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4._o â—_o 16._o but_o also_o that_o god_n be_v love_n god_n say_v not_o that_o he_o be_v power_n or_o justice_n although_o he_o may_v true_o say_v so_o but_o when_o he_o will_v define_v himself_o and_o tell_v what_o he_o be_v he_o make_v choice_n of_o this_o attribute_n of_o love_n and_o say_v he_o be_v love_n which_o notable_o argue_v how_o great_a and_o strong_a his_o love_n be_v 3_o furthermore_o we_o see_v by_o the_o former_a testimony_n of_o scripture_n that_o his_o love_n be_v transcendent_a and_o above_o rule_n he_o have_v limit_v man_n love_n &_o mercy_n and_o there_o be_v many_o case_n wherein_o man_n may_v not_o show_v mercy_n the_o husband_n as_o we_o hear_v out_o of_o jeremie_n may_v not_o take_v his_o wife_n again_o that_o have_v play_v the_o whore_n and_o depart_v from_o he_o have_v couple_v herself_o to_o another_o man_n etc._n man_n 1_o sam._n 2._o v._n 37._o etc._n etc._n elie_n the_o high_a priest_n be_v severe_o punish_v for_o be_v too_o merciful_a to_o his_o 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for_o my_o own_o particular_a it_o have_v ever_o be_v far_o beyond_o not_o only_o my_o desert_n but_o also_o my_o desire_n but_o to_o come_v to_o the_o more_o ordinary_a end_n of_o such_o dedication_n they_o be_v principal_o three_o comfort_n honour_n duty_n or_o rather_o discharge_v of_o duty_n all_o which_o i_o confess_v have_v prevail_v with_o i_o in_o the_o dedication_n of_o these_o my_o slender_a discourse_n unto_o your_o lady_n ship_n many_o have_v not_o only_o dedicate_v their_o writing_n but_o direct_v their_o whole_a treatise_n to_o such_o as_o they_o desire_v to_o comfort_v as_o apollonium_n as_o plutarch_n consolat_a ad_fw-la apollonium_n plutarch_n martiam_fw-la plutarch_n senee_n consolat_a ad_fw-la polyb_a abin_n martiam_fw-la seneca_n and_o other_o now_o this_o treatise_n of_o i_o tend_v only_o to_o comfort_v we_o in_o general_a against_o all_o misery_n whereunto_o our_o life_n in_o this_o frail_a and_o transitory_a world_n be_v subject_a i_o have_v dedicate_v the_o same_o to_o your_o ladyship_n that_o if_o it_o afford_v any_o use_n of_o that_o nature_n your_o ladyship_n may_v principal_o have_v the_o benefitte_n thereof_o who_o almost_o insupportable_a cross_n yea_o without_o great_a measure_n of_o grace_n mere_o insupportable_a stand_v not_o a_o little_a in_o need_n thereof_o i_o must_v in_o discreation_n omit_v particular_n which_o be_v to_o well_o know_v to_o they_o that_o know_v you_o &_o your_o state_n second_o whereas_o many_o in_o their_o dedication_n as_o much_o as_o in_o they_o lie_v seek_v to_o honour_v their_o virtue_n to_o who_o they_o entitle_v their_o work_n i_o profess_v that_o i_o have_v here_o in_o much_o respect_v the_o same_o in_o behalf_n of_o your_o ladyship_n for_o have_v be_v a_o long_a time_n a_o eye_n witness_n of_o your_o virtuous_a and_o religious_a conversation_n &_o occasional_o as_o it_o be_v enforce_v to_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o manifold_a and_o excellent_a grace_n of_o god_n shine_v in_o you_o i_o can_v not_o but_o most_o willing_o embrace_v any_o opportunity_n to_o give_v some_o public_a testimony_n thereunto_o and_o a_o fit_a can_v not_o occur_v then_o the_o publish_n of_o this_o treatise_n and_o yet_o here_o i_o must_v do_v you_o wrong_v by_o omit_v particular_n who_o of_o your_o excessive_a modesty_n will_v hold_v yourself_o wrong_v if_o i_o shall_v in_o particular_a give_v you_o but_o your_o due_a praise_n and_o specify_v your_o most_o eminent_a virtue_n i_o therefore_o