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persecution_n in_o which_o the_o captain_n of_o antichrist_n chase_v the_o godly_a from_o their_o seat_n house_n estate_n and_o country_n not_o suffer_v the_o dove_n of_o christ_n a_o rest_n for_o the_o sole_a of_o her_o foot_n here_o be_v a_o ground_n of_o comfort_n 1._o that_o all_o the_o fury_n of_o the_o enemy_n exile_v and_o banish_v the_o godly_a can_v but_o make_v they_o stranger_n and_o so_o be_v they_o before_o whersoever_o they_o dwell_v in_o any_o place_n of_o the_o earth_n it_o be_v no_o great_a addition_n of_o misery_n to_o banish_v he_o that_o be_v in_o banishment_n before_o or_o to_o drive_v a_o man_n out_o of_o one_o strange_a place_n into_o another_o he_o that_o be_v already_o a_o stranger_n upon_o earth_n in_o affection_n can_v easy_o become_v come_v actual_o a_o stranger_n if_o god_n call_v he_o unto_o it_o 2._o when_o the_o enemy_n have_v exercise_v all_o their_o rage_n they_o can_v banish_v they_o out_o of_o god_n country_n but_o they_o be_v stranger_n before_o 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lie_v upon_o the_o lot_n of_o the_o righteous_a as_o they_o desire_v they_o shall_v see_v the_o godly_a be_v stranger_n as_o well_o in_o time_n as_o in_o place_n and_o themselves_o not_o continue_v their_o misery_n can_v be_v continual_a 3._o in_o the_o many_o loss_n of_o these_o worldly_a and_o corruptible_a thing_n which_o take_v they_o to_o their_o wing_n and_o fly_v from_o one_o master_n to_o another_o by_o mean_n of_o war_n mortality_n and_o many_o casualty_n a_o christian_a have_v comfort_n that_o he_o be_v a_o stranger_n here_o he_o have_v no_o great_a estate_n to_o lose_v some_o movable_n such_o as_o he_o carry_v along_o with_o he_o in_o his_o journey_n he_o may_v lose_v by_o the_o way_n but_o his_o estate_n and_o inheritance_n be_v safe_a enough_o at_o home_n nay_o in_o that_o great_a and_o final_a destruction_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n by_o the_o dreadful_a fire_n of_o the_o last_o day_n 3.10_o 2_o pet._n 3.10_o when_o the_o heaven_n shall_v pass_v away_o with_o a_o noise_n and_o the_o element_n shall_v melt_v with_o heat_n and_o the_o earth_n with_o the_o work_n that_o be_v therein_o shall_v be_v burn_v up_o when_o all_o other_o man_n shall_v be_v loser_n of_o all_o their_o whole_a estate_n only_o the_o godly_a because_o they_o be_v stranger_n here_o they_o shall_v escape_v all_o these_o thing_n and_o be_v no_o loser_n at_o all_o if_o some_o whole_a city_n shall_v be_v consume_v by_o fire_n when_o the_o whole_a multitude_n of_o inhabitant_n sustain_v loss_n and_o beggary_n by_o that_o accident_n a_o strange_a that_o be_v but_o pass_v through_o the_o city_n and_o have_v his_o estate_n and_o dwell_n elsewhere_o he_o lose_v nothing_o at_o all_o so_o the_o godly_a shall_v be_v glad_a in_o that_o day_n that_o they_o have_v no_o stock_n nor_o portion_n with_o they_o who_o have_v no_o other_o portion_n but_o in_o this_o life_n 4._o as_o his_o estate_n be_v safe_a so_o likewise_o be_v the_o person_n of_o the_o godly_a pilgrim_n for_o he_o not_o be_v of_o the_o world_n he_o shall_v not_o perish_v with_o the_o world_n it_o be_v happy_a for_o lot_n that_o he_o be_v a_o stranger_n 19.9_o gen._n 19.9_o and_o scorn_v as_o a_o stranger_n by_o the_o sodomite_n for_o when_o all_o they_o be_v scald_v with_o a_o shower_n of_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n the_o lord_n be_v