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be_v now_o subject_a to_o vanity_n yet_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n do_v shine_v forth_o in_o their_o first_o production_n and_o be_v still_o abundant_o manifest_v in_o they_o the_o creature_n say_v paul_n speak_v of_o its_o present_a state_n 21._o rom._n 9_o 21._o be_v make_v subject_a to_o vanity_n whatsoever_o thing_n have_v any_o be_v of_o itself_o and_o be_v not_o for_o ever_o but_o do_v receive_v a_o be_v in_o time_n and_o that_o from_o god_n be_v a_o creature_n say_v daneus_n well_o thereby_o exclude_v the_o divinity_n of_o christ_n which_o be_v 59_o creatura_fw-la est_fw-la res_fw-la omnis_fw-la quae_fw-la neque_fw-la à _fw-la sciâ—sa_fw-la est_fw-la neque_fw-la semper_fw-la fuit_fw-la sed_fw-la ut_fw-la aliquando_fw-la &_o à _fw-la deo_fw-la producta_fw-la est_fw-la daneus_fw-la physic_n christ_n in_o p._n 59_o from_o everlasting_a as_o the_o angel_n be_v not_o but_o produce_v by_o god_n in_o time_n and_o sin_n of_o all_o sort_n because_o though_o god_n be_v
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partaker_n of_o it_o to_o he_o be_v glory_n in_o the_o church_n by_o christ_n jesus_n throughout_o all_o age_n world_n without_o end_n amen_n cambridge_n novemb_n 2._o 1659._o thomas_n horton_n william_n dillingham_n a_o collection_n of_o the_o several_a aphorism_n and_o exercitation_n contain_v in_o the_o ensue_a treatise_n aphorism_n i._o pag._n 1._o man_n blessedness_n consist_v not_o in_o a_o confluence_n of_o worldly_a accommodation_n which_o be_v all_o vanity_n of_o vanity_n but_o in_o the_o fruition_n of_o god_n in_o christ_n who_o only_o be_v the_o strength_n of_o our_o heart_n and_o our_o portion_n for_o ever_o exercitation_n 1._o pag._n 2._o psal_n 144._o end_n open_v blessedness_n what_o solomon_n scope_n in_o ecclesiastes_n why_o he_o style_v himself_o cohele_v his_o testimony_n concern_v the_o creature_n their_o threefold_a transcendent_a vanity_n intellectual_a accomplishment_n bring_v under_o the_o same_o censure_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o folly_n enmity_n anxiety_n and_o insufficiency_n that_o attend_v they_o a_o apostrophie_n to_o the_o world_n exercitation_n 2._o pag._n 20._o a_o gloss_n upon_o psalm_n 36._o 8._o god_n in_o christ_n a_o soul-satisfying_a object_n the_o circular_a motion_n of_o humane_a soul_n and_o their_o only_a rest_n a_o threefold_a fullness_n of_o god_n and_o christ_n opposite_a to_o the_o threefold_a vanity_n of_o the_o creature_n exercitation_n 3._o pag._n 29._o two_o conclusion_n from_o psalm_n 73._o 25_o 26._o the_o psalmist_n case_v state_v the_o frequent_a complication_n of_o corporal_a and_o spiritual_a trouble_n how_o god_n strengthen_v his_o people_n heart_n against_o their_o bodily_a distemper_n how_o under_o discouragement_n of_o spirit_n the_o secret_a support_n of_o save_a grace_n what_o kind_n of_o portion_n god_n be_v to_o the_o saint_n a_o congratulation_n of_o their_o happiness_n herein_o exercitation_n 4._o pag._n 43._o the_o first_o inference_n ground_v upon_o isaiah_n 55._o 1_o 2._o by_o way_n of_o invitation_n back_v with_o three_o encouragement_n to_o accept_v it_o viz._n the_o fullness_n of_o that_o soul-satisfaction_n which_o god_n