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not_o bear_v the_o blow_n nor_o endure_v the_o stroke_n of_o the_o spirit_n that_o so_o it_o may_v pluck_v we_o out_o of_o our_o corruption_n and_o frame_v we_o and_o fashion_v we_o in_o this_o case_n and_o make_v we_o fit_a to_o receive_v grace_n but_o when_o the_o word_n discover_v our_o sin_n unto_o we_o and_o our_o misery_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o same_o the_o soul_n begin_v to_o swell_v and_o take_v up_o a_o indignation_n against_o the_o truth_n reveal_v it_o endeavour_n what_o it_o may_v and_o labour_n what_o it_o can_v to_o acquit_v itself_o of_o the_o word_n and_o to_o cast_v out_o the_o same_o we_o profess_v that_o we_o will_v not_o have_v our_o heart_n inform_v and_o our_o mind_n enlighten_v we_o will_v not_o be_v humble_v and_o prepare_v to_o receive_v grace_n and_o salvation_n offer_v by_o the_o lord_n jesus_n if_o it_o be_v not_o thus_o what_o mean_v those_o swell_n and_o bubling_n of_o heart_n against_o the_o word_n when_o it_o be_v preach_v sometime_o a_o man_n 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the_o conscience_n of_o man_n and_o tell_v they_o of_o their_o belove_a sin_n and_o bosom_n corruption_n and_o he_o do_v this_o to_o prepare_v way_n for_o the_o lord_n jesus_n he_o know_v you_o must_v be_v fit_v to_o receive_v grace_n and_o salvation_n before_o you_o shall_v be_v make_v partaker_n of_o grace_n and_o salvation_n he_o know_v that_o there_o be_v many_o mountain_n to_o be_v level_v and_o crooked_a thing_n to_o be_v make_v straight_o and_o many_o rough_a thing_n to_o be_v make_v smooth_a and_o plain_a and_o therefore_o he_o intend_v nothing_o but_o to_o have_v your_o soul_n break_v and_o prepare_v for_o
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and_o the_o power_n thereof_o look_v 6.16_o rom._n 6.16_o rom._n 6.16_o know_v you_o not_o say_v the_o apostle_n that_o to_o who_o you_o yield_v yourselves_o servant_n to_o obey_v his_o servant_n you_o be_v whether_o of_o sin_n unto_o death_n or_o of_o obedience_n unto_o righteousness_n every_o natural_a man_n be_v a_o servant_n to_o sin_n and_o a_o slave_n to_o his_o lust_n he_o can_v do_v nothing_o but_o that_o sin_n will_v have_v he_o to_o do_v take_v a_o proud_a man_n whether_o be_v thou_o able_a to_o confess_v thy_o pride_n to_o see_v thy_o sin_n and_o humble_v thyself_o and_o renounce_v thy_o folly_n be_v
be_v wrought_v in_o your_o heart_n and_o that_o you_o may_v be_v convert_v and_o therefore_o i_o will_v advise_v you_o of_o three_o thing_n which_o be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o natural_a man_n to_o perform_v as_o direction_n to_o the_o use_n of_o the_o former_a mean_n appoint_v by_o god_n for_o the_o work_n of_o grace_n first_o i_o will_v have_v every_o natural_a man_n thorough_o convince_v of_o the_o misery_n he_o be_v in_o and_o inform_v of_o his_o own_o insufficiency_n jer._n 10.23_o there_o say_v the_o text_n o_o lord_n i_o know_v that_o the_o way_n of_o man_n be_v not_o in_o himself_o it_o be_v not_o in_o man_n that_o walk_v to_o 〈◊〉_d his_o own_o step_n and_o the_o apostle_n paul_n 〈◊〉_d take_v it_o to_o himself_o i_o know_v say_v he_o that_o 〈…〉_o self_n there_o dwell_v no_o good_a thing_n this_o be_v a_o 〈◊〉_d matter_n that_o we_o presume_v of_o ourselves_o we_o 〈◊〉_d we_o can_v stand_v of_o ourselves_o though_o we_o never_o use_v the_o mean_n to_o have_v our_o weakness_n 