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there_o be_v no_o remembrance_n of_o thou_o in_o the_o grave_n who_o shall_v give_v thou_o thanks_o psal._n 6._o how_o great_a a_o sin_n than_o be_v it_o against_o the_o rule_n and_o law_n of_o charity_n not_o to_o resent_v with_o the_o great_a pity_n a_o soul_n thus_o everlasting_o perish_v violent_a cry_n and_o abundance_n of_o tear_n can_v possible_o recall_v the_o dead_a but_o frequent_a experience_n teach_v we_o that_o a_o soul_n die_v here_o in_o sin_n be_v not_o weep_v for_o in_o vain_a for_o the_o humble_a request_n of_o brotherly_a charity_n plead_v so_o effectual_o before_o the_o throne_n of_o mercy_n that_o many_o harden_v in_o obstinate_a impenitency_n have_v melt_v into_o flood_n of_o tear_n and_o have_v owe_v thou_o thanks_o for_o their_o contrition_n to_o the_o importunity_n of_o other_o man_n prayer_n and_o by_o such_o mean_n many_o both_o in_o our_o day_n and_o the_o day_n of_o our_o forefather_n who_o have_v desert_v the_o path_n of_o righteousness_n and_o run_v 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how_o plain_o will_v he_o discern_v the_o way_n of_o salvation_n to_o be_v accessible_a and_o very_a plain_a smooth_a and_o easy_a have_v obtain_v grace_n for_o his_o guide_n and_o conquer_v those_o troop_n the_o devil_n lay_v in_o ambush_n for_o he_o but_o he_o who_o want_v the_o courage_n to_o undertake_v the_o combat_n in_o vain_a desire_n the_o conquest_n he_o may_v that_o be_v wilful_a stay_n and_o burn_v in_o the_o fire_n nay_o shut_v the_o door_n against_o himself_o that_o be_v open_a for_o he_o and_o whatman_n who_o be_v thus_o sotish_o his_o own_o enemy_n can_v design_v any_o thing_n noble_o and_o virtuous_o wherefore_o this_o our_o common_a enemy_n make_v it_o his_o only_a business_n leave_v nothing_o unattempted_a which_o may_v render_v we_o diffident_a of_o grace_n and_o mercy_n nor_o need_v he_o much_o labour_n to_o compass_v that_o his_o end_n if_o we_o lie_v prostrate_a at_o his_o foot_n and_o take_v no_o counsel_n or_o resolution_n or_o order_v the_o battle_n against_o he_o it_o be_v a_o easy_a conquest_n to_o overcome_v we_o but_o he_o who_o violent_o break_v his_o fetters_o and_o betake_v himself_o to_o the_o use_n of_o his_o strength_n with_o courage_n he_o i_o say_v who_o in_o so_o desperate_a a_o condition_n allow_v himself_o no_o cessation_n but_o with_o a_o continual_a violence_n maintain_v the_o battle_n against_o he_o though_o he_o have_v before_o lose_v the_o day_n a_o thousand_o time_n shall_v then_o recover_v his_o loss_n and_o glorious_o triumph_v in_o his_o enemy_n overthrow_n when_o he_o who_o be_v deject_v with_o despair_n and_o permit_v his_o spirit_n to_o fail_v and_o languish_v can_v never_o hope_v for_o conquest_n how_o can_v he_o overcome_v who_o make_v no_o resistance_n at_o all_o but_o fear_v the_o encounter_n lay_v down_o his_o arm_n and_o submit_v to_o his_o enemy_n chap._n
dotage_n till_o it_o forsake_v thou_o thou_o be_v deaf_a to_o persuasion_n while_o thy_o ear_n be_v stop_v with_o thy_o delight_n or_o will_v if_o thou_o hear_v think_v they_o liar_n that_o call_v the_o sweet_n so_o please_v thou_o what_o they_o real_o be_v bitter_a and_o noisome_a but_o when_o by_o the_o merciful_a deliverance_n of_o our_o lord_n thou_o be_v free_v out_o of_o the_o toil_n thou_o will_v with_o patience_n hear_v i_o treat_v of_o the_o malicious_a cunning_n that_o deceive_v thou_o with_o those_o snare_n wherefore_o i_o defer_v to_o tell_v thou_o the_o malignity_n of_o thy_o disease_n till_o i_o see_v thou_o recover_v now_o