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also_o that_o they_o be_v their_o father_n legacy_n to_o they_o choose_v but_o warm_a the_o heart_n yea_o the_o thought_n of_o death_n as_o it_o be_v a_o messenger_n send_v from_o god_n to_o bring_v we_o to_o glory_n and_o set_v a_o end_n to_o all_o our_o misery_n will_v hardly_o be_v much_o sweeten_v for_o many_o dismal_a apprehension_n may_v a_o unprepared_a soul_n well_o have_v of_o death_n but_o to_o the_o other_o the_o sting_n be_v take_v out_o 1_o cor._n 15.55_o in_o a_o word_n happy_a be_v the_o condition_n of_o a_o prepare_a soul_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v our_o interest_n to_o prepare_v for_o it_o thus_o madam_n have_v show_v what_o improvement_n we_o may_v and_o aught_o to_o make_v of_o such_o sad_a providence_n as_o be_v now_o under_o our_o consideration_n the_o last_o i_o mention_v be_v prepare_v for_o our_o own_o death_n and_o oh_o that_o myself_o be_v effectual_o persuade_v so_o to_o do_v by_o the_o convince_a motive_n i_o have_v lay_v down_o i_o shall_v add_v some_o 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ever_o it_o appear_v in_o the_o word_n or_o action_n as_o joseph_n that_o will_v not_o hearken_v to_o his_o mistress_n nor_o he_o in_o the_o house_n with_o she_o now_o this_o be_v the_o course_n that_o we_o must_v take_v if_o we_o will_v kill_v sin_n and_o we_o must_v be_v sure_a to_o begin_v reformation_n at_o the_o right_a end_n purge_v the_o fountain_n that_o the_o stream_n may_v be_v clear_a stock_n up_o the_o root_n of_o sin_n that_o the_o tree_n may_v die_v make_v clean_o the_o inside_n that_o the_o outside_n may_v be_v clean_o also_o mat._n 15.19_o &_o 12.34_o the_o heart_n be_v the_o source_n of_o sin_n and_o the_o fountain_n of_o folly_n and_o swarm_n with_o lust_n as_o a_o carrion_n with_o vermin_n inward_a bleed_v will_v kill_v as_o well_o as_o outward_a and_o from_o within_o wickedness_n proceed_v but_o a_o man_n be_v never_o fit_a to_o die_v till_o sin_n be_v kill_v and_o the_o heart_n cleanse_v 3_o dir._n the_o world_n also_o be_v a_o enemy_n that_o must_v be_v subdue_v 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he_o to_o the_o world_n it_o care_v not_o a_o pin_n for_o i_o and_o i_o care_v not_o a_o rush_n for_o it_o there_o be_v no_o more_o delight_n in_o it_o in_o my_o account_n than_o there_o be_v in_o a_o dead_a carcase_n have_v it_o we_o may_v use_v it_o we_o must_v but_o love_v it_o we_o may_v not_o it_o hang_v out_o her_o two_o breast_n strumpet_n like_a of_o profit_n and_o pleasure_n but_o the_o apostle_n have_v no_o mind_n to_o suck_v at_o these_o botch_n and_o if_o we_o will_v die_v well_o let_v we_o imitate_v he_o that_o have_v learn_v to_o die_v daily_o and_o get_v our_o affection_n as_o much_o wean_v from_o the_o world_n as_o possible_o may_v be_v and_o set_v upon_o heavenly_a thing_n or_o it_o be_v ten_o to_o one_o it_o will_v speak_v to_o we_o in_o the_o word_n of_o peter_n to_o christ_n save_v thyself_o whenever_o we_o shall_v come_v to_o suffer_v any_o thing_n for_o christ_n we_o may_v find_v what_o a_o snare_n it_o will_v be_v to_o we_o as_o to_o the_o young_a man_n mat._n 19.22_o that_o bid_v fair_a for_o christ_n till_o the_o world_n come_v and_o break_v the_o bargain_n he_o come_v to_o christ_n hasty_o and_o depart_v heavy_o when_o he_o must_v part_v with_o his_o riches_n he_o choose_v rather_o to_o part_v with_o christ_n and_o if_o heaven_n will_v be_v have_v upon_o no_o cheap_a term_n let_v he_o keep_v it_o to_o himself_o those_o that_o have_v the_o god_n of_o this_o world_n lively_o portray_v upon_o the_o soul_n be_v not_o fit_a for_o another_o world_n such_o as_o these_o will_v say_v with_o cardinal_n bembus_n they_o will_v not_o leave_v their_o part_n in_o paris_n for_o their_o part_n in_o paradâ—ce_n judas_n and_o demas_n may_v witness_v this_o truth_n when_o the_o affection_n be_v forestall_v and_o set_v upon_o other_o lover_n it_o be_v hard_a rend_v they_o off_o or_o make_v they_o willing_a to_o pâ—rt_v with_o what_o they_o love_v what_o a_o man_n love_v best_a he_o will_v keep_v long_a where_o the_o treasure_n be_v there_o will_v the_o 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