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have_v say_v it_o be_v in_o vain_a to_o serve_v god_n mal._n 3._o 14._o as_o sin_n become_v more_o delightful_a so_o duty_n become_v more_o burdensome_a cold_a and_o formal_a but_o a_o gracious_a soul_n that_o shall_v be_v heal_v be_v importunate_a with_o god_n and_o will_v not_o let_v he_o alone_o exod._n 32._o 10_o 11._o or_o let_v he_o go_v until_o he_o bless_v he_o gen._n 32._o 6._o the_o worse_a his_o condition_n be_v the_o more_o fervent_a his_o cry_n be_v the_o more_o his_o piety_n go_v down_o the_o more_o his_o prayer_n go_v up_o psal_n 6._o 2._o such_o a_o soul_n shall_v be_v heal_v who_o will_v be_v heal_v where_o he_o work_v to_o will_n he_o will_v work_v to_o do_v five_o be_v thy_o vital_n sound_v under_o all_o thy_o decay_n then_o thy_o consumption_n be_v not_o mortal_a be_v thy_o heart_n sincere_a thou_o can_v not_o hide_v or_o reserve_v iniquity_n but_o walk_v before_o god_n in_o truth_n thy_o desire_n after_o grace_n be_v not_o feign_v psal_n 17._o v._n 1._o thy_o love_n to_o god_n be_v not_o pretend_v lip-love_n but_o real_a thy_o faith_n and_o love_n be_v not_o whole_o go_v but_o maintain_v in_o the_o truth_n thereof_o though_o abate_v thou_o can_v not_o let_v god_n go_v but_o have_v a_o secret_a rest_n on_o he_o and_o resolve_v recumbence_n on_o his_o grace_n and_o faithfulness_n there_o be_v hope_n of_o that_o tree_n though_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v cut_v down_o that_o it_o will_v sprout_v again_o and_o the_o tender_a branch_n thereof_o will_v not_o cease_v job_n 14._o 7._o six_o if_o under_o all_o thy_o decay_n thou_o find_v a_o humble_a heart_n and_o contrite_a spirit_n thy_o backslide_n make_v thou_o lie_v low_a before_o god_n and_o to_o become_v more_o vile_a in_o thy_o own_o eye_n every_o day_n thy_o soul-poverty_n make_v thou_o poor_a in_o spirit_n also_o rate_v thyself_o beneath_o the_o least_o mercy_n and_o judge_v thyself_o unworthy_a of_o all_o that_o patience_n privilege_n and_o mercy_n show_v to_o thou_o thou_o do_v not_o fret_v 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