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then_o there_o can_v be_v no_o desert_n of_o his_o savour_n psalm_n 144._o 3._o what_o be_v man_n lord_n that_o thou_o take_v knowledge_n of_o he_o or_o the_o son_n of_o man_n that_o thou_o make_v such_o account_n of_o he_o and_o there_o the_o prophet_n show_v the_o ground_n of_o his_o wonderment_n man_n be_v like_a to_o vanity_n his_o day_n be_v as_o a_o shadow_n that_o pass_v away_o etc._n etc._n and_o certain_o god_n gift_n be_v never_o so_o right_o value_v when_o they_o be_v consider_v alone_o by_o themselves_o as_o when_o they_o be_v view_v joint_o together_o with_o our_o own_o wretchedness_n i_o be_o less_o say_v jacob_n then_o the_o least_o of_o all_o thy_o mercy_n his_o own_o indignity_n do_v set_v a_o lustre_n upon_o god_n small_a mercy_n et_fw-la dare_v non_fw-la dignis_fw-la res_fw-la mage_fw-la digna_fw-la deo_fw-la three_o from_o hence_o the_o inference_n of_o the_o scripture_n be_v forcible_a and_o very_o prevail_v that_o see_v every_o man_n be_v vanity_n that_o 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dress_v and_o apparel_v for_o a_o feast_n and_o usual_o according_a to_o the_o measure_n of_o our_o humiliation_n do_v we_o receive_v the_o measure_n of_o consolation_n 3._o repentance_n will_v quicken_v our_o appetite_n for_o the_o lord_n table_n and_o the_o use_n of_o it_o as_o sour_a herb_n do_v for_o the_o passeover_n now_o in_o repentance_n we_o shall_v find_v two_o part_n first_o a_o mournful_a recantation_n of_o our_o former_a error_n second_o a_o cheerful_a reformation_n of_o our_o future_a life_n it_o begin_v in_o sorrow_n it_o end_v in_o joy_n the_o first_o part_n be_v set_v down_o joel_n 2._o 9_o a_o turn_n unto_o the_o lord_n with_o weep_v and_o mourn_v the_o second_o part_n mat._n 3._o 8._o bring_v forth_o fruit_n meet_v for_o repentance_n humiliation_n without_o reformation_n be_v a_o foundation_n without_o a_o building_n reformation_n without_o humiliation_n be_v a_o build_n without_o a_o foundation_n and_o where_o sorrow_n for_o sin_n be_v sincere_a it_o have_v these_o 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10_o 11._o a_o slight_a and_o superficial_a grief_n will_v not_o serve_v the_o turn_n three_o it_o must_v be_v constant_a for_o continuance_n not_o for_o a_o time_n but_o renew_v every_o morning_n and_o evening_n david_n sin_n be_v ever_o before_o he_o psal_n 51._o 3._o yea_o if_o it_o be_v possible_a we_o shall_v so_o grieve_v for_o sin_n past_a that_o we_o shall_v never_o sin_v hereafter_o but_o spend_v our_o life_n in_o sorrow_n and_o contrition_n for_o sin_n already_o do_v four_o it_o must_v be_v such_o a_o sorrow_n as_o quicken_v to_o holy_a duty_n as_o prayer_n hear_v of_o the_o word_n and_o the_o like_a worldly_n sorrow_n make_v we_o lumpish_a but_o spiritual_a and_o godly_a sorrow_n supple_v the_o heart_n and_o make_v it_o nimble_a to_o run_v the_o way_n of_o god_n commandment_n 2_o cor._n 7._o 11._o behold_v this_o same_o thing_n that_o you_o sorrow_v after_o a_o godly_a sort_n what_o carefulness_n it_o wrought_v in_o you_o yea_o what_o clear_v of_o yourselves_o yea_o what_o 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