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shall_fw-mi 19_o although_o he_o shall_v have_v never_o so_o much_o contempt_n cast_v upon_o he_o yet_o will_v he_o not_o forget_v god_n precept_n vers_fw-la 143._o although_o his_o soul_n shall_v be_v continual_o in_o his_o hand_n yet_o that_o shall_v not_o make_v he_o forget_v god_n law_n vers_fw-la 10.12_o yea_o although_o he_o become_v like_o a_o bottle_n in_o the_o smoke_n yet_o will_v he_o not_o forget_v god_n precept_n vers_fw-la 83._o and_o therefore_o be_v it_o that_o he_o rejoice_v because_o he_o have_v be_v afflict_v upon_o this_o account_n that_o it_o make_v he_o learn_v god_n statute_n he_o care_v for_o no_o other_o wealth_n thy_o testimony_n have_v i_o take_v as_o a_o heritage_n for_o ever_o for_o they_o be_v the_o rejoice_v of_o my_o heart_n vers_fw-la 111._o neither_o care_v he_o much_o for_o life_n but_o only_o to_o keep_v god_n word_n vers_fw-la 17._o deal_v bountiful_o with_o thy_o servant_n that_o i_o may_v live_v and_o keep_v thy_o word_n as_o vers_n 17._o what_o ever_o he_o have_v say_v before_o or_o mean_v to_o say_v next_o he_o still_o cry_v teach_v i_o thy_o statute_n and_o i_o have_v long_v for_o thy_o precept_n &c_n &c_n or_o some_o such_o expression_n or_o other_o he_o can_v not_o forbear_v to_o speak_v of_o they_o for_o they_o be_v still_o before_o he_o vers_n 30._o no_o wonder_n then_o that_o he_o meditate_a upon_o they_o so_o often_o as_o he_o say_v he_o do_v o_o how_o i_o love_v thy_o law_n it_o be_v my_o meditation_n all_o the_o day_n vers_fw-la 97._o and_o thy_o testimony_n be_v my_o meditation_n vers_fw-la 99_o god_n commandment_n be_v to_o david_n sweet_a in_o his_o mouth_n then_o honey_n to_o talk_v and_o discourse_n of_o they_o psal_n 119.103_o and_o so_o it_o be_v possible_a they_o may_v seem_v to_o bet_v a_o hypocrite_n for_o the_o time_n but_o then_o they_o be_v not_o bitter_a in_o his_o belly_n 22.18_o belly_n it_o be_v sweet_a if_o thou_o keep_v they_o in_o thy_o belly_n so_o hebr_n prov_n 22.18_o when_o he_o come_v to_o meditate_v on_o they_o and_o digest_v they_o so_o as_o it_o hardly_o be_v with_o a_o hypocrite_n for_o then_o he_o will_v not_o have_v speak_v so_o glad_o that_o the_o law_n be_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o bowels*_n psal_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 40.9_o but_o on_o the_o contrary_a rejoice_v the_o heart_n to_o think_v on_o they_o psal_n 19.8_o and_o pleasant_a in_o the_o hand_n to_o do_v they_o psal_n 40.8_o heart_n 40.8_o i_o the_o light_n to_o do_v thy_o will_n o_o god_n yea_o thy_o law_n be_v within_o my_o heart_n the_o way_n wherein_o they_o lead_v a_o man_n be_v so_o easy_a and_o pleasant_a as_o i_o shall_v hereafter_o more_o full_o show_v that_o if_o once_o the_o heart_n be_v enlarge_v and_o set_v at_o liberty_n from_o the_o chain_n of_o corruption_n there_o will_v be_v no_o hindrance_n in_o the_o member_n of_o the_o body_n but_o they_o may_v run_v in_o they_o with_o cheerfulness_n ps_n 119.32_o i_o will_v run_v the_o way_n of_o thy_o commandment_n when_o thou_o shall_v enlarge_v my_o heart_n o_o for_o ever_o bless_v be_v the_o name_n of_o god_n that_o at_o length_n he_o be_v please_v to_o make_v know_v these_o his_o law_n to_o the_o gentile_n also_o once_o indeed_o he_o do_v not_o deal_v so_o with_o any_o nation_n 18_o nation_n psal_n 147_o 18_o but_o the_o israelite_n the_o gentile_n know_v not_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n ps_n 147.20_o but_o now_o all_o the_o world_n every_o place_n in_o its_o time_n be_v all_o alike_o in_o god_n account_n god_n a_o six_o thing_n the_o work_n of_o god_n 6_o a_o six_o thing_n of_o special_a use_n to_o delight_n and_o recreate_v the_o heart_n of_o