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in_o meditation_n say_v to_o god_n i_o do_v meditate_v upon_o thy_o commandment_n which_o i_o love_v 118._o and_o again_o 118._o i_o will_v meditate_v upon_o thou_o in_o the_o morning_n and_o again_o o_o lord_n how_o have_v i_o love_v thy_o law_n it_o be_v my_o meditation_n all_o the_o day_n long_o and_o with_o what_o fervour_n and_o vehemency_n he_o use_v to_o make_v these_o his_o meditation_n he_o show_v when_o he_o say_v of_o himself_o 38._o my_o hart_n do_v wax_v hot_a within_o i_o and_o fire_n do_v kindle_v in_o my_o meditation_n 6_o this_o be_v record_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n of_o these_o ancient_a good_a man_n to_o confound_v we_o which_o be_v christian_n who_o be_v far_o more_o bind_v to_o fervour_n than_o they_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o great_a benefit_n we_o have_v receive_v yet_o do_v we_o live_v so_o lazy_o for_o the_o most_o part_n of_o we_o as_o we_o never_o almost_o enter_v into_o the_o meditation_n and_o earnest_a consideration_n of_o god_n law_n and_o commandment_n 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for_o so_o the_o holy_a scripture_n describe_v divers_a cause_n of_o wickedness_n among_o man_n put_v these_o two_o for_o principal_n first_o the_o flattery_n of_o the_o world_n quoniam_fw-la laudatur_fw-la peccator_fw-la in_o desiderijs_fw-la animae_fw-la suae_fw-la 9_o for_o that_o the_o sinner_n be_v praise_v in_o his_o lust_n and_o second_o quia_fw-la auferuntur_fw-la indicia_fw-la tua_fw-la a_o fancy_n eius_fw-la for_o that_o thy_o judgement_n o_o lord_n be_v not_o before_o his_o face_n and_o on_o the_o contrary_a side_n speak_v of_o himself_o he_o say_v fear_v i_o have_v keep_v the_o way_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o have_v not_o behave_v myself_o impious_o towards_o god_n and_o he_o geeve_v the_o reason_n thereof_o immediate_o for_o that_o all_o his_o judgement_n be_v in_o my_o sight_n and_o again_o i_o have_v fear_v thy_o judgement_n 118._o o_o lord_n and_o again_o i_o have_v be_v mindful_a of_o thy_o judgement_n and_o how_o profitable_a this_o fear_n be_v he_o show_v in_o the_o 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