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thyself_o here_o will_v thou_o be_v cover_v in_o the_o day_n of_o battle_n and_o thou_o need_v not_o fear_v what_o man_n or_o devil_n can_v do_v against_o thou_o psalm_n 26._o 3._o 5._o though_o a_o host_n shall_v encamp_v against_o i_o my_o heart_n shall_v not_o fear_v though_o war_n shall_v arise_v against_o i_o yet_o in_o this_o will_v be_v confident_a for_o in_o the_o time_n of_o trouble_n he_o shall_v hide_v i_o in_o his_o pavilion_n in_o the_o secret_a of_o his_o tabernacle_n shall_v he_o hide_v i_o he_o shall_v set_v i_o upon_o a_o rock_n thus_o you_o see_v how_o confident_a david_n be_v and_o think_v himself_o to_o be_v under_o this_o cover_n and_o cloud_n of_o defence_n o_o soul_n so_o will_v it_o be_v with_o thou_o if_o thou_o fly_v to_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n and_o be_v careful_a to_o make_v he_o thy_o cover_n and_o protect_v hide_v cloud_n thou_o shall_v then_o be_v far_o from_o trouble_n no_o evil_a shall_v come_v nigh_o thy_o tabernacle_n job_n 11._o 17._o 18_o 19_o thy_o age_n shall_v be_v clear_a than_o the_o noon_n day_n thou_o shall_v shine_v forth_o thou_o shall_v be_v as_o the_o morning_n thou_o shall_v be_v secure_a because_o there_o be_v hope_n yea_o thou_o shall_v dig_v about_o thou_o and_o thou_o shall_v take_v thy_o rest_n in_o safety_n also_o thou_o shall_v lie_v down_o and_o none_o shall_v make_v thou_o afraid_a yea_o many_o shall_v make_v suit_n unto_o thou_o but_o if_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n thou_o shall_v neglect_v to_o get_v under_o the_o spiritual_a cloud_n and_o cover_n what_o ever_o cover_v else_o thou_o shall_v hide_v thyself_o under_o it_o will_v
new_a heart_n will_v i_o give_v you_o and_o a_o new_a spirit_n will_v i_o put_v within_o you_o and_o i_o will_v take_v awaythe_n stony_a heart_n out_o of_o your_o flesh_n and_o i_o will_v give_v you_o a_o heart_n of_o flesh_n o_o how_o excellent_a be_v that_o heart_n which_o be_v dedicate_v to_o the_o use_n and_o service_n of_o god_n that_o lamp_n which_o be_v set_v apart_o for_o the_o service_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v worth_a a_o hundred_o lamp_n elsewhere_o because_o the_o use_n and_o service_n unto_o which_o it_o be_v dedicate_v be_v both_o holy_a and_o honourable_a o_o so_o be_v a_o heart_n set_v apart_o for_o the_o lord_n it_o be_v both_o holy_a and_o honourable_a its_o worth_n a_o hundred_o of_o other_o heart_n in_o god_n account_n prov._n 10._o 20._o the_o heart_n of_o a_o wicked_a man_n be_v little_a wâ—rth_n let_v man_n be_v never_o so_o noble_a great_a learned_a or_o wise_a in_o the_o world_n eye_n yet_o if_o their_o heart_n be_v not_o vessel_n or_o lamp_n dedicate_v to_o god_n for_o the_o use_n of_o altar_n worship_n you_o may_v assure_v yourselves_o that_o god_n value_v they_o no_o more_o than_o you_o value_v so_o many_o heap_n of_o dung_n the_o best_a service_n which_o come_v from_o such_o unsanctified_a vessel_n or_o heart_n be_v abominable_a to_o god_n prov._n 15._o 8_o 9_o it_o be_v a_o sanctify_a heart_n which_o god_n call_v for_o in_o worship_n pâ—ov_n 23._o 26._o my_o son_n say_v god_n give_v i_o thy_o heart_n by_o son_n here_o we_o be_v to_o understand_v a_o soul_n who_o heart_n be_v renew_v by_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n john_n 1._o 12._o these_o be_v the_o lamp_n which_o god_n love_v shall_v be_v always_o flame_v and_o burn_v before_o the_o eye_n of_o his_o glory_n as_o it_o be_v speak_v of_o the_o lamp_n in_o the_o tabernacle_n burn_v and_o flame_v with_o love_n and_o affection_n to_o god_n with_o zeal_n for_o he_o with_o the_o flame_n of_o fervent_a prayer_n before_o he_o therefore_o be_v it_o sad_a prov._n 15._o 8._o 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