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death_n it_o be_v true_a our_o great_a wisdom_n watchfulness_n abstinence_n self-denial_n and_o all_o external_a mean_n alone_o will_v fall_v short_a of_o kill_v one_o lust_n it_o be_v the_o spirit_n that_o kill_v without_o it_o the_o flesh_n profit_v nothing_o all_o external_a attempt_n for_o the_o mortification_n of_o the_o flesh_n be_v but_o a_o fleshly_a mortification_n but_o if_o you_o through_o the_o spirit_n do_v mortify_v pray_v in_o the_o spirit_n watch_v in_o the_o spirit_n curb_n and_o keep_v short_a and_o keep_v under_o this_o body_n still_o take_v in_o the_o assistance_n of_o the_o spirit_n than_o it_o shall_v die_v christian_n thou_o live_v in_o a_o weary_a land_n and_o thou_o have_v but_o a_o weary_a
temptation_n they_o shut_v their_o eye_n and_o stop_v their_o ear_n they_o will_v not_o see_v they_o will_v not_o believe_v oh_o what_o loss_n do_v they_o sustain_v how_o many_o sabbath_n be_v lose_v how_o many_o sermon_n be_v lose_v how_o many_o reproof_n counsel_n correction_n be_v lose_v a_o gospel_n lose_v and_o soul_n thereby_o like_a to_o be_v lose_v for_o ever_o oh_o what_o prodigy_n be_v they_o become_v under_o all_o this_o sin_n and_o misery_n and_o yet_o merry_a jolly_a laugh_v and_o sing_v and_o sport_v and_o feast_v and_o brave_v it_o out_o as_o if_o nothing_o ail_v they_o feel_v nothing_o of_o all_o that_o be_v come_v upon_o they_o and_o fear_v nothing_o of_o all_o that_o be_v come_v warn_v they_o reprove_v they_o beseech_v they_o it_o be_v all_o but_o preach_v to_o a_o stone_n it_o may_v be_v you_o have_v sometime_o wonder_v to_o see_v a_o company_n of_o thief_n in_o prison_n to_o be_v drink_v and_o carouse_v and_o milk_v merry_a when_o they_o know_v that_o in_o a_o few_o 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