give_v the_o universality_n of_o its_o tender_a and_o the_o freeness_n of_o its_o communication_n the_o second_o by_o way_n of_o expostulation_n and_o that_o both_o with_o worldling_n and_o saint_n a_o conclusion_n by_o way_n of_o soliloquy_n aphorism_n ii_o pag._n 61._o we_o be_v conduct_v to_o the_o fruition_n of_o god_n in_o christ_n by_o christian_a religion_n contain_v in_o the_o divine_a oracle_n of_o holy_a scripture_n exercitation_n 1._o pag._n 61._o the_o safe_a conduct_n of_o saint_n signify_v by_o the_o pillar_n in_o exodus_fw-la perform_v by_o the_o counsel_n of_o god_n himself_o the_o abridgement_n whereof_o we_o have_v in_o the_o doctrine_n of_o christian_a religion_n how_o that_o tend_v to_o blessedness_n exercitation_n 2._o pag._n 72._o the_o insufficiency_n of_o other_o religion_n for_o bring_v man_n to_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o god_n infer_v from_o their_o inability_n to_o discover_v his_o true_a worship_n john_n 4._o 24._o open_v god_n to_o be_v worship_v in_o and_o through_o christ_n a_o lesson_n not_o teach_v in_o nature_n school_n fault_n in_o aristotle_n ethic_n exercitation_n 3._o pag._n 84._o oracle_n of_o god_n vocal_a or_o write_v book_n of_o scripture_n so_o call_v in_o five_o respect_n viz._n in_o regard_n of_o their_o declare_v and_o foretell_v their_o be_v consult_v prize_v and_o preserve_v exercitation_n 4._o pag._n 95._o how_o scripture-oracle_n far_o excel_v those_o of_o the_o heathen_a in_o point_n of_o perspicuity_n of_o piety_n of_o veracity_n of_o duration_n and_o of_o authority_n the_o divine_a authority_n of_o scripture_n assert_v by_o argument_n a_o inference_n from_o the_o whole_a aphorism_n aphorism_n iii_o pag._n 111._o scripture-oracle_n suppose_v it_o sufficient_o clear_a by_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n make_v a_o further_a discovery_n of_o what_o he_o be_v in_o his_o essence_n subsistence_n and_o attribute_n exercitation_n 1._o pag._n 111._o 1_o corinth_n 15._o 34._o expound_v opinionist_n compare_v to_o sleeper_n and_o drunkard_n three_o observation_n from_o the_o end_n of_o the_o verse_n what_o knowledge_n of_o god_n be_v unattainable_a in_o this_o life_n what_o may_v be_v have_v the_o knowledge_n we_o have_v concern_v god_n distinguish_v into_o natural_a literal_a and_o spiritual_a exercitation_n 2._o pag._n 120._o that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n the_o prime_n dictate_v of_o natural_a light_n deducible_a from_o man_n look_v backward_o to_o the_o creation_n forward_o to_o the_o reward_n and_o punishment_n dispense_v after_o death_n upward_o to_o the_o angel_n above_o we_o downward_o to_o inferior_a being_n within_o ourselves_o to_o the_o composition_n of_o our_o body_n and_o dictate_v of_o our_o conscience_n about_o we_o to_o the_o various_a occurrence_n in_o the_o world_n exercitation_n 3._o pag._n 129._o reason_n three_o way_n of_o discover_v god_n fall_v short_a of_o manifest_v what_o he_o be_v the_o expression_n in_o exod._n 3._o 14._o most_o comprehensive_a a_o brief_a exposition_n thereof_o satan_n impudence_n nature_n and_o art_n both_o unable_a to_o discover_v the_o trinity_n what_o scripture_n reveal_v about_o it_o basils_n memento_n julian_n impiety_n socinian_o brand_v