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teach_v i_o the_o way_n of_o the_o spirit_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v lord_n i_o have_v a_o naughty_a spirit_n i_o have_v a_o naughty_a heart_n but_o lord_n thou_o have_v a_o good_a spirit_n lead_v 〈◊〉_d by_o that_o good_a spirit_n of_o thou_o in_o the_o way_n of_o uprightness_n thus_o do_v you_o wait_v upon_o god_n in_o 〈◊〉_d ordinance_n and_o say_v lord_z thou_o have_v promise_v thaâ—_n thou_o will_v put_v a_o new_a soul_n into_o thy_o people_n and_o create_v a_o new_a heart_n in_o they_o and_o throw_v their_o sin_n 〈◊〉_d the_o bottom_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o that_o thou_o with_o 〈◊〉_d they_o to_o walk_v in_o thy_o way_n thou_o have_v promise_v to_o give_v thy_o spirit_n to_o they_o that_o seek_v it_o lord_n 〈◊〉_d good_a this_o thy_o promise_n unto_o i_o take_v away_o 〈◊〉_d wretched_a sinful_a heart_n of_o i_o and_o 〈◊〉_d a_o new_a heart_n in_o i_o and_o direct_v i_o by_o thy_o spirit_n to_o 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o way_n of_o thy_o commandment_n it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d lord_n a_o leper_n can_v take_v away_o his_o spoâ—â—_n a_o blackamoor_n can_v change_v his_o hue_n but_o 〈◊〉_d thou_o can_v make_v a_o blackamoor_n white_a 〈…〉_o can_v cleanse_v the_o leper_n though_o i_o be_v a_o dead_a 〈◊〉_d thou_o can_v put_v life_n into_o i_o though_o 〈…〉_o thing_n yet_o thou_o can_v do_v all_o thing_n i_o 〈…〉_o more_o but_o thou_o can_v make_v i_o of_o a_o 〈…〉_o be_o a_o leper_n but_o thou_o can_v take_v away_o my_o 〈◊〉_d i_o be_o natural_a and_o carnal_a in_o i_o there_o 〈◊〉_d thing_n but_o lord_n thou_o ean_v make_v i_o 〈…〉_o ritual_a thing_n good_a lord_n grant_v that_o thy_o 〈◊〉_d spirit_n may_v teach_v i_o to_o know_v the_o thing_n 〈◊〉_d to_o my_o everlasting_a peace_n this_o do_v above_o all_o take_v heed_n that_o you_o do_v not_o defer_v the_o time_n oh_o defer_v not_o the_o wait_a upon_o god_n in_o the_o use_n of_o the_o mean_n why_o because_o you_o have_v no_o power_n in_o yourselves_o to_o help_v yourselves_o it_o be_v not_o in_o you_o power_n to_o receive_v christ_n and_o entertain_v salvation_n and_o therefore_o begin_v speedy_o to_o attend_v upon_o 〈◊〉_d ordinance_n that_o at_o length_n the_o lord_n may_v put_v a_o 〈◊〉_d spirit_n into_o you_o and_o work_v upon_o you_o to_o your_o ever_o last_a peace_n and_o comfort_n i_o exhort_v you_o 〈◊〉_d all_o thing_n not_o to_o defer_v the_o time_n and_o say_v we_o 〈◊〉_d gather_v the_o flower_n while_o it_o be_v green_a while_o 〈◊〉_d youth_n continue_v we_o will_v follow_v our_o pleasure_n 〈◊〉_d take_v up_o out_o sport_n and_o when_o we_o come_v to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d than_o we_o will_v turn_v over_o a_o new_a leaf_n and_o on_o our_o death_n bed_n than_o we_o will_v repent_v alas_o alas_o 〈◊〉_d will_v thou_o think_v to_o do_v it_o in_o thy_o old_a age_n whâ—_n thou_o can_v never_o do_v it_o in_o thy_o youth_n and_o therefore_o do_v not_o thus_o delude_v thy_o own_o soul_n thoâ—_n think_v when_o thou_o lie_v on_o thy_o death_n bed_n if_o 〈◊〉_d do_v but_o send_v for_o a_o minister_n than_o he_o will_v 〈◊〉_d salvation_n to_o thou_o present_o but_o i_o tell_v thou_o thoâ—gâ—_n all_o the_o minister_n under_o heaven_n shall_v preach_v mercy_n unto_o thou_o though_o all_o the_o angel_n in_o heaven_n shall_v exhort_v and_o entreat_v thou_o to_o entertain_v salvation_n though_o thou_o shall_v have_v