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cause_n god_n to_o suspend_v divine_a grace_n this_o be_v certain_a that_o david_n by_o his_o fall_n have_v lose_v that_o presence_n and_o familiarity_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n with_o he_o which_o he_o have_v before_o his_o fall_n and_o therefore_o he_o pray_v psal_n 51.11_o take_v not_o thy_o holy_a spirit_n from_o i_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v so_o far_o depart_v from_o he_o that_o he_o be_v afraid_a of_o lose_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n quite_o and_o clean_o so_o in_o the_o twelve_o verse_n uphold_v i_o with_o thy_o free_a spirit_n he_o do_v not_o feel_v that_o power_n and_o presence_n and_o energy_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n in_o his_o heart_n as_o he_o be_v wont_a to_o do_v if_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n have_v take_v any_o offence_n and_o distaste_n at_o we_o by_o reason_n of_o any_o miscarriage_n of_o we_o that_o offence_n must_v be_v remove_v and_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n treat_v very_o kind_o before_o he_o will_v return_v again_o ezek._n 39_o last_o verse_n the_o lord_n promise_v there_o that_o he_o will_v no_o more_o hide_v his_o face_n from_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n for_o he_o have_v pour_v out_o his_o spirit_n upon_o they_o neither_o will_v i_o hide_v my_o face_n any_o more_o from_o they_o for_o i_o have_v pour_v out_o my_o spirit_n upon_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n say_v the_o lord_n god_n observe_v it_o god_n pour_v out_o of_o his_o spirit_n be_v a_o sign_n that_o he_o be_v reconcile_v to_o we_o it_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o reconciliation_n and_o we_o can_v expect_v that_o god_n shall_v pour_v out_o his_o spirit_n upon_o we_o so_o as_o that_o we_o shall_v find_v that_o free_a and_o familiar_a operation_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n in_o our_o heart_n till_o all_o thing_n be_v clear_a between_o god_n and_o we_o therefore_o the_o guilt_n of_o any_o sin_n lie_v on_o the_o conscience_n unpardoned_a may_v obstruct_v the_o communication_n of_o divine_a grace_n and_o may_v hinder_v that_o intimate_a familiar_a presence_n of_o the_o 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