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〈◊〉_d you_o must_v not_o expect_v such_o fruit_n in_o a_o little_a time_n nor_o with_o little_a labour_n suffer_v therefore_o not_o yourselves_o to_o be_v deceive_v by_o false_a principle_n and_o vain_a confidence_n for_o no_o man_n can_v in_o a_o moment_n root_n out_o the_o long_o contract_a habit_n of_o vice_n nor_o upon_o his_o deathbed_n make_v use_n of_o all_o that_o variety_n of_o prevent_v accompany_v and_o persevere_v grace_n which_o god_n give_v to_o man_n in_o mercy_n because_o man_n will_v need_v it_o all_o because_o without_o it_o he_o can_v not_o be_v save_v nor_o upon_o his_o deathbed_n can_v he_o exercise_v the_o duty_n of_o mortification_n nor_o cure_v his_o drunkenness_n then_o nor_o his_o lust_n by_o any_o act_n of_o christian_a discipline_n nor_o run_v with_o patience_n nor_o resist_v unto_o blood_n nor_o endure_v with_o long_a sufferance_n but_o he_o can_v pray_v and_o groan_n and_o call_v to_o god_n and_o resolve_v to_o live_v well_o when_o he_o be_v die_v but_o 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nothing_o be_v terrify_v of_o your_o 〈…〉_z 〈…〉_z sermon_n xi_o xi_o the_o faith_n and_o patience_n of_o the_o saint_n or_o the_o righteous_a cause_n oppress_v part_n iii_o 〈…〉_z from_o dishonour_n as_o long_o as_o they_o belong_v to_o god_n it_o be_v necessary_a that_o they_o suffer_v persecution_n or_o sorrow_n no_o rule_n can_v teach_v they_o to_o avoid_v that_o but_o the_o evil_a of_o the_o suffering_n and_o the_o danger_n must_v be_v decline_v and_o we_o must_v use_v such_o spiritual_a art_n as_o be_v apt_a to_o turn_v they_o into_o health_n and_o medicine_n for_o it_o be_v a_o hard_a thing_n first_o to_o be_v scourge_v and_o then_o to_o be_v crucify_v to_o suffer_v here_o and_o to_o perish_v hereafter_o through_o the_o fiery_a trial_n and_o purge_v fire_n of_o affliction_n to_o pass_v into_o hell_n that_o be_v intolerable_a
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