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no_o nor_o in_o life_n itself_o for_o they_o be_v all_o transitory_a but_o entreat_v god_n to_o set_v your_o heart_n on_o everlasting_a thing_n on_o everlasting_a life_n and_o endure_a riches_n and_o pleasure_n for_o from_o he_o they_o flow_v psal_n 16._o ult_n these_o be_v a_o abide_a inheritance_n and_o will_v stick_v close_o to_o we_o this_o be_v the_o vanity_n of_o earthly_a thing_n the_o fullness_n of_o they_o breed_v loathsomnesse_n and_o fulsomeness_n and_o a_o man_n be_v dull_v with_o they_o they_o seem_v full_a of_o comfort_n till_o we_o get_v they_o and_o when_o we_o have_v they_o we_o be_v weary_a of_o they_o but_o grace_n on_o the_o contrary_a seem_v hateful_a till_o it_o be_v get_v but_o when_o it_o be_v once_o get_v the_o more_o a_o man_n have_v the_o more_o he_o desire_v godly_a sorrow_n breed_v repentance_n never_o to_o be_v repent_v of_o 2_o cor._n 7.10_o neither_o by_o god_n nor_o by_o they_o never_o do_v christian_n repent_v of_o his_o repentance_n or_o faith_n or_o 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in_o his_o way_n to_o heaven_n q._n 2_o what_o be_v it_o to_o do_v the_o will_n of_o god_n a_o he_o that_o do_v the_o will_n of_o god_n stand_v in_o opposition_n to_o the_o world_n and_o the_o lust_n of_o it_o and_o by_o this_o will_n be_v not_o mâ—ant_v only_o the_o will_n of_o god_n pleasure_n but_o the_o will_n of_o god_n commandment_n for_o all_o the_o creature_n do_v the_o will_n of_o god_n good_a pleasure_n for_o they_o all_o do_v thing_n so_o far_o as_o god_n will_v so_o that_o if_o a_o man_n do_v his_o own_o will_n he_o sh_n will_v not_o go_v beside_o god_n will_n but_o here_o he_o mean_v the_o will_n of_o god_n commandment_n not_o every_o one_o that_o say_v lord_n lord_n shall_v enter_v into_o heaven_n but_o be_v that_o do_v the_o will_n of_o my_o father_n mat._n 7.21_o tâ—at_fw-mi be_v the_o revealed_z will_n of_o god_n joh._n 8.51_o for_o the_o ground_n of_o the_o point_n why_o they_o abide_v for_o ever_o 1_o because_o they_o be_v bear_v of_o the_o unchangeable_a will_n of_o 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