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by_o these_o man_n live_v and_o this_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o my_o life_n say_v hezechiah_n even_o what_o god_n have_v speak_v vers_fw-la 15._o so_o do_v carnal_a man_n live_v much_o upon_o the_o promise_n of_o their_o own_o heart_n and_o thought_n aforehand_o for_o to_o this_o head_n of_o vain_a thought_n these_o vain_a promising_n be_v to_o be_v reduce_v psalm_n 49._o 11._o their_o inward_a thought_n be_v their_o house_n shall_v continue_v for_o ever_o and_o this_o thought_n please_v they_o what_o pleasure_n almost_o be_v there_o which_o a_o man_n make_v much_o account_n of_o but_o he_o act_v it_o first_o over_o in_o private_a in_o his_o own_o thought_n and_o thus_o do_v man_n foolish_o take_v their_o own_o word_n and_o promise_n and_o so_o befool_v themselves_o in_o the_o end_n as_o jeremy_n speak_v jerem._n 17._o they_o take_v up_o beforehand_o in_o their_o thought_n upon_o trust_n the_o pleasure_n they_o be_v to_o enjoy_v even_o as_o spendthrift_n do_v their_o rent_n or_o heir_n 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