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thy_o gift_n it_o come_v from_o thou_o and_o i_o have_v give_v it_o unto_o thou_o how_o can_v it_o ascend_v towards_o thou_o when_o it_o be_v thus_o press_v down_o by_o manifold_a trouble_n the_o water_n be_v come_v in_o unto_o my_o soul_n 69.1.2_o psal_n 69.1.2_o i_o sink_v in_o deep_a mire_n where_o there_o be_v no_o stand_v my_o soul_n abide_v in_o this_o dark_a house_n of_o earth_n lie_v prostrate_a upon_o the_o ground_n and_o be_v not_o able_a to_o rise_v lord_n hear_v the_o poor_a and_o despise_v not_o thy_o prisoner_n let_v thy_o salvation_n o_o god_n set_v i_o up_o on_o high_a let_v thy_o light_n and_o thy_o truth_n lead_v i_o and_o bring_v i_o unto_o thy_o holy_a hill_n and_o to_o thy_o tabernacle_n verse_n vi_o therefore_o will_v i_o remember_v thou_o from_o the_o land_n of_o jordan_n and_o of_o the_o hermonite_n from_o the_o hill_n missar_n another_o help_n which_o david_n use_v to_o sustain_v himself_o in_o this_o time_n of_o trouble_n be_v by_o call_v to_o mind_n the_o goodness_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o land_n of_o jordan_n 3._o josh_n 3._o where_o god_n provide_v a_o passage_n for_o the_o israelit_v &_o preserve_v he_o when_o he_o pass_v over_o to_o shun_v saul_n so_o now_o go_v over_o the_o river_n 17.22_o 2._o sam._n 17.22_o he_o hope_v that_o god_n will_v make_v a_o way_n for_o he_o to_o escape_v the_o danger_n that_o may_v come_v by_o absalon_n whereas_o he_o name_v the_o land_n of_o jordan_n and_o of_o the_o hermonite_n he_o sugge_v to_o our_o remembrance_n the_o victory_n which_o god_n give_v unto_o his_o people_n when_o they_o take_v the_o land_n that_o be_v on_o this_o side_n jordan_n from_o the_o river_n of_o arnon_n unto_o mount_n hermon_n at_o which_o time_n og_n 3.8_o deut._n 3.8_o who_o be_v of_o the_o remnant_n of_o the_o giant_n be_v overthrow_v and_o thereby_o his_o hope_n may_v be_v confirm_v that_o although_o high-minded_a absalon_n be_v swell_v with_o proud_a conceit_n 20.11_o 1._o king_n 20.11_o and_o gird_v on_o his_o harness_n diâ—_n boast_v himself_o as_o if_o he_o have_v put_v it_o off_o yet_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o god_n be_v not_o shorten_v noâ—_n his_o power_n diminish_v buâ—_n he_o will_v save_v and_o deliver_v all_o they_o that_o put_v their_o trust_n in_o he_o now_o these_o three_o place_n here_o mention_v be_v the_o bound_n of_o that_o country_n inhabit_v by_o the_o israelite_n jordan_n towards_o the_o east_n hermon_n the_o north_n and_o the_o hill_n missar_n the_o south_n he_o may_v from_o thence_o have_v this_o comfortable_a assurance_n that_o god_n who_o be_v please_v to_o give_v unto_o his_o people_n so_o fruitful_a a_o land_n after_o their_o tedious_a passage_n through_o the_o wilderness_n will_v likewise_o in_o
and_o spiritual_a wickedness_n in_o high_a place_n but_o then_o we_o must_v take_v heed_n to_o observe_v the_o manner_n here_o prescribe_v which_o be_v to_o pour_v out_o the_o soul_n to_o confess_v all_o our_o sin_n to_o purge_v out_o the_o old_a leaven_n we_o can_v think_v to_o possess_v our_o vessel_n in_o holiness_n 4.4_o 1._o thes_n 4.4_o if_o we_o suffer_v any_o dregs_n of_o uncleanness_n to_o remain_v in_o they_o and_o as_o the_o scent_n &_o taste_v of_o the_o first_o liquor_n will_v continue_v a_o long_a time_n in_o a_o vessel_n after_o it_o be_v empty_v diu_fw-la quo_fw-la semel_fw-la est_fw-la imbuta_fw-la â—â—cens_fw-la servab_fw-la â—odorem_fw-la