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forth_o for_o thou_o oh_o how_o will_v this_o stream_n make_v thy_o soul_n glad_a second_o milk_n 2._o stream_n of_o milk_n labour_n to_o find_v the_o crystal_n stream_n of_o christ_n spirit_n by_o the_o other_o the_o soul_n be_v count_v righteous_a by_o this_o it_o be_v make_v righteous_a i_o know_v the_o sincere_a heart_n desire_v as_o true_o this_o as_o the_o other_o the_o other_o be_v the_o fountain_n open_a for_o sin_n that_o be_v the_o guilt_n the_o curse_n the_o condemnation_n this_o be_v a_o fountain_n open_a for_o uncleanness_n that_o be_v the_o defilement_n and_o pollution_n and_o both_o be_v for_o the_o house_n of_o david_n to_o wash_v in_o this_o be_v there_o as_o in_o other_o place_n call_v christ_n milk_n and_o to_o show_v that_o sanctification_n and_o justification_n go_v hand_n in_o hand_n one_o with_o another_o therefore_o say_v christ_n i_o drink_v my_o wine_n with_o my_o milk_n though_o the_o wine_n be_v the_o first_o yet_o be_v it_o not_o without_o milky_a stream_n but_o they_o go_v along_o with_o it_o i_o can_v but_o imagine_v but_o that_o in_o the_o order_n of_o nature_n christ_n justify_v before_o he_o sanctifi_v and_o yet_o i_o believe_v he_o never_o justify_v but_o therewith_o he_o sanctify_v as_o here_o wine_n first_o yet_o wine_n with_o milk_n even_o both_o together_o so_o we_o have_v isa_n 55.1_o the_o same_o order_n and_o the_o same_o conjunction_n buy_v wine_n and_o milk_n without_o money_n and_o without_o price_n that_o be_v my_o merit_n and_o my_o spirit_n shall_v be_v both_o you_o if_o you_o close_o with_o i_o though_o you_o deserve_v neither_o but_o three_o labour_n to_o find_v yet_o other_o stream_n honey_n 3_o stream_n of_o honey_n even_o honey_n stream_n from_o christ_n in_o the_o ordinance_n this_o be_v call_v as_o often_o by_o david_n before_o so_o cant._n 5.1_o christ_n honeycomb_n and_o his_o honey_n have_v thou_o then_o find_v communion_n with_o christ_n in_o prayer_n hear_v read_v or_o the_o like_a sweet_a as_o honey_n sweet_a also_o than_o the_o honeycomb_n can_v thou_o say_v as_o the_o spouse_n of_o christ_n cant._n 4.13_o his_o lip_n be_v like_o lily_n even_o like_o lily_n drop_v sweet_a smell_a myrrh_n have_v those_o sweet_a stream_n from_o christ_n mouth_n fly_v down_o thus_o upon_o thy_o soul_n sure_o such_o flood_n can_v choose_v but_o make_v thou_o joyful_a in_o the_o house_n of_o prayer_n christ_n 2._o to_o find_v thy_o soul_n a_o water_a garden_n to_o christ_n now_o second_o labour_n to_o find_v thy_o soul_n a_o water_a garden_n unto_o christ_n the_o soul_n be_v in_o the_o wilderness_n cant._n 4.8_o and_o she_o become_v a_o garden_n ver_fw-la 12._o and_o in_o this_o garden_n there_o be_v both_o spring_n and_o fountain_n though_o both_o shut_v up_o and_o seal_v that_o be_v for_o christ_n use_n they_o be_v reserve_v who_o alone_o be_v find_v worthy_a to_o open_v the_o seal_n hâ—ad_n 1._o the_o fountain_n of_o thy_o hâ—ad_n first_o then_o let_v the_o fountain_n of_o thy_o head_n be_v open_v unto_o christ_n the_o stream_n of_o thy_o lip_n of_o thy_o eye_n thy_o word_n thy_o tear_n the_o work_n of_o thy_o brain_n let_v they_o all_o stream_n forth_o towards_o