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psal_n 51.8_o as_o all_o my_o bone_n shall_v say_v o_o lord_n who_o be_v like_o thou_o and_o the_o bone_n which_o thou_o have_v break_v shall_v rejoice_v that_o be_v the_o whole_a strength_n of_o my_o body_n shall_v be_v bend_v upon_o thy_o service_n and_o again_o simil._n esay_n 38.13_o lam._n 3.4_o psal_n 38.3_o psal_n 34.20_o psal_n 42.10_o lam._n 1_o 13._o job_n 20.21_o doct._n great_a mischief_n come_v of_o the_o evil_n of_o misgovern_a health_n job_n 20.11_o esay_n 51.8_o simil._n he_o have_v bruise_v all_o my_o bone_n as_o a_o lion_n and_o all_o my_o bone_n be_v out_o of_o joint_n and_o there_o be_v no_o peace_n in_o my_o bone_n and_o god_n keep_v all_o their_o bone_n and_o while_o my_o bone_n be_v break_v and_o send_v a_o fire_n in_o my_o bone_n and_o thy_o bone_n shall_v be_v fill_v with_o the_o sin_n of_o thy_o youth_n observe_v first_o out_o of_o this_o place_n what_o a_o misgovern_a health_n bring_v to_o man_n it_o destroy_v our_o nature_n our_o pleasure_n become_v our_o 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fecit_fw-la solus_fw-la achilleo_n tollere_fw-la more_fw-it potest_fw-la god_n arrow_n be_v like_o jonathans_n which_o he_o shoot_v to_o david_n in_o the_o field_n 20.36_o 1._o sa._n 20.36_o in_o token_n of_o his_o love_n god_n say_v saint_n augustine_n 2._o aug._n conf_n 9_o cap._n 2._o amat_fw-la quos_fw-la sagittat_fw-la love_v those_o at_o who_o he_o shoot_v and_o chrysostome_n call_v they_o 6._o chrysâ—hom_n 3._o in_o joh._n lib._n 10._o cap._n 6._o sagittae_fw-la salutis_fw-la domini_fw-la the_o arrow_n of_o the_o lord_n salvation_n those_o arrow_n common_o be_v either_o wicked_a man_n or_o devil_n arrow_n the_o diverse_a sort_n oâ—_n god_n arrow_n who_o god_n send_v forth_o to_o afflict_v his_o own_o child_n sharp_a as_o arrow_n light_n and_o swift_a as_o arrow_n and_o ready_a to_o do_v harm_n to_o god_n saint_n or_o else_o sickness_n poverty_n infamy_n and_o such_o other_o affliction_n whereby_o our_o most_o gracious_a father_n think_v most_o fit_a to_o subdue_v our_o vile_a 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even_o god_n wrath_n because_o of_o his_o sin_n for_o when_o those_o two_o meet_v together_o they_o be_v as_o fire_n and_o flax_n god_n wrath_n as_o fire_n simil._n will_v soon_o devour_v the_o stubble_n of_o our_o sin_n three_o observe_v that_o david_n make_v not_o god_n wrath_n the_o only_a cause_n of_o his_o misery_n and_o heavy_a sickness_n for_o that_o be_v to_o charge_n god_n of_o unrighteousness_n but_o he_o justifi_v god_n 〈…〉_o siâ—ne_v 〈◊〉_d god_n â—he_v â—â—le_a of_o 〈…〉_o when_o he_o acknowledge_v that_o his_o own_o sin_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o his_o evil_n and_o sure_o we_o can_v never_o give_v sufficient_a honour_n to_o god_n except_o we_o free_v he_o of_o all_o 〈◊〉_d of_o unjust_a deal_n and_o acknowledge_v oâ—â—_n self_n to_o be_v the_o caâ—â—es_n of_o ouâ—_n own_o â—â—â—â—â—ies_n final_o i_o observe_v out_o of_o this_o verse_n that_o the_o word_n in_o the_o
original_a language_n mippene_n from_o the_o face_n be_v two_o time_n repeat_v both_o in_o speak_v of_o god_n wrath_n and_o his_o own_o own_o sin_n that_o be_v for_o the_o sight_n of_o they_o both_o wherein_o i_o perceive_v a_o lesson_n worthy_a of_o consideration_n doctrine_n they_o god_n will_v not_o look_v favourable_o upon_o we_o unless_o first_o we_o look_v both_o upon_o our_o own_o sin_n and_o his_o anger_n at_o they_o that_o be_v that_o we_o must_v have_v a_o twofold_a sight_n before_o we_o get_v the_o sight_n of_o god_n favourable_a face_n first_o we_o must_v have_v our_o own_o sin_n before_o our_o eye_n next_o we_o must_v see_v the_o countenance_n of_o a_o angry_a god_n look_v down_o upon_o we_o with_o austere_a and_o heavy_a look_n because_o of_o they_o and_o then_o in_o the_o three_o room_n we_o must_v beg_v god_n favourable_a face_n to_o shine_v upon_o us._n the_o lord_n grant_v we_o the_o right_a