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fellowship_n be_v with_o the_o father_n and_o with_o his_o son_n jesus_n christ_n as_o it_o be_v the_o great_a grievance_n for_o a_o epicure_n a_o swinish_a brutish_a voluptuous_a luxurious_a man_n to_o be_v restrain_v from_o his_o cup_n wanton_a and_o sensual_a company_n and_o delight_n so_o it_o be_v the_o great_a grievance_n to_o good_a man_n to_o be_v withhold_v from_o the_o communion_n and_o society_n of_o saint_n from_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o holy_a ordinance_n and_o employment_n in_o holy_a exercise_n whereby_o they_o may_v honour_v and_o enjoy_v communion_n with_o god_n because_o they_o delight_v in_o god_n and_o count_v all_o other_o delight_n as_o insipid_a without_o relish_n while_o they_o want_v that_o intercourse_n with_o god_n which_o make_v all_o thing_n savoury_a and_o pleasant_a to_o they_o 2._o the_o end_n of_o a_o godly_a man_n life_n be_v to_o honour_n god_n and_o to_o promote_v the_o service_n and_o kingdom_n of_o jesus_n christ_n none_o of_o we_o say_v the_o 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may_v glorify_v he_o and_o enjoy_v he_o he_o be_v indifferent_a whether_o he_o do_v live_v or_o die_v he_o be_v affect_v so_o to_o christ_n and_o his_o love_n to_o he_o that_o in_o his_o farewell_n speech_n to_o the_o ephesian_a elder_n act._n 20.22_o 23_o 24._o he_o say_v and_o now_o behold_v i_o go_v bind_v in_o the_o spirit_n unto_o jerusalem_n not_o know_v the_o thing_n that_o shall_v befall_v i_o there_o save_v that_o the_o holy_a ghost_n witness_v in_o every_o city_n say_v that_o bond_n and_o affliction_n abide_v i_o but_o none_o of_o these_o thing_n move_v i_o neither_o count_v i_o my_o life_n dear_a unto_o myself_o so_o that_o i_o may_v finish_v my_o course_n with_o joy_n and_o the_o ministry_n which_o i_o have_v receive_v of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n to_o testify_v the_o gospel_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n it_o be_v the_o property_n of_o love_n not_o to_o seek_v its_o own_o thing_n 1_o cor._n 13.5_o but_o the_o please_a and_o serve_v he_o who_o he_o love_v and_o according_o to_o that_o he_o love_v he_o regard_v nothing_o so_o much_o as_o the_o gratify_n of_o his_o belove_a be_v willing_a to_o part_v with_o any_o thing_n which_o may_v be_v inconsistent_a therewith_o employ_v his_o faculty_n to_o the_o utmost_a act_n ad_fw-la extremum_fw-la virium_fw-la to_o the_o uttermost_a on_o his_o behalf_n love_n be_v affect_v we_o vnionis_fw-la a_o affection_n of_o union_n the_o soul_n of_o a_o lover_n be_v ubi_fw-la amat_fw-la non_fw-la ubi_fw-la animat_fw-la not_o where_o he_o breathe_v but_o where_o he_o love_v which_o make_v he_o long_o after_o his_o belove_a as_o david_n do_v psal_n 42.1_o 2._o as_o the_o hart_n pant_v after_o the_o water-brook_n so_o pant_v my_o soul_n after_o thou_o o_o god_n my_o soul_n thirst_v for_o god_n for_o the_o live_a god_n when_o shall_v i_o come_v and_o appear_v before_o god_n and_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n he_o be_v not_o content_a in_o exile_n or_o sickness_n when_o he_o can_v have_v opportunity_n to_o glorify_v god_n as_o on_o 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he_o to_o a_o open_a shame_n that_o they_o may_v tread_v under_o foot_n the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o count_v the_o blood_n of_o the_o covernant_a wherewith_o they_o be_v sanctify_v a_o unholy_a thing_n and_o do_v despite_n to_o