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the_o word_n of_o god_n tell_v we_o plain_o that_o no_o murderer_n shall_v have_v eternal_a life_n but_o shall_v be_v cast_v into_o that_o lake_n that_o burn_v with_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n 1_o joh._n 3.15_o you_o know_v that_o no_o murderer_n have_v eternal_a life_n abide_v in_o he_o rev._n 21.8_o the_o fearful_a and_o unbelieving_a and_o the_o abominable_a and_o murderer_n and_o whoremonger_n and_o sorcerer_n and_o idolater_n and_o all_o liar_n shall_v have_v their_o part_n in_o the_o lake_n that_o burn_v with_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n now_o such_o as_o kill_v themselves_o be_v murderer_n as_o well_o as_o they_o that_o kill_v other_o man_n 3._o it_o be_v a_o usurp_a upon_o god_n prerogative_n for_o
of_o fire_n be_v as_o great_a a_o mercy_n as_o to_o be_v deliver_v from_o violent_a man_n and_o therefore_o you_o shall_v resolve_v to_o give_v god_n thanks_o for_o your_o deliverance_n as_o david_n do_v for_o his_o be_v not_o only_o affect_v with_o this_o mercy_n for_o the_o present_a but_o let_v the_o sense_n and_o remembrance_n of_o it_o abide_v with_o you_o as_o long_o as_o you_o live_v when_o the_o israelite_n escape_v safe_a through_o the_o red-sea_n where_o the_o egyptian_n be_v drown_v they_o be_v much_o affect_v with_o this_o mercy_n for_o a_o little_a while_n but_o in_o a_o short_a time_n it_o be_v as_o much_o forget_v as_o if_o it_o have_v never_o be_v receive_v psal_n 106.12,13_o they_o sing_v his_o praise_n they_o soon_o forget_v his_o work_n david_n be_v of_o another_o spirit_n he_o charge_v his_o soul_n never_o to_o forget_v god_n benefit_n but_o to_o bless_v god_n and_o be_v thankful_a for_o they_o all_o the_o day_n of_o his_o life_n psal_n 103.2_o bless_v the_o lord_n o_o my_o soul_n and_o forget_v not_o all_o his_o benefit_n psal_n 34.1_o i_o will_v bless_v the_o lord_n at_o all_o time_n his_o praise_n shall_v continual_o be_v in_o my_o mouth_n psal_n 30.12_o o_o lord_n my_o god_n i_o will_v give_v thanks_o unto_o thou_o for_o ever_o psal_n 104.33_o i_o will_v sing_v unto_o the_o lord_n as_o long_o as_o i_o live_v i_o will_v sing_v praise_n unto_o my_o god_n while_o i_o have_v my_o be_v we_o please_v god_n exceed_o when_o we_o give_v he_o praise_v and_o thanks_o by_o jesus_n christ_n for_o the_o mercy_n he_o bestow_v upon_o we_o heb._n 13.15,16_o by_o he_o therefore_o let_v we_o offer_v the_o sacrifice_n of_o praise_n to_o god_n continual_o that_o be_v the_o fruit_n of_o our_o lip_n give_v thanks_o to_o his_o name_n for_o with_o such_o sacrifice_n god_n be_v well-pleased_a psal_n 69.30,31_o i_o will_v praise_v the_o name_n of_o god_n with_o a_o song_n and_o will_v magnify_v he_o with_o thanksgiving_n this_o also_o shall_v please_v the_o lord_n better_o than_o a_o ox_n or_o buliock_n that_o have_v horn_n and_o hoof_n god_n account_v the_o praise_n that_o his_o servant_n offer_v up_o to_o he_o in_o the_o name_n of_o his_o son_n melodious_a and_o delightful_a music_n ephes_n 5.19,20_o make_v melody_n in_o your_o heart_n to_o the_o lord_n give_v thanks_o always_o for_o all_o thing_n unto_o god_n and_o the_o father_n in_o the_o name_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n to_o raise_v up_o your_o thankfulness_n to_o god_n for_o spare_v your_o house_n and_o substance_n and_o not_o suffer_v they_o to_o be_v destroy_v by_o the_o late_a dreadful_a fire_n consider_v 1_o what_o a_o great_a affliction_n it_o be_v to_o be_v destitute_a of_o a_o habitation_n and_o of_o necessary_a food_n when_o david_n be_v in_o a_o wander_a unsettle_a condition_n he_o meet_v with_o such_o difficulty_n as_o make_v he_o shed_v many_o a_o tear_n psal_n 56.8_o thou_o tell_v my_o wander_n put_v thou_o my_o tear_n into_o thy_o bottle_n and_o when_o god_n give_v he_o a_o settle_a habitation_n he_o dedicate_v his_o house_n to_o god_n and_o resolve_v to_o be_v thankful_a all_o the_o