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everlasting_a rapture_n of_o joy_n and_o love_n o_o my_o soul_n what_o though_o thou_o toile_v and_o labour_v now_o to_o climb_v the_o everlasting_a hill_n yet_o be_v of_o good_a heart_n for_o it_o will_v not_o be_v long_o before_o thou_o be_v at_o the_o top_n where_o thou_o will_v find_v such_o pleasant_a gale_n and_o glorious_a prospect_n as_o will_v make_v thou_o infinite_a amends_o for_o all_o yea_o though_o the_o toil_n thou_o undergoe_v be_v abundant_o more_o than_o it_o be_v though_o instead_o of_o the_o labour_n of_o mortify_v thy_o lust_n and_o live_v sober_o righteous_o and_o godly_a thy_o task_n be_v to_o row_v in_o the_o galley_n or_o dig_v in_o the_o mine_n for_o a_o thousand_o year_n together_o yet_o methinks_v the_o consideration_n that_o heaven_n will_v be_v at_o last_o thy_o reward_n shall_v be_v enough_o to_o sweeten_v and_o endear_v it_o o_o will_v we_o but_o often_o represent_v to_o our_o mind_n the_o glorious_a thing_n of_o another_o world_n what_o holy_a fervour_n 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dull_a sense_n be_v not_o able_a to_o penetrate_v which_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o we_o be_v not_o so_o vigorous_o affect_v with_o it_o wherefore_o to_o make_v amends_o for_o this_o disadvantage_n let_v we_o often_o revive_v the_o consideration_n of_o eternity_n upon_o our_o mind_n and_o inculcate_v the_o reality_n and_o certainty_n of_o our_o future_a weal_n or_o woe_n together_o with_o the_o great_a weight_n and_o importance_n of_o they_o let_v we_o thus_o reason_n with_o ourselves_o o_o my_o soul_n if_o it_o be_v so_o certain_a as_o it_o be_v that_o there_o be_v such_o unspeakable_a joy_n reserve_v for_o good_a man_n and_o such_o intolerable_a misery_n for_o the_o wicked_a why_o shall_v not_o these_o thing_n be_v to_o i_o as_o if_o they_o be_v already_o present_a why_o shall_v i_o not_o be_v as_o much_o afraid_a to_o sin_n as_o if_o the_o gate_n of_o hell_n stand_v open_a before_o i_o and_o i_o see_v the_o astonish_a misery_n of_o those_o damn_a ghost_n that_o be_v welter_v in_o the_o flame_n of_o it_o and_o why_o shall_v i_o not_o as_o cheerful_o comply_v with_o my_o duty_n as_o if_o i_o have_v now_o a_o full_a prospect_n of_o the_o region_n of_o happiness_n and_o i_o see_v the_o great_a jesus_n at_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o god_n with_o diadem_n of_o glory_n in_o his_o hand_n to_o crown_v those_o pure_a and_o bless_a spirit_n who_o have_v be_v his_o faithful_a servant_n to_o the_o death_n and_o doubtless_o will_v we_o but_o inure_v our_o mind_n a_o little_a to_o such_o thought_n as_o these_o they_o will_v wonderful_o actuate_v all_o the_o power_n of_o our_o soul_n and_o be_v continual_o inspire_v we_o with_o new_a vigour_n in_o the_o way_n of_o holiness_n and_o virtue_n for_o what_o difficulty_n be_v there_o that_o can_v daunt_v our_o good_a resolution_n while_o they_o be_v animate_v with_o this_o persuasion_n that_o if_o we_o have_v our_o fruit_n unto_o holiness_n our_o end_n shall_v be_v everlasting_a life_n rom._n vi_fw-la xxii_o iii_o from_o hence_o we_o may_v perceive_v how_o upright_o and_o sincere_a we_o ought_v to_o be_v in_o all_o our_o profession_n and_o action_n for_o if_o there_o be_v such_o a_o happiness_n reserve_v for_o we_o in_o heaven_n then_o doubtless_o if_o we_o intend_v to_o partake_v of_o it_o we_o must_v be_v sincere_o good_a because_o he_o that_o be_v the_o donour_n of_o this_o glorious_a reward_n be_v a_o god_n that_o search_v the_o heart_n and_o try_v the_o reins_o and_o be_v a_o curious_a observer_n of_o our_o secret_a thought_n and_o most_o retire_a action_n and_o consequent_o will_v reward_v we_o not_o according_a to_o what_o we_o seem_v to_o be_v but_o to_o what_o we_o real_o be_v we_o may_v possible_o cheat_v man_n into_o a_o fair_a opinion_n of_o we_o by_o disguise_v ourselves_o in_o a_o form_n of_o godliness_n and_o face_v our_o conversation_n with_o specious_a pretence_n of_o piety_n but_o that_o god_n with_o who_o we_o have_v to_o do_v see_v through_o all_o the_o dawbing_n and_o fucus_n of_o 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