let_v we_o fancy_v pleasure_n to_o be_v real_o the_o thing_n they_o seem_v and_o that_o the_o delight_n of_o this_o world_n have_v nothing_o of_o gall_n or_o bitterness_n but_o what_o then_o i_o pray_v shall_v we_o say_v of_o the_o punishment_n attend_v they_o how_o shall_v we_o avoid_v they_o whither_o shall_v we_o fly_v to_o escape_v the_o wrath_n that_o follow_v they_o they_o that_o now_o rejoice_v and_o triumph_v in_o the_o shade_n of_o seem_a content_n shall_v not_o with_o their_o great_a fortitude_n be_v able_a to_o endure_v the_o least_o punishment_n of_o those_o many_o prepare_v for_o their_o vengeance_n and_o how_o little_a time_n well_o spend_v in_o prayer_n and_o unfeigned_a hearty_a penitence_n may_v save_v they_o from_o those_o torment_n and_o bring_v they_o to_o those_o joy_n prepare_v for_o the_o bless_a such_o be_v the_o clemency_n and_o mercy_n of_o our_o god_n who_o so_o earnest_o love_v mankind_n that_o he_o have_v not_o appoint_v a_o long_a time_n of_o conflict_n with_o satan_n the_o war_n last_v no_o long_o than_o the_o short_a space_n of_o this_o fleet_a life_n which_o be_v but_o the_o twinkle_n of_o a_o eye_n compare_v with_o those_o infinite_a age_n to_o come_v wherein_o we_o shall_v be_v crown_v with_o glory_n for_o ever_o and_o this_o will_v add_v infinite_o to_o those_o thing_n the_o damn_a shall_v suffer_v when_o they_o remember_v their_o great_a neglect_n of_o that_o little_a time_n they_o have_v to_o repent_v in_o and_o at_o how_o easy_a a_o rate_n and_o low_a a_o price_n they_o sell_v and_o betray_v themselves_o into_o everlasting_a thraldom_n let_v we_o then_o awake_v and_o rouse_v ourselves_o out_o of_o this_o lethargy_n of_o sin_n lest_o this_o sad_a doom_n be_v we_o and_o let_v we_o haste_n and_o do_v it_o whilst_o the_o time_n be_v yet_o that_o we_o may_v be_v receive_v into_o mercy_n and_o favour_n while_o there_o be_v hope_n and_o that_o salvation_n may_v be_v have_v before_o repentance_n be_v too_o late_a for_o they_o who_o idle_o and_o sloathful_o wallow_v in_o the_o mire_n of_o their_o iniquity_n shall_v not_o only_o endure_v these_o but_o far_o more_o intolerable_a torment_n since_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v express_v in_o the_o most_o artificial_a term_n of_o eloquence_n how_o great_a those_o torture_n be_v which_o be_v prepare_v for_o the_o damn_a in_o hell_n but_o if_o it_o be_v only_o to_o lose_v the_o joy_n and_o blessing_n of_o heaven_n the_o think_v alone_o of_o so_o great_a a_o loss_n though_o we_o be_v after_o to_o perish_v like_o other_o beast_n will_v be_v insupportable_a it_o will_v bring_v with_o it_o so_o just_a cause_n of_o sorrow_n such_o affliction_n and_o tribulation_n that_o be_v no_o other_o punishment_n ordain_v for_o sinner_n that_o itself_o shall_v be_v sufficient_a to_o reduce_v we_o from_o our_o wicked_a way_n and_o may_v terrify_v we_o more_o than_o the_o apprehension_n of_o all_o those_o torment_n that_o threaten_v and_o affright_v we_o and_o we_o may_v most_o assure_o expect_v unless_o we_o true_o repent_v chap._n viii_o of_o the_o beatitude_n of_o the_o saint_n glorify_v in_o heaven_n press_v theodorus_n far_a to_o amendment_n by_o argue_v that_o heaven_n be_v rather_o to_o be_v seek_v after_o then_o hell_n to_o be_v fear_v the_o glory_n of_o one_o be_v a_o more_o move_a object_n than_o the_o terribleness_n of_o 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rejoice_v and_o come_v to_o zion_n with_o song_n and_o everlasting_a joy_n upon_o their_o head_n they_o shall_v obtain_v joy_n and_o gladness_n and_o sorrow_n and_o sigh_v