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A07666 A mappe of mans mortalitie Clearely manifesting the originall of death, with the nature, fruits, and effects thereof, both to the vnregenerate, and elect children of God. Diuided into three bookes; and published for the furtherance of the wise in practise, the humbling of the strong in conceit, and for the comfort and confirmation of weake Christians, against the combat of death, that they may wisely and seasonably be prepared against the same. Whereunto are annexed two consolatory sermons, for afflicted Christians, in their greatest conflicts. By Iohn Moore, minister of the word of God, at Shearsbie in Leicester-shire. Moore, John, d. 1619. 1617 (1617) STC 18057; ESTC S112851 257,806 358

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but_o both_o together_o that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o whole_a faithful_a man_n and_o no_o man_n be_v make_v partaker_n of_o salvation_n but_o by_o the_o union_n and_o conjunction_n which_o he_o have_v with_o christ_n wherefore_o in_o this_o spiritual_a union_n whole_a christ_n be_v couple_v with_o whole_a man_n 3.16_o a_o mystery_n unspeakable_a yet_o i_o say_v to_o be_v believe_v that_o god_n clothe_v in_o the_o flesh_n shall_v come_v down_o to_o man_n and_o become_v man_n that_o man_n may_v be_v exalt_v into_o the_o high_a heaven_n and_o that_o our_o nature_n may_v be_v take_v into_o the_o fellowship_n of_o the_o deity_n that_o he_o to_o who_o all_o power_n in_o heaven_n bow_n and_o think_v it_o their_o honour_n to_o be_v serviceable_a shall_v come_v down_o to_o be_v a_o servant_n to_o his_o slave_n a_o ransom_n for_o his_o enemy_n together_o with_o our_o nature_n take_v up_o our_o infirmity_n and_o shame_n and_o bear_v our_o sin_n without_o sin_n god_n offer_v peace_n to_o man_n the_o holy_a seek_v to_o the_o unjust_a the_o potter_n to_o the_o clay_n the_o king_n to_o the_o traitor_n section_n 10_o christ_n have_v take_v man_n nature_n upon_o he_o not_o angel_n 2.6_o and_o glorify_v it_o with_o the_o robe_n of_o his_o holy_a resurrection_n and_o immortality_n have_v exalt_v the_o same_o above_o all_o heaven_n angel_n and_o throne_n and_o place_v it_o at_o god_n right_a hand_n and_o since_o every_o one_o of_o the_o faithful_a have_v a_o portion_n of_o flesh_n in_o the_o body_n of_o jesus_n christ_n therefore_o where_o a_o piece_n of_o my_o flesh_n be_v say_v augustine_n there_o i_o trust_v to_o reign_v soliloq_fw-la where_o my_o flesh_n be_v glorify_v i_o know_v i_o shall_v be_v glorious_a and_o where_o my_o flesh_n do_v rule_v there_o i_o look_v to_o have_v dominion_n and_o although_o i_o be_o yet_o a_o sinner_n yet_o i_o doubt_v not_o of_o this_o participation_n of_o grace_n although_o my_o sin_n yet_o do_v hinder_v i_o yet_o my_o substance_n do_v require_v it_o and_o although_o my_o offence_n for_o a_o time_n do_v exclude_v i_o yet_o the_o communion_n of_o nature_n will_v not_o repel_v i_o section_n 11_o as_o by_o the_o flesh_n of_o adam_n corrupt_v sin_n and_o death_n spread_v over_o all_o so_o by_o the_o flesh_n of_o christ_n sanctify_v and_o unite_v to_o the_o eternal_a godhead_n righteousness_n and_o life_n be_v communicate_v unto_o us._n the_o flesh_n of_o christ_n be_v the_o ark_n wherein_o dwell_v all_o the_o fullness_n of_o the_o godhead_n corporal_o by_o that_o and_o from_o that_o be_v all_o heavenly_a good_a thing_n convey_v unto_o we_o 2.9_o it_o be_v the_o instrument_n of_o the_o godhead_n yet_o so_o only_o be_v take_v and_o join_v inseparable_o into_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o person_n the_o godhead_n of_o christ_n be_v as_o a_o fountain_n whence_o all_o good_a thing_n as_o life_n and_o salvation_n do_v flow_v but_o his_o flesh_n and_o his_o humanity_n be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o channel_n and_o conduit-pipe_n by_o which_o 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this_o life_n that_o he_o fear_v sweet_a be_v the_o fountain_n to_o the_o weary_a traveller_n and_o rest_n to_o the_o tire_a servant_n comfortable_a be_v the_o cool_a evening_n after_o a_o hot_a sunny_a day_n yet_o much_o more_o sweet_a will_v it_o be_v to_o the_o saint_n of_o this_o heavenly_a city_n to_o have_v peace_n after_o war_n pleasure_n after_o pain_n joy_n after_o trouble_n and_o constant_a security_n after_o their_o so_o long_o endure_v sorrow_n that_o city_n say_v augustine_n be_v situate_a above_o all_o the_o element_n where_o no_o flood_n can_v arise_v no_o stormy_a wind_n can_v blow_v no_o tempestuous_a wave_n can_v beat_v etc._n etc._n chap._n x._o the_o assurance_n and_o certainty_n which_o god_n child_n have_v of_o their_o salvation_n and_o heavenly_a bliss_n hitherto_o we_o have_v hear_v of_o our_o comfortable_a section_n 1_o redemption_n by_o jesus_n christ_n from_o sin_n and_o death_n and_o of_o the_o heavenly_a fruit_n and_o effect_n that_o accompany_v the_o same_o even_o joy_n and_o happiness_n heaven_n itself_o and_o unspeakable_a blessedness_n it_o now_o remain_v that_o nothing_o may_v be_v want_v to_o our_o heart_n desire_n to_o set_v down_o in_o few_o word_n the_o ground_n and_o assurance_n that_o the_o godly_a have_v for_o the_o undoubted_a fruition_n of_o the_o former_a bless_a estate_n for_o it_o be_v not_o the_o bare_a knowledge_n of_o these_o thing_n which_o the_o very_a devil_n and_o damn_a may_v have_v but_o the_o sound_a evidence_n and_o the_o demonstrative_a and_o infallible_a conclusion_n that_o the_o faithful_a find_v and_o feel_v in_o their_o soul_n to_o convince_v the_o certainty_n hereof_o to_o themselves_o that_o support_v their_o faith_n and_o hope_n till_o they_o enjoy_v their_o expect_a happiness_n hereafter_o it_o may_v be_v sufficient_a in_o this_o respect_n to_o persuade_v we_o if_o our_o faith_n be_v not_o so_o weak_a that_o god_n have_v promise_v the_o performance_n of_o these_o thing_n that_o the_o ground_n of_o his_o promise_n be_v his_o write_a word_n which_o can_v deceive_v we_o no_o more_o than_o god_n can_v deny_v himself_o which_o word_n the_o faithful_a believe_v have_v enjoy_v the_o promise_n and_o have_v the_o end_n of_o their_o faith_n 1.9_o even_o the_o salvation_n of_o their_o soul_n yet_o for_o our_o further_a resolution_n herein_o i_o will_v dwell_v a_o little_a long_o on_o this_o point_n one_o demand_v the_o proof_n of_o another_o life_n be_v ask_v section_n 2_o for_o his_o answer_n whether_o he_o believe_v there_o be_v a_o god_n which_o be_v grant_v it_o suffice_v say_v the_o answerer_n for_o if_o there_o be_v a_o god_n he_o be_v righteous_a if_o he_o be_v righteous_a he_o must_v in_o justice_n reward_v the_o good_a and_o punish_v the_o wicked_a now_o we_o know_v that_o many_o naughty_a man_n live_v here_o in_o pomp_n and_o pleasure_n and_o seem_v to_o die_v in_o peace_n and_o likewise_o many_o good_a man_n in_o continual_a anguish_n and_o affliction_n consume_v away_o with_o sorrow_n and_o grief_n to_o death_n itself_o if_o therefore_o there_o be_v a_o righteous_a god_n it_o can_v be_v choose_v but_o there_o be_v another_o life_n when_o these_o good_a man_n shall_v rest_v in_o bliss_n and_o wicked_a man_n in_o woe_n for_o it_o be_v a_o righteous_a thing_n with_o god_n to_o recompense_v their_o tribulation_n which_o trouble_n his_o child_n and_o to_o give_v rest_n to_o his_o that_o be_v trouble_v which_o though_o many_o time_n it_o be_v not_o execute_v in_o this_o life_n 1.6.10_o yet_o the_o apostle_n conclude_v it_o to_o be_v certain_o accomplish_v at_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n the_o righteous_a judge_n section_n 3_o it_o can_v be_v we_o shall_v know_v the_o grace_n and_o love_n of_o god_n which_o be_v our_o faith_n but_o we_o must_v know_v the_o fruit_n of_o his_o love_n that_o be_v his_o glory_n and_o eternal_a life_n which_o be_v our_o hope_n if_o therefore_o we_o be_v sure_a that_o god_n do_v love_v we_o in_o jesus_n christ_n we_o be_v also_o as_o sure_o that_o god_n will_v glorify_v we_o through_o jesus_n christ_n and_o as_o our_o faith_n rejoice_v in_o god_n favour_n so_o our_o hope_n rejoice_v in_o god_n glory_n and_o as_o our_o faith_n be_v sure_a 8.39_o that_o nothing_o shall_v separate_v the_o love_n of_o god_n from_o we_o so_o our_o hope_n long_v after_o the_o incorruptible_a inheritance_n which_o we_o feel_v and_o know_v to_o be_v lay_v up_o for_o we_o in_o heaven_n so_o that_o this_o constancy_n and_o boldness_n of_o our_o hope_n without_o waver_v lay_v up_o in_o our_o heart_n cry_v still_o within_o we_o 20._o come_v quick_o lord_n jesus_n and_o this_o hope_n be_v our_o warrant_n that_o we_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n which_o confute_v all_o such_o as_o conceive_v no_o other_o thing_n of_o hope_n then_o
