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self-righteousness_n and_o be_v clothe_v with_o the_o righteousness_n of_o jesus_n christ_n p._n 50_o 65._o of_o mix_v holiness_n p._n 63._o the_o content_n of_o the_o four_o sermon_n herein_o be_v show_v how_o it_o be_v with_o we_o from_o our_o first_o conception_n and_o birth_n until_o our_o death_n p._n 81._o the_o manner_n whereof_o be_v show_v and_o may_v be_v most_o clear_o conceive_v from_o those_o several_a word_n whereby_o it_o be_v express_v in_o scripture_n of_o die_v decease_a depart_v yield_v up_o the_o ghost_n gather_v to_o his_o father_n fall_v asleep_a p._n 83._o of_o see_v death_n p._n 88_o in_o which_o there_o be_v nothing_o dreadful_a to_o such_o as_o be_v indeed_o the_o child_n of_o god_n p._n 96._o the_o content_n of_o the_o five_o sermon_n of_o see_v the_o lord_n be_v christ_n or_o rather_o of_o have_v christ_n form_v within_o we_o and_o that_o not_o in_o part_n only_o but_o whole_o and_o throughout_o before_o we_o see_v death_n p._n 98._o how_o to_o order_v our_o good_a work_n or_o almsgiving_n that_o they_o may_v be_v acceptable_a with_o god_n p._n 119._o what_o may_v be_v think_v of_o the_o different_a sort_n and_o sect_n of_o religion_n now_o in_o the_o world_n and_o concern_v the_o salvation_n of_o such_o of_o the_o heathen_a as_o be_v indeed_o good_a and_o virtuous_a p._n 124_o 125._o the_o content_n of_o the_o six_o sermon_n herein_o be_v show_v what_o mighty_a force_n reason_v and_o exhortation_n be_v in_o this_o consideration_n thou_o shall_v die_v and_o not_o live_v to_o set_v our_o body_n and_o soul_n in_o order_n p._n 132._o some_o brief_a remark_n concern_v rich_a people_n p._n 141._o the_o whole_a be_v conclude_v with_o two_o practical_a use_v and_o inference_n p._n 148_o 153._o god_n have_v at_o this_o day_n three_o way_n of_o speak_v manifest_v and_o reveal_v himself_o unto_o mankind_n viz._n by_o his_o write_a word_n by_o his_o spirit_n in_o the_o heart_n and_o conscience_n of_o each_o person_n and_o by_o his_o minister_n here_o 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in_o continue_a practice_n unto_o the_o day_n of_o our_o several_a death_n in_o reference_n to_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n hitherto_o and_o in_o the_o forego_n part_n of_o my_o life_n i_o have_v serve_v god_n a_o little_a and_o i_o have_v do_v a_o little_a good_a but_o for_o what_o now_o remain_v i_o will_v serve_v god_n much_o and_o labour_n whatever_o i_o can_v to_o do_v much_o good_a for_o it_o will_v be_v only_o of_o the_o number_n of_o those_o that_o have_v do_v good_a that_o will_v rise_v unto_o the_o resurrection_n of_o life_n this_o one_o thing_n to_o remember_v and_o practice_n to_o observe_v and_o do_v be_v benefit_n and_o use_n enough_o for_o your_o come_n to_o hear_v this_o sermon_n but_o i_o be_o sensible_a beforehand_o of_o all_o the_o exhortation_n that_o have_v or_o can_v be_v use_v as_o to_o this_o matter_n that_o this_o will_v be_v the_o effect_n of_o hear_v this_o and_o of_o all_o other_o sermon_n as_o it_o be_v in_o reference_n to_o paul_n preach_v and_o some_o 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that_o jeremiah_n do_v seal_n and_o subscribe_v unto_o they_o when_o he_o make_v the_o purchase_n but_o this_o phrase_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v a_o further_a meaning_n than_o all_o this_o even_o a_o spiritual_a sense_n and_o signification_n therefore_o i_o now_o proceed_v to_o explain_v and_o handle_v it_o in_o that_o threefold_a sense_n and_o meaning_n which_o the_o word_n will_v natural_o bear_v without_o any_o force_a or_o violent_a construction_n make_v upon_o they_o as_o man_n be_v usual_o consider_v in_o a_o threefold_a capacity_n outward_a estate_n body_n and_o soul_n of_o which_o two_o last_v he_o be_v make_v up_o and_o constitute_v but_o the_o first_o be_v a_o thing_n appendant_a extrinsical_a and_o belong_v to_o he_o so_o to_o set_v his_o house_n in_o order_n do_v denote_v these_o three_o thing_n one_a to_o set_v his_o outward_a estate_n in_o order_n two_o to_o set_v his_o body_n in_o order_n three_o to_o set_v his_o soul_n in_o order_n for_o this_o be_v the_o most_o 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bed_n