not_o their_o heart_n touch_v they_o hear_v and_o do_v not_o vers_n 33._o such_o go_v to_o church_n just_a as_o they_o who_o go_v to_o a_o noise_n of_o musician_n only_o for_o the_o pleasant_a sound_n for_o nothing_o but_o to_o hear_v reader_n take_v heed_n of_o these_o and_o other_o finful_a end_n lest_o god_n answer_v thou_o according_a to_o the_o idol_n of_o thy_o heart_n child_n go_v to_o fayr_n for_o baby_n and_o rattle_v but_o man_n go_v for_o some_o serviceable_a commodity_n for_o the_o supply_n of_o their_o own_o and_o their_o relation_n necessity_n though_o foolish_a man_n go_v to_o church_n to_o quarrel_v with_o the_o person_n teach_v or_o to_o admire_v at_o some_o fine_a cadency_n or_o allusion_n in_o the_o doctrine_n teach_v do_v thou_o go_v to_o the_o word_n for_o the_o relief_n of_o thy_o spiritual_a want_n as_o a_o new_a bear_v babe_n desire_n the_o sincere_a milk_n of_o the_o word_n that_o thou_o may_v grow_v thereby_o 1_o pet._n 2.2_o here_o be_v a_o good_a end_n of_o 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in_o blessing_n so_o it_o will_v be_v far_o from_o he_o do_v not_o say_v thou_o can_v not_o pray_v have_v the_o father_n of_o spirit_n ever_o any_o dumb_a child_n every_o beggar_n at_o thy_o door_n who_o be_v pinch_v with_o hunger_n will_v tell_v thou_o that_o sense_n of_o misery_n will_v teach_v thou_o to_o be_v earnest_a for_o mercy_n if_o thou_o be_v condemn_v to_o be_v hang_v thou_o will_v not_o want_v word_n to_o pâ—en_n for_o a_o pardon_n sure_o eternal_a death_n to_o which_o thou_o be_v liable_a be_v far_o more_o lamentable_a and_o if_o ever_o god_n make_v thou_o sensible_a of_o it_o which_o must_v be_v do_v or_o thou_o be_v lose_v for_o ever_o thou_o will_v quick_o follow_v he_o with_o prayer_n and_o tear_n for_o grace_n and_o life_n thy_o affection_n in_o prayer_n if_o right_a will_v abundant_o make_v up_o thy_o want_n of_o expression_n a_o sanctify_a heart_n be_v better_a than_o a_o silver_n tongue_n though_o thou_o have_v not_o the_o gift_n of_o prayer_n yet_o if_o if_o 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