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her_o love_n because_o she_o can_v not_o come_v at_o he_o examine_v thyself_o in_o this_o point_n i_o be_o sure_a thou_o have_v be_v long_o enough_o without_o christ_n thou_o be_v 20._o or_o 30._o year_n old_a and_o all_o this_o while_n thou_o have_v be_v without_o christ_n thou_o say_v thou_o be_v affect_v with_o a_o christ_n o_o thou_o will_v fain_o have_v christ_n thou_o will_v fain_o have_v he_o live_v in_o thou_o ever_o answer_v i_o now_o be_v thou_o sick_a of_o love_n for_o a_o christ_n hope_v defer_v make_v the_o heart_n sick_a pro._n 13._o 12._o thou_o say_v thou_o be_v affect_v with_o hope_n after_o grace_n thou_o hope_v for_o grace_n and_o for_o strength_n
against_o sin_n and_o thy_o hope_n be_v defer_v thy_o hope_n come_v not_o yet_o thou_o be_v not_o able_a to_o withstand_v thy_o corruption_n not_o able_a to_o subdue_v such_o a_o lust_n no_o if_o thou_o be_v affect_v at_o all_o with_o any_o hope_n thy_o hope_n be_v defer_v as_o yet_o but_o have_v it_o make_v thy_o heart_n sick_a be_v thou_o ever_o sick_a at_o heart_n for_o this_o grace_n if_o it_o have_v not_o make_v thy_o heart_n sick_a it_o be_v a_o sign_n thou_o be_v never_o right_o affect_v with_o hope_n for_o if_o thou_o be_v it_o will_v make_v thy_o heart_n sick_a to_o be_v so_o long_o without_o it_o as_o thou_o have_v be_v may_v be_v thy_o affection_n be_v so_o strong_a set_v on_o the_o world_n that_o thou_o have_v be_v world-sick_a and_o crosse-sick_a and_o trouble-sick_a and_o anger-sick_a and_o revenge-sick_a and_o coveteousness-sick_a as_o ahab_n be_v sick_a because_o he_o know_v not_o how_o to_o get_v naboth_n vineyard_n 1_o king_n 21._o 4._o may_v be_v thou_o be_v cross_v and_o sick_a of_o vexation_n may_v be_v thou_o be_v incense_v and_o sick_a of_o revenge_n or_o impatiency_n but_o be_v thou_o sick_a after_o grace_n aristot_n aristotle_n call_v the_o affection_n aegritudines_fw-la animi_fw-la they_o be_v the_o sickness_n of_o the_o soul_n if_o the_o soul_n be_v affect_v indeed_o she_o be_v sick_a if_o she_o speed_v not_o four_o cain_n he_o that_o be_v true_o affect_v with_o grace_n have_v his_o conversation_n in_o heaven_n whence_o all_o grace_n do_v descend_v animus_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la ubi_fw-la animat_fw-la sed_fw-la ubi_fw-la amat_fw-la the_o soul_n be_v not_o where_o it_o animate_v not_o where_o it_o sojourn_v but_o where_o it_o affect_v and_o therefore_o thou_o live_v in_o heaven_n if_o thou_o be_v true_o affect_v with_o heavenly_a thing_n he_o that_o be_v true_o affect_v with_o grace_n be_v most_o affect_a with_o the_o fountain_n of_o grace_n which_o be_v god_n god_n be_v the_o fountain_n of_o all_o grace_n and_o if_o thou_o be_v affect_v 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affect_v with_o profit_n another_o he_o may_v be_v affect_v with_o grace_n too_o but_o it_o be_v the_o godly_a man_n only_o that_o be_v affect_v with_o god_n himself_o examine_v your_o affection_n be_v you_o affect_v with_o god_n himself_o be_v you_o affect_v with_o his_o glory_n it_o do_v infinite_o stand_v we_o in_o hand_n to_o have_v our_o affection_n set_v right_a which_o i_o will_v prove_v by_o these_o 8._o argument_n first_o hereby_o only_o be_v we_o marriageable_a to_o christ_n when_o a_o man_n go_v a_o woo_n for_o a_o wife_n all_o his_o care_n be_v to_o get_v her_o affection_n he_o will_v never_o marry_v she_o if_o he_o be_v wise_a if_o he_o may_v not_o have_v her_o affection_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v