it_o but_o on_o the_o contrary_a such_o as_o want_v this_o good_a testimony_n section_n 9_o of_o the_o conscience_n purify_v by_o faith_n in_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n their_o case_n be_v very_o dangerous_a lie_v still_o in_o their_o sin_n which_o in_o the_o time_n of_o god_n visit_v hand_n will_v sting_v they_o deadly_a and_o in_o this_o world_n if_o they_o be_v not_o awaken_v by_o repentance_n but_o lie_v snort_v in_o the_o same_o till_o their_o die_a day_n their_o conscience_n that_o have_v forfeit_v of_o sin_n in_o this_o life_n will_v vomit_v all_o in_o their_o face_n when_o they_o come_v once_o to_o their_o reckon_n for_o as_o a_o good_a conscience_n be_v a_o continual_a feast_n and_o paradise_n to_o he_o that_o have_v it_o so_o a_o evil_a one_o be_v a_o perpetual_a plague_n and_o prison_n to_o the_o soul_n and_o like_o the_o rage_a sea_n 57.20.21_o that_o cast_v up_o mire_n and_o dirt_n a_o pure_a conscience_n say_v one_o be_v as_o the_o sweet_a sugar_n to_o delay_v the_o bitterness_n of_o all_o affliction_n it_o be_v as_o marrow_n in_o the_o bone_n and_o good_a blood_n in_o the_o vein_n as_o sound_a health_n to_o the_o body_n fit_v and_o enable_v it_o to_o sustain_v all_o bluster_a storm_n and_o winter_n blast_v it_o be_v as_o a_o watchtower_n and_o beacon_n on_o a_o hill_n to_o give_v we_o warning_n and_o word_n of_o all_o danger_n imminent_a to_o our_o life_n as_o a_o trumpet_n to_o awaken_v we_o from_o our_o sin_n it_o be_v as_o the_o match_n and_o tinder_n to_o kindle_v the_o fire_n and_o zeal_n of_o all_o holy_a devotion_n faith_n and_o obedience_n still_o prick_v we_o forward_o to_o all_o virtue_n and_o godliness_n till_o we_o end_v our_o day_n in_o peace_n we_o may_v say_v of_o the_o conscience_n as_o zeno_n the_o philosopher_n of_o a_o wife_n that_o she_o be_v a_o continual_a comfort_n or_o a_o perpetual_a cross_n a_o good_a conscience_n be_v a_o invincible_a tower_n it_o may_v be_v besiege_v but_o never_o batter_v and_o race_v to_o the_o ground_n it_o will_v neither_o be_v borrow_v nor_o buy_v nor_o sell_v yet_o if_o it_o shall_v be_v set_v a_o sale_n few_o will_v buy_v it_o the_o bed_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n flourish_v always_o as_o the_o green_a border_n in_o a_o garden_n if_o our_o heart_n be_v settle_v in_o love_n and_o obedience_n to_o the_o section_n 10_o lord_n all_o the_o world_n beside_o can_v defile_v us._n our_o heart_n be_v the_o safe_a tower_n of_o defence_n that_o we_o have_v in_o all_o our_o life_n take_v heed_n therefore_o of_o thy_o heart_n for_o if_o it_o accuse_v thou_o it_o will_v kill_v thou_o if_o it_o be_v on_o thy_o side_n let_v the_o heaven_n fall_n yet_o the_o ruin_n thereof_o shall_v not_o affright_v thou_o let_v thy_o foe_n be_v what_o they_o will_v let_v their_o counsel_n be_v what_o it_o can_v and_o destruction_n that_o be_v conspire_v never_o so_o cruel_a yet_o if_o thy_o heart_n be_v faithful_a to_o god_n thy_o enemy_n shall_v fear_v more_o than_o thou_o for_o innocence_n assist_v thou_o which_o be_v strengthen_v with_o the_o arm_n of_o god_n and_o can_v be_v conquer_v by_o any_o mean_n of_o man_n death_n or_o devil_n though_o nature_n be_v weak_a to_o raise_v up_o itself_o and_o adversity_n and_o temptation_n strong_a to_o cast_v it_o down_o yet_o both_o trouble_n and_o temptation_n fly_v fast_o away_o before_o the_o face_n of_o our_o trust_n in_o god_n o_o lord_n take_v from_o i_o say_v one_o if_o thou_o will_v my_o good_n and_o riches_n my_o pleasure_n etc._n etc._n yea_o my_o life_n to_o med_a so_o thou_o leave_v i_o my_o heart_n which_o way_n never_o cease_v to_o love_v thou_o trust_v in_o thou_o and_o call_v upon_o thy_o name_n thou_o can_v not_o be_v friend_n with_o thyself_o till_o thou_o be_v with_o god_n for_o thy_o conscience_n like_o a_o honest_a servant_n take_v his_o master_n part_n against_o thou_o when_o thou_o have_v sin_v and_o will_v not_o countenance_v thou_o till_o thou_o be_v reconcile_v to_o god_n neither_o dare_v it_o be_v kind_a to_o thou_o and_o unfaithful_a to_o her_o maker_n god_n do_v commit_v man_n to_o their_o conscience_n as_o unto_o a_o tutor_n which_o vigilant_o attend_v upon_o they_o isidor_n and_o a_o man_n may_v better_o fly_v from_o any_o thing_n then_o from_o his_o own_o heart_n and_o therefore_o this_o have_v always_o be_v the_o joy_n and_o rejoice_v of_o the_o faithful_a 2.10_o to_o have_v the_o witness_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n that_o they_o have_v simple_o and_o honest_o walk_v with_o man_n in_o this_o world_n this_o be_v their_o crown_n and_o comfort_n to_o think_v how_o holy_o and_o unblamable_o they_o have_v behave_v themselves_o that_o they_o have_v fight_v a_o good_a fight_n and_o finish_v their_o course_n and_o keep_v the_o faith_n that_o they_o have_v keep_v the_o profession_n of_o their_o hope_n without_o faint_v 4.7_o still_o with_o a_o good_a conscience_n make_v their_o request_n to_o god_n this_o oil_n of_o gladness_n have_v cheer_v their_o countenance_n and_o this_o pure_a wine_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n have_v glad_v their_o heart_n amid_o all_o their_o grief_n it_o have_v sweeten_v their_o sorrow_n 5.2_o have_v the_o love_n of_o god_n shed_v in_o their_o heart_n through_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o therefore_o our_o great_a care_n must_v be_v to_o have_v always_o a_o clear_a conscience_n towards_o god_n and_o man_n 24.16_o which_o will_v great_o cheer_v we_o against_o our_o death_n section_n 11_o christian_n must_v be_v daily_a practitioner_n of_o faith_n and_o repentance_n they_o must_v not_o only_o by_o mortification_n of_o the_o flesh_n die_v to_o sin_n but_o be_v renew_v in_o the_o spirit_n rise_v again_o unto_o righteousness_n and_o amendment_n of_o life_n they_o must_v hate_v evil_a and_o do_v good_a 12.14_o pursue_v after_o peace_n and_o holiness_n without_o the_o which_o no_o man_n can_v see_v god_n for_o as_o he_o that_o have_v a_o hope_n to_o live_v again_o when_o he_o be_v dead_a must_v die_v while_o he_o be_v alive_a to_o sin_n and_o wickedness_n so_o he_o that_o will_v escape_v the_o second_o death_n 20.6_o must_v be_v make_v partaker_n of_o the_o first_o resurrection_n to_o newness_n of_o life_n and_o those_o that_o be_v deliver_v from_o darkness_n must_v be_v translate_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n and_o be_v dead_a in_o themselves_o must_v live_v the_o life_n of_o christ_n 1.13_o and_o this_o be_v the_o end_n why_o they_o be_v free_v from_o their_o deadly_a foe_n to_o serve_v god_n in_o holiness_n and_o righteousness_n all_o their_o day_n 2._o so_o shall_v they_o come_v to_o peace_n of_o conscience_n and_o joy_n in_o the_o holy_a ghost_n section_n 12_o repentance_n and_o amendment_n of_o life_n serve_v we_o as_o the_o cannon_n shoot_v to_o scatter_v the_o cruel_a band_n of_o death_n and_o devil_n and_o join_v faith_n with_o repentance_n we_o shall_v be_v sure_a to_o win_v the_o field_n by_o the_o safe_a conduct_n of_o christ_n our_o captain_n unconquerable_a who_o as_o we_o have_v hear_v have_v satisfy_v for_o our_o sin_n fulfil_v the_o law_n and_o foil_v all_o our_o foe_n if_o the_o day_n of_o our_o death_n find_v we_o a_o sleep_n in_o our_o sin_n woe_n be_v unto_o we_o for_o than_o we_o shall_v hardly_o awake_v the_o end_n of_o all_o thing_n say_v saint_n peter_n be_v at_o hand_n 4.7_o therefore_o be_v sober_a and_o watch_v in_o prayer_n every_o one_o in_o his_o death_n shall_v find_v this_o end_n of_o all_o thing_n when_o man_n be_v once_o dead_a and_o carry_v out_o of_o door_n all_o be_v at_o a_o end_n with_o they_o neither_o have_v their_o body_n any_o more_o than_o their_o length_n of_o ground_n one_o be_v demand_v when_o it_o be_v time_n to_o repent_v answer_v section_n 13_o one_o day_n before_o our_o death_n but_o when_o it_o be_v reply_v that_o no_o man_n know_v that_o day_n he_o say_v begin_v then_o to_o day_n for_o fear_n of_o fail_v and_o boast_v not_o of_o to_o morrow_n 27.1_o for_o thou_o know_v not_o what_o a_o day_n may_v bring_v forth_o it_o be_v a_o folly_n to_o dissemble_v our_o sore_n whilst_o they_o be_v curable_a and_o after_o make_v they_o know_v when_o there_o be_v no_o remedy_n many_o pretend_v to_o amend_v all_o in_o time_n and_o this_o time_n be_v so_o defer_v from_o day_n to_o day_n until_o god_n in_o who_o hand_n only_o all_o time_n consist_v do_v shut_v they_o out_o of_o all_o time_n and_o send_v they_o to_o pain_n eternal_a without_o time_n for_o that_o they_o abuse_v the_o special_a benefit_n of_o time_n in_o this_o world_n for_o custom_n grow_v to_o another_o nature_n and_o old_a disease_n be_v hardly_o cure_v will_v thou_o go_v to_o heaven_n live_v in_o sin_n as_o thou_o do_v it_o be_v impossible_a as_o soon_o thou_o may_v drive_v god_n
be_v as_o corrupt_v by_o nature_n as_o the_o rest_n until_o they_o be_v reform_v by_o the_o santified_a mean_n ordain_v of_o god_n 15._o man_n sin_n make_v his_o life_n a_o due_a debt_n to_o death_n 17._o the_o devil_n be_v the_o father_n of_o sin_n and_o sin_n the_o mother_n of_o death_n ibid._n the_o corruption_n of_o our_o flesh_n do_v not_o make_v our_o soul_n sinful_a but_o the_o sin_n of_o our_o soul_n do_v make_v the_o flesh_n corruptible_fw-fr ibid._n chap._n v._n death_n be_v threefold_a corporal_a spiritual_a and_o that_o which_o be_v common_a both_o to_o body_n and_o soul_n sect._n 2._o the_o description_n of_o death_n according_a to_o the_o several_a part_n 3._o the_o soul_n can_v proper_o die_v be_v life_n itself_o illustrate_v by_o example_n 4._o how_o the_o soul_n be_v say_v to_o die_v 5._o the_o separation_n from_o god_n be_v the_o death_n of_o the_o soul_n as_o the_o depart_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v the_o death_n of_o the_o body_n ibid._n the_o nature_n of_o death_n 6._o god_n spirit_n be_v the_o soul_n of_o our_o soul_n ibid._n man_n by_o sin_n lose_v his_o life_n and_o find_v out_o death_n 7._o it_o be_v agreeable_a to_o god_n justice_n that_o a_o spiritual_a death_n shall_v beget_v a_o corporal_a ibid._n so_o soon_o as_o man_n have_v sin_v so_o soon_o do_v the_o army_n of_o death_n besiege_v his_o life_n 8._o the_o very_a life_n of_o sinner_n be_v a_o death_n 9_o