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yet_o say_v daniel_n to_o he_o thou_o o_o king_n be_v king_n of_o king_n for_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n have_v give_v thou_o a_o kingdom_n power_n and_o strength_n and_o glory_n dan._n 2._o 37._o all_o nebuchadnezzar_n power_n waâ—_n but_o a_o slip_n take_v out_o of_o heaven_n garden_n he_o be_v behold_v to_o god_n who_o place_v not_o only_o the_o crown_n upon_o his_o head_n but_o his_o head_n also_o upon_o his_o shoulder_n and_o not_o only_o the_o power_n but_o the_o exercise_n of_o it_o also_o be_v mutatitious_a or_o borrow_v so_o christ_n to_o pilate_n thou_o can_v have_v no_o power_n at_o all_o against_o i_o except_o it_o be_v give_v thou_o from_o above_o john_n 19_o 10._o but_o 2._o the_o power_n of_o god_n be_v see_v as_o glorious_a in_o compare_n with_o human_a power_n in_o that_o the_o lord_n can_v and_o do_v when_o he_o please_v dethrone_v the_o great_a potentate_n of_o the_o world_n how_o quick_o be_v a_o nabuchadnezzar_n hurry_v from_o the_o palace_n to_o the_o park_n dan._n 4._o 32._o god_n be_v judge_n he_o put_v down_o the_o one_o and_o set_v up_o another_o psal_n 75._o 7._o and_o hence_o moses_n speak_v of_o the_o two_o king_n sihon_n and_o og_n who_o god_n have_v cause_v to_o fall_v before_o his_o people_n deut._n 3._o 21._o annex_v a_o pertinent_a description_n of_o the_o lord_n power_n say_v o_o lord_n god_n thou_o have_v begin_v to_o show_v thy_o servant_n thy_o greatness_n and_o thy_o mighty_a hand_n for_o what_o god_n be_v there_o in_o heaven_n or_o in_o earth_n that_o can_v do_v according_a thy_o work_n and_o according_a to_o thy_o might_n v._o 24._o three_o the_o power_n of_o god_n be_v to_o be_v consider_v in_o regard_n of_o the_o manner_n of_o its_o display_v and_o that_o three_o way_n 1._o immediate_o or_o without_o mean_n if_o there_o be_v want_v mean_n yet_o there_o be_v never_o want_v power_n to_o bring_v about_o matter_n where_o and_o when_o god_n please_v without_o mean_n he_o that_o make_v the_o world_n without_o a_o tool_n can_v act_v without_o a_o instrument_n if_o there_o be_v not_o a_o human_a arm_n to_o crush_v a_o laban_n yet_o there_o be_v not_o want_v a_o hand_n from_o heaven_n to_o restrain_v he_o so_o he_o acknowledge_v say_v it_o be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o my_o hand_n to_o do_v you_o hurt_v but_o the_o god_n of_o your_o father_n speak_v unto_o i_o yesternight_o say_v take_v thou_o heed_n that_o thou_o speak_v not_o to_o jacob_n either_o good_a or_o bad_a gen._n 31._o 29._o 2._o mediate_o by_o mean_n and_o these_o though_o weak_a and_o improbable_a god_n check_v egyptian-insolency_n by_o frog_n and_o louse_n the_o blow_v of_o the_o trumpet_n of_o rams-horn_n be_v as_o effectual_a to_o level_v the_o wall_n of_o jericho_n as_o if_o a_o thousand_o barrel_n of_o gunpowder_n have_v be_v mine_v in_o under_o they_o josh_n 6._o 20._o gideon_n with_o his_o three_o hundred_o man_n rout_v the_o army_n of_o the_o midianite_n as_o well_o as_o if_o his_o army_n have_v consist_v of_o three_o hundred_o thousand_o judg._n 7._o 19_o etc._n etc._n the_o apostle_n be_v delegated_a by_o christ_n to_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n what_o multitude_n be_v draw_v into_o christ_n by_o they_o who_o be_v to_o confront_v the_o world_n in_o that_o work_n as_o it_o be_v then_o adjudge_v act_v 16._o 21._o &_o 17_o 6._o &_o 24._o 