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ezek._n 36.31_o you_o shall_v remember_v your_o way_n and_o your_o do_n that_o be_v not_o good_a and_o shall_v loathe_v yourselves_o in_o your_o own_o sight_n etc._n etc._n and_o when_o shall_v this_o be_v but_o when_o god_n will_v save_v they_o from_o all_o their_o uncleanness_n as_o appear_v v_o 25._o yet_o notwithstanding_o this_o there_o remain_v such_o dregs_o of_o corruption_n unpurged_a out_o of_o the_o best_a that_o satan_n find_v it_o not_o impossible_a to_o make_v the_o manifestation_n of_o god_n love_v a_o occasion_n of_o pride_n to_o the_o christian_a and_o true_o god_n let_v we_o see_v our_o proneness_n to_o this_o sin_n in_o the_o short_a stay_n he_o make_v when_o he_o come_v with_o any_o great_a discovery_n of_o his_o love_n the_o comforter_n it_o be_v true_a abide_v for_o ever_o in_o the_o saint_n bosom_n but_o his_o joy_n they_o come_v and_o be_v go_v again_o quick_o they_o be_v as_o exceed_n with_o which_o he_o feast_v the_o believer_n but_o the_o cloth_n be_v soon_o 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