god_n spirit_n must_v quicken_v and_o revive_v the_o soul_n or_o else_o it_o must_v needs_o die_v and_o be_v damn_v 10._o the_o degree_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o god_n elect_v 11._o the_o wicked_a in_o this_o life_n do_v live_v in_o death_n and_o converse_v in_o earth_n they_o be_v bondslave_n of_o hell_n 12._o a_o effectual_a faith_n in_o christ_n be_v the_o life_n of_o the_o soul_n 13._o what_o it_o be_v to_o be_v dead_a in_o sin_n 14._o death_n be_v diverse_o derive_v with_o the_o reason_n thereof_o 15._o chap._n vi_o it_o be_v enact_v in_o heaven_n that_o all_o man_n must_v die_v sect._n 1_o the_o register_n of_o the_o death_n and_o burial_n of_o man_n from_o the_o beginning_n witness_v the_o execution_n of_o god_n decree_n herein_o 2._o death_n be_v the_o way_n of_o all_o the_o world_n and_o the_o house_n of_o all_o man_n live_v ibid._n death_n be_v the_o lady_n and_o empress_n of_o all_o the_o world_n 3._o balthaser_n emblem_n be_v write_v upon_o every_o man_n wall_n 4._o death_n respect_v no_o man_n person_n place_n or_o quality_n 3._o day_n and_o year_n and_o time_n no_o plea_n against_o the_o grave_n but_o a_o fit_a prey_n for_o death_n ibid._n death_n as_o dan_n the_o gather_a host_n sweep_v all_o away_o 4._o merciless_a death_n do_v exercise_v her_o cruelty_n upon_o all_o alike_o 5._o nothing_o can_v prevail_v against_o death_n or_o ransom_n our_o life_n 6._o god_n hand_n a_o man_n may_v escape_v but_o death_n dart_v no_o man_n can_v shun_v 7._o no_o force_n can_v resist_v it_o nor_o mean_n prevent_v it_o ibid._n death_n be_v the_o common_a roadway_n of_o all_o the_o world_n 8._o we_o must_v needs_o yield_v ourselves_o to_o the_o law_n of_o death_n ibid._n man_n may_v be_v distinguish_v by_o time_n but_o all_o be_v equal_a in_o the_o issue_n 9_o as_o we_o grow_v our_o life_n decrease_v this_o whole_a life_n be_v but_o a_o death_n ibid._n man_n can_v be_v ignorant_a of_o his_o death_n since_o all_o creature_n and_o action_n proclaim_v his_o mortality_n 10._o experiment_n of_o death_n on_o every_o side_n most_o apparent_a 11._o the_o law_n of_o nature_n convince_v it_o among_o all_o nation_n 12._o our_o life_n as_o our_o garment_n wear_v of_o themselves_o they_o be_v eat_v with_o the_o moth_n we_o with_o the_o time_n ibid._n the_o course_n of_o our_o life_n run_v without_o pause_n to_o the_o period_n and_o end_n 13._o a_o exclamation_n against_o death_n most_o hideous_a and_o pitiful_a 14._o &_o 15._o the_o christian_a use_n of_o our_o mortality_n with_o a_o reproof_n of_o the_o careless_a christian_a 16._o &_o 17._o death_n to_o the_o faithful_a be_v as_o a_o hackney_n to_o carry_v and_o hasten_v they_o from_o earth_n to_o heaven_n ibid._n chap._n vii_o sin_n bring_v in_o a_o sea_n of_o misery_n sect._n 1_o life_n and_o misery_n be_v two_o twin_n which_o be_v bear_v together_o and_o must_v die_v together_o 2._o a_o description_n of_o infancy_n and_o old_a age_n with_o their_o misery_n 3._o the_o misery_n of_o all_o estate_n here_o death_n be_v live_v and_o life_n die_v 4._o there_o be_v no_o contentment_n in_o this_o wretched_a life_n 5._o a_o description_n of_o man_n sinful_a mortal_a body_n 6._o the_o frailty_n and_o brittlenesse_n of_o man_n body_n with_o the_o reason_n thereof_o 7._o see_v the_o manifold_a danger_n of_o our_o life_n and_o how_o easy_o it_o be_v lose_v 8._o the_o mutability_n and_o inconstancy_n of_o man_n life_n 9_o this_o life_n be_v little_o better_a than_o hell_n be_v it_o not_o for_o the_o hope_n of_o heaven_n 10._o this_o world_n be_v a_o ocean_n sea_n of_o trouble_n see_v how_o fit_o it_o resemble_v it_o have_v a_o merciless_a maw_n to_o swallow_v up_o all_o 11._o it_o be_v a_o dungeon_n of_o ill_a savour_n and_o a_o puddle_n of_o vice_n 12._o man_n life_n be_v short_a and_o swift_a like_o a_o post_n a_o ship_n and_o a_o shadow_n ibid._n our_o day_n pass_v swift_o as_o the_o eagle_n to_o her_o prey_n and_o all_o mortal_a man_n be_v a_o prey_n to_o death_n 14._o we_o be_v as_o flower_n and_o grass_n and_o death_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n as_o a_o since_o to_o cut_v we_o down_o ibid._n all_o thing_n die_v but_o our_o sin_n which_o revive_v and_o grow_v young_a again_o in_o despite_n of_o nature_n ibid._n the_o care_n of_o this_o life_n be_v like_o the_o fly_n of_o egypt_n which_o give_v man_n no_o rest_n neither_o day_n nor_o night_n 15._o they_o be_v like_o merciless_a tyrant_n which_o take_v away_o our_o peace_n ibid._n man_n and_o his_o labour_n be_v fit_o resemble_v to_o the_o spider_n and_o her_o web_n 16._o all_o thing_n be_v as_o snare_n to_o sinner_n to_o draw_v they_o to_o destruction_n 17._o the_o mean_n for_o christian_n to_o avoid_v the_o snare_n of_o this_o life_n 18._o it_o be_v as_o natural_a for_o corrupt_v man_n to_o sin_n as_o for_o water_n to_o run_v down_o the_o channel_n or_o a_o coach_n down_o a_o hill_n 19_o the_o best_a man_n live_v among_o the_o wicked_a be_v apt_o resemble_v to_o collier_n and_o miller_n ibid._n the_o manifold_a engine_n of_o satan_n to_o enthrall_v us._n 20._o no_o man_n can_v live_v peaceable_o in_o this_o world_n among_o so_o many_o enemy_n of_o peace_n ibid._n the_o warfare_n of_o christian_n both_o outward_a and_o intestine_a with_o the_o occasion_n thereof_o 21._o &_o 22._o our_o life_n be_v as_o a_o tempestuos_a sea_n and_o death_n the_o only_a port_n of_o tranquillity_n and_o rest_n 23._o chap._n viii_o man_n by_o die_a prove_v they_o have_v sin_v and_o sin_n convince_v there_o be_v a_o law_n sect._n 1_o the_o law_n convince_v man_n of_o sin_n who_o without_o it_o know_v not_o sin_n 2._o sin_n by_o the_o law_n grow_v out_o of_o measure_n sinful_a with_o the_o reason_n thereof_o 3._o the_o law_n detect_v sin_n as_o a_o hide_a sickness_n that_o so_o we_o may_v seek_v to_o christ_n the_o physician_n 4._o it_o be_v holy_a and_o righteous_a in_o itself_o though_o a_o occasion_n of_o evil_a to_o those_o that_o be_v corrupt_a ibid._n how_o sin_n be_v say_v to_o be_v dead_a without_o the_o law_n 5._o the_o law_n anatomise_v sinful_a man_n and_o set_v he_o out_o in_o his_o colour_n 6._o the_o law_n slay_v the_o sinner_n before_o god_n spirit_n quicken_v he_o 7._o sin_n and_o the_o law_n be_v the_o strength_n and_o sting_n of_o death_n 8._o the_o law_n not_o only_o convince_v man_n of_o sin_n but_o justify_v god_n in_o the_o punishment_n thereof_o 9_o the_o horror_n of_o death_n with_o the_o reason_n thereof_o 10._o chap._n ix_o great_a and_o heavy_a be_v the_o tribute_n which_o god_n impose_v upon_o man_n for_o sin_n sect._n 1_o the_o death_n of_o the_o body_n be_v nothing_o to_o the_o damnation_n of_o body_n and_o soul_n in_o hell_n 2._o as_o disease_n be_v the_o malady_n of_o the_o body_n so_o death_n be_v the_o malady_n of_o disease_n ibid._n the_o death_n of_o the_o reprobate_n be_v a_o live_a death_n and_o a_o die_a life_n 3._o the_o life_n of_o the_o damn_a be_v a_o immortality_n of_o torment_n and_o evil_a 4._o the_o torment_n of_o hell_n be_v unspeakable_a 5._o they_o be_v everlasting_a and_o endless_a 6._o death_n to_o the_o unregenerate_a be_v the_o very_a gate_n of_o hell_n 7._o death_n can_v be_v so_o fear_v as_o it_o ought_v of_o wicked_a man_n 8._o chap._n x._o
draw_v near_o to_o death_n we_o approach_v to_o the_o very_a gate_n of_o life_n 12._o the_o faithful_a depart_n see_v their_o saviour_n with_o simeon_n either_o in_o soul_n or_o spirit_n 13._o the_o hope_n of_o eternity_n be_v the_o revenge_n of_o iniquity_n ibid._n chap._n ix_o the_o joy_n of_o heaven_n be_v unspeakable_a and_o far_o beyond_o our_o thought_n sect._n 1_o they_o far_o exceed_v our_o prison-ioye_n on_o earth_n 2._o there_o be_v neither_o end_n number_n nor_o measure_n of_o they_o be_v infinite_a and_o endless_a 3._o the_o glorious_a estate_n of_o god_n saint_n with_o their_o happiness_n what_o it_o be_v 4._o god_n saint_n shall_v have_v fullness_n of_o joy_n which_o they_o shall_v still_o affect_v and_o in_o affect_v shall_v be_v satisfy_v and_o yet_o never_o be_v cloy_v with_o fullness_n or_o feel_v of_o want_n 5._o the_o sight_n of_o god_n be_v the_o full_a beatitude_n and_o total_a glory_n of_o the_o saint_n 6._o the_o soul_n be_v make_v capable_a of_o god_n and_o therefore_o whatsoever_o be_v less_o than_o god_n can_v suffice_v it_o 7._o the_o joy_n of_o heaven_n be_v joy_n above_o all_o joy_n beside_o which_o there_o be_v no_o joy_n 8._o we_o may_v soon_o tell_v what_o there_o be_v not_o in_o that_o bless_a life_n than_o what_o there_o be_v 9_o if_o the_o joy_n of_o heaven_n be_v so_o great_a let_v we_o lift_v up_o our_o eye_n to_o heaven_n our_o ear_n to_o god_n and_o our_o heart_n to_o paradise_n ibid._n he_o which_o be_v in_o love_n with_o heaven_n be_v neither_o proud_a with_o prosperity_n nor_o cast_v down_o with_o adversity_n for_o as_o he_o have_v nothing_o in_o this_o world_n that_o he_o love_v so_o be_v there_o no_o loss_n of_o any_o thing_n in_o this_o life_n that_o he_o fear_v 10._o chap._n x._o it_o be_v not_o the_o bare_a knowledge_n of_o heaven_n and_o happy_a estate_n but_o the_o assure_a evidence_n thereof_o that_o bring_v comfort_n to_o the_o conscience_n sect._n 1_o so_o sure_a as_o there_o be_v a_o god_n so_o sure_o there_o be_v another_o life_n in_o which_o he_o will_v reward_v the_o good_a and_o punish_v the_o wicked_a 2._o as_o our_o faith_n rejoice_v in_o god_n favour_n so_o our_o hope_n rejoice_v in_o god_n glory_n 3._o god_n give_v his_o child_n the_o plaster_n of_o patience_n to_o