14._o 3._o contrary_n to_o the_o nature_n of_o mean_n be_v the_o power_n of_o god_n display_v he_o make_v the_o fluid_a water_n to_o stand_v up_o as_o a_o solid_a wall_n for_o his_o people_n to_o pass_v by_o exod._n 14._o 22._o fire_n shall_v flame_v and_o not_o burn_v dan._n 3._o 26._o lion_n shall_v be_v hungry_a and_o yet_o not_o devour_v a_o daniel_n dan._n 6._o 22_o 23._o a_o harsh_a and_o cruel_a jailor_n to_o a_o paul_n and_o silas_n shall_v become_v all_o kindness_n act_v 16._o 23_o 24_o 33._o four_o the_o power_n of_o god_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o extent_n of_o it_o have_v its_o consideration_n thou_o have_v say_v the_o psalmist_n a_o mighty_a arm_n strong_a be_v thy_o hand_n and_o high_a be_v thy_o right_a hand_n psal_n 89._o 13._o with_o god_n all_o thing_n be_v possible_a mar._n 10._o 27._o for_o with_o god_n nothing_o shall_v be_v impossible_a luke_n 1._o 37._o and_o not_o only_o in_o the_o general_n be_v the_o power_n of_o god_n marvellous_a but_o likewise_o more_o particular_o if_o we_o view_v it_o with_o respect_n to_o 1._o spiritual_n 2._o temporal_n 1._o the_o former_a the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o in_o 1_o ephes_n 1._o 19_o the_o exceed_a greatness_n of_o his_o power_n to_o us-ward_n who_o believe_v according_a to_o the_o work_n of_o his_o mighty_a power_n as_o the_o power_n of_o god_n be_v rich_o display_v in_o make_v the_o heaven_n and_o the_o earth_n so_o likewise_o be_v it_o in_o create_v the_o new_a heaven_n and_o new_a earth_n isa_n 65._o 17._o look_v we_o into_o the_o new_a world_n and_o observe_v what_o a_o golden_a thread_n of_o power_n be_v draw_v through_o these_o follow_a pearl_n 1._o conversion-work_n regeneration_n or_o the_o new-creature_n declare_v the_o power_n of_o god_n thy_o people_n shall_v be_v a_o willing_a people_n in_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o power_n psal_n 110._o 3._o that_o the_o wolf_n dwell_v with_o the_o lamb_n and_o leopard_n lie_v down_o with_o the_o kid_n be_v from_o the_o power_n of_o god_n isa_n 11._o 6._o compare_v with_o act_n 9_o 5._o and_o 1_o cor._n 6._o 9_o 10_o 11._o 2._o the_o forgive_n of_o sin_n and_o the_o mortification_n of_o it_o more_o and_o more_o do_v likewise_o hold_v forth_o the_o encomium_n and_o praise_n of_o god_n power_n who_o be_v a_o god_n like_o unto_o thou_o that_o pardon_v iniquity_n and_o pass_v by_o the_o transgression_n of_o the_o remnant_n of_o his_o heritage_n he_o retain_v not_o his_o anger_n for_o ever_o because_o he_o delight_v in_o mercy_n he_o will_v turn_v again_o he_o will_v have_v compassion_n upon_o we_o he_o will_v subdue_v our_o iniquity_n and_o thou_o will_v cast_v all_o their_o sin_n into_o the_o depth_n of_o the_o sea_n mic._n 7._o 18_o 19_o but_o that_o you_o may_v know_v say_v christ_n to_o the_o scribe_n that_o the_o son_n of_o man_n have_v power_n to_o forgive_v sin_n etc._n etc._n mat._n 9_o 16._o for_o sin_n shall_v not_o have_v dominion_n over_o you_o for_o you_o be_v not_o under_o the_o law_n but_o under_o grace_n rom._n 6._o 14._o 3._o the_o raise_n up_o of_o party_n to_o a_o sense_n of_o god_n love_n especial_o after_o a_o spiritual_a languish_a fall_v slip_n conflict_n with_o their_o darkness_n and_o cloudiness_n of_o spirit_n do_v bespeak_v the_o power_n of_o god_n in_o so_o do_v create_v in_o i_o a_o clean_a heart_n say_v david_n and_o renew_v a_o right_a spirit_n within_o i_o