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and_o that_o they_o shall_v abound_v and_o go_v forward_o and_o be_v strengthen_v 2._o this_o be_v god_n promise_n to_o his_o people_n that_o they_o shall_v grow_v and_o flourish_v psal_n 92._o 14._o isa_n 14._o 40._o 29_o 30_o 31._o they_o that_o wait_v on_o the_o lorâ—_n shall_v renew_v their_o strength_n 3._o this_o be_v the_o character_n of_o a_o gracious_a soul_n prov._n 4._o 18._o and_o 24._o 5._o coll._n 1._o 10._o and_o 2._o 1â—_n eph._n 4._o 16._o and_o this_o the_o apostle_n pray_v for_o 1_o thess_n 3._o 12._o and_o 4._o 16._o 3_o epist_n johnâ—_n this_o the_o soul_n be_v capable_a of_o be_v deform_v iâ—_n sin_n and_o god_n image_n deface_v on_o it_o it_o be_v capable_a of_o be_v renew_v and_o of_o have_v god_n bless_v image_n repair_v on_o it_o which_o be_v begin_v in_o regeneration_n and_o be_v still_o carry_v on_o and_o promote_v â—â—_o god_n be_v ordinance_n and_o his_o providence_n his_o spiâ—_n work_v in_o they_o and_o with_o they_o upon_o his_o people_n all_o 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duty_n more_o frequent_a in_o self_n examination_n in_o heavenly_a meditation_n in_o heavenly_a discourse_n be_v thou_o o_o my_o soul_n ashamed_a of_o and_o grieve_v for_o thy_o former_a miscarriage_n thy_o misspend_v time_n breath_n liberty_n strength_n etc._n etc._n more_o diligent_a in_o prepare_v for_o thy_o dissolution_n and_o more_o content_v with_o thy_o present_a condition_n do_v thou_o endeavour_v now_o to_o go_v to_o the_o fountain_n for_o all_o supply_n and_o do_v thou_o labour_v with_o all_o thy_o might_n in_o the_o strength_n of_o god_n to_o make_v up_o all_o thy_o loss_n and_o breach_n in_o god_n and_o in_o his_o covenant_n through_o christ_n do_v thou_o prize_v the_o promise_n and_o labour_v to_o live_v upon_o they_o by_o faith_n be_v god_n and_o christ_n more_o in_o thy_o thought_n and_o affection_n than_o heretofore_o and_o do_v thou_o labour_v to_o get_v out_o the_o blessing_n of_o thy_o affliction_n and_o be_v most_o earnest_a with_o god_n for_o the_o blessing_n do_v 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