the_o christian_a the_o drunkard_n the_o whoremaster_n and_o the_o jovial_a lad_n do_v swagger_v it_o out_o with_o gallantry_n and_o mirth_n when_o a_o poor_a saint_n be_v mourn_v in_o a_o corner_n yea_o the_o very_a beast_n of_o the_o field_n do_v eat_v and_o drink_v and_o skip_v &_o play_v and_o care_n for_o nothing_o when_o many_o a_o christian_n dwell_v with_o sorrow_n so_o that_o if_o you_o will_v not_o die_v and_o go_v to_o heaven_n what_o will_v you_o have_v more_o than_o a_o epicure_n or_o a_o beast_n etc._n what_o do_v it_o avail_v we_o to_o fight_v with_o beast_n as_o man_n if_o it_o be_v not_o for_o our_o hope_n of_o a_o life_n to_o come_v why_o do_v we_o pray_v and_o fast_o and_o mourn_v why_o do_v we_o suffer_v the_o contempt_n of_o the_o world_n why_o be_v we_o the_o scorn_n and_o hatred_n of_o all_o if_o it_o be_v not_o for_o our_o hope_n after_o we_o be_v dead_a why_o be_v we_o christian_n and_o not_o pagan_n and_o infidel_n if_o we_o do_v not_o desire_v a_o life_n to_o come_v why_o christian_a will_v thou_o lose_v thy_o faith_n and_o lose_v thy_o labour_n in_o all_o thy_o duty_n and_o all_o thy_o suffering_n will_v thou_o lose_v thy_o hope_n and_o lose_v all_o the_o end_n of_o thy_o life_n and_o lose_v all_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n and_o be_v content_v with_o the_o portion_n of_o a_o worldling_n or_o a_o brute_n if_o thou_o say_v no_o to_o this_o how_o can_v thou_o then_o be_v loath_a to_o die_v as_o good_a old_a milius_n say_v when_o he_o lie_v a_o die_a milij_fw-la and_o be_v ask_v whether_o he_o be_v willing_a to_o die_v or_o no_o illius_fw-la est_fw-la nolle_fw-la mori_fw-la qui_fw-la nolit_fw-la ire_n ad_fw-la christum_fw-la a_o say_n of_o augustine_n which_o he_o oft_o repeat_v let_v he_o be_v loath_a to_o die_v who_o be_v loath_a to_o be_v with_o christ._n 11._o sect_n xi_o 2._o consider_v be_v god_n willing_a by_o death_n to_o glorify_v we_o and_o be_v we_o unwilling_a to_o die_v that_o we_o may_v be_v glorify_v will_v god_n free_o give_v we_o heaven_n and_o be_v we_o unwilling_a to_o receive_v it_o as_o the_o prince_n who_o will_v have_v take_v the_o lame_a beggar_n into_o his_o coach_n and_o he_o refuse_v say_v to_o he_o opitimè_fw-la mereris_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o luto_fw-la haereas_fw-la thou_o well_o deserve_v to_o stick_v in_o the_o dirt_n so_o may_v god_n to_o the_o refuser_n of_o rest_n you_o well_o deserve_v to_o live_v in_o trouble_n i_o think_v if_o a_o prince_n be_v willing_a to_o make_v you_o his_o heir_n you_o shall_v scarce_o be_v unwilling_a to_o accept_v it_o sure_o the_o refuse_v of_o such_o a_o kindness_n must_v needs_o discover_v ingratitude_n and_o unworthiness_n as_o god_n have_v resolve_v against_o they_o who_o make_v excuse_n when_o they_o shall_v come_v to_o christ_n very_o none_o of_o these_o that_o be_v bid_v shall_v taste_v of_o my_o supper_n so_o be_v it_o just_a with_o he_o to_o resolve_v against_o we_o who_o frame_v excuse_n when_o we_o shall_v come_v to_o glory_n sect_n xii_o 12._o 3._o the_o lord_n jesus_n be_v willing_a to_o come_v from_o heaven_n to_o earth_n for_o we_o 13._o and_o shall_v be_v unwilling_a to_o remove_v from_o earth_n to_o heaven_n for_o ourselves_o and_o he_o sure_o if_o we_o have_v be_v once_o possess_v of_o heaven_n and_o god_n shall_v have_v send_v â—s_n to_o earth_n again_o as_o he_o do_v his_o son_n for_o our_o sake_n we_o shall_v then_o have_v be_v loath_a to_o remove_v indeed_o it_o be_v another_o kind_n of_o change_n then_o we_o be_v which_o christ_n do_v free_o submit_v unto_o to_o clothe_v himself_o with_o the_o garment_n of_o flesh_n and_o to_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o