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or_o burdensome_a but_o sin_n and_o extravagance_n be_v the_o diversion_n and_o business_n of_o both_o o_o my_o soul_n come_v not_o thou_o into_o their_o secret_n unto_o their_o assembly_n my_o honour_n be_v not_o thou_o unite_v but_o thy_o friendship_n sweet_a jesus_n be_v that_o my_o soul_n belong_v for_o if_o thou_o be_v my_o friend_n i_o need_v no_o more_o thou_o be_v more_o than_o all_o the_o friend_n i_o have_v in_o the_o world_n wherever_o i_o be_o be_v thou_o my_o friend_n while_o i_o live_v when_o i_o die_v when_o i_o leave_v this_o world_n and_o when_o my_o soul_n must_v appear_v before_o thy_o tribunal_n and_o i_o shall_v never_o be_v confound_v 13._o and_o pilate_n when_o he_o have_v call_v together_o the_o chief_a priest_n and_o the_o ruler_n and_o the_o people_n he_o call_v both_o priest_n and_o people_n together_o because_o they_o be_v of_o one_o mind_n man_n agree_v more_o in_o sin_n than_o in_o goodness_n and_o wickedness_n unite_v they_o more_o than_o religion_n o_o 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every_o nation_n whosoever_o serve_v thou_o and_o work_v righteousness_n be_v accept_v of_o thou_o as_o poor_a as_o mean_v as_o inconsiderable_a as_o i_o be_o yet_o if_o my_o heart_n be_v upright_o towards_o thou_o thou_o will_v receive_v i_o and_o love_v i_o oh_o give_v i_o such_o a_o heart_n as_o thou_o delight_v to_o dwell_v in_o and_o if_o thou_o be_v in_o i_o i_o shall_v possess_v a_o treasure_n which_o the_o moth_n can_v corrupt_v and_o thief_n can_v steal_v away_o 39_o and_o one_o of_o the_o malefactor_n which_o be_v hang_v rail_v on_o he_o say_v if_o thou_o be_v christ_n save_v thyself_o what_o rudeness_n be_v this_o strange_a that_o his_o misery_n shall_v not_o make_v the_o wretch_n more_o modest_a but_o his_o concern_v be_v only_o for_o this_o present_a life_n all_o that_o he_o desire_v be_v to_o be_v free_a from_o his_o present_a pain_n that_o he_o may_v pursue_v his_o sensual_a inclination_n as_o former_o how_o may_v a_o man_n sensuality_n be_v know_v by_o his_o talk_n o_o 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a_o charitable_a neighbour_n how_o have_v thou_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o gall_n and_o wormwood_n and_o what_o hard_a thought_n have_v thou_o entertain_v of_o the_o kind_n monitor_n call_v he_o either_o faucy_a or_o meddle_v with_o thing_n that_o do_v not_o concern_v he_o and_o how_o often_o have_v thou_o let_v thy_o neighbour_n sleep_n and_o rest_n in_o his_o sin_n when_o thy_o fraternal_a correption_n may_v have_v rouse_v he_o from_o his_o slumber_n oh_o be_v humble_v for_o this_o great_a omission_n and_o when_o a_o malefactor_n on_o the_o cross_n think_v himself_o oblige_v not_o to_o suffer_v sin_n upon_o his_o neighbour_n be_v not_o thou_o backward_o to_o save_v a_o soul_n from_o death_n 41._o and_o we_o indeed_o just_o for_o we_o receive_v the_o due_a reward_n of_o our_o deed_n but_o this_o man_n have_v do_v nothing_o amiss_o a_o humble_a acknowledgement_n of_o our_o sin_n and_o demerit_n be_v the_o way_n to_o god_n bosom_n this_o be_v the_o first_o discovery_n of_o this_o poor_a 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