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chrysost._n let_v not_o the_o world_n be_v your_o familiar_a friend_n familiar_a friend_n will_v come_v in_o without_o knock_v m._n white_a of_o thought_n thought_n when_o we_o shall_v have_v reign_v hereafter_o many_o million_o of_o year_n in_o heaven_n what_o thought_n will_v remain_v of_o this_o little_a inch_n of_o time_n upon_o earth_n etc._n etc._n m._n bolton_n discourse_v of_o true_a happiness_n pag._n 143._o 143._o let_v their_o money_n perish_v with_o they_o that_o esteem_v all_o the_o gold_n in_o the_o world_n worth_a one_o day_n society_n with_o â—esus_fw-la christ._n galeacius_n to_o a_o nobleman_n tempt_v he_o to_o apostatise_v with_o a_o great_a same_o of_o money_n money_n cogitatio_fw-la omnis_fw-la secularis_fw-la &_o carnalis_fw-la abscedat_fw-la nec_fw-la quicquam_fw-la tunc_fw-la animus_n quam_fw-la illud_fw-la solum_fw-la cogitat_fw-la quod_fw-la precatur_fw-la cypr._n de_fw-fr orat._n domin_n domin_n exemplum_fw-la legimus_fw-la de_fw-la quodam_fw-la qui_fw-la 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heart_n be_v go_v you_o knock_v at_o my_o door_n with_o great_a earnestness_n and_o when_o i_o come_v the_o heart_n be_v go_v you_o be_v deceiver_n and_o deserve_v my_o curse_n if_o this_o be_v not_o repent_v and_o reform_v such_o deceitful_a hypocrite_n must_v carry_v away_o no_o blessing_n of_o i_o but_o a_o curse_n a_o prayer_n though_o but_o of_o forty_o word_n sincere_o make_v and_o feel_v every_o syllable_n shall_v prevail_v more_o with_o god_n than_o a_o long_a oration_n with_o half_a a_o heart_n and_o the_o mean_a sermon_n hear_v with_o a_o prepare_v humble_a and_o attentive_a heart_n shall_v receive_v a_o great_a blessing_n than_o a_o better_a sermon_n with_o a_o worse_a heart_n for_o god_n be_v a_o spirit_n and_o show_n do_v work_v nothing_o with_o he_o he_o that_o seem_v to_o serve_v he_o and_o do_v not_o exasperate_v he_o the_o more_o a_o eye_n to_o heaven_n and_o a_o heart_n for_o hell_n a_o humble_a knee_n and_o a_o haughty_a spirit_n a_o serious_a posture_n and_o a_o 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he_o do_v not_o humble_o cry_v he_o mercy_n and_o study_v to_o offend_v no_o more_o though_o divine_a vengeance_n be_v not_o always_o so_o visible_a as_o a_o parent_n rod_n yet_o it_o be_v as_o real_a and_o more_o heavy_a a_o poor_a man_n can_v escape_v with_o his_o affront_n of_o a_o great_a god_n sect_n viii_o ordinance_n the_o three_o effect_n of_o distraction_n be_v that_o they_o hinder_v the_o benefit_n of_o a_o holy_a duty_n god_n seldom_o think_v of_o those_o prayer_n that_o we_o think_v not_o of_o ourselves_o isa._n 64.7_o and_o there_o be_v none_o that_o call_v on_o thy_o name_n that_o stir_v up_o himself_o to_o take_v hold_n of_o thou_o the_o lord_n count_v such_o prayer_n as_o none_o at_o all_o when_o a_o man_n do_v not_o stir_v up_o himself_o to_o his_o business_n &_o non_fw-la entis_fw-la nulla_fw-la est_fw-la operatio_fw-la 188._o that_o which_o in_o god_n account_n have_v no_o be_v can_v have_v no_o work_n the_o benefit_n of_o ordinance_n be_v many_o and_o great_a they_o 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be_v intense_a and_o earnest_a that_o hour_n will_v you_o not_o fume_v at_o the_o company_n that_o will_v divert_v you_o and_o disdain_v any_o ordinary_a business_n that_o will_v interrupt_v you_o o_o stay_n and_o let_v i_o alone_o this_o hour_n for_o i_o be_o busy_a now_o by_o the_o bernard_n cordial_a management_n of_o one_o serious_a hour_n in_o prayer_n read_v hear_v or_o meditation_n you_o may_v yea_o shall_v infallible_o gain_v at_o least_o one_o grain_n of_o grace_n which_o be_v worth_a more_o than_o a_o kingdom_n yea_o than_o a_o whole_a world_n and_o be_v not_o that_o a_o evil_a thing_n and_o bitter_a that_o then_o interrupt_v you_o and_o frustrate_v your_o gainful_a employment_n whereby_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o you_o get_v nothing_o pearl_n be_v deal_v and_o you_o get_v nothing_o orient_a grace_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n ready_a to_o give_v and_o you_o none_o of_o they_o who_o will_v entertain_v that_o can_v be_v rid_v of_o such_o companion_n sect_n ix_o comfort_n 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