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of_o who_o thou_o know_v thou_o shall_v receive_v the_o reward_n of_o the_o inheritance_n who_o have_v promise_v a_o reward_n to_o the_o gift_n of_o a_o 10.42_o a_o mat._n 10.42_o cup_n of_o cold_a water_n only_o and_o therefore_o will_v undoubted_o give_v a_o great_a reward_n to_o a_o constant_a course_n of_o sincere_a obedience_n thou_o will_v besorward_o to_o do_v any_o thing_n 1.5_o thing_n col._n 1.5_o for_o the_o hope_n that_o be_v lay_v up_o for_o thou_o in_o heaven_n consider_v that_o all_o thy_o good_a duty_n and_o faithful_a performance_n shall_v be_v 1.7_o be_v 1_o pet._n 1.7_o find_v unto_o praise_n and_o honour_n and_o glory_n at_o the_o appear_v of_o jesus_n christ_n the_o deep_a thought_n of_o the_o heavenly_a glory_n will_v render_v the_o duty_n of_o religion_n easy_a to_o thou_o the_o meditation_n of_o a_o everlasting_a heavenly_a rest_n will_v facilitate_v the_o yoke_n and_o lighten_v the_o burden_n of_o christ_n to_o thou_o the_o greatness_n of_o thy_o reward_n will_v lessen_v and_o take_v off_o the_o difficulty_n of_o thy_o labour_n thou_o will_v sure_o think_v no_o task_n no_o duty_n no_o diligence_n no_o care_n no_o cost_n no_o pain_n too_o much_o to_o get_v to_o heaven_n which_o at_o last_o will_v full_o make_v amends_o for_o all_o thou_o will_v strive_v to_o do_v thy_o best_a in_o all_o thou_o do_v because_o as_o apelles_n say_v of_o his_o great_a care_n in_o draw_v a_o very_a curious_a picture_n pingo_fw-la aeternitati_fw-la i_o limn_v for_o eternity_n so_o whatever_o thou_o do_v thou_o do_v for_o glory_n honour_n immortality_n a_o bless_a eternity_n if_o by_o the_o eternity_n of_o thy_o felicity_n be_v mean_v only_o a_o aevum_fw-la of_o very_o long_a duration_n yet_o it_o will_v seem_v a_o weighty_a motive_n to_o any_o consider_v rational_a man_n to_o engage_v he_o to_o godliness_n and_o christianity_n and_o
unde_fw-la descenderim_n semel_fw-la haec_fw-la mihividâ—nda_fw-la sint_fw-la a_o saepe_fw-la nascendum_fw-la quò_fw-la hanc_fw-la sturus_fw-la sim_fw-la quae_fw-la sedes_fw-la expectat_fw-la animam_fw-la folutam_fw-la legibus_fw-la servitutis_fw-la humanae_fw-la vetas_fw-la i_o caelum_fw-la interest_n idest_fw-la jubes_fw-la i_o vivere_fw-la capite_fw-la demisso_fw-la sen._n ep._n 65._o tunc_fw-la natarae_fw-la rerum_fw-la gratias_fw-la ago_o cum_fw-la secreticra_fw-la ejus_fw-la intravit_fw-la cùm_fw-la disco_fw-la quis_fw-la universi_fw-la auctor_fw-la aut_fw-la custos_fw-la quid_fw-la sit_fw-la deus_fw-la nisi_fw-la ad_fw-la haec_fw-la admitterer_fw-la non_fw-la fuerat_fw-la nasci_fw-la detrahe_fw-la hoc_fw-la inaestemabile_fw-la bonum_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la vit_fw-mi a_o tanti_fw-la ut_fw-la sudem_fw-la ut_fw-la aestuem_fw-la o_o quà m_fw-la contempta_fw-la res_fw-la est_fw-la homo_fw-la nisi_fw-la supra_fw-la humana_fw-la surrexerit_fw-la sen._n praef._n nat._n quaest_n our_o time_n be_v give_v we_o to_o study_v to_o know_v and_o acquaint_v ourselves_o with_o god_n and_o ourselves_o to_o contemplate_v the_o creator_n to_o rise_v and_o ascend_v from_o the_o effect_n to_o the_o prime_a cause_n and_o ultimate_a end_n to_o seek_v and_o embrace_v the_o first_o truth_n and_o chief_a good_a which_o only_o can_v satisfy_v man_n mind_n desirous_a of_o more_o truth_n and_o his_o will_n capable_a of_o more_o good_a than_o finite_a being_n can_v afford_v by_o diligent_a search_v to_o find_v out_o god_n to_o be_v our_o absolute_a owner_n supreme_a governor_n and_o great_a benefactor_n and_o to_o labour_v to_o be_v suitable_o affect_v towards_o he_o and_o every_o way_n answerable_o observant_a of_o he_o 24._o he_o magnum_fw-la majúsque_fw-la quà m_fw-la cogitari_fw-la potest_fw-la numen_fw-la est_fw-la cut_z vivendo_fw-la operam_fw-la dà mus_fw-la huic_fw-la nos_fw-la approbemus_fw-la sen._n apud_fw-la lactant._n de_fw-fr vero_fw-la cultu_fw-la l._n 6._o §_o 24._o to_o own_o and_o acknowledge_v love_n fear_v and_o serve_v the_o author_n of_o our_o