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such_o pleasure_n and_o find_v such_o comfort_n in_o the_o service_n of_o god_n that_o they_o will_v give_v themselves_o whole_o and_o most_o willing_o to_o it_o and_o be_v â—orie_n and_o repent_v they_o from_o the_o bottom_n of_o their_o heart_n that_o they_o have_v be_v so_o long_o in_o so_o bad_a a_o service_n s._n 164._o pag._n 82._o vicious_a living_n be_v more_o oftensive_a and_o do_v more_o harm_n in_o old_a age_n than_o in_o green_a youth_n a_o old_a man_n or_o woman_n aught_o to_o instruct_v other_o as_o well_o by_o good_a example_n of_o godly_a life_n as_o by_o counsel_n and_o admonition_n but_o when_o old_a man_n or_o woman_n fall_v to_o folly_n they_o hurt_v themselves_o with_o their_o sin_n and_o infinite_a other_o with_o their_o evil_a example_n s._n 165._o pag._n 82._o the_o lord_n do_v not_o open_a the_o mystery_n and_o secret_n of_o his_o word_n unto_o those_o who_o he_o perceive_v vain_o and_o curious_o to_o seek_v after_o they_o but_o unto_o such_o as_o will_v both_o profit_v themselves_o and_o other_o by_o the_o same_o he_o that_o will_v profit_v by_o hear_v or_o read_v the_o word_n of_o god_n must_v bring_v faith_n and_o humility_n with_o he_o s._n 166._o p._n 82._o and_o 83._o many_o man_n in_o the_o world_n be_v fit_o compare_v to_o the_o dry_a skin_n which_o a_o snake_n do_v cast_v to_o renew_v her_o aâ—e_n the_o skin_n have_v the_o shape_n likeness_n and_o print_n of_o eye_n and_o the_o very_a rind_n also_o wherewith_o the_o eye_n be_v cover_v but_o yet_o no_o see_a eye_n so_o many_o man_n have_v eye_n to_o see_v the_o creature_n of_o god_n but_o not_o one_o half_a eye_n to_o see_v the_o creator_n and_o many_o that_o bear_v the_o name_n of_o christian_n have_v no_o more_o true_a knowledge_n of_o christ_n than_o they_o have_v of_o the_o sun_n or_o moon_n when_o they_o be_v yet_o in_o their_o mother_n womb_n so_o that_o when_o they_o read_v or_o hear_v the_o word_n of_o god_n they_o profit_v no_o more_o than_o a_o blind_a man_n shall_v profit_v by_o a_o look_a glass_n set_v before_o he_o s._n 167._o p._n 83._o and_o 84._o some_o do_v come_v to_o church_n to_o hear_v the_o word_n of_o god_n to_o the_o end_n they_o may_v know_v he_o and_o his_o will_n to_o do_v it_o and_o do_v bear_v away_o with_o they_o such_o heavenly_a lesson_n as_o they_o never_o forget_v wherewith_o their_o faith_n be_v strengthen_v their_o soul_n comfort_v and_o their_o conscience_n great_o quiet_v some_o again_o do_v come_v in_o hope_n to_o hear_v some_o thing_n fall_v from_o the_o preacher_n mouth_n unwise_o undiscreet_o or_o barbarous_o speak_v wherewith_o they_o may_v sport_v themselves_o and_o scorn_v the_o preacher_n such_o man_n as_o they_o come_v with_o wicked_a purpose_n and_o cavil_v mind_n so_o they_o depart_v with_o heart_n so_o hard_o as_o adamant_n far_o worse_a than_o when_o they_o come_v s._n 168._o p._n 84._o and_o 85._o affliction_n trouble_n and_o calamity_n be_v great_a help_n to_o keep_v our_o soul_n from_o the_o canker_n and_o 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