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child_n be_v well_o provide_v for_o and_o therefore_o your_o soul_n rest_n in_o this_o then_o this_o be_v your_o end_n and_o not_o the_o lord_n whereas_o you_o ought_v to_o say_v though_o i_o have_v provide_v for_o my_o child_n yet_o do_v they_o fear_v the_o lord_n be_v they_o bring_v home_o to_o he_o my_o trade_n have_v bring_v i_o home_o much_o but_o how_o serviceable_a have_v i_o be_v with_o it_o i_o have_v much_o credit_n and_o estate_n but_o what_o glory_n have_v it_o bring_v to_o jesus_n christ_n so_o he_o that_o be_v a_o minister_n it_o be_v true_a i_o have_v enough_o enough_o credit_n enough_o for_o estate_n but_o what_o be_v this_o have_v i_o bring_v any_o glory_n to_o the_o lord_n have_v i_o convert_v any_o if_o thy_o heart_n can_v have_v no_o rest_n but_o in_o the_o lord_n and_o in_o the_o thing_n that_o belong_v to_o the_o lord_n it_o be_v a_o argument_n that_o thy_o eye_n be_v upon_o he_o remember_v this_o that_o see_v we_o be_v make_v see_v we_o have_v a_o high_a cause_n 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