form_n of_o a_o servant_n to_o come_v from_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o father_n love_n to_o bear_v his_o wrath_n which_o we_o shall_v have_v bear_v shall_v he_o come_v down_o to_o our_o hell_n from_o the_o height_n of_o glory_n to_o the_o depth_n of_o misery_n to_o bring_v we_o up_o to_o his_o eternal_a rest_n and_o shall_v we_o be_v after_o this_o unwilling_a sure_a christ_n have_v more_o cause_n to_o be_v unwilling_a he_o may_v have_v say_v what_o be_v it_o to_o i_o if_o these_o sinner_n suffer_v if_o they_o value_v their_o flesh_n above_o their_o spirit_n and_o their_o lust_n above_o my_o father_n love_n if_o they_o needs_o will_v sell_v their_o soul_n for_o nought_o who_o be_v it_o fit_a shall_v be_v the_o loser_n and_o who_o shall_v bear_v the_o blame_n and_o curse_v shall_v i_o who_o they_o have_v wrong_v must_v they_o wilful_o transgress_v my_o law_n and_o i_o undergo_v their_o deserve_a pain_n be_v it_o not_o enough_o that_o i_o bear_v the_o trespass_n from_o they_o but_o i_o must_v also_o bear_v my_o father_n wrath_n and_o satisfy_v the_o justice_n which_o they_o have_v wrong_v must_v i_o come_v down_o from_o heaven_n to_o earth_n and_o cloth_n myself_o with_o humane_a flesh_n be_v spit_v upon_o and_o scorn_v by_o man_n and_o fast_o and_o weep_v and_o sweat_n and_o suffer_v and_o bleed_v and_o die_v a_o curse_a death_n and_o all_o this_o for_o wretched_a worm_n who_o will_v rather_o hazard_v all_o they_o have_v and_o venture_v their_o soul_n and_o god_n favour_n than_o they_o will_v forbear_v but_o one_o forbid_v morsel_n do_v they_o cast_v away_o themselves_o so_o slight_o and_o must_v i_o redeem_v they_o again_o so_o dear_o thus_o we_o see_v that_o christ_n have_v much_o to_o have_v plead_v against_o his_o come_n down_o for_o man_n and_o yet_o he_o plead_v none_o of_o this_o he_o have_v reason_n enough_o to_o have_v make_v he_o unwilling_a and_o yet_o do_v he_o voluntary_o condescend_v but_o we_o have_v no_o reason_n against_o our_o come_n to_o he_o except_o we_o will_v reason_v against_o our_o hope_n and_o plead_v for_o a_o perpetuity_n of_o our_o own_o calamity_n christ_n come_v down_o to_o fetch_v we_o up_o and_o will_v we_o have_v he_o loose_v his_o blood_n and_o labour_n and_o go_v away_o again_o without_o we_o have_v he_o buy_v our_o rest_n at_o so_o dear_a a_o rate_n be_v our_o inheritance_n purchase_v with_o the_o blood_n of_o god_n and_o be_v we_o after_o all_o this_o loath_a to_o enter_v ah_o sir_n it_o be_v christ_n and_o not_o we_o that_o have_v cause_n to_o be_v loath_a the_o lord_n forgive_v and_o heal_v this_o foolish_a ingratitude_n 13._o sect_n xiii_o 4._o consider_v do_v we_o not_o combine_v with_o our_o most_o cruel_a mortal_a foe_n and_o jump_v with_o they_o in_o their_o most_o malicious_a design_n while_o we_o be_v loath_a to_o die_v and_o go_v to_o heaven_n where_o be_v the_o height_n of_o all_o their_o malice_n and_o what_o be_v the_o scope_n of_o all_o temptation_n and_o what_o be_v the_o devil_n daily_a business_n be_v it_o not_o to_o keep_v our_o soul_n from_o god_n and_o shall_v we_o be_v well_o content_a with_o this_o and_o join_v with_o satan_n in_o our_o desire_n what_o though_o it_o be_v not_o those_o eternal_a torment_n yet_o it_o be_v the_o one_o half_a of_o hell_n which_o we_o wish_v to_o ourselves_o while_o we_o desire_v to_o be_v absent_a from_o heaven_n and_o god_n if_o thou_o shall_v take_v counsel_n of_o all_o thy_o enemy_n if_o thou_o shall_v beat_v thy_o brain_n both_o night_n and_o day_n in_o study_v to_o do_v thyself_o a_o mischief_n what_o great_a than_o 〈◊〉_d can_v it_o possible_o be_v to_o continue_v here_o on_o earth_n from_o god_n except_v only_a hell_n itself_o