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2._o as_o the_o hart_n pant_v after_o the_o water-brook_n so_o pant_v my_o soul_n after_o thou_o o_o god_n my_o soul_n thirst_v for_o god_n for_o the_o live_a god_n when_o shall_v i_o come_v and_o appear_v before_o god_n there_o be_v pant_v and_o thirst_v after_o god_n yet_o he_o go_v high_a in_o his_o affection_n psalm_n 84.2_o he_o long_v yea_o even_o faint_v and_o yet_o he_o exceed_v psalm_n 119.20_o my_o soul_n break_v for_o the_o long_n that_o it_o have_v unto_o thy_o judgement_n what_o manner_n of_o breathe_n be_v these_o after_o the_o lord_n and_o after_o his_o way_n
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he_o first_o out_o of_o thy_o thought_n and_o next_o deny_v he_o in_o thy_o work_n so_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n the_o eye_v of_o god_n feed_v and_o furnish_v the_o soul_n with_o sweet_a meditation_n of_o he_o and_o the_o fruit_n of_o such_o meditation_n in_o a_o fruitful_a conversation_n psal_n 1.2_o 3._o his_o delight_n be_v in_o the_o law_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o in_o his_o law_n do_v he_o meditate_v day_n and_o night_n and_o he_o shall_v be_v like_o a_o tree_n plant_v by_o the_o river_n of_o water_n that_o bring_v forth_o his_o fruit_n in_o his_o season_n and_o his_o leaf_n also_o shall_v not_o wither_v he_o join_v these_o two_o together_o as_o jacob_n ewe_n do_v conceive_v by_o eye_v the_o poplar_n so_o do_v the_o soul_n by_o eye_v god_n seven_o it_o bring_v in_o a_o sweet_a experimental_a knowledge_n of_o god_n which_o be_v as_o fatness_n unto_o the_o soul_n now_o nothing_o do_v so_o glue_v the_o soul_n to_o god_n and_o his_o way_n as_o this_o taste_n and_o relish_v which_o the_o soul_n get_v of_o they_o and_o the_o sweetness_n be_v get_v very_o much_o in_o meditation_n psalm_n 104.34_o my_o meditation_n of_o they_o shall_v be_v sweet_a when_o he_o have_v spend_v the_o whole_a psalm_n in_o behold_v the_o way_n and_o work_n of_o god_n he_o draw_v this_o conclusion_n my_o meditation_n of_o he_o shall_v be_v sweet_a he_o will_v not_o lay_v aside_o the_o thought_n of_o god_n when_o he_o have_v cease_v speak_v he_o will_v then_o to_o another_o duty_n which_o shall_v yield_v he_o no_o small_a comfort_n and_o what_o sweetness_n this_o be_v he_o do_v excellent_o express_v elsewhere_o psalm_n 63.5_o 6._o my_o soul_n shall_v be_v satisfy_v as_o with_o marrow_n and_o fatness_n my_o mouth_n shall_v praise_v thou_o with_o joyful_a lip_n verse_n 6._o when_o i_o remember_v thou_o on_o my_o bed_n and_o meditate_v on_o thou_o in_o the_o night_n watch_v and_o in_o the_o connexion_n of_o the_o fifteen_o and_o sixteenth_o verse_n of_o the_o one_o hundred_o and_o nineteenth_o psal_n you_o shall_v find_v delight_n as_o a_o fruit_n of_o meditation_n on_o the_o thing_n of_o god_n i_o will_v meditate_v on_o thy_o precept_n and_o have_v respect_n to_o thy_o way_n verse_n 16._o i_o will_v delight_v myself_o in_o thy_o statute_n and_o will_v not_o forget_v thy_o word_n the_o heart_n that_o stick_v close_o with_o god_n and_o carry_v he_o much_o in_o his_o eye_n and_o thought_n be_v never_o weary_a of_o behold_v of_o he_o all_o other_o object_n do_v breed_v a_o loathe_n and_o weariness_n in_o the_o soul_n but_o it_o be_v not_o so_o here_o the_o long_a a_o soul_n converse_v with_o god_n the_o more_o delight_n it_o have_v in_o he_o enjoyment_n breed_v hungring_n and_o those_o be_v always_o satisfy_v but_o not_o satisfy_v breed_v a_o inconceivable_a delight_n in_o the_o soul_n que._n 3._o how_o shall_v i_o do_v to_o keep_v the_o lord_n in_o my_o eye_n continual_o ans_fw-fr i_o shall_v lay_v down_o some_o quicken_a consideration_n which_o will_v both_o engage_v we_o 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hand_n what_o manner_n of_o man_n shall_v we_o be_v if_o we_o do_v but_o walk_v up_o and_o down_o as_o a_o people_n who_o be_v always_o under_o his_o eye_n we_o shall_v be_v more_o mindful_a of_o he_o if_o we_o think_v he_o do_v more_o mind_n we_o david_n make_v the_o same_o use_n of_o this_o consideration_n which_o i_o bring_v it_o for_o psalm_n thirty_o four_o and_o the_o fifteen_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v upon_o the_o righteous_a he_o bring_v this_o unto_o the_o youngman_n to_o press_v he_o unâ—o_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n verse_n 11._o come_v you_o child_n harken_v unto_o i_o i_o will_v teach_v you_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n he_o lay_v down_o the_o duty_n in_o general_n and_o branch_n it_o into_o two_o particular_n and_o press_v all_o with_o this_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n there_o it_o be_v principal_o use_v to_o the_o saint_n and_o we_o find_v this_o very_a place_n quote_v by_o the_o apostle_n 1_o peter_n 3.12_o for_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o 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