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have_v compassion_n on_o thou_o say_v the_o lord_n thy_o redeemer_n and_o to_o this_o purpose_n david_n well_o acquaint_v with_o this_o matter_n pray_v forsake_v i_o not_o overlong_o 8._o this_o sort_n of_o desertion_n though_o it_o be_v but_o for_o a_o time_n yet_o no_o part_n of_o a_o christian_a man_n life_n be_v free_a from_o they_o and_o very_o often_o take_v deep_a place_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n they_o be_v of_o long_a continuance_n david_n continue_v in_o his_o dangerous_a fall_n about_o the_o space_n of_o a_o whole_a year_n before_o he_o be_v recover_v luther_n confess_v of_o himself_o that_o after_o his_o conversion_n he_o lay_v three_o year_n in_o desperation_n and_o common_a experience_n in_o such_o like_a case_n can_v make_v record_n of_o long_a time_n the_o manner_n god_n use_v in_o forsake_v his_o own_o servant_n be_v of_o two_o sort_n the_o first_o be_v by_o take_v away_o one_o grace_n and_o put_v another_o in_o the_o room_n the_o second_o by_o hide_v his_o 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judgement_n for_o as_o we_o can_v learn_v the_o one_o without_o observe_v of_o god_n mercy_n so_o we_o can_v attain_v to_o the_o other_o without_o mark_v his_o vengeance_n we_o must_v see_v always_o by_o the_o peculiar_a teach_n of_o god_n spirit_n how_o the_o lord_n punish_v in_o justice_n and_o yet_o in_o mercy_n in_o wrath_n and_o yet_o in_o love_n in_o rigour_n and_o hatred_n of_o our_o sin_n humble_v we_o with_o one_o hand_n in_o pity_n and_o compassion_n to_o our_o salvation_n comfort_v we_o with_o the_o other_o hand_n we_o see_v then_o how_o the_o prophet_n pray_v both_o to_o see_v they_o and_o to_o mark_v they_o we_o need_v teach_v this_o often_o because_o we_o dream_v so_o much_o of_o fatal_a necessity_n and_o of_o the_o connexion_n of_o natural_a cause_n or_o else_o because_o we_o can_v discern_v between_o the_o cross_n of_o the_o godly_a and_o the_o ungodly_a so_o that_o as_o the_o wise_a man_n say_v eccl_n 9_o 2._o all_o thing_n come_v alike_o to_o all_o man_n and_o the_o 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family_n and_o father_n 684_o chap._n 30._o how_o to_o profit_n and_o examine_v ourselves_o when_o friend_n forsake_v us._n 685_o chap._n 31._o of_o godliness_n and_o by_o what_o mean_v we_o must_v draw_v near_o to_o god_n 689_o chap._n 32._o of_o god_n free_a grace_n justice_n and_o mercy_n and_o how_o we_o may_v try_v our_o love_n to_o god_n 692_o chap._n 33._o of_o god_n wrath_n justice_n and_o mercy_n 695_o chap._n 34._o teach_v we_o why_o we_o be_v special_o to_o keep_v watch_n and_o ward_n over_o our_o heart_n 700_o chap._n 35._o where_o be_v teach_v how_o we_o must_v narrow_o watch_v over_o our_o heart_n and_o over_o our_o affection_n for_o many_o cause_n 703_o chap._n 36._o of_o hear_v god_n word_n 707_o chap._n 37._o of_o humility_n and_o pride_n 711_o chap._n 38._o of_o hypocrisy_n and_o hardness_n of_o hart_n 715_o chap._n 39_o of_o heresy_n and_o many_o corrupt_a kind_n of_o knowledge_n and_o how_o the_o devil_n pester_v the_o church_n with_o evil_a teacher_n 720_o chap._n 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