shall_v flee_v away_o isai._n 35._o 10._o 51._o 11._o what_o can_v be_v more_o happy_a than_o such_o a_o life_n there_o you_o shall_v never_o fear_v poverty_n or_o sickness_n there_o shall_v be_v neither_o oppressor_n nor_o oppress_v no_o troubsome_a tormentor_n nor_o any_o one_o torment_v no_o man_n angry_a or_o vex_v nor_o any_o repine_n at_o another_o displeasure_n no_o proud_a man_n swell_v in_o abundance_n nor_o any_o person_n deject_v and_o mourn_a for_o his_o necessity_n no_o man_n contentious_a for_o principality_n or_o power_n nor_o any_o one_o lament_v under_o the_o persecution_n of_o a_o superior_a there_o all_o the_o tempestuous_a passion_n of_o our_o mind_n shall_v be_v hush_v in_o a_o perpetual_a calm_n all_o thing_n shall_v be_v peace_n joy_n and_o gladness_n all_o thing_n serenity_n and_o tranquillity_n there_o shall_v be_v eternal_a day_n brightness_n and_o light_n light_a as_o far_o excel_v the_o splendour_n of_o the_o sun_n as_o that_o do_v the_o blaze_n of_o a_o torch_n for_o it_o shall_v never_o be_v hide_v with_o the_o veil_n of_o night_n never_o be_v obscure_v in_o cloud_n and_o darkness_n yet_o though_o so_o exceed_o lustrous_a withal_o so_o temperate_a that_o it_o shall_v neither_o burn_v nor_o scorch_v no_o night_n nor_o evening_n shall_v the_o bless_a know_v no_o scorch_a summer_n or_o chill_a winter_n no_o change_n of_o season_n shall_v molest_v they_o every_o thing_n be_v so_o order_v in_o a_o settle_a constancy_n and_o so_o appoint_v for_o their_o fruition_n who_o grace_n and_o repentance_n shall_v fit_v for_o it_o they_o shall_v feel_v no_o old_a age_n nor_o the_o evil_n of_o it_o there_o shall_v nothing_o remain_v subject_a to_o corruption_n but_o every_o one_o be_v crown_v with_o incorruptible_a glory_n and_o what_o exceed_v all_o already_o say_v the_o 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the_o deep_a abyss_n of_o hell_n nor_o do_v this_o discourse_n alone_o aver_v this_o for_o the_o record_n of_o holy_a writ_n most_o ample_o testify_v the_o same_o the_o evangelist_n saint_n matthew_n show_v it_o matth._n 16._o 27._o he_o shall_v render_v say_v he_o every_o man_n according_a to_o his_o work_n nor_o in_o hell_n only_o but_o in_o heaven_n also_o shall_v there_o be_v difference_n of_o reward_n john_n 14._o 2._o in_o my_o father_n house_n be_v many_o mansion_n say_v our_o bless_a saviour_n and_o again_o 1_o cor._n 15._o 41._o there_o be_v one_o glory_n of_o the_o sun_n another_o of_o the_o the_o moon_n another_o of_o the_o star_n for_o one_o star_n differ_v from_o another_o star_n in_o glory_n so_o likewise_o in_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a let_v he_o who_o consider_v this_o value_n the_o expense_n of_o his_o labour_n and_o be_v continual_o employ_v in_o good_a deed_n if_o we_o attain_v not_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o sun_n or_o the_o moon_n we_o get_v to_o be_v 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something_o strange_a to_o human_a sense_n that_o god_n have_v appoint_v so_o great_a a_o reward_n as_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n to_o he_o that_o shall_v but_o give_v a_o cup_n of_o cold_a water_n in_o his_o name_n yet_o be_v man_n so_o foolish_a that_o unless_o they_o can_v achieve_v the_o great_a they_o neglect_v lesser_a matter_n which_o be_v likewise_o very_o profitable_a he_o that_o neglect_v not_o his_o duty_n in_o thing_n but_o small_a in_o their_o appearance_n will_v learn_v to_o be_v able_a to_o perform_v great_a but_o he_o that_o be_v negligent_a in_o a_o little_a will_v be_v a_o weak_a