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5.9.16_o when_o she_o be_v ask_v what_o her_o beloved_a be_v above_o other_o she_o sâ—ts_v he_o out_o in_o every_o part_n of_o he_o and_o conclude_v with_o this_o he_o be_v altogether_o lovely_a because_o thy_o love_a kindness_n say_v david_n be_v better_a than_o life_n my_o lip_n shall_v praise_v thou_o and_o i_o will_v bless_v thou_o while_o i_o live_v psal._n 63.3_o 4._o can_v it_o stand_v with_o this_o life_n of_o love_n to_o be_v always_o speak_v about_o worldly_a affair_n or_o news_n at_o the_o best_a both_o weekday_n and_o sabbath_n day_n in_o bed_n and_o at_o board_n in_o good_a company_n and_o in_o bad_a at_o home_o and_o abroad_o i_o tell_v you_o it_o will_v be_v one_o main_a reason_n why_o you_o desire_v to_o live_v that_o you_o may_v make_v the_o lord_n jesus_n know_v to_o your_o child_n friend_n acquaintance_n that_o so_o in_o the_o age_n to_o come_v his_o name_n may_v ring_v and_o his_o memorial_n may_v be_v of_o sweet_a odour_n from_o generation_n to_o generation_n 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to_o mercy_n levit._fw-la 26.40_o if_o first_o they_o shall_v confess_v their_o sin_n second_o humble_v themselves_o both_o which_o i_o know_v the_o lord_n must_v work_v than_o he_o will_v remember_v his_o covenant_n look_v as_o it_o be_v with_o a_o vessel_n before_o it_o can_v be_v fit_a for_o use_v it_o must_v first_o pass_v through_o fire_n and_o the_o earth_n and_o dross_n sever_v from_o it_o than_o it_o must_v be_v make_v hollow_a and_o empty_a which_o make_v it_o vas_fw-la capax_fw-la a_o vessel_n capable_a of_o receive_v that_o which_o shall_v be_v pour_v out_o into_o it_o if_o o_o brethren_n the_o lord_n have_v some_o vessel_n of_o glory_n which_o he_o prepare_v beforehand_o and_o make_v capable_a of_o glory_n rom._n 9.21_o 22._o if_o the_o lord_n do_v do_v not_o sever_v you_o from_o sin_n in_o compunction_n and_o empty_a you_o of_o yourselves_o in_o humiliation_n you_o can_v receive_v christ_n nor_o mercy_n you_o can_v hold_v they_o and_o if_o ever_o you_o miss_v of_o christ_n 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evidence_n of_o favour_n from_o any_o christian_a obedience_n or_o sanctification_n in_o holy_a duty_n or_o that_o a_o christian_n shall_v profane_o cast_v off_o all_o duty_n because_o they_o can_v save_v themselves_o by_o they_o no_o no_o the_o lord_n will_v search_v with_o candle_n one_o day_n for_o such_o son_n of_o darkness_n and_o exclude_v such_o foolish_a virgin_n that_o have_v neither_o oil_n in_o their_o vessel_n nor_o light_n in_o their_o lamp_n i_o only_o speak_v of_o that_o good_a that_o righteousness_n which_o be_v rest_v in_o without_o christ_n and_o lift_v up_o man_n above_o christ_n which_o in_o deed_n &_o in_o truth_n be_v not_o true_a righteousness_n but_o only_o a_o true_a shadow_n of_o it_o and_o therefore_o as_o beza_n well_o observe_v from_o rom._n 9.32_o why_o do_v not_o israel_n that_o follow_v after_o righteousness_n attain_v it_o because_o they_o seek_v it_o not_o by_o faith_n but_o as_o it_o be_v by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n they_o be_v not_o fruit_n 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