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94._o and_o lose_v not_o that_o which_o be_v thy_o own_o 2._o consider_v that_o thou_o be_v he_o upon_o so_o dear_a a_o purchase_n as_o that_o he_o be_v the_o more_o engage_v to_o receive_v thou_o have_v he_o buy_v thou_o by_o the_o price_n of_o his_o most_o precious_a blood_n and_o will_v he_o cast_v thou_o off_o have_v he_o come_v down_o on_o earth_n to_o seek_v and_o save_v thou_o and_o will_v he_o now_o forsake_v thou_o have_v he_o live_v in_o flesh_n a_o life_n of_o poverty_n and_o suffer_v reproach_n and_o scorn_v and_o buffet_n and_o be_v nail_v to_o the_o cross_n and_o put_v to_o cry_v out_o my_o god_n my_o god_n why_o have_v thou_o forsake_v i_o and_o will_v he_o now_o forget_v his_o love_n and_o suffering_n and_o himself_o forsake_v thou_o after_o this_o do_v he_o himself_o on_o the_o cross_n commend_v his_o spirit_n into_o his_o father_n hand_n and_o will_v he_o not_o receive_v thy_o spirit_n when_o thou_o at_o death_n commend_v it_o to_o he_o he_o have_v know_v himself_o 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father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n shut_v not_o out_o thy_o child_n the_o child_n of_o thy_o love_n and_o promise_v the_o compassion_n that_o thou_o have_v put_v into_o man_n engage_v he_o to_o relieve_v a_o neighbour_n â—ea_o a_o enemy_n much_o more_o to_o entertain_v a_o child_n our_o child_n and_o our_o friend_n dare_v trust_v themselves_o upon_o our_o kindness_n and_o fidelity_n and_o fear_v not_o that_o we_o will_v reject_v they_o in_o their_o distress_n or_o destroy_v they_o though_o they_o do_v sometime_o offend_v we_o our_o kindness_n be_v cruelty_n in_o comparison_n of_o thou_o our_o love_n dserve_v not_o the_o name_n of_o love_n in_o comparison_n of_o thy_o most_o precious_a love_n thou_o be_v the_o love_n of_o god_n who_o be_v love_n itself_o 1_o joh._n 4._o 8_o 16._o and_o who_o be_v the_o god_n of_o love_n 2_o cor._n 1._o 13_o 11._o and_o be_v answerable_a to_o thy_o omnipotency_n omniscience_n and_o other_o attribute_n but_o we_o be_v the_o love_n of_o frail_a and_o 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be_v not_o as_o man_n that_o thou_o shall_v repent_v num._n 23._o 19_o with_o thou_o be_v no_o variableness_n or_o shadow_n of_o turn_v jam._n 1._o 17._o if_o yesterday_o thou_o so_o free_o love_v i_o as_o to_o adopt_v i_o for_o thy_o child_n thou_o will_v not_o to_o day_n refuse_v i_o and_o cast_v i_o into_o hell_n receive_v lord_n jesus_n a_o member_n of_o thy_o body_n a_o weak_a one_o indeed_o but_o yet_o a_o member_n and_o need_v the_o more_o thy_o tenderness_n and_o compassion_n who_o have_v teach_v we_o not_o to_o cast_v out_o our_o infant_n because_o they_o be_v small_a and_o weak_a we_o have_v forsake_v all_o to_o cleave_v unto_o thou_o that_o we_o may_v with_o thou_o be_v one_o flesh_n and_o spirit_n ephes_n 5._o 31._o 1_o cor._n 6._o 17._o o_o cut_v not_o off_o and_o cast_v not_o out_o thy_o member_n that_o be_v engraft_v into_o thou_o thou_o have_v dwell_v in_o i_o here_o by_o faith_n and_o shall_v i_o not_o now_o dwell_v with_o thou_o ephes_n 3._o 17._o then_o have_v pray_v to_o the_o father_n that_o we_o may_v be_v one_o in_o thou_o and_o may_v be_v with_o thou_o to_o behold_v thy_o glory_n john_n 17._o 20_o 21_o 22_o 23_o 24._o and_o will_v thou_o deny_v to_o receive_v i_o to_o that_o glory_n who_o pray_v but_o for_o what_o thou_o have_v pray_v to_o thy_o father_n death_n make_v no_o separation_n between_o thou_o and_o the_o member_n it_o dissolve_v not_o the_o union_n of_o soul_n with_o thou_o though_o it_o separate_v they_o from_o the_o flesh_n and_o shall_v a_o part_n of_o thyself_o be_v reject_v and_o condemn_v 10._o consider_v that_o christ_n have_v seal_v thou_o up_o unto_o salvation_n and_o give_v thou_o the_o earnest_n of_o his_o spirit_n and_o therefore_o will_v certain_o receive_v thou_o 2_o cor._n 1._o 22._o and_o 5._o 5_o eph._n 1._o 13_o 14._o and_o 4._o 30._o say_v therefore_o to_o he_o behold_v lord_n thy_o mark_n thy_o feal_z thy_o earnest_n flesh_n and_o blood_n do_v not_o illuminate_v and_o renew_v i_o thy_o spirit_n which_o thou_o 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happiness_n to_o which_o it_o tend_v indeed_o i_o have_v love_v thou_o so_o little_a that_o i_o be_o ashamed_a of_o myself_o and_o confess_v my_o cold_a indifferency_n deserve_v thy_o wrath_n but_o that_o i_o love_v thou_o and_o desire_v thou_o be_v thy_o gift_n which_o signify_v the_o high_a