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enemy_n persecute_v i_o albeit_o all_o the_o society_n of_o man_n and_o of_o devil_n tumult_n against_o i_o yet_o do_v not_o thou_o forsake_v i_o do_v not_o thou_o depart_v from_o i_o 9.12_o for_o woe_n to_o they_o from_o who_o thou_o departe_v but_o take_v heed_n o_o trouble_a soul_n and_o consider_v well_o what_o thou_o require_v of_o the_o lord_n be_v not_o thou_o a_o sinner_n 10.6_o a_o grievous_a sinner_n be_v not_o god_n a_o searcher_n of_o sin_n a_o grievous_a punisher_n of_o grievous_a sin_n do_v thou_o not_o pray_v to_o he_o to_o turn_v away_o his_o face_n from_o thy_o sin_n 13_o do_v not_o holy_a job_n say_v where_o shall_v i_o hide_v i_o from_o thy_o countenance_n because_o i_o have_v sin_v and_o will_v thou_o have_v he_o turn_v his_o face_n to_o thou_o be_v a_o most_o heinous_a sinner_n yes_o yes_o i_o know_v well_o enough_o what_o i_o desire_v i_o know_v that_o god_n have_v more_o face_n than_o one_o 33.20_o he_o have_v a_o face_n of_o majesty_n which_o no_o man_n can_v see_v and_o live_v this_o face_n i_o can_v see_v he_o have_v a_o face_n of_o justice_n 33.5_o this_o face_n i_o will_v not_o see_v it_o be_v terrible_a to_o sinner_n this_o face_n be_v upon_o they_o who_o do_v evil_a to_o destroy_v their_o memorial_n from_o the_o earth_n but_o he_o have_v another_o face_n of_o compassion_n and_o mercy_n and_o this_o face_n be_v like_o the_o sun_n exceed_v full_a both_o of_o beauty_n and_o of_o virtue_n this_o face_n he_o hide_v from_o sinner_n this_o face_n i_o desire_v to_o be_v display_v upon_o i_o be_v it_o never_o so_o cloudy_a never_o so_o angry_a the_o anger_n of_o this_o face_n be_v to_o make_v sinner_n pure_a 6.25_o lord_n make_v this_o face_n to_o shine_v upon_o i_o and_o be_v merciful_a to_o i_o lord_n this_o face_n do_v i_o seek_v 27.9.10_o oh_o hide_v not_o thou_o thy_o face_n from_o i_o nor_o cast_v away_o thy_o servant_n in_o displeasure_n come_v come_v gracious_a lord_n withhold_v no_o long_o o_o water_n of_o life_n o_o shower_n of_o our_o salvation_n distil_v into_o i_o one_o drop_n of_o thy_o dew_n see_v i_o be_o nothing_o without_o thou_o let_v i_o taste_v the_o benefit_n of_o be_v thou_o i_o desire_v thou_o and_o not_o thou_o for_o thyself_o not_o for_o thy_o gift_n i_o desire_v thou_o only_o not_o thou_o for_o any_o thing_n nothing_o for_o thou_o nothing_o with_o thou_o nothing_o beside_o thou_o come_v deliver_v my_o soul_n from_o the_o chain_n of_o sin_n wherewith_o i_o be_o bind_v to_o satisfy_v the_o rigour_n of_o thy_o justice_n by_o eternal_a death_n and_o damnation_n deliver_v i_o from_o long_a custom_n
we_o bring_v all_o we_o lie_v to_o the_o holy_a ghost_n 5.3_o which_o be_v a_o most_o fearful_a and_o heavy_a sin_n one_o hook_n suffici_v to_o take_v the_o fish_n one_o snare_n to_o fetter_v the_o soul_n but_o the_o devil_n be_v a_o most_o cunning_a angler_n a_o very_a expert_a fowler_n he_o cast_v many_o bait_n he_o pitch_v many_o snare_n in_o our_o path_n if_o we_o remain_v entangle_v in_o any_o one_o if_o by_o sincere_a repentance_n we_o free_v not_o ourselves_o from_o all_o we_o shall_v be_v sure_a to_o be_v his_o prey_n if_o we_o acknowledge_v not_o our_o sin_n we_o acknowledge_v not_o god_n mercy_n in_o forgive_a our_o sin_n we_o we_o be_v unworthy_a to_o have_v that_o debt_n remit_v which_o we_o be_v unwilling_a to_o confess_v so_o much_o as_o we_o conceal_v of_o our_o sin_n so_o much_o do_v we_o add_v ingratitude_n to_o injury_n and_o despite_n we_o double_v the_o wrong_n that_o we_o have_v do_v if_o to_o disability_n for_o discharge_v we_o add_v falsehood_n in_o our_o 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