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continue_v in_o our_o sin_n shall_v not_o do_v it_o repentance_n alone_o be_v make_v the_o condition_n of_o deliverance_n in_o this_o state_n of_o thing_n upon_o this_o rule_n do_v god_n vindicate_v the_o equity_n of_o his_o way_n against_o repine_v israel_n ezek._n 18._o 29_o 30_o 31._o can_v any_o thing_n be_v more_o just_a and_o equal_a ruin_n and_o utter_a desolation_n be_v ready_a to_o fall_v upon_o the_o whole_a people_n this_o you_o have_v deserve_v by_o your_o iniquity_n and_o multiply_v provocation_n in_o strict_a justice_n they_o ought_v immediate_o to_o come_v upon_o you_o but_o my_o way_n be_v equal_a i_o will_v not_o deal_v with_o you_o in_o a_o way_n of_o strict_a justice_n i_o will_v do_v it_o in_o equity_n which_o be_v a_o meet_a temperature_n of_o justice_n and_o mercy_n and_o this_o i_o make_v evident_a unto_o you_o herein_o in_o that_o whilst_o the_o execution_n of_o judgement_n be_v only_o threaten_v and_o suspend_v if_o you_o make_v unto_o yourselves_o a_o new_a 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live_v in_o sin_n and_o love_v it_o and_o hate_v to_o be_v personal_o reform_v yea_o take_v delight_n in_o they_o that_o open_o live_v in_o sin_n also_o which_o be_v the_o height_n of_o wickedness_n rom._n 1._o 32._o when_o magistrate_n be_v profane_a swearer_n or_o scoffer_n at_o the_o power_n of_o religion_n or_o drunkard_n or_o unclean_a person_n or_o covetous_a oppressor_n a_o great_a obstruction_n must_v needs_o be_v lay_v in_o the_o way_n of_o public_a repentance_n and_o reformation_n neither_o do_v this_o difficulty_n at_o present_a arise_v mere_o from_o their_o personal_a sin_n and_o miscarriage_n but_o also_o from_o the_o want_n of_o conviction_n and_o a_o sense_n of_o their_o duty_n in_o their_o place_n with_o the_o account_n which_o they_o must_v give_v thereof_o for._n second_o they_o seem_v not_o to_o believe_v that_o the_o attempt_n of_o this_o work_n be_v any_o part_n of_o their_o duty_n or_o that_o they_o be_v concern_v therein_o let_v it_o therefore_o be_v never_o so_o 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themselves_o utter_o regardless_o of_o any_o such_o thing_n this_o be_v one_o mean_v of_o the_o difficulty_n which_o be_v find_v among_o we_o of_o affect_v the_o mind_n of_o man_n with_o this_o equal_a constitution_n 2._o those_o who_o be_v principal_o concern_v herein_o be_v minister_n or_o those_o who_o have_v the_o administration_n of_o the_o word_n and_o ordinance_n of_o the_o gospel_n commit_v unto_o they_o unto_o these_o be_v this_o work_n give_v in_o charge_n in_o a_o especial_a manner_n they_o have_v the_o principal_a mean_n of_o repentance_n and_o reformation_n commit_v to_o their_o management_n from_o they_o be_v the_o beginning_n and_o carry_v on_o of_o this_o work_n expect_v and_o require_v hereof_o as_o unto_o their_o sincerity_n and_o diligence_n they_o must_v give_v a_o account_n at_o the_o last_o day_n and_o if_o this_o spring_n be_v stop_v whence_o shall_v the_o refresh_a water_n of_o repentance_n and_o reformation_n arise_v but_o yet_o herein_o the_o principal_a difficulty_n of_o the_o whole_a work_n do_v consist_v for._n first_o some_o there_o be_v pretend_v unto_o this_o office_n in_o who_o lie_v no_o small_a part_n of_o the_o evil_a that_o be_v to_o be_v refome_v person_n who_o labour_n among_o the_o most_o forward_o to_o sill_z up_o the_o measure_n of_o the_o iniquity_n of_o this_o nation_n such_o as_o who_o ignorance_n negligence_n profaneness_n and_o debauchery_n be_v in_o all_o their_o effect_n transfuse_v and_o communicate_v unto_o all_o that_o be_v about_o they_o shall_v we_o expect_v that_o such_o person_n will_v be_v instrumental_a in_o the_o reform_n of_o other_o who_o hate_v to_o be_v reform_v themselves_o jer._n 23._o 15._o it_o be_v so_o of_o old_a but_o second_o there_o be_v very_o few_o of_o this_o sort_n of_o person_n who_o will_v be_v at_o the_o charge_n of_o carry_v on_o this_o work_n they_o may_v quick_o find_v what_o it_o will_v cost_v they_o for_o