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yet_o appear_v 1._o in_o his_o thankfulness_n for_o natural_a life_n he_o reckone_v at_o night_n when_o he_o go_v to_o bed_n that_o like_o as_o a_o lion_n so_o god_n will_v tear_v he_o to_o piece_n before_o the_o morning_n light_n isa._n 38._o 13._o there_o be_v no_o judgement_n that_o have_v fall_v upon_o other_o but_o he_o count_v of_o right_n he_o shall_v be_v swallow_v up_o by_o it_o my_o flesh_n tremble_v for_o fear_n of_o thou_o and_o i_o be_o afraid_a of_o thy_o judgement_n psal._n 119._o 120._o but_o perceive_v a_o day_n add_v to_o his_o life_n and_o that_o he_o in_o the_o morning_n be_v still_o on_o this_o side_n hell_n he_o can_v choose_v but_o take_v notice_n of_o it_o and_o acknowledge_v it_o as_o a_o special_a favour_n say_v god_n be_v thank_v for_o hold_v my_o soul_n in_o life_n till_o now_o and_o for_o keep_v my_o life_n back_o from_o the_o the_o destroyer_n compare_v job_n 33._o 22._o and_o psal._n 56._o 13._o psal._n 86._o 13._o man_n before_o his_o heart_n be_v 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he_o have_v more_o knowledge_n of_o god_n than_o i_o every_o one_o serve_v he_o better_o than_o i_o psal._n 73._o 21_o 22_o prov._n 30._o 2_o 3._o 5._o now_o may_v he_o be_v but_o one_o though_o the_o least_o in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n now_o may_v he_o be_v but_o one_o though_o the_o least_o in_o the_o church_n on_o earth_n now_o may_v he_o â—e_v but_o love_v though_o the_o least_o belove_a of_o saint_n how_o high_a a_o account_n do_v he_o set_v thereon_o 6._o now_o when_o he_o talk_v with_o god_n or_o man_n how_o do_v he_o debase_v himself_o before_o they_o if_o with_o god_n how_o do_v he_o accuse_v himself_o and_o load_v himself_o with_o the_o acknowledgement_n of_o his_o own_o villainy_n which_o he_o commit_v in_o the_o day_n wherein_o he_o be_v the_o enemy_n of_o god_n lord_n say_v paul_n that_o contrite_a one_o i_o imprison_v and_o do_v beat_v in_o every_o synagogue_n they_o that_o believe_v on_o thou_o and_o when_o the_o blood_n of_o thy_o martyr_n stephen_n be_v shed_v 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the_o dislike_n of_o his_o wife_n and_o when_o she_o taunt_v he_o for_o his_o do_n say_v he_o it_o be_v before_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n and_o i_o will_v be_v yet_o more_o vile_a than_o thus_o and_o will_v be_v base_a in_o my_o own_o sight_n 2_o sam._n 6._o 20_o 21_o 22._o oh_o 〈…〉_z man_n that_o be_v or_o that_o have_v be_v kind_o break_v in_o his_o spirit_n 〈…〉_z that_o be_v of_o a_o contrite_a heart_n be_v a_o lowly_a a_o humble_a man._n four_o the_o brokenhearted_a man_n be_v a_o man_n that_o see_v himself_o in_o spiritual_n to_o be_v poor_a therefore_o as_o humble_a and_o contrite_a so_o poor_a and_o contrite_a be_v put_v together_o in_o the_o word_n but_o to_o this_o man_n will_v i_o look_v even_o to_o he_o that_o be_v poor_a and_o of_o a_o contrite_a spirit_n isa._n 66._o 1_o 2._o and_o here_o we_o still_o pursue_v our_o metaphor_n a_o wound_a man_n a_o man_n with_o break_a bone_n conclude_v his_o condition_n to_o be_v but_o poor_a very_o poor_a ask_v he_o how_o he_o do_v and_o he_o answer_v true_o neighbour_n in_o a_o very_a poor_a condition_n also_o you_o have_v the_o spiritual_a poverty_n of_o such_o as_o have_v or_o have_v have_v their_o heart_n break_v and_o that_o have_v be_v of_o contrite_a spirit_n much_o make_v mention_n of_o in_o the_o word_n and_o they_o go_v by_o two_o name_n to_o distinguish_v they_o from_o other_o they_o be_v call_v thy_o poor_a that_o be_v god_n poor_a they_o be_v also_o call_v the_o poor_a in_o spirit_n psal._n 72._o 2._o psal._n 74._o 9_o mat._n 5._o 3._o now_o the_o man_n that_o be_v poor_a in_o his_o own_o eye_n for_o of_o he_o we_o now_o discourse_v and_o the_o break_a heart_a be_v such_o a_o one_o be_v sensible_a of_o his_o want_n he_o know_v he_o can_v help_v himself_o and_o therefore_o be_v force_v to_o be_v content_a to_o live_v by_o the_o charity_n of_o other_o thus_o it_o be_v in_o nature_n thus_o it_o be_v in_o grace_n first_o the_o brokenhearted_a now_o know_v his_o want_n and_o he_o know_v it_o not_o till_o now_o as_o he_o that_o have_v a_o break_a bone_n know_v no_o want_n of_o a_o bonesetter_n till_o he_o know_v his_o bone_n be_v break_v his_o break_a bone_n make_v he_o know_v it_o his_o pain_n and_o anguish_n make_v he_o know_v it_o and_o thus_o it_o be_v in_o spiritual_n now_o he_o see_v to_o be_v poor_a indeed_o be_v to_o want_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o favour_n god_n for_o his_o great_a pain_n be_v sense_n of_o wrath_n as_o have_v be_v show_v before_o and_o the_o voice_n of_o joy_n will_v heal_v his_o break_a bone_n psal._n 51._o 8._o two_o thing_n he_o think_v will_v make_v he_o rich._n 1._o a_o right_a and_o title_n to_o jesus_n christ_n and_o all_o his_o benefit_n 2._o and_o save_v faith_n therein_o they_o that_o be_v spiritual_o rich_a be_v rich_a in_o he_o and_o in_o the_o faith_n of_o he_o 2_o cor._n 8._o 9_o james_n 2._o 5._o the_o first_o of_o these_o give_v we_o a_o right_n to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n and_o the_o second_o yield_v the_o soul_n the_o comfort_n of_o it_o and_o the_o break_a heart_a man_n want_v the_o sense_n and_o knowledge_n of_o his_o â—nterest_n in_o these_o that_o he_o know_v he_o want_v they_o be_v plain_a but_o that_o he_o know_v he_o have_v they_o be_v what_o as_o yet_o he_o want_v the_o attainment_n of_o hence_o he_o say_v the_o poor_a and_o needy_a seek_v water_n and_o there_o be_v none_o and_o their_o tongue_n fail_v for_o thirst_n there_o be_v none_o in_o their_o view_n none_o in_o their_o view_n for_o they_o isa._n 41._o