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that_o he_o have_v be_v with_o god_n in_o the_o mount_n but_o when_o he_o have_v be_v with_o he_o the_o second_o time_n exod._n 34.29_o this_o then_o be_v that_o we_o ought_v to_o have_v deep_o engrave_v upon_o our_o heart_n as_o ever_o we_o desire_v not_o to_o lose_v the_o thing_n we_o have_v wrought_v to_o do_v as_o david_n do_v psal_n 16.8_o i_o have_v set_v the_o lord_n always_o before_o my_o face_n always_o that_o imply_v that_o we_o ought_v to_o make_v it_o our_o daily_a work_n what_o a_o man_n do_v every_o day_n he_o be_v say_v to_o do_v always_o and_o always_o i._n e._n one_o day_n as_o well_o as_o another_o to_o our_o last_o day_n this_o be_v no_o more_o than_o be_v express_o require_v prov._n 23.17_o be_v thou_o in_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n all_o the_o day_n long_o and_o 1_o pet._n 1.17_o pass_v the_o time_n of_o your_o sojourn_v here_o in_o fear_n it_o be_v the_o exercise_n of_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n which_o have_v a_o very_a great_a influence_n upon_o 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