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down_o upon_o their_o soul_n in_o the_o use_n of_o the_o public_a mean_n they_o like_o cloud_n without_o water_n be_v carry_v away_o with_o the_o wind_n of_o false_a doctrine_n these_o man_n like_o tree_n without_o sap_n soon_o wither_v and_o lose_v their_o former_a flourish_a beauty_n their_o pretend_a love_n to_o god_n in_o his_o ordinance_n be_v still_o on_o the_o decay_a hand_n and_o their_o very_a profession_n by_o little_a and_o little_a come_v at_o last_o to_o dwindle_v into_o nothing_o brown_a bread_n and_o the_o gospel_n will_v come_v far_o short_a of_o be_v a_o satisfy_a portion_n to_o these_o man_n spirit_n who_o can_v sit_v down_o content_v well_o enough_o without_o the_o apprehension_n of_o any_o great_a disadvantage_n in_o be_v deprive_v of_o the_o comfortable_a presence_n of_o god_n in_o his_o public_a ordinance_n alas_o what_o be_v the_o reason_n of_o all_o this_o true_o it_o be_v because_o they_o never_o taste_v how_o gracious_a the_o lord_n be_v for_o as_o one_o well_o observe_v 84_o exit_fw-la gusta_fw-la est_fw-la amor_fw-la ex_fw-la amore_fw-la est_fw-la absentis_fw-la desideriâ—m_fw-la rolloc_n â—n_fw-la psa_fw-la 84_o from_o taste_v do_v arise_v love_n and_o from_o love_n the_o desire_n of_o a_o absent_a god_n and_o bless_v be_v those_o that_o hunger_n and_o thirst_n after_o righteousness_n but_o alas_o wicked_a heart_n that_o never_o yet_o at_o any_o time_n taste_v how_o gracious_a the_o lord_n be_v by_o his_o refrosh_n and_o revive_a presence_n in_o gospel_n mean_n they_o be_v ravish_v with_o no_o kind_n of_o love_n of_o god_n at_o all_o and_o they_o which_o never_o love_n god_n never_o earnest_o breathe_v and_o desire_v after_o god_n when_o he_o be_v absent_a from_o they_o ibid._n quae_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la causa_fw-la cur_n videas_fw-la multes_fw-la destitui_fw-la visibili_fw-la hâc_fw-la dei_fw-la praesentia_fw-la quae_fw-la est_fw-la in_o ministerio_fw-la ipsius_fw-la neque_fw-la tamen_fw-la ea_fw-la re_fw-la vel_fw-la 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their_o heart_n and_o say_v unto_o peter_n and_o to_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o apostle_n man_n and_o brethren_n what_o shall_v we_o do_v §_o 10._o quer._n 4._o what_o make_v the_o same_o preacher_n successful_a at_o one_o place_n and_o not_o at_o another_o only_o this_o that_o god_n accompany_v his_o word_n with_o his_o spirit_n at_o one_o place_n and_o not_o at_o another_o we_o may_v suppose_v the_o same_o word_n preach_v to_o a_o different_a people_n to_o a_o very_a different_a event_n the_o one_o mock_n rail_v revile_v the_o other_o prove_v humble_a meek_a yea_o true_a convert_n the_o word_n be_v the_o same_o all_o man_n by_o nature_n have_v the_o same_o vileness_n in_o their_o heart_n and_o opposition_n to_o the_o word_n and_o truth_n of_o the_o gospel_n the_o difference_n than_o lie_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o now_o that_o god_n be_v not_o always_o present_a by_o his_o spirit_n to_o set_v home_o the_o word_n upon_o all_o this_o shall_v not_o make_v 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sense_n and_o feeling_n carry_v much_o of_o a_o secret_a pleasure_n with_o they_o no_o such_o real_a and_o solid_a pleasure_n in_o all_o the_o world_n as_o that_o which_o a_o gracious_a soul_n find_v in_o the_o experimental_a discovery_n of_o gospel-truths_n it_o be_v sensual_a and_o swinish_a pleasure_n which_o man_n take_v in_o follow_v sinful_a way_n but_o the_o only_a solid_a pleasure_n be_v in_o divine_a experience_n it_o be_v a_o pleasure_n worthy_a a_o rational_a soul_n to_o be_v ravish_v with_o the_o love_n of_o christ_n and_o to_o be_v enamour_v with_o that_o command_a beauty_n that_o the_o way_n of_o holiness_n do_v afford_v a_o tincture_n of_o pleasure_n carry_v the_o soul_n far_o in_o its_o operation_n man_n will_v never_o run_v on_o headlong_o in_o way_n of_o wickedness_n be_v not_o pleasure_n lay_v as_o the_o bait_n to_o allure_v they_o now_o what_o be_v it_o make_v many_o soul_n to_o quit_v their_o comfort_n in_o this_o life_n their_o friend_n their_o estate_n their_o 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