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late_a minister_n of_o rochfort_n in_o essex_n london_n print_v by_o e._n t._n for_o john_n stafford_n the_o sovereign_a virtue_n of_o the_o gospel_n psal._n 147._o 3._o he_o heal_v they_o that_o be_v break_v in_o heart_n and_o bind_v up_o their_o wound_n here_o be_v two_o thing_n contain_v in_o this_o text_n the_o patient_n and_o the_o physician_n first_o the_o patient_n the_o break_a in_o heart_n second_o the_o physician_n christ_n it_o be_v he_o that_o heal_v and_o bind_v up_o their_o wound_n the_o patient_n here_o be_v feel_v and_o discern_v to_o have_v two_o wound_n or_o malady_n first_o brokenness_n in_o heart_n second_o woundednesse_n he_o bind_v up_o such_o brokennesse_n of_o heart_n presuppose_v wholenesse_n of_o heart_n wholenesse_n of_o heart_n be_v twofold_a either_o wholeness_n of_o heart_n in_o sin_n or_o wholenesse_n of_o heart_n from_o sin_n first_o wholenesse_n of_o heart_n from_o sin_n be_v when_o the_o heart_n it_o without_o sin_n and_o so_o the_o bless_a angel_n have_v whole_a heart_n and_o so_o adam_n and_o eve_n and_o we_o in_o they_o before_o the_o fall_n have_v whole_a heart_n second_o wholenesse_n of_o heart_n in_o sin_n so_o the_o devil_n have_v whole_a heart_n and_o all_o man_n since_o the_o fall_n from_o their_o conception_n till_o their_o conversion_n have_v whole_a heart_n and_o these_o be_v they_o that_o our_o saviour_n intend_v the_o whole_a need_v not_o a_o physician_n but_o they_o that_o be_v sick_a the_o heart_n that_o be_v whole_a need_v not_o the_o physician_n but_o they_o that_o be_v break_v and_o sick_a sin_n be_v in_o the_o godly_a and_o they_o be_v sick_a of_o it_o even_o as_o when_o poison_n be_v in_o a_o man_n it_o make_v he_o sick_a why_o because_o the_o poison_n be_v contrary_a unto_o he_o but_o sin_n be_v in_o the_o wicked_a and_o they_o be_v not_o sick_a of_o it_o as_o poison_n be_v in_o a_o toad_n and_o the_o toad_n be_v not_o sick_a because_o a_o toad_n be_v of_o that_o nature_n which_o the_o poison_n be_v and_o therefore_o he_o need_v not_o a_o physician_n will_v a_o physician_n go_v to_o cure_v a_o toad_n sure_o no_o he_o will_v rather_o kill_v it_o he_o will_v not_o cure_v it_o so_o as_o long_o as_o a_o man_n be_v not_o sick_a at_o the_o heart_n of_o his_o sin_n christ_n will_v rather_o kill_v he_o than_o cure_v he_o when_o a_o man_n say_v he_o be_v sick_a and_o yet_o can_v sleep_v eat_v drink_v and_o work_v and_o look_v as_o well_o as_o ever_o he_o do_v feel_v no_o pain_n nor_o any_o thing_n to_o trouble_v he_o what_o need_n have_v this_o man_n of_o a_o physician_n so_o when_o a_o man_n live_v in_o sin_n yet_o never_o break_v his_o sleep_n for_o it_o but_o mind_v his_o pleasure_n his_o
that_o do_v the_o office_n of_o prayer_n and_o yet_o never_o get_v the_o end_n of_o prayer_n a_o man_n have_v never_o get_v the_o end_n of_o his_o prayer_n till_o he_o have_v get_v that_o he_o pray_v for_o it_o be_v not_o with_o prayer_n as_o with_o a_o physician_n that_o may_v give_v the_o best_a physic_n under_o heaven_n and_o yet_o the_o patient_n may_v die_v under_o his_o hand_n and_o therefore_o one_o give_v counsel_n that_o a_o physician_n never_o meddle_v with_o a_o desperate_a man_n but_o if_o the_o soul_n be_v a_o effectual_a suitor_n with_o god_n it_o can_v never_o fail_v of_o its_o suit_n because_o it_o be_v a_o unsatiable_a suitor_n that_o never_o leave_v his_o prayer_n till_o it_o terminate_v the_o end_n of_o it_o i_o cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n with_o my_o voice_n and_o he_o hear_v i_o out_o of_o his_o holy_a hill_n selah_n jerom_n translate_v it_o for_o ever_o psal_n 3._o 4._o never_o do_v a_o child_n of_o god_n pray_v but_o he_o pray_v so_o as_o that_o his_o prayer_n and_o god_n ear_n may_v be_v join_v together_o i_o cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o lord_n hear_v i_o this_o also_o show_v how_o the_o prophet_n cry_v and_o pray_v namely_o so_o as_o his_o cry_n and_o god_n hear_v be_v couple_v together_o object_n but_o some_o may_v object_v how_o can_v a_o man_n be_v unsatiable_a in_o his_o prayer_n till_o he_o speed_v must_v a_o man_n be_v always_o a_o pray_v god_n call_v man_n to_o other_o duty_n of_o his_o worship_n and_o of_o his_o own_o particular_a call_n after_o morning_n i_o must_v have_v do_v till_o noon_n after_o noon_n i_o must_v have_v do_v till_o night_n whether_o god_n hear_v i_o or_o no_o must_v i_o be_v always_o a_o pray_v till_o i_o speed_v then_o i_o shall_v do_v nothing_o else_o but_o pray_v how_o then_o be_v we_o to_o continue_v our_o prayer_n till_o god_n hear_v we_o and_o give_v the_o grace_n that_o we_o pray_v for_o to_o this_o i_o answer_v ans_fw-fr a_o man_n must_v give_v over_o the_o word_n and_o time_n of_o prayer_n for_o other_o duty_n but_o a_o man_n must_v not_o give_v over_o the_o suit_n of_o prayer_n a_o poor_a beggar_n come_v to_o a_o housekeeper_n gate_n and_o beg_v but_o none_o hear_v he_o now_o he_o be_v a_o poor_a man_n have_v something_o else_o to_o do_v and_o therefore_o he_o sit_v down_o or_o stand_v and_o knit_v or_o patch_n and_o then_o he_o beg_v or_o knock_v and_o then_o to_o his_o work_n again_o though_o he_o do_v not_o always_o continue_v knock_v or_o beg_v yet_o he_o always_o continue_v his_o suit_n o_o that_o my_o suit_n may_v be_v grant_v i_o or_o that_o i_o may_v have_v a_o alm_n here_o so_o when_o the_o soul_n be_v beg_v of_o any_o grace_n though_o it_o do_v not_o always_o continue_v the_o word_n of_o prayer_n yet_o it_o always_o continue_v the_o suit_n of_o prayer_n david_n he_o will_v dwell_v in_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o ever_o psal_n 23._o 6._o a_o wicked_a man_n it_o may_v be_v will_v turn_v into_o god_n house_n and_o say_v a_o prayer_n etc._n etc._n but_o the_o prophet_n will_v and_o so_o all_o godly_a man_n must_v dwell_v there_o for_o ever_o his_o soul_n lie_v always_o at_o the_o throne_n of_o grace_n beg_v for_o grace_n a_o wicked_a man_n he_o pray_v as_o the_o cock_n crow_v the_o cock_n crow_n and_o cease_v and_o crow_n again_o and_o cease_v again_o and_o think_v not_o of_o crow_v till_o he_o crow_n again_o so_o a_o wicked_a man_n pray_v and_o cease_v pray_v and_o cease_v again_o his_o mind_n be_v never_o busy_v to_o think_v whether_o his_o prayer_n speed_v or_o no_o he_o think_v it_o be_v good_a religion_n for_o he_o to_o pray_v and_o therefore_o he_o take_v that_o for_o grant_v that_o his_o prayer_n speed_v though_o in_o very_a deed_n god_n never_o hear_v his_o prayer_n nor_o no_o more_o respect_n it_o than_o he_o respect_v the_o low_v of_o ox_n or_o the_o gruntle_n of_o hog_n he_o be_v find_v in_o his_o prayer_n as_o the_o wild_a ass_n in_o her_o month_n jer._n 2._o the_o wild_a ass_n in_o regard_n of_o her_o swiftness_n can_v 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thy_o prayer_n be_v unsatiable_a 1_o prayer_n yea_o or_o no_o and_o for_o help_v herein_o take_v these_o mark_n first_o if_o thy_o prayer_n be_v unsatiable_a prayer_n than_o it_o be_v a_o beg_a prayer_n thou_o praie_v as_o if_o thou_o have_v never_o pray_v before_o as_o if_o thou_o have_v never_o begin_v to_o pray_v and_o thou_o never_o think_v that_o thou_o have_v do_v any_o thing_n till_o thou_o have_v do_v the_o deed_n as_o a_o hungry_a man_n eat_v as_o if_o he_o have_v never_o eat_v before_o so_o the_o unsatiable_a soul_n pray_v as_o if_o he_o have_v never_o pray_v before_o till_o he_o have_v obtain_v that_o he_o have_v pray_v for_o but_o a_o wicked_a man_n he_o pray_v not_o thu_fw-mi job_n speak_v of_o carnal_a professor_n job_n 27._o 10._o will_v he_o call_v upon_o god_n at_o all_o time_n see_v thou_o a_o wicked_a