the_o three_o person_n compare_v to_o those_o three_o well_n in_o genes_n 26._o exercitation_n 4._o pag._n 143._o divine_a attribute_n call_v for_o transcendent_a respect_n they_o be_v set_v down_o in_o the_o scripture_n so_o as_o to_o curb_v our_o curiosity_n to_o help_v our_o infirmity_n to_o prevent_v our_o misapprehension_n and_o to_o raise_v our_o esteem_n of_o god_n spiritual_a knowledge_n superad_v to_o literal_a clearness_n of_o light_n sweetness_n of_o taste_n sense_n of_o interest_n and_o sincerity_n of_o obedience_n aphorism_n iu._n pag._n 155._o goodness_n and_o greatness_n be_v attribute_n so_o comprehensive_a as_o to_o include_v a_o multitude_n of_o divine_a perfection_n exercitation_n 1._o pag._n 155._o god_n describe_v from_o goodness_n and_o greatness_n both_o without_o and_o within_o the_o church_n a_o lively_a portraiture_n of_o his_o goodness_n in_o the_o several_a branch_n thereof_o exod._n 34._o 6_o 7._o bowel_n of_o mercy_n imply_v inwardness_n and_o tenderness_n our_o bowel_n of_o love_n to_o god_n of_o compassion_n to_o brethren_n mercy_n not_o to_o be_v refuse_v by_o unbelief_n nor_o abuse_v by_o presumption_n exercitation_n 2._o pag._n 169._o grace_n what_o from_o it_o spring_n election_n redemption_n vocation_n sanctification_n &_o salvation_n a_o caveat_n not_o to_o receive_v it_o in_o vain_a it_o purge_v and_o cheer_v gloss_n upon_o tit._n 2._o 11_o 12._o and_o 2_o thess_n 2._o 26_o 27._o the_o exaltation_n of_o free_a grace_n exhort_v to_o long-suffering_a not_o exercise_v towards_o evil_a angel_n but_o towards_o man_n of_o all_o sort_n it_o lead_v to_o repentance_n be_v value_v by_o god_n and_o must_v not_o be_v slight_v by_o we_o a_o dreadful_a example_n of_o goodness_n despise_v exercitation_n 3._o pag._n 181._o the_o bounty_n of_o god_n declare_v by_o his_o benefit_n viz._n give_v his_o son_n to_o free_v we_o from_o hell_n his_o spirit_n to_o fit_v we_o for_o heaven_n his_o angel_n to_o guard_v we_o on_o earth_n large_a provision_n in_o the_o way_n and_o full_a satisfaction_n at_o our_o journey_n end_n john_n 3._o 16._o james_n 1._o 5._o and_o psal_n 24._o 1._o gloss_a isai_n 25._o 6._o allude_v to_o inference_n from_o divine_a bounty_n beneficence_n to_o saint_n not_o deal_v niggardly_o with_o god_n exemplify_v in_o david_n paul_n and_o luther_n truth_n in_o god_n be_v without_o all_o mixture_n of_o the_o contrary_n it_o appear_v in_o his_o make_n good_a of_o promise_n and_o threaten_n teach_v we_o what_o to_o perform_v and_o what_o to_o expect_v exercitation_n 4._o pag._n 201._o keep_v mercy_n for_o thousand_o explain_v man_n exhort_v to_o trust_v god_n with_o their_o posterity_n luther_n last_o will_v and_o testament_n iniquity_n transgression_n and_o sin_n what_o six_o scripture_n
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transcendency_n thereof_o as_o the_o most_o holy_a place_n be_v style_v the_o holy_a of_o holies_n and_o the_o most_o eminent_a canticle_n the_o song_n of_o song_n and_o partly_o to_o note_v the_o multiplicity_n as_o scripture_n call_v that_o the_o heaven_n of_o heaven_n which_o be_v high_o contain_v many_o heaven_n within_o its_o circumference_n for_o there_o be_v in_o the_o creature_n a_o threefold_a transcendent_a vanity_n as_o may_v appear_v