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be_v a_o merciful_a a_o bountiful_a a_o gracious_a and_o a_o patient_a god_n to_o his_o people_n chap._n ii_o contain_v several_a weighty_a proposition_n concern_v assurance_n the_o first_o proposition_n that_o i_o shall_v lay_v down_o concern_v assurance_n be_v this_o that_o god_n deny_v assurance_n for_o a_o time_n to_o his_o dear_a and_o choice_a one_o and_o that_o upon_o many_o considerable_a ground_n as_o first_o for_o the_o exercise_n of_o their_o grace_n a_o gracious_a soul_n will_v always_o be_v upon_o mount_n tabor_n look_v into_o canaan_n he_o will_v always_o be_v in_o his_o father_n arm_n and_o under_o his_o father_n smile_n he_o will_v always_o be_v in_o the_o sunshine_n of_o divine_a favour_n he_o will_v always_o have_v the_o heaven_n open_a that_o tertul._n tam_fw-la pater_fw-la nemo_fw-la tum_fw-la pius_fw-la nemo_fw-la tertul._n he_o may_v always_o see_v his_o christ_n and_o his_o crown_n he_o will_v with_o peter_n be_v always_o upon_o the_o mount_n he_o be_v loath_a 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26._o 8_o 9_o the_o desire_n of_o our_o soul_n be_v to_o thy_o name_n and_o to_o the_o remembrance_n of_o thou_o with_o my_o soul_n have_v i_o desire_v thou_o in_o the_o night_n yea_o with_o my_o spirit_n within_o i_o will_v i_o seek_v thou_o early_o gracious_a soul_n know_v cor_fw-la the_o voice_n of_o god_n be_v dam_fw-la mihi_fw-la cor_fw-la that_o no_o prayer_n be_v acknowledge_v accept_v and_o reward_v by_o god_n but_o that_o wherein_o the_o heart_n be_v sincere_o and_o whole_o it_o be_v not_o a_o piece_n it_o be_v not_o a_o corner_n of_o the_o heart_n that_o will_v satisfy_v the_o maker_n of_o the_o heart_n the_o true_a mother_n will_v not_o have_v the_o child_n divide_v as_o god_n love_v a_o break_a and_o a_o contrite_a heart_n so_o he_o loathe_v a_o divide_a heart_n god_n neither_o love_n halt_v nor_o halve_a he_o will_v be_v serve_v true_o and_o total_o the_o royal_a law_n be_v thou_o shall_v girdle_n the_o heart_n as_o a_o prince_n give_v law_n to_o all_o other_o member_n 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