restore_v unto_o i_o the_o joy_n of_o thy_o salvation_n psal_n 51._o 10_o 12._o i_o create_v the_o fruit_n of_o the_o lip_n peace_n peace_n isa_n 57_o 19_o 4._o the_o vigorous_a sustentation_n of_o party_n in_o the_o exercise_n of_o grace_n under_o suffering_n do_v proclaim_v the_o power_n of_o god_n be_v not_o thou_o write_v paul_n to_o timothy_n therefore_o ashamed_a of_o the_o testimony_n of_o our_o lord_n nor_o of_o i_o his_o prisoner_n but_o be_v thou_o partaker_n of_o the_o affliction_n of_o the_o gospel_n according_a to_o the_o power_n of_o god_n 2_o tim._n 1._o 8._o see_v more_o act_v 4._o 8_o 13._o rev._n 2._o 13._o 5._o the_o conflict_n of_o saint_n with_o satan_n do_v witness_v the_o power_n of_o god_n the_o god_n of_o peace_n shall_v bruise_v satan_n under_o your_o foot_n short_o rom._n 16._o 20._o the_o devil_n be_v a_o roar_a lion_n 1_o pet._n 5._o 8._o and_o yet_o he_o be_v not_o a_o irresistible_a adversary_n for_o v._o 9_o it_o be_v say_v who_o resist_n steadfast_a in_o the_o fuith_n 6._o perseverance_n in_o grace_n even_o unto_o glory_n do_v exhibit_v a_o large_a testimonial_n of_o the_o power_n of_o god_n so_o 1_o pet._n 1._o 5._o who_o be_v keep_v by_o the_o power_n of_o god_n through_o faith_n unto_o salvation_n 2._o in_o the_o next_o place_n the_o power_n of_o god_n be_v see_v in_o temporal_n what_o be_v the_o world_n but_o a_o hall_n hang_v with_o this_o cloth_n of_o arras_n we_o may_v behold_v the_o power_n of_o god_n in_o the_o mean_a or_o least_o of_o creature_n among_o other_o thing_n observe_v the_o sparkling_n of_o this_o diamond_n in_o two_o thing_n 1._o in_o point_n of_o provision_n for_o party_n how_o do_v god_n feed_v so_o many_o thousand_o and_o for_o many_o year_n and_o in_o a_o wilderness_n of_o old_a see_v numb_a 11._o 21._o deut._n 8._o 2_o 3_o 4._o as_o the_o power_n of_o god_n be_v then_o see_v so_o it_o be_v see_v in_o a_o large_a wilderness_n the_o whole_a world_n in_o feed_v
so_o be_v himself_o thrust_v on_o to_o his_o own_o ruin_n exod._n 14._o 5._o david_n his_o good_a service_n do_v for_o israel_n have_v a_o influence_n on_o the_o elder_n of_o israel_n to_o bring_v they_o to_o hebron_n also_o say_v they_o in_o time_n past_a when_o saul_n be_v king_n over_o we_o thou_o be_v he_o that_o ledde_v out_o and_o bring_v in_o israel_n 2_o sam._n 5._o 3._o there_o be_v a_o adaptation_n or_o connexion_n of_o mean_n in_o order_n to_o this_o or_o that_o which_o come_v to_o pass_v and_o that_o as_o the_o mean_n be_v proper_a or_o suitable_a in_o order_n to_o the_o end_n intend_v as_o noah_n ark_n be_v proper_a to_o prevent_v drown_v by_o the_o flood_n gen._n 6._o 14._o or_o as_o the_o mean_n be_v not_o so_o proper_a in_o order_n to_o the_o end_v intend_v by_o the_o agent_n though_o proper_a and_o effectual_a to_o bring_v about_o what_o the_o lord_n righteous_o have_v determine_v the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n be_v see_v in_o the_o folly_n of_o man_n rehoboam_n in_o follow_v the_o counsel_n of_o young_a raw-headed_n courtier_n 〈◊〉_d of_o cluck_v the_o chicken_n under_o the_o royal_a 〈◊〉_d peck_v they_o from_o he_o see_v 1_o king_n 1â—_n 14_o 15._o 4._o there_o be_v a_o adaptation_n in_o regard_n of_o opportunity_n for_o matter_n abraham_n fall_v in_o opportune_o on_o chedorlaomer_n gen._n 14._o 15._o saul_n look_v after_o the_o seer_n the_o maiden_n say_v behold_v he_o be_v before_o you_o make_v haste_n now_o etc._n