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will_v not_o break_v his_o league_n with_o sin_n until_o his_o heart_n be_v break_v for_o it_o man_n love_v darkness_n rather_o than_o light_n ay_o they_o make_v it_o manifest_a they_o love_v it_o since_o so_o great_a a_o proffer_n will_v not_o prevail_v with_o they_o to_o leave_v it_o second_o be_v this_o a_o truth_n that_o the_o man_n that_o true_o come_v to_o god_n in_o order_n thereto_o have_v have_v his_o heart_n break_v then_o this_o show_v we_o a_o reason_n why_o some_o man_n heart_n be_v break_v even_o a_o reason_n why_o god_n break_v some_o man_n heart_n for_o sin_n namely_o because_o he_o will_v not_o have_v they_o die_v in_o it_o but_o rather_o come_v to_o god_n that_o they_o may_v be_v save_v behold_v therefore_o in_o this_o how_o god_n resolve_v as_o to_o the_o save_n of_o some_o man_n soul_n he_o will_v have_v they_o he_o will_v save_v they_o he_o will_v break_v their_o heart_n but_o he_o will_v save_o they_o he_o will_v kill_v they_o that_o they_o may_v live_v he_o 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god._n sin_n have_v hold_v of_o they_o they_o have_v sell_v themselves_o to_o it_o the_o power_n of_o the_o devil_n have_v hold_v of_o of_o they_o they_o be_v his_o captive_n at_o his_o will_n yea_o and_o more_o than_o all_o this_o their_o will_n be_v one_o with_o sin_n and_o with_o the_o devil_n to_o be_v hold_v captive_a thereby_o and_o if_o god_n give_v not_o contrition_n repentance_n or_o a_o break_a heart_n for_o sin_n there_o will_v not_o be_v no_o not_o so_o much_o as_o a_o mind_n in_o man_n to_o forsake_v this_o so_o horrible_a a_o confederacy_n and_o plot_n against_o his_o soul._n 2_o tim._n 2._o 24_o 25._o hence_o man_n be_v say_v to_o be_v draw_v from_o these_o breast_n that_o come_v or_o that_o be_v bring_v to_o he_o isa._n 26_o 9_o joh._n 6._o 44._o wherefore_o john_n may_v well_o say_v behold_v what_o manner_n of_o love_n the_o father_n have_v bestow_v upon_o we_o here_o be_v cost_v bestow_v pain_n bestow_v labour_v bestow_v repentance_n bestow_v yea_o and_o a_o heart_n make_v sore_o wound_a break_a and_o fill_v with_o pain_n and_o sorrow_n in_o order_n to_o the_o salvation_n of_o the_o soul._n three_o this_o than_o may_v teach_v we_o what_o estimation_n to_o set_v upon_o a_o break_a heart_n a_o break_a heart_n be_v such_o as_o god_n esteem_v yea_o as_o god_n count_v better_a than_o all_o external_a service_n a_o break_a heart_n be_v that_o which_o be_v in_o order_n to_o salvation_n in_o order_n to_o thy_o come_n to_o christ_n for_o life_n the_o world_n know_v not_o what_o to_o make_v of_o it_o not_o what_o to_o say_v to_o one_o that_o have_v a_o break_a heart_n and_o therefore_o do_v despise_v it_o and_o count_v that_o man_n that_o carry_v it_o in_o his_o bosom_n a_o mope_a fool_n a_o miserable_a wretch_n a_o undo_v soul._n but_o a_o break_a and_o a_o contrite_a spirit_n o_o god_n thou_o will_v not_o despise_v a_o break_a heart_n take_v thy_o eye_n thy_o heart_n thou_o choose_v it_o for_o thy_o companion_n yea_o have_v give_v thy_o son_n a_o charge_n to_o look_v well_o to_o such_o a_o man_n and_o have_v promise_v he_o thy_o salvation_n as_o have_v afore_o be_v prove_v sinner_n have_v thou_o obtain_v a_o break_a heart_n have_v god_n bestow_v a_o contrite_a spirit_n upon_o thou_o he_o have_v give_v thou_o what_o himself_o be_v please_v with_o he_o have_v give_v thou_o a_o cabinet_n to_o hold_v his_o grace_n in_o he_o have_v give_v thou_o a_o heart_n that_o can_v hearty_o desire_v his_o salvation_n a_o heart_n after_o his_o own_o heart_n that_o be_v such_o as_o suit_v his_o mind_n true_o it_o be_v painful_a now_o sorrowful_a now_o penitent_a now_o grieve_v now_o now_o it_o be_v break_v now_o it_o bleed_v now_o now_o it_o sob_n now_o it_o sigh_n now_o it_o mourn_v and_o cry_v unto_o god._n well_o very_o well_o all_o this_o be_v because_o he_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o make_v thou_o laugh_v he_o have_v make_v thou_o sorry_a on_o earth_n that_o thou_o may_v rejoice_v in_o heaven_n bless_a be_v you_o that_o mourn_v for_o you_o shall_v be_v comfort_v bless_a be_v you_o that_o weep_v now_o for_o you_o shall_v laugh_v mat._n 5._o 4._o luke_n 6_o 21._o but_o soul_n be_v sure_a thou_o have_v this_o break_a heart_n all_o heart_n be_v not_o break_v heart_n nor_o be_v every_o heart_n that_o seem_v to_o have_v a_o wound_n a_o heart_n that_o be_v true_o break_v a_o man_n may_v be_v cut_v to_o yet_o not_o into_o the_o heart_n a_o man_n may_v have_v another_o yet_o not_o a_o break_a heart_n act_n 7._o 54._o 1_o sam._n 10_o 9_o we_o know_v there_o be_v a_o difference_n betwixt_o a_o wound_n in_o the_o flesh_n and_o a_o wound_n in_o the_o spirit_n yea_o a_o man_n sin_n may_v be_v wound_v and_o yet_o his_o heart_n not_o break_v so_o be_v pharoahs_n so_o be_v saul_n so_o be_v ahab_n but_o they_o have_v none_o of_o they_o the_o mercy_n of_o a_o break_a heart_n therefore_o i_o say_v take_v heed_n every_o scratch_n with_o a_o pin_n every_o prick_n with_o a_o thorn_n nay_o every_o blow_n that_o god_n give_v with_o his_o word_n upon_o the_o 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exod._n 10._o 16._o 1_o sam._n 26._o 21._o mat._n 27._o 3._o heb._n 12._o 14_o 15_o 16_o 17._o the_o consideration_n of_o these_o thing_n call_v a_o loud_a to_o we_o to_o take_v heed_n that_o we_o take_v not_o that_o for_o a_o break_a and_o a_o contrite_a spirit_n that_o will_v not_o go_v for_o one_o at_o the_o day_n of_o death_n and_o judgement_n wherefore_o seek_v soul_n let_v i_o advise_v thou_o that_o thou_o may_v not_o be_v decieve_v as_o to_o this_o thing_n of_o so_o great_a weight_n 1._o to_o go_v back_o towards_o the_o beginning_n of_o this_o book_n and_o compare_v thyself_o