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i_o glorify_v he_o by_o desire_v and_o endeavour_v to_o partake_v of_o his_o grace_n and_o happiness_n xviii_o god_n be_v and_o providence_n and_o covenant_n be_v most_o agreeable_a thing_n to_o purify_a mind_n the_o notion_n of_o god_n be_v most_o agreeable_a to_o my_o mind_n i_o know_v not_o how_o to_o live_v in_o the_o world_n if_o there_o be_v not_o a_o god_n to_o govern_v it_o his_o be_v delight_v i_o his_o providence_n support_v i_o his_o covenant_n and_o love_n rejoice_v i_o without_o these_o thing_n i_o shall_v not_o value_v my_o own_o be_v and_o life_n xix_o peace_n and_o hope_n general_o attend_v sincerity_n i_o have_v peace_n though_o not_o always_o great_a assurance_n my_o hope_n be_v such_o as_o keep_v i_o in_o the_o way_n that_o lead_v to_o heaven_n the_o word_n delight_v i_o sincerity_n a_o proof_n of_o sincerity_n god_n command_n be_v not_o grievous_a to_o i_o i_o rejoice_v in_o the_o promise_n his_o ordinance_n be_v to_o i_o a_o spiritual_a feast_n the_o knowledge_n 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original_a and_o printiple_a of_o all_o spiritual_a life_n and_o motion_n and_o without_o his_o continual_a breathe_n i_o be_o as_o a_o disjointed_a weak_a member_n which_o have_v neither_o consistency_n nor_o uniformity_n in_o its_o motion_n or_o action_n xxvi_o conscience_n must_v not_o be_v offend_v by_o allow_v any_o sin_n i_o find_v it_o better_a to_o offend_v a_o world_n of_o man_n than_o to_o offend_v my_o own_o conscience_n conscience_n be_v quick_o offend_v but_o not_o so_o soon_o pacify_v conscience_n have_v a_o good_a memory_n and_o will_v keep_v the_o remembrance_n of_o offence_n along_o time_n and_o give_v many_o a_o secret_a wound_n and_o make_v faith_n and_o confidence_n in_o god_n weak_a and_o hinder_v the_o vigour_n of_o prayer_n and_o freedom_n hi_o our_o converse_n with_o he_o xxvii_o it_o be_v not_o good_a to_o pass_v immediate_o from_o much_o business_n to_o prayer_n i_o find_v it_o best_o to_o go_v from_o no_o kind_n of_o employment_n that_o busi_v my_o head_n and_o scatter_v my_o thought_n immediate_o to_o prayer_n it_o i_o may_v avoid_v it_o xxxviii_o christian_n watchfulness_n be_v very_o necessary_a it_o be_v sad_o experience_v how_o freedom_n from_o the_o power_n of_o sin_n may_v be_v impair_v for_o want_v of_o care_n and_o watchfulness_n xxix_o they_o that_o know_v god_n law_n and_o will_v consider_v and_o reflect_v will_v discern_v much_o sin_n in_o themselves_o if_o we_o be_v not_o sensible_a of_o sin_n in_o our_o soul_n it_o proceed_v either_o from_o ignorance_n of_o what_o be_v sin_n or_o from_o not_o reflect_v on_o ourselves_o they_o who_o know_v the_o strictness_n of_o god_n law_n and_o the_o degree_n of_o sin_n and_o be_v observer_n of_o themselves_o will_v find_v many_o working_n and_o motion_n of_o pride_n vain_a glory_n love_n of_o the_o world_n selfishness_n envy_n and_o other_o evil_a affection_n and_o that_o they_o can_v keep_v themselves_o clean_o without_o a_o continual_a care_n of_o their_o heart_n xxx_o it_o be_v the_o 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