philo_n the_o affection_n be_v the_o womanhood_n of_o the_o soul_n he_o will_v never_o marry_v she_o if_o she_o be_v nor_o a_o woman_n for_o he_o much_o less_o will_v he_o marry_v she_o if_o she_o be_v not_o a_o woman_n at_o all_o he_o will_v not_o have_v a_o man_n 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your_o affection_n set_v right_a heart_n because_o thereby_o only_o be_v you_o marriageable_a to_o christ_n second_o hereby_o only_o do_v the_o soul_n set_v up_o favourite_n in_o her_o heart_n those_o be_v the_o heart_n favourite_n who_o the_o heart_n most_o affect_v now_o if_o christ_n be_v not_o thy_o heart_n favourite_n what_o a_o woeful_a condition_n be_v thou_o in_o it_o have_v be_v the_o undo_n of_o many_o a_o prince_n the_o have_v of_o ill_a favourite_n and_o that_o soul_n must_v needs_o be_v for_o ever_o undo_v that_o have_v ill_a favourite_n in_o her_o heart_n as_o soon_o as_o joseph_n be_v in_o favour_n with_o the_o keeper_n of_o the_o prison_n joseph_n present_o have_v all_o at_o command_n nothing_o be_v do_v but_o joseph_n be_v the_o doer_n of_o it_o gen._n 39_o 21._o he_o be_v no_o soon_o in_o favour_n but_o he_o be_v dominus_fw-la fac_fw-la totum_fw-la as_o we_o say_v he_o rule_v all_o then_o look_v what_o thy_o heart_n do_v affect_v that_o be_v in_o favour_n with_o thy_o 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the_o thing_n of_o the_o world_n it_o be_v good_a your_o affection_n look_v for_o can_v you_o find_v any_o good_a in_o these_o thing_n alas_o alas_o thou_o may_v have_v all_o the_o thing_n of_o this_o world_n yet_o if_o god_n do_v not_o show_v thou_o his_o face_n and_o his_o grace_n in_o the_o same_o stultus_fw-la ad_fw-la cribrum_fw-la thou_o run_v to_o they_o as_o a_o fool_n to_o a_o sieve_n the_o sieve_n seem_v to_o hold_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o water_n but_o by_o pull_v the_o sieve_n from_o the_o water_n the_o fool_n lose_v all_o the_o water_n so_o riches_n and_o wealth_n and_o pleasure_n as_o long_o as_o thou_o have_v they_o in_o grace_n and_o in_o god_n they_o be_v like_o sives_z in_o the_o water_n full_a of_o water_n as_o long_o as_o they_o be_v in_o so_o these_o be_v full_a of_o good_a as_o long_o as_o they_o be_v in_o god_n and_o in_o grace_n but_o if_o thou_o do_v not_o set_v thy_o affection_n upon_o god_n thy_o affection_n be_v befool_v and_o therefore_o thou_o must_v set_v 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good_n be_v call_v this_o world_n good_n 1_o joh._n 3._o 17._o they_o be_v the_o good_n of_o this_o world_n rather_o than_o thy_o good_n but_o god_n be_v thy_o goodness_n thou_o be_v my_o goodness_n o_o lord_n say_v the_o psalmist_n psal_n 144._o 2._o thou_o can_v not_o say_v of_o thy_o pleasure_n this_o be_v my_o goodness_n nor_o of_o wealth_n this_o be_v my_o goodness_n nor_o of_o any_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n this_o be_v my_o goodness_n the_o good_a that_o be_v in_o it_o be_v the_o goodness_n of_o the_o thing_n not_o thy_o goodness_n if_o i_o shall_v say_v this_o be_v thy_o goodness_n it_o be_v all_o one_o as_o if_o i_o shall_v say_v thou_o have_v no_o goodness_n for_o that_o be_v none_o of_o thou_o but_o only_o by_o possession_n it_o be_v not_o thy_o goodness_n and_o therefore_o how_o can_v thou_o set_v thy_o affection_n upon_o it_o first_o body_n it_o be_v only_o the_o good_a of_o thy_o body_n it_o be_v not_o thy_o good_a anima_fw-la hominis_fw-la est_fw-la homo_fw-la say_v 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