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together_o at_o a_o inn_n exchange_v arrow_n whereby_o it_o have_v since_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o old_a man_n â—â—ote_v and_o young_a man_n die_v death_n come_v up_o to_o the_o young_a and_o strong_a old_a and_o weak_a man_n go_v down_o to_o death_n thou_o may_v be_v call_v forth_o to_o that_o war_n in_o which_o there_o be_v no_o discharge_n and_o not_o have_v a_o hour_n warning_n to_o prepare_v thyself_o for_o a_o march_n sturdy_n tree_n be_v overturn_v by_o a_o unexpected_a wind_n lusty_a man_n by_o violent_a fever_n or_o outward_a accident_n our_o enemy_n be_v strong_a our_o earthly_a house_n weak_a the_o come_n of_o our_o landlord_n be_v unknown_a the_o lease_n of_o our_o life_n be_v uncertain_a we_o be_v every_o moment_n liable_a to_o be_v eject_v and_o shall_v we_o not_o be_v so_o employ_v that_o our_o lord_n when_o he_o come_v may_v find_v we_o well-doing_n i_o remember_v i_o have_v in_o some_o author_n read_v that_o the_o invention_n of_o clock_n be_v not_o primary_o to_o 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sin_n of_o the_o unfaithful_a servant_n 2._o the_o severity_n of_o his_o lord_n in_o the_o sin_n we_o may_v take_v notice_n 1._o of_o the_o nature_n of_o he_o bâ—ats_v his_o fellow-servant_n and_o eat_v and_o drink_v and_o be_v drunken_a he_o give_v himself_o up_o to_o all_o manner_n of_o wickedness_n he_o be_v unrighteous_a to_o his_o fellow-servant_n he_o beat_v they_o and_o unfaithful_a to_o his_o master_n he_o abuse_v his_o good_n he_o eat_v and_o drink_v and_o be_v drunken_a sin_n do_v not_o lie_v skulk_a in_o the_o secret_a trench_n of_o his_o heart_n but_o appear_v bold_o in_o the_o open_a field_n of_o his_o life_n it_o be_v a_o sign_n a_o enemy_n have_v great_a power_n when_o he_o show_v himself_o open_o 2._o the_o occasion_n of_o it_o his_o plea_n for_o it_o his_o lord_n delay_v his_o come_n because_o he_o have_v not_o a_o speedy_a reward_n he_o lay_v aside_o all_o good_a work_n because_o of_o god_n gracious_a forbearance_n he_o argue_v a_o general_a acquittance_n for_o all_o 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be_v reserve_v for_o such_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n abide_v on_o they_o joh._n 3._o ult_n to_o note_v the_o extreme_a punishment_n which_o his_o soul_n shall_v undergo_v 2._o how_o sudden_a it_o be_v unexpected_a evil_n be_v most_o dreadful_a the_o lord_n of_o that_o servant_n shall_v come_v in_o a_o day_n when_o he_o look_v not_o for_o he_o sudden_a fright_n overwhelm_v the_o spirit_n those_o misery_n which_o see_v at_o some_o distance_n have_v be_v entertain_v with_o patience_n surprise_v man_n on_o a_o sudden_a have_v strike_v they_o into_o despair_n death_n come_v sometime_o like_o a_o thief_n up_o into_o our_o window_n come_v in_o at_o the_o door_n be_v ordinary_a but_o come_v in_o at_o the_o window_n be_v unlooked_a for_o jer._n 19_o 21._o as_o the_o snare_n secret_o and_o unexpected_o seize_v the_o silly_a bird_n so_o do_v a_o day_n of_o death_n the_o simple_a child_n of_o man_n luk._n 21._o 35._o our_o saviour_n speak_v of_o his_o come_n in_o the_o second_o or_o three_o 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the_o form_n of_o a_o serpent_n to_o eve_n he_o appear_v in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o saint_n to_o the_o second_o adam_n if_o he_o shall_v be_v quiet_a yet_o our_o own_o flesh_n be_v free_a and_o forward_o to_o pollute_v and_o pervert_v we_o be_v he_o at_o any_o time_n absent_a though_o i_o fear_v he_o never_o be_v but_o watch_v we_o night_n and_o day_n more_o narrow_o than_o ever_o keeper_n do_v his_o prisoner_n for_o who_o escape_n he_o be_v to_o die_v our_o own_o wicked_a heart_n be_v his_o deputy_n to_o supply_v his_o place_n and_o dispatch_v his_o business_n effectual_o for_o he_o occasion_n and_o our_o own_o corrupt_a nature_n seldom_o meet_v but_o like_o two_o inordinate_a lover_n they_o sin_n and_o defile_v themselves_o together_o the_o flesh_n be_v instead_o of_o a_o thousand_o traitor_n within_o the_o garrison_n conspire_v to_o deliver_v it_o up_o into_o the_o enemy_n hand_n who_o be_v resolve_v to_o give_v no_o quarter_n and_o be_v it_o not_o time_n for_o the_o soldier_n to_o 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delight_v herself_o in_o hâ—r_a night_n song_n know_v if_o she_o shall_v fall_v asleep_a she_o shall_v be_v a_o prey_n to_o night-bird_n she_o keep_v a_o thorn_n at_o her_o breast_n to_o keep_v her_o wake_n watch_v in_o thy_o family_n among_o thy_o relation_n thy_o wife_n and_o child_n may_v be_v satan_n instrument_n to_o wound_v thou_o abraham_n cause_v sarah_n to_o dissemble_v eve_n bring_v adam_n to_o undo_v himself_o and_o all_o his_o posterity_n the_o near_a the_o person_n be_v to_o we_o that_o discharge_v a_o piece_n at_o we_o the_o likely_a to_o hit_v and_o the_o more_o dangerous_a the_o bullet_n watch_v in_o thy_o shop_n satan_n lie_v in_o ambush_n in_o every_o corner_n sin_n in_o every_o counter_a to_o defile_v and_o destroy_v thou_o when_o thou_o be_v in_o company_n when_o thou_o be_v alone_o at_o bed_n at_o board_n when_o thou_o go_v out_o when_o thou_o come_v in_o keep_v thy_o heart_n with_o all_o diligence_n for_o under_o every_o pile_n of_o grass_n there_o be_v a_o 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the_o crocodile_n say_v naturalist_n be_v no_o big_a at_o first_o then_o a_o goose_n egg_n and_o yet_o grow_v to_o thirty_o cubit_n a_o occasion_n of_o sin_n embrace_v but_o a_o little_a like_o a_o thief_n in_o the_o candle_n insensible_o make_v sad_a work_n and_o waste_v watch_v especial_o against_o thy_o own_o sin_n this_o be_v as_o the_o philistines_n say_v of_o samson_n the_o great_a destroyer_n of_o the_o country_n the_o great_a destroyer_n of_o thy_o conscience_n wise_a governor_n of_o a_o garrison_n besiege_v will_v take_v care_n of_o every_o part_n of_o the_o wall_n and_o repair_v the_o least_o decay_v thereof_o but_o if_o one_o gate_n be_v more_o likely_a to_o be_v enter_v then_o another_o or_o if_o one_o part_n of_o the_o wall_n be_v weak_a than_o another_o they_o will_v be_v sure_a to_o set_v the_o strong_a watch_n in_o that_o weak_a place_n our_o soul_n be_v our_o garrison_n commit_v to_o our_o trust_n by_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n to_o be_v keep_v for_o his_o use_n and_o 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