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to_o a_o man_n who_o treasure_n be_v in_o earth_n if_o a_o man_n treasure_n be_v in_o heaven_n his_o mind_n be_v in_o heaven_n hence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o a_o godly_a man_n be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o stranger_n here_o psal_n 39.12_o i_o be_o a_o stranger_n and_o a_o sojourner_n what_o be_v the_o reason_n because_o he_o do_v not_o converse_v here_o as_o in_o his_o country_n but_o seek_v a_o country_n above_o he_o be_v a_o stranger_n here_o travel_v towards_o his_o own_o country_n bernard_n say_v a_o godly_a man_n heart_n be_v in_o heaven_n because_o the_o lord_n dwell_v in_o heaven_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o grace_n be_v call_v glory_n not_o only_o because_o it_o of_o the_o same_o nature_n with_o that_o grace_n which_o a_o man_n in_o glory_n shall_v receive_v the_o the_o perfection_n of_o nor_o only_o because_o it_o be_v a_o pledge_n and_o a_o earnest_n and_o will_v end_v in_o glory_n but_o because_o the_o soul_n immediate_o enter_v into_o glory_n after_o his_o treasure_n for_o 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aim_n and_o bent_n of_o his_o soul_n be_v for_o the_o good_a he_o shall_v receive_v by_o his_o work_n therefore_o the_o scripture_n speak_v of_o a_o double_a heart_n ps_n 12.2_o what_o make_v a_o heart_n a_o a_o double_a heart_n some_o apply_v it_o to_o instability_n in_o opinion_n that_o which_o be_v call_v halt_v between_o two_o opinion_n when_o the_o mind_n be_v in_o suspense_n luke_n 12.20_o be_v not_o of_o doubtful_a mind_n but_o whether_o it_o be_v in_o reference_n to_o opinion_n or_o what_o ever_o it_o be_v the_o mind_n be_v in_o doubt_n and_o he_o be_v double_o mind_v but_o the_o intention_n of_o the_o scripture_n by_o a_o double_a heart_n do_v main_o aim_v at_o the_o intention_n of_o the_o heart_n the_o heart_n go_v not_o always_o one_o way_n but_o sometime_o for_o god_n sometime_o for_o the_o creature_n sometime_o for_o heaven_n sometime_o for_o earth_n when_o man_n have_v not_o a_o single_a eye_n when_o they_o have_v not_o single_a aim_n this_o the_o scripture_n call_v a_o 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