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shall_v set_v i_o up_o upon_o a_o rock_n and_o then_o shall_v my_o head_n be_v lift_v up_o above_o my_o enemy_n round_o about_o i_o therefore_o will_v i_o offer_v in_o his_o tabernatle_a sacrifice_n of_o joy_n i_o will_v sing_v yea_o i_o will_v sing_v praise_n to_o the_o lord_n till_o i_o come_v to_o the_o promise_a everâ—…_n pleasure_n i_o shall_v ask_v of_o god_n no_o great_a pleasure_n these_o will_v be_v as_o much_o as_o my_o soul_n in_o the_o prison_n of_o flesh_n can_v bear_v till_o 〈…〉_z to_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n may_v i_o but_o have_v these_o cluster_n of_o 〈…〉_z in_o my_o present_a wilderness_n i_o shall_v not_o repine_v my_o heart_n 〈…〉_z shall_v be_v glad_a and_o my_o glory_n shall_v rejoice_v and_o at_o death_n my_o flesh_n 〈…〉_z in_o hope_n for_o as_o the_o lord_n now_o show_v i_o the_o path_n of_o 〈…〉_z so_o in_o his_o presence_n be_v 〈…〉_z of_o joy_n and_o at_o his_o right_a hand_n be_v 〈…〉_z for_o 〈…〉_z pâ—…_n 4._o another_o pleasant_a holy_a duty_n be_v our_o holy_a communion_n with_o christ_n and_o his_o church_n in_o the_o lord_n supper_n this_o be_v a_o holy_a feast_n that_o be_v purposely_o provide_v by_o the_o king_n of_o saint_n for_o the_o entertainment_n of_o his_o family_n for_o the_o refresh_n of_o the_o weary_a and_o the_o make_v glad_a the_o mournful_a soul_n the_o night_n before_o his_o bitter_a death_n he_o institute_v this_o sacramental_a feast_n he_o cause_v his_o disciple_n to_o sit_v down_o with_o he_o and_o when_o they_o have_v partake_v of_o the_o passover_n the_o sacrament_n of_o promise_n and_o have_v their_o taste_n of_o the_o old_a wine_n he_o give_v they_o the_o new_a even_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o better_a covenant_n and_o of_o the_o full_a gospel-grace_n he_o teach_v they_o that_o his_o death_n be_v life_n to_o they_o and_o that_o which_o be_v his_o bitter_a suffering_n be_v their_o feast_n and_o his_o sorrow_n be_v their_o joy_n as_o our_o sinful_a pleasure_n be_v his_o sorrow_n the_o slay_a lamb_n of_o 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his_o blood_n be_v drink_v indeed_o he_o that_o eat_v his_o flesh_n and_o drink_v his_o blood_n dwell_v in_o christ_n and_o christ_n in_o he_o as_o the_o live_a father_n have_v send_v the_o son_n and_o he_o live_v by_o the_o father_n so_o he_o that_o eat_v he_o shall_v live_v by_o he_o this_o be_v that_o bread_n that_o come_v down_o from_o heaven_n not_o as_o the_o father_n do_v eat_v maâ—â—â—_n and_o be_v dead_a he_o that_o eat_v this_o bread_n shall_v live_v for_o ever_o i_o know_v that_o to_o a_o unbelieving_a carnal_a wretch_n the_o sacrament_n be_v but_o a_o common_a thing_n for_o christ_n himself_o and_o his_o gospel_n be_v â—o_o better_a in_o his_o
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