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repent_v believe_v and_o obey_v justify_v from_o and_o sanctify_v against_o their_o sin_n and_o have_v the_o peace_n of_o conscience_n with_o other_o good_a gift_n &_o grace_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n which_o be_v the_o earnest_a penny_n of_o their_o salvation_n the_o second_o degree_n be_v in_o the_o end_n of_o this_o life_n at_o our_o death_n when_o the_o body_n go_v to_o the_o earth_n and_o soul_n to_o god_n the_o three_o at_o the_o last_o judgement_n when_o body_n and_o soul_n reunite_v do_v joint_o enter_v into_o eternal_a bliss_n and_o of_o this_o first_o watch_n i_o have_v speak_v in_o the_o first_o part_n before_o then_o second_o we_o must_v watch_v and_o be_v 2._o in_o readiness_n for_o the_o second_o degree_n of_o eternal_a life_n even_o for_o death_n for_o man_n go_v to_o the_o house_n of_o his_o age_n as_o eccles._n 12._o 5._o that_o be_v towards_o his_o grave_n and_o therefore_o must_v prepare_v for_o it_o and_o labour_n to_o pluck_v out_o of_o our_o heart_n that_o 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this_o natural_a corruption_n be_v in_o every_o man_n heart_n we_o must_v daily_o fight_v against_o it_o and_o expel_v it_o out_o for_o so_o long_o as_o it_o prevail_v we_o shall_v be_v utter_o unfit_a to_o make_v any_o preparation_n for_o death_n but_o will_v be_v like_o the_o foolish_a debtor_n that_o keep_v no_o account_n of_o his_o debt_n and_o then_o maruell_n how_o the_o creditor_n shall_v remember_v to_o demand_v it_o thou_o have_v owe_v this_o debt_n ever_o since_o thou_o be_v bear_v and_o before_o thou_o be_v bear_v and_o be_v it_o strange_a that_o now_o after_o some_o year_n past_a thou_o be_v call_v upon_o for_o it_o what_o if_o the_o day_n of_o payment_n be_v not_o
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