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thou_o look_v only_o on_o thy_o left_a hand_n where_o the_o mourner_n in_o zion_n stand_v but_o do_v thou_o but_o cast_v a_o eye_n on_o thy_o right_a hand_n there_o thou_o will_v see_v many_o of_o the_o precious_a son_n and_o daughter_n of_o zion_n rejoice_v and_o triumph_v ult_n isa_n 61.1_o 2_o 3_o 10_o 11._o chap._n 35._o ult_n now_o thus_o to_o look_v what_o be_v it_o but_o to_o look_v for_o a_o straw_n to_o thrust_v out_o thy_o own_o eye_n with_o o_o sir_n it_o be_v neither_o wisdom_n nor_o righteousness_n to_o look_v only_o upon_o those_o who_o mourn_v and_o not_o upon_o those_o that_o rejoice_v 31.7.12_o isa_n 52.8_o 9_o jer._n 31.7.12_o upon_o those_o that_o sigh_n but_o not_o upon_o those_o that_o sing_v before_o you_o pass_v a_o judgement_n upon_o the_o people_n of_o god_n or_o the_o good_a way_n of_o god_n look_v on_o both_o hand_n i_o say_v again_o look_v on_o both_o hand_n and_o then_o you_o will_v be_v sure_a to_o see_v some_o saint_n in_o their_o wedding_n attire_n as_o 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and_o though_o legal_a terror_n &_o evangelical_n joy_n be_v inconsistent_a 1.8_o zach._n 12.10_o 1_o pet._n 1.8_o yet_o evangelical_n sorrow_n and_o evangelical_n joy_n be_v consistent_a in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o soul_n the_o same_o eye_n of_o faith_n that_o drop_v tear_n of_o sorrow_n drop_v also_o tear_n of_o joy_n a_o clear_a sight_n of_o freegrace_n of_o pardon_v mercy_n and_o of_o a_o bleed_a die_a saviour_n will_v at_o the_o same_o time_n fill_v the_o soul_n both_o with_o sorrow_n and_o joy_n as_o the_o experience_n of_o a_o thousand_o christian_n can_v testify_v a_o christian_a always_o joy_v most_o and_o mourn_v most_o 7._o luke_n 7._o when_o he_o be_v most_o under_o the_o sense_n of_o divine_a love_n the_o influence_n and_o income_n of_o heaven_n the_o hope_n of_o glory_n the_o report_n of_o mercy_n and_o the_o precious_a sealing_n of_o the_o bless_a spirit_n look_v as_o physic_n be_v the_o way_n to_o health_n so_o godly_a sorrow_n be_v the_o way_n to_o holy_a joy_n 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606._o the_o more_o solid_a and_o exact_a a_o christian_n be_v in_o religious_a duty_n and_o service_n the_o more_o holy_a he_o be_v page_n 608_o 609._o e._n of_o election_n real_a holiness_n be_v a_o sure_a evidence_n of_o election_n page_n 614_o 615_o 616._o of_o not_o endure_v such_o as_o cant_v endure_v holiness_n in_o other_o shall_v never_o go_v to_o heaven_n page_n 87_o 88_o 89._o of_o ends._n a_o holy_a man_n propound_v holy_a end_n to_o himself_o in_o all_o his_o act_n and_o undertake_n page_n 157_o 158_o 159._o how_o person_n may_v know_v when_o they_o make_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n their_o end_n answer_v five_o way_n page_z 159-168_a of_o error_n we_o be_v to_o have_v no_o special_a communion_n with_o such_o as_o err_v in_o foundation_n truth_n page_n 44_o 45_o 46._o of_o exercise_n he_o that_o will_v have_v more_o holiness_n must_v be_v much_o in_o the_o exercise_n of_o that_o holiness_n he_o have_v page_n 578_o 579_o 580._o of_o expediency_n the_o more_o a_o man_n live_v 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