this_o dulness_n be_v to_o converse_v with_o god_n and_o to_o keep_v our_o heart_n in_o ure_n with_o he_o by_o call_v to_o mind_n every_o day_n his_o benefit_n general_a particular_a corporal_a spiritual_a what_o he_o have_v do_v for_o thy_o soul_n already_o what_o he_o will_v do_v far_o then_o to_o examine_v thyself_o how_o thou_o have_v be_v answerable_a that_o day_n for_o such_o kindness_n and_o love_n unto_o thou_o then_o to_o fall_v to_o prayer_n ask_v pardon_n for_o thy_o sin_n with_o a_o faithful_a and_o penitent_a heart_n and_o enter_v into_o a_o new_a league_n between_o god_n and_o thy_o soul_n to_o forsake_v sin_n more_o earnest_o and_o to_o serve_v god_n more_o careful_o then_o in_o time_n past_a meditation_n 14._o of_o joy_n it_o be_v good_a to_o rejoice_v ever_o and_o never_o to_o rejoice_v i_o mean_v carnal_o we_o must_v not_o set_v up_o joy_n as_o a_o idol_n in_o our_o heart_n as_o though_o there_o be_v no_o high_a matter_n if_o a_o man_n ask_v we_o why_o we_o be_v merry_a we_o can_v say_v nothing_o but_o because_o we_o love_v to_o be_v merry_a yet_o ought_v we_o to_o prefer_v god_n to_o our_o joy_n and_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n the_o good_a of_o our_o neighbour_n and_o the_o health_n of_o our_o soul_n we_o must_v so_o rejoice_v in_o temporal_a thing_n that_o we_o bar_v not_o ourselves_o from_o heavenly_a comfort_n we_o must_v be_v so_o familiar_a with_o outward_a thing_n that_o we_o grow_v nothing_o the_o more_o strange_a with_o god_n if_o otherwise_o we_o sell_v our_o birthright_n for_o esau_n broth_n canaan_n for_o the_o fleshpot_n of_o egypt_n and_o as_o it_o be_v common_o say_v we_o go_v out_o of_o god_n blessing_n into_o a_o warm_a sun_n take_v heed_n then_o to_o thyself_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o thou_o to_o use_v the_o blessing_n of_o god_n for_o thy_o necessity_n i_o say_v more_o for_o thy_o comfort_n and_o recreation_n so_o far_o forth_o as_o do_v concern_v thy_o person_n yea_o thy_o state_n and_o calling_n but_o if_o thou_o use_v they_o for_o thy_o recreation_n only_o and_o have_v no_o far_o or_o better_a end_n thou_o will_v quick_o fall_v to_o the_o abuse_n respect_v rather_o what_o thy_o appetite_n do_v crave_v than_o god_n allow_v god_n allow_v no_o such_o use_n of_o his_o creature_n as_o make_v thou_o the_o less_o able_a or_o willing_a to_o serve_v he_o wherefore_o a_o restraint_n at_o least_o in_o affectation_n touch_v these_o thing_n be_v better_a than_o by_o lose_v too_o much_o the_o reins_o to_o our_o unruly_a flesh_n to_o suffer_v it_o to_o take_v the_o bridle_n and_o run_v away_o let_v the_o fear_n of_o god_n be_v the_o steward_n of_o our_o expense_n and_o it_o shall_v make_v a_o good_a account_n for_o we_o if_o it_o cause_v we_o to_o pass_v by_o many_o worldly_a delight_n yet_o will_v yield_v unto_o our_o conscience_n the_o sound_a comfort_n for_o god_n do_v bring_v unto_o he_o the_o joy_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n which_o willing_o forsake_v outward_a pleasure_n the_o late_a end_n of_o such_o joy_n be_v woe_n but_o of_o this_o it_o be_v say_v no_o man_n shall_v take_v it_o from_o you_o will_v thou_o rejoice_v ever_o i_o think_v i_o hear_v thou_o say_v so_o be_v sad_a ever_o to_o the_o world_n if_o thou_o smile_v with_o