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judgement_n ah_o what_o can_v we_o answer_v for_o this_o desperate_a negligence_n and_o contempt_n when_o we_o must_v give_v a_o account_n of_o our_o stewardship_n but_o as_o for_o such_o as_o prize_v their_o prividedge_n and_o make_v conscience_n of_o their_o duty_n they_o will_v take_v heed_n least_o frequency_n and_o custom_n make_v they_o not_o formal_a and_o customary_a and_o that_o they_o do_v not_o undervalue_v and_o slight_v this_o heavenly_a exercise_n because_o they_o be_v oft_o employ_v in_o it_o it_o be_v not_o a_o vain_a thing_n it_o be_v as_o 32.47_o as_o deut._n 32.47_o moses_n say_v of_o the_o command_n your_o life_n thy_o want_n trial_n and_o difficulty_n do_v every_o day_n recur_v thou_o have_v as_o much_o need_n of_o help_n of_o grace_n and_o of_o mercy_n to_o day_n as_o at_o the_o first_o and_o why_o shall_v thou_o slack_v thy_o hand_n especial_o since_o a_o dead_a lazy_a formal_a prayer_n be_v no_o 5_o no_o see_v part._n 2._o ch._n 2._o sect._n 1_o conduit_n 5_o 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the_o mean_n he_o have_v appoint_v as_o to_o these_o inferior_a end_n and_o yet_o will_v misspend_v this_o day_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o slight_v the_o ordinance_n of_o life_n which_o be_v thy_o portion_n and_o allowance_n and_o the_o talent_n wherewith_o thou_o shall_v trade_v for_o eternity_n and_o yet_o think_v it_o will_v be_v well_o with_o thou_o hereafter_o if_o thou_o will_v cast_v thy_o soul_n into_o the_o fire_n of_o sin_n and_o yet_o think_v to_o escape_v the_o burn_a and_o torment_n of_o hell_n profess_v what_o thou_o will_v it_o be_v not_o thy_o confidence_n in_o god_n but_o thy_o negligence_n and_o want_n of_o care_n for_o thy_o soul_n that_o make_v thou_o despise_v the_o mean_n of_o grace_n and_o slight_v thy_o duty_n and_o thy_o body_n estate_n and_o perish_a life_n be_v thy_o idol_n for_o which_o thou_o take_v more_o think_v then_o for_o thy_o soul_n and_o eternal_a happiness_n 9_o earthly-minded_n covetous_a worldling_n be_v lie_v under_o the_o serpent_n curse_n 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ah_o ill_a and_o un-wise_a merchant_n who_o sell_v heaven_n for_o earth_n and_o your_o soul_n and_o the_o immortal_a crown_n for_o a_o empty_a and_o perish_a trifle_n how_o have_v the_o world_n thus_o be-fooled_n and_o ibid._n and_o gal._n 3.1_o quasi_fw-la praestigiis_fw-la quibusdam_fw-la demente_n facti_fw-la beza_n in_o loc_n quadam_fw-la veluti_fw-la magna_fw-la incantatione_n calvin_n in_o loc_n with_o sorcery_n hammond_n ibid._n bewitch_v you_o 10._o there_o be_v little_a hope_n of_o mocker_n of_o piety_n hater_n of_o god_n and_o of_o his_o servant_n and_o who_o be_v ready_a to_o revile_v and_o tear_v their_o faithful_a monitor_n and_o reprover_n i_o join_v these_o because_o usual_o they_o go_v hand_n in_o hand_n for_o hatred_n of_o holiness_n as_o it_o flow_v from_o enimity_n against_o god_n so_o it_o will_v beget_v enimity_n against_o his_o child_n and_o servant_n and_o a_o curse_a impatience_n and_o rage_n
come_v and_o yet_o the_o people_n of_o god_n lie_v in_o babylon_n the_o turk_n and_o antichrist_n tread_v upon_o the_o lord_n vineyard_n and_o many_o raven_a wolf_n be_v seek_v to_o make_v a_o prey_n of_o the_o saint_n and_o shall_v not_o thy_o voice_n be_v hear_v bemoan_v their_o condition_n thou_o who_o haste_n moyen_fw-fr with_o the_o king_n will_v thou_o not_o improve_v it_o in_o their_o behalf_n and_o be_v we_o not_o debtor_n to_o the_o jew_n who_o yet_o continue_v in_o their_o blindness_n and_o infidelity_n they_o be_v mindful_a of_o their_o little_a 8.8_o little_a cant._n 8.8_o sister_n when_o she_o have_v no_o breast_n and_o now_o when_o our_o breast_n be_v full_a shall_v we_o forget_v the_o elder_a sister_n in_o her_o widowhood_n live_v in_o a_o barren_a and_o empty_a wilderness_n and_o then_o as_o to_o our_o domestic_a and_o personal_a relation_n where_o can_v we_o look_v but_o we_o may_v behold_v some_o one_o or_o other_o say_v to_o we_o as_o that_o 16.9_o that_o act._n 16.9_o man_n of_o macedonia_n to_o paul_n come_v and_o help_v we_o you_o have_v moyen_fw-fr in_o heaven_n speak_v for_o we_o to_o the_o king_n your_o prayer_n will_v not_o be_v shut_v out_o you_o be_v our_o friend_n and_o let_v we_o have_v your_o help_n in_o this_o time_n of_o need_n 10._o our_o condition_n here_o shall_v mind_v we_o of_o our_o duty_n we_o be_v but_o 2.11_o but_o 1_o pet._n 2.11_o pilgrim_n and_o stranger_n and_o as_o we_o be_v far_o from_o home_n and_o live_v at_o a_o distance_n from_o our_o father_n house_n so_o also_o from_o our_o father_n and_o though_o he_o will_v keep_v tryst_n with_o we_o in_o his_o ordinance_n and_o allow_v we_o a_o sight_n of_o his_o backpart_n yet_o how_o little_a of_o god_n be_v see_v and_o enjoy_v while_o we_o be_v in_o this_o state_n of_o 5.6_o of_o 2_o cor._n 5.6_o absence_n and_o exile_n but_o since_o our_o gracious_a god_n be_v please_v in_o some_o measure_n to_o descend_v to_o we_o in_o these_o and_o make_v as_o it_o be_v a_o visit_n 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