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now_o the_o counsel_n be_v a_o word_n in_o due_a season_n isai_n 55._o 6_o 7._o seek_v you_o the_o lord_n while_o he_o may_v be_v find_v and_o call_v upon_o he_o while_o he_o be_v near_o let_v the_o wicked_a forsake_v his_o way_n and_o the_o unrighteous_a man_n his_o thought_n and_o let_v he_o return_v unto_o the_o lord_n and_o he_o will_v have_v mercy_n we_o 6._o the_o lord_n open_v to_o we_o upon_o he_o and_o to_o our_o god_n for_o he_o will_v abundant_o pardon_v 6._o the_o lord_n himself_o now_o open_v to_o we_o and_o this_o be_v evident_a because_o he_o knock_v for_o we_o to_o open_v to_o he_o rev._n 3._o 20._o behold_v i_o stand_v we_o 6._o the_o lord_n open_v to_o we_o at_o the_o door_n and_o knock_n if_o any_o man_n hear_v my_o voice_n and_o open_v the_o door_n i_o will_v come_v in_o unto_o he_o and_o i_o will_v sup_v with_o he_o and_o he_o with_o i_o and_o the_o lord_n afford_v we_o several_a hammer_n to_o knock_v at_o his_o door_n withal_o viz._n especial_o 4._o hammer_n god_n 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but_o when_o they_o be_v get_v up_o into_o the_o air._n when_o god_n child_n be_v out_o of_o their_o course_n of_o duty_n when_o they_o be_v in_o meseck_n and_o have_v their_o habitation_n in_o the_o tent_n of_o kedar_n their_o spirit_n be_v dumpish_a but_o when_o their_o heart_n be_v set_v in_o a_o right_a frame_n when_o they_o be_v exercise_v holy_a duty_n among_o the_o society_n of_o saint_n then_o be_v their_o heart_n cheerful_a then_o be_v their_o spirit_n revive_v then_o be_v they_o merry_a indeed_o 4._o thou_o complain_v of_o god_n people_n sadness_n maybe_o it_o be_v thy_o company_n that_o make_v they_o so_o they_o hear_v thou_o swear_v see_v thou_o drink_v o_o sadness_n consid_fw-la 4._o bad_a company_n cause_n god_n people_n sadness_n how_o this_o trouble_v they_o it_o so_o trouble_v the_o child_n of_o god_n to_o see_v any_o dishonour_n offer_v to_o god_n as_o they_o can_v be_v merry_a psal_n 119._o 136._o river_n of_o water_n run_v down_o my_o eye_n because_o they_o keep_v 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reign_n v_o fox_n act_n and_o monum_fw-la in_o q._n mary_n reign_n joy_n proceed_v from_o no_o outward_a principle_n a_o covetous_a man_n joy_n and_o take_v pleasure_n in_o his_o barn_n heap_v with_o corn_n and_o coffer_n cram_v with_o gold_n a_o voluptuous_a man_n joy_n in_o card_n die_n hauk_n hound_n a_o drunkard_n in_o his_o cup_n a_o ambitious_a man_n in_o his_o title_n pedigree_n preferment_n but_o a_o godly_a man_n can_v rejoice_v and_o be_v merry_a without_o all_o these_o his_o joy_n arise_v from_o another_o principle_n even_o the_o reconcile_a countenance_n of_o god_n in_o jesus_n christ_n now_o these_o objection_n be_v remove_v and_o my_o passage_n thus_o clear_v i_o come_v in_o the_o second_o place_n to_o prove_v the_o truth_n of_o the_o doctrine_n instance_n 2._o the_o doctrine_n prove_v by_o particular_a instance_n by_o particular_a instance_n and_o i_o shall_v instance_n in_o particular_a scripture_n which_o give_v testimony_n to_o this_o truth_n then_o in_o particular_a 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d herein_o god_n condescend_v to_o our_o capaciâ—y_n and_o apprehension_n and_o speak_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o man_n and_o the_o rule_n in_o divinity_n be_v to_o be_v especial_o observe_v qâ—ae_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d intelligenda_fw-la sunt_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o like_a passage_n we_o have_v in_o zechary_n they_o be_v the_o eye_n of_o the_o lord_n i._n e._n his_o providence_n 10._o zech._n 4._o 10._o which_o observe_v all_o that_o be_v do_v every_o where_n 2._o here_o be_v a_o description_n of_o god_n omni-presence_n from_o these_o nusquam_fw-la 2._o a_o description_n of_o god_n omni_fw-la presence_n deus_fw-la est_fw-la sphaera_fw-la cujus_fw-la centrum_fw-la est_fw-la ubique_fw-la &_o circumferentiâ—_n nusquam_fw-la word_n run_v to_o and_o fro_o throughout_o the_o whole_a earth_n angel_n be_v say_v to_o be_v definitive_a in_o loco_fw-la body_n circumscriptiuè_a but_o god_n be_v in_o loco_fw-la repletive_a his_o 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