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over_o in_o a_o little_a time_n and_o then_o you_o shall_v appear_v before_o god_n in_o zion_n there_o be_v rest_n rev._n 14.13_o that_o they_o may_v rest_v from_o their_o labour_n and_o their_o work_n follow_v they_o in_o heaven_n you_o have_v nothing_o to_o do_v but_o to_o bless_v god_n and_o praise_n god_n and_o admire_v god_n to_o all_o eternity_n therefore_o be_v encourage_v go_v in_o the_o strength_n of_o your_o present_a refresh_n and_o god_n will_v find_v new_a grace_n for_o you_o while_o you_o continue_v upright_o with_o he_o 2._o as_o it_o be_v a_o duty_n 1._o use._n it_o show_v the_o folly_n of_o they_o who_o count_v a_o earnest_a pursuance_n of_o eternal_a life_n to_o be_v more_o than_o needs_o and_o that_o a_o little_a holiness_n will_v serve_v the_o turn_n oh_o no_o a_o christian_a shall_v always_o be_v grow_v and_o always_o improve_n still_o press_v near_a and_o near_o towards_o the_o mark_n go_v on_o from_o strength_n to_o strength_n there_o be_v no_o nimium_fw-la in_o 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passion_n and_o sin_n because_o other_o hurt_v you_o by_o slander_n and_o persecution_n he_o that_o will_v not_o forgive_v hurt_v himself_o more_o than_o he_o that_o do_v the_o wrong_n for_o the_o injury_n offer_v reach_v but_o to_o the_o name_n body_n or_o good_n but_o the_o desire_n of_o revenge_n wound_v the_o conscience_n and_o provoke_v god_n to_o wrath_n and_o shut_v the_o gate_n of_o his_o mercy_n against_o we_o the_o great_a motive_n that_o excite_v the_o devil_n to_o molest_v and_o disturb_v we_o by_o his_o instrument_n be_v not_o to_o hurt_v your_o body_n but_o to_o tempt_v your_o soul_n to_o impatience_n and_o revenge_n and_o to_o draw_v you_o to_o other_o sin_n and_o therefore_o you_o do_v not_o conquer_v it_o as_o a_o temptation_n till_o you_o avoid_v the_o sin_n job_n be_v rob_v and_o plunder_v but_o in_o all_o this_o job_n sin_v not_o to_o come_v off_o with_o a_o wound_a conscience_n this_o be_v to_o be_v foil_v indeed_o beside_o conscience_n will_v take_v hold_n of_o 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servility_n a_o argument_n ignavi_fw-la ingenii_fw-la of_o a_o slow_a dull_a temper_n that_o have_v no_o sense_n of_o thing_n as_o astronomer_n call_v glorious_a star_n dog_n and_o bear_n and_o dragon_n tail_n oh_o consider_v this_o be_v a_o height_n proper_a to_o christianity_n nature_n can_v not_o reach_v it_o there_o be_v no_o great_a servility_n than_o to_o be_v a_o slave_n to_o one_o passion_n ezek._n 16.30_o how_o weak_a be_v thy_o heart_n say_v the_o lord_n since_o thou_o do_v all_o these_o thing_n the_o work_n of_o a_o imperious_a whorish_a woman_n there_o be_v no_o spirit_n so_o feeble_a as_o those_o that_o be_v sway_v by_o the_o ruffle_n of_o their_o own_o passion_n 2._o in_o public_a case_n in_o these_o time_n of_o mutual_a provocation_n we_o be_v apt_a to_o return_v evil_a for_o evil_n and_o word_n for_o word_n and_o to_o curse_n and_o pray_v against_o one_o another_o but_o we_o shall_v labour_v to_o return_v good_a for_o evil_a for_o injury_n do_v not_o justify_v revenge_n 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christ_n name_v persecutor_n that_o be_v not_o only_o our_o enemy_n but_o god_n enemy_n you_o be_v to_o pray_v for_o they_o and_o wish_v they_o conviction_n of_o sin_n and_o reformation_n and_o you_o see_v how_o christ_n practise_v his_o own_o doctrine_n and_o so_o teach_v we_o not_o only_a live_n but_o die_v these_o be_v carry_v on_o by_o a_o blind_a zeal_n alas_o that_o they_o have_v no_o more_o light_n nor_o better_a principle_n i_o doubt_v in_o all_o our_o division_n we_o have_v not_o ply_v this_o way_n of_o love_n if_o we_o do_v they_o will_v be_v soon_o cure_v and_o heal_v we_o pray_v one_o against_o another_o and_o seek_v each_o other_o ruin_n and_o destruction_n but_o when_o have_v we_o commend_v our_o enemy_n to_o god_n grace_n and_o pity_v and_o after_o all_o we_o be_v apt_a to_o baptize_v our_o suffering_n which_o have_v be_v the_o effect_n of_o our_o pride_n and_o passion_n with_o the_o glorious_a name_n of_o persecution_n and_o that_o exasperate_v our_o spirit_n and_o we_o 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