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strong_a be_v the_o obligation_n he_o have_v show_v thou_o o_o man_n what_o be_v good_a and_o what_o do_v the_o lord_n require_v of_o thou_o but_o to_o do_v just_o to_o love_v mercy_n and_o to_o walk_v humble_o with_o thy_o god_n micah_n 6._o 8._o 2._o from_o the_o creature_n be_v corrosive_n or_o scourge_v one_o way_n or_o other_o 1._o observe_v how_o the_o sweet_a wine_n may_v become_v the_o sharp_a vinegar_n and_o this_o 1._o with_o respect_n to_o thing_n 2._o with_o respect_n to_o person_n 1._o with_o respect_n to_o thing_n the_o good_a thing_n of_o this_o life_n may_v be_v matter_n of_o affliction_n because_o thou_o serve_v not_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n with_o joyfulness_n and_o with_o gladness_n of_o heart_n for_o the_o abundance_n of_o all_o thing_n therefore_o shall_v thou_o serâ—e_v thy_o enemy_n which_o the_o lord_n shall_v send_v against_o thou_o in_o hunger_n and_o thirst_n and_o in_o nakedness_n and_o in_o the_o want_n of_o all_o thing_n deut._n 28._o 47_o 48._o hezekiah_n a_o good_a prince_n yet_o what_o a_o thundering-message_n be_v send_v he_o behold_v the_o day_n come_v that_o all_o that_o be_v in_o thy_o house_n and_o that_o which_o thy_o father_n have_v lay_v up_o in_o store_n until_o this_o day_n shall_v be_v carry_v to_o babylon_n nothing_o shall_v be_v leave_v say_v the_o lord_n isa_n 39_o 6._o 2._o with_o respect_n to_o person_n as_o magistrate_n ecclesiastical_a minister_n family-relation_n choice_a friend_n or_o acquaintant_n all_o these_o instead_o of_o rose_n may_v become_v pricking-brier_n some_o way_n or_o other_o as_o may_v be_v instance_a in_o 1._o magistrate_n who_o be_v the_o minister_n of_o god_n for_o good_a according_a to_o their_o institution_n rom._n 13._o 4._o these_o may_v be_v snatch_v away_o by_o death_n to_o the_o grief_n of_o a_o people_n who_o sit_v under_o their_o refreshing-shadow_n their_o death_n and_o burial_n become_v the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o subject_n sorrow_n witness_v this_o in_o the_o case_n of_o good_a josiah_n who_o die_v and_o be_v bury_v and_o all_o judah_n and_o jerusalem_n mourn_v for_o he_o and_o jeremiah_n lament_v for_o he_o as_o be_v record_v 2_o chron._n 35._o 24_o 25._o or_o if_o they_o be_v not_o seize_v on_o by_o death_n they_o may_v prove_v the_o death_n or_o bane_n of_o a_o nation_n by_o their_o folly_n instance_n enough_o there_o be_v for_o this_o in_o holy-writ_a and_o history_n 2._o ecclesiastical_a minister_n become_v afflictive_a and_o that_o many_o way_n when_o sin_n abound_v among_o a_o people_n pride_n barrenness_n under_o the_o mean_n slight_v minister_n and_o idolize_v of_o they_o for_o these_o be_v sad_a extreme_n do_v with_o other_o sin_n provoke_v the_o lord_n to_o afflict_v in_o and_o by_o minister_n sometime_o they_o be_v take_v away_o by_o death_n john_n disciple_n have_v too_o high_a thought_n of_o their_o master_n they_o begin_v it_o seem_v to_o make_v a_o party_n against_o christ_n himself_o john_n 3._o 25_o 26._o it_o be_v observable_a ver_fw-la 24._o john_n be_v not_o yet_o cast_v into_o prison_n afterward_o he_o be_v and_o behead_v too_o sometime_o though_o god_n continue_v they_o in_o the_o world_n yet_o he_o may_v make_v their_o tongue_n cleave_v to_o