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be_v please_v to_o cherish_v i_o have_v rather_o hazard_v the_o censure_n of_o some_o then_o hinder_v the_o good_a of_o other_o which_o if_o it_o be_v any_o way_n further_v by_o these_o few_o observation_n i_o have_v what_o i_o aim_v at_o i_o intend_v not_o a_o treatise_n but_o open_v of_o a_o text_n what_o i_o shall_v be_v draw_v to_o do_v in_o this_o kind_n must_v be_v by_o degree_n as_o leisure_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o many_o interruption_n will_v permit_v the_o lord_n guide_v our_o heart_n tongue_n and_o pen_n for_o his_o glory_n and_o the_o good_a of_o his_o people_n r._n sibbes_n a_o table_n of_o the_o content_n i._o part._n christ_n will_v not_o break_v the_o bruise_a reed_n those_o that_o christ_n have_v to_o deal_v withal_o be_v bruise_v bruise_v be_v necessary_a 1_o before_o conversion_n 10_o 2_o after_o conversion_n 16_o use_n not_o to_o be_v rash_a in_o judge_v such_o 18_o christ_n will_v not_o break_v the_o bruise_a reed_n 19_o confirm_v from_o his_o borrow_a title_n 20_o relation_n 21_o office_n ibid._n use_v 1._o go_v bold_o to_o the_o throne_n of_o grace_n 25_o use_n 2._o despair_v not_o in_o thy_o bruising_n 27_o use_n 3._o see_v the_o contrary_a to_o this_o in_o satan_n 28_o 1_o sign_n of_o bruising_n 30_o 2_o mâ—…anes_n of_o bruising_n 33_o 3_o measure_n of_o bruising_n 39_o 4_o comfort_n to_o the_o bruise_a 43_o ii_o part._n nor_o quench_v the_o smoke_a flax_n ¶_o grace_n be_v little_a at_o the_o first_o 46_o use_n not_o to_o be_v discourage_v at_o small_a beginning_n 49_o ¶_o grace_v be_v mingle_v with_o corruption_n 52_o use_v hence_o we_o judge_v so_o various_o of_o ourselves_o 56_o ¶_o christ_n will_v not_o quench_v small_a and_o wâ—…ake_a beginning_n 58_o because_o it_o be_v from_o he_o 58_o for_o he_o ibid._n use_v no_o more_o shall_v we_o therefore_o 1_o let_v all_o man_n in_o general_n carry_v themselves_o with_o moderation_n 61_o yet_o with_o wisdom_n to_o discern_v those_o that_o be_v not_o such_o 67_o and_o tenderness_n towards_o beginner_n 70_o 2_o in_o particular_a to_o admonish_v of_o this_o 1_o the_o church_n 76_o 2_o minister_n iâ—…id_fw-la 3_o magistrate_n 77_o 4_o private_a christian_n that_o they_o quench_v not_o good_a thing_n in_o other_o by_o their_o 1_o example_n 81_o 2_o slander_n 82_o 3_o censure_v and_o judge_v they_o 1_o for_o matter_n indifferent_a 83_o 2_o for_o weakness_n 85_o use._n 2._o examine_v whether_o we_o be_v such_o as_o christ_n will_v not_o quench_v 1_o rule_n how_o to_o examine_v ourselves_o 91_o 2_o sign_n whereby_o to_o examine_v ourselves_o 101_o some_o scruple_n of_o heart_n answer_v that_o keep_v we_o from_o the_o comfort_n of_o our_o examination_n 122_o use_n 3._o we_o be_v encourage_v to_o set_v upon_o duty_n notwithstanding_o our_o weakness_n and_o disability_n 130_o a_o case_n about_o indisposition_n to_o duty_n resolve_v 139_o two_o doubt_n of_o acceptance_n either_o 1_o from_o scruple_n about_o duty_n 149_o 2_o ignorance_n of_o our_o condition_n in_o christ._n 151_o 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no_o help_n in_o himself_o be_v carry_v with_o restless_a desire_n to_o have_v supply_n from_o another_o with_o some_o hope_n which_o a_o little_a raise_v he_o out_o of_o himself_o to_o christ_n though_o he_o dare_v not_o claim_v any_o present_a interest_n of_o mercy_n this_o spark_n of_o hope_n be_v oppose_v by_o doubt_n and_o fear_n rise_v from_o corruption_n make_v he_o as_o smoke_v flax_n so_o that_o both_o these_o together_o a_o bruise_a reed_n and_o smoke_a flax_n make_v up_o the_o state_n of_o a_o poor_a distress_a man_n such_o a_o one_o our_o saviour_n christ_n term_v poor_a in_o spirit_n math._n 5._o who_o see_v a_o want_n &_o withal_o see_v himself_o indebt_v to_o divine_a justice_n &_o no_o mean_n of_o â—…uppie_n from_o himself_o or_o the_o creature_n and_o thereupon_o mourn_v and_o upon_o some_o hope_n of_o mercy_n from_o the_o promise_n &_o example_n of_o those_o that_o have_v obtain_v mercy_n be_v stir_v up_o to_o hunger_n &_o thirst_n after_o it_o this_o bruise_a be_v 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51._o thus_o hezekiah_n 13._o complain_v that_o god_n have_v break_v his_o bone_n as_o a_o lion_n thus_o the_o choose_a vessel_n s._n paul_n need_v the_o messenger_n 12._o of_o satan_n to_o buffet_v he_o lest_o he_o shall_v be_v lift_v up_o above_o measure_n hence_o we_o learn_v that_o we_o must_v not_o pass_v too_o harsh_a judgement_n upon_o ourselves_o or_o other_o when_o god_n do_v exercise_v we_o with_o bruise_v upon_o bruise_v there_o must_v be_v a_o conformity_n to_o our_o head_n christ_n who_o be_v bruise_v for_o we_o 53._o that_o we_o may_v know_v how_o much_o we_o be_v bind_v unto_o he_o profane_a spirit_n ignorant_a of_o god_n way_n in_o bring_v his_o child_n to_o heaven_n censure_v break_v heart_v christian_n for_o desperate_a person_n when_o as_o god_n be_v about_o a_o gracious_a good_a work_n with_o they_o it_o be_v no_o easy_a matter_n to_o bring_v a_o man_n from_o nature_n to_o grace_n and_o from_o grace_n to_o glory_n so_o unyeelding_a and_o untractable_a be_v our_o 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