the_o lord_n christ_n say_v as_o the_o prophet_n o_o that_o my_o head_n be_v fountain_n and_o my_o eye_n river_n of_o tear_n jer._n 9.1_o let_v it_o be_v with_o thou_o as_o with_o david_n rivers_n of_o tear_n run_v down_o my_o eye_n because_o man_n keep_v not_o thy_o law_n psalm_n 119.136_o o_o that_o all_o our_o head_n and_o eye_n be_v as_o river_n stream_v towards_o christ_n and_o christ_n only_a o_o that_o our_o brain_n may_v work_v more_o after_o and_o more_o for_o christ_n we_o be_v as_o a_o moistureless_a wilderness_n before_o let_v we_o even_o in_o this_o sense_n become_v a_o water_a garden_n now_o isa_n 58.11_o heart_n 2._o of_o thy_o heart_n second_o let_v the_o fountain_n of_o thy_o heart_n be_v open_v unto_o christ_n if_o god_n have_v shed_v his_o love_n abroad_o in_o thy_o heart_n shed_v now_o thy_o love_n 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of_o blood_n yet_o at_o length_n sin_n shall_v sting_v like_o a_o adder_n and_o bite_v like_o a_o serpent_n of_o the_o wilderness_n prov._n 23.32_o use_v wilderness_n to_o young_a one_o now_o to_o come_v up_o from_o the_o the_o wilderness_n harken_v then_o you_o young_a one_o unto_o i_o and_o i_o will_v show_v you_o a_o excellent_a way_n youth_n i_o know_v be_v of_o all_o age_n and_o state_n most_o desirous_a and_o indeed_o most_o free_a for_o travel_v but_o it_o pity_v i_o to_o think_v that_o so_o much_o gallant_a youth_n and_o the_o strength_n thereof_o shall_v be_v spend_v in_o wander_v up_o and_o down_o in_o the_o worthless_a wilderness_n of_o sin_n travel_n encouragement_n 1._o the_o fitness_n of_o youthful_a time_n for_o that_o travel_n rather_o if_o you_o will_v be_v travel_v remember_v canaan_n oh_o what_o a_o time_n be_v the_o strength_n of_o your_o youth_n to_o make_v out_o your_o way_n from_o the_o wilderness_n of_o sin_n thou_o have_v some_o strength_n to_o rush_v through_o the_o thicket_n more_o than_o a_o old_a man_n have_v and_o if_o thou_o lose_v a_o little_a of_o thy_o flesh_n in_o break_v through_o the_o thorn_n thou_o be_v young_a and_o thy_o flesh_n will_v come_v again_o if_o thou_o lose_v by_o repentance_n as_o to_o carnal_a respect_n there_o be_v time_n enough_o before_o thou_o to_o have_v amends_o make_v thou_o i_o observe_v as_o the_o young_a one_o be_v those_o of_o the_o israelite_n that_o get_v through_o the_o wilderness_n unto_o canaan_n numb_a 26.64_o so_o at_o this_o day_n those_o that_o be_v convert_v be_v convert_v young_a ten_o to_o one_o of_o those_o that_o live_v to_o be_v old_a and_o yet_o come_v to_o be_v new_o bear_v if_o old_a man_n will_v have_v their_o old_a way_n still_o and_o scorn_v to_o learn_v a_o new_a lesson_n be_v old_a yea_o if_o their_o joint_n be_v stiff_a and_o their_o knee_n feeble_a that_o they_o can_v travel_v yet_o let_v we_o young_a man_n get_v up_o and_o be_v go_v and_o the_o lord_n be_v with_o we_o this_o day_n the_o lord_n call_v you_o young_a one_o from_o the_o lion_n deâ—_n and_o leopard_n mountain_n if_o you_o refuse_v this_o call_n to_o day_n you_o will_v mourn_v at_o the_o last_o when_o your_o strength_n be_v consume_v and_o say_v how_o have_v i_o hate_a instruction_n and_o my_o heart_n despise_a reproof_n prov._n 7.11_o 