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11_o 12_o 13_o 14._o for_o my_o people_n that_o have_v seek_v i_o etc._n etc._n sect_n v._o to_o all_o those_o that_o do_v effectual_o seek_v the_o lord_n in_o the_o use_n of_o mean_n and_o for_o discovery_n thereof_o 5._o consider_v 1._o if_o ever_o the_o lord_n give_v you_o a_o hearâ—_n effectual_o to_o seek_v he_o in_o mean_n you_o will_v find_v mighty_a opposition_n temptation_n spring_v up_o one_o after_o another_o etc._n etc._n from_o within_o from_o without_z and_o the_o opposition_n will_v make_v you_o seek_v he_o the_o more_o hence_o rom._n 13._o 11_o 12._o he_o bid_v we_o put_v off_o the_o work_n of_o darkness_n and_o put_v on_o the_o armour_n of_o light_n when_o man_n desire_v and_o lie_v in_o his_o sloth_n he_o meet_v with_o little_a opposition_n or_o trouble_n of_o his_o own_o heart_n but_o here_o it_o be_v otherwise_o therefore_o put_v on_o armour_n and_o i_o say_v the_o soul_n be_v make_v hereby_o to_o seek_v the_o lord_n the_o more_o as_o the_o blind_a man_n mark_v 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58._o 3_o 4._o now_o in_o a_o gracious_a heart_n the_o desire_n of_o these_o thing_n serve_v the_o desire_n after_o grace_n for_o he_o desire_v the_o thing_n of_o this_o world_n to_o be_v the_o more_o holy_a prov._n 30._o 7_o 8._o feed_v i_o with_o food_n convenient_a that_o i_o may_v not_o tempt_v thou_o he_o desire_v and_o have_v they_o for_o israel_n sake_n 2_o sam._n 5._o 12._o like_o a_o tradesman_n he_o buy_v and_o sell_v but_o it_o be_v for_o gain_v phil._n 1._o 20._o oh_o consider_v of_o these_o thing_n and_o if_o your_o heart_n have_v have_v only_o such_o false_a desire_n as_o these_o know_v it_o that_o as_o very_o as_o these_o virgin_n be_v shut_v out_o so_o shall_v you_o another_o day_n chap._n xiii_o the_o desire_n and_o endeavour_n of_o hypocrite_n after_o grace_n be_v not_o last_v sect_n i._o that_o foolish_a virgin_n in_o their_o first_o endeavour_n after_o the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n 4._o usual_o cease_v from_o seek_v far_o before_o they_o have_v get_v that_o measure_n 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to_o die_v this_o will_v damp_n all_o pharaoh_n have_v a_o stout_a will_n moses_n tell_v he_o exod._n 9_o 16._o for_o this_o cause_n god_n have_v raise_v he_o up_o to_o show_v his_o power_n upon_o he_o one_o will_v have_v think_v it_o shall_v have_v pull_v he_o from_o hâ—s_n throne_n and_o make_v he_o lie_v in_o the_o dust_n it_o do_v not_o because_o god_n have_v harden_v his_o heart_n so_o will_v this_o if_o the_o lord_n have_v not_o harden_v you_o hence_o we_o shall_v see_v saint_n when_o they_o lie_v under_o false_a fear_n only_o of_o loss_n of_o love_n those_o very_a thing_n which_o be_v most_o sweet_a be_v make_v most_o bitter_a psal._n 77._o 3._o i_o remember_v god_n and_o be_v trouble_v but_o what_o think_v you_o of_o those_o that_o be_v not_o indeed_o love_v it_o be_v enough_o to_o bring_v down_o the_o most_o merry_a heart_n and_o high_a look_n for_o the_o present_a what_o be_v my_o friend_n my_o enemy_n be_v there_o none_o to_o comfort_v i_o of_o all_o my_o lover_n if_o you_o 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