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isaiah_n 25.1_o as_o the_o angel_n in_o heaven_n do_v though_o not_o in_o equality_n yet_o in_o conformity_n and_o similitude_n hence_o the_o saint_n call_v up_o all_o the_o power_n of_o their_o soul_n to_o this_o work_n and_o make_v new_a song_n of_o praise_n exod._n 15._o psal._n 69.30_o see_v how_o deborah_n rouse_v up_o and_o quicken_v herself_o that_o she_o may_v the_o better_o quicken_v other_o judg._n 5.12_o the_o reiteration_n of_o the_o word_n do_v show_v her_o earnest_a affection_n to_o the_o work_n 3._o speedy_o without_o delay_n so_o soon_o as_o ever_o we_o receive_v a_o mercy_n we_o shall_v present_o give_v thanks_o so_o do_v deborah_n judg._n 5.1_o the_o same_o day_n that_o she_o receive_v a_o victory_n the_o very_a same_o day_n she_o sing_v praise_n we_o may_v begin_v too_o late_o we_o can_v begin_v too_o soon_o as_o god_n load_v we_o daily_o with_o mercy_n so_o we_o shall_v daily_o praise_v he_o psal._n 68.19_o 20._o 4._o voluntary_o free_o cheerful_o all_o god_n 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ready_a to_o praise_v god_n 2._o for_o all_o thing_n that_o god_n shall_v send_v on_o we_o or_o we_o for_o prosperity_n and_o adversity_n for_o sickness_n and_o health_n for_o poverty_n and_o plenty_n what_o ever_o god_n do_v with_o we_o we_o must_v thank_v he_o 3._o in_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n these_o calf_n of_o our_o lip_n must_v be_v offer_v on_o this_o altar_n hos._n 14.2_o 6._o humble_o none_o can_v give_v thanks_o right_o but_o he_o that_o give_v thanks_o reverent_o heb._n 12.28_o our_o very_a rejoice_v must_v be_v mix_v with_o tremble_a psal._n 2.10_o make_v a_o man_n first_o humble_n and_o he_o will_v soon_o be_v thankful_a as_o we_o see_v in_o jacob_n gen._n 32.10_o and_o the_o prodigal_n luke_n 15.19_o he_o count_v it_o a_o honour_n to_o be_v god_n hire_a servant_n euthym._n such_o a_o one_o look_n upon_o all_o as_o mercy_n no_o merit_n hence_o when_o the_o lord_n will_v make_v man_n true_o thankful_a he_o set_v before_o they_o their_o misery_n ezek._n 16._o and_o command_v the_o people_n of_o israel_n to_o keep_v the_o feast_n of_o booth_n in_o remembrance_n of_o their_o misery_n in_o egypt_n nehem._n 8.17_o and_o to_o remember_v that_o their_o father_n jacob_n be_v a_o poor_a perish_a syrian_a deut._n 26.5_o they_o must_v acknowledge_v the_o meanness_n of_o their_o original_a that_o they_o may_v the_o better_o magnify_v god_n goodness_n and_o free_a grace_n in_o raise_v they_o 7._o holy_o from_o a_o pure_a heart_n praise_n be_v unseemly_a in_o the_o mouth_n of_o sinner_n their_o sacrifice_n be_v a_o abomination_n to_o god_n it_o be_v in_o zion_n and_o not_o in_o babylon_n that_o praise_n wait_v for_o he_o psal._n 65.1_o it_o be_v only_o saint_n that_o be_v call_v to_o this_o work_n psal._n 33.1_o and_o 145.10_o they_o have_v special_a mercy_n as_o justification_n sanctification_n salvation_n etc._n etc._n and_o therefore_o it_o much_o concern_v they_o to_o be_v thankful_a 8._o considerate_o seneca_n we_o must_v weigh_v and_o ponder_v all_o circumstance_n as_o spice_n pound_v smell_v more_o sweet_o hence_o david_n descend_v to_o particular_n psal._n 136._o per_fw-mi totum_fw-la 1._o consider_v the_o freeness_n of_o god_n mercy_n when_o thou_o be_v dead_a in_o trespass_n and_o sin_n and_o have_v no_o eye_n to_o pity_v thou_o nor_o loveliness_n in_o thou_o yet_o than_o god_n spread_v his_o skirt_n of_o love_n over_o thou_o and_o say_v