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and_o plough_v up_o the_o fallow_a ground_n of_o your_o heart_n and_o sow_v not_o among_o thorn_n jere._n 4.3_o every_o man_n know_v that_o plough_v must_v go_v before_o sow_v so_o before_o the_o seed_n of_o grace_n can_v be_v sow_v in_o the_o heart_n the_o law_n must_v be_v urge_v to_o break_v the_o clod_n and_o unroote_v the_o weed_n 2._o hearer_n must_v receive_v this_o seed_n and_o retain_v it_o as_o the_o good_a earth_n receive_v into_o her_o furrow_n the_o seed_n and_o cover_v it_o and_o give_v it_o root_a it_o but_o with_o this_o difference_n that_o the_o earth_n receive_v seed_n but_o once_o a_o year_n but_o the_o heart_n must_v receive_v the_o word_n continual_o 1._o joh._n 3.9_o it_o be_v a_o note_n of_o one_o bear_v of_o god_n that_o the_o seed_n of_o god_n abide_v in_o he_o and_o the_o exhortation_n to_o every_o christian_a be_v that_o the_o word_n of_o god_n dwell_v plentiful_o in_o he_o that_o be_v 3.16_o abide_v and_o continue_v to_o increase_v else_o slender_a will_v 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16.9_o 2._o a_o pure_a and_o holy_a joy_n be_v more_o in_o god_n himself_o and_o jesus_n christ_n than_o in_o all_o holy_a and_o heavenly_a thing_n beside_o and_o in_o all_o other_o thing_n for_o they_o therefore_o the_o godly_a be_v say_v to_o make_v the_o almighty_a himself_o their_o delight_n job_n 27.10_o as_o the_o hypocrite_n do_v not_o neither_o can_v do_v it_o be_v a_o joy_n of_o salvation_n but_o in_o the_o god_n of_o our_o salvation_n that_o have_v cover_v we_o with_o a_o robe_n of_o righteousness_n esa_n 61.10_o a_o hypocrite_n may_v delight_v in_o holy_a thing_n but_o for_o novelty_n or_o vainglory_n in_o utter_v such_o knowledge_n as_o other_o have_v not_o or_o self-love_n or_o the_o like_a 3._o sound_v joy_n be_v more_o in_o the_o time_n and_o thing_n to_o come_v than_o for_o the_o present_a a_o hypocrite_n joy_n be_v for_o the_o present_a and_o in_o the_o present_a it_o be_v sudden_a as_o the_o text_n say_v incontinent_o it_o receive_v the_o word_n with_o joy_n and_o 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