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please_v thou_o for_o thou_o be_v my_o god_n psalm_n 143.10_o if_o i_o regard_v wickedness_n in_o my_o heart_n the_o lord_n will_v not_o hear_v i_o psal_n 66.18_o the_o lord_n be_v near_o unto_o all_o that_o call_v upon_o he_o even_o to_o all_o that_o call_v upon_o he_o in_o truth_n psal_n 145.18_o enemy_n to_o devotion_n first_o sinful_a lust_n he_o that_o have_v a_o aguish_a fit_n upon_o he_o can_v taste_v nothing_o well_o but_o all_o thing_n even_o the_o most_o sweet_a and_o wholesome_a meat_n be_v unsavoury_a to_o he_o he_o can_v find_v no_o relish_n in_o they_o so_o it_o be_v with_o the_o man_n who_o soul_n be_v distemper_v through_o sin_n he_o find_v no_o sweetness_n no_o savour_n in_o the_o thing_n of_o god_n yea_o his_o soul_n do_v loath_a and_o abhor_v they_o though_o they_o be_v sweet_a than_o manna_n itself_o o_o lord_n keep_v i_o from_o this_o spiritual_a distemperature_n which_o of_o all_o other_o be_v most_o dangerous_a and_o grant_v that_o i_o may_v always_o delight_v in_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v please_v unto_o thou_o yea_o that_o i_o may_v find_v much_o sweetness_n in_o they_o even_o in_o meditation_n prayer_n and_o all_o other_o holy_a exercise_n which_o thou_o have_v prescribe_v in_o thy_o word_n that_o so_o my_o soul_n may_v live_v for_o ever_o 2_o worldly_a care_n the_o care_n of_o this_o world_n and_o the_o desire_n of_o these_o earthly_a vanity_n oh_o what_o snare_n they_o be_v to_o the_o soul_n and_o to_o the_o spirit_n of_o a_o man_n how_o many_o be_v take_v in_o they_o and_o so_o bring_v into_o a_o kind_n of_o thraldom_n &_o bondage_n what_o encumbrance_n be_v they_o unto_o they_o in_o the_o performance_n of_o good_a action_n how_o do_v they_o cool_v yea_o quench_v the_o holy_a motion_n the_o godly_a desire_n and_o purpose_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o hinder_v it_o from_o divine_a and_o heavenly_a meditation_n which_o otherwise_o it_o will_v relish_v far_o better_o and_o find_v much_o more_o sweetness_n and_o delight_n therein_o then_o now_o it_o do_v o_o my_o god_n preserve_v thou_o i_o both_o now_o and_o always_o from_o the_o inordinate_a and_o immoderate_a care_n of_o this_o evil_a world_n and_o from_o the_o excessive_a and_o unlawful_a desire_n and_o affection_n of_o all_o vain_a and_o transitory_a thing_n let_v i_o not_o be_v ensnare_v and_o entangle_v with_o they_o as_o other_o be_v let_v they_o not_o be_v any_o let_v or_o hindrance_n unto_o my_o soul_n to_o withdraw_v it_o from_o the_o more_o serious_a meditation_n of_o spiritual_a and_o heavenly_a thing_n or_o in_o any_o sort_n to_o cool_v my_o affection_n towards_o they_o or_o to_o cause_v i_o to_o take_v the_o less_o pleasure_n and_o delight_n in_o they_o or_o to_o be_v the_o more_o unfit_a to_o be_v conversant_a about_o they_o let_v they_o not_o so_o oppress_v my_o mind_n that_o i_o shall_v find_v less_o liberty_n and_o freedom_n of_o spirit_n in_o good_a thing_n or_o become_v more_o unapt_a for_o the_o performance_n of_o any_o duty_n of_o thy_o worship_n 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never_o rest_v but_o seek_v incessant_o to_o cast_v ill_a motion_n and_o suggestion_n into_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n and_o to_o draw_v away_o their_o mind_n from_o every_o good_a thing_n which_o they_o enterprise_n and_o take_v in_o hand_n he_o use_v all_o mean_n to_o make_v they_o faint_v in_o the_o service_n of_o god_n to_o cool_v their_o zeal_n to_o quench_v their_o spiritual_a devotion_n to_o hinder_v they_o in_o the_o performance_n of_o all_o good_a duty_n and_o religious_a exercise_n which_o may_v make_v for_o the_o increase_n of_o grace_n in_o they_o and_o to_o cause_v they_o if_o it_o be_v possible_a to_o fall_v from_o that_o purpose_n of_o heart_n and_o godly_a resolution_n which_o heretofore_o they_o have_v have_v to_o continue_v in_o the_o lord_n and_o to_o walk_v in_o the_o way_n which_o he_o have_v command_v yea_o no_o soon_o shall_v the_o good_a spirit_n inspire_v into_o they_o any_o good_a motion_n any_o holy_a desire_n but_o that_o wicked_a and_o envious_a one_o 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in_o grace_n and_o go_v forward_o cheerful_o &_o constant_o in_o the_o way_n of_o piety_n and_o true_a holiness_n and_o with_o full_a purpose_n of_o heart_n cleave_v fast_o unto_o thou_o to_o the_o end_n of_o my_o day_n never_o forsake_v thou_o nor_o be_v forsake_v of_o thou_o who_o be_v the_o god_n of_o my_o hope_n my_o strength_n &_o my_o salvation_n work_n of_o creation_n all_o the_o work_n of_o god_n be_v excellent_a and_o glorious_a if_o we_o stand_v to_o consider_v they_o 40.10_o â—b_fw-la 40.10_o from_o behemoth_n who_o the_o scripture_n mention_v and_o set_v forth_o as_o one_o of_o the_o chief_a of_o they_o to_o the_o ostrich_n from_o the_o great_a whale_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o sea_n to_o the_o least_o fish_n that_o move_v in_o the_o water_n
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