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then_o he_o enter_v the_o house_n by_o cause_v the_o will_n to_o resolve_v of_o it_o he_o do_v not_o carry_v man_n like_o those_o herd_n of_o â—wine_n against_o their_o will_n but_o prevail_v with_o the_o will_n to_o resolve_v thus_o vers_fw-la 27._o hereupon_o satan_n have_v a_o commission_n carry_v he_o out_o and_o he_o must_v needs_o go_v who_o the_o devil_n drive_v so_o it_o be_v here_o the_o spirit_n in_o recall_v the_o soul_n will_v have_v he_o come_v back_o 1._o pâ—â—s_n in_o secret_a sweet_a live_a thought_n again_o and_o make_v the_o soul_n consider_v and_o remember_v from_o who_o it_o be_v fall_v or_o who_o the_o lord_n be_v 2._o then_o cause_v the_o will_n to_o resolve_v of_o a_o return_n and_o then_o he_o must_v go_v who_o the_o spirit_n draw_v psal._n 63._o 6._o david_n remember_v the_o lord_n on_o his_o bed_n though_o now_o drive_v from_o all_o ordinance_n hence_o vers_n 7._o under_o thy_o shadow_n i_o will_v rejoice_v hence_o vers_n 8._o my_o soul_n follow_v hard_a 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that_o when_o the_o heart_n â—aith_n it_o can_v be_v that_o ever_o your_o heart_n shall_v be_v better_o or_o the_o lord_n help_v it_o must_v be_v say_v the_o soul_n again_o and_o it_o be_v so_o i_o be_o not_o able_a to_o bear_v this_o evil_a for_o mercy_n must_v help_v and_o spirit_n must_v draw_v and_o hence_o the_o soul_n must_v come_v psal._n 42._o 7_o 8._o the_o soul_n think_v mercy_n can_v and_o be_v willing_a but_o will_v it_o why_o the_o lord_n command_v it_o when_o one_o way_n call_v in_o for_o another_o mercy_n must_v step_v in_o and_o hence_o my_o prayer_n be_v to_o thou_o now_o this_o necessity_n of_o
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