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might_n pity_n and_o help_v us._n but_o because_o so_o many_o worthy_a writer_n both_o ancient_a and_o modern_a papist_n and_o protestant_n have_v write_v large_o of_o this_o place_n and_o i_o must_v say_v sum_n minimus_fw-la omnium_fw-la i_o cease_v to_o write_v any_o more_o hereof_o lest_o i_o shall_v repeat_v that_o which_o they_o have_v already_o observe_v verse_n 6._o behold_v thou_o love_v truth_n in_o the_o inward_a affection_n therefore_o have_v thou_o teach_v i_o wisdom_n in_o the_o secret_a of_o my_o heart_n this_o be_v the_o five_o argument_n which_o he_o use_v persuade_v god_n to_o forgive_v he_o take_v from_o the_o sincerity_n of_o his_o repentance_n that_o it_o be_v not_o counterfeit_a or_o dissemble_v which_o be_v very_o acceptable_a to_o god_n yea_o in_o all_o the_o action_n of_o religion_n and_o part_n thereof_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o please_v to_o god_n then_o sincerity_n and_o uprightness_n he_o can_v abide_v hypocrisy_n and_o dissimulation_n and_o to_o put_v 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answer_v to_o myself_o you_o will_v not_o answer_v for_o our_o sin_n although_o i_o shall_v have_v be_v partaker_n of_o they_o if_o i_o have_v not_o reprooved_a they_o they_o say_v to_o the_o minister_n as_o the_o sodomite_n say_v to_o lot_n 19.9_o gen._n 19.9_o shall_v thou_o judge_v and_o rule_v or_o as_o corah_n and_o his_o confederate_n say_v to_o moses_n and_o aaron_n 16.3_o num._n 16.3_o you_o take_v too_o much_o upon_o you_o or_o as_o those_o in_o the_o second_o psalm_n 2.3_o psal_n 2.3_o let_v we_o break_v their_o bond_n asunder_o and_o thou_o forgave_v the_o punishment_n of_o my_o sin_n doctr._n together_o repentance_n and_o remission_n meet_v together_o in_o the_o former_a part_n together_o repentance_n and_o remission_n meet_v together_o in_o few_o word_n david_n true_a repentance_n be_v lively_o express_v now_o in_o this_o part_n be_v set_v down_o the_o remission_n of_o his_o sin_n and_o both_o be_v close_v in_o one_o verse_n to_o let_v we_o see_v that_o the_o one_o be_v 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a_o follow_a grace_n to_o keep_v we_o in_o the_o way_n of_o god_n obedience_n the_o crooked_a and_o break_v back_v be_v not_o admit_v to_o the_o priesthood_n no_o more_o be_v crooked_a or_o perverse_a soul_n meet_v for_o god_n kingdom_n try_v of_o what_o spirit_n you_o be_v whether_o of_o a_o right_n or_o a_o crooked_a try_v whether_o it_o be_v of_o god_n or_o not_o every_o man_n way_n be_v right_a in_o his_o own_o eye_n but_o the_o lord_n ponder_v the_o heart_n god_n must_v cast_v down_o the_o old_a building_n and_o build_v up_o in_o thou_o a_o new_a build_n for_o himself_o that_o thou_o may_v be_v one_o of_o the_o stone_n of_o that_o new_a jerusalem_n which_o shall_v be_v inhabit_v by_o god_n verse_n 11._o cast_v i_o not_o away_o from_o thy_o presence_n and_o take_v not_o thy_o holy_a spirit_n from_o i_o in_o this_o verse_n he_o crave_v two_o evil_n to_o be_v avert_v from_o he_o one_o that_o he_o be_v not_o cast_v out_o from_o god_n presence_n the_o other_o that_o the_o holy_a 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