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tear_n shed_v we_o have_v many_o can_v mourn_v over_o a_o dead_a child_n that_o can_v mourn_v over_o a_o crucify_a saviour_n worldly_a sorrow_n hasten_v our_o funeral_n 2_o cor._n 7.10_o the_o sorrow_n of_o the_o world_n work_v death_n 2._o there_o be_v a_o diabolical_a mourn_a and_o that_o be_v twofold_a 1._o when_o a_o man_n mourn_v that_o he_o can_v satisfy_v his_o impure_a lust_n this_o be_v like_o the_o devil_n who_o great_a torture_n be_v that_o he_o can_v be_v no_o more_o wicked_a thus_o amnon_n mourn_v and_o be_v sick_a till_o he_o have_v defile_v his_o sister_n tamar_n 2_o sam._n 13.2_o thus_o ahab_n mourn_v for_o naboth_n vineyard_n 1_o king_n 21.4_o he_o lay_v he_o down_o upon_o his_o bed_n and_o turn_v away_o his_o face_n and_o will_v eat_v no_o bread_n this_o be_v a_o devilish_a mourn_v 2._o when_o man_n be_v sorry_a for_o the_o good_a which_o they_o have_v do_v pharaoh_n grieve_v that_o he_o have_v let_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n go_v exod._n 14.5_o many_o be_v so_o devilish_a that_o they_o be_v trouble_v they_o have_v pray_v so_o much_o and_o have_v hear_v so_o many_o sermon_n they_o repent_v of_o their_o repentance_n but_o if_o we_o repent_v of_o the_o good_a which_o be_v past_a god_n will_v not_o repent_v of_o the_o evil_n which_o be_v to_o come_v sect_n 1._o show_v the_o object_n of_o holy_a mourn_v to_o illustrate_v this_o point_n of_o holy_a mourn_a i_o shall_v show_v you_o what_o be_v the_o adequate_a object_n of_o it_o there_o be_v two_o object_n of_o spiritual_a mourning_n sin_n and_o misery_n 1._o sin_n and_o that_o twofold_a 1._o our_o own_o sin_n 2._o the_o sin_n of_o other_o 1._o our_o own_o sin_n sin_n must_v have_v tear_n nihil_fw-la est_fw-la fletu_fw-la dignum_fw-la nisi_fw-la peccatum_fw-la palatio_fw-la peccatum_fw-la paul_n de_fw-fr palatio_fw-la while_o we_o carry_v the_o fire_n of_o sin_n about_o we_o we_o must_v carry_v the_o water_n of_o tear_n to_o quench_v it_o ezek._n 7.16_o they_o be_v not_o bless_v say_v chrysostom_n 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