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17._o speak_v thou_o also_o unto_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n say_v very_o my_o sabbath_n you_o shall_v keep_v for_o it_o be_v a_o sign_n between_o i_o and_o you_o throughout_o your_o generatâ—ons_n that_o you_o may_v know_v that_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n that_o do_v sanctify_v you_o etc._n etc._n keit._n i_o be_o now_o in_o a_o great_a strait_n my_o heart_n be_v bend_v within_o i_o to_o keep_v the_o sabbath_n but_o alas_o neither_o i_o nor_o any_o of_o my_o people_n know_v how_o to_o do_v it_o unless_o we_o have_v some_o body_n to_o teach_v we_o ant._n it_o be_v true_a that_o you_o say_v and_o i_o return_v you_o this_o answer_n when_o we_o return_v and_o make_v report_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n pour_v out_o upon_o you_o and_o of_o your_o acceptance_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o resolution_n to_o keep_v the_o sabbath_n â—nd_v your_o desire_n of_o a_o teacher_n we_o know_v that_o the_o church_n will_v present_o take_v care_n to_o send_v a_o teacher_n unto_o you_o or_o 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〈◊〉_d feed_v upon_o this_o promise_n see_v also_o heb._n 13.5_o he_o have_v say_v i_o â—ill_v never_o leave_v thou_o nor_o forsake_v thou_o mark_v that_o word_n never_o leave_v â—hee_o nor_o forsake_v thou_o the_o word_n will_v hold_v both_o in_o this_o life_n and_o to_o eternity_n you_o further_o say_v that_o your_o bright_a morning_n prove_v black_a and_o â—loudy_a day_n it_o have_v be_v so_o with_o other_o of_o god_n child_n read_v â—he_n 88_o psalm_n and_o you_o shall_v find_v the_o prophet_n just_a in_o your_o case_n in_o â—any_n verse_n of_o that_o psalm_n i_o will_v mention_v some_o of_o the_o word_n â—er_o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o thou_o have_v lay_v i_o in_o the_o low_a pit_n in_o darkness_n in_o the_o â—â—eps_v thy_o wrath_n lie_v hard_a upon_o i_o and_o thou_o have_v afflict_v i_o with_o â—ll_a thy_o wave_n thou_o have_v put_v away_o my_o acquaintance_n far_o from_o i_o â—hou_fw-mi have_v make_v i_o a_o abomination_n unto_o they_o i_o be_o sâ—ut_v up_o and_o i_o â—â—nnot_v come_v 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to_o fly_v and_o cry_v to_o the_o god_n of_o his_o salvation_n and_o this_o be_v a_o act_n of_o faith_n so_o psal._n 35.15_o but_o my_o adversary_n they_o rejoice_v they_o gather_v themselves_o together_o yea_o the_o abject_n gather_v themselves_o together_o against_o i_o and_o i_o know_v it_o not_o they_o do_v tear_v i_o and_o cease_v not_o with_o hypocritical_a mocker_n in_o feast_n they_o gnash_v upon_o i_o with_o their_o eee_v that_o be_v some_o break_v jest_n upon_o he_o at_o their_o tavern_n and_o tipling_n and_o other_o scorn_v he_o etc._n etc._n all_o these_o be_v outward_a affliction_n but_o they_o drive_v david_n to_o fly_v and_o cry_v to_o god_n ver_fw-la 17._o lord_n how_o long_o will_v thou_o look_v on_o rescue_v my_o soul_n etc._n etc._n and_o this_o be_v a_o act_n of_o faith_n so_o it_o be_v with_o job_n in_o his_o affliction_n job_n 30.8_o 9_o 10._o the_o base_a of_o the_o people_n make_v song_n and_o jest_n upon_o he_o but_o mark_v what_o end_n god_n make_v with_o 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