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say_v david_n who_o be_o i_o that_o thou_o shall_v do_v these_o thing_n and_o so_o jacob_n you_o have_v he_o admire_v god_n mercy_n to_o he_o in_o genesis_n 32._o 9_o 10._o there_o you_o have_v the_o good_a man_n when_o the_o lord_n have_v manifest_v his_o goodness_n to_o he_o in_o his_o journey_n i_o be_o not_o worthy_a say_v he_o of_o the_o least_o of_o all_o thy_o mercy_n and_o of_o all_o the_o truth_n that_o thou_o have_v show_v unto_o thy_o servant_n for_o with_o my_o staff_n i_o pass_v over_o this_o jordan_n and_o now_o i_o be_o become_v two_o band_n i_o be_o not_o worthy_a of_o the_o least_o of_o all_o the_o mercy_n that_o thou_o have_v show_v to_o thy_o servant_n he_o stand_v admire_v at_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n towards_o he_o and_o do_v look_v upon_o himself_o as_o vile_a because_o god_n mercy_n be_v so_o great_a there_o be_v nothing_o more_o proper_a to_o christian_a humility_n then_o this_o therefore_o to_o look_v upon_o ourselves_o as_o vile_a because_o god_n bestow_v 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do_v you_o look_v back_o to_o what_o you_o be_v and_o that_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n and_o to_o that_o end_n that_o your_o heart_n may_v be_v humble_a and_o low_a do_v you_o make_v that_o use_n of_o what_o your_o poor_a condition_n be_v or_o rather_o do_v not_o you_o forget_v your_o poor_a condition_n and_o now_o your_o mind_n be_v puff_v up_o this_o be_v a_o evil_a sight_n and_o another_o example_n for_o this_o you_o have_v likewife_n in_o david_n david_n be_v exceed_v willing_a to_o be_v put_v in_o mind_n of_o the_o mean_a condition_n in_o which_o he_o be_v as_o that_o in_o 2_o sam._n 2._o when_o nathan_n come_v to_o he_o when_o he_o will_v have_v build_v a_o house_n to_o god_n in_o 2_o sam._n 7._o the_o lord_n bid_v nathan_n go_v to_o he_o and_o say_v to_o he_o i_o have_v take_v thou_o from_o the_o sheep-fold_n verse_n 8._o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n i_o take_v thou_o from_o the_o sheepcote_n from_o follow_v the_o sheep_n to_o be_v ruler_n over_o my_o people_n 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