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dung_n for_o the_o excellency_n of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o christ_n do_v it_o make_v i_o stand_v under_o the_o cross_n of_o christ_n and_o breathe_v and_o pant_v after_o his_o precious_a blood_n like_o a_o man_n true_o sensible_a both_o of_o the_o worth_n and_o want_n of_o it_o do_v it_o produce_v that_o mind_n in_o i_o which_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n do_v thou_o feel_v this_o o_o my_o soul_n how_o happy_a be_v thou_o if_o thou_o be_v sensible_a of_o these_o operation_n do_v not_o deceive_v thyself_o do_v not_o this_o knowledge_n thou_o pretend_v to_o make_v thou_o secure_v and_o careless_a do_v it_o not_o make_v thou_o sit_v down_o content_v without_o the_o life_n of_o religion_n do_v it_o not_o persuade_v thou_o to_o believe_v that_o thou_o be_v a_o christian_n though_o thou_o do_v not_o imitate_v christ_n in_o his_o holy_a life_n and_o conversation_n do_v it_o not_o make_v thou_o proud_a and_o self-conceited_a and_o think_v more_o high_o of_o thyself_o than_o thou_o ought_v to_o 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right_a hand_n pull_v out_o my_o right_a eye_n when_o they_o do_v offend_v i_o do_v it_o make_v i_o live_v like_o a_o person_n that_o believe_v the_o omnipresence_n and_o omniscience_n of_o god_n do_v it_o make_v i_o cautious_a and_o afraid_a of_o offend_v that_o god_n who_o i_o believe_v of_o pure_a eye_n than_o to_o behold_v iniquity_n do_v it_o make_v i_o embrace_v christ_n both_o as_o my_o redeemer_n and_o governor_n both_o as_o my_o saviour_n and_o my_o king_n do_v it_o engage_v i_o to_o resign_v my_o will_n to_o his_o will_n and_o to_o receive_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n as_o a_o little_a child_n without_o dispute_v his_o command_n or_o contradict_v his_o injunction_n do_v it_o work_v by_o love_n and_o do_v it_o drive_v i_o to_o give_v god_n my_o
marvel_n if_o they_o fright_v man_n away_o from_o our_o assembly_n and_o bring_v darkness_n upon_o all_o the_o land_n of_o goshen_n the_o just_a indignation_n i_o have_v take_v at_o the_o injury_n our_o church_n suffer_v from_o these_o scandalous_a man_n have_v be_v partly_o the_o occasion_n of_o this_o treatise_n for_o i_o see_v man_n cure_n lie_v within_o their_o own_o breast_n and_o that_o so_o many_o be_v sick_a unto_o death_n and_o ready_a to_o perish_v the_o reason_n be_v because_o they_o will_v not_o reflect_v what_o unreasonable_a man_n they_o be_v nor_o represent_v to_o themselves_o the_o wrong_n they_o do_v to_o their_o own_o soul_n by_o a_o lively_a consideration_n as_o will_v evident_o appear_v in_o the_o ensue_a discourse_n i_o confess_v divers_a accomplishment_n which_o render_v a_o book_n acceptable_a to_o curious_a palate_n such_o as_o be_v rhetoric_n elegancy_n of_o style_n fancy_n wit_n and_o quotation_n of_o author_n etc._n etc._n will_v be_v find_v want_v here_o but_o as_o i_o profess_v no_o skill_n that_o way_n so_o my_o design_n be_v not_o so_o much_o to_o fill_v man_n head_n with_o notion_n as_o their_o heart_n with_o fire_n it_o be_v to_o engage_v the_o ignorant_a and_o careless_a to_o a_o substantial_a improvement_n of_o their_o reason_n and_o if_o what_o i_o have_v say_v can_v prevail_v with_o those_o that_o have_v live_v like_o beast_n to_o recover_v themselves_o