o_o what_o sport_n be_v this_o to_o satan_n that_o his_o desire_n and_o thou_o shall_v so_o concur_v that_o when_o he_o see_v he_o can_v get_v thou_o to_o hell_n he_o can_v so_o long_o keep_v thou_o out_o of_o heaven_n and_o make_v thou_o the_o earnest_a petitioner_n for_o it_o thyself_o o_o gratify_v not_o the_o devil_n so_o much_o to_o thy_o own_o displeasure_n 14._o sect_n fourteen_o 5._o do_v not_o our_o daily_a fear_n of_o death_n make_v our_o life_n a_o continual_a torment_n colloq_fw-la the_o fear_n of_o death_n as_o erasmus_n say_v be_v a_o sore_a evil_n than_o death_n itself_o and_o thus_o as_o paul_n do_v die_v daily_o in_o regard_n of_o preparation_n and_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o necessary_a suffering_n of_o his_o life_n so_o do_v we_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o torment_n and_o the_o useless_a suffering_n which_o we_o make_v ourselves_o those_o life_n which_o may_v be_v full_a of_o joy_n in_o the_o daily_a contemplation_n of_o the_o life_n to_o come_v and_o the_o sweet_a delightful_a thought_n of_o bliss_n how_o do_v we_o fill_v they_o up_o with_o terror_n through_o all_o these_o causeless_a thought_n and_o fear_n thus_o do_v we_o consume_v our_o own_o comfort_n and_o prey_n upon_o our_o truâ—st_a pleasure_n when_o we_o may_v lie_v down_o and_o rise_v up_o and_o walk_v abroad_o with_o our_o heart_n full_a of_o
my_o aphorism_n of_o justification_n show_v which_o i_o write_v to_o cut_v the_o unobserved_a sinew_n of_o antinomianism_n and_o open_v the_o true_a scripture_n mean_a in_o that_o point_n and_o which_o i_o be_o more_o confirm_v in_o the_o truth_n of_o now_o then_o ever_o by_o the_o weakness_n of_o all_o that_o i_o can_v yet_o hear_v against_o it_o and_o yet_o if_o i_o shall_v zealous_o press_v my_o judgement_n on_o other_o and_o seek_v to_o make_v a_o party_n for_o it_o and_o disturb_v the_o peace_n of_o the_o church_n and_o separate_v from_o my_o brethren_n i_o shall_v fear_v lest_o i_o shall_v prove_v a_o firebrand_n in_o hell_n for_o be_v a_o firebrand_n in_o the_o church_n and_o for_o all_o the_o interest_n i_o have_v in_o your_o judgement_n and_o affection_n i_o here_o charge_v you_o that_o if_o god_n shall_v give_v i_o up_o to_o any_o factious_a church-rending_a course_n against_o which_o i_o daily_o pray_v that_o you_o forsake_v i_o and_o follow_v i_o not_o a_o step_n and_o for_o peace_n with_o one_o another_o follow_v it_o with_o all_o your_o might_n if_o it_o be_v possible_a as_o much_o as_o in_o you_o lie_v live_v peaceable_o with_o all_o man_n rom._n 12.18_o mark_v this_o when_o you_o feel_v any_o spark_n of_o discontent_n in_o your_o breast_n take_v they_o as_o kindle_v by_o the_o devil_n from_o hell_n and_o take_v heed_n you_o cherish_v they_o not_o if_o the_o flame_n begin_v to_o break_v forth_o in_o censoriousness_n reproach_n and_o hard_a speech_n of_o other_o be_v as_o speedy_a and_o busy_a in_o quench_v it_o as_o if_o it_o be_v fire_n in_o the_o thatch_n of_o your_o house_n for_o why_o shall_v your_o house_n be_v dear_a to_o you_o then_o the_o church_n which_o be_v the_o house_n of_o god_n or_o than_o your_o soul_n which_o be_v the_o temple_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n if_o any_o heartburning_n arise_v do_v not_o keep_v strange_a but_o go_v together_o and_o love_o debate_v it_o or_o pray_v together_o that_o god_n will_v reconcile_v you_o or_o 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thou_o from_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n and_o i_o will_v give_v thou_o everlasting_a life_n o_o gracious_a offer_n o_o easy_a term_n o_o curse_a wretch_n that_o will_v not_o be_v persuade_v to_o accept_v they_o