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good_a name_n but_o it_o shall_v prove_v a_o rot_a name_n in_o the_o end_n prou._n 10.7_o the_o memorial_n of_o the_o just_a shall_v be_v bless_v but_o the_o name_n of_o the_o wicked_a shall_v rot_v the_o good_a name_n of_o the_o wicked_a be_v rot_v 1._o because_o it_o be_v loathsome_a &_o stink_a in_o the_o face_n of_o god_n though_o it_o be_v never_o so_o glorious_a in_o the_o world_n 2._o because_o it_o will_v not_o last_v the_o wear_n out_o but_o in_o the_o end_n vanish_v and_o come_v to_o nothing_o unless_o as_o a_o rot_a thing_n leave_v some_o corruption_n behind_o it_o so_o their_o good_a name_n in_o the_o end_n be_v vanish_v leave_v infamy_n behind_o
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thing_n but_o i_o shall_v not_o lose_v that_o three_o and_o last_o here_o must_v god_n child_n learn_v their_o duty_n they_o be_v heir_n to_o a_o godly_a and_o glorious_a inheritance_n and_o christ_n righteousness_n be_v their_o inheritance_n therefore_o they_o must_v learn_v to_o set_v and_o settle_v all_o their_o affection_n on_o this_o inheritance_n for_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o the_o world_n more_o worthy_a to_o be_v affect_v than_o a_o fair_a inheritance_n we_o must_v therefore_o first_o labour_n above_o all_o worldly_a thing_n for_o this_o inheritance_n namely_o to_o be_v make_v partaker_n of_o this_o righteousness_n this_o be_v that_o pearl_n which_o we_o have_v find_v must_v sell_v all_o we_o have_v to_o
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a_o strange_a country_n the_o meaning_n be_v he_o esteem_v it_o a_o strange_a country_n to_o he_o and_o account_v himself_o a_o stranger_n in_o it_o against_o which_o it_o may_v be_v object_v that_o he_o be_v familiar_o acquaint_v with_o mamre_n aner_n and_o eshcol_n three_o great_a &_o mighty_a man_n of_o that_o country_n then_o he_o &_o they_o be_v confederate_n together_o gen._n 14.13_o therefore_o it_o seem_v he_o live_v not_o like_o a_o stranger_n in_o the_o country_n some_o answer_n that_o these_o three_o be_v not_o canaanite_n but_o near_o akin_a to_o abraham_n and_o have_v other_o name_n but_o the_o text_n be_v plain_a in_o that_o place_n that_o mamre_n be_v a_o amorite_n and_o the_o other_o two_o be_v his_o brethren_n therefore_o the_o answer_n be_v that_o in_o all_o likelihood_n they_o three_o be_v proselyte_n and_o that_o by_o abraham_n godly_a persuasion_n they_o have_v renounce_v idolatry_n and_o be_v come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o true_a god_n and_o that_o they_o join_v with_o abraham_n in_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o true_a god_n and_o so_o be_v he_o convert_v whereupon_o abraham_n as_o he_o may_v lawful_o converse_v with_o they_o as_o his_o familiar_a friend_n and_o hereof_o there_o be_v two_o inducement_n first_o it_o be_v say_v gen._n 14.13_o that_o they_o be_v confederate_n with_o abraham_n and_o it_o appear_v so_o by_o their_o deed_n for_o they_o join_v their_o power_n and_o assist_v he_o in_o the_o war_n against_o the_o the_o king_n gen._n 14.24_o second_o it_o be_v say_v gen._n 14.13_o that_o abraham_n dwell_v on_o the_o land_n of_o mamre_n he_o be_v his_o tenant_n or_o farmour_n now_o it_o be_v more_o than_o likely_a abraham_n will_v not_o