support_v their_o hope_n for_o he_o be_v sure_a that_o have_v promise_v 4._o the_o ground_n of_o faith_n and_o hope_n be_v god_n word_n and_o promise_n 5._o a_o faithful_a heart_n be_v furnish_v like_o a_o ship_n of_o war_n against_o all_o hellish_a pirate_n and_o worldly_a force_n ibid._n we_o can_v have_v no_o certain_a knowledge_n of_o heavenly_a thing_n but_o by_o faith_n 6._o god_n alone_o be_v to_o be_v believe_v touch_v himself_o as_o we_o credit_v a_o mortal_a man_n with_o his_o own_o secret_n ibid._n we_o can_v desire_v nothing_o which_o we_o know_v not_o and_o this_o knowledge_n of_o heavenly_a thing_n be_v only_o by_o faith_n ground_v upon_o the_o word_n of_o god_n 7._o our_o salvation_n in_o christ_n be_v always_o fresh_a and_o new_a sure_a and_o certain_a 8._o our_o faith_n be_v not_o extinguish_v our_o love_n can_v be_v quench_v nor_o our_o hope_n fail_v we_o nor_o the_o holy_a spirit_n take_v from_o we_o which_o seal_v our_o salvation_n ibid._n the_o wicked_a shall_v be_v as_o well_o able_a to_o save_v themselves_o without_o god_n as_o to_o hurt_v we_o have_v god_n and_o the_o worst_a they_o can_v do_v be_v but_o to_o send_v we_o to_o god_n 9_o god_n do_v not_o choose_v the_o worthy_a but_o in_o choose_v they_o make_v they_o worthy_a 10._o the_o head_n will_v have_v his_o member_n god_n his_o elect_a and_o christ_n his_o redeem_a and_o where_o will_v he_o have_v they_o but_o in_o heaven_n where_o he_o be_v ibid._n the_o three_o book_n chap._n i._n the_o crown_n of_o glory_n will_v not_o be_v get_v without_o conquest_n sect._n 1_o we_o must_v strive_v to_o enter_v in_o at_o the_o narrow_a gate_n we_o must_v so_o run_v that_o we_o may_v obtain_v 2._o we_o ought_v to_o live_v in_o such_o sort_n as_o at_o the_o day_n of_o death_n we_o wish_v we_o have_v for_o look_v how_o death_n leave_v a_o man_n so_o shall_v the_o last_o day_n find_v he_o 3._o it_o be_v too_o late_o then_o to_o begin_v to_o live_v well_o when_o we_o must_v leave_v the_o world_n 4._o with_o this_o penalty_n a_o sinner_n be_v punish_v that_o when_o he_o die_v he_o forget_v himself_o who_o in_o his_o life_n time_n never_o think_v upon_o god_n 5_o many_o man_n be_v ready_a to_o take_v their_o farewell_n of_o the_o world_n before_o they_o know_v of_o their_o condition_n in_o the_o world_n 6._o as_o our_o whole_a life_n be_v a_o passage_n to_o death_n so_o shall_v we_o make_v it_o a_o preparation_n to_o death_n 7._o we_o ought_v still_o to_o be_v prepare_v and_o watchful_a not_o know_v the_o time_n of_o death_n 8._o satan_n labour_v by_o his_o subtlety_n to_o make_v we_o to_o forget_v our_o latter_a end_n 9_o some_o count_v it_o death_n to_o meditate_v of_o death_n ibid._n wicked_a man_n can_v abide_v to_o hear_v of_o death_n because_o they_o live_v a_o sinful_a life_n 10._o remembrance_n of_o death_n to_o christian_n must_v serve_v as_o a_o sound_a bell_n to_o awaken_v they_o from_o the_o sleep_n of_o sin_n 11._o christian_n must_v take_v the_o time_n and_o good_a opportunity_n to_o provide_v against_o death_n 12._o we_o than_o best_o know_v ourselves_o when_o we_o have_v thorough_o learn_v our_o mortal_a estate_n 13._o there_o be_v nothing_o so_o glorious_a as_o to_o order_v aright_o the_o upshot_n of_o our_o time_n 14._o who_o fear_v god_n fear_v not_o death_n for_o what_o can_v he_o fear_v who_o death_n be_v his_o hope_n 15._o since_o death_n watch_v for_o we_o on_o every_o side_n let_v we_o watch_v for_o he_o that_o he_o take_v we_o not_o tardy_a 16._o death_n to_o christian_n shall_v serve_v as_o a_o key_n to_o open_v the_o day_n and_o shut_v the_o night_n ibid._n christian_n must_v be_v as_o bird_n on_o a_o bough_n to_o remove_v at_o god_n pleasure_n 17._o it_o be_v absurd_a to_o fear_v that_o which_o we_o can_v shun_v 18._o christian_n must_v have_v temporal_a thing_n in_o use_n but_o eternal_a in_o desire_n ibid._n man_n life_n be_v a_o small_a thing_n but_o the_o contempt_n of_o life_n be_v a_o great_a thing_n 19_o the_o manifold_a commodity_n of_o death_n to_o the_o faithful_a ibid._n see_v the_o folly_n and_o absurdity_n of_o man_n so_o to_o hate_v death_n and_o to_o love_v this_o sinful_a life_n 20_o &_o 21._o the_o presumption_n of_o long_a life_n cause_v the_o great_a negligence_n of_o our_o death_n 22._o self-love_n cause_v man_n to_o hate_n and_o abhor_v death_n ibid._n death_n bring_v a_o equal_a law_n over_o all_o for_o the_o chief_a point_n of_o equity_n be_v equality_n 23._o chap._n ii_o christians_n know_v death_n with_o his_o force_n ought_v thorough_o to_o be_v prepare_v against_o it_o sect._n 1_o death_n be_v so_o far_o from_o the_o destruction_n of_o a_o christian_a that_o it_o bring_v he_o to_o perfection_n 2._o no_o man_n know_v in_o what_o place_n death_n attend_v therefore_o in_o all_o place_n we_o must_v be_v provide_v 3._o if_o we_o provide_v not_o before_o death_n there_o be_v no_o provision_n after_o 4._o when_o we_o seem_v to_o stand_v in_o great_a security_n we_o then_o do_v dwell_v in_o great_a danger_n and_o when_o we_o least_o fear_v we_o soon_o fall_v 5._o it_o be_v a_o dangerous_a course_n never_o to_o begin_v to_o live_v well_o till_o we_o be_v a_o die_a 6._o he_o that_o repent_v when_o he_o can_v sin_v no_o long_o leave_v not_o sin_n till_o his_o sin_n leave_v he_o 7._o many_o never_o think_v of_o death_n nor_o their_o sin_n till_o they_o can_v live_v sick_a they_o be_v but_o their_o repentance_n be_v sick_a 8._o chap._n iii_o sathan_n have_v a_o host_n and_o army_n of_o enemy_n to_o hinder_v we_o in_o our_o christian_a voyage_n towards_o death_n sect._n 1_o through_o christ_n alone_o we_o get_v the_o conquest_n over_o he_o and_o his_o force_n 2._o the_o felicity_n of_o the_o world_n be_v feign_v his_o love_n counterfeit_v and_o his_o promise_n deceitful_a to_o god_n child_n 3._o there_o be_v no_o worldly_a comfort_n but_o may_v be_v keep_v and_o desire_v so_o that_o god_n be_v above_o all_o thing_n be_v not_o lose_v 4._o comfort_n against_o loss_n of_o friend_n and_o kinsfolk_n 5._o our_o life_n be_v very_o short_a for_o all_o good_a thing_n but_o too_o long_o we_o may_v think_v in_o regard_n of_o our_o misery_n 6._o all_o worldly_a delight_n finish_v their_o course_n in_o the_o salt_n brine_n sea_n of_o sorrow_n 7._o how_o much_o better_a be_v it_o to_o want_v a_o little_a honey_n then_o to_o be_v swell_v up_o with_o
a_o man_n upon_o easy_a condition_n shall_v gain_v a_o high_a estate_n to_o he_o and_o he_o for_o ever_o and_o yet_o shall_v witting_o and_o wilful_o forfeit_v it_o again_o to_o the_o owner_n who_o will_v either_o moan_v the_o heir_n or_o blame_v the_o giver_n even_o so_o god_n have_v make_v the_o soul_n of_o man_n good_a righteous_a and_o fair_a as_o from_o himself_o yet_o knit_v it_o to_o the_o body_n to_o make_v the_o man_n which_o man_n be_v adam_n heir_n he_o may_v just_o withdraw_v his_o grace_n from_o it_o as_o his_o own_o be_v forfeit_v and_o lose_v by_o traitorous_a man_n thus_o god_n grace_v most_o just_o fail_v the_o soul_n it_o fall_v to_o sin_n and_o decline_v to_o naught_o which_o proneness_n of_o evil_n be_v our_o natural_a sickness_n which_o we_o call_v original_a sin_n so_o that_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v not_o now_o create_v with_o that_o strength_n to_o persevere_v in_o goodness_n and_o resistance_n of_o evil_a and_o other_o excellent_a grace_n which_o it_o shall_v have_v have_v if_o adam_n have_v not_o sin_v and_o albeit_o it_o be_v pure_a and_o unspotted_a as_o it_o proceed_v from_o god_n yet_o be_v it_o no_o soon_o join_v to_o the_o body_n but_o it_o be_v present_o pollute_v even_o as_o the_o pure_a wine_n and_o best_a quintessence_n when_o it_o be_v pour_v into_o a_o filthy_a pot_n poison_a and_o unsavoury_a do_v in_o a_o moment_n loose_v their_o natural_a taste_n and_o tallage_n so_o do_v the_o sweet_a soul_n loose_v her_o fragrant_a smell_n of_o grace_n and_o goodness_n so_o soon_o as_o it_o be_v send_v into_o this_o filthy_a vessel_n the_o body_n of_o sin_n neither_o be_v the_o soul_n of_o man_n subject_n only_o to_o weakness_n and_o infirmity_n in_o resist_v of_o corruption_n but_o have_v many_o other_o defect_n both_o of_o mind_n and_o will_n be_v destitute_a of_o spiritual_a life_n and_o light_n blind_a by_o nature_n and_o not_o so_o much_o as_o inclinable_a to_o holy_a desire_n and_o sanctify_a work_n as_o god_n her_o creator_n by_o his_o law_n require_v and_o although_o in_o the_o just_a judgement_n of_o god_n as_o we_o have_v already_o hear_v man_n soul_n be_v now_o make_v in_o such_o sort_n as_o that_o of_o necessity_n they_o must_v be_v defile_v be_v join_v to_o these_o body_n of_o sin_n yet_o be_v they_o not_o thereby_o to_o be_v excuse_v from_o the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n for_o though_o it_o be_v of_o a_o just_a necessity_n yet_o be_v it_o not_o of_o any_o compulsion_n that_o they_o shall_v sin_v as_o we_o see_v by_o experience_n iron_n and_o stone_n and_o such_o like_a grave_n and_o heavy_a substance_n though_o never_o so_o soft_o let_v down_o into_o a_o brook_n do_v of_o necessity_n yet_o not_o by_o any_o violence_n sink_v down_o to_o the_o bottom_n thereof_o body_n deprive_v of_o food_n and_o flesh_n in_o time_n do_v putrify_v of_o necessity_n yet_o neither_o the_o one_o nor_o the_o other_o by_o any_o compulsion_n god_n of_o necessity_n be_v good_a and_o the_o devil_n be_v evil_a yet_o can_v we_o not_o say_v that_o either_o goodness_n in_o god_n or_o iniquity_n in_o the_o devil_n do_v proceed_v of_o compulsion_n