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increase_v their_o joy_n and_o their_o joy_n increase_v their_o meekness_n but_o that_o of_o a_o unsound_a persuasion_n be_v attend_v with_o pride_n and_o selfconfidence_n luke_n 18.11_o i_o be_o not_o as_o other_o man_n he_o despise_v other_o 2._o it_o raise_v the_o heart_n to_o heaven_n and_o future_a glory_n and_o make_v the_o soul_n look_v earnest_o at_o more_o of_o the_o glorious_a presence_n of_o god_n as_o moses_n in_o his_o song_n exod._n 15.17_o 18._o thou_o shall_v bring_v they_o in_o viz._n thy_o people_n israel_n and_o plant_v they_o in_o the_o mountain_n of_o thy_o inheritance_n in_o the_o place_n o_o lord_n which_o thou_o have_v make_v for_o thou_o to_o dwell_v in_o in_o the_o sanctuary_n o_o lord_n which_o thy_o hand_n have_v establish_v the_o lord_n shall_v reign_v for_o ever_o and_o ever_o so_o cant._n 3.4_o i_o hold_v he_o and_o will_v not_o let_v he_o go_v till_o i_o have_v bring_v he_o into_o my_o mother_n house_n etc._n etc._n the_o church_n have_v re-obtained_n 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