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mercenary_a dull_a and_o formal_a without_o power_n because_o faith_n do_v work_n by_o love_n the_o spouse_n cant._n 2._o be_v sick_a of_o love_n all_o the_o reciprocal_a society_n of_o the_o spouse_n and_o her_o belove_a be_v love_n so_o this_o practice_n of_o holy_a meditation_n proceed_v from_o love_n psal_n 119._o o_o how_o love_v i_o thy_o law_n all_o the_o day_n long_o do_v i_o meditate_v therein_o psal_n 63._o have_v i_o not_o meditate_a of_o thou_o on_o my_o bed_n etc._n etc._n consequently_n the_o meditation_n of_o and_o of_o upon_o our_o belove_a object_n be_v our_o great_a enjoyment_n and_o happiness_n if_o our_o affection_n be_v right_o place_v this_o prove_v that_o the_o speculative_a life_n be_v most_o pleasant_a all_o our_o grace_n be_v keep_v alive_a all_o our_o virtue_n strengthen_v all_o our_o good_a resolution_n put_v in_o execution_n by_o this_o mean_n and_o by_o the_o want_n and_o neglect_v of_o this_o they_o all_o slip_n out_o of_o our_o mind_n be_v weaken_v 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they_o have_v sufficiency_n of_o gift_n and_o part_n to_o conquer_v temptation_n they_o will_v not_o know_v that_o god_n do_v it_o nor_o seek_v he_o nor_o depend_v on_o he_o let_v we_o not_o imagine_v that_o such_o danger_n and_o difficulty_n rare_o befall_v the_o people_n of_o god_n when_o jesus_n christ_n tell_v his_o disciple_n that_o through_o many_o tribulation_n they_o must_v go_v to_o heaven_n they_o must_v be_v hate_v of_o the_o world_n that_o in_o the_o world_n they_o must_v have_v trouble_n man_n shall_v say_v all_o manner_n of_o evil_n of_o they_o false_o for_o his_o sake_n and_o pronounce_v a_o blessing_n upon_o such_o sufferer_n if_o we_o will_v come_v after_o he_o we_o must_v deny_v ourselves_o and_o take_v up_o our_o cross_n so_o the_o apostle_n that_o we_o have_v need_n of_o patience_n that_o when_o we_o have_v do_v god_n will_n we_o may_v inherit_v the_o promise_n and_o they_o of_o their_o own_o experience_n testify_v that_o they_o find_v the_o truth_n of_o his_o say_n 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be_v trouble_v so_o job_n 13._o wherefore_o hide_v thou_o thy_o face_n but_o if_o the_o lord_n do_v show_v the_o light_n of_o his_o countenance_n upon_o they_o and_o his_o presence_n go_v with_o they_o than_o they_o can_v rely_v upon_o the_o truth_n of_o god_n promise_n in_o the_o valley_n of_o the_o shadow_n of_o death_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o fiery_a furnace_n and_o in_o the_o lion_n den_n and_o though_o he_o shall_v kill_v they_o they_o will_v trust_v in_o he_o and_o they_o can_v praise_v he_o when_o he_o take_v away_o as_o well_o as_o when_o he_o give_v and_o pray_v unto_o he_o but_o our_o own_o experience_n of_o his_o truth_n and_o our_o own_o purpose_n vow_n and_o resolutionn_n and_o watch_v without_o his_o presence_n his_o supportation_n and_o the_o light_n of_o his_o countenance_n will_v not_o be_v sufficient_a to_o bear_v we_o up_o in_o the_o fiery_a trial_n no_o more_o than_o it_o do_v peter_n and_o david_n and_o the_o other_o saint_n therefore_o he_o have_v promise_v 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to_o