rather_o choose_v to_o wrong_v you_o indeed_o than_o you_o shall_v conceive_v and_o complain_v that_o you_o be_v wrong_v last_o as_o for_o obligation_n and_o duty_n i_o towards_o your_o ladyship_n be_v so_o great_a that_o this_o consideration_n alone_o without_o any_o other_o motive_n will_v have_v be_v sufficient_a to_o make_v i_o strain_v my_o best_a endeavour_n to_o the_o high_a to_o strike_v out_o some_o part_n of_o my_o score_z if_z paper_z payment_n may_v be_v currant_n and_o verbal_a acknowledgement_n may_v satisfy_v for_o real_a benefitte_v which_o indeed_o can_v be_v but_o by_o the_o favourable_a acceptance_n of_o generous_a and_o noble_a mind_n who_o deem_v that_o mercenary_a beneficence_n be_v no_o beneficence_n of_o which_o temper_n know_v your_o ladyship_n spirit_n to_o be_v i_o have_v be_v encourage_v to_o shift_v out_o by_o this_o kind_n of_o beggarly_a recompense_n i_o hear_v therefore_o dear_a madam_n present_a unto_o you_o the_o anatomy_n of_o my_o best_a thought_n entreat_v your_o favourable_a acceptation_n thereof_o to_o you_o be_v they_o due_a above_o all_o other_o such_o as_o they_o be_v be_v the_o fruit_n of_o that_o tree_n to_o wit_v my_o unworthy_a self_n that_o have_v continual_o be_v water_v and_o cherish_v by_o your_o manifold_a christian_a favour_n but_o here_o again_o i_o must_v forbear_v particular_n lest_o i_o shall_v be_v offensive_a and_o therefore_o i_o end_v mosi_n affectionate_o commend_v your_o good_a ladyship_n to_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n in_o christ_n barstable_n in_o devonshire_n 1609._o januarie_n 1._o alias_o newyeares_n day_n your_o ladyship_n most_o oblige_v richard_n smyth_n the_o content_n of_o the_o several_a chapter_n chap._n 1._o the_o vanity_n of_o all_o knowledge_n without_o the_o right_a knowledge_n of_o ourselves_o chap._n 2._o agenerall_a consideration_n of_o man_n misery_n chap._n 3._o the_o gentile_n miserable_a ignorance_n of_o the_o true_a cause_n of_o man_n misery_n chap._n 4._o that_o as_o the_o gentile_n know_v not_o the_o true_a cause_n of_o man_n misery_n so_o neither_o do_v they_o know_v the_o utmost_a and_o height_n of_o it_o chap._n 5._o that_o the_o gentile_n be_v ignorant_a both_o of_o the_o cause_n and_o the_o greatness_n of_o man_n misery_n have_v gross_o err_v in_o the_o true_a remedy_n against_o the_o same_o chap._n 6._o that_o true_a religion_n reveil_v unto_o we_o by_o god_n word_n only_o discover_v unto_o we_o the_o cause_n of_o our_o misery_n chap._n 7._o the_o true_a remedy_n which_o christian_n religion_n afford_v against_o the_o first_o kind_n of_o man_n misery_n that_o be_v the_o evil_n of_o pain_n chap._n 8._o that_o the_o christian_a religion_n only_o afford_v we_o true_a remedy_n against_o the_o second_o kind_n of_o evil_n that_o be_v the_o evil_n which_o we_o do_v or_o our_o sin_n chap._n 9_o consolation_n against_o certain_a circumstance_n of_o sin_n namely_o long_a continuance_n therein_o before_o our_o conversion_n and_o relapse_n into_o it_o after_o our_o conversion_n chap._n 10._o of_o the_o greatness_n of_o god_n mercy_n wherewith_o the_o greatness_n of_o sin_n have_v no_o proportion_n chap._n 11._o the_o christian_n peculiar_a comfort_n against_o death_n and_o the_o terror_n thereof_o chap._n 12._o consolation_n against_o the_o terror_n of_o the_o general_a judgement_n chap._n 13._o the_o joy_n of_o heaven_n and_o glorious_a state_n of_o the_o faithful_a after_o death_n the_o sinner_n counsel_n to_o his_o soul_n a_o sonnet_n of_o the_o author_n a_o wake_v o_o 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