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the_o person_n peccant_a can_v any_o i_o say_v do_v this_o when_o beside_o all_o the_o mention_v injury_n do_v unto_o themselves_o and_o other_o this_o also_o be_v add_v to_o the_o sum_n that_o hereby_o they_o be_v induce_v to_o neglect_n god_n and_o their_o soul_n to_o be_v guilty_a of_o this_o through_o employment_n otherwise_o and_o in_o itself_o good_a or_o innocent_a be_v not_o tolerarable_a can_v it_o be_v excuse_v that_o any_o become_v guilty_a hereof_o for_o that_o which_o be_v manifest_o wicked_a chap._n iu._n §_o 1._o the_o sum_n of_o impediment_n arise_v from_o corrupt_a nature_n §_o 2._o sloth_n and_o sensuality_n §_o 3._o remedy_n hereof_o §_o 4._o persuasive_n to_o the_o former_a practice_n §_o 5._o vnsetledness_n of_o mind_n and_o employment_n impediment_n §_o 6._o their_o remedy_n §_o 7._o passion_n and_o inordinate_a affection_n impediment_n §_o 8._o their_o remedy_n sect._n 1_o the_o three_o order_n of_o impediment_n unto_o devotion_n and_o the_o divine_a worship_n be_v of_o such_o as_o spring_v from_o ourselves_o and_o our_o own_o corrupt_a nature_n and_o here_o chief_o we_o be_v to_o reckon_v sloth_n and_o sensuality_n levity_n or_o vnsetledness_n and_o lust_n or_o any_o kind_n of_o inordinate_a affection_n sect._n 2_o first_o many_o person_n who_o either_o not_o have_v or_o not_o be_v capable_a off_o business_n to_o detain_v they_o from_o the_o daily_a and_o orderly_a worship_n of_o god_n do_v yet_o so_o give_v themselves_o over_o to_o ease_n and_o grossness_n that_o they_o can_v find_v in_o their_o heart_n to_o give_v disturbance_n or_o interruption_n to_o their_o belove_a lazy_a quiet_n by_o so_o much_o employment_n and_o intention_n of_o spirit_n as_o prayer_n meditation_n and_o other_o divine_a office_n do_v require_v it_o be_v long_o possible_o before_o they_o can_v leave_v their_o bed_n well_o be_v it_o if_o eight_o or_o nine_o a_o clock_n see_v they_o up_o and_o dress_v then_o a_o full_a breakfast_n or_o a_o large_a morning_n draught_n present_o make_v they_o unfit_a for_o any_o thing_n but_o a_o walk_n to_o get_v they_o a_o stomach_n for_o dinner_n that_o perhaps_o be_v end_v by_o two_o or_o three_o a_o clock_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o afternoon_n pass_v partly_o in_o idle_a talk_n partly_o in_o sleep_n or_o haply_o a_o game_n at_o card_n or_o table_n and_o in_o the_o end_n a_o little_a air_v themselves_o be_v necessary_a the_o better_a to_o prepare_v for_o a_o delicate_a supper_n which_o have_v be_v one_o of_o their_o great_a study_n in_o the_o day_n to_o devise_v or_o which_o be_v now_o more_o the_o mode_n to_o they_o who_o dine_v especial_o in_o city_n for_o some_o collation_n or_o evening_n debauch_v and_o have_v thus_o entertain_v their_o sense_n till_o night_n be_v far_o come_v on_o sleep_n be_v ready_a to_o lock_v they_o up_o when_o they_o betake_v themselves_o to_o bed_n or_o what_o further_o sensuality_n they_o can_v contrive_v and_o so_o have_v only_o so_o much_o to_o prove_v they_o alive_a as_o 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to_o be_v cure_v hereof_o the_o cure_n be_v more_o than_o half_o effect_v i_o mean_v if_o they_o will_v but_o stir_v up_o their_o spirit_n and_o attempt_v the_o mastery_n of_o this_o lethargy_n they_o have_v live_v in_o if_o they_o will_v but_o consider_v they_o have_v noble_a active_a sprightly_a power_n and_o set_v these_o power_n on_o work_n the_o slothful_a sensuallife_n just_a like_o a_o drowsy_a fit_n by_o rise_v and_o stir_v a_o turn_n or_o two_o be_v thereby_o shake_v off_o and_o those_o who_o say_v they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o do_v so_o bely_v god_n and_o nature_n and_o themselves_o albeit_o it_o be_v not_o whole_o and_o main_o in_o our_o own_o power_n as_o consider_v we_o in_o a_o pure_a natural_a estate_n to_o rescue_v ourselves_o out_o of_o that_o vassalage_n which_o we_o be_v in_o by_o sin_n yet_o no_o sober_a