day_n of_o his_o life_n psal_n 30.12_o o_o lord_n my_o god_n i_o will_v give_v thanks_o unto_o thou_o for_o ever_o this_o purpose_n of_o give_v thanks_o for_o ever_o relate_v to_o the_o time_n that_o he_o dedicate_v his_o house_n to_o god_n as_o you_o may_v see_v in_o the_o title_n of_o the_o psalm_n when_o the_o israelite_n be_v destitute_a of_o a_o habitation_n and_o be_v try_v with_o hunger_n and_o thirst_n it_o be_v such_o a_o affliction_n as_o make_v their_o soul_n faint_v within_o they_o psal_n 107.4,5_o they_o wander_v in_o the_o wilderness_n in_o a_o solitary_a way_n they_o find_v no_o city_n to_o dwell_v in_o hungry_a and_o thirsty_a their_o soul_n faint_v in_o they_o when_o jacob_n be_v force_v to_o flee_v from_o his_o father_n house_n to_o avoid_v his_o brother_n esau_n fury_n and_o know_v not_o what_o strait_n he_o may_v meet_v with_o he_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o such_o a_o great_a mercy_n to_o have_v food_n and_o raiment_n that_o he_o covenant_n with_o god_n to_o become_v his_o servant_n if_o he_o will_v but_o give_v he_o bread_n to_o eat_v and_o raiment_n to_o put_v on_o gen._n 28.20,21_o jacob_n vow_v a_o vow_n say_v if_o god_n will_v be_v with_o i_o and_o will_v keep_v i_o in_o this_o way_n that_o i_o go_v and_o will_v give_v i_o bread_n to_o eat_v and_o raiment_n to_o put_v on_o then_o shall_v the_o lord_n be_v my_o god_n to_o be_v strike_v with_o hunger_n and_o not_o to_o have_v wherewith_o to_o satisfy_v our_o hunger_n be_v a_o great_a misery_n than_o to_o be_v pierce_v through_o with_o a_o sword_n lam._n 4.9_o they_o that_o be_v slay_v with_o the_o sword_n be_v better_o than_o they_o that_o be_v slay_v with_o hunger_n for_o these_o pine_n away_o strike_v through_o for_o want_v of_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o field_n 2._o consider_v how_o many_o there_o be_v who_o live_v as_o plentiful_o and_o comfortable_o as_o you_o do_v that_o be_v as_o good_a or_o better_a than_o you_o be_v that_o be_v bring_v to_o want_v and_o exceed_o great_a strait_n by_o the_o loss_n they_o have_v sustain_v by_o this_o fire_n and_o have_v not_o you_o cause_v to_o admire_v god_n goodness_n and_o to_o bless_v he_o as_o long_o as_o you_o live_v for_o spare_v you_o when_o so_o many_o have_v suffer_v so_o deep_o who_o yet_o it_o may_v be_v provoke_v god_n less_o than_o you_o have_v do_v sect_n 3._o 3._o let_v the_o great_a calamity_n that_o be_v come_v upon_o other_o and_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n towards_o you_o lead_v you_o to_o repentance_n &_o cause_v you_o to_o humble_v your_o soul_n before_o god_n for_o your_o sin_n and_o to_o put_v away_o far_o from_o you_o all_o iniquity_n and_o to_o be_v more_o careful_a and_o conscientious_a in_o keep_v the_o commandment_n of_o god_n ezra_n 9.13,14_o after_o thou_o have_v give_v we_o such_o deliverance_n as_o this_o shall_v we_o again_o break_v thy_o commandment_n rom._n 3.4_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n lead_v thou_o to_o repentance_n god_n expect_v that_o we_o shall_v be_v lead_v to_o repentance_n by_o other_o suffering_n as_o well_o as_o our_o own_o daniel_n reprove_v belshazzar_n because_o he_o do_v not_o humble_a himble_n his_o soul_n before_o god_n notwithstanding_o he_o know_v what_o great_a thing_n his_o father_n have_v suffer_v dan._n 5.20,21,22_o when_o his_o heart_n be_v lift_v up_o and_o his_o mind_n harden_v in_o pride_n he_o be_v depose_v from_o his_o kingly_a throne_n and_o they_o take_v his_o glory_n from_o he_o etc._n etc._n and_o thou_o his_o son_n o_o belshazzar_n have_v not_o humble_v thy_o heart_n though_o thou_o know_v all_o this_o when_o judah_n have_v see_v the_o great_a judgement_n which_o god_n send_v upon_o her_o sister_n israel_n and_o be_v not_o bring_v to_o unseigned_a repentance_n by_o they_o god_n be_v much_o offend_v at_o it_o and_o judah_n case_n be_v render_v thereby_o far_o worse_a than_o israel_n jer._n 