sect_n xiii_o 13._o eight_o furthermore_n this_o also_o will_v be_v a_o most_o torment_a consideration_n to_o remember_v what_o they_o sell_v their_o eternal_a welfare_n for_o and_o what_o it_o be_v that_o they_o have_v for_o heaven_n when_o they_o compare_v the_o value_n of_o the_o pleasure_n of_o sin_n with_o the_o value_n of_o the_o recompense_n of_o reward_n which_o they_o forsake_v for_o those_o pleasure_n how_o will_v the_o vast_a disproportion_n astonish_v they_o to_o think_v of_o a_o few_o merry_a hour_n a_o few_o pleasant_a cup_n or_o sweet_a morsel_n a_o little_a ease_n or_o low_a delight_n to_o the_o flesh_n the_o applaud_a breath_n of_o the_o mouth_n of_o mortal_a man_n or_o the_o possession_n of_o so_o much_o m._n gold_n or_o earth_n and_o then_o to_o think_v of_o 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reverence_v my_o morsel_n now_o be_v turn_v to_o gall_n and_o my_o cup_n to_o wormwood_n they_o delight_v i_o no_o long_o than_o while_o they_o be_v pass_v down_o when_o they_o be_v past_o my_o taste_n the_o pleasure_n perish_v and_o be_v this_o all_o that_o i_o have_v have_v for_o the_o inestimable_a treasure_n o_o what_o a_o mad_a exchange_n do_v i_o make_v what_o if_o i_o have_v gain_v all_o the_o world_n and_o lose_v my_o soul_n will_v it_o have_v be_v a_o save_a match_n but_o alas_o how_o small_a a_o part_n of_o the_o world_n be_v it_o for_o which_o i_o give_v up_o my_o part_n in_o glory_n o_o that_o sinner_n will_v forethink_v of_o this_o when_o they_o be_v swim_v in_o delight_n of_o flesh_n and_o study_v how_o to_o be_v rich_a and_o honourable_a in_o the_o world_n when_o they_o be_v desperate_o venture_v upon_o know_a transgression_n and_o sin_v against_o the_o check_n of_o conscience_n 14._o sect_n fourteen_o ninthly_o yet_o much_o more_o will_v it_o add_v unto_o their_o torment_n when_o they_o consider_v that_o all_o this-was_a their_o own_o do_n and_o that_o they_o most_o wilful_o do_v procure_v their_o own_o destruction_n have_v they_o be_v force_v to_o sin_n whether_o they_o will_v or_o no_o it_o will_v much_o abate_v the_o rage_n of_o their_o conscience_n or_o if_o they_o be_v punish_v for_o another_o man_n transgression_n or_o if_o any_o other_o have_v be_v the_o chief_a author_n of_o their_o ruin_n but_o to_o think_v that_o it_o be_v the_o choice_n of_o their_o own_o will_n and_o that_o god_n have_v set_v they_o in_o so_o free_a a_o condition_n that_o none_o in_o the_o world_n can_v have_v force_v they_o to_o sin_n against_o their_o
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silence_v i_o and_o leave_v i_o unexcusable_a sect_n viii_o 8._o 7._o a_o gain_n consider_v all_o the_o relation_n which_o we_o stand_v in_o towards_o god_n whether_o common_a or_o special_a do_v call_v upon_o we_o for_o our_o utmost_a diligence_n shall_v not_o the_o pot_n be_v whole_o at_o the_o service_n of_o the_o potter_n and_o the_o creature_n at_o the_o service_n of_o his_o great_a creator_n be_v we_o his_o child_n and_o do_v we_o not_o owe_v he_o our_o most_o tender_a affection_n and_o dutiful_a obedience_n be_v we_o the_o spouse_n of_o christ_n and_o do_v we_o not_o owe_v he_o our_o observance_n and_o our_o love_n if_o he_o be_v our_o father_n where_o be_v his_o honour_n and_o if_o he_o be_v our_o master_n where_o be_v his_o fear_n 13.13_o mal._n 1.6_o we_o call_v he_o lord_n and_o master_n and_o we_o do_v well_o but_o if_o our_o industry_n be_v not_o answerable_a to_o our_o assume_v relation_n we_o condemn_v ourselves_o in_o say_v we_o be_v his_o child_n or_o his_o servant_n how_o will_v the_o hard_a labour_n and_o daily_a toil_n that_o servant_n undergo_v to_o please_v their_o master_n judge_v and_o condemn_v those_o