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delight_v ver_fw-la 47._o and_o i_o will_v delight_v myself_o in_o thy_o commandment_n which_o i_o have_v love_v ver_fw-la 70._o their_o heart_n be_v as_o fat_a as_o grease_v but_o i_o delight_v in_o thy_o law_n so_o paul_n rom._n 7._o 22._o i_o delight_v in_o the_o law_n of_o god_n in_o the_o inward_a man_n there_o be_v joy_n in_o the_o whole_a city_n when_o christ_n be_v preach_v act_v 8._o 8._o joy_n in_o the_o eunuch_n convert_v joy_n in_o the_o jailor_n act_v 16._o 34._o and_o when_o he_o have_v bring_v they_o into_o his_o hâ—use_n he_o set_v meat_n before_o they_o and_o rejoice_v believe_v in_o god_n with_o all_o his_o house_n great_a joy_n in_o rear_v the_o material_a temple_n great_a joy_n at_o the_o bring_n of_o the_o ark_n and_o celebration_n of_o the_o passover_n and_o such_o joy_n and_o delight_n be_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o all_o god_n people_n they_o do_v not_o only_o perform_v duty_n but_o delight_n in_o they_o as_o a_o man_n drink_v when_o he_o be_v dry_a eat_v when_o 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do_v god_n communicate_v to_o the_o soul_n out_o of_o this_o ordinance_n therefore_o mary_n choose_v the_o better_a part_n luke_n 10._o 42._o you_o may_v read_v her_o practice_n ver_fw-la 39_o she_o sit_v at_o jesus_n foot_n and_o hear_v his_o word_n prov._n 8._o 34._o bless_a be_v the_o man_n that_o hear_v i_o watch_v daily_o at_o my_o gate_n wait_v at_o the_o post_n of_o my_o door_n 2._o prayer_n be_v a_o sweet_a ordinance_n the_o saint_n have_v conference_n with_o ordinance_n 2._o prayer_n be_v a_o sweet_a ordinance_n god_n and_o feel_v much_o sweetness_n and_o delight_n come_v in_o therefore_o prayer_n be_v call_v incense_n leu._n 16._o 12._o and_o he_o shall_v take_v a_o censer_n full_a of_o burn_a coal_n of_o fire_n from_o off_o the_o altar_n before_o the_o lord_n and_o his_o hand_n full_a of_o sweet_a incense_n beat_v small_a and_o bring_v it_o within_o the_o vail_n numb_a 16._o 46._o and_o moses_n say_v to_o aaron_n take_v a_o censer_n and_o put_v fire_n therein_o from_o off_o 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in_o prayer_n what_o sweetness_n in_o hear_v what_o activity_n in_o meditation_n be_v your_o affection_n on_o the_o wing_n soar_v aloft_o to_o heaven_n do_v this_o joy_n quicken_v your_o spirit_n to_o a_o cheerful_a performance_n of_o duty_n and_o make_v the_o chariot_n wheel_n of_o your_o soul_n move_v swift_o then_o this_o be_v a_o spiritual_a joy_n whereas_o natural_a joy_n make_v a_o man_n heart_n dead_a in_o spiritual_a thing_n when_o man_n be_v full_a of_o worldly_a joy_n if_o you_o interpose_v some_o savoury_a discourse_n of_o god_n and_o his_o way_n those_o man_n who_o have_v fluent_a tongue_n before_o can_v say_v nothing_o they_o be_v as_o it_o be_v dead_a man_n their_o heart_n be_v as_o nabal_n as_o a_o stone_n within_o they_o six_o and_o last_o spiritual_a joy_n will_v support_v the_o spirit_n and_o bear_v up_o qual_a 6_o the_o heart_n in_o the_o want_n of_o all_o outward_a joy_n and_o pleasantness_n hab._n 3._o 17_o 18._o although_o the_o figtree_n shall_v not_o blossom_n 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