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11.12_o for_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n which_o bring_v salvation_n teach_v we_o to_o deny_v ungodliness_n and_o worldly_a lust_n and_o that_o we_o shall_v live_v godly_o righteousty_a &_o sober_o in_o this_o present_a world_n let_v we_o descend_v to_o the_o particular_n 1._o peace_n be_v bring_v home_o to_o we_o by_o the_o word_n preach_v ephe._n 2._o 17._o 2_o cor._n 5._o 19_o so_o likewise_o joy_n instant_o follow_v the_o word_n and_o accompany_v it_o and_o enter_v with_o it_o into_o city_n family_n and_o the_o heart_n of_o people_n see_v act_n 8._o 8._o 39_o and_o 16._o 34._o john_n 15._o 11._o so_o also_o for_o the_o knowledge_n oâ—_n god_n it_o come_v only_o from_o the_o word_n and_o our_o exercise_v ourselves_o in_o it_o hence_o call_v the_o word_n of_o knowledge_n 12.8_o thus_o the_o scripture_n of_o the_o prophet_n make_v know_v the_o mystery_n of_o christ_n but_o much_o more_o clear_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n rom._n 16._o 25._o 26._o see_v john_n 17._o 6._o 7._o 8._o 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man_n very_o dull_a if_o he_o employ_v his_o time_n much_o in_o it_o bring_v some_o profit_n certain_a therefore_o it_o be_v that_o the_o heart_n which_o with_o delight_n and_o continual_a meditation_n do_v exercise_v himself_o in_o that_o word_n which_o god_n have_v give_v to_o be_v his_o wisdom_n to_o train_v we_o up_o in_o the_o right_a knowledge_n of_o god_n and_o in_o the_o practice_n of_o a_o christian_a life_n will_v bring_v we_o though_o in_o nature_n dull_a of_o hear_v and_o very_a fool_n in_o understanding_n to_o some_o good_a measure_n of_o knowledge_n and_o by_o continual_a use_n increase_v that_o wisdom_n which_o it_o have_v begin_v to_o work_v in_o we_o psal._n 19_o 7._o and_o 119.98_o 99_o 2._o in_o that_o the_o spiritual_a fruit_n be_v compare_v to_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o palm_n let_v we_o especial_o learn_v in_o this_o similitude_n that_o as_o the_o fruit_n of_o that_o tree_n be_v some_o year_n before_o it_o come_v to_o perfection_n and_o be_v much_o long_o ripen_v then_o any_o other_o so_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o spirit_n do_v not_o present_o attain_v to_o maturity_n but_o very_o often_o increase_v very_o slow_o and_o be_v long_o before_o it_o come_v to_o that_o full_a growth_n and_o perfection_n to_o which_o it_o be_v ordain_v in_o which_o respect_n the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n be_v compare_v to_o a_o grain_n oâ—_n mustard_n seed_n the_o least_o of_o seed_n and_o the_o great_a of_o herb_n the_o beginning_n of_o it_o be_v but_o weak_a 32._o and_o yet_o by_o little_a and_o unsensible_a degree_n it_o grow_v to_o wonderful_a strength_n even_o in_o this_o life_n see_v also_o that_o parable_n mark_v .4_o 26._o 27._o 28._o sure_o the_o husbandman_n wait_v for_o the_o precious_a fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n 5.6.7_o and_o have_v long_a patience_n for_o it_o 5._o until_o he_o receive_v the_o former_a and_o latter_a rain_n well_o therefore_o may_v we_o wait_v upon_o our_o god_n &_o expect_v his_o leisure_n with_o patience_n for_o the_o fruit_n of_o heaven_n