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of_o the_o joyful_a day_n of_o eternity_n and_o thus_o far_o of_o the_o sally_n of_o providence_n in_o regard_n of_o death_n and_o other_o matter_n as_o have_v be_v insist_v on_o the_o improvement_n of_o such_o sally_n follow_v chap._n ii_o 1._o observe_v and_o note_v well_o the_o sally_n of_o providence_n if_o gold-filings_a be_v with_o care_n paper_v up_o much_o more_o be_v the_o wedge_n of_o gold_n to_o be_v choice_o lay_v up_o under_o lock_n and_o key_n it_o be_v observable_a how_o there_o be_v a_o note_n of_o attention_n or_o observation_n prefix_v to_o the_o narrative_n of_o the_o sally_n of_o providence_n in_o the_o sacred_a scripture_n see_v gen._n 28._o 12._o gen._n 37._o 15._o 1_o king_n 14._o 10._o 2_o king_n 19_o 7._o psal_n 78._o 20._o act_n 10._o 19_o 2._o be_v thankful_a to_o god_n for_o what_o share_v you_o have_v have_v in_o the_o signal_n sally_n of_o providence_n on_o your_o behalf_n have_v providence_n step_v in_o for_o thy_o help_n help_v up_o thy_o cart_n when_o it_o be_v overturn_v or_o sudden_o supply_v thou_o with_o a_o firm_a wheel_n for_o a_o break_a one_o what_o remain_v now_o but_o the_o celebrate_n the_o name_n of_o god_n with_o halelujah_n the_o israelite_n have_v their_o song_n for_o that_o sally_n at_o the_o red-sea_n exod._n 15._o 1._o we_o read_v of_o the_o write_n of_o hezekiah_n king_n of_o judah_n when_o he_o have_v be_v sick_a and_o be_v recover_v of_o his_o sickness_n isa_n 38._o 9_o paul_n be_v affect_v with_o the_o lord_n be_v deliver_v he_o out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o lion_n 2_o tim._n 4._o 17._o 3._o learn_v from_o the_o meditation_n of_o the_o sally_n of_o providence_n to_o trust_v god_n both_o for_o thyself_o and_o relation_n god_n saint_n have_v so_o do_v their_o faith_n in_o run_v backward_o have_v fetch_v a_o leap_n forward_o so_o david_n in_o 1_o sam._n 17._o 37._o so_o paul_n 2_o tim._n 4._o 18._o abraham_n have_v a_o eye_n to_o the_o sally_n of_o providence_n for_o his_o son_n marriage_n gen._n 24._o 6_o 7._o he_o use_v the_o mean_n send_v his_o servant_n on_o a_o nuptial-embassie_n and_o so_o acquiesce_v in_o god_n providence_n the_o sally_n of_o providence_n on_o the_o behalf_n of_o child_n be_v the_o best_a portion_n they_o who_o can_v leave_v little_a or_o nothing_o to_o child_n yet_o if_o they_o leave_v they_o a_o interest_n in_o the_o sally_n of_o divine_a providence_n do_v leave_v they_o enough_o what_o be_v want_v one_o way_n these_o sally_n of_o providence_n make_v up_o another_o way_n oh_o that_o parent_n therefore_o will_v take_v less_o care_n by_o take_v more_o care_n less_o care_n for_o the_o earth_n and_o more_o for_o heaven_n the_o way_n to_o have_v thing_n go_v well_o be_v for_o parent_n and_o child_n to_o have_v god_n for_o their_o god_n or_o to_o be_v reallly_n godly_a but_o of_o this_o in_o the_o next_o meditation_n locum_fw-la nititur_fw-la ergo_fw-la abraham_n promissione_n &_o docet_fw-la omne_fw-la gerenda_fw-la esse_fw-la in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d fidei_fw-la sive_fw-la magnum_fw-la sive_fw-la exile_n appareat_fw-la sic_fw-la nos_fw-la quoque_fw-la discamus_fw-la deo_fw-la reddenda_fw-la &_o committenda_fw-la esse_fw-la omne_fw-la sive_fw-la singularia_fw-la sive_fw-la usitata_fw-la summa_fw-la &_o infima_fw-la ut_fw-la laetemur_fw-la &_o fortes_fw-la simus_fw-la in_o domino_fw-la omnem_fw-la solicitudinem_fw-la in_o eum_fw-la projicientes_fw-la videtur_fw-la res_fw-la sordid_a &_o obscoena_fw-la propemodum_fw-la apparare_fw-la filio_fw-la nuptias_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o quanto_fw-la pretio_fw-la &_o honore_fw-la est_fw-la in_o oculis_fw-la abrahae_fw-la adeo_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la dubitet_fw-la de_fw-fr angelorum_fw-la praesentia_fw-la cura_fw-la &_o praesidio_fw-la lutâ—_n ad_fw-la locum_fw-la observation_n xxiv_o providence_n have_v its_o court_n in_o which_o the_o son_n of_o man_n have_v their_o different_a station_n chap._n i._n as_o in_o the_o temple_n of_o