take_v the_o mean_n with_o the_o end_n and_o to_o go_v to_o heaven_n by_o that_o way_n as_o thou_o have_v appoint_v to_o all_o saint_n how_o can_v i_o imagine_v that_o thou_o have_v exempt_v thy_o servant_n from_o affliction_n when_o thou_o have_v say_v the_o contrary_a and_o that_o judgement_n must_v begin_v at_o the_o house_n of_o god_n and_o that_o through_o many_o tribulation_n they_o must_v enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n and_o i_o know_v by_o my_o own_o experience_n that_o it_o be_v good_a and_o beneficial_a to_o my_o soul_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v so_o therefore_o i_o do_v not_o only_o submit_v to_o they_o but_o choose_v they_o as_o moses_n do_v i_o choose_v rather_o that_o satan_n shall_v prevail_v against_o i_o to_o impair_v my_o estate_n or_o to_o cast_v i_o into_o prison_n if_o thou_o will_v have_v it_o so_o as_o thou_o have_v foretell_v thy_o saint_n that_o some_o of_o they_o shall_v be_v revel_v 2._o for_o their_o probation_n that_o thereby_o i_o may_v 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heavy_a upon_o thou_o day_n and_o night_n so_o let_v thy_o eye_n be_v ever_o look_v unto_o he_o from_o who_o thy_o salvation_n must_v come_v and_o let_v thy_o hand_n be_v ever_o lift_v up_o to_o he_o and_o always_o be_v mindful_a of_o his_o promise_n and_o word_n wherein_o he_o have_v cause_v thou_o to_o put_v their_o trust_n say_v call_n upon_o i_o in_o the_o time_n of_o trouble_n and_o i_o will_v deliver_v thou_o let_v it_o be_v thy_o comfort_n in_o thy_o trouble_n to_o quicken_v thou_o in_o thy_o faint_n that_o thy_o hope_n may_v not_o fail_v nor_o thy_o patience_n tire_v nor_o thy_o prayer_n cease_v nor_o the_o holy_a fire_n of_o zeal_n upon_o the_o altar_n of_o thy_o heart_n go_v out_o that_o fire_n that_o come_v down_o from_o heaven_n divine_a love_n to_o he_o that_o make_v thou_o and_o redeem_v thou_o and_o to_o his_o servant_n and_o all_o that_o bear_v his_o image_n let_v thy_o affection_n be_v set_v on_o thing_n above_o and_o wait_v thou_o still_o on_o the_o lord_n hold_v fast_o on_o he_o stay_v thyself_o on_o he_o though_o with_o jonah_n thou_o shall_v be_v cast_v into_o the_o sea_n or_o with_o the_o 3_o child_n into_o the_o fiery_a furnace_n for_o his_o hand_n be_v not_o shorten_v that_o it_o can_v save_v now_o say_v lord_n look_v upon_o my_o assliction_n and_o misery_n and_o forgive_v i_o all_o my_o sin_n lord_n pity_n and_o pardon_v and_o heal_v our_o soul_n let_v not_o thy_o wrath_n wax_v hot_a against_o the_o people_n of_o thy_o inheritance_n who_o thou_o have_v redeem_v let_v not_o thy_o jealousy_n burn_v like_o fire_n for_o ever_o lord_n remember_v thy_o love_a kindness_n of_o old_a wherefore_o have_v thou_o make_v all_o man_n for_o naught_o lord_n all_o thy_o wave_n and_o storm_n be_v go_v over_o i_o yet_o be_v my_o soul_n resolve_v not_o to_o go_v back_o from_o thou_o nor_o to_o behave_v herself_o froward_o in_o thy_o covenant_n nor_o to_o charge_n god_n foolish_o still_o i_o will_v learn_v obedience_n by_o the_o thing_n which_o i_o suffer_v still_o will_v i_o make_v my_o prayer_n unto_o god_n and_o cease_v not_o but_o increase_v they_o and_o still_o will_v i_o make_v my_o confession_n