man_n who_o will_v not_o labour_v so_o hard_o for_o their_o great_a master_n sure_o there_o be_v none_o have_v a_o better_a or_o more_o honourable_a master_n than_o we_o nor_o can_v any_o expect_v such_o fruit_n of_o their_o labour_n 1_o cor._n 15._o ult_n sect_n ix_o 8._o consider_v 9_o what_o haste_n shall_v they_o make_v who_o have_v such_o rod_n at_o their_o back_n as_o be_v at_o we_o and_o how_o painful_o shall_v they_o work_v who_o be_v still_o drive_v on_o by_o such_o sharp_a affliction_n if_o either_o we_o wander_v out_o of_o the_o way_n or_o loiter_v in_o it_o how_o sure_o do_v we_o prepare_v for_o our_o own_o smart_n every_o creature_n be_v ready_a to_o be_v god_n rod_n to_o reduce_v we_o or_o to_o put_v we_o on_o our_o sweet_a mercy_n will_v become_v our_o sorrow_n or_o rather_o than_o he_o will_v want_v a_o rod_n the_o lord_n will_v make_v we_o a_o scourge_n to_o ourselves_o our_o disease_a body_n shall_v make_v we_o groan_v our_o perplex_a mind_n shall_v make_v we_o restless_a our_o conscience_n shall_v be_v as_o a_o scorpion_n in_o our_o bosom_n and_o be_v it_o not_o easy_a to_o endure_v the_o labour_n then_o the_o spur_n have_v we_o rather_o be_v still_o thus_o afflict_v then_o to_o be_v up_o and_o go_v alas_o how_o like_a be_v we_o to_o tire_a horse_n that_o will_v lie_v down_o and_o groan_n or_o stand_v still_o and_o let_v you_o lay_v on_o they_o as_o long_o as_o you_o will_v rather_o than_o they_o will_v free_o travel_v on_o their_o journey_n and_o thus_o we_o make_v our_o own_o life_n miserable_a and_o necessitate_v god_n if_o he_o love_v we_o to_o chastiâ—e_v we_o it_o be_v true_a those_o that_o do_v most_o do_v meet_v with_o affliction_n also_o but_o sure_o according_a to_o the_o measure_n of_o their_o peace_n of_o conscience_n and_o faithfulness_n to_o christ_n so_o be_v the_o bitterness_n of_o their_o cup_n for_o the_o most_o part_n abate_v sect_n x._o 9_o how_o close_o shall_v they_o ply_v their_o work_n 10._o who_o have_v such_o great_a preparation_n attend_v they_o as_o we_o have_v all_o the_o world_n be_v our_o servant_n that_o we_o may_v be_v the_o servant_n of_o god_n the_o sun_n and_o moon_n and_o star_n attend_v we_o with_o their_o light_n and_o influence_n the_o earth_n with_o all_o its_o furniture_n be_v at_o our_o service_n how_o many_o thousand_o plant_n and_o flower_n and_o fruit_n and_o bird_n and_o beast_n do_v all_o attend_v we_o the_o sea_n with_o its_o inhabitant_n the_o air_n the_o wind_n the_o frost_n and_o snow_n the_o heat_n and_o fire_n the_o cloud_n and_o rain_n all_o wait_n upon_o we_o while_o we_o do_v our_o work_n yea_o the_o angel_n be_v minister_a spirit_n for_o the_o service_n of_o the_o elect._n and_o be_v it_o not_o a_o intolerable_a crime_n for_o we_o to_o trifle_v while_o all_o these_o be_v employ_v to_o assist_v we_o 1.14_o nay_o more_o the_o patience_n and_o goodness_n of_o god_n do_v wait_v upon_o we_o the_o lord_n jesus_n wait_v in_o the_o offer_v of_o his_o blood_n the_o holy_a ghost_n wait_v in_o strive_v with_o our_o backward_a heart_n beside_o all_o his_o servant_n the_o minister_n of_o his_o gospel_n who_o study_n and_o wait_v and_o preach_v and_o wait_v and_o pray_v and_o wait_v upon_o careless_a sinner_n and_o shall_v angel_n and_o man_n yea_o the_o lord_n himself_o stand_v by_o and_o look_v on_o and_z as_o it_o be_v hold_v thou_o the_o candle_n while_o thou_o do_v nothing_o oh_o christian_n i_o beseech_v you_o when_o ever_o you_o be_v upon_o your_o knee_n in_o prayer_n or_o reprove_v the_o transgressor_n or_o exhort_v the_o obstinate_a or_o upon_o any_o duty_n do_v but_o remember_v what_o attendance_n you_o have_v for_o this_o work_n and_o then_o judge_v how_o it_o behoove_v you_o