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faithful_a and_o resolve_v he_o and_o quiet_v he_o he_o can_v get_v no_o satisfaction_n till_o he_o go_v to_o he_o and_o when_o he_o come_v to_o he_o he_o be_v satisfy_v and_o all_o that_o i_o shall_v add_v be_v that_o he_o be_v hard_o to_o be_v satisfy_v who_o god_n can_v satisfy_v 2._o none_o like_o to_o god_n to_o be_v invocate_v or_o call_v upon_o for_o as_o he_o be_v able_a to_o help_v so_o he_o be_v willing_a to_o do_v it_o such_o be_v his_o addictedness_n to_o hear_v prayer_n that_o it_o be_v become_v one_o of_o his_o stand_a title_n psal._n 65._o 2._o o_o thou_o that_o hear_v prayer_n unto_o thou_o shall_v all_o flesh_n come_v no_o
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our_o translation_n render_v it_o in_o the_o preter-tense_n but_o the_o word_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v in_o the_o future_a i_o will_v call_v and_o he_o hear_v i_o as_o if_o he_o shall_v have_v say_v i_o be_v about_o to_o pray_v to_o the_o lord_n and_o be_o still_o resolve_v to_o do_v it_o but_o as_o to_o that_o which_o i_o think_v to_o beg_v of_o he_o he_o have_v happy_o prevent_v i_o for_o he_o have_v give_v it_o i_o before_o i_o ask_v he_o for_o it_o so_o isa._n 65._o 24._o before_o they_o call_v i_o will_v answer_v and_o while_o they_o be_v yet_o speak_v i_o will_v hear_v while_o daniel_n be_v speak_v god_n hear_v and_o before_o david_n cry_v to_o the_o lord_n he_o hear_v he_o it_o be_v much_o grace_n in_o he_o to_o grant_v our_o request_n when_o we_o have_v make_v they_o and_o persevere_v in_o solicit_v his_o savour_n more_o to_o answer_v while_o we_o be_v make_v our_o request_n but_o to_o do_v it_o before_o we_o make_v they_o do_v marvellous_o express_v the_o goodness_n of_o his_o nature_n 3._o there_o be_v none_o like_o god_n to_o be_v confide_v and_o trust_v in_o man_n be_v deceitful_a and_o false_a and_o apt_a to_o fail_v those_o that_o trust_v in_o they_o they_o make_v fair_a flourish_n and_o pretence_n when_o a_o man_n have_v no_o occasion_n to_o use_v they_o and_o afterward_o when_o he_o need_v the_o performance_n of_o their_o promise_n turn_v their_o back_n upon_o he_o but_o god_n be_v as_o firm_a as_o the_o very_a rock_n how_o ordinary_o do_v the_o scripture_n propose_v he_o as_o the_o rock_n of_o his_o people_n psal._n 31._o 3._o thou_o be_v my_o rock_n deut._n 32._o 4._o he_o be_v the_o rock_n withal_o tell_v we_o there_o be_v none_o worthy_a of_o that_o title_n but_o he_o 2_o sam._n 22._o 32._o who_o be_v a_o rock_n save_o our_o god_n who_o ever_o be_v disappoint_v by_o this_o god_n who_o way_n be_v perfect_a who_o ever_o be_v ashamed_a that_o trust_v in_o he_o psal._n 22._o 4._o our_o father_n be_v trust_v in_o thou_o they_o trust_v in_o thou_o and_o be_v deliver_v and_o psal._n 28._o 7._o my_o heart_n trust_v in_o he_o and_o i_o be_o help_v 4._o there_o be_v none_o like_a or_o beside_o god_n to_o be_v love_v or_o desire_v such_o be_v the_o generousness_n of_o man_n heart_n that_o it_o will_v bestow_v itself_o upon_o one_o thing_n or_o other_o now_o there_o be_v none_o in_o all_o the_o world_n so_o worthy_a thereof_o as_o god_n and_o therefore_o he_o forbid_v we_o to_o bestow_v it_o upon_o other_o thing_n and_o command_v we_o to_o bestow_v it_o upon_o he_o 1_o joh._n 2._o 15._o love_v not_o the_o world_n neither_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v in_o the_o world_n if_o any_o man_n love_v the_o world_n the_o love_n of_o the_o father_n be_v not_o in_o he_o who_o then_o must_v we_o bestow_v our_o love_n on_o prov._n 23._o 26._o my_o son_n give_v i_o thy_o heart_n and_o it_o be_v asaph_n sense_n of_o his_o peculiar_a fitness_n for_o it_o that_o make_v he_o cry_v out_o who_o have_v i_o in_o heaven_n but_o 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his_o son_n put_v we_o into_o a_o state_n of_o salvation_n shall_v make_v we_o wonder_v 1_o cor._n 4._o 7._o who_o make_v we_o to_o differ_v we_o have_v