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How shall we carry on the work of God pleasantly?

First, be sure to keep the heart right within, be sure ¹to keep all at peace within thy soul; you know according ²to the temper within, so there is the relishing of things without; He that hath peace within, can easily go through the duties that are required without with joy.

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Further, exercise faith in the work and office of the ¹holy Ghost, that office that the holy Ghost is designed unto by the Father and the Son, to be the Comforter of his people, to bring joy and comfort to them; look upon the holy Ghost, as designed by the Father and the Son to bring joy and delight to the souls of his people. What an infinite difference there is between the comforts of a carnal heart, and the comforts of the godly? The one come from a little meat and drink, and the other come from the exercise of faith about the office of the holy Ghost that is designed to this work.

1. 1How to carry on the work of God pleasantly.