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flesh_n but_o thou_o devour_v thy_o brother_n thou_o abstain_v from_o wine_n but_o thou_o be_v full_a of_o violence_n and_o wrong_a wo_n to_o they_o that_o be_v drink_v but_o not_o with_o wine_n anger_n be_v a_o drunkenness_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o make_v it_o beside_o itself_o and_o so_o be_v sorrow_n which_o drown_v and_o drink_v up_o the_o understanding_n and_o so_o be_v fear_n which_o quite_o take_v away_o the_o spirit_n and_o so_o be_v every_o other_o passion_n which_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o put_v the_o soul_n out_o of_o its_o true_o natural_a temper_n fast_o therefore_o from_o all_o these_o for_o if_o thou_o still_o retaine_v thy_o sin_n thou_o do_v but_o pour_v thy_o tear_n into_o a_o tub_n with_o hole_n as_o ephraim_n syrus_n speak_v in_o this_o case_n and_o lose_v all_o thy_o labour_n as_o well_o as_o thy_o reward_n cap._n iii_o 1._o mourn_v and_o sad_a lamentation_n be_v another_o art_n of_o move_a god_n to_o pity_v they_o 2._o but_o very_o unsuccessful_a also_o though_o it_o be_v practise_v among_o they_o with_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o ceremony_n 3._o the_o true_a nature_n of_o godly_a sorrow_n brief_o open_v in_o many_o particular_n heap_v together_o 4._o the_o small_a hope_n that_o we_o can_v build_v upon_o such_o a_o waterish_a foundation_n as_o our_o tear_n which_o be_v show_v to_o be_v thing_n oft_o time_n of_o little_a worth_n 1._o and_o this_o will_v lead_v i_o to_o another_o thing_n which_o be_v usual_o a_o companion_n of_o their_o fast_n and_o a_o mean_n whereby_o they_o hope_v to_o insinuate_v themselves_o into_o god_n favour_n weep_v i_o mean_v wail_v and_o make_v lamentation_n for_o their_o sin_n which_o they_o be_v wont_a to_o do_v with_o no_o small_a sadness_n and_o with_o many_o doleful_a complaint_n as_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o that_o 7._o of_o zach._n 5._o give_v we_o to_o understand_v it_o be_v say_v of_o mordecai_n esth_n 4.1_o that_o he_o cry_v with_o a_o loud_a and_o bitter_a cry_n their_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o 3._o v._o be_v alter_v here_o into_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d weep_a be_v change_v into_o mourning_n and_o it_o be_v as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v to_o what_o purpose_n be_v your_o weep_n yea_o where_o you_o make_v a_o pitiful_a moan_n a_o lamentable_a deal_n of_o do_v most_o bitter_a complaint_n and_o pour_v out_o your_o tear_n with_o loud_a cry_n it_o be_v nothing_o at_o all_o to_o i_o god_n can_v by_o no_o mean_n be_v bring_v to_o a_o good_a like_n of_o their_o sin_n though_o they_o be_v content_a to_o be_v at_o this_o trouble_n for_o they_o and_o wash_v they_o out_o of_o his_o memory_n with_o their_o tear_n he_o can_v not_o be_v move_v to_o mercy_n with_o blubber_a eye_n and_o sad_a look_n and_o fearful_a scritche_n and_o owl_n like_o howl_n in_o the_o night_n of_o their_o affliction_n and_o there_o be_v as_o little_a in_o all_o the_o appendix_n of_o this_o weep_n which_o here_o we_o may_v reasonable_o conceive_v not_o to_o have_v be_v exclude_v such_o 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as_o they_o do_v to_o cause_v their_o voice_n to_o be_v hear_v on_o high_a not_o regard_v either_o their_o mournful_a howl_n or_o their_o clarnorous_a petition_n whereby_o they_o think_v to_o stir_v he_o up_o to_o help_v they_o and_o by_o the_o prophet_n jeremiah_n he_o tell_v they_o cap._n 14._o 12._o that_o when_o they_o fast_o he_o will_v not_o hear_v their_o cry_n for_o he_o that_o turn_v away_o his_o ear_n from_o hear_v the_o law_n even_o his_o prayer_n shall_v be_v a_o abomination_n prov._n 28.9_o if_o man_n will_v not_o hear_v god_n he_o will_v not_o hear_v they_o yea_o he_o can_v give_v ear_n unto_o they_o for_o the_o thing_n that_o they_o love_v and_o embrace_v be_v such_o necessary_a cause_n of_o the_o evil_n under_o which_o they_o groan_v and_o so_o inconsistent_a with_o the_o mercy_n that_o they_o desire_v that_o unless_o god_n alter_v the_o nature_n of_o thing_n or_o change_v the_o method_n of_o his_o proceed_n in_o the_o government_n of_o the_o world_n he_o can_v 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