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please_v with_o thousand_o of_o ram_n or_o with_o ten_o thousand_o of_o river_n of_o oil_n shall_v i_o give_v my_o first-born_a for_o my_o transgression_n the_o fruit_n of_o my_o body_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o my_o soul_n no_o he_o have_v show_v thou_o o_o man_n what_o be_v good_a and_o what_o do_v the_o lord_n require_v of_o thou_o but_o to_o do_v just_o and_o to_o love_v mercy_n and_o to_o walk_v humble_o with_o thy_o god_n these_o be_v the_o thing_n which_o he_o accept_v nay_o these_o be_v the_o thing_n which_o he_o design_v in_o the_o very_a ceremony_n of_o the_o law_n and_o in_o all_o its_o symbolical_a type_n and_o figure_n and_o these_o be_v the_o thing_n which_o christ_n our_o lord_n come_v to_o propagate_v and_o promote_v in_o all_o he_o do_v and_o suffer_v for_o we_o so_o constant_a have_v god_n be_v to_o himself_o and_o to_o the_o advancement_n of_o real_a goodness_n among_o man_n in_o all_o the_o age_n of_o the_o world_n before_o and_z under_z and_o after_o the_o law_n he_o 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our_o eye_n that_o we_o may_v timely_o understand_v and_o practice_v the_o thing_n that_o concern_v our_o peace_n then_o shall_v there_o be_v no_o break_n in_o nor_o go_v out_o no._n complain_v in_o our_o street_n and_o happy_a be_v that_o people_n that_o be_v in_o such_o a_o case_n yea_o happy_a be_v that_o people_n who_o god_n be_v the_o lord_n psal_n 144.14_o 15._o god_n of_o his_o mercy_n grant_v etc._n etc._n the_o second_o sermon_n psalm_n 68.28_o strengthen_v o_o god_n that_o which_o thou_o have_v wrought_v for_o we_o the_o whole_a verse_n be_v thus_o thy_o god_n have_v command_v thy_o strength_n strengthen_v o_o god_n that_o which_o thou_o have_v wrought_v for_o we_o this_o psalm_n as_o judicious_a man_n conceive_v be_v write_v by_o david_n when_o he_o remove_v the_o ark_n of_o god_n from_o the_o house_n of_o obed-edom_n to_o zion_n which_o may_v be_v the_o reason_n why_o it_o begin_v with_o these_o word_n which_o moses_n use_v on_o the_o like_a occasion_n namely_o when_o he_o 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and_o glorious_a solomon_n give_v of_o the_o glory_n of_o this_o world_n which_o he_o pronounce_v to_o be_v no_o better_o than_o vanity_n and_o vexation_n of_o spirit_n and_o that_o upon_o long_a and_o great_a experience_n and_o let_v the_o consideration_n of_o this_o teach_v we_o the_o emptiness_n and_o insufficiency_n of_o all_o this_o world_n can_v afford_v to_o we_o and_o this_o we_o can_v not_o fail_v to_o learn_v do_v we_o often_o reflect_v upon_o ourselves_o and_o serious_o meditate_v upon_o our_o way_n and_o consider_v how_o little_a of_o satisfaction_n arise_v even_o from_o lawful_a pleasure_n and_o how_o much_o less_o from_o those_o of_o sin_n which_o though_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v embitter_v yet_o can_v but_o be_v much_o abate_v by_o the_o very_a sin_n from_o whence_o they_o flow_v these_o thought_n will_v teach_v we_o to_o understand_v that_o god_n have_v form_v and_o design_v our_o soul_n for_o pleasure_n quite_o of_o another_o nature_n for_o spiritual_a and_o 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