etc._n 1_o sam_n 9_o 12._o david_n charge_v upon_o the_o amalekite_n when_o behold_v they_o be_v spread_v upon_o all_o the_o earth_n eat_v and_o drink_v and_o dance_v because_o of_o all_o the_o great_a spoil_n that_o they_o have_v take_v out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o the_o philistine_n and_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o judah_n 1_o sam._n 30._o 16._o there_o be_v a_o wonderful_a concourse_n of_o circumstance_n in_o the_o slay_v of_o ishbosheth_n the_o cutthroat_n take_v the_o season_n for_o their_o design_n it_o be_v say_v they_o go_v and_o come_v about_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o day_n to_o the_o house_n of_o ishbosheth_n who_o lie_v on_o a_o bed_n at_o noon_n and_o they_o come_v thither_o into_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o house_n as_o though_o they_o will_v have_v fetch_v wheat_n and_o they_o smite_v he_o under_o the_o five_o rib_n 2_o sam._n 4._o 5_o 6._o ibidem_fw-la occiditur_fw-la ishbosethus_n ab_fw-la istis_fw-la sicariis_fw-la idque_fw-la voluntate_fw-la dei_fw-la ita_fw-la enim_fw-la solet_fw-la malos_fw-la punire_fw-la per_fw-la malos_fw-la non_fw-la quod_fw-la deus_fw-la suggerat_fw-la hominibus_fw-la peccata_fw-la sed_fw-la quod_fw-la illis_fw-la cum_fw-la suâ_fw-la sponte_fw-la erumpant_fw-la abutatur_fw-la pet._n mart._n in_o locum_fw-la adhaec_a cogitare_fw-la debemus_fw-la quoties_fw-la deus_fw-la vult_fw-la aliquid_fw-la fieri_fw-la omnes_fw-la occasiones_fw-la statim_fw-la ejus_fw-la voluntati_fw-la inservire_fw-la adsunt_fw-la in_o tempore_fw-la frumentarii_fw-la omnium_fw-la animi_fw-la erant_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la solo_fw-la negotio_fw-la occupati_fw-la rex_fw-la deseritur_fw-la solus_fw-la in_o cubiculo_fw-la ibidem_fw-la chap._n ii_o 1._o take_v notice_n of_o a_o argument_n to_o prove_v providence_n from_o the_o adaptation_n or_o connexion_n of_o thing_n the_o admirable_a adaption_n of_o matter_n may_v silence_v atheistical_a cavil_n it_o be_v say_v of_o galen_n that_o upon_o the_o view_n of_o the_o wonderful_a adaptation_n and_o connexion_n of_o the_o part_n in_o a_o body_n defect_a he_o be_v much_o affect_v yea_o pen_v a_o tract_n in_o commendation_n of_o the_o author_n of_o nature_n what_o then_o may_v be_v observe_v in_o the_o little_a world_n man_z as_o he_o be_v term_v by_o some_o may_v as_o well_o be_v observe_v in_o 17._o item_n si_fw-la nulla_fw-la providentia_fw-la sit_fw-la quomodo_fw-la animalium_fw-la corpora_fw-la tam_fw-la providenter_fw-la ordinata_fw-la sunt_fw-la ut_fw-la singula_fw-la quaeque_fw-la membra_fw-la mirabili_fw-la ratione_fw-la disposita_fw-la sva_fw-la officia_fw-la conservent_fw-la lact._n instit_fw-la lib._n 3._o c._n 17._o the_o great_a world_n to_o the_o praise_n of_o god_n who_o wise_o order_v all_o in_o all_o the_o psalmist_n take_v notice_n of_o the_o wonderful_a disposition_n of_o thing_n psal_n 4._o he_o begin_v and_o conclude_v with_o a_o o_o lord_n our_o lord_n how_o excellent_a be_v thy_o name_n in_o all_o the_o earth_n 2._o learn_v what_o to_o judge_n of_o contingency_n or_o of_o this_o or_o that_o which_o happen_v in_o a_o business_n these_o be_v link_n in_o the_o chain_n of_o providence_n they_o be_v scout_n of_o heaven_n army_n though_o we_o be_v apt_a to_o look_v on_o they_o as_o straggler_n in_o the_o history_n of_o joseph_n it_o may_v be_v observe_v how_o the_o