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and_o call_v for_o their_o due_a measure_n of_o tear_n and_o doubtless_o this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n 2_o cor._n 7.10_o etc._n etc._n godly_a sorrow_n be_v a_o excellent_a thing_n one_o observe_v very_o well_o that_o it_o be_v a_o good_a exchange_n to_o put_v away_o carnal_a joy_n for_o godly_a sorrow_n for_o than_o we_o exchange_v brass_n for_o gold_n a_o sin_n for_o a_o duty_n out_o of_o these_o brinish_a tear_n god_n be_v use_v to_o brew_v the_o wine_n of_o spiritual_a consolation_n your_o sorrow_n and_o consolation_n 16.20_o joh._n 16.20_o your_o sorrow_n shall_v be_v turn_v into_o joy_n it_o be_v good_a that_o present_a sorrow_n do_v not_o exceed_v sorrow_n for_o sin_n say_v thus_o with_o thyself_o whither_o can_v i_o look_v that_o i_o see_v not_o cause_n of_o of_o mourning_n if_o i_o look_v above_o i_o i_o have_v a_o crucify_a christ_n who_o my_o sin_n have_v pierce_v to_o mourn_v over_o if_o i_o look_v into_o my_o own_o bosom_n there_o i_o find_v a_o sinful_a soul_n deceitful_a heart_n and_o corrupt_a nature_n yea_o there_o i_o view_v my_o own_o ignorance_n atheism_n hypocrisy_n pride_n covetousness_n blaspemous_a thought_n abominable_a lust_n etc._n etc._n and_o if_o i_o look_v into_o the_o world_n i_o discover_v the_o monstrous_a sin_n of_o the_o time_n beastly_a drunkenness_n hateful_a pride_n abominable_a blasphemy_n presumptuous_a and_o dare_a profaneness_n dicenda_fw-la magìs_fw-la deploranda_fw-la sunt_fw-la quà m_fw-la dicenda_fw-la whereby_o god_n in_o all_o place_n be_v dishonour_v and_o provoke_v in_o a_o word_n evil_n so_o horrid_a as_o be_v fit_a to_o be_v lament_v with_o tear_n than_o mention_v with_o our_o mouth_n add_v hereunto_o the_o misery_n of_o the_o church_n if_o thou_o have_v not_o utter_o renounce_v goodness_n attonitu_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la in_o attonitu_fw-la thou_o shall_v find_v cause_n enough_o
13.26_o against_o i_o against_o who_o job_n who_o or_o what_o be_v you_o be_v please_v to_o take_v god_n own_o testimony_n if_o heaven_n witness_n may_v pass_v i_o pass_v a_o perfect_a and_o upright_a man_n one_o that_o fear_v god_n and_o eschew_v evil_a 1.8_o cap._n 1.8_o nay_o further_o one_o that_o speak_v of_o god_n the_o thing_n that_o be_v right_a and_o be_v accept_v of_o god_n in_o prayer_n 8._o cap._n 47.7_o 8._o both_o for_o himself_o and_o other_o and_o yet_o he_o write_v bitter_a thing_n against_o i_o we_o find_v in_o that_o golden_a psalm_n 60.3_o psal_n 60.3_o where_o david_n personate_v the_o church_n she_o thus_o bespeak_v god_n thou_o have_v show_v thy_o people_n hard_a thing_n thou_o have_v make_v we_o to_o drink_v the_o wine_n of_o astonishment_n senec._n indâ—_n pallor_n &_o membrorum_fw-la vino_fw-la madentium_fw-la tremor_n senec._n or_o tremble_v it_o be_v a_o allusion_n to_o man_n addict_v to_o drunkenness_n the_o effect_n of_o which_o be_v long_o practise_v oftentimes_o end_v in_o a_o continual_a and_o habituate_v tremble_v thou_o have_v mingle_v we_o such_o a_o bitter_a potion_n of_o providence_n as_o possess_v we_o with_o a_o palsy_n make_v we_o to_o tremble_v in_o every_o joint_n to_o reel_v to_o and_o fro_o and_o stagger_v like_o drunken_a man_n and_o this_o thou_o have_v do_v not_o to_o stranger_n but_o to_o thy_o own_o people_n we_o must_v needs_o yield_v that_o zion_n be_v the_o mountain_n of_o god_n holiness_n 48._o psal_n 48._o beautiful_a for_o situation_n the_o joy_n of_o the_o whole_a earth_n the_o city_n of_o the_o great_a king_n and_o god_n be_v know_v in_o her_o palace_n for_o a_o refuge_n that_o she_o be_v the_o orb_n wherein_o god_n appear_v glorious_a to_o the_o son_n of_o man_n out_o of_o zion_n 50.2_o psal_n 50.2_o the_o perfection_n of_o beauty_n god_n have_v shine_v miracula_fw-la psal_n 76._o nobile_fw-la &_o illustre_fw-it nomen_fw-la propter_fw-la inaudita_fw-la miracula_fw-la that_o it_o be_v the_o theatre_n 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flesh_n it_o be_v once_o eli_n dissuasive_a argument_n