upon_o ourselves_o we_o shall_v never_o have_v a_o find_v hope_n and_o therefore_o never_o be_v quiet_a within_o ourselves_o except_o a_o man_n leave_v himself_o he_o luc._n can_v never_o aspire_v to_o that_o which_o be_v above_o himself_o in_o himself_o he_o have_v a_o thousand_o argument_n of_o despair_n none_o of_o hope_n and_o at_o the_o best_a he_o be_v full_a of_o inconstancy_n and_o change_n 4._o learn_v meekness_n and_o 21._o humility_n remember_v my_o affliction_n and_o my_o misery_n the_o wormwood_n and_o the_o gall_n my_o soul_n have_v they_o still_o in_o remembrance_n and_o be_v humble_v in_o i_o this_o i_o call_v to_o my_o mind_n therefore_o i_o have_v hope_n the_o rich_a man_n trust_v in_o his_o increase_n and_o say_v this_o will_v i_o do_v i_o will_v 19_o pull_v down_o my_o barn_n and_o build_v great_a and_o i_o will_v say_v to_o my_o soul_n thou_o have_v much_o good_n lay_v up_o for_o many_o year_n take_v thy_o ease_n but_o he_o be_v deceive_v in_o that_o hope_n the_o 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that_o we_o be_v his_o in_o the_o multitude_n of_o my_o thought_n in_o i_o be_v art_n thy_o comfort_n have_v reâ—oyced_v my_o 18._o soul_n say_v the_o psalmist_n but_o how_o shall_v he_o be_v comfort_v who_o have_v no_o hope_n or_o hope_v in_o god_n who_o conscience_n fly_v he_o â—asâ—a_o seveâ—â—_a revenger_n be_v not_o deceive_v it_o be_v not_o a_o easy_a thing_n to_o hope_v in_o god_n the_o cry_n of_o a_o guilty_a conscienâ—o_o will_v easy_o prevail_v against_o thy_o vain_a hope_n 6._o love_n god_n delight_n in_o he_o and_o his_o law_n learn_v to_o live_v to_o he_o that_o which_o we_o love_v and_o do_v not_o yet_o enjoy_v we_o hope_v for_o lone_n suffer_v all_o thing_n it_o beleen_v all_o thing_n it_o hope_v all_o thing_n it_o endure_v all_o thing_n hereby_o be_v love_n perfect_a in_o we_o that_o we_o shall_v have_v boldness_n in_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n there_o be_v xo_o fear_n in_o love_n but_o perfect_a love_n cast_v out_o fear_n faith_n must_v give_v thou_o a_o assured_a interest_n in_o god_n or_o thou_o can_v never_o delight_v in_o he_o the_o best_a thing_n delight_v we_o not_o except_o they_o be_v some_o way_n we_o the_o evil_a man_n who_o delight_v in_o wickedness_n can_v delight_v in_o god_n nor_o his_o law_n but_o like_o aguish_a palate_n all_o thing_n even_o the_o best_a distaste_v they_o so_o relish_v he_o as_o his_o hart_n be_v affect_v to_o those_o who_o love_n god_n 3._o his_o commandment_n be_v not_o grituous_a nay_o say_v the_o psalmist_n 92._o unless_o thy_o law_n have_v be_v my_o delight_n i_o shall_v have_v perish_v in_o my_o affliction_n again_o he_o say_v delight_n thyself_o 37._o in_o the_o lord_n and_o he_o shall_v give_v thou_o thy_o heart_n desire_v he_o say_v not_o love_v nothing_o delight_n in_o nothing_o god_n forbid_v if_o you_o shall_v love_v nothing_o you_o shall_v be_v dull_a dead_a loathsome_a miserable_a 30._o love_n and_o delight_n but_o not_o in_o the_o world_n not_o in_o sin_n if_o any_o man_n love_v the_o world_n the_o love_n of_o god_n be_v not_o in_o he_o but_o in_o he_o who_o love_n shall_v make_v thou_o happy_a and_o give_v thou_o firm_a hope_n against_o all_o misery_n thou_o must_v love_v he_o 1._o without_o measure_n because_o he_o have_v love_v thou_o infinite_o this_o love_n of_o god_n be_v a_o infallible_a argument_n that_o god_n loâ—eth_v thou_o for_o no_o man_n can_v love_v he_o first_o which_o be_v the_o most_o bless_a possession_n