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thy_o will_n o_o my_o god_n yea_o thy_o law_n be_v within_o my_o heart_n psal_n 40._o 7._o 8._o in_o good_a inspiration_n the_o lord_n god_n have_v open_v my_o ear_n and_o i_o be_v not_o rebellious_a neither_o turn_v away_o back_o isaiah_n 50._o 5._o at_o church_n how_o amiable_a be_v thy_o tabernacle_n o_o lord_n of_o host_n psal_n 84._o 1._o before_o read_v speak_v lord_n for_o thy_o servant_n hear_v 1_o samuel_n 3._o 9_o speak_v my_o heart_n be_v indite_v a_o good_a matter_n i_o speak_v of_o the_o thing_n which_o i_o have_v make_v touch_v the_o king_n psal_n 45._o 1._o eat_v thou_o open_v thy_o hand_n and_o satisfie_v the_o desire_n of_o every_o live_a thing_n psal_n 145._o in_o prosperity_n if_o i_o do_v not_o remember_v thou_o let_v my_o tongue_n cleave_v to_o the_o roof_n of_o my_o mouth_n if_o i_o prefer_v not_o thou_o above_o my_o chief_a joy_n psal_n 137._o 6._o adversity_n the_o lord_n kill_v and_o make_v alive_a 1_o sam._n 2._o 6._o shall_v we_o receive_v good_a at_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n and_o shall_v we_o not_o receive_v evil_a job_n 2._o 10._o ought_v not_o christ_n to_o have_v suffer_v these_o thing_n and_o to_o enter_v into_o his_o glory_n luke_n 24._o 26._o trouble_n sure_o man_n walk_v in_o a_o vain_a show_n sure_o they_o be_v disquiet_v in_o vain_a psal_n 39_o 6._o calumny_n if_o i_o please_v man_n i_o shall_v not_o be_v the_o servant_n of_o christ_n gal._n 1._o 10._o praise_n not_o unto_o we_o o_o lord_n not_o unto_o we_o but_o unto_o thy_o name_n give_v glory_n psal_n 115._o 1._o against_o vain_a hope_n as_o a_o dream_n when_o one_o awake_v so_o o_o lord_n when_o thou_o awake_v thou_o shall_v despise_v their_o image_n psalm_n 73._o 20._o pride_n whosoever_o exalt_v himself_o shall_v be_v abase_v luke_n 14._o 11._o covetousness_n it_o be_v more_o bless_a to_o give_v than_o to_o receive_v act_v 20._o 35._o luxury_n know_v you_o not_o that_o your_o body_n be_v the_o member_n of_o christ_n 1._o cor._n 6._o 15._o envy_n he_o that_o love_v not_o 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