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the_o world_n to_o come_v eternal_a life_n mat._n 10._o 30._o joh._n 4_o 56._o 1_o tim._n 6._o 12._o 19_o 13._o last_o consider_v when_o judgement_n come_v enquiry_n will_v be_v make_v whether_o you_o have_v live_v as_o your_o own_o or_o as_o his_o that_o buy_v you_o then_o he_o will_v require_v his_o own_o with_o improvement_n luke_n 19_o 23._o the_o great_a business_n of_o that_o day_n will_v be_v not_o so_o much_o to_o search_v after_o particular_a sin_n or_o duty_n which_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o scope_n of_o heart_n and_o life_n but_o to_o know_v whether_o you_o live_v to_o god_n or_o to_o your_o flesh_n whether_o your_o time_n and_o care_n and_o wealth_n be_v expend_v for_o christ_n in_o his_o member_n and_o interest_n or_o for_o your_o carnal_a self_n mat._n 25._o in_o as_o much_o as_o you_o do_v it_o not_o to_o these_o you_o do_v it_o not_o to_o he_o you_o that_o christ_n have_v give_v authority_n to_o shall_v then_o be_v accountable_a whether_o you_o improve_v it_o to_o 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