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thou_o have_v honour_n and_o glory_n why_o here_o be_v a_o exceed_a weight_n of_o glory_n he_o that_o have_v the_o promise_n shall_v be_v make_v a_o king_n and_o shall_v have_v glory_n that_o will_v never_o vanish_v do_v thy_o heart_n hanker_v after_o earthly_a joy_n and_o mirth_n thou_o shall_v find_v a_o great_a mirth_n in_o the_o promise_n than_o in_o the_o crackle_n of_o these_o thorn_n in_o the_o promise_n there_o iâ—_n joy_v unspeakable_a and_o endurable_a my_o joy_n i_o give_v unto_o you_o and_o none_o shall_v take_v it_o away_o here_o be_v river_n of_o pleasure_n and_o so_o i_o may_v say_v of_o any_o thing_n else_o do_v thy_o heart_n hanker_v after_o riches_n tell_v thy_o heart_n that_o there_o be_v unsearchable_a riches_n in_o christ_n and_o through_o he_o we_o have_v title_n to_o all_o the_o promise_n of_o this_o life_n and_o a_o better_a we_o know_v he_o that_o offer_v most_o for_o the_o bargain_n carry_v it_o away_o therefore_o we_o shall_v observe_v the_o go_n out_o of_o 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have_v the_o soul_n outbid_v the_o world_n and_o labour_n to_o out-shoot_a the_o devil_n in_o his_o own_o bow_n and_o those_o thing_n which_o the_o devil_n cast_v in_o thy_o way_n for_o hinder_v thy_o soul_n from_o come_v to_o the_o promise_n let_v those_o thing_n be_v as_o mean_n to_o usher_v in_o the_o promise_n as_o thus_o when_o thou_o see_v thy_o heart_n look_v after_o friend_n let_v those_o friend_n usher_v the_o way_n to_o think_v on_o the_o infinite_a love_n and_o favour_n of_o god_n in_o christ_n and_o when_o thy_o heart_n will_v fain_o hunt_v after_o wealth_n let_v this_o usher_v a_o way_n to_o the_o promise_n and_o say_v if_o the_o heart_n find_v such_o content_n in_o riches_n what_o will_v it_o find_v in_o the_o riches_n of_o god_n grace_n in_o christ_n thus_o present_a a_o great_a good_a in_o the_o promise_n than_o in_o any_o thing_n else_o rule_n 2_o the_o second_o rule_n be_v labour_v to_o convince_v thy_o heart_n of_o this_o that_o all_o the_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n without_o the_o promise_n be_v not_o good_a and_o have_v thou_o all_o that_o the_o earth_n can_v afford_v without_o a_o promise_n they_o be_v rather_o a_o curse_n to_o thou_o than_o a_o blessing_n heb._n 11.1_o faith_n be_v the_o substance_n of_o thing_n hope_v for_o it_o give_v a_o kind_n of_o be_v and_o substance_n to_o all_o there_o be_v no_o substance_n in_o honour_n and_o riches_n if_o they_o be_v not_o in_o faith_n they_o be_v clog_n and_o snare_n to_o a_o man_n except_o faith_n give_v a_o blessing_n therewith_o all_o our_o prayer_n have_v no_o substance_n in_o they_o but_o be_v poor_a and_o empty_a word_n without_o faith_n in_o the_o promise_n to_o have_v what_o we_o pray_v for_o the_o most_o break_a and_o mean_a prayer_n if_o it_o be_v mingle_v with_o faith_n it_o be_v a_o very_a powerful_a prayer_n and_o the_o substance_n of_o all_o your_o hear_n and_o my_o preach_n lie_v chief_o in_o faith_n otherwise_o they_o be_v but_o lose_v labour_n for_o faith_n be_v it_o that_o give_v 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