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be_v accompany_v with_o holy_a affection_n and_o renew_v desire_n of_o the_o same_o thing_n former_o in_o the_o same_o prayer_n request_v psalm_n 80.3_o cause_o thy_o face_n to_o shine_v upon_o we_o and_o we_o shall_v be_v save_v this_o say_n be_v thrice_o mention_v as_o v._o 3._o v._n 7._o and_o v._o 19_o so_o psalm_n 67.3_o 5._o this_o say_n be_v twice_o mention_v let_v the_o people_n praise_v thou_o o_o god_n let_v all_o the_o people_n praise_v thou_o 5_o when_o use_v to_o stir_v up_o our_o dulness_n psalm_n 107.8_o 15.21.31_o four_o time_n the_o prophet_n say_v o_o that_o man_n will_v praise_v the_o lord_n for_o his_o goodness_n and_o declare_v his_o wonderful_a work_n to_o the_o child_n of_o man_n psalm_n 47.6_o sing_v praise_n unto_o our_o god_n sing_v praise_n sing_v praise_n unto_o our_o king_n sing_v praise_n there_o be_v twenty_o six_o time_n mention_v make_v of_o the_o lord_n mercy_n endure_v for_o ever_o psalm_n 136.1_o to_o the_o end_n 6_o sometime_o the_o heart_n of_o a_o 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enlargement_n of_o heart_n and_o from_o a_o gracious_a quicken_v frame_n which_o if_o it_o be_v your_o petition_n will_v be_v free_a and_o not_o force_v pour_v out_o thy_o heart_n like_o water_n before_o the_o face_n of_o the_o lord_n lam._n 2.19_o that_o be_v thy_o petition_n will_v come_v free_o as_o water_v pour_v out_o thy_o lip_n will_v drop_v as_o the_o hony-comb_n which_o need_v no_o squeeze_v song_n 4.11_o they_o will_v be_v also_o pat_o and_o seasonable_a according_a to_o occasion_n wherein_o the_o heart_n oft_o will_v be_v put_v into_o a_o holy_a melt_a frame_n after_o this_o manner_n christ_n pray_v heb._n 5.7_o and_o such_o a_o frame_n of_o spirit_n be_v promise_v zach._n 12.10_o these_o enlargement_n the_o people_n of_o god_n have_v more_o often_o in_o closet_n prayer_n then_o elsewhere_o because_o they_o can_v there_o more_o free_o rip_v up_o their_o heart_n and_o can_v most_o insist_v upon_o those_o petition_n that_o will_v make_v the_o soul_n bleed_v and_o yern_v 3_o 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sometime_o have_v enlargement_n of_o word_n in_o prayer_n but_o never_o of_o holy_a affection_n as_o the_o face_n of_o god_n be_v hide_v from_o cain_n gen._n 4.14_o so_o from_o all_o carnal_a man_n as_o haman_n great_a misery_n be_v that_o he_o be_v cover_v from_o behold_v the_o king_n face_n esther_n 7.8_o so_o it_o be_v with_o these_o 2_o the_o godly_a mourn_n under_o their_o straitning_n isai_n 63.17_o why_o have_v thou_o harden_v our_o heart_n psalm_n 13.1_o how_o long_o will_v thou_o forget_v i_o o_o lord_n how_o long_o will_v thou_o hide_v thy_o face_n from_o i_o but_o wicked_a man_n be_v not_o sensible_a of_o their_o straitning_n because_o they_o never_o have_v any_o holy_a enlargement_n 3_o the_o godly_a be_v wont_a to_o rejoice_v in_o the_o remove_n of_o their_o straitning_n as_o a_o man_n that_o be_v a_o close_a prisoner_n be_v glad_a when_o he_o get_v his_o liberty_n psalm_n 6.8_o carnal_a man_n never_o have_v they_o remove_v therefore_o they_o can_v never_o rejoice_v 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15.28_o be_v you_o always_o abound_v in_o the_o work_n of_o the_o lord_n forasmuch_o as_o you_o know_v your_o labour_n will_v not_o be_v in_o vain_a 3_o the_o doctrine_n of_o doubt_v must_v needs_o fill_v the_o conscience_n with_o much_o anguish_n and_o anxiety_n a_o man_n that_o be_v condemn_v and_o have_v no_o way_n to_o escape_v but_o by_o a_o pardon_n must_v needs_o be_v in_o perplexity_n of_o mind_n till_o he_o know_v of_o his_o pardon_n so_o must_v the_o soul_n