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of_o the_o righteous_a be_v only_o good_a so_o again_o pro._n 12.5_o the_o thought_n of_o the_o righteous_a be_v right_a what_o be_v that_o why_o the_o meaning_n be_v that_o he_o feed_v his_o thought_n upon_o the_o best_a object_n and_o if_o worse_o break_v in_o as_o sometime_o they_o will_v he_o justle_v they_o out_o again_o rid_v the_o room_n of_o they_o and_o will_v not_o suffer_v vain_a thought_n to_o take_v up_o their_o residence_n or_o lodging_n within_o he_o a_o instance_n hereof_o you_o have_v in_o david_n psal_n 119.113_o david_n be_v a_o man_n as_o you_o may_v find_v throughout_o the_o book_n of_o the_o psalm_n who_o heart_n be_v much_o set_v upon_o god_n psal_n 16_o 8._o he_o be_v a_o man_n very_o much_o busy_v in_o holy_a and_o heavenly_a meditation_n the_o way_n and_o word_n and_o work_n of_o god_n be_v the_o chief_a object_n of_o his_o meditation_n as_o you_o may_v find_v almost_o every_o where_n another_o example_n of_o this_o you_o have_v in_o the_o church_n isa_n 26_o 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and_o reason_n of_o it_o and_o proceed_v therein_o further_o as_o far_o as_o time_n will_v permit_v well_o then_o in_o the_o first_o place_n they_o that_o fear_v god_n will_v be_v think_v upon_o his_o name_n their_o thought_n will_v be_v take_v up_o with_o and_o exercise_v about_o the_o thing_n of_o god_n because_o they_o know_v that_o god_n know_v the_o secret_n of_o their_o heart_n as_o he_o that_o make_v a_o watch_n know_v every_o wind_a and_o turn_v in_o the_o watch_n so_o he_o that_o make_v our_o spirit_n and_o be_v the_o father_n of_o our_o spirit_n know_v all_o the_o motion_n and_o contrivance_n of_o our_o spirit_n nay_o it_o be_v the_o sole_a privilege_n of_o god_n to_o know_v the_o thought_n the_o heart_n be_v his_o peculiar_a which_o none_o can_v unlock_v or_o look_v into_o but_o the_o most_o high_a jer._n 17.10_o i_o the_o lord_n search_v the_o heart_n i_o try_v the_o reins_o now_o what_o be_v the_o heart_n that_o god_n search_v or_o what_o do_v god_n search_v for_o in_o 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