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and_o death_n for_o sin_n that_o this_o end_n may_v be_v attain_v gal._n 3.22_o and_o therefore_o feel_v of_o sin_n and_o death_n and_o misery_n be_v the_o mean_n must_v precede_v the_o other_o as_o the_o end_n and_o therefore_o as_o grace_n may_v be_v see_v by_o conviction_n of_o misery_n so_o the_o sweetness_n of_o it_o only_o can_v be_v feel_v by_o feel_a misery_n in_o this_o work_n of_o compunction_n quest._n but_o you_o will_v say_v what_o be_v this_o compunction_n and_o wherein_o do_v it_o consist_v this_o be_v the_o three_o particular_a to_o be_v open_v answ._n in_o general_a it_o be_v whereby_o the_o soul_n be_v affect_v with_o sin_n and_o make_v sensible_a of_o sin_n but_o more_o particular_o compunction_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o prick_n of_o the_o heart_n or_o the_o wound_n of_o the_o soul_n with_o such_o fear_n and_o sorrow_n for_o sin_n and_o misery_n as_o sever_v the_o soul_n from_o sin_n and_o from_o go_v on_o towards_o its_o eternal_a misery_n so_o that_o it_o 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to_o mercy_n levit._fw-la 26.40_o if_o first_o they_o shall_v confess_v their_o sin_n second_o humble_v themselves_o both_o which_o i_o know_v the_o lord_n must_v work_v than_o he_o will_v remember_v his_o covenant_n look_v as_o it_o be_v with_o a_o vessel_n before_o it_o can_v be_v fit_a for_o use_v it_o must_v first_o pass_v through_o fire_n and_o the_o earth_n and_o dross_n sever_v from_o it_o than_o it_o must_v be_v make_v hollow_a and_o empty_a which_o make_v it_o vas_fw-la capax_fw-la a_o vessel_n capable_a of_o receive_v that_o which_o shall_v be_v pour_v out_o into_o it_o if_o o_o brethren_n the_o lord_n have_v some_o vessel_n of_o glory_n which_o he_o prepare_v beforehand_o and_o make_v capable_a of_o glory_n rom._n 9.21_o 22._o if_o the_o lord_n do_v do_v not_o sever_v you_o from_o sin_n in_o compunction_n and_o empty_a you_o of_o yourselves_o in_o humiliation_n you_o can_v receive_v christ_n nor_o mercy_n you_o can_v hold_v they_o and_o if_o ever_o you_o miss_v of_o christ_n 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