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in_o ordinance_n o_o let_v i_o have_v christ_n or_o else_o they_o will_v be_v poor_a empty_a well_n without_o water_n cloud_n without_o rain_n to_o my_o soul_n second_o he_o will_v tell_v you_o it_o be_v not_o only_o vain_a and_o foolish_a but_o altogether_o unprofitable_a say_v the_o apostle_n what_o i_o count_v gain_v i_o find_v loss_n what_o will_v it_o profit_v a_o man_n to_o gain_v the_o whole_a world_n and_o lose_v his_o own_o soul_n mat._n 16.26_o say_v the_o apostle_n what_o i_o count_v gain_v i_o find_v loss_n alas_o what_o profit_n shall_v i_o have_v of_o my_o education_n and_o learning_n i_o think_v once_o i_o be_v as_o happy_a as_o another_o and_o a_o little_a duty_n will_v make_v i_o happy_a for_o ever_o but_o i_o see_v without_o christ_n i_o be_o undo_v for_o ever_o i_o think_v if_o i_o give_v god_n something_o of_o his_o due_n if_o i_o do_v some_o duty_n and_o be_v something_o beyond_o the_o vain_a world_n i_o shall_v be_v happy_a but_o i_o see_v nothing_o will_v do_v or_o can_v profit_v i_o without_o christ_n for_o without_o i_o live_v in_o christ_n i_o can_v enjoy_v christ_n i_o can_v enjoy_v grace_n in_o christ_n righteousness_n in_o christ_n faith_n in_o christ_n three_o i_o see_v all_o my_o duty_n be_v poor_a worthless_a thing_n out_o of_o christ_n i_o think_v to_o have_v pray_v my_o way_n to_o heaven_n but_o i_o see_v all_o my_o duty_n be_v dross_n and_o dung_n let_v i_o not_o meet_v one_o of_o they_o without_o christ_n i_o have_v lose_v my_o prayer_n and_o my_o soul_n have_v not_o i_o be_v ship_v in_o christ_n have_v i_o not_o have_v christ_n to_o be_v my_o all_o and_o in_o all_o i_o see_v all_o will_v have_v be_v unprofitable_a if_o i_o have_v not_o have_v christ_n prayer_n sabbath_n hear_v what_o be_v all_o my_o hear_v if_o i_o have_v not_o christ_n so_o also_o the_o supper_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o other_o duty_n what_o will_v they_o be_v to_o i_o without_o christ_n they_o will_v be_v as_o white_v sepulcher_n which_o within_o be_v full_a 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