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full_a upon_o the_o sun_n even_o so_o will_v i_o fix_v my_o sight_n and_o eye_n upon_o thy_o everlasting_a face_n and_o 〈◊〉_d thereby_o i_o shall_v see_v in_o thy_o wonderfuâ—…_n countenance_n all_o the_o perfection_n which_o i_o at_o this_o present_a be_o no_o way_n able_a to_o conceyve_v neither_o shall_v thy_o holy_a spirit_n ever_o dwell_v out_o of_o my_o hart_n for_o it_o be_v he_o that_o under_o the_o wing_n of_o a_o zealous_a love_n shall_v carry_v i_o even_o into_o thy_o arm_n to_o associate_v i_o unto_o this_o heavenly_a joy_n 12_o make_v i_o therefore_o right_o to_o taste_v the_o sweet_a pleasure_n of_o this_o immortal_a life_n save_v i_o speedy_o
on_o the_o earth_n to_o deliver_v oracle_n unto_o man_n and_o by_o their_o mouth_n to_o form_v the_o voice_n of_o justice_n and_o call_v to_o mind_v the_o magnificence_n of_o our_o joust_n and_o â—…ies_n and_o draw_v out_o as_o it_o be_v by_o line_n and_o by_o level_a our_o fine_a and_o pleasant_a dance_n where_o all_o the_o youth_n shine_v and_o glister_v like_o the_o star_n in_o a_o clear_a and_o bright_a night_n 15_o o_o good_a god_n what_o a_o grief_n and_o sorrow_n be_v this_o can_v we_o take_v any_o pleasure_n and_o delight_n after_o all_o this_o must_v not_o we_o swear_v a_o perpetual_a mourning_n and_o condemn_v our_o eye_n unto_o everlasting_a tear_n 16_o be_v it_o possible_a that_o we_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o live_v after_o all_o this_o be_v our_o grief_n so_o small_a as_o that_o it_o be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o make_v we_o die_v be_v our_o misery_n so_o cruel_a as_o that_o it_o have_v leave_v we_o eye_n so_o long_a time_n to_o behold_v it_o and_o condemn_v we_o to_o be_v so_o long_a while_n afflict_v with_o so_o strange_a a_o misery_n must_v we_o see_v at_o our_o foot_n the_o piece_n of_o the_o crown_n which_o fall_v from_o our_o head_n and_o tread_v upon_o the_o shiver_n of_o the_o sceptre_n which_o we_o be_v wont_a to_o carry_v in_o our_o hand_n and_o see_v our_o kingly_a ornament_n pull_v in_o piece_n before_o our_o face_n curse_a be_v we_o who_o have_v cause_v by_o our_o sin_n this_o desolation_n who_o have_v enforce_v the_o justice_n of_o god_n to_o visit_v we_o in_o his_o 〈◊〉_d and_o to_o pour_v upon_o we_o the_o fire_n of_o his_o wrath_n and_o anger_n 17_o this_o be_v it_o that_o we_o must_v bewail_v this_o must_v be_v here_o the_o springhead_n of_o our_o tear_n for_o this_o be_v the_o fountain_n of_o all_o our_o misery_n these_o be_v yea_o these_o be_v our_o iniquity_n which_o have_v change_v the_o face_n of_o what_o soever_o we_o see_v to_o be_v before_o we_o which_o have_v make_v our_o champion_n ground_n desert_n wilderness_n of_o our_o city_n rubbish_n of_o our_o house_n and_o leave_v nothing_o unto_o ourselves_o but_o a_o object_n of_o sadness_n and_o dolour_n to_o blear_v our_o eye_n with_o so_o monstrous_a a_o spectacle_n and_o to_o kill_v our_o heart_n with_o so_o pitiful_a thought_n 18_o for_o who_o be_v he_o that_o will_v not_o put_v out_o his_o eye_n with_o much_o weep_n and_o what_o be_v he_o who_o spirit_n will_v not_o be_v dull_v with_o very_a dotage_n when_o as_o he_o shall_v see_v this_o beautiful_a zion_n the_o garden_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o eye_n of_o all_o palestine_n to_o be_v make_v now_o a_o warren_n of_o fox_n where_o nothing_o use_v and_o haunt_v but_o wild_a beast_n 19_o but_o these_o o_o lord_n be_v the_o â—lowes_n of_o thy_o own_o hand_n who_o make_v great_a thing_n that_o thou_o may_v pull_v they_o down_o which_o set_v up_o city_n and_o kingdom_n