have_v so_o far_o be_v beholden_a to_o they_o but_o that_o they_o be_v true_a christian_n and_o of_o his_o own_o religion_n therefore_o this_o hinder_v not_o but_o he_o may_v be_v a_o stranger_n notwithstanding_o unto_o the_o body_n of_o the_o people_n and_o that_o it_o be_v true_a that_o abraham_n say_v of_o himself_o unto_o some_o of_o they_o gen._n 23.4_o i_o be_o a_o stranger_n and_o soiourner_n among_o you_o but_o it_o may_v be_v then_o demand_v why_o do_v abraham_n live_v among_o they_o as_o a_o stranger_n and_o in_o that_o land_n as_o a_o soiourner_n i_o answer_v the_o reason_n be_v diverse_a first_o he_o have_v title_n give_v to_o that_o land_n but_o no_o possession_n he_o therefore_o content_v himself_o with_o that_o that_o god_n give_v he_o and_o challenge_v not_o any_o possession_n all_o the_o day_n of_o his_o life_n but_o buy_v or_o borrow_v of_o mamre_n the_o place_n where_o he_o live_v and_o dwell_v gen._n 14.13_o and_o of_o the_o hittite_n a_o place_n of_o burial_n gen._n 23.3_o etc._n etc._n this_o may_v teach_v all_o man_n not_o to_o be_v too_o hasty_a in_o seek_v for_o that_o that_o it_o may_v be_v be_v their_o right_n let_v not_o man_n prescribe_v their_o own_o time_n nor_o be_v their_o own_o carver_n but_o leave_v their_o affair_n to_o god_n dispose_v and_o enter_v no_o further_o than_o they_o see_v god_n go_v afore_o they_o abraham_n must_v be_v a_o stranger_n in_o his_o own_o land_n and_o thou_o sometime_o must_v be_v content_a for_o a_o time_n to_o be_v a_o stranger_n to_o that_o which_o be_v thy_o own_o second_o they_o be_v all_o of_o they_o for_o the_o most_o part_n heathen_a idolater_n among_o who_o abraham_n will_v not_o converse_v but_o as_o spare_o as_o may_v be_v now_o if_o abraham_n will_v be_v a_o stranger_n in_o his_o own_o country_n rather_o than_o live_v familiar_o with_o idolater_n it_o show_v how_o little_a faith_n and_o less_o conscience_n they_o have_v who_o can_v be_v content_a to_o live_v in_o the_o midst_n among_o idolater_n where_o they_o have_v nothing_o to_o do_v and_o can_v converse_v with_o they_o in_o all_o familiarity_n without_o any_o scruple_n of_o conscience_n abraham_n make_v himself_o a_o stranger_n at_o home_n to_o avoid_v idolatry_n but_o they_o will_v make_v themselves_o at_o home_n in_o a_o strange_a country_n to_o entangle_v themselves_o in_o idolatry_n these_o man_n will_v hardly_o prove_v the_o child_n of_o abraham_n these_o reason_n abraham_n himself_o have_v in_o this_o his_o so_o do_v there_o be_v a_o three_o a_o more_o spiritual_a or_o mystical_a reason_n and_o that_o reason_n god_n have_v in_o make_v abraham_n live_v in_o canaan_n as_o a_o stranger_n namely_o to_o teach_v all_o christian_a man_n their_o duty_n to_o the_o world_n end_n abraham_n be_v the_o father_n of_o the_o faithful_a rom._n 4.11_o and_o this_o be_v our_o honour_n to_o be_v the_o child_n of_o abraham_n we_o must_v therefore_o follow_v our_o father_n in_o his_o faith_n and_o in_o the_o practice_n of_o it_o we_o must_v live_v in_o this_o world_n as_o pilgrim_n and_o stranger_n even_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o all_o our_o peace_n &_o prosperity_n of_o all_o our_o liberty_n riches_n land_n and_o possession_n yea_o of_o all_o our_o friend_n &_o worldly_a acquaintance_n if_o it_o seem_v strange_a how_o this_o