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be_v so_o unwilling_a to_o be_v remove_v to_o it_o for_o no_o man_n be_v unwilling_a to_o be_v happy_a or_o to_o attain_v his_o end_n but_o stay_v a_o little_a and_o better_o consider_v of_o your_o case_n be_v it_o christ_n that_o your_o heart_n be_v thus_o averse_a to_o or_o be_v it_o only_a death_n that_o stand_v in_o the_o way_n you_o be_v not_o i_o hope_v unwilling_a to_o see_v the_o face_n of_o god_n nor_o unwilling_a to_o be_v translate_v from_o earth_n to_o heaven_n but_o unwilling_a to_o die_v it_o be_v not_o because_o you_o love_v the_o creature_n better_o than_o the_o creator_n but_o because_o you_o be_v afraid_a of_o death_n you_o may_v love_v god_n and_o long_o to_o be_v perfect_v in_o holiness_n and_o to_o see_v his_o glory_n and_o to_o have_v the_o most_o near_a communion_n with_o he_o and_o yet_o at_o the_o same_o time_n you_o may_v fear_v this_o enemy_n that_o stand_v in_o your_o way_n i_o mean_v not_o only_o the_o pain_n of_o death_n but_o principal_o the_o 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