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that_o be_v say_v they_o take_v heed_n that_o by_o your_o wicked_a live_n you_o offend_v not_o the_o saint_n of_o god_n in_o who_o the_o holy_a spirit_n dwell_v in_o their_o application_n they_o say_v that_o god_n may_v then_o be_v say_v to_o repent_v when_o he_o make_v his_o child_n in_o who_o he_o dwell_v to_o repent_v for_o their_o sin_n but_o this_o exposition_n albeit_o in_o some_o place_n it_o may_v have_v good_a use_n as_o in_o those_o before_o cite_v of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n yet_o may_v it_o not_o general_o be_v apply_v to_o all_o such_o place_n wherein_o god_n be_v say_v to_o repent_v it_o repent_v god_n that_o he_o make_v man_n gen._n 6.6_o here_o this_o sense_n may_v not_o be_v admit_v to_o say_v it_o repent_v man_n that_o god_n make_v he_o for_o it_o repent_v god_n himself_o that_o he_o make_v man_n it_o repent_v god_n also_o that_o he_o have_v make_v saul_n king_n 1._o sam._n 15.11_o neither_o here_o may_v this_o sense_n be_v admit_v to_o say_v it_o repent_v saul_n 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thyself_o because_o of_o the_o wicked_a man_n envy_n not_o their_o prosperity_n be_v not_o grieve_v because_o they_o flourish_v for_o they_o shall_v soon_o 2._o soon_o verse_n 2._o be_v cut_v down_o like_o grass_n they_o shall_v wither_v as_o the_o green_a herb_n yea_o they_o shall_v be_v so_o cut_v off_o as_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o live_v out_o half_a their_o day_n but_o dwell_v thou_o in_o the_o land_n commit_v thy_o way_n thyself_o thy_o life_n and_o all_o thy_o affair_n unto_o the_o lord_n wait_v patient_o upon_o he_o tarry_v his_o time_n and_o he_o shall_v give_v thou_o thy_o heart_n desire_v very_o you_o shall_v be_v feed_v i_o deny_v not_o but_o that_o the_o conscience_n of_o the_o godly_a can_v hardly_o be_v quiet_v so_o long_o as_o they_o feel_v god_n wrath_n against_o themselves_o for_o thus_o we_o read_v in_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o church_n lord_n how_o long_o will_v thou_o be_v angry_a for_o ever_o shall_v thy_o jealousy_n burn_v like_o fire_n psal_n 79.5_o lord_n 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