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arise_v say_v the_o psalmist_n the_o wild_a beast_n gather_v themselves_o together_o and_o lay_v they_o down_o in_o their_o den_n man_n go_v forth_o to_o his_o work_n and_o to_o his_o labour_n until_o the_o evening_n the_o gospel_n like_o the_o sun_n arise_v and_o all_o the_o lust_n of_o man_n which_o like_o so_o many_o wild_a beast_n walk_v forth_o and_o make_v their_o prey_n upon_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n in_o the_o right_n of_o their_o ignorance_n must_v now_o lie_v themselves_o down_o by_o humiliation_n mortification_n and_o true_a repentance_n and_o man_n must_v arise_v from_o the_o bed_n of_o sin_n and_o go_v forth_o out_o of_o himself_o as_o out_o of_o his_o house_n to_o his_o work_n and_o to_o his_o labour_n 2.12_o labour_n phil._n 2.12_o work_v out_o his_o salvation_n with_o fear_n and_o tremble_a never_o 1.3_o never_o 1_o thess_n 1.3_o cease_v from_o the_o work_n of_o faith_n and_o labour_n of_o love_n and_o patience_n of_o hope_n in_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n until_o 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