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conceive_v p._n 169._o l._n 7._o finis_fw-la
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in_o heaven_n how_o precious_a be_v thy_o thought_n unto_o i_o o_o god_n say_v david_n how_o great_a be_v the_o sum_n of_o they_o if_o i_o shall_v count_v they_o they_o be_v more_o in_o number_n then_o the_o sand_n when_o i_o awake_v i_o be_o still_o with_o thou_o 139.17,18_o psal_n 139.17,18_o this_o be_v heaven_n upon_o earth_n and_o that_o true_a nobility_n and_o honour_n which_o we_o shall_v all_o be_v ambitious_a after_o to_o lose_v our_o spirit_n in_o god_n what_o a_o unspeakable_a felicity_n be_v it_o to_o be_v still_o with_o god_n in_o our_o thought_n this_o ennoble_v the_o spirit_n of_o man_n and_o make_v it_o a_o companion_n to_o the_o king_n of_o king_n this_o give_v evenness_n and_o steadiness_n to_o a_o man_n course_n and_o make_v he_o walk_v in_o all_o the_o way_n of_o god_n blameless_a this_o give_v transcendent_a peace_n &_o tranquillity_n to_o a_o man_n spirit_n and_o make_v he_o unmoveable_a in_o the_o midst_n of_o fear_n this_o give_v bread_n in_o famine_n drink_v in_o drought_n peace_n in_o war_n health_n in_o sickness_n life_n in_o death_n devote_v thyself_o therefore_o to_o christ_n that_o he_o may_v devote_v himself_o to_o thou_o and_o as_o a_o poor_a medium_n of_o communion_n make_v use_n if_o you_o please_v of_o this_o ensue_a treatise_n if_o thou_o get_v any_o good_a give_v glory_n to_o god_n and_o make_v the_o poor_a penman_n a_o constant_a sharer_n in_o thy_o prayer_n thou_o in_o christ_n theophilus_n philanthropus_n the_o principal_a head_n handle_v in_o this_o tract_n that_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n militant_a shall_v not_o be_v leave_v comfortless_a because_o christ_n will_v come_v to_o she_o pag._n 9_o that_o christ_n do_v come_v to_o his_o church_n milit._n pag_n 10_o 11._o how_o christ_n do_v come_v to_o his_o church_n militant_a to_o comfort_v she_o in_o all_o condition_n p._n 18_o 19_o when_o christ_n come_v to_o his_o disconsolate_a church_n as_o a_o comforter_n pag._n 41_o 42_o etc._n etc._n why_o christ_n will_v come_v to_o his_o church_n upon_o earth_n as_o comforter_n pag._n 51_o 52_o etc._n etc._n wicked_a man_n shall_v live_v and_o die_v comfortless_a because_o christ_n as_o a_o comforter_n will_v never_o come_v to_o they_o p._n 57_o 58_o etc._n etc._n laughter_n be_v one_o thing_n and_o spiritual_a consolation_n another_o p._n 59_o how_o christ_n do_v come_v to_o the_o wicked_a in_o this_o life_n p._n 61_o christ_n will_v come_v to_o the_o wicked_a neither_o in_o prosperity_n nor_o in_o adversity_n as_o a_o comforter_n p._n 62_o 63_o etc._n etc._n how_o wicked_a man_n may_v get_v christ_n as_o a_o comforter_n to_o come_v to_o they_o p._n 66_o 67_o etc._n etc._n useful_a instruction_n to_o strong_a man_n and_o to_o babe_n in_o christ_n p._n 68_o strong_a man_n in_o christ_n that_o say_v christ_n as_o a_o comforter_n be_v come_v to_o they_o shall_v make_v it_o sure_o to_o themselves_o that_o they_o be_v not_o delude_v p._n 65._o the_o great_a need_n of_o this_o p_o 69_o how_o a_o man_n may_v know_v that_o it_o be_v christ_n indeed_o and_o no_o spirit_n of_o delusion_n which_o be_v come_v to_o he_o with_o consolation_n p._n 73_o 74_o strong_a man_n in_o christ_n after_o they_o have_v make_v it_o sure_o to_o themselves_o that_o the_o true_a comforter_n be_v come_v to_o they_o shall_v so_o walk_v that_o they_o may_v ever_o enjoy_v his_o sweet_a company_n p._n 80_o how_o christian_n may_v so_o walk_v as_o to_o enjoy_v christ_n as_o a_o comforter_n continual_o p._n 81_o 82_o etc._n etc._n babe_n in_o christ_n which_o never_o find_v christ_n as_o a_o comforter_n to_o come_v to_o they_o shall_v believe_v that_o christ_n will_v come_v to_o they_o p._n 93_o their_o objection_n against_o christ_n come_v to_o they_o as_o a_o comforter_n answer_v p._n 93_o 94_o babe_n in_o christ_n that_o never_o find_v christ_n as_o a_o comforter_n
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