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... thine abfence I am so distrest ; Thy wrathful frown Hath thrown me down , And rais'd a ftorm in my unquiet breast . Come , Lord , and close these wretched eyes , So blear'd with fins and miseries ; Refolve this erring heart to tamer ...
... thine abfence I am so distrest ; Thy wrathful frown Hath thrown me down , And rais'd a ftorm in my unquiet breast . Come , Lord , and close these wretched eyes , So blear'd with fins and miseries ; Refolve this erring heart to tamer ...
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... fin , and this fin hath made me all mifery ; there was darkness in not being , but that darkness was incapable ; there ... thy gracious help muft have been so for ever . Let me now see what my condition is by grace , by which I enjoy not ...
... fin , and this fin hath made me all mifery ; there was darkness in not being , but that darkness was incapable ; there ... thy gracious help muft have been so for ever . Let me now see what my condition is by grace , by which I enjoy not ...
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... fin , intirely devoted to thy fervice ; my love with holy David wonderful to thy law , my hatred per- fect against fin , my defire eager for thy prefence , my fear astonishing in thine absence , my delight in thy promises ravishing , my joy ...
... fin , intirely devoted to thy fervice ; my love with holy David wonderful to thy law , my hatred per- fect against fin , my defire eager for thy prefence , my fear astonishing in thine absence , my delight in thy promises ravishing , my joy ...
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... thy fold , and thofe unhappy ones which ftray from thee into the ftrange paftures of impiety . No forrow can surprise me but for fin , and even this too thou makeft to increase my joy : what af- flictions can be evil , which is thy ...
... thy fold , and thofe unhappy ones which ftray from thee into the ftrange paftures of impiety . No forrow can surprise me but for fin , and even this too thou makeft to increase my joy : what af- flictions can be evil , which is thy ...
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... thy compaffion towards me , that still thou ftoreft up new mercies for me . Lord , I bewail my weakness ; I lament ... fins continually before me , even in their worst appearances ; and I may loath them and leave them , and obtain thy ...
... thy compaffion towards me , that still thou ftoreft up new mercies for me . Lord , I bewail my weakness ; I lament ... fins continually before me , even in their worst appearances ; and I may loath them and leave them , and obtain thy ...
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affurance againſt alfo alſo art thou becauſe beſt bleſſed CHAP Chrift comfort compaffion confcience confefs confider corrupt darkneſs death defire diſturb dying hour enjoy eternal evil eyes fafe faith fake falvation fatan faving fear fhall fhalt fhame fhould finful foul finners firſt fome foon forfake forrow fountain of eternal fpirit ftill fuch fufferings fure fweet glory God's goodneſs graciouſly happineſs happy hath heart heaven himſelf holineſs itſelf Jefus joyfully live lives end lofs Lord loſs mifery moft moſt muſt myſelf neſs outward pardon peace Pfal pleaſure praiſe prefence promiſes puniſhment ready refreſh reft repentance righteouſneſs ſhall ſoul ſweet ſweetneſs thefe theſe thine things thofe thoſe thou art thou haft given thou mayeft thou wilt thoughts thy bleffed thy faints thy fervice thy fins thy grace thy gracious thy holy thy love thy mercy thyfelf truly underſtanding unto thee uſe weakneſs wiſdom wretched
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