can_v be_v i_o answer_v the_o practice_n of_o it_o consist_v in_o six_o action_n first_o we_o must_v not_o bathe_v ourselves_o in_o the_o pleasure_n of_o this_o world_n pilgrim_n take_v but_o little_a delight_n in_o their_o journey_n because_o they_o think_v themselves_o not_o at_o home_n this_o be_v s._n peter_n argument_n dear_o belove_v as_o stranger_n and_o pilgrim_n abstain_v from_o fleshly_a lust_n which_o fight_v against_o the_o soul_n 1._o pet._n 2.11_o for_o too_o much_o delight_n in_o fleshly_a pleasure_n smother_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n in_o we_o and_o le_fw-fr we_o loose_v all_o sin_n and_o give_v life_n unto_o all_o corruption_n second_o we_o must_v use_v this_o world_n as_o though_o we_o use_v it_o not_o that_o be_v even_o the_o necessary_a comfort_n &_o delight_n thereof_o they_o be_v the_o very_a word_n of_o the_o apostle_n 1._o cor._n 7.31_o for_o so_o the_o pilgrim_n when_o he_o pass_v through_o a_o strange_a country_n have_v not_o his_o mind_n trouble_v with_o look_v or_o think_v on_o the_o good_n or_o commodity_n of_o that_o country_n where_o he_o be_v but_o use_v as_o much_o thereof_o as_o be_v necessary_a for_o he_o all_o his_o thought_n be_v on_o his_o own_o country_n so_o shall_v we_o when_o we_o be_v in_o our_o best_a estate_n in_o our_o great_a jollity_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o our_o wealth_n and_o abundance_n of_o pleasure_n cast_v our_o mind_n from_o they_o &_o have_v our_o thought_n even_o then_o converse_v in_o heaven_n where_o be_v the_o place_n of_o our_o abode_n this_o be_v likewise_o the_o apostle_n exhortation_n philipp_n 3.20_o worldly_n man_n make_v their_o belly_n their_o god_n that_o be_v drown_v themselves_o in_o carnal_a pleasure_n so_o far_o as_o they_o forget_v any_o other_o god_n any_o other_o heaven_n but_o we_o must_v not_o do_v so_o our_o conversation_n must_v be_v in_o heaven_n from_o whence_o we_o look_v for_o our_o saviour_n jesus_n christ._n three_o we_o must_v have_v a_o serious_a care_n and_o endeavour_n to_o please_v god_n for_o all_o the_o earth_n be_v he_o and_o we_o be_v but_o sojourner_n in_o his_o sight_n therefore_o as_o the_o pilgrim_n be_v careful_a to_o please_v the_o lord_n of_o the_o country_n by_o who_o leave_n he_o travel_v through_o it_o so_o must_v we_o be_v to_o please_v the_o lord_n see_v as_o god_n say_v levit_n 25.23_o the_o land_n be_v he_o and_o we_o be_v but_o stranger_n and_o sojourner_n with_o he_o and_o hereunto_o add_v a_o four_o which_o be_v near_o akin_a unto_o it_o we_o must_v cast_v all_o our_o care_n on_o god_n see_v that_o he_o be_v lord_n of_o the_o earth_n &_o we_o be_v but_o pilgrim_n and_o sojourner_n david_n say_v psal._n 24.1_o the_o earth_n be_v the_o lord_n and_o all_o that_o therein_o be_v
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not_o for_o himself_o but_o for_o our_o sake_n now_o further_o god_n tempt_v man_n three_o way_n first_o by_o judgement_n and_o calamity_n in_o this_o world_n so_o the_o lord_n say_v to_o the_o israelite_n deut._n 8.2_o thou_o shall_v remember_v all_o the_o way_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n lead_v thou_o this_o forty_o year_n in_o the_o wilderness_n for_o to_o humble_v thou_o for_o to_o prove_v and_o to_o know_v what_o be_v in_o thy_o heart_n that_o