it_o give_v health_n to_o the_o sick_a light_a to_o the_o blind_a pardon_v to_o sinner_n life_n to_o the_o dead_a joy_n to_o the_o sad_a heaven_n to_o the_o earthly_a hope_v to_o the_o disconsolate_a assurance_n to_o the_o fearful_a it_o be_v the_o fountain_n of_o blessedness_n it_o be_v that_o sweet_a and_o unspeakable_a goodness_n of_o god_n which_o disue_v satan_n of_o his_o possession_n in_o we_o and_o of_o enemy_n make_v we_o the_o son_n of_o god_n it_o be_v that_o sovereign_a and_o divine_a antidote_n which_o turn_v the_o poison_n of_o the_o old_a 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high_a or_o to_o such_o place_n as_o have_v neither_o security_n of_o stand_v nor_o safety_n of_o come_v down_o keep_v thy_o mind_n low_a hope_v not_o for_o thing_n great_a than_o necessary_a use_n undertake_v not_o thing_n too_o great_a for_o thy_o manage_n but_o deal_v in_o thy_o own_o call_n and_o according_a to_o thy_o own_o strength_n man_n hope_n be_v like_a the_o moon_n borrow_a light_n the_o more_o they_o be_v towards_o heaven_n the_o less_o they_o show_v towards_o earth_n the_o more_o towards_o the_o earth_n the_o less_o upward_o the_o covetous_a and_o ambitious_a can_v never_o be_v true_o content_v or_o have_v a_o sound_a hope_n because_o their_o desire_n be_v either_o overgrow_v or_o ever_o grow_v and_o aspire_v to_o thing_n above_o their_o reach_n 8._o learn_v constancy_n in_o the_o practice_n of_o religion_n many_o man_n will_v fain_o find_v help_n for_o their_o distress_n of_o mind_n and_o to_o this_o end_n they_o be_v content_v to_o hear_v or_o read_v good_a advice_n which_o they_o take_v as_o drunkard_n physic_n the_o observation_n of_o who_o strait_a rule_n for_o a_o day_n or_o two_o they_o follow_v with_o a_o month_n ill_a diet_n and_o so_o not_o mend_v upon_o it_o they_o blame_v that_o good_a medicine_n which_o can_v not_o enable_v they_o to_o be_v more_o evil_a he_o that_o will_v learn_v patience_n to_o sustain_v his_o hope_n must_v accustom_v himself_o to_o bear_v small_a cross_n patient_o that_o by_o they_o win_v upon_o himself_o and_o insensible_o subdue_a his_o own_o natural_a frowardness_n he_o may_v gather_v strength_n to_o undergo_v the_o great_a we_o must_v not_o think_v that_o good_a habit_n grow_v up_o like_o jonahs_n gourd_n in_o a_o night_n or_o ripen_v like_o the_o gâ—â—pes_n in_o the_o butler_n 10._o dream_n it_o be_v not_o so_o easy_a a_o thing_n to_o learn_v that_o true_a governments_n of_o thy_o mind_n in_o which_o a_o christian_a hope_n can_v live_v the_o prophet_n etc._n say_v the_o lord_n be_v my_o portion_n say_v my_o soul_n therefore_o will_v i_o hope_v in_o he_o the_o lord_n be_v good_a unto_o they_o that_o hope_v iâ—_n he_o and_o to_o the_o soul_n that_o seek_v he_o it_o be_v good_a both_o to_o trust_v and_o to_o wait_v for_o the_o salvation_n of_o the_o lord_n i_o but_o how_o shall_v i_o gain_v this_o patienceâ—_n use_v be_v a_o good_a teacher_n it_o be_v good_a for_o a_o man_n to_o bear_v the_o yoke_n in_o his_o youth_n he_o sit_v alone_o and_o keep_v silence_n because_o â—ee_n have_v bear_v it_o upon_o he_o he_o pâ—iteth_v his_o mouth_n in_o dust_n of_o there_o may_v be_v hope_n 9_o pass_v by_o none_o of_o god_n benefit_n without_o due_a regard_n and_o thankfulness_n i_o shall_v