merciful_a unto_o he_o his_o person_n be_v in_o safety_n sever_v thyself_o from_o the_o condition_n of_o sinful_a man_n estrange_v thyself_o from_o the_o condition_n of_o sinful_a man_n estrange_v thyself_o from_o their_o course_n walk_v as_o one_o deliver_v from_o this_o evil_a world_n if_o not_o yet_o in_o respect_n of_o place_n yet_o in_o respect_n of_o new_a quality_n thou_o shall_v have_v god_n protection_n and_o see_v the_o salvation_n of_o the_o lord_n when_o all_o the_o wicked_a inhabitant_n of_o the_o earth_n shall_v call_v for_o the_o hill_n to_o cover_v they_o and_o the_o mountain_n to_o fall_v upon_o they_o to_o hide_v they_o from_o the_o wrath_n of_o the_o lamb_n for_o the_o great_a day_n of_o his_o wrath_n be_v come_v 17._o rev._n 6.16_o 17._o and_o who_o can_v stand_v â‚_o finis_fw-la a_o profitable_a memorial_n of_o the_o conversion_n life_n and_o death_n of_o m_o ris_fw-mi mary_n gunter_v set_v up_o as_o a_o monument_n to_o be_v look_v upon_o both_o by_o protestant_n and_o papist_n i_o can_v not_o better_o spend_v some_o part_n of_o the_o day_n of_o my_o mourning_n for_o the_o loss_n of_o my_o dear_a wife_n than_o in_o set_v down_o brief_o some_o passage_n of_o her_o course_n and_o pilgrimage_n that_o the_o happy_a memory_n of_o her_o grace_n and_o virtuous_a life_n may_v ever_o live_v with_o i_o both_o for_o incitation_n and_o imitation_n and_o if_o my_o desire_n be_v strong_a to_o make_v they_o more_o public_a for_o the_o direction_n of_o some_o other_o i_o hope_v it_o will_v rather_o be_v charitable_o ascribe_v to_o the_o work_n and_o stir_v of_o my_o affection_n towards_o her_o ash_n than_o to_o any_o vanity_n of_o mind_n or_o ostentation_n in_o she_o beside_o i_o be_o sure_a that_o if_o a_o protestant_a have_v be_v seduce_v from_o we_o as_o she_o be_v call_v out_o of_o popery_n and_o have_v live_v and_o die_v so_o zealous_a in_o that_o religion_n as_o she_o do_v in_o this_o the_o adversary_n will_v have_v make_v their_o advantage_n of_o it_o and_o publish_v the_o same_o as_o one_o of_o the_o miracle_n of_o their_o church_n and_o i_o see_v not_o but_o it_o may_v be_v as_o lawful_a for_o i_o as_o it_o may_v prove_v profitable_a for_o other_o to_o set_v down_o the_o know_a truth_n concern_v she_o that_o as_o she_o be_v in_o her_o life_n so_o also_o she_o may_v happy_o continue_v now_o after_o her_o death_n a_o happy_a instrument_n of_o god_n glory_n in_o earth_n as_o i_o be_o assure_v she_o be_v a_o vessel_n before_o he_o fill_v with_o his_o glory_n of_o heaven_n this_o gracious_a woman_n be_v for_o birth_n a_o gentlewoman_n birth_n her_o birth_n but_o descend_v of_o popish_a parent_n who_o die_v in_o her_o infancy_n she_o be_v commit_v unto_o the_o tuition_n of_o a_o old_a lady_n education_n popish_a education_n honourable_a for_o her_o place_n but_o a_o strong_a papist_n who_o nousle_v and_o mislead_v this_o orphan_n in_o popery_n till_o she_o come_v about_o fourteen_o year_n of_o age_n at_o which_o time_n this_o lady_n die_v upon_o which_o occasion_n god_n have_v a_o merciful_a purpose_n towards_o her_o conversion_n by_o his_o good_a providence_n bring_v she_o to_o the_o service_n of_o that_o religious_a and_o true_o honourable_a lady_n the_o countess_n of_o leicester_n who_o entertain_v she_o with_o more_o than_o ordinary_a respect_n both_o because_o of_o her_o young_a year_n as_o also_o because_o she_o be_v ally_v to_o sir_n christopher_n blunt_n than_o