in_o that_o they_o be_v first_o so_o unprofitable_a as_o to_o be_v hurtful_a withal_o upon_o this_o the_o preacher_n seem_v to_o have_v have_v a_o special_a eye_n because_o after_o all_o be_v vanity_n he_o subjoin_v immediate_o what_o profit_n have_v a_o man_n of_o all_o his_o 3._o eccles_n 1._o 3._o labour_n which_o he_o have_v take_v under_o the_o sun_n he_o have_v do_v nothing_o but_o fill_v his_o hand_n as_o it_o be_v with_o air_n who_o have_v be_v toil_a all_o his_o day_n to_o replenish_v his_o chest_n with_o wealth_n and_o what_o profit_n 16._o eccles_n 5._o 16._o have_v he_o that_o have_v labour_v for_o the_o wind_n just_o so_o much_o and_o no_o more_o than_o that_o emperor_n get_v who_o have_v run_v severus_n septimius_n severus_n through_o various_a and_o great_a employment_n make_v this_o open_a acknowledgement_n omnia_fw-la svi_fw-la sed_fw-la nihil_fw-la prosuit_fw-la i_o have_v be_v all_o thing_n but_o it_o have_v advantage_v i_o nothing_o at_o all_o neither_o be_v they_o simple_o unprofitable_a but_o this_o sore_a evil_n do_v solomon_n see_v under_o the_o sun_n namely_o riches_n keep_v for_o the_o owner_n thereof_o to_o 13._o eccles_n 5._o 13._o their_o hurt_n they_o often_o prove_v prejudicial_a to_o the_o outward_a man_n expose_v it_o to_o danger_n who_o ever_o rob_v a_o poor_a beggar_n or_o beg_v a_o poor_a fool_n more_o often_o to_o the_o inward_a whence_o that_o of_o agur_n give_v i_o not_o riches_n but_o feed_v i_o with_o 9_o prov._n 30._o 8_o 9_o food_n convenient_a for_o i_o lest_o i_o be_v full_a and_o deny_v thou_o and_o say_v who_o be_v the_o lord_n as_o if_o abundance_n make_v way_n for_o atheism_n in_o those_o that_o know_v not_o how_o to_o manage_v it_o plenty_n betray_v many_o soul_n to_o slavery_n which_o make_v the_o good_a emperor_n maximilian_n second_o of_o that_o name_n when_o a_o mass_n of_o treasure_n be_v bring_v in_o refuse_v to_o have_v it_o hoard_v up_o profess_v himself_o a_o keeper_n of_o man_n not_o of_o 210._o hominum_fw-la â—on_n opum_fw-la mihi_fw-la demandata_fw-la est_fw-la custodia_fw-la quibus_fw-la si_fw-la semel_fw-la capiar_fw-la illico_fw-la è_fw-la rege_fw-la servus_n futurus_fw-la sum_fw-la beyerlinck_fw-mi apophtheg_n christian_n pag._n 210._o money_n and_o fear_v lest_o by_o fall_v into_o love_n therewith_o he_o shall_v cease_v to_o be_v a_o sovereign_a lord_n and_o become_v a_o servant_n to_o the_o mammon_n of_o unrighteousness_n §_o 5._o second_o so_o deceitful_a as_o to_o frustrate_v expectation_n when_o man_n hope_n
the_o product_n of_o both_o sum_n be_v not_o soul-satisfaction_n and_o blessedness_n but_o vanity_n and_o vexation_n of_o spirit_n how_o often_o be_v the_o sword_n put_v into_o mad_a man_n hand_n the_o bramble_n advance_v to_o rule_v over_o better_a tree_n and_o wall_n of_o mud_n shine_v upon_o while_n marble_n pillar_n stand_v in_o shade_n how_o often_o do_v goat_n clamber_v up_o the_o mountain_n of_o preferment_n while_o the_o poor_a sheep_n 88_o ambitio_fw-la te_fw-la ad_fw-la dignitatem_fw-la nisi_fw-la per_fw-la indigna_fw-es non_fw-la ducit_fw-la senec._n natural_a quaest_a in_o praefat._n lib._n 1._o ambitio_fw-la charitatis_fw-la simia_fw-la charitas_fw-la patience_n est_fw-la pro_fw-la aeternis_fw-la ambitio_fw-la pro_fw-la