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and_o this_o shall_v be_v the_o desire_n of_o every_o man_n seek_v if_o it_o be_v thy_o own_o condemnation_n rather_o ere_o god_n who_o create_v thou_o be_v not_o glorify_v prefer_v god_n glory_n to_o thy_o own_o salvation_n lord_n give_v we_o this_o zeal_n to_o his_o glory_n what_o shall_v the_o end_n be_v trow_v thou_o to_o lose_v any_o thing_n by_o so_o do_v no_o look_v what_o god_n say_v to_o moses_n exod._n 32._o chap._n 33._o verse_n when_o moses_n desire_v to_o be_v scrape_v out_o of_o the_o book_n of_o life_n no_o the_o lord_n say_v moses_n thou_o who_o so_o earnest_o desire_v my_o glory_n i_o will_v glorify_v thou_o and_o will_v scrape_v they_o out_o that_o deserve_v to_o be_v scrape_v out_o then_o the_o way_n to_o come_v to_o life_n eternal_a be_v to_o renounce_v thyself_o to_o seek_v only_o that_o thy_o god_n may_v be_v glorify_v o_o the_o joy_n that_o be_v in_o the_o hart_n when_o we_o find_v that_o zeal_n that_o we_o can_v prefer_v god_n glory_n to_o our_o own_o 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article_n of_o time_n god_n have_v appoint_v and_o decree_v from_o all_o eternity_n he_o shall_v be_v reveil_v in_o be_v not_o yet_o come_v brethren_n this_o be_v true_a and_o all_o the_o scripture_n make_v it_o manifest_a the_o lord_n from_o all_o eternity_n his_fw-mi appoint_v time_n opportunity_n hour_n moment_n when_o everything_n shall_v be_v do_v that_o fall_v out_o in_o this_o world_n every_o action_n have_v the_o own_o moment_n prescrive_v to_o it_o be_v it_o good_a or_o bad_a the_o lord_n have_v write_v the_o hour_n of_o it_o in_o his_o book_n when_o it_o shall_v be_v do_v now_o you_o see_v by_o experience_n the_o devil_n ever_o seek_v to_o prevent_v the_o time_n yea_o the_o best_a of_o we_o all_o when_o the_o lord_n his_fw-mi appoint_v a_o time_n to_o our_o deliverance_n or_o to_o do_v anything_o can_v bide_v that_o time_n but_o be_v ever_o fret_v and_o fume_v therefore_o the_o lord_n cast_v in_o stay_n both_o to_o the_o devil_n and_o to_o man_n on_o earth_n when_o they_o 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