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come_v when_o thou_o shall_v go_v from_o chamber_n to_o chamber_n from_o one_o avoidance_n to_o another_o to_o hide_v thou_o and_o yet_o shall_v find_v neither_o covert_n nor_o defence_n alas_o who_o dare_v trust_v to_o the_o break_a reed_n of_o extreme_a sickness_n or_o age_n bruise_a by_o original_n but_o altogether_o break_v by_o our_o actual_a sin_n repentance_n be_v often_o unprofitable_a even_o in_o the_o best_a time_n and_o state_n of_o our_o life_n by_o reason_n of_o defect_n of_o a_o right_a intention_n &_o therefore_o we_o have_v good_a cause_n not_o to_o trust_v to_o this_o late_a and_o last_o time_n of_o repentance_n 12.17_o for_o if_o esau_n can_v not_o find_v repentance_n albeit_o he_o seek_v it_o with_o tear_n how_o reasonable_a may_v we_o suspect_v our_o extreme_a late_a seek_v for_o repentance_n not_o because_o true_a repentance_n be_v ever_o too_o late_o but_o because_o late_a repentance_n be_v seldom_o true_a as_o proceed_v rather_o from_o fear_n then_o from_o love_n from_o necessity_n rather_o than_o from_o willingness_n and_o desire_n rather_o outward_o pretend_v then_o intend_v from_o the_o heart_n lord_n turn_v to_o i_o and_o deliver_v my_o soul_n enlighten_v my_o understanding_n from_o this_o gross_a darkness_n free_a my_o desire_n from_o these_o massy_a iron_n fetter_n of_o â—inne_n that_o i_o may_v turn_v to_o thou_o in_o the_o seasonable_a time_n of_o sanity_n and_o strength_n and_o not_o defer_v the_o weighty_a work_n of_o my_o repentance_n until_o either_o by_o long_a custom_n of_o sin_n or_o by_o debility_n of_o body_n and_o mind_n i_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o think_v on_o thou_o verse_n vi_o i_o be_o weary_a of_o my_o groan_a every_o night_n wash_v i_o my_o bed_n and_o water_v my_o couch_n with_o my_o tear_n 1._o assurance_n from_o the_o justice_n and_o power_n of_o god._n 2_o justice_n require_v not_o a_o double_a condemnation_n 3_o the_o arraignment_n of_o a_o conscious_a soul_n 4_o when_o sin_n hurt_v us._n 5_o a_o true_a 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