god_n shall_v sure_o visit_v you_o it_o may_v at_o first_o seem_v a_o hard_a matter_n to_o make_v it_o out_o from_o thence_o which_o notwithstanding_o will_v easy_o and_o clear_o appear_v if_o we_o attend_v unto_o and_o consider_v thorough_o that_o reason_v and_o inference_n which_o lie_v as_o it_o be_v hide_v within_o those_o very_a word_n for_o though_o indeed_o and_o in_o truth_n these_o word_n according_a to_o the_o intent_n and_o meaning_n of_o joseph_n when_o he_o then_o speak_v they_o be_v a_o prophecy_n and_o foretell_v that_o god_n will_v bring_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n from_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n the_o house_n of_o bondage_n unto_o that_o good_a land_n the_o land_n of_o canaan_n which_o he_o have_v promise_v and_o swear_v unto_o abram_n that_o beget_v they_o that_o he_o will_v do_v but_o as_o the_o apostle_n say_v by_o the_o spirit_n concern_v what_o befall_v the_o son_n of_o jacob_n and_o joseph_n all_o those_o thing_n happen_v to_o they_o in_o a_o 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upon_o these_o word_n thou_o shall_v die_v and_o not_o live_v of_o which_o as_o we_o speak_v it_o may_v be_v convenient_a and_o profitable_a to_o use_v this_o method_n one_a to_o handle_v the_o word_n simple_o and_o abstract_o thou_o shall_v die_v and_o not_o live_v 2_o to_o show_v what_o mighty_a force_n reason_v and_o exhortation_n be_v in_o this_o consideration_n thou_o shall_v die_v and_o not_o live_v to_o the_o iâ—â—â—nt_a tâ—at_n we_o may_v set_v our_o house_n that_o be_v all_o our_o worldly_a concern_v body_n and_o soul_n in_o order_n because_o that_o we_o shall_v die_v and_o not_o live_v these_o word_n be_v not_o speak_v and_o intend_v to_o hezekiah_n only_o but_o they_o be_v also_o speak_v and_o do_v belong_v unto_o and_o be_v for_o admonition_n unto_o every_o man_n and_o woman_n of_o every_o country_n nation_n and_o language_n and_o of_o every_o generation_n and_o time_n even_o from_o adam_n until_o the_o last_o resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a when_o they_o shall_v not_o 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but_o i_o trust_v in_o thou_o o_o lord_n i_o say_v thou_o be_v my_o god_n my_o time_n be_v in_o thy_o hand_n psal_n 31._o 13_o 14_o 15._o so_o thâ—t_a man_n can_v so_o much_o as_o kill_v the_o body_n unless_o god_n do_v first_o suffer_v it_o for_o without_o his_o will_n a_o sparrow_n do_v not_o so_o much_o as_o fall_v to_o the_o ground_n but_o none_o of_o have_v power_n of_o lay_v down_o our_o life_n unless_o it_o be_v in_o a_o way_n of_o duty_n and_o the_o service_n of_o god_n in_o which_o it_o have_v be_v sometime_o suffer_v thus_o far_o luke_n 22._o 51._o as_o to_o be_v take_v away_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o wicked_a and_o violent_a man_n until_o the_o time_n that_o god_n send_v for_o and_o require_v luke_n 12._o 20._o this_o life_n of_o we_o by_o sickness_n outward_a accident_n old_a age_n or_o such_o like_a but_o further_a as_o to_o any_o power_n receive_v by_o we_o of_o take_v up_o our_o life_n again_o here_o we_o must_v leave_v jesus_n christ_n for_o as_o to_o that_o we_o can_v 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according_o fulfil_v in_o the_o temple_n of_o his_o body_n it_o be_v a_o wonderful_a yea_o a_o pleasant_a thing_n to_o consider_v thorough_o how_o that_o the_o invisible_a god_n our_o creator_n do_v deal_v with_o we_o his_o â—_z and_o to_o observe_v the_o whole_a order_n and_o method_n thereof_o from_o the_o first_o beginning_n to_o the_o very_a last_o and_o call_v no_o man_n your_o father_n upon_o the_o earth_n for_o one_o be_v your_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n matth._n 23._o 9_o have_v we_o not_o all_o one_o father_n have_v not_o one_o god_n create_v we_o mal._n 2._o 10._o thou_o o_o lord_n be_v our_o father_n we_o be_v the_o clay_n and_o thou_o the_o potter_n and_o we_o be_v all_o the_o work_n of_o thy_o hand_n isa_n 64._o 8._o have_v thou_o not_o pour_v i_o out_o as_o milk_n and_o curdle_a i_o like_o cheese_n thou_o have_v clothe_v i_o with_o skin_n and_o flesh_n and_o have_v fence_v i_o with_o bone_n and_o sinew_n job_n 