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and_o service_n in_o the_o former_a verse_n he_o have_v profess_v his_o comfort_n and_o joy_n result_v from_o a_o interest_n in_o the_o promise_n now_o he_o express_v the_o bent_n of_o his_o heart_n to_o god_n statute_n ephraim_n be_v represent_v as_o a_o heifer_n that_o be_v teach_v that_o will_v tread_v out_o the_o corn_n but_o not_o break_v the_o clod_n it_o be_v a_o fault_n in_o christian_n when_o they_o only_o delight_v to_o hear_v of_o privilege_n but_o entertain_v cold_o enforcement_n of_o duty_n and_o obedience_n david_n be_v of_o another_o temper_n first_o he_o say_v i_o have_v take_v thy_o testimony_n for_o a_o heritage_n and_o then_o i_o have_v incline_v my_o heart_n to_o perform_v thy_o statute_n always_o to_o the_o end_n in_o which_o word_n you_o have_v all_o the_o requisite_n of_o god_n service_n i._o the_o principle_n of_o obedience_n i_o have_v incline_v my_o heart_n ii_o the_o matter_n of_o obedience_n thy_o statute_n iii_o the_o mâ—…ner_n of_o do_v 1._o accurate_o 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not_o unusual_a in_o scripture_n to_o ascribe_v to_o we_o what_o god_n work_v in_o we_o because_o of_o our_o subservient_fw-fr endeavour_v to_o grace_n as_o we_o pursue_v the_o work_n of_o god_n certum_fw-la est_fw-la nos_fw-la facere_fw-la quod_fw-la facimus_fw-la sed_fw-la deus_fw-la facit_fw-la ut_fw-la faciamus_fw-la say_v augustine_n it_o be_v our_o duty_n to_o incline_v our_o heart_n to_o god_n law_n which_o natural_o hang_v sin-ward_n but_o it_o be_v god_n work_n god_n begin_v by_o his_o prevent_a grace_n and_o the_o soul_n obey_v the_o impression_n leave_v upon_o it_o turn_v i_o and_o i_o shall_v be_v turn_v jer._n 31._o 18._o yea_o he_o still_o follow_v we_o with_o his_o subsequent_a and_o cooperate_a grace_n we_o do_v but_o act_v under_o he_o i_o incline_v my_o heart_n after_o thou_o have_v fill_v it_o with_o thy_o spirit_n when_o i_o feel_v the_o motion_n of_o thy_o grace_n my_o consent_n follow_v prevent_v grace_n make_v i_o willing_a and_o subsequent_a grace_n that_o i_o shall_v not_o will_n in_o vain_a now_o what_o be_v his_o heart_n incline_v to_o to_o perform_v thy_o statute_n not_o to_o understand_v they_o only_o or_o to_o talk_v of_o they_o but_o incline_v to_o perform_v they_o to_o go_v through_o with_o the_o work_n that_o be_v the_o notion_n of_o perform_v rom._n 7._o 18._o how_o to_o perform_v we_o render_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o it_o to_o be_v complete_a in_o god_n will_v to_o do_v his_o utmost_a therein_o this_o not_o by_o fit_n and_o start_v but_o always_o a_o continual_a care_n and_o conscience_n to_o walk_v in_o god_n law_n not_o suffer_v ourselves_o for_o any_o respect_n to_o be_v turn_v out_o of_o the_o way_n many_o have_v good_a motion_n by_o start_n temporize_v a_o little_a their_o goodness_n be_v like_o the_o morning_n dew_n it_o be_v thus_o not_o for_o a_o time_n but_o to_o the_o end_n a_o holy_a inclination_n while_o the_o fit_n last_v be_v no_o such_o great_a matter_n this_o be_v to_o the_o last_o some_o stop_n in_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o journey_n or_o faint_a before_o they_o come_v to_o the_o goal_n but_o david_n hold_v out_o to_o the_o last_o or_o this_o be_v bring_v as_o a_o evidence_n of_o his_o sincerity_n the_o sum_n be_v a_o bent_n of_o heart_n carry_v he_o out_o to_o perform_v whatsoever_o god_n do_v command_v all_o the_o day_n of_o his_o life_n i_o shall_v speak_v of_o what_o be_v most_o material_a and_o observe_v this_o point_n doct._n they_o that_o will_v sincere_o and_o thorough_o obey_v god_n must_v have_v a_o heart_n incline_v to_o his_o statute_n here_o i_o shall_v show_v 1._o what_o be_v this_o heart_n incline_v 2._o the_o necessity_n of_o it_o 1._o what_o be_v this_o heart_n incline_v god_n expect_v the_o heart_n in_o all_o the_o service_n that_o we_o do_v he_o prov._n 23._o 26._o my_o son_n give_v i_o thy_o heart_n not_o the_o ear_n or_o the_o eye_n or_o the_o tongue_n but_o the_o heart_n the_o most_o considerable_a thing_n in_o man_n in_o his_o heart_n it_o be_v 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