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god_n and_o not_o forget_v the_o work_n of_o god_n but_o keep_v his_o commandment_n question_v 1_o but_o what_o reason_n may_v be_v give_v beside_o precept_n and_o precedent_n why_o parent_n shall_v concern_v their_o soul_n with_o the_o education_n of_o their_o child_n solution_n 1._o because_o of_o its_o ordinary_a tendency_n train_z up_o a_o child_n in_o the_o way_n he_o shall_v go_v what_o then_o and_o when_o he_o be_v old_a he_o will_v not_o depart_v from_o it_o in_o which_o word_n â—_o pro._n 22._o â—_o you_o have_v the_o father_n duty_n and_o the_o child_n mercy_n the_o one_o to_o train_v up_o when_o young_a the_o way_n he_o shall_v go_v the_o other_o to_o be_v train_v up_o when_o young_a the_o way_n he_o
the_o egyptian_n go_v unto_o joseph_n and_o whatsoever_o he_o say_v unto_o you_o do_v and_o may_v not_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o as_o mary_n at_o the_o marriage_n say_v unto_o the_o servant_n concern_v christ_n whatsoever_o he_o say_v unto_o you_o do_v it_o christ_n in_o respect_n of_o christ_n 2._o in_o respect_n of_o christ_n the_o heart_n be_v christ_n seat_n this_o therefore_o must_v be_v keep_v above_o all_o keep_n the_o heart_n be_v christ_n throne_n here_o below_o now_o this_o be_v his_o house_n as_o the_o christian_n be_v christ_n lesser_a and_o low_a house_n so_o the_o christian_n heart_n if_o i_o may_v speak_v it_o with_o a_o holy_a reverence_n be_v christ_n lodging_n room_n in_o that_o house_n that_o christ_n may_v dwell_v but_o where_o in_o your_o heart_n but_o how_o by_o faith_n 3.17_o eph._n 3.17_o that_o christ_n may_v dwell_v in_o your_o heart_n by_o faith_n shall_v not_o a_o prince_n presence-chamber_n his_o lodging-room_n be_v keep_v above_o any_o chamber_n above_o any_o room_n keep_v above_o all_o keep_n as_o the_o womb_n of_o christ_n wherein_o he_o be_v conceive_v be_v and_o the_o tomb_n of_o christ_n wherein_o he_o be_v lay_v be_v so_o must_v his_o temple_n be_v now_o christ_n be_v conceive_v in_o a_o womb_n wherein_o no_o other_o be_v conceive_v inter_v in_o a_o tomb_n wherein_o no_o other_o be_v inter_v so_o will_v he_o temple_n himself_o in_o that_o heart_n where_o no_o other_o shall_v be_v his_o corrival_n and_o where_o no_o affect_a lust_n shall_v be_v his_o equal_a if_o christ_n dwell_v in_o the_o heart_n by_o faith_n than_o sin_n must_v out_o of_o the_o house_n by_o force_n christ_n and_o corruption_n especial_o if_o affect_v can_v dwell_v under_o the_o same_o roof_n in_o peace_n can_v lodge_v in_o the_o same_o house_n with_o love_n and_o like_n 15._o 1_o cor._n 16_o 15._o know_v you_o not_o that_o your_o body_n be_v the_o member_n of_o christ_n shall_v i_o then_o take_v the_o member_n of_o christ_n and_o make_v they_o the_o member_n of_o a_o harlot_n god_n forbid_v many_o too_o many_o have_v their_o paramour_n their_o concubine_n oh_o soul_n lodge_v not_o a_o harlot_n in_o thy_o heart_n for_o that_o be_v christ_n house_n be_v it_o not_o pity_v that_o david_n shall_v take_v bathsheba_n into_o his_o house_n for_o she_o be_v another_o man_n wife_n oh_o how_o do_v the_o displeasure_n of_o god_n begin_v to_o flame_n against_o the_o king_n of_o