the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n heb._n 6.4_o 5_o 6._o and_o 10.29_o yea_o those_o of_o who_o god_n give_v testimony_n that_o they_o do_v that_o which_o be_v right_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o god_n as_o do_v david_n yet_o even_o they_o fall_v so_o foul_o as_o that_o they_o lose_v the_o fruit_n and_o comfort_n of_o the_o spirit_n so_o as_o not_o to_o regain_v they_o in_o that_o degree_n they_o once_o have_v they_o of_o asa_n it_o be_v say_v that_o his_o heart_n be_v perfect_a with_o the_o lord_n all_o his_o day_n 1_o king_n 15.14_o and_o yet_o he_o put_v the_o seer_n in_o prison_n be_v in_o a_o rage_n with_o he_o for_o reprove_v his_o rely_v on_o the_o king_n of_o syria_n 2_o chron._n 16.7_o 10._o and_o even_o in_o his_o disease_n he_o seek_v not_o to_o the_o lord_n but_o to_o the_o physician_n vers_fw-la 12._o and_o hezekiah_n though_o he_o walk_v before_o god_n in_o truth_n and_o with_o a_o perfect_a heart_n and_o do_v that_o which_o be_v good_a in_o his_o sight_n yet_o when_o god_n leave_v he_o to_o try_v he_o that_o he_o may_v know_v all_o that_o be_v in_o his_o heart_n he_o render_v not_o again_o according_a to_o the_o benefit_n do_v unto_o he_o for_o his_o heart_n be_v lift_v up_o 2_o chron._n 32.25_o 31._o certain_a it_o be_v by_o david_n and_o other_o holy_a man_n example_n that_o god_n do_v sometime_o leave_v man_n to_o themselves_o for_o a_o time_n so_o as_o to_o fall_v into_o such_o sin_n as_o deprive_v they_o of_o the_o joy_n of_o god_n salvation_n and_o the_o establish_n virtue_n of_o god_n spirit_n so_o as_o not_o to_o be_v so_o active_a and_o constant_a in_o the_o exercise_n of_o godliness_n as_o former_o at_o least_o for_o a_o time_n else_o why_o do_v david_n pray_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n to_o my_o text_n restore_v unto_o i_o the_o joy_n of_o thy_o salvation_n and_o uphold_v i_o with_o thy_o free_a spirit_n and_o however_o the_o event_n be_v yet_o there_o be_v great_a danger_n of_o a_o utter_a loss_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n not_o only_o in_o respect_n of_o its_o comfort_n and_o motion_n but_o also_o of_o its_o inexistence_n and_o quicken_a virtue_n when_o man_n be_v so_o overcome_v by_o lust_n as_o solomon_n and_o david_n or_o fear_v as_o peter_n or_o other_o temptation_n to_o sin_n so_o foul_o as_o they_o do_v the_o reason_n whereof_o be_v because_o such_o sin_n do_v grieve_v and_o vex_v the_o holy_a spirit_n for_o though_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v not_o subject_a to_o humane_a passion_n yet_o the_o holy_a scripture_n as_o it_o ascribe_v repentance_n and_o some_o other_o affection_n of_o man_n to_o god_n so_o do_v it_o attribute_n grief_n to_o the_o holy_a spirit_n eph._n 4.30_o where_o it_o mind_v we_o that_o we_o grieve_v not_o the_o holy_a spirit_n of_o god_n whereby_o we_o be_v seal_v unto_o the_o day_n of_o redemption_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o effect_n that_o grief_n have_v in_o man_n which_o make_v he_o withdraw_v from_o that_o which_o grieve_v he_o and_o so_o say_v the_o book_n entitle_v the_o wisdom_n of_o solomon_n chap._n 1.4_o 5._o for_o into_o a_o malicious_a soul_n wisdom_n shall_v not_o enter_v nor_o dwell_v in_o the_o body_n that_o be_v subject_a to_o sin_n for_o the_o holy_a spirit_n of_o discipline_n will_v fly_v deceit_n and_o remove_v from_o thought_n that_o be_v without_o understanding_n and_o will_v not_o abide_v where_o vnrighteousness_n come_v in_o contraria_fw-la se_fw-la inuicem_fw-la expellunt_fw-la there_o be_v a_o contrariety_n between_o god_n spirit_n of_o holiness_n and_o man_n spirit_n that_o