the_o root_n of_o their_o mouth_n they_o shall_v be_v dumb_a and_o not_o be_v reprover_n as_o ezek._n 3._o 26._o the_o pipe_n shall_v be_v stop_v and_o the_o conduit_n in_o the_o town_n shall_v not_o run_v as_o former_o with_o that_o plenty_n of_o the_o water_n of_o life_n there_o be_v a_o time_n when_o the_o prophet_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v in_o their_o cave_n and_o not_o upon_o the_o housetop_n 1_o king_n 18._o 4._o again_o some_o may_v become_v afflictive_a by_o their_o slip_n fall_n apostasy_n tertullian_n turn_v a_o montanist_n and_o fly_v out_o against_o the_o orthodox_n 161._o scult_a annal_n dec_fw-la 1_o p._n 161._o one_o speicer_n in_o germany_n be_v so_o powerful_a in_o preach_v that_o whore_n leave_v the_o stew_n and_o betake_v themselves_o to_o another_o course_n of_o live_v and_o yet_o after_o he_o return_v to_o the_o tent_n of_o the_o papist_n and_o miserable_o perish_v 269._o ibid._n p._n 269._o it_o be_v say_v of_o swenckfield_n who_o do_v beguile_v many_o with_o great_a swelling-word_n of_o illumination_n revelation_n deification_n of_o the_o inward_a and_o spiritual_a man_n that_o he_o have_v a_o well-meaning_a heart_n but_o a_o very_a irregular_a or_o erroneous_a head_n god_n be_v righteous_a as_o in_o the_o dig_v of_o a_o grave_n for_o some_o in_o the_o vineyard_n and_o the_o bind_n of_o other_o hand_n and_o foot_n so_o in_o the_o permission_n of_o other_o to_o leap_v over_o the_o hedge_n of_o the_o vinyard_n and_o to_o be_v bewildered_a in_o wild_a and_o extravagant_a fancy_n and_o conceit_n see_v act_n 20._o 30._o 1_o cor._n 3._o with_o 2_o cor._n 11._o 13_o 14._o 3._o family-relation_n become_v gall_n and_o wormwood_n 1._o the_o husband_n be_v sometime_o a_o nabal_n and_o folly_n be_v with_o he_o 1_o sam._n 25._o 25._o or_o if_o he_o be_v otherwise_o his_o death_n give_v life_n to_o the_o wife_n sorrow_n as_o 2_o king_n 4._o 1._o thy_o servant_n my_o husband_n say_v that_o widow_n to_o elisha_n be_v dead_a and_o thou_o know_v that_o thy_o servant_n do_v for_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o creditor_n be_v come_v to_o take_v to_o his_o my_o two_o son_n for_o bondman_n 2._o the_o wife_n if_o she_o be_v not_o more_o or_o less_o a_o chide_v zipporah_n ezra_n 4._o 25._o a_o mocking-michol_a 2_o sam._n 6._o 20._o a_o sullen_a vashti_n esth_n 1._o 12._o or_o some_o otherway_v afflictive_a yet_o there_o be_v never_o a_o marriage_n but_o there_o must_v be_v a_o funeral_n and_o a_o virtuous_a beautiful_a sarah_n must_v away_o out_o of_o a_o abraham_n sight_n gen._n 23._o 4._o 3._o
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and_o this_o more_o special_a inspection_n care_n or_o providence_n be_v co-extensive_a to_o the_o life_n of_o man_n which_o may_v be_v evidence_v from_o the_o scripture_n as_o follow_v 1._o it_o be_v plain_o and_o positive_o assert_v the_o lord_n look_v from_o heaven_n he_o behold_v all_o the_o son_n of_o man_n from_o the_o place_n of_o his_o habitation_n he_o fashion_v their_o heart_n alike_o he_o consider_v all_o their_o work_n psal_n 33._o 13_o 14_o 15._o to_o every_o thing_n there_o be_v a_o season_n and_o a_o time_n to_o every_o purpose_n under_o the_o heaven_n a_o time_n to_o be_v bear_v and_o a_o time_n to_o die_v etc._n etc._n eccles_n 3._o 1._o see_v