terrenis_fw-la didac_n stella_fw-la de_fw-la contemptu_fw-la mundi_fw-la part_n 1._o pag._n 88_o of_o christ_n feed_v below_o yea_o how_o often_o be_v greatness_n acquire_v by_o base_a and_o confound_v by_o weak_a mean_n flattery_n hold_v absalon_n 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concern_v who_o isaiah_n say_v all_o her_o prince_n shall_v 12._o isa_n 34._o 12._o be_v nothing_o §_o 9_o second_o as_o for_o those_o saint_n who_o wing_n be_v still_o somewhat_o clog_v with_o the_o birdlime_n of_o this_o world_n i_o humble_o desire_v they_o to_o consider_v how_o ill_o it_o become_v the_o offspring_n of_o heaven_n to_o go_v lick_v up_o the_o dust_n of_o this_o earth_n the_o woman_n seed_n to_o content_v itself_o with_o the_o serpent_n food_n any_o one_o of_o the_o posterity_n of_o japhet_n after_o he_o have_v be_v persuade_v into_o the_o tent_n of_o sem_fw-mi to_o bring_v on_o himself_o canaan_n curse_n a_o servant_n of_o servant_n shall_v thou_o be_v by_o subject_v his_o soul_n to_o that_o which_o god_n make_v to_o serve_v its_o servant_n the_o body_n very_o if_o this_o present_a world_n or_o any_o thing_n in_o it_o be_v over_o precious_a in_o thy_o sight_n o_o christian_n thou_o senec._n cujus_fw-la anima_fw-la in_o oculis_fw-la ejus_fw-la est_fw-la pretiosa_fw-la 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cause_v by_o constitution_n or_o education_n of_o both_o which_o it_o be_v true_a that_o it_o soften_v the_o manner_n and_o keep_v they_o from_o seros_fw-la emollit_fw-la mores_fw-la nec_fw-la sinit_fw-la esse_fw-la seros_fw-la fierceness_n ascribe_v to_o rehoboam_n of_o who_o it_o be_v say_v he_o be_v young_a and_o 7._o 2_o chro._n 1â—_n 7._o tender-hearted_a and_o can_v not_o withstand_v the_o child_n of_o belial_n such_o man_n be_v fit_o compare_v to_o ripe_a plumb_n and_o apricock_n which_o however_o soft_a and_o smooth_a on_o the_o outside_n yet_o have_v a_o hard_a stone_n within_o like_o a_o brick_n at_o first_o soft_a when_o the_o clay_n be_v fashion_v and_o continue_v so_o till_o the_o sun_n have_v harden_v it_o yea_o by_o pour_v on_o of_o water_n soften_v again_o but_o if_o once_o bake_v in_o the_o brick-kill_a no_o fire_n will_v melt_v it_o a_o whole_a sea_n will_v not_o moisten_v it_o afterward_o so_o it_o fare_v with_o sundry_a man_n former_o tender-hearted_a when_o once_o harden_v by_o converse_v in_o the_o world_n and_o bake_v as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o kill_v of_o custom_n that_o which_o i_o intend_v be_v spiritual_a tenderness_n ascribe_v to_o josiah_n because_o thy_o heart_n be_v tender_a and_o thou_o do_v humble_v thyself_o before_o god_n 27._o 2_o chr._n 34._o 27._o and_o do_v rend_v thy_o clothes_n and_o weep_v before_o i_o i_o have_v even_o hear_v thou_o also_o say_v the_o lord_n god_n as_o metal_n be_v melt_v with_o the_o fire_n before_o they_o be_v cast_v in_o a_o new_a mould_n so_o must_v every_o heart_n be_v melt_v and_o soften_v before_o it_o come_v to_o be_v mould_v anew_o the_o new_a creature_n be_v always_o a_o tame_a and_o tender_a creature_n this_o be_v that_o temper_n which_o hardness_n of_o heart_n be_v opposite_a to_o and_o therefore_o sinful_a iii_o from_o the_o attendant_n thereof_o divers_a have_v be_v already_o mention_v