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his_o name_n he_o reckon_v they_o among_o his_o jewel_n his_o peculiar_a treasure_n such_o honour_n have_v all_o those_o that_o be_v acquaint_v with_o god_n you_o see_v then_o the_o excellency_n of_o man_n above_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o other_o creature_n now_o if_o man_n fail_v in_o this_o which_o be_v his_o high_a excellency_n he_o will_v become_v the_o vile_a of_o creature_n every_o thing_n if_o it_o fail_v in_o its_o chief_a end_n and_o purpose_n and_o high_a excellency_n become_v base_a and_o of_o no_o account_n if_o salt_n lose_v its_o savour_n say_v our_o saviour_n it_o be_v good_a for_o nothing_o if_o man_n have_v lose_v his_o acquaintance_n with_o god_n he_o be_v
this_o be_v lay_v as_o a_o heavy_a accusation_n job_n 39.21_o for_o this_o have_v thou_o choose_v rather_o than_o affliction_n to_o choose_v iniquity_n rather_o than_o affliction_n be_v the_o great_a folly_n imaginable_a it_o be_v one_o great_a part_n of_o the_o misery_n of_o hell_n that_o they_o never_o cease_v from_o sin_v and_o this_o be_v the_o great_a misery_n on_o earth_n our_o be_v so_o much_o under_o the_o power_n of_o sin_n i_o appeal_v to_o any_o gracious_a soul_n that_o have_v the_o feel_n of_o the_o burden_n of_o sin_n what_o be_v its_o great_a trouble_n and_o sorrow_n be_v it_o not_o because_o of_o sin_n what_o be_v his_o secret_a moan_n to_o god_n be_v it_o not_o the_o sense_n of_o corruption_n oh_o wreathe_a man_n that_o i_o be_o who_o shall_v deliver_v i_o from_o the_o body_n of_o this_o death_n say_v paul_n rom._n 7._o he_o have_v be_v complain_v of_o the_o mass_n of_o corruption_n that_o do_v still_o press_v hard_a upon_o he_o and_o in_o the_o strong_a working_n of_o 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they_o out_o of_o his_o mouth_n behold_v i_o stand_v at_o the_o door_n and_o knock_v if_o any_o man_n will_v hear_v i_o and_o open_v the_o door_n i_o will_v come_v in_o and_o sup_v with_o he_o and_o he_o with_o i_o psal_n 68_o 18._o thou_o have_v ascend_v on_o high_a thou_o have_v lead_v captivity_n captive_a thou_o have_v receive_v gift_n for_o man_n yea_o for_o the_o rebellious_a also_o that_o the_o lord_n god_n may_v dwell_v among_o they_o be_v it_o not_o become_v then_o that_o man_n shall_v open_v when_o god_n knock_v he_o seek_v to_o dwell_v among_o the_o rebellious_a be_v it_o not_o fit_v that_o man_n shall_v enter_v into_o acquaintance_n with_o god_n when_o god_n do_v thus_o acquaint_v himself_o with_o man_n thus_o i_o have_v open_v to_o you_o the_o nature_n of_o acquaintance_n with_o god_n and_o evidence_v it_o to_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o man_n to_o acquaint_v himself_o with_o god_n let_v we_o now_o make_v some_o improvement_n of_o this_o truth_n use_v 1_o first_o be_v there_o 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more_o than_o be_v he_o to_o be_v admire_v that_o he_o humble_v himself_o to_o acquaint_v himself_o with_o man_n let_v we_o than_o be_v fill_v with_o admiration_n that_o god_n shall_v take_v we_o so_o nigh_o unto_o himself_o as_o psal_n 8.4_o what_o be_v man_n that_o thou_o be_v mindful_a of_o he_o or_o the_o son_n of_o man_n that_o thou_o shall_v visit_v he_o and_o joh._n 7.17_o 18._o what_o be_v man_n that_o thou_o shall_v magnify_v he_o and_o that_o thou_o shall_v set_v thy_o heart_n upon_o he_o and_o that_o thou_o shall_v visit_v he_o every_o morning_n man_n in_o the_o pride_n of_o his_o heart_n see_v no_o such_o great_a matter_n in_o it_o but_o a_o humble_a soul_n be_v fill_v with_o astonishment_n isa_n 57.15_o thus_o say_v the_o high_a and_o lofty_a one_o which_o inhahit_v eternity_n who_o name_n be_v holy_a i_o dwell_v in_o the_o high_a and_o holy_a place_n with_o he_o also_o that_o be_v of_o a_o contrite_a &_o humble_a spirit_n to_o revive_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o humble_a 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