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that_o ludge_v with_o thou_o for_o he_o bring_v with_o he_o such_o a_o fair_a light_n such_o a_o life_n and_o joy_n etc._n etc._n that_o thou_o may_v easy_o know_v he_o he_o come_v in_o joy_n in_o prayer_n in_o thanksgiving_a thou_o will_v know_v he_o in_o these_o but_o thou_o will_v find_v he_o in_o experience_n if_o thou_o grow_v in_o his_o service_n to_o honour_n and_o reverence_v he_o as_o he_o dwell_v in_o thou_o to_o treat_v he_o as_o thou_o will_v treat_v a_o honourable_a man_n that_o ludge_n with_o thou_o he_o will_v dwell_v with_o thou_o but_o if_o thou_o be_v sluggish_a in_o these_o thing_n thou_o will_v find_v he_o will_v draw_v himself_o to_o a_o nuke_n of_o thy_o soul_n as_o it_o be_v for_o a_o time_n thou_o will_v find_v he_o cease_v from_o his_o work_n of_o regeneration_n within_o thou_o if_o thou_o cease_v to_o entertain_v he_o by_o prayer_n godliness_n in_o hart_n holy_a speech_n in_o the_o mouth_n holy_a action_n in_o the_o hand_n he_o will_v lie_v close_o within_o 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the_o joy_n that_o i_o be_v wont_a and_o so_o he_o say_v restore_v to_o i_o thy_o spirit_n again_o psa_fw-la 51._o verse_n 12._o will_v he_o have_v say_v restore_v except_o he_o have_v find_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n which_o he_o have_v before_o withdraw_v in_o work_v within_o he_o what_o shall_v i_o say_v no_o joy_n nor_o rest_n without_o this_o spirit_n be_v enterteinde_n within_o us._n the_o lord_n give_v we_o grace_n to_o entertain_v he_o in_o soul_n and_o body_n in_o holy_a speech_n thought_n and_o deed_n to_o this_o lord_n be_v glory_n and_o
these_o shall_v be_v the_o sign_n that_o shall_v be_v join_v inseparablie_o with_o christ_n come_v christ_n the_o sign_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n he_o shall_v come_v down_o when_o all_o the_o world_n shall_v be_v on_o a_o fire_n and_o this_o be_v call_v by_o matthew_n 24_o verse_n 30._o the_o sign_n of_o christ_n the_o sign_n that_o shall_v be_v conjoin_v with_o his_o come_n read_v of_o this_o whole_a matter_n in_o this_o 24._o chap._n of_o matthew_n verse_n 30._o 2._o epist_n of_o pet._n chap._n 3._o verse_n 10._o 12._o revelat_fw-la chap._n 20._o verse_n 11._o and_o chap._n 21._o verse_n 1._o then_o brethren_n if_o there_o be_v such_o a_o commotion_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n in_o the_o first_o sign_n that_o pass_v before_o what_o commotion_n shall_v there_o be_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n when_o they_o shall_v see_v the_o whole_a world_n on_o fire_n a_o wondrous_a thing_n when_o all_o this_o consumption_n shall_v be_v no_o body_n shall_v be_v burn_v but_o the_o 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