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also_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v always_o without_o fruit_n most_o full_a be_v that_o promise_n hos_n 14.5_o 6._o i_o will_v be_v as_o the_o dew_n unto_o israel_n he_o shall_v grow_v as_o the_o lily_n and_o cast_v forth_o his_o root_n as_o lebanon_n his_o branch_n shall_v spread_v and_o his_o beauty_n shall_v be_v as_o the_o olive_n tree_n and_o his_o smell_n as_o lebanon_n observe_v god_n method_n in_o work_v upon_o decay_a christian_n first_o he_o heal_v their_o backslide_n so_o ver_fw-la 4._o i_o will_v heal_v their_o backslide_n i_o but_o that_o be_v not_o all_o for_o without_o divine_a influence_n the_o soul_n will_v be_v as_o apt_a to_o relapse_n as_o ever_o and_o therefore_o god_n promise_v as_o a_o further_a act_n of_o grace_n that_o he_o will_v be_v as_o the_o dew_n unto_o israel_n dew_n be_v of_o a_o fructify_a and_o refresh_a nature_n it_o call_v forth_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n when_o they_o lie_v hide_v in_o the_o root_n of_o tree_n and_o herb_n even_o so_o be_v 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3._o labour_v to_o prevent_v decay_n in_o grace_n it_o be_v easy_a to_o keep_v health_n then_o to_o recover_v it_o and_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o maintain_v grace_n in_o strength_n and_o vigour_n then_o to_o recover_v any_o degree_n of_o grace_n when_o it_o be_v lose_v though_o it_o be_v god_n goodness_n to_o restore_v grace_n yet_o it_o be_v your_o duty_n to_o prevent_v the_o loss_n thereof_o 4._o watch_v the_o first_o decay_n of_o grace_n lest_o it_o grow_v to_o a_o total_a consumption_n of_o all_o observe_v the_o least_o flag_a of_o faith_n and_o love_n when_o it_o come_v to_o a_o trial_n a_o little_a grace_n may_v serve_v to_o repair_v a_o little_a decay_n but_o thou_o will_v stand_v in_o need_n of_o much_o to_o repair_v a_o great_a decay_n and_o therefore_o as_o soon_o as_o grace_n begin_v to_o fail_v do_v thou_o begin_v to_o repair_v o_o ply_v the_o throne_n of_o grace_n for_o strengthen_v influence_n lest_o thy_o weakness_n prove_v dangerous_a and_o desperate_a however_o do_v not_o 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