upon_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n as_o a_o ladder_n to_o show_v that_o they_o be_v nothing_o but_o the_o execrement_n of_o thy_o other_o more_o excellent_a work_n and_o will_v have_v the_o overthrow_n of_o all_o earthly_a thing_n bear_v witness_n of_o thy_o eternity_n and_o infiniteness_n thou_o be_v o_o lord_n only_o eternal_a exempt_a from_o all_o course_n and_o change_v for_o no_o time_n be_v able_a to_o measure_v thy_o greatness_n for_o they_o serve_v thou_o and_o be_v but_o as_o steward_n and_o dispenser_n of_o thy_o will_n thy_o throne_n be_v far_o above_o all_o corruptible_a thing_n and_o there_o thou_o sit_v make_v all_o generation_n to_o pass_v before_o thou_o one_o after_o another_o change_v when_o it_o please_v thou_o the_o enhabitant_n of_o the_o earth_n even_o as_o man_n do_v their_o garment_n 20_o but_o see_v o_o lord_n that_o thou_o be_v thus_o altogether_o good_a just_a and_o almighty_a will_v thou_o whole_o forget_v thy_o goodness_n and_o love_a kindness_n towards_o we_o thou_o that_o can_v forget_v nothing_o will_v thou_o which_o ever_o â—…pest_v thy_o word_n and_o promise_n forget_v the_o righteousness_n of_o thy_o promise_n which_o thou_o have_v ever_o make_v unto_o thy_o choose_a people_n will_v thou_o let_v slip_v the_o occasion_n which_o offer_v it_o self_n unto_o thou_o to_o have_v pity_n on_o we_o and_o help_v we_o who_o be_v not_o almighty_a but_o for_o to_o do_v good_a and_o aid_v the_o afflict_a and_o as_o soon_o shall_v thou_o forget_v to_o be_v god_n as_o to_o forget_v to_o pardon_v and_o forgeve_v very_o well_o thou_o have_v for_o a_o time_n deal_v seveare_o with_o we_o and_o send_v we_o calamity_n to_o make_v we_o feel_v that_o we_o have_v offend_v thou_o and_o we_o have_v perceyve_v it_o right_n well_o and_o we_o have_v return_v unto_o thou_o with_o break_a heart_n and_o dolorous_o groan_v before_o thou_o and_o therefore_o what_o more_o will_v thou_o have_v of_o we_o what_o other_o sacrifice_n may_v we_o offer_v up_o unto_o thou_o than_o our_o tear_n all_o the_o rest_n be_v thou_o and_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o our_o disposition_n but_o our_o will_n and_o the_o same_o we_o present_v unto_o thou_o wash_v in_o our_o tear_n press_v and_o squeeze_v by_o the_o sorrow_n of_o our_o repentance_n and_o purge_v and_o cleanse_v with_o the_o zeal_n of_o thy_o lively_a love_n and_o therefore_o why_o reiecte_v thou_o we_o why_o cause_v thou_o we_o to_o wax_v old_a in_o our_o misery_n 21_o no_o no_o o_o lord_n thou_o be_v too_o good_a and_o favourable_a for_o so_o long_o as_o we_o shall_v call_v upon_o thou_o with_o sound_a heart_n thou_o will_v never_o forsake_v us._n but_o because_o o_o lord_n there_o be_v no_o more_o force_n nor_o strength_n in_o we_o and_o that_o our_o misery_n have_v knock_v our_o spirit_n in_o the_o head_n quicken_z thou_o they_o in_o we_o and_o let_v all_o our_o affection_n be_v set_v upon_o thou_o and_o to_o the_o end_n we_o may_v continual_o cleave_v unto_o thou_o and_o not_o have_v thy_o grace_n disdain_n to_o dwell_v in_o we_o renew_v our_o spirit_n and_o life_n and_o reestablish_v we_o again_o in_o our_o first_o integrity_n and_o pureness_n wherein_o thou_o creat_v us._n 22_o thou_o have_v heretofore_o reprove_v we_o and_o in_o reprove_v we_o have_v reject_v we_o and_o to_o say_v true_o thou_o have_v reason_v so_o to_o do_v for_o our_o too_o too_o intolerable_a iniquity_n have_v most_o strong_o provoke_v thou_o but_o since_o that_o we_o have_v now_o humble_v our_o selâ—es_n before_o thou_o and_o have_v do_v what_o so_o ever_o we_o may_v bethink_v we_o of_o to_o appease_v thou_o with_o