man_n go_v to_o a_o good_a duty_n go_v to_o prayer_n do_v you_o think_v that_o he_o will_v hold_v out_o always_o he_o will_v never_o do_v it_o for_o a_o wicked_a man_n he_o reason_n with_o himself_o i_o have_v call_v upon_o god_n thus_o and_o thus_o long_o i_o hope_v i_o need_v not_o pray_v any_o more_o for_o this_o thing_n and_o so_o he_o give_v over_o but_o a_o godly_a man_n he_o will_v be_v always_o call_v upon_o god_n beloved_n there_o be_v a_o beginning_n to_o a_o action_n and_o a_o beginning_n of_o a_o action_n thou_o never_o begin_v to_o lift_v up_o a_o weight_n till_o thou_o stir_v it_o from_o the_o ground_n indeed_o thou_o may_v begin_v towards_o the_o action_n by_o pull_v at_o it_o by_o reach_v at_o it_o but_o thou_o never_o begin_v the_o lift_n up_o of_o the_o weight_n till_o thou_o stir_v it_o from_o its_o place_n thou_o may_v give_v a_o pull_n at_o prayer_n and_o tug_v at_o a_o grace_n but_o thou_o have_v not_o so_o much_o as_o begin_v that_o duty_n till_o thou_o see_v god_n begin_v to_o hear_v thou_o till_o thou_o see_v the_o grace_n a_o come_n therefore_o the_o prophet_n david_n when_o he_o pray_v and_o have_v not_o that_o he_o pray_v for_o his_o prayer_n return_v into_o his_o own_o bosom_n psal_n 35._o 13._o there_o to_o lie_v to_o be_v a_o continual_a suit_n unto_o god_n a_o wicked_a man_n pray_v and_o he_o leave_v his_o prayer_n behind_o he_o in_o his_o pew_n or_o in_o his_o hall_n or_o chamber_n but_o a_o godly_a man_n pray_v and_o his_o prayer_n be_v in_o his_o heart_n his_o prayer_n be_v not_o out_o till_o the_o grace_n be_v in_o second_o a_o unsatiable_a prayer_n it_o be_v evermore_o a_o proceed_n prayer_n you_o will_v think_v that_o these_o be_v two_o contrary_n and_o one_o opposite_a to_o the_o other_o but_o they_o be_v not_o only_o they_o be_v two_o several_a thing_n as_o it_o be_v ever_o a_o beginning_n prayer_n because_o in_o his_o own_o thought_n he_o reckon_v or_o think_v that_o he_o have_v nothing_o till_o he_o speed_v so_o the_o soul_n that_o be_v unsatiable_a in_o prayer_n he_o proceed_v he_o get_v near_o to_o god_n he_o gain_v something_o he_o wind_v up_o he_o heart_n high_o as_o a_o child_n that_o see_v the_o mother_n have_v a_o apple_n in_o her_o hand_n and_o it_o will_v fain_o have_v it_o it_o will_v come_v and_o pull_v at_o the_o mother_n hand_n for_o it_o now_o she_o let_v go_v one_o finger_n and_o yet_o she_o hold_v it_o and_o then_o he_o pull_v again_o and_o then_o she_o let_v go_v another_o finger_n and_o yet_o she_o keep_v it_o and_o then_o the_o child_n pull_v again_o and_o will_v never_o leave_v pull_v and_o cry_v till_o it_o have_v get_v it_o from_o his_o mother_n so_o
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and_o hearken_v o_o earth_n second_o the_o groan_n of_o the_o creature_n be_v witness_v groan_n i_o call_v heaven_n and_o earth_n to_o record_v against_o you_o know_v that_o you_o shall_v short_o perish_v say_v moses_n to_o the_o israelite_n deut._n 4._o 26._o so_o belove_v let_v i_o say_v to_o you_o i_o call_v heaven_n and_o earth_n to_o record_v against_o you_o that_o woe_n and_o damnation_n shall_v be_v to_o that_o man_n that_o obey_v not_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n curse_v be_v that_o man_n that_o go_v on_o still_o in_o his_o wickedness_n the_o heaven_n write_v his_o curse_n and_o the_o whole_a earth_n do_v witness_v his_o vengeance_n that_o will_v not_o give_v over_o his_o lust_n at_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o gospel_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n as_o joshuah_n say_v unto_o all_o the_o people_n josh_n 24._o 27._o behold_v this_o stone_n shall_v be_v a_o witness_n unto_o we_o for_o it_o have_v hear_v all_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o he_o speak_v unto_o 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