12._o take_v a_o tree_n from_o the_o wilderness_n when_o its_o young_a set_v it_o in_o your_o garden_n keep_v it_o and_o water_n it_o etc._n etc._n and_o little_a fear_n of_o its_o death_n but_o take_v a_o old_a tree_n from_o the_o wilderness_n and_o transplant_v it_o in_o your_o orchard_n and_o do_v what_o you_o will_v there_o be_v little_a hope_n of_o the_o life_n of_o it_o if_o there_o be_v it_o will_v cost_v much_o ado_n much_o weep_v to_o water_v it_o etc._n etc._n hear_v david_n cry_v psalm_n 25_o 6_o 7._o remember_v thy_o tender_a mercy_n remember_v not_o the_o sin_n of_o my_o youth_n nor_o my_o transgression_n if_o thou_o have_v only_o thy_o youth_n transgression_n or_o bewildring_n to_o reckon_v for_o it_o will_v be_v work_n enough_o for_o thou_o though_o thou_o have_v thy_o youth_n strength_n to_o do_v the_o work_n in_o second_o as_o this_o be_v the_o fit_a time_n for_o thou_o god_n 2._o the_o acceptableness_n of_o youth_n herein_o unto_o god_n so_o be_v it_o the_o most_o welcome_a time_n to_o god_n young_a one_o if_o you_o do_v but_o know_v how_o kind_o the_o lord_n will_v take_v it_o to_o see_v you_o come_v up_o from_o the_o wilderness_n such_o youthful_a spouse_n lean_v upon_o the_o belove_a it_o will_v ravish_v your_o heart_n within_o you_o i_o will_v give_v you_o a_o taste_n for_o god_n have_v bid_v i_o go_v and_o cry_v in_o your_o ear_n say_v thus_o say_v the_o lord_n i_o remember_v the_o kindness_n of_o thy_o youth_n the_o love_n of_o thy_o espousal_n when_o thou_o wente_v after_o i_o in_o the_o wilderness_n in_o a_o land_n that_o be_v not_o sow_o jer._n 2.2_o oh_o christ_n the_o shepherd_n be_v come_v into_o the_o 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those_o thorn_n that_o choke_v the_o word_n of_o god_n thorn_n the_o world_n be_v a_o wilderness_n here_o be_v the_o thorn_n mat._n 13.22_o he_o that_o have_v the_o word_n choke_v by_o the_o care_n of_o this_o world_n be_v say_v to_o receive_v it_o among_o thorn_n when_o the_o word_n meet_v with_o a_o worldly_a heart_n it_o be_v like_o good_a seed_n sow_o in_o a_o thorny_a wilderness_n worldling_n you_o that_o hear_v i_o this_o day_n i_o appeal_v to_o your_o conscience_n if_o it_o be_v not_o so_o in_o come_v a_o note_n or_o a_o observation_n a_o advice_n or_o a_o conviction_n and_o up_o start_v the_o thorny_a worldly_a thought_n that_o be_v within_o thou_o even_o whilst_o thou_o be_v within_o the_o reach_n of_o the_o word_n and_o choke_v that_o good_a seed_n way_n here_o be_v the_o the_o entangle_v way_n that_o it_o bring_v not_o forth_o again_o the_o world_n be_v a_o wilderness_n to_o the_o unregenerate_a for_o here_o be_v those_o crooked_a and_o foul_a way_n that_o be_v the_o 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backward_o again_o to_o egypt_n and_o this_o make_v our_o heart_n so_o prevail_v a_o tempter_n into_o the_o wilderness_n if_o our_o heart_n have_v the_o cast_a voice_n it_o will_v certain_o persuade_v we_o to_o go_v where_o it_o use_v and_o love_n itself_o to_o be_v to_o improve_v this_o unto_o all_o that_o hear_v i_o this_o day_n first_o use_v back_o to_o those_o that_o be_v come_v out_o of_o the_o wilderness_n to_o keep_v their_o heart_n from_o