love_v or_o yield_v to_o unholiness_n and_o therefore_o they_o consist_v not_o together_o and_o god_n do_v also_o just_o deprive_v person_n of_o that_o great_a gift_n of_o his_o spirit_n when_o they_o resist_v it_o when_o they_o vex_v it_o so_o as_o to_o make_v it_o become_v their_o enemy_n as_o prince_n take_v away_o their_o favour_n and_o office_n and_o honour_n which_o they_o have_v confer_v when_o they_o be_v contemn_v and_o abuse_v against_o they_o and_o therefore_o a_o penitent_a sinner_n be_v sensible_a of_o his_o danger_n deprecate_v the_o ablation_n of_o god_n spirit_n though_o deserve_v by_o his_o sin_n as_o david_n in_o my_o text_n which_o be_v the_o iii_o observation_n that_o a_o repent_v sinner_n be_v a_o earnest_a suitor_n to_o god_n for_o the_o continuance_n of_o his_o spirit_n to_o he_o it_o be_v the_o doleful_a expostulation_n of_o the_o people_n of_o god_n isa_n 63.17_o who_o have_v rebel_v and_o vex_v god_n spirit_n so_o as_o to_o make_v he_o their_o enemy_n vers_fw-la 10._o when_o they_o repent_v and_o discern_v their_o error_n and_o beg_v his_o return_n o_o lord_n why_o have_v thou_o make_v we_o to_o err_v from_o thy_o way_n and_o harden_v our_o heart_n from_o thy_o fear_n return_v for_o thy_o servant_n sake_n they_o at_o last_o find_v the_o miss_n of_o god_n spirit_n as_o that_o which_o yield_v they_o the_o great_a safety_n and_o chief_a happiness_n they_o find_v that_o they_o by_o their_o not_o cherish_v god_n spirit_n but_o unkind_a usage_n have_v drive_v away_o their_o best_a friend_n they_o see_v that_o by_o their_o security_n they_o have_v let_v in_o their_o great_a enemy_n in_o a_o word_n when_o a_o sinner_n have_v find_v his_o misery_n by_o act_v that_o sin_n which_o forfeit_v his_o interest_n in_o the_o guidance_n and_o assistence_n of_o god_n spirit_n he_o bewail_v it_o and_o fear_v leave_v a_o evil_a spirit_n shall_v possess_v he_o and_o bring_v with_o it_o seven_o more_o unclean_a spirit_n worse_o than_o itself_o when_o his_o house_n be_v empty_a sweep_v and_o garnish_v and_o dwell_v in_o he_o and_o so_o his_o end_n be_v worse_o than_o his_o beginning_n as_o it_o be_v matth._n 12.44_o 45._o and_o therefore_o he_o beg_v for_o the_o continuance_n of_o god_n spirit_n lest_o the_o unclean_a spirit_n possess_v he_o as_o it_o do_v saul_n david_n therefore_o so_o earnest_o here_o deprecate_v the_o loss_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n as_o remember_v what_o befall_v his_o predecessor_n saul_n which_o all_o penitent_a sinner_n shall_v likewise_o dread_v application_n now_o then_o it_o concern_v we_o all_o to_o prize_v the_o presence_n and_o virtue_n of_o god_n spirit_n in_o we_o as_o the_o great_a gift_n of_o heaven_n and_o to_o take_v heed_n how_o we_o forfeit_v it_o by_o our_o sin_n which_o if_o we_o have_v do_v let_v we_o by_o repentance_n bewail_v our_o forfeiture_n of_o it_o and_o beg_v of_o god_n the_o continuance_n of_o it_o notwithstanding_o our_o desert_n to_o be_v deprive_v of_o it_o we_o count_v the_o title_n and_o ensign_n of_o the_o favour_n of_o a_o king_n the_o robe_n and_o proclamation_n by_o which_o he_o honour_v a_o subject_a of_o great_a worth_n joseph_n and_o mordecai_n ride_v and_o clothing_n by_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n and_o persia_n be_v high_o account_v of_o and_o the_o loss_n of_o such_o advancement_n