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lord_n and_o who_o will_v not_o be_v obedient_a to_o such_o a_o father_n these_o be_v the_o admirable_a effect_n which_o be_v wrought_v in_o we_o by_o the_o meditation_n on_o such_o a_o wonderful_a work_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o to_o fix_v our_o thought_n frequent_o upon_o this_o object_n be_v not_o only_o the_o special_a duty_n but_o the_o excellent_a privilege_n of_o we_o who_o be_v call_v christian_n and_o here_o meletus_n that_o he_o may_v not_o surfeit_v his_o hearer_n patience_n and_o hereby_o put_v the_o medicine_n he_o use_v for_o their_o diligence_n in_o the_o prescribe_v office_n in_o need_n of_o a_o medicine_n itself_o he_o adjourn_v they_o to_o another_o time_n to_o hear_v the_o report_n he_o be_v to_o make_v upon_o the_o next_o object_n of_o meditation_n chap._n iii_o meletus_n second_a discourse_n of_o meditation_n in_o the_o next_o congress_n he_o proceed_v to_o declare_v that_o the_o duty_n of_o meditation_n be_v to_o be_v exercise_v upon_o ourselves_o that_o be_v say_v he_o we_o must_v think_v upon_o our_o condition_n what_o we_o be_v and_o what_o we_o be_v like_a to_o be_v whether_o we_o be_v what_o we_o profess_v christian_n in_o reality_n and_o whether_o we_o declare_v ourselves_o to_o be_v so_o by_o depart_v from_o iniquity_n now_o if_o by_o meditation_n we_o discover_v what_o we_o be_v we_o shall_v soon_o know_v what_o we_o shall_v be_v if_o we_o so_o continue_v for_o misery_n and_o happiness_n everlasting_a will_v be_v the_o consequent_a of_o our_o wicked_a or_o pious_a conversation_n as_o we_o live_v so_o shall_v we_o die_v and_o as_o we_o die_v so_o shall_v we_o be_v reward_v we_o must_v either_o be_v goat_n or_o sheep_n receive_v our_o blessing_n or_o our_o curse_n either_o be_v throw_v down_o into_o outer_a darkness_n or_o else_o enter_v into_o our_o master_n joy._n now_o the_o first_o meditation_n in_o reference_n to_o ourselves_o shall_v be_v to_o know_v what_o the_o condition_n of_o our_o heart_n be_v for_o that_o be_v the_o 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