holy_a duty_n such_o as_o be_v a_o tender_a heart_n a_o watchful_a and_o resolve_a conscience_n the_o prevention_n and_o assistance_n of_o grace_n joy_n and_o peace_n through_o hope_n beside_o those_o which_o be_v more_o common_a blessing_n preservation_n success_n of_o our_o affair_n and_o the_o like_a all_o which_o he_o who_o think_v not_o a_o unvalueable_a loss_n be_v uncapable_a to_o value_v any_o thing_n and_o utter_o devoid_a of_o christian_a sense_n and_o second_o we_o be_v hereby_o involve_v in_o as_o great_a a_o guilt_n as_o the_o negligence_n of_o god_n and_o our_o great_a concernment_n can_v carry_v in_o it_o together_o three_o with_o the_o dismal_a consequent_n of_o that_o negligence_n disorder_n of_o mind_n decay_n of_o our_o spiritual_a estate_n a_o heedless_a and_o senseless_a spirit_n fit_a for_o any_o yea_o the_o most_o outrageous_a temptation_n to_o fix_v upon_o together_o with_o other_o evil_n not_o easy_a to_o be_v reckon_v up_o the_o consideration_n of_o all_o which_o so_o great_a and_o various_a mischief_n as_o it_o shall_v awaken_v and_o excite_v we_o to_o a_o diligent_a search_n and_o examination_n what_o hindrance_n we_o common_o meet_v with_o and_o to_o all_o conscientious_a care_n and_o diligence_n to_o lay_v aside_o every_o weight_n to_o remove_v or_o prevent_v every_o impediment_n or_o disturbance_n so_o it_o may_v suggest_v to_o we_o whence_o all_o these_o come_v and_o be_v in_o some_o degree_n helpful_a to_o we_o not_o only_o to_o discover_v what_o in_o particular_a be_v our_o proper_a let_n and_o impediment_n but_o also_o more_o general_o to_o take_v a_o survey_n what_o may_v be_v obstructive_a in_o common_a to_o we_o and_o other_o for_o can_v we_o at_o once_o see_v each_o numerical_a let_v which_o we_o and_o other_o have_v be_v infest_a with_o it_o be_v certain_a we_o may_v say_v of_o every_o one_o a_o enemy_n have_v do_v this_o none_o but_o such_o who_o design_n our_o ruin_n will_v wilful_o hinder_v we_o in_o the_o great_a mean_n of_o our_o safety_n sect._n 4_o in_o order_n then_o to_o the_o take_v a_o full_a and_o impartial_a view_n of_o the_o common_a and_o more_o frequent_a hindrance_n of_o devotion_n and_o divine_a worship_n though_o to_o each_o particular_a man_n his_o own_o conscience_n be_v the_o best_a guide_n and_o the_o search_n and_o examination_n of_o that_o the_o sure_a mean_n to_o find_v out_o his_o peculiar_a plague_n in_o this_o case_n yet_o to_o we_o who_o must_v search_v as_o near_o as_o we_o can_v for_o all_o it_o seem_v likely_a to_o be_v the_o most_o successful_a and_o comprehensive_a method_n to_o inquire_v what_o each_o of_o our_o spiritual_a enemy_n contribute_v to_o keep_v we_o off_o or_o divert_v we_o from_o our_o duty_n in_o this_o behalf_n and_o according_a to_o the_o discovery_n we_o can_v make_v of_o any_o particular_a evil_n we_o shall_v forthwith_o endeavour_v to_o apply_v its_o cure_n or_o proper_a redress_n chap._n ii_o §_o 1._o the_o devil_n one_o author_n of_o the_o impediment_n of_o