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unto_o god_n all_o you_o land_n psal_n 5.11_o but_o let_v those_o that_o put_v their_o trust_n in_o thou_o rejoice_v let_v they_o shout_n for_o joy_n because_o thou_o defende_v they_o let_v they_o also_o that_o love_n thy_o name_n rejoice_v in_o thou_o second_o scripture_n that_o command_v praise_n psal_n 35.28_o my_o tongue_n shall_v speak_v of_o thy_o righteousness_n and_o of_o thy_o praise_n all_o the_o day_n long_o psal_n 118.28_o thou_o be_v my_o god_n and_o i_o will_v praise_v thou_o thou_o be_v my_o god_n and_o i_o will_v exalt_v thou_o psal_n 34.1_o i_o will_v bless_v the_o lord_n at_o all_o time_n his_o praise_n shall_v continual_o be_v in_o my_o mouth_n psal_n 66.2_o sing_v forth_o the_o honour_n of_o his_o name_n make_v his_o praise_n glorious_a psal_n 66.8_o o_o bless_v our_o god_n you_o people_n and_o make_v the_o voice_n of_o his_o praise_n to_o be_v hear_v psal_n 48.1_o great_a be_v the_o lord_n and_o great_o to_o be_v praise_v in_o the_o city_n of_o our_o god_n in_o 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strangeness_n to_o he_o though_o god_n delight_v not_o in_o sorrow_n and_o contrition_n mere_o as_o it_o be_v the_o misery_n and_o affliction_n of_o his_o creature_n but_o rather_o be_v afflict_v with_o they_o in_o all_o their_o sorrow_n isaiah_n 63.9_o yet_o as_o it_o be_v a_o expression_n of_o any_o sincere_a hatred_n of_o former_a sin_n and_o willingness_n to_o forsake_v it_o and_o come_v from_o any_o true_a love_n to_o god_n who_o be_v dishonour_v by_o it_o and_o man_n own_o soul_n of_o which_o it_o be_v the_o death_n and_o destruction_n and_o lead_v direct_o to_o their_o future_a reformation_n and_o happiness_n so_o the_o lord_n be_v delight_v therewith_o and_o a_o sinner_n one_o that_o be_v yet_o under_o the_o guilt_n of_o his_o sin_n can_v present_v he_o with_o a_o better_a sacrifice_n for_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o god_n be_v a_o break_a spirit_n a_o break_a and_o contrite_a heart_n o_o lord_n thou_o will_v not_o despise_v psalm_n 51.17_o 1._o thou_o will_v take_v pleasure_n in_o 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scripture_n be_v drop_v from_o the_o holy_a spirit_n to_o encourage_v sinner_n to_o labour_n after_o such_o a_o wound_a pierce_a sorrow_n as_o this_o be_v so_o isaiah_n 57.15_o thus_o say_v the_o high_a and_o lofty_a one_o that_o inhabit_v eternity_n who_o name_n be_v holy_a i_o dwell_v in_o the_o high_a and_o holy_a place_n with_o he_o also_o that_o be_v of_o a_o contrite_a and_o humble_a spirit_n to_o revive_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o humble_a and_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o contrite_a one_o so_o isaiah_n 66.2_o there_o he_o seem_v to_o despise_v and_o slight_v the_o most_o magnificent_a stately_a structure_n which_o they_o can_v build_v he_o and_o to_o prefer_v the_o humble_a contrite_a heart_n far_o before_o all_o that_o the_o hand_n of_o man_n can_v possible_o make_v thus_o say_v the_o lord_n the_o heaven_n be_v my_o throne_n and_o the_o earth_n be_v my_o footstool_n where_o be_v the_o house_n that_o you_o build_v unto_o i_o and_o where_o be_v the_o place_n of_o my_o rest_n for_o all_o these_o thing_n have_v my_o hand_n make_v 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 and_o tremble_v at_o my_o word_n and_o