pilgrim_n profession_n in_o tie_v which_o word_n with_o the_o former_a it_o may_v be_v ask_v first_o what_o force_n can_v there_o be_v in_o this_o reason_n to_o move_v or_o incline_v god_n to_o mercy_n because_o he_o be_v a_o stranger_n with_o he_o it_o may_v rather_o imply_v that_o god_n shall_v the_o more_o estrange_v himself_o from_o he_o and_o stand_v further_o from_o his_o help_n i_o answer_v 1._o the_o hebrew_n phrase_n bucer_n quis_fw-la dubitat_fw-la quod_fw-la bic_n psaltes_fw-la posuit_fw-la gnimea_fw-la tecum_fw-la idem_fw-la esse_fw-la quod_fw-la liphneca_n id_fw-la est_fw-la coram_fw-la ie_fw-fr bucer_n i_o be_o a_o stranger_n with_o thou_o signify_v as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v i_o be_o a_o stranger_n before_o thou_o or_o in_o thy_o sight_n and_o not_o that_o he_o be_v a_o stranger_n in_o affection_n or_o conversation_n from_o god_n as_o the_o wicked_a who_o be_v say_v to_o be_v strange_a child_n and_o stranger_n from_o the_o womb_n 58.3_o psal_n 58.3_o for_o how_o can_v david_n be_v such_o a_o stranger_n who_o set_v the_o lord_n ever_o before_o he_o and_o at_o his_o right_a hand_n 16.8_o psal_n 16.8_o that_o he_o may_v not_o sin_v against_o he_o 2._o as_o it_o be_v a_o confession_n and_o testimony_n of_o bis_fw-la own_o humility_n and_o sense_n of_o his_o misery_n it_o be_v a_o motive_n to_o mercy_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v i_o be_o a_o stranger_n and_o need_n help_v because_o as_o a_o stranger_n i_o lie_v open_a to_o many_o injury_n and_o inconvenience_n but_o thou_o be_v the_o god_n of_o the_o abject_a and_o thy_o property_n be_v as_o to_o cast_v down_o the_o proud_a so_o to_o raise_v up_o such_o deject_a soul_n as_o i_o be_o and_o therefore_o hear_v my_o prayer_n cry_n and_o tear_n 3._o as_o it_o ascribe_v unto_o the_o lord_n the_o honour_n of_o mercy_n it_o be_v a_o motive_n to_o mercy_n for_o holy_a david_n put_v the_o lord_n in_o mind_n of_o his_o own_o gracious_a inclination_n and_o affection_n to_o stranger_n 10.19_o exo._n 22._o â—1_n reâ—_n 19.23_o doâ—_n 10.19_o for_o he_o have_v command_v we_o to_o be_v kind_a to_o stranger_n and_o have_v in_o special_a manner_n undertake_v the_o protection_n of_o stranger_n psalm_n 146.9_o the_o lord_n keep_v the_o stranger_n and_o therefore_o his_o faith_n bind_v god_n after_o a_o fort_n to_o his_o own_o law_n and_o promise_n assure_v himself_o of_o god_n mercy_n because_o he_o be_v a_o stranger_n 4._o as_o it_o be_v a_o acknowledgement_n of_o his_o own_o impotency_n and_o the_o misery_n of_o his_o life_n it_o plead_v strong_o for_o mercy_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v thou_o know_v lord_n that_o i_o be_o a_o stranger_n here_o and_o so_o long_o as_o i_o be_o so_o i_o can_v but_o carry_v a_o burden_n of_o flesh_n and_o a_o body_n of_o sin_n and_o daily_o thereby_o deserve_v thy_o most_o heavy_a displeasure_n and_o therefore_o i_o beseech_v thou_o be_v not_o so_o extreme_a against_o i_o as_o in_o justice_n thou_o may_v but_o consider_v my_o frailty_n mingle_v thy_o correction_n with_o mercy_n and_o whereas_o i_o discern_v also_o by_o my_o bodily_a weakness_n and_o infirmity_n that_o i_o be_o a_o stranger_n here_o and_o of_o short_a continuance_n i_o pray_v thou_o remove_v thy_o hand_n and_o let_v not_o all_o my_o life_n be_v miserable_a but_o verse_n 13_o stay_v thy_o anger_n from_o i_o that_o i_o may_v recover_v my_o strength_n before_o i_o go_v hence_o and_o be_v no_o