gerar_n for_o take_v sarah_n abraham_n wife_n be_v it_o not_o pity_n that_o samson_n take_v dalilah_n into_o his_o lap_n the_o man_n first_o lose_v his_o lock_n and_o then_o lose_v his_o life_n heart_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o heart_n 3._o in_o respect_n of_o the_o heart_n as_o the_o heart_n must_v be_v keep_v above_o all_o keep_n in_o respect_n of_o god_n because_o he_o have_v command_v it_o in_o respect_n of_o christ_n because_o it_o be_v his_o seat_n so_o in_o respect_n of_o itself_o and_o that_o upon_o a_o manifold_a account_n for_o 1._o it_o be_v a_o corrupt_a heart_n the_o heart_n of_o a_o saint_n be_v very_o corrupt_a but_o the_o heart_n of_o a_o sinner_n have_v nothing_o but_o corruption_n wickedness_n corrupt_v jerusalem_n wash_v thy_o heart_n from_o wickedness_n a_o saint_n heart_n have_v too_o much_o sin_n but_o a_o sinner_n heart_n be_v full_a of_o sin_n than_o the_o sun_n of_o light_n or_o the_o ocean_n of_o water_n the_o heart_n of_o a_o saint_n be_v sinful_a but_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o sinner_n be_v sinful_o sinful_a wicked_o wicked_a the_o heart_n be_v the_o nursery_n of_o sin_n the_o magazine_n where_o all_o the_o weapon_n of_o unrighteousness_n lie_v 15.9_o deu._n 15.9_o it_o be_v a_o lesser_a hell_n beware_v that_o there_o be_v not_o a_o thought_n in_o thy_o wicked_a heart_n in_o thy_o belial_n heart_n so_o the_o margin_n it_o be_v a_o kind_a of_o a_o hell_n 4.14_o jer._n 4.14_o for_o a_o man_n that_o have_v bâ—t_v a_o spark_n of_o grace_n to_o be_v tempt_v and_o turmoil_v with_o the_o innate_a corruption_n and_o rebellion_n of_o his_o 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bind_v up_o in_o the_o heart_n of_o a_o child_n of_o man_n but_o in_o the_o heart_n of_o a_o child_n of_o god_n do_v you_o thus_o require_v jehovah_n oh_o you_o foolish_a people_n and_o unwise_a 32.6_o den._n 32.6_o shall_v not_o the_o heart_n now_o be_v keep_v above_o all_o keep_n 3._o it_o be_v a_o barren_a heart_n there_o be_v not_o a_o seed_n of_o grace_n in_o the_o heart_n till_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n sow_v it_o there_o berren_n berren_n the_o heart_n natural_o and_o original_o be_v like_o white_a paper_n without_o any_o inscription_n not_o a_o syllable_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n be_v write_v there_o till_o the_o finger_n of_o god_n write_v it_o there_o this_o shall_v be_v the_o covenant_n that_o i_o will_v make_v with_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n 31.33_o jer._n 31.33_o but_o what_o be_v it_o i_o will_v put_v my_o law_n in_o their_o inward_a part_n and_o write_v it_o in_o their_o heart_n and_o will_v be_v their_o god_n and_o they_o shall_v be_v my_o people_n but_o who_o be_v this_o i_o it_o be_v jehovah_n after_o those_o day_n say_v jehovah_n i_o will_v put_v my_o law_n in_o their_o inward_a part_n and_o write_v it_o in_o their_o heart_n may_v not_o the_o best_a of_o man_n speak_v after_o the_o prophet_n my_o leanness_n my_o leanness_n woe_n unto_o i_o may_v not_o christ_n say_v 24.16_o isa_n 24.16_o be_v there_o not_o a_o spark_n of_o grace_n within_o to_o the_o best_a of_o man_n as_o he_o do_v to_o the_o