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that_o rejoice_v joy_n our_o heart_n eccl._n 2._o 24._o for_o as_o before_o he_o have_v bid_v they_o rend_v in_o sunder_o their_o heart_n so_o now_o he_o bid_v they_o to_o sow_v they_o together_o again_o and_o he_o himself_o do_v give_v a_o plaster_n to_o make_v they_o whole_a for_o evermore_o thus_o work_v repentance_n first_o by_o tear_n and_o then_o by_o joy_n as_o a_o woman_n that_o first_o groan_v and_o afterward_o laugh_v with_o her_o child_n in_o her_o arm_n and_o like_a to_o old_a jacob_n who_o go_v a_o long_a journey_n into_o egypt_n to_o see_v his_o son_n joseph_n and_o their_o first_o meeting_n be_v nothing_o but_o tear_n the_o reason_n because_o god_n only_o take_v away_o sin_n prou._n 29._o 6._o therefore_o our_o sin_n make_v we_o 1._o sorrowful_a when_o they_o be_v wanty_v to_o we_o as_o a_o burden_n to_o a_o horse_n back_o and_o then_o they_o rejoice_v we_o when_o they_o be_v take_v from_o we_o but_o sin_n be_v not_o only_a burden_n on_o our_o back_n but_o prick_v in_o 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