testa_n diu_fw-la so_o though_o we_o have_v sincere_o repent_v of_o all_o our_o sin_n yet_o that_o original_a corruption_n remain_v will_v make_v we_o cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n to_o deliver_v we_o from_o this_o body_n of_o death_n but_o such_o as_o be_v indulgent_a to_o themselves_o may_v fear_v that_o their_o presumptuous_a sin_n will_v get_v the_o victory_n over_o they_o wherefore_o as_o it_o be_v more_o commodious_a in_o the_o first_o make_v and_o dig_v of_o a_o garden_n to_o have_v it_o once_o well_o weed_v when_o the_o bad_a root_n may_v be_v take_v out_o than_o many_o time_n afterward_o so_o if_o thou_o will_v be_v like_o that_o paradise_n wherein_o god_n walk_v like_o that_o garden_n into_o which_o christ_n delight_v to_o come_v 6.2_o cant._n 5.1_o &_o 6.2_o then_o search_v every_o corner_n of_o thy_o heart_n in_o the_o time_n of_o humiliation_n that_o there_o may_v not_o be_v any_o root_n bring_v forth_o gall_n and_o wormwood_n 29.18_o deut._n 29.18_o we_o know_v that_o the_o least_o child_n remain_v in_o the_o house_n do_v hinder_v in_o give_v state_n and_o how_o can_v god_n take_v possession_n of_o thy_o body_n to_o be_v his_o temple_n when_o there_o be_v any_o sin_n reign_v therein_o if_o we_o sin_v we_o have_v a_o advocate_n with_o the_o father_n and_o as_o that_o client_n be_v like_a to_o speed_v 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thou_o so_o far_o from_o the_o word_n of_o my_o roar_n but_o now_o the_o greatness_n of_o his_o sorrow_n for_o his_o grievous_a sin_n and_o the_o calamity_n wait_v upon_o they_o make_v he_o stand_v amaze_v as_o not_o be_v able_a to_o speak_v and_o doubtless_o there_o be_v great_a benefit_n in_o the_o use_n both_o of_o secret_a and_o open_a prayer_n as_o paul_n become_v all_o thing_n to_o all_o man_n that_o he_o may_v win_v some_o so_o we_o may_v use_v every_o kind_n that_o we_o may_v receive_v a_o gracious_a answer_n sometime_o to_o cry_v aloud_o lift_v up_o both_o heart_n and_o voice_n to_o show_v our_o fervency_n and_o importunity_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v open_v unto_o we_o that_o knock_v sometime_o to_o show_v our_o reverence_n by_o a_o still_a voice_n that_o god_n may_v therein_o reveal_v himself_o unto_o we_o sometime_o pray_v with_o the_o spirit_n and_o with_o understanding_n speak_v in_o the_o heart_n only_o not_o dare_v to_o use_v our_o tongue_n to_o call_v upon_o his_o name_n see_v we_o have_v dishonour_v he_o thereby_o boet._n hâ—miles_fw-la preces_fw-la in_o excelsa_fw-la porâ—â—gite_fw-la boet._n and_o those_o our_o humble_a prayer_n will_v ascend_v into_o heaven_n though_o we_o shut_v both_o the_o door_n of_o our_o closet_n and_o the_o door_n of_o our_o lip_n when_o we_o pray_v be_v whole_o spiritual_a therein_o our_o father_n see_v in_o secret_a and_o be_v well_o please_v with_o such_o a_o sacrifice_n if_o we_o desire_v to_o make_v our_o tongue_n to_o be_v our_o glory_n therein_o yet_o the_o sound_n of_o our_o word_n may_v be_v submissive_a and_o rather_o a_o gentle_a noise_n than_o a_o voice_n they_o that_o do_v thus_o they_o speak_v soft_o clamant_fw-la qui_fw-la deum_fw-la precantes_fw-la susurrant_n tacitè_fw-fr loquuntur_fw-la atque_fw-la intus_fw-la clamant_fw-la but_o inward_o they_o cry_v aloud_o hannah_n when_o she_o pray_v do_v move_v her_o lip_n but_o her_o voice_n be_v not_o hear_v yet_o she_o find_v such_o comfort_n that_o her_o 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