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and_o town_n and_o field_n and_o people_n consolation_n to_o they_o that_o bring_v a_o upright_a heart_n to_o sell_v though_o they_o can_v be_v so_o large_a in_o give_v therein_o they_o do_v a_o service_n to_o god_n therein_o they_o perform_v a_o work_n of_o love_n to_o their_o neighbour_n and_o therefore_o they_o shall_v be_v better_o satisfy_v at_o god_n hand_n than_o at_o the_o buyer_n and_o his_o pay_n will_v be_v better_o in_o grace_n and_o goodness_n than_o the_o other_o can_v be_v in_o gold_n and_o silver_n doct._n 2_o the_o people_n will_v curse_v he_o etc._n etc._n it_o be_v a_o grievous_a plague_n to_o be_v pursue_v just_o with_o the_o cry_n and_o clamour_n of_o the_o people_n true_a it_o be_v that_o jeremy_n and_o other_o of_o the_o most_o faithful_a servant_n of_o god_n have_v be_v speak_v evil_a of_o and_o curse_a by_o the_o multitude_n and_o so_o it_o be_v 10._o jere._n 15._o 10._o true_a that_o as_o the_o sparrow_n by_o fly_v and_o the_o swallow_n by_o fly_a escape_n so_o 2._o prou._n 26._o 2._o the_o curse_n that_o be_v causeless_o shall_v not_o come_v and_o it_o be_v most_o true_a they_o who_o man_n revile_v and_o persecute_v and_o say_v all_o manner_n of_o evil_n for_o christ_n his_o sake_n false_o be_v bless_v but_o this_o be_v also_o very_o true_a that_o to_o be_v speak_v against_o for_o sin_n sake_n true_o be_v not_o a_o matter_n of_o blessedness_n but_o misery_n the_o wing_n of_o a_o man_n name_n &_o reputation_n will_v be_v clip_v so_o short_a that_o it_o shall_v not_o avoid_v the_o stroke_n and_o shoot_v of_o a_o curse_n if_o it_o be_v du_o cause_v in_o this_o same_o manner_n be_v hurtful_a man_n threaten_v which_o
for_o redress_v of_o wrong_n at_o his_o hand_n herod_n think_v that_o it_o will_v be_v too_o late_o for_o all_o the_o friend_n which_o peter_n have_v to_o minister_v help_n unto_o he_o when_o he_o have_v clap_v he_o up_o in_o so_o sure_a a_o prison_n but_o he_o remember_v not_o how_o swift_a the_o godly_a be_v to_o prayer_n and_o how_o soon_o a_o prayer_n can_v come_v to_o god_n and_o in_o what_o readiness_n god_n have_v his_o angel_n and_o what_o speed_n a_o angel_n can_v make_v to_o succour_v they_o that_o be_v in_o danger_n yet_o this_o be_v not_o the_o great_a comfort_n of_o god_n afflict_a servant_n but_o this_o that_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n be_v infinite_o more_o righteous_a and_o merciful_a than_o any_o man_n or_o all_o man_n possible_o can_v be_v and_o he_o will_v undertake_v their_o cause_n and_o either_o minister_n help_v to_o their_o state_n or_o grace_n to_o their_o soul_n to_o bear_v their_o trouble_n till_o the_o fit_a time_n of_o freedom_n from_o they_o he_o will_v preserve_v they_o from_o sin_n and_o satan_n which_o lie_v in_o wait_n for_o their_o eternal_a destruction_n the_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v large_a in_o one_o of_o the_o psalm_n in_o set_v forth_o the_o tender_a care_n which_o he_o have_v of_o his_o people_n he_o shall_v deliver_v the_o poor_a when_o he_o cry_v the_o needy_a also_o and_o he_o that_o have_v no_o help_n he_o shall_v be_v merciful_a to_o the_o poor_a and_o needy_a and_o shall_v preserve_v the_o soul_n of_o the_o poor_a he_o shall_v redeem_v their_o soul_n from_o deceit_n and_o violence_n and_o dear_a shall_v their_o blood_n be_v in_o his_o sight_n psal_n 72._o 12._o 13._o 14._o verse_n 7._o god_n overthrow_v the_o wicked_a and_o they_o be_v not_o but_o the_o house_n of_o the_o righteous_a shall_v stand_v when_o the_o state_n of_o the_o ungodly_a which_o be_v not_o god_n choose_v change_v from_o prosperity_n