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that_o love_v your_o flesh_n you_o love_v your_o enemy_n you_o that_o please_v your_o flesh_n you_o be_v please_v your_o enemy_n you_o that_o be_v work_v for_o your_o flesh_n and_o provide_v for_o your_o flesh_n and_o pamper_v your_o flesh_n you_o be_v work_v for_o and_o feed_v your_o enemy_n you_o count_v you_o be_v seek_v of_o and_o work_v for_o yourself_o no_o it_o be_v for_o your_o enemy_n this_o flesh_n be_v your_o mortal_a enemy_n now_o this_o be_v one_o sort_n of_o sinful_a self-love_n when_o we_o love_v our_o flesh_n or_o our_o corruption_n when_o we_o love_v ourselves_o as_o fleshly-minded_n man_n when_o we_o love_v to_o please_v and_o
for_o iniquity_n and_o that_o will_v limit_v and_o moderate_v your_o sorrow_n for_o your_o affliction_n why_o do_v thou_o take_v on_o so_o for_o loss_n in_o thy_o estate_n for_o thy_o lose_a friend_n and_o relation_n thou_o have_v great_a matter_n than_o these_o to_o trouble_v thyself_o about_o thy_o sin_n be_v the_o loss_n of_o thy_o soul_n think_v when_o thou_o be_v mourn_v over_o thy_o worldly_a cross_n as_o sad_a as_o it_o be_v without_o how_o be_v it_o with_o my_o soul_n be_v there_o not_o sin_n upon_o my_o soul_n be_v there_o not_o gild_n upon_o my_o soul_n and_o let_v out_o thy_o sorrow_n so_o much_o upon_o the_o sin_n of_o thy_o soul_n that_o thou_o may_v have_v none_o to_o waste_v upon_o the_o suffering_n of_o thy_o body_n restrain_v thy_o tear_n for_o thy_o affliction_n thou_o will_v need_v they_o all_o to_o be_v spend_v upon_o thy_o iniquity_n o_o friend_n if_o you_o be_v concern_v for_o your_o soul_n as_o much_o as_o you_o shall_v if_o you_o be_v sensible_a of_o the_o mischief_n and_o misery_n that_o sin_n be_v bring_v upon_o your_o soul_n this_o will_v make_v all_o the_o suffering_n of_o this_o life_n to_o be_v as_o light_v and_o little_a thing_n 6._o for_o our_o anger_n the_o government_n of_o our_o anger_n be_v that_o which_o especial_o be_v mean_v by_o rule_v our_o spirit_n in_o those_o two_o scripture_n prov._n 16.32_o he_o that_o be_v slow_a to_o anger_n be_v better_a than_o the_o mighty_a and_o he_o that_o rule_v his_o spirit_n than_o he_o that_o take_v a_o city_n prov._n 25.28_o he_o that_o have_v no_o rule_n over_o his_o own_o spirit_n be_v like_o a_o city_n that_o be_v break_v down_o and_o without_o wall_n the_o object_n of_o anger_n be_v evil_a the_o limit_n of_o anger_n be_v these_o 1._o be_v never_o angry_a with_o god_n some_o person_n be_v so_o fretful_a that_o none_o can_v please_v they_o be_v apt_a to_o be_v angry_a with_o every_o one_o that_o have_v to_o deal_v with_o they_o there_o be_v no_o escape_v their_o anger_n but_o by_o 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and_o bring_v low_o man_n be_v apt_a to_o fret_v and_o murmur_v at_o divine_a providence_n that_o thus_o order_n it_o thence_o be_v that_o caution_n psal_n 37.7_o fret_v not_o thyself_o because_o of_o he_o who_o prosper_v in_o his_o way_n that_o be_v fret_v not_o against_o god_n because_o of_o he_o that_o he_o let_v such_o wicked_a one_o to_o prosper_v let_v god_n alone_o in_o his_o way_n whatever_o he_o do_v in_o the_o world_n keep_v silence_n to_o the_o lord_n and_o fret_v not_o murmur_v not_o against_o he_o to_o be_v angry_a with_o the_o wind_n or_o the_o rain_n or_o the_o flood_n or_o the_o sun_n when_o we_o suffer_v prejudice_n by_o they_o yea_o or_o to_o be_v angry_a with_o the_o irrational_a creature_n that_o serve_v we_o with_o our_o horse_n or_o ox_n or_o dog_n when_o they_o do_v amiss_o this_o be_v often_o anger_n against_o god_n some_o be_v such_o fool_n that_o if_o their_o horse_n stumble_v or_o their_o ox_n slug_v or_o their_o dog_n bark_v or_o take_v what_o he_o shall_v 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