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the_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n therefore_o wheresoever_o thou_o go_v thou_o shall_v find_v no_o ease_n neither_o shall_v the_o sole_a of_o thy_o foot_n have_v any_o rest_n but_o the_o lord_n shall_v give_v thou_o a_o tremble_a heart_n and_o thy_o life_n shall_v hang_v in_o doubt_n before_o thou_o that_o be_v thou_o shall_v be_v in_o continual_a fear_n of_o death_n and_o thou_o shall_v fear_v day_n and_o night_n and_o shall_v have_v none_o assurance_n of_o thy_o life_n in_o the_o morning_n thou_o shall_v say_v will_v god_n it_o be_v even_o and_o at_o even_o thou_o shall_v say_v will_v god_n it_o be_v morning_n because_o of_o the_o fear_n of_o thy_o heart_n wherewith_o thou_o shall_v fear_v and_o for_o the_o sight_n of_o thy_o eye_n which_o thou_o shall_v see_v this_o be_v the_o first_o thing_n second_o world_n another_o thing_n be_v this_o when_o man_n heart_n be_v too_o much_o glue_v to_o the_o world_n and_o mark_v it_o according_a as_o there_o be_v worldly_a affection_n and_o 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consumption_n when_o they_o see_v nothing_o but_o such_o terrible_a thing_n than_o fear_n come_v upon_o they_o now_o mark_v hypocrite_n stand_v all_o together_o unreconciled_a and_o therefore_o it_o be_v no_o marvel_n if_o they_o be_v afraid_a and_o the_o saint_n of_o god_n so_o far_o as_o they_o be_v defective_a in_o the_o assurance_n of_o god_n love_n so_o far_o they_o conceive_v themselves_o in_o the_o state_n of_o hypocrite_n and_o therefore_o they_o be_v so_o full_a of_o fear_n again_o a_o second_o thing_n that_o they_o stand_v unresolved_a of_o be_v concern_v the_o future_a estate_n of_o their_o soul_n and_o body_n after_o death_n they_o be_v not_o sure_a of_o this_o that_o there_o be_v a_o better_a condition_n afterward_o this_o be_v that_o great_a question_n whither_o go_v we_o i_o go_v now_o out_o of_o the_o body_n and_o whither_o then_o i_o go_v out_o of_o the_o world_n and_o whither_o then_o i_o be_o go_v out_o of_o the_o company_n of_o man_n and_o whither_o then_o shall_v i_o go_v to_o angel_n and_o saint_n or_o to_o devil_n shall_v i_o go_v to_o heaven_n or_o to_o hell_n shall_v i_o have_v a_o be_v or_o not_o in_o misery_n or_o in_o happiness_n they_o know_v not_o what_o shall_v become_v of_o they_o they_o be_v unresolved_a of_o this_o point_n of_o their_o own_o state_n to_o come_v whether_o they_o shall_v be_v in_o happiness_n or_o horror_n after_o death_n and_o therefore_o death_n be_v terrible_a you_o have_v the_o point_n open_v i_o will_v answer_v a_o objection_n or_o two_o and_o then_o come_v to_o the_o use_n it_o may_v be_v object_v object_n it_o seem_v the_o servant_n of_o god_n be_v not_o keep_v under_o the_o fear_n of_o death_n all_o those_o that_o be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o grace_n have_v faith_n faith_n that_o spend_v these_o fear_n and_o therefore_o since_o they_o be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o believer_n how_o can_v they_o be_v hold_v under_o the_o fear_n of_o death_n to_o this_o i_o answer_v brief_o answer_n there_o be_v faith_n in_o all_o the_o child_n of_o god_n that_o be_v effectual_o call_v but_o we_o must_v know_v that_o faith_n be_v considerable_a two_o way_n first_o as_o it_o be_v in_o conflict_n and_o second_o as_o it_o be_v out_o of_o conflict_n now_o the_o faith_n of_o god_n servant_n in_o conflict_n so_o sometime_o it_o be_v in_o conflict_n with_o fear_n and_o sadness_n of_o spirit_n why_o be_v thou_o cast_v down_o oh_o my_o soul_n 42._o why_o be_v thou_o disquiet_v within_o i_o etc._n etc._n sometime_o it_o be_v in_o conflict_n with_o reason_n and_o sense_n thus_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n when_o they_o come_v into_o the_o wilderness_n 11._o they_o look_v for_o nothing_o but_o die_v and_o destruction_n of_o nature_n for_o sense_n present_v it_o to_o they_o therefore_o say_v moses_n which_o be_v the_o voice_n of_o faith_n stand_v still_o and_o see_v the_o salvation_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n now_o in_o this_o conflict_n the_o success_n be_v doubtful_a sometime_o as_o it_o be_v between_o amalek_n and_o israel_n fight_v together_o amalek_n prevail_v and_o israel_n have_v the_o worst_a sometime_o israel_n prevail_v and_o amalek_n have_v the_o worst_a so_o sometime_o faith_n prevail_v against_o sense_n and_o those_o fear_n that_o arise_v from_o sense_n and_o sometime_o again_o carnal_a fear_n and_o sense_n prevail_v against_o faith_n now_o according_o be_v those_o effect_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o god_n child_n but_o second_o sometime_o faith_n be_v out_o of_o conflict_n it_o now_o triumph_v in_o assurance_n it_o be_v come_v now_o to_o full_a assurance_n of_o faith_n as_o it_o be_v call_v in_o the_o scripture_n and_o then_o there_o be_v nothing_o so_o comfortable_a 23._o and_o desirable_a as_o death_n itself_o to_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n so_o we_o see_v david_n in_o the_o 23._o psal_n though_o i_o walk_v through_o the_o valley_n of_o the_o shadow_n of_o death_n i_o will_v fear_v none_o ill_o for_o thou_o lord_n be_v with_o i_o and_o so_o the_o apostle_n saint_n paul_n triumph_v 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sickness_n and_o cross_n upon_o the_o child_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o their_o parent_n that_o they_o may_v be_v smite_v by_o the_o judgement_n that_o be_v upon_o their_o child_n and_o yet_o nevertheless_o the_o child_n may_v be_v free_a from_o sin_n for_o who_o ever_o be_v afflict_v be_v innocent_a be_v this_o so_o posterity_n then_o in_o the_o first_o place_n it_o shall_v teach_v parent_n to_o take_v heed_n of_o make_v themselves_o miserable_a in_o their_o posterity_n by_o sin_v against_o god_n there_o be_v special_o three_o sort_n of_o sin_n in_o scripture_n for_o which_o god_n continue_v his_o judgement_n upon_o man_n posterity_n and_o family_n the_o first_o be_v sin_n against_o the_o first_o table_n against_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n idolatry_n and_o such_o like_a for_o these_o god_n smite_v man_n posterity_n as_o we_o may_v see_v in_o jeroboam_n and_o other_o and_o so_o the_o neglect_n of_o duty_n profaneness_n and_o negligence_n in_o god_n worship_n let_v thy_o wrath_n come_v 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