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on_o my_o soul_n drop_v from_o above_o sin_n be_v still_o hammer_v my_o heart_n unto_o a_o hardness_n void_a of_o love_n let_v supply_a grace_n to_o cross_v his_o art_n drop_v from_o above_o o_o come_v for_o thou_o do_v know_v the_o way_n or_o if_o to_o i_o thou_o will_v not_o move_v remove_v i_o where_o i_o need_v not_o say_v drop_v from_o above_o 2_o cor._n 5.8_o we_o be_v confident_a i_o say_v and_o willing_a rather_o to_o be_v absent_a frrm_n the_o body_n and_o to_o be_v present_a with_o the_o lord_n amen_o finis_fw-la some_o book_n to_o be_v sell_v by_o thomas_n parkhurst_n at_o the_o bible_n and_o three_o crown_n in_o cheapside_n a_o call_v to_o sinner_n such_o as_o be_v under_o sentence_n of_o death_n and_o such_o as_o be_v under_o any_o prospect_n of_o it_o from_o the_o long_a suffering_n and_o gracious_a but_o most_o righteous_a god_n three_o question_n resolve_v brief_o and_o plain_o viz._n 1._o what_o conception_n ought_v we_o to_o have_v of_o the_o bless_a god_n 2._o what_o be_v those_o truth_n whereof_o the_o knowledge_n appear_v most_o indispensable_o necessary_a unto_o our_o salvation_n and_o therefore_o to_o be_v first_o and_o most_o learn_v by_o we_o 3._o what_o be_v the_o change_n wrought_v in_o a_o man_n by_o god_n h._n word_n and_o spirit_n before_o he_o can_v safe_o conclude_v himself_o pass_v from_o death_n to_o life_n be_v the_o sum_n of_o three_o sermon_n the_o christian_a temper_n or_o the_o quiet_a state_n of_o mind_n that_o god_n servant_n labour_v for_o set_a forth_o in_o a_o sermon_n at_o the_o funeral_n of_o mrs._n ursula_n collins_n a_o seasonable_a question_n plain_o resolve_v viz._n what_o be_v we_o to_o judge_v of_o their_o spiritual_a estate_n who_o neglect_v the_o lord_n supper_n and_o what_o be_v that_o discern_a of_o the_o lord_n body_n in_o it_o without_o which_o man_n do_v eat_v and_o drink_v their_o own_o damnation_n the_o christian_n earnest_a expectation_n and_o long_v for_o the_o glorious_a appear_v of_o the_o great_a god_n and_o our_o saviour_n jesus_n christ_n set_a forth_o in_o a_o discourse_n occasion_v by_o the_o decease_n of_o that_o excellent_a christian_a and_o minister_n of_o christ_n mr._n noah_n webb_n late_o of_o sandhurst_n in_o the_o county_n of_o berks._n finis_fw-la in_o answer_n to_o this_o question_n see_v 3_o opinion_n in_o dr._n tuckney_n thesis_n &_o praet_fw-la theol._n ubi_fw-la videa_n praeclare_fw-la furius_fw-la disputata_fw-la p._n 269._o ad_fw-la p._n 292._o