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preacher_n against_o the_o king_n be_v not_o michaiah_n carge_v by_o the_o king_n to_o be_v one_o that_o bear_v ill_a will_n to_o the_o king_n be_v not_o this_o the_o very_a lot_n of_o christ_n himself_o suffer_v not_o that_o righteous_a one_o as_o a_o blasphemer_n and_o as_o a_o enemy_n to_o caesar_n shall_v i_o be_v deter_v from_o follow_v my_o master_n from_o drink_n of_o the_o cup_n whereof_o my_o dear_a redeemer_n have_v begin_v from_o travel_v in_o the_o beat_a road_n of_o all_o god_n prophet_n the_o very_a way_n prescribe_v by_o the_o lord_n himself_o have_v not_o the_o lord_n christ_n declare_v humane_a rage_n and_o reproach_n to_o attend_v all_o who_o faithful_o reveal_v his_o will_n and_o man_n sin_n be_v not_o unjust_a reproach_n in_o my_o death_n part_n of_o christ_n cross_n and_o my_o crown_n why_o then_o do_v i_o dread_a and_o decline_v it_o if_o i_o be_v reproach_v for_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n i_o be_o happy_a 4.14_o 1_o pet._n 4.14_o the_o spirit_n of_o glory_n 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evidence_n of_o the_o vanity_n of_o these_o delight_n sinful_a sinful_a it_o be_v well_o if_o i_o can_v say_v these_o pleasure_n be_v only_o sensible_a my_o soul_n have_v on_o woeful_a experience_n find_v they_o the_o pleasure_n of_o sin_n 11.25_o heb._n 11.25_o not_o only_o the_o reward_n but_o also_o the_o cause_n of_o sin_n i_o never_o can_v possess_v they_o without_o sin_n i_o have_v in_o this_o respect_n pay_v full_a dear_a for_o all_o the_o pleasure_n i_o have_v enjoy_v under_o the_o sun_n they_o have_v steal_v too_o much_o of_o my_o heart_n and_o affection_n they_o have_v eat_v into_o and_o eat_v up_o too_o much_o of_o my_o precious_a time_n they_o have_v
death_n my_o terror_n my_o trouble_v this_o remove_v will_v transmit_v i_o into_o a_o station_n not_o more_o permanent_a than_o glorious_a i_o be_o remove_v to_o a_o better_a house_n yea_o to_o possess_v a_o kingdom_n a_o kingdom_n not_o like_o the_o kingdom_n of_o this_o world_n not_o a_o narrow_a empty_a envy_v distract_a divide_a shake_v sinful_a transient_a and_o temporal_a kingdom_n not_o a_o kingdom_n subject_a to_o war_n tumult_n fire_n famine_n pestilence_n ruin_n and_o desolation_n and_o yet_o with_o ambition_n man_n do_v seek_v with_o joy_n they_o remove_v into_o with_o difficulty_n and_o danger_n they_o obtain_v these_o miserable_a earthly_a kingdom_n but_o my_o kingdom_n to_o which_o i_o shall_v pass_v be_v a_o spiritual_a heavenly_a unshaken_a unite_a ample_a abundant_a undefiled_a undisturbed_a peaceable_a and_o everlasting_a kingdom_n not_o subject_a to_o any_o invasion_n or_o usurpation_n to_o any_o confusion_n or_o commotion_n to_o any_o mutation_n or_o violent_a 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the_o lord_n vineyard_n it_o be_v very_o true_a and_o this_o can_v but_o reduce_v i_o to_o a_o strait_a and_o put_v i_o to_o a_o stand_v what_o to_o choose_v for_o if_o i_o live_v in_o the_o flesh_n the_o church_n will_v reap_v the_o fruit_n of_o my_o labour_n that_o i_o abide_v in_o the_o flesh_n be_v for_o they_o more_o profitable_a 23._o phil._n 1.22_o 23._o nevertheless_o for_o i_o to_o die_v be_v gain_v i_o shall_v be_v hereby_o ease_v of_o the_o charge_n and_o care_n of_o immortal_a soul_n of_o the_o pain_n and_o burden_n of_o my_o ministry_n of_o the_o fear_n and_o danger_n which_o attend_v my_o duty_n of_o the_o toil_n and_o travel_v of_o all_o my_o labour_n and_o of_o the_o tire_a brunt_n of_o my_o work_a day_n all_o which_o have_v make_v i_o often_o wish_v my_o day_n be_v enden_fw-ge and_o that_o my_o night_n be_v come_v there_o be_v twelve_o hour_n in_o the_o day_n 11.9_o joh._n 11.9_o wherein_o man_n work_v and_o then_o come_v the_o night_n wherein_o no_o man_n work_v my_o 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