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A87547
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A contrite and humble heart with motives & considerations to prepare it.
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Jenks, Sylvester, 1656?-1714.
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Wing J629B; ESTC R43660
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judgement_n &_o conform_v they_o to_o the_o eternal_a truth_n of_o god_n himself_o &_o judge_v of_o thing_n as_o they_o be_v true_o in_o themselves_o or_o otherwise_o we_o must_v allow_v that_o solomon_n himself_o be_v guilty_a of_o presumption_n &_o arrogance_n when_o after_o a_o full_a trial_n after_o long_a &_o sad_a expeperience_n he_o pronounce_v that_o all_o the_o world_n be_v vanity_n of_o vanity_n &_o nothing_o else_o but_o vanity_n he_o labour_v all_o he_o can_v to_o make_v his_o soul_n become_v a_o heaven_n upon_o earth_n heb._n s._n chrysostom_n hom._n 16._o in_o epist_n ad_fw-la heb._n &_o fail_v not_o to_o succeed_v in_o such_o a_o noble_a entreprise_n the_o heaven_n which_o we_o see_v &_o so_o admire_v be_v but_o a_o emblem_n of_o his_o happiness_n as_o heaven_n be_v enlighten_v by_o the_o rise_a sun_n his_o soul_n be_v more_o enlighten_v by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n the_o sun_n of_o justice_n which_o arise_v without_o set_v in_o his_o heart_n as_o heaven_n always_o be_v 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