to_o perform_v it_o sect_n xi_o 11._o 10._o shall_v not_o our_o affection_n and_o endeavour_n be_v answerable_a to_o the_o acknowledge_a principle_n of_o our_o christian_a profession_n sure_o if_o we_o be_v christian_n indeed_o and_o mean_a as_o we_o speak_v when_o we_o profess_v the_o faith_n of_o christ_n we_o shall_v show_v it_o in_o affection_n and_o action_n as_o well_o as_o expression_n why_o the_o very_a fundamental_a doctrine_n of_o our_o religion_n be_v that_o god_n be_v the_o chief_a good_a and_o all_o our_o happiness_n consist_v in_o his_o love_n and_o therefore_o it_o shall_v be_v value_v and_o seek_v above_o all_o thing_n that_o he_o be_v our_o only_a lord_n and_o therefore_o chief_o to_o be_v serve_v that_o we_o must_v love_v he_o with_o all_o our_o heart_n and_o soul_n and_o strength_n that_o the_o very_a business_n that_o man_n have_v in_o the_o world_n and_o the_o only_a errand_n that_o god_n send_v they_o about_o be_v to_o glorify_v god_n and_o to_o obtain_v salvation_n etc._n etc._n and_o do_v man_n duty_n and_o conversation_n second_v this_o profession_n be_v these_o doctrine_n see_v in_o the_o painfulness_n of_o man_n practice_n or_o rather_o do_v not_o their_o work_n deny_v what_o their_o word_n do_v confess_v one_o will_v think_v by_o man_n action_n that_o they_o do_v not_o believe_v a_o word_n of_o the_o gospel_n to_o be_v true_a oh_o sad_a day_n when_o man_n own_a tongue_n and_o profession_n shall_v be_v bring_v in_o against_o they_o and_o condemn_v they_o sect_n xii_o 11._o how_o forward_o and_o painful_a shall_v we_o be_v in_o that_o work_n 12._o where_o we_o be_v sure_o we_o can_v never_o do_v enough_o if_o there_o be_v any_o danger_n of_o over_n than_o it_o may_v well_o cause_v man_n to_o moderate_v their_o endeavour_n but_o we_o know_v that_o if_o we_o can_v do_v all_o we_o be_v but_o unprofitable_a servant_n 17.10_o much_o more_o when_o we_o be_v sure_a to_o fail_v in_o all_o it_o be_v true_a a_o man_n may_v possible_o pray_v too_o much_o or_o preach_v too_o much_o or_o hear_v or_o reprove_v too_o much_o though_o i_o have_v know_v few_o that_o ever_o do_v so_o but_o yet_o no_o man_n can_v obey_v or_o serve_v god_n too_o much_o for_o one_o duty_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v too_o long_o when_o it_o shut_v out_o another_o and_o than_o it_o cease_v indeed_o to_o be_v a_o duty_n so_o that_o though_o all_o superstition_n or_o service_n of_o our_o devise_v may_v be_v call_v a_o righteousness-over-much_a yet_o as_o long_o as_o you_o keep_v your_o service_n to_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o word_n that_o so_o it_o may_v have_v the_o true_a nature_n of_o obedience_n you_o never_o need_v to_o fear_v be_v righteous_a too_o much_o for_o else_o we_o shall_v reproach_v the_o lord_n and_o lawgiver_n of_o the_o church_n as_o if_o he_o have_v command_v we_o
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temper_n or_o disposition_n of_o our_o heart_n by_o the_o quality_n of_o their_o act_n whether_o they_o be_v such_o act_n as_o prove_v a_o habit_n of_o holiness_n or_o only_o some_o slight_a disposition_n or_o whether_o they_o be_v only_o by_o some_o accident_n entice_v and_o enforce_v and_o prove_v neither_o habit_n nor_o disposition_n the_o like_a also_o of_o our_o evil_a acts._n now_o the_o act_n which_o prove_v a_o habit_n must_v be_v 1._o free_a and_o cheerful_a not_o constrain_v or_o such_o as_o we_o have_v rather_o not_o do_v if_o we_o can_v help_v it_o 2._o frequent_a if_o there_o be_v opportunity_n 3._o through_o and_o serious_a where_o note_v also_o lindx_fw-fr that_o the_o trial_n of_o the_o soul_n disposition_n by_o those_o act_n which_o make_v after_o the_o end_n