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soul-affair_n thereby_o to_o convert_v o_o this_o be_v dreadful_a sad_a beyond_o all_o ah_o to_o ravel_v out_o the_o most_o the_o best_a the_o all_o almost_o of_o thy_o time_n and_o never_o never_o to_o interpose_v one_o time_n one_o hour_n serious_a meditation_n or_o never_o to_o meditate_v to_o purpose_n so_o as_o to_o convert_v to_o god_n true_o but_o be_v still_o to_o begin_v to_o return_v to_o god_n content_v thyself_o with_o a_o just_a nothing_o do_v of_o that_o great_a and_o which_o shall_v never_o be_v the_o last_o but_o first_o dispatch_v business_n of_o all_o other_o ah_o but_o what_o will_v all_o prove_v at_o last_o to_o all_o young_a or_o elder_a if_o there_o be_v a_o go_v on_o without_o consideration_n without_o conversion_n young_a and_o strong_a and_o old_a be_v all_o liable_a to_o death_n yea_o to_o a_o death_n that_o may_v be_v on_o thou_o sudden_o who_o can_v all_o thing_n consider_v think_v in_o any_o wisdom_n he_o can_v be_v so_o secure_a that_o he_o need_v not_o 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that_o ocean_n of_o eternity_n think_v what_o a_o eternity_n thy_o eternity_n must_v now_o be_v who_o waste_v all_o thy_o time_n lend_v thou_o for_o eternity_n and_o that_o so_o precious_a talon_n of_o opportunity_n trust_v with_o thou_o to_o trade_v for_o eternity_n for_o a_o most_o happy_a eternity_n and_o make_v that_o sure_a 1_o tim._n 6._o 2_o pet._n 1._o and_o to_o affect_v thou_o more_o abundant_o and_o work_v upon_o thy_o spirit_n to_o purpose_n think_v o_o think_v of_o beside_o thy_o own_o particular_a day_n of_o that_o great_a day_n fix_v &_o appoint_v by_o the_o great_a governor_n of_o all_o the_o world_n for_o judge_v of_o every_o person_n every_o work_n of_o every_o person_n the_o secret_n of_o that_o person_n heart_n yea_o every_o secret_a thing_n good_a or_o evil_n
be_v because_o lust_n and_o sin_n have_v that_o empress_n of_o thy_o heart_n thy_o love_n for_o as_o thy_o love_n be_v so_o be_v thy_o think_n thou_o pretend_v thou_o love_v god_n and_o with_o all_o thy_o heart_n but_o it_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n that_o which_o have_v the_o love_n most_o have_v the_o eye_n most_o vbi_fw-la amor_fw-la ibi_fw-la oculus_fw-la as_o the_o common_a say_n be_v who_o ever_o can_v true_o say_v they_o love_v any_o person_n most_o and_o think_v of_o that_o person_n least_o but_o of_o other_o thing_n every_o day_n and_o hour_n more_o o_o consider_v this_o well_o how_o evil_a it_o be_v thou_o meditate_v not_o by_o reason_n of_o thy_o reign_a corruption_n and_o lust_n that_o will_v not_o let_v thou_o meditate_v and_o lust_n have_v thy_o thought_n from_o have_v thy_o love_n 4._o why_o as_o to_o thy_o own_o frame_n of_o spirit_n be_v there_o a_o neglect_n of_o this_o holy_a duty_n it_o be_v from_o sin_n reign_v in_o the_o relish_v part_n the_o palate_n of_o thy_o 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his_o reason_n of_o hinder_v thou_o his_o grand_a reason_n but_o that_o he_o know_v this_o to_o be_v the_o way_n of_o come_v to_o a_o man_n self_n and_o convert_v to_o god_n of_o all_o such_o thing_n that_o be_v dispositive_a and_o assist_v to_o conversion_n and_o faith_n satan_n be_v the_o grand_a enemy_n to_o this_o consideration_n and_o meditate_v of_o a_o man_n spiritual_a condition_n if_o thou_o will_v do_v satan_n will_n and_o gratify_v he_o the_o best_a thou_o can_v if_o thou_o will_v give_v he_o the_o best_a security_n of_o utter_a undo_n thyself_o let_v he_o see_v and_o know_v thou_o will_v not_o consider_v and_o muse_v on_o thy_o soul_n concern_v but_o look_v quite_o another_o way_n 7._o whither_o do_v thy_o thought_n sink_v and_o soak_v but_o into_o the_o base_a earth_n and_o in_o the_o base_a thing_n of_o it_o he_o that_o look_v with_o his_o bodily_a eye_n if_o he_o look_v not_o upward_o may_v look_v many_o other_o way_n than_o downward_o right_z forward_z on_o the_o 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