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nor_o deceive_v any_o in_o death_n wherefore_o this_o must_v make_v we_o to_o love_v it_o also_o and_o if_o we_o compare_v this_o word_n with_o other_o vanity_n of_o the_o world_n and_o feel_v in_o it_o such_o joy_n and_o most_o special_o in_o death_n and_o in_o trouble_n and_o that_o when_o all_o fail_v this_o do_v minister_v sufficient_a comfort_n sure_o the_o persuasion_n hereof_o will_v move_v we_o pathetical_o to_o express_v our_o mind_n and_o say_v with_o the_o prophet_n oh_o how_o love_v i_o thy_o law_n it_o be_v my_o meditation_n continual_o then_o when_o our_o strength_n shall_v fail_v our_o breath_n draw_v short_a our_o friend_n depart_v our_o good_n country_n and_o life_n shall_v forsake_v we_o the_o word_n will_v be_v so_o sweet_a so_o dear_a and_o so_o precious_a that_o when_o all_o these_o be_v go_v this_o will_v yield_v we_o great_a comfort_n we_o have_v also_o learn_v here_o a_o further_a thing_n in_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o prophet_n who_o reason_v thus_o see_v thou_o 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overthrewe_v the_o egyptian_n misery_n be_v it_o not_o free_a mercy_n to_o save_v the_o israelite_n be_v it_o not_o the_o great_a grace_n of_o god_n to_o lead_v forward_a caleb_n and_o josua_n into_o the_o promise_a land_n when_o to_o so_o many_o he_o have_v deny_v it_o our_o saviour_n christ_n give_v thanks_n to_o his_o father_n as_o for_o a_o special_a mercy_n of_o god_n that_o he_o have_v reveal_v those_o thing_n to_o babe_n and_o little_a one_o which_o he_o have_v conceal_v from_o many_o mighty_a of_o the_o world_n if_o we_o consider_v how_o many_o be_v leave_v in_o ignorance_n give_v over_o to_o superstition_n and_o remain_v under_o the_o heavy_a hand_n of_o god_n what_o a_o mercy_n of_o god_n
long_o and_o loud_a prayer_n prevail_v not_o for_o such_o prayer_n cry_v loud_a in_o the_o lord_n ear_n which_o make_v a_o noise_n with_o the_o feel_n of_o our_o want_n and_o when_o though_o they_o continue_v to_o the_o fail_v want_n of_o our_o eye_n yet_o we_o mistrust_v not_o god_n for_o many_o either_o pray_v cold_o or_o pray_v zealous_o they_o become_v so_o dull_a that_o they_o cease_v to_o put_v their_o trust_n in_o the_o lord_n so_o that_o the_o corruption_n of_o our_o nature_n be_v either_o not_o to_o feel_v our_o want_n or_o if_o we_o feel_v they_o to_o despair_v for_o thy_o just_a promise_n here_o we_o see_v how_o the_o prophet_n pray_v not_o according_a to_o his_o own_o fantasy_n but_o according_a to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n reveal_v in_o his_o word_n when_o we_o desire_v any_o thing_n of_o god_n we_o must_v do_v it_o according_a to_o his_o promise_n for_o when_o we_o pray_v not_o according_a to_o the_o promise_n of_o the_o lord_n we_o wait_v upon_o our_o own_o fantasy_n 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