the_o apostle_n have_v faith_n to_o forsake_v all_o and_o follow_v christ_n yet_o when_o they_o have_v long_o follow_v he_o and_o have_v see_v his_o glory_n in_o so_o many_o miracle_n so_o powerful_a preach_v nay_o even_o simple_a in_o it_o own_o shape_n and_o much_o excellence_n upon_o the_o mount_n they_o have_v but_o little_a faith_n when_o we_o hear_v the_o prophet_n david_n after_o so_o long_a study_n in_o the_o law_n still_o call_v for_o knowledge_n and_o open_v his_o eye_n psal._n 119.18.27_o when_o we_o see_v the_o apostle_n profess_v 3.13_o that_o he_o have_v not_o attain_v but_o follow_v hard_a this_o truth_n be_v manifest_o clear_v unto_o we_o let_v none_o marvel_v at_o this_o for_o we_o see_v the_o like_a in_o all_o creature_n as_o any_o be_v more_o excellent_a than_o other_o and_o long_o live_v so_o be_v he_o more_o slow_a in_o grow_v and_o attain_v his_o perfection_n those_o beast_n which_o live_v but_o a_o short_a time_n soon_o come_v to_o ripeness_n but_o as_o man_n be_v far_o beyond_o they_o so_o be_v he_o more_o slow_a of_o growth_n and_o even_o in_o man_n we_o may_v observe_v that_o in_o the_o beginning_n when_o they_o live_v eight_o or_o nine_o hundred_o year_n they_o slow_o attain_v to_o ripeness_n and_o full_a age_n and_o be_v common_o a_o hundred_o or_o sixty_o year_n before_o they_o have_v any_o child_n gen._n 5._o see_v therefore_o this_o new_a creature_n be_v far_o the_o most_o excellent_a &_o of_o long_a life_n even_o for_o ever_o and_o ever_o we_o can_v wonder_v if_o it_o come_v on_o in_o some_o very_o slow_o again_o as_o any_o creature_n receive_v &_o digest_v more_o or_o less_o sustenance_n so_o be_v it_o more_o or_o less_o speedy_a in_o growth_n now_o the_o word_n of_o
death_n who_o we_o see_v live_v to_o sin_n rom._n 6._o 2._o 7._o 8._o what_o benefit_n of_o his_o resurrection_n who_o have_v no_o life_n of_o the_o spirit_n what_o good_a by_o his_o intercession_n which_o be_v condemn_v with_o the_o world_n see_v psal._n 9_o 17._o 2_o again_o in_o that_o a_o wicked_a man_n be_v not_o as_o a_o tree_n plant_v by_o the_o river_n of_o water_n nourish_v by_o that_o moisture_n of_o life_n in_o the_o word_n learn_v here_o that_o the_o word_n of_o god_n do_v not_o profit_v the_o unfaithful_a and_o wilful_a sinner_n such_o as_o go_v on_o in_o their_o sin_n they_o may_v hear_v know_v and_o understand_v what_o be_v speak_v be_v able_a to_o discourse_v of_o it_o and_o dispute_v by_o it_o but_o it_o bring_v home_n no_o life_n to_o they_o no_o save_a grace_n 4.2_o the_o word_n do_v not_o profit_v they_o because_o it_o be_v not_o mix_v with_o faith_n look_v as_o in_o earthly_a treasure_n we_o may_v see_v great_a sum_n hear_v the_o ring_n of_o it_o see_v it_o tell_v out_o know_v the_o worth_n and_o quantity_n of_o it_o nay_o hold_v it_o in_o our_o hand_n and_o carry_v it_o to_o other_o yet_o be_v no_o whit_n the_o rich_a by_o it_o unless_o we_o own_v it_o ourselves_o and_o purse_n it_o up_o to_o our_o own_o use_n so_o in_o the_o riches_n of_o the_o gospel_n wicked_a person_n may_v hear_v read_v discern_v the_o particular_n and_o excellency_n of_o it_o convey_v it_o to_o other_o and_o be_v themselves_o poor_a and_o naked_a man_n may_v fit_v at_o table_n see_v much_o variety_n of_o meat_n