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particular_a 2._o god_n do_v sometime_o withdraw_v from_o his_o own_o child_n the_o sensible_a quickning_n of_o his_o spirit_n god_n never_o take_v away_o whole_o his_o sanctify_a presence_n from_o his_o people_n god_n be_v present_a with_o they_o to_o uphold_v the_o be_v of_o grace_n there_o be_v a_o divine_a manutenency_n whereby_o god_n do_v preserve_v the_o life_n of_o grace_n at_o all_o time_n but_o the_o sensible_a quickning_n of_o his_o spirit_n may_v be_v often_o withhold_v god_n may_v often_o so_o far_o withdraw_v that_o they_o may_v not_o perceive_v any_o special_a gracious_a operation_n of_o the_o spirit_n upon_o their_o heart_n and_o that_o as_o at_o other_o time_n so_o in_o duty_n of_o worship_n they_o may_v be_v leave_v many_o time_n under_o great_a dulness_n and_o senslesness_n left_a much_o to_o the_o stoniness_n of_o their_o own_o heart_n without_o any_o special_a impression_n make_v on_o they_o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n there_o be_v time_n when_o god_n make_v their_o heart_n burn_v within_o they_o but_o there_o be_v time_n when_o they_o be_v leave_v unto_o a_o benumb_a frame_n of_o spirit_n as_o if_o they_o have_v no_o spiritual_a sense_n they_o have_v great_a cause_n of_o joy_n but_o their_o heart_n do_v not_o rejoice_v therein_o great_a cause_n of_o sorrow_n but_o unaffected_a with_o it_o great_a cause_n of_o fear_n but_o fearless_a their_o sense_n be_v bind_v up_o and_o spiritual_a truth_n that_o they_o think_v of_o or_o hear_v of_o dont_fw-fr sink_v into_o they_o mat._n 25.5_o they_o all_o slumber_v and_o sleep_v 3._o the_o people_n of_o god_n ought_v not_o to_o count_v it_o a_o frown_n that_o they_o have_v not_o the_o immediate_a light_n of_o god_n countenance_n frequent_o we_o must_v have_v a_o care_n that_o we_o do_v not_o complain_v