3.7,8,10,11_o i_o say_v after_o she_o have_v do_v all_o these_o thing_n turn_v thou_o unto_o i_o but_o she_o return_v not_o and_o her_o treacherous_a sister_n judah_n see_v it_o and_o i_o see_v when_o for_o all_o the_o cause_n whereby_o backslide_n israel_n commit_v adultery_n i_o have_v put_v her_o way_n and_o give_v she_o a_o bill_n of_o divorce_n yet_o her_o treacherous_a sister_n judah_n fear_v not_o but_o go_v and_o play_v the_o harlot_n also_o and_o yet_o for_o all_o this_o her_o treacherous_a sister_n judah_n have_v not_o turn_v unto_o i_o with_o her_o whole_a heart_n but_o feign_o say_v the_o lord_n and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o i_o the_o backslide_n israel_n have_v not_o justify_v herself_o more_o than_o treacherous_a judah_n when_o but_o eighteen_o person_n suffer_v by_o the_o fall_n of_o the_o tower_n of_o siloam_n christ_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o meaning_n of_o that_o providence_n be_v to_o call_v all_o that_o hear_v of_o it_o unto_o repentance_n luk._n 13.4,5_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o law_n when_o but_o one_o person_n suffer_v exemplary_a punishment_n and_o that_o not_o by_o a_o immediate_a stroke_n from_o god_n but_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o man_n all_o israel_n be_v to_o take_v warning_n from_o his_o suffering_n and_o to_o be_v afraid_a of_o sin_v against_o the_o lord_n deut._n 13.10,11_o thou_o shall_v stone_n he_o with_o stone_n that_o he_o die_v and_o all_o israel_n shall_v hear_v and_o fear_v and_o shall_v do_v more_o any_o such_o wickedness_n as_o this_o be_v among_o you_o see_v also_o deut._n 17.12,13_o even_o that_o man_n shall_v die_v and_o all_o the_o people_n hear_v and_o fear_v and_o do_v no_o more_o presumptuos_o if_o the_o suffering_n of_o one_o man_n by_o the_o hand_n
which_o every_o day_n bring_v forth_o will_v fit_v we_o for_o great_a trial_n lam._n 3.27_o it_o be_v good_a for_o a_o man_n that_o he_o bear_v the_o yoke_n in_o his_o youth_n if_o we_o will_v know_v what_o good_a come_v by_o a_o early_o accustom_v ourselves_o to_o bear_v the_o cross_n the_o follow_a verse_n show_v that_o it_o will_v make_v he_o patient_a and_o silent_a under_o his_o suffering_n ver_fw-la 28._o he_o sit_v alone_a and_o keep_v silence_n because_o he_o have_v bear_v it_o upon_o he_o it_o will_v make_v a_o man_n suffer_v humble_o ver_fw-la 29._o he_o put_v his_o mouth_n in_o the_o dust_n it_o make_v he_o suffer_v willing_o ver_fw-la 30._o he_o give_v his_o cheek_n to_o he_o that_o smite_v he_o our_o lord_n jesus_n exhort_v we_o to_o take_v up_o our_o cross_n daily_o luk._n 9.23_o he_o say_v unto_o they_o if_o any_o man_n will_v come_v after_o i_o let_v he_o deny_v himself_o and_o take_v up_o his_o cross_n daily_o and_o follow_v i_o if_o we_o do_v practise_v this_o 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the_o river_n they_o shall_v not_o overflow_v thou_o when_o thou_o walk_v through_o the_o fire_n thou_o shall_v not_o be_v burn_v neither_o shall_v the_o flame_n kindle_v upon_o thou_o this_o promise_n have_v dependence_n on_o the_o last_o verse_n where_o the_o prophet_n tell_v we_o what_o calamity_n be_v come_v upon_o israel_n he_o have_v pour_v upon_o he_o the_o fury_n of_o his_o anger_n and_o the_o strength_n of_o battle_n and_o it_o have_v set_v he_o on_o fire_n round_o about_o and_o then_o add_v but_o now_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n fear_v not_o when_o thou_o pass_v through_o the_o water_n i_o will_v be_v with_o thou_o god_n will_v not_o have_v his_o people_n fear_v any_o trouble_n because_o he_o will_v be_v with_o they_o in_o all_o their_o trouble_n in_o one_o as_o well_o as_o another_o and_o that_o not_o only_a when_o they_o first_o enter_v into_o they_o but_o till_o they_o be_v safe_o pass_v through_o all_o the_o trouble_n of_o this_o life_n 3._o god_n have_v promise_v to_o 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