live_v 2._o consider_v the_o fullness_n of_o god_n mercy_n they_o be_v for_o number_v numberless_a psal._n 139.17_o 18._o mercy_n to_o soul_n to_o body_n in_o estate_n in_o the_o church_n and_o in_o the_o commonwealth_n etc._n etc._n meditation_n on_o these_o thing_n will_v be_v like_o oil_n to_o the_o lamp_n it_o will_v inflame_v and_o enlarge_v our_o heart_n it_o will_v sweeten_v mercy_n to_o we_o psal._n 104.33_o 34._o and_o strengthen_v we_o in_o god_n way_n neh._n 8.10_o since_o this_o duty_n be_v so_o high_o please_v unto_o god_n be_v much_o in_o it_o the_o repetition_n of_o the_o act_n will_v intend_v the_o habit_n and_o therefore_o be_v practise_v it_o on_o all_o occasion_n have_v child_n give_v thanks_o for_o they_o gen._n 29.35_o have_v victory_n over_o thy_o enemy_n give_v thanks_o for_o that_o 2_o sam._n 22.1_o have_v good_a success_n give_v thanks_o for_o that_o gen._n 34.48_o he_o that_o will_v see_v more_o for_o thanksgiving_n may_v peruse_v mr._n sam._n ward_n serm._n on_o 1_o thes._n 5.18_o and_o mr._n bridge_n on_o the_o same_o text._n mr._n jeane_v thanksgiving_n serm._n for_o taunton_n d._n holseworth_n on_o hos._n 14.2_o mr._n gataker_n on_o gen._n 32_o 10._o church_n his_o treasury_n p._n 318._o d._n spurstow_n on_o the_o promise_n chap._n 20._o 8._o unholy_a fit_o have_v the_o apostle_n yoke_v these_o two_o together_o unthankful_a unholy_a see_v every_o act_n of_o unholinesse_n have_v much_o unthankfulness_n in_o it_o every_o sin_n we_o commit_v against_o god_n be_v a_o transgression_n not_o only_o of_o the_o law_n of_o holiness_n soto_n but_o also_o 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in_o fine_a 2._o in_o the_o last_o day_n man_n will_v be_v profane_a in_o practicall_n no_o true_a piety_n will_v appear_v in_o their_o life_n aug._n but_o they_o will_v be_v full_a of_o pride_n self-conceit_n covetousness_n hypocrisy_n malice_n and_o all_o unrighteousness_n they_o will_v violent_o rush_v into_o sin_n without_o any_o fear_n of_o god_n or_o reverence_n to_o man_n hence_o the_o apostle_n range_v profane_a person_n among_o the_o vile_a sinner_n 1_o tim._n 1.9_o 10._o 3._o such_o as_o rend_v the_o bowel_n of_o their_o mother_n that_o bear_v they_o these_o be_v impious_a and_o profane_a in_o s._n augustine_n judgement_n 4._o a_o profane_a man_n most_o proper_o be_v one_o that_o light_o esteem_v the_o holy_a thing_n of_o god_n one_o that_o slight_v god_n his_o sabbath_n sacrament_n servant_n minister_n note_n and_o all_o god_n holy_a thing_n in_o a_o word_n he_o be_v
one_o that_o prefer_v earth_n before_o heaven_n the_o world_n before_o the_o word_n gold_n before_o godliness_n the_o body_n before_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o shadow_n before_o the_o substance_n these_o have_v their_o portion_n in_o this_o life_n and_o have_v rather_o part_v with_o their_o part_n in_o paradise_n than_o their_o part_n in_o paris_n like_o the_o profane_a israelite_n that_o prefer_v the_o garlic_n and_o onion_n of_o egypt_n before_o celestial_a mannah_n and_o with_o the_o ungrateful_a jew_n prefer_v barrabas_n before_o christ_n upon_o this_o account_n esau_n be_v style_v a_o profane_a man_n heb._n 12.16_o because_o he_o sell_v his_o birthright_n a_o heavenly_a privilege_n for_o a_o meal_n meat_n profani_fw-la for_o a_o trifle_n the_o hog_n and_o dog_n of_o the_o world_n make_v light_a esteem_n of_o the_o holy_a thing_n of_o god_n mat._n 7.6_o we_o have_v too_o many_o such_o esanit_n in_o our_o day_n but_o let_v such_o