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as_o a_o prey_n and_o trophy_n to_o their_o enemy_n hos._n 144._o 7._o that_o they_o be_v guide_v and_o direct_v in_o the_o right_a way_n when_o they_o be_v at_o a_o loss_n and_o know_v not_o what_o course_n to_o take_v psal._n 16._o 11._o psal._n 73._o 24._o 8._o that_o they_o be_v establish_v and_o confirm_v in_o christ_n in_o the_o most_o shake_a and_o overturning_a time_n of_o trouble_n and_o persecution_n so_o that_o neither_o their_o heart_n turn_v back_o nor_o their_o step_n decline_v from_o his_o way_n jer._n 32._o 40._o joh._n 4._o 14._o 9_o that_o they_o be_v uphold_v under_o spiritual_a desertion_n and_o recover_v again_o out_o of_o that_o dismal_a darkness_n into_o the_o
as_o for_o gold_n they_o shall_v not_o delight_v in_o it_o isa._n 13._o 17._o riches_n profit_v not_o in_o the_o day_n of_o wrath_n prov._n 11._o 4._o job_n bless_a god_n in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o adversity_n that_o he_o have_v not_o make_v gold_n his_o hope_n or_o the_o fine_a gold_n his_o confidence_n job_n 31._o 24._o bless_v not_o thou_o thyself_o that_o thou_o have_v such_o thing_n to_o bestow_v thy_o hope_n and_o trust_v upon_o other_o make_v man_n their_o refuge_n especial_o great_a and_o powerful_a man_n but_o to_o how_o little_a purpose_n be_v it_o put_v not_o your_o trust_n in_o prince_n nor_o in_o the_o son_n of_o man_n in_o who_o there_o be_v no_o help_n psal._n 146._o 3_o 4._o they_o can_v keep_v their_o crown_n upon_o their_o head_n no_o nor_o their_o head_n upon_o their_o shoulder_n the_o great_a man_n be_v but_o dust_n and_o what_o can_v dust_n do_v to_o dust_n three_o thing_n aggravate_v their_o misery_n who_o misplace_v their_o confidence_n by_o bestow_v it_o on_o 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the_o former_a discourse_n yield_v we_o also_o this_o comfortable_a conclusion_n that_o what_o ever_o confusion_n desolation_n and_o trouble_n be_v in_o the_o earth_n the_o church_n and_o people_n of_o god_n can_v never_o be_v whole_o exterminate_v and_o destroy_v see_v such_o a_o secure_a refuge_n be_v prepare_v for_o they_o of_o god_n psal._n 102._o 28._o the_o child_n of_o thy_o servant_n shall_v continue_v and_o their_o seed_n shall_v be_v establish_v before_o thou_o which_o be_v assign_v as_o the_o true_a reason_n of_o its_o perpetuity_n and_o safety_n psal._n 48._o 3._o god_n be_v know_v in_o her_o palace_n for_o a_o refuge_n the_o church_n enemy_n have_v try_v the_o utmost_a of_o their_o policy_n and_o power_n in_o all_o age_n against_o it_o but_o to_o no_o purpose_n while_o they_o have_v be_v plot_v and_o persecute_v the_o preserve_a remnant_n have_v be_v sing_v their_o song_n upon_o alamoth_n even_o praise_n to_o their_o great_a preserver_n though_o they_o have_v no_o 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of_o sense_n and_o reason_n i_o be_o leave_v alone_o say_v elijah_n and_o they_o seek_v my_o life_n 1_o king_n 19_o 10._o by_o who_o lord_n shall_v jacob_n arise_v say_v amos_n for_o he_o be_v very_o small_a amos_n 7._o 2._o 3._o notwithstanding_o all_o which_o the_o church_n have_v overlive_v all_o its_o danger_n it_o be_v the_o true_a phoenix_n which_o have_v outlive_v the_o deluge_n 4._o such_o deliverance_n be_v proper_a and_o peculiar_a to_o the_o church_n alone_o