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into_o the_o law_n give_v it_o a_o fresh_a commission_n as_o it_o be_v to_o take_v such_o a_o one_o into_o its_o custody_n and_o the_o law_n will_v never_o in_o this_o world_n be_v want_v unto_o its_o duty_n four_o oppress_v apprehension_n of_o temporal_a judgement_n concur_v herein_o also_o for_o god_n will_v judge_v his_o people_n and_o judgement_n often_o begin_v at_o the_o house_n of_o god_n though_o god_n say_v such_o a_o one_o shall_v not_o cast_v i_o off_o for_o ever_o though_o he_o shall_v pardon_v my_o iniquity_n yet_o he_o may_v so_o take_v vengeance_n of_o my_o invention_n as_o to_o make_v i_o feed_v on_o gall_n and_o wormwood_n all_o my_o day_n psal._n 119._o 120._o faith_n david_n my_o flesh_n tremble_v for_o fear_n of_o thou_o and_o i_o be_o afraid_a of_o thy_o judgement_n he_o know_v not_o what_o the_o great_a god_n may_v bring_v upon_o he_o and_o be_v full_a of_o a_o sense_n of_o the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n which_o be_v the_o bottom_n of_o this_o whole_a condition_n 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