mat._n 10._o 29_o 30_o 31._o mollerus_n coelum_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la otiosum_fw-la palatium_fw-la sed_fw-la dei_fw-la regius_fw-la e_fw-la quâ_fw-la imperium_fw-la suum_fw-la per_fw-la omnes_fw-la mundi_fw-la part_n cum_fw-la summâ_fw-la ratione_fw-la &_o sapientiâ_fw-la exercet_fw-la mollerus_n 2._o it_o be_v acknowledge_v by_o the_o lord_n people_n in_o their_o address_n to_o he_o but_o thou_o be_v he_o that_o take_v i_o out_o of_o the_o womb_n thou_o do_v make_v i_o hope_v when_o i_o be_v upon_o my_o mother_n breast_n i_o be_v cast_v upon_o thou_o from_o the_o womb_n thou_o be_v my_o god_n from_o my_o mother_n belly_n psal_n 22._o 9_o 10._o o_o god_n thou_o have_v teach_v i_o from_o my_o youth_n and_o hitherto_o have_v i_o declare_v thy_o wondrous_a work_n now_o also_o when_o i_o be_o old_a and_o gray-headed_a o_o god_n forsake_v i_o not_o psal_n 71._o 17_o 18._o 3._o otherwise_o that_o principle_n of_o undoubted_a verity_n in_o he_o we_o live_v and_o move_v and_o have_v our_o be_v act_v 17._o 28._o will_v expire_v before_o man_n breathe_v out_o his_o last_o if_o there_o be_v not_o a_o constant_a motion_n of_o providence_n from_o life_n to_o death_n the_o sense_n must_v be_v in_o he_o we_o live_v not_o move_v not_o and_o have_v not_o our_o be_v 4._o the_o scripture_n descend_v particular_o 1._o to_o the_o action_n of_o man_n 2._o to_o what_o befall_v man_n and_o that_o by_o way_n of_o reference_n to_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n first_o the_o action_n of_o man_n fall_v under_o a_o threefold_a consideration_n 1._o as_o natural_a as_o eat_v drink_v walk_a talk_a sleep_a these_o be_v subject_v to_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n they_o be_v like_a to_o make_v but_o a_o poor_a meal_n who_o have_v both_o mouth_n and_o meat_n if_o they_o find_v not_o grace_n in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o lord_n while_o the_o flesh_n be_v yet_o between_o the_o tooth_n of_o the_o israelite_n yer_z it_o be_v chew_v the_o wrath_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v kindle_v against_o the_o people_n numb_a 11._o 33._o o_o lord_n i_o know_v that_o the_o way_n of_o man_n be_v not_o in_o himself_o it_o be_v not_o in_o man_n that_o walk_v to_o direct_v his_o step_n jer._n 10._o 23._o but_o i_o will_v come_v short_o to_o you_o if_o the_o lord_n will_v 1_o cor._n 4._o 19_o the_o answer_n of_o the_o tongue_n be_v from_o the_o lord_n prov._n 16._o 1._o on_o that_o night_n can_v not_o the_o king_n sleep_n esth_n 6._o 1._o for_o so_o he_o give_v his_o belove_a sleep_n psal_n 137._o 2._o 2._o as_o civil_a or_o political_a such_o be_v plough_v buy_v sell_v it_o be_v say_v of_o the_o husbandman_n his_o god_n do_v instruct_v he_o to_o discretion_n and_o do_v teach_v he_o isa_n 28._o 26._o the_o apostle_n james_n read_v to_o buyer_n and_o seller_n a_o good_a and_o savoury_a lecture_n he_o will_v they_o to_o eye_n providence_n for_o though_o they_o be_v master_n of_o their_o own_o trade_n yet_o not_o master_n of_o their_o own_o life_n and_o what_o become_v of_o the_o intentional_a bargain_n then_o in_o a_o moment_n yea_o of_o what_o they_o have_v get_v through_o succeed_v providence_n when_o they_o be_v sweep_v away_o by_o death_n which_o prove_v at_o time_n the_o death_n