how_o frequent_o be_v he_o say_v to_o comfort_v those_o that_o mourn_v and_o to_o bind_v up_o the_o break_a in_o heart_n to_o regard_v their_o sigh_n and_o bottle_n up_o their_o tear_n as_o if_o there_o be_v no_o temper_n that_o god_n more_o delight_v in_o there_o be_v some_o though_o very_o few_o that_o need_v to_o be_v warn_v and_o admonish_v that_o they_o do_v not_o place_v the_o principal_a part_n of_o god_n worship_n and_o service_n in_o sigh_n and_o tear_n and_o prick_a sorrow_n and_o shameful_a confession_n of_o their_o sin_n not_o that_o i_o dissuade_v any_o from_o give_v due_a time_n and_o measure_n to_o these_o humble_v self-abasing_a act_n for_o it_o be_v the_o design_n and_o business_n of_o this_o present_a labour_n to_o promote_v this_o sorrow_n in_o the_o heart_n so_o far_o as_o it_o be_v a_o fit_a instrument_n to_o promote_v reformation_n in_o the_o heart_n and_o life_n but_o yet_o some_o i_o say_v have_v need_n of_o this_o caution_n that_o they_o lay_v not_o too_o much_o stress_n upon_o this_o part_n of_o our_o duty_n we_o owe_v unto_o god_n much_o less_o that_o they_o confine_v the_o whole_a work_n and_o business_n of_o religion_n to_o act_n of_o contrition_n and_o mortification_n for_o though_o the_o lord_n delight_v in_o the_o penitent_a break_a heart_n that_o mourn_v over_o all_o its_o former_a sin_n and_o folly_n and_o be_v ashamed_a of_o his_o odious_a heinous_a transgression_n and_o do_v loath_a himself_o for_o his_o iniquity_n and_o do_v particular_o search_v into_o his_o sore_n and_o uncover_v they_o before_o god_n with_o the_o most_o distinct_a clear_a and_o open_a confession_n yet_o this_o be_v but_o a_o low_a and_o preparatory_a step_n to_o that_o love_n of_o god_n constant_a delight_n in_o he_o praise_n of_o he_o cheerful_a obedience_n to_o 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this_o perverse_a disposition_n according_a to_o its_o desert_n and_o to_o weigh_v and_o consider_v all_o the_o sad_a and_o woeful_a consequence_n of_o such_o a_o poison_a corrupt_a nature_n how_o hateful_a it_o be_v to_o god_n how_o disgraceful_a to_o ourselves_o here_o and_o how_o destructive_a to_o our_o soul_n hereafter_o and_o how_o dangerous_a and_o infectious_a it_o be_v to_o other_o that_o we_o be_v firm_o resolve_v to_o take_v any_o course_n to_o recover_v our_o former_a freedom_n and_o privilege_n we_o have_v in_o the_o state_n of_o innocency_n that_o god_n shall_v suggest_v to_o we_o it_o be_v as_o preposterous_a to_o offer_v up_o any_o service_n to_o god_n till_o this_o be_v do_v as_o it_o be_v to_o â—earn_v to_o read_v before_o we_o be_v acquaint_v with_o
such_o a_o case_n how_o much_o more_o will_v a_o sinner_n bewail_v his_o offence_n commit_v against_o he_o that_o be_v his_o creator_n and_o sovereign_n and_o have_v absolute_a dominion_n over_o he_o and_o the_o power_n of_o eternal_a life_n and_o death_n in_o his_o hand_n thou_o can_v not_o endure_v his_o displeasure_n if_o he_o do_v but_o frown_n nor_o live_v without_o his_o favour_n if_o he_o shall_v total_o withdraw_v it_o but_o a_o hour_n as_o he_o command_v the_o sun_n to_o shed_v his_o light_n and_o influence_n upon_o thou_o so_o he_o clothe_v the_o heaven_n with_o blackness_n and_o make_v sackcloth_n their_o cover_n when_o he_o please_v isaiah_n 50.3_o if_o thou_o do_v but_o know_v and_o consider_v the_o one_o half_a of_o the_o