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and_o what_o thou_o shall_v be_v though_o god_n book_n of_o election_n and_o reprobation_n be_v close_v and_o keep_v above_o with_o god_n yet_o thy_o book_n of_o conscience_n that_o be_v open_a and_o keep_v below_o in_o thy_o very_a bosom_n and_o what_o thou_o write_v here_o thou_o shall_v be_v sure_a to_o read_v there_o if_o i_o write_v nothing_o in_o this_o book_n but_o the_o black_a line_n of_o sin_n i_o shall_v find_v nothing_o in_o god_n book_n but_o the_o red_a line_n of_o damnation_n but_o if_o i_o write_v god_n word_n in_o the_o book_n of_o conscience_n i_o may_v be_v sure_a god_n have_v write_v my_o name_n in_o the_o book_n of_o life_n at_o the_o great_a day_n of_o judgement_n when_o all_o book_n shall_v be_v open_v there_o i_o shall_v either_o read_v the_o sweet_a or_o the_o sharp_a line_n i_o will_v therefore_o so_o write_v here_o that_o i_o may_v not_o be_v ashamed_a to_o read_v hereafter_o xv._o meditat._n be_v not_o curious_a to_o search_v into_o the_o secret_n of_o god_n pick_v not_o the_o lock_n where_o he_o have_v allow_v no_o key_n he_o that_o will_v be_v sift_v every_o cloud_n may_v be_v smite_v with_o a_o thunderbolt_n and_o he_o that_o will_v be_v too_o familiar_a with_o god_n secret_n may_v be_v overwhelm_v in_o his_o judgement_n adam_n will_v curious_o increase_v his_o knowledge_n wherefore_o adam_n shameful_o lose_v his_o goodness_n the_o bethshemite_n will_v needs_o pry_v into_o the_o ark_n of_o god_n therefore_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n slay_v above_o fifty_o thousand_o of_o they_o therefore_o hover_v not_o about_o this_o flame_n lest_o we_o scorch_v our_o wing_n for_o my_o part_n see_v god_n have_v make_v i_o his_o steward_n and_o not_o his_o secretary_n i_o will_v careful_o improve_v myself_o by_o what_o we_o have_v reveal_v and_o not_o curious_o inquire_v into_o or_o after_o what_o he_o have_v reserve_v xvi_o meditat._n nothing_o be_v so_o sure_a as_o death_n and_o nothing_o so_o uncertain_a as_o the_o time_n i_o may_v be_v too_o old_a to_o live_v i_o can_v never_o be_v too_o young_a to_o die_v i_o will_v therefore_o live_v every_o hour_n as_o if_o i_o be_v to_o die_v the_o next_o xvii_o meditat._n as_o the_o tree_n fall_v so_o it_o lie_v and_o where_o death_n strike_v down_o there_o god_n lay_v out_o either_o for_o mercy_n or_o misery_n so_o that_o i_o may_v compare_v it_o to_o the_o red_a sea_n if_o i_o go_v in_o a_o israelite_n my_o land_n shall_v be_v in_o glory_n and_o my_o rejoice_v in_o triumph_n to_o see_v all_o my_o enemy_n dead_a upon_o the_o seashore_n but_o if_o i_o go_v in_o a_o egyptian_a if_o i_o be_v on_o this_o side_n the_o cloud_n on_o this_o side_n the_o covenant_n and_o yet_o go_v in_o harden_a among_o the_o troop_n of_o pharaoh_n justice_n shall_v return_v in_o its_o full_a strength_n and_o a_o inundation_n of_o judgement_n shall_v overflow_n my_o soul_n for_o ever_o or_o else_o i_o may_v compare_v it_o to_o the_o sleep_n of_o the_o ten_o virgin_n of_o who_o it_o be_v say_v they_o slumber_v and_o sleep_v we_o shall_v all_o fall_v into_o this_o sleep_n now_o if_o i_o lie_v down_o with_o the_o wise_a i_o shall_v go_v in_o with_o the_o bridegroom_n but_o if_o i_o sleep_v with_o the_o foolish_a without_o oil_n in_o my_o lamp_n without_o grace_n in_o my_o soul_n i_o have_v close_v the_o gate_n of_o mercy_n upon_o my_o soul_n for_o ever_o i_o see_v then_o this_o life_n be_v the_o time_n wherein_o i_o must_v go_v forth_o to_o meet_v the_o lord_n this_o be_v the_o hour_n wherein_o i_o must_v do_v my_o work_n and_o that_o the_o day_n wherein_o i_o must_v be_v judge_v according_a to_o my_o work_n i_o know_v not_o how_o soon_o i_o may_v fall_v into_o this_o sleep_n therefore_o lord_n grant_v that_o i_o live_v every_o day_n in_o thy_o sight_n as_o i_o desire_v to_o appear_v the_o last_o day_n in_o thy_o presence_n xviii_o meditat._n what_o be_v say_v of_o the_o mariner_n in_o respect_n to_o his_o ship_n that_o he_o always_o sail_v within_o four_o inch_n of_o death_n that_o may_v be_v say_v 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their_o grace_n be_v to_o look_v for_o when_o the_o bridegroom_n be_v come_v their_o oil_n be_v to_o buy_v the_o pursuer_fw-mi of_o blood_n be_v upon_o they_o and_o the_o city_n of_o refuge_n not_o so_o much_o as_o think_v of_o by_o they_o in_o a_o word_n the_o seven_o year_n of_o plenty_n be_v waste_v and_o no_o provision_n for_o the_o year_n of_o famine_n time_n be_v spend_v and_o nothing_o lay_v up_o for_o eternity_n i_o will_v therefore_o now_o finish_v every_o work_n i_o have_v to_o do_v that_o to_o die_v may_v be_v the_o last_o work_n i_o have_v to_o finish_v xx._n meditat._n this_o impudent_a age_n of_o we_o be_v grow_v so_o eminent_o uncivil_a that_o it_o be_v now_o a_o day_n count_v one_o of_o the_o great_a shame_n to_o be_v ashamed_a of_o sin_n but_o for_o my_o part_n i_o have_v rather_o be_v account_v the_o world_n fool_n than_o god_n enemy_n xxi_o meditat._n worldling_n thou_o deride_v to_o see_v a_o ceristian_a melt_v at_o the_o word_n tremble_v at_o a_o sin_n i_o tell_v thou_o he_o be_v of_o a_o noble_a carriage_n he_o can_v triumph_v in_o death_n and_o in_o judgement_n it_o be_v not_o the_o king_n of_o fear_n that_o can_v appall_v he_o or_o hell_n itself_o that_o can_v affright_v he_o but_o as_o a_o conqueror_n over_o both_o he_o can_v leave_v the_o world_n with_o a_o smile_n o_o death_n where_o be_v thy_o sting_n o_o hell_n where_o be_v thy_o victory_n that_o be_v his_o triumphant_a valediction_n and_o farewell_n but_o thou_o that_o glory_v so_o much_o because_o thou_o can_v silence_v conscience_n and_o outface_v sin_n i_o tell_v thou_o thou_o be_v of_o a_o base_a