smell_v it_o know_v the_o sweetness_n of_o it_o taste_v the_o goodness_n of_o it_o but_o if_o they_o do_v not_o swallow_v retain_v and_o digest_v it_o it_o profit_v nothing_o thus_o many_o sit_v as_o the_o people_n of_o god_n have_v some_o savour_n and_o smack_n of_o some_o grace_n taste_v the_o good_a word_n but_o cast_v it_o out_o again_o and_o not_o incorporate_n it_o into_o their_o soul_n by_o a_o unfeigned_a faith_n &_o through_o obedience_n it_o do_v they_o no_o good_a so_o in_o that_o parable_n where_o the_o lord_n compare_v the_o word_n to_o seed_n 8._o the_o wicked_a be_v resemble_v to_o such_o ground_n as_o be_v either_o stony_a and_o resist_v it_o or_o haunt_v with_o ravenous_a fowl_n which_o devour_v it_o or_o overrun_a with_o thorn_n and_o brier_n which_o choke_v it_o and_o as_o moisture_n be_v suck_v and_o draw_v in_o by_o the_o root_n of_o trâ—es_n plant_v by_o the_o river_n but_o a_o stone_n though_o whelm_v in_o water_n yet_o be_v wet_a only_a in_o the_o superficies_n or_o outside_n but_o within_o be_v as_o before_o it_o be_v so_o the_o heart_n which_o be_v prepare_v for_o the_o word_n drink_v in_o this_o water_n of_o life_n prosper_v flourish_n and_o grow_v fruitful_a by_o it_o but_o a_o wicked_a man_n though_o he_o may_v seem_v to_o have_v his_o outside_n wash_v by_o it_o yet_o it_o never_o sink_v into_o his_o heart_n nor_o soak_v into_o he_o the_o reason_n of_o this_o be_v manifest_a 1._o there_o be_v no_o passage_n for_o the_o word_n to_o enter_v into_o the_o heart_n of_o wicked_a man_n a_o hard_a foreskin_n stop_v up_o the_o dooâ—e_n that_o the_o word_n shall_v not_o get_v in_o see_v jer._n 6._o 10._o their_o ear_n be_v uncircumcised_a and_o they_o can_v hearken_v in_o which_o respect_n that_o phrase_n of_o boar_v the_o ear_n be_v use_v by_o this_o prophet_n psal._n 40._o 6._o there_o be_v a_o deadly_a feod_n and_o open_a war_n betwixt_o the_o word_n and_o the_o wicked_a it_o will_v not_o spare_v they_o nor_o they_o it_o it_o be_v a_o word_n to_o wound_v a_o mighty_a weapon_n to_o subdue_v they_o accuse_v reproach_n vex_v they_o they_o abuse_v reject_v and_o slander_v it_o hence_o the_o minister_n be_v of_o all_o other_o most_o hate_a and_o oppose_v by_o they_o revile_v and_o contemptuous_o abuse_v and_o abase_v compare_v jer._n 15._o 10._o with_o 18._o 18._o nay_o the_o word_n be_v so_o far_o from_o bring_v they_o life_n that_o it_o hurt_v and_o kill_v not_o of_o itself_o but_o through_o their_o default_n 3.16_o they_o pervert_v it_o to_o their_o own_o destruction_n for_o as_o good_a meat_n breed_v good_a nourishment_n in_o a_o good_a but_o noisome_a humour_n in_o a_o ill_a stomach_n so_o the_o word_n be_v the_o savour_n of_o life_n to_o the_o elect_n bâ—t_a to_o other_o the_o savour_n of_o death_n when_o a_o pipe_n lie_v in_o a_o clear_a fountain_n it_o carry_v along_o the_o pure_a water_n to_o the_o cistern_n which_o thence_o be_v distribute_v to_o every_o office_n iâ—_n the_o house_n so_o a_o sanctify_a ear_n convey_v the_o word_n to_o the_o heart_n which_o thence_o be_v send_v forth_o into_o every_o action_n but_o as_o when_o wholesome_a water_n be_v bring_v into_o a_o filthy_a pit_n the_o stink_a slime_n infect_v it_o with_o a_o noisome_a and_o poison_a quality_n so_o when_o that_o