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occasion_n of_o their_o miscarry_v what_o part_v christ_n &_o that_o hopeful_a young_a man_n in_o the_o gospel_n mat._n 19_o be_v it_o not_o the_o love_n of_o riches_n many_o have_v begin_v well_o in_o their_o youth_n and_o give_v good_a hope_n but_o in_o their_o age_n have_v grow_v cold_a through_o the_o love_n of_o the_o world_n 7._o if_o once_o man_n heart_n begin_v to_o go_v after_o their_o eye_n and_o to_o be_v set_v upon_o the_o world_n twenty_o to_o one_o but_o grace_n go_v to_o decay_v in_o they_o for_o the_o world_n will_v afford_v a_o man_n little_a time_n to_o exercise_v those_o thing_n which_o hold_v up_o the_o life_n of_o grace_n as_o prayer_n reading_z hear_v etc._n etc._n if_o the_o world_n have_v seize_v upon_o the_o heart_n it_o fume_v up_o into_o the_o head_n and_o fill_v the_o brain_n sleep_v and_o wake_v with_o restless_a thought_n which_o way_n to_o compass_v business_n contrive_v thing_n and_o bring_v end_n together_o so_o as_o scarce_o once_o in_o the_o day_n a_o 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