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upon_o thy_o heart_n and_o tie_v they_o about_o thy_o neck_n prov._n 6.21_o otherwise_o thou_o will_v mourn_v at_o the_o last_o when_o soul_n and_o body_n which_o thou_o do_v so_o much_o pamper_v be_v lose_v and_o say_v how_o have_v i_o hate_a instruction_n and_o my_o heart_n through_o inconsideracy_n despise_v reproof_n nor_o obey_v the_o voice_n of_o my_o own_o reason_n nor_o incline_v my_o ear_n when_o from_o the_o word_n and_o work_n of_o god_n she_o will_v have_v instruct_v i_o pro._n 5.12_o 13._o there_o be_v a_o spiritual_a as_o well_o as_o a_o earthly_a husbandry_n which_o be_v the_o ground_n of_o all_o holy_a thrive_a and_o fruitfulness_n and_o consideration_n if_o any_o thing_n will_v till_o the_o heart_n and_o manure_v the_o affection_n and_o root_v grace_n in_o the_o inward_a and_o make_v it_o put_v forth_o and_o flourish_v in_o the_o outward_a man_n and_o god_n will_v second_v it_o with_o his_o heavenly_a shower_n and_o bless_v the_o spring_a thereof_o psal_n 65.10_o and_o 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that_o there_o be_v none_o in_o heaven_n but_o god_n and_o none_o upon_o the_o earth_n that_o his_o soul_n can_v desire_v in_o comparison_n of_o he_o ps_n 73.25_o the_o law_n of_o thy_o mouth_n say_v david_n be_v dear_a to_o i_o than_o thousand_o of_o gold_n and_o silver_n more_o to_o be_v desire_v than_o gold_n 119.14_o psal_n 119.14_o yea_o than_o the_o most_o solid_a refine_a gold_n sweet_a also_o than_o the_o honey_n and_o the_o drop_n of_o the_o honeycomb_n psalm_n 19.10_o and_o iâ—_n the_o law_n be_v so_o lovely_a and_o excellent_a in_o his_o esteem_n much_o more_o the_o lawgiver_n i_o conclude_v therefore_o that_o the_o love_n of_o god_n be_v the_o best_a antidote_n against_o all_o base_a and_o poisonous_a love_n whatsoever_o and_o will_v not_o permit_v the_o world_n with_o any_o of_o its_o pleasure_n to_o prevail_v where_o it_o be_v it_o will_v cast_v this_o bondwoman_n with_o her_o son_n and_o not_o suffer_v they_o to_o be_v coheir_n with_o god_n and_o his_o son_n gal._n 4.30_o since_o therefore_o o_o my_o soul_n it_o be_v so_o high_o consonant_a to_o that_o reason_n that_o be_v in_o thou_o and_o conduce_v so_o much_o to_o the_o high_a honour_n and_o perfection_n and_o bring_v in_o such_o incomparable_a advantage_n why_o be_v thou_o so_o backward_o and_o averse_a to_o this_o sweet_a employment_n which_o be_v so_o sweet_a 1._o in_o the_o very_a exercise_n 2._o and_o sweet_a the_o more_o it_o be_v exercise_v 3._o and_o make_v all_o other_o duty_n sweet_a easy_a and_o pleasant_a which_o for_o want_v of_o this_o quickuer_n go_v on_o but_o dull_o sometime_o and_o be_v quick_o tire_v and_o so_o much_o as_o this_o warm_a affection_n be_v want_v all_o thy_o service_n will_v wax_v more_o and_o more_o chill_a and_o cold_a till_o at_o last_o if_o that_o spark_n go_v quite_o out_o i_o mean_v as_o to_o the_o exercise_n there_o will_v be_v a_o stop_n in_o all_o duty_n and_o all_o will_v be_v freeze_v up_o and_o if_o the_o pulse_n of_o this_o affection_n cease_v to_o beat_v towards_o god_n all_o devotion_n and_o exercise_n of_o piety_n towards_o he_o will_v suffer_v a_o deliquium_fw-la and_o be_v in_o a_o faint_a fit_a and_o swoon_n why_o then_o be_v thy_o heart_n no_o more_o transport_v with_o this_o love_n david_n feel_v so_o much_o pleasure_n and_o sweetness_n in_o this_o work_n that_o he_o can_v not_o forbear_v to_o provoke_v other_o to_o partake_v with_o he_o in_o this_o noble_a delight_n by_o a_o most_o patherical_a invitation_n o_o love_v the_o lord_n all_o you_o his_o saint_n for_o the_o lord_n preserve_v the_o faithful_a psalm_n 31.23_o thou_o can_v love_v other_o thing_n too_o sensible_o that_o have_v not_o half_a the_o force_n and_o strength_n that_o this_o object_n have_v
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