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thou dost

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man came t

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them unto

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them, and

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be reveale

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th the Lord

oever thou

her, Lady

t upon the

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very wise

concerning

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young men

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n themselve

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re those wh

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f they repen

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building.

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has this p

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re they ar

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provoked h

nst

the grea

s which tho

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e building;

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truth, b

in it, nor

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seen in th

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they who ha

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wh

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s, lady, an

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we

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without un

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th

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ny troubles

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to the Lord

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d no. I a

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thee all t

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so write as

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a pure min

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pound, all

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sacrific

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understand

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his Son,

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thout bla

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ery pure

reward; th

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parabl

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tion. Heark

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that the S

in it may

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ke heed th

nto thy min

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t. For if

body, thou

time defi

d if thou

pirit, tho

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aid, What

this shoul

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se words;

salvation,

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ed, As for

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medy unto t

belonget

w guard t

s almighty a

nt a remedy

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me thou sha

dy and

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cannot be de

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m pure, and

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of voluptuo

and defectio

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sitting a

od for all

seen; and

the command

ingly good,

t, and pl

re able to

on; I said

hall be hap

to these c

hall walk i

unt

was speak

in myself

before be

ng by me;

unt

btest thou

which I ha

hey are good

the Lord, a

m; for I wi

to fulf

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ho shall r

h they ha

if for the

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t, cast aw

iness of t

put on all

ss, and so

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n from hen

o

shall keep

or the tim

cut off a

rmer sins.

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things ha

o y

n he, had

et us go in

show thee s

plied, sir,

came into

there he

herd, fine

garments

d he fed l

p were full

delight and

pping, ran h

shepherd

action in hi

nance of t

l, running

his

he angel

then thi

d, sir, I

nto me, t

f delight a

re corrupt

ants of God

e truth, del

easures, and

y forget t

ing God, a

d in vain

orrupted

me of the

others to

w

ed; I unde

mean, by

d to a fa

he; all t

u sawest

such as ha

from God,

to the lus

ent

e therefor

by repent

se, to thei

added this

hemed the

se kind o

ed unt

ose sheep

leaping, bu

are such as

selves up

s; but have

ckedly agai

therefore

from the tr

pe laid up

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hope still

ut they th

rly gone

went a lit

d he showed

o had as it

with a whit

bag upon hi

and a stick

d, and a whi

countenance

gh to affr

as his

ok from

uch sheep

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drove th

ep craggy p

briars, i

not get the

m t

ng entangl

horns and

ously torm

ng. For he

nd afforde

or time, to

erefore I

ipped and

ved for th

greatly to

ny rest af

aid unto t

th me: Sir,

mplacable s

th no compa

p? He answ

indeed one

t is appoi

ent of

herefore ar

have erred

the lusts a

rld. For t

em every on

eserts, wi

kinds

aid I, I

f pains the

undergoe

he several

are those

ndergo in t

some suff

verty; ot

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ries from t

others fal

ls and inc

ny with a

many thi

them not;

ave not suc

rtak

o not cal

they have

omplain of

fore they

all kind o

enience; t

over to

n, and are

ith of th

Lord all t

s with a

n they beg

ins, then

works whi

, and give

g, that he

they have

ll things

r de

or what r

, they serv

and have

ndertakings

rd whatever

en they g

Lord that

unto me; n

ny more

nto him; Si

o show me n

d he, dos

to him; A

om the fe

for the sa

ed their f

res? He an

ormented f

i

said unto

ormented b

hey who e

so as to f

ndure seve

punis

wered me;

ither under

cy of this

him; Sir, if

not desire y

, said he,

rce of both

e and of th

pleasure is

own space:

nt has the

s. Whosoev

alse pleasur

day, tormen

shment is e

year's

look how

sues his pl

is he punis

erefore ho

ldly enjoym

hat of pain

t deal

ed; Sir, f

nderstand

pleasure

that you w

ore clearl

answered

ness still

h

dst thou

mind, and

lest when

thou be f

then, as th

mayest the

ers

gives him

pleasures a

tsoever his

eat folly, no

s, but the

t he did th

elight a

re not kep

the folly t

t when pain

n a day, he

he whole y

s punishme

n his

ore he re

w the whol

o mind his v

, and perce

that he wa

ver there

hemselves o

re thus puni

ey had life,

s liable

unto him

re hurtful?

leasure t

doth wi

angry man

n, perceiv

so the ad

he slandere

s man and t

er commits

he followe

n, because

ion in the

e pleasures

to the ser

erefore they

fer pun

re also pl

tion unto m

do what is

it, and ar

delight

pleasure i

ants of God

h men; but

ich were befo

ents and p

soever sha

nd shall n

have done,

pon the

ITUDE

repent, must

rthy of r

few days

n that bef

n the same

seen those

unto me; W

aid I, I cam

ou would c

who is the

, to depar

use he grea

e

swered, It

endure inc

s; for so th

nded conce

he would