to_o adversity_n it_o seldom_o stay_v till_o they_o be_v utter_o destroy_v both_o themselves_o &_o their_o house_n this_o word_n be_v not_o signify_v a_o slaughter_n and_o kill_v as_o it_o be_v speak_v of_o the_o murder_a of_o the_o infant_n by_o herod_n mat._n 2._o 18._o jer._n 31._o 15._o but_o here_o be_v more_o understand_v than_o the_o loss_n of_o natural_a life_n and_o that_o be_v the_o perdition_n of_o soul_n and_o body_n and_o yet_o not_o the_o extinction_n of_o either_o for_o the_o soul_n shall_v never_o vanish_v away_o nor_o the_o body_n for_o ever_o they_o shall_v not_o find_v so_o much_o mercy_n at_o god_n hand_n their_o be_v shall_v not_o cease_v but_o their_o comfortable_a and_o well_o be_v they_o shall_v be_v everlasting_a everlastinglie_o to_o bear_v the_o burden_n of_o god_n wrath_n and_o to_o suffer_v the_o unsufferable_a torment_n of_o death_n and_o damnation_n but_o the_o house_n of_o the_o righteous_a that_o be_v he_o and_o those_o thing_n which_o appertain_v unto_o he_o shall_v be_v preserve_v from_o be_v overthrow_v to_o ruin_n doct._n they_o that_o will_v not_o keep_v themselves_o from_o wickednesie_n can_v keep_v themselves_o from_o desolation_n they_o may_v rise_v but_o not_o stand_v for_o unless_o they_o fall_v to_o repentance_n they_o shall_v be_v make_v to_o fall_v to_o destruction_n they_o may_v grow_v great_a but_o for_o a_o small_a time_n for_o they_o will_v soon_o be_v bring_v to_o nothing_o the_o prophet_n think_v too_o well_o of_o their_o state_n at_o the_o first_o as_o though_o they_o have_v be_v in_o better_a case_n than_o any_o other_o man_n but_o he_o conceive_v as_o hardly_o of_o it_o at_o the_o last_o when_o he_o have_v see_v their_o end_n in_o the_o sanctuary_n and_o deem_v they_o of_o all_o to_o be_v most_o miserable_a sure_o say_v he_o to_o the_o lord_n thou_o have_v set_v they_o in_o slippery_a place_n and_o cast_v 19_o psal_n 73._o 18._o 19_o they_o down_o into_o desolation_n how_o sudden_o be_v they_o destroy_v perish_v and_o horrible_o consume_v the_o scripture_n flow_v with_o testimony_n and_o simile_n to_o declare_v both_o the_o certainty_n and_o suddenness_n and_o grievousnesse_n of_o their_o decay_n as_o the_o wither_a of_o plant_n the_o put_v out_o of_o light_n the_o vanity_n of_o dream_n the_o vanish_v of_o smoke_n and_o many_o other_o to_o the_o like_a purpose_n reason_n 1_o first_o they_o have_v all_o the_o threaten_n of_o god_n against_o they_o and_o every_o threaten_a send_v forth_o many_o curse_n and_o every_o curse_n bring_v many_o plague_n second_o their_o own_o desert_n which_o in_o respect_n of_o any_o creature_n be_v infinite_a do_v draw_v upon_o they_o judgement_n and_o misery_n that_o be_v in_o explicable_a three_o the_o love_n and_o truth_n of_o god_n to_o his_o own_o servant_n will_v not_o permit_v a_o perpetual_a prosperity_n to_o his_o enemy_n by_o this_o he_o persuade_v they_o not_o to_o faint_v in_o their_o own_o affliction_n because_o a_o reward_n remain_v for_o they_o and_o their_o end_n will_v be_v peace_n by_o this_o he_o persuade_v they_o not_o to_o fret_v at_o wicked_a man_n success_n because_o 38._o psal_n 37._o 38._o there_o remain_v punishment_n for_o they_o &_o their_o end_n be_v to_o be_v cut_v off_o use_v 1_o admonition_n to_o sinful_a man_n to_o tender_v their_o love_n more_o that_o pity_v they_o and_o desire_v that_o their_o case_n may_v be_v better_o if_o other_o tremble_v at_o their_o fall_n that_o be_v come_v which_o yet_o neither_o feel_v the_o pain_n nor_o be_v in_o the_o peril_n thereof_o be_v it_o wisdom_n for_o they_o to_o cast_v off_o all_o care_n of_o themselves_o and_o only_o pick_v quarrel_n against_o