journey_n may_v have_v be_v go_v in_o forty_o day_n but_o god_n do_v lead_v they_o in_o it_o forty_o year_n to_o prove_v and_o try_v by_o this_o unwoonted_a calamity_n whether_o they_o will_v obey_v he_o or_o not_o so_o likewise_o god_n suffer_v false_a prophet_n and_o dreamer_n of_o dream_n to_o come_v among_o the_o people_n for_o this_o end_n to_o prove_v they_o and_o to_o know_v whether_o they_o love_v the_o lord_n their_o god_n with_o all_o their_o heart_n and_o with_o all_o their_o soul_n deut._n 13.3_o now_o this_o first_o kind_n 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himself_o to_o the_o word_n of_o reproof_n isaiah_n 39.8_o first_o whereas_o abraham_n the_o servant_n of_o god_n be_v tempt_v that_o be_v be_v prove_v and_o try_v by_o god_n himself_o here_o we_o be_v teach_v that_o if_o we_o persuade_v ourselves_o to_o be_v the_o servant_n of_o god_n as_o abraham_n be_v than_o we_o must_v look_v to_o have_v temptation_n at_o god_n own_o hand_n for_o his_o example_n be_v a_o pattern_n for_o we_o and_o therefore_o in_o he_o we_o must_v see_v that_o which_o we_o must_v look_v to_o have_v for_o it_o can_v not_o be_v needful_a for_o abraham_n but_o it_o may_v be_v also_o needful_a to_o us._n in_o regard_n whereof_o saint_n peter_n count_v it_o as_o a_o thing_n necessary_a that_o man_n shall_v fall_v into_o sundry_a temptation_n 1.16_o that_o the_o trial_n of_o their_o faith_n may_v be_v unto_o their_o praise_n so_o that_o in_o this_o life_n we_o must_v look_v for_o trial_n and_o the_o more_o glorious_a our_o faith_n be_v and_o the_o more_o like_a to_o 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therefore_o we_o must_v be_v careful_a to_o remember_v and_o practise_v that_o counsel_n of_o christ_n to_o his_o disciple_n before_o his_o passion_n watch_n and_o pray_v that_o you_o enter_v not_o into_o temptation_n math._n 26.41_o and_o because_o they_o be_v careless_a in_o practise_v this_o duty_n therefore_o they_o fall_v into_o temptation_n especial_o peter_n fall_v most_o grievous_o by_o deny_v his_o master_n we_o must_v persuade_v ourselves_o that_o the_o same_o commandment_n be_v give_v to_o we_o for_o god_n will_v prove_v we_o by_o temptation_n to_o make_v manifest_a the_o corruption_n that_o be_v in_o our_o heart_n we_o therefore_o consider_v our_o own_o estate_n must_v pray_v for_o god_n assist_v and_o strengthen_v grace_n
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do_v the_o gadaren_n there_o be_v set_v before_o they_o christ_n jesus_n the_o lord_n of_o life_n and_o their_o hog_n and_o cattle_n now_o they_o prefer_v their_o hog_n before_o christ_n a_o most_o miserable_a and_o senseless_a choice_n and_o be_v it_o not_o as_o ill_o with_o we_o there_o be_v set_v before_o we_o on_o the_o one_o side_n heaven_n and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n hell_n but_o man_n for_o the_o most_o part_n choose_v hell_n &_o forsake_v heaven_n civil_a worldly_a man_n who_o delight_n be_v all_o in_o riches_n they_o prefer_v earth_n before_o heaven_n the_o service_n of_o sin_n which_o be_v the_o great_a slavery_n before_o the_o service_n of_o god_n which_o be_v perfect_a freedom_n and_o glorious_a liberty_n of_o the_o saint_n in_o light_n and_o thus_o do_v all_o man_n without_o god_n special_a grace_n whereupon_o paul_n pray_v