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and_o drive_v back_o into_o thy_o own_o heart_n and_o therefore_o 4._o consider_v what_o awake_v have_v thou_o thou_o awake_v not_o into_o the_o mild_a and_o cheerful_a light_n of_o that_o bless_a day_n wherein_o the_o saint_n of_o the_o most_o high_a hold_v their_o solemn_a joyful_a triumph_n but_o thou_o awake_v into_o that_o great_a and_o terrible_a day_n of_o the_o lord_n do_v thou_o desire_v it_o for_o what_o end_n be_v it_o to_o thou_o a_o day_n of_o darkness_n and_o not_o light_a a_o gloomy_a and_o a_o stormy_a day_n the_o day_n of_o thy_o birth_n be_v not_o a_o more_o hateful_a than_o this_o be_v a_o dreadful_a day_n thou_o awake_v and_o be_v beset_v with_o terror_n present_o apprehend_v and_o drag_v before_o thy_o glorious_a severe_a judge_n and_o thence_o into_o eternal_a torment_n o_o happy_a thou_o may_v thou_o never_o awake_v may_v the_o grave_n conceal_v and_o its_o more_o silent_a darkness_n cover_v thou_o for_o ever_o but_o since_o thou_o must_v awake_v then_o how_o much_o more_o happy_a be_v thou_o if_o thou_o will_v suffer_v thyself_o to_o be_v awaken_v now_o what_o to_o lose_v and_o endure_v so_o much_o because_o thou_o will_v not_o now_o a_o little_a bestir_v thyself_o and_o look_v about_o thou_o sure_o thy_o conscience_n tell_v thou_o thou_o be_v urge_v but_o to_o what_o be_v possible_a and_o lawful_a and_o hopeful_a and_o necessary_a methinks_v if_o thou_o be_v a_o man_n and_o not_o a_o stone_n if_o thou_o have_v a_o reasonable_a soul_n about_o thou_o thou_o shall_v present_o fall_v to_o work_v and_o rather_o spend_v thy_o day_n in_o serious_a thought_n and_o prayer_n and_o tear_n than_o run_v the_o hazard_n of_o lose_v sotranscendent_a a_o glory_n and_o of_o suffer_a misery_n which_o as_o now_o thou_o be_v little_a able_a to_o conceive_v thou_o will_v then_o be_v less_o able_a to_o endure_v chap._n xviii_o rule_n 4._o direct_v to_o the_o endeavour_n of_o a_o gradual_a improvement_n in_o such_o a_o disposedness_n of_o spirit_n as_o shall_v be_v find_v in_o any_o measure_n already_o attain_v towards_o this_o blessedness_n that_o it_o be_v blessedness_n begin_v which_o dispose_v to_o the_o consummate_v state_n of_o it_o that_o we_o be_v therefore_o to_o endeavour_v the_o daily_a increase_n of_o our_o present_a knowledge_n of_o god_n conformity_n to_o he_o and_o the_o satisfiednesse_n of_o our_o spirit_n therein_o that_o when_o we_o find_v ourselves_o in_o any_o disposition_n towards_o this_o blessedness_n rule_n we_o endeavour_v a_o gradual_a improvement_n therein_o to_o get_v the_o habitual_a temper_n of_o our_o spirit_n make_v daily_o more_o suitable_a to_o it_o we_o must_v still_o remember_v we_o have_v not_o yet_o attain_v and_o must_v therefore_o continue_v press_v forward_o to_o this_o mark_n for_o the_o prize_n of_o the_o high_a call_n of_o god_n in_o christ_n jesus_n 14._o that_o prize_n not_o price_n 〈◊〉_d as_o we_o common_o misread_v it_o in_o our_o bibles_n of_o which_o the_o apostle_n here_o speak_v be_v as_o may_v be_v see_v by_o look_v back_o to_o v_o 8_o 9_o etc._n etc._n the_o same_o with_o the_o blessedness_n in_o the_o text._n such_o a_o knowledge_n of_o christ_n as_o shall_v infer_v at_o last_o his_o participation_n with_o he_o in_o his_o state_n of_o glory_n or_o of_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a this_o be_v the_o ultimate_a term_n the_o scope_n or_o end_n of_o that_o high_a call_n of_o god_n in_o christ_n 10._o so_o it_o be_v also_o state_v elsewhere_o who_o have_v call_v we_o into_o his_o eternal_a glory_n by_o christ_n jesus_n now_o we_o shall_v therefore_o frequent_o recount_v how_o far_o short_a we_o be_v of_o this_o glory_n and_o stir_v up_o our_o soul_n to_o more_o vigorous_a endeavour_n in_o order_n to_o it_o our_o suitableness_n to_o this_o blessedness_n stand_v in_o our_o have_v the_o element_n and_o first_o principle_n of_o it_o in_o we_o it_o be_v glory_n only_o that_o fit_v for_o glory_n some_o previous_a sight_n and_o impression_n of_o it_o and_o a_o 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