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Eighteen directions for saving conversion unto God by Daniel Burgess ... thus published for the poor.
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Burgess, Daniel, 1645-1713.
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these_o h._n scripture_n i_o resolve_v to_o live_v and_o die_v by_o they_o and_o i_o engage_v myself_o here_o in_o presence_n of_o their_o bless_a author_n that_o i_o will_v as_o daily_o read_v this_o his_o word_n as_o i_o eat_v his_o bread_n joh._n 5.39_o col._n 3.16_o psal_n 119.97_o d._n 7._o esteem_v godliness_n god-likeness_n you_o know_v little_a of_o god_n word_n till_o you_o do_v so_o it_o be_v true_a flesh_n and_o blood_n and_o the_o world_n and_o the_o liar_n from_o the_o beginning_n do_v give_v godliness_n another_o report_n even_o a_o very_a black_a character_n they_o represent_v it_o as_o a_o very_a hell_n upon_o earth_n but_o god_n word_n say_v the_o clean_a contrary_n as_o his_o child_n also_o feel_v the_o clean_a contrary_n godliness_n all_o agree_v be_v nothing_o but_o imitate_v and_o obey_v of_o god_n now_o to_o imitate_v he_o in_o wisdom_n truth_n and_o goodness_n can_v be_v nothing_o but_o beauty_n and_o pleasure_n and_o benefit_n and_o honour_n and_o to_o obey_v he_o be_v no_o other_o be_v he_o be_v too_o great_a to_o have_v his_o service_n any_o disparagement_n unto_o angel_n and_o too_o good_a to_o let_v it_o go_v unrewarded_a unto_o men._n nor_o put_v he_o his_o child_n on_o earth_n upon_o any_o thing_n but_o what_o he_o put_v his_o son_n in_o heaven_n upon_o while_o he_o be_v here_o will_v he_o have_v we_o suffer_v as_o well_o as_o labour_v for_o he_o beside_o that_o we_o may_v thank_v our_o sin_n for_o it_o let_v we_o consider_v the_o natural_a son_n of_o god_n suffer_v the_o curse_n of_o the_o law_n the_o adopt_a child_n of_o god_n suffer_v nothing_o but_o the_o chastisement_n of_o grace_n he_o be_v make_v perfect_a by_o vast_o great_a suffering_n add_v hereto_o what_o be_v light_a suffering_n and_o but_o for_o a_o moment_n for_o a_o exceed_o great_a crown_n and_o eternal_a and_o think_v too_o can_v the_o devil_n name_n any_o thing_n in_o holiness_n so_o hard_o as_o we_o can_v prove_v all_o thing_n in_o sin_n to_o be_v and_o all_o 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that_o have_v not_o some_o holiness_n to_o the_o lord_n write_v on_o his_o forehead_n 2_o chron._n 19.2_o 2_o thes_n 3.6_o psal_n 139.21_o d._n 10._o have_v a_o care_n of_o your_o eye_n in_o nature_n you_o may_v be_v blind_a and_o live_v in_o grace_n you_o can_v ignorance_n and_o error_n damn_v soul_n as_o sure_o as_o sin_n against_o light_n and_o knowledge_n especial_o where_o there_o be_v plenty_n of_o mean_n of_o knowledge_n heaven_n be_v a_o far_a country_n holiness_n be_v a_o narrow_a way_n to_o it_o and_o be_v a_o blind_a man_n like_o to_o hit_v it_o do_v you_o think_v beside_o darkness_n be_v that_o whereof_o satan_n be_v the_o prince_n aâ—â—â—â—orance_n be_v call_v the_o power_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o christ_n be_v say_v to_o be_v come_v to_o take_v vengeance_n of_o all_o that_o know_v not_o god_n and_o that_o do_v not_o more_o than_o know_v that_o obey_v not_o the_o whole_a gospel_n reader_n go_v beg_v god_n eyesalve_n say_v present_o grace_n be_v call_v light_n and_o 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