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of_o god_n judgement_n and_o the_o good_a day_n of_o true_a repentance_n far_o from_o they_o but_o there_o be_v fruit_n of_o a_o better_a relish_n to_o be_v gather_v from_o the_o vine_n if_o that_o be_v prevent_v by_o the_o frost_n theop._n gelatione_fw-la cohibita_fw-la in_fw-la sequenti_fw-la anno_fw-la duplum_fw-la dabit_fw-la scal._n in_o theop._n and_o hinder_v from_o bear_v one_o year_n in_o the_o follow_a year_n it_o will_v recompense_v that_o loss_n by_o a_o twofold_a restitution_n if_o we_o have_v be_v as_o tree_n without_o fruit_n we_o must_v not_o still_o persist_v in_o impiety_n and_o live_v to_o the_o lust_n of_o man_n but_o labour_v to_o redeem_v the_o time_n by_o abound_v always_o in_o the_o work_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o as_o ahimaaz_n overran_a cushi_n 18.23_o 2_o sam._n 18.23_o who_o be_v send_v before_o he_o so_o we_o may_v supply_v by_o our_o diligence_n and_o cheerful_a obedience_n what_o be_v want_v in_o time_n and_o as_o saint_n paul_n who_o be_v last_o call_v 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ictus_fw-la video_fw-la esse_fw-la etc._n etc._n livi._n that_o as_o the_o torteise_n be_v safe_a while_o it_o keep_v within_o the_o shell_n but_o such_o part_n of_o it_o as_o be_v put_v forth_o become_v subject_n to_o harm_n and_o danger_n so_o we_o be_v culpable_a by_o exceed_v the_o lot_n that_o be_v fall_v to_o we_o but_o be_v free_a and_o secure_a contain_v within_o our_o proper_a bound_n wheresoever_o then_o that_o we_o see_v these_o thorn_n whether_o in_o the_o confine_n or_o adjoin_v to_o the_o walk_n and_o other_o division_n of_o this_o our_o plantation_n we_o may_v be_v put_v in_o mind_n of_o god_n curse_n that_o do_v produce_v they_o and_o not_o only_o by_o view_v the_o thorn_n but_o likewise_o by_o observe_v the_o barrenness_n of_o the_o earth_n persius_n exossatus_fw-la agre_z persius_n wherein_o we_o be_v to_o fix_v our_o tree_n which_o have_v lose_v its_o prime_a vigour_n and_o strength_n that_o god_n give_v unto_o it_o to_o bring_v forth_o the_o tree_n yield_v fruit_n 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