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sovereignty_n over_o the_o whole_a man_n his_o law_n bind_v both_o soul_n and_o body_n and_o both_o must_v be_v yield_v up_o to_o be_v govern_v by_o he_o thou_o shall_v love_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n with_o all_o the_o heart_n with_o all_o the_o soul_n and_o with_o all_o the_o mind_n be_v the_o law_n luke_n 10.27_o now_o in_o give_v way_n to_o any_o evil_a thought_n we_o turn_v god_n out_o of_o our_o heart_n at_o that_o time_n the_o heart_n be_v not_o then_o for_o god_n but_o take_v up_o for_o the_o service_n of_o the_o world_n flesh_n or_o devil_n we_o bring_v not_o forth_o fruit_n to_o god_n but_o to_o his_o enemy_n and_o the_o enemy_n of_o our_o salvation_n christ_n be_v angry_a with_o that_o figtree_n that_o grow_v by_o the_o way_n side_n when_o he_o be_v hungry_a come_v to_o it_o find_v nothing_o but_o leave_n upon_o it_o insomuch_o that_o he_o curse_v it_o never_o fruit_n grow_v on_o thou_o any_o more_o matth_n 21.18_o 19_o so_o come_v to_o the_o garden_n of_o thy_o soul_n and_o 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be_v nasty_a loathsome_a and_o abominable_a creature_n in_o the_o eye_n and_o nostril_n of_o the_o lord_n god_n almighty_a who_o be_v of_o pure_a eye_n than_o to_o take_v any_o content_n in_o the_o heart_n and_o spirit_n of_o such_o as_o be_v so_o defile_v second_o in_o entertain_v sinful_a thought_n we_o make_v our_o heart_n a_o lodge_n and_o harbour_n for_o rebel_n and_o traitor_n which_o conspire_v against_o the_o crown_n and_o dignity_n of_o the_o king_n of_o heaven_n for_o what_o sin_n be_v commit_v against_o the_o most_o high_a god_n 7.23_o rom._n 7.23_o that_o be_v not_o first_o plot_v in_o the_o heart_n as_o anon_o shall_v be_v show_v more_o large_o it_o be_v
sin_v infinite_o in_o his_o thought_n and_o never_o have_v do_v and_o thus_o you_o have_v hear_v wherein_o the_o strength_n of_o this_o first-born_a of_o satan_n lie_v in_o promote_a of_o evil._n now_o let_v i_o show_v you_o the_o strength_n of_o it_o in_o hinder_v of_o we_o in_o the_o performance_n of_o what_o be_v good_n st._n james_n speak_v of_o a_o man_n be_v draw_v aside_o by_o his_o own_o lust_n jam._n 1.14_o that_o be_v they_o move_v the_o power_n of_o the_o soul_n out_o of_o their_o right_a place_n they_o draw_v they_o out_o of_o the_o right_a path_n of_o god_n precept_n and_o entice_v they_o out_o of_o the_o way_n as_o thief_n do_v a_o honest_a traveller_n that_o he_o may_v rob_v he_o of_o his_o money_n thus_o be_v our_o thought_n draw_v away_o from_o god_n when_o we_o be_v about_o his_o worship_n and_o service_n or_o else_o so_o disturb_v and_o distract_v by_o they_o as_o that_o we_o have_v but_o little_a profit_n or_o comfort_n in_o the_o discharge_n thereof_o god_n complain_v of_o the_o hypocritical_a jew_n that_o they_o be_v a_o people_n that_o draw_v near_o to_o he_o with_o their_o mouth_n but_o their_o heart_n be_v far_o from_o he_o isa_n 29.13_o mat._n 15.8_o their_o false_a and_o deceitful_a heart_n be_v carry_v away_o with_o worldly_a and_o carnal_a thought_n as_o we_o read_v ezek_n 33.31_o their_o heart_n go_v after_o their_o covetousness_n albeit_o their_o body_n be_v present_a now_o you_o know_v what_o god_n say_v of_o such_o as_o shall_v go_v about_o to_o draw_v our_o heart_n from_o he_o if_o thy_o brother_n the_o son_n of_o thy_o mother_n or_o thy_o son_n or_o thy_o daughter_n or_o the_o wife_n of_o thy_o bosom_n or_o thy_o friend_n which_o be_v as_o thy_o own_o soul_n entice_v thou_o secret_o say_v let_v we_o go_v and_o serve_v other_o god_n thou_o shall_v not_o consent_v nor_o hearken_v unto_o he_o