be_v terrible_a to_o haman_n and_o other_o and_o fear_v of_o like_a disgrace_n make_v man_n beg_v that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v deprive_v of_o they_o the_o have_v of_o god_n spirit_n be_v as_o the_o seal_n of_o god_n as_o a_o robe_n or_o diadem_n as_o the_o ensign_n of_o the_o order_n of_o the_o king_n of_o heaven_n as_o that_o which_o assure_v our_o instatement_n in_o the_o rank_n of_o noble_n which_o be_v as_o angel_n before_o god_n oh_o let_v we_o then_o value_v it_o far_o above_o all_o the_o ensign_n of_o favour_n and_o honour_n by_o which_o the_o great_a king_n on_o earth_n testify_v their_o respect_n to_o their_o favourite_n let_v we_o take_v heed_n of_o rebel_a and_o vex_v the_o holy_a spirit_n of_o god_n lest_o he_o become_v our_o enemy_n and_o sight_n against_o we_o if_o we_o have_v by_o sin_n endanger_v our_o loss_n of_o it_o let_v we_o beg_v earnest_o its_o restitution_n and_o take_v heed_n of_o security_n and_o remissness_n in_o sow_v to_o the_o spirit_n of_o barrenness_n and_o unfruitfulness_n in_o bring_v forth_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o spirit_n lest_o we_o lose_v its_o comfort_n and_o operation_n and_o our_o case_n be_v like_o saul_n that_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n depart_v from_o we_o and_o a_o evil_a spirit_n from_o the_o lord_n possess_v we_o for_o ever_o it_o be_v a_o very_a sad_a thing_n that_o any_o in_o mockery_n and_o scorn_n shall_v deride_v the_o work_n of_o god_n spirit_n especial_o in_o fervent_a prayer_n that_o any_o shall_v counterfeit_v it_o that_o any_o shall_v ascribe_v that_o to_o god_n spirit_n which_o be_v but_o their_o own_o fancy_n such_o profaneness_n and_o hypocrisy_n let_v we_o take_v heed_n of_o such_o fanaticism_n be_v just_o recompense_v by_o a_o be_v possess_v with_o satan_n in_o stead_n of_o god_n spirit_n but_o however_o we_o be_v free_a from_o these_o evil_n let_v we_o not_o content_v ourselves_o without_o the_o feel_n and_o experiment_n of_o the_o guidance_n of_o god_n holy_a spirit_n by_o the_o fruit_n of_o it_o mention_v gal._n 5.22_o 23._o by_o work_v out_o our_o salvation_n with_o fear_n and_o tremble_a let_v we_o beware_v that_o a_o spirit_n of_o slumber_n come_v not_o upon_o we_o that_o we_o do_v not_o by_o any_o sinful_a lust_n provoke_v the_o spirit_n to_o leave_v we_o and_o if_o we_o have_v endanger_v our_o loss_n of_o it_o oh_o let_v we_o not_o give_v rest_n to_o ourselves_o till_o by_o humble_v ourselves_o for_o our_o sin_n and_o by_o fervent_a prayer_n we_o recover_v its_o inhabitation_n its_o support_v and_o comfort_v presence_n which_o will_v stand_v we_o in_o great_a stead_n in_o life_n and_o death_n which_o the_o lord_n grant_v etc._n etc._n amen_o laus_fw-la deo_fw-la the_o power_n of_o true_a integrity_n part_n i._n the_o eight_o sermon_n proverb_n xviij_o 14._o the_o spirit_n of_o a_o man_n will_v sustain_v his_o infirmity_n but_o a_o wound_a spirit_n who_o can_v bear_v it_o be_v the_o immense_a munificence_n of_o the_o divine_a goodness_n to_o his_o people_n the_o jew_n that_o he_o not_o only_o give_v they_o the_o treasure_n of_o egypt_n but_o also_o the_o riches_n of_o heaven_n in_o such_o holy_a precept_n as_o he_o vouchsafe_v not_o to_o other_o nation_n so_o that_o in_o respect_n of_o true_a wisdom_n they_o may_v have_v exceed_v the_o egyptian_n or_o greek_n if_o they_o have_v apply_v their_o mind_n to_o observe_v they_o it_o be_v not_o altogether_o undeserved_o that_o pythagoras_n his_o poem_n be_v