fruitless_a figtree_n cut_v it_o down_o why_o cumber_v it_o the_o ground_n 13.7_o luk._n 13.7_o shall_v not_o the_o heart_n now_o be_v keep_v above_o all_o keep_n 4._o it_o be_v a_o dark_a heart_n dark_a dark_a a_o natural_a heart_n be_v a_o dark_a heart_n yea_o a_o natural_a heart_n be_v not_o only_o dark_a but_o darkness_n itself_o in_o the_o very_a abstract_n before_o the_o sun_n of_o righteousness_n arise_v there_o for_o you_o be_v sometime_o darkness_n but_o now_o be_v you_o light_v in_o the_o lord_n 5.8_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eph._n 5.8_o walk_z as_o child_n of_o light_n what_o will_v the_o world_n be_v without_o the_o firmamental_a sun_n but_o a_o world_n of_o darkness_n oh_o what_o will_v the_o soul_n be_v without_o the_o eternal_a son_n the_o sun_n of_o righteousness_n but_o a_o dungeon_n of_o darkness_n oh_o say_v the_o soul_n how_o muddy_a be_v my_o thought_n how_o dark_a be_v my_o understanding_n i_o know_v nothing_o yet_o as_o i_o ought_v to_o know_v oh_o it_o be_v little_a that_o i_o know_v and_o i_o be_o ignorant_a of_o my_o ignorance_n the_o most_o perfect_a soul_n have_v but_o a_o imperfect_a sight_n of_o god_n or_o himself_o the_o most_o see_v man_n or_o the_o seer_n himself_o have_v a_o film_n upon_o his_o eye_n at_o least_o much_o darkness_n in_o it_o and_o must_v at_o present_a look_v through_o spectacle_n 〈◊〉_d 1_o cor._n 13.12_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o now_o see_v through_o a_o glass_n dark_o dark_o or_o in_o a_o riddle_n according_a to_o the_o greek_a shall_v not_o this_o heart_n then_o be_v keep_v above_o all_o keep_n 5._o it_o be_v a_o hard_a heart_n hard._n hard._n the_o heart_n of_o man_n be_v so_o bad_a i_o can_v tell_v how_o bad_a it_o be_v the_o heart_n be_v compare_v to_o a_o adamant_n they_o make_v their_o heart_n as_o a_o adamant_n stone_n etc._n etc._n 7.12_o zach._n 7.12_o be_v not_o a_o flint_n hard_a but_o a_o adamant_n be_v hard_a as_o a_o adamant_n hard_a than_o a_o flint_n have_v i_o make_v thy_o forehead_n 3.9_o ezek._n 3.9_o oh_o wonder_v not_o then_o to_o hear_v person_n to_o complain_v of_o their_o hardness_n of_o heart_n they_o be_v stranger_n to_o their_o own_o heart_n that_o complain_v not_o of_o the_o hardness_n
mar._n 16._o beg_v they_o be_v affright_v they_o be_v affright_v but_o not_o in_o a_o ecstasy_n but_o a_o revelation_n such_o as_o paul_n here_o speak_v of_o be_v a_o apparition_n in_o a_o ecstasy_n such_o be_v that_o of_o peter_n concern_v the_o sheet_n etc._n act_n io_o 10_o etc._n etc._n such_o also_o be_v that_o of_o john_n when_o in_o the_o isle_n of_o patmos_n he_o be_v in_o the_o spirit_n on_o the_o lord_n day_n 10._o rev._n 1.9_o 10._o and_o hear_v behind_o he_o a_o great_a voice_n as_o of_o a_o trumpet_n 2._o his_o temptation_n upon_o this_o revelation_n and_o lest_o i_o shall_v be_v exalt_v above_o measure_n through_o the_o abundance_n of_o the_o revelation_n â—_o 2_o co._n 12._o â—_o there_o be_v give_v to_o i_o a_o thorn_n in_o the_o flesh_n the_o messenger_n of_o satan_n to_o buffet_v i_o lest_o i_o shall_v be_v exalt_v above_o measure_n some_o by_o this_o thorn_n in_o the_o flesh_n understand_v concupiscence_n other_o understand_v