into_o man_n again_o i_o both_o undervalue_v the_o little_a censure_n of_o supercilious_a man_n and_o content_v myself_o with_o that_o success_n we_o can_v all_o shine_v as_o star_n of_o the_o first_o magnitude_n in_o the_o wide_a firmament_n of_o the_o church_n those_o that_o can_v must_v give_v such_o light_n as_o they_o be_v able_a to_o dispense_v i_o envy_v not_o our_o eagle_n in_o divinity_n that_o they_o see_v far_o more_o than_o i_o but_o thank_v god_n i_o see_v so_o much_o and_o while_o the_o great_a sage_n offer_n gold_n and_o myrrh_n and_o frankincense_n i_o be_o happy_a enough_o if_o i_o may_v be_v allow_v to_o bring_v goat_n hair_n and_o badger_n skin_n towards_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n a_o critical_a eye_n may_v spy_v fault_n in_o this_o freewill_n offering_n and_o i_o do_v not_o wonder_v at_o it_o for_o my_o dull_a sight_n now_o i_o have_v do_v discover_v more_o than_o i_o wish_v there_o be_v in_o it_o but_o my_o discourse_n be_v fit_v to_o my_o end_n do_v good_a be_v my_o intent_n if_o i_o succeed_v not_o it_o be_v no_o more_o but_o what_o great_a man_n have_v fail_v of_o farewell_n the_o content_n of_o the_o chapter_n contain_v in_o this_o treatise_n chap._n i._n the_o nature_n of_o our_o soul_n the_o eternal_a state_n they_o be_v design_v for_o the_o mean_v god_n have_v make_v use_n of_o to_o fit_a man_n for_o everlasting_a bliss_n all_o these_o mean_v ineffectual_a without_o consideration_n chap._n ii_o consideration_n no_o transitory_a view_n of_o spiritual_a thing_n import_v lay_v the_o heart_n and_o mind_n close_o unto_o spiritual_a concern_v resemble_v magnify_v glass_n which_o discover_v thing_n imperceptible_a by_o the_o naked_a eye_n the_o great_a ingredient_n of_o it_o self-examinatian_a expostulation_n and_o strong_a resolution_n chap._n iii_o the_o absolute_a necessity_n of_o consideration_n in_o order_n to_o a_o serious_a life_n god_n frequent_a command_n to_o that_o purpose_n our_o reason_n and_o the_o power_n of_o consideration_n we_o be_v furnish_v or_o endue_v with_o prove_v to_o be_v give_v we_o for_o this_o end_n without_o it_o man_n have_v cause_n to_o suspect_v that_o their_o reformation_n be_v counterfeit_a chap._n iu._n of_o the_o various_a impediment_n and_o remora_n of_o consideration_n man_n fancy_v great_a difficulty_n in_o it_o than_o there_o be_v indeed_o be_v continual_o employ_v about_o sensual_a object_n loath_a to_o part_v with_o their_o sin_n ignorant_a of_o the_o pleasure_n of_o consideration_n reflect_v upon_o the_o danger_n of_o lase_v their_o unlawful_a gain_n fear_v they_o shall_v fall_v into_o melancholy_a or_o go_v distract_v with_o so_o much_o seriousness_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o conversion_n in_o that_o sense_n the_o scripture_n speak_v of_o it_o be_v needless_a mistake_v the_o nature_n of_o consideration_n be_v discourage_v by_o evil_a company_n neglect_v consult_v with_o minister_n about_o this_o necessary_a work_n delude_v themselves_o with_o the_o notion_n of_o christ_n die_v for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o world_n chap._n v._n of_o the_o various_a mischief_n arise_v from_o neglect_n of_o consideration_n the_o want_n of_o it_o prove_v to_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o most_o sin_n some_o instance_n be_v give_v in_o atheism_n