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render_v thanks_o unto_o thou_o because_o thou_o have_v deliver_v i_o with_o how_o many_o word_n do_v david_n adorn_v this_o proposition_n for_o first_o he_o use_v the_o word_n which_o proper_o signify_v a_o draw_v out_o of_o the_o pit_n or_o pool_n as_o therefore_o joseph_n and_o jeremie_n be_v draw_v out_o of_o pit_n be_v deliver_v from_o death_n 13_o so_o the_o prophet_n here_o affirm_v that_o he_o be_v draw_v out_o of_o the_o peril_n of_o death_n not_o by_o man_n help_n but_o with_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o the_o most_o high_a after_o that_o also_o he_o add_v this_o circumstance_n that_o his_o perverse_a and_o evil_a rejoice_a enemy_n have_v no_o matter_n wherein_o they_o shall_v or_o may_v bestow_v their_o most_o poisonful_a bite_v gird_v and_o taunt_n against_o he_o three_o he_o compare_v his_o deliveraunce_n unto_o the_o heal_n of_o wound_n for_o as_o job_n in_o his_o five_o chap._n most_o sweet_o say_v god_n wound_v and_o heal_v he_o strike_v &_o his_o hand_n make_v whole_a last_o he_o say_v that_o he_o be_v raise_v from_o death_n to_o life_n and_o as_o it_o be_v recover_v out_o of_o hell_n when_o saul_n and_o his_o other_o enemy_n fall_v headlong_o into_o present_a and_o eternal_a misery_n so_o in_o like_a manner_n all_o and_o every_o one_o of_o we_o here_o in_o germany_n may_v celebrate_v in_o word_n and_o writing_n the_o benefit_n of_o god_n and_o may_v say_v unfeigned_o with_o jeremie_n chap._n 3._o it_o be_v the_o mercy_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o we_o be_v not_o consume_v because_o his_o compassion_n fail_v not_o verse_n 22._o for_o have_v not_o the_o shadow_n of_o the_o lord_n haude_fw-ge shield_v we_o wretched_a and_o weak_a soul_n we_o have_v even_o now_o late_o be_v destroy_v of_o the_o turk_n and_o other_o enemy_n but_o god_n who_o be_v not_o delight_v with_o our_o destruction_n have_v merciful_o mitigate_v those_o punishment_n and_o have_v keep_v we_o as_o it_o be_v the_o apple_n of_o his_o eye_n verse_n 4._o sing_v praise_n unto_o the_o lord_n o_o you_o saint_n of_o his_o and_o give_v thanks_o unto_o he_o for_o a_o remembrance_n of_o his_o holiness_n he_o appli_v his_o example_n unto_o the_o universal_a church_n to_o the_o end_n other_o also_o may_v learn_v be_v partly_o confirm_v by_o promise_n and_o partly_o by_o example_n to_o crave_v deliveraunce_n of_o god_n and_o be_v preserve_v to_o celebrate_v the_o goodness_n of_o god_n for_o god_n be_v no_o accepter_n of_o person_n but_o receive_v and_o save_v all_o they_o that_o flee_v for_o mercy_n unto_o the_o mediator_n as_o in_o the_o 10._o to_o the_o roman_n it_o be_v write_v god_n be_v rich_a towards_o all_o they_o that_o call_v upon_o he_o and_o joel_n in_o his_o second_o chapter_n say_v every_o one_o that_o call_v upon_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v be_v save_v these_o promise_n which_o have_v in_o they_o great_a sweetness_n and_o excellency_n let_v we_o apply_v unto_o our_o use_n in_o the_o daily_a danger_n of_o our_o life_n and_o let_v we_o know_v that_o god_n be_v indeed_o just_a &_o righteous_a and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o respect_n of_o person_n with_o god_n verse_n 5._o for_o his_o wrath_n endure_v but_o the_o twinkle_n of_o a_o eye_n and_o in_o his_o pleasure_n be_v life_n heaviness_n may_v endure_v for_o a_o night_n