before_o he_o still_o will_v i_o believe_v that_o my_o redeemer_n live_v and_o that_o i_o shall_v see_v he_o with_o these_o eye_n though_o worm_n consume_v my_o flesh_n for_o i_o shall_v utter_o faint_v unless_o i_o can_v still_o believe_v that_o i_o shall_v see_v the_o goodness_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n and_o unless_o i_o can_v with_o patience_n tarry_v the_o lord_n leisure_n and_o still_o put_v my_o trust_n in_o the_o lord_n although_o he_o shall_v seem_v to_o make_v i_o as_o his_o enemy_n still_o will_v i_o bless_v god_n though_o he_o shall_v take_v away_o all_o my_o comfort_n for_o i_o can_v enjoy_v none_o in_o the_o want_n of_o health_n or_o inward_a grief_n of_o soul_n though_o my_o trouble_n and_o grief_n be_v never_o so_o many_o i_o have_v god_n word_n that_o he_o will_v deliver_v my_o soul_n out_o of_o all_o and_o he_o have_v deliver_v i_o and_o therefore_o will_v deliver_v i_o affliction_n shall_v not_o always_o rest_v upon_o the_o back_n of_o the_o righteous_a in_o measure_n he_o will_v debate_v with_o they_o the_o end_n of_o the_o righteous_a be_v peace_n bless_v the_o lord_n o_o my_o soul_n if_o he_o have_v spare_v thou_o nothing_o but_o thy_o life_n and_o confess_v it_o to_o be_v his_o mercy_n that_o thou_o be_v not_o consume_v and_o that_o it_o be_v because_o his_o compassion_n fail_v not_o and_o though_o he_o visit_v thy_o iniquity_n with_o rod_n and_o thy_o sin_n with_o scourge_n yet_o it_o be_v his_o fatherly_a mercy_n that_o he_o do_v not_o utter_o take_v his_o love_a kindness_n from_o thou_o that_o he_o thus_o bring_v thou_o to_o the_o sight_n of_o thy_o sin_n and_o restrain_v thou_o from_o other_o meditation_n on_o several_a scripture_n of_o zeal_n rom._n 10.2_o they_o have_v a_o zeal_n of_o god_n but_o not_o according_a to_o knowledge_n med._n lord_n teach_v i_o to_o bound_v and_o moderate_v all_o my_o affection_n and_o duty_n which_o i_o perform_v to_o thou_o according_a to_o the_o rule_n which_o thy_o word_n have_v lay_v down_o lest_o i_o mis-serve_a thou_o as_o the_o jew_n do_v and_o saul_n before_o he_o be_v convert_v and_o instead_o of_o a_o reward_n procure_v a_o punishment_n teach_v i_o to_o labour_v first_o to_o know_v thy_o will_n then_o to_o do_v it_o and_o not_o to_o overdo_v it_o as_o peter_z who_o will_v not_o have_v his_o foot_n only_o wash_v but_o his_o head_n also_o let_v knowledge_n proportion_v my_o zeal_n to_o thy_o will_n this_o teach_v i_o in_o repent_v for_o my_o sin_n not_o to_o sorrow_n above_o measure_n and_o so_o
of_o god_n we_o too_o must_v be_v content_a sometime_o to_o endure_v the_o prune_a hook_n that_o our_o superfluous_a and_o dead_a branch_n may_v be_v cut_v off_o and_o that_o the_o cold_a north_n wind_n and_o tempestuous_a south_n wind_n arise_v and_o blow_v upon_o we_o that_o our_o spice_n may_v flow_v out_o and_o our_o beloved_n may_v eat_v his_o pleasant_a fruit_n cant._n 4.15_o 16._o med._n 10._o examine_v thyself_o whether_o thy_o heart_n be_v not_o more_o tender_a of_o offend_v god_n in_o the_o time_n of_o thy_o affliction_n than_o it_o be_v in_o the_o time_n of_o prosperity_n and_o whether_o thou_o find_v thyself_o so_o well_o dispose_v for_o work_n of_o piety_n and_o charity_n