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his_o delight_n be_v in_o the_o law_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o in_o his_o law_n do_v he_o meditate_v day_n and_o night_n and_o his_o counsel_n be_v psal_n 37._o 4._o delight_n thyself_o also_o in_o the_o lord_n and_o he_o shall_v give_v thâ—e_n the_o desire_n of_o thy_o heart_n and_o his_o own_o practice_n be_v psal_n 40._o 8._o i_o delight_v to_o do_v thy_o will_n o_o god_n yea_o thy_o law_n be_v within_o my_o heart_n psal_n 94._o 19_o in_o the_o multitude_n of_o my_o thought_n within_o i_o thy_o comfort_n delight_v my_o soul_n psal_n 119._o 16._o i_o will_v delight_v myself_o in_o thy_o statute_n i_o will_v not_o forget_v thy_o word_n ver_fw-la 35._o make_v i_o to_o go_v in_o the_o path_n of_o thy_o commandment_n for_o therein_o do_v i_o
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to_o every_o one_o according_a to_o the_o fruit_n of_o their_o do_n and_o justice_n reas_n 2._o draw_v from_o god_n justice_n this_o be_v the_o end_n of_o our_o appearance_n before_o christ_n judgement_n seat_n 2_o cor._n 15._o 10._o it_o be_v impossible_a but_o that_o the_o judge_n of_o all_o the_o world_n shall_v do_v right_a secret_a murder_n secret_a adultery_n secret_a theft_n secret_a abomination_n secret_a cozenage_n secret_a malicious_a heartburning_n murderous_a intention_n secret_a backbiting_n detracting_n calumniating_n all_o these_o shall_v be_v make_v manifest_a at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n now_o justice_n require_v that_o as_o the_o sinner_n sow_v so_o he_o shall_v reap_v that_o as_o he_o have_v sow_v seed_n of_o wickedness_n so_o he_o shall_v reap_v the_o fruit_n of_o destruction_n 3._o the_o secret_n of_o man_n shall_v be_v judge_v for_o the_o vindicate_a acquit_v godly_a reas_n 3._o for_o the_o acquit_v of_o the_o godly_a and_o clear_v of_o the_o godly_a what_o 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