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chariot_n to_o london_n to_o consult_v dr._n m_o not_o that_o he_o expect_v any_o relief_n from_o his_o prescription_n for_o he_o conclude_v himself_o too_o far_o go_v to_o be_v recover_v but_o because_o he_o think_v it_o not_o fit_a to_o omit_v any_o thing_n that_o can_v be_v do_v for_o the_o sake_n of_o his_o family_n chief_o who_o interest_n it_o be_v that_o he_o shall_v have_v live_v a_o little_a long_o with_o they_o i_o return_v with_o he_o to_o his_o lodging_n but_o he_o find_v himself_o so_o far_o spend_v that_o he_o hasten_v to_o bed_n and_o desire_v i_o to_o come_v up_o to_o his_o chamber_n and_o in_o the_o church_n form_n to_o commend_v his_o soul_n to_o god_n not_o be_v willing_a to_o sink_v his_o spirit_n too_o much_o and_o presume_v that_o his_o apprehension_n of_o present_a death_n be_v the_o effect_n of_o the_o disorder_n his_o journey_n have_v throw_v he_o into_o i_o make_v use_v of_o some_o other_o collect_v proper_a at_o that_o time_n and_o purposely_o omit_v the_o 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i_o intend_v in_o my_o account_n of_o the_o author_n i_o shall_v leave_v the_o follow_a discourse_n to_o speak_v for_o themselves_o there_o be_v evident_o a_o spirit_n of_o true_a piety_n that_o breathe_v in_o they_o and_o one_o general_a aim_n propose_v to_o promote_v a_o wise_a understanding_n and_o sincere_a practice_n of_o religion_n they_o be_v publish_v as_o they_o be_v find_v in_o his_o ordinary_a note_n and_o not_o design_v by_o he_o for_o the_o press_n but_o if_o they_o may_v do_v any_o service_n to_o god_n and_o religion_n and_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n our_o author_n himself_o will_v have_v venture_v they_o abroad_o into_o the_o world_n without_o be_v any_o way_n concern_v for_o the_o defect_n and_o imperfection_n which_o may_v be_v spy_v out_o in_o they_o for_o in_o the_o prosecution_n of_o such_o noble_a end_n he_o have_v declare_v himself_o sufficient_o arm_v against_o all_o manner_n of_o censure_n whatsoever_o and_o public_o profess_v that_o it_o be_v more_o 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and_o very_o miserable_a if_o our_o mere_a miss_v of_o they_o make_v we_o so_o and_o if_o we_o can_v attain_v they_o and_o become_v master_n of_o they_o we_o shall_v yet_o find_v ourselves_o disappoint_v and_o shall_v not_o meet_v with_o that_o happiness_n that_o we_o expect_v from_o they_o have_v we_o all_o we_o can_v wish_v for_o or_o desire_v in_o this_o world_n yet_o we_o shall_v not_o find_v that_o satisfaction_n and_o complete_a enjoyment_n we_o imagine_v beforehand_o in_o any_o condition_n for_o thus_o experience_n convince_v we_o and_o convince_v all_o mankind_n that_o there_o be_v still_o something_o want_v to_o make_v we_o happy_a whatsoever_o we_o enjoy_v of_o this_o world_n and_o how_o much_o soever_o we_o have_v of_o it_o there_o be_v so_o much_o emptiness_n in_o all_o the_o thing_n of_o it_o so_o much_o mixture_n and_o allay_v of_o evil_n with_o good_a it_o be_v so_o unagreeable_a to_o the_o large_a capacity_n of_o our_o soul_n and_o so_o short_a of_o fill_v and_o 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