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banish_v by_o a_o tyrant_n think_v how_o many_o person_n be_v exile_v from_o their_o country_n and_o dear_a relation_n by_o their_o covetousness_n which_o be_v the_o worst_a tyranny_n range_v the_o unknown_a sea_n of_o a_o new_a world_n for_o many_o year_n some_o to_o fetch_v cucineel_n and_o pearl_n from_o burn_a climate_n other_o to_o get_v sable_n and_o hermine_n from_o the_o snow_n under_o the_o pole_n some_o be_v banish_v by_o other_o some_o bythem-selve_n nothing_o be_v strange_a to_o a_o man_n when_o his_o will_n go_v along_o with_o it_o we_o need_v but_o to_o incline_v our_o will_n where_o necessity_n call_v we_o impatience_n in_o exile_n be_v want_n of_o a_o right_a apprehension_n of_o the_o condition_n of_o god_n child_n in_o the_o world_n heaven_n be_v their_o country_n life_n be_v their_o pilgrimage_n they_o be_v stranger_n even_o in_o the_o place_n of_o their_o birth_n yea_o in_o their_o very_a body_n while_o we_o be_v at_o home_n in_o the_o body_n we_o be_v stranger_n 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prisoner_n friend_n from_o he_o but_o he_o can_v shut_v out_o comfort_n and_o tranquillity_n from_o his_o soul_n chap._n xv._o husband_n wife_n child_n kindred_n friend_n their_o price_n their_o loss_n it_o may_v seem_v that_o these_o shall_v have_v be_v put_v among_o the_o good_n of_o fortune_n to_o which_o i_o may_v answer_v somewhat_o stoical_o that_o it_o be_v not_o altogether_o certain_a whether_o they_o must_v be_v put_v among_o the_o good_n or_o among_o the_o evil_n for_o they_o may_v be_v either_o as_o it_o fall_v out_o but_o i_o rank_v they_o with_o neither_o but_o among_o exterior_a thing_n of_o which_o we_o must_v labour_v to_o get_v the_o right_a opinion_n to_o that_o end_n we_o must_v always_o consider_v they_o two_o way_n as_o they_o be_v good_a or_o bad_a and_o as_o they_o be_v near_o to_o we_o in_o blood_n or_o bond_n of_o duty_n neither_o must_v the_o second_o relation_n hinder_v the_o first_o so_o forestalling_a the_o mind_n with_o the_o relation_n of_o husband_n or_o 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2_o tim._n 4.18_o as_o we_o fear_v suffering_n because_o of_o themselves_o so_o must_v we_o fear_v evil_a work_n because_o of_o the_o evil_a that_o be_v in_o they_o beside_o the_o suffering_n that_o attend_v they_o soon_o or_o late_a this_o fear_n of_o love_n and_o revecence_n towards_o god_n put_v out_o all_o other_o fear_n he_o that_o fear_v god_n need_v not_o fear_v any_o thing_n else_o chap._n xvii_o of_o confidence_n and_o despair_n of_o these_o we_o need_v not_o say_v much_o have_v speak_v before_o of_o hope_n and_o fear_v for_o confidence_n be_v the_o extremity_n of_o hope_n and_o despair_n be_v the_o extremity_n of_o fear_n confidence_n which_o otherwise_o may_v be_v call_v a_o firm_a expectation_n be_v a_o certainty_n that_o we_o conceive_v of_o a_o future_a desire_a good_a or_o of_o the_o love_n and_o fidelity_n of_o a_o person_n whereby_o the_o heart_n be_v fill_v with_o joy_n and_o love_n despair_n be_v the_o certainty_n that_o the_o mind_n conceive_v of_o a_o future_a evil_a very_o odious_a or_o of_o the_o enmity_n or_o infidelity_n of_o a_o person_n whereby_o the_o heart_n be_v seize_v and_o in_o a_o manner_n squeaze_v with_o sorrow_n and_o hatred_n these_o passion_n be_v so_o opposite_a yet_o ordinary_o will_v pass_v the_o one_o into_o the_o other_o i_o mean_v confidence_n into_o despair_n from_o despair_n to_o pass_v to_o confidence_n it_o be_v rare_a the_o sure_a course_n to_o avoid_v fall_v into_o despair_n for_o thing_n of_o the_o world_n be_v to_o put_v no_o great_a confidence_n in_o they_o moderate_a hope_n be_v frustrate_v