to_o his_o son_n 2.25_o 1_o sam._n 2.25_o if_o one_o man_n sin_n against_o another_o the_o judge_n shall_v judge_v he_o but_o if_o a_o man_n sin_n against_o the_o lord_n who_o shall_v entreat_v for_o he_o in_o our_o contending_n with_o man_n we_o may_v have_v second_o but_o who_o dare_v join_v issue_n with_o we_o against_o god_n man_n may_v deal_v it_o out_o with_o man_n nay_o in_o the_o strength_n of_o christ_n man_n with_o devil_n but_o who_o can_v stand_v before_o omnipotency_n 38.2_o psal_n 38.2_o thy_o arrow_n stick_v fâ—st_n in_o i_o and_o thy_o hand_n press_v i_o sore_o this_o be_v very_o bitter_a hide_a affliction_n when_o god_n hide_v from_o a_o soul_n the_o particular_a cause_n of_o a_o affliction_n 42._o psal_n 42._o why_o be_v thou_o cast_v down_o o_o my_o soul_n and_o why_o be_v thou_o disquiet_v in_o i_o it_o be_v no_o little_a aggravation_n of_o rebekah_n trouble_n when_o she_o have_v those_o struggle_n in_o her_o womb_n that_o she_o know_v not_o the_o reason_n and_o therefore_o she_o go_v to_o inquire_v of_o the_o lord_n 25.22_o gen._n 25.22_o why_o be_o i_o thus_o causas_fw-la foelix_fw-la qui_fw-la potuit_fw-la rerum_fw-la cognoscere_fw-la causas_fw-la a_o disease_n find_v out_o be_v half_o cure_v but_o till_o then_o very_a hopeless_a alas_o say_v the_o poor_a soul_n if_o i_o know_v the_o special_a and_o particular_a cause_n why_o god_n so_o and_o so_o testify_v against_o i_o i_o will_v remove_v it_o that_o the_o effect_n may_v cease_v but_o see_v i_o be_o ignorant_a of_o this_o what_o hope_n i_o may_v walk_v in_o bitterness_n all_o my_o day_n inward_a affliction_n such_o as_o be_v not_o only_o skin-deep_a but_o heart-deep_a sink_v down_o to_o the_o soul_n and_o weigh_v upon_o the_o spirit_n these_o be_v very_o heavy_a and_o bitter_a for_o as_o those_o joy_n which_o be_v kindle_v in_o the_o heart_n by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v unspeakable_a so_o those_o affliction_n which_o wound_v the_o soul_n and_o dart_v the_o conscience_n be_v intolerable_a 18.14_o pro._n 18.14_o the_o spirit_n of_o a_o man_n will_v sustain_v his_o infirmity_n but_o a_o wound_a spirit_n who_o can_v bear_v not_o huge_a atlas_n himself_o lo_o corporis_fw-la vita_fw-la &_o statumen_fw-la est_fw-la anima_fw-la animae_fw-la columen_fw-la est_fw-la deus_fw-la cart._n in_o lo_o no_o herbalist_n can_v ever_o yet_o show_v i_o among_o all_o those_o variety_n of_o simples_n in_o nature_n the_o medicine_n that_o cure_v a_o wound_a soul_n no_o no_o in_o this_o all_o be_v physician_n of_o no_o value_n none_o can_v do_v it_o but_o the_o balm_n in_o gilead_n and_o the_o physician_n there_o sudden_a affliction_n be_v much_o disgu_v and_o become_v very_o bitter_a when_o affliction_n give_v we_o a_o surprise_n like_o a_o whirlwind_n or_o storm_n at_o sea_n when_o we_o have_v our_o eye_n upon_o one_o point_n or_o quarter_n and_o affliction_n come_v in_o at_o another_o our_o expectation_n be_v from_o one_o end_n &_o 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without_o corporal_a contaction_n sure_o i_o be_o surprise_v evil_n be_v oppress_v evil_n when_o death_n seem_v to_o come_v in_o a_o hâc_fw-la nocte_fw-la 12.20_o luk._n 12.20_o and_o take_v away_o our_o sweet_a relation_n without_o any_o considerable_a summons_n give_v by_o sickness_n as_o have_v be_v at_o this_o time_n it_o be_v very_o bitter_a when_o god_n send_v cross_n fly_v upon_o we_o as_o arrow_n swift_o and_o silent_o they_o wound_v sharp_o and_o deep_o successive_a and_o continue_a affliction_n a_o little_a weight_n lie_v long_o upon_o the_o back_n at_o length_n grow_v ponderous_a and_o burdensome_a david_n be_v weary_a of_o his_o groan_n 27.1_o pro._n 27.1_o when_o each_o morning_n seem_v to_o be_v big-bellied_a and_o to_o bring_v forth_o a_o new_a grief_n when_o affliction_n succeed_v and_o second_v one_o other_o one_o horn_n spring_v up_o after_o another_o and_o one_o hydra_n head_n after_o another_o when_o affliction_n be_v like_a unto_o job_n messenger_n one_o tread_v 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