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thou_o shall_v bow_v themselves_o down_o at_o the_o sole_n of_o thy_o foot_n and_o they_o shall_v call_v thou_o the_o city_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o zion_n of_o the_o holy_a one_o of_o israel_n verse_n 13._o the_o glory_n of_o lebanon_n shall_v come_v unto_o thou_o the_o fir-tree_n the_o pinetree_n and_o the_o box_n together_o to_o beautify_v the_o place_n of_o my_o sanctuary_n for_o i_o will_v make_v the_o place_n of_o my_o foot_n glorious_a so_o verse_n 12._o for_o the_o nation_n and_o kingdom_n that_o will_v not_o serve_v thou_o shall_v perish_v yea_o those_o nation_n shall_v be_v utter_o waste_v so_o verse_n 3_o for_o the_o gentile_n shall_v come_v to_o thy_o light_n and_o king_n to_o the_o brightness_n of_o thy_o rise_n so_o isa_n 54._o 11_o 12._o oh_o thou_o afflict_a and_o toss_v with_o tempest_n and_o not_o comfort_v behold_v i_o will_v lay_v thy_o stone_n with_o fair_a colour_n and_o lay_v thy_o foundation_n with_o saphire_n i_o will_v make_v thy_o window_n of_o aggate_n and_o 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the_o people_n so_o do_v the_o angel_n guide_v moses_n 4._o moses_n stretch_v out_o his_o hand_n and_o the_o water_n be_v divide_v ver_fw-la 21._o 5._o the_o people_n go_v through_o the_o water_n and_o by_o that_o mean_n be_v deliver_v ver_fw-la 22._o 6._o the_o same_o water_n which_o be_v water_n of_o salvation_n to_o the_o israelite_n become_v water_n of_o destruction_n to_o the_o egyptian_n ver_fw-la 27._o 28._o but_o first_o we_o find_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n great_o distress_v this_o answer_n to_o the_o condition_n that_o the_o soul_n be_v in_o under_o the_o conviction_n of_o sin_n full_a of_o trouble_n and_o despair_a thought_n about_o his_o condition_n how_o often_o be_v the_o heart_n overwhelm_v and_o drown_v in_o horror_n not_o know_v what_o to_o do_v nor_o where_o to_o go_v to_o find_v any_o comfort_n what_o secret_a gnawing_n and_o pang_n of_o inward_a travel_n be_v there_o rove_a to_o and_o fro_o in_o the_o soul_n of_o one_o under_o the_o conviction_n for_o sin_n 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the_o jailor_n heart_n act_v 16._o 29_o 30._o who_o come_v forth_o tremble_v to_o the_o apostle_n cry_v out_o sir_n what_o shall_v i_o do_v to_o be_v save_v david_n be_v acquaint_v very_o much_o with_o this_o kind_n of_o trouble_n psalm_n 38._o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6._o for_o thy_o arrow_n stick_v fast_o in_o i_o and_o thy_o hand_n press_v i_o full_a sore_n there_o be_v no_o soundness_n in_o my_o flesh_n because_o of_o thy_o anger_n neither_o be_v there_o any_o rest_n in_o my_o bone_n because_o of_o my_o sin_n for_o my_o iniquity_n be_v go_v over_o my_o head_n as_o a_o heavy_a burden_n they_o be_v too_o heavy_a for_o i_o my_o wound_n stink_v and_o be_v corrupt_a because_o of_o my_o foolishness_n i_o be_o trouble_v i_o be_o bow_v down_o great_o i_o go_v mourn_v all_o the_o day_n long_o for_o my_o loin_n be_v fill_v with_o a_o loathsome_a disease_n and_o there_o be_v no_o soundness_n in_o my_o flesh_n likewise_o you_o may_v read_v act_n 9_o 6._o that_o paul_n have_v his_o part_n in_o this_o 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it_o arise_v from_o the_o egyptian_n march_v behind_o they_o with_o full_a purpose_n to_o ruin_n and_o destroy_v they_o exod._n 14_o 10._o the_o antetype_n of_o this_o type_n show_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o soul_n abovesaid_a distress_n which_o be_v the_o let_v in_o of_o the_o soul_n guilt_n of_o sin_n upon_o he_o which_o do_v like_o a_o huge_a army_n pursue_v the_o soul_n day_n and_o night_n and_o like_v so_o many_o devour_a lion_n with_o open_a mouth_n stand_v ready_a to_o devour_v the_o soul_n which_o make_v the_o soul_n as_o the_o jew_n do_v oftentimes_o to_o cry_v out_o for_o a_o grave_n to_o bury_v his_o distress_a body_n in_o judge_v death_n to_o be_v prefer_v before_o lâ—fe_n and_o the_o way_n to_o end_v these_o endless_a misery_n be_v to_o lay_v violent_a hand_n on_o life_n but_o that_o prove_v but_o a_o leap_v out_o of_o the_o frying-pan_n into_o the_o fire_n there_o be_v no_o trouble_n in_o the_o world_n like_v to_o this_o trouble_n a_o man_n have_v better_o stand_v in_o 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