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passionate_a desire_n of_o death_n upon_o which_o he_o insist_o so_o much_o in_o the_o next_o chapter_n hence_o learn_v 1._o it_o be_v duty_n of_o godly_a man_n and_o their_o property_n when_o in_o a_o right_a frame_n that_o their_o conscience_n be_v very_o tender_a touchstone_n of_o their_o principle_n and_o way_n either_o to_o prevent_v their_o engage_v in_o a_o evil_a way_n or_o to_o cause_v they_o relent_v it_o if_o they_o be_v engage_v for_o so_o be_v here_o suppose_a that_o there_o shall_v not_o be_v iniquity_n in_o their_o tongue_n and_o that_o their_o taste_n shall_v discern_v perverse_a thing_n thus_o joseph_n conscience_n break_v the_o snare_n lay_v by_o his_o mistress_n gen._n 39_o 9_o thus_o david_n reins_o do_v instruct_v he_o psal_n 16.7_o and_o his_o heart_n smite_v he_o when_o he_o have_v fall_v in_o a_o appearance_n of_o evil_n 1_o sam._n 24_o 5._o hence_o it_o be_v a_o challenge_n that_o man_n be_v not_o ashamed_a when_o they_o do_v evil_a jer._n 6_o 15._o this_o may_v give_v a_o check_n to_o man_n who_o bear_v down_o this_o light_n in_o themselves_o the_o do_v whereof_o may_v soon_o lead_v they_o to_o do_v evil_n which_o even_o pagan_n will_v be_v ashamed_a of_o ezek._n 16.27_o 2._o whatever_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o god_n people_n or_o their_o practice_n at_o sometime_o in_o this_o particular_a yet_o there_o may_v be_v great_a hazard_n in_o the_o best_a of_o man_n their_o lean_v to_o their_o own_o discern_v and_o spirit_n for_o job_n miss_v his_o mark_n here_o in_o venture_v too_o much_o on_o this_o our_o own_o light_n spirit_n or_o impulse_n be_v dangerous_a guide_n see_v we_o have_v the_o word_n wherewith_o we_o may_v consult_v in_o every_o thing_n and_o not_o only_o be_v all_o man_n liar_n but_o many_o
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