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slow_a to_o godliness_n and_o good_a work_n then_o the_o business_n of_o the_o life_n intervening_a the_o remembrance_n of_o many_o sin_n will_v slip_v out_o of_o our_o memory_n which_o nevertheless_o work_v their_o effect_n upon_o the_o conscience_n blunt_v the_o sense_n of_o piety_n and_o set_v the_o soul_n further_o from_o god_n wherefore_o it_o be_v the_o part_n of_o a_o wise_a christian_a often_o to_o revisit_v the_o state_n of_o his_o conscience_n call_v himself_o to_o account_n and_o by_o a_o pious_a solicitude_n of_o repentance_n pick_v and_o sift_v out_o even_o the_o least_o dust_n that_o stick_v to_o we_o of_o the_o world_n uncleanness_n and_o our_o own_o scour_v out_o that_o rust_n which_o conscience_n like_o iron_n will_v contract_v if_o it_o be_v not_o often_o handle_v if_o the_o unclean_a spirit_n will_v not_o dwell_v in_o a_o man_n heart_n unless_o he_o find_v the_o house_n empty_a sweep_v and_o garnish_v matth._n 12._o that_o be_v void_a of_o all_o goodness_n and_o 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declination_n of_o our_o body_n will_v miss_v we_o and_o hit_v our_o neighbour_n head_n a_o little_a wind_n will_v turn_v a_o great_a storm_n a_o sudden_a commotion_n in_o the_o state_n will_v create_v every_o where_o new_a interess_n he_o that_o hold_v we_o by_o the_o throat_n will_v be_v sudden_o set_v upon_o by_o another_o &_o will_v let_v we_o go_v to_o defend_v himself_o if_o we_o see_v no_o way_n for_o we_o to_o escape_v god_n see_v it_o after_o we_o have_v reckon_v all_o the_o evil_a that_o our_o adversary_n can_v do_v we_o know_v not_o what_o god_n will_v do_v in_o the_o creation_n he_o make_v the_o light_n to_o shine_v out_o of_o darkness_n and_o ever_o since_o he_o take_v delight_n to_o fetch_v the_o comfort_n and_o advancement_n of_o those_o who_o he_o love_v out_o of_o the_o thing_n they_o fear_v that_o which_o we_o fear_v may_v happen_v but_o it_o will_v be_v for_o our_o good_a unto_o many_o the_o bed_n or_o the_o prison_n have_v be_v a_o sanctuary_n in_o a_o ill_a time_n 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