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ver_fw-la 12._o and_o now_o friend_n what_o think_v you_o of_o die_v in_o sin_n i_o may_v say_v to_o you_o and_o to_o myself_o what_o the_o prophet_n speak_v amos_n 3.8_o the_o lion_n have_v roar_v who_o will_v not_o fear_v the_o lord_n god_n have_v speak_v who_o can_v but_o prophesy_v death_n 2._o wilderness_n death_n a_o double_a death_n second_o die_v in_o the_o wilderness_n do_v best_a represent_v the_o double_a death_n of_o sin_n if_o a_o man_n die_v on_o his_o bed_n yea_o among_o his_o enemy_n yet_o do_v he_o die_v but_o once_o his_o body_n be_v bury_v and_o return_n unto_o the_o dust_n in_o peace_n from_o whence_o it_o come_v but_o if_o a_o man_n perish_v in_o the_o wilderness_n where_o body_n and_o soul_n be_v part_v a_o sunder_o his_o carcase_n also_o be_v rend_v in_o piece_n and_o be_v rend_v be_v devour_v of_o wild_a beast_n and_o so_o find_v as_o it_o be_v a_o live_a grave_n and_o do_v you_o not_o know_v that_o such_o a_o grave_n be_v hell_n the_o lord_n threaten_v it_o 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name_n to_o live_v but_o be_v dead_a rev._n 3.1_o and_o god_n say_v express_o jer._n 7.4_o trust_v you_o not_o in_o lie_v word_n say_v the_o temple_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o temple_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o temple_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v these_o that_o be_v lean_a not_o to_o this_o if_o you_o do_v you_o will_v find_v it_o a_o lie_n it_o will_v deceive_v you_o &_o vers_fw-la 8._o behold_v you_o trust_v in_o lie_v word_n that_o can_v profit_v nay_o read_v that_o tremendous_a passage_n amos_n 6.1_o woe_n be_v unto_o they_o that_o be_v at_o ease_n in_o zion_n that_o trust_v in_o the_o mountain_n of_o samaria_n that_o be_v name_v the_o chief_a of_o the_o nation_n unto_o who_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n come_v etc._n etc._n sir_n it_o be_v privilege_n unspeakable_a and_o bless_v be_v they_o that_o dwell_v in_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n but_o if_o there_o be_v any_o of_o you_o that_o shall_v grow_v lazy_a and_o at_o ease_n because_o they_o be_v in_o zion_n in_o a_o churchway_n and_o 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that_o be_v thorough_o solicitous_a to_o be_v rid_v of_o its_o weakness_n which_o can_v only_o be_v by_o weariness_n be_v fit_a to_o sit_v down_o upon_o this_o well_o of_o live_a water_n for_o jesus_n himself_o also_o be_v weary_a according_a to_o the_o flesh_n sit_v down_o upon_o the_o well_o joh._n 4.6_o till_o hagar_n be_v weary_v as_o well_o as_o weaken_v in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o beershebah_a the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n never_o open_v her_o eye_n nor_o discover_v unto_o she_o the_o well_o of_o water_n gen._n 21._o from_o the_o 14._o to_o the_o 19_o so_o until_o soul_n be_v weary_a of_o the_o wilderness_n of_o sin_n as_o well_o as_o weaken_v in_o it_o &_o by_o it_o the_o lord_n will_v never_o reveal_v unto_o they_o those_o refreshment_n that_o be_v from_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o hand_n and_o dispensation_n of_o the_o angel_n of_o his_o presence_n weary_a first_o prove_v after_o open_v proof_n 1._o in_o that_o god_n the_o fountain_n be_v only_o open_a 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