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sun_n but_o if_o a_o man_n â—ive_a many_o year_n and_o rejoice_v in_o they_o all_o yet_o let_v he_o remember_v the_o day_n of_o darkness_n for_o they_o shall_v be_v many_o all_o that_o come_v be_v vanity_n and_o close_o â—nd_v cutting_o apply_v to_o young_a man_n that_o be_v most_o apt_a to_o put_v it_o off_o in_o ver_n 9_o r_o joyâ—â—_n o_o young_a man_n in_o thy_o youth_n and_o let_v thy_o heart_n cheer_v thou_o in_o the_o dâ—yes_n of_o thy_o youth_n and_o walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o thy_o heart_n and_o in_o thy_o sight_n of_o thy_o eye_n but_o know_v thou_o that_o for_o all_o these_o thing_n god_n will_v bring_v thou_o into_o judgement_n we_o have_v â—im_v make_v two_o inference_n or_o exhort_v to_o a_o twofold_a duty_n the_o form_n we_o have_v in_o
disappointment_n will_v be_v the_o issue_n a_o ruinous_a heap_n irreparable_a frustration_n cause_v grief_n and_o desperate_a sorrow_n shall_v be_v the_o harvest_n which_o the_o flourish_a seeds-time_n of_o all_o their_o cunning_n careful_a painful_a please_a promise_a project_n shall_v afford_v they_o you_o may_v see_v how_o the_o awhile_o flourish_a but_o after-withering_a estate_n of_o such_o as_o forget_v god_n be_v describe_v job_n 8.11_o etc._n etc._n and_o frequent_o elsewhere_o in_o scripture_n i_o beseech_v you_o think_v of_o it_o for_o a_o time_n you_o may_v thrive_v without_o god_n in_o the_o world_n the_o more_o you_o forget_v he_o the_o more_o you_o may_v prosper_v and_o the_o more_o you_o prosper_v the_o more_o you_o may_v forget_v he_o as_o too_o many_o time_n man_n do_v they_o feel_v the_o world_n a_o come_n and_o cool_v apace_o godward_o the_o world_n grow_v upon_o they_o and_o god_n grow_v more_o and_o more_o our_o of_o remembrance_n with_o they_o think_v i_o say_v 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find_v a_o time_n to_o remember_v such_o as_o forget_v he_o he_o will_v find_v a_o time_n to_o be_v remember_v and_o sad_o remember_v too_o by_o such_o as_o most_o slight_a he_o god_n will_v have_v his_o glory_n his_o acknowledgement_n he_o will_v fetch_v it_o out_o of_o those_o that_o forget_v and_o disacknowledge_v he_o upon_o earth_n in_o hell_n psal_n 61_o 17._o the_o wicked_a shall_v be_v turn_v into_o hell_n and_o all_o the_o nation_n that_o forget_v god_n then_o and_o there_o god_n will_v be_v right_v he_o will_v come_v ever_o with_o thou_o for_o all_o thy_o neglect_n contempt_n forgetfulness_n of_o he_o and_o cast_v he_o behind_o thy_o back_n prov._n 16.4_o the_o lord_n have_v make_v all_o thing_n for_o himself_o yea_o even_o the_o wicked_a for_o the_o day_n of_o evil_n q._n d._n god_n will_v not_o lose_v his_o labour_n in_o make_v they_o neither_o he_o will_v have_v his_o honour_n out_o of_o they_o too_o in_o their_o perdition_n and_o destruction_n as_o god_n say_v of_o 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