it_o let_v it_o be_v from_o the_o tooth_n outward_a engage_v not_o thy_o heart_n a_o strange_a paradox_n that_o a_o man_n shall_v be_v sorry_a to_o make_v himself_o merry_a and_o these_o as_o strange_a we_o must_v stand_v in_o fear_n to_o make_v ourselves_o bold_a we_o must_v be_v fool_n to_o be_v make_v wise_a we_o must_v die_v that_o we_o may_v live_v meditation_n 15._o humane_a reason_n be_v not_o this_o our_o common_a answer_n have_v i_o not_o reason_n to_o do_v as_o i_o do_v yet_o be_v we_o not_o to_o live_v by_o reason_n but_o by_o faith_n whereas_o we_o shall_v rather_o say_v do_v not_o god_n word_n warrant_v i_o to_o do_v as_o i_o do_v if_o religion_n be_v but_o the_o improvement_n of_o reason_n how_o will_v man_n entertain_v it_o as_o their_o own_o whereas_o now_o they_o suspect_v it_o as_o a_o stranger_n many_o have_v think_v that_o the_o article_n of_o religion_n may_v win_v credit_n from_o principle_n evident_a to_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n and_o that_o philosophy_n have_v lay_v as_o good_a ground_n as_o divinity_n sure_o humane_a learning_n can_v convince_v we_o well_o enough_o of_o many_o thing_n we_o do_v but_o can_v bring_v we_o forward_o in_o that_o we_o ought_v to_o do_v for_o salvation_n it_o be_v a_o power_n in_o nature_n create_v to_o obey_v and_o believe_v if_o it_o will_v but_o now_o in_o nature_n decay_v it_o be_v a_o want_n and_o it_o be_v not_o in_o man_n will_n to_o believe_v and_o obey_v the_o truth_n and_o the_o misery_n be_v that_o it_o know_v not_o how_o to_o find_v what_o it_o have_v lose_v nor_o so_o much_o as_o that_o it_o have_v lose_v any_o thing_n without_o a_o borrow_a light_n the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v the_o powerful_a mean_n whereby_o the_o holy_a ghost_n which_o work_v inward_o in_o our_o heart_n do_v impart_v this_o light_n unto_o we_o our_o reason_n be_v natural_a faith_n supernatural_a reason_n be_v the_o begin_n of_o knowledge_n but_o faith_n of_o religion_n the_o papist_n will_v say_v they_o have_v more_o reason_n for_o their_o religion_n than_o we_o for_o free_a will_n satisfaction_n merit_n purgatory_n prayer_n latin_a service_n image_n pilgrimage_n hierarchy_n stand_v all_o upon_o good_a ground_n of_o reason_n let_v we_o give_v they_o what_o they_o ask_v we_o may_v the_o more_o bold_o challenge_v truth_n without_o which_o there_o be_v no_o religion_n and_o to_o protest_v free_o what_o we_o maintain_v and_o wherein_o we_o desire_v by_o god_n grace_n to_o die_v we_o follow_v not_o reason_n in_o make_v choice_n of_o religion_n but_o god_n word_n search_v to_o understand_v the_o hard_a place_n and_o easy_a keep_v ourselves_o within_o the_o proportion_n of_o faith_n refuse_v not_o the_o help_n of_o humane_a learning_n for_o the_o phrase_n or_o story_n neither_o the_o testimony_n of_o better_a time_n by_o this_o word_n we_o learn_v that_o man_n have_v no_o good_a will_n nor_o have_v his_o will_n power_n to_o return_v to_o god_n until_o grace_v make_v the_o will_v willing_a which_o of_o itself_o be_v unwilling_a and_o then_o but_o not_o till_o then_o do_v it_o work_v with_o grace_n what_o if_o reason_n deny_v this_o and_o teach_v the_o contrary_a by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n we_o learn_v that_o there_o be_v no_o