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in_o holy_a thought_n and_o desire_n towards_o heaven_n with_o opportune_a resentment_n of_o heart_n direct_v thanks_o and_o praise_n to_o god_n we_o can_v ever_o be_v frame_v or_o vent_v long_a prayer_n with_o our_o lip_n but_o almost_o ever_o our_o mind_n can_v throw_v pious_a 12._o glance_n our_o heart_n may_v dart_v good_a wish_n upward_o so_o that_o hardly_o any_o moment_n any_o considerable_a space_n of_o time_n shall_v pass_v without_o some_o lightsome_a flash_n of_o devotion_n as_o bodily_a respiration_n without_o intermission_n or_o impediment_n do_v concur_v 33._o with_o all_o our_o action_n so_o may_v that_o breathe_n of_o soul_n which_o preserve_v our_o spiritual_a life_n and_o ventilate_v that_o holy_a flame_n within_o we_o well_o conspire_v with_o all_o other_o occupation_n for_o devotion_n be_v of_o a_o nature_n so_o spiritual_a so_o subtle_a and_o penetrant_fw-la that_o no_o matter_n can_v exclude_v or_o obstruct_v it_o our_o mind_n be_v so_o exceed_o nimble_a and_o 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so_o many_o mischief_n and_o inconvenience_n in_o the_o world_n and_o expose_v so_o good_a a_o name_n to_o so_o much_o reproach_n it_o show_v it_o consist_v not_o in_o fair_a profession_n and_o glorious_a pretence_n but_o in_o real_a practice_n not_o in_o a_o pertinacious_a adherence_n to_o any_o sect_n or_o party_n but_o in_o a_o sincere_a love_n of_o goodness_n and_o dislike_v of_o naughtiness_n wherever_o discover_v itself_o not_o in_o vain_a ostentation_n and_o flourish_n of_o outward_a performance_n but_o in_o a_o inward_a good_a complexion_n of_o mind_n exert_v itself_o in_o work_n of_o true_a devotion_n and_o charity_n not_o in_o a_o nice_a orthodoxy_n or_o politic_a subjection_n of_o our_o judgement_n to_o the_o peremptory_a dictate_v of_o man_n but_o in_o a_o sincere_a love_n of_o truth_n in_o a_o hearty_a approbation_n of_o and_o compliance_n with_o the_o doctrine_n fundamental_o good_a and_o necessary_a to_o be_v believe_v not_o in_o harsh_a censure_v and_o virulent_o 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with_o all_o other_o business_n who_o ever_o have_v more_o or_o great_a affair_n to_o manage_v and_o who_o ever_o manage_v they_o with_o great_a success_n than_o david_n upon_o who_o do_v lie_v the_o burden_n of_o a_o royal_a estate_n and_o the_o care_n over_o a_o most_o populous_a nation_n the_o which_o he_o feed_v with_o a_o 73._o faithful_a and_o true_a heart_n and_o rule_v prudent_o with_o all_o his_o power_n who_o wage_v great_a war_n vanquish_v mighty_a enemy_n achieve_v many_o glorious_a exploit_n undergo_v many_o grievous_a trouble_n yet_o can_v not_o such_o engagement_n distract_v or_o depress_v his_o mind_n from_o a_o constant_a attendence_n on_o devotion_n i_o will_v bless_v the_o 28._o lord_n at_o all_o time_n his_o praise_n shall_v be_v continual_o in_o my_o mouth_n my_o mouth_n shall_v show_v forth_o thy_o righteousness_n and_o thy_o salvation_n all_o the_o day_n i_o will_v abide_v in_o thy_o 4._o tabernacle_n for_o ever_o so_o he_o declare_v his_o resolution_n and_o 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country_n till_o a_o long_a time_n after_o his_o decease_n how_o often_o do_v god_n 16._o profess_v for_o his_o servant_n david_n sake_n to_o preserve_v 10._o judah_n from_o destruction_n so_o that_o even_o in_o the_o day_n of_o hezekiah_n when_o the_o king_n of_o assyâ—ia_n do_v invade_v that_o country_n god_n by_o the_o mouth_n of_o isaiah_n declare_v i_o 34._o will_v defend_v this_o city_n to_o save_v it_o for_o my_o own_o sake_n and_o for_o my_o servant_n david_n sake_n we_o may_v indeed_o observe_v that_o according_a to_o the_o representation_n of_o thing_n in_o holy_a scripture_n there_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o moral_a connexion_n or_o a_o communication_n of_o merit_n and_o guilt_n between_o prince_n and_o people_n so_o that_o mutual_o each_o of_o they_o be_v reward_v for_o the_o virtue_n each_o be_v punish_v for_o the_o vice_n of_o the_o other_o as_o for_o the_o iniquity_n of_o a_o people_n god_n withdraw_v from_o their_o prince_n the_o free_a communication_n of_o his_o grace_n 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the_o right_a way_n and_o incline_v their_o heart_n to_o goodness_n that_o he_o will_v accomplish_v his_o own_o word_n in_o the_o prophet_n i_o will_v 17._o make_v thy_o officer_n peace_n and_o thy_o exactor_n righteousness_n that_o we_o may_v have_v occasion_n to_o pay_v thanksgiving_n like_o that_o of_o ezra_n bless_a be_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o our_o 27._o father_n who_o have_v put_v such_o thing_n as_o this_o in_o the_o king_n heart_n to_o beautify_v the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o be_v at_o jerusalem_n we_o be_v apt_a to_o impute_v the_o ill_a management_n of_o thing_n and_o the_o bad_a success_n wait_v on_o it_o unto_o prince_n be_v in_o appearance_n the_o immediate_a agent_n and_o instrument_n of_o it_o but_o we_o common_o do_v therein_o mistake_v not_o consider_v that_o ourselves_o be_v most_o guilty_a and_o blamable_a for_o it_o that_o it_o be_v a_o impious_a people_n which_o make_v a_o unhappy_a prince_n that_o their_o offence_n do_v pervert_v his_o counsel_n and_o blast_v his_o undertake_n that_o their_o profaneness_n and_o indevotion_n do_v incense_n god_n displeasure_n and_o cause_v he_o to_o desert_n prince_n withdraw_v his_o gracious_a conduct_n from_o they_o and_o permit_v they_o to_o be_v miss-led_n by_o temptation_n by_o ill_a advice_n by_o their_o own_o infirmity_n lust_n and_o passion_n into_o course_n fit_a to_o punish_v a_o naughty_a people_n so_o these_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o moses_n his_o speak_v 33._o unadvised_o with_o his_o lip_n and_o that_o it_o go_v ill_o with_o he_o for_o their_o sake_n of_o aaron_n form_v the_o melt_a calf_n of_o 9_o david_n number_v the_o people_n of_o josiah_n unadvised_a enterprise_n against_o pharaoh_n neco_n of_o zedekiah_n rebellion_n against_o the_o assyrian_n notwithstanding_o the_o strong_a dissuasion_n of_o the_o prophet_n jeremy_n concern_v which_o it_o be_v say_v for_o through_o the_o anger_n of_o the_o lord_n it_o come_v 20._o to_o pass_v in_o jerusalem_n and_o judah_n until_o he_o have_v 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