devotion_n §_o 2._o 1._o by_o prepossess_v man_n mind_n with_o atheistical_a fancy_n such_o as_o 1._o that_o of_o the_o vanity_n or_o uncertainty_n of_o religion_n §_o 3._o remedy_n against_o this_o prepossession_n §_o 4._o 2._o of_o the_o needlessness_n of_o so_o much_o religion_n §_o 5._o remedy_n against_o this_o conceit_n §_o 6._o of_o the_o hindrance_n the_o devil_n give_v we_o in_o divine_a worship_n 1._o by_o extravagant_a thought_n inject_v §_o 7._o their_o remedy_n §_o 8._o 2._o by_o instil_v spiritual_a pride_n §_o 9_o its_o remedy_n sect._n 1_o of_o our_o spiritual_a enemy_n the_o first_o be_v the_o devil_n touch_v who_o it_o be_v certain_o true_a that_o man_n ordinary_o in_o the_o estimate_v the_o original_a of_o their_o own_o sin_n be_v apt_a to_o give_v the_o devil_n more_o than_o his_o due_n and_o as_o if_o they_o will_v pay_v he_o in_o his_o own_o coin_n turn_v false_a accuser_n even_o of_o he_o though_o therefore_o we_o must_v beware_v of_o this_o injustice_n yet_o be_v it_o most_o just_o resolve_v that_o there_o be_v some_o hindrance_n of_o devotion_n of_o which_o the_o devil_n be_v the_o author_n as_o a_o argument_n of_o which_o it_o be_v observable_a that_o the_o prophet_n represent_v joshua_n the_o high_a priest_n stand_v 1._o zach._n 3._o 1._o before_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n or_o addressing_z himself_o to_o god_n bring_v in_o satan_n also_o stand_v at_o his_o right_a hand_n and_o the_o same_o enmity_n that_o bring_v he_o thither_o to_o resist_v he_o be_v not_o undoubted_o want_v what_o it_o can_v to_o hinder_v he_o now_o of_o these_o impediment_n of_o devotion_n which_o we_o may_v with_o justice_n impute_v unto_o the_o devil_n there_o be_v two_o sort_n the_o one_o precedent_n by_o which_o he_o hinder_v we_o from_o it_o the_o other_o concomitant_a by_o which_o he_o hinder_v we_o in_o it_o sect._n 2_o of_o the_o first_o sort_n as_o far_o forth_o as_o i_o can_v see_v be_v his_o possess_v we_o with_o incredulous_a and_o atheistical_a fancy_n and_o notion_n such_o as_o first_o of_o the_o vanity_n or_o uncertainty_n of_o religion_n he_o suggest_v to_o we_o that_o all_o religion_n be_v but_o a_o crafty_a design_n upon_o credulous_a mankind_n for_o some_o secular_a and_o politic_a respect_n or_o at_o least_o that_o it_o may_v be_v such_o and_o that_o it_o be_v not_o evident_a it_o be_v not_o such_o and_o then_o why_o be_v all_o this_o waist_n of_o good_a time_n and_o pain_n why_o this_o retrench_a ourselves_o of_o freedom_n and_o pleasure_n and_o on_o the_o contrary_n macerate_v ourselves_o with_o devotional_a and_o mortify_a endeavour_n and_o continual_a watchfulness_n and_o solicitude_n of_o mind_n why_o shall_v i_o abuse_v myself_o into_o vexation_n and_o exchange_v real_a delicious_a enjoyment_n for_o the_o dream_n of_o a_o future_a and_o imaginary_a bliss_n these_o thing_n though_o we_o hear_v often_o from_o some_o of_o degenerate_a mankind_n yet_o come_v they_o original_o from_o the_o great_a father_n of_o lie_n and_o he_o it_o be_v who_o both_o often_o suggest_v they_o to_o our_o remembrance_n and_o employ_v many_o agent_n to_o disseminate_a and_o vent_v they_o in_o the_o world_n under_o the_o most_o take_a method_n sect._n 3_o of_o this_o poison_n the_o most_o proper_a and_o effectual_a antidote_n or_o remedy_n will_v be_v a_o solid_a and_o rational_a satisfaction_n and_o conviction_n of_o our_o own_o mind_n touch_v the_o great_a foundation_n of_o religion_n particular_o of_o the_o be_v