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it_o do_v he_o ever_o break_v his_o word_n to_o his_o proselyte_n be_v he_o ever_o guilty_a of_o the_o least_o inconstancy_n be_v not_o all_o the_o promise_n in_o he_o 1.20_o he_o heb._n 1.20_o yea_o and_o in_o he_o amen_o wherever_o he_o be_v please_v then_o to_o assert_v a_o thing_n so_o plain_o wherever_o he_o be_v please_v to_o promise_v it_o so_o positive_o as_o he_o do_v that_o mourner_n shall_v be_v comfort_v there_o be_v no_o colour_n for_o doubt_v or_o question_v it_o in_o the_o least_o as_o come_v from_o the_o very_a truth_n itself_o and_o beside_o his_o word_n we_o have_v the_o mediatory_a office_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n to_o ascertain_v divine_a comfort_n to_o holy_a mourner_n a_o account_n of_o part_n of_o this_o office_n be_v set_v down_o in_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o 61st_o of_o isaiah_n some_o learned_a expositor_n and_o grotious_a for_o one_o will_v
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or_o exalt_v it_o to_o such_o a_o height_n as_o to_o make_v it_o so_o capable_a of_o the_o forementioned_a operation_n as_o to_o fill_v we_o with_o joyous_a and_o triumphant_a delight_n can_v be_v surprise_v to_o the_o intelligent_a for_o they_o know_v very_o well_o that_o where_o melancholy_a be_v predominant_a and_o due_o heat_v and_o invigorate_v by_o a_o sanguine_a temper_n or_o constitution_n very_o strong_a joy_n and_o even_o rapturous_a delight_n will_v result_v from_o it_o so_o 〈◊〉_d so_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d aristotle_n express_o affirm_v that_o it_o produce_v ecstasy_n and_o joy_n of_o mind_n and_o that_o too_o as_o he_o add_v 30._o add_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d probl._n sect_n 30._o with_o sing_v and_o when_o man_n may_v so_o overflow_v with_o joy_n as_o that_o their_o joy_n shall_v rise_v up_o into_o rapture_n and_o their_o rapture_n run_v out_o and_o spend_v themselves_o in_o sing_v must_v not_o the_o gratification_n they_o feel_v within_o be_v exceed_o 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