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consider_v i_o beseech_v you_o what_o be_v the_o great_a work_n you_o have_v to_o mind_n as_o long_o as_o you_o live_v that_o which_o be_v the_o great_a work_n of_o christ_n must_v be_v your_o great_a work_n also_o wherein_o you_o must_v diligent_o labour_v in_o subordination_n to_o he_o to_o wit_n in_o the_o save_n of_o your_o soul_n from_o sin_n but_o i_o will_v not_o detain_v you_o in_o the_o general_a exhortation_n but_o descend_v to_o particular_n where_o i_o shall_v speak_v 1._o to_o such_o as_o be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o nature_n be_v thou_o yet_o poor_a soul_n in_o thy_o natural_a condition_n under_o the_o power_n of_o sin_n and_o satan_n o_o consider_v thou_o be_v in_o a_o sad_a condition_n thou_o be_v lie_v under_o the_o great_a misery_n and_o thy_o great_a work_n be_v all_o yet_o to_o do_v wait_v upon_o god_n diligent_o in_o the_o use_n of_o his_o mean_n for_o the_o save_n of_o thy_o soul_n obj._n but_o thou_o will_v present_o say_v be_v it_o in_o the_o power_n of_o a_o 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