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cast_v off_o his_o people_n neither_o will_v he_o forsake_v his_o inheritance_n psalm_n 94.14_o this_o be_v like_o a_o star_n in_o a_o dark_a night_n or_o like_o the_o plank_n and_o break_a piece_n of_o the_o ship_n on_o which_o paul_n and_o the_o rest_n come_v safe_a to_o shore_n act._n 27.44_o god_n may_v conceal_v his_o love_n from_o his_o child_n not_o take_v it_o away_o 7.15_o away_o 2._o sam._n 7.15_o he_o may_v change_v his_o providence_n towards_o they_o not_o alter_v his_o purpose_n 9_o in_o case_n of_o death_n there_o be_v a_o psalm_n revive_v though_o i_o walk_v in_o the_o valley_n of_o the_o shadow_n of_o death_n i_o will_v fear_v no_o evil_n psalm_n 23.4_o the_o sting_n and_o poison_n of_o this_o serpent_n be_v take_v away_o thou_o be_v with_o i_o with_o thy_o power_n to_o support_v with_o thy_o grace_n to_o sanctify_v with_o thy_o love_n to_o sweeten_v thy_o rod_n and_o thy_o staff_n do_v comfort_v i_o i_o have_v the_o staff_n of_o thy_o promise_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o my_o faith_n and_o with_o this_o i_o can_v walk_v through_o the_o dark_a entry_n of_o death_n thus_o in_o every_o condition_n david_n psalm_n like_o david_n harp_n may_v serve_v to_o drive_v away_o the_o evil_a spirit_n of_o sadness_n and_o unchearfulness_n from_o a_o christian_a so_o much_o concern_v the_o psalm_n in_o general_n i_o come_v now_o to_o the_o word_n of_o the_o text_n when_o i_o awake_v i_o be_o still_o with_o thou_o where_o you_o have_v the_o very_a effigy_n and_o portraiture_n of_o a_o godly_a man_n draw_v out_o he_o be_v one_o that_o be_v still_o with_o god_n it_o be_v david_n happiness_n that_o he_o live_v above_o the_o common_a rate_n of_o man_n not_o only_o as_o he_o be_v high_a in_o power_n and_o dignity_n be_v a_o king_n but_o high_a in_o sublimeness_n of_o affection_n tertul._n affection_n animam_fw-la habuit_fw-la angeliflcatam_fw-la tertul._n have_v his_o heart_n and_o hope_v raise_v above_o the_o world_n i_o be_o still_o with_o thou_o divine_n give_v many_o 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pulse_n of_o his_o soul_n be_v still_o beat_v after_o god_n the_o hypocrite_n may_v have_v a_o blush_n of_o godliness_n which_o be_v quick_o over_o job_n 27.10_o but_o the_o constitution_n of_o david_n soul_n be_v heavenly_a i_o be_o still_o with_o thou_o not_o but_o that_o david_n have_v some_o diversion_n of_o mind_n caution_n caution_n to_o have_v the_o eye_n always_o fix_v upon_o god_n will_v be_v the_o state_n of_o the_o bless_a in_o heaven_n but_o david_n be_v still_o with_o god_n 1._o because_o the_o bias_n and_o bent_n of_o his_o spirit_n be_v towards_o god_n his_o heart_n like_o the_o needdle_v in_o the_o compass_n point_v heavenward_o 2._o because_o he_o be_v more_o with_o god_n than_o he_o be_v any_o where_o else_o parte_fw-la subjectum_fw-la a_o majori_fw-la parte_fw-la as_o we_o use_v to_o say_v a_o man_n live_v at_o his_o house_n not_o but_o that_o urgency_n of_o occasion_n draw_v he_o abroad_o sometime_o but_o he_o be_v say_v to_o live_v there_o because_o he_o be_v 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god_n david_n mind_n be_v a_o spiritual_a mint_n he_o mint_v most_o gold_n most_o of_o his_o thought_n be_v heavenly_a thought_n be_v as_o traveller_n and_o passenger_n in_o the_o soul_n david_n thought_n be_v still_o travel_v towards_o the_o jerusalem_n above_o in_o david_n danger_n god_n be_v still_o with_o he_o in_o david_n contemplation_n he_o be_v still_o with_o god_n anaxagoras_n say_v he_o be_v bear_v to_o contemplate_v heaven_n thus_o a_o christian_a be_v still_o with_o god_n he_o be_v view_v glory_n his_o thought_n be_v all_o pack_v up_o and_o go_v 2._o defiderio_fw-la defiderio_fw-la the_o soul_n be_v still_o with_o god_n by_o desire_n his_o anchor_n be_v cast_v in_o heaven_n hebr._n 6.19_o and_o he_o be_v carry_v thither_o with_o the_o sail_n of_o desire_n david_n do_v shoot_v his_o heart_n into_o heaven_n by_o desire_n 143._o desire_n videmus_fw-la terram_fw-la torrefactam_fw-la dehiscere_fw-la ac_fw-la si_fw-la aperto_fw-la ore_fw-la potum_fw-la e_fw-la caelum_fw-la 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