10._o 10._o 11._o and_o indeed_o without_o a_o almighty_a power_n who_o work_v and_o we_o see_v he_o not_o that_o order_v it_o can_v never_o be_v that_o so_o noble_a and_o excellent_a a_o creature_n shall_v proceed_v from_o such_o a_o mean_a beginning_n the_o father_n according_a to_o the_o flesh_n do_v nothing_o at_o all_o towards_o the_o infusion_n of_o the_o soul_n which_o be_v pure_a and_o only_o the_o creation_n of_o god_n and_o as_o for_o the_o vile_a part_n the_o body_n they_o do_v no_o more_o towards_o it_o by_o the_o act_n of_o generation_n than_o the_o husbandman_n do_v to_o make_v the_o corn_n grow_v by_o his_o scatter_v the_o grain_n in_o the_o earth_n they_o be_v but_o instrument_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n and_o by_o the_o meanness_n of_o they_o if_o the_o blind_a world_n can_v see_v so_o much_o he_o do_v the_o more_o magnify_v his_o own_o power_n he_o may_v have_v create_v all_o mankind_n as_o he_o do_v the_o first_o immediate_o out_o of_o the_o earth_n in_o fullness_n of_o stature_n or_o to_o grow_v up_o as_o tree_n and_o vegetable_n but_o by_o the_o same_o wisdom_n whereby_o he_o make_v the_o heaven_n he_o have_v ordain_v this_o only_a way_n of_o come_v into_o the_o world_n how_o it_o be_v with_o we_o in_o the_o womb_n from_o the_o conception_n unto_o the_o day_n of_o our_o birth_n it_o be_v thus_o write_a for_o thou_o have_v possess_v my_o reins_o thou_o have_v cover_v i_o in_o my_o mother_n womb._n i_o will_v praise_v thou_o for_o i_o be_o fearful_o and_o wonderful_o make_v marvellous_a be_v thy_o work_n and_o that_o my_o soul_n know_v right_a well_o my_o substance_n be_v not_o hide_v from_o thou_o when_o i_o be_v make_v in_o secret_a and_o curious_o wrought_v in_o the_o low_a part_n of_o the_o earth_n thy_o eye_n do_v see_v my_o substance_n yet_o be_v unperfect_a and_o in_o thy_o book_n all_o my_o member_n be_v write_v which_o in_o continuance_n be_v fashion_v when_o as_o yet_o there_o be_v none_o of_o they_o psal_n 139._o 13_o 14_o 15_o 16._o how_o it_o be_v with_o we_o in_o the_o 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to_o brach_n forth_o hereby_o be_v show_v forth_o the_o wonderful_a workmanship_n and_o contrivance_n of_o god_n that_o the_o soul_n like_o the_o godhead_n himself_o be_v pure_o a_o invisible_a be_v we_o be_v to_o admire_v and_o say_v it_o be_v wonderful_a and_o to_o believe_v and_o be_v most_o full_o satisfy_v that_o it_o be_v so_o although_o we_o can_v comprehend_v it_o and_o the_o angel_n do_v wondrous_o and_o manoah_n and_o his_o wife_n look_v on_o for_o it_o come_v â—o_o pass_v when_o the_o flame_n go_v towards_o heaven_n from_o off_o the_o altar_n than_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n ascend_v in_o the_o flame_n of_o the_o altar_n judg._n 13._o 19_o 20._o even_o so_o here_o it_o may_v be_v reason_v and_o suppose_v for_o it_o be_v a_o wonderful_a thing_n of_o god_n and_o his_o do_v wondrous_o the_o thing_n be_v most_o true_a that_o when_o we_o stand_v by_o the_o bedside_n of_o our_o die_a acquaintance_n we_o see_v nothing_o but_o a_o little_a struggle_n gasp_a or_o such_o like_a 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to_o be_v though_o hereby_o it_o may_v be_v perceive_v i_o have_v almost_o say_v see_v that_o there_o be_v a_o devil_n and_o satan_n who_o deceive_v the_o whole_a world_n and_o turn_v even_o they_o aside_o who_o will_v seem_v more_o wise_a and_o know_v than_o the_o common_a sort_n from_o the_o thing_n that_o belong_v to_o their_o peace_n or_o otherwise_o they_o will_v not_o as_o now_o they_o do_v only_o because_o forsooth_o they_o be_v wax_v fat_a they_o be_v grow_v thick_a they_o be_v cover_v with_o fatness_n than_o oh_o horrible_a degeneracy_n and_o ingratitude_n to_o forsake_v god_n which_o make_v they_o and_o light_o esteem_v the_o rock_n of_o their_o salvation_n deut._n 32._o 15._o nor_o yet_o will_v they_o light_o esteem_v the_o word_n of_o god_n ministry_n by_o whosoever_o or_o wheresoever_o it_o be_v faithful_o and_o true_o use_v and_o hold_v forth_o the_o only_a drift_n and_o design_n whereof_o be_v to_o set_v forward_o the_o common_a salvation_n of_o mankind_n a_o three_o 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