gloriae_fw-la be_v the_o first_o the_o next_o of_o those_o sweet_a benefit_n â—â—ernall_a and_o external_a or_o temporal_a which_o god_n give_v of_o his_o free_a grace_n and_o make_v they_o to_o be_v assure_v pledge_n thereof_o by_o his_o holy_a spirit_n whereby_o he_o also_o rule_v comfort_v and_o preserve_v he_o in_o his_o kingdom_n of_o grace_n â—heâ—â—_n be_v our_o present_a sweetness_n and_o good_a fruit_n the_o three_o be_v the_o hope_n of_o glory_n in_o which_o we_o expect_v the_o resurrection_n of_o our_o body_n life_n everlasting_a and_o salvation_n perfect_a happiness_n in_o the_o sight_n and_o fruition_n of_o god_n the_o sole_a and_o chief_a good_a and_o fountain_n of_o all_o communicate_v goodness_n and_o blessedness_n of_o this_o estate_n many_o excellent_a thing_n be_v speak_v in_o holy_a writ_n my_o flesh_n shall_v 11._o rest_v in_o hope_n thoâ—_n have_v show_v i_o the_o way_n of_o life_n and_o shall_v make_v i_o full_a of_o joy_n with_o thy_o countenance_n in_o thy_o presence_n be_v the_o fullness_n of_o joy_n and_o at_o thy_o right_a hand_n there_o be_v pleasure_n for_o evermore_o under_o this_o hope_n the_o saint_n rejoice_v yea_o even_o in_o tribâ—lations_n theâ—_n present_o conceive_v what_o shall_v be_v the_o issue_n of_o those_o trial_n because_o god_n love_v they_o and_o therefore_o 28_o all_o thing_n by_o his_o good_a providence_n shall_v work_v together_o for_o the_o best_a neither_o do_v they_o suffer_v as_o man_n half_o ascertain_v hereof_o and_o therefore_o float_v betwixt_o hope_n and_o fear_n but_o they_o stand_v assure_v of_o this_o love_n paul_n express_v 8._o it_o who_o shall_v separate_v we_o from_o the_o love_n of_o christ_n shall_v tribulation_n or_o anguish_n or_o persecution_n or_o famine_n or_o nakedness_n or_o peril_n or_o sword_n as_o it_o be_v write_v for_o thy_o sake_n be_v we_o kill_v all_o the_o day_n long_o weâ—_n be_v count_v as_o sheep_n for_o the_o slaughter_n nevertheless_o in_o all_o these_o thing_n we_o be_v more_o than_o conqueror_n through_o he_o that_o love_v we_o for_o i_o be_o persuade_v that_o neither_o death_n nor_o life_n nor_o angel_n nor_o principality_n nor_o thing_n present_a nor_o thing_n to_o come_v shall_v be_v able_a to_o separate_v we_o from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n which_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n our_o lord_n the_o reason_n of_o this_o so_o great_a assurance_n he_o set_v down_o before_o god_n do_v not_o hide_v his_o love_n and_o bestow_v niggardly_a favour_n his_o love_n be_v shed_v abroad_o in_o our_o heart_n by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n 5._o which_o be_v give_v unto_o we_o and_o this_o spirit_n of_o adoption_n bear_v witness_n with_o our_o spirit_n that_o we_o be_v the_o child_n of_o god_n coheire_n with_o christ_n and_o therefore_o resolve_v we_o if_o we_o suffer_v with_o he_o we_o shall_v be_v glorify_v with_o he_o and_o that_o our_o glory_n shall_v abound_v hereafter_o as_o do_v our_o present_a suffering_n in_o christ_n this_o spirit_n do_v say_v to_o our_o heart_n as_o he_o do_v to_o 6._o joshua_n i_o will_v not_o leave_v thou_o nor_o forsake_v thou_o be_v strong_a and_o of_o a_o good_a courage_n and_o out_o of_o the_o infallible_a truth_n of_o these_o promise_n write_v in_o his_o holy_a word_n we_o gather_v the_o certainty_n of_o our_o deliverance_n and_o forasmuch_o as_o all_o can_v appropriate_v those_o general_a promise_n to_o themselves_o who_o hear_v they_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v that_o the_o application_n thereof_o to_o ourselves_o be_v a_o peculiar_a work_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n inward_o sustain_v in_o every_o assault_n with_o fresh_a