nothing_o but_o what_o be_v receive_v what_o will_v have_v become_v of_o we_o have_v it_o not_o be_v for_o the_o love_n of_o god_n we_o may_v have_v with_o the_o world_n lie_v in_o wickedness_n and_o be_v condemn_v with_o the_o world_n we_o may_v have_v be_v alien_n from_o the_o israel_n of_o god_n stranger_n to_o the_o promise_n of_o life_n 2._o this_o inform_v we_o of_o the_o happiness_n of_o those_o who_o have_v god_n for_o their_o god_n oh_o he_o be_v the_o sum_n and_o top_n of_o all_o perfection_n there_o be_v in_o he_o whatever_o be_v requisite_a to_o the_o render_v either_o of_o himself_o bless_v or_o the_o faithful_a bless_v in_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o he_o if_o a_o man_n have_v he_o though_o he_o have_v nothing_o else_o he_o have_v enough_o and_o though_o he_o have_v every_o thing_n else_o and_o be_v without_o god_n in_o the_o 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wherein_o providence_n will_v not_o some_o way_n or_o other_o offer_v i_o that_o which_o in_o its_o own_o nature_n will_v be_v fit_a to_o convince_v i_o that_o my_o present_a state_n be_v a_o state_n of_o vanity_n how_o happy_a be_v we_o if_o what_o we_o be_v tell_v of_o this_o matter_n be_v a_o mistake_n and_o thatthing_n be_v otherwise_o then_o they_o be_v represent_v can_v we_o upon_o our_o awake_n out_o of_o sleep_n find_v that_o what_o we_o be_v tell_v concern_v this_o matter_n be_v a_o mere_a dream_n and_o that_o the_o state_n of_o thing_n in_o reality_n and_o truth_n be_v otherwise_o it_o will_v be_v a_o happy_a awake_n for_o we_o and_o deliver_v we_o from_o that_o sorrow_n and_o anguish_n under_o which_o we_o now_o labour_v but_o alas_o when_o we_o have_v sleep_v and_o awake_v a_o thousand_o time_n over_o and_o bethink_v ourselves_o of_o all_o the_o art_n and_o way_n whereby_o we_o may_v escape_v the_o evil_n speak_v of_o we_o shall_v find_v ourselves_o fast_o bind_v under_o 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never_o will_v be_v man_n to_o the_o world_n end_n though_o it_o be_v at_o a_o far_o great_a distance_n than_o it_o may_v rational_o be_v presume_v to_o be_v but_o will_v have_v cause_n to_o do_v the_o like_a what_o age_n or_o generation_n be_v there_o ever_o in_o the_o world_n that_o can_v afford_v a_o man_n that_o be_v not_o in_o a_o state_n of_o vanity_n or_o what_o age_n or_o generation_n be_v there_o like_a to_o be_v in_o the_o world_n which_o we_o may_v with_o any_o colour_n of_o reason_n expect_v it_o from_o when_o once_o we_o have_v man_n set_v before_o we_o who_o be_v not_o in_o a_o state_n of_o vanity_n we_o may_v cry_v out_o with_o the_o man_n of_o lystra_n the_o god_n be_v come_v down_o to_o we_o in_o the_o likeness_n of_o man_n act_n 14._o 11._o shall_v you_o call_v to_o the_o patriarch_n prophet_n apostle_n martyr_n to_o all_o the_o saint_n in_o heaven_n nay_o to_o the_o whole_a decease_a race_n of_o mankind_n and_o ask_v they_o what_o their_o state_n be_v when_o they_o 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in_o another_o temper_n then_o say_v he_o i_o shall_v not_o die_v but_o live_v and_o declare_v the_o work_n of_o the_o lord_n oh_o how_o do_v faith_n change_v the_o language_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o what_o happy_a alteration_n do_v it_o work_v therein_o now_o we_o shall_v proceed_v to_o the_o reason_n reas._o 1_o be_v draw_v from_o the_o benignity_n kindness_n and_o goodness_n of_o his_o own_o nature_n which_o put_v he_o upon_o those_o gracious_a appearance_n wherewith_o he_o be_v upon_o all_o occasion_n so_o ready_a to_o favour_v his_o people_n other_o reason_n may_v be_v assign_v but_o this_o be_v the_o fundamental_a original_a sovereign_a reason_n which_o give_v birth_n and_o existence_n to_o those_o that_o follow_v rom._n 9_o 15._o i_o will_v have_v mercy_n on_o who_o i_o will_v have_v mercy_n it_o be_v the_o goodness_n of_o his_o nature_n that_o put_v he_o upon_o those_o eminent_a appearing_n for_o