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this_o cause_n even_o breathe_v after_o death_n when_o there_o be_v none_o other_o adversity_n to_o distaste_v the_o comfort_n of_o this_o life_n unto_o we_o that_o by_o it_o we_o shall_v be_v set_v at_o liberty_n from_o the_o devil_n tentation_n the_o world_n affrightment_n &_o allurement_n but_o special_o from_o the_o corrupt_a lust_n which_o we_o both_o do_v and_o while_o we_o lodge_v in_o this_o dungeon_n shall_v carry_v about_o with_o us._n and_o let_v each_o of_o we_o say_v often_o to_o himself_o o_o that_o i_o be_v part_v from_o husband_n and_o wife_n from_o child_n from_o friend_n from_o land_n and_o good_n and_o from_o this_o world_n and_o all_o that_o in_o this_o world_n be_v count_v worth_n have_v so_o that_o i_o may_v also_o be_v part_v from_o my_o corruption_n and_o never_o more_o hereafter_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o prune_v fast_v and_o prayer_n will_v purge_v the_o word_n and_o sacrament_n will_v cleanse_v and_o all_o god_n ordinance_n and_o all_o our_o christian_a endeavour_n will_v help_v to_o lop_v off_o these_o disorder_a passion_n that_o be_v within_o us._n but_o this_o be_v alone_o a_o cleanse_n in_o part_n a_o pare_n off_o some_o evil_n and_o leave_v much_o behind_o only_o the_o last_o blow_n of_o death_n will_v make_v a_o full_a riddance_n of_o all_o that_o be_v evil_a in_o we_o and_o after_o that_o blow_n give_v there_o shall_v nothing_o remain_v behind_o that_o may_v call_v for_o any_o more_o purge_v this_o be_v the_o sovereign_a medicine_n that_o will_v consummate_v the_o cure_n of_o our_o disease_a soul_n which_o till_o then_o shall_v never_o be_v deliver_v from_o all_o disease_n though_o we_o be_v in_o christ_n as_o the_o vine_n and_o have_v god_n the_o father_n for_o our_o husbandman_n o_o then_o lord_n send_v thou_o this_o last_o enemy_n which_o may_v do_v i_o more_o good_a than_o all_o the_o former_a friend_n i_o meet_v with_o can_v do_v even_o work_v a_o dissolution_n of_o my_o soul_n from_o my_o body_n and_o of_o my_o sin_n from_o they_o both_o let_v it_o come_v lord_n let_v it_o come_v speedy_o do_v thou_o hasten_v it_o in_o due_a season_n and_o take_v away_o all_o sin_n by_o take_v away_o this_o life_n of_o nature_n to_o make_v way_n for_o a_o far_o more_o excellent_a life_n of_o glory_n desire_v of_o death_n be_v then_o only_o warrantable_a when_o a_o desire_n of_o god_n full_a presence_n and_o of_o sin_n perfect_a absence_n be_v the_o cause_n move_v that_o desire_n chap._n ix_o contain_v the_o three_o use_n of_o the_o point_n viz._n a_o exhortation_n and_o direction_n how_o to_o keep_v down_o our_o corruption_n while_o we_o live_v use_v 3_o but_o as_o we_o shall_v moderate_o wish_v for_o death_n sin_n we_o
of_o god_n shall_v have_v the_o upper_a hand_n and_o our_o faith_n shall_v be_v our_o victory_n we_o be_v many_o time_n little_o less_o than_o out_o of_o heart_n because_o the_o proceed_n do_v seem_v very_o slow_a and_o well-near_a indiscernible_a but_o be_v not_o discourage_v o_o you_o christian_a soul_n promise_v yourselves_o victory_n in_o this_o spiritual_a conflict_n for_o the_o lord_n do_v fight_v on_o your_o side_n and_o you_o shall_v conquer_v in_o truth_n we_o want_v much_o of_o that_o mortification_n which_o we_o may_v attain_v if_o out_o of_o this_o confidence_n we_o will_v put_v forth_o ourselves_o to_o the_o utmost_a the_o devil_n labour_v to_o make_v we_o believe_v that_o it_o will_v be_v to_o no_o purpose_n to_o resist_v our_o lust_n we_o have_v so_o often_o resolve_v to_o leave_v such_o a_o fault_n and_o can_v yet_o leave_v it_o we_o have_v thus_o often_o resolve_v against_o anger_n lust_n pride_n worldliness_n and_o the_o like_a and_o yet_o behold_v the_o passion_n 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