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for_o himself_o wherefore_o as_o in_o a_o balance_n if_o there_o be_v any_o odds_n in_o the_o sâ—ales_n we_o take_v out_o of_o that_o which_o be_v the_o heavy_a and_o put_v it_o into_o that_o which_o be_v the_o light_a till_o there_o be_v no_o difference_n betwixt_o they_o so_o here_o we_o must_v weigh_v these_o matter_n well_o that_o we_o ourselves_o may_v be_v just_a weight_n neither_o too_o heavy_a for_o our_o own_o misery_n not_o too_o light_a for_o christ_n mercy_n thus_o do_v david_n when_o he_o say_v to_o god_n hide_v i_o under_o the_o shadow_n of_o thy_o wing_n what_o be_v god_n wing_n his_o mercy_n and_o his_o justice._n what_o be_v the_o shadow_n of_o his_o wing_n our_o love_n and_o our_o fear_n our_o love_n be_v the_o shadow_n of_o his_o mercy_n which_o be_v his_o right_a wing_n our_o fear_n be_v the_o shadow_n of_o his_o justice_n which_o be_v his_o left_a wing_n now_o see_v he_o that_o be_v hide_v under_o the_o right_a wing_n only_o may_v presume_v because_o he_o have_v 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the_o people_n therefore_o we_o that_o be_v the_o child_n of_o god_n must_v go_v backward_o by_o abhor_v they_o that_o crucify_v christ_n and_o yet_o we_o must_v cover_v he_o and_o hide_v he_o even_o in_o our_o very_a heart_n by_o remember_v and_o honour_v his_o death_n and_o resurrection_n lest_o we_o shall_v presume_v we_o must_v go_v backward_o for_o fear_n and_o yet_o lest_o we_o shall_v despair_v we_o must_v cover_v he_o for_o love_n that_o as_o god_n hide_v we_o under_o the_o shadow_n of_o his_o wing_n which_o be_v love_n and_o fear_n love_v the_o shadow_n of_o his_o mercy_n and_o fear_v the_o shadow_n of_o his_o justice_n so_o we_o may_v hide_v god_n under_o the_o shadow_n of_o our_o wing_n which_o be_v joy_n and_o sorrow_n joy_n the_o shadow_n of_o our_o love_n and_o sorrow_n the_o shadow_n of_o our_o fear_n joy_n for_o christ_n and_o sorrow_n for_o ourselves_o to_o this_o strange_a kind_n of_o go_v backward_o the_o psalmist_n allude_v when_o he_o say_v to_o god_n thou_o have_v 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great_a cause_n of_o joy_n in_o christ._n if_o deborah_n rejoice_v when_o barack_n put_v sisera_n to_o flight_n have_v not_o we_o as_o great_a cause_n to_o rejoice_v see_v christ_n have_v put_v death_n to_o flight_n the_o sin_n of_o man_n be_v the_o life_n of_o death_n great_a cause_n of_o sorrow_n in_o ourselves_o if_o anna_n weep_v for_o her_o barrenness_n have_v not_o we_o as_o great_a cause_n to_o weep_v see_v we_o can_v conceive_v nothing_o but_o sorrow_n and_o bring_v forth_o iniquity_n unto_o death_n the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n be_v the_o death_n of_o the_o devil_n great_a cause_n of_o joy_n in_o christ._n if_o judith_n rejoice_v when_o she_o do_v cut_v off_o the_o head_n of_o holofernes_n have_v not_o we_o great_a cause_n to_o rejoice_v see_v christ_n have_v cut_v off_o the_o head_n of_o the_o devil_n the_o sin_n of_o man_n be_v the_o life_n of_o the_o devil_n great_a cause_n of_o sorrow_n in_o ourselves_o if_o thamar_n weep_v be_v deflower_v by_o her_o brother_n have_v 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he_o suffer_v these_o senseless_a creature_n to_o weep_v and_o to_o have_v a_o lively_a feel_n of_o his_o death_n though_o they_o have_v no_o benefit_n by_o his_o death_n but_o be_v content_a himself_o to_o shed_v his_o dear_a and_o his_o best_a blood_n for_o we_o yet_o will_v not_o suffer_v we_o in_o recompense_n to_o shed_v so_o much_o as_o one_o little_a tear_n for_o he_o no_o no_o say_v he_o i_o will_v bear_v all_o the_o sorrow_n you_o shall_v have_v only_a joy_n and_o though_o i_o die_v and_o shed_v my_o very_a heart_n blood_n for_o you_o yet_o you_o shall_v not_o so_o much_o as_o weep_v or_o shed_v the_o least_o tear_n for_o i_o not_o you_o weep_v not_o for_o i_o thus_o much_o for_o his_o benignity_n last_o for_o magnanimity_n he_o say_v not_o for_o i_o strange_a stoutness_n and_o courage_n especial_o in_o he_o that_o be_v otherwise_o so_o mild_a and_o so_o meek_a a_o lamb_n but_o here_o the_o cause_n &_o quarrel_n be_v we_o and_o he_o fight_v for_o the_o salvation_n for_o our_o 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