satisfaction_n for_o sin_n beside_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n no_o merit_n to_o eternal_a life_n but_o his_o righteousness_n that_o sin_n be_v all_o mortal_a by_o nature_n though_o not_o equal_a that_o man_n righteousness_n though_o do_v in_o grace_n be_v unperfect_a what_o if_o reason_n deny_v this_o and_o teach_v the_o contrary_a by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n we_o learn_v that_o bread_n in_o the_o sacrament_n be_v not_o turn_v into_o the_o very_a body_n of_o christ_n nor_o wine_n into_o his_o blood_n yet_o that_o it_o be_v his_o very_a body_n and_o blood_n to_o the_o faithful_a communicant_a who_o be_v make_v partaker_n of_o whole_a christ_n not_o by_o a_o gross_a and_o fleshly_a incorporation_n but_o a_o ghostly_a and_o effectual_a union_n what_o if_o reason_n deny_v this_o and_o teach_v the_o contrary_a by_o god_n word_n we_o learn_v that_o worship_v of_o image_n among_o christian_n be_v but_o a_o set_n up_o of_o idol_n as_o among_o the_o heathen_a that_o prayer_n in_o a_o strange_a tongue_n for_o the_o dead_a be_v neither_o devotion_n nor_o charity_n what_o if_o reason_n deny_v this_o and_o teach_v the_o contrary_a by_o god_n word_n we_o learn_v that_o religion_n consist_v not_o in_o popish_a shrift_n penance_n difference_n of_o meat_n apparel_n fast_v pilgrimage_n relic_n cross_v holy-oile_n holywater_n holy-bread_n holybeade_n holy-bell_n what_o if_o reason_n deny_v this_o and_o teach_v the_o contrary_a to_o the_o decay_n of_o christian_a obedience_n which_o consist_v in_o a_o inward_a mortisication_n and_o outward_o in_o a_o patient_a bear_n of_o christ_n cross_n by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n we_o learn_v that_o christ_n be_v the_o only_a head_n of_o the_o church_n and_o do_v still_o govern_v the_o same_o by_o his_o spirit_n and_o word_n from_o which_o god_n minister_n or_o priest_n fetch_v all_o their_o authority_n and_o have_v not_o give_v over_o his_o place_n to_o another_o which_o shall_v take_v authority_n above_o the_o word_n what_o if_o reason_n deny_v this_o and_o teach_v the_o contrary_a by_o the_o word_n we_o learn_v that_o the_o scripture_n have_v sufficient_a instruction_n to_o salvation_n what_o if_o reason_n deny_v it_o and_o put_v we_o far_o over_o to_o tradition_n revelation_n miracle_n to_o enforce_v doctrine_n contrary_a to_o the_o
of_o man_n addict_v to_o this_o life_n where_o plenty_n be_v before_o want_n and_o prosperity_n before_o poverty_n to_o who_o give_v seem_v spend_v and_o receive_v a_o fruitful_a harvest_n but_o to_o the_o spiritual_a man_n who_o life_n be_v in_o god_n it_o be_v plain_a as_o ground_v upon_o a_o true_a contempt_n of_o the_o world_n and_o be_v the_o right_a exercise_n of_o charity_n which_o christian_n must_v regard_v and_o christ_n at_o the_o last_o day_n will_v confirm_v it_o to_o be_v true_a by_o that_o final_a judgement_n when_o he_o shall_v pronounce_v they_o bless_v which_o have_v give_v and_o other_o curse_v which_o have_v have_v more_o care_n to_o gain_v then_o give_v oh_o my_o soul_n think_v nothing_o thou_o that_o charity_n bid_v thou_o spare_v or_o if_o it_o be_v thou_o it_o be_v by_o the_o right_n of_o use_v it_o well_o to_o the_o good_a of_o other_o for_o the_o rest_n thou_o shall_v answer_v as_o for_o