know_v that_o as_o they_o have_v profane_v god_n name_n by_o slight_v he_o so_o he_o will_v set_v light_o by_o they_o and_o make_v they_o profane_a by_o expose_v they_o to_o public_a contempt_n and_o shame_n matth._n 2.8_o 9_o and_o as_o they_o have_v no_o regard_n of_o his_o honour_n so_o he_o will_v have_v none_o of_o they_o 2._o psal._n 89.39_o isaiah_n 43.28_o and_o 47.6_o as_o they_o trample_v christ_n and_o the_o tender_v of_o his_o grace_n under_o their_o foot_n heb._n 10.29_o so_o they_o as_o vile_a and_o contemptible_a person_n shall_v be_v trample_v upon_o by_o other_o such_o as_o despise_v god_n shall_v be_v despise_v 1_o sam._n 2.30_o so_o much_o the_o notation_n of_o the_o word_n imply_v now_o for_o the_o coercion_n restraint_n and_o condemnation_n of_o such_o person_n the_o law_n be_v make_v 1_o tim._n 1.9_o 10._o they_o be_v liable_a to_o the_o curse_n of_o god_n as_o profane_a esau_n be_v heb._n 12.17_o oh_o then_o labour_n for_o holiness_n which_o be_v opposite_a to_o this_o profaneness_n they_o be_v set_v direct_o one_o against_o another_o ezek._n 44.23_o as_o profaneness_n debase_v a_o man_n so_o piety_n exalt_v a_o man_n and_o make_v he_o shine_v like_o a_o angel_n among_o man_n no_o life_n so_o honourable_a comfortable_a and_o commendable_a as_o you_o may_v see_v in_o my_o beauty_n of_o holiness_n chap._n 8._o verse_n 3._o without_o natural_a affection_n in_o the_o last_o day_n grotius_n man_n shall_v be_v so_o vile_a that_o no_o bond_n of_o nature_n can_v bind_v they_o and_o no_o wonder_n for_o they_o that_o be_v blasphemer_n of_o god_n disobedient_a to_o parent_n ingrateful_a to_o benefactor_n must_v needs_o at_o last_o come_v to_o that_o height_n of_o inhumanity_n and_o brutishness_n as_o to_o be_v without_o natural_a affection_n they_o shall_v not_o only_o be_v without_o humane_a affection_n which_o be_v a_o love_n to_o man_n as_o they_o be_v man_n or_o christian_a affection_n which_o be_v a_o love_n to_o good_a man_n because_o they_o be_v good_a but_o they_o shall_v be_v without_o natural_a affection_n towards_o those_o to_o who_o they_o be_v bind_v by_o the_o bond_n of_o consanguinity_n and_o affinity_n 82._o and_o by_o a_o special_a instinct_n of_o nature_n to_o show_v a_o tender_a love_n and_o respect_n unto_o these_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v those_o inate_a and_o tender_a affection_n which_o be_v plant_v in_o our_o nature_n by_o the_o god_n of_o nature_n towards_o those_o to_o who_o we_o be_v conjoin_v by_o the_o bond_n of_o nature_n such_o be_v that_o natural_a affection_n which_o be_v between_o parent_n and_o their_o child_n husband_n and_o wife_n brother_n and_o brother_n kindred_n and_o country_n a_o governor_n and_o his_o family_n soto_n there_o be_v no_o nation_n so_o base_a and_o barbarous_a but_o there_o be_v some_o sparkle_n of_o this_o natural_a affection_n towards_o their_o own_o yea_o the_o very_a bruit_n beast_n we_o see_v be_v very_o tender_a over_o their_o young_a the_o very_a lioness_n the_o bear_n the_o tiger_n the_o eagle_n the_o hen_n yea_o the_o bitch_n will_v rise_v up_o in_o judgement_n against_o those_o unnatural_a parent_n that_o provide_v not_o for_o their_o own_o man_n love_v their_o riches_n they_o love_v their_o house_n they_o love_v their_o horse_n you_o their_o dog_n but_o not_o with_o that_o natural_a affection_n as_o they_o love_v their_o child_n and_o though_o some_o may_v be_v so_o unnatural_a as_o to_o bloâ—_n out_o this_o natural_a affection_n isaiah_n 49.15_o and_o