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thy_o god_n to_o observe_v to_o do_v all_o his_o commandment_n and_o his_o statute_n which_o i_o command_v thou_o this_o day_n deut._n 28._o v._o 15._o the_o lord_n shall_v cause_v thou_o to_o be_v smite_v before_o thy_o enemy_n thou_o shall_v go_v out_o one_o way_n against_o they_o and_o flee_v seven_o way_n before_o they_o and_o shall_v be_v remove_v into_o all_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o earth_n deut._n 28._o v._o 25._o and_o now_o israel_n what_o do_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n require_v of_o thou_o but_o to_o fear_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n to_o walk_v in_o his_o way_n and_o to_o love_v he_o and_o to_o serve_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n with_o all_o thy_o heart_n and_o with_o all_o thy_o soul_n deut._n 10._o v._o 12._o up_o sanctify_v the_o people_n and_o say_v sanctify_v yourselves_o against_o to_o morrow_n for_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n there_o be_v a_o accurse_a thing_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o thou_o o_o israel_n thou_o can_v not_o stand_v before_o thy_o 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and_o renew_v a_o right_a spirit_n within_o i_o ps_n 51_o v._n 10._o the_o sacrifice_n of_o god_n be_v a_o break_a spirit_n a_o break_a and_o a_o contrite_a heart_n o_o god_n thou_o will_v not_o despise_v ps_n 51.17_o deliver_v i_o then_o o_o god_n from_o blood_n guiltiness_n from_o the_o sin_n of_o malice_n and_o uncharitableness_n of_o whoredom_n and_o drunkenness_n of_o murmur_v and_o disobedience_n of_o swear_v and_o profanation_n of_o thy_o name_n etc._n etc._n of_o etc._n here_o recollect_v the_o sin_n you_o be_v guilty_a of_o thou_o god_n of_o my_o salvation_n ps_n 51._o v._n 14._o i_o have_v sin_v what_o shall_v i_o do_v unto_o thou_o o_o thou_o preserver_n of_o man_n job_n 7._o v._o 20._o i_o say_v i_o will_v confess_v my_o transgression_n unto_o the_o lord_n and_o thou_o forgave_v the_o iniquity_n of_o my_o sin_n for_o this_o shall_v every_o one_o that_o be_v godly_a pay_v unto_o thou_o in_o a_o time_n when_o thou_o may_v be_v find_v psal_n 36.5_o 6._o if_o we_o confess_v 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prove_v what_o be_v that_o good_a and_o acceptable_a and_o perfect_a will_n of_o god_n rom._n 12._o v._n 1_o 2._o exercise_n iii_o a_o christian_a soldier_n must_v meditate_v upon_o the_o infinite_a love_n and_o goodness_n of_o god_n in_o give_v his_o son_n to_o be_v the_o saviour_n of_o the_o world_n this_o be_v a_o faithful_a say_n and_o worthy_a of_o all_o acceptation_n that_o christ_n jesus_n come_v into_o the_o world_n to_o save_v sinner_n 1_o tim._n 1.15_o so_o god_n love_v the_o world_n that_o he_o give_v his_o only_a beget_v son_n that_o whosoever_o believe_v in_o he_o shall_v not_o perish_v but_o have_v everlasting_a life_n st._n joh._n 3.16_o john_n see_v jesus_n come_v unto_o he_o and_o say_v behold_v the_o lamb_n of_o god_n which_o take_v away_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o world_n joh._n 1.29_o he_o be_v wound_v for_o our_o transgression_n he_o be_v bruise_v for_o our_o iniquity_n the_o chastisement_n of_o our_o peace_n be_v upon_o he_o and_o with_o his_o stripe_n we_o be_v 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that_o they_o be_v wise_a that_o they_o understand_v this_o that_o they_o will_v consider_v their_o latter_a end_n deut._n 32._o v._o 20._o whereas_o you_o know_v not_o what_o shall_v be_v on_o the_o morrow_n for_o what_o be_v your_o life_n it_o be_v even_o a_o vapour_n that_o appear_v for_o a_o little_a time_n and_o then_o vanish_v away_o jam._n 4.14_o sure_o man_n of_o low_a degree_n be_v vanity_n and_o man_n of_o high_a degree_n be_v alike_o to_o be_v lay_v in_o the_o balance_n they_o be_v altogether_o light_a than_o vanity_n ps_n 62.9_o see_v his_o day_n be_v determine_v the_o number_n of_o his_o month_n be_v with_o thou_o thou_o have_v appoint_v his_o bound_n that_o he_o can_v pass_v job_n 14.5_o so_o teach_v we_o to_o number_v our_o day_n
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