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behold_v how_o he_o love_v they_o when_o man_n by_o sin_n have_v incur_v the_o displeasure_n and_o deserve_v the_o curse_n and_o wrath_n of_o god_n and_o that_o the_o blood_n of_o bull_n and_o cattle_n or_o a_o thousand_o bull_n be_v too_o mean_a to_o atone_v for_o the_o least_o transgression_n god_n require_v a_o great_a price_n for_o the_o redemption_n of_o a_o lose_a soul_n our_o bless_a saviour_n cry_v lo_o i_o come_v to_o do_v thy_o will._n heb._n 10.7_o that_o be_v to_o give_v satisfaction_n and_o to_o bring_v in_o everlasting_a righteousness_n that_o these_o precious_a soul_n may_v not_o perish_v christ_n never_o interpose_v to_o save_v the_o body_n so_o many_o thousand_o or_o
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and_o how_o do_v you_o think_v your_o heavenly_a father_n will_v take_v your_o resistance_n against_o he_o poor_a worm_n that_o we_o be_v there_o be_v no_o proportion_n between_o their_o disobedience_n to_o we_o and_o we_o to_o god_n when_o saul_n though_o a_o king_n rebel_v against_o the_o command_n of_o god_n it_o be_v compare_v to_o the_o sin_n of_o witchcraft_n 1_o sam._n â—5_n 23_o see_v how_o strict_a the_o law_n be_v in_o this_o case_n upon_o rebellious_a child_n deut._n 21.18_o 19_o 20_o 21._o what_o then_o shall_v our_o father_n do_v to_o we_o when_o we_o refuse_v his_o correction_n to_o enforce_v this_o argument_n consider_v we_o must_v submit_v to_o our_o father_n will._n for_o 1._o he_o give_v we_o our_o be_v life_n and_o all_o we_o have_v and_o shall_v he_o not_o dispose_v they_o may_v he_o not_o do_v what_o he_o will_v with_o his_o own_o matt._n 20_o 15._o can_v we_o or_o any_o thing_n we_o enjoy_v be_v better_o improve_v then_o for_o our_o father_n glory_n of_o he_o 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not_o prevail_v for_o the_o conversion_n of_o enemy_n yet_o be_v a_o comfortable_a evidence_n to_o our_o conscience_n of_o the_o truth_n yea_o the_o strength_n of_o grace_n in_o we_o and_o of_o pardon_v grace_n bestow_v upon_o we_o who_o discover_v so_o high_a a_o degree_n of_o forgive_a our_o enemy_n it_o be_v a_o thousand_o time_n more_o eligible_a that_o my_o enemy_n sin_n shall_v suffer_v shipwreck_n in_o a_o sea_n of_o my_o tear_n than_o their_o person_n shall_v be_v bear_v down_o by_o the_o stream_n of_o my_o power_n 2._o we_o ought_v to_o bewail_v the_o sin_n of_o our_o near_a and_o dear_a relation_n §_o 6_o in_o a_o great_a measure_n than_o those_o of_o mere_a stranger_n natural_a affection_n sanctify_v be_v the_o strong_a as_o nature_n put_v forth_o itself_o to_o near_a relation_n in_o strong_a affection_n so_o grace_n engage_v to_o a_o proportionable_a degree_n of_o spiritualize_v that_o affection_n how_o earnest_n and_o desirous_a be_v holy_a paul_n for_o his_o kinsman_n in_o the_o flesh_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v save_v 10.1_o rom._n 10.1_o never_o do_v a_o godly_a man_n in_o the_o world_n never_o dare_v he_o neglect_v the_o duty_n of_o bewail_v the_o sin_n of_o his_o child_n job_n offer_a sacrifice_n 1.5_o job_n 1.5_o and_o prayer_n and_o tear_n too_o no_o doubt_n for_o very_o fear_v his_o child_n may_v offend_v god_n there_o be_v in_o the_o saint_n a_o spiritual_a storge_n a_o natural_a affection_n spiritualise_v no_o godly_a man_n know_v how_o to_o spare_v any_o one_o child_n of_o he_o for_o the_o devil_n it_o must_v needs_o trouble_v he_o to_o fear_v that_o they_o who_o be_v so_o near_o in_o this_o shall_v be_v so_o distant_a in_o the_o next_o life_n his_o soul_n desire_v especiasly_a
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toad_n there_o more_o odious_a and_o ugly_a than_o in_o my_o field_n or_o garden_n §_o 7_o 3._o they_o that_o mourn_v for_o other_o sin_n especial_o the_o sin_n of_o those_o they_o most_o love_n must_v mourn_v more_o for_o their_o sin_n than_o their_o affliction_n and_o outward_a trouble_n they_o must_v be_v more_o trouble_v for_o the_o poysonful_a root_n of_o sin_n than_o for_o the_o branch_n and_o fruit_n of_o suffering_n that_o spring_v from_o the_o root_n we_o must_v more_o mourn_v for_o the_o sin_n of_o a_o child_n than_o for_o the_o sickness_n of_o a_o child_n more_o lay_v to_o heart_n what_o our_o child_n have_v do_v than_o what_o they_o have_v undergo_v more_o for_o their_o impiety_n than_o for_o their_o poverty_n