need_v be_v that_o see_v its_o own_o lose_a estate_n and_o know_v nothing_o of_o the_o pardon_n of_o his_o sin_n 6_o from_o experimental_a feel_n when_o i_o trust_v to_o a_o person_n promise_v to_o give_v or_o lend_v i_o any_o thing_n i_o know_v i_o trust_v to_o he_o and_o rest_n on_o he_o for_o what_o he_o have_v promise_v and_o shall_v i_o by_o faith_n rest_n on_o christ_n and_o know_v no_o such_o thing_n 7_o from_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o renew_a conscience_n for_o our_o spirit_n regenerate_v witness_v our_o good_a 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18._o we_o see_v it_o in_o devil_n who_o believe_v and_o tremble_v matth._n 8.29_o contrary_o filial_a fear_n have_v quiet_a of_o heart_n join_v with_o it_o the_o heart_n be_v never_o in_o so_o good_a a_o temper_n as_o when_o it_o be_v most_o fearful_a of_o sin_n act_n 9.31_o the_o church_n walk_v in_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n walk_v also_o in_o the_o comfort_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n mal._n 4.2_o unto_o you_o that_o fear_v my_o name_n shall_v the_o sun_n of_o righteousness_n appear_v 4_o those_o that_o have_v slavish_a fear_n will_v fain_o be_v rid_v of_o it_o 1_o king_n 22.26_o zedekiah_n go_v from_o chamber_n to_o chamber_n to_o hide_v himself_o the_o wicked_a in_o fear_n of_o god_n judgement_n call_v to_o mountain_n and_o hill_n to_o hide_v themselves_o revel_v 6.16_o contrary_o saint_n will_v still_o have_v the_o fear_n of_o god_n continue_v upon_o they_o nay_o if_o they_o find_v it_o decay_v they_o complain_v isai_n 63.17_o lord_n why_o have_v thou_o harden_v my_o heart_n 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plainhearted_a confession_n without_o any_o deceitful_a equivocation_n joh._n 9.29_o we_o see_v it_o in_o the_o blind_a man_n when_o his_o parent_n cunning_o evade_v he_o plain_o stand_v to_o christ_n 2_o in_o a_o meek_a carriage_n if_o man_n revile_v we_o and_o render_v we_o odious_a let_v we_o not_o think_v to_o quench_v wrath_n by_o wrath_n rom._n 12.20_o be_v not_o overcome_v of_o evil_a but_o overcome_v evil_a with_o good_a v._o 17._o but_o beware_v of_o man_n for_o they_o will_v deliver_v you_o up_o to_o the_o council_n and_o they_o will_v scourge_v you_o in_o the_o synagogue_n here_o be_v a_o second_o danger_n beware_v of_o man_n 1_v of_o ensnare_a man_n who_o by_o subtle_a and_o perplex_a question_n shall_v lay_v snare_n for_o you_o to_o
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not_o to_o defile_v himself_o with_o the_o portion_n of_o the_o king_n meat_n dan._n 1.8_o as_o also_o not_o to_o neglect_v a_o duty_n dan._n 6.10_o yet_o be_v sure_a that_o you_o be_v as_o much_o or_o more_o scrupulous_a in_o the_o weighty_a matter_n of_o the_o law_n matth._n 23.23_o by_o no_o mean_n to_o have_v the_o least_o hand_n in_o the_o violation_n of_o they_o 7_o let_v not_o the_o mind_n run_v too_o much_o upon_o a_o scruple_n for_o satan_n be_v wont_a to_o stir_v up_o a_o great_a fog_n and_o mist_n in_o the_o mind_n of_o some_o conscientious_a people_n and_o so_o to_o impress_v strange_a thing_n on_o the_o imagination_n by_o the_o mind_n still_o run_v thereupon_o though_o some_o be_v too_o far_o the_o other_o way_n that_o they_o will_v not_o so_o much_o as_o reason_n whether_o thing_n be_v right_a or_o wrong_n 8_o when_o we_o see_v scruple_n be_v needless_a and_o endless_a and_o can_v be_v take_v away_o with_o contrary_a reason_n let_v they_o forcible_o be_v lay_v aside_o at_o least_o till_o another_o time_n for_o sometime_o satan_n follow_v weak_a christian_n so_o close_o that_o they_o can_v no_o other_o way_n get_v out_o of_o they_o 