all_o receive_v we_o to_o thy_o grace_n pour_v upon_o we_o thy_o benefit_n embrace_v we_o love_o as_o lose_a child_n which_o come_v again_o with_o weep_a tear_n to_o cast_v themselves_o into_o the_o arm_n of_o their_o father_n and_o merciful_o receyve_v our_o prayer_n and_o vow_n for_o they_o come_v not_o now_o o_o lord_n from_o our_o lip_n alone_o but_o even_o from_o the_o very_a bottom_n of_o our_o heart_n the_o song_n of_o ezechias_n take_v out_o of_o the_o prophecy_n of_o isaiah_n chap._n 38._o i_o be_o dry_v up_o with_o very_a sorrow_n and_o grief_n and_o i_o breathe_v out_o the_o very_a last_o sigh_n of_o my_o life_n and_o when_o my_o spirit_n launch_v out_o with_o dolour_n i_o think_v it_o begin_v to_o cry_v out_o after_o this_o manner_n what_o must_v i_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o my_o day_n descend_v into_o the_o pit_n be_v the_o flower_n of_o my_o youth_n no_o soon_o hatch_v but_o that_o death_n must_v by_o and_o by_o come_v to_o gather_v i_o up_o and_o shall_v my_o bright_a and_o most_o clear_a shine_a day_n be_v convert_v into_o darkness_n o_o farewell_o then_o farewell_n i_o say_v most_o sweet_a light_n which_o hide_v thou_o from_o my_o eye_n for_o lo_o the_o night_n trayn_v i_o into_o dark_a and_o unknown_a cave_n and_o â—ens_n and_o send_v i_o a_o great_a way_n upon_o the_o earth_n even_o unto_o hell_n gate_n 2_o but_o tell_v i_o i_o beseech_v thou_o what_o shall_v become_v of_o the_o rest_n of_o my_o life_n whither_o shall_v the_o rest_n of_o my_o year_n fly_v o_o vain_a and_o deceytfull_a hope_n which_o nourish_v our_o mind_n and_o purpose_n and_o afterward_o leave_v they_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o their_o course_n i_o hope_v to_o have_v have_v a_o fair_a and_o white_a old_a age_n and_o dispose_v of_o my_o household_n to_o mitigate_v the_o discommodity_n thereof_o i_o build_v palace_n devise_v garden_n plot_n &_o get_v riches_n together_o to_o pleasure_v my_o child_n withal_o &_o tâ—_n make_v merry_a with_o my_o friend_n and_o so_o 〈◊〉_d and_o easy_o to_o spend_v the_o rest_n of_o my_o age_n in_o serve_v of_o god_n and_o do_v good_a unto_o man_n but_o i_o must_v now_o change_v my_o note_n and_o sing_v another_o song_n and_o
affliction_n have_v not_o thy_o tear_n and_o bitterness_n of_o thy_o sorrow_n otherwise_o mollify_v thy_o heart_n can_v thou_o benefit_v thyself_o no_o whit_n by_o the_o remembrance_n of_o thy_o misery_n past_a that_o thou_o may_v be_v humble_v so_o as_o thy_o humility_n may_v entreat_v the_o justice_n of_o god_n and_o conjure_v his_o goodness_n in_o the_o end_n i_o come_v to_o this_o and_o in_o revolve_v all_o these_o discourse_n in_o my_o brain_n i_o begin_v to_o raise_v up_o again_o my_o hope_n which_o the_o greatness_n of_o my_o sin_n have_v utter_o benumb_v het_n and_o thus_o i_o say_v within_o myself_o the_o lord_n have_v yet_o show_v i_o great_a favour_n and_o grace_n in_o that_o he_o have_v not_o utter_o cast_v i_o off_o but_o have_v give_v i_o my_o voice_n to_o call_v upon_o he_o for_o mercy_n for_o a_o man_n shall_v at_o last_o find_v always_o pity_n and_o compassion_n in_o he_o if_o so_o be_v he_o will_v patient_o attend_v his_o good_a pleasure_n and_o leisure_n the_o sun_n neither_o rise_v nor_o fall_v but_o it_o see_v his_o mercy_n his_o goodness_n spread_v itself_o over_o all_o the_o earth_n neither_o be_v there_o any_o corner_n thereof_o which_o bear_v not_o his_o mark_n and_o furthermore_o i_o say_v that_o the_o sun_n shine_v not_o but_o to_o be_v see_v and_o to_o cause_n to_o see_v o_o lord_n our_o god_n how_o great_a be_v thy_o goodness_n how_o assure_v be_v thy_o aid_n how_o