say_v to_o contain_v golden_a verse_n that_o other_o of_o the_o greek_a poet_n and_o philosopher_n be_v for_o their_o sentence_n and_o apophthegm_n magnify_v as_o wise_a above_o the_o common_a sort_n of_o man_n but_o none_o of_o they_o be_v comparable_a to_o solomon_n nor_o any_o of_o their_o say_n equal_a to_o his_o proverb_n among_o which_o this_o which_o i_o have_v pitch_v upon_o be_v very_o remarkable_a the_o spirit_n of_o a_o man_n etc._n etc._n the_o former_a part_n of_o which_o presuppose_v man_n obnoxious_a to_o infirmity_n which_o indeed_o all_o experience_n prove_v true_a he_o have_v infirmity_n of_o body_n in_o the_o outward_a sense_n many_o defect_n in_o the_o other_o faculty_n many_o imperfection_n not_o only_o his_o eye_n be_v dim_a his_o ear_n deaf_a his_o taste_n feel_v smell_a decay_n but_o also_o his_o memory_n fail_v his_o apprehension_n be_v shallow_a his_o invention_n dull_a the_o whole_a man_n be_v sickly_a wither_a and_o incline_v to_o corruption_n he_o have_v worse_a infirmity_n of_o soul_n ignorance_n of_o god_n of_o his_o will_n proneness_n to_o yield_v to_o seducement_n and_o temptation_n of_o satan_n unteachableness_n and_o untractableness_n passionateness_n inconstancy_n prevalency_n of_o lust_n by_o reason_n of_o which_o god_n say_v of_o the_o jew_n ezek._n 16.30_o how_o weak_a be_v thy_o heart_n see_v thou_o do_v all_o these_o thing_n the_o work_n of_o a_o imperious_a whorish_a woman_n both_o these_o sort_n may_v be_v well_o here_o mean_v sickness_n and_o sorrow_n error_n and_o fear_n and_o both_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v as_o burden_n which_o depress_v a_o man_n heaviness_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o a_o man_n make_v it_o stoop_v prov._n 12.25_o age_n and_o sickness_n cause_v the_o keeper_n of_o the_o house_n to_o tremble_v and_o the_o strong_a man_n to_o bow_v themselves_o fear_v to_o be_v in_o the_o way_n the_o grasshopper_n to_o be_v a_o burden_n desire_v to_o fail_v the_o silver_n chord_n to_o be_v loose_v the_o golden_a bowl_n to_o be_v break_v the_o pitcher_n to_o be_v break_v at_o
or_o despair_n of_o a_o good_a issue_n out_o of_o his_o temptation_n though_o he_o swim_v in_o rough_a water_n against_o the_o stream_n yet_o he_o keep_v up_o his_o head_n the_o knowledge_n of_o his_o purity_n the_o assurance_n of_o his_o witness_n in_o heaven_n support_v he_o with_o strength_n to_o undergo_v all_o his_o sore_n to_o refute_v all_o his_o adversary_n to_o conquer_v satan_n and_o to_o recover_v out_o of_o his_o fluctuation_n so_o as_o with_o great_a advantage_n to_o get_v safe_a to_o land_n and_o to_o improve_v his_o loss_n to_o a_o great_a increase_n of_o favour_n and_o acceptance_n with_o god_n and_o temporal_a prosperity_n saint_n paul_n even_o when_o the_o malignant_a jew_n come_v about_o he_o like_o bee_n and_o be_v prepare_v to_o sting_v he_o to_o death_n before_o their_o malevolent_a council_n bear_v himself_o up_o with_o this_o protestation_n that_o he_o have_v live_v in_o all_o good_a conscience_n before_o god_n to_o that_o day_n act._n 23.1_o and_o this_o make_v he_o bold_a before_o felix_n when_o he_o can_v say_v in_o truth_n herein_o do_v i_o exercise_v myself_o to_o have_v always_o a_o conscience_n void_a of_o offence_n towards_o god_n and_o towards_o man_n act._n 24.16_o when_o he_o reason_v of_o righteousness_n temperance_n and_o judgement_n to_o come_v before_o felix_n the_o governor_n and_o drusilla_n his_o wife_n which_o be_v a_o jewess_n he_o be_v