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the_o mourn_a woman_n and_o let_v they_o make_v haste_n and_o take_v up_o a_o lamentation_n for_o we_o that_o our_o eye_n may_v run_v down_o with_o tear_n and_o our_o eyelid_n gush_v out_o with_o water_n 9.17.18_o jer._n 9.17.18_o jerusalem_n weep_v sore_o in_o the_o night_n and_o her_o tear_n run_v down_o her_o cheek_n 6._o they_o wash_v we_o from_o sin_n comfort_v the_o cold_a conscience_n and_o mollify_v the_o hardness_n of_o heart_n and_o therefore_o tear_n in_o the_o holy_a tongue_n be_v take_v for_o wine_n and_o oil_n for_o as_o wine_n do_v gladden_v the_o heart_n and_o oil_n make_v the_o face_n to_o shine_v so_o tear_v comfort_n and_o make_v the_o conscience_n joyful_a 7._o the_o love_n which_o we_o owe_v unto_o our_o country_n israel_n can_v not_o be_v glad_a in_o babel_n and_o although_o we_o be_v not_o in_o captivity_n as_o they_o be_v praise_v be_v god_n what_o cause_n have_v we_o not_o to_o mourn_v 137.4_o psal_n 137.4_o see_v our_o fowl_n be_v by_o sin_n vanish_v from_o god_n and_o our_o body_n and_o heart_n divide_v asunder_o whereat_o even_o our_o enemy_n rejoice_v be_v not_o god_n hand_n both_o outward_o upon_o our_o body_n and_o inward_o heavy_a upon_o our_o soul_n even_o hardness_n of_o heart_n which_o of_o all_o other_o be_v most_o fearful_a yea_o of_o all_o thing_n man_n heart_n be_v most_o hard_a ungentle_a and_o intractable_a hereby_o both_o ourselves_o be_v deceive_v and_o other_o we_o deceive_v ourselves_o in_o the_o judgement_n of_o thing_n use_v blind_a and_o false_a spectacle_n mistake_v god_n will_v esteem_v evil_a good_a and_o good_a evil_n excuse_v ourselves_o by_o the_o example_n of_o other_o travail_v with_o false_a guide_n custom_n example_n multitude_n civil_a honesty_n law_n of_o man_n etc._n etc._n and_o so_o a_o error_n in_o judgement_n breed_v deceit_n in_o practice_n we_o deceive_v other_o in_o lead_v they_o by_o our_o example_n from_o the_o way_n of_o holiness_n into_o the_o way_n of_o unrighteousness_n and_o have_v not_o 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