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heart_n prou._n 23_o 26._o my_o son_n give_v i_o thou_o hear_v her_o authority_n may_v command_v it_o her_o beauty_n may_v rob_v it_o but_o her_o modesty_n and_o love_n do_v friendly_a desire_n it_o i_o will_v not_o have_v my_o discourse_n fall_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o ungodly_a for_o wickedness_n proceed_v from_o the_o wicked_a as_o say_v the_o proverb_n of_o the_o ancient_n 1_o sam._n 24._o 13._o but_o if_o i_o be_v to_o speak_v to_o ungodly_a sinner_n o_o lord_n open_a my_o close_a lip_n then_o shall_v i_o teach_v transgressor_n thy_o way_n and_o sinner_n shall_v be_v convert_v unto_o thou_o psal._n 51._o 13._o i_o will_v show_v they_o what_o i_o have_v yet_o to_o add_v in_o the_o behalf_n of_o lovely_a holiness_n i_o will_v sing_v to_o my_o belove_a a_o song_n of_o my_o well_o belove_a but_o the_o allure_a subject_n the_o kindness_n i_o owe_v to_o godliness_n with_o the_o respect_n i_o have_v for_o all_o that_o love_n &_o serve_v she_o invite_v i_o to_o speak_v what_o i_o know_v and_o therefore_o beside_o all_o the_o allure_a motive_n to_o godliness_n mention_v in_o the_o explication_n i_o add_v these_o thing_n to_o be_v consider_v wherein_o she_o excel_v all_o her_o companion_n her_o rival_n and_o all_o that_o will_v partake_v with_o she_o in_o our_o affection_n and_o i_o shall_v but_o point_v at_o some_o head_n leave_v room_n for_o the_o godly_a soul_n to_o enlarge_v in_o its_o meditation_n upon_o the_o particular_n in_o consideration_n 1._o godliness_n bring_v the_o soul_n upon_o the_o great_a interest_n the_o interest_n of_o god_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o kingdom_n that_o can_v be_v move_v the_o crown_n that_o fade_v not_o away_o and_o the_o thing_n not_o see_v that_o be_v eternal_a that_o which_o eye_n have_v not_o see_v nor_o the_o ear_n hear_v nor_o have_v it_o enter_v into_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n to_o conceive_v even_o that_o which_o god_n have_v lay_v up_o for_o those_o that_o love_v he_o angustus_fw-la est_fw-la animus_n quem_fw-la 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away_o a_o garment_n in_o cold_a wether_n as_o vinegar_n upon_o nitre_n or_o as_o he_o that_o sing_v song_n to_o a_o heavy_a heart_n prov._n 25._o 20._o they_o may_v make_v it_o worse_o they_o can_v make_v it_o better_o a_o mean_a subject_n rent_n can_v bear_v the_o charge_n of_o a_o crown_n nor_o can_v all_o the_o imaginable_a affluence_n of_o worldly_a sensual_a pleasure_n the_o delight_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n fill_v up_o the_o account_n of_o a_o man_n happiness_n be_v not_o all_o thing_n worldly_a under_o a_o ancient_a curse_n for_o man_n sake_n and_o shall_v that_o which_o be_v curse_v make_v we_o bless_v the_o wisdom_n of_o solomon_n and_o who_o shall_v come_v after_o the_o king_n have_v
babylon_n dare_v he_o yet_o do_v it_o yea_o though_o he_o be_v very_o cold_a and_o never_o so_o much_o need_v to_o be_v warn_v and_o who_o among_o hypocrite_n or_o profane_a liver_n shall_v dwell_v with_o devour_a fire_n who_o among_o they_o shall_v dwell_v with_o everlasting_a burn_n isa._n 33_o 14._o in_o a_o word_n man_n must_v either_o say_v that_o it_o be_v a_o great_a unhappiness_n to_o be_v in_o heaven_n or_o that_o it_o be_v their_o great_a happiness_n to_o be_v more_o holy_a 2._o the_o pleasure_n and_o delight_n of_o holiness_n be_v of_o the_o high_a descent_n they_o spring_v from_o the_o rock_n of_o eternity_n and_o o_o how_o pure_a how_o wholesome_a how_o pleasant_a must_v they_o be_v the_o pleasure_n which_o god_n give_v his_o people_n have_v himself_o for_o their_o spring_n and_o life_n for_o their_o virtue_n psal._n 36._o 8._o 9_o with_o thou_o be_v the_o fountain_n of_o life_n 3._o they_o have_v the_o deep_a root_n and_o so_o farre_v in_o upon_o the_o soul_n as_o the_o 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satisfy_v thou_o at_o all_o time_n and_o be_v thou_o ravish_v with_o her_o love_n the_o word_n in_o its_o own_o language_n be_v eire_n thou_o always_o in_o her_o love_n if_o a_o man_n must_v play_v the_o fool_n let_v he_o do_v it_o lawful_o and_o if_o it_o be_v a_o error_n it_o be_v a_o innocent_a one_o to_o err_v with_o god_n approbation_n but_o the_o delight_n of_o wickedness_n be_v impure_a whorish_a and_o strange_a delight_n such_o as_o a_o man_n have_v in_o the_o company_n of_o a_o harlot_n and_o why_o will_v thou_o my_o son_n be_v ravish_v with_o a_o strange_a woman_n and_o embrace_v the_o bosom_n of_o a_o stranger_n prov_fw-mi 5._o 20._o 6._o the_o delight_n of_o godliness_n be_v secure_a and_o safe_a delight_n this_o follow_v from_o the_o former_a here_o the_o soul_n be_v ride_v of_o all_o fear_n of_o go_v too_o far_o there_o be_v no_o excess_n in_o those_o pleasure_n eph._n 5._o 18._o in_o wine_n there_o be_v excess_n but_o be_v fill_v with_o the_o spirit_n there_o be_v no_o 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