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of_o the_o fruit_n 39_o med._n at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o year_n when_o i_o receive_v in_o the_o crop_n the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n for_o which_o i_o have_v labour_v and_o for_o which_o i_o have_v long_o wait_v i_o begin_v to_o consider_v what_o a_o poor_a reward_n this_o be_v for_o all_o my_o labour_n if_o i_o must_v expect_v no_o more_o and_o what_o a_o sad_a condition_n poor_a labour_a man_n be_v in_o that_o moil_n and_o toil_n and_o cark_n and_o care_n and_o have_v much_o ado_n for_o bread_n to_o eat_v and_o clothes_n to_o put_v on_o and_o this_o be_v their_o all_o yea_o they_o run_v in_o arrear_n to_o god_n for_o this_o also_o and_o be_v like_a to_o be_v cast_v into_o prison_n for_o ever_o and_o yet_o we_o may_v see_v the_o folly_n of_o the_o most_o they_o take_v no_o care_n for_o any_o other_o riches_n but_o frame_n to_o themselves_o a_o poor_a pitiful_a happiness_n in_o these_o and_o be_v never_o like_a to_o have_v any_o pleasure_n here_o or_o hereafter_o but_o what_o 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sincerity_n and_o i_o shall_v then_o bear_v thou_o fruit_n upon_o a_o great_a tree_n spoil_v other_o under_o it_o 80._o med._n when_o i_o consider_v the_o forementioned_a tree_n that_o make_v such_o a_o pompous_a and_o promise_a show_n and_o be_v grow_v top-heavy_a and_o yet_o fruitless_a and_o worthless_a when_o many_o small_a shrub_n yield_v a_o plentiful_a increase_n i_o consider_v it_o further_o and_o observe_v this_o be_v not_o all_o for_o i_o plain_o see_v that_o it_o be_v a_o enemy_n to_o all_o that_o grow_v near_o it_o and_o none_o prosper_v about_o it_o for_o in_o overshaddow_a they_o or_o drop_v upon_o they_o it_o render_v all_o that_o be_v within_o the_o reach_n of_o it_o either_o barren_a or_o at_o least_o not_o so_o fruitful_a as_o those_o that_o grow_v at_o a_o great_a distance_n this_o observation_n help_v i_o
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religious_a duty_n without_o witness_n haply_o for_o fear_n god_n shall_v deny_v what_o he_o have_v receive_v from_o they_o they_o be_v like_o rot_a wood_n they_o shine_v in_o the_o night_n but_o look_v upon_o they_o in_o the_o day_n and_o you_o will_v find_v the_o cheat_n they_o be_v like_o the_o red_a and_o blue_a flower_n in_o the_o cornfield_n fine_a to_o look_v upon_o good_a for_o little_a but_o to_o pester_v the_o corn_n they_o be_v like_o candle_n they_o usual_o go_v out_o in_o a_o offensive_a snuff_n they_o be_v saint_n abroad_o and_o devil_n at_o home_n and_o usual_o more_o dangerous_a when_o they_o appear_v like_o saint_n then_o when_o they_o show_v themselves_o in_o their_o colour_n and_o act_v the_o devil_n part_v bare-faced_n but_o doubtless_o these_o be_v not_o the_o man_n that_o god_n will_v accept_v nor_o this_o be_v not_o the_o service_n he_o require_v he_o be_v a_o spirit_n and_o will_v be_v worship_v in_o spirit_n and_o in_o truth_n yea_o the_o father_n seek_v such_o 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fuller_n soap_n who_o can_v stand_v before_o this_o burn_a the_o lamp_n of_o profession_n may_v light_v a_o man_n to_o death_n near_o to_o heaven_n oh_o my_o soul_n thou_o have_v make_v profession_n of_o religion_n a_o long_a time_n what_o fruit_n do_v thou_o bring_v forth_o if_o thou_o have_v nothing_o but_o tear_n thou_o may_v expect_v that_o christ_n shall_v say_v to_o thou_o as_o to_o the_o fruitless_a figtree_n never_o fruit_n grow_v more_o on_o thou_o for_o ever_o or_o if_o thy_o fruit_n be_v bad_a