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enough_o unto_o they_o and_o yet_o thou_o through_o the_o give_a sattisfaction_n to_o some_o base_a and_o sinful_a distemper_n or_o lust_n can_v not_o think_v upon_o god_n without_o terror_n can_v not_o apprehend_v he_o but_o as_o a_o enemy_n o_o unworthy_a soul_n how_o shall_v thou_o be_v confound_v in_o thy_o own_o thought_n for_o the_o looseness_n and_o negligence_n of_o heart_n in_o preserve_v that_o peace_n which_o christ_n have_v wrought_v between_o the_o father_n and_o thou_o so_o strange_o and_o so_o wonderful_o work_v these_o thing_n my_o brethren_n upon_o your_o heart_n any_o ground_n all_o upon_o this_o that_o we_o be_v reconcile_v to_o god_n in_o christ_n our_o reconciliation_n be_v wrought_v by_o such_o a_o strange_a way_n as_o by_o christ_n and_o it_o cost_v his_o blood_n to_o work_v it_o therefore_o if_o we_o have_v any_o hope_n of_o our_o peace_n with_o god_n we_o have_v need_n look_v to_o it_o to_o preserve_v it_o chap._n 27._o use_v 6._o give_v god_n the_o glory_n of_o our_o reconciliation_n again_o we_o have_v yet_o a_o further_a use_v here_o if_o god_n be_v reconcile_v to_o we_o in_o christ_n it_o teach_v we_o to_o give_v god_n the_o glory_n of_o this_o great_a work_n adore_v the_o infinite_a wisdom_n and_o mercy_n and_o goodness_n of_o god_n in_o this_o work_n of_o he_o towards_o we_o reconcile_a we_o to_o himself_o in_o jesus_n christ_n when_o christ_n be_v bear_v the_o angel_n sing_v glory_n to_o god_n on_o high_a peace_n on_o earth_n and_o it_o be_v upon_o that_o ground_n that_o they_o sing_v it_o as_o if_o they_o shall_v have_v say_v o_o lord_n what_o a_o way_n be_v here_o for_o thou_o to_o make_v peace_n upon_o earth_n that_o thou_o shall_v send_v thy_o son_n here_o we_o look_v upon_o a_o poor_a infant_n in_o a_o manger_n and_o this_o infant_n be_v the_o eternal_a god_n the_o second_o person_n in_o trinity_n that_o have_v thus_o take_v man_n nature_n upon_o he_o and_o here_o he_o lie_v in_o the_o cratch_n even_o the_o same_o person_n that_o make_v the_o world_n what_o a_o strange_a work_n of_o god_n be_v this_o to_o bring_v peace_n upon_o earth_n peace_n after_o such_o a_o way_n as_o this_o glory_n be_v to_o god_n on_o high_a and_o this_o be_v the_o thing_n we_o shall_v spend_v our_o day_n in_o to_o adore_v the_o infinite_a wisdom_n and_o goodness_n of_o god_n in_o this_o way_n of_o he_o in_o reconcile_a the_o world_n to_o himself_o in_o christ_n god_n expect_v that_o all_o the_o child_n of_o man_n to_o who_o christ_n come_v to_o be_v make_v know_v to_o shall_v even_o fall_v upon_o their_o face_n and_o spend_v their_o day_n in_o adore_v and_o praise_v and_o magnify_v this_o great_a work_n of_o god_n god_n expect_v that_o we_o shall_v have_v mighty_a high_a thought_n of_o this_o work_n and_o if_o our_o thought_n be_v not_o high_a of_o this_o work_n and_o be_v nor_o lift_v up_o above_o all_o creature_n we_o do_v but_o take_v the_o name_n of_o god_n in_o vain_a god_n do_v not_o care_n for_o any_o other_o glory_n we_o 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