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the_o people_n of_o god_n yea_o be_v thou_o not_o prone_a to_o speak_v in_o their_o defence_n when_o thou_o hear_v they_o revile_v and_o contemn_v by_o wicked_a and_o ungodly_a man_n do_v thou_o not_o rejoice_v when_o the_o righteous_a be_v exalt_v and_o grieve_v when_o the_o wicked_a bear_v rule_v do_v thou_o not_o desire_v and_o prâ—y_n for_o the_o salvation_n of_o other_o be_v it_o not_o grievous_a to_o thou_o to_o hear_v god_n blaspheme_v and_o dishonour_v do_v thou_o not_o make_v conscience_n of_o sanctify_v his_o sabbath_n be_v thou_o not_o as_o conscientious_a alone_o and_o in_o private_a where_o god_n only_o see_v thou_o as_o if_o thy_o great_a enemy_n or_o all_o the_o world_n do_v behold_v thou_o do_v thou_o not_o make_v conscience_n of_o evil_a thought_n grieve_v for_o thy_o unprofitableness_n under_o the_o mean_n of_o grace_n for_o the_o evil_n which_o cleave_v to_o thy_o best_a action_n and_o for_o sin_n of_o omission_n when_o thou_o do_v any_o thing_n amiss_o do_v thou_o 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competent_a judge_n in_o his_o own_o case_n as_o in_o human_a law_n there_o be_v a_o nullity_n hold_v of_o word_n and_o action_n extort_a and_o wrong_v from_o man_n by_o fear_n because_o in_o such_o case_n a_o man_n be_v hold_v not_o to_o have_v power_n or_o command_v in_o some_o sort_n of_o himself_o a_o trouble_a soul_n be_v like_o trouble_a water_n we_o can_v discern_v nothing_o clear_o in_o it_o wherefore_o in_o such_o case_n a_o man_n must_v call_v to_o remembrance_n the_o time_n past_a and_o how_o it_o have_v be_v with_o he_o former_o as_o david_n do_v psal._n 77._o 2_o to_o 12._o and_o likewise_o job_n chap._n 31._o thus_o must_v thou_o do_v and_o then_o if_o ever_o thou_o have_v true_a faith_n wrought_v in_o thy_o heart_n it_o can_v never_o be_v clean_o extinguish_v and_o so_o of_o love_n and_o godly_a sorrow_n for_o the_o gift_n and_o call_n of_o god_n be_v without_o repentance_n as_o it_o be_v rom._n 11._o 29._o i_o the_o lord_n change_v not_o mal._n 3._o 6._o and_o the_o weak_a â—aith_o if_o true_a though_o it_o be_v not_o the_o like_a strong_a yet_o it_o be_v the_o like_a precious_a faith_n to_o that_o of_o abraham_n whereby_o to_o lay_v hold_n and_o put_v on_o the_o perfect_a righteousness_n of_o christ_n yea_o the_o truth_n of_o grace_n be_v the_o measure_n never_o so_o small_a be_v always_o bless_v with_o perseverance_n and_o if_o grace_v but_o conquer_v we_o first_o we_o by_o it_o shall_v conquer_v all_o thing_n else_o whether_o it_o be_v corruption_n within_o we_o or_o temptation_n without_o we_o yea_o to_o speak_v right_o thou_o be_v the_o better_a to_o be_v think_v of_o and_o the_o less_o to_o be_v fear_v for_o this_o thy_o â—ear_n for_o no_o man_n so_o true_o love_v as_o he_o that_o fear_v to_o offend_v and_o good_a be_v that_o fear_n which_o keep_v we_o from_o evil_a act_n yea_o as_o a_o bleed_a wound_n be_v better_a than_o that_o which_o bleed_v not_o so_o thy_o very_a complaint_n of_o sin_n spring_v from_o a_o displeasure_n against_o it_o 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