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consider_v i_o beseech_v you_o what_o be_v the_o great_a work_n you_o have_v to_o mind_n as_o long_o as_o you_o live_v that_o which_o be_v the_o great_a work_n of_o christ_n must_v be_v your_o great_a work_n also_o wherein_o you_o must_v diligent_o labour_v in_o subordination_n to_o he_o to_o wit_n in_o the_o save_n of_o your_o soul_n from_o sin_n but_o i_o will_v not_o detain_v you_o in_o the_o general_a exhortation_n but_o descend_v to_o particular_n where_o i_o shall_v speak_v 1._o to_o such_o as_o be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o nature_n be_v thou_o yet_o poor_a soul_n in_o thy_o natural_a condition_n under_o the_o power_n of_o sin_n and_o satan_n o_o consider_v thou_o be_v in_o a_o sad_a condition_n thou_o be_v lie_v under_o the_o great_a misery_n and_o thy_o great_a work_n be_v all_o yet_o to_o do_v wait_v upon_o god_n diligent_o in_o the_o use_n of_o his_o mean_n for_o the_o save_n of_o thy_o soul_n obj._n but_o thou_o will_v present_o say_v be_v it_o in_o the_o power_n of_o a_o 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to_o be_v with_o christ_n which_o be_v far_o better_a than_o thy_o present_a life_n will_v rather_o to_o be_v absent_a from_o the_o body_n and_o to_o be_v present_a with_o the_o lord._n nay_o do_v he_o not_o speak_v ver_fw-la 4._o in_o the_o person_n of_o the_o saint_n as_o groan_v 5.2_o groan_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2_o cor._n 5.2_o under_o the_o present_a burden_n and_o be_v thou_o still_o willing_a to_o bear_v it_o the_o spouse_n in_o the_o canticle_n c._n 8._o 14._o cry_n make_v haste_v my_o belove_a and_o be_v thou_o like_v to_o a_o roe_n or_o to_o a_o young_a hart_n upon_o the_o mountain_n of_o spice_n run_v swift_o and_o why_o do_v thou_o desire_v delay_n that_o he_o shall_v creep_v as_o a_o snail_n and_o be_v long_o in_o come_v do_v christ_n teach_v thou_o to_o say_v thy_o kingdom_n come_v and_o can_v thou_o hearty_o pray_v for_o it_o if_o thou_o be_v not_o yet_o willing_a of_o it_o do_v thou_o not_o profess_v to_o live_v and_o rejoice_v in_o the_o hope_n of_o glory_n and_o can_v thou_o hope_v for_o and_o rejoice_v in_o the_o hope_n of_o what_o thou_o do_v not_o unfeigned_o desire_v bethink_v thyself_o and_o blame_v thy_o soul_n for_o thy_o foolish_a mistake_n be_v not_o heaven_n the_o place_n where_o holiness_n must_v be_v perfect_a be_v it_o not_o there_o alone_o that_o the_o perfect_o pure_a in_o heart_n shall_v behold_v the_o face_n of_o god_n do_v not_o abraham_n wait_v there_o to_o lodge_v thou_o in_o his_o bosom_n do_v not_o the_o spirit_n of_o just_a man_n there_o make_v perfect_a and_o the_o angel_n of_o god_n joyful_o wait_v to_o give_v thou_o entertainment_n do_v not_o christ_n thy_o redeemer_n go_v before_o to_o prepare_v a_o mansion_n for_o thou_o and_o will_v he_o not_o there_o show_v thou_o his_o full_a salvation_n o_o do_v but_o serious_o meditate_v and_o that_o frequent_o of_o the_o misery_n of_o sin_n and_o of_o the_o perfect_a happiness_n of_o a_o sinless_a condition_n and_o thou_o will_v be_v so_o far_o from_o make_v or_o 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