all_o glory_n and_o all_o happiness_n lay_v down_o as_o it_o be_v upon_o a_o table_n before_o thou_o if_o the_o lord_n shall_v say_v here_o be_v all_o glory_n and_o happiness_n do_v but_o believe_v and_o take_v it_o and_o it_o shall_v be_v thou_o thou_o shall_v be_v make_v partaker_n of_o if_o for_o ever_o yet_o consider_v in_o thy_o natural_a condition_n thou_o have_v no_o power_n to_o receive_v happiness_n and_o glory_n thus_o offer_v if_o god_n shall_v open_v heaven_n gate_n and_o bid_v thou_o go_v into_o heaven_n yet_o thou_o have_v no_o power_n if_o thou_o be_v a_o natural_a man_n to_o receive_v mercy_n and_o salvation_n upon_o those_o term_n which_o god_n have_v offer_v they_o thou_o can_v not_o enter_v into_o heaven_n though_o god_n shall_v open_v the_o gate_n wide_a and_o entreat_v thou_o to_o enter_v in_o what_o a_o thing_n be_v this_o then_o when_o neither_o minister_n can_v persuade_v thou_o nor_o angel_n exhort_v thou_o nor_o christ_n himself_o entreat_v thou_o to_o take_v mercy_n yet_o thou_o shall_v think_v in_o thy_o old_a age_n or_o upon_o thy_o deathbed_n to_o have_v mercy_n and_o salvation_n at_o command_n why_o defer_v not_o therefore_o this_o work_n until_o the_o last_o but_o make_v speed_n begin_v betimes_o and_o hold_v on_o constant_o to_o the_o end_n that_o at_o last_o god_n may_v take_v away_o your_o corruption_n and_o give_v you_o his_o spirit_n and_o raise_v you_o out_o of_o the_o grave_a of_o your_o sin_n do_v this_o because_o you_o see_v it_o be_v needful_a to_o be_v do_v it_o be_v not_o in_o your_o power_n to_o do_v good_a unto_o your_o soul_n or_o receive_v good_a and_o therefore_o 〈◊〉_d begin_v betimes_o and_o wait_v upon_o god_n in_o the_o mean_n that_o so_o 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say_v patience_n but_o i_o have_v not_o be_v regard_v i_o have_v be_v offer_v say_v grace_n but_o yet_o have_v be_v neglect_v lord_n all_o thy_o cost_n and_o care_n have_v be_v despise_v they_o all_o come_v before_o the_o lord_n and_o plead_v against_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o sinner_n justice_n lord_n say_v mercy_n justice_n lord_n say_v grace_n justice_n lord_n say_v patience_n we_o have_v all_o be_v slight_v neglect_v and_o contemn_v and_o then_o the_o lord_n he_o condemn_v he_o and_o say_v take_v he_o devil_n and_o execute_v vengeance_n upon_o he_o mercy_n be_v offer_v but_o he_o refuse_v he_o will_v none_o of_o it_o and_o therefore_o mercy_n shall_v never_o be_v show_v unto_o he_o let_v he_o for_o ever_o be_v damn_v and_o by_o this_o time_n the_o soul_n perceive_v itself_o to_o be_v in_o the_o devil_n hand_n as_o it_o be_v and_o in_o the_o devil_n possession_n and_o that_o satan_n may_v torment_v he_o as_o he_o please_v and_o then_o the_o soul_n be_v thus_o perplex_v he_o cry_v out_o 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to_o commit_v any_o sin_n again_o john_n 16.11_o there_o christ_n say_v that_o he_o will_v send_v the_o spirit_n the_o comforter_n and_o he_o shall_v reprove_v the_o world_n of_o righteousness_n and_o of_o sin_n and_o of_o judgement_n in_o that_o it_o be_v say_v he_o will_v reprove_v the_o world_n of_o judgement_n thereby_o be_v nothing_o else_o mean_v but_o that_o the_o lord_n will_v govern_v man_n and_o why_o shall_v the_o comforter_n convince_v the_o world_n of_o judgement_n because_o satan_n be_v judge_v say_v the_o text_n that_o be_v he_o be_v keep_v off_o and_o can_v pluck_v the_o soul_n to_o himself_o