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the_o great_a change_n discourse_v of_o in_o a_o funeral_n sermon_n occasion_v by_o the_o death_n of_o mrs._n martha_n thompson_n late_a wife_n of_o captain_n william_n thompson_n in_o wapping_n on_o job_n 14._o 14._o all_o the_o day_n of_o my_o appoint_a time_n will_v i_o wait_v till_o my_o change_n come_v the_o good_a of_o affliction_n psalm_n 119._o 71._o it_o be_v good_a for_o i_o that_o i_o have_v be_v afflict_v that_o i_o may_v learn_v thy_o statute_n though_o i_o appear_v not_o in_o the_o face_n of_o this_o assembly_n as_o one_o rise_v from_o the_o dead_a yet_o as_o one_o raise_v from_o the_o very_a brink_n of_o the_o grave_a and_o be_o again_o send_v to_o preach_v the_o word_n of_o life_n the_o gospel_n of_o salvation_n since_o i_o be_v last_o in_o this_o place_n i_o have_v be_v bring_v very_o near_o to_o another_o world_n and_o when_o i_o have_v a_o clear_a view_n of_o it_o i_o find_v that_o god_n be_v all_o and_o that_o all_o this_o world_n be_v nothing_o less_o than_o 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