of_o a_o god_n the_o reality_n of_o what_o we_o call_v good_a and_o evil_n virtue_n and_o vice_n the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o different_a estate_n in_o that_o immortal_a life_n i_o confess_v myself_o not_o at_o all_o of_o their_o mind_n who_o think_v it_o needless_a or_o nugatory_n by_o natural_a reason_n to_o demonstrate_v such_o common_a principle_n of_o all_o religion_n i_o love_v dear_o to_o find_v my_o reason_n baffle_v into_o faith_n and_o enforce_v to_o conclude_v either_o religion_n real_a or_o contradictious_a proposition_n together_o true_a this_o take_v from_o none_o the_o advantage_n of_o a_o free_a or_o as_o some_o may_v please_v to_o style_v it_o a_o noble_a faith_n any_o may_v believe_v on_o other_o inducement_n who_o can_v or_o will_v but_o secure_v such_o who_o nature_n be_v more_o averse_a from_o credulity_n in_o a_o firm_a persuasion_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o christianity_n which_o persuasion_n thus_o found_v may_v stand_v unshaken_a in_o a_o thousand_o shock_n as_o well_o of_o temptation_n as_o opposition_n when_o the_o credulous_a faith_n may_v either_o totter_v or_o undermine_v sink_v possible_o what_o i_o direct_v to_o may_v by_o some_o be_v think_v unpracticable_a by_o the_o common_a sort_n who_o be_v presume_v unable_a to_o conclude_v these_o fundamental_o upon_o principle_n of_o mere_a natural_a reason_n a_o thing_n which_o they_o so_o little_o understand_v but_o to_o that_o i_o say_v there_o be_v very_o few_o or_o none_o to_o who_o this_o temptation_n be_v incident_a and_o consequent_o who_o i_o direct_v thus_o to_o oppose_v it_o who_o have_v not_o natural_a logic_n enough_o from_o such_o premise_n as_o i_o will_v have_v they_o propound_v to_o conclude_v what_o i_o will_v have_v they_o rational_o satisfy_v of_o though_o i_o can_v not_o artificial_o make_v syllogism_n yet_o in_o a_o serious_a and_o considerative_a state_n of_o mind_n i_o can_v in_o a_o silent_a evening_n walk_v forth_o and_o view_v the_o earth_n adorn_v with_o herb_n and_o flower_n and_o tree_n and_o fruit_n furrow_v with_o channel_n wherein_o run_v rivers_n and_o brook_n and_o spring_n to_o water_v its_o best_a and_o most_o needy_a part_n inhabit_v by_o variety_n of_o live_a creature_n for_o all_o which_o its_o fruitful_a womb_n bring_v forth_o proper_a nourishment_n i_o can_v after_o behold_v in_o the_o vast_a empty_a over_o my_o head_n a_o multitude_n of_o
move_a glory_n distinguish_v most_o exact_o time_n and_o season_n and_o by_o their_o influence_n on_o earth_n cause_v spring_n and_o summer_n autumn_n and_o winter_n i_o can_v contemplate_v all_o these_o as_o one_o while_o bright_a and_o open-faced_a so_o at_o other_o time_n veil_v by_o cloud_n the_o sweat_n of_o that_o mass_n which_o they_o surround_v which_o cloud_n when_o full_o mature_a i_o can_v conceive_v certain_o direct_v by_o so_o uncertain_a a_o convoy_n as_o the_o wind_n to_o discharge_v themselves_o sometime_o of_o a_o happy_a and_o impregnate_a burden_n on_o the_o thirsty_a and_o more_o parch_a place_n of_o the_o globe_n from_o whence_o they_o ascend_v where_o they_o fall_v as_o a_o welcome_a blessing_n sometime_o as_o a_o dreadful_a and_o vindictive_a load_n on_o more_o guilty_a coast_n and_o person_n who_o yet_o not_o seldom_o they_o only_o threaten_v and_o divert_v spend_v themselves_o on_o rock_n sea_n or_o desert_n to_o the_o warning_n and_o joy_n of_o their_o 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