saul_n to_o his_o son_n jonathan_n and_o to_o david_n his_o son-in-law_n 1_o sam._n 19.14_o 15._o and_o 20.33_o and_o the_o gentile_n rom._n 1.30_o yet_o see_v how_o tender_o david_n be_v affect_v even_o to_o a_o rebellious_a absolom_n 1_o sam._n 18.33_o and_o paul_n to_o his_o countryman_n and_o kinsman_n rom._n 9.3_o and_o jacob_n to_o joseph_n gen._n 37.55_o and_o to_o benjamin_n gen._n 42.38_o and_o 44.22.29_o 30._o now_o be_v not_o this_o unnatural_a sin_n the_o sin_n of_o our_o age_n be_v there_o ever_o more_o want_n of_o natural_a affection_n in_o parent_n to_o child_n and_o child_n to_o parent_n it_o be_v true_a many_o exceed_v in_o their_o love_n and_o be_v apt_a to_o dote_v upon_o their_o child_n as_o david_n do_v on_o absolom_n and_o be_v too_o fond_a of_o they_o but_o do_v not_o many_o offend_v in_o the_o defect_n for_o want_v of_o natural_a affection_n how_o many_o parent_n correct_v their_o child_n and_o servant_n without_o moderation_n or_o mercy_n how_o many_o child_n do_v rise_v up_o against_o their_o own_o parent_n and_o betray_v they_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o persecutor_n mat._n 10._o â—1_n luke_n 21.16_o yea_o and_o parent_n against_o their_o child_n how_o many_o speak_v against_o their_o own_o mother_n son_n psal._n 50.20_o the_o brother_n supplant_v his_o brother_n and_o the_o neighbour_n his_o neighbour_n jer._n 9.4_o the_o wife_n of_o the_o bosom_n like_a eve_n labour_v to_o draw_v the_o husband_n from_o god_n and_o a_o man_n enemy_n be_v those_o of_o his_o own_o house_n micah_n 7.5_o 6._o it_o be_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o primitive_a time_n that_o they_o be_v so_o love_v and_o unanimous_a that_o their_o enemy_n can_v say_v ecce_fw-la quam_fw-la se_fw-la mutuò_fw-la diligunt_fw-la behold_v how_o these_o christian_n love_v one_o another_o but_o now_o we_o may_v say_v ecce_fw-la quam_fw-la se_fw-la mutuò_fw-la dilacerent_fw-la behold_v how_o they_o torture_v and_o tear_v one_o another_o in_o word_n and_o deed_n how_o many_o kill_v the_o fruit_n of_o their_o womb_n other_o never_o provide_v for_o their_o family_n but_o spend_v that_o on_o themselves_o at_o a_o alehouse_n in_o a_o day_n which_o will_v maintain_v their_o family_n a_o week_n unnatural_a bruit_n nay_o worse_o than_o the_o beast_n that_o perish_v for_o even_o the_o sea-monster_n suckle_v and_o support_v their_o young_a lam._n 4.3_o such_o be_v worse_o than_o heathen_n 34._o let_v man_n profess_v the_o faith_n in_o word_n yet_o if_o in_o their_o deed_n they_o deny_v it_o and_o be_v not_o careful_a in_o a_o 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and_o neighbour_n but_o the_o public_a good_a must_v be_v prefer_v before_o they_o all_o 17._o this_o than_o inform_v we_o of_o their_o folly_n who_o plead_v for_o a_o stoical_a apostasy_n commend_v the_o want_n of_o natural_a affection_n as_o a_o point_n of_o perfection_n which_o the_o lord_n condemn_v as_o a_o great_a imperfection_n account_v that_o for_o a_o virtue_n which_o the_o apostle_n reckon_v for_o a_o great_a vice_n so_o that_o to_o banish_v they_o out_o of_o man_n aquinas_n be_v to_o banish_v man_n out_o of_o man_n and_o to_o make_v he_o a_o stock_n rather_o than_o a_o stoic_a the_o affection_n be_v not_o sinful_a per_fw-la se_fw-la and_o in_o themselves_o but_o only_o by_o accident_n when_o they_o be_v misplace_v and_o set_v upon_o wrong_a object_n or_o not_o keep_v to_o their_o just_a proportion_n so_o that_o they_o neither_o exceed_v nor_o come_v