they_o that_o seek_v their_o safety_n when_o their_o wound_n be_v incurable_a they_o will_v wish_v that_o they_o have_v better_o regard_v the_o plaster_n and_o the_o hand_n that_o apply_v it_o when_o the_o disease_n be_v remediless_a they_o will_v rue_v the_o rejection_n of_o the_o medicine_n and_o physician_n when_o hell_n shall_v have_v they_o in_o hold_n they_o will_v bewail_v the_o refusal_n of_o their_o friendship_n that_o will_v have_v direct_v they_o to_o heaven_n it_o be_v good_a counsel_n of_o philip_n and_o well_o follow_v of_o nathaniel_n when_o he_o persuade_v he_o to_o come_v 46._o joh._n 1._o 46._o and_o see_v whether_o jesus_n be_v not_o the_o christ_n and_o it_o be_v a_o indulgence_n of_o christ_n to_o thomas_n to_o help_v his_o faith_n in_o his_o resurrection_n 27._o joh._n 20._o 27._o by_o the_o sense_n of_o sight_n and_o feeling_n but_o for_o matter_n of_o punishment_n and_o damnation_n it_o be_v good_a to_o go_v from_o they_o and_o not_o to_o come_v at_o they_o to_o hear_v god_n testimony_n and_o not_o to_o see_v it_o fulfil_v upon_o themselves_o to_o believe_v the_o truth_n of_o that_o which_o be_v speak_v and_o not_o to_o feel_v it_o by_o their_o own_o experience_n consolation_n that_o sinful_a man_n shall_v not_o always_o be_v molester_n of_o the_o godly_a because_o they_o shall_v not_o always_o be_v they_o shall_v not_o continual_o overshadow_v the_o faithful_a because_o they_o shall_v not_o stand_v continual_o though_o their_o show_n be_v great_a now_o and_o terrible_a to_o god_n people_n yet_o their_o change_n will_v be_v great_a and_o fearful_a to_o themselves_o he_o will_v speedy_o overturn_v they_o and_o all_o their_o power_n of_o hurt_v shall_v be_v take_v from_o they_o now_o their_o root_n be_v low_a their_o top_n aloft_o and_o branch_n broad_a and_o thereby_o over-droppe_n all_o that_o be_v under_o they_o then_o must_v their_o top_n come_v down_o and_o root_n rise_v up_o and_o all_o their_o branch_n wither_v now_o they_o be_v vessel_n that_o be_v full_a of_o power_n and_o wealth_n and_o malice_n but_o then_o must_v be_v there_o a_o transposition_n the_o bottom_n must_v be_v upward_o and_o the_o brim_n must_v be_v downward_o and_o all_o their_o fullness_n be_v shed_v on_o the_o ground_n like_o water_n the_o ground_n of_o this_o comfort_n be_v neither_o vain_a nor_o weak_a for_o god_n himself_o do_v urge_v it_o as_o a_o forcible_a reason_n to_o confirm_v the_o heart_n of_o his_o people_n fear_v thou_o not_o say_v he_o for_o i_o be_o with_o thou_o be_v not_o afraid_a for_o i_o be_o thy_o god_n behold_v all_o they_o that_o provoke_v thou_o shall_v be_v ashamed_a and_o confound_v they_o shall_v be_v as_o nothing_o and_o they_o that_o strive_v with_o thou_o shall_v perish_v thou_o shall_v seek_v they_o and_o shall_v not_o find_v they_o to_o wit_n the_o man_n of_o thy_o strife_n for_o they_o shall_v be_v as_o nothing_o and_o the_o man_n that_o war_n against_o thou_o as_o a_o thing_n of_o nought_o isai_n 41._o 11._o 12._o for_o the_o firmness_n of_o the_o righteous_a man_n and_o of_o his_o house_n see_v chapter_n the_o ten_o vers_fw-la 2._o 25._o verse_n 8._o a_o man_n shall_v be_v commend_v according_a to_o his_o wisdom_n but_o