infinite_a mercy_n he_o do_v bestow_v upon_o thou_o and_o the_o worth_n of_o they_o it_o will_v make_v thou_o sure_a to_o break_v into_o bitter_a complaint_n for_o all_o thy_o odious_a transgression_n especial_o when_o thou_o know_v beforehand_o that_o the_o penitent_a be_v so_o sure_a to_o speed_v and_o find_v mercy_n with_o he_o this_o be_v a_o three_o act_n that_o godly_a sorrow_n if_o it_o be_v sincere_a do_v imply_v even_o a_o deep_a sense_n of_o all_o the_o obligation_n every_o one_o of_o we_o lie_v under_o to_o abstain_v from_o all_o appearance_n of_o evil._n four_o he_o that_o will_v bewail_v his_o sin_n aright_o must_v be_v sensible_a how_o shameful_a it_o be_v and_o destructive_a to_o his_o own_o soul_n and_o body_n it_o prevent_v his_o reason_n and_o make_v he_o far_o more_o vile_a than_o a_o creature_n that_o want_v that_o faculty_n it_o animate_v his_o sense_n to_o all_o insolency_n it_o make_v his_o passion_n masterless_a and_o unruly_a it_o destroy_v the_o health_n of_o the_o body_n the_o peace_n and_o composure_n of_o the_o mind_n it_o fill_v the_o conscience_n with_o perpetual_a remorse_n and_o unquietness_n and_o all_o these_o effect_n do_v as_o natural_o flow_v from_o it_o as_o poison_n do_v from_o a_o toad_n or_o 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no_o recompense_n for_o the_o wrong_n and_o injury_n it_o do_v he_o and_o he_o understand_v in_o some_o good_a measure_n what_o eternal_a damnation_n do_v imply_v and_o then_o when_o he_o call_v to_o mind_v the_o infinite_a number_n he_o have_v commit_v and_o how_o oft_o he_o have_v deserve_v such_o a_o dreadful_a reward_n and_o that_o yet_o he_o be_v invite_v to_o repentance_n and_o know_v that_o he_o shall_v find_v mercy_n if_o he_o repent_v from_o the_o bottom_n of_o his_o heart_n this_o melt_v he_o into_o tear_n and_o dissolve_v his_o rocky_a heart_n and_o make_v it_o to_o feel_v what_o heretofore_o he_o make_v light_a matter_n of_o six_o as_o the_o penitent_a sinner_n be_v sensible_a of_o all_o the_o forego_n particular_n so_o he_o be_v acquaint_v with_o his_o own_o personal_a transgression_n not_o only_o that_o he_o be_v a_o sinner_n in_o general_n but_o what_o actual_a wickedness_n he_o be_v every_o day_n guilty_a of_o how_o little_a his_o thought_n word_n or_o action_n come_v up_o to_o the_o rule_n at_o the_o best_a and_o how_o often_o they_o utter_o thwart_v and_o contradict_v the_o rule_n and_o what_o be_v his_o master-corruption_n and_o where_o the_o strength_n of_o his_o sin_n lie_v he_o be_v also_o deep_o sensible_a of_o his_o sinful_a nature_n that_o he_o bring_v with_o he_o into_o the_o world_n and_o how_o cross_v it_o be_v to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n express_v in_o his_o word_n and_o law_n and_o altogether_o unlike_o the_o nature_n that_o god_n give_v man_n at_o the_o first_o seven_o he_o do_v hereupon_o judge_v himself_o exceed_v vile_a and_o even_o loath_a himself_o for_o his_o abomination_n ezek._n 36.31_o when_o he_o think_v upon_o his_o odious_a way_n he_o be_v hearty_o ashamed_a and_o count_v himself_o unworthy_a of_o any_o outward_a mercy_n and_o wonder_v at_o the_o mercy_n that_o god_n do_v bestow_v so_o contrary_a to_o his_o desert_n he_o serious_o judge_v himself_o more_o wretched_a and_o miserable_a by_o reason_n of_o his_o sin_n and_o 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