turn_v into_o moderate_a fear_n and_o sorrow_n but_o a_o great_a and_o joyful_a confidence_n be_v disappoint_v will_v fall_v headlong_o into_o extreme_a and_o desperate_a sorrow_n as_o they_o that_o tumble_v from_o a_o high_a precipice_n get_v a_o heavy_a fall_n one_o subject_n only_o be_v proper_a for_o man_n entire_a confidence_n which_o be_v god_n all_o good_a all_o mighty_a and_o all_o wise_a without_o he_o all_o thing_n that_o man_n use_v to_o repose_v their_o confidence_n upon_o be_v wave_n and_o quicksand_n man_n be_v mutable_a and_o though_o they_o can_v give_v a_o good_a security_n for_o the_o constancy_n of_o their_o will_n they_o can_v give_v none_o for_o the_o continuance_n of_o their_o life_n the_o good_n of_o the_o earth_n fail_v our_o expectation_n or_o come_v short_a of_o our_o satisfaction_n or_o slip_v from_o our_o possession_n they_o will_v leave_v we_o or_o we_o they_o no_o wonder_n if_o they_o that_o repose_v their_o full_a and_o whole_a confidence_n in_o they_o be_v see_v so_o often_o to_o fall_v into_o despair_n here_o then_o the_o true_a counsel_n for_o tranquillity_n be_v to_o trust_v whole_o upon_o none_o but_o god_n on_o other_o thing_n according_a to_o their_o nature_n and_o capacity_n they_o shall_v never_o deceive_v we_o if_o we_o require_v nothing_o of_o they_o above_o their_o nature_n there_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o despair_n improper_o so_o call_v which_o be_v no_o more_o but_o to_o give_v over_o hope_v a_o thing_n which_o upon_o our_o second_o and_o better_a thought_n we_o have_v find_v either_o inconvenient_a or_o impossible_a that_o despair_n will_v rather_o bring_v rest_n then_o trouble_v to_o the_o mind_n wiseman_n be_v pliable_a and_o easy_a to_o be_v satisfy_v with_o reason_n it_o be_v wisdom_n to_o despair_n and_o desist_v betimes_o from_o unlikely_a and_o unfeasable_a design_n it_o be_v a_o true_a despair_n when_o one_o see_v himself_o absolute_o disappoint_v and_o exclude_v from_o the_o object_n of_o his_o chief_a love_n desire_v &_o hope_n at_o which_o the_o soul_n be_v smite_v with_o such_o a_o sorrow_n that_o she_o hate_v all_o thing_n yea_o the_o very_a thing_n that_o she_o desire_v so_o much_o and_o herself_o more_o
the_o small_a and_o unworthy_a the_o object_n be_v the_o more_o shameful_a be_v the_o despair_n about_o it_o but_o in_o recompense_v it_o be_v more_o curable_a for_o than_o one_o be_v easy_o bring_v to_o consider_v in_o cold_a blood_n that_o the_o thing_n be_v not_o worthy_a either_o of_o his_o affliction_n or_o affection_n but_o when_o the_o object_n be_v great_a and_o worthy_a the_o despair_n be_v more_o guilty_a and_o less_o curable_a wherefore_o the_o worst_a despair_n of_o all_o be_v when_o one_o despair_v of_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n so_o far_o as_o to_o hate_v he_o for_o nothing_o can_v be_v worse_o than_o to_o hate_v the_o sovereign_n good_a only_o worthy_a to_o be_v belove_v with_o all_o the_o soul_n many_o distrust_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n who_o be_v not_o therefore_o desperate_a though_o they_o think_v themselves_o so_o to_o be_v let_v they_o ask_v of_o themselves_o whether_o they_o hate_v god_n and_o let_v they_o know_v that_o as_o long_o as_o a_o grain_n of_o god_n love_n remain_v in_o they_o there_o be_v together_o a_o grain_n of_o faith_n though_o oppress_v and_o offuscate_v by_o melancholy_a for_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o god_n shall_v be_v their_o enemy_n and_o their_o sovereign_a evil_n while_o they_o love_v he_o to_o they_o this_o comfort_n be_v address_v prov._n 8.17_o i_o love_v they_o that_o love_v i_o and_o those_o that_o seek_v i_o early_o shall_v find_v