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of_o all_o happiness_n o_o make_v we_o more_o to_o value_v this_o inestimable_a privilege_n make_v we_o at_o present_a to_o improve_v it_o to_o the_o best_a advantage_n cause_v we_o to_o hold_v a_o pious_a harmony_n of_o praise_n and_o hallelujah_n with_o thy_o bless_a saint_n and_o angel_n now_o in_o heaven_n it_o be_v the_o employment_n will_v be_v our_o continual_a joy_n and_o blissful_a recreation_n in_o the_o region_n above_o o_o give_v we_o therefore_o to_o habituate_v ourselves_o to_o it_o now_o and_o thereby_o partake_v of_o heavenly_a satisfaction_n even_o on_o earth_n give_v a_o blessing_n to_o thy_o word_n preach_v and_o to_o the_o prayer_n offer_v to_o thy_o divine_a majesty_n on_o this_o day_n while_o paul_n plant_v and_o apollosâ—aters_n â—aters_z do_v thou_o o_o god_n give_v the_o sanctify_a increase_n that_o we_o may_v be_v able_a experimental_o to_o say_v we_o have_v taste_v and_o see_v â—ow_o gracious_a the_o lord_n be_v we_o have_v of_o a_o truth_n find_v how_o it_o 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and_o amend_v whereunto_o be_v now_o add_v the_o life_n of_o the_o reverend_n and_o learned_a author_n write_a by_o isaac_n walton_n folio_n conversation_n in_o heaven_n be_v devotion_n consist_v of_o meditation_n and_o prayer_n on_o several_a considerable_a subject_n in_o practical_a divinity_n write_a for_o the_o raise_v the_o decay_a spirit_n of_o piety_n by_o laurence_n smith_n ll._n d._n fellow_n of_o st._n john_n college_n in_o oxford_n a_o sermon_n at_o the_o funeral_n of_o the_o reverend_n mr._n thomas_n grey_n late_a vicar_n of_o dedham_n in_o essex_n preach_v in_o the_o parish-church_n of_o dedham_n febr._n the_o second_o 1691_o 2._o with_o a_o short_a account_n of_o his_o life_n by_o
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so_o possess_v our_o vessel_n in_o sanctification_n and_o honour_n we_o may_v lay_v they_o down_o in_o a_o pious_a hope_n and_o receive_v they_o again_o in_o a_o joyful_a resurrection_n when_o the_o body_n of_o saint_n shall_v rise_v first_o and_o the_o body_n of_o virgin-innocency_n with_o a_o bright_a lustre_n and_o ray_n of_o revive_v glory_n amen_n thou_o resurrection_n and_o the_o life_n amen_n meditation_n viii_o against_o the_o sin_n of_o immoderate_a anger_n ah_o do_v but_o a_o furious_a angry_a person_n behold_v himself_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o unrule_o passion_n and_o see_v his_o own_o bloodshot_a eye_n his_o distort_v face_n his_o wild_a disorder_n of_o countenance_n speech_n and_o gesture_n he_o will_v i_o persuade_v myself_o be_v so_o out_o of_o love_n with_o the_o unseemly_a picture_n his_o anger_n draw_v of_o he_o as_o to_o fly_v and_o abhor_v it_o ever_o after_o for_o it_o be_v a_o passion_n which_o for_o the_o time_n be_v rage_a madness_n which_o put_v a_o man_n 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other_o passion_n put_v we_o in_o the_o stolck-philosopher_n advise_v his_o wise_a man_n to_o a_o total_a suppression_n and_o eradication_n of_o all_o passion_n that_o hereby_o he_o may_v live_v undisturbed_a and_o at_o peace_n in_o his_o own_o bosom_n but_o the_o good_a christian_n abstain_v from_o undue_a anger_n upon_o high_a consideration_n viz._n for_o that_o it_o be_v contrary_a to_o his_o know_a duty_n and_o to_o the_o divine_a precept_n enjoin_v meekness_n of_o spirit_n for_o that_o it_o be_v displease_v unto_o god_n render_v of_o we_o unlike_o he_o who_o be_v patient_a and_o long-suffering_a contrary_a to_o our_o saviour_n calm_a and_o gentle_a temper_n and_o behaviour_n for_o that_o also_o anger_n indispose_v a_o man_n for_o communion_n with_o god_n in_o prayer_n and_o other_o holy_a exercise_n and_o make_v his_o soul_n a_o unquallifed_a temple_n for_o the_o dovelike_a spirit_n of_o grace_n to_o keep_v his_o residence_n therein_o for_o if_o the_o divine_a spirit_n of_o 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