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and_o ãâã_d after_o all_o his_o kindness_n and_o love_n to_o i_o ãâã_d i_o sin_n against_o he_o o_o how_o can_v i_o do_v ãâã_d against_o so_o good_a so_o gracious_a a_o god_n psal._n 97._o 10._o you_o that_o love_v the_o lord_n hate_v evil_a âe_z will_v cry_v ouâ_n in_o the_o hour_n of_o tempâatiââs_n this_o thy_o kindness_n to_o thy_o friend_n do_v ãâã_d thus_o requite_v the_o lord_n for_o all_o his_o kindââes_n â_o three_o as_o the_o love_n of_o god_n so_o the_o insecal_v evil_a and_o filthiness_n that_o be_v in_o sin_n keep_v ãâã_d the_o gracious_a soul_n from_o it_o rom._n 12._o 9_o âor_a that_o which_o be_v evil_a ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d
these_o will_v discover_v the_o falseness_n and_o rottenness_n of_o man_n heart_n can_v be_v doubt_v if_o yoâ_n consider_v that_o this_o be_v the_o fire_n design_v bâ_n god_n for_o this_o very_a use_n and_o purpose_n to_o sepâ_n rate_v the_o gold_n from_o the_o dross_n so_o you_o will_v finâ_n it_o 1._o pet._n 4._o 12._o belove_a think_v it_o ãâã_d strange_a concern_v the_o fiery_a tyral_n which_o be_v ãâã_d try_v you_o i.e._n the_o very_a design_n and_o aim_v â_o providence_n in_o permit_v and_o order_v theâ_n be_v to_o try_v you_o the_o design_n of_o satan_n be_v to_o dâ_n destroy_v you_o but_o god_n design_n be_v to_o try_v you_o uâ_n on_o this_o account_v you_o find_v the_o hour_n of_o peâââ_n cution_n in_o a_o suitable_a notion_n call_v the_o ãâã_d of_o temptation_n or_o probation_n rev._n 3._o 10._o ãâã_d then_o professor_n be_v sift_v to_o the_o very_a braâââearched_v to_o the_o very_a bottom_n principle_n tââ_n be_v the_o day_n that_o burn_v as_o a_o oven_n in_o which_o ãâã_d 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