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and_o therefore_o in_o conversion_n christ_n do_v awaken_v 1â—_n awaken_v ephe_n 5_o 1â—_n the_o conscience_n the_o disciple_n of_o christ_n have_v their_o spirit_n wake_v when_o their_o body_n 41_o body_n matth._n 26_o 41_o be_v slumber_v i_o e._n they_o have_v a_o gracious_a habit_n of_o watchfulness_n when_o they_o be_v overtake_v with_o some_o carnal_a act_n of_o sleepiness_n christ_n complain_v of_o unkindness_n 5.2_o unkindness_n cantic_a 5.2_o that_o his_o spouse_n sleep_v in_o the_o morning_n when_o he_o knock_v for_o early_a entertainment_n but_o the_o unconvert_v let_v christ_n stand_v knock_v all_o the_o day_n till_o supper_n time_n 20._o time_n revel_v 3_o 20._o they_o will_v spend_v their_o day_n with_o their_o lust_n and_o if_o christ_n will_v knock_v and_o wait_v till_o the_o day_n of_o their_o life_n be_v almost_o spend_v then_o they_o will_v pretend_v to_o open_v but_o how_o long_o must_v god_n call_v how_o long_o 10._o long_o pro._n 6.9_o 10._o will_v thou_o sleep_v 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love_n of_o sin_n and_o therein_o behave_v themselves_o like_o solomon_n tit._n solomon_n prov._n 23.34_o 35._o iaceo_fw-la in_o corona_fw-la charchâ—sij_fw-la i._n e._n galea_n ubi_fw-la maxima_fw-la sentitur_fw-la maris_fw-la agitatio_fw-la jun_n in_o loc_n â—ras_fw-la the_o vulg_n version_n which_o may_v serve_v for_o a_o paraphrase_n quasi_fw-la sopitus_fw-la gubernator_fw-la amisso_fw-la clavo_fw-la i._o usu_fw-la rationis_fw-la tit._n drunkard_n that_o lie_v down_o to_o sleep_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o sea_n or_o upon_o the_o top_n of_o a_o mast_n in_o the_o very_a midst_n of_o the_o great_a soul_n danger_n he_o do_v that_o daily_a which_o jonah_n do_v once_o run_v away_o from_o gâ—d_n and_o then_o compose_v himself_o to_o sleep_v 5_o sleep_v jonah_n â—_o 5_o when_o god_n be_v pursue_v he_o with_o judgement_n and_o dream_n of_o nothing_o but_o impunity_n &_o happiness_n love_n of_o sin_n be_v the_o devil_n opium_n whereby_o he_o cast_v the_o conscience_n into_o a_o dead_a 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