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5.2_o my_o undefiled_a for_o my_o head_n be_v fill_v with_o dew_n and_o my_o lock_n with_o the_o drop_n of_o the_o night_n it_o be_v too_o long_o for_o he_o to_o wait_v a_o night_n but_o how_o many_o night_n and_o day_n have_v the_o lord_n wait_v on_o some_o of_o you_o how_o have_v thou_o suffer_v he_o to_o follow_v thou_o from_o alehouse_n to_o alehouse_n and_o from_o tavern_n to_o tavern_n and_o there_o he_o have_v check_v thou_o and_o from_o thence_o to_o thy_o bed_n and_o from_o thence_o to_o the_o tavern_n again_o and_o from_o thence_o into_o thy_o employment_n and_o from_o thence_o to_o the_o ordinance_n and_o have_v there_o convict_v thou_o and_o yet_o thou_o think_v it_o nothing_o to_o make_v the_o lord_n wait_v as_o a_o drudge_n at_o thy_o heel_n to_o this_o very_a day_n be_v not_o this_o very_a unworthy_a deal_n with_o the_o great_a god_n nay_o consider_v what_o will_v be_v the_o end_n of_o all_o this_o this_o patience_n and_o forbearance_n of_o god_n will_v cost_v thou_o 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7.13_o be_v it_o a_o small_a thing_n to_o weary_a man_n but_o you_o must_v weary_v my_o god_n also_o a_o man_n will_v not_o endure_v this_o that_o have_v any_o spirit_n of_o a_o man_n in_o he_o that_o have_v respect_n to_o honour_n he_o will_v not_o put_v it_o up_o to_o be_v lay_v aside_o and_o so_o his_o inferior_n accept_v upon_o unworthy_a term_n when_o he_o be_v put_v off_o who_o offer_v term_n more_o honourable_a and_o advantageous_a the_o lord_n call_v this_o a_o double_a evil_n jer._n 2.11_o 12_o 13._o have_v a_o nation_n change_v their_o god_n which_o yet_o be_v no_o god_n but_o my_o people_n have_v change_v their_o glory_n for_o that_o which_o do_v not_o profit_n be_v astonish_v o_fw-mi you_o heaven_n at_o this_o and_o be_v horrible_o afraid_a be_v you_o very_o desolate_a say_v the_o lord_n ver_fw-la 13._o for_o my_o people_n have_v commit_v two_o evil_n they_o have_v forsake_v i_o the_o fountain_n of_o live_a water_n and_o hew_v they_o out_o cistern_n break_a cistern_n that_o 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this_o be_v the_o great_a argument_n to_o draw_v the_o soul_n unto_o god_n these_o be_v the_o cord_n of_o a_o man_n the_o win_a argument_n to_o prevail_v with_o a_o ingenuous_a spirit_n i_o be_o sure_a they_o be_v strong_a argument_n to_o saint_n if_o not_o to_o man_n paul_n know_v the_o weight_n and_o strength_n of_o this_o kind_n of_o argue_v when_o he_o venture_v so_o much_o duty_n upon_o it_o as_o the_o give_v up_o all_o to_o christ_n rom._n 12.4_o i_o beseech_v you_o brethren_n by_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n that_o you_o present_v your_o body_n a_o live_a sacrifice_n holy_a and_o acceptable_a unto_o god_n which_o be_v your_o reasonable_a service_n now_o that_o i_o may_v help_v this_o consideration_n to_o its_o full_a weight_n and_o value_n i_o shall_v divide_v it_o into_o two_o part_n 1_o consider_v external_n and_o temporal_a mercy_n these_o be_v motive_n what_o be_v there_o that_o thou_o do_v enjoy_v but_o it_o be_v mercy_n to_o thou_o and_o the_o least_o of_o all_o these_o 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the_o will_n and_o the_o deed_n if_o the_o lord_n in_o his_o free_a grace_n give_v the_o will_n he_o will_v enable_v to_o do_v if_o not_o what_o we_o shall_v or_o will_v yet_o what_o he_o will_v accept_v of_o four_o it_o suppose_v thus_o much_o that_o it_o matter_n not_o whether_o thou_o have_v such_o a_o power_n to_o believe_v and_o repent_v which_o some_o plead_v for_o for_o if_o thou_o have_v a_o will_n to_o believe_v and_o repent_v thou_o shall_v not_o miscarry_v for_o want_v of_o power_n follow_v thy_o will_n and_o thou_o may_v expect_v power_n confident_o from_o the_o lord_n but_o if_o thou_o have_v no_o will_n towards_o these_o thing_n and_o be_v resolve_v not_o to_o make_v use_n of_o what_o thou_o have_v it_o be_v no_o matter_n whether_o thou_o have_v more_o or_o less_o if_o thou_o have_v no_o power_n of_o thyself_o yet_o if_o thou_o have_v a_o will_n the_o lord_n will_v not_o let_v thou_o stand_v out_o for_o want_v of_o power_n and_o if_o thou_o have_v all_o this_o power_n in_o thy_o hand_n and_o have_v no_o will_n to_o employ_v and_o improve_v it_o for_o thy_o soul_n it_o be_v all_o one_o as_o to_o thy_o salvation_n thou_o shall_v perish_v five_o it_o suppose_v that_o the_o lord_n do_v not_o condemn_v man_n for_o what_o they_o can_v do_v although_o they_o can_v do_v what_o he_o command_v but_o because_o they_o will_v not_o god_n command_v thou_o to_o believe_v to_o repent_v to_o be_v humble_v for_o thy_o sin_n and_o to_o make_v thou_o a_o new_a heart_n to_o forsake_v thy_o very_a evil_a thought_n thou_o can_v no_o more_o do_v these_o thing_n than_o the_o blackamoor_n can_v change_v his_o skin_n or_o the_o leopard_n his_o spot_n jer._n 13.23_o but_o this_o be_v not_o that_o which_o will_v damn_v thou_o that_o thou_o can_v not_o do_v they_o but_o this_o will_v be_v thy_o condemnation_n that_o thou_o will_v not_o do_v they_o it_o be_v true_a if_o thou_o be_v sensible_a of_o thy_o inability_n thou_o may_v plead_v a_o can_v now_o and_o make_v good_a use_n 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