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have_v such_o what_o if_o the_o lord_n have_v leave_v you_o without_o all_o feeling_n as_o those_o in_o eph._n 4.19_o what_o if_o the_o lord_n have_v smite_v you_o with_o a_o spirit_n of_o slumber_n as_o those_o rom._n 11.8_o will_v not_o your_o estate_n have_v be_v then_o lamentable_a and_o have_v you_o no_o heart_n to_o acknowledge_v his_o unspeakable_a goodness_n in_o awaken_n of_o you_o in_o shake_v thy_o very_a foundation_n do_v thou_o think_v that_o any_o ever_o have_v such_o a_o hard_a heart_n as_o thou_o have_v do_v not_o say_v so_o in_o secret_a before_o the_o lord_n sometime_o oh_o then_o what_o rich_a grace_n be_v this_o to_o give_v thou_o any_o sense_n and_o feel_n of_o thy_o sin_n and_o danger_n by_o it_o though_o it_o be_v never_o so_o little_a in_o thy_o eye_n some_o think_v these_o terror_n be_v a_o judgement_n it_o be_v true_a if_o they_o be_v mere_o imaginary_a or_o worldly_a and_o desperate_a but_o say_v the_o apostle_n 2_o cor._n 7.7_o i_o thank_v god_n i_o make_v 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necessary_a here_o than_o the_o removal_n of_o the_o power_n of_o this_o which_o make_v the_o soul_n in_o the_o sense_n of_o its_o own_o infinite_a vileness_n and_o unworthiness_n not_o to_o quarrel_v at_o the_o lord_n and_o devil-like_a grow_v fierce_a &_o impatient_a before_o and_o against_o the_o lord_n in_o case_n he_o shall_v never_o help_v it_o never_o pity_v it_o never_o succour_v it_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o forsake_v for_o ever_o if_o the_o soul_n thus_o lie_v down_o and_o put_v its_o mouth_n in_o the_o dust_n lam._n 3.30_o 31._o which_o consideration_n be_v of_o unspeakable_a use_n and_o consolation_n to_o every_o poor_a empty_a nothing_o that_o feel_v itself_o unable_a to_o believe_v and_o the_o lord_n forsake_v it_o from_o help_v it_o to_o believe_v and_o i_o have_v see_v it_o constant_o that_o many_o a_o choose_a vessel_n never_o have_v be_v comfort_v till_o now_o and_o ever_o comfort_v when_o now_o they_o never_o know_v what_o hurt_v they_o till_o they_o see_v this_o 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