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terrible_a he_o may_v hum_v but_o not_o hurt_v strike_v but_o not_o sting_v kill_v a_o believer_n yet_o not_o hurt_v he_o the_o worst_a be_v to_o send_v he_o to_o his_o father_n house_n the_o soon_o but_o what_o be_v this_o to_o those_o in_o who_o sin_v not_o only_a life_n but_o reign_v it_o will_v bring_v sad_a tiding_n to_o such_o it_o be_v indeed_o the_o cause_n of_o all_o the_o cross_n and_o cross_a providence_n they_o meet_v with_o here_o in_o this_o world_n but_o bring_v forth_o far_o bitter_a fruit_n which_o will_v not_o be_v ripe_a in_o this_o world_n which_o reprobate_a wretch_n must_v feed_v upon_o to_o eternity_n whatever_o we_o suffer_v here_o we_o may_v thank_v sin_n for_o it_o haply_o we_o have_v lay_v some_o creature-comfort_n too_o near_o our_o heart_n well_o the_o achan_n must_v be_v remove_v or_o god_n will_v not_o be_v pacify_v but_o if_o we_o die_v while_o â—in_a be_v alive_a our_o present_a suffer_v though_o to_o the_o â—oss_n of_o our_o relation_n wealth_n 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than_o a_o piece_n of_o rot_a shine_a wood_n to_o the_o sun_n in_o its_o splendour_n and_o do_v you_o think_v that_o twenty_o year_n in_o heaven_n will_v not_o make_v amends_o for_o twenty_o year_n on_o earth_n which_o she_o possible_o may_v have_v live_v 4._o cons_n in_o the_o next_o place_n it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o consider_v how_o little_a good_a your_o immoderate_a mourn_a will_v do_v in_o this_o case_n and_o true_o in_o the_o upshot_n you_o will_v find_v it_o will_v do_v much_o more_o hurt_n than_o good_a even_o to_o yourself_o and_o all_o about_o you_o for_o by_o this_o mean_v you_o perplex_v yourself_o in_o vain_a so_o that_o you_o can_v neither_o enjoy_v yourself_o nor_o any_o thing_n you_o have_v with_o that_o serenity_n of_o spirit_n as_o otherwise_o you_o may_v do_v and_o spend_v that_o holy_a water_n those_o tear_n to_o no_o purpose_n which_o be_v design_v for_o a_o better_a use_n and_o shall_v be_v spend_v upon_o another_o account_n and_o will_v do_v more_o 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