alexander_n the_o coppersmith_n but_o 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grace_n in_o christ_n be_v a_o wonderful_a deep_a and_o my_o line_n can_v sound_v this_o depth_n in_o christ_n there_o be_v deep_a ditch_n which_o can_v be_v sound_v and_o rich_a deep_n which_o can_v be_v exhaust_v where_o sin_n abound_v grace_n do_v much_o more_o abound_v 5.20_o rom._n 5.20_o 5._o grace_n in_o christ_n be_v abide_v grace_n grace_n in_o a_o christian_a though_o it_o may_v decay_v yet_o it_o can_v die_v grace_n in_o a_o christian_a must_v continue_v until_o grace_n go_v into_o glory_n when_o time_n go_v into_o eternity_n now_o if_o grace_n be_v thus_o in_o the_o stream_n what_o be_v it_o then_o in_o the_o fountain_n grace_n in_o christ_n be_v last_v yea_o everlasting_a as_o from_o eternity_n to_o eternity_n christ_n be_v god_n so_o from_o eternity_n to_o eternity_n he_o be_v good_a and_o gracious_a and_o can_v as_o soon_o cease_v to_o be_v god_n as_o to_o be_v good_a 103.17_o psal_n 103.17_o cease_v to_o be_v god_n as_o to_o be_v gracious_a the_o mercy_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v from_o everlasting_a to_o everlasting_a or_o thus_o the_o mercy_n of_o jehovah_n be_v from_o eternity_n to_o eternity_n upon_o they_o that_o fear_v he_o and_o his_o righteousness_n unto_o child_n child_n the_o mercy_n of_o the_o lord_n endure_v for_o ever_o 6._o grace_n in_o christ_n be_v commodious_a grace_n be_v not_o advantage_n in_o every_o man_n eye_n grace_n be_v very_o advantageous_a it_o bring_v salvation_n along_o with_o it_o by_o grace_n you_o be_v save_v be_v not_o salvation_n a_o great_a thing_n 2.5_o bâ—n_n 2.5_o be_v not_o damnation_n a_o bitter_a pill_n and_o potion_n be_v not_o salvation_n a_o sweet_a morsel_n this_o be_v by_o grace_n and_o this_o grace_n be_v lay_v up_o in_o christ_n this_o gold_n lay_v in_o this_o ore_n salvation_n and_o all_o in_o a_o tendency_n unto_o salvation_n run_v in_o the_o vein_n of_o freegrace_n the_o whole_a fabric_n of_o salvation_n be_v lay_v in_o grace_n 7._o grace_n in_o christ_n be_v efficatious_a grace_n the_o man_n that_o 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be_v to_o think_v or_o speak_v light_o or_o spear_o of_o it_o if_o to_o make_v a_o mock_n at_o sin_n be_v to_o sport_n with_o it_o as_o undoubted_o it_o be_v then_o that_o fool_n thus_o make_v a_o mock_n at_o sin_n be_v evident_a it_o be_v a_o sport_n to_o a_o fool_n to_o do_v mischief_n but_o a_o man_n of_o understanding_n have_v wisdom_n 10.23_o pro._n 10.23_o as_o a_o mad_a man_n that_o cast_v firebrands_a arrow_n 19_o pro._n 26.18_o 19_o and_o death_n so_o be_v the_o man_n that_o deceive_v his_o neighbour_n and_o say_v be_o not_o i_o in_o sport_n to_o make_v a_o mock_n at_o sin_n be_v to_o sport_n with_o sin_n and_o to_o sport_v with_o sin_n be_v to_o take_v pleasure_n and_o delight_n in_o sin_n thus_o israel_n according_a to_o the_o flesh_n sport_v themselves_o with_o their_o whorish_a idolatry_n 3.4_o gen._n 3.4_o and_o this_o their_o mock_n at_o sin_n lay_v near_o the_o heart_n of_o god_n against_o who_o do_v you_o sport_v yourselves_o against_o who_o make_v you_o a_o wide_a 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