certain_a be_v thy_o word_n and_o how_o infallible_a thy_o promise_n as_o for_o myself_o i_o will_v trust_v in_o none_o but_o in_o thou_o and_o if_o so_o be_v i_o may_v have_v thy_o grace_n and_o favour_n for_o my_o portion_n i_o care_v for_o none_o of_o the_o rest_n my_o soul_n be_v full_o resolve_v hereof_o and_o do_v feel_v it_o say_v unto_o my_o conscience_n that_o she_o put_v all_o her_o trust_n in_o thou_o and_o lay_v up_o her_o salvation_n in_o thy_o hand_n thet._n how_o can_v she_o do_v better_o for_o god_n never_o halt_v with_o they_o which_o put_v their_o trust_n in_o he_o for_o at_o one_o time_n or_o another_o either_o early_a or_o late_o he_o have_v show_v they_o that_o his_o goodness_n be_v infallible_a and_o that_o the_o hart_n which_o seek_v it_o findeth_z it_o far_o or_o near_o and_o that_o the_o soul_n which_o desire_v it_o obtain_v in_o either_o soon_o or_o late_a we_o must_v therefore_o wait_v for_o it_o patient_o and_o not_o murmur_v if_o god_n come_v not_o unto_o we_o at_o the_o first_o call_v let_v we_o hold_v our_o peace_n and_o let_v he_o do_v it_o and_o he_o will_v in_o the_o end_n do_v that_o which_o she_o shall_v see_v to_o be_v most_o for_o his_o glory_n &_o most_o necessary_a for_o our_o salvation_n for_o great_a thing_n be_v not_o bring_v to_o pass_v nor_o make_v perfect_a but_o with_o patience_n and_o long_o suffer_v and_o let_v we_o not_o despair_n if_o so_o be_v thing_n fall_v not_o out_o as_o we_o will_v wish_v at_o the_o first_o chop_n for_o he_o do_v nothing_o but_o for_o our_o good_a for_o as_o he_o be_v almighty_a so_o be_v he_o also_o only_o good_a and_o as_o he_o be_v only_o good_a so_o be_v he_o also_o only_o wise_a and_o that_o which_o we_o think_v many_o time_n to_o be_v most_o against_o we_o be_v most_o profitable_a for_o we_o and_o the_o wholesome_a medecine_n be_v common_o most_o bitter_a believe_v i_o it_o be_v a_o good_a thing_n for_o a_o man_n a_o little_a to_o bear_v the_o yoke_n in_o his_o youth_n that_o be_v to_o say_v to_o have_v affliction_n which_o may_v somewhat_o bow_v and_o bend_v his_o neck_n and_o abate_v his_o pride_n jod._n let_v a_o wise_a man_n therefore_o which_o fee_v himself_o fall_v into_o any_o great_a calamity_n be_v quiet_a and_o say_v nothing_o but_o patient_o bear_v his_o yoke_n and_o the_o more_o that_o his_o misery_n increase_v let_v he_o be_v the_o more_o courageous_a and_o yet_o nevertheless_o let_v he_o lift_v up_o his_o eye_n unto_o heaven_n and_o cry_v god_n mercy_n and_o imagine_v thus_o with_o himself_o that_o it_o can_v not_o be_v but_o that_o he_o have_v do_v amiss_o see_v that_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n do_v so_o visit_v he_o let_v he_o prostrate_v himself_o upon_o the_o ground_n and_o clothe_v himself_o with_o sack_n and_o cast_v ash_n on_o his_o head_n to_o see_v if_o he_o can_v any_o way_n appease_v the_o wrath_n of_o god_n and_o although_o he_o have_v no_o hope_n thereof_o yet_o let_v he_o quiet_v himself_o and_o let_v he_o patient_o bear_v the_o injury_n that_o be_v do_v he_o offer_v his_o cheek_n to_o he_o that_o will_v strike_v he_o and_o satisfy_v himself_o as_o well_o with_o reproach_n as_o another_o man_n will_v fill_v himself_o with_o bread_n coph_n and_o why_o so_o forsooth_o because_o he_o right_o well_o know_v that_o god_n will_v in_o the_o end_n appease_v his_o wrath_n and_o that_o after_o that_o man_n shall_v have_v drive_v he_o to_o the_o ground_n that_o god_n will_v take_v he_o up_o in_o his_o lap_n and_o although_o he_o let_v he_o alone_o for_o once_o yet_o will_v he_o in_o the_o end_n have_v compassion_n 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