more_o because_o they_o have_v leave_v god_n than_o because_o their_o trade_n or_o estate_n have_v leave_v they_o more_o for_o fear_n they_o die_v in_o sin_n than_o because_o they_o die_v the_o trouble_n of_o the_o outward_a man_n must_v not_o so_o afflict_v we_o as_o the_o unrenewedness_n of_o their_o heart_n and_o nature_n to_o be_v afflict_v for_o the_o death_n of_o thy_o child_n body_n and_o not_o for_o his_o soul-death_n in_o sin_n be_v as_o if_o a_o fond_a parent_n shall_v when_o his_o child_n be_v drown_v only_o lament_v the_o loss_n of_o the_o child_n coat_n and_o garment_n and_o not_o for_o the_o loss_n of_o the_o child_n person_n §_o 8_o 4._o we_o ought_v to_o bewail_v the_o sin_n of_o other_o according_a to_o the_o proportion_n of_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o time_n and_o place_n where_o we_o live_v when_o sin_n grow_v impudent_a and_o have_v a_o brazen_a brow_n when_o it_o be_v declare_v as_o sodom_n 3.3_o jer._n 3.3_o and_o not_o hide_v when_o man_n be_v ashamed_a of_o nothing_o but_o not_o be_v impudent_a in_o sin_v when_o sinner_n can_v blush_v jer._n 6._o v._n 8_o 12._o have_v lose_v the_o very_a colour_n of_o modesty_n then_o be_v a_o fit_a season_n for_o god_n people_n with_o ezra_n 9.6_o to_o say_v we_o be_v ashamed_a and_o blush_v to_o lift_v up_o our_o face_n to_o thou_o our_o god_n to_o bewail_v and_o blush_v before_o god_n for_o those_o sin_n of_o which_o sinner_n be_v not_o ashamed_a and_o for_o which_o they_o have_v not_o a_o tear_n to_o shed_v further_o when_o the_o sinner_n of_o the_o time_n be_v obstinate_a and_o inflexible_a in_o impiety_n as_o nehem._n 9.16_o harden_n their_o neck_n 17._o refuse_v to_o obey_v 20._o be_v disobedient_a and_o rebel_n cast_v the_o law_n behind_o their_o back_n 29_o withdraw_v the_o shoulder_n and_o will_v not_o hear_v when_o they_o make_v their_o face_n as_o a_o adamant_n stone_n when_o the_o wicked_a say_v as_o jer._n 44._o as_o for_o the_o word_n that_o thou_o have_v spoekn_v we_o will_v not_o hearken_v to_o thou_o we_o will_v do_v whatever_o go_v forth_o out_o of_o our_o own_o mouth_n then_o be_v the_o time_n for_o the_o godly_a to_o have_v break_v and_o melt_v heart_n when_o the_o wicked_a be_v so_o obstinate_a and_o obdurate_a next_o when_o sin_n become_v universal_a 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with_o the_o use_n of_o all_o due_a mean_n to_o reclaim_v and_o reduce_v they_o 1._o by_o prayer_n for_o their_o conversion_n and_o god_n pardon_v they_o my_o heart_n desire_n and_o prayer_n to_o god_n say_v paul_n be_v that_o israel_n may_v be_v save_v rom._n 10.1_o he_o tell_v chap._n 9.1_o how_o he_o bewail_v they_o that_o he_o have_v great_a heaviness_n and_o continual_a sorrow_n in_o his_o heart_n for_o they_o but_o here_o we_o see_v he_o mingle_v his_o tear_n with_o prayer_n for_o they_o we_o can_v mourn_v for_o those_o for_o who_o we_o can_v pray_v for_o every_o evil_n that_o make_v we_o grieve_v because_o of_o its_o continuance_n we_o must_v needs_o desire_v may_v be_v remove_v 32.11.27_o exod._n 32.11.27_o tho'_o moses_n when_o he_o be_v with_o the_o people_n maintain_v the_o cause_n of_o god_n with_o the_o sword_n yet_o when_o he_o be_v with_o god_n he_o endeavour_v the_o preservation_n of_o the_o people_n with_o prayer_n 2._o we_o must_v endeavour_v to_o follow_v the_o mourn_a for_o sinner_n with_o restrain_v they_o from_o sin_n if_o we_o have_v it_o by_o power_n we_o must_v not_o hate_v sinner_n and_o suffer_v they_o to_o sin_n we_o destroy_v those_o who_o we_o suffer_v to_o sin_n if_o we_o can_v hinder_v they_o none_o may_v permit_v sin_n in_o another_o if_o he_o can_v restrain_v it_o but_o he_o that_o can_v produce_v a_o great_a good_a out_o of_o it_o than_o the_o permission_n be_v a_o evil._n restrain_v of_o inferior_n be_v as_o great_a a_o duty_n as_o prayer_n for_o superior_n see_v it_o in_o the_o case_n of_o eli_n negligence_n to_o restrain_v his_o son_n from_o their_o impiety_n 3._o we_o must_v mourn_v for_o sinner_n with_o advantage_v they_o by_o example_n that_o they_o may_v never_o be_v able_a to_o tax_v we_o with_o those_o sin_n for_o which_o we_o will_v be_v think_v sorrowful_a example_n sometime_o have_v a_o loud_a voice_n than_o precept_n tear_n will_v not_o in_o secret_a drown_v those_o sin_n which_o public_a example_n encourage_v 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