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behold_v this_o selfsame_a that_o you_o sorrow_v after_o a_o godly_a sort_n what_o carefulness_n it_o wrought_v in_o you_o and_o as_o i_o say_v before_o this_o carefulness_n be_v a_o ingredient_n in_o every_o acceptable_a duty_n the_o distract_a attendant_n have_v little_a care_n that_o god_n may_v be_v please_v he_o care_v not_o that_o ordinance_n in_o the_o true_a in_o a_o spiritual_a sense_n be_v beneficial_a to_o he_o god_n anger_n therefore_o remain_v and_o abide_v upon_o he_o nay_o he_o grow_v more_o angry_a because_o of_o his_o negligence_n ordinance_n leave_v he_o as_o they_o find_v he_o not_o at_o all_o more_o safe_a or_o better_a nay_o the_o word_n not_o be_v a_o saviour_n of_o life_n to_o life_n prove_v a_o saviour_n of_o death_n to_o death_n 2_o cor._n 2._o 16._o it_o be_v sad_a to_o have_v the_o mean_n of_o salvation_n ineffectual_a to_o salvation_n but_o it_o be_v worse_a by_o these_o very_a mean_n of_o salvation_n be_v distract_o use_v to_o have_v destruction_n promote_v 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