strength_n and_o resolution_n and_o therefore_o he_o be_v the_o paraclete_a because_o he_o comfort_v to_o this_o inward_a assistance_n god_n sometime_o add_v a_o outward_a evidence_n of_o his_o poweâ—_n as_o when_o he_o appear_v to_o joshua_n by_o jerico_fw-la like_o a_o man_n have_v his_o sword_n draw_v in_o his_o hand_n thus_o answer_v joshua_n that_o he_o be_v come_v as_o a_o captain_n of_o 14._o the_o lord_n host_n so_o at_o elâ—â—hs_n prayer_n he_o open_v the_o servant_n eye_n and_o he_o see_v the_o mountain_n full_a of_o horse_n and_o chariot_n of_o fire_n round_o about_o the_o prophet_n so_o there_o be_v add_v a_o four_o who_o 25_o form_n be_v like_o the_o son_n of_o god_n to_o the_o three_o servant_n of_o god_n walk_v with_o they_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o fire_n so_o that_o they_o have_v no_o hurt_n it_o be_v a_o memorable_a story_n of_o theodorus_n the_o martyr_n who_o be_v grievous_o torture_v see_v a_o young_a man_n stand_v by_o he_o with_o a_o soft_a and_o cool_a towel_n continual_o wipe_v off_o the_o sweat_n and_o encourage_v he_o all_o which_o time_n and_o till_o at_o the_o end_n of_o their_o torment_a he_o vanish_v he_o feel_v no_o pain_n both_o the_o inward_a and_o outward_a assistance_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v to_o comfort_v his_o with_o assurance_n that_o he_o will_v always_o make_v good_a his_o promise_n to_o they_o that_o he_o will_v never_o leave_v they_o comfortless_o whence_o we_o may_v learn_v that_o the_o faithful_a have_v such_o assistance_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n as_o that_o however_o they_o long_o wrestle_v with_o affliction_n yet_o they_o be_v not_o only_o in_o the_o issue_n but_o in_o the_o very_a trial_n superious_a by_o faith_n this_o be_v the_o victory_n that_o 4._o overcom_v the_o world_n even_o our_o faith_n and_o paul_n say_v in_o all_o these_o we_o be_v more_o than_o 37._o conqueror_n through_o he_o that_o love_v us._n there_o be_v no_o comfort_n to_o the_o afflict_a mind_n comparable_a to_o this_o assurance_n i_o shall_v yet_o praise_v he_o david_n know_v it_o and_o therefore_o pen_v this_o psalm_n to_o comfort_v his_o own_o soul_n many_o of_o the_o faithful_a have_v know_v it_o who_o upon_o their_o deathbed_n have_v sing_v this_o psalm_n the_o only_a way_n in_o present_a distress_n to_o stay_v a_o perplex_a soul_n be_v to_o send_v it_o to_o blessedness_n to_o come_v therefore_o christ_n who_o can_v do_v all_o thing_n which_o he_o will_v sometime_o lead_v away_o his_o petitioner_n for_o thing_n temporal_a to_o the_o consideration_n of_o eternal_a martha_n come_v to_o he_o with_o a_o zealous_a desire_n that_o her_o brother_n may_v live_v again_o he_o tell_v she_o of_o a_o 26._o better_a way_n to_o comfort_n i_o be_o the_o resurrection_n and_o the_o life_n whosoever_o believe_v in_o i_o though_o he_o be_v dead_a yet_o shall_v be_v line_n and_o whosoever_o live_v and_o believe_v in_o i_o shall_v not_o 5._o die_v eternal_o so_o he_o deal_v with_o the_o man_n sick_a of_o the_o palsy_n when_o he_o desire_v corporal_a health_n jesus_n say_v man_n thy_o sin_n be_v forgive_v thou_o lead_v away_o their_o thought_n for_o the_o present_a too_o careful_o fix_v on_o the_o evil_n they_o suffer_v to_o a_o sweet_a contemplation_n of_o those_o heavenly_a thing_n which_o they_o shall_v enjoy_v there_o be_v no_o solid_a consolation_n in_o thing_n present_a therefore_o it_o must_v be_v 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