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mire_n in_o which_o it_o lay_v wallow_v and_o fill_v it_o with_o holy_a and_o heavenly_a meditation_n and_o contemplation_n of_o his_o rich_a love_n make_v i_o as_o to_o loathe_v the_o way_n of_o my_o own_o sinful_a heart_n which_o before_o i_o take_v pleasure_n in_o so_o now_o to_o be_v meditate_v on_o his_o law_n make_v nothing_o else_o delightful_a or_o pleasant_a to_o i_o but_o rather_o trouble_v and_o vexation_n of_o spirit_n teach_v i_o now_o that_o lesson_n to_o commune_v with_o my_o own_o heart_n and_o be_v still_o to_o be_v continual_o at_o least_o desire_v so_o to_o be_v as_o behold_v his_o rich_a love_n so_o my_o own_o vile_a wretchedness_n the_o which_o cause_v i_o to_o be_v so_o far_o from_o think_v any_o thing_n of_o myself_o as_o not_o to_o suffer_v such_o a_o thought_n but_o to_o be_v still_o as_o rather_o be_v ashamed_a to_o appear_v or_o speak_v except_o to_o my_o own_o shame_n now_o i_o find_v the_o slipperiness_n of_o man_n heart_n to_o be_v such_o as_o that_o he_o 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