unless_o they_o be_v exemplary_a in_o it_o themselves_o it_o be_v in_o vain_a once_o to_o attempt_v the_o press_n of_o it_o upon_o other_o they_o can_v go_v about_o it_o without_o great_a retrenching_n of_o that_o which_o they_o have_v esteem_v their_o liberty_n in_o the_o course_n of_o their_o conversation_n all_o compliance_n with_o unreformed_a person_n for_o secular_a end_n all_o conformity_n unto_o the_o course_n of_o the_o world_n in_o jollity_n and_o pride_n of_o life_n all_o ostentation_n of_o riches_n wealth_n and_o power_n all_o self-seeking_a and_o self-pleasing_a all_o lightness_n and_o carnal_a confidence_n must_v utter_o be_v cast_v away_o and_o not_o only_o so_o but_o unless_o by_o uncessant_a prayer_n and_o supplication_n with_o earnestness_n and_o perseverance_n they_o labour_v for_o fresh_a annointing_n with_o the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n in_o their_o own_o soul_n that_o faith_n and_o love_n and_o zeal_n for_o god_n and_o compassion_n for_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n and_o readiness_n for_o the_o cross_n may_v revive_v and_o flourish_v in_o they_o they_o will_v not_o be_v useful_a nor_o instrumental_a in_o this_o work_n and_o be_v it_o any_o wonder_n that_o the_o most_o of_o they_o think_v it_o better_a to_o suffer_v thing_n to_o go_v on_o at_o the_o present_a rate_n than_o to_o venture_v at_o that_o which_o will_v cost_v they_o so_o dear_a in_o its_o pursuit_n the_o truth_n be_v i_o know_v very_o few_o if_o any_o who_o be_v meet_v and_o fit_a to_o engage_v in_o this_o work_n in_o a_o visible_a eminent_a manner_n those_o who_o have_v the_o best_a almost_o the_o only_a oppertunity_n for_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v asleep_a three_o beside_o the_o charge_n they_o must_v be_v at_o themselves_o they_o perceive_v the_o opposition_n they_o shall_v meet_v with_o all_o from_o other_o they_o find_v that_o they_o shall_v not_o only_o disoblige_v and_o provoke_v all_o sort_n of_o person_n and_o lose_v many_o of_o their_o useful_a friend_n but_o also_o expose_v themselves_o unto_o obloquy_n scron_n contempt_n and_o reproach_n of_o all_o sort_n he_o be_v a_o lose_a man_n in_o this_o world_n who_o with_o out_o respect_n of_o person_n will_v engage_v serious_o in_o this_o work_n every_o day_n he_o shall_v find_v one_o or_o other_o displease_v if_o not_o provoke_v this_o neither_o they_o nor_o their_o family_n can_v well_o bear_v withal_o indeed_o the_o hard_a and_o most_o difficult_a service_n that_o ever_o god_n call_v any_o of_o his_o minister_n unto_o except_v only_a jesus_n christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n have_v be_v in_o the_o endeavour_v the_o reformation_n of_o back_n slide_v or_o spiritual_o decay_a church_n these_o be_v the_o two_o witness_n which_o in_o all_o age_n have_v prophesy_v in_o sackcloth_n such_o be_v the_o ministry_n of_o elijah_n which_o bring_v he_o unto_o that_o conclusion_n and_o a_o earnest_a longing_n to_o be_v deliver_v by_o death_n from_o his_o work_n and_o ministry_n 2_o king_n 19_o 4._o so_o be_v that_o of_o jeremiah_n in_o the_o like_a season_n whereof_o he_o so_o complain_v chap._n 15._o 10._o john_n the_o baptist_n in_o the_o same_o work_n lose_v first_o his_o liberty_n than_o his_o life_n and_o in_o after-age_n chrysostom_n for_o the_o same_o cause_n be_v hate_v by_o the_o clergy_n persecute_v by_o the_o court_n and_o at_o length_n drive_v into_o banishment_n where_o he_o die_v most_o man_n care_v not_o how_o little_a a_o share_n they_o have_v in_o such_o a_o work_n as_o this_o who_o reward_n will_v reach_v they_o according_a to_o the_o proportion_n of_o their_o engagement_n in_o it_o all_o church_n all_o person_n almost_o will_v willing_o be_v let_v alone_o in_o the_o condition_n wherein_o they_o be_v they_o that_o will_v press_v they_o unto_o due_a reformation_n ever_o be_v and_o ever_o will_v be_v look_v on_o as_o their_o troubler_n hence_o than_o it_o be_v that_o our_o wound_n be_v incurable_a few_o of_o this_o sort_n be_v convince_v of_o the_o present_a