discharger_n of_o great_a duty_n and_o to_o prevent_v this_o human_a inclination_n christ_n have_v leave_v we_o great_a proposal_n of_o certain_a reward_n for_o thing_n to_o be_v compass_v with_o very_o little_a trouble_n what_o be_v more_o easy_a then_o to_o pay_v the_o labourer_n his_o hire_n which_o be_v but_o a_o part_n of_o thy_o own_o gain_n and_o yet_o large_a be_v the_o promise_n of_o our_o lord_n for_o that_o see_v then_o the_o way_n to_o lay_v hold_n on_o everlasting_a salvation_n and_o enter_v into_o it_o delight_v in_o our_o lord_n and_o pray_v incessant_o unto_o he_o again_o submit_v thyself_o to_o his_o easy_a yoke_n take_v on_o thy_o shoulder_n the_o light_a burden_n thou_o bear_v in_o a_o more_o happy_a condition_n and_o let_v the_o end_n of_o it_o prove_v worthy_a the_o beginning_n of_o thy_o life_n do_v not_o o_o do_v not_o despise_v such_o infinite_a riches_n which_o free_o flow_v unto_o thou_o and_o they_o be_v all_o for_o ever_o lose_v to_o thou_o if_o thou_o persevere_v to_o exasperate_v our_o lord_n with_o those_o ill_a course_n thou_o be_v in_o for_o if_o thou_o yet_o stop_v the_o channel_n and_o hindere_v this_o deluge_n in_o time_n before_o it_o have_v make_v too_o great_a a_o breach_n thou_o may_v repair_v thy_o loss_n to_o thy_o great_a advantage_n when_o thou_o have_v consider_v and_o meditate_v serious_o on_o this_o as_o thou_o ought_v fling_v away_o the_o filth_n and_o mud_n which_o hang_v upon_o thy_o soul_n rise_v from_o out_o of_o the_o mire_n wherein_o thou_o have_v wallow_v and_o see_v how_o formidable_a thou_o will_v be_v to_o thy_o adversary_n who_o believe_v he_o have_v cast_v thou_o down_o never_o to_o rise_v again_o it_o will_v amaze_v he_o to_o see_v thou_o again_o provoke_v he_o to_o the_o battle_n surprise_v with_o thy_o recovery_n and_o astonish_v at_o such_o a_o undaunted_a resolution_n how_o fearful_a will_v the_o coward_n the_o devil_n be_v to_o attempt_v again_o the_o ensnare_n thou_o if_o other_o man_n calamity_n be_v proper_a lesson_n for_o we_o shall_v not_o all_o our_o own_o instruct_v we_o i_o believe_v that_o i_o shall_v see_v this_o short_o in_o thou_o and_o that_o thou_o will_v appear_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o heaven_n a_o person_n restore_v to_o grace_n a_o more_o excellent_a and_o clear_a soul_n than_o ever_o thou_o be_v one_o that_o shall_v give_v testimony_n of_o such_o perfection_n and_o integrity_n that_o thou_o may_v be_v rank_v among_o the_o best_a man_n if_o not_o prefer_v before_o they_o only_o despair_v not_o fall_v not_o again_o this_o be_v my_o counsel_n do_v thou_o as_o my_o custom_n be_v when_o ever_o i_o hear_v any_o thing_n from_o other_o may_v profit_v i_o i_o make_v no_o delay_n to_o embrace_v and_o follow_v it_o and_o if_o thou_o receive_v with_o a_o good_a purpose_n these_o my_o admonition_n thy_o sick_a and_o languish_a soul_n will_v need_v no_o other_o physic_n finis_fw-la erata_fw-la page_n 1._o l._n 5._o for_o this_o r._n the_o l_n 7._o of_o dissolute_a r._n of_o a_o dissolute_a p._n 3._o l._n 4._o of_o sin_n r._n of_o any_o sin_n l._n 13._o for_o for_o prepare_v r._n so_o prepare_v l._n 20._o for_o commit_v every_o thing_n that_o be_v dedicate_v r._n commit_v every_o thing_n to_o the_o flame_n that_o be_v dedicate_v p._n 6._o l._n 7._o for_o intolerable_a r._n in_o alterable_a p._n 9_o l._n 5._o r._n linkd_v to_o p._n 12._o l._n 16._o for_o rebellious_a r._n religious_a p._n 14._o l._n 15._o for_o wretched_a r._n wretch_n p._n 23._o l._n 1._o leave_n out_o and_o promise_v p._n 24._o l._n 6._o r._n like_o a_o love_a father_n