in_o his_o epistle_n for_o the_o church_n that_o god_n will_v give_v unto_o they_o the_o spirit_n of_o wisdom_n 1.10_o that_o they_o may_v be_v 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to_o make_v manifest_a the_o grace_n of_o god_n in_o his_o child_n the_o lord_n say_v job_n know_v my_o way_n and_o try_v i_o job_n 23.10_o deuteronomie_n 8.2_o remember_v all_o the_o way_n say_v moses_n to_o the_o israelite_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n lead_v thou_o this_o forty_o year_n for_o to_o prove_v thou_o and_o to_o know_v what_o be_v in_o thy_o heart_n hence_o james_n call_v temptation_n the_o trial_n of_o faith_n james_n chapter_n 1._o verse_n 2.3_o and_o paul_n make_v patience_n the_o fruit_n of_o tribulation_n roman_n chapter_n 5._o verse_n 3._o for_o look_v as_o the_o shower_n in_o the_o spring_n time_n cause_v the_o bud_n to_o appear_v so_o do_v affliction_n make_v manifest_a god_n grace_n in_o his_o child_n patience_n hope_v and_o other_o virtue_n lie_v close_o in_o the_o heart_n in_o the_o day_n of_o peace_n but_o when_o tribulation_n come_v than_o they_o break_v forth_o and_o show_v themselves_o hence_o we_o learn_v that_o it_o be_v not_o always_o a_o token_n of_o god_n wrath_n to_o suffer_v affliction_n if_o any_o man_n or_o people_n be_v lade_v with_o cross_n it_o be_v no_o argument_n that_o therefore_o they_o be_v not_o the_o child_n of_o god_n for_o as_o peter_n say_v judgement_n begin_v at_o god_n house_n 1._o peter_n chapter_n 4._o verse_n 17_o and_o any_o cross_n upon_o a_o people_n family_n or_o particular_a person_n if_o it_o bring_v forth_o the_o fruit_n of_o grace_n in_o they_o be_v a_o true_a sign_n they_o belong_v to_o god._n yea_o when_o man_n wander_v from_o god_n by_o a_o evil_a way_n these_o affliction_n be_v mean_n to_o call_v they_o home_o to_o god._n psalm_n 119.67_o before_o i_o be_v afflict_v i_o go_v astray_o and_o they_o that_o forsake_v their_o sin_n and_o return_v to_o god_n in_o the_o time_n of_o affliction_n be_v certain_o god_n people_n for_o the_o wicked_a man_n fret_v and_o murmure_v against_o god_n when_o a_o cross_n come_v and_o he_o can_v abide_v it_o but_o the_o godly_a man_n be_v humble_v thereby_o and_o 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where_o they_o live_v answer_n first_o by_o their_o presence_n for_o as_o god_n say_v to_o abraham_n the_o father_n of_o the_o faithful_a thou_o shall_v be_v a_o blessing_n gen._n 12.3_o so_o be_v it_o with_o all_o believer_n laban_n confess_v that_o he_o perceive_v that_o the_o lord_n have_v bless_v he_o for_o jacob_n sake_n gen._n 30.27_o and_o potiphar_n see_v that_o joseph_n be_v a_o blessing_n in_o his_o house_n for_o the_o lord_n make_v all_o that_o he_o do_v to_o prosper_v gen._n 39.2.3_o while_o lot_n be_v in_o sodom_n the_o angel_n can_v not_o destroy_v it_o gen_n 19.22_o and_o if_o there_o have_v be_v ten_o believer_n in_o sodom_n the_o lord_n will_v have_v spare_v all_o for_o ten_o sake_n gen._n 18.32_o now_o bring_v good_a thing_n and_o keep_v back_o god_n judgement_n by_o their_o presence_n they_o be_v thereby_o blessing_n second_o they_o be_v blessing_n by_o their_o prayer_n abraham_n pray_v for_o abimelech_n gen._n 20.17.18_o and_o god_n heal_v he_o and_o his_o family_n 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