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by_o joel_n with_o all_o your_o heart_n and_o rend_v your_o heart_n and_o not_o your_o garment_n 2.12.13_o joel_n 2.12.13_o etc._n etc._n reasins_z why_o 14._o reasins_z why_o hebr._n 3.12_o the_o heart_n be_v the_o first_o and_o chief_a offender_n math._n 15.18.19_o it_o hatch_v and_o harbour_v sin_n jer._n 4_o 14._o 1_o the_o heart_n be_v the_o first_o and_o chief_a offender_n it_o first_o turn_v from_o god_n and_o by_o unbelief_n depart_v from_o he_o if_o the_o body_n or_o bodily_a part_n act_v any_o evil_n that_o evil_a be_v first_o hatch_v and_o forge_v in_o the_o heart_n for_o out_o of_o the_o heart_n proceed_v evil_a thought_n murder_n adultery_n fornication_n theft_n false_a witness_n blasphemy_n which_o defile_v a_o man_n yea_o it_o be_v the_o heart_n that_o harbour_v sin_n and_o evil_a thought_n as_o in_o a_o common_a june_n o_o jerusalem_n wash_v thy_o heart_n from_o wickedness_n how_o long_o shall_v thy_o vain_a thought_n lodge_v with_o in_o thou_o yea_o it_o be_v the_o 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least_o injury_n true_a or_o suppose_a so_o censorious_a of_o other_o so_o ambitious_a and_o scornful_a other_o in_o their_o proud_a censure_v of_o other_o disdain_v that_o other_o shall_v be_v any_o way_n prefer_v before_o they_o or_o to_o perform_v any_o mean_a office_n for_o their_o inferior_n that_o whatsoever_o conceit_n of_o repentance_n and_o sorrow_n for_o sin_n against_o god_n they_o otherwise_o have_v we_o can_v say_v that_o they_o be_v true_o deep_o or_o save_o humble_v stroke_n in_o their_o stand_n out_o against_o god_n word_n greatness_n stroke_n true_a humiliation_n will_v make_v they_o that_o with_o respect_n to_o god_n they_o will_v tremble_v at_o his_o word_n isa_n 66.2_o and_o greatness_n as_o do_v job_n chap._n 39.3_o &_o 4_o and_o 42.5_o 6._o and_o humble_o submit_v to_o his_o stroke_n levit_fw-la 26.41_o yea_o to_o his_o righteousness_n righteousness_n righteousness_n and_o not_o go_v about_o to_o establish_v their_o own_o righteousness_n rom._n 10.3_o and_o with_o 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18._o exod._n 17.6_o our_o icy_a heart_n will_v not_o be_v thawen_fw-mi if_o god_n presence_n promise_n and_o power_n be_v not_o there_o man_n endeavour_n be_v not_o of_o effect_n if_o god_n stand_v not_o upon_o the_o rock_n our_o rocky_a heart_n though_o moses_n smite_v the_o same_o shall_v never_o bring_v forth_o water_n only_o where_o god_n will_v soften_v and_o wound_v the_o heart_n he_o by_o such_o a_o ministry_n as_o be_v name_v show_v out_o his_o power_n and_o pour_v out_o his_o spirit_n and_o make_v his_o word_n effectual_a to_o that_o purpose_n wherefore_o if_o indeed_o we_o will_v have_v such_o heart_n wrought_v in_o we_o ministry_n we_o must_v endeavour_v to_o live_v under_o such_o a_o ministry_n we_o must_v desire_v yea_o and_o strive_v to_o live_v under_o a_o search_a and_o forcible_a ministry_n where_o we_o may_v hear_v such_o doctrine_n and_o so_o handle_v and_o apply_v as_o that_o the_o secret_n of_o our_o soul_n our_o secret_a sin_n and_o our_o heart_n may_v be_v 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a_o lie_a tongue_n a_o deceitful_a tongue_n as_o psalm_n 109.2_o and_o 120.2_o 3._o psal_n 50.19_o and_o 52.2_o 4._o such_o as_o god_n will_v cut_v out_o and_o as_o be_v but_o for_o a_o moment_n prov._n 12.19_o a_o sign_n of_o a_o gross_a hypocrite_n and_o of_o a_o fool_n prov._n 10.18_o 20_o such_o dissemble_n with_o god_n and_o man_n argue_v abundance_n of_o wickedness_n in_o the_o heart_n which_o if_o it_o be_v true_o and_o sincere_o affect_v will_v without_o all_o simulation_n and_o dissimulation_n according_o vent_v itself_o to_o other_o as_o it_o do_v in_o these_o here_o who_o be_v sound_o and_o save_o prick_v in_o heart_n and_o humble_v do_v in_o all_o humility_n meekness_n and_o reverence_n to_o the_o apostle_n of_o christ_n true_o and_o sincere_o beg_v their_o advice_n with_o full_a purpose_n of_o heart_n to_o follow_v the_o same_o which_o they_o also_o do_v 29._o see_v deut._n 5.28_o 29._o other_o perhaps_o purpose_n and_o promise_v fair_a but_o their_o heart_n deceive_v 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