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also_o to_o do_v or_o else_o he_o will_v not_o so_o direct_o have_v speak_v it_o and_o will_v the_o do_v of_o it_o and_o lest_o any_o shall_v think_v he_o have_v somewhat_o with_o the_o most_o and_o grant_v too_o large_a a_o allowance_n unto_o christian_n thus_o always_o to_o rejoice_v to_o meet_v with_o that_o doubt_n and_o to_o make_v it_o clear_a that_o there_o be_v warrant_n for_o they_o so_o to_o do_v he_o say_v it_o again_o and_o speak_v it_o the_o second_o time_n double_v that_o speech_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v i_o will_v you_o to_o rejoice_v in_o the_o 128_o contra._n 116._o 128_o lord_n always_o in_o say_v whereof_o i_o have_v say_v nothing_o too_o much_o i_o know_v what_o i_o doâ—_n say_v i_o say_v nothing_o but_o what_o i_o have_v warrant_n for_o i_o will_v therefore_o say_v it_o again_o rejoice_v in_o the_o lord_n always_o and_o again_o i_o say_v rejoice_v but_o it_o be_v worthy_a the_o mark_v he_o do_v not_o will_n we_o to_o rejoice_v always_o in_o all_o thing_n 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justice_n and_o truth_n in_o the_o excellency_n of_o his_o wisdom_n and_o the_o absolute_a perfection_n of_o his_o skill_n as_o who_o know_v without_o all_o fail_a to_o make_v all_o thing_n beautiful_a in_o due_a time_n for_o 11._o eccles_n 3._o 11._o so_o perfect_a a_o workman_n be_v he_o as_o it_o skill_v not_o what_o matter_n and_o stuff_n he_o take_v into_o his_o hand_n to_o work_v upon_o refuse_v and_o rubbish_n that_o none_o other_o can_v tell_v how_o to_o put_v to_o any_o use_n he_o will_v improve_v to_o such_o a_o purpose_n and_o cause_n so_o well_o to_o serve_v his_o turn_n as_o the_o very_a perfection_n of_o beauty_n shall_v be_v see_v in_o that_o pass_a workmanship_n of_o his_o hand_n which_o he_o will_v make_v evident_a to_o be_v do_v by_o he_o and_o to_o be_v wrought_v upon_o the_o same_o for_o perfect_a be_v the_o work_n of_o the_o mighty_a god_n and_o all_o his_o way_n be_v judgement_n god_n be_v true_a and_o without_o 4._o deut._n 32._o 4._o wickedness_n just_a and_o 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to_o be_v humble_v for_o his_o original_a sin_n as_o well_o as_o for_o his_o actual_a 51._o psalm_n 51._o as_o in_o that_o penitential_a psalm_n compose_v by_o he_o be_v evident_a to_o be_v see_v so_o be_v it_o meet_v that_o when_o by_o mean_n of_o some_o gross_a sin_n late_o or_o last_o commit_v our_o conscience_n be_v so_o wound_v and_o our_o heart_n so_o pierce_v and_o smite_v through_o with_o sorrow_n and_o grief_n as_o there_o be_v no_o abide_n for_o we_o long_o to_o defer_v and_o put_v of_o our_o repentance_n and_o humble_v of_o ourselves_o before_o the_o lord_n for_o make_v our_o peace_n with_o he_o that_o we_o take_v occasion_n therefrom_o to_o survey_v and_o overlook_v all_o our_o way_n to_o cast_v over_o the_o day-booke_n of_o our_o whole_a life_n to_o see_v what_o item_n the_o lord_n have_v against_o we_o and_o what_o arrearage_n we_o have_v run_v into_o by_o our_o transgress_v his_o most_o righteous_a law_n and_o to_o go_v so_o far_o back_o in_o search_v and_o try_v our_o 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with_o scourge_n yet_o will_v he_o not_o take_v his_o mercy_n from_o they_o nor_o falsify_v his_o truth_n though_o for_o a_o time_n he_o may_v be_v angry_a yet_o will_v he_o not_o keep_v his_o 9_o psal_n 103._o 9_o anger_n always_o towards_o his_o child_n and_o unto_o this_o it_o have_v please_v the_o lord_n to_o bind_v himself_o not_o only_o by_o promise_n but_o by_o oath_n that_o his_o kindness_n shall_v never_o depart_v from_o he_o nor_o the_o covenant_n of_o his_o peace_n be_v remove_v from_o they_o which_o he_o will_v have_v they_o know_v be_v as_o sure_a to_o be_v perform_v as_o the_o oath_n which_o he_o have_v swear_v shall_v be_v keep_v that_o the_o 10._o isa_n 54_o 9_o 10._o water_n of_o noah_n shall_v no_o more_o go_v over_o the_o earth_n and_o if_o any_o man_n can_v break_v the_o covenant_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v make_v with_o the_o day_n and_o night_n that_o there_o shall_v not_o be_v day_n nor_o night_n 21._o jer._n 33._o 20._o 21._o in_o their_o season_n then_o may_v 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