p._n 26._o l._n last_o for_o peruse_v r._n pursue_v p._n 31._o l_n 11._o for_o confidence_n r._n conscience_n p._n 44._o l._n 28._o r._n delight_n for_o light_n p._n 46._o l._n 17._o for_o again_o r._n go_v again_o p._n 60._o l._n 7._o r._n there_o appear_v not_o p._n 62._o l._n 22._o for_o receive_v r._n conceive_v p._n 67._o l._n 11._o for_o screen_n scene_n p._n 70._o l._n 4._o for_o undertake_v labour_n r._n undertake_v the_o labour_n p._n 72._o l._n 5._o for_o choose_v r._n cross_v p._n 79._o l._n 12._o for_o hermions_n r._n hermiones_n p._n 79._o l._n 17._o for_o star_n r._n statue_n p._n 80._o l._n 7._o for_o hermion_n r._n hermione_n p._n 84._o l._n 6._o for_o hope_n r._n home_n ibid._n l._n 23._o for_o great_a r._n great_a p._n 87._o l._n 3._o for_o be_v r._n wear_v p._n 103._o l._n 13._o chap._n be_v entitle_v the_o 5._o ibid_n l._n 3._o i_o know_v a_o young_a phoenix_n r._n i_o know_v a_o young_a man_n phoenix_n p._n 104._o l._n 3._o for_o religion_n r._n religious_a reader_n this_o multitude_n of_o fault_n in_o so_o small_a a_o treatise_n i_o can_v attribute_v to_o nothing_o but_o my_o own_o ill_a hand_n which_o deceive_v the_o printer_n which_o i_o entreat_v thou_o to_o correct_v the_o content_n of_o every_o chapter_n chap._n i._n saint_n chrysostome_n passionate_o describe_v the_o great_a esteem_n and_o value_n we_o ought_v to_o have_v of_o our_o own_o soul_n and_o on_o that_o basis_n he_o raise_v the_o fabric_n of_o this_o treatise_n to_o persuade_v theodorus_n plunge_v into_o extreme_a sin_n and_o bewitch_v with_o the_o vanity_n of_o a_o dissolute_a life_n to_o return_v to_o virtue_n and_o piety_n in_o which_o he_o have_v once_o be_v a_o eminant_fw-la example_n chap._n ii_o the_o devil_n endeavour_n and_o practice_n to_o undermine_v our_o hope_n and_o raze_v the_o foundation_n of_o our_o eternal_a happiness_n the_o comparison_n betwixt_o a_o die_a body_n and_o a_o perish_a soul_n with_o a_o exhortation_n to_o be_v courageous_a in_o our_o conflict_n with_o the_o devil_n chap._n iii_o god_n mercy_n to_o the_o great_a sinner_n a_o argument_n against_o despair_n chap._n iv._o the_o example_n of_o nabuchadnezzar_n king_n of_o babylon_n a_o coherence_n to_o the_o precede_a chapter_n chap._n v._o that_o sincere_a repentance_n be_v always_o acceptable_a to_o god_n declare_v out_o of_o holy_a writ_n by_o example_n precept_n and_o parable_n chap._n vi_o that_o we_o ought_v careful_o to_o cleanse_v our_o soul_n from_o the_o filth_n of_o sin_n which_o must_v by_o no_o mean_n be_v slight_v or_o neglect_v since_o in_o this_o word_n we_o can_v presume_v on_o to_o morrow_n every_o thing_n be_v so_o subject_a to_o mutability_n and_o then_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v so_o short_a and_o so_o quick_o vanish_v we_o ought_v to_o fix_v our_o thought_n upon_o that_o eternity_n in_o which_o we_o shall_v be_v crown_v with_o glory_n or_o plague_v in_o torment_n chap._n vii_o hell_n fire_n expose_v to_o the_o terror_n of_o the_o impenitent_a with_o the_o torment_n and_o the_o certainty_n thereof_o chap._n viii_o of_o the_o beatitude_n of_o the_o saint_n glorify_v in_o heaven_n press_v theodorus_n far_a to_o amendment_n by_o argue_v that_o heaven_n be_v rather_o to_o be_v seek_v after_o then_o hell_n to_o be_v fear_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o one_o be_v a_o more_o move_a object_n than_o the_o terribleness_n of_o the_o other_o chap._n ix._o of_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n chap._n x._o the_o joy_n of_o heaven_n prosecute_v give_v occasion_n to_o discourse_n of_o