sight_n of_o all_o those_o three_o that_o as_o josephs_n brethren_n first_o see_v his_o angry_a countenance_n 42._o gen._n 42._o and_o then_o his_o favourable_a acceptation_n with_o the_o great_a gladness_n so_o we_o may_v see_v what_o we_o have_v deserve_v at_o god_n hand_n and_o so_o after_o may_v hear_v the_o voice_n of_o joy_n and_o gladness_n 51.8_o psal_n 51.8_o that_o the_o bone_n which_o he_o have_v break_v may_v rejoice_v again_o first_o we_o must_v hear_v the_o terrible_a thunder_a of_o mount_n sinai_n then_o the_o joyful_a shout_n of_o mount_n zion_n verse_n 4._o for_o my_o iniquity_n be_v go_v over_o my_o head_n and_o as_o a_o heavy_a burden_n they_o be_v too_o heavy_a for_o i_o have_v speak_v before_o of_o the_o cause_n of_o his_o misery_n which_o be_v his_o sin_n now_o he_o aggravate_v they_o in_o respect_n of_o their_o multitude_n compare_v they_o to_o water_n which_o have_v overgo_v his_o head_n and_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o magnitude_n &_o weight_n 138.18_o a_o mark_n of_o a_o true_o penitent_a to_o aggravate_v his_o sin_n psa_fw-la 138.18_o 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agnoscat_fw-la peccatum_fw-la suum_fw-la unusquisque_fw-la it_o be_v not_o a_o small_a thing_n to_o every_o one_o to_o know_v and_o acknowledge_v his_o sin_n so_o say_v david_n delicta_fw-la quis_fw-la intelligit_fw-la who_o understand_v his_o sin_n he_o who_o know_v they_o may_v the_o soon_o avoid_v they_o if_o any_o know_v a_o danger_n he_o can_v easy_o fly_v from_o it_o and_o go_v by_o it_o our_o saviour_n weep_v because_o they_o know_v not_o the_o day_n of_o their_o visitation_n that_o a_o man_n may_v know_v his_o sin_n it_o be_v necessary_a he_o be_v admonish_v and_o rebuke_v and_o he_o who_o desire_v to_o attain_v this_o knowledge_n must_v be_v content_a to_o receive_v rebuke_n kind_o sin_n how_o to_o attain_v to_o a_o acknowledgement_n of_o sin_n he_o must_v resolve_v before_o god_n to_o shun_v the_o occasion_n of_o sin_n and_o such_o evil_a company_n as_o allure_v he_o to_o folly_n that_o he_o do_v call_v to_o mind_v what_o a_o gracious_a god_n he_o have_v offend_v what_o 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therefore_o we_o shall_v labour_v upon_o our_o soul_n that_o the_o darken_a eye_n thereof_o may_v be_v clear_a the_o dimness_n remove_v 9_o act_n 9_o the_o scale_n which_o lie_v upon_o they_o as_o upon_o saint_n paul_n may_v fall_v to_o the_o ground_n that_o see_v ourselves_o and_o our_o nakedness_n we_o may_v crave_v to_o be_v cover_v see_v our_o wound_n we_o may_v desire_v to_o be_v cure_v as_o also_o it_o be_v the_o principal_a part_n and_o duty_n of_o pastor_n to_o deal_v in_o their_o sermon_n with_o people_n that_o they_o may_v see_v their_o sin_n son_n of_o man_n say_v the_o lord_n to_o ezekiel_n make_v know_v to_o jerusalem_n their_o abomination_n sin_n pastor_n ought_v to_o exhort_v the_o people_n to_o a_o sight_n of_o their_o sin_n we_o flatter_v the_o people_n in_o their_o sin_n and_o use_v connivance_n to_o their_o wickedness_n we_o be_v afraid_a and_o belike_o dare_v not_o light_v the_o candle_n of_o the_o word_n and_o bring_v it_o to_o they_o be_v lie_a in_o darkness_n lest_o they_o put_v forth_o the_o candle_n or_o smite_v we_o who_o by_o the_o light_n thereof_o let_v they_o see_v their_o misbehaviour_n and_o my_o sin_n be_v ever_o before_o i_o when_o satan_n do_v present_v his_o bait_a hook_n of_o sin_n to_o we_o we_o satan_n policy_n in_o present_v the_o greatness_n of_o our_o sin_n after_o we_o have_v sin_v to_o we_o he_o never_o let_v we_o see_v the_o hook_n of_o god_n judgement_n but_o ever_o the_o bait_n of_o pleasure_n but_o when_o we_o have_v swallow_v the_o bait_n he_o never_o let_v we_o see_v any_o comfort_n of_o god_n mercy_n but_o propose_v to_o we_o a_o trouble_a conscience_n the_o flame_n of_o god_n wrath_n and_o the_o terror_n of_o his_o judgement_n as_o the_o prophet_n say_v our_o
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