go_v back_o to_o those_o that_o through_o mercy_n be_v come_v out_o of_o this_o wilderness_n oh_o sir_n if_o thy_o heart_n in_o thy_o bosom_n thus_o love_n and_o have_v thus_o be_v accustom_v to_o wander_v and_o be_v so_o ready_a to_o tempt_v so_o dangerous_a in_o tempt_v so_o like_a to_o prevail_v let_v i_o still_o beg_v of_o you_o that_o above_o all_o keep_n you_o will_v keep_v your_o heart_n from_o ramble_v again_o for_o if_o they_o get_v into_o the_o wilderness_n again_o they_o will_v quick_o get_v you_o thither_o i_o think_v satan_n shall_v never_o be_v able_a to_o bewild_a we_o unless_o he_o have_v this_o advantage_n of_o we_o he_o plough_v with_o our_o heifer_n he_o make_v use_v of_o the_o wise_a of_o our_o bosom_n i_o mean_v our_o heart_n and_o then_o be_v we_o sudden_o lead_v away_o some_o think_v it_o be_v enough_o if_o they_o can_v but_o guide_v their_o foot_n in_o the_o way_n i_o mean_v their_o outward_a conversation_n but_o the_o wise_a and_o holy_a man_n think_v not_o so_o who_o counsel_n be_v this_o pro._n 23.19_o hear_v thou_o my_o son_n and_o be_v wise_a and_o keep_v thy_o heart_n in_o the_o way_n when_o david_n heart_n cast_v those_o wanton_a dart_n from_o the_o house_n top_n to_o bathshebah_n little_a thought_n he_o that_o he_o be_v enter_v such_o filthy_a such_o bloody_a path_n of_o the_o wilderness_n therefore_o as_o pro._n 7.25_o let_v not_o thy_o heart_n decline_v to_o her_o way_n if_o thou_o will_v not_o go_v astray_o in_o her_o path_n forward_o 2._o to_o the_o bewildered_a to_o labour_v to_o 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mend_v this_o and_o that_o but_o thou_o will_v never_o get_v out_o of_o sin_n till_o that_o end_n go_v out_o foremost_a that_o come_v in_o foremost_a you_o come_v into_o the_o wilderness_n with_o your_o heart_n forward_o and_o you_o must_v out_o again_o with_o your_o heart_n forward_o or_o not_o at_o all_o as_o it_o be_v with_o the_o body_n crowd_v through_o a_o narrow_a hole_n get_v your_o head_n through_o and_o then_o all_o will_n through_o so_o here_o get_v your_o heart_n through_o and_o then_o all_o will_n through_o hereunto_o motive_n hereunto_o this_o double_a advice_n i_o shall_v desire_v to_o set_v home_o upon_o your_o heart_n upon_o this_o double_a consideration_n first_o there_o be_v not_o any_o thing_n in_o the_o word_n that_o god_n account_v worse_a and_o that_o grieve_v he_o more_o than_o these_o heart-bewildrings_a jer._n 13.10_o this_o evil_a people_n which_o refuse_v word_n and_o walk_v in_o the_o imagination_n of_o their_o heart_n this_o be_v that_o which_o god_n call_v evil_a yea_o in_o this_o god_n charge_v they_o as_o do_v worse_o than_o their_o idolatrous_a and_o rebellious_a father_n jer._n 7.24_o 25_o 26._o this_o be_v the_o generation_n that_o grieve_v god_n even_o they_o that_o err_v in_o heart_n heb._n 3.10_o yea_o he_o complain_v he_o be_v break_v with_o their_o whorish_a heart_n ezek._n 6.9_o second_o there_o be_v not_o any_o thing_n that_o god_n wili_fw-la deal_v worse_o with_o thou_o for_o then_o for_o this_o and_o grieve_v thou_o when_o time_n serve_v more_o than_o for_o this_o there_o be_v not_o a_o place_n that_o i_o quote_v that_o mention_n these_o