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they_o do_v he_o promise_v also_o a_o new_a heart_n and_o spirit_n that_o they_o may_v be_v whole_o renew_v with_o grace_n 26._o verse_n 26._o a_o new_a heart_n also_o will_v i_o give_v you_o and_o a_o new_a spirit_n will_v i_o put_v within_o you_o and_o what_o a_o new_a heart_n he_o mean_v he_o open_v far_a in_o the_o word_n follow_v i_o will_v take_v away_o the_o stony_a heart_n out_o of_o your_o body_n i_o the_o stony_a hardness_n which_o be_v in_o your_o heart_n before_o cor_fw-la non_fw-fr carnale_a sed_fw-la carneum_fw-la cor_fw-la and_o i_o will_v give_v you_o a_o heart_n of_o flesh_n he_o mean_v not_o a_o fleshly_a but_o a_o fleshy_a that_o be_v a_o soft_a and_o tender_a heart_n to_o tremble_v at_o god_n judgement_n and_o believe_v his_o promise_n and_o obey_v his_o commandment_n so_o as_o before_o they_o do_v not_o indeed_o so_o it_o shall_v be_v when_o one_o be_v true_o convert_v unto_o god_n he_o shall_v find_v in_o he_o for_o spiritual_a matter_n what_o in_o regard_n of_o 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these_o few_o that_o shall_v be_v save_v of_o which_o seal_n when_o david_n by_o his_o fall_n and_o folly_n have_v even_o deface_v the_o stamp_n he_o pray_v so_o to_o have_v it_o again_o renew_v upon_o he_o in_o that_o psal_n 51.10_o create_v in_o i_o o_o god_n a_o clean_a heart_n and_o renew_v within_o i_o a_o right_n or_o settle_a spirit_n so_o be_v this_o the_o first_o and_o evermore_o a_o sure_a note_n of_o salvation_n a_o new_a heart_n but_o far_o for_o a_o second_o let_v we_o observe_v whether_o we_o keep_v aright_o a_o old_a remembrance_n i_o mean_v remembrance_n of_o what_o have_v pass_v of_o old_a our_o former_a way_n and_o work_n that_o be_v not_o good_a how_o but_o with_o a_o kind_n of_o shame_n &_o detestation_n of_o they_o 6.21_o rom._n 6.21_o and_o even_o judge_v of_o our_o own_o self_n for_o they_o as_o worthy_a of_o wrath_n for_o so_o be_v this_o give_v for_o a_o note_n of_o a_o right_a in_o christ_n to_o life_n to_o judge_v ourselves_o in_o ourselves_o deserve_v 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3._o i_o know_v my_o iniquity_n and_o my_o sin_n that_o be_v the_o bitter_a remembrance_n thereof_o be_v ever_o before_o i_o so_o must_v we_o with_o humble_a heart_n remember_v our_o former_a sin_n if_o we_o will_v have_v god_n to_o forget_v they_o since_o this_o remembrance_n will_v be_v a_o mean_n to_o break_v our_o heart_n and_o to_o keep_v we_o as_o it_o do_v s._n paul_n still_o humble_a 4.6_o 1_o cor._n 15.10_o jam._n 4.6_o and_o so_o capable_a of_o save_a grace_n this_o therefore_o be_v a_o second_o note_n but_o three_o will_v we_o have_v as_o it_o be_v god_n broad_a seal_n set_v upon_o we_o that_o other_o also_o may_v see_v and_o perceive_v that_o we_o be_v his_o servant_n who_o shall_v be_v save_v then_o see_v 119.59.60_o psal_n 101.2_o 119.59.60_o as_o what_o present_a care_n we_o have_v for_o reformation_n of_o our_o own_o life_n so_o what_o zeal_n withal_o to_o turn_v and_o draw_v other_o unto_o god_n who_o as_o ourselves_o of_o old_a or_o perhaps_o with_o we_o have_v go_v astray_o for_o so_o in_o ezech._n 18.30_o return_v viz._n yourselves_o but_o be_v that_o enough_o no_o but_o which_o will_v follow_v upon_o the_o former_a and_o cause_v other_o to_o turn_v away_o from_o all_o your_o transgression_n wherein_o they_o join_v perhaps_o former_o with_o you_o &_o you_o with_o they_o each_o provoke_a the_o other_a and_o so_o iniquity_n shall_v not_o be_v your_o destruction_n in_o which_o regard_n let_v we_o think_v it_o say_v to_o every_o one_o of_o we_o what_o be_v once_o to_o jeremy_n jer._n 15.19_o if_o thou_o return_v then_o will_v i_o bring_v thou_o again_o and_o thou_o shall_v stand_v before_o i_o and_o if_o thou_o take_v away_o the_o precious_a from_o the_o
mat._n 18.3_o except_o you_o be_v convert_v and_o become_v as_o little_a child_n that_o be_v humble_a &_o lowly_a in_o heart_n you_o shall_v not_o enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n first_o the_o pride_n of_o heart_n must_v be_v abate_v and_o all_o presumptuous_a conceit_n of_o our_o own_o sufficiency_n pull_v down_o yea_o vile_a and_o foolish_a must_n man_n become_v in_o their_o own_o esteem_n that_o as_o th'apostle_n speak_v they_o may_v be_v wise_a 3.18_o 1_o cor._n 3.18_o humble_a ere_o they_o can_v so_o much_o as_o enter_v this_o gate_n of_o life_n 7.9_o luc._n 18.12_o job_n 40_o 34_o psal_n 73.22_o micah_n 7.9_o as_o the_o publican_n and_o job_n as_o the_o prophet_n and_o the_o church_n in_o micah_n with_o sight_n of_o their_o own_o unrighteousness_n and_o vileness_n of_o their_o former_a disobedience_n and_o great_a unworthiness_n which_o diject_v and_o humble_v of_o the_o soul_n for_o as_o much_o as_o it_o go_v exceed_o against_o the_o hair_n of_o proud_a flesh_n and_o 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