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earnest_o diligent_o lay_v out_o themselves_o upon_o it_o and_o put_v what_o strength_n they_o have_v to_o it_o which_o can_v never_o be_v better_o employ_v nor_o lay_v out_o in_o any_o thing_n for_o which_o it_o shall_v in_o any_o comparable_a degree_n be_v so_o happy_o and_o infinite_o reward_v and_o this_o the_o holy_a scripture_n require_v of_o we_o when_o it_o call_v we_o to_o be_v always_o upon_o our_o watch_n mar._n 13.35_o 37._o to_o attend_v this_o as_o the_o one_o thing_n necessary_a luk._n 10.42_o to_o give_v all_o diligence_n in_o it_o 2_o pet._n 1.5_o 10._o and_o to_o serve_v the_o lord_n with_o all_o our_o mind_n and_o with_o all_o our_o strength_n mar._n 12.30_o and_o the_o like_a 3._o they_o put_v these_o well_o choose_a mean_n in_o execution_n with_o resoluteness_n they_o be_v not_o discourage_v by_o occurrent_a difficulty_n nor_o drive_v back_o by_o the_o labour_n or_o pain_n or_o by_o the_o length_n and_o tediousness_n of_o their_o business_n they_o be_v not_o 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happiness_n that_o be_v the_o pearl_n of_o price_n which_o they_o must_v sell_v all_o to_o purchase_v mat._n 13.44_o 46._o they_o must_v shun_v no_o trouble_n or_o fly_v from_o any_o loss_n which_o will_v sure_o be_v repay_v with_o such_o a_o inestimable_a recompense_n nay_o instead_o of_o shun_v they_o they_o have_v the_o true_a cause_n to_o give_v thanks_o and_o rejoice_v therein_o and_o this_o the_o holy_a scripture_n require_v when_o it_o call_v we_o to_o be_v strong_a in_o the_o lord_n and_o in_o the_o power_n of_o his_o might_n ephes._n 6.10_o to_o be_v terrify_v in_o nothing_o by_o our_o adversary_n phil._n 1.28_o not_o to_o put_v on_o the_o spirit_n of_o fear_n but_o of_o love_n to_o god_n of_o power_n or_o courage_n and_o of_o a_o sound_a mind_n 2_o tim._n 1.7_o and_o to_o be_v always_o steadfast_a and_o unmoveable_a in_o the_o work_n of_o the_o lord_n 1_o cor._n 15.58_o to_o deny_v ourselves_o and_o to_o take_v up_o the_o cross_n and_o bear_v it_o after_o christ_n if_o we_o 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