satisfy_a gift_n though_o i_o be_o cold_a and_o dull_a my_o eye_n be_v towards_o thou_o it_o be_v thou_o that_o i_o mean_v when_o i_o can_v but_o groan_v it_o be_v long_o since_o i_o have_v bid_v this_o world_n away_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v my_o home_n or_o portion_n o_o perfect_a what_o thou_o have_v begin_v this_o be_v not_o the_o time_n or_o place_n of_o my_o perfection_n and_o though_o my_o life_n be_v now_o hide_v with_o thou_o in_o god_n when_o then_o appear_v let_v i_o appear_v with_o thou_o in_o glory_n col._n 3._o 4._o and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n let_v this_o soul_n enjoy_v its_o part_n that_o appear_v before_o thou_o give_v i_o what_o thou_o have_v cause_v i_o to_o love_n and_o then_o i_o shall_v more_o perfect_o love_v thou_o when_o my_o thirst_n be_v satisfy_v and_o the_o water_n which_o thou_o have_v give_v i_o shall_v spring_v up_o to_o everlasting_a life_n joh._n 4._o 14._o 12._o consider_v also_o that_o he_o that_o have_v engage_v thou_o to_o seek_v first_o his_o kingdom_n be_v engage_v to_o give_v it_o they_o that_o do_v sincere_o seek_v it_o he_o call_v thou_o off_o the_o pursuit_n of_o vanity_n when_o thou_o be_v follow_v the_o pleasure_n and_o profit_n of_o the_o world_n and_o he_o call_v thou_o to_o labour_v for_o the_o food_n that_o perish_v not_o but_o endure_v to_o everlasting_a life_n john_n 6._o 27._o since_o than_o it_o have_v be_v thy_o care_n and_o business_n notwithstanding_o all_o thy_o imperfection_n to_o seek_v and_o serve_v he_o to_o please_v and_o honour_v he_o and_o so_o to_o run_v that_o thou_o may_v obtain_v say_v then_o though_o my_o sin_n deserve_v thy_o wrath_n and_o nothing_o that_o i_o have_v do_v deserve_v thy_o favour_n yet_o godliness_n have_v thy_o promise_n of_o the_o life_n to_o come_v and_o thou_o have_v say_v that_o he_o that_o seek_v shall_v find_v matth._n 7._o 7._o 8._o o_o now_o let_v i_o find_v the_o kingdom_n that_o i_o have_v seek_v and_o seek_v by_o thy_o encouragement_n and_o help_n it_o can_v be_v that_o any_o shall_v have_v cause_n to_o repent_v of_o serve_v thou_o or_o suffer_v disappointment_n that_o trust_v upon_o thou_o my_o labour_n for_o the_o world_n be_v lose_v and_o vain_a but_o thou_o do_v engage_v i_o to_o be_v steadfast_a and_o abound_v in_o thy_o work_n on_o this_o account_n that_o my_o labour_n shall_v
will_v confine_v it_o also_o to_o those_o special_a gift_n and_o grace_n in_o which_o she_o be_v eminent_a that_o i_o may_v not_o take_v you_o up_o with_o a_o description_n of_o a_o christian_a as_o such_o and_o tell_v you_o only_o of_o that_o good_a which_o she_o hold_v but_o in_o common_a with_o all_o other_o christian_n and_o if_o any_o thing_n that_o i_o shall_v say_v be_v unknown_a to_o any_o reader_n that_o know_v she_o let_v they_o know_v that_o it_o be_v because_o they_o know_v she_o but_o distant_o imperfect_o or_o by_o report_n and_o that_o my_o advantage_n of_o near_a acquaintance_n do_v give_v i_o a_o just_a assurance_n of_o what_o i_o say_v the_o grace_n which_o i_o discern_v to_o be_v eminent_a in_o she_o be_v these_o 1._o she_o be_v eminent_a in_o her_o contempt_n of_o the_o pride_n and_o pomp_n and_o pleasure_n and_o vanity_n of_o the_o world_n and_o in_o her_o great_a averseness_n to_o all_o these_o she_o have_v a_o honest_a impatiency_n of_o the_o life_n which_o be_v 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deliver_v he_o from_o the_o way_n of_o the_o evil_a man_n who_o leave_v the_o path_n of_o uprightness_n to_o walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o darkness_n proverb_n 2._o 11_o 12_o 13._o 3._o she_o be_v serious_o religious_a without_o partiality_n or_o any_o taint_n of_o side_v or_o faction_n or_o hold_v the_o faith_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n in_o respect_n of_o person_n i_o never_o hear_v speak_v against_o man_n or_o for_o man_n as_o they_o differ_v in_o some_o small_a and_o tolerable_a thing_n she_o impartial_o hear_v any_o minister_n that_o be_v able_a and_o godly_a and_o sound_v in_o the_o main_a and_o can_v bear_v with_o the_o weakness_n minister_n when_o they_o be_v faithful_a instead_o of_o own_v the_o name_n or_o opinion_n of_o prelatical_a presbyterian_a independent_a or_o such_o like_a she_o take_v up_o with_o the_o name_n and_o profession_n of_o a_o christian_a and_o love_v a_o christian_a as_o a_o christian_a without_o much_o respect_n to_o such_o different_a tolerable_a 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