heart-bewildrings_a but_o with_o they_o their_o destruction_n therefore_o he_o will_v bring_v evil_a on_o they_o such_o as_o they_o shall_v not_o escape_v jer._n 11.11_o therefore_o he_o will_v feed_v they_o with_o wormwood_n and_o give_v they_o water_n of_o gall_n to_o drink_v jer._n 9.15_o therefore_o their_o carcase_n shall_v be_v meat_n for_o the_o fowl_n of_o heaven_n use_v beast_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o none_o shall_v fray_v they_o away_o jer._n 7.33_o therefore_o god_n will_v recompense_v their_o way_n upon_o their_o own_o head_n ezek._n 11.21_o and_o what_o shall_v this_o recompense_n be_v why_o a_o grievous_a whirlwind_n of_o god_n fury_n which_o shall_v fall_v sudden_o upon_o their_o head_n and_o at_o length_n they_o shall_v know_v it_o and_o that_o perfest_o jer._n 23.17_o 18_o 19_o 20._o so_o ezek._n 6.10_o because_o they_o love_v to_o wander_v and_o refrain_v not_o their_o foot_n therefore_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o accept_v they_o but_o will_v now_o remember_v their_o iniquity_n and_o visit_v their_o sin_n jer._n 14.10_o yea_o because_o he_o be_v so_o grieve_v with_o those_o
8.5_o oh_o it_o be_v a_o long_a time_n this_o last_o bout_n ere_o she_o can_v find_v that_o which_o she_o have_v lose_v in_o a_o night_n steep_a of_o sloth_n and_o security_n at_o first_o you_o see_v she_o at_o a_o loss_n chap._n 3.1_o and_o come_v out_o of_o the_o wilderness_n ver_fw-la 6._o but_o now_o you_o must_v read_v from_o chap._n 5._o to_o chap._n 8._o before_o you_o hear_v of_o her_o come_n up_o from_o the_o wilderness_n at_o first_o she_o come_v up_o in_o full_a sense_n of_o her_o glory_n she_o be_v a_o perfume_a spouse_n next_o bout_n she_o come_v up_o in_o full_a sense_n of_o her_o infirmity_n she_o be_v now_o a_o lean_a spouse_n thou_z re_z be_v more_o sparkle_a flame_a smoke_a perfume_n of_o joy_n before_o but_o more_o serious_a sober_a settle_a humility_n and_o dependence_n now_o before_o she_o be_v more_o proud_a of_o her_o belove_a and_o less_o ashamed_a of_o herself_o but_o now_o how_o glad_a in_o her_o saviour_n and_o yet_o how_o sad_a in_o herself_o yea_o herein_o her_o heart_n although_o she_o lean_v and_o come_v up_o from_o the_o wilderness_n be_v ready_a still_o to_o fail_v because_o after_o she_o have_v taste_v of_o his_o love_n she_o fall_v asleep_o and_o although_o she_o be_v out_o of_o the_o first_o wilderness_n viz._n that_o of_o the_o state_n of_o condemnation_n yet_o fall_v into_o the_o second_o wilderness_n even_o that_o drowsiness_n of_o spirit_n after_o conversion_n therefore_o let_v not_o any_o poor_a heart_n among_o you_o for_o who_o sake_n i_o have_v speak_v all_o this_o say_v that_o it_o be_v never_o true_o bring_v out_o of_o sin_n because_o it_o be_v now_o or_o have_v be_v upon_o the_o wrack_n of_o new_a terror_n because_o of_o its_o after-conversion_n drowsiness_n or_o security_n only_o if_o ever_o thou_o be_v as_o no_o doubt_n thou_o will_v be_v bring_v out_o of_o the_o wilderness_n the_o second_o time_n covet_v rather_o to_o come_v out_o a_o lean_a spouse_n than_o a_o perfume_a spouse_n i_o mean_v rather_o desire_v to_o be_v 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