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god_n and_o we_o must_v deny_v ourselves_o for_o his_o sake_n and_o forsake_v all_o if_o he_o require_v it_o our_o great_a enemy_n we_o must_v love_v forgive_v and_o pray_v for_o and_o nothing_o must_v possess_v the_o best_a room_n in_o our_o heart_n but_o christ_n our_o evidence_n for_o heaven_n must_v bâ—_n clear_v up_o or_o we_o can_v die_v cheerful_o now_o this_o be_v some_o of_o the_o work_n we_o have_v to_o do_v in_o a_o word_n constant_a communion_n with_o christ_n in_o the_o several_a duty_n he_o command_v in_o public_a private_a and_o in_o secret_a must_v be_v maintain_v if_o we_o will_v be_v fit_a to_o die_v and_o can_v we_o think_v than_o we_o have_v any_o time_n to_o spare_v to_o throw_v away_o upon_o needless_a recreation_n a_o bare_a profession_n of_o religion_n will_v not_o serve_v turn_n for_o salvation_n mat._n 25.10_o &_o 7.22_o 3._o confid_v let_v we_o further_o consider_v that_o many_o have_v do_v and_o will_v miscarry_v for_o want_v of_o preparation_n yea_o the_o great_a part_n of_o mankind_n for_o there_o be_v but_o a_o few_o that_o shall_v be_v save_v yea_o many_o profess_a christian_n future_a their_o repentance_n and_o send_v it_o before_o ten_o or_o twenty_o year_n and_o never_o overtake_v it_o till_o it_o be_v too_o late_o that_o servant_n that_o say_v in_o his_o heart_n my_o lord_n deseri_v his_o come_n and_o begin_v to_o beat_v his_o fellow_n servant_n and_o to_o eat_v and_o drink_v with_o the_o drunken_a the_o lord_n of_o that_o servant_n shall_v come_v in_o a_o day_n he_o look_v not_o for_o he_o and_o in_o a_o hour_n he_o be_v not_o aware_a of_o and_o shall_v cut_v he_o asunder_o and_o appoint_v he_o his_o portion_n with_o hypocrite_n there_o shall_v be_v weep_v and_o gnash_n of_o tooth_n mat._n 24.48_o etc._n etc._n and_o of_o such_o dust_n heap_n we_o may_v find_v in_o every_o corner_n it_o be_v the_o devil_n language_n to_o persuade_v man_n they_o have_v yet_o long_o to_o live_v many_o fair_a summer_n to_o see_v and_o that_o 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