in_o the_o time_n of_o thy_o prosperity_n when_o the_o world_n smile_v on_o thou_o as_o thou_o be_v in_o the_o time_n of_o thy_o visitation_n if_o so_o thou_o find_v and_o that_o thou_o desire_v to_o reap_v those_o fruit_n of_o righteousness_n thou_o must_v then_o endure_v to_o have_v the_o fallow_a field_n of_o thy_o heart_n break_v up_o meditat._n 11._o the_o many_o temptation_n that_o a_o christian_a encounter_n in_o his_o heavenly_a race_n be_v not_o to_o be_v number_v or_o express_v it_o be_v so_o large_a a_o field_n that_o i_o may_v soon_o lose_v myself_o in_o it_o than_o make_v a_o full_a survey_n of_o it_o yet_o to_o help_v a_o little_a that_o we_o may_v know_v what_o to_o expect_v and_o prepare_v for_o we_o may_v meditate_v of_o the_o term_n which_o be_v use_v to_o describe_v and_o express_v they_o as_o namely_o that_o it_o be_v call_v a_o warfare_n a_o wrestle_n against_o principality_n a_o run_v a_o race_n a_o pilgrimage_n a_o so_o journ_v here_o take_v up_o the_o cross_n the_o yoke_n of_o christ_n bear_v a_o burden_n labour_n of_o love_n work_v in_o the_o vineyard_n a_o pass_v through_o the_o vail_n of_o baca_n a_o strait_a gate_n a_o narrow_a way_n that_o he_o that_o will_v venture_v for_o it_o must_v sell_v all_o to_o purchase_v it_o also_o they_o be_v describe_v by_o preparation_n for_o war_n and_o for_o building_n we_o must_v serious_o weigh_v and_o consider_v of_o these_o difficulty_n lest_o we_o fall_v upon_o the_o like_a absurdity_n as_o those_o do_v who_o undertake_v building_n or_o warfare_n instance_a by_o our_o saviour_n without_o due_a calculation_n of_o the_o charge_n with_o their_o own_o ability_n and_o thereby_o be_v force_v to_o desist_v from_o their_o work_n shameful_o with_o the_o loss_n of_o all_o their_o charge_n and_o estate_n med._n 12._o god_n be_v please_v to_o exercise_v the_o grace_n of_o his_o servant_n by_o various_a sort_n of_o affliction_n this_o affliction_n in_o the_o body_n by_o sickness_n seem_v the_o great_a therefore_o satan_n move_v the_o lord_n to_o smite_v job_n in_o his_o body_n after_o he_o have_v afflict_v he_o in_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o estate_n and_o child_n and_o for_o all_o that_o job_n retain_v his_o integrity_n still_o yet_o the_o malice_n of_o the_o subtle_a tempter_n surmise_v that_o if_o god_n will_v put_v forth_o his_o hand_n and_o touch_v his_o bone_n and_o his_o flesh_n he_o will_v curse_v god_n to_o his_o face_n thereupon_o god_n put_v he_o into_o satan_n hand_n to_o do_v with_o he_o what_o he_o will_v only_o save_v his_o life_n the_o enemy_n of_o mankind_n have_v obtain_v this_o liberty_n who_o but_o a_o devil_n can_v imagine_v the_o cruelty_n by_o he_o use_v to_o this_o poor_a man_n in_o every_o part_n of_o his_o body_n certain_o all_o the_o torment_n that_o he_o can_v inflict_v he_o do_v inflict_v they_o he_o thus_o be_v afflict_v and_o with_o the_o noisomeness_n of_o his_o sore_n drive_v from_o the_o society_n of_o man_n loathe_v himself_o and_o loathe_v of_o all_o man_n set_v himself_o down_o among_o the_o ash_n and_o scrape_v the_o filth_n from_o his_o body_n with_o a_o potsherd_n satan_n then_o insinuate_v his_o temptation_n by_o a_o instrument_n of_o all_o that_o