the_o felicity_n and_o blessing_n god_n have_v promise_v our_o soul_n the_o excellency_n wherewith_o they_o be_v enrich_v and_o vile_a contempt_n we_o have_v of_o they_o prefer_v our_o body_n their_o slave_n before_o they_o chap._n xi_o saint_n chrysostome_n continue_v here_o the_o glorious_a nature_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o from_o that_o excellence_n prosecute_v his_o persuasion_n to_o theodorus_n still_o strive_v to_o overcome_v the_o rebellion_n of_o his_o lust_n with_o exhortation_n and_o press_v argument_n chap._n xii_o the_o story_n of_o the_o ninivites_fw-la repenpentance_n the_o proem_n to_o st._n chrysostom_n far_a urge_v theodorus_n to_o his_o conversion_n collect_v thence_o that_o the_o great_a sinner_n may_v return_v to_o god_n he_o prosecute_v his_o persuasive_n allege_v that_o many_o so_o convert_v have_v become_v the_o best_a and_o most_o zealous_a people_n chap._n xiii_o sant_z chrysostome_n relate_v a_o story_n of_o phoenix_n a_o young_a gentleman_n of_o his_o time_n another_o of_o a_o hermit_n another_o of_o a_o disciple_n of_o john_n the_o son_n zebedeus_n and_o of_o onesimus_n out_o of_o saint_n paul_n with_o which_o he_o continue_v his_o persuasive_n to_o fall_v theodorus_n chap._n xiv_o the_o sum_n and_o conclusion_n of_o this_o treatise_n finis_fw-la no_o comparison_n betwixt_o the_o death_n of_o the_o body_n and_o the_o soul_n st._n chrysostom_n application_n to_o theodorus_n the_o hermit_n the_o schoole_a of_o john_n in_o eusebius_n eccles._n hist._n lib._n 5._o c._n 2._o
comparison_n of_o they_o unspotted_a and_o undefiled_a for_o the_o same_o heat_n and_o violence_n of_o they_o which_o make_v they_o rage_n in_o sin_n have_v after_o their_o conversion_n turn_v into_o a_o zeal_n as_o passionate_a in_o good_a and_o virtuous_a determination_n out_o of_o a_o true_a sense_n of_o their_o guilt_n and_o the_o merit_a judgement_n on_o their_o past_a iniquity_n in_o this_o excess_n do_v christ_n resent_v the_o officious_a service_n of_o mary_n magdalen_n when_o he_o answer_v simon_n luk._n 7._o 44._o do_v thou_o see_v this_o woman_n i_o enter_v into_o thy_o house_n thou_o give_v i_o no_o water_n for_o my_o foot_n but_o she_o have_v wash_v my_o foot_n with_o tear_n and_o wipe_v they_o with_o the_o hair_n of_o her_o head_n thou_o give_v i_o no_o kiss_v but_o this_o woman_n since_o i_o come_v in_o have_v not_o cease_v to_o kiss_v my_o foot_n my_o head_n with_o oil_n thou_o do_v not_o anoint_v but_o this_o woman_n have_v anoint_v my_o foot_n with_o ointment_n wherefore_o i_o say_v unto_o thou_o her_o sin_n which_o be_v many_o be_v foâ—given_v for_o she_o love_v much_o but_o to_o who_o little_o be_v forgive_v the_o same_o love_v little_a and_o he_o say_v unto_o she_o thy_o sin_n be_v forgive_v this_o be_v the_o devil_n reason_n both_o for_o his_o vigilance_n and_o fear_n that_o he_o have_v often_o know_v the_o great_a sinner_n prove_v the_o sincere_a penitent_n it_o be_v this_o make_v he_o dread_v the_o lose_n of_o his_o prey_n when_o he_o perceive_v a_o conscience_n beginning_n to_o be_v strike_v with_o the_o sense_n of_o sin_n o_o how_o he_o fear_v and_o tremble_v at_o the_o very_a first_o step_v a_o transgressor_n make_v out_o of_o his_o snare_n how_o he_o be_v trouble_v at_o our_o least_o inclination_n to_o conversion_n for_o they_o who_o have_v once_o begin_v this_o happy_a course_n can_v very_o difficulty_n be_v turn_v back_o from_o it_o the_o zeal_n of_o true_a penitence_n burn_v like_o a_o flame_n within_o we_o till_o it_o consume_v 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