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prison_n i_o feel_v no_o more_o pain_n say_v baâ—…nam_fw-la another_o in_o the_o fire_n then_o if_o i_o be_v in_o a_o bed_n of_o down_o it_o be_v as_o sweet_a to_o i_o as_o a_o bed_n of_o rose_n i_o believe_v say_v a_o baccâ—…s_v three_o there_o be_v not_o a_o 〈◊〉_d heart_n in_o the_o world_n at_o this_o instant_n than_o i_o it_o to_o faninus_n one_o object_v to_o a_o four_o christ_n agâ—…ny_n and_o sadness_n to_o his_o cheâ—…refulnesse_n yea_o say_v he_o christ_n be_v sad_a that_o i_o may_v be_v merry_a he_o have_v my_o sin_n and_o i_o have_v his_o merit_n and_o righteousness_n but_o special_o let_v we_o look_v upon_o paul_n a_o bless_a and_o precious_a pattern_n for_o we_o to_o imitate_v in_o this_o point_n he_o be_v trouble_v on_o every_o side_n without_o be_v fight_n within_o be_v fear_n he_o be_v in_o stripe_n above_o measure_n in_o prison_n more_o frequent_a in_o death_n â—…t_n of_o the_o jew_n five_o time_n receive_v he_o forty_o stripe_n save_o one_o thrice_o be_v he_o beat_v 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towards_o a_o conscionable_a and_o search_a sermon_n for_o thou_o think_v with_o thyself_o if_o this_o day_n he_o disclose_v my_o bosom_n i_o shall_v both_o be_v disgrace_v among_o my_o neighbour_n that_o know_v it_o and_o cast_v also_o into_o dump_n and_o melancholy_a by_o his_o denounce_v of_o terror_n against_o it_o 8._o thought_n plot_n and_o project_n about_o it_o a_o thousand_o to_o one_o ordinary_o seize_v upon_o thy_o heart_n with_o first_o and_o most_o acceptable_a entertainment_n at_o thy_o very_a first_o wake_v if_o they_o have_v not_o break_v off_o thy_o sleep_n and_o trouble_v thou_o in_o thy_o dream_n 9_o the_o care_n pleasure_n and_o appurtenance_n of_o it_o be_v wont_n to_o thrust_v and_o throng_n upon_o thou_o on_o the_o lord_n day_n with_o extraordinary_a eagerness_n importunity_n and_o unresistablenesse_n for_o the_o devil_n that_o desire_v to_o have_v thy_o mind_n most_o distract_v upon_o that_o day_n make_v choice_n of_o the_o fit_a and_o pleasing_a bait_n to_o 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affright_v the_o conscience_n with_o such_o grislinesse_n &_o horror_n and_o yet_o still_o lie_v in_o the_o impenitent_a and_o damnable_a share_n of_o lust_n 2._o he_o may_v surcease_v and_o refrain_v from_o the_o outward_a gross_a act_n of_o such_o hateful_a villainy_n and_o yet_o his_o inward_a part_n be_v still_o defile_v with_o insatiable_a sensual_a hankering_n after_o they_o delightful_a revolve_v they_o in_o his_o mind_n &_o contemplative_a commission_n of_o they_o for_o instance_n he_o may_v hold_v his_o hand_n both_o from_o the_o cry_a violence_n of_o oppression_n and_o wrong_n and_o the_o close_a conveyance_n of_o cunning_a and_o fraud_n and_o yet_o covetousness_n may_v still_o reign_v in_o he_o by_o the_o earthly_a exercise_n of_o the_o heart_n he_o may_v forbear_v the_o external_a act_n of_o uncleanness_n and_o yeâ—…_n lie_v and_o languish_v abominable_o in_o speculative_a wantonness_n and_o adultery_n of_o the_o thought_n the_o visible_a execution_n of_o revenge_n and_o yet_o nourish_v in_o his_o distemper_a affection_n the_o hellish_a viper_n of_o heart-burn_n hatred_n and_o spite_n all_o indirect_a ambitious_a climb_v into_o high_a room_n and_o yet_o be_v pass_o proud_a and_o over_o greedy_a of_o precedency_n 3._o nay_o he_o may_v change_v the_o kind_n of_o his_o bosom_n sin_n in_o respect_n of_o matter_n form_n object_n every_o way_n and_o yet_o upon_o the_o matter_n it_o be_v but_o the_o exchange_n of_o one_o foul_a fiend_n for_o another_o for_o instance_n wantonness_n may_v be_v his_o sweet_a sin_n in_o youth_n and_o worldliness_n in_o old_a age_n revel_v in_o his_o young_a year_n downright_a drunkenness_n in_o his_o decline_a time_n prodigality_n may_v sway_v in_o some_o part_n of_o his_o life_n pinch_v in_o some_o other_o hypocrisy_n may_v reign_v at_o one_o time_n apostasy_n at_o another_o furious_a zeal_n for_o one_o while_n profane_a irreligiousnesse_n for_o another_o 4._o when_o the_o blast_a frost_n and_o feebleness_n of_o old_a age_n have_v with_o a_o sottâ—…sh_a deadness_n and_o listlesnesse_n emasculate_v and_o waste_v the_o ambitious_a vigour_n of_o his_o mind_n and_o the_o boisterous_a heat_n of_o his_o affection_n have_v dry_v and_o drink_v up_o the_o milk_n in_o his_o breast_n and_o marrow_n in_o his_o bone_n his_o darling_n sin_n may_v then_o at_o length_n bid_v he_o adieu_o without_o any_o penitent_a discharge_n and_o he_o may_v say_v unto_o it_o i_o have_v no_o more_o pleasure_n in_o thou_o whereupon_o he_o may_v false_o conclude_v a_o mortification_n and_o final_a conquest_n over_o it_o a_o secure_a deliverance_n from_o the_o guilt_n and_o curse_n of_o it_o 5._o he_o may_v unsound_o please_v himself_o with_o a_o unuoluntary_a and_o enforce_a cessation_n from_o it_o when_o there_o be_v no_o want_n of_o good_a will_n as_o they_o say_v but_o only_o of_o matter_n mean_n opportunity_n entisement_n company_n provocation_n or_o something_o for_o the_o full_a and_o free_a act_n and_o enjoyment_n of_o it_o so_o 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