thing_n steal_v meditation_n 21._o say_v well_o and_o do_v well_o let_v every_o man_n speak_v as_o he_o mean_v but_o first_o let_v he_o mean_v well_o for_o he_o which_o use_v to_o speak_v well_o and_o have_v no_o good_a meaning_n do_v soon_o prove_v a_o dissembler_n it_o be_v simple_o good_a always_o to_o mean_v well_o for_o that_o cause_v a_o man_n to_o speak_v well_o and_o to_o be_v the_o same_o in_o deed_n which_o he_o be_v in_o word_n let_v every_o man_n speak_v as_o he_o listen_v so_o he_o live_v well_o say_v another_z as_o though_o man_n can_v speak_v without_o affect_v as_o many_o time_n they_o speak_v without_o truth_n he_o that_o do_v use_v to_o speak_v ill_a will_n short_o be_v the_o man_n he_o speak_v of_o transform_v himself_o by_o little_a and_o little_a into_o the_o image_n of_o his_o own_o word_n such_o a_o man_n indeed_o speak_v plain_o but_o dangerous_o to_o himself_o and_o other_o for_o his_o meaning_n be_v no_o better_a than_o his_o speech_n he_o embolden_v himself_o and_o corrupt_v other_o and_o this_o be_v the_o rule_n custom_n of_o good_a speech_n do_v not_o alter_v the_o meaning_n which_o be_v ill_a but_o the_o use_n of_o ill_a speech_n do_v alter_v the_o meaning_n which_o be_v good_a and_o make_v it_o naught_o whence_o it_o be_v if_o i_o hear_v a_o man_n speak_v well_o i_o be_o still_o uncertain_a but_o if_o i_o see_v he_o do_v well_o than_o i_o certain_o know_v he_o though_o he_o be_v silent_a because_o his_o meaning_n be_v show_v true_o in_o deed_n which_o in_o word_n be_v dark_a or_o doubtful_a it_o be_v the_o proverb_n say_v well_o be_v good_a but_o do_v well_o be_v better_a how_o be_v it_o good_a if_o it_o make_v not_o a_o bad_a man_n the_o better_a or_o prove_v not_o one_o to_o be_v good_a nay_o it_o be_v oft_o time_n the_o vizard_n of_o a_o foul_a face_n the_o curtain_n of_o a_o unclean_a bed_n the_o plaster_n of_o a_o fester_a sore_n the_o ceiling_n of_o some_o rot_a wall_n and_o be_v first_o a_o countenance_n to_o sin_n which_o lie_v hide_v under_o it_o and_o in_o the_o end_n a_o disgrace_n to_o goodness_n as_o though_o it_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o verbal_a wherefore_o say_v well_o be_v good_a not_o positive_o or_o simple_o of_o itself_o but_o privative_o that_o be_v less_o hurtful_a than_o do_v or_o say_v ill_o respective_o as_o it_o be_v join_v with_o a_o good_a meaning_n so_o say_v well_o be_v good_a when_o it_o show_v a_o man_n as_o he_o be_v affect_v but_o do_v well_o be_v better_a for_o that_o be_v the_o fruit_n of_o a_o good_a affection_n the_o vessel_n do_v yield_v such_o liquor_n as_o it_o have_v and_o as_o the_o man_n trade_n be_v so_o be_v his_o talk_n oh_o my_o soul_n conceive_v thy_o thought_n according_a to_o the_o idea_n of_o that_o divine_a goodness_n which_o thy_o mind_n do_v behold_v and_o when_o they_o be_v bear_v into_o word_n jacob_n lamb_n shall_v not_o be_v more_o like_o the_o particoloured_a stick_n lay_v before_o the_o ewe_n in_o time_n of_o conception_n than_o thy_o word_n and_o deed_n shall_v be_v unto_o that_o idea_n but_o if_o thou_o suffer_v thyself_o to_o talk_v without_o good_a meaning_n thy_o word_n shall_v be_v without_o feeling_n and_o rather_o to_o condemn_v thyself_o then_o to_o amend_v other_o another_o proverb_n be_v that_o true_a meaning_n