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their_o youth_n and_o reserve_v the_o decrepit_a old_a age_n for_o god_n tell_v many_o of_o repentance_n of_o god_n service_n of_o the_o power_n of_o godliness_n oh_o say_v they_o it_o be_v too_o soon_o i_o be_o too_o young_a hereafter_o be_v better_o when_o i_o be_o old_a this_o be_v the_o usual_a practice_n of_o the_o world_n if_o time_n spend_v in_o god_n service_n be_v the_o best_a spend_v woe_n be_v to_o those_o that_o stay_v long_a before_o they_o begin_v to_o serve_v god_n at_o all_o simile_n like_o a_o man_n that_o go_v to_o london_n about_o some_o business_n of_o great_a importance_n and_o when_o he_o come_v there_o spend_v all_o his_o time_n in_o salute_v here_o and_o complement_a there_o and_o see_v this_o and_o that_o rare_a sight_n and_o then_o have_v all_o his_o 〈◊〉_d to_o dispatch_v when_o he_o shall_v go_v home_o here_o be_v the_o very_a case_n of_o many_o that_o come_v into_o the_o city_n of_o this_o world_n they_o spend_v the_o great_a part_n of_o their_o time_n in_o 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to_o the_o lord_n ver_fw-la 24._o for_o he_o be_v a_o good_a man_n and_o full_a of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n a_o good_a man_n and_o one_o that_o be_v full_a of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v and_o will_v be_v ready_a to_o excite_v and_o stir_v up_o other_o unto_o that_o which_o be_v good_a when_o thou_o be_v convert_v strengthen_v thy_o brethren_n say_v our_o saviour_n luk._n 22._o 32._o he_o that_o be_v true_o convert_v himself_o will_v be_v ready_a to_o be_v a_o mean_n to_o convert_v and_o turn_v other_o to_o god_n see_v it_o in_o david_n psalm_n 51._o 13._o then_o shall_v i_o teach_v thy_o way_n to_o the_o wicked_a and_o sinner_n shall_v be_v convert_v unto_o thou_o where_o there_o be_v abundance_n of_o grace_n in_o the_o heart_n it_o will_v manifest_v itself_o in_o our_o gracious_a speech_n and_o holy_a communication_n psal._n 37._o 30_o 31._o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o righteous_a speak_v wisdom_n his_o tongue_n will_v be_v talk_v of_o judgement_n the_o law_n of_o his_o god_n be_v in_o 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