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performance_n of_o this_o duty_n that_o no_o age_n may_v think_v itself_o excuse_v from_o this_o employment_n in_o which_o the_o young_a and_o the_o old_a be_v equal_o concern_v let_v the_o follow_a section_n be_v a_o remembrancer_n to_o both_o the_o psalmist_n imply_v a_o necessity_n for_o a_o young_a man_n to_o cleanse_v his_o way_n in_o prescribe_v his_o take_a heed_n thereto_o as_o the_o mean_n and_o best_a cathartick_n psalm_n 119.9_o and_o indeed_o this_o be_v a_o work_n very_o suitable_a to_o their_o age_n because_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v begin_v betimes_o as_o therefore_o they_o be_v to_o remember_v their_o creator_n so_o they_o must_v think_v on_o the_o correspondency_n of_o their_o way_n to_o his_o command_n in_o the_o day_n of_o their_o youth_n when_o the_o reflection_n will_v be_v most_o easy_o make_v as_o have_v but_o a_o little_a time_n to_o look_v back_o upon_o a_o short_a history_n to_o recollect_v and_o when_o it_o will_v be_v most_o advantageous_a too_o in_o a_o 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this_o remembrance_n of_o his_o father_n house_n beget_v in_o he_o a_o resolution_n to_o be_v no_o more_o a_o stranger_n to_o himself_o or_o that_o but_o to_o arise_v and_o return_v thither_o to_o acknowledge_v his_o transgression_n and_o beg_v his_o father_n pardon_n and_o readmission_n to_o his_o favour_n and_o his_o family_n though_o in_o the_o capacity_n only_o of_o a_o menial_a servant_n this_o return_n meet_v with_o success_n beyond_o his_o expectation_n he_o no_o soon_o come_v to_o himself_o and_o within_o his_o father_n sight_n but_o the_o indulgent_a parent_n take_v compassion_n on_o he_o fall_v on_o his_o neck_n and_o kiss_v he_o call_v for_o the_o best_a robe_n to_o clothe_v he_o order_v a_o ring_n to_o be_v put_v upon_o his_o finger_n and_o shoe_n upon_o his_o foot_n and_o kill_v the_o fat_a calf_n to_o entertain_v he_o to_o rejoice_v and_o make_v merry_a for_o his_o recovery_n and_o if_o we_o pity_v his_o misery_n we_o can_v but_o congratulate_v his_o good_a fortune_n our_o grief_n to_o see_v he_o among_o the_o swine_n must_v be_v turn_v to_o joy_n to_o find_v he_o at_o his_o father_n table_n and_o then_o if_o a_o worse_a stupidity_n than_o he_o have_v not_o invade_v we_o we_o shall_v learn_v to_o go_v and_o do_v likewise_o to_o think_v upon_o our_o way_n inquire_v and_o look_v into_o ourselves_o that_o make_v a_o timely_a discovery_n of_o the_o error_n and_o corruption_n there_o we_o may_v serious_o address_v ourselves_o to_o reform_v and_o cleanse_v they_o by_o a_o early_a application_n of_o the_o most_o apposite_a remedy_n for_o sure_a the_o great_a danger_n of_o neglect_v this_o duty_n of_o self-reflection_n and_o the_o as_o great_a benefit_n of_o put_v it_o speedy_o into_o practice_n will_v prevail_v on_o we_o not_o to_o dismiss_v it_o to_o another_o opportunity_n but_o awake_v and_o rouse_v we_o from_o the_o sleep_n of_o death_n if_o we_o will_v be_v turn_v from_o darkness_n into_o light_n from_o the_o power_n of_o satan_n unto_o god_n if_o 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their_o foot_n that_o which_o be_v lame_a shall_v be_v heal_v and_o no_o more_o turn_v out_o of_o the_o way_n this_o be_v the_o course_n and_o method_n take_v by_o the_o man_n after_o god_n own_o heart_n as_o we_o have_v it_o from_o himself_o ps._n 119.59_o i_o think_v upon_o my_o way_n and_o turn_v my_o foot_n unto_o thy_o testimony_n what_o the_o way_n be_v that_o employ_v his_o thought_n and_o recollection_n we_o may_v learn_v from_o his_o wish_n that_o they_o be_v make_v so_o direct_a that_o he_o may_v keep_v god_n statute_n ver_n 5._o mean_v a_o exact_a adjustment_n of_o his_o life_n to_o the_o perfection_n of_o that_o rule_n from_o which_o he_o have_v never_o great_o swerve_v but_o in_o his_o injurious_a deal_n with_o vriah_n since_o the_o sacred_a oracle_n have_v give_v he_o this_o character_n that_o he_o do_v that_o which_o be_v right_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o turn_v not_o aside_o from_o any_o thing_n that_o he_o command_v he_o all_o the_o day_n of_o his_o 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