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and_o no_o man_n care_v for_o our_o soul_n than_o we_o address_v ourselves_o to_o god_n and_o say_v to_o he_o thou_o be_v our_o refuge_n psal_n 142.4_o it_o seem_v that_o david_n though_o he_o be_v a_o holy_a man_n be_v very_o apt_a while_o he_o be_v furnish_v with_o these_o outward_a favour_n to_o rely_v too_o much_o upon_o they_o so_o far_o as_o to_o neglect_v the_o lord_n but_o when_o the_o lord_n by_o cross_n and_o affliction_n take_v they_o from_o he_o or_o make_v he_o see_v the_o vanity_n and_o insufficiency_n of_o they_o than_o he_o cry_v out_o and_o now_o lord_n what_o wait_v i_o for_o my_o hope_n be_v in_o thou_o now_o i_o have_v try_v how_o fickle_a and_o how_o vain_a the_o creature_n be_v now_o i_o perceive_v by_o sensible_a experience_n that_o no_o help_n be_v in_o it_o now_o lord_n what_o wait_v i_o for_o etc._n etc._n and_o thus_o i_o think_v i_o have_v sufficient_o clear_v the_o point_n god_n can_v and_o will_v preserve_v etc._n etc._n to_o add_v a_o word_n or_o two_o 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