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tear_n and_o my_o foot_n from_o fall_v what_o follow_v the_o sense_n of_o this_o mercy_n see_v in_o the_o follow_a verse_n i_o will_v walk_v before_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n what_o shall_v i_o render_v unto_o the_o lord_n for_o all_o his_o benefit_n towards_o i_o i_o will_v take_v the_o cup_n of_o salvation_n and_o call_v upon_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n i_o will_v pay_v my_o vow_n unto_o the_o lord_n now_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o all_o his_o people_n i_o will_v offer_v to_o thou_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o thanksgiving_n and_o will_v call_v upon_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n thus_o we_o see_v david_n mercy_n have_v a_o influence_n upon_o his_o whole_a life_n as_o his_o outward_a condition_n be_v better_v so_o his_o whole_a life_n be_v better_v make_v more_o holy_a and_o conform_v to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n he_o consider_v not_o only_o what_o engagement_n god_n have_v lay_v upon_o he_o by_o his_o deliverance_n but_o also_o what_o engagement_n he_o have_v upon_o himself_o for_o there_o be_v duty_n which_o spring_v out_o of_o the_o mercy_n which_o we_o have_v receive_v and_o there_o be_v duty_n which_o arise_v out_o of_o the_o promise_n which_o we_o have_v make_v to_o god_n upon_o condition_n of_o deliverance_n and_o a_o good_a man_n consider_v both_o these_o david_n have_v a_o eye_n to_o the_o former_a when_o he_o say_v what_o shall_v i_o render_v to_o the_o lord_n for_o all_o his_o benefit_n and_o he_o have_v respect_n to_o the_o latter_a when_o he_o say_v i_o will_v pay_v my_o vow_n unto_o the_o lord_n and_o god_n expect_v it_o at_o our_o hand_n that_o we_o shall_v call_v to_o mind_v the_o promise_n that_o we_o make_v in_o time_n of_o trouble_n snd_v the_o best_a of_o god_n people_n have_v need_n to_o be_v mind_v of_o they_o for_o we_o be_v apt_a to_o make_v they_o than_o to_o keep_v they_o we_o may_v see_v this_o in_o jacob_n who_o be_v ready_a to_o make_v a_o vow_n in_o his_o affliction_n gen._n 28.20_o 21_o 22._o and_o jacob_n vow_v a_o vow_n say_v if_o god_n will_v be_v with_o i_o and_o keep_v i_o in_o this_o way_n that_o i_o go_v and_o will_v give_v i_o bread_n to_o eat_v and_o raiment_n to_o put_v on_o so_o that_o i_o come_v again_o to_o my_o father_n house_n in_o peace_n then_o shall_v the_o lord_n be_v my_o god_n and_o this_o stone_n which_o i_o have_v set_v for_o a_o pillar_n shall_v be_v god_n house_n but_o when_o god_n have_v give_v he_o not_o only_a food_n and_o raiment_n but_o have_v multiply_v he_o great_o he_o must_v be_v call_v upon_o to_o make_v good_a this_o vow_n gen._n 35.1_o and_o god_n say_v to_o jacob_n arise_v go_v up_o to_o bethel_n and_o dwell_v there_o and_o make_v there_o a_o altar_n unto_o god_n that_o appear_v unto_o thou_o when_o thou_o fledde_v from_o the_o face_n of_o esau_n thy_o brother_n we_o shall_v learn_v of_o the_o mariner_n in_o jonah_n who_o make_v vow_n after_o they_o be_v deliver_v many_o will_v make_v they_o before_o and_o forget_v they_o afterward_o but_o 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preserve_v he_o god_n have_v a_o peculiar_a work_n to_o employ_v moses_n in_o therefore_o he_o wonderful_o preserve_v he_o in_o that_o time_n of_o common_a calamity_n and_o bring_v he_o up_o in_o pharoah_n court._n and_o when_o a_o man_n that_o understand_v god_n way_n and_o end_n meet_v with_o singular_a preservation_n he_o be_v ready_a to_o ask_v what_o have_v god_n to_o do_v for_o i_o in_o the_o world_n that_o he_o thus_o preserve_v i_o when_o many_o other_o be_v take_v away_o and_o he_o labour_v to_o find_v out_o that_o work_n if_o there_o be_v any_o such_o this_o be_v certain_a that_o god_n do_v nothing_o in_o vain_a he_o still_o propose_v a_o end_n to_o himself_o and_o his_o end_n be_v the_o promote_a his_o own_o glory_n and_o interest_n in_o the_o world_n and_o doubtless_o his_o peculiar_a work_n have_v peculiar_a end_n and_o common_o what_o god_n chief_o intend_v that_o he_o set_v upon_o our_o heart_n to_o seek_v after_o or_o to_o comply_v with_o when_o it_o be_v offer_v unto_o 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