of_o shine_a or_o than_o the_o hungry_a be_v of_o feast_v or_o a_o friend_n of_o friendly_a love_n and_o converse_v nay_o the_o comparison_n be_v quite_o too_o low_a for_o all_o creature_n here_o have_v a_o fade_a vanity_n which_o weary_v the_o satiate_v or_o fail_v appetite_n but_o there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n in_o heaven_n §_o 7._o ii_o and_o as_o from_o the_o nature_n of_o that_o act_n so_o much_o more_o from_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o object_n my_o love_n will_v appear_v to_o be_v my_o happiness_n the_o object_n which_o be_v as_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o act_n will_v be_v these_o 1._o god_n himself_o will_v be_v the_o full_a and_o everlasting_a object_n of_o my_o love_n and_o he_o that_o can_v but_o understand_v as_o well_o as_o those_o in_o heaven_n do_v what_o this_o word_n signify_v to_o love_n god_n and_o be_v belove_v of_o he_o will_v say_v that_o there_o need_v no_o other_o description_n of_o perfect_a happiness_n perfect_a joyful_a complacency_n in_o god_n be_v the_o heaven_n which_o i_o desire_v and_o hope_n for_o this_o be_v my_o felicity_n and_o much_o more_o as_o i_o be_o the_o agent_n of_o love_n to_o god_n and_o the_o object_n of_o god_n love_n to_o i_o it_o be_v my_o felicity_n as_o god_n be_v the_o ultimate_a object_n of_o my_o love_n and_o the_o agent_n of_o his_o love_n to_o i_o that_o be_v of_o the_o effect_n of_o it_o so_o it_o be_v unspeakable_o more_o high_a and_o excellent_a than_o to_o be_v my_o felicity_n love_n be_v the_o closure_n of_o the_o will_n of_o god_n and_o man_n and_o as_o it_o be_v god_n part_n or_o interest_n efficient_o or_o objective_o it_o be_v infinite_o more_o excellent_a than_o as_o it_o be_v my_o part_n and_o interest_n §_o 8._o in_o god_n there_o be_v all_o that_o love_n can_v desire_v for_o its_o full_a everlasting_a feast_n 1._o he_o be_v infinite_o good_a in_o himself_o that_o be_v most_o amiable_a and_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n will_n be_v to_o love_v good_a as_o good_a can_v we_o love_v god_n with_o a_o love_n that_o be_v adequate_a to_o the_o object_n we_o shall_v be_v god_n ourselves_o which_o be_v impossible_a none_o but_o god_n can_v adequate_o know_v god_n or_o love_v he_o in_o god_n love_n to_o himself_o both_o the_o act_n and_o object_n be_v infinite_a and_o indeed_o be_v both_o one_o there_o be_v not_o that_o formal_o which_o we_o know_v by_o the_o name_n of_o act_n and_o object_n but_o act_n and_o object_n be_v our_o analogical_a inadequate_a conception_n of_o that_o act_n of_o god_n which_o be_v his_o essence_n but_o in_o our_o love_n to_o god_n the_o act_n be_v finite_a and_o infinite_o below_o the_o object_n yea_o the_o object_n which_o in_o reality_n 〈◊〉_d itself_o infinite_a yet_o proximate_o as_o the_o esse_fw-la cognitum_fw-la be_v the_o object_n of_o our_o love_n be_v finite_a there_o it_o be_v the_o conception_n or_o idea_n of_o god_n in_o the_o intellect_n which_o be_v the_o proper_a and_o near_a object_n of_o the_o will_n and_o this_o be_v as_o a_o face_n in_o a_o glass_n a_o shadow_n even_o the_o finite_a little_a shadow_n of_o a_o infinite_a be_v the_o same_o infinite_a good_a be_v a_o felicity_n to_o diverâ—_n person_n in_o divers_a degree_n according_a as_o they_o diverse_o love_v he_o and_o be_v receptive_a of_o his_o love_n §_o 9_o 2._o god_n who_o be_v infinite_o good_a in_o himself_o will_v be_v that_o most_o suitable_a good_a to_o i_o and_o meet_a for_o the_o dear_a embracement_n of_o my_o will_n for_o 1._o he_o have_v all_o in_o himself_o that_o i_o need_v or_o can_v desire_v there_o be_v no_o room_n nothing_o above_o he_o or_o beyond_o he_o or_o without_o he_o for_o love_v to_o cleave_v to_o though_o below_o he_o the_o creature_n though_o not_o be_v without_o he_o be_v love_v without_o he_o by_o the_o deception_n of_o the_o mind_n §_o 10._o 2._o he_o be_v willing_a to_o be_v love_v by_o i_o he_o disdain_v not_o my_o love_n he_o may_v have_v refuse_v to_o be_v embrace_v by_o such_o affection_n as_o have_v so_o oft_o and_o sinful_o pollute_v themselves_o by_o embrace_v vanity_n and_o filth_n as_o person_n of_o state_n and_o stately_a cleanliness_n will_v not_o be_v touch_v by_o filthy_a hand_n much_o less_o let_v dog_n or_o dirty_a swine_n leap_v on_o they_o which_o come_v from_o wallow_v in_o 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