without_o fear_n whereas_o felix_n who_o prisoner_n he_o be_v tremble_v vers_fw-la 25._o in_o a_o word_n though_o he_o have_v affliction_n as_o much_o as_o any_o yet_o in_o they_o all_o he_o rejoice_v in_o this_o that_o he_o have_v the_o testimony_n of_o his_o conscience_n that_o in_o simplicity_n and_o godly_a sincerity_n not_o with_o fleshly_a wisdom_n but_o by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n he_o have_v his_o conversation_n in_o the_o world_n even_o at_o that_o time_n of_o his_o trouble_n in_o which_o he_o be_v press_v out_o of_o measure_n above_o strength_n insomuch_o that_o he_o despair_v 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christ_n day_n so_o do_v the_o wise_a man_n of_o the_o east_n and_o in_o all_o that_o be_v make_v holy_a convert_v by_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n there_o be_v the_o same_o joy_n for_o the_o kind_n which_o be_v in_o abraham_n all_o with_o the_o same_o spirit_n of_o faith_n glorify_v christ_n though_o some_o with_o more_o enlarge_v heart_n than_o other_o in_o the_o effect_n of_o this_o joy_n praising_n god_n love_v christ_n and_o adhere_v to_o he_o there_o be_v the_o same_o mind_n in_o all_o the_o same_o hope_n the_o same_o expression_n though_o not_o to_o the_o same_o degree_n in_o all_o in_o some_o age_n the_o joy_n be_v more_o extensive_a then_o in_o other_o in_o
xxxi_o sermon_n preach_v to_o the_o parishioner_n of_o stanford-river_n in_o essex_n upon_o several_a subject_n and_o occasion_n by_o charles_n gibbes_n d._n d._n rectour_n of_o that_o church_n and_o prebendary_a of_o saint_n peter_n at_o westminster_n never_o before_o make_v public_a qvi_fw-fr seqvitur_fw-la menander_n non_fw-fr ambulat_fw-la in_o tenebris_fw-la loâ—â—â—â—_n print_v by_o e._n flesher_n 〈…〉_o most_o sacred_a majesâ—â—_n 〈…〉_o to_o the_o well-beloved_a the_o parishioner_n of_o stanford-river_n in_o the_o county_n of_o essex_n grace_n and_o peace_n from_o god_n the_o father_n and_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n be_v multiply_v in_o this_o age_n and_o nation_n abound_v with_o learned_a man_n and_o book_n of_o all_o sort_n especial_o in_o point_n of_o sacred_a theology_n i_o shall_v not_o have_v think_v any_o thing_n of_o my_o worth_n the_o press_n be_v conscious_a to_o myself_o of_o my_o own_o unfitness_n for_o that_o employment_n by_o reason_n of_o age_n and_o other_o 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because_o his_o compassion_n fail_v not_o 197._o psal._n lvi_o 13._o for_o thou_o have_v deliver_v my_o soul_n from_o death_n will_v thou_o not_o deliver_v my_o foot_n from_o fall_v that_o i_o may_v walk_v before_o god_n in_o the_o light_n of_o the_o live_n two_o sermon_n 217_o 235._o psal._n cxix_o 15._o i_o will_v meditate_v in_o thy_o precept_n and_o have_v respect_n unto_o thy_o way_n 251._o psal._n cxxii_o 1._o i_o be_v glad_a when_o they_o say_v unto_o i_o let_v we_o go_v into_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n 263._o psal._n xxxvii_o 4._o delight_n thyself_o in_o the_o lord_n and_o he_o shall_v give_v thou_o thy_o heart_n desire_n 275._o 1_o pet._n iii_o 13._o and_o who_o be_v he_o that_o will_v harm_v you_o if_o you_o be_v follower_n of_o that_o which_o be_v good_a 287._o psal._n xvi_o 11._o thou_o will_v show_v i_o the_o path_n of_o life_n in_o thy_o presence_n be_v fullness_n of_o joy_n at_o thy_o right_a hand_n there_o be_v pleasure_n for_o evermore_o two_o sermon_n 305_o 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