i_o and_o this_o likewise_o 1_o joh._n 4.19_o we_o love_v he_o because_o he_o first_o love_v we_o if_o then_o we_o love_v he_o we_o must_v be_v sure_a that_o he_o love_v we_o and_o we_o must_v fight_v against_o the_o temptation_n of_o despair_n say_v with_o job_n though_o god_n stay_v i_o yet_o will_v i_o trust_v in_o he_o job_n 13.15_o and_o with_o isaiah_n isa_n 25.9_o loe_o this_o be_v our_o god_n we_o have_v wait_v for_o he_o and_o he_o will_v save_v we_o this_o be_v the_o lord_n we_o have_v wait_v for_o he_o we_o will_v be_v glad_a and_o rejoice_v in_o his_o salvation_n confidence_n be_v good_a according_a to_o the_o goodness_n of_o the_o subject_n that_o it_o repose_v upon_o wherefore_o confidence_n in_o god_n the_o only_a sovereign_n good_a perfect_a solid_a and_o immutable_a be_v the_o best_a of_o all_o and_o the_o only_a that_o can_v give_v assurance_n and_o content_a to_o the_o soul_n he_o that_o be_v blessed_v with_o that_o confidence_n be_v half_a in_o paradise_n already_o he_o be_v firm_a safe_a meek_a serene_a and_o too_o strong_a for_o all_o his_o enemy_n psal_n 84.12_o god_n be_v to_o he_o a_o sun_n to_o give_v he_o light_n heat_n life_n and_o plenty_n of_o all_o good_n and_o a_o shield_n to_o guard_v he_o and_o shelter_v he_o from_o all_o evil_n ver_fw-la 13._o he_o give_v he_o grace_v in_o this_o life_n and_o glory_n in_o the_o next_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 chap._n xviii_o of_o pity_n pity_n be_v a_o passion_n compose_v of_o love_n and_o sorrow_n move_v by_o the_o distress_n of_o another_o either_o true_a or_o seem_a and_o that_o sympathy_n be_v sometime_o ground_v upon_o false_a love_n because_o we_o acknowledge_v ourselves_o obnoxious_a to_o the_o same_o calamity_n and_o fear_v the_o like_a fortune_n pity_n be_v opposite_a to_o envy_n for_o envy_n be_v a_o displeasure_n conceive_v at_o another_o man_n good_a but_o pity_n be_v a_o displeasure_n conceive_v at_o another_o man_n harm_n the_o passion_n of_o pity_n must_v be_v distinguish_v from_o the_o virtue_n that_o bear_v the_o same_o name_n for_o they_o be_v easy_o confound_v the_o pity_n of_o the_o vulgar_a which_o be_v impute_v to_o good_a nature_n and_o christian_a charity_n come_v chief_o out_o of_o two_o cause_n the_o one_o be_v a_o error_n in_o judgement_n whereby_o they_o reckon_v many_o thing_n among_o the_o great_a good_n which_o be_v good_a but_o in_o a_o very_a low_a degree_n and_o likewise_o many_o thing_n among_o evil_n which_o be_v not_o evil_a hence_o it_o be_v that_o those_o be_v most_o pity_v that_o die_v and_o the_o best_a man_n more_o than_o any_o as_o though_o death_n be_v evil_a to_o such_o man_n and_o they_o that_o lose_v their_o money_n which_o be_v call_v good_n as_o though_o they_o be_v the_o only_a good_a thing_n and_o they_o that_o lose_v their_o land_n which_o be_v call_v a_o estate_n as_o though_o a_o man_n be_v and_o well_o be_v be_v estate_v in_o they_o the_o other_o cause_n of_o the_o passion_n of_o pity_n be_v a_o sickly_a tenderness_n of_o mind_n easy_a to_o be_v move_v wherefore_o woman_n and_o child_n be_v more_o inclinable_a to_o it_o but_o the_o same_o tenderness_n and_o softness_n make_v they_o equal_o inclinable_a to_o choler_n yea_o to_o cruelty_n the_o people_n that_o see_v the_o bleed_a carcase_n of_o a_o man_n new_o murder_v be_v strike_v with_o great_a pity_n towards_o he_o who_o be_v past_o all_o worldly_a sorrow_n and_o with_o great_a hatred_n against_o the_o murderer_n wish_v that_o they_o may_v get_v he_o into_o their_o hand_n to_o tear_v he_o to_o piece_n but_o when_o the_o felon_n be_v put_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o justice_n condemn_v and_o bring_v to_o execution_n