of_o their_o wealth_n their_o estate_n and_o affair_n lie_v raw_a and_o undigested_a and_o be_v leave_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o fool_n or_o knave_n see_v james_n 4._o 13_o 14_o 15._o 3._o as_o moral_a and_o that_o whether_o good_a or_o bad_a as_o for_o action_n good_a no_o man_n unless_o he_o he_o forget_v himself_o to_o be_v a_o man_n will_v appropriate_v that_o to_o himself_o as_o a_o fountain_n of_o which_o he_o be_v but_o a_o cistern_n for_o who_o make_v thou_o to_o differ_v from_o another_o and_o what_o have_v thou_o that_o thou_o do_v not_o receive_v now_o if_o thou_o do_v receive_v it_o why_o do_v thou_o glory_n as_o if_o thou_o have_v not_o receive_v it_o 1_o cor._n 4._o 7._o see_v james_n 1._o 17._o and_o as_o for_o action_n bad_a which_o be_v vulgar_o so_o term_v though_o providence_n be_v not_o a_o author_n of_o they_o yet_o it_o be_v a_o spotless_a actor_n in_o and_o about_o they_o the_o foul_a act_n in_o a_o man_n lame-foot_n and_o yet_o lameness_n be_v not_o chargeable_a on_o the_o soul_n god_n be_v a_o holy_a god_n notwithstanding_o the_o display_v of_o providence_n in_o and_o about_o the_o sin_n of_o man_n as_o have_v elsewhere_o be_v discover_v second_o what_o befall_v man_n be_v reducible_a to_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n not_o only_o the_o honey_n but_o the_o gall_n of_o man_n life_n have_v its_o be_v from_o he_o i_o form_n the_o light_n and_o create_v darkness_n i_o make_v peace_n and_o create_v evil_a i_o the_o lord_n do_v all_o these_o thing_n isa_n 45._o 7._o job_n in_o that_o doxology_n of_o he_o acknowledge_v this_o the_o lord_n give_v and_o the_o lord_n have_v take_v away_o job_n 1._o 21._o chap._n ii_o 1._o look_v back_o how_o providence_n have_v deal_v with_o thou_o in_o time_n past_a jacob_n do_v so_o as_o be_v leave_v on_o record_n gen._n 48._o moses_n the_o man_n of_o god_n in_o the_o book_n of_o deuteronomy_n which_o may_n may_v be_v term_v the_o book_n of_o moses_n farewel-sermon_n preach_v a_o month_n before_o his_o death_n as_o some_o observe_v do_v commend_v to_o the_o israelite_n a_o survey_n of_o god_n providence_n towards_o they_o he_o will_v they_o particular_o to_o take_v a_o view_n both_o of_o mercy_n and_o affliction_n thy_o raiment_n say_v he_o wax_v not_o old_a upon_o thou_o neither_o do_v thy_o foot_n swell_v these_o forty_o year_n thou_o shall_v also_o consider_v in_o thy_o heart_n that_o as_o a_o man_n chasten_v his_o son_n so_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n chasten_v thou_o deut._n 8._o 4_o 5._o 2._o take_v encouragement_n for_o time_n to_o come_v to_o trust_v in_o god_n some_o be_v miserable_o baffle_v with_o temptation_n for_o futurity_n how_o shall_v they_o do_v what_o may_v befall_v they_o and_o the_o like_a here_o be_v both_o a_o antidote_n and_o a_o remedy_n against_o this_o disease_n providence_n run_v parallel_v with_o the_o line_n of_o life_n and_o this_o may_v quiet_a and_o compose_v the_o spirit_n if_o well_o think_v on_o and_o improve_v but_o more_o particular_o consider_v here_o three_o thing_n 1._o providence_n be_v not_o tire_v it_o be_v a_o mighty_a giant_n not_o weary_v with_o half-racing_a have_v thou_o not_o know_v have_v 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come_v to_o the_o kingdom_n for_o such_o