more_o and_o upon_o the_o same_o ground_n job_n make_v the_o same_o request_n 10.21_o job_n 10.21_o let_v he_o cease_v and_o leave_v off_o from_o i_o that_o i_o may_v take_v a_o little_a comfort_n before_o i_o go_v and_o shall_v not_o return_v etc._n etc._n second_o it_o may_v be_v ask_v how_o can_v david_n use_v this_o as_o a_o reason_n for_o his_o recovery_n which_o he_o use_v before_o verse_n 4._o for_o the_o hasten_v of_o his_o death_n for_o because_o his_o life_n be_v short_a and_o miserable_a therefoer_n he_o desire_v he_o may_v die_v in_o all_o haste_n to_o which_o i_o answer_v that_o great_a difference_n there_o be_v between_o david_n foil_v by_o flesh_n and_o david_n support_v by_o the_o spirit_n for_o we_o have_v in_o he_o lie_v under_o the_o temptation_n a_o instance_n of_o our_o own_o strong-hearted_n corruption_n which_o out_o of_o a_o good_a proposition_n can_v draw_v most_o dangerous_a and_o wicked_a conclusion_n for_o out_o of_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o shortness_n of_o his_o life_n he_o can_v draw_v conclusion_n of_o murmur_a impatience_n and_o almost_o of_o desperation_n but_o now_o david_n be_v another_o man_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n have_v conquer_v those_o assault_n and_o now_o he_o can_v out_o of_o the_o same_o premise_n draw_v the_o clean_a contrary_a conclusion_n to_o support_v his_o faith_n patience_n and_o dependence_n upon_o god_n for_o such_o be_v the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o spirit_n that_o he_o can_v draw_v holy_a sweet_a and_o comfortable_a conclusion_n from_o those_o principle_n and_o ground_n from_o which_o flesh_n and_o corruption_n use_v to_o suck_v sin_n and_o poison_n and_o teach_v the_o saint_n so_o to_o do_v in_o the_o profession_n itself_o mean_v mean_v consider_v for_o the_o meaning_n four_o thing_n 1._o stranger_n 1._o what_o be_v this_o stranger_n what_o a_o stranger_n be_v 2._o who_o be_v this_o stranger_n 3._o where_o he_o be_v a_o stranger_n 4._o the_o community_n of_o this_o condition_n as_o all_o my_o father_n be_v 1._o a_o stranger_n be_v he_o that_o be_v absent_a from_o his_o own_o country_n be_v travel_v homewards_o unto_o it_o for_o these_o two_o condition_n be_v proper_a to_o a_o stranger_n first_o that_o he_o be_v absent_a from_o his_o native_a soil_n absent_a from_o his_o natural_a friend_n absent_a from_o his_o father_n house_n and_o absent_a from_o his_o own_o home_n and_o inheritance_n thus_o be_v abraham_n a_o stranger_n in_o canaan_n second_o that_o he_o be_v travel_v home_o as_o a_o pilgrim_n to_o his_o own_o country_n thus_o be_v jacob_n a_o stranger_n who_o whole_a life_n be_v a_o travail_n in_o foreign_a country_n out_o of_o any_o certain_a and_o settle_a dwelling_n as_o himself_o profess_v gen._n 47.9_o the_o whole_a time_n of_o mypilgrimage_n be_v a_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n 2._o who_o be_v this_o stranger_n david_n say_v i_o be_o a_o stranger_n which_o may_v seem_v strange_a if_o we_o consider_v that_o david_n be_v a_o king_n and_o that_o in_o his_o own_o country_n and_o that_o the_o country_n of_o judea_n in_o comparison_n of_o who_o inhabitant_n all_o the_o world_n beside_o be_v stranger_n as_o matth._n 27.7_o for_o david_n be_v not_o now_o in_o flight_n before_o saul_n 21.23_o 2_o sam._n 21.23_o as_o when_o he_o play_v the_o fool_n in_o the_o philistines_n country_n before_o acbish_a to_o save_v his_o life_n nor_o