neither_o shall_v thy_o eye_n pity_v he_o neither_o shall_v thou_o spare_v he_o neither_o shall_v thou_o conceal_v he_o but_o thou_o shall_v sure_o kill_v he_o etc._n etc._n deut._n 13.6_o 8_o 9_o 10._o the_o like_a may_v be_v say_v and_o apply_v to_o the_o point_n in_o hand_n let_v our_o thought_n and_o cogitation_n be_v never_o so_o profitable_a and_o delightful_a yet_o if_o they_o go_v about_o to_o draw_v our_o heart_n from_o god_n in_o his_o worship_n and_o service_n spare_v they_o not_o but_o endeavour_v the_o mortification_n of_o they_o even_o their_o utter_a ruin_n and_o destruction_n if_o in_o case_n the_o heart_n be_v so_o overpowred_n by_o the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n as_o that_o it_o will_v not_o be_v whole_o call_v off_o from_o the_o performance_n and_o discharge_n of_o religious_a duty_n by_o wicked_a thought_n then_o they_o will_v endeavour_v to_o intermingle_v themselves_o with_o the_o motion_n of_o grace_n deal_v herein_o as_o the_o adversary_n of_o judah_n and_o benjamin_n do_v with_o zerubbabel_n and_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o father_n in_o offer_v their_o service_n towards_o the_o build_n of_o the_o temple_n say_v let_v we_o build_v with_o you_o for_o we_o seek_v your_o god_n as_o you_o do_v ezra_n 4.2_o this_o they_o do_v not_o with_o any_o purpose_n to_o promote_v but_o to_o hinder_v the_o building_n so_o whilst_o we_o be_v hear_v of_o the_o word_n some_o good_a meditation_n may_v come_v into_o the_o mind_n or_o some_o good_a thought_n and_o purpose_n of_o do_v this_o or_o that_o good_a work_n but_o such_o thought_n tend_v but_o to_o distract_v we_o and_o deprive_v we_o of_o the_o blessing_n of_o a_o profitable_a hearer_n at_o the_o time_n of_o prayer_n they_o will_v be_v ready_a to_o fill_v the_o head_n with_o many_o holy_a instruction_n that_o at_o some_o other_o time_n we_o have_v read_v hear_v and_o learned_a thought_n and_o purpose_n in_o themselves_o divine_a but_o the_o spirit_n that_o suggest_v they_o at_o this_o time_n be_v not_o divine_a but_o diabolical_a for_o that_o it_o hinder_v devotion_n and_o draw_v away_o the_o mind_n from_o be_v intent_n upon_o the_o business_n in_o hand_n and_o so_o deform_v the_o work_n as_o colour_v misplace_v in_o the_o face_n do_v the_o beauty_n for_o if_o the_o blewness_n that_o shall_v be_v in_o the_o vein_n be_v in_o the_o lip_n and_o the_o redness_n that_o shall_v be_v in_o the_o check_n be_v in_o the_o nose_n we_o count_v it_o a_o deformity_n or_o as_o letter_n misplace_v in_o printing_n and_o not_o right_o compose_v be_v they_o never_o so_o fair_a mar_v and_o corrupt_v the_o sense_n so_o be_v it_o in_o this_o case_n when_o good_a thought_n but_o unseasonable_a and_o out_o of_o their_o due_a time_n interpose_v in_o holy_a action_n be_v they_o never_o so_o pious_a seem_o if_o they_o be_v not_o proper_a and_o pertinent_a to_o the_o work_n in_o hand_n and_o sometime_o we_o shall_v find_v ourselves_o much_o trouble_v and_o annoy_v with_o idle_a and_o vagrant_a thought_n whilst_o we_o be_v about_o holy_a duty_n which_o come_v about_o as_o like_a bee_n as_o david_n speak_v of_o his_o enemy_n and_o with_o their_o hum_a noise_n keep_v our_o mind_n from_o be_v intent_n upon_o the_o work_n we_o be_v about_o 15.11_o gen._n 15.11_o or_o like_o the_o bird_n which_o abraham_n drive_v away_o from_o light_v on_o his_o sacrifice_n that_o it_o may_v not_o be_v peck_v these_o must_v we_o by_o our_o best_a endeavour_n chase_n away_o indeed_o we_o may_v soon_o drive_v away_o the_o devil_n himself_o than_o all_o wander_a thought_n at_o such_o a_o time_n as_o we_o be_v sacrifice_v there_o be_v no_o good_a