being_n and_o patron_n of_o our_o life_n to_o put_v our_o trust_n and_o place_v our_o confidence_n in_o he_o and_o to_o take_v care_n to_o promote_v and_o advance_v his_o interest_n in_o the_o world_n to_o contemplate_v and_o reflect_v upon_o the_o poem_n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o hoc_fw-la lid_n poem_n royal_a pedigree_n the_o noblo_fw-mi and_o divine_a extraction_n the_o high_a and_o heavenly_a original_a the_o excellent_a nature_n and_o large_a capacity_n of_o our_o incorporeal_a and_o immortal_a soul_n the_o alliance_n of_o our_o spirit_n to_o the_o father_n of_o spirit_n and_o to_o charge_v ourselves_o to_o live_v and_o act_v worthy_a of_o so_o high_a and_o honourable_a a_o descent_n so_o noble_a a_o nature_n such_o excellent_a endowment_n to_o confider_v and_o ponder_v the_o direct_a respect_n and_o certain_a referenoe_n that_o this_o life_n have_v to_o another_o that_o the_o world_n we_o live_v in_o we_o must_v not_o live_v always_o in_o that_o this_o be_v not_o the_o place_n of_o our_o happiness_n and_o rest_n that_o we_o be_v but_o pilgrim_n and_o stranger_n here_o and_o traveller_n towards_o 11.16_o towards_o heb._n 11.16_o 65._o 11.16_o sapiens_fw-la patitur_fw-la mortalia_fw-la quamvis_fw-la sciat_fw-la ampliora_fw-la superesse_fw-la sen._n ep._n 65._o a_o better_a country_n that_o this_o world_n be_v but_o the_o road_n and_o way_n that_o sure_o lead_v to_o another_o that_o this_o world_n be_v but_o a_o nursery_n for_o eternity_n that_o we_o be_v plant_v in_o this_o in_o order_n to_o our_o transplant_n into_o the_o other_o world_n that_o the_o present_a liâ—e_z be_v not_o a_o durable_a permanent_a condition_n nor_o the_o final_a state_n of_o mankind_n but_o be_v only_o intend_v as_o a_o certain_a righteous_a certain_a see_v mr._n how_o be_v very_o rational_a proemial_a discourse_n to_o the_o blessedness_n of_o the_o righteous_a preliminary_n preparatory_a 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time_n that_o we_o may_v be_v tertull._n be_v aeternitatis_fw-la candidati_fw-la tertull._n candidate_n for_o eternity_n 3._o eternity_n discitéque_fw-la 8_o miseri_fw-la &_o causas_fw-la cognoscite_fw-la rerum_fw-la quid_fw-la sumus_fw-la &_o quidnam_fw-la victuri_fw-la gignimur_fw-la quem_fw-la te_fw-la deus_fw-la esse_fw-la jussie_n &_o humanâ_fw-la quâ_fw-la parte_fw-la locatus_fw-la et_fw-la in_o re_fw-la pers_n sat._n 3._o time_n be_v allow_v we_o to_o consider_v and_o answer_v the_o end_v of_o our_o come_n into_o this_o world_n to_o dispatch_v the_o errand_n and_o finish_v the_o business_n which_o our_o heavenly_a father_n lord_n and_o master_n have_v give_v we_o to_o do_v to_o find_v out_o and_o discover_v the_o ill_a condition_n and_o unsound_a constitution_n the_o incurvation_n and_o depression_n of_o our_o soul_n the_o vitiosity_n moral_a deformity_n and_o wretched_a degeneracy_n of_o our_o nature_n the_o sickness_n and_o weakness_n disorder_n and_o distemper_n of_o all_o our_o faculty_n the_o ill_a bent_n and_o wrong_a bias_n and_o perverse_a inclination_n of_o our_o mind_n and_o will_n heart_n and_o affection_n to_o observe_v and_o bewail_v that_o lamentable_a 〈◊〉_d lamentable_a plut._n in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o unhappy_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o hang_n and_o flag_a of_o our_o soul_n wing_n the_o droop_a and_o moult_a of_o our_o soul_n their_o lose_v those_o noble_a feather_n by_o which_o they_o shall_v nimble_o raise_v themselves_o and_o fly_v and_o soar_v as_o high_a as_o god_n and_o mount_v up_o and_o aspire_v to_o heavenly_a thing_n to_o be_v true_o sensible_a of_o and_o sad_o affect_v with_o the_o mutiny_n and_o rebellion_n of_o the_o brutish_a and_o inferior_a faculty_n of_o our_o soul_n against_o the_o high_a power_n and_o sovereign_a faculty_n of_o our_o reason_n and_o to_o endeavour_v what_o in_o we_o lie_v by_o all_o possible_a mean_n to_o recover_v and_o rectify_v to_o purify_v and_o 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