have_v no_o fellow_n there_o be_v none_o to_o who_o thou_o may_v commit_v thyself_o more_o safe_o and_o which_o will_v do_v thou_o more_o good_a than_o true_a meaning_n it_o will_v save_v thou_o from_o sin_n and_o shame_n and_o make_v thy_o word_n and_o deed_n both_o one_o and_o it_o will_v cause_v thy_o friend_n safe_o to_o commit_v himself_o unto_o thou_o and_o to_o find_v as_o much_o good_a in_o thy_o word_n and_o deed_n as_o thou_o do_v in_o thy_o own_o true_a meaning_n by_o it_o thou_o shall_v free_v thyself_o from_o much_o lip-labour_n and_o study_v of_o cloquence_n for_o true_a meaning_n shall_v teach_v thou_o to_o speak_v in_o few_o word_n and_o yet_o to_o be_v well_o understand_v and_o shall_v add_v such_o grace_n and_o force_v to_o thy_o word_n as_o if_o persuasion_n herself_o do_v speak_v for_o thou_o but_o who_o speak_v without_o true_a meaning_n have_v lose_v his_o voice_n because_o he_o speak_v from_o a_o hollow_a heart_n which_o yield_v a_o uncertain_a sound_n and_o if_o man_n hear_v any_o thing_n it_o be_v the_o least_o part_n and_o as_o a_o echo_n it_o be_v present_o go_v a_o sound_a heart_n make_v a_o sound_a tongue_n the_o tongue_n in_o nature_n can_v and_o in_o reason_n shall_v not_o move_v without_o the_o heart_n and_o therefore_o if_o the_o tongue_n move_v of_o itself_o or_o before_o the_o heart_n order_n be_v break_v and_o it_o be_v ominous_a to_o say_v as_o we_o mean_v be_v to_o follow_v god_n who_o be_v truth_n itself_o but_o to_o do_v otherwise_o be_v to_o imitate_v the_o practice_n of_o the_o devil_n who_o by_o this_o deceive_v our_o first_o parent_n meditation_n 22._o of_o obedience_n there_o be_v a_o obedience_n of_o the_o law_n and_o a_o obedience_n of_o faith_n the_o obedience_n of_o the_o law_n tell_v i_o what_o i_o ought_v to_o be_v the_o obedience_n of_o faith_n lead_v i_o unto_o it_o the_o obedience_n of_o the_o law_n condemn_v i_o for_o not_o be_v as_o i_o ought_v the_o obedience_n of_o faith_n do_v quit_v i_o from_o the_o law_n the_o obedience_n of_o the_o law_n do_v bring_v i_o into_o bondage_n of_o the_o curse_n the_o obedience_n of_o faith_n make_v i_o a_o inheritor_n of_o the_o blessing_n in_o my_o mind_n i_o do_v allow_v the_o obedience_n of_o the_o law_n but_o in_o my_o conscience_n i_o trust_v to_o the_o obedience_n of_o faith_n i_o be_o cotent_a that_o my_o life_n be_v order_v by_o the_o obedience_n of_o the_o law_n but_o look_v to_o be_v censure_v by_o the_o obedience_n of_o faith_n the_o obedience_n of_o the_o law_n have_v boast_v and_o merit_n repentance_n pardon_n acceptation_n desire_v unfeigned_a belong_v not_o to_o the_o obedience_n of_o the_o law_n but_o of_o faith_n i_o have_v nothing_o to_o boast_v of_o except_o i_o shall_v boast_v of_o my_o own_o shame_n and_o i_o have_v no_o claim_n but_o mercy_n except_o god_n look_v on_o my_o repentance_n and_o forgive_v my_o sin_n in_o christ_n except_o he_o do_v accept_v what_o be_v do_v in_o his_o fear_n and_o pardon_v what_o be_v leave_v undo_v except_o he_o regard_v my_o desire_n more_o than_o my_o deserve_n and_o measure_v my_o desire_n rather_o by_o their_o sincerity_n than_o their_o strength_n what_o will_v become_v of_o i_o meditation_n 23._o temptation_n shake_n not_o hand_n with_o any_o tentation_n but_o turn_v quick_o and_o fly_v speedy_o