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heart_n will_v be_v as_o a_o burn_a fire_n shut_v up_o in_o your_o bone_n you_o will_v be_v weary_a with_o forbear_v and_o can_v still_v or_o smother_v it_o so_o but_o it_o will_v blaze_v forth_o jer._n 30.21_o deut._n 32.46_o jer._n 20.9_o oh_o if_o your_o heart_n be_v but_o boil_v with_o and_o indict_v of_o good_a matter_n within_o they_o will_v soon_o boil_v over_o into_o the_o sequacious_a member_n without_o you_o will_v be_v speak_v of_o the_o thing_n which_o concern_v the_o king_n and_o your_o tongue_n will_v be_v the_o pen_n as_o of_o ready_a writer_n psalm_n 45.1_o set_a your_o understanding_n then_o your_o will_n and_o your_o affection_n to_o this_o work_n 1._o set_a your_o understanding_n and_o conscience_n to_o this_o work_n unless_o thou_o know_v christ_n in_o thy_o mind_n how_o can_v thou_o confess_v he_o with_o thy_o mouth_n know_v he_o well_o and_o thou_o be_v not_o like_a to_o confess_v he_o ill_o make_v i_o o_o lord_n to_o understand_v the_o way_n of_o thy_o precept_n so_o shall_v i_o talk_v of_o thy_o wondrous_a work_n psalm_n 119.27_o understanding_n be_v a_o wellspring_n of_o life_n to_o he_o that_o have_v it_o and_o from_o his_o lip_n run_v the_o stream_n and_o violet_n of_o wisdom_n prov._n 16.22,23_o 13.10_o 1._o let_v these_o compare_n circumstance_n among_o themselves_o and_o confer_v they_o with_o the_o sacred_a end_n which_o god_n have_v charge_v you_o to_o intend_v here_o let_v christian_n prudence_n and_o conscience_n hold_v the_o balance_n with_o a_o even_a hand_n discuss_v the_o matter_n free_o by_o and_o determine_v they_o faithful_o according_a to_o the_o rule_n already_o give_v you_o and_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o you_o will_v discern_v your_o duty_n and_o discern_v your_o liberty_n and_o be_v direct_v upon_o each_o emergency_n when_o this_o confession_n will_v be_v of_o best_a expediencie_n for_o the_o edify_n of_o your_o brother_n on_o earth_n and_o for_o the_o glorify_v of_o your_o father_n in_o heaven_n 1_o cor._n 6.12_o 10.23_o 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