the_o government_n that_o satan_n have_v over_o the_o soul_n be_v whole_o remove_v and_o christ_n have_v the_o soul_n under_o his_o command_n and_o the_o soul_n be_v content_v to_o be_v whole_o at_o at_o his_o dispose_n in_o the_o time_n that_o christ_n live_v upon_o the_o earth_n when_o the_o devil_n do_v possess_v the_o body_n of_o man_n the_o lord_n say_v unto_o they_o i_o 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this_o the_o house_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o heart_n of_o a_o sinner_n the_o strongman_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o sin_n and_o satan_n the_o devil_n and_o sin_n take_v possession_n of_o and_o rule_v in_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o sinner_n and_o this_o be_v the_o woeful_a condition_n of_o many_o man_n that_o think_v their_o penny_n good_a silver_n and_o bear_v their_o head_n aloft_o howsoever_o they_o lift_v their_o head_n so_o high_a yet_o their_o soul_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o habitation_n for_o the_o devil_n now_o satan_n rule_v and_o overpower_v the_o soul_n by_o sin_n be_v the_o strong_a man_n that_o usurp_v authority_n over_o the_o soul_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o corruption_n that_o prevail_v over_o the_o soul_n for_o if_o there_o be_v not_o sin_n within_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n there_o be_v no_o power_n that_o satan_n can_v usurp_v over_o man_n now_o observe_v it_o the_o lord_n jesus_n be_v the_o strong_a man_n and_o before_o he_o can_v come_v and_o take_v 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of_o the_o devil_n joh._n 3.8_o those_o work_n be_v the_o sinful_a corruption_n that_o be_v at_o first_o put_v into_o the_o soul_n by_o the_o delusion_n of_o satan_n when_o he_o tempt_v our_o first_o parent_n to_o eat_v of_o the_o forbid_a fruit_n now_o christ_n come_v to_o destroy_v those_o work_n now_o the_o work_n of_o satan_n will_v not_o destroy_v themselves_o sin_n and_o satan_n will_v not_o bind_v and_o overcome_v themselves_o the_o enemy_n will_v not_o come_v out_o of_o his_o hold_n willing_o but_o the_o work_n that_o must_v be_v put_v forth_o for_o the_o bind_n conquer_a and_o destroy_v of_o those_o must_v needs_o imply_v a_o work_n of_o constraint_n and_o holy_a violence_n which_o be_v offer_v a_o man_n offer_v violence_n to_o his_o enemy_n when_o he_o bind_v he_o a_o man_n offer_v violence_n to_o his_o enemy_n when_o he_o overcome_v he_o a_o man_n offer_v violence_n to_o his_o enemy_n when_o he_o flaye_v and_o destroy_v he_o such_o be_v the_o work_n of_o the_o lord_n when_o 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that_o sin_n be_v natural_o in_o a_o corrupt_a heart_n be_v evident_a joh._n 3.6_o whatsoever_o be_v bear_v of_o the_o flesh_n be_v flesh_n that_o be_v whosoever_o come_v from_o adam_n be_v root_v in_o sin_n now_o mark_v sin_n be_v thus_o natural_o in_o the_o soul_n the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n and_o the_o lord_n jesus_n when_o he_o come_v to_o drive_v away_o sin_n from_o the_o soul_n break_v that_o near_a union_n that_o be_v between_o sin_n and_o the_o soul_n by_o a_o holy_a kind_n of_o violence_n gal._n 6.17_o there_o say_v the_o apostle_n from_o henceforth_o let_v no_o man_n trouble_v i_o for_o i_o bear_v in_o my_o body_n the_o mark_n of_o the_o lord_n jesue_n the_o lord_n jesus_n break_v
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