as_o desire_n love_n etc._n etc._n to_o god_n christ_n heaven_n be_v always_o more_o necessary_a and_o more_o certain_a than_o the_o trial_n of_o its_o disposition_n to_o the_o mean_v only_o 4._o the_o last_o 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15.19_o i_o know_v the_o mean_n of_o grace_n must_v be_v love_v and_o value_v and_o the_o usual_a enjoyment_n of_o god_n be_v in_o the_o use_n of_o they_o and_o he_o that_o delight_v in_o any_o worldly_a thing_n more_o than_o in_o they_o be_v not_o a_o true_a christian_a but_o when_o we_o be_v content_a with_o duty_n in_o stead_n of_o god_n and_o have_v rather_o be_v at_o a_o sermon_n then_o in_o heaven_n and_o a_o member_n of_o a_o church_n here_o then_o of_o that_o perfect_a church_n and_o rejoice_v in_o ordinance_n but_o as_o they_o be_v part_n of_o our_o earthly_a prosperity_n this_o be_v a_o sad_a mistake_n 2_o cor._n 5.6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o §._o 1._o for_o mere_a moral_a consideration_n against_o the_o fear_n of_o death_n read_v charon_n of_o wisdom_n l._n 2._o c._n 11._o §._o 2._o §._o 3._o amicus_fw-la animae_fw-la dimidium_fw-la aug._n mat._n 10.37_o solus_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la sine_fw-la amico_fw-la est_fw-la aust._n §._o 4._o plutarch_n in_o apotheg_n cum_fw-la schegius_fw-la medice_fw-la caecus_fw-la ficret_a patient_fw-la fert_fw-la quia_fw-la inquit_fw-la multa_fw-la in_o vitâ_fw-la vidi_fw-la quae_fw-la maluissem_fw-la non_fw-la videre_fw-la optavi_fw-la ad_fw-la nonnulla_fw-la etiam_fw-la fuisse_fw-la surdum_fw-la §._o 5._o inquit_fw-la plate_n rus_fw-la ille_fw-la fellix_fw-la aegrotus_fw-la finâ—m_fw-la fac_fw-la dolorum_fw-la domine_fw-la sordent_fw-la enim_fw-la mihi_fw-la omaia_fw-la terrena_fw-la utinam_fw-la utinam_fw-la vel_fw-la hoc_fw-la momento_n hâ—ra_fw-la meae_fw-la mortis_fw-la instarct_v exit_fw-la animo_fw-la cupio_fw-la dissolvi_fw-la &_o esse_fw-la cum_fw-la christo._n act_n 12.7_o 8_o 9_o heb._n 11._o act_n 16.25_o compara_fw-la nunc_fw-la si_fw-la placeat_fw-la hanc_fw-la vitam_fw-la cum_fw-la illa_fw-la elige_fw-la si_fw-la potes_fw-la perpetuam_fw-la corpâ—ris_fw-la vitam_fw-la in_o labour_v aerumnaque_fw-la miserabili_fw-la tantarum_fw-la commutationâ—i_fw-la votorumque_fw-la laedio_fw-la fastidio_fw-la voluptatum_fw-la dum_fw-la si_fw-la deus_fw-la ista_fw-la perpetuare_a velit_fw-la illa_fw-la diligeres_fw-la nam_fw-la si_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la vita_fw-la fugienda_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la sit_fw-la molesliarum_fw-la fuga_fw-la requies_fw-la aerumnarum_fw-la quanto_fw-la magis_fw-la ea_fw-la requies_fw-la est_fw-la expetenda_fw-la cvi_fw-la futurae_fw-la resurrectionis_fw-la voluptas_fw-la perpetua_fw-la succedet_fw-la vbi_fw-la nulla_fw-la criminum_fw-la series_n nulla_fw-la illecebra_fw-la delictorum_fw-la ambros._n lib._n the_o ressurect_a john_n 16.20_o 33._o §._o 6._o §._o 7._o §._o 8._o §._o 9_o vltima_fw-la verba_fw-la nobilis_fw-la and._n dudithii_n ad_fw-la ruterum_fw-la discedentem_fw-la verissima_fw-la vale_fw-la inquit_fw-la &_o foeliciter_fw-la vive_fw-la &_o inter_v vivendum_fw-la bene_fw-la mori_fw-la disce_fw-la quae_fw-la ars_fw-la fast_o artium_fw-la omnium_fw-la difficillim_v simulque_fw-la praestantissima_fw-la §._o 10._o 1_o cor._n 15.19_o 1_o cor._n 15.13_o etc._n etc._n melch._n adam_n in_o vita_fw-la milij_fw-la §._o 11._o §._o 12._o cum_fw-la dicis_fw-la beat_v vivere_fw-la volo_fw-la bonam_fw-la rem_fw-la quaeris_fw-la sed_fw-la non_fw-la hìc_fw-la si_fw-la habuit_fw-la hìc_fw-la istud_fw-la christus_fw-la habe_fw-la &_o tu_fw-la in_fw-la region_fw-la mortis_fw-la tuus_fw-la quid_fw-la ille_fw-la