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you_o may_v 〈◊〉_d the_o day_n that_o ever_o you_o be_v bear_v if_o you_o 〈◊〉_d once_o come_v to_o close_v with_o christ._n now_o 〈◊〉_d he_o that_o have_v the_o key_n of_o the_o house_n of_o dâ—vid_n that_o can_v open_v your_o heart_n to_o give_v 〈◊〉_d entry_n we_o desire_v to_o give_v praise_n sermon_n iu._n 2_o pet._n 1.4_o whereby_o be_v give_v unto_o we_o exceed_v great_a and_o precious_a promise_n that_o by_o these_o you_o may_v be_v partaker_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n have_v escape_v the_o corruption_n that_o be_v in_o the_o world_n through_o lust_n there_o be_v three_o most_o glorious_a and_o excellent_a gift_n that_o god_n have_v bestow_v upon_o man_n there_o be_v that_o comprehensive_a gift_n of_o heaven_n jesus_n christ_n who_o be_v so_o call_v john_n 4.10_o and_o sure_o such_o a_o gift_n as_o â—hat_n aught_o in_o some_o sense_n to_o blind_v our_o eye_n â—nd_v make_v we_o look_v upon_o all_o thing_n that_o be_v beâ—ow_v he_o as_o nothing_o the_o second_o royal_a gift_n 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against_o that_o idol_n of_o self_n love_v anâ—_n self_n indulgence_n that_o which_o be_v in_o 2_o tim._n 3.2_o be_v sufficient_a that_o among_o all_o the_o greaâ—_n idol_n of_o the_o latter_a time_n this_o be_v put_v in_o the_o first_o place_n they_o shall_v be_v lover_n of_o themselves_o we_o can_v take_v pain_n for_o christ_n we_o cannoâ—_n go_v about_o the_o exercise_n of_o any_o duty_n because_o that_o idol_n of_o self-indulgence_n forbid_v we_o i_o will_v tell_v you_o its_o counsel_n and_o great_a advice_n it_o give_v you_o o_o person_n pity_v thyself_o that_o same_o counsel_n peter_n give_v his_o master_n it_o bid_v you_o pity_v yourself_o but_o if_o we_o can_v right_o interpret_v that_o language_n it_o will_v be_v this_o destroy_v yourself_o for_o self_n indulgence_n and_o self-love_n be_v that_o which_o will_v ruin_v you_o o_o what_o bless_a attainment_n of_o god_n what_o bless_a fruition_n of_o jesus_n christ_n what_o advancement_n in_o mortification_n what_o conformity_n 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