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of_o his_o good_a nesse_n bring_v our_o heart_n to_o such_o a_o temper_n that_o religious_a disposition_n turn_v to_o be_v our_o element_n for_o place_n and_o our_o diet_n for_o refreshment_n it_o be_v our_o meat_n and_o drink_n to_o converse_v with_o god_n and_o do_v his_o will_n when_o god_n bring_v we_o to_o this_o degree_n of_o continual_a mind_v love_a and_o delight_v in_o he_o and_o to_o the_o sense_n of_o these_o religious_a bond_n with_o he_o than_o our_o divorce_n with_o the_o world_n and_o marriage_n with_o god_n be_v near_o their_o perfection_n 93._o predominant_a vice_n and_o virtue_n corruption_n be_v spread_v over_o the_o whole_a man_n and_o all_o in_o man_n there_o
providence_n we_o will_v relieve_v ourselves_o both_o of_o wearisome_a labour_n and_o disappointment_n follow_v they_o spend_v our_o spirit_n more_o than_o serious_a thought_n and_o their_o end_n be_v at_o the_o best_a repentance_n of_o that_o fruitless_a labour_n they_o be_v indeed_o but_o fancied_a error_n yet_o they_o bring_v a_o real_a hurt_n they_o bereave_v we_o of_o the_o use_n and_o comfort_n of_o our_o present_a lot_n upon_o the_o imagination_n of_o a_o better_a and_o so_o at_o once_o work_v a_o double_a discontent_n one_o present_a in_o not_o rest_v on_o our_o present_a lot_n another_o to_o come_v in_o count_v our_o lot_n as_o a_o loss_n in_o respect_n of_o that_o other_o lot_n which_o we_o fancy_v to_o ourself_o he_o who_o take_v liberty_n to_o desire_n much_o and_o then_o devour_v that_o large_a desire_n by_o as_o large_a a_o hope_n will_v never_o rest_v content_a with_o his_o present_a lot_n though_o it_o be_v too_o good_a for_o he_o he_o have_v escape_v the_o tyranny_n of_o fancy_n who_o be_v full_a of_o truth_n and_o humility_n he_o seek_v nothing_o but_o true_a good_a and_o have_v draw_v the_o portrate_n of_o true_a happiness_n in_o god_n that_o his_o fantasy_n can_v no_o more_o abuse_v he_o his_o mind_n can_v fancy_n so_o much_o seem_v or_o conceited_a good_a as_o he_o find_v true_a good_a in_o himself_o already_o by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n to_o be_v a_o child_n of_o god_n a_o heir_n of_o heaven_n and_o a_o fellow-heire_n with_o christ_n be_v more_o than_o all_o the_o forge_a birth_n of_o out-racked_n fancy_n of_o earthly_a thing_n they_o may_v break_v in_o and_o scan_v some_o odd_a excellency_n for_o he_o but_o at_o once_o he_o dash_v out_o these_o line_n he_o rest_v so_o on_o god_n and_o the_o work_n of_o his_o spirit_n that_o fantasy_n be_v choke_v in_o their_o beginning_n who_o have_v i_o in_o heaven_n but_o thou_o and_o and_o on_o earth_n i_o have_v desire_v none_o with_o thou_o psal._n 73._o 95._o the_o christian_n refuge_n we_o live_v in_o a_o dangerous_a time_n the_o full_a measure_n of_o former_a sin_n and_o the_o rypenesse_n of_o god_n wrath_n make_v every_o hour_n a_o time_n for_o calamity_n craft_n and_o policy_n in_o satan_n wickedness_n in_o the_o world_n and_o nothing_o in_o we_o but_o weakness_n to_o resist_v they_o drive_v we_o all_o to_o a_o necessity_n of_o refuge_n the_o most_o part_n put_v the_o evil_a day_n far_o from_o they_o and_o be_v surpryse_v by_o it_o they_o be_v near_a to_o it_o who_o put_v it_o farre_v away_o other_o provide_v for_o it_o but_o do_v it_o amiss_o they_o run_v to_o the_o bruise_a reed_n of_o egypt_n and_o not_o to_o the_o lord_n of_o hostes._n it_o be_v indeed_o a_o tempt_a of_o god_n to_o neglect_v lawful_a mean_n but_o it_o be_v a_o forsake_v of_o he_o to_o trust_v in_o they_o there_o be_v no_o sure_a refuge_n in_o the_o day_n of_o trouble_n but_o under_o the_o shadow_n of_o the_o almighty_a psal._n 91._o 1._o many_o seek_v surety_n for_o their_o good_n and_o life_n but_o 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