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say_v a_o four_o i_o be_v travail_v such_o a_o night_n and_o keep_v my_o way_n till_o at_o length_n a_o light_n flash_v and_o dance_v about_o i_o and_o by_o follow_v the_o light_n i_o lose_v my_o way_n so_o that_o multitude_n of_o way_n falsehood_n of_o guide_n call_v you_o have_v satan_n temptation_n therefore_o call_v the_o come_v on_o of_o darkness_n and_o meet_v with_o fire_n or_o false_a light_n be_v the_o usual_a mean_n of_o our_o bewildring_n and_o sure_o something_a there_o be_v in_o it_o that_o satan_n tempting-mean_n or_o mean_n of_o temptation_n be_v set_v forth_o sometime_o by_o the_o one_o sometime_o by_o the_o other_o for_o instance_n
the_o wilderness_n take_v as_o some_o do_v much_o pain_n to_o go_v far_o down_o into_o it_o alas_o poor_a soul_n it_o be_v down-hil_n way_n thou_o be_v likely_a to_o be_v at_o the_o bottom_n soon_o enough_o even_o in_o the_o low_a hell_n without_o run_v down_o and_o if_o any_o take_v pain_n this_o way_n how_o shall_v this_o condemn_v those_o that_o take_v no_o pain_n the_o other_o way_n 2._o use_v caution_n be_v the_o way_n from_o the_o wilderness_n up_o the_o hill_n take_v heed_n of_o faint_a take_v heed_n of_o fall_v cautino_n 2d_o cautino_n either_o of_o these_o will_v endanger_v your_o tumble_v down_o the_o hill_n again_o 1._o caution_n take_v heed_n of_o faint_v my_o brethren_n faint_v 1._o take_v heed_n of_o faint_v how_o conscious_a be_v we_o to_o ourselves_o how_o ready_a be_v the_o strong_a of_o we_o to_o faint_v in_o those_o forementioned_a uphil_n way_n now_o it_o be_v not_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n that_o any_o shall_v faint_v in_o the_o way_n of_o 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this_o man_n countenance_n we_o that_o be_v physician_n have_v some_o sad_a reason_n to_o give_v he_o over_o jer._n 51.64_o thou_o shall_v say_v thus_o babylon_n shall_v sink_v and_o shall_v not_o rise_v from_o the_o evil_a that_o i_o will_v bring_v upon_o she_o and_o they_o shall_v be_v weary_a she_o have_v weary_v the_o people_n of_o god_n with_o her_o cruelty_n and_o god_n himself_o with_o her_o abomination_n but_o she_o herself_o be_v not_o weary_a well_o say_v god_n thou_o be_v now_o a_o sink_v o_fw-la babylon_n and_o thou_o shall_v be_v weary_a so_o say_v i_o thou_o be_v quick_o a_o sink_n into_o the_o grave_a o_o sinner_n and_o into_o hell_n and_o very_o thou_o shall_v be_v weary_a what_o say_v i_o thou_o be_v sink_v into_o hell_n what_o aboveground_o such_o be_v the_o very_a picture_n of_o hell_n aboveground_o and_o if_o i_o shall_v say_v thou_o be_v a_o hell_n above_o ground_n very_o there_o can_v not_o be_v such_o another_o picture_n of_o hell_n draw_v as_o thou_o be_v who_o 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he_o and_o wherein_o be_v he_o thus_o bless_v that_o come_v to_o learn_v in_o christ_n school_n why_o verse_n 13._o that_o thou_o may_v give_v he_o rest_v from_o the_o time_n of_o trouble_n this_o will_v make_v thou_o a_o goodmend_n for_o the_o soare_v whip_v if_o thou_o learn_v the_o lesson_n of_o christianity_n to_o day_n thou_o shall_v have_v rest_n to_o morrow_n thus_o god_n express_o speak_v concern_v this_o knowledge_n isai_n 28.9_o 10_o 11._o say_v of_o it_o verse_n 12._o this_o be_v the_o rest_n wherewith_o you_o may_v cause_v the_o weary_a to_o rest_v and_o this_o be_v the_o refresh_n and_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v that_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o lord_n christ_n must_v be_v a_o refresh_a knowledge_n to_o the_o soul_n upon_o three_o account_n spiritual_a for_o 1._o it_o be_v a_o spiritual_a first_o it_o be_v a_o spiritual_a therefore_o a_o refresh_a knowledge_n to_o the_o spirit_n it_o be_v a_o knowledge_n of_o spiritual_a thing_n and_o after_o a_o spiritual_a manner_n 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