unbelief_n swear_v pride_n carelessness_n in_o gods-service_n lukewarmness_n covetousness_n etc._n etc._n chap._n vi_o of_o the_o various_a advantage_n of_o serious_a consideation_n it_o be_v that_o which_o make_v a_o man_n master_n of_o all_o christian_a duty_n it_o help_v a_o man_n to_o improve_v sublunary_a object_n into_o heavenly_a contemplation_n it_o be_v the_o great_a support_n under_o affliction_n dispose_v a_o man_n to_o be_v a_o worthy_a receiver_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n prepare_v he_o for_o a_o angelical_a life_n on_o earth_n make_v he_o prudent_a and_o discreet_a in_o secular_a affair_n and_o business_n chap._n vii_o a_o pathetical_a exhortation_n to_o man_n who_o be_v yet_o stranger_n to_o a_o serious_a religious_a life_n to_o consider_v their_o way_n the_o wilfulness_n of_o their_o neglect_n how_o dangerous_a it_o be_v how_o inexcusable_a they_o be_v how_o inhuman_a to_o god_n and_o their_o own_o soul_n how_o reasonablel_a god_n request_n be_v and_o how_o just_o god_n may_v turn_v that_o power_n of_o consideration_n he_o have_v give_v they_o into_o blindness_n and_o hardness_n of_o heart_n since_o they_o make_v so_o ill_a a_o use_n of_o it_o etc._n etc._n chap._n viii_o of_o retirement_n and_o prayer_n the_o two_o great_a help_n to_o consideration_n retirement_n prove_v to_o be_v necessary_a to_o make_v consideration_n of_o our_o spiritual_a state_n more_o quick_a and_o lively_a prayer_n call_v in_o the_o assistance_n of_o god_n spirit_n and_o render_v the_o work_n effectual_a a_o form_n of_o prayer_n to_o be_v use_v upon_o this_o occasion_n errata_fw-la page_n 39_o l._n 6._o for_o harden_v r._n charm_n p._n 59_o unseasonableness_n r._n unreasonableness_n p._n 108._o l._n 28._o not_o r._n no._n p._n 117._o l._n 15._o immediate_o r._n mediate_o p._n 118._o l._n 14._o tear_n r._n teaze_v p._n 127._o l._n 26._o prepare_v r._n prepare_v p._n 148._o l._n 16._o sleep_a r._n please_a p._n 195._o l._n 26._o blown-ball_n r._n blow-ball_n p._n 198._o l._n 16._o pass_n r._n compass_n p._n 200._o l._n 8._o near_a r._n mean_o p._n 207._o l._n 3._o love_v god_n r._n how_o god_n p._n 219._o l_o 24._o wherein_o r._n who_o be_v p._n 238._o have_v persuade_v r._n have_v as_o well_o persuade_v p._n 293._o l._n 26._o in_o r._n be_v p._n 310._o l._n 10._o when_o r._n where_o ibid._n then_o r._n there_o p._n 337._o l._n r._n satiety_n r._n society_n p._n 340._o l._n 26_o friend_n r._n fiend_n p._n 372._o l._n 4._o reason_n r._n reason_n p._n 385._o l._n 25._o zachans_n r._n zachaeus_n p._n 400._o l._n 12._o deliver_v r._n deliver_v other_o literal_a fault_n and_o mlstopping_n the_o reader_n be_v desire_v to_o correct_a as_o he_o read_v consideration_n the_o nature_n usefulness_n and_o necessity_n of_o it_o in_o order_n to_o a_o serious_a life_n chap._n i._n the_o nature_n of_o our_o soul_n the_o eternal_a state_n they_o be_v design_v for_o the_o mean_v god_n have_v make_v use_n of_o to_o fit_a man_n for_o everlasting_a bliss_n all_o these_o mean_v ineffectual_a without_o consideration_n that_o we_o be_v design_v for_o noble_a employment_n than_o eat_v and_o drink_v and_o sleep_v and_o play_v and_o follow_v our_o trade_n and_o business_n in_o this_o world_n a_o happiness_n which_o beast_n arrive_v to_o as_o well_o as_o we_o the_o 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