9_o where_o we_o see_v the_o question_n we_o have_v in_o our_o mind_n be_v needless_a scruple_n wherein_o be_v no_o reason_n we_o may_v act_v against_o they_o and_o yet_o the_o conscience_n not_o be_v weak_a but_o strong_a 10_o in_o case_n of_o scruple_v let_v conscience_n speak_v out_o till_o it_o it_o have_v no_o more_o to_o say_v and_o beware_v you_o do_v not_o put_v a_o trick_n upon_o conscience_n by_o a_o cunning_a distinction_n if_o conscience_n put_v thou_o upon_o hard_a thing_n yet_o be_v sure_a to_o follow_v it_o act_n 20.22_o 23_o 24._o as_o it_o may_v be_v it_o put_v thou_o upon_o duty_n whereby_o thou_o shall_v lose_v some_o dear_a friend_n and_o procure_v some_o heavy_a enemy_n 11_o beware_v of_o pretend_v a_o scruple_n when_o there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n matth._n 22.16_o 17._o the_o herodian_o come_v to_o christ_n and_o pretend_v a_o scruple_n we_o know_v thou_o be_v true_a and_o teach_v the_o way_n of_o god_n in_o truth_n neither_o care_v thou_o for_o any_o man_n for_o thou_o regard_v not_o the_o person_n of_o man_n tell_v we_o be_v it_o lawful_a to_o give_v tribute_n to_o caesar_n or_o not_o in_o which_o question_n they_o only_o endeavour_v ensnarement_n if_o christ_n say_v it_o be_v lawful_a they_o will_v have_v render_v he_o a_o flatter_a timeserver_n because_o the_o jew_n hold_v general_o that_o the_o roman_n have_v violent_o subdue_v they_o if_o he_o have_v say_v it_o be_v not_o lawful_a they_o will_v have_v accuse_v he_o of_o treason_n against_o caesar_n thus_o to_o pretend_v a_o scruple_n be_v a_o act_n of_o gross_a hypocrisy_n and_o those_o that_o thus_o set_v up_o a_o stumble_a block_n of_o iniquity_n and_o come_v to_o a_o prophet_n to_o inquire_v concern_v the_o lord_n or_o his_o way_n the_o lord_n will_v answer_v he_o according_o ezek._n 14.7_o and_o i_o will_v set_v my_o face_n against_o that_o man_n so_o those_o jerem._n 42.5_o 6._o 12_o do_v not_o despise_v nor_o be_v eager_a against_o scrupulous_a person_n scrupulosi_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la rigidè_fw-la tractandi_fw-la say_v antoninus_n the_o casuist_n because_o this_o tenderness_n of_o conscience_n when_o it_o be_v real_a be_v a_o precious_a principle_n arise_v from_o a_o great_a measure_n of_o god_n fear_n and_o be_v a_o fruit_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o who_o it_o be_v though_o sometime_o through_o ignorance_n and_o injudiciousness_n it_o scruple_n where_o it_o ought_v not_o yet_o as_o in_o field_n where_o there_o be_v many_o brier_n thistle_n and_o thorn_n it_o argue_v there_o be_v good_a ground_n if_o it_o be_v well_o husband_v so_o a_o heart_n that_o conscientious_o scruple_n though_o often_o the_o scruple_n be_v not_o good_a yet_o they_o arise_v from_o a_o true_a fear_n of_o not_o sin_v against_o god_n they_o argue_v the_o heart_n be_v good_a yet_o a_o enlighten_v conscience_n other_o thing_n be_v like_a be_v better_a than_o a_o scrupul_a conscience_n 13_o sometime_o a_o scruple_n may_v be_v determine_v by_o a_o use_n of_o lot_n when_o a_o soul_n doubt_n which_o way_n god_n will_v have_v he_o to_o go_v yet_o he_o be_v so_o purge_v from_o self-endedness_a that_o he_o desire_v god_n may_v determine_v the_o matter_n act_n 1.24_o thou_o lord_n which_o know_v the_o heart_n show_v which_o of_o these_o two_o thou_o have_v choose_v 14_o to_o scruple_n in_o small_a thing_n and_o not_o in_o great_a matter_n be_v a_o note_n of_o a_o hypocrite_n matth._n 23.23_o also_o the_o jewish_a priest_n scruple_v the_o bring_v the_o thirty_o piece_n into_o the_o treasury_n be_v the_o price_n of_o blood_n matth._n 27.6_o yet_o they_o scruple_v not_o to_o shed_v