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thou_o heaven_n in_o a_o glass_n thou_o first_o fruit_n of_o a_o bless_a and_o everlasting_a harvest_n do_v i_o say_v farewell_o a_o welfare_n i_o wish_v to_o thou_o but_o o_o let_v i_o never_o lose_v thou_o or_o take_v my_o leave_n of_o thou_o till_o i_o come_v to_o enjoy_v thou_o in_o a_o high_a form_n to_o see_v the_o sun_n of_o righteousness_n who_o early_o on_o thy_o morning_n rose_n and_o make_v a_o day_n indeed_o while_o the_o natural_a sun_n be_v behind_o face_n to_o face_n and_o to_o know_v thy_o maker_n and_o master_n as_o i_o be_o know_v of_o he_o when_o i_o shall_v be_v a_o pillar_n in_o the_o temple_n of_o my_o god_n and_o shall_v go_v out_o no_o more_o but_o serve_v he_o day_n and_o night_n to_o who_o for_o the_o inestimable_a dignity_n and_o privilege_n of_o his_o own_o day_n be_v honour_n and_o glory_n for_o ever_o and_o ever_o amen_o amen_n chap._n xxiii_o how_o a_o christian_n may_v exercise_v himself_o to_o godliness_n in_o natural_a action_n and_o first_o in_o eat_v 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sed_fw-la vestio_fw-la dormio_fw-la edo_fw-la by_o bo_z haee_fw-la omne_fw-la si_fw-la in_o fide_fw-la fiunt_fw-la tanquam_fw-la recte_fw-la facta_fw-la divino_fw-la judicio_fw-la approbantur_fw-la luth._o in_o gen._n 33._o drink_v and_o sleep_v eternal_a life_n luther_n tell_v we_o that_o though_o he_o do_v not_o always_o pray_v and_o meditate_v but_o do_v sometime_o eat_v and_o sometime_o drink_v and_o sometime_o sleep_v yet_o all_o shall_v further_o his_o account_n the_o latter_a as_o true_o though_o not_o so_o abundant_o as_o the_o former_a and_o indeed_o it_o be_v our_o privilege_n that_o natural_a action_n may_v be_v adopt_v into_o the_o family_n of_o religion_n and_o we_o may_v worship_n god_n as_o real_o at_o our_o table_n as_o in_o his_o temple_n saint_n must_v not_o like_a brute_n beast_n content_v themselves_o with_o a_o natural_a use_n of_o the_o creature_n but_o use_v they_o as_o chariot_n to_o mount_v they_o near_o and_o cord_n to_o bind_v they_o close_o to_o god_n 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communion_n of_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n as_o the_o bread_n be_v make_v of_o many_o grain_n and_o the_o cup_n of_o wine_n of_o many_o grape_n unite_v so_o be_v the_o body_n of_o christ_n of_o many_o member_n unite_v under_o one_o head_n eat_v together_o be_v ever_o a_o sign_n of_o love_n and_o friendship_n joseph_n hereby_o show_v his_o love_n to_o his_o brethren_n the_o son_n of_o brutus_n publico_fw-la plutarch_n in_o vita_fw-la publico_fw-la and_o the_o vitellii_n when_o they_o conspire_v with_o tarquin_n ambassador_n against_o the_o consul_n drink_v the_o blood_n of_o a_o man_n together_o to_o confirm_v their_o amity_n even_o beast_n have_v be_v bring_v to_o agree_v by_o feed_v at_o the_o same_o rack_n now_o reader_n what_o love-fire_n have_v thou_o for_o this_o lovefeast_n do_v thou_o love_v the_o brethren_n as_o brethren_n because_o they_o be_v relate_v to_o god_n and_o because_o they_o have_v the_o image_n of_o god_n or_o do_v thou_o love_v they_o only_o for_o the_o natural_a 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thy_o father_n or_o best_a friend_n but_o be_v sure_a thou_o compare_v thy_o heart_n and_o life_n with_o the_o law_n of_o god_n o_o how_o many_o spot_n will_v that_o glass_n discover_v when_o the_o woman_n have_v sweep_v her_o house_n and_o gather_v the_o dust_n up_o altogether_o she_o think_v there_o be_v none_o leave_v but_o when_o the_o sun_n do_v but_o shine_v in_o through_o some_o break_a pane_n of_o glass_n she_o see_v the_o whole_a house_n swarm_v with_o innumerable_a mote_n of_o dust_n float_v too_o and_o fro_o in_o the_o air._n the_o light_n of_o god_n law_n will_v make_v innumerable_a sin_n visible_a to_o thou_o which_o without_o it_o will_v lie_v hide_v 2._o there_o be_v requisite_a as_o a_o serious_a examination_n of_o thyself_o so_o also_o sincere_a humiliation_n for_o thy_o sin_n the_o cleanly_a dame_n be_v careful_a always_o to_o keep_v her_o pewter_n and_o brass_n clean_o but_o against_o a_o good_a time_n she_o be_v very_o curious_a to_o have_v her_o vessel_n not_o 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