so_o our_o soul_n be_v join_v to_o our_o body_n be_v of_o necessity_n sinful_a yet_o willing_o also_o and_o of_o their_o own_o accord_n neither_o yet_o be_v it_o or_o can_v be_v otherwise_o now_o with_o the_o best_a regenerate_v and_o holy_a man_n renew_v in_o christ_n towards_o their_o child_n than_o it_o be_v in_o adam_n at_o the_o first_o touch_v the_o propagation_n of_o original_a sin_n they_o can_v convey_v no_o more_o unto_o their_o posterity_n but_o that_o which_o by_o nature_n they_o be_v possess_v of_o for_o grace_n come_v from_o heaven_n and_o our_o new_a birth_n be_v not_o of_o blood_n nor_o of_o the_o will_n of_o the_o flesh_n 1.13_o nor_o of_o the_o will_n of_o man_n but_o of_o god_n if_o we_o winnow_v any_o wheat_n or_o grain_n never_o so_o perfect_o and_o purge_v it_o never_o so_o thorough_o by_o the_o fan_n from_o the_o chaff_n and_o dust_n yet_o when_o it_o 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member_n be_v separate_v from_o the_o body_n so_o in_o christ_n our_o head_n consist_v our_o life_n as_o we_o be_v true_a member_n of_o his_o body_n the_o church_n unite_v to_o he_o by_o a_o true_a and_o lively_a faith_n and_o so_o quicken_v by_o his_o spirit_n and_o knit_v and_o join_v one_o to_o another_o in_o a_o holy_a fellowship_n and_o communion_n by_o the_o bond_n of_o love_n christ_n be_v the_o vine_n 3.14_o and_o the_o faithful_a his_o branch_n without_o he_o they_o can_v do_v nothing_o as_o they_o be_v of_o this_o tree_n they_o be_v fruitful_a but_o break_v off_o they_o be_v barren_a and_o live_v no_o more_o but_o die_v and_o wither_v away_o by_o his_o life_n alone_o we_o live_v and_o without_o his_o death_n we_o be_v but_o dead_a and_o damn_a for_o ever_o therefore_o we_o must_v know_v and_o learn_v our_o true_a union_n section_n 2_o with_o christ_n and_o try_v ourselves_o whether_o we_o be_v member_n of_o that_o body_n whereof_o he_o be_v head_n for_o none_o i_o say_v be_v 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to_o buy_v gold_n that_o shall_v cost_v we_o nothing_o it_o show_v we_o our_o wretchedness_n that_o have_v nothing_o but_o rag_n to_o put_v on_o and_o withal_o the_o wardrobe_n of_o christ_n righteousness_n where_o we_o shall_v have_v garment_n fit_a for_o god_n saint_n it_o show_v we_o our_o apostasy_n how_o we_o have_v fall_v and_o by_o our_o fall_n have_v even_o break_v our_o neck_n and_o send_v we_o to_o christ_n our_o physician_n who_o be_v only_o good_a at_o such_o a_o desperate_a disease_n it_o show_v we_o our_o debt_n and_o our_o sergeant_n the_o devil_n to_o arrest_v we_o and_o then_o send_v we_o to_o the_o lord-treasurer_n of_o heaven_n in_o who_o hand_n be_v sufficient_a to_o discharge_v whatsoever_o we_o owe._n god_n child_n then_o must_v be_v knit_v unto_o christ_n the_o son_n section_n 4_o of_o god_n they_o live_v in_o his_o life_n and_o stand_v in_o his_o strength_n who_o right_a hand_n have_v make_v all_o thing_n and_o who_o year_n endure_v for_o evermore_o who_o be_v 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complete_a body_n unto_o the_o head_n so_o real_o true_o and_o indeed_o 2.19_o by_o one_o spirit_n we_o be_v knit_v unto_o christ_n and_o substantial_o make_v one_o with_o he_o 4.4_o as_o our_o natural_a member_n be_v make_v one_o with_o our_o head_n this_o though_o we_o can_v conceive_v yet_o we_o be_v bind_v section_n 5_o to_o believe_v we_o now_o believe_v in_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n and_o yet_o we_o know_v not_o his_o countenance_n we_o believe_v and_o apprehend_v by_o hope_n his_o glory_n yet_o neither_o eye_n can_v see_v it_o no_o nor_o heart_n conceive_v it_o we_o believe_v the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a yet_o we_o can_v understand_v such_o excellent_a wisdom_n how_o our_o life_n shall_v be_v renew_v in_o the_o dissolve_a bone_n and_o scatter_a ash_n even_o so_o we_o believe_v that_o christ_n and_o we_o be_v one_o he_o of_o we_o and_o we_o of_o he_o he_o the_o head_n we_o the_o body_n real_o substantial_o and_o true_o knit_v together_o but_o not_o by_o joint_n and_o 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christ_n except_o you_o shall_v eat_v the_o flesh_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n 6.53.56_o you_o shall_v have_v no_o life_n in_o you_o again_o he_o that_o eat_v my_o flesh_n dwell_v in_o i_o and_o i_o in_o he_o now_o it_o be_v all_o one_o to_o say_v that_o christ_n be_v in_o we_o and_o that_o he_o abide_v in_o we_o and_o to_o say_v with_o the_o apostle_n 3.17_o that_o christ_n dwell_v in_o our_o heart_n by_o faith_n he_o be_v therefore_o in_o we_o and_o abide_v in_o we_o and_o be_v unite_v to_o we_o by_o a_o lively_a faith_n and_o as_o we_o eat_v the_o true_a and_o natural_a flesh_n of_o christ_n so_o we_o be_v unite_v to_o the_o true_a flesh_n of_o christ_n but_o the_o former_a be_v by_o faith_n therefore_o the_o latter_a also_o section_n 14_o again_o we_o be_v not_o unite_v but_o to_o a_o lively_a and_o quicken_a flesh_n and_o this_o be_v the_o end_n why_o we_o be_v unite_v thereto_o that_o be_v quicken_v thereby_o we_o may_v live_v eternal_o but_o the_o flesh_n of_o christ_n be_v 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we_o know_v say_v s._n john_n that_o christ_n be_v in_o we_o 8.9_o even_o by_o the_o spirit_n which_o he_o have_v give_v us._n he_o that_o have_v not_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n say_v s._n paul_n he_o be_v none_o of_o he_o 6.47.54_o for_o the_o second_o say_v the_o same_o apostle_n that_o christ_n dwell_v in_o our_o heart_n by_o faith_n he_o that_o eat_v my_o flesh_n and_o drink_v my_o blood_n say_v christ_n abide_v in_o i_o and_o i_o in_o he_o but_o he_o be_v eat_v and_o drink_v by_o faith_n as_o in_o the_o same_o place_n christ_n expound_v he_o that_o believe_v in_o i_o shall_v never_o thirst_v we_o therefore_o be_v unite_v to_o christ_n by_o a_o lively_a faith_n the_o knowledge_n and_o apprehension_n of_o which_o union_n with_o christ_n by_o a_o true_a and_o lively_a faith_n not_o only_o minister_v a_o section_n 16_o true_a evidence_n of_o our_o right_n and_o interest_n in_o jesus_n christ_n but_o put_v we_o in_o possession_n of_o all_o his_o benefit_n purchase_v to_o mankind_n hence_o come_v assure_v remission_n and_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n and_o by_o a_o necessary_a consequence_n perfect_a deliverance_n from_o eternal_a death_n by_o christ_n obedience_n in_o death_n and_o likewise_o full_a and_o perfect_a possession_n of_o eternal_a life_n follow_v his_o obedience_n in_o fulfil_v the_o law_n for_o both_o the_o part_n of_o that_o obedience_n which_o be_v real_o perform_v by_o christ_n be_v communicate_v to_o we_o by_o imputation_n and_o be_v true_o make_v we_o by_o the_o right_n of_o this_o spiritual_a union_n see_v while_o christ_n how_o great_a soever_o he_o be_v be_v make_v one_o flesh_n with_o we_o and_o we_o with_o he_o and_o in_o regard_n thereof_o by_o imputation_n also_o we_o as_o the_o member_n together_o with_o christ_n the_o head_n be_v now_o crucify_v be_v dead_a 2.20_o be_v bury_v be_v raise_v from_o death_n have_v ascend_v into_o heaven_n do_v sit_v with_o he_o in_o the_o high_a heaven_n be_v bless_v with_o christ_n with_o all_o spiritual_a 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he_o i_o say_v make_v that_o they_o be_v please_v and_o acceptable_a to_o god_n all_o our_o spot_n and_o blemish_n be_v cover_v in_o the_o robe_n of_o christ_n righteousness_n and_o as_o adam_n eat_v of_o the_o forbid_a tree_n be_v impute_v to_o all_o his_o posterity_n though_o they_o never_o taste_v of_o the_o fruit_n with_o their_o lip_n so_o the_o righteousness_n and_o obedience_n of_o christ_n shall_v make_v all_o faithful_a man_n righteous_a before_o god_n 5.21_o though_o they_o themselves_o as_o yet_o have_v taste_v no_o righteousness_n for_o god_n have_v make_v he_o sin_n for_o we_o that_o know_v no_o sin_n that_o we_o shall_v be_v make_v the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n in_o he_o as_o therefore_o christ_n be_v make_v sin_n for_o we_o not_o by_o infusion_n of_o sin_n into_o his_o person_n but_o by_o imputation_n of_o our_o sin_n unto_o he_o so_o must_v we_o be_v make_v righteous_a before_o god_n not_o by_o infusion_n of_o righteousness_n into_o our_o own_o person_n 2._o but_o by_o imputation_n of_o christ_n righteousness_n unto_o us._n as_o the_o moon_n and_o star_n borrow_v all_o their_o light_n from_o the_o sun_n so_o the_o church_n and_o every_o member_n of_o the_o same_o borrow_v all_o their_o righteousness_n from_o christ_n the_o son_n of_o righteousness_n and_o as_o for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o faithful_a howsoever_o they_o section_n 18_o cleave_v unto_o their_o bone_n yet_o if_o they_o hate_v they_o as_o hell_n from_o whence_o they_o be_v the_o devil_n work_v they_o they_o need_v not_o care_n for_o they_o be_v heavy_a in_o weight_n and_o many_o in_o number_n for_o they_o have_v their_o hope_n not_o in_o their_o own_o person_n but_o in_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n 6.5_o into_o which_o they_o be_v graft_v and_o in_o which_o there_o be_v no_o spot_n but_o perfection_n of_o righteousness_n even_o before_o god_n himself_o their_o sin_n by_o his_o mean_n be_v put_v under_o their_o foot_n and_o they_o be_v ruler_n over_o they_o they_o be_v not_o impute_v unto_o they_o but_o unto_o christ_n the_o punishment_n of_o they_o be_v forgive_v unto_o the_o faithful_a but_o