it_o will_v not_o be_v long_o but_o thou_o will_v be_v cut_v down_o what_o cause_n have_v thou_o to_o fear_v that_o be_v so_o sensible_a of_o so_o much_o unsavoury_a and_o rot_a fruit_n and_o of_o so_o little_a that_o be_v good_a up_o then_o and_o be_v do_v that_o thy_o last_o day_n may_v be_v thy_o best_a day_n and_o thy_o best_a wine_n last_o oh_o my_o good_a god_n though_o hypocrisy_n lodge_v in_o i_o let_v it_o not_o reign_v in_o i_o give_v i_o truth_n in_o the_o inward_a part_n keep_v my_o heart_n sound_a in_o thy_o testimony_n and_o i_o shall_v be_v safe_a upon_o a_o dead_a tree_n 83._o med._n observe_v a_o dead_a tree_n in_o the_o orchard_n that_o have_v neither_o fruit_n nor_o leaf_n and_o so_o be_v neither_o for_o profit_n nor_o pleasure_n for_o fruit_n nor_o ornament_n but_o rather_o a_o encumbrance_n to_o the_o ground_n and_o a_o deformity_n to_o the_o place_n i_o begin_v upon_o this_o observation_n to_o consider_v that_o this_o be_v the_o case_n of_o many_o a_o poor_a dead_a soul_n among_o we_o who_o though_o plant_v in_o god_n vineyard_n hedge_v about_o by_o his_o providence_n and_o water_v with_o the_o dew_n of_o heaven_n and_o manure_v by_o the_o skilful_a vine-dresser_n yet_o remain_v dead_a fruitless_a and_o useless_a and_o have_v do_v so_o many_o year_n and_o have_v do_v nothing_o all_o this_o while_n but_o cumber_v the_o ground_n and_o keep_v a_o room_n and_o do_v but_o grow_v worse_o and_o worse_o and_o every_o day_n more_o fit_a for_o the_o fire_n then_o other_o this_o mind_a i_o of_o god_n mercy_n and_o man_n wickedness_n god_n mercy_n in_o spare_v such_o unprofitable_a wretch_n some_o of_o they_o 50_o or_o 60_o year_n together_o and_o all_o that_o while_o send_v his_o vine-dresser_n to_o dig_v and_o dung_n and_o manure_v they_o from_o year_n to_o year_n that_o never_o yield_v any_o good_a fruit_n in_o their_o life_n and_o man_n wickedness_n that_o will_v not_o be_v win_v upon_o by_o all_o these_o entreaty_n and_o continue_a favour_n that_o be_v so_o hard_o that_o neither_o the_o sun_n nor_o the_o rain_n can_v soften_v neither_o fair_a mean_n nor_o foul_a can_v work_v upon_o they_o and_o to_o this_o day_n do_v yet_o remain_v a_o reproach_n to_o the_o place_n they_o live_v in_o for_o sin_n say_v solomon_n be_v a_o reproach_n to_o any_o people_n pro._n 14.34_o when_o righteousness_n exalt_v a_o nation_n true_a religion_n and_o the_o power_n of_o godliness_n be_v the_o beauty_n and_o bulwark_n of_o a_o nation_n but_o sin_n 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to_o wash_v off_o guilt_n which_o be_v not_o purge_v but_o by_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n or_o the_o fire_n of_o hell_n but_o god_n and_o nature_n begin_v at_o the_o heart_n and_o so_o must_v a_o christian_n that_o will_v be_v cleanse_v o_o jerusalem_n jerusalem_n wash_v thy_o heart_n from_o wickedness_n how_o long_o shall_v vain_a thought_n lodge_v in_o thou_o jer._n 4.14_o cleanse_v your_o hand_n you_o sinner_n and_o purify_v your_o heart_n you_o double_v mind_v jam._n 4.8_o both_o heart_n and_o life_n must_v be_v reform_v but_o reformation_n shall_v begin_v at_o the_o heart_n or_o it_o will_v never_o right_o season_v the_o life_n the_o most_o man_n begin_v reformation_n at_o the_o wrong_a end_n they_o lop_v off_o some_o of_o the_o big_a branch_n of_o sin_n and_o it_o be_v well_o they_o do_v so_o many_o go_v not_o so_o far_o when_o the_o root_n remain_v firm_a and_o untouched_a and_o hence_o it_o be_v it_o quick_o spring_v again_o at_o the_o next_o gale_n of_o opportunity_n or_o 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