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this_o excercise_n of_o his_o father_n and_o exhort_v other_o man_n to_o have_v continual_a 6._o and_o daily_a cogitation_n in_o this_o affair_n which_o if_o himself_o have_v continue_v still_o it_o be_v liklie_o he_o have_v never_o fall_v from_o god_n by_o woman_n as_o he_o do_v the_o good_a king_n ezechias_n be_v report_v ezechias_fw-la to_o have_v meditate_a like_o a_o dove_n that_o be_v in_o silence_n &_o solitariness_n with_o himself_o alone_o which_o be_v the_o true_a way_n of_o profitable_a 58._o meditation_n esaye_n testify_v of_o his_o own_o watch_v by_o night_n in_o this_o excercise_n and_o 26._o how_o he_o do_v the_o same_o with_o his_o spirit_n alone_o in_o the_o very_a bowel_n of_o his_o heart_n holy_a job_n make_v mention_v not_o only_o of_o thereof_o his_o manner_n of_o consider_v but_o what_o also_o he_o consider_v &_o what_o effect_n he_o find_v in_o himself_o by_o the_o same_o first_o he_o consider_v as_o i_o say_v the_o way_n foot-stepe_n &_o commandemete_n of_o 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his_o justice_n from_o i_o behold_v the_o virtuous_a life_n of_o king_n david_n &_o virtue_n behold_v the_o cause_n thereof_o for_o that_o god_n judgement_n be_v continual_o before_o his_o eye_n therefore_o be_v his_o life_n pure_a and_o void_a of_o wickedness_n or_o as_o in_o other_o word_n at_o a_o other_o time_n he_o express_v i_o will_v confess_v unto_o 118._o the_o o_o lord_n in_o the_o direction_n or_o purity_n of_o my_o hart_n for_o that_o i_o have_v learn_v the_o judgement_n of_o thy_o justice_n and_o again_o in_o the_o same_o place_n i_o have_v choose_v to_o walk_v the_o way_n of_o truth_n for_o that_o i_o do_v not_o forget_v o_o lord_n thy_o judgement_n that_o be_v as_o a_o little_a after_o he_o expound_v the_o same_o for_o that_o i_o do_v fear_n and_o tremble_v at_o thy_o judgement_n o_o most_o excellent_a effect_n of_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n judgement_n no_o marvel_n though_o it_o be_v call_v the_o beginning_n of_o all_o wisdom_n and_o the_o very_a door_n and_o entrance_n 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hearty_a repentance_n and_o other_o such_o mean_n of_o holy_a sacrament_n as_o god_n have_v leave_v for_o this_o purpose_n in_o his_o church_n he_o have_v discharge_v his_o conscience_n of_o the_o burden_n of_o sin_n and_o make_v a_o atonement_n between_o his_o soul_n &_o saviour_n o_o merciful_a lord_n how_o dangerous_a be_v his_o estate_n until_o he_o have_v do_v it_o how_o many_o way_n may_v he_o fall_v into_o those_o heavy_a hand_n of_o his_o eternal_a judge_n whereof_o s._n paul_n conceyve_v horror_n in_o only_o think_v one_o little_a stone_n fall_v from_o the_o house_n top_n as_o he_o pass_v by_o one_o slip_n of_o his_o horse_n as_o he_o ride_v one_o assault_n of_o a_o enemy_n when_o he_o think_v not_o upon_o he_o one_o poor_a ague_n by_o a_o surfect_a or_o other_o distemperature_n one_o sudden_a mischance_n of_o a_o million_o that_o may_v fall_v unto_o he_o be_v able_a to_o bereave_v he_o of_o this_o life_n &_o to_o cast_v he_o into_o those_o term_n of_o everlasting_a calamity_n 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