not_o forgive_v to_o christ_n righteousness_n be_v free_o give_v unto_o we_o but_o it_o be_v not_o free_o give_v unto_o he_o 3.15_o he_o obey_v the_o law_n of_o his_o father_n every_o jot_n and_o tittle_n that_o he_o may_v fulfil_v all_o righteousness_n he_o bear_v the_o condemnation_n of_o hell_n and_o death_n that_o he_o may_v abolish_v it_o so_o that_o in_o he_o be_v life_n in_o he_o be_v righteousness_n in_o he_o be_v immortality_n 214._o and_o in_o he_o be_v the_o reconcile_a good_a will_n of_o god_n to_o man_n and_o that_o excellent_a wisdom_n which_o have_v make_v we_o by_o faith_n one_o with_o he_o the_o same_o have_v make_v we_o partaker_n of_o all_o his_o honour_n and_o bless_a immortality_n if_o we_o be_v ingraft_v into_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n we_o be_v his_o section_n 19_o and_o he_o live_v in_o we_o his_o victory_n over_o all_o be_v we_o we_o see_v it_o by_o faith_n and_o all_o thing_n be_v in_o subjection_n under_o our_o foot_n the_o devil_n do_v challenge_v no_o good_a by_o christ_n 4.34_o but_o disclaim_v his_o mercy_n person_n and_o all_o his_o mean_n oh_o what_o have_v we_o to_o do_v with_o thou_o but_o every_o good_a christian_a may_v claim_v he_o as_o his_o due_n with_o bless_a paul_n 1.30_o and_o say_v that_o christ_n be_v his_o righteousness_n wisdom_n sanctification_n and_o redemption_n and_o be_v bold_a to_o affirm_v that_o though_o his_o body_n be_v in_o heaven_n yet_o shall_v i_o there_o find_v it_o i_o his_o divinity_n on_o earth_n yet_o there_o shall_v i_o feel_v it_o i_o etc._n etc._n all_o be_v for_o i_o since_o christ_n be_v i_o
righteous_a god_n the_o lawgiver_n be_v infinite_a &_o eternal_a and_o so_o his_o justice_n offend_v therefore_o his_o death_n by_o transgress_v must_v be_v endless_a and_o everlasting_a god_n be_v just_a and_o can_v deny_v himself_o he_o have_v say_v that_o if_o man_n break_v his_o law_n he_o shall_v die_v the_o death_n and_o therefore_o death_n shall_v hold_v he_o god_n be_v perfect_a and_o pure_a and_o therefore_o the_o satisfaction_n must_v be_v answerable_a to_o his_o nature_n his_o righteous_a law_n bind_v both_o soul_n and_o body_n to_o obedience_n even_o every_o man_n thought_n word_n and_o work_n and_o therefore_o let_v every_o man_n perform_v this_o and_o he_o shall_v live_v section_n 8_o these_o and_o many_o more_o be_v the_o dart_n of_o the_o devil_n which_o he_o cast_v against_o our_o soul_n to_o wound_v we_o to_o death_n the_o least_o of_o which_o assure_o will_v pierce_v we_o through_o be_v it_o not_o that_o the_o strength_n of_o jesus_n christ_n rebound_v they_o back_o and_o blunt_v they_o he_o alone_o be_v our_o shield_n and_o buckler_n our_o helmet_n of_o salvation_n our_o castle_n and_o house_n of_o defence_n he_o cover_v we_o with_o his_o wing_n and_o we_o be_v safe_a under_o his_o feather_n his_o faithfulness_n and_o his_o truth_n shall_v still_o preserve_v us._n for_o all_o these_o dangerous_a dart_n and_o a_o thousand_o more_o be_v nothing_o to_o his_o power_n their_o force_n be_v less_o and_o their_o violence_n weak_a than_o straw_n or_o stubble_n to_o the_o furnace_n but_o to_o hasten_v the_o answer_n god_n justice_n indeed_o be_v section_n 9_o go_v out_o it_o can_v be_v reverse_a man_n must_v keep_v his_o law_n or_o man_n must_v die_v eternal_a death_n whereupon_o it_o please_v the_o only_a son_n of_o god_n to_o become_v the_o son_n of_o man_n for_o our_o sake_n and_o so_o as_o man_n to_o satisfy_v the_o law_n of_o god_n for_o our_o sin_n that_o god_n truth_n may_v not_o be_v alter_v no_o angel_n nor_o saint_n can_v be_v our_o saviour_n 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fulfil_v all_o righteousness_n he_o pay_v tribute_n 3._o and_o be_v obedient_a in_o all_o thing_n and_o be_v under_o the_o law_n so_o his_o come_n be_v not_o to_o break_v the_o law_n but_o to_o fulfil_v the_o law_n as_o it_o require_v perfect_a holiness_n in_o man_n so_o he_o be_v a_o man_n without_o sin_n conceive_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n therefore_o he_o be_v not_o afraid_a to_o say_v to_o the_o face_n of_o his_o foe_n 27.24_o which_o of_o you_o can_v rebuke_v i_o of_o sin_n yea_o the_o judge_n himself_o that_o condemn_v he_o wash_v his_o hand_n as_o a_o witness_n of_o his_o cleanness_n i_o find_v no_o fault_n in_o this_o just_a man_n true_a therefore_o be_v the_o say_n of_o the_o apostle_n that_o he_o be_v make_v sin_n for_o we_o 5._o which_o know_v no_o sin_n that_o we_o may_v be_v make_v the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n through_o he_o he_o be_v true_o call_v the_o paschall_n lamb_n most_o pure_a and_o unspotted_a which_o take_v away_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o world_n 1.36_o to_o 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cross_n and_o make_v it_o void_a so_o that_o now_o the_o faithful_a may_v triumph_v through_o christ_n death_n be_v swallow_v up_o in_o victory_n they_o may_v bold_o exclaim_v and_o say_v 15._o o_o death_n where_o be_v thy_o sting_n o_o grave_n where_o be_v thy_o victory_n for_o the_o sting_n of_o death_n be_v sin_n and_o the_o strength_n of_o sin_n be_v the_o law_n and_o both_o sin_n and_o law_n be_v abolish_v through_o christ_n there_o be_v now_o no_o condemnation_n that_o remain_v 8.1_o and_o therefore_o thanks_n be_v to_o god_n who_o have_v give_v we_o the_o victory_n through_o jesus_n christ_n 15._o for_o he_o have_v take_v our_o sin_n upon_o his_o back_n he_o have_v satisfy_v the_o law_n of_o god_n not_o for_o himself_o but_o for_o we_o he_o die_v that_o we_o may_v live_v he_o be_v accurse_v that_o we_o may_v be_v bless_v he_o be_v bury_v and_o rise_v again_o that_o we_o may_v rise_v from_o our_o grave_n and_o live_v for_o ever_o he_o descend_v into_o hell_n that_o we_o may_v ascend_v to_o heaven_n his_o righteousness_n be_v our_o righteousness_n and_o our_o sin_n be_v he_o this_o exchange_n do_v he_o make_v for_o our_o sake_n and_o therefore_o through_o faith_n by_o he_o we_o be_v reviue_v quicken_v and_o strengthen_v all_o his_o merit_n be_v impute_v unto_o we_o as_o though_o they_o be_v our_o own_o and_o our_o sin_n be_v true_o he_o for_o which_o he_o suffer_v and_o satisfy_v to_o the_o utmost_a section_n 11_o christ_n jesus_n i_o say_v be_v our_o only_a satisfaction_n and_o sacrifice_n 3.25_o the_o fountain_n of_o grace_n and_o virtue_n the_o portion_n of_o our_o inheritance_n our_o righteousness_n wisdom_n sanctification_n and_o redemption_n our_o hope_n of_o glory_n our_o door_n to_o heaven_n the_o way_n the_o truth_n and_o the_o light_n our_o atonement_n unto_o god_n our_o shepherd_n master_n lord_n and_o king_n to_o be_v short_a he_o be_v all_o in_o all_o to_o we_o that_o be_v nothing_o this_o our_o saviour_n christ_n have_v abrogate_a the_o law_n and_o have_v redeem_v those_o that_o be_v under_o the_o law_n and_o he_o himself_o be_v the_o end_n of_o the_o law_n and_o that_o which_o the_o law_n can_v not_o do_v he_o have_v accomplish_v in_o his_o person_n and_o therefore_o o_o devil_n let_v god_n people_n go_v for_o the_o law_n can_v hold_v they_o and_o therefore_o o_o death_n resign_v thy_o power_n thy_o sting_n and_o strength_n be_v nothing_o the_o law_n be_v fulfil_v and_o sin_n remove_v the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n have_v bruise_v the_o serpent_n head_n 4.8_o christ_n have_v lead_v captivity_n captive_a and_o give_v gift_n unto_o man_n he_o have_v reconcile_v and_o make_v as_o one_o all_o thing_n both_o in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n he_o have_v quite_o pluck_v down_o the_o partition_n wall_n in_o abrogate_a through_o his_o flesh_n the_o hatred_n that_o remain_v there_o be_v now_o neither_o jew_n nor_o gentile_a bond_n nor_o free_a scythian_a nor_o barbarian_a man_n nor_o woman_n all_o that_o believe_v be_v one_o in_o christ_n 11.6.7_o he_o have_v make_v the_o wolf_n to_o dwell_v with_o the_o lamb_n and_o the_o leopard_n to_o lie_v with_o the_o kid_n he_o have_v make_v the_o calf_n the_o fat_a beast_n and_o the_o lion_n so_o tame_a that_o a_o little_a child_n may_v lead_v they_o the_o cow_n and_o the_o bear_n with_o their_o young_a one_o not_o only_o feed_v but_o lie_v together_o the_o suck_a child_n do_v play_v upon_o the_o hole_n of_o the_o asp_n yea_o even_o the_o wean_a child_n most_o safe_o put_v his_o hand_n into_o the_o hole_n of_o the_o cockatrice_n christ_n have_v now_o dissolve_v the_o work_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o break_v his_o snare_n asunder_o that_o all_o believe_a sinner_n may_v
