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his_o chamber_n and_o show_v unto_o she_o all_o his_o rich_a treasure_n and_o jewel_n which_o be_v reserve_v for_o she_o will_v it_o not_o make_v she_o great_o to_o rejoice_v thus_o the_o soul_n be_v lead_v into_o the_o heavenly_a chamber_n of_o christ_n and_o there_o be_v show_v unto_o she_o the_o glory_n and_o riches_n give_v she_o by_o christ_n how_o be_v it_o possible_a but_o she_o shall_v rejoice_v and_o be_v glad_a and_o rejoice_v with_o joy_n unspeakable_a and_o full_a of_o glory_n second_o observe_v the_o saint_n record_n and_o make_v mention_n of_o all_o christ_n manifestation_n of_o love_n to_o their_o soul_n come_v and_o hear_v say_v david_n you_o that_o fear_v the_o lord_n and_o i_o will_v declare_v what_o he_o have_v do_v for_o my_o soul_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v i_o shall_v tell_v you_o of_o many_o strange_a passage_n of_o love_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v show_v towards_o i_o and_o this_o be_v that_o the_o prophet_n call_v for_o say_v praise_v the_o lord_n call_v 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with_o the_o set_n forth_o &_o publish_v to_o other_o the_o sweet_a refresh_a comfort_n we_o find_v in_o his_o love_n yea_o of_o his_o love_n that_o be_v of_o all_o his_o particular_a love_n even_o from_o election_n unto_o glorification_n a_o beleiver_n will_v celebrate_v &_o set_v forth_o every_o new_a act_n of_o grace_n which_o he_o receive_v from_o christ_n he_o will_v not_o commit_v any_o of_o they_o unto_o oblivion_n or_o forgetfulness_n 3._o observe_v that_o all_o a_o beleiver_n faculty_n sense_n &_o affection_n be_v dedicate_v &_o give_v up_o to_o jesus_n christ_n the_o memory_n the_o will_n the_o affection_n of_o joy_n and_o delight_n &_o of_o love_n areall_a fix_v upon_o that_o love-deserving_a object_n christ_n if_o it_o be_v not_o so_o what_o do_v we_o differ_v
that_o she_o call_v original_a sin_n even_o all_o those_o concupiscence_n of_o the_o flesh_n all_o those_o inordinate_a lust_n &_o sin_n which_o be_v in_o all_o the_o elect_a from_o the_o womb_n her_o mother_n son_n for_o by_o these_o she_o be_v force_v to_o commit_v many_o sin_n and_o to_o omit_v many_o good_a thing_n by_o which_o mean_v her_o glory_n and_o beauty_n be_v very_o much_o dim_v and_o darken_v now_o the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o of_o the_o lust_n that_o war_n in_o our_o member_n jam._n 4._o 1._o and_o of_o fleshly_a lust_n that_o war_n against_o the_o soul_n 1_o pet._n 2._o 11._o and_o say_v paul_n i_o find_v 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 rom._n 7._o 21._o and_o all_o this_o arise_v from_o that_o original_a concupiscence_n which_o be_v in_o the_o elect_a from_o the_o womb_n according_a to_o that_o of_o psal_n 51._o 5._o i_o be_v shapon_n in_o iniquity_n say_v david_n and_o in_o sin_n do_v my_o mother_n conceive_v i_o now_o this_o be_v true_a concern_v concupiscence_n but_o i_o do_v not_o conceive_v how_o it_o can_v here_o be_v call_v the_o son_n of_o her_o mother_n because_o in_o this_o song_n she_o do_v often_o call_v the_o church_n her_o mother_n and_o therefore_o it_o may_v the_o rather_o be_v understand_v that_o she_o mean_v by_o her_o mother_n son_n those_o degenerate_a child_n which_o profess_v themselves_o to_o be_v child_n of_o the_o church_n but_o be_v false_a brethren_n false_a prophet_n and_o deceiver_n such_o as_o these_o may_v be_v call_v the_o child_n of_o her_o mother_n but_o not_o of_o her_o father_n because_o they_o be_v degenerate_a they_o be_v such_o as_o do_v profess_v faith_n and_o godliness_n but_o do_v desperate_o oppose_v the_o same_o of_o such_o david_n complain_v i_o be_o become_v a_o stranger_n unto_o my_o brethren_n and_o a_o alien_a to_o my_o mother_n son_n ps_n 69._o 9_o that_o be_v their_o carriage_n and_o estimation_n towards_o he_o be_v as_o towards_o a_o stranger_n who_o 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with_o anger_n or_o grief_n and_o we_o have_v same_o word_n in_o prov._n 24._o 19_o fret_v not_o thyself_o because_o of_o evillman_n do_v not_o enframe_v thyself_o with_o they_o it_o note_v also_o enflamation_n of_o choler_n so_o it_o be_v use_v in_o psal_n 2._o 5._o he_o shall_v vex_v they_o in_o his_o sore_a displeasure_n that_o be_v he_o will_v vex_v and_o trouble_v they_o in_o his_o inflame_a displeasure_n again_o it_o signify_v such_o a_o enflamation_n as_o to_o fight_v or_o make_v war_n so_o it_o be_v use_v in_o isa_n 41._o 11._o all_o they_o that_o be_v incense_v against_o thou_o shall_v be_v ashamed_a it_o be_v mean_v of_o outward_a enemy_n that_o make_v war_n against_o israel_n now_o by_o this_o we_o may_v perceive_v with_o what_o great_a vehemency_n and_o indignation_n with_o what_o burn_a heat_n and_o choler_n these_o false_a brethren_n false_a prophet_n and_o false_a priest_n be_v set_v against_o the_o church_n they_o be_v incense_v with_o wrath_n and_o envy_n against_o she_o as_o appear_v by_o their_o carriage_n towards_o she_o they_o seduce_v and_o lead_v she_o aside_o which_o indeed_o be_v the_o three_o to_o wit_n the_o impulsive_a cause_n of_o her_o affliction_n and_o blackness_n they_o make_v i_o the_o keeper_n of_o the_o vineyard_n but_o my_o own_o vineyard_n have_v i_o not_o keep_v they_o make_v i_o they_o do_v constitute_v or_o assign_v i_o they_o collocavit_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d posuit_fw-la apposuit_fw-la imposuit_fw-la statuit_fw-la collocavit_fw-la put_v i_o that_o be_v they_o do_v impose_v it_o upon_o i_o they_o do_v set_v i_o upon_o this_o work_n as_o taskmaster_n use_v to_o do_v also_o they_o assign_v i_o as_o to_o a_o office_n thus_o they_o make_v the_o church_n their_o servant_n to_o observe_v their_o fancy_n and_o pleasure_n they_o make_v i_o that_o be_v they_o assign_v enforce_a and_o constrain_v i_o to_o observe_v their_o device_n and_o pleasure_n or_o else_o to_o suffer_v their_o cruelty_n and_o wrath_n the_o 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