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A81842 Forgetfulness of God the great plague of man's heart, and consideration one of the principal means to cure it. By W.D. master of arts, and once fellow of King's Colledge Cambridge Duncombe, William, fl. 1683. 1683 (1683) Wing D2600; ESTC R230969 274,493 513

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bone_n which_o thou_o have_v break_v may_v rejoice_v so_o psa_n 22.14_o 15._o what_o a_o sad_a lamentation_n have_v you_o i_o be_o pour_v out_o like_o water_n and_o all_o my_o bone_n be_v out_o of_o joint_n my_o heart_n be_v like_a wax_n it_o be_v melt_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o my_o bowel_n my_o strength_n be_v dry_v up_o like_o a_o potsherd_v and_o my_o tongue_n cleave_v to_o my_o jaw_n and_o thou_o have_v bring_v i_o into_o the_o dust_n of_o death_n so_o psa_n 31.9_o 10._o have_v mercy_n on_o i_o o_o lord_n for_o i_o be_o in_o trouble_n my_o eye_n be_v consume_v with_o grief_n yea_o my_o soul_n and_o my_o belly_n for_o my_o life_n be_v spend_v with_o grief_n and_o my_o year_n with_o sigh_v my_o strength_n fail_v because_o of_o my_o iniquity_n and_o my_o bone_n be_v consume_v but_o if_o you_o look_v into_o the_o 88_o psal_n the_o case_n of_o heman_n seem_v there_o to_o be_v far_o more_o sad_a because_o it_o be_v more_o constant_a and_o uninterrupted_a than_a david_n be_v vers_fw-la 14_o 15_o 16._o etc._n etc._n lord_n why_o cast_v thou_o off_o my_o soul_n why_o hide_v thou_o thy_o face_n from_o i_o i_o be_o afflict_v and_o ready_a to_o die_v from_o my_o youth_n up_o whilst_o i_o suffer_v thy_o terror_n i_o be_o distract_v thy_o fierce_a wrath_n go_v over_o i_o thy_o terror_n have_v cast_v i_o off_o they_o come_v round_o about_o i_o daily_o like_o water_n they_o compass_v i_o about_o together_o lover_n and_o friend_n have_v thou_o put_v far_o from_o i_o and_o my_o acquaintance_n into_o darkness_n and_o how_o pitiful_o do_v the_o church_n complain_v under_o the_o effect_n of_o god_n sharp_a displeasure_n as_o you_o may_v see_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o lamentation_n so_o that_o you_o may_v perceive_v by_o these_o few_o instance_n that_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n even_o on_o this_o side_n hell_n be_v not_o to_o be_v slight_v and_o if_o a_o drop_n or_o two_o light_n so_o heavy_a upon_o man_n that_o have_v such_o grace_n courage_n and_o fortitude_n to_o bear_v up_o 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