be_v make_v righteous_a through_o he_o wait_v for_o eternal_a life_n he_o have_v open_v the_o eye_n of_o the_o blind_a and_o bring_v the_o prisoner_n from_o the_o dungeon_n and_o he_o that_o sit_v in_o darkness_n have_v he_o place_v in_o light_n to_o conclude_v by_o his_o triumph_n on_o the_o cross_n he_o destroy_v section_n 12_o sin_n and_o so_o be_v death_n in_o the_o same_o victory_n maim_v for_o sin_n as_o be_v say_v be_v the_o sting_n of_o death_n and_o when_o death_n have_v lose_v his_o sting_n and_o be_v conquer_v in_o christ_n resurrection_n from_o death_n satan_n also_o lose_v his_o strength_n and_o power_n which_o rest_v upon_o they_o which_o through_o sin_n be_v in_o danger_n of_o death_n final_o because_o hell_n only_o devour_v they_o which_o through_o sin_n and_o death_n be_v slave_n to_o satan_n it_o follow_v that_o the_o other_o three_o by_o christ_n be_v so_o mighty_o vanquish_v that_o hell_n also_o with_o all_o the_o torment_n thereof_o be_v utter_o subdue_v and_o the_o faithful_a deliver_v and_o so_o according_a to_o the_o say_n of_o zachary_n god_n have_v perform_v the_o oath_n which_o he_o swear_v to_o deliver_v we_o from_o our_o enemy_n 1.32.33_o that_o we_o may_v serve_v he_o without_o fear_n in_o holiness_n and_o righteousness_n all_o the_o day_n of_o our_o life_n now_o then_o all_z we_o which_o believe_v be_v free_v from_o the_o slavery_n of_o sin_n kingdom_n of_o the_o devil_n gulf_n of_o hell_n and_o chain_n of_o death_n so_o that_o henceforth_o death_n be_v no_o death_n to_o god_n child_n through_o christ_n but_o great_a advantage_n and_o appoint_v for_o a_o passage_n to_o a_o better_a life_n and_o therefore_o though_o curse_a reprobate_n may_v tremble_v at_o the_o name_n of_o death_n and_o devil_n to_o who_o they_o be_v in_o thraldom_n yet_o god_n child_n be_v conqueror_n through_o christ_n may_v well_o triumph_v for_o now_o through_o he_o we_o have_v a_o entrance_n make_v to_o heaven_n and_o death_n be_v the_o very_a door_n of_o life_n a_o passage_n out_o of_o this_o world_n to_o the_o father_n a_o freedom_n from_o the_o prison_n of_o this_o body_n to_o go_v to_o christ_n it_o be_v a_o return_v to_o our_o heavenly_a country_n from_o which_o we_o be_v exile_v this_o be_v the_o cause_n why_o the_o godly_a sigh_n and_o sorrow_n to_o be_v loose_v and_o to_o be_v with_o christ_n section_n 13_o if_o satan_n therefore_o charge_v we_o as_o sure_o he_o will_v with_o the_o greatness_n of_o our_o crime_n then_o turn_v to_o god_n let_v we_o pray_v that_o he_o will_v turn_v away_o his_o face_n from_o our_o sin_n and_o not_o look_v upon_o we_o as_o we_o be_v in_o ourselves_o but_o in_o the_o face_n of_o jesus_n christ_n that_o redeem_v we_o from_o our_o sin_n if_o he_o say_v that_o our_o sin_n be_v more_o than_o the_o sand_n of_o the_o sea_n let_v we_o consider_v that_o his_o mercy_n be_v more_o and_o most_o infinite_a and_o look_v what_o sin_n can_v do_v against_o christ_n so_o much_o can_v it_o do_v against_o i_o which_o believe_v in_o christ_n for_o i_o be_o in_o he_o and_o he_o in_o i_o and_o therefore_o be_o righteous_a through_o christ_n who_o be_v a_o condemn_a sin_n to_o condemn_v thou_o o_o satan_n which_o be_v a_o condemn_a sinner_n if_o he_o say_v it_o be_v absurd_a for_o a_o unjust_a and_o wicked_a man_n to_o expect_v the_o reward_n of_o righteousness_n let_v we_o answer_v that_o christ_n be_v our_o righteousness_n and_o redemption_n bernard_n and_o that_o we_o shall_v never_o be_v without_o merit_n so_o long_o as_o christ_n be_v not_o without_o mercy_n but_o from_o whence_o have_v thou_o this_o hope_n because_o i_o have_v a_o good_a lord_n a_o exorable_a judge_n and_o a_o gracious_a advocate_n but_o thou_o shall_v be_v swallow_v up_o of_o death_n no_o my_o redeemer_n live_v and_o my_o head_n be_v in_o heaven_n who_o i_o be_o sure_a will_v draw_v i_o to_o he_o christ_n have_v overcome_v death_n and_o open_v to_o i_o the_o gate_n of_o life_n o_o death_n thou_o will_v have_v kill_v he_o with_o the_o sting_n of_o sin_n but_o be_v of_o no_o force_n thy_o strength_n have_v fail_v and_o he_o be_v my_o life_n be_v become_v thy_o death_n and_o though_o death_n like_o a_o proud_a goliath_n dare_v the_o whole_a world_n 17._o to_o match_v he_o with_o a_o equal_a champion_n and_o while_o the_o whole_a host_n of_o worldling_n show_v he_o their_o back_n for_o fear_n yet_o the_o true_a and_o humble_a christian_n with_o faith_n and_o resolution_n in_o christ_n dare_v show_v his_o face_n and_o stand_v to_o the_o fight_n till_o he_o have_v foil_v he_o and_o wound_v he_o in_o the_o forehead_n as_o david_n the_o great_a giant_n even_o the_o wont_a seat_n of_o terror_n and_o fear_n and_o trample_v he_o under_o foot_n can_v cut_v off_o his_o head_n with_o his_o own_o sword_n victorious_o triumph_v over_o he_o a_o most_o admirable_a victory_n we_o die_v and_o be_v not_o foil_v yea_o we_o be_v conqueror_n in_o die_v for_o we_o can_v not_o overcome_v death_n if_o we_o die_v not_o but_o thou_o shall_v be_v damn_v say_v the_o devil_n satan_n section_n 14_o thou_o be_v a_o false_a accuser_n and_o no_o upright_a judge_n one_o that_o art_n damn_v thyself_o and_o not_o a_o condemner_n of_o other_o but_o the_o law_n of_o thy_o god_n accuse_v and_o condemn_v thou_o satan_n christ_n have_v fulfil_v it_o and_o give_v his_o satisfaction_n unto_o i_o to_o he_o i_o only_o cleave_v who_o have_v fulfil_v it_o so_o that_o i_o myself_o have_v nothing_o to_o do_v with_o it_o i_o have_v another_o law_n which_o strike_v it_o down_o even_o the_o law_n of_o liberty_n which_o through_o christ_n make_v i_o free_a for_o my_o conscience_n which_o henceforth_o serve_v the_o law_n of_o grace_n be_v as_o a_o glorious_a prince_n to_o triumph_v over_o the_o law_n of_o wrath._n but_o see_v how_o many_o legion_n of_o devil_n look_v for_o thy_o soul_n as_o death_n for_o thy_o body_n i_o deny_v it_o not_o and_o shall_v therefore_o despair_v but_o that_o i_o have_v a_o strong_a protector_n who_o have_v vanquish_v their_o tyranny_n and_o hellish_a hatred_n against_o i_o yea_o but_o god_n be_v unjust_a if_o he_o bestow_v eternal_a life_n upon_o malefactor_n nay_o he_o be_v rather_o just_a in_o keep_v his_o promise_n and_o i_o have_v long_o ago_o appeal_v from_o his_o justice_n to_o his_o mercy_n but_o thou_o flatter_v thyself_o with_o vain_a hope_n no_o the_o truth_n can_v lie_v to_o i_o satan_n and_o it_o be_v thy_o property_n to_o deceive_v oh_o but_o thou_o see_v what_o thou_o leave_v in_o the_o world_n but_o what_o after_o this_o life_n thou_o shall_v enjoy_v thou_o know_v not_o i_o tell_v thou_o satan_n these_o thing_n that_o be_v see_v be_v temporal_a and_o momentany_a 11.1_o but_o the_o thing_n which_o as_o yet_o i_o see_v not_o yet_o hope_v assure_o to_o enjoy_v be_v eternal_a and_o peerless_a again_o he_o do_v more_o than_o see_v which_o firm_o believe_v but_o alas_o thou_o go_v hence_o lade_v with_o evil_a deed_n and_o destitute_a of_o good_a yet_o will_v i_o entreat_v my_o christ_n to_o unburden_v i_o of_o the_o evil_a and_o to_o clothe_v i_o with_o his_o good_a 18._o but_o god_n hear_v not_o sinner_n i_o know_v he_o hear_v penitent_a sinner_n and_o for_o such_o he_o die_v but_o thy_o repentance_n be_v too_o late_o no_o it_o be_v never_o too_o late_o in_o this_o life_n to_o turn_v to_o god_n as_o we_o true_o learn_v by_o the_o thief_n upon_o the_o cross_n but_o thy_o faith_n be_v weak_a and_o ready_a to_o fail_v thou_o yet_o i_o will_v pray_v to_o god_n for_o the_o increase_n and_o strengthen_n of_o it_o and_o then_o it_o shall_v never_o fail_v i_o section_n 15_o but_o how_o can_v thou_o be_v persuade_v of_o god_n favour_n who_o do_v thus_o torment_v thou_o with_o sickness_n god_n do_v it_o in_o favour_n and_o love_n satan_n as_o the_o good_a physician_n give_v the_o bitter_a potion_n to_o cure_v his_o patient_n and_o we_o see_v that_o for_o the_o obtain_n of_o bodily_a health_n we_o be_v content_v not_o only_o to_o admit_v any_o loathsome_a pill_n and_o unsavoury_a receipt_n but_o also_o if_o need_v require_v to_o spill_v and_o spare_v some_o part_n of_o our_o blood_n how_o much_o more_o shall_v we_o hazard_v for_o the_o recovery_n of_o the_o eternal_a health_n and_o salvation_n of_o our_o soul_n but_o this_o cup_n of_o tear_n &_o tribulation_n shall_v be_v so_o temper_v in_o measure_n by_o our_o heavenly_a physician_n as_o that_o no_o man_n shall_v taste_v thereof_o above_o his_o strength_n this_o dose_n of_o aloe_n and_o other_o bitter_a ingredience_n i_o mean_v the_o very_a cup_n of_o death_n itself_o shall_v be_v qualify_v with_o heavenly_a manna_n and_o sufficient_a sweetness_n of_o joy_n and_o
and_o all_o assault_n it_o will_v oppose_v to_o this_o our_o deadly_a foe_n life_n for_o death_n holiness_n for_o sin_n obedience_n for_o the_o law_n yea_o all_o christ_n satisfaction_n to_o make_v the_o whole_a sum_n but_o of_o this_o point_n we_o have_v sufficient_o discourse_v then_o come_v the_o world_n and_o will_v set_v abroach_o his_o section_n 3_o bait_n what_o will_v thou_o die_v o_o man_n i_o pray_v thou_o behold_v thy_o goodly_a building_n and_o stately_a room_n thy_o land_n and_o revenue_n thy_o rent_n and_o treasure_n thy_o credit_n wealth_n and_o fame_n thy_o pleasure_n and_o delight_n and_o all_o that_o thy_o heart_n desire_v but_o alas_o o_o world_n this_o thy_o felicity_n be_v feign_v thy_o love_n be_v counterfeit_a and_o thy_o promise_n be_v deceitful_a these_o thing_n i_o confess_v to_o be_v good_a in_o their_o kind_n and_o for_o my_o use_n so_o long_o as_o they_o stand_v with_o god_n favour_n keep_v they_o may_v be_v so_o that_o we_o lose_v not_o god_n who_o now_o do_v call_v we_o and_o therefore_o may_v not_o keep_v we_o from_o he_o yet_o i_o know_v o_o world_n the_o vanity_n of_o thy_o pleasure_n the_o frailty_n of_o thy_o glory_n and_o the_o fickleness_n of_o thy_o good_n and_o that_o all_o these_o be_v nothing_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o riches_n of_o heaven_n and_o happy_a life_n which_o after_o death_n i_o be_o sure_a to_o have_v wherefore_o i_o desire_v to_o be_v dissolve_v and_o to_o be_v with_o christ_n in_o who_o indeed_o be_v hide_v all_o the_o treasure_n of_o god_n who_o also_o be_v the_o keeper_n of_o our_o true_a life_n 3.2_o for_o this_o our_o wretched_a life_n which_o now_o we_o lead_v be_v no_o life_n indeed_o but_o a_o very_a death_n for_o we_o be_v dead_a and_o our_o life_n be_v hide_v with_o god_n in_o christ_n we_o walk_v