a_o time_n as_o this_o esth_n 4._o 12_o 13._o onesiphorus_n let_v not_o slip_v the_o opportunity_n of_o own_v a_o paul_n then_o when_o other_o be_v fright_v with_o the_o noise_n of_o the_o apostle_n chain_n he_o oft_o say_v paul_n refresh_v i_o and_o be_v not_o ashamed_a of_o my_o chain_n but_o when_o he_o be_v in_o rome_n he_o seek_v i_o out_o very_o diligent_o and_o find_v i_o 2_o tim._n 1._o 16_o 17._o let_v it_o be_v our_o care_n then_o judicious_o to_o observe_v and_o according_o to_o improve_v the_o remarkable_a opportunity_n for_o do_v good_a nothing_o say_v a_o 20._o mr._n vine_n in_o serm._n 2_o sam._n 3._o 20._o worthy_a man_n of_o our_o israel_n more_o sad_v and_o dull_v the_o heart_n when_o one_o come_v to_o die_v than_o his_o neglect_n of_o such_o opportunity_n which_o god_n providence_n or_o his_o own_o place_n have_v put_v into_o his_o hand_n of_o receive_v or_o do_v good_a nor_o be_v there_o a_o sharp_a corrosive_n than_o the_o reflection_n upon_o those_o day_n and_o time_n that_o have_v pass_v over_o he_o malè_fw-la aliud_fw-la nihil_fw-la agentem_fw-la sect_n x._o last_o live_v holy_o and_o thankful_o the_o providential_a dispensation_n which_o have_v concentre_v or_o meet_v in_o thy_o person_n family_n or_o relation_n to_o this_o end_n consider_v the_o follow_a incentives_n 1._o with_o what_o patheticalness_n or_o holy_a earnestness_n be_v the_o live_n of_o providence_n press_v in_o scripture_n see_v deut_n 8._o 6._o with_o the_o precedent_a verse_n josh_n 24._o 14._o 1_o sam._n 12._o 24._o ephes_n 2._o 11_o 12_o 13._o 2._o the_o law_n of_o ingenuity_n require_v holiness_n and_o thankfulness_n for_o what_o god_n have_v do_v in_o his_o providence_n for_o man_n thou_o say_v david_n to_o god_n have_v deliver_v my_o soul_n from_o death_n my_o eye_n from_o tear_n and_o my_o foot_n from_o fall_v i_o will_v walk_v before_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n psal_n 116._o 8_o 9_o see_v luke_n 1._o 74_o 75._o 3._o sin_n otherwise_o be_v great_o aggravate_v the_o lord_n may_v say_v for_o neglect_n of_o a_o responsable_a carriage_n towards_o his_o dispensation_n as_o david_n of_o nabal_n sure_o in_o vain_a have_v i_o keep_v all_o that_o this_o fellow_n have_v in_o the_o wilderness_n 1_o sam._n 25._o 21._o it_o be_v make_v a_o aggravation_n of_o hezekiah_n sin_n that_o he_o render_v not_o again_o according_a to_o the_o benefit_n do_v unto_o he_o for_o his_o heart_n be_v lift_v up_o 2_o chron._n 32._o 25._o 4._o the_o thankful_a and_o holy_a live_n of_o providence_n may_v invite_v the_o god_n of_o providence_n to_o do_v more_o for_o person_n if_o that_o have_v be_v too_o little_a for_o thou_o say_v god_n by_o nathan_n to_o david_n i_o will_v moreover_o have_v give_v unto_o thou_o such_o and_o such_o thing_n 2_o sam._n 12._o 8._o god_n have_v a_o rich_a treasure_n of_o kindness_n he_o will_v not_o be_v a_o barren_a wilderness_n to_o those_o who_o be_v a_o carmel_n for_o holy_a fruitfulness_n i_o conclude_v all_o with_o that_o of_o the_o apostle_n 1_o cor._n 15._o 58._o therefore_o my_o belove_a brethren_n be_v you_o steadfast_a unmovable_a always_o abound_v in_o the_o work_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o as_o much_o as_o you_o know_v that_o your_o labour_n be_v not_o in_o vain_a in_o the_o lord_n finis_fw-la