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moses_n he_o beseech_v the_o lord_n very_o pathetical_o for_o leave_v to_o go_v into_o and_o see_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n but_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o harken_v unto_o he_o in_o it_o but_o he_o must_v die_v beyond_o jordan_n and_o what_o be_v the_o reason_n the_o lord_n tell_v it_o aaron_n and_o he_o because_o you_o believe_v i_o not_o 27.14_o numb_a 20.12_o &_o 27.14_o to_o sanctify_v i_o in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n by_o his_o sin_n at_o the_o water_n of_o strife_n a_o scandal_n be_v give_v unto_o the_o people_n reflect_v upon_o god_n himself_o and_o therefore_o when_o mention_n be_v afterward_o make_v of_o this_o sin_n and_o the_o sentence_n of_o god_n upon_o it_o as_o it_o be_v often_o note_v in_o the_o sacred_a
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13.5_o 6._o last_o all_o the_o interposition_n improbability_n difficulty_n or_o opposition_n which_o come_v betwixt_o we_o and_o our_o prayer_n by_o reason_n whereof_o we_o apprehend_v god_n hide_v from_o we_o and_o our_o prayer_n hinder_v do_v not_o make_v the_o least_o distance_n obscurity_n pause_n or_o impediment_n to_o the_o real_a presence_n or_o work_n of_o god_n to_o we_o or_o for_o our_o help_n 8.6_o help_n ps_n 73.23_o zech._n 8.6_o 4._o be_v content_a to_o stay_v god_n time_n for_o the_o issue_v of_o your_o prayer_n wait_v upon_o god_n with_o constancy_n and_o patience_n so_o the_o prophet_n 8.17_o isai_n 8.17_o i_o will_v wait_v upon_o the_o lord_n that_o hide_v his_o face_n from_o the_o house_n of_o jacob_n and_o will_v look_v
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that_o hate_v i_o that_o do_v magnify_v himself_o against_o i_o than_o i_o will_v have_v hide_v myself_o from_o he_o 21._o psa_fw-la 55.12_o 13_o 14_o 20_o 21._o but_o it_o be_v thou_o a_o man_n my_o equal_a my_o guide_n and_o my_o acquaintance_n we_o take_v sweet_a counsel_n together_o and_o walk_v to_o the_o house_n of_o god_n in_o company_n and_o once_o again_o in_o the_o same_o psalm_n it_o move_v his_o choler_n he_o have_v put_v forth_o his_o hand_n against_o such_o as_o be_v at_o peace_n with_o he_o he_o have_v break_v his_o covenant_n the_o word_n of_o his_o mouth_n be_v smooth_a than_o butter_n but_o war_n be_v in_o his_o heart_n his_o word_n be_v soft_a than_o oil_n yet_o be_v they_o draw_v sword_n this_o lay_v hard_a upon_o his_o spirit_n and_o vex_v he_o to_o indignation_n that_o one_o endear_v to_o he_o by_o so_o many_o oblige_a name_n and_o relation_n shall_v be_v the_o man_n against_o he_o and_o shall_v prove_v such_o a_o circumvent_a bloody_a reproachful_a and_o successful_a foe_n as_o in_o that_o psalm_n he_o be_v describe_v to_o be_v that_o embracement_n of_o he_o as_o another_o self_n jun._n secundum_fw-la aestimationem_fw-la mei_fw-la jun._n duxâ—mens_n jun._n familiaris_n mens_fw-la jun._n a_o man_n my_o equal_a or_o equal_v to_o myself_o advancement_n of_o he_o to_o high_a command_n my_o guide_n or_o general_n familiarity_n of_o company_n my_o acquaintance_n conjunction_n and_o trust_n in_o honest_a design_n we_o take_v sweet_a counsel_n together_o association_n in_o the_o same_o god_n religion_n and_o seek_v of_o god_n we_o walk_v unto_o the_o house_n of_o god_n in_o company_n union_n in_o the_o same_o league_n and_o covenant_n he_o have_v break_v his_o covenant_n the_o specious_a insinuate_a and_o egg_v pretence_n and_o profession_n hold_v forth_o by_o he_o the_o word_n of_o his_o mouth_n be_v smooth_a than_o butter_n soft_a than_o oil_n that_o all_o these_o engagement_n interveen_v not_o any_o nor_o all_o of_o they_o shall_v make_v 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26._o 2_o k_o ng_z 23.25_o 26._o he_o beseech_v the_o lord_n with_o extraordinary_a humiliation_n zeal_n and_o diligence_n his_o heart_n be_v tender_a he_o humble_v himself_o before_o the_o lord_n he_o rend_v his_o clothes_n and_o weep_v before_o god_n he_o send_v to_o inquire_v of_o the_o lord_n for_o himself_o and_o all_o judah_n by_o the_o prophetess_n hâ—ld_v ah_o e_o assemble_a the_o people_n publish_v the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n make_v and_o impose_v on_o the_o people_n a_o covenant_n before_o the_o lord_n to_o yield_v obedience_n to_o it_o he_o root_v up_o idolatry_n and_o sorcery_n he_o restore_v the_o temple_n and_o true_a worship_n of_o god_n he_o be_v in_o all_o these_o a_o peerless_a king_n like_a unto_o he_o be_v there_o no_o king_n before_o he_o that_o turn_v to_o the_o lord_n with_o all_o his_o heart_n and_o with_o all_o his_o soul_n and_o with_o all_o his_o might_n according_a to_o all_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n neither_o after_o he_o arise_v there_o any_o like_o he_o 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