no_o people_n beside_o the_o people_n of_o god_n have_v such_o salvation_n upon_o record_n the_o great_a and_o famous_a monarchy_n of_o the_o world_n have_v dash_v one_o another_o to_o piece_n like_o earthen_a potsherd_n sic_fw-la medus_n ademit_fw-la assyrio_fw-la syroque_fw-la tulit_fw-la moderamina_fw-la perses_n and_o all_o this_o by_o virtue_n of_o that_o promise_n jer._n 30._o 11._o for_o i_o be_o with_o thou_o say_v the_o lord_n to_o save_v thou_o though_o i_o make_v afull_a end_n of_o all_o nation_n whither_o i_o have_v scatter_v thou_o yet_o will_v i_o not_o make_v a_o full_a end_n of_o thou_o â—_o 5._o consect_n five_o to_o conclude_v if_o this_o be_v so_o than_o it_o be_v a_o deep_a and_o dangerous_a policy_n of_o satan_n to_o shut_v up_o our_o refuge_n in_o god_n against_o we_o as_o much_o as_o may_v be_v in_o time_n of_o trouble_n satan_n like_o a_o cunning_a fowler_n despair_n of_o get_v the_o bird_n in_o his_o net_n except_o he_o can_v beat_v they_o out_o of_o their_o covert_n it_o be_v therefore_o his_o great_a design_n to_o estrange_v and_o alienate_v the_o saint_n from_o their_o god_n as_o much_o as_o he_o can_v thereby_o to_o cut_v off_o their_o retreat_n to_o he_o in_o time_n of_o trouble_n a_o mischief_n which_o the_o people_n of_o god_n have_v always_o vehement_o deprecate_v psal._n 102._o 2._o jer._n 17._o 17._o and_o o_o that_o we_o will_v be_v ware_n of_o it_o and_o shun_v this_o mischief_n by_o our_o seasonable_a prevent_a watchfulness_n there_o be_v among_o other_o three_o 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dangerous_a policy_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o a_o unspeakable_a prejudice_n to_o the_o soul_n oh_o christian_n take_v heed_n of_o a_o lazy_a slothful_a spirit_n or_o a_o vain_a and_o earthly_a heart_n which_o will_v easy_o suffer_v the_o duty_n of_o religion_n to_o be_v jostle_v aside_o and_o put_v by_o for_o every_o trivial_a occasion_n especial_o beware_v of_o slight_a formal_a superficial_a and_o dead-hearted_n performance_n of_o duty_n which_o be_v little_o better_a than_o the_o intermission_n of_o they_o it_o may_v indeed_o prevent_v the_o scandal_n but_o can_v never_o give_v thou_o the_o comfort_n of_o religion_n 3._o by_o becloud_v their_o interest_n in_o god_n and_o darken_v their_o title_n and_o evidence_n by_o thick_a cloud_n of_o doubt_n and_o fear_n this_o be_v the_o sad_a case_n of_o many_o a_o poor_a christian_a in_o a_o day_n of_o trouble_n with_o out-fighting_n with_o in-fear_n brethren_n i_o beseech_v you_o think_v often_o what_o those_o thing_n be_v which_o usual_o 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show_v itself_o in_o distract_n care_n and_o fear_n about_o event_n which_o will_v rack_v the_o mind_n with_o various_a and_o endless_a torture_n 2._o caution_n beware_v of_o dejection_n and_o despondency_n of_o mind_n in_o evil_a time_n take_v heed_n of_o a_o poor_a low_a spirit_n that_o will_v present_o sink_v and_o give_v up_o its_o hope_n upon_o every_o appearance_n and_o face_n of_o trouble_n it_o be_v a_o promise_n make_v unto_o the_o righteous_a psal._n 112._o 7._o he_o shall_v not_o be_v afraid_a of_o evil_a tiding_n his_o heart_n be_v fix_n trust_v in_o the_o lord_n the_o trust_n of_o god_n fix_v the_o heart_n and_o the_o fix_v of_o the_o heart_n fortify_v it_o against_o