brethren_n take_v occasion_n from_o the_o dream_n to_o malign_v he_o they_o have_v he_o now_o off_o from_o his_o father_n house_n and_o joseph_n be_v a_o confine_v man_n in_o the_o pit_n his_o prison_n and_o whilst_o there_o the_o midianite_n pass_v by_o and_o they_o merchant_n who_o do_v not_o it_o seem_v scruple_n the_o bargain_n but_o give_v twenty_o piece_n of_o silver_n for_o he_o here_o be_v a_o adaptation_n of_o agent_n occasion_n mean_n opportunity_n and_o all_o concur_v to_o bring_v about_o what_o the_o lord_n have_v wise_o and_o righteous_o determine_v the_o dream_n be_v now_o on_o horseback_n in_o order_n to_o fulfil_n when_o joseph_n be_v post_v away_o to_o egypt_n all_o these_o contingency_n like_o the_o sheaf_v in_o the_o dream_n do_v obeisance_n to_o providence_n 3._o resolve_v by_o way_n of_o moral_a practice_n on_o a_o adaptation_n or_o connexion_n of_o your_o duty_n according_a to_o scripture_n with_o the_o good_a end_n propound_v if_o you_o will_v go_v to_o heaven_n turn_v not_o your_o back_n upon_o the_o path_n which_o lead_v thither_o holiness_n be_v the_o roadway_n to_o happiness_n without_o it_o no_o man_n shall_v see_v the_o lord_n heb._n 13._o 14._o he_o that_o believe_v shall_v be_v save_v mar._n 16._o 16._o the_o man_n will_v be_v find_v a_o foolish_a builder_n who_o build_v on_o the_o sand_n not_o on_o a_o rock_n so_o teach_v our_o saviour_n mat._n 7._o 24_o 25_o 26_o 27._o moreover_o in_o reference_n to_o civil_a affair_n a_o connexion_n be_v there_o to_o be_v observe_v a_o honest_a call_v be_v to_o be_v follow_v honest_o a_o man_n must_v keep_v his_o shop_n if_o he_o will_v have_v his_o shop_n keep_v he_o the_o drunkard_n and_o the_o glutton_n shall_v come_v to_o poverty_n and_o drowsiness_n shall_v clothe_v a_o man_n with_o rag_n prov._n 23._o 21._o 4._o meditate_v on_o the_o rich_a display_v of_o the_o divine_a attribute_n in_o the_o adaptation_n or_o connexion_n of_o thing_n here_o be_v a_o large_a field_n for_o a_o isaac_n walk_n isaac_n who_o go_v out_o into_o the_o field_n to_o meditate_v may_v see_v and_o do_v after_o hear_v a_o story_n of_o a_o wonderful_a adaptation_n of_o matter_n in_o the_o marriage-journey_n see_v gen._n 24._o the_o adaptation_n or_o connexion_n 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not_o
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life-time_n receive_v thy_o good_a thing_n and_o likewise_o lazarus_n evil_a thing_n but_o now_o he_o be_v comfort_v and_o thou_o be_v torment_v chap._n ii_o 1._o be_v not_o secure_a because_o of_o a_o present_a ibid._n nos_fw-la verò_fw-la sic_fw-la laetari_fw-la debemus_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la immergamur_fw-la sed_fw-la servemus_fw-la partem_fw-la cordis_fw-la deo_fw-la quâ_fw-la etiam_fw-la far_o possimus_fw-la diem_fw-la malum_fw-la sic_fw-la fiet_fw-la ut_fw-la mala_fw-la praevisa_fw-la minus_fw-la discrucient_a nos_fw-la luth._o in_o eccles_n cap._n 7._o sed_fw-la nos_fw-la immergimur_fw-la penitus_fw-la vel_fw-la laetis_fw-la vel_fw-la adversis_fw-la pii_fw-la verò_fw-la ubi_fw-la boni_fw-la &_o mali_fw-la vicissifudinem_fw-la patiuntur_fw-la dicunt_fw-la hic_fw-la dei_fw-la ordo_fw-la sive_fw-la mos_fw-la est_fw-la neque_fw-la frangantur_fw-la ibid._n tranquillity_n or_o sunshine_n of_o providence_n in_o matter_n the_o horse_n go_v well_o over_o the_o plain_a a_o rough_a way_n 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