necessity_n of_o this_o duty_n they_o hope_v thing_n be_v indifferent_o well_o with_o they_o and_o their_o flock_n that_o they_o may_v endure_v their_o time_n well_o enough_o few_o be_v willing_a to_o undergo_v the_o charge_n and_o trouble_v of_o it_o to_o put_v all_o their_o present_a circumstance_n into_o disorder_n few_o have_v receive_v a_o anoint_v for_o thou_o many_o be_v able_a to_o dispute_v against_o any_o attempt_n of_o it_o and_o not_o a_o few_o have_v expectation_n of_o strange_a deliverance_n without_o it_o what_o be_v leave_v we_o in_o this_o case_n shall_v afterward_o be_v declare_v 3._o it_o be_v difficult_a also_o on_o the_o account_n of_o the_o people_n that_o be_v to_o be_v reform_v it_o be_v hard_o to_o convince_v they_o of_o its_o necessity_n hard_o to_o persuade_v they_o to_o endeavour_v it_o hard_o to_o get_v they_o to_o perservere_a in_o attempt_n for_o it_o some_o of_o the_o reason_n hereof_o we_o may_v brief_o consider_v as_o 1._o that_o self-justification_n and_o approbation_n of_o themselves_o
repentance_n be_v require_v of_o all_o if_o we_o will_v not_o perish_v it_o be_v so_o of_o magistrate_n and_o minister_n of_o noble_n and_o common_a people_n in_o city_n and_o country_n and_o that_o to_o be_v evidence_v by_o its_o fruit_n so_o as_o that_o it_o may_v be_v say_v of_o we_o see_v you_o not_o how_o they_o humble_v themselves_o but_o if_o this_o be_v so_o some_o may_v be_v apt_a to_o say_v it_o seem_v if_o all_o do_v not_o set_v their_o heart_n and_o hand_n unto_o this_o work_n if_o all_o sort_n do_v not_o engage_v in_o it_o there_o be_v no_o good_a effect_n to_o be_v hope_v or_o look_v for_o but_o when_o shall_v we_o see_v any_o such_o thing_n when_o shall_v we_o see_v the_o generality_n of_o all_o sort_n of_o man_n in_o this_o nation_n cordial_o to_o go_v about_o this_o work_n of_o repentance_n and_o reformation_n as_o good_a therefore_o let_v it_o alone_o as_o go_v about_o to_o attempt_v it_o i_o answer_v 1._o if_o you_o can_v be_v content_a to_o perish_v with_o the_o impenitent_a and_o unreformed_a you_o may_v choose_v to_o do_v as_o they_o do_v if_o you_o will_v avoid_v their_o punishment_n you_o must_v avoid_v their_o sin_n especial_o their_o refusal_n to_o turn_v on_o the_o call_v of_o god_n 2._o some_o must_v begin_v this_o work_n and_o be_v exemplary_a unto_o other_o and_o bless_v be_v they_o of_o the_o lord_n who_o shall_v receive_v the_o grace_n and_o honour_n so_o to_o do_v let_v we_o not_o then_o sit_v look_v on_o other_o to_o see_v what_o they_o will_v do_v but_o immediate_o engage_v unto_o our_o own_o duty_n 3._o the_o duty_n herein_o of_o no_o one_o private_a person_n much_o less_o of_o whole_a church_n shall_v be_v lose_v though_o the_o nation_n shall_v not_o be_v reform_v in_o general_n for_o 1_o they_o shall_v deliver_v their_o own_o soul_n and_o if_o they_o be_v not_o save_v as_o i_o believe_v they_o will_v be_v in_o a_o eminent_a manner_n from_o somewhat_o of_o the_o outward_a part_n of_o a_o public_a calamity_n yet_o they_o shall_v be_v from_o all_o the_o wrath_n and_o displeasure_n of_o god_n in_o it_o 2._o a_o few_o for_o aught_o i_o know_v one_o man_n may_v sometime_o prevail_v with_o god_n for_o the_o suspending_a at_o least_o of_o judgement_n threaten_v unto_o a_o whole_a nation_n and_o hereby_o 3._o they_o shall_v give_v unto_o other_o a_o far_a season_n of_o repentance_n which_o god_n can_v bless_v and_o make_v effectual_a unto_o they_o there_o be_v therefore_o bless_a encouragement_n unto_o all_o church_n unto_o all_o individual_a person_n to_o endeavour_v a_o compliance_n with_o the_o present_a call_n of_o god_n though_o the_o body_n of_o the_o people_n shall_v not_o be_v gather_v vii_o our_o next_o enquiry_n be_v whence_o or_o from_o what_o cause_n such_o a_o reformation_n may_v be_v expect_v as_o may_v be_v useful_a unto_o the_o turn_n away_o of_o impendent_a judgement_n and_o these_o cause_n be_v either_o supreme_a or_o subordinate_a the_o supreme_a cause_n hereof_o must_v be_v the_o sovereign_a grace_n of_o god_n in_o fresh_a effusion_n of_o