from_o it_o as_o joseph_n do_v from_o his_o mistress_n it_o be_v a_o great_a hap_n not_o to_o go_v down_o into_o such_o a_o pit_n than_o any_o sure_a hope_n to_o return_v out_o of_o it_o oh_o my_o soul_n thou_o know_v what_o i_o mean_v and_o thou_o feel_v the_o danger_n thou_o can_v more_o true_o dislike_v sin_n then_o leave_v it_o and_o hate_v it_o then_o be_v rid_v of_o it_o yet_o he_o which_o command_v lazarus_n forth_o of_o the_o grave_n can_v raise_v thou_o and_o have_v he_o not_o do_v a_o like_a thing_n for_o thou_o why_o do_v thou_o still_o love_v danger_n to_o fall_v into_o it_o i_o neither_o love_v the_o danger_n nor_o the_o fall_n but_o sin_n plead_v custom_n and_o the_o more_o i_o yield_v the_o less_o able_a be_o i_o to_o resist_v i_o be_o only_o strong_a in_o opinion_n but_o weak_a in_o tentation_n and_o i_o find_v more_o safety_n in_o fly_v then_o fight_v while_o i_o stand_v on_o my_o guard_n my_o weapon_n to_o which_o i_o ordinary_o trust_v be_v strike_v out_o of_o my_o hand_n the_o base_a town_n of_o my_o sense_n be_v surprise_v the_o castle_n of_o reason_n so_o
law_n have_v figure_n for_o the_o time_n of_o grace_n the_o law_n come_v by_o moses_n so_o grace_n and_o truth_n be_v come_v unto_o we_o by_o jesus_n christ_n who_o gospel_n be_v preach_v in_o all_o the_o world_n what_o division_n and_o strife_n be_v rise_v up_o about_o it_o as_o be_v foretell_v how_o many_o enemy_n have_v it_o which_o with_o open_a force_n resist_v it_o how_o many_o false_a brethren_n which_o undermine_v it_o how_o many_o loose_a libertine_n which_o live_v under_o the_o shadow_n but_o will_v not_o be_v rule_v by_o the_o power_n of_o it_o how_o do_v faith_n waver_v and_o charity_n wax_v cold_a the_o world_n sway_n and_o the_o church_n suffer_v heresy_n prosper_v and_o truth_n pine_v if_o all_o the_o work_n of_o god_n hitherto_o have_v have_v their_o just_a course_n and_o time_n will_v he_o fail_v trow_v you_o in_o the_o last_o act_n nay_o some_o part_n of_o this_o act_n be_v begin_v already_o by_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n into_o the_o flesh_n for_o after_o this_o come_n of_o he_o it_o be_v say_v he_o that_o believe_v not_o in_o the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v condemn_v already_o but_o the_o second_o come_v of_o christ_n shall_v be_v a_o full_a consummation_n be_v he_o come_v in_o humility_n to_o suffer_v and_o save_v and_o will_v he_o not_o come_v in_o glory_n to_o put_v down_o all_o his_o enemy_n i_o will_v not_o say_v oh_o foolish_a and_o slow_a of_o heart_n that_o be_v too_o mild_a for_o such_o mocker_n but_o oh_o hard_a heart_a and_o desperate_a wretch_n who_o because_o they_o will_v not_o now_o believe_v the_o truth_n of_o a_o final_a judgement_n shall_v hereafter_o feel_v the_o terror_n and_o punishment_n of_o eternal_a condemnation_n meditation_n 36._o affliction_n affliction_n be_v ever_o profitable_a to_o the_o godly_a but_o there_o be_v very_o few_o of_o such_o and_o it_o be_v common_o see_v that_o man_n after_o a_o long_a and_o strong_a disease_n be_v much_o worse_a than_o before_o so_o that_o the_o fire_n of_o naughtiness_n which_o for_o a_o while_o lay_v cover_v under_o the_o ember_n of_o their_o disease_n have_v get_v but_o a_o little_a vent_n break_v forth_o the_o more_o forcible_o