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son_n to_o be_v thy_o righteousness_n wisdom_n sanctification_n and_o redemption_n in_o a_o word_n to_o be_v all_o and_o in_o all_o to_o thy_o soul_n can_v thou_o deny_v he_o thy_o time_n who_o offer_v thou_o eternity_n be_v thy_o present_a time_n and_o condition_n and_o ability_n too_o good_a to_o give_v out_o to_o he_o who_o offer_v thou_o more_o in_o christ_n then_o thy_o present_a condition_n be_v able_a to_o bear_v more_o than_o can_v enter_v into_o thy_o heart_n to_o conceive_v reserve_v nothing_o from_o he_o of_o thy_o little_a who_o give_v thou_o with_o a_o reserve_n for_o this_o reason_n because_o thy_o present_a condition_n be_v not_o capable_a of_o all_o he_o intend_v thou_o six_o consider_v how_o quick_a the_o lord_n be_v with_o some_o man_n to_o cut_v they_o off_o without_o give_v they_o many_o warning_n or_o suffer_v they_o to_o grow_v up_o to_o such_o a_o measure_n of_o sin_n as_o he_o do_v other_o as_o he_o do_v nadab_n and_o abihu_n and_o that_o god_n come_v to_o 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know_v the_o end_n be_v not_o yet_o but_o it_o intimate_v that_o although_o the_o devil_n have_v so_o many_o thousand_o year_n to_o tempt_v yet_o he_o think_v it_o too_o soon_o to_o be_v trouble_v 3_o he_o may_v be_v quick_a in_o that_o he_o will_v be_v unwelcome_a and_o unwelcome_a guest_n when_o ever_o they_o come_v will_v come_v too_o soon_o 4_o when_o he_o come_v late_a he_o will_v come_v before_o thou_o look_v for_o he_o he_o will_v come_v unaware_o and_o so_o will_v be_v quick_a with_o thy_o soul_n notwithstanding_o all_o this_o patience_n the_o evil_a servant_n say_v not_o i_o have_v no_o master_n nor_o that_o his_o master_n will_v
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honourable_a employment_n psalm_n 84._o the_o people_n of_o god_n who_o have_v know_v how_o to_o value_v their_o relation_n to_o god_n have_v value_v the_o very_o worst_a thing_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o least_o employment_n for_o he_o above_o the_o best_a thing_n in_o the_o world_n as_o in_o moses_n heb._n 11.24_o 25_o 26._o moses_n refuse_v to_o be_v call_v the_o son_n of_o pharaoh_n daughter_n choose_v rather_o to_o suffer_v with_o the_o people_n of_o god_n then_o to_o enjoy_v the_o pleasure_n of_o sin_n for_o a_o season_n vers_fw-la 26._o esteem_v the_o reproach_n of_o christ_n great_a riches_n than_o the_o treasure_n in_o egypt_n and_o in_o david_n psalm_n 84.10_o for_o a_o day_n in_o thy_o court_n be_v better_a than_o a_o thousand_o i_o have_v rather_o be_v a_o doorkeeper_n in_o the_o house_n of_o my_o god_n then_o to_o dwell_v in_o the_o tent_n of_o wickedness_n be_v thou_o seek_v and_o thirst_v after_o honour_n and_o honourable_a employment_n behold_v here_o it_o be_v to_o 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his_o freeness_n and_o fullness_n to_o their_o soul_n i_o may_v compass_v you_o with_o a_o cloud_n of_o witness_n if_o i_o shall_v call_v in_o all_o the_o saint_n in_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n to_o speak_v out_o their_o experience_n which_o they_o will_v willing_o do_v to_o commend_v their_o lord_n and_o master_n to_o the_o world_n but_o i_o shall_v only_o call_v in_o two_o or_o three_o to_o speak_v for_o all_o the_o rest_n gen._n 32.10_o say_v jacob_n i_o be_o not_o worthy_a of_o the_o least_o of_o all_o thy_o mercy_n and_o of_o all_o the_o truth_n which_o thou_o have_v show_v unto_o thy_o servant_n for_o with_o my_o staff_n i_o pass_v over_o this_o jordan_n and_o now_o i_o be_o become_v two_o band_n he_o find_v when_o he_o have_v cast_v up_o his_o account_n he_o be_v pay_v with_o a_o overplus_n it_o will_v be_v too_o long_a a_o story_n to_o hear_v david_n tell_v how_o good_a he_o have_v find_v god_n you_o have_v he_o large_o speak_v of_o the_o bounty_n and_o goodness_n 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