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torment_n in_o hell_n therefore_o â—he_v same_o father_n beg_v lord_n cut_v i_o burn_v i_o do_v any_o â—hing_n with_o i_o here_o so_o thou_o spare_v i_o hereafter_o and_o elsewhere_a let_v all_o the_o devil_n in_o hell_n beset_v i_o round_o let_v â—asting_a macerate_v my_o body_n let_v sorrow_n oppress_v my_o mind_n â—et_a pain_n consume_v my_o flesh_n let_v watch_n spend_v i_o and_o â—eat_n burn_v i_o and_o cold_a freeze_n and_o contract_v i_o let_v all_o â—hese_fw-mi and_o whatsoever_o can_v come_v more_o happen_v to_o i_o so_o as_o â—_o may_v be_v free_v from_o hell_n and_o may_v enjoy_v my_o saviour_n in_o â—ternal_a blessedness_n and_o 2._o there_o be_v as_o little_a reason_n on_o the_o other_o hand_n why_o we_o shall_v envy_v the_o prosperity_n of_o ungodly_a man_n suppose_v say_v chrysostome_n that_o a_o man_n one_o night_n shall_v have_v â—_o pleasant_a dream_n that_o for_o the_o time_n may_v much_o delight_v he_o and_o for_o the_o pleasure_n of_o such_o a_o dream_n shall_v 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so_o as_o thou_o can_v have_v no_o hope_n of_o ever_o see_v the_o lord_n in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n ever_o taste_v how_o good_a the_o lord_n be_v or_o have_v any_o potion_n in_o those_o good_a thing_n which_o god_n have_v provide_v for_o his_o people_n and_o be_v it_o not_o a_o prodigious_a madness_n lose_v all_o this_o for_o a_o base_a lust_n as_o the_o drunkard_n do_v â—_o a_o pot_n of_o drink_n the_o covetous_a man_n for_o a_o little_a thick_a cloâ—_n the_o swearer_n for_o just_a nothing_o for_o a_o sin_n in_o whiâ—_n there_o be_v neither_o profit_n pleasure_n ease_n nor_o any_o thiâ—_n that_o may_v give_v any_o satisfaction_n to_o the_o mind_n perhâ—_n some_o may_v think_v if_o this_o be_v all_o they_o may_v do_v well_o â—nough_o esse_fw-la â—nough_o regnare_fw-la nolo_fw-la sufficit_fw-la mihi_fw-la salvum_fw-la esse_fw-la as_o some_o st._n austin_n bring_v in_o speak_v though_o i_o miss_v of_o heaven_n i_o may_v do_v well_o enough_o in_o a_o loâ—_n condition_n wicked_a 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o do_v it_o profit_n probably_n i_o may_v incur_v the_o like_a censure_n shall_v i_o only_o exhort_v man_n to_o labour_n for_o eternal_a blessedness_n and_o not_o withal_o give_v some_o direction_n how_o it_o may_v be_v attain_v therefore_o shall_v lay_v down_o these_o ensue_a 1._o we_o shall_v engage_v ourselves_o by_o take_v up_o fix_v peremptory_a resolution_n thing_n full_o resolve_v on_o be_v more_o than_o half_o do_v when_o a_o man_n out_o of_o a_o practical_a conviction_n come_v to_o be_v sensible_a both_o of_o his_o want_n of_o happiness_n that_o without_o it_o it_o have_v be_v good_a for_o he_o that_o he_o have_v never_o be_v bear_v and_o of_o the_o worth_n and_o excellency_n of_o it_o and_o thereupon_o take_v up_o a_o set_a resolution_n that_o he_o must_v have_v it_o whatsoever_o it_o cost_v he_o that_o whatsoever_o he_o neglect_v he_o will_v not_o neglect_v this_o one_o thing_n necessary_a this_o man_n be_v not_o far_o off_o from_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n 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