what_o they_o say_v before_o lest_o they_o tell_v a_o contrary_a tale_n for_o the_o thing_n relate_v can_v put_v they_o in_o mind_n of_o it_o for_o they_o use_v not_o to_o frame_v their_o word_n to_o the_o verity_n of_o the_o matter_n which_o they_o speak_v of_o and_o to_o the_o serve_v of_o their_o own_o turn_n and_o effect_v of_o their_o purpose_n as_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o unconscionable_a chapman_n it_o be_v naught_o it_o be_v naught_o say_v the_o buyer_n but_o when_o he_o be_v 14._o prou._n 20._o 14._o go_v apart_o he_o boast_v a_o notable_a example_n of_o a_o wander_a unregenerate_a and_o unstable_a tongue_n speak_v contrariety_n almost_o with_o the_o same_o breath_n be_v to_o be_v see_v in_o that_o blasphemous_a rail_a rabshakeh_n who_o the_o king_n of_o ashur_n send_v against_o jerusalem_n in_o the_o time_n of_o hezekiah_n in_o the_o entrance_n of_o his_o speech_n he_o seem_v to_o be_v all_o for_o the_o lord_n he_o tax_v hezechiah_n for_o take_v down_o his_o high_a place_n and_o altar_n he_o pretend_v obedience_n unto_o he_o as_o though_o he_o come_v thither_o by_o his_o commandment_n say_v the_o lord_n say_v go_v up_o against_o this_o land_n and_o destroy_v it_o but_o before_o he_o have_v make_v a_o 20._o isai_n 36._o 7._o 10._o 19_o 20._o end_n the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n and_o the_o idol_n of_o the_o gentile_n be_v all_o one_o with_o he_o and_o therefore_o he_o match_v he_o with_o the_o conquer_a god_n of_o hamath_n and_o of_o arpad_n and_o of_o sepharuaijm_n etc._n etc._n that_o see_v they_o can_v not_o deliver_v their_o country_n out_o of_o his_o hand_n the_o lord_n be_v not_o able_a to_o deliver_v jerusalem_n from_o he_o the_o lie_a miscreant_n in_o the_o psalm_n be_v brag_v of_o the_o liberty_n and_o 4._o psal_n 12._o 4._o freedom_n of_o their_o tongue_n be_v altogether_o slave_n and_o drudge_n to_o satan_n lust_n and_o lewdness_n though_o it_o be_v never_o so_o much_o against_o their_o knowledge_n though_o it_o lie_v never_o so_o heavy_a upon_o their_o conscience_n though_o it_o turn_v to_o their_o perpetual_a shame_n and_o disgrace_n yet_o if_o the_o devil_n and_o the_o corruption_n of_o their_o heart_n will_v have_v they_o to_o speak_v they_o must_v affirm_v it_o if_o to_o deny_v they_o must_v gainsay_v it_o and_o eat_v their_o word_n how_o unjust_o and_o impudent_o soever_o use_v instruction_n to_o be_v advise_v in_o our_o speech_n that_o we_o utter_v nothing_o but_o that_o which_o will_v become_v we_o to_o speak_v again_o and_o be_v lawful_a to_o perform_v it_o be_v a_o fault_n in_o david_n to_o swear_v so_o peremptory_o that_o he_o will_v kill_v nabal_n his_o family_n and_o every_o mother_n child_n of_o they_o it_o be_v his_o stability_n in_o goodness_n to_o break_v off_o such_o a_o purpose_n and_o neither_o to_o say_v it_o again_o nor_o do_v it_o at_o all_o and_o it_o be_v the_o rashness_n of_o peter_n to_o be_v so_o resolute_a in_o promise_v that_o which_o be_v not_o in_o his_o power_n to_o perform_v it_o be_v to_o be_v impute_v to_o his_o conceitednesse_n and_o not_o constancy_n that_o he_o stand_v so_o stiff_o in_o denial_n of_o that_o which_o christ_n tell_v he_o will_v come_v to_o pass_v and_o give_v no_o place_n therein_o to_o our_o saviour_n but_o have_v the_o last_o word_n of_o he_o it_o be_v wisdom_n then_o to_o foresee_v the_o event_n that_o be_v like_a to_o follow_v if_o we_o affirm_v aught_o let_v we_o know_v our_o warrant_n and_o ground_n that_o we_o be_v able_a to_o prove_v it_o if_o we_o deny_v any_o thing_n let_v the_o case_n be_v clear_a that_o it_o be_v not_o prove_v against_o we_o if_o we_o undertake_v any_o thing_n let_v we_o be_v full_o assure_v that_o it_o be_v lawful_a and_o meet_v and_o possible_a for_o we_o to_o do_v it_o and_o yet_o this_o suffice_v not_o unless_o there_o be_v soundness_n and_o sincerity_n without_o carnal_a respect_n in_o our_o say_n if_o the_o end_n be_v not_o good_a which_o be_v aim_v at_o in_o speak_v if_o the_o heart_n be_v not_o faithful_a of_o 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