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up_o to_o he_o he_o be_v merciful_a and_o full_a of_o compassion_n it_o be_v not_o thy_o temptation_n shall_v alienate_v christ_n heart_n from_o thou_o but_o rather_o work_v his_o heart_n to_o compassionate_v thy_o condition_n christ_n be_v so_o merciful_a as_o to_o distinguish_v between_o thy_o temptation_n and_o thy_o allow_v of_o it_o and_o delight_v in_o it_o as_o a_o tender-hearted_a husband_n will_v do_v in_o the_o like_a case_n about_o his_o wife_n suppose_v a_o woman_n shall_v be_v violent_o set_v upon_o by_o some_o wicked_a person_n and_o he_o shall_v be_v too_o strong_a for_o she_o and_o get_v she_o under_o he_o and_o shall_v abuse_v her_o body_n her_o husband_n come_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n and_o find_v she_o in_o the_o act_n yet_o when_o he_o behold_v her_o struggle_a and_o strive_v with_o the_o man_n to_o get_v from_o he_o and_o when_o he_o see_v the_o tear_n which_o drop_v from_o her_o eye_n about_o it_o do_v you_o think_v that_o this_o husband_n will_v put_v she_o 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and_o cast_v he_o off_o no_o sure_a but_o it_o rather_o wrought_v forth_o his_o heart_n towards_o he_o with_o the_o great_a pity_n and_o tenderness_n the_o bowel_n of_o christ_n wrought_v towards_o joshua_n all_o the_o while_n of_o the_o temptation_n and_o pray_v observe_v where_o and_o upon_o who_o do_v our_o saviour_n charge_v the_o guilt_n of_o the_o temptation_n be_v it_o not_o upon_o satan_n the_o tempter_n or_o joshua_n the_o tempt_n not_o a_o word_n speak_v against_o joshua_n but_o all_o the_o blow_n fall_v upon_o satan_n ver_fw-la 2._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o satan_n the_o lord_n rebuke_v thou_o satan_n even_o the_o lord_n which_o have_v choose_v jerusalem_n rebuke_v thou_o be_v not_o this_o a_o brand_n pluck_v out_o of_o the_o fire_n but_o it_o may_v be_v you_o will_v say_v when_o christ_n stand_v up_o so_o much_o for_o joshua_n it_o be_v at_o a_o time_n when_o christ_n have_v nothing_o to_o accuse_v he_o withal_o he_o have_v keep_v his_o garment_n pure_a and_o 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render_v he_o as_o bad_a in_o christ_n sight_n as_o bad_a may_v be_v yet_o all_o this_o be_v bury_v up_o in_o the_o bowel_n of_o his_o priesthood_n and_o then_o why_o shall_v thou_o not_o expect_v the_o same_o grace_n upon_o come_v for_o it_o for_o all_o this_o be_v to_o show_v the_o carriage_n of_o christ_n to_o his_o church_n for_o joshua_n be_v but_o a_o figure_n of_o the_o church_n then_o as_o it_o be_v new_o come_v out_o of_o babylon_n which_o come_v up_o to_o jerusalem_n with_o abundance_n of_o pollution_n cleave_v to_o she_o yet_o christ_n undertake_v with_o the_o father_n that_o in_o time_n he_o will_v present_v it_o a_o more_o glorious_a church_n for_o he_o wâ—uld_v cause_v her_o iniquity_n to_o pass_v from_o she_o and_o give_v change_n of_o garment_n to_o she_o and_o he_o will_v put_v a_o fair_a mâ—ter_n on_o her_o head_n ver_fw-la 5._o again_o be_v it_o the_o weakness_n of_o thy_o grace_n make_v thou_o to_o doubt_v oh_o look_v up_o to_o thy_o high_a priest_n jesus_n there_o be_v infinite_a compassion_n for_o thou_o under_o all_o this_o be_v dauâ—ds_n faith_n weak_a which_o sometime_o make_v he_o to_o cry_v out_o psal_n 73._o 26._o my_o flesh_n and_o my_o heart_n fail_v i_o and_o at_o another_o time_n i_o shall_v one_o day_n perish_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o saul_n and_o again_o when_o it_o drive_v he_o to_o feign_v himself_o mad_a to_o escape_v the_o danger_n which_o he_o fear_v may_v come_v upon_o he_o among_o the_o philistian_o yet_o christ_n have_v bowel_n for_o these_o weakness_n and_o this_o david_n can_v set_v to_o his_o seal_n that_o nothing_o of_o this_o nature_n have_v make_v a_o separation_n between_o he_o and_o christ_n for_o christ_n continue_v the_o same_o in_o bowel_n towards_o he_o as_o aforetime_o ps_n 103._o 2_o 3_o 4._o bless_v the_o lord_n oh_o my_o soul_n and_o forget_v not_o all_o his_o benefit_n who_o forgive_v all_o thy_o iniquity_n and_o heal_v all_o thy_o disease_n who_o redeem_v thy_o life_n from_o destruction_n and_o crow_v thou_o 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