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have_v such_o joy_n and_o gladness_n in_o god_n company_n in_o the_o sanctuary_n or_o elsewhere_o as_o before_o or_o that_o ever_o god_n appear_v to_o solomon_n as_o he_o have_v do_v twice_o before_o his_o fall_n i_o doubt_v the_o holy_a lord_n deal_v with_o many_o of_o his_o people_n in_o this_o life_n as_o he_o do_v with_o the_o levite_n ezek_n 14.44_o who_o have_v go_v astray_o from_o he_o after_o their_o idol_n they_o be_v to_o be_v keeper_n of_o the_o charge_n of_o the_o house_n for_o the_o service_n thereof_o as_o keep_v the_o gate_n and_o slay_v the_o sacrifice_n but_o they_o shall_v bear_v their_o iniquity_n and_o they_o shall_v not_o come_v near_o unto_o i_o to_o do_v the_o office_n of_o a_o priest_n unto_o i_o nor_o come_v near_o to_o any_o of_o my_o holy_a thing_n in_o the_o most_o holy_a place_n etc._n etc._n see_v ver_fw-la 11.12_o 13_o 14_o he_o will_v not_o put_v thou_o out_o of_o door_n yet_o may_v never_o let_v thou_o come_v where_o thou_o have_v be_v and_o never_o set_v thou_o so_o high_a on_o this_o side_n of_o eternity_n 4._o any_o idol_n or_o unmortified_a lust_n will_v clip_v the_o wing_n of_o prayer_n and_o intercept_v the_o return_n of_o it_o isa_n 59.1_o 2_o the_o lord_n hand_n be_v not_o shorten_v nor_o his_o ear_n heavy_a etc._n etc._n but_o etc._n etc._n ezek._n 14.3_o 4_o and_o 20_o 31_o as_o i_o live_v say_v the_o lord_n i_o will_v not_o be_v inquire_v etc._n etc._n psalm_n 66.18_o if_o i_o regard_v iniquity_n in_o my_o heart_n the_o lord_n will_v not_o hear_v i_o the_o man_n that_o have_v his_o idol_n set_v up_o in_o his_o heart_n he_o grieve_v the_o spirit_n who_o help_v our_o infirmity_n in_o prayer_n etc._n etc._n if_o he_o have_v any_o pleasure_n
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