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this_o desire_n by_o a_o earnest_a prayer_n deut._n 3.25_o etc._n etc._n i_o pray_v thou_o let_v i_o go_v over_o and_o see_v the_o good_a land_n that_o be_v beyond_o jordan_n that_o goodly_a mountain_n and_o lebanon_n lo_o this_o be_v his_o last_o and_o great_a request_n to_o god_n yea_o but_o for_o all_o that_o he_o must_v not_o go_v over_o for_o so_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o text_n but_o the_o lord_n be_v wroth_a with_o i_o for_o your_o sake_n and_o will_v not_o hear_v i_o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o i_o let_v it_o suffice_v thou_o speak_v no_o more_o unto_o i_o of_o this_o matter_n thou_o shall_v not_o go_v over_o this_o jordan_n and_o moses_n may_v thank_v his_o unbelief_n for_o all_o this_o numb_a 20.12_o the_o lord_n speak_v unto_o moses_n and_o aaron_n because_o you_o believe_v i_o not_o to_o sanctify_v i_o in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n therefore_o you_o shall_v not_o bring_v this_o congregation_n into_o the_o land_n which_o i_o have_v give_v they_o and_o 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remove_v it_o the_o 2._o be_v pride_n pride_n i_o say_v which_o be_v the_o mother_n of_o sinful_a shamefastness_n as_o sometime_o it_o be_v the_o mother_n of_o sinful_a boldness_n faith_n 2._o pride_n contem_n the_o mean_n of_o faith_n it_o may_v be_v thou_o be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o scripture_n and_o as_o ignorant_a of_o the_o state_n of_o thy_o own_o soul_n as_o little_o read_v in_o the_o one_o as_o in_o the_o other_o and_o what_o shall_v thou_o do_v in_o this_o case_n but_o inquire_v at_o the_o minister_n lip_n which_o shall_v preserve_v knowledge_n yea_o but_o it_o may_v be_v thou_o be_v as_o much_o ashamed_a to_o beg_v as_o thou_o be_v unable_a to_o dig_v in_o those_o heavenly_a mine_n ashamed_a to_o beg_v counsel_n and_o direction_n thou_o be_v ashamed_a to_o say_v 8_o act_n 8_o i_o pray_v you_o of_o who_o speak_v the_o prophet_n this_o or_o that_o of_o himself_o or_o of_o some_o other_o man_n i_o pray_v you_o show_v i_o the_o meaning_n of_o this_o or_o that_o place_n of_o 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shame_v ourselves_o now_o before_o two_o or_o three_o then_o to_o shame_v ourselves_o before_o man_n and_o angel_n in_o the_o last_o day_n and_o to_o have_v our_o folly_n proclaim_v to_o all_o the_o world_n when_o christ_n shall_v come_v in_o flame_a fire_n to_o render_v vengeance_n on_o they_o that_o know_v not_o god_n 2_o thes_n 1.8_o do_v not_o say_v it_o be_v a_o foolish_a and_o a_o childish_a thing_n for_o a_o man_n to_o discover_v his_o own_o weakness_n in_o knowledge_n or_o faith_n remember_v what_o the_o apostle_n say_v 1_o cor._n 3.18_o pride_n humility_n the_o cure_n of_o pride_n if_o any_o man_n among_o you_o seem_v to_o be_v wise_a in_o this_o world_n let_v he_o become_v a_o fool_n that_o he_o may_v be_v wise_a remember_v what_o our_o saviour_n say_v mat._n 18.3_o except_o you_o become_v as_o little_a child_n you_o shall_v not_o enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n that_o be_v humble_a teacheable_a and_o tractable_a as_o child_n be_v and_o this_o be_v the_o second_o 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