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want_n of_o all_o goodness_n in_o himself_o and_o in_o a_o holy_a despair_n of_o himself_o he_o fly_v whole_o to_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n in_o christ_n long_v after_o it_o above_o life_n and_o hunger_a after_o it_o above_o all_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n second_o a_o tremble_a at_o god_n word_n for_o these_o two_o be_v join_v isa._n 66._o 2._o i_o will_v look_v to_o he_o that_o be_v of_o a_o contrite_a heart_n and_o tremble_v at_o my_o word_n and_o yet_o love_v the_o sharp_a reproof_n of_o it_o which_o be_v join_v with_o the_o former_a psal._n 119._o 119._o 120._o i_o love_v thy_o testimony_n my_o flesh_n tremble_v for_o fear_n of_o thou_o and_o i_o be_o afraid_a of_o thy_o judgement_n three_o silent_a submission_n to_o god_n correction_n psal._n 39_o 9_o i_o be_v dumb_a i_o open_v not_o my_o mouth_n because_o thou_o do_v it_o micah_n 7._o 9_o i_o will_v bear_v the_o wrath_n of_o god_n because_o i_o have_v sin_v we_o must_v get_v into_o our_o heart_n a_o patient_a wait_a in_o all_o injury_n and_o wrong_n till_o god_n plead_v our_o cause_n four_o a_o mourning_n under_o the_o grudge_n of_o our_o own_o hardness_n of_o heart_n and_o that_o we_o can_v mourn_v and_o get_v they_o to_o through_o subjection_n so_o do_v the_o church_n return_v to_o god_n isa._n 63._o 17._o o_o lord_n why_o have_v thou_o harden_v our_o heart_n from_o thy_o way_n return_v for_o thy_o servant_n sake_n and_o for_o the_o tribe_n of_o thy_o inheritance_n five_o a_o fear_n of_o the_o occasion_n of_o sin_n and_o hatred_n of_o appearance_n of_o evil_a &_o of_o the_o garment_n spot_v by_o the_o flesh_n who_o mouth_n thou_o do_v bind_v with_o bit_n and_o bridle_n out_o of_o these_o word_n we_o may_v note_v that_o if_o a_o man_n will_v doctr._n continue_v indocible_a and_o intractable_a god_n have_v his_o sinner_n bit_n and_o bridle_n for_o he_o to_o curb_v and_o hamper_v he_o if_o man_n will_v be_v as_o horse_n and_o mule_n god_n will_v deal_v with_o they_o as_o man_n do_v with_o horse_n and_o mule_n 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