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yea_o my_o reins_o shall_v rejoice_v when_o thy_o lip_n speak_v right_a thing_n totus_fw-la laetitiâ_fw-la dissiliam_fw-la i_o shall_v even_o leap_v for_o joy_n so_o then_o when_o the_o prophet_n say_v god_n be_v far_o from_o the_o reins_o of_o the_o hypocrite_n the_o meaning_n be_v he_o feel_v not_o the_o heart-affecting_a influence_n and_o power_n of_o religion_n upon_o his_o heart_n and_o affection_n as_o god_n people_n do_v and_o hence_o the_o note_n will_v be_v that_o god_n come_v near_a to_o the_o heart_n and_o reins_o of_o his_o people_n in_o their_o duty_n doct._n than_o he_o do_v to_o any_o hypocritical_a or_o formal_a professor_n by_o god_n nearness_n we_o understand_v not_o his_o omnipresence_n that_o neither_o come_v nor_o go_v nor_o his_o love_n to_o his_o people_n that_o abide_v but_o the_o sensible_a sweet_a manifestation_n and_o outlet_n of_o it_o to_o their_o soul_n so_o in_o psal._n 145._o 18._o the_o lord_n be_v nigh_o unto_o all_o that_o call_v upon_o he_o unto_o all_o that_o call_v upon_o he_o in_o truth_n note_v the_o restriction_n and_o limitation_n of_o this_o glorious_a privilege_n it_o be_v the_o peculiar_a enjoyment_n of_o sincere_a and_o upright-hearted_n worshipper_n other_o may_v have_v communion_n with_o duty_n but_o not_o with_o god_n in_o they_o but_o that_o god_n come_v nigh_o very_o nigh_o to_o upright_a heart_n in_o their_o duty_n be_v a_o truth_n as_o sensible_o manifest_v to_o spiritual_a person_n as_o that_o they_o be_v nigh_o the_o fire_n when_o they_o feel_v the_o comfortable_a heat_n of_o it_o refresh_v they_o in_o a_o cold_a season_n when_o they_o be_v almost_o starve_v and_o benume_v with_o cold_a three_o thing_n make_v this_o evident_a first_o sincere_a soul_n be_v sensible_a of_o 1._o god_n access_n to_o they_o in_o their_o duty_n they_o feel_v his_o approach_n to_o their_o spirit_n lam._n 3._o 57_o thou_o draw_v near_a in_o the_o day_n that_o i_o call_v upon_o thou_o thou_o say_v fear_v not_o and_o what_o a_o 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go_v a_o sad_a change_n of_o the_o frame_n of_o her_o heart_n quick_o follow_v three_o the_o lord_n nearness_n to_o the_o 3._o heart_n and_o reins_o of_o his_o people_n in_o their_o duty_n be_v evident_a to_o they_o from_o the_o effect_n that_o it_o leave_v upon_o their_o spirit_n for_o look_v as_o it_o be_v with_o the_o earth_n and_o plant_n with_o respect_n to_o the_o approach_n or_o remove_v of_o the_o sun_n in_o the_o spring_n and_o autumn_n so_o it_o be_v here_o as_o christ_n speak_v luk._n 21._o 29._o when_o you_o see_v the_o figtree_n and_o all_o the_o tree_n shoot_v forth_o we_o know_v that_o summer_n be_v nigh_o at_o hand_n a_o appoach_a sun_n renew_v the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o make_v nature_n smile_v the_o tree_n bud_n and_o blossom_n the_o fish_n rise_v the_o bird_n sing_v it_o be_v a_o kind_a of_o resurrection_n to_o nature_n from_o the_o dead_a so_o be_v it_o when_o the_o lord_n come_v near_o the_o compány_n heart_n and_o reins_o of_o man_n in_o duty_n for_o 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strength_n in_o my_o soul_n hope_n be_v low_a and_o faith_n be_v weak_a little_a strength_n in_o any_o grace_n except_o desire_n but_o when_o the_o lord_n come_v strength_n come_v with_o he_o then_o as_o it_o be_v neh._n 8._o 10._o the_o joy_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v your_o strength_n o_o the_o vigorous_a sally_n of_o the_o heart_n to_o god_n psal._n 63._o 8._o o_o the_o strength_n of_o love_n cant._n 8._o 6._o duty_n be_v other_o manner_n of_o thing_n than_o they_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v do_v not_o our_o heart_n burn_v within_o we_o luk._n 24._o 32._o three_o a_o remarkable_a transformation_n and_o change_n of_o spirit_n follow_v it_o these_o thing_n be_v find_v to_o be_v marvellous_o assimilate_v the_o sight_n of_o god_n the_o feel_a presence_n of_o god_n be_v as_o fire_v which_o quick_o assimilate_v what_o be_v put_v into_o it_o to_o its_o own_o likeness_n so_o 2_o cor._n 3._o 18._o they_o be_v say_v to_o be_v change_v from_o glory_n to_o glory_n it_o always_o leave_v the_o mind_n 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religion_n upon_o your_o very_a heart_n and_o reins_o this_o will_v settle_v you_o better_o than_o all_o argument_n in_o the_o world_n can_v do_v by_o this_o the_o way_n of_o god_n be_v more_o endear_v to_o man_n than_o by_o any_o other_o way_n in_o the_o world_n when_o your_o heart_n have_v once_o feel_v it_o you_o will_v never_o forsake_v it_o the_o three_o meditation_n upon_o rom._n 7._o 21._o i_o find_v then_o a_o law_n that_o when_o i_o will_v do_v good_a evil_a be_v present_a with_o i_o this_o chapter_n be_v the_o very_a anatomy_n of_o a_o christian_n heart_n and_o give_v a_o account_n of_o the_o most_o secret_a frame_n &_o inward_a work_n of_o it_o both_z as_o to_o grace_n and_o corruption_n and_o this_o verse_n be_v a_o compendium_n of_o both_o for_o the_o word_n be_v a_o mournful_a complaint_n utter_v with_o a_o deep_a sense_n of_o a_o inward_a pressure_n by_o reason_n of_o sin_n wherein_o we_o be_v to_o consider_v three_o thing_n 1._o the_o person_n complain_v 2._o the_o 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