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death_n of_o thy_o friend_n 1._o or_o by_o secret_a fear_n of_o thy_o own_o heart_n thy_o time_n be_v not_o many_o hand_n breadth_n long_o and_o it_o may_v be_v this_o shall_v be_v the_o funeral_n sermon_n of_o some_o of_o you_o you_o have_v be_v fly_v like_o bee_n abroad_o in_o the_o world_n to_o gather_v your_o honey_n and_o the_o lord_n haâ—h_v be_v smoke_v of_o you_o and_o that_o in_o your_o own_o hive_n you_o have_v think_v to_o dwell_v long_o in_o tabernacle_n the_o lord_n have_v let_v it_o fall_v to_o decay_n and_o repair_v it_o not_o again_o if_o you_o live_v unready_a it_o may_v be_v the_o lord_n will_v try_v you_o with_o some_o sore_a conflict_n 2._o with_o fear_n of_o death_n and_o terror_n of_o darkness_n and_o all_o your_o preparation_n be_v too_o little_a for_o your_o combat_n then_o the_o place_n of_o glory_n be_v make_v ready_a for_o you_o how_o shall_v i_o so_o unholy_a see_v god_n 3._o christ_n be_v there_o john_n 14._o 3._o wait_a for_o thou_o long_v after_o thou_o 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gracious_a entertainment_n with_o christ_n the_o door_n be_v shut_v by_o which_o be_v signify_v the_o exclusion_n of_o the_o foolish_a from_o the_o fellowship_n of_o christ_n as_o also_o the_o greatness_n of_o christ_n love_n to_o the_o wise_a open_v the_o door_n of_o glory_n unto_o they_o and_o when_o they_o be_v gather_v shut_v the_o door_n against_o every_o one_o else_o hence_o observe_v that_o the_o endear_a love_n of_o christ_n to_o his_o elect_n do_v much_o appear_v in_o this_o 1._o in_o open_v the_o door_n of_o glory_n unto_o they_o and_o shut_v it_o against_o other_o of_o great_a esteem_n and_o name_n in_o the_o church_n of_o god_n for_o this_o be_v one_o scope_n of_o the_o word_n gen._n 7._o 16._o to_o open_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n to_o all_o the_o world_n and_o save_v all_o will_v be_v great_a love_n in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o saint_n but_o to_o save_v they_o and_o condemn_v other_o to_o receive_v they_o and_o exclude_v other_o and_o that_o of_o great_a name_n and_o 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be_v with_o thou_o so_o the_o saint_n may_v say_v and_o do_v say_v why_o lord_n will_v thou_o save_v i_o i_o be_o the_o least_o and_o poor_a of_o all_o other_o if_o we_o consider_v the_o reason_n why_o the_o lord_n do_v this_o 3_o and_o that_o be_v because_o of_o nothing_o but_o the_o will_n of_o god_n his_o good_a pleasure_n matth._n 11._o 25._o for_o why_o shall_v their_o vessel_n be_v fill_v they_o receive_v and_o not_o other_o only_a the_o will_n of_o god_n i_o know_v not_o you_o etc._n etc._n of_o which_o hereafter_o if_o we_o consider_v the_o intolerable_a torment_n of_o those_o who_o go_v far_o 4
stint_v the_o lord_n either_o do_v more_o give_v more_o or_o mourn_v you_o can_v oh_o one_o life_n one_o heart_n be_v too_o little_a for_o he_o it_o have_v put_v i_o to_o sad_a fear_n of_o many_o man_n estate_n to_o see_v this_o frame_n a_o world_n of_o sin_n without_o measure_n every_o day_n where_o be_v the_o christian_n that_o love_v the_o lord_n the_o more_o every_o day_n how_o can_v any_o than_o say_v much_o be_v forgive_v when_o they_o do_v not_o love_n much_o 7._o he_o love_v thou_o now_o in_o glory_n there_o have_v prepare_v a_o place_n for_o thou_o john_n 14._o 1_o 2_o 3._o where_o he_o longâ—_n for_o thou_o john_n 17._o 24._o you_o know_v pharaoh_n butler_n when_o exalt_v to_o his_o place_n forget_v poor_a joseph_n one_o will_v think_v now_o the_o lord_n jesus_n be_v in_o glory_n and_o have_v god_n and_o angel_n and_o his_o kingdom_n to_o content_v he_o he_o shall_v never_o look_v after_o such_o a_o worm_n such_o a_o poor_a helpless_a creature_n as_o thou_o but_o as_o the_o 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