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of_o all_o that_o discipline_n wherewith_o my_o father_n have_v chastise_v i_o faithfulness_n in_o hear_v prayer_n prayer_n in_o hear_v prayer_n this_o poor_a man_n cry_v and_o the_o lord_n hear_v he_o 34.6_o psal_n 34.6_o and_o save_v he_o out_o of_o all_o his_o trouble_n i_o never_o lose_v a_o prayer_n by_o god_n even_o when_o david_n want_v faith_n god_n want_v not_o faithfulness_n i_o say_v in_o my_o haste_n i_o be_o cut_v off_o from_o before_o thy_o eye_n nevertheless_o thou_o hear_v the_o voice_n of_o my_o supplication_n when_o i_o cry_v unto_o thou_o god_n be_v faithful_a with_o a_o nonobstante_a to_o david_n unbelief_n i_o say_v in_o my_o haste_n and_o he_o that_o believe_v will_v not_o make_v haste_n nevertheless_o thou_o hear_v unbelief_n itself_o can_v make_v the_o faithfulness_n of_o god_n of_o none_o effect_n i_o conceive_v that_o of_o the_o apostle_n 2_o tim._n 2.13_o to_o bear_v this_o sense_n if_o we_o believe_v not_o yet_o he_o abide_v faithful_a he_o can_v deny_v 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lord_n hold_v i_o up_o when_o david_n be_v sink_v god_n put_v underneath_o he_o his_o everlasting_a arm_n and_o hold_v he_o up_o even_o when_o god_n suffer_v people_n be_v not_o sensible_a of_o any_o great_a ravishment_n yet_o than_o they_o find_v sweet_a support_n his_o left_a hand_n be_v under_o i_o his_o right_a hand_n embrace_v i_o affliction_n in_o give_v in_o comfort_n in_o affliction_n and_o yet_o it_o be_v not_o support_v mercy_n only_o which_o they_o experience_n in_o their_o suffering_n but_o not_o seldom_o his_o refresh_v his_o rejoice_v mercy_n so_o it_o follow_v verse_n 19_o in_o the_o multitude_n of_o my_o thought_n within_o i_o thy_o comfort_n delight_v my_o soul_n my_o thought_n be_v dark_a and_o doleful_a and_o full_a of_o
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god_n be_v the_o last_o attribute_n i_o mention_v affliction_n alsufficiency_n in_o deliver_v out_o of_o affliction_n which_o god_n proclaim_v before_o his_o suffer_a people_n now_o thou_o shall_v see_v say_v god_n to_o moses_n what_o i_o will_v do_v to_o pharaoh_n exod._n 6.1_o hitherto_o thou_o have_v see_v what_o pharaoh_n have_v do_v to_o israel_n now_o thou_o shall_v see_v what_o i_o do_v to_o pharaoh_n and_o so_o they_o do_v the_o double_n of_o their_o burden_n be_v the_o dissolve_v of_o their_o bondage_n the_o extinguish_n of_o their_o line_n be_v the_o multiply_a of_o their_o seed_n the_o same_o water_n which_o be_v israel_n rock_n be_v the_o egyptian_n grave_n 9_o exod._n 15_o 9_o i_o will_v pursue_v i_o will_v overtake_v i_o will_v divide_v the_o spoil_n my_o lust_n shall_v be_v satisfy_v upon_o they_o i_o will_v draw_v my_o sword_n my_o hand_n shall_v destroy_v so_o boast_v the_o proud_a tyrant_n i_o will_v i_o will_v i_o will_v etc._n etc._n nay_o not_o so_o fast_a 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