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the_o wicked_a use_n against_o good_a man_n but_o if_o any_o man_n can_v rejoice_v in_o psalm_n and_o spiritual_a song_n if_o he_o can_v find_v a_o honeycomb_n in_o the_o word_n and_o with_o david_n can_v dance_v before_o the_o lord_n god_n forbid_v that_o i_o or_o any_o shall_v play_v michol_n to_o mock_v he_o nay_o i_o will_v say_v with_o moses_n i_o will_v all_o the_o lord_n people_n be_v as_o these_o be_v and_o take_v pleasure_n in_o these_o thing_n for_o thus_o we_o ought_v to_o be_v and_o i_o will_v say_v with_o paul_n will_v to_o god_n you_o will_v practice_v these_o thing_n which_o
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shall_v be_v as_o merciful_a and_o as_o true_a dealer_n as_o they_o will_v because_o they_o be_v guilty_a of_o ignorance_n and_o want_v knowledge_n to_o direct_v they_o herein_o yet_o now_o because_o knowledge_n be_v come_v he_o care_v not_o how_o unmerciful_a and_o deceitful_a man_n become_v nay_o now_o he_o take_v away_o mercy_n and_o truth_n and_o knowledge_n and_o all_o the_o reason_n be_v because_o we_o make_v no_o more_o precious_a account_n of_o knowledge_n we_o can_v be_v content_a to_o sit_v at_o home_n by_o the_o fire_n rather_o than_o to_o come_v abroad_o to_o hear_v or_o if_o the_o devil_n give_v we_o leave_v and_o we_o get_v so_o much_o mastery_n of_o the_o devil_n that_o we_o come_v to_o the_o sermon_n yet_o sleep_n
a_o promise_n it_o be_v rather_o pay_v to_o the_o promiser_n than_o to_o he_o to_o who_o it_o be_v promise_v as_o one_o of_o the_o father_n say_v god_n pai_v his_o promise_n to_o himself_o and_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o it_o most_o respect_v himself_o 3_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o promise_n be_v not_o present_o to_o yield_v the_o thing_n promise_v for_o if_o we_o have_v that_o we_o have_v not_o a_o promise_n of_o a_o thing_n to_o be_v perform_v but_o a_o performance_n of_o a_o thing_n that_o have_v be_v promise_v we_o stand_v in_o faith_n and_o receive_v in_o hope_n and_o whatsoever_o we_o be_v we_o be_v but_o one_o hope_n which_o be_v our_o tenor_n tenant_n and_o take_v up_o our_o possession_n of_o thing_n to_o come_v for_o our_o behoof_n our_o life_n say_v paul_n be_v hide_v with_o christ._n and_o it_o appear_v not_o â—aith_o john_n what_o we_o shall_v be_v but_o the_o best_a that_o may_v be_v make_v of_o the_o wicked_a be_v here_o to_o be_v see_v to_o the_o uttermost_a and_o see_v our_o life_n be_v in_o christ_n all_o that_o be_v on_o the_o stage_n of_o the_o world_n it_o be_v know_v who_o they_o be_v namely_o the_o wicked_a but_o whatsoever_o be_v the_o price_n of_o the_o godly_a it_o be_v yet_o hide_v in_o christ_n we_o have_v nothing_o but_o the_o hope_n of_o it_o now_o lest_o some_o shall_v say_v if_o we_o have_v nothing_o but_o in_o hope_n it_o be_v better_a to_o have_v some_o thing_n certain_a to_o they_o i_o say_v we_o do_v not_o speak_v of_o a_o promise_n from_o a_o man_n the_o apostle_n say_v the_o lord_n be_v faithful_a if_o the_o life_n of_o a_o christian_a be_v compare_v to_o a_o warfare_n than_o hope_n be_v our_o helmet_n ephes._n chap._n 6._o if_o it_o be_v compare_v to_o a_o seafaring_a than_o our_o hope_n be_v as_o a_o anchor_n which_o we_o must_v cast_v into_o the_o sea_n with_o they_o act._n chap._n 28._o to_o stop_v our_o ship_n in_o danger_n until_o the_o day_n appear_v last_o this_o be_v our_o stay_n god_n be_v faithful_a he_o have_v 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