and_o the_o flood_n of_o their_o corruption_n stop_v for_o a_o while_n by_o the_o opposition_n of_o their_o pain_n have_v get_v some_o small_a passage_n do_v recover_v his_o course_n with_o the_o great_a violence_n it_o be_v very_o true_a that_o in_o our_o trouble_n we_o can_v call_v ourselves_o to_o account_n and_o pray_v to_o god_n with_o many_o vow_n and_o promise_n of_o amendment_n but_o no_o soon_o do_v he_o remove_v his_o hand_n than_o we_o start_v aside_o from_o our_o new_a resolution_n and_o follow_v our_o old_a by_o as_o and_o how_o come_v this_o to_o pass_v because_o we_o be_v bring_v unto_o it_o by_o constraint_n we_o do_v complain_v and_o cry_v but_o more_o for_o feel_v of_o anguish_n and_o pain_n like_o beast_n than_o any_o inward_a remorse_n or_o touch_v of_o conscience_n we_o be_v not_o offend_v at_o our_o sin_n but_o we_o be_v sorry_a for_o the_o loss_n of_o our_o health_n and_o liberty_n we_o humble_v not_o ourselves_o before_o the_o lord_n but_o it_o be_v grievous_a unto_o we_o that_o his_o hand_n be_v heavy_a on_o we_o we_o long_v not_o after_o the_o health_n of_o our_o soul_n but_o we_o inquire_v after_o all_o mean_n to_o remove_v the_o disease_n from_o our_o body_n therefore_o as_o soon_o as_o we_o have_v our_o will_n satisfy_v in_o this_o respect_n and_o seel_v our_o strength_n return_v we_o get_v cut_v as_o man_n shut_v up_o long_o in_o prison_n and_o forget_v all_o the_o good_a thought_n which_o come_v to_o we_o in_o extremity_n and_o as_o it_o fall_v out_o with_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n that_o because_o they_o be_v near_o the_o good_a land_n and_o may_v have_v enter_v into_o it_o by_o the_o conduct_n of_o god_n and_o will_v not_o therefore_o return_v they_o back_o again_o and_o their_o carcase_n perish_v in_o the_o wilderness_n so_o in_o this_o cause_n because_o we_o be_v near_o to_o amendment_n of_o life_n and_o may_v have_v be_v partaker_n thereof_o through_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n and_o will_v not_o therefore_o fall_v we_o back_o to_o our_o old_a sin_n and_o in_o they_o we_o perish_v a_o godly_a mind_n may_v thrive_v well_o in_o trouble_n but_o he_o that_o be_v not_o prepare_v before_o hand_n shall_v find_v little_a comfort_n in_o it_o the_o sun_n which_o melt_v the_o wax_n harden_v the_o clay_n spice_n when_o they_o be_v beat_v smell_v the_o better_a but_o there_o be_v other_o thing_n which_o never_o smell_v so_o ill_o as_o when_o they_o be_v most_o handle_v these_o sudden_a flash_n terrify_v many_o but_o they_o enlighten_v none_o but_o such_o as_o live_v in_o the_o inward_a light_n alas_o what_o a_o interest_n have_v sin_n in_o we_o when_o we_o have_v once_o yield_v unto_o it_o we_o bear_v not_o only_o the_o guilt_n of_o what_o be_v past_a but_o we_o be_v ever_o after_o the_o more_o prone_a to_o do_v the_o like_a again_o so_o that_o there_o be_v no_o purgation_n so_o strong_a no_o affliction_n of_o such_o force_n to_o cleanse_v we_o of_o it_o without_o the_o special_a gift_n of_o his_o heavenly_a grace_n which_o no_o soon_o say_v but_o lazarus_n come_v forth_o therefore_o be_v we_o to_o look_v to_o our_o very_a beginning_n and_o if_o we_o have_v make_v any_o entrance_n to_o draw_v back_o with_o speed_n for_o sin_n of_o custom_n be_v like_o a_o old_a