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heed_n of_o delay_v thy_o conversion_n and_o set_v upon_o a_o speedy_a and_o present_a turn_n i_o make_v haste_n and_o delay_v not_o psal._n 119._o 59_o remember_v and_o tremble_v at_o the_o sad_a instance_n of_o the_o foolish_a virgin_n that_o come_v not_o till_o the_o door_n of_o mercy_n be_v shut_v mat._n 25._o and_o of_o a_o convince_a felix_n that_o put_v of_o paul_n to_o another_o season_n and_o we_o never_o find_v that_o he_o have_v such_o a_o season_n more_o act_v 24._o 25._o o_o come_v in_o while_n it_o be_v call_v to_o day_n leâ—t_v thou_o shall_v be_v harden_v through_o the_o deceitfulness_n of_o sin_n lest_o thy_o day_n of_o grace_n shall_v be_v over_o and_o the_o thing_n that_o belong_v to_o thy_o peace_n shall_v be_v hide_v from_o thy_o eye_n now_o mercy_n be_v woo_v of_o thou_o now_o christ_n be_v wait_v to_o be_v gracious_a to_o thou_o and_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v strive_v with_o thâ—e_n now_o minister_n be_v call_v now_o conscience_n be_v stir_v now_o the_o market_n be_v open_a and_o oil_n may_v be_v have_v thou_o have_v opportunity_n for_o the_o buy_n now_o christ_n be_v to_o be_v have_v for_o the_o take_n oh_o strike_v in_o with_o the_o offer_v of_o grace_n oh_o now_o or_o never_o if_o thou_o make_v light_n of_o this_o offer_n god_n may_v swear_v in_o his_o wrath_n thou_o shall_v never_o taste_v of_o his_o supper_n luk._n 14._o 24._o dir._n xii_o attend_v conscientious_o upon_o the_o word_n as_o the_o mean_v appoint_v for_o thy_o conversion_n james_n 1._o 18_o 19_o 1_o cor._n 4._o 15._o attend_v i_o say_v not_o customary_o but_o conscientious_o with_o this_o desire_n design_n hope_v and_o expectation_n that_o thou_o may_v be_v convert_v by_o it_o every_o sermon_n thou_o hear_v come_v with_o this_o thought_n oh_o i_o hope_v god_n will_v now_o come_v in_o i_o hope_v this_o day_n may_v be_v the_o time_n this_o may_v be_v the_o man_n by_o who_o god_n will_v bring_v i_o home_o when_o thou_o be_v come_v to_o the_o ordinance_n lift_v up_o thy_o heart_n thus_o to_o god_n lord_n let_v this_o be_v the_o sabbath_n let_v this_o be_v the_o season_n wherein_o i_o may_v receive_v renew_v grace_n oh_o let_v it_o be_v say_v that_o to_o day_n such_o a_o one_o be_v bear_v unto_o thou_o object_n thou_o will_v say_v i_o have_v be_v long_o a_o hearer_n of_o the_o word_n and_o yet_o it_o have_v not_o be_v effectual_a to_o my_o conversion_n ans._n yea_o but_o thou_o have_v not_o attend_v upon_o it_o in_o this_o manner_n as_o a_o mean_n of_o thy_o conversion_n nor_o with_o this_o design_n nor_o pray_v for_o and_o expect_v of_o this_o happy_a effect_n of_o it_o dir._n xiii_o strike_v in_o with_o the_o spirit_n when_o he_o begin_v to_o work_v upon_o thy_o heart_n when_o he_o work_v conviction_n o_o do_v not_o stifle_v they_o but_o join_v in_o with_o he_o and_o beg_v the_o lord_n to_o carry_v on_o conviction_n to_o conversion_n quench_v not_o the_o spirit_n do_v not_o out-strive_a he_o do_v not_o resist_v he_o beware_v of_o put_v out_o 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