his_o spirit_n on_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n to_o turn_v they_o unto_o himself_o without_o this_o all_o other_o way_n and_o mean_n of_o attain_v it_o will_v be_v in_o vain_a this_o be_v every_o where_o in_o the_o scripture_n attest_v unto_o as_o the_o only_a supreme_a efficient_a cause_n of_o the_o conversion_n of_o man_n unto_o god_n and_o unto_o that_o state_n be_v thing_n come_v to_o among_o we_o that_o unless_o we_o be_v make_v partaker_n of_o it_o in_o a_o somewhat_o more_o than_o ordinary_a manner_n our_o breach_n can_v be_v heal_v whether_o we_o have_v ground_n or_o no_o to_o expect_v any_o such_o thing_n shall_v be_v afterward_o consider_v at_o present_v there_o seem_v to_o be_v no_o other_o hope_n of_o it_o but_o only_o because_o it_o be_v a_o sovereign_a act_n of_o divine_a grace_n which_o have_v be_v exemplify_v in_o the_o church_n of_o old_a there_o seem_v indeed_o rather_o as_o yet_o to_o be_v a_o withdraw_a draw_v of_o the_o communication_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n in_o effectual_o prevalent_a grace_n on_o the_o part_n of_o god_n and_o a_o contempt_n of_o they_o on_o the_o part_n of_o man_n but_o sovereignty_n can_v conquer_v all_o obstacle_n this_o way_n do_v god_n heal_v and_o recover_v his_o church_n of_o old_a when_o all_o other_o mean_n all_o mercy_n affliction_n and_o judgement_n fail_v ezek._n 36._o 22_o 23_o 24_o 25_o 26_o 27_o 28_o 29._o and_o it_o may_v at_o present_a be_v for_o a_o lamentation_n that_o this_o work_n of_o grace_n be_v so_o disregard_v by_o the_o most_o so_o despise_v by_o many_o and_o so_o little_o cry_v for_o by_o the_o residue_n but_o without_o it_o in_o vain_a shall_v we_o use_v any_o other_o remedy_n we_o shall_v not_o be_v heal_v it_o be_v not_o the_o best_a projection_n of_o man_n for_o reformation_n by_o this_o or_o that_o order_n or_o state_n of_o thing_n in_o church_n or_o state_n that_o without_o this_o will_v be_v of_o advantage_n unto_o we_o the_o subordinate_a cause_n hereof_o must_v be_v the_o diligent_a discharge_n of_o their_o duty_n by_o magistrate_n and_o minister_n i_o shall_v but_o name_v these_o thing_n that_o i_o give_v no_o place_n to_o complaint_n or_o indignation_n though_o just_a and_o almost_o necessary_a and_o first_o as_o unto_o the_o furtherance_n of_o it_o by_o magistrate_n it_o must_v consist_v in_o three_o thing_n 1._o by_o evidence_v that_o the_o promotion_n of_o it_o be_v their_o interest_n unless_o it_o be_v understand_v so_o to_o be_v whatever_o else_o they_o do_v in_o the_o countenance_n of_o it_o will_v be_v of_o no_o use_n nor_o advantage_n for_o this_o be_v that_o which_o the_o generality_n will_v conform_v unto_o or_o comply_v with_o all_o and_o if_o it_o be_v once_o understand_v that_o reformation_n be_v what_o they_o desire_v what_o they_o design_v what_o they_o place_v their_o chief_n interest_n in_o as_o it_o be_v with_o david_n hezekiah_n josiah_n and_o other_o it_o will_v have_v a_o 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33._o ezek._n 11._o 17_o 18_o 19_o chap._n 36._o 25_o 26_o 27._o this_o way_n the_o world_n despise_v regard_v not_o wherefore_o we_o can_v in_o nothing_o give_v a_o great_a testimony_n unto_o god_n than_o by_o insist_v on_o this_o way_n with_o faith_n and_o patience_n contemn_v the_o reproach_n of_o the_o world_n on_o the_o account_n of_o it_o 9_o let_v we_o labour_v ourselves_o to_o be_v exemplary_a in_o reformation_n thereby_o to_o promote_v it_o among_o other_o let_v we_o plead_v and_o exhort_v what_o we_o will_v unless_o we_o give_v a_o evidence_n in_o our_o own_o person_n of_o the_o necessity_n which_o we_o judge_v that_o there_o be_v of_o present_a reformation_n we_o shall_v we_o be_v of_o little_a use_n unto_o the_o promotion_n of_o it_o many_o retrenchment_n of_o liberty_n in_o conversation_n may_v be_v make_v among_o the_o best_a of_o we_o many_o duty_n may_v be_v attend_v with_o more_o diligence_n many_o cause_n offence_n avoid_v many_o evidence_n give_v of_o a_o deep_a 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