by_o faith_n and_o not_o by_o sight_n yea_o so_o long_o as_o we_o be_v at_o home_n in_o this_o body_n we_o wander_v and_o go_v astray_o from_o god_n our_o lord_n 5.7_o and_o thou_o o_o world_n which_o bewitche_v so_o many_o to_o love_v this_o life_n what_o shall_v i_o gain_v if_o i_o shall_v serve_v thou_o i_o be_o sure_a to_o be_v a_o foe_n to_o christ_n who_o love_v thou_o not_o who_o pray_v not_o for_o thou_o 17.9_o who_o kingdom_n be_v not_o of_o thou_o and_o therefore_o to_o love_v thou_o be_v to_o hate_v my_o god_n which_o to_o do_v be_v worse_a than_o death_n thy_o reward_n i_o know_v be_v nothing_o but_o nakedness_n for_o naked_a i_o come_v unto_o thou_o and_o naked_a i_o shall_v go_v from_o thou_o 1.21_o therefore_o i_o be_o willing_a to_o forgo_v thou_o and_o desire_v to_o be_v free_v to_o dwell_v with_o christ_n section_n 4_o last_o come_v the_o flesh_n with_o tremble_v and_o quake_v why_o will_v thou_o die_v o_o man_n see_v here_o thy_o friend_n and_o thy_o family_n thy_o wife_n and_o thy_o child_n thy_o father_n thy_o mother_n weep_v and_o wail_v cry_v and_o call_v unto_o thou_o and_o will_v thou_o thus_o depart_v will_v thou_o needs_o go_v from_o they_o it_o be_v good_a no_o doubt_n to_o tarry_v still_o among_o our_o friend_n with_o god_n good_a will_n and_o there_o be_v nothing_o under_o god_n but_o it_o may_v be_v keep_v so_o that_o god_n be_v above_o all_o thing_n which_o we_o have_v be_v not_o lose_v 10.37_o for_o he_o that_o love_v father_n or_o mother_n wife_n or_o child_n etc._n etc._n better_o than_o christ_n be_v not_o worthy_a of_o his_o presence_n and_o though_o my_o friend_n lament_v the_o loss_n of_o my_o life_n 89.48_o yet_o can_v they_o not_o redeem_v it_o for_o what_o man_n be_v he_o that_o live_v and_o shall_v not_o see_v death_n and_o shall_v he_o deliver_v his_o soul_n from_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o grave_n no_o no_o neither_o riches_n nor_o strength_n neither_o power_n nor_o policy_n can_v prevail_v in_o this_o point_n death_n neither_o spare_v poverty_n nor_o regard_v wealth_n it_o esteem_v neither_o manner_n age_n nor_o time_n but_o walk_v in_o the_o gate_n of_o old_a man_n and_o set_v snare_n continual_o for_o young_a man_n no_o worldly_a practice_n can_v escape_v the_o band_n of_o death_n it_o always_o pursue_v we_o and_o wheresoever_o we_o go_v it_o lay_v hand_n upon_o we_o and_o though_o man_n labour_v to_o live_v long_o and_o desire_v that_o they_o may_v never_o come_v to_o the_o term_n of_o their_o day_n yet_o indeed_o it_o be_v no_o other_o thing_n to_o live_v then_o to_o make_v haste_n to_o death_n wherefore_o man_n do_v walk_v whither_o they_o will_v not_o come_v and_o willing_o run_v to_o the_o end_n of_o that_o course_n which_o evermore_o they_o have_v abhor_v for_o death_n be_v the_o punishment_n of_o all_o man_n the_o tribute_n of_o all_o man_n the_o rule_n of_o all_o man_n and_o the_o receiver_n of_o all_o man_n god_n have_v set_v we_o our_o bound_n which_o we_o can_v pass_v section_n 5_o and_o as_o the_o green_a leaf_n in_o a_o thick_a tree_n some_o fall_n and_o some_o grow_v so_o be_v the_o generation_n of_o flesh_n and_o blood_n one_o come_v to_o a_o end_n and_o another_o be_v bear_v 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every_o man_n not_o light_o to_o esteem_v of_o the_o scripture_n as_o word_n of_o liberty_n and_o licentiousness_n but_o such_o as_o exact_v obedience_n at_o our_o hand_n and_o bind_v we_o with_o a_o penalty_n as_o sure_o as_o any_o law_n or_o statute_n to_o perform_v our_o duty_n and_o that_o we_o can_v do_v judge_v counsel_n resolve_v or_o be_v warrant_v of_o the_o lawfulness_n of_o our_o action_n without_o the_o direction_n thereof_o and_o this_o be_v proper_a to_o the_o whole_a word_n of_o god_n both_o in_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n hitherto_o for_o the_o information_n of_o our_o knowledge_n for_o the_o text_n itself_o our_o further_a instruction_n for_o the_o christian_a use_n thereof_o follow_v text._n except_o thy_o law_n have_v be_v my_o delight_n i_o have_v perish_v that_o be_v if_o thy_o word_n have_v not_o be_v provide_v as_o a_o mean_n and_o remedy_n of_o comfort_n i_o have_v be_v swallow_v up_o with_o despair_n whence_o first_o arise_v this_o instruction_n that_o god_n always_o provide_v mean_n to_o keep_v his_o child_n doctrine_n 1_o from_o distress_n in_o their_o trial_n and_o affliction_n extremity_n david_n have_v perish_v in_o his_o trouble_n if_o god_n law_n have_v not_o comfort_v he_o but_o god_n word_n bring_v joy_n and_o delight_n to_o his_o afflict_a soul_n therefore_o he_o perish_v not_o christ_n speak_v of_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o of_o the_o last_o and_o worst_a day_n before_o the_o consummation_n of_o the_o world_n 24.21.22_o and_o have_v amplify_v the_o danger_n thereof_o especial_o among_o the_o jew_n by_o many_o circumstance_n he_o add_v that_o the_o tribulation_n shall_v be_v such_o as_o be_v not_o from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n to_o that_o time_n nor_o shall_v be_v hereafter_o be_v indeed_o beyond_o the_o compass_n of_o all_o comparison_n and_o conclude_v that_o except_o those_o day_n shall_v be_v shorten_v no_o flesh_n shall_v be_v save_v yet_o for_o the_o elect_a sake_n say_v christ_n those_o day_n shall_v be_v shorten_v 1.11.12.13.14_o so_o israel_n in_o egypt_n that_o house_n of_o bondage_n and_o furnace_n of_o affliction_n be_v make_v to_o serve_v with_o sore_a labour_n in_o brick_n and_o clay_n and_o all_o manner_n of_o work_n in_o the_o field_n be_v weary_a of_o their_o life_n beside_o the_o hard_a usage_n of_o their_o taskmaster_n and_o what_o mischief_n else_o can_v be_v devise_v by_o the_o devil_n and_o pharaoh_n utter_o to_o root_v they_o out_o yet_o the_o more_o they_o vex_v they_o the_o more_o they_o grow_v their_o estate_n be_v well_o resemble_v by_o the_o bush_n that_o burn_v and_o yet_o be_v not_o consume_v 3.3_o as_o their_o enemy_n devise_v to_o do_v they_o h●rt_n so_o god_n devise_v to_o do_v they_o good_a who_o know_v as_o saint_n peter_n speak_v to_o deliver_v the_o godly_a out_o of_o tentation_n 2.9_o and_o to_o reserve_v the_o unjust_a unto_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n i_o can_v reckon_v up_o the_o cross_n of_o this_o people_n after_o their_o deliverance_n out_o of_o egypt_n see_v the_o catalogue_n thereof_o in_o the_o psalm_n they_o wander_v in_o the_o desert_n throughout_o both_o hungry_a and_o thirsty_a with_o faint_a soul_n they_o dwell_v in_o darkness_n and_o in_o the_o shadow_n of_o death_n be_v bind_v in_o misery_n and_o iron_n their_o heart_n be_v humble_v with_o heaviness_n and_o there_o be_v no_o helper_n their_o soul_n abhor_v all_o meat_n and_o they_o be_v bring_v to_o death_n door_n yet_o when_o they_o cry_v to_o god_n in_o their_o trouble_n he_o deliver_v they_o out_o of_o their_o distress_n the_o misery_n of_o god_n child_n infflict_v upon_o they_o by_o satan_n and_o his_o instrument_n provide_v can_v be_v so_o many_o as_o the_o mean_n and_o remedy_n of_o comfort_n and_o deliverance_n that_o god_n provide_v for_o they_o see_v how_o the_o church_n and_o child_n of_o god_n triumph_n and_o exult_v upon_o the_o experience_n of_o this_o point_n they_o have_v oftentimes_o afflict_v i_o from_o my_o youth_n up_o 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banquet_v with_o his_o elect_n even_o he_o which_o be_v the_o fountain_n of_o the_o garden_n the_o true_a and_o only_a head_n of_o all_o particular_a christian_a church_n 1._o the_o well_o of_o live_a water_n and_o the_o spring_n of_o lebanon_n hither_o he_o come_v to_o eat_v his_o pleasant_a fruit_n this_o only_a true_a and_o christian_a church_n be_v his_o sister_n and_o spouse_n be_v as_o a_o garden_n enclose_v as_o a_o spring_n and_o fountain_n seal_v up_o not_o only_o sufficient_a to_o refresh_v itself_o in_o all_o the_o part_n as_o bed_n and_o plant_n but_o strong_o fence_v against_o all_o stranger_n enemy_n and_o annoyance_n that_o may_v hurt_v or_o hinder_v the_o flourish_a estate_n thereof_o hither_o christ_n come_v to_o make_v merry_a with_o his_o friend_n and_o to_o banquet_n with_o his_o belove_a there_o he_o gather_v his_o mirth_n with_o his_o spice_n there_o he_o eat_v the_o honey_n comb_n with_o his_o honey_n and_o drink_v his_o wine_n with_o his_o milk_n delight_v 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in_o so_o barren_a a_o wilderness_n and_o thus_o they_o go_v from_o strength_n to_o strength_n till_o they_o appear_v before_o the_o lord_n their_o god_n in_o their_o long_a desire_a zion_n and_o what_o be_v the_o reason_n hereof_o that_o they_o still_o proceed_v without_o any_o interruption_n even_o this_o be_v the_o reason_n o_o lord_n of_o host_n how_o amiable_a be_v thy_o tabernacle_n our_o soul_n long_v and_o faint_v for_o thy_o court_n our_o heart_n and_o flesh_n rejoice_v in_o the_o live_a god_n bless_a be_v they_o that_o dwell_v in_o thy_o house_n and_o in_o who_o heart_n be_v thy_o way_n for_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n be_v a_o sun_n and_o shield_n unto_o we_o the_o author_n of_o all_o good_a thing_n and_o the_o deliverer_n from_o all_o evil_a he_o will_v give_v grace_n and_o glory_n and_o no_o good_a thing_n will_v he_o withhold_v from_o they_o that_o be_v sincere_a therefore_o o_o lord_n of_o host_n bless_a be_v the_o man_n that_o trust_v in_o thou_o we_o see_v that_o every_o 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