fear_n but_o i_o know_v what_o many_o poor_a christian_n will_v say_v in_o this_o case_n their_o timorousness_n and_o despondency_n arise_v not_o so_o much_o from_o the_o greatness_n of_o outward_a evil_n as_o from_o the_o darkness_n and_o doubtfulness_n of_o their_o spiritual_a and_o inward_a condition_n which_o doubtless_o in_o the_o very_a truth_n of_o the_o case_n which_o bring_v i_o to_o the_o last_o use_n of_o this_o point_n use_v the_o three_o search_v and_o examine_v your_o heart_n christian_n whether_o those_o grace_n and_o qualification_n to_o which_o god_n have_v promise_v protection_n in_o evil_a time_n may_v not_o be_v find_v upon_o a_o impartial_a search_n in_o your_o heart_n among_o which_o i_o will_v single_a out_o three_o principal_a one_o as_o the_o proper_a matter_n of_o yourself_o examination_n viz._n 1._o uprightness_n of_o heart_n and_o way_n 2._o humiliation_n for_o your_o own_o and_o other_o sin_n 3._o righteousness_n in_o do_v and_o meekness_n in_o suffer_v the_o will_n of_o god_n 1._o uprightness_n and_o integrity_n of_o heart_n and_o way_n to_o this_o qualification_n belong_v many_o sweet_a promise_n of_o protection_n such_o be_v that_o prov._n 2._o 7._o he_o be_v a_o buckler_n to_o they_o that_o walk_v upright_o psal._n 7._o 10._o my_o defence_n be_v of_o god_n which_o save_v the_o upright_a in_o heart_n if_o your_o heart_n be_v true_a to_o god_n these_o promise_n shall_v be_v true_o perform_v to_o you_o but_o beware_v you_o deceive_v not_o yourselves_o in_o so_o great_a a_o point_n as_o this_o be_v thy_o heart_n can_v be_v a_o upright_a heart_n except_o 1._o it_o be_v a_o renew_a heart_n the_o natural_a heart_n be_v always_o a_o false_a heart_n it_o be_v only_a regeneration_n that_o give_v the_o heart_n a_o right_a temper_n and_o frame_v all_o the_o duty_n and_o labour_n in_o the_o world_n can_v never_o keep_v that_o heart_n right_a in_o its_o course_n which_o be_v not_o first_o set_v right_o for_o god_n by_o a_o principle_n of_o renovation_n 2._o we_o can_v judge_v ourselves_o upright_o except_o uprightness_n be_v the_o settle_a frame_n and_o stand_v bend_v of_o our_o heart_n psal._n 119._o 112_o 117._o it_o be_v not_o our_o integrity_n in_o one_o or_o two_o single_a action_n but_o in_o the_o general_a course_n and_o complex_fw-la frame_n of_o our_o life_n and_o way_n that_o will_v prove_v our_o integrity_n to_o god_n 3_o then_o may_v we_o reckon_v ourselves_o upright_o when_o the_o dread_a and_o awe_n of_o god_n all-seeing_a eye_n keep_v our_o heart_n and_o step_n from_o turn_v aside_o to_o iniquity_n gen._n 39_o 9_o 2_o cor._n 2._o 17._o that_o be_v a_o sincere_a and_o upright_a heart_n indeed_o that_o find_v itself_o at_o all_o time_n and_o in_o all_o place_n overawe_v from_o sin_n by_o the_o eye_n of_o god_n upon_o he_o 4._o that_o man_n heart_n also_o be_v upright_o with_o god_n who_o pure_o aim_v at_o and_o design_n the_o glory_n of_o god_n as_o the_o scope_n and_o end_n of_o his_o life_n and_o action_n who_o live_v not_o to_o himself_o neither_o act_n ultimate_o and_o principal_o for_o himself_o but_o live_v to_o god_n as_o a_o person_n dedicate_v and_o devote_v to_o he_o rom._n 14._o 7._o 5._o that_o heart_n also_o be_v upright_o with_o god_n which_o govern_v itself_o and_o its_o way_n by_o the_o 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