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out_o and_o no_o time_n spend_v but_o bring_v in_o double_a gain_n both_o in_o this_o life_n and_o in_o the_o life_n to_o come_v very_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o say_v our_o saviour_n christ_n mark_n chapter_n 10._o verse_n 29._o there_o be_v no_o man_n that_o have_v forsake_v house_n or_o brethren_n or_o sister_n or_o father_n or_o mother_n or_o wife_n or_o child_n or_o land_n for_o my_o sake_n and_o the_o gospel_n but_o he_o shall_v receive_v a_o hundred_o fold_n now_o at_o this_o present_a house_n and_o brethren_n and_o sister_n and_o mother_n and_o child_n &_o land_n with_o persecution_n and_o in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v eternal_a life_n o_o if_o man_n will_v serve_v the_o lord_n what_o plenty_n of_o all_o good_a thing_n shall_v we_o enjoy_v 3.10_o prove_v i_o now_o herewith_o say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n if_o i_o will_v not_o open_v the_o window_n of_o heaven_n unto_o you_o and_o power_n you_o out_o a_o blessing_n without_o measure_n malac._n 3_o again_o 48.18_o isaiah_n 48._o oh_o that_o thou_o have_v hearken_v unto_o my_o commandment_n than_o have_v thy_o prosperity_n be_v as_o the_o flood_n and_o thy_o righteousness_n as_o the_o wave_n of_o the_o sea_n furthermore_o the_o prophet_n david_n use_v most_o excellent_a similitude_n to_o set_v forth_o this_o estate_n worthy_a of_o due_a meditation_n 92._o psal._n 92._o the_o horn_n of_o the_o righteous_a shall_v be_v exalt_v like_o unicorn_n they_o shall_v be_v anoint_v with_o fresh_a oil_n they_o shall_v flourish_v like_o a_o palm_n tree_n they_o shall_v grow_v like_o a_o cedar_n in_o lebanon_n they_o shall_v be_v fat_a and_o flourish_a and_o they_o shall_v bring_v forth_o fruit_n in_o their_o age_n that_o be_v they_o shall_v have_v a_o power_n even_o above_o nature_n lo_o thus_o shall_v the_o man_n be_v bless_v that_o serve_v the_o lord_n and_o man_n shall_v say_v very_o there_o be_v fruit_n for_o the_o righteous_a 6._o the_o six_o and_o last_o motive_n to_o stir_v we_o up_o to_o this_o industry_n in_o god_n 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