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thought_n which_o will_v jog_v and_o hinder_v you_o in_o god_n service_n 2._o banish_v dulness_n the_o devil_n give_v many_o hearer_n a_o sleepy_a sop_n they_o can_v keep_v their_o eye_n open_a at_o a_o sermon_n they_o eat_v so_o much_o on_o a_o lord_n day_n that_o they_o be_v fit_a for_o the_o pillow_n and_o couch_n than_o the_o temple_n frequent_a and_o customary_a sleep_v at_o a_o sermon_n show_v high_a contempt_n and_o irreverence_n of_o the_o ordinance_n it_o give_v bad_a example_n to_o other_o it_o make_v your_o sincerity_n to_o be_v call_v in_o question_n it_o be_v the_o devil_n seedtime_n matth._n 13.25_o while_o the_o man_n sleep_v the_o enemy_n come_v and_o sow_v tare_n oh_o shake_v off_o drowsiness_n as_o paul_n shake_v off_o the_o viper_n be_v serious_a and_o attentive_a in_o hear_v the_o word_n deut._n 32.47_o for_o it_o be_v not_o a_o vain_a thing_n for_o you_o it_o be_v your_o life_n when_o people_n do_v not_o mind_v what_o god_n speak_v to_o they_o in_o his_o word_n 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he_o to_o yourselves_o this_o be_v to_o put_v on_o the_o lord_n jesus_n rom._n 13.14_o when_o you_o hear_v a_o promise_v speak_v of_o apply_v it_o this_o be_v to_o suck_v the_o flower_n of_o the_o promise_n and_o turn_v it_o to_o honey_n 6._o be_v not_o only_o attentive_a in_o hear_v but_o retentive_a after_o hear_v heb._n 2.1_o we_o ought_v to_o give_v the_o more_o diligent_a heed_n to_o the_o thing_n we_o have_v hear_v lest_o at_o any_o time_n we_o let_v they_o slip_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lest_o we_o let_v they_o run_v out_o as_o water_n out_o of_o a_o sieve_n if_o the_o ground_n do_v not_o retain_v the_o seed_n throw_v into_o
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