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A65292 A divine cordial, or, The transcendent priviledge of those that love God and are savingly called published by Thomas Watson ... Watson, Thomas, d. 1686. 1663 (1663) Wing W1121; ESTC R38240 88,353 194

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christ_n more_o he_o that_o feel_v his_o sin_n as_o a_o sick_a man_n feel_v his_o sickness_n how_o welcome_a be_v christ_n the_o physician_n to_o he_o he_o that_o feel_v himself_o sting_v with_o sin_n how_o precious_a be_v the_o brazen_a serpent_n to_o he_o when_o paul_n have_v cry_v out_o of_o a_o body_n of_o death_n how_o thankful_a be_v he_o for_o christ_n rom._n 7.25_o i_o thank_v god_n through_o jesus_n christ_n my_o lord_n christ_n blood_n save_v from_o sin_n and_o be_v the_o sacred_a ointment_n which_o kill_v this_o quicksilver_n 3._o sin_n work_v for_o good_a as_o it_o be_v a_o occasion_n of_o put_v the_o soul_n upon_o six_o rare_a
duty_n 1._o it_o put_v the_o soul_n upon_o self-searching_a a_o child_n of_o god_n be_v conscious_a to_o himself_o of_o sin_n take_v the_o candle_n and_o lantern_n of_o the_o word_n and_o search_v into_o his_o heart_n he_o desire_v to_o know_v the_o worst_a by_o himself_o as_o a_o man_n who_o be_v distemper_v in_o body_n desire_v to_o know_v the_o worst_a of_o his_o disease_n though_o our_o joy_n lie_v in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o our_o grace_n yet_o there_o be_v some_o benefit_n in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o our_o corruption_n therefore_o job_n pray_v make_v i_o to_o know_v my_o transgression_n job_n 13.23_o it_o be_v good_a to_o know_v our_o sin_n that_o we_o may_v not_o flatter_v ourselves_o or_o take_v our_o condition_n to_o be_v better_a than_o it_o be_v it_o be_v good_a to_o find_v out_o our_o sin_n lest_o they_o find_v we_o out_o 2._o the_o inherency_n of_o sin_n put_v a_o child_n of_o god_n upon_o self-abasing_a sin_n be_v leave_v in_o a_o godly_a man_n as_o a_o cancer_n in_o 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any_o scandalous_a enormity_n and_o so_o open_a a_o sluice_n to_o let_v all_o his_o comfort_n run_v out_o pelag._n 6._o sin_n put_v the_o soul_n upon_o self-reforming_a a_o child_n of_o god_n do_v not_o only_o find_v out_o sin_n but_o drive_v out_o sin_n one_o foot_n he_o set_v upon_o the_o neck_n of_o his_o sin_n and_o the_o other_o foot_n he_o turn_v to_o god_n testimony_n psal._n 119.59_o thus_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o godly_a work_n for_o good_a god_n make_v the_o saint_n malady_n their_o medicine_n but_o let_v none_o abuse_v this_o doctrine_n i_o do_v not_o say_v that_o to_o a_o impenitent_a person_n sin_n work_v for_o good_a no_o it_o work_v for_o his_o damnation_n but_o it_o be_v to_o they_o that_o love_n god_n and_o for_o you_o that_o be_v godly_a i_o know_v you_o will_v not_o draw_v a_o wrong_a conclusion_n from_o this_o either_o to_o make_v light_n of_o sin_n or_o to_o make_v bold_a with_o sin_n luther_n if_o you_o shall_v do_v so_o god_n will_v make_v it_o cost_v you_o dear_a remember_v david_n he_o venture_v presumptuous_o on_o sin_n and_o what_o get_v he_o he_o lose_v his_o peace_n he_o feel_v the_o terror_n of_o the_o almighty_a in_o his_o soul_n though_o he_o have_v all_o help_n to_o cheerfulness_n he_o be_v a_o king_n he_o be_v of_o a_o ruddy_a sanguine_a complexion_n he_o have_v skill_n in_o music_n yet_o nothing_o can_v administer_v comfort_n to_o he_o he_o complain_v of_o his_o break_a bone_n gen._n psal._n 15.8_o and_o though_o he_o do_v at_o last_o come_v out_o of_o that_o dark_a cloud_n yet_o some_o divine_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o he_o never_o recover_v his_o full_a joy_n to_o his_o die_a day_n if_o any_o of_o god_n people_n shall_v be_v tamper_n with_o sin_n because_o god_n can_v turn_v it_o to_o good_a though_o the_o lord_n do_v not_o damn_v they_o he_o may_v send_v they_o to_o hell_n in_o this_o life_n he_o may_v put_v they_o into_o such_o bitter_a agony_n and_o soul-convulsion_n as_o may_v fill_v they_o full_a of_o horror_n and_o make_v they_o draw_v nigh_o to_o despair_v let_v this_o be_v a_o flame_v sword_n to_o keep_v they_o from_o come_v near_o the_o forbid_a tree_n and_o thus_o i_o have_v show_v that_o both_o the_o best_a thing_n and_o the_o worst_a thing_n by_o the_o overrule_a hand_n of_o the_o great_a god_n do_v work_n together_o for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o saint_n chap._n v._o show_v the_o reason_n of_o the_o proposition_n the_o grand_a reason_n why_o all_o thing_n shall_v work_v for_o good_a reason_n be_v the_o near_a and_o dear_a interest_n which_o god_n have_v in_o his_o people_n the_o lord_n have_v make_v a_o covenant_n with_o they_o jer._n 32.38_o they_o shall_v be_v my_o people_n and_o i_o will_v be_v their_o god_n by_o virtue_n of_o this_o compact_n all_o thing_n do_v and_o must_v work_v for_o good_a to_o they_o psal._n 50.7_o i_o be_o god_n even_o thy_o god_n this_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thy_o god_n be_v the_o sweet_a word_n in_o the_o bible_n it_o imply_v the_o best_a relation_n 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