duty_n that_o we_o go_v about_o no_o place_n that_o we_o call_v upon_o god_n in_o but_o we_o shall_v meet_v with_o these_o impudent_a disturber_n of_o we_o when_o i_o will_v do_v good_a evil_a be_v present_a with_o i_o say_v the_o apostle_n rom._n 7.21_o but_o this_o shall_v not_o dishearten_v we_o from_o use_v the_o mean_n that_o we_o may_v be_v rid_v of_o they_o but_o stir_v up_o your_o diligence_n the_o more_o now_o what_o the_o mean_n be_v that_o must_v be_v use_v whereby_o our_o thought_n may_v be_v bring_v in_o subjection_n to_o the_o government_n of_o christ_n i_o shall_v in_o the_o next_o place_n show_v first_o see_v that_o you_o be_v renew_v in_o the_o spirit_n of_o your_o mind_n wherein_o thought_n and_o imagination_n be_v conceive_v and_o frame_v this_o direction_n the_o apostle_n give_v the_o ephesian_n who_o after_o he_o have_v with_o a_o most_o serious_a attestation_n or_o admiration_n dehort_v they_o from_o walk_v as_o other_o gentile_n walk_v in_o the_o vanity_n of_o their_o mind_n 4.17_o eph._n 4.17_o by_o which_o he_o understand_v the_o vain_a and_o impious_a imagination_n thâ—t_v they_o have_v of_o god_n and_o of_o his_o worship_n the_o mind_n be_v the_o subject_n in_o which_o they_o be_v beget_v and_o reside_v the_o seat_n of_o principle_n say_v the_o philosopher_n 6._o arist_n ethic._n l._n 6._o the_o mansion-house_n or_o dwelling-place_n which_o vanity_n have_v choose_v to_o dwell_v in_o he_o than_o come_v to_o exhort_v they_o to_o the_o lead_n of_o a_o new_a life_n which_o that_o they_o may_v do_v he_o will_v they_o to_o have_v a_o special_a care_n of_o renew_v of_o the_o best_a and_o divine_a faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v you_o renew_v in_o the_o spirit_n of_o your_o mind_n ephes_n 4.23_o that_o be_v in_o that_o spirit_n which_o be_v your_o mind_n in_o that_o the_o apostle_n direct_v to_o begin_v the_o work_n of_o repair_v that_o be_v the_o first_o mover_n the_o root_n and_o fountain_n of_o all_o our_o action_n not_o by_o way_n of_o exclusion_n as_o if_o the_o mind_n only_o be_v to_o be_v renew_v for_o it_o must_v be_v extend_v to_o the_o whole_a man_n but_o by_o way_n of_o principality_n if_o that_o be_v renew_v the_o rest_n will_v follow_v and_o if_o that_o spring_n be_v not_o first_o cleanse_v in_o vain_a do_v we_o scour_v the_o channel_n this_o renew_v chrysostom_n express_v by_o the_o repair_n of_o a_o old_a house_n as_o there_o be_v the_o same_o house_n the_o same_o room_n only_o it_o be_v new_o hang_v or_o new_o white_v so_o there_o be_v the_o same_o man_n the_o same_o mind_n only_o the_o old_a corruption_n be_v takâ—n_v away_o and_o new_a grace_n bestow_v as_o in_o a_o poison_a river_n there_o be_v the_o water_n the_o run_a and_o the_o poison_n when_o it_o be_v heal_v the_o water_n and_o the_o run_a remain_n only_o the_o poison_n be_v take_v out_o of_o if_o so_o it_o be_v in_o the_o renew_n of_o the_o mind_n the_o same_o substance_n the_o same_o faculty_n of_o know_v remember_v etc._n etc._n abide_v only_o new_a quality_n be_v effect_v and_o wrought_v by_o the_o power_n of_o god_n spirit_n till_o this_o be_v do_v we_o can_v expect_v that_o our_o thought_n will_v be_v alter_v and_o change_v or_o the_o other_o
