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and_o if_o it_o may_v go_v by_o voice_n the_o carnal_a world_n will_v never_o give_v their_o voice_n this_o way_n even_o so_o come_v lord_n jesus_n come_v quick_o no_o they_o be_v of_o the_o devil_n mind_n why_o be_v thou_o come_v to_o torment_v we_o before_o the_o time_n mat._n 8.29_o thief_n and_o malefactor_n if_o they_o may_v have_v the_o liberty_n to_o choose_v they_o will_v never_o look_v nor_o long_o for_o the_o day_n of_o assize_n but_o the_o spirit_n in_o the_o bride_n be_v another_o thing_n it_o give_v we_o other_o inclination_n the_o soon_o christ_n come_v the_o better_a they_o can_v never_o be_v soon_o enough_o take_v up_o to_o he_o nor_o he_o come_v to_o they_o 2._o there_o be_v grace_n plant_v in_o we_o faith_n hope_n and_o love_n to_o move_v we_o earnest_o to_o desire_v his_o come_n 1._o faith_n believe_v christ_n will_v be_v as_o good_a as_o his_o word_n i_o will_v come_v again_o if_o it_o be_v not_o so_o i_o will_v have_v tell_v you_o john_n 14.2_o and_o if_o christ_n 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his_o own_o house_n who_o be_v we_o if_o we_o hold_v fast_o the_o confidence_n and_o the_o rejoice_n of_o the_o firm_a unto_o the_o end_n and_o the_o consent_n to_o the_o term_n bind_v our_o duty_n upon_o we_o isa._n 56.4_o now_o as_o willing_o as_o we_o yield_v at_o first_o we_o must_v keep_v up_o the_o same_o fervour_n still_o deut._n 5.29_o oh_o that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o heart_n in_o they_o that_o they_o will_v fear_v i_o and_o keep_v all_o my_o commandment_n always_o that_o it_o may_v be_v well_o with_o they_o and_o with_o their_o child_n for_o ever_o but_o whole_a pure_a christianity_n be_v not_o love_v by_o false_a christian_n therefore_o when_o religion_n cross_v their_o interest_n and_o the_o bent_n of_o their_o lust_n they_o seek_v to_o bring_v religion_n to_o their_o heart_n not_o their_o heart_n to_o religion_n 3._o it_o be_v not_o strong_a and_o in_o such_o a_o prevalent_a degree_n as_o to_o control_v other_o affection_n it_o be_v but_o a_o passion_n a_o pleasure_n 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