gout_n which_o know_v no_o remedy_n yet_o despair_v not_o at_o any_o time_n rather_o resist_v then_o give_v place_n if_o the_o tempter_n suggest_v unto_o thou_o the_o greatness_n of_o thy_o sin_n let_v it_o serve_v this_o way_n to_o make_v thou_o humble_v thyself_o more_o and_o to_o ask_v pardon_n if_o thou_o desire_v hearty_o to_o amend_v and_o commit_v thy_o cause_n to_o he_o which_o die_v for_o thou_o thy_o sin_n can_v hurt_v thou_o for_o he_o which_o give_v the_o desire_n will_v bring_v it_o to_o effect_v but_o herein_o beware_v of_o hypocrisy_n if_o god_n point_n unto_o thou_o particular_o by_o any_o affliction_n take_v it_o as_o a_o medicine_n from_o thy_o heavenly_a physician_n for_o thy_o soul_n health_n and_o let_v it_o be_v more_o displease_v that_o thou_o have_v offend_v god_n then_o that_o the_o cross_n be_v offensive_a to_o thou_o seek_v the_o health_n of_o thy_o soul_n more_o than_o the_o remove_n of_o outward_a cross_n and_o use_v all_o mean_n to_o be_v such_o a_o one_o in_o health_n as_o thou_o do_v desire_v to_o be_v in_o sickness_n in_o all_o affliction_n look_v not_o so_o much_o to_o the_o rod_n as_o to_o the_o smiter_n who_o if_o thou_o take_v it_o patitient_o do_v correct_v thou_o in_o love_n if_o otherwise_o in_o anger_n and_o indignation_n meditation_n 37._o humane_a society_n man_n be_v by_o nature_n sociable_a and_o frame_v thereunto_o by_o reason_n and_o speech_n whereunto_o he_o do_v the_o more_o willing_o apply_v himself_o though_o with_o some_o particular_a disadvantage_n because_o of_o the_o necessity_n of_o life_n which_o seem_v to_o require_v society_n for_o many_o commodity_n necessary_a to_o life_n be_v have_v in_o a_o society_n not_o otherwise_o to_o be_v obtain_v this_o have_v draw_v man_n from_o wander_v up_o and_o down_o to_o certain_a place_n of_o abode_n from_o den_n to_o house_n from_o wood_n to_o town_n and_o city_n from_o barbarous_a manner_n to_o civility_n and_o rather_o to_o commit_v themselves_o to_o the_o authority_n of_o a_o orderly_a government_n by_o law_n for_o their_o safety_n then_o to_o languish_v in_o a_o idle_a and_o unprofitable_a looseness_n without_o the_o use_n of_o one_o another_o help_n and_o society_n hence_o have_v be_v erect_v so_o many_o state_n and_o commonweal_n the_o glory_n of_o all_o age_n but_o yet_o this_o society_n how_o agreeable_a soever_o to_o man_n nature_n do_v not_o full_o content_v it_o neither_o do_v man_n find_v in_o man_n that_o which_o may_v satisfy_v his_o desire_n for_o man_n be_v make_v after_o the_o image_n of_o his_o maker_n do_v take_v more_o delight_n to_o see_v himself_o in_o the_o pattern_n of_o his_o first_o beauty_n then_o to_o see_v his_o own_o face_n in_o the_o face_n of_o his_o brother_n and_o though_o he_o need_v not_o for_o this_o purpose_n the_o use_n of_o his_o eye_n so_o much_o yet_o do_v the_o soul_n more_o perfect_o discourse_n and_o understand_v when_o it_o lift_v itself_o up_o to_o god_n then_o when_o it_o do_v converse_v with_o man_n again_o the_o happiness_n which_o we_o be_v to_o receive_v in_o a_o humane_a society_n do_v proceed_v from_o the_o society_n which_o we_o must_v first_o seek_v for_o with_o god_n and_o from_o the_o duty_n we_o owe_v unto_o he_o we_o right_o learn_v how_o to_o frame_v ourselves_o in_o all_o inferior_a duty_n