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violence_n my_o soul_n follow_v hard_a after_o thou_o ps_n 63.6_o thus_o have_v i_o lay_v down_o the_o character_n brief_o of_o such_o as_o have_v god_n for_o their_o portion_n thy_o business_n be_v to_o be_v faithful_a in_o the_o trial_n of_o thy_o estate_n if_o upon_o trial_n thou_o find_v that_o god_n be_v thy_o portion_n rejoice_v in_o thy_o privilege_n and_o let_v thy_o practice_n be_v answerable_a like_o a_o rich_a heir_n delight_v thyself_o in_o the_o thought_n of_o thy_o vast_a inheritance_n can_v he_o be_v poor_a that_o be_v master_n of_o the_o mint_n can_v thou_o be_v miserable_a who_o have_v god_n for_o thy_o portion_n i_o must_v tell_v in_o thou_o that_o thou_o be_v happy_a in_o spite_n of_o man_n and_o devil_n if_o worldling_n take_v such_o pleasure_n in_o their_o counter_n and_o brass_n farthing_n what_o joy_n may_v thou_o have_v in_o god_n to_o who_o all_o the_o indian_n mine_n be_v worse_o than_o dross_n nay_o if_o all_o the_o gold_n of_o ophir_n and_o of_o the_o 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the_o more_o man_n affection_n be_v crucify_v to_o the_o world_n they_o die_v with_o the_o more_o comfort_n 88_o b._n the_o great_a folly_n of_o man_n in_o mind_v their_o body_n above_o their_o soul_n blessedness_n vide_fw-la happiness_n c._n the_o necessity_n of_o a_o interest_n in_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n p._n 63._o the_o comfort_n of_o a_o christian_a in_o god_n p._n 105_o 179._o the_o need_v sinner_n stand_v in_o of_o christ_n p._n 63_o 64_o 75._o the_o excellency_n of_o christ_n p._n 73_o 74._o the_o term_n upon_o which_o sinner_n may_v enjoy_v christ_n p._n 78_o 79._o d._n death_n will_v seize_v on_o all_o p._n 14_o 15._o neither_o height_n nor_o holiness_n will_v excuse_v from_o die_v p._n 13._o 39_o 40._o nor_o strength_n in_o our_o youth_n the_o corruptibility_n of_o man_n body_n natural_a cause_n of_o death_n p._n 16_o 17._o sin_n the_o moral_a and_o meritorious_a cause_n of_o death_n p._n 19_o 20._o god_n fidelity_n the_o supernatural_a cause_n of_o death_n p._n 17_o 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