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your_o lord_n and_o
he_o take_v the_o wise_a in_o their_o own_o craftiness_n they_o meet_v with_o darkness_n in_o the_o daytime_n and_o grope_v in_o the_o noonday_n as_o in_o the_o night_n prov._n 21.30_o there_o be_v no_o wisdom_n nor_o understanding_n nor_o counsel_n against_o the_o lord_n and_o whatsoever_o be_v without_o god_n be_v against_o he_o no_o association_n can_v do_v good_a without_o he_o see_v isaiah_n 8.9_o 10._o wall_n and_o fortification_n be_v to_o no_o purpose_n isaiah_n 22.8_o 9_o 10_o etc._n etc._n the_o sound_n of_o ram_n horn_n shall_v be_v as_o good_a as_o the_o battery_n of_o the_o great_a ram_n or_o the_o shot_n of_o the_o great_a cannon_n against_o hiericho_n if_o the_o lord_n strength_n be_v not_o the_o cement_n of_o the_o stone_n thereof_o josh_n 6.20_o there_o be_v no_o nourish_a virtue_n in_o the_o creature_n without_o he_o matth._n 4.4_o man_n shall_v not_o live_v by_o bread_n only_o but_o by_o every_o word_n that_o proceed_v out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o god_n there_o be_v no_o security_n no_o prosperity_n no_o success_n in_o any_o action_n any_o operation_n or_o enterprise_n without_o the_o blessing_n of_o the_o lord_n except_o the_o lord_n build_v the_o house_n they_o labour_v in_o vain_a that_o build_v it_o except_o the_o lord_n keep_v the_o city_n the_o watchman_n wake_v but_o in_o vain_a etc._n etc._n psalm_n 127._o what_o seem_v to_o be_v attribute_v unto_o chance_n eccles_n 9.11_o be_v speak_v as_o be_v think_v in_o the_o person_n of_o a_o carnal_a man_n perhaps_o to_o convince_v such_o a_o one_o from_o his_o own_o principle_n be_v without_o doubt_v the_o prerogative_n of_o god_n who_o be_v equal_o the_o great_a master_n both_o of_o contingent_a and_o regular_a event_n for_o there_o be_v nothing_o contingent_a in_o regard_n of_o the_o first_o cause_n the_o race_n be_v not_o to_o the_o swift_a nor_o the_o battle_n to_o the_o strong_a nor_o yet_o bread_n to_o the_o wise_a etc._n etc._n eccl._n 9.11_o there_o be_v no_o peace_n nor_o indeed_o any_o 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