pure_a and_o precious_a word_n the_o water_n of_o life_n enter_v into_o a_o wicked_a and_o rebellious_a ear_n it_o prove_v deadly_a and_o as_o physic_n that_o never_o work_v the_o destruction_n of_o he_o who_o take_v it_o into_o his_o understanding_n resist_v it_o and_o suffer_v it_o not_o to_o work_v upon_o the_o will_n and_o affection_n see_v ezek._n 47._o 11._o the_o rain_n which_o fall_v from_o heaven_n and_o water_v the_o earth_n bring_v out_o both_o good_a seed_n and_o weed_n with_o it_o so_o the_o word_n do_v not_o only_o nourish_v good_a thing_n that_o be_v plant_v in_o we_o but_o accidental_o through_o the_o perverseness_n of_o man_n sometime_o their_o mis-construing_a sometime_o their_o opposition_n lust_a against_o it_o produce_v their_o filthiness_n and_o consequent_o work_v their_o perdition_n reproof_n 1._o now_o here_o be_v fit_a occasion_n to_o rebuke_v that_o presumptuous_a conceit_n of_o wicked_a person_n who_o be_v still_o natural_a man_n and_o in_o nothing_o change_v from_o their_o first_o estate_n yet_o make_v full_a account_n to_o find_v mercy_n in_o christ_n and_o never_o question_n nor_o indeed_o try_v their_o hope_n of_o salvation_n by_o he_o god_n forbid_v say_v they_o that_o every_o ignorant_a person_n shall_v be_v damn_v god_n be_v more_o merciful_a than_o so_o more_o gracious_a than_o you_o will_v make_v we_o believe_v true_a it_o be_v god_n be_v more_o gracious_a &_o merciful_a then_o either_o we_o can_v utter_v or_o they_o conceive_v and_o that_o his_o infinite_a grace_n have_v he_o especial_o declare_v in_o that_o wonderful_a expression_n of_o it_o 16._o give_v his_o son_n to_o sinful_a man_n that_o whosoever_o believe_v in_o he_o shall_v not_o perish_v but_o have_v life_n everlasting_a but_o his_o mercy_n be_v not_o dispose_v according_a to_o mensfansy_n but_o according_a to_o his_o own_o will_n and_o wisdom_n and_o he_o have_v sufficient_o opâ—ned_v this_o dispensation_n of_o his_o grace_n that_o all_o man_n may_v take_v notice_n of_o it_o true_o also_o that_o god_n have_v give_v christ_n but_o only_o to_o believer_n neither_o haâ—h_v any_o man_n any_o interest_n in_o he_o or_o right_o to_o that_o atonement_n make_v by_o he_o but_o only_o by_o faith_n in_o he_o christ_n be_v receive_v by_o faith_n john_n 1._o 12._o and_o continue_v in_o we_o by_o faith_n ephe._n 3._o 17._o therefore_o by_o faith_n in_o he_o we_o have_v life_n gal._n 2._o 20._o and_o whosoever_o give_v not_o he_o that_o obedience_n of_o faith_n shall_v not_o see_v life_n but_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n abide_v on_o he_o john_n 3._o 36._o but_o knowledge_n must_v go_v before_o faith_n and_o obedience_n will_v sure_o follow_v it_o we_o can_v believe_v what_o we_o know_v not_o therefore_o hear_v be_v necessary_a and_o not_o every_o hear_n but_o hear_v god_n word_n preach_v by_o his_o messenger_n make_v christ_n know_v to_o we_o and_o so_o work_v faith_n knowledge_n be_v the_o first_o step_n to_o eternal_a life_n 3._o so_o that_o we_o be_v stranger_n to_o the_o life_n of_o god_n through_o ignorance_n ephe._n 4._o 18_o for_o how_o shall_v christ_n who_o be_v light_n have_v fellowship_n with_o darkness_n and_o not_o expel_v it_o and_o 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