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the_o angel_n unburden_v he_o of_o his_o bolt_n and_o set_v he_o free_v out_o of_o prison_n act_v 12._o so_o must_v thou_o admire_v the_o goodness_n of_o god_n in_o this_o thy_o release_n from_o a_o far_o more_o miserable_a burden_n and_o bondage_n three_o because_o thou_o have_v still_o some_o burden_n of_o corruption_n which_o incumber_v the_o best_a thou_o must_v be_v still_o lesn_v it_o and_o see_v that_o it_o be_v in_o continual_a consumption_n four_o and_o last_o desire_v christ_n come_n when_o all_o the_o burden_n of_o sin_n all_o the_o guiltiness_n the_o filthiness_n the_o molestation_n and_o corruption_n of_o it_o shall_v be_v abolish_v and_o thyself_o set_v into_o the_o perfect_a liberty_n of_o god_n son_n to_o enjoy_v the_o fullness_n and_o high_a degree_n of_o that_o blessedness_n which_o our_o prophet_n david_n here_o pronounce_v upon_o all_o they_o that_o be_v loose_v and_o ease_v from_o under_o the_o burden_n of_o their_o sin_n and_o who_o sin_n be_v cover_v the_o 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as_o we_o be_v not_o find_v in_o christ_n righteousness_n to_o be_v most_o unhappy_a and_o loathsome_a creature_n yea_o the_o vile_a of_o all_o the_o devil_n and_o the_o damn_a except_v our_o sin_n uncover_v we_o and_o turn_v we_o naked_a into_o god_n wrath_n if_o once_o he_o fix_v his_o eye_n upon_o it_o it_o make_v he_o destroy_v his_o creature_n it_o cover_v we_o with_o shame_n and_o confusion_n but_o how_o far_o be_v man_n from_o see_v their_o estate_n how_o miserable_a in_o not_o see_v their_o misery_n never_o perceive_v how_o naked_a and_o uncover_v they_o be_v be_v it_o not_o thus_o how_o dare_v they_o provoke_v the_o eye_n of_o god_n glory_n isa._n 3._o 8._o doubtless_o jerusalem_n be_v fall_v and_o judah_n be_v fall_v down_o because_o their_o tongue_n and_o work_n be_v against_o the_o lord_n to_o provoke_v the_o eye_n of_o his_o glory_n they_o dare_v not_o sin_n as_o zimri_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n and_o of_o god_n people_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o in_o 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