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watchful_a ready_a servant_n who_o upon_o any_o call_n or_o knock_v can_v go_v out_o to_o open_v to_o your_o lord_n and_o to_o meet_v your_o bridegroom_n study_n christ_n word_n luk._n 12.35.36_o 37._o and_o practise_v his_o counsel_n which_o he_o there_o give_v in_o this_o particular_a 7._o weigh_v soul-work_n and_o all_o w.s.w._n w.s.w._n in_o the_o balance_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n lest_o when_o thou_o come_v to_o be_v weigh_v at_o the_o night_n of_o death_n thou_o be_v find_v to_o have_v deceive_v thyself_o and_o be_v too_o light_a many_o never_o put_v their_o soul_n into_o the_o balance_n to_o see_v whether_o or_o no_o that_o be_v not_o as_o belshazar_n find_v want_v and_o too_o light_a other_o never_o weigh_v their_o work_n or_o word_n etc._n etc._n but_o do_v thou_o try_v all_o by_o weight_n allow_v grain_n for_o infirmity_n which_o god_n permit_v certain_o it_o will_v be_v a_o dreadful_a word_n if_o it_o be_v say_v to_o thou_o in_o the_o night_n thou_o be_v to_o die_v as_o it_o 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by_o faith_n and_o hug_v with_o delight_n make_v death_n very_o pleasant_a the_o sun_n never_o set_v clear_a in_o the_o fair_a even_n when_o it_o come_v to_o its_o western_a point_n than_o the_o soul_n can_v and_o do_v when_o it_o lie_v down_o with_o christ_n in_o his_o arm_n and_o go_v with_o he_o as_o it_o be_v in_o his_o bosom_n to_o his_o burial_n chap._n vii_o the_o last_o quarter_n of_o a_o christian_n practice_n according_a to_o his_o compass_n i_o have_v thus_o run_v over_o three_o quarter_n of_o my_o compass_n i_o must_v now_o finish_v the_o four_o yet_o i_o desire_v my_o reader_n to_o stay_v and_o to_o proceed_v no_o further_o till_o he_o have_v well_o learn_v the_o former_a the_o point_n of_o our_o christian_a compass_n be_v not_o so_o soon_o learn_v as_o our_o sea-compass_n be_v but_o yet_o to_o finish_v this_o i_o shall_v mention_v and_o pray_v mind_n well_o these_o eight_o point_n of_o our_o last_o quarter_n 1._o whatsoever_o thy_o condition_n be_v in_o this_o world_n 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