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whereby_o themselves_o have_v offend_v and_o dishonour_v god_n this_o david_n profess_v be_v the_o cause_n why_o his_o sorrow_n be_v continual_o before_o he_o he_o be_v sorry_a for_o his_o sin_n psal._n 38._o 16._o 17._o this_o be_v the_o cause_n why_o mary_n magdalen_n weep_v so_o abundant_o that_o she_o be_v able_a to_o wash_v christ_n foot_n with_o her_o tear_n she_o be_v a_o sinner_n luk._n 7._o 37_o 38._o this_o sorrow_n god_n wonderful_o delight_v in_o more_o than_o in_o all_o outward_a worship_n whatsoever_o psal._n 51._o 17._o the_o sacrifice_n of_o god_n be_v a_o break_a spirit_n a_o break_a and_o contrite_a heart_n o_o god_n thou_o will_v not_o despise_v now_o come_v we_o to_o the_o second_o inquiry_n to_o find_v out_o the_o true_a cause_n and_o reason_n of_o this_o why_o god_n shall_v so_o much_o desire_v and_o delight_n to_o see_v his_o people_n humble_v with_o sorrow_n to_o see_v they_o afflict_v and_o chasten_v their_o soul_n in_o this_o manner_n it_o be_v say_v of_o he_o that_o he_o have_v pleasure_n in_o the_o prosperity_n of_o his_o servant_n psal._n 35_o 27._o that_o he_o do_v not_o afflict_v willing_o lam._n 3._o 33._o that_o in_o all_o the_o affliction_n of_o his_o people_n he_o be_v afflict_v esa._n 63._o 9_o and_o indeed_o it_o be_v true_a that_o our_o sorrow_n in_o themselves_o please_v not_o god_n but_o only_o in_o respect_n first_o of_o the_o cause_n and_o fountain_n from_o whence_o they_o proceed_v that_o be_v 1._o they_o be_v the_o work_n of_o his_o own_o spirit_n it_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n only_o that_o give_v to_o any_o man_n such_o a_o fleshy_a and_o soft_a heart_n as_o we_o may_v see_v by_o that_o promise_n ezek._n 11._o 19_o i_o will_v give_v they_o one_o heart_n and_o will_v put_v a_o new_a spirit_n within_o you_o and_o i_o will_v take_v the_o stony_a heart_n out_o of_o their_o flesh_n and_o will_v give_v they_o a_o heart_n of_o flesh_n and_o i_o will_v pour_v upon_o they_o my_o spirit_n and_o they_o shall_v mourn_v abundant_o say_v the_o lord_n zach._n 12._o 10._o and_o god_n must_v needs_o take_v pleasure_n in_o the_o work_n of_o his_o own_o grace_n and_o holy_a spirit_n 2._o these_o tear_n proceed_v from_o our_o love_n to_o god_n kindness_n you_o know_v cause_v tear_n more_o than_o any_o thing_n else_o so_o it_o be_v in_o this_o case_n christ_n say_v of_o the_o woman_n that_o weep_v so_o abundant_o that_o she_o love_v much_o luke_n 7._o 47._o and_o that_o which_o make_v man_n most_o of_o all_o to_o mourn_v for_o sin_n be_v the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n which_o persuade_v we_o of_o god_n free_a love_n to_o we_o and_o that_o christ_n be_v pierce_v by_o and_o for_o we_o zach._n 12._o 10._o and_o this_o above_o many_o other_o work_v of_o his_o spirit_n god_n great_o delight_v in_o 1_o cor._n 8._o 3._o if_o any_o man_n love_n god_n the_o same_o be_v know_v of_o he_o second_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o end_n that_o this_o sorrow_n tend_v unto_o the_o issue_n and_o effect_n of_o it_o the_o lord_n great_o 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in_o secret_a and_o zâ—ch_n 12._o 12._o it_o be_v say_v they_o shall_v mourn_v every_o family_n apart_o the_o husband_n apart_o and_o the_o wife_n apart_o and_o jeremy_n describe_v the_o man_n that_o be_v humble_v under_o god_n hand_n aright_o say_v lam._n 3._o 28._o he_o sit_v alone_o and_o keep_v silence_n three_o when_o we_o have_v make_v choice_n of_o a_o fit_a time_n and_o a_o fit_a place_n also_o for_o this_o business_n then_o must_v we_o examine_v our_o heart_n serious_o and_o impartial_o and_o in_o this_o examination_n two_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v perform_v by_o we_o 1._o we_o must_v labour_v to_o find_v out_o and_o call_v to_o mind_v our_o sin_n for_o which_o we_o shall_v be_v humble_v 2._o we_o must_v lay_v they_o to_o our_o heart_n and_o so_o consider_v and_o weigh_v with_o ourselves_o the_o heinousness_n of_o they_o and_o aggravate_v they_o against_o ourselves_o that_o we_o may_v be_v affect_v with_o they_o for_o the_o first_o he_o that_o desire_v to_o have_v his_o heart_n 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