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all_o upon_o their_o sin_n or_o the_o judgement_n denounce_v by_o god_n against_o they_o the_o three_o and_o last_o sort_n be_v such_o as_o have_v neither_o hope_n nor_o despair_n in_o who_o it_o be_v therefore_o expedient_a to_o excite_v the_o former_a by_o the_o mean_v we_o shall_v next_o endeavour_v to_o show_v refer_v it_o to_o another_o place_n to_o speak_v of_o raise_v the_o hope_n of_o the_o timorous_a and_o moderate_v that_o of_o the_o presumptuous_a as_o the_o principal_a object_n of_o hope_n be_v god_n he_o be_v the_o author_n of_o that_o felicity_n we_o look_v for_o so_o there_o be_v two_o thing_n which_o the_o minister_n be_v chief_o to_o attend_v to_o with_o regard_n to_o this_o head_n the_o one_o be_v the_o raise_n and_o fix_v the_o sick_a person_n be_v hope_v upon_o the_o glory_n eternal_a the_o other_o be_v the_o exciting_a he_o to_o a_o christian_a confidence_n that_o he_o shall_v attain_v to_o it_o he_o may_v raise_v his_o hope_n and_o strengthen_v his_o courage_n by_o tell_v he_o that_o within_o a_o little_a time_n the_o torment_n and_o affliction_n which_o always_o accompany_v this_o present_a life_n will_v be_v at_o a_o end_n he_o may_v comfort_v he_o also_o with_o that_o which_o make_v the_o prophet_n rejoice_v namely_o the_o glad_a tiding_n of_o his_o be_v now_o go_v to_o the_o house_n of_o god_n wherein_o he_o shall_v feel_v no_o more_o pain_n nor_o care_n nor_o grief_n the_o same_o prophet_n assure_v we_o that_o no_o harm_n no_o suffering_n no_o torment_n no_o fear_n shall_v ever_o come_v nigh_o the_o everlasting_a mansion_n where_o also_o as_o st._n john_n say_v god_n shall_v wipe_v away_o all_o tear_n from_o our_o eye_n the_o minister_n shall_v endeavour_v to_o lift_v up_o his_o heart_n and_o mind_n to_o the_o heavenly_a jerusalem_n that_o divine_a city_n and_o sure_a refuge_n from_o all_o our_o enemy_n where_o the_o world_n the_o flesh_n and_o the_o devil_n shall_v no_o long_o be_v able_a to_o pursue_v after_o we_o and_o where_o we_o shall_v reap_v the_o eternal_a fruit_n of_o our_o victory_n over_o they_o and_o be_v crown_v with_o immortal_a life_n and_o glory_n it_o may_v inspire_v the_o sick_a person_n with_o some_o sort_n of_o joy_n too_o to_o put_v he_o in_o mind_n that_o he_o will_v short_o return_v his_o acceptable_a thanks_o to_o almighty_a god_n for_o his_o have_v lead_v he_o as_o it_o be_v through_o fire_n and_o water_n into_o a_o place_n of_o true_a refreshment_n and_o delight_n let_v he_o repeat_v sometime_o the_o word_n which_o god_n speak_v by_o his_o prophet_n isaiah_n behold_v i_o will_v extend_v peace_n to_o they_o like_o a_o river_n and_o glory_n like_o a_o flow_a stream_n that_o be_v i_o will_v cause_v their_o heart_n to_o overflow_v with_o joy_n and_o tranquillity_n let_v he_o remember_v with_o st._n
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