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how_o i_o be_o become_v vile_a lam._n 1._o 11._o 11._o and_o he_o acknowledge_v as_o david_n 2_o sam._n 6._o 21._o 21._o that_o if_o i_o be_v vile_a i_o will_v yet_o be_v more_o vile_a do_v god_n book_n require_v that_o he_o shall_v be_v vile_a and_o abominable_a and_o low_a in_o his_o own_o sight_n his_o heart_n echo_v and_o answer_n i_o will_v yet_o be_v more_o vile_a i_o will_v be_v more_o nothing_o as_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n say_v ch_n 40._o 17._o 17._o we_o be_v nothing_o we_o be_v less_o than_o nothing_o all_o nation_n be_v but_o as_o the_o drop_n of_o the_o bucket_n they_o be_v nothing_o they_o be_v vanity_n itself_o we_o be_v but_o as_o a_o bubble_n as_o david_n confess_v we_o be_v but_o as_o a_o break_a pitcher_n that_o can_v hold_v no_o water_n psal._n 31._o 12._o 12._o we_o be_v but_o as_o dead_a man_n cast_v out_o of_o sight_n and_o clean_o out_o of_o mind_n david_n be_v then_o in_o a_o most_o miserable_a condition_n in_o the_o eye_n of_o flesh_n and_o blood_n but_o oh_o happy_a thrice_o happy_a be_v those_o man_n that_o be_v once_o come_v thus_o to_o be_v dead_a man_n whatever_o man_n think_v you_o know_v dead_a man_n they_o can_v so_o much_o as_o say_v this_o be_v i_o they_o esteem_v not_o of_o themselves_o let_v man_n do_v what_o they_o will_v with_o they_o they_o be_v all_o one_o strike_v he_o he_o feel_v it_o not_o they_o claim_v no_o interest_n nor_o propriety_n in_o any_o thing_n let_v they_o be_v merry_a while_o he_o lie_v by_o or_o let_v they_o be_v sad_a all_o be_v one_o to_o he_o let_v they_o be_v sharer_n of_o his_o good_n one_o will_v have_v one_o part_n another_o another_o let_v they_o spend_v lavish_o and_o make_v merry_a with_o his_o good_n he_o he_o be_v not_o move_v why_o because_o he_o have_v lose_v his_o sense_n he_o have_v lose_v his_o taste_n so_o he_o that_o be_v dead_a to_o himself_o he_o have_v lose_v his_o sense_n he_o have_v lose_v his_o taste_n in_o this_o world_n let_v other_o rejoice_v in_o heap_v up_o riches_n and_o add_v land_n to_o land_n and_o make_v themselves_o and_o their_o posterity_n great_a in_o the_o world_n these_o thing_n concern_v not_o he_o and_o likewise_o pour_v any_o thing_n into_o a_o break_a pitcher_n it_o can_v hold_v nothing_o it_o can_v hold_v no_o honour_n no_o praise_n no_o price_n so_o likewise_o into_o this_o man_n pour_v what_o you_o will_v into_o he_o pour_fw-fr wealth_n into_o he_o pour_fw-fr health_n pour_v honour_n into_o he_o pour_fw-fr praise_n pour_v credit_n or_o the_o contrary_a he_o can_v hold_v nothing_o whatever_o you_o do_v to_o he_o 39_o or_o take_v from_o he_o he_o be_v all_o one_o if_o you_o take_v his_o cloak_n from_o he_o he_o will_v give_v you_o his_o coat_n if_o you_o strike_v he_o on_o the_o one_o side_n he_o will_v turn_v the_o other_o curse_v he_o and_o he_o will_v pray_v for_o you_o and_o this_o he_o learn_v of_o his_o sweet_a and_o dear_a saviour_n jesus_n christ_n who_o have_v set_v he_o a_o pattern_n for_o he_o to_o follow_v and_o command_v he_o to_o 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