can_v be_v imagine_v most_o prevalent_a his_o wife_n she_o thus_o bespeak_v he_o do_v thou_o still_o retain_v thy_o integrity_n curse_v god_n and_o die_v but_o what_o success_n do_v he_o get_v not_o such_o as_o he_o have_v when_o he_o make_v use_v of_o the_o same_o subtlety_n against_o our_o first_o parent_n uxorious_a adam_n but_o the_o contrary_a a_o repulse_n as_o course_n and_o severe_a as_o the_o motion_n be_v absurd_a and_o impious_a but_o yet_o then_o after_o seven_o day_n silence_n and_o consternation_n of_o himself_o and_o friend_n he_o curse_v the_o time_n of_o his_o birth_n and_o conception_n because_o they_o give_v life_n to_o he_o with_o so_o much_o misery_n health_n be_v in_o the_o judgement_n of_o wise_a man_n the_o choice_a jewel_n that_o god_n have_v to_o bestow_v on_o mankind_n in_o this_o life_n the_o loss_n of_o that_o deprive_v we_o of_o all_o other_o earthly_a blessing_n and_o comfort_n of_o food_n raiment_n wealth_n honour_n the_o light_n of_o the_o sun_n wife_n child_n friend_n and_o relation_n and_o of_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o ourselves_o it_o must_v consequent_o be_v the_o very_o great_a affliction_n this_o be_v add_v to_o the_o other_o two_o namely_o the_o loss_n of_o all_o his_o substance_n which_o may_v have_v relieve_v his_o distress_a condition_n and_o defend_v he_o from_o the_o contempt_n of_o the_o base_a people_n and_o that_o other_o loss_n of_o his_o belove_a offspring_n that_o be_v former_o his_o solace_n and_o may_v now_o have_v stand_v by_o he_o and_o minister_v to_o he_o when_o all_o other_o have_v forsake_v he_o fill_v the_o bitter_a cup_n of_o his_o affliction_n yet_o in_o all_o this_o do_v not_o job_n sin_n he_o retain_v his_o integrity_n and_o disprove_v satan_n objection_n that_o he_o serve_v god_n for_o the_o gift_n and_o benefit_n he_o enjoy_v if_o this_o shall_v be_v thy_o condition_n resolve_v thou_o to_o trust_v in_o he_o though_o he_o shall_v kill_v thou_o and_o wait_v till_o thy_o change_n come_v and_o though_o he_o have_v leave_v thou_o nothing_o for_o which_o thou_o may_v be_v oblige_v yet_o bless_v he_o 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world_n to_o come_v med._n 2._o lord_z i_o have_v have_v such_o a_o great_a delight_n in_o the_o sweet_a conversation_n of_o some_o of_o thy_o saint_n and_o servant_n depart_v this_o life_n that_o i_o have_v desire_v to_o be_v dissolve_v that_o i_o may_v be_v with_o they_o shall_v i_o not_o much_o more_o desire_n to_o be_v dissolve_v to_o be_v with_o christ_n the_o lord_n who_o sweetness_n infinite_o surpass_v the_o son_n of_o man_n meditation_n in_o my_o sickness_n med._n 1._o do_v thou_o pass_v the_o tedious_a night_n of_o thy_o sickness_n in_o restlessness_n and_o dolour_n let_v it_o not_o great_o trouble_v thou_o if_o thou_o spend_v those_o restless_a hour_n in_o holy_a meditation_n for_o those_o meditation_n be_v a_o sweet_a savour_n to_o god_n and_o service_n wherein_o he_o delight_v and_o god_n draw_v nigh_o to_o thou_o to_o instruct_v and_o teach_v thou_o in_o his_o way_n and_o thou_o draw_v nigh_o to_o god_n to_o learn_v his_o righteous_a judgement_n and_o to_o delight_v thy_o 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