the_o support_n and_o deliverance_n of_o his_o people_n 2._o from_o their_o necessity_n which_o be_v such_o as_o cry_v aloud_o for_o it_o alas_o who_o or_o what_o be_v they_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o bear_v up_o against_o the_o malady_n either_o of_o body_n or_o soul_n now_o god_n be_v aware_a of_o this_o do_v in_o compliance_n with_o their_o necessity_n afford_v they_o relief_n deut._n 32._o 36._o the_o lord_n shall_v judge_v his_o people_n and_o repent_v himself_o for_o his_o servant_n when_o he_o see_v that_o their_o power_n be_v go_v and_o there_o be_v none_o shut_v up_o or_o leave_v this_o be_v set_v down_o not_o only_o as_o a_o account_n of_o the_o time_n when_o god_n will_v help_v they_o but_o likewise_o as_o the_o reason_n wherefore_o he_o will_v do_v it_o man_n common_o be_v ready_a to_o help_v we_o when_o we_o have_v least_o need_n but_o god_n when_o we_o have_v most_o he_o love_v to_o appear_v in_o difficult_a case_n and_o show_v himself_o when_o he_o may_v best_o serve_v his_o own_o praise_n 3._o from_o that_o service_n which_o he_o may_v hereby_o do_v to_o his_o own_o glory_n to_o relieve_v a_o distress_a people_n be_v a_o noble_a act_n and_o such_o as_o be_v meet_v to_o commend_v the_o nature_n of_o god_n to_o we_o and_o there_o be_v not_o any_o person_n who_o any_o have_v tincture_n of_o true_a piety_n or_o gratitude_n but_o be_v strengthen_v by_o god_n will_v bless_v and_o praise_v he_o for_o it_o exod._n 15._o 2._o the_o lord_n be_v my_o strength_n and_o song_n and_o he_o be_v become_v my_o salvation_n he_o be_v my_o god_n and_o i_o will_v prepare_v he_o a_o habitation_n my_o father_n god_n and_o i_o will_v exalt_v he_o the_o people_n of_o god_n have_v ever_o resolve_v to_o make_v the_o lord_n that_o have_v appear_v as_o their_o strength_n their_o song_n psal._n 118._o 14._o the_o lord_n be_v my_o strength_n and_o song_n and_o for_o this_o end_n do_v god_n become_v the_o strength_n of_o his_o people_n to_o this_o end_n to_o make_v their_o heart_n and_o mouth_n full_a of_o the_o praise_n of_o god_n their_o deliverer_n psal._n 30._o 11_o 12._o thou_o have_v turn_v for_o i_o my_o mourning_n into_o dance_v thou_o have_v put_v off_o my_o sackcloth_n and_o guide_v i_o with_o gladness_n to_o the_o end_n that_o my_o glory_n may_v sing_v praise_n to_o thou_o and_o not_o be_v silent_a o_o lord_n my_o god_n i_o will_v give_v thanks_o unto_o thou_o for_o ever_o use_v 〈◊〉_d of_o information_n if_o it_o be_v thus_o that_o god_n be_v the_o strength_n of_o his_o people_n 1._o we_o may_v see_v whence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o people_n of_o god_n bear_v up_o and_o hold_v out_o under_o such_o great_a opposition_n and_o difficulty_n satan_n he_o be_v against_o they_o and_o for_o the_o world_n that_o be_v against_o they_o and_o as_o if_o these_o be_v not_o sufficient_a they_o have_v infirmity_n both_o of_o body_n and_o soul_n to_o encounter_v with_o and_o yet_o they_o hold_v out_o now_o whence_o happen_v this_o 2_o tim._n 4_o 16_o 17._o though_o all_o man_n forsake_v i_o notwithstanding_o say_v paul_n the_o lord_n stand_v with_o i_o and_o strengthen_v i_o and_o i_o be_v deliver_v out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o lion_n god_n stand_v by_o he_o bind_v the_o emperor_n hand_n that_o he_o can_v do_v nothing_o against_o he_o 2._o it_o appear_v whence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o they_o accomplish_v such_o great_a thing_n what_o great_a and_o famous_a thing_n do_v moses_n joshua_n gideon_n david_n and_o other_o accomplish_v whence_o have_v they_o the_o might_n power_n and_o victory_n it_o be_v not_o by_o their_o might_n their_o puissance_n by_o their_o strength_n that_o they_o prevail_v but_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n phil._n 4._o 13._o i_o can_v do_v all_o thing_n through_o christ_n that_o strengthen_v i_o 3._o what_o folly_n and_o
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