in_o likelihood_n in_o chase_n before_o absalon_n as_o when_o be_v drive_v from_o home_n he_o go_v up_o to_o the_o mount_n of_o olive_n and_o weep_v neither_o undertake_v he_o any_o meritorious_a journey_n in_o a_o pilgrim_n weed_n for_o beside_o that_o he_o be_v king_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o need_v not_o make_v any_o tedious_a pilgrimage_n thither_o popish_a pilgrim_n be_v not_o bear_v some_o thousand_o of_o year_n after_o his_o age._n probl._n peregrinatio_fw-la ad_fw-la imagine_v nalla_fw-la fuit_fw-la ante_fw-la 600._o annos_fw-la a_o christo_fw-la nato_fw-la perk._n probl._n there_o be_v now_o no_o sepulchre_n of_o our_o lord_n to_o visit_v nor_o no_o image_n of_o our_o lady_n and_o yet_o he_o profess_v himself_o a_o stranger_n 3._o but_o where_o be_v david_n a_o stranger_n himself_o say_v before_o thou_o that_o be_v wheresoever_o he_o be_v before_o god_n there_o he_o be_v a_o stranger_n not_o in_o another_o man_n kingdom_n or_o country_n as_o of_o moabite_n or_o philistines_n but_o in_o his_o own_o country_n in_o canaan_n he_o be_v a_o stranger_n yea_o at_o bethlem_n in_o the_o city_n of_o david_n and_o in_o zion_n the_o fort_n of_o david_n he_o be_v a_o stranger_n this_o he_o express_v psalm_n 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jer._n 45.5_o and_o why_o must_v he_o not_o because_o he_o be_v but_o a_o stranger_n in_o that_o land_n now_o present_o to_o be_v give_v over_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o stranger_n second_o enjoy_v 2._o enjoy_v a_o stranger_n enjoy_v the_o thing_n of_o a_o strange_a place_n as_o a_o stranger_n he_o use_v other_o man_n good_n for_o a_o night_n but_o he_o set_v not_o his_o heart_n on_o they_o nor_o take_v much_o delight_n in_o they_o because_o he_o know_v he_o must_v leave_v they_o next_o morning_n and_o may_v take_v none_o away_o with_o he_o even_o so_o a_o christian_a stranger_n take_v but_o little_a delight_n in_o his_o journey_n because_o he_o think_v not_o himself_o at_o home_n neither_o do_v he_o enjoy_v thing_n here_o as_o his_o portion_n nor_o as_o his_o own_o because_o he_o be_v to_o be_v countable_a for_o they_o and_o because_o he_o well_o know_v that_o too_o much_o delight_n in_o fleshly_a and_o worldly_a pleasure_n give_v life_n to_o corruption_n and_o weaken_v grace_n in_o 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country_n where_o his_o parent_n his_o ancestor_n and_o dear_a kindred_n dwell_v and_o inhabit_v now_o where_o dwell_v the_o christian_a man_n father_n but_o in_o heaven_n where_o be_v his_o elder_a brother_n but_o there_o where_o be_v all_o his_o brethren_n and_o sister_n son_n and_o daughter_n of_o the_o same_o parent_n but_o there_o and_o therefore_o heaven_n be_v his_o country_n three_o further_n that_o be_v a_o man_n country_n where_o his_o principal_a estate_n and_o good_n be_v where_o his_o patrimony_n and_o inheritance_n lie_v and_o where_o be_v the_o chief_a portion_n the_o treasure_n the_o immortal_a inheritance_n of_o the_o christian_a but_o in_o heaven_n and_o where_o else_o be_v his_o country_n now_o then_o a_o christian_a consider_v on_o the_o one_o hand_n that_o he_o be_v in_o a_o strange_a country_n and_o how_o hardly_o he_o have_v be_v entreat_v in_o it_o and_o so_o likely_a to_o be_v still_o and_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n that_o he_o have_v a_o home_n and_o a_o 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