old_a there_o be_v divers_a place_n appropriate_v to_o person_n so_o in_o the_o great_a house_n of_o providence_n some_o be_v the_o child_n and_o have_v their_o lodging_n other_o servant_n and_o scavenger_n who_o though_o they_o have_v some_o relation_n to_o the_o house_n yet_o be_v not_o member_n of_o the_o house_n comparative_o with_o other_o there_o be_v three_o court_n or_o circle_n in_o which_o man_n may_v be_v consider_v 1._o there_o be_v the_o large_a and_o outmost_a circle_n of_o common_a or_o general_a providence_n here_o all_o man_n the_o worst_a of_o man_n even_o the_o pagan-pagans_a may_v be_v place_v the_o lord_n make_v his_o sun_n to_o rise_v on_o the_o evil_a and_o on_o the_o good_a and_o send_v rain_n on_o the_o just_a and_o on_o the_o unjust_a mat._n 5._o 45._o nevertheless_o he_o leave_v not_o himself_o without_o a_o witness_n in_o that_o he_o do_v good_a and_o give_v we_o rain_n from_o heaven_n and_o fruitful_a season_n fill_v our_o heart_n with_o food_n and_o gladness_n say_v paul_n to_o the_o paganish_a people_n at_o lystra_n act_v 14._o 17._o 2._o there_o be_v the_o intermediate_v circle_n of_o special_a or_o limit_a providence_n which_o respect_v member_n in_o common_a of_o the_o visible_a church_n unto_o the_o jew_n be_v commit_v the_o oracle_n of_o god_n rom._n 3._o 2._o they_o be_v call_v the_o child_n of_o the_o kingdom_n inasmuch_o as_o god_n honour_v they_o with_o his_o worship_n and_o ordinance_n matth._n 8._o 12._o 3._o there_o be_v the_o inmost_a circle_n of_o peculiar_a and_o singular_a providence_n in_o this_o circle_n be_v the_o elect_a of_o god_n and_o call_v of_o he_o in_o christ_n jesus_n the_o former_a circle_n be_v a_o visible_a one_o this_o invisible_a the_o former_a of_o large_a circumference_n than_o this_o late_a for_o many_o be_v call_v but_o few_o be_v choose_v mat._n 22._o 14._o the_o apostle_n paul_n do_v describe_v this_o by_o the_o notion_n of_o a_o house_n in_o which_o be_v vessel_n of_o divers_a sort_n not_o only_o vessel_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n but_o also_o of_o wood_n and_o of_o earth_n some_o to_o honour_n and_o some_o to_o dishonour_v 2_o tim._n 2._o 20._o to_o what_o have_v be_v say_v of_o these_o different_a court_n may_v be_v add_v what_o do_v further_o appear_v from_o rom._n 2._o where_n two_o thing_n be_v observable_a 1._o the_o different_a description_n of_o party_n there_o the_o gentile_a be_v set_v forth_o in_o his_o colour_n v._o 14_o 15._o the_o jew_n or_o formal_a professor_n in_o he_o v._o 17_o 28._o the_o sincere_a saint_n in_o he_o v._o 28_o 29._o 2._o the_o different_a aggravation_n of_o sin_n there_o the_o gentile_n sin_n be_v aggravate_v in_o that_o he_o fight_v against_o the_o display_v of_o a_o deity_n in_o his_o conscience_n which_o accuse_v he_o v._o 15._o the_o jew_n or_o formalist_n have_v his_o sin_n aggravate_v in_o that_o he_o oppugn_v high_a discovery_n from_o heaven_n v._o 21_o 22_o 23_o 24._o and_o consequent_o he_o who_o have_v the_o high_a discovery_n have_v sin_n in_o that_o respect_n aggravate_v the_o more_o as_o in_o david_n his_o case_n 2_o sam._n 12._o compare_v with_o psal_n 51._o chap._n ii_o 1._o quarrel_v not_o with_o god_n because_o all_o be_v not_o within_o the_o inmost_a circle_n of_o providence_n corrupt_a reason_n be_v ready_a to_o enter_v its_o plea_n against_o god_n as_o the_o apostle_n intimate_v rom._n 9_o 19_o but_o whatever_o the_o plea_n of_o reason_n be_v yet_o they_o be_v without_o reason_n for_o reason_n it_o be_v that_o the_o discovery_n of_o god_n in_o scripture_n shall_v be_v decisive_a in_o matter_n and_o here_o to_o silence_v cavil_n there_o be_v four_o thing_n considerable_a 1._o be_v there_o ground_n to_o dispute_v with_o the_o almighty_a for_o his_o not_o make_v all_o the_o creature_n of_o one_o or_o two_o specifical_a kind_n the_o lord_n need_v not_o direction_n from_o man_n in_o the_o creation_n of_o several_a sort_n of_o creature_n according_a as_o they_o be_v bring_v forth_o on_o the_o 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