corruption_n of_o nature_n and_o from_o those_o spiritual_a evil_n they_o find_v in_o themselves_o as_o do_v the_o apostle_n rom._n 7.24_o thus_o god_n leave_v these_o vain_a and_o wander_a motion_n these_o sinful_a lust_n in_o uâ—_n 39_o aug._n the_o bait_n parn._n c._n 39_o as_o he_o leave_v the_o canaanite_n in_o the_o land_n say_v augustine_n to_o teach_v and_o exercise_v his_o people_n withal_o which_o if_o they_o grow_v careless_a shall_v be_v as_o prick_v and_o goad_n in_o their_o side_n and_o thorn_n in_o their_o eye_n and_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o think_v they_o be_v come_v yet_o to_o their_o final_a rest_n but_o shall_v still_o look_v for_o a_o better_a if_o we_o make_v this_o good_a use_n of_o they_o we_o need_v not_o doubt_n but_o although_o they_o be_v evil_a in_o themselves_o yet_o they_o be_v sanctify_v unto_o we_o for_o as_o good_a motion_n reject_v become_v thereby_o unsanctified_a unto_o we_o so_o evil_a thought_n repel_v and_o resist_v may_v be_v sanctify_v and_o occasion_n much_o good_a unto_o we_o through_o god_n good_a grace_n let_v not_o any_o godly_a soul_n then_o be_v too_o much_o perplex_v for_o that_o they_o be_v not_o whole_o rid_v of_o they_o it_o be_v humane_a to_o have_v they_o devilish_a only_o not_o to_o resist_v they_o but_o to_o be_v overcome_v of_o they_o by_o assent_n consent_n and_o like_v it_o be_v half_a the_o conquest_n to_o bear_v they_o as_o a_o burden_n gregory_n gregory_n and_o that_o through_o god_n assistance_n satan_n and_o our_o own_o concupiscence_n be_v not_o able_a to_o bring_v sin_n far_o than_o to_o the_o thought_n and_o not_o into_o act_n which_o be_v that_o they_o principal_o aim_v at_o let_v i_o demand_v of_o thou_o and_o let_v i_o have_v a_o true_a answer_n from_o thy_o conscience_n first_o be_v not_o these_o thy_o wander_n of_o thy_o spirit_n grievous_a unto_o thou_o and_o burdensome_a do_v thou_o not_o go_v under_o they_o as_o under_o a_o heavy_a load_n which_o thou_o will_v give_v a_o world_n be_v it_o in_o thy_o power_n to_o be_v rid_v of_o second_o and_o do_v they_o not_o cause_v thou_o to_o draw_v near_o to_o the_o throne_n of_o grace_n and_o put_v up_o many_o a_o suit_n to_o god_n humble_o in_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n that_o thou_o may_v be_v rid_v of_o they_o and_o they_o whip_v out_o of_o the_o temple_n of_o thy_o soul_n that_o it_o may_v not_o become_v a_o den_n of_o thief_n three_o do_v thou_o not_o in_o obedience_n to_o god_n will_n still_o maintain_v the_o combat_n betwixt_o the_o flesh_n and_o spirit_n and_o fight_v lawful_o and_o albeit_o thou_o receive_v many_o a_o foil_n yet_o thou_o be_v careful_a present_o to_o ralley_n thy_o scatter_a force_n again_o and_o again_o and_o will_v not_o give_v over_o thy_o attendance_n upon_o god_n ordinance_n but_o put_v on_o firm_a resolution_n to_o be_v more_o watchful_a four_o do_v not_o this_o cause_n thou_o to_o cast_v away_o all_o confidence_n in_o thyself_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o work_n do_v confess_v ingenuous_o that_o when_o thou_o have_v do_v all_o that_o thou_o can_v do_v thou_o be_v but_o a_o unprofitable_a servant_n luke_n 17.10_o five_o and_o do_v not_o thou_o learn_v from_o hence_o more_o and_o more_o to_o live_v the_o life_n of_o faith_n in_o the_o son_n of_o god_n trust_v and_o rely_v only_o on_o his_o obedience_n for_o life_n and_o salvation_n bless_v god_n that_o thy_o conscience_n can_v give_v a_o comfortable_a answer_n in_o some_o measure_n to_o these_o interrogatory_n and_o cheer_v up_o thy_o droop_a soul_n let_v not_o thy_o imperfect_a obedience_n dishearten_v thou_o for_o god_n will_v accept_v of_o we_o according_a to_o that_o which_o we_o have_v and_o not_o according_a to_o that_o which_o we_o have_v not_o object_n 3_o but_o say_v our_o thought_n be_v of_o a_o high_a nature_n alas_o may_v some_o poor_a and_o perplex_a spirit_n say_v i_o be_o buffet_v many_o time_n with_o horrid_a and_o blasphemous_a thought_n such_o as_o call_v god_n be_v his_o truth_n his_o power_n and_o 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