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unto_o thou_o and_o that_o thou_o do_v honour_v he_o with_o thy_o heart_n and_o soul_n what_o experience_n have_v thou_o have_v of_o his_o goodness_n and_o power_n how_o have_v thou_o perform_v thy_o duty_n and_o service_n to_o he_o what_o awful_a reverence_n and_o filial_a fear_n have_v thou_o have_v of_o his_o sacred_a majesty_n when_o thou_o have_v be_v in_o his_o presence_n and_o about_o his_o business_n if_o thy_o conscience_n can_v tell_v thou_o that_o christ_n be_v the_o joy_n of_o thy_o heart_n that_o he_o be_v thy_o lord_n god_n thy_o king_n and_o governor_n then_o he_o have_v set_v up_o his_o sceptre_n of_o righteousness_n in_o thou_o and_o rule_v in_o thy_o heart_n and_o that_o hereafter_o he_o will_v bring_v thou_o to_o his_o eternal_a kingdom_n of_o glory_n if_o the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v thus_o wrought_v in_o thy_o heart_n thou_o will_v find_v a_o conformity_n of_o will_n to_o the_o will_n of_o christ_n thy_o affection_n will_v be_v square_v to_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n to_o love_v that_o which_o he_o love_v and_o to_o hate_v that_o which_o he_o hate_v thy_o sinful_a desire_n will_v be_v restrain_v for_o the_o fear_n and_o dread_n of_o his_o great_a name_n will_v be_v always_o before_o thy_o eye_n and_o the_o love_n of_o he_o will_v constrain_v thou_o to_o obedience_n also_o the_o hardness_n of_o the_o heart_n will_v be_v take_v away_o 27._o ezek._n 36._o 26_o 27._o and_o it_o will_v be_v make_v tender_a and_o flexible_a fit_a to_o receive_v any_o heavenly_a impression_n of_o grace_n our_o advantage_n and_o gain_n by_o christ_n in_o this_o life_n every_o true_a believer_n have_v a_o peculiar_a advantage_n and_o gain_n by_o christ_n more_o than_o unregenerate_a man_n in_o whatsoever_o they_o possess_v though_o these_o have_v more_o of_o earthly_a blessing_n and_o of_o common_a grace_n than_o many_o of_o god_n servant_n yet_o it_o be_v with_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o difference_n for_o by_o christ_n they_o be_v sanctify_v to_o the_o one_o &_o not_o the_o 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