invenit_fw-la attend_v venit_fw-la de_fw-la alia_fw-la region_fw-la et_fw-la quid_fw-la invenit_fw-la nisi_fw-la quod_fw-la hic_fw-la abundâ—roit_fw-fr labores_fw-la dolores_fw-la mortem_fw-la ecce_fw-la quod_fw-la hìc_fw-la habes_fw-la et_fw-la quod_fw-la abundat_fw-la manducavit_fw-la tecum_fw-la quod_fw-la hic_fw-la in_o cella_fw-la miseriae_fw-la tuus_fw-la abundavit_fw-la acetum_fw-la hìc_fw-la bibit_fw-la fall_v hìc_fw-la bibit_fw-la ecce_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o cella_fw-la tua_fw-la invenit_fw-la at_o ad_fw-la magnam_fw-la mensam_fw-la te_fw-la invitavit_fw-la mensam_fw-la solis_fw-la mensam_fw-la angelorum_fw-la ubi_fw-la ipse_fw-la panis_fw-la est_fw-la august_n sup_v joann_n 13._o §._o 13._o §._o 14._o timor_fw-la mortis_fw-la pejor_fw-la quam_fw-la ipsa_fw-la mors_fw-la eras._n colloq_fw-la §._o 15._o eheu_fw-la quam_fw-la miserum_fw-la est_fw-la fieri_fw-la metuendo_fw-la senem_fw-la publius_n rom._n 5.3_o 4._o rom._n 8.17_o §._o 16._o mat._n 5.36_o mat._n 6.27_o §._o 17._o §._o 18._o 18._o helvicus_n and_o some_o other_o modern_a chronologer_n think_v he_o die_v in_o the_o thirty_o five_o year_n of_o his_o age_n §._o 19_o judge_n 5.28_o §._o 20._o james_n 5.2_o 3._o §._o 21._o john_n 11.16_o rom._n 8.17_o §._o 22._o §._o 23._o see_v phil._n 2.26_o 27._o phil._n 1.23_o §._o 24._o malum_fw-la poenae_fw-la vel_fw-la privatio_fw-la boni_fw-la in_o genere_fw-la entis_fw-la non_fw-la in_o genere_fw-la moris_n §._o 25._o for_o comfort_v in_o the_o death_n of_o friend_n the_o nine_o consideration_n of_o gerson_n be_v excellent_a operum_fw-la part_n 4._o f._n 146._o and_o his_o follow_a tractate_n de_fw-fr consolation_n mortis_fw-la parentum_fw-la §._o 1._o §._o 2._o exhort_v §._o 3._o §._o 4._o os_fw-la homini_fw-la sublime_a dedit_fw-la etc._n etc._n 1._o jam._n 9.2_o &_o 10.23_o 24._o act._n 26.24_o fraxinus_n in_o sylvis_n pulcherrima_fw-la pinus_fw-la in_o hortis_fw-la populus_fw-la in_o fluvi_fw-la be_v aby_n in_o montibus_fw-la altis_fw-la virg._n §._o 5._o 1_o pet._n 1.8_o jam_fw-la jam_fw-la tacturos_fw-la sydera_fw-la summa_fw-la pute_fw-la jam_fw-la jam_fw-la tacturos_fw-la tartara_fw-la nigra_fw-la pute_fw-la ovid._n §._o 6._o in_o homil._n itali_fw-la habent_fw-la proverbium_fw-la hec_fw-la qui_fw-la venetias_n non_fw-la vidit_fw-la non_fw-la credit_n &_o qui_fw-la aliquandiu_fw-la ibi_fw-la non_fw-la vixit_fw-la non_fw-la intelligit_fw-la quod_fw-la de_fw-la vitâ_fw-la hâc_fw-la coelesti_fw-la verissimum_fw-la 2_o tim._n 2.26_o dan._n 4.36_o gen._n 24.40_o §._o 7._o col._n 3.3_o john_n 5.40_o 5.40_o de_fw-fr animo_fw-la hoc_fw-la caelesâ—i_fw-la dico_fw-la ut_fw-la rabbinus_n ille_fw-la de_fw-la operibus_fw-la doctrina_fw-la sine_fw-la opere_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la doctrina_fw-la cadit_fw-la enim_fw-la super_fw-la corda_fw-la sicut_fw-la imber_fw-la super_fw-la saxa_fw-la et_fw-la ut_fw-la chrysost_fw-la nihil_fw-la frigidius_fw-la est_fw-la doctore_fw-la verbis_fw-la solummodò_fw-la philosophante_fw-la hoc_fw-la enim_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la doctoris_fw-la sed_fw-la hystrionis_fw-la act_n 17.16_o §._o 8._o contumeliis_fw-la quae_fw-la vulgò_fw-la tale_n habentur_fw-la nimio_fw-la otio_fw-la ingenia_fw-la nostra_fw-la insirma_fw-la &_o muliebria_fw-la &_o inopia_fw-la verae_fw-la injuriae_fw-la lascivientia_fw-la commoventur_fw-la venit_fw-la tandem_fw-la mors_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d omnium_fw-la malorum_fw-la quae_fw-la omnes_fw-la pares_fw-la facit_fw-la &_o victo_fw-la victorique_fw-la finem_fw-la aquè_fw-fr maturum_fw-la affert_fw-la chytraeus_n dan._n 3._o omnia_fw-la facilè_fw-la contemnere_fw-la