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providence_n do_v confirm_v his_o people_n they_o be_v these_o &_o the_o like_a 21.34_o math._n 6._o luke_n 21.34_o against_o that_o worldly_a care_n which_o distract_v and_o divide_v the_o hart_n the_o lord_n christ_n do_v call_v it_o therefore_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 52._o proijce_fw-la quae_fw-la cunque_fw-la cortuum_a laniant_fw-la quae_fw-la si_fw-la aliter_fw-la extrahi_fw-la nequirent_fw-la cor_fw-la ipsum_fw-la cum_fw-la illis_fw-la revellendum_fw-la erat_fw-la senec._n epist_n 70._o lib._n epis_fw-la 52._o 1._o he_o that_o care_v for_o the_o less_o care_v for_o the_o great_a god_n care_v for_o the_o fowl_n of_o the_o air_n and_o for_o the_o lily_n of_o the_o field_n and_o therefore_o much_o more_o for_o we_o mat._n 6.25_o 2._o we_o must_v avoid_v such_o thing_n as_o oppress_v the_o hart_n make_v it_o dull_a brutish_a and_o profane_a this_o do_v surfeit_v drunkenness_n and_o the_o care_n of_o this_o world_n wherefore_o we_o must_v take_v heed_n of_o they_o luk._n 21.34_o 3._o he_o that_o have_v give_v we_o so_o infinite_a a_o treasure_n as_o jesus_n christ_n and_o his_o riches_n will_v not_o deny_v we_o the_o trash_n and_o base_a thing_n of_o this_o life_n our_o heavenly_a father_n have_v give_v we_o doctrine_n we_o ask_v thy_o own_o heart_n &_o conscience_n whether_o the_o heavenly_a father_n by_o his_o holy_a spirit_n have_v marry_v thou_o to_o jesus_n christ_n note_v these_o place_n 2._o cant._n 2.16_o 2._o cor_fw-la 13.5_o john_n 15.1.2_o doctrine_n jesus_n christ_n rom._n 8.32_o ergo_fw-la we_o shall_v not_o want_v the_o blessing_n of_o this_o life_n 4._o again_o certain_a it_o be_v he_o that_o will_v give_v we_o the_o great_a blessing_n will_v give_v we_o the_o less_o our_o heavenly_a father_n have_v decree_v promise_a and_o assure_v we_o by_o his_o spirit_n
heart_n cause_v he_o so_o disdainful_o to_o speak_v against_o god_n say_v who_o be_v the_o lord_n and_o in_o rabshake_v 18.32_o 2._o chro_fw-la 32.16.17_o 2._o king_n 18.32_o who_o both_o speak_v many_o blasphemy_n against_o the_o great_a god_n of_o israel_n and_o write_v letter_n also_o full_a of_o blasphemy_n in_o contempt_n of_o the_o almighty_a 2._o anger_n and_o sorrow_n of_o heart_n by_o any_o torture_n torment_n or_o affliction_n cause_v the_o wicked_a to_o forget_v themselves_o and_o their_o adversary_n and_o then_o furious_o to_o curse_v to_o rail_v and_o to_o blaspheme_v the_o live_a god_n 10.11_o reve._n 16._o for_o 9_o ver._n 10.11_o so_o say_v the_o holy_a spirit_n man_n boil_a in_o great_a heat_n and_o blaspheme_v the_o name_n of_o god_n again_o in_o the_o same_o chapter_n man_n gnew_v their_o tongue_n for_o sorrow_n and_o blaspheme_v the_o god_n of_o heaven_n for_o their_o pain_n 3._o sometime_o desperation_n cause_v man_n to_o blaspheme_v 4.13_o gen._n 4.13_o as_o in_o 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