than_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o people_n passion_n be_v altogether_o for_o pity_n to_o he_o and_o that_o pity_n beget_v wrath_n against_o the_o executioner_n when_o he_o do_v his_o office_n so_o easy_o do_v the_o passion_n of_o vulgar_a soul_n pass_v from_o one_o contrary_a to_o another_o from_o pity_n to_o cruelty_n from_o cruelty_n to_o pity_v again_o and_o from_o compassion_n for_o one_o to_o hatred_n for_o another_o but_o all_o these_o sudden_a contrary_a motion_n proceed_v from_o one_o cause_n which_o be_v the_o tenderness_n and_o instability_n of_o weak_a soul_n who_o reason_n be_v drown_v in_o passion_n and_o their_o passion_n be_v in_o perpetual_a agitation_n but_o the_o virtue_n of_o pity_n which_o be_v a_o limb_n of_o charity_n be_v a_o firm_a resolution_n to_o relieve_v our_o neighbour_n that_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o our_o help_n and_o it_o have_v more_o efficiency_n than_o tenderness_n this_o be_v the_o pity_n of_o generous_a and_o religious_a spirit_n aspire_v to_o the_o imitation_n of_o god_n who_o without_o feel_v any_o perturbation_n for_o the_o calamity_n of_o man_n relieve_v they_o out_o of_o his_o mercy_n and_o whereas_o the_o passion_n of_o pity_n be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n cause_v by_o the_o ignorance_n of_o the_o goodness_n and_o badness_n of_o thing_n he_o that_o be_v less_o mistake_v in_o they_o be_v also_o less_o incline_v to_o that_o passion_n for_o he_o call_v not_o that_o misery_n which_o other_o call_v so_o nec_fw-la doluit_fw-la miserans_fw-la inopem_fw-la aut_fw-la invidit_fw-la habenti_fw-la or_o if_o a_o wiseman_n pity_v one_o deject_v by_o poverty_n it_o will_v not_o be_v his_o poverty_n but_o his_o deject_a spirit_n that_o he_o will_v pity_v and_o so_o of_o he_o that_o be_v weep_v for_o a_o slander_n a_o wiseman_n will_v pity_v he_o not_o because_o he_o be_v slander_v but_o because_o he_o weep_v for_o it_o for_o that_o weep_a be_v a_o real_a evil_n though_o the_o cause_n which_o be_v slander_n be_v but_o a_o imaginary_a evil_n he_o will_v labour_v to_o get_v such_o a_o firm_a soul_n that_o neither_o the_o good_a nor_o the_o evil_a that_o he_o see_v in_o or_o about_o his_o neighbour_n be_v able_a to_o work_v any_o perturbation_n within_o he_o the_o world_n be_v a_o great_a hospital_n of_o misery_n where_o we_o see_v wellnigh_a as_o many_o miserable_a person_n as_o we_o see_v man_n if_o we_o be_v oblige_v to_o have_v a_o yearning_n compassion_n for_o all_o the_o miserable_a we_o shall_v soon_o become_v more_o miserable_a than_o any_o of_o they_o and_o must_v bid_v for_o ever_o adieu_n to_o the_o peace_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o contentment_n of_o mind_n it_o be_v enough_o to_o give_v power_n to_o our_o neighbour_n to_o command_v our_o counsel_n our_o labour_n and_o our_o purse_n in_o their_o need_n but_o to_o give_v they_o power_n over_o the_o firmeness_n of_o our_o soul_n to_o shake_v and_o enervate_v it_o at_o their_o pleasure_n it_o be_v too_o much_o let_v we_o depend_v of_o none_o if_o it_o may_v be_v but_o god_n and_o ourselves_o let_v none_o other_o have_v the_o power_n be_v it_o for_o good_a or_o evil_n to_o turn_v the_o stern_a of_o our_o mind_n at_o his_o pleasure_n it_o must_v be_v acknowledge_v that_o pity_n as_o weak_a as_o it_o be_v have_v more_o affinity_n with_o virtue_n than_o any_o other_o passion_n and_o turn_v into_o virtue_n soon_o than_o any_o that_o way_n weak_a soul_n handle_v with_o dexterity_n be_v bring_v to_o meekeness_n and_o charity_n and_o that_o way_n many_o pagan_n have_v be_v bring_v to_o the_o christian_a verity_n we_o owe_v the_o great_a conversion_n to_o the_o suffering_n of_o martyr_n