but_o joy_n come_v in_o the_o morning_n i_o will_v to_o god_n our_o mind_n in_o misery_n can_v right_o be_v persuade_v that_o god_n punish_v not_o to_o destroy_v but_o to_o save_v we_o and_o to_o restore_v we_o unto_o life_n and_o joyfulness_n for_o our_o mind_n be_v confirm_v with_o this_o undoubted_a purpose_n of_o god_n shall_v passing_n well_o bear_v all_o the_o burden_n lay_v upon_o we_o by_o god_n but_o experience_n show_v how_o hard_o a_o thing_n it_o be_v firm_o to_o retain_v this_o purpose_n of_o mind_n in_o our_o calamity_n for_o where_o the_o scripture_n name_v a_o short_a time_n of_o tribulation_n that_o seem_v unto_o we_o a_o space_n of_o many_o age_n let_v we_o therefore_o discern_v philosophical_a 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thy_o name_n sake_n that_o be_v for_o thy_o promise_n wherein_o thou_o affirm_v that_o thou_o will_v help_v they_o that_o call_v upon_o thou_o and_o for_o thy_o glory_n sake_n for_o the_o acceptable_a glory_n of_o god_n be_v spread_v abroad_o of_o the_o godly_a one_o who_o after_o their_o deliverance_n be_v true_a &_o just_a as_o i_o have_v elsewhere_o oftentimes_o say_v also_o the_o blasphemous_a clamour_n of_o the_o enemy_n be_v refute_v when_o example_n be_v propon_v which_o do_v show_v that_o god_n have_v care_n of_o the_o poor_a and_o needy_a congregation_n trust_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n verse_n 5._o draw_v i_o out_o of_o the_o net_n that_o they_o have_v privily_o lay_v for_o i_o for_o thou_o be_v my_o strength_n he_o crave_v to_o be_v defend_v not_o only_o against_o manifest_a violence_n but_o also_o against_o ungodly_a fraud_n of_o the_o enemy_n of_o the_o gospel_n for_o there_o be_v no_o man_n so_o wise_a which_o without_o the_o safeguard_n of_o the_o son_n of_o 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y_fw-fr e_o psalm_n by_o comparison_n of_o contrary_n that_o be_v of_o a_o true_a hope_n and_o carnal_a hope_n for_o like_a as_o a_o true_a hope_n be_v not_o confound_v because_o it_o depend_v of_o god_n so_o all_o other_o hope_n be_v frustrate_v which_o depend_v upon_o a_o rot_a thread_n for_o so_o humane_a help_n seem_v worthy_o to_o be_v call_v for_o their_o incertainty_n and_o unconstancy_n but_o if_o any_o man_n do_v judge_v these_o to_o be_v vain_a delectation_n let_v he_o hear_v the_o complaint_n of_o wiseman_n confirm_v the_o purpose_n which_o i_o have_v set_v down_o cicero_n in_o his_o nine_o book_n of_o epistle_n concern_v pompey_n defence_n write_v thus_o thou_o know_v well_o that_o cnaius_n pompeyu_v be_v neither_o safe_a in_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o fame_n nor_o of_o his_o act_n nor_o with_o the_o suit_n and_o service_n of_o king_n and_o kingdom_n which_o he_o be_v oftentimes_o wont_a to_o boast_v of_o etc._n etc._n cicero_n plain_o affirm_v that_o pompey_n be_v neither_o 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adversity_n verse_n 9_o thou_o have_v not_o shut_v i_o up_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o enemy_n but_o have_v set_v my_o foot_n in_o a_o large_a room_n the_o effect_n of_o a_o true_a hope_n be_v here_o descrb_v with_o great_a excellency_n of_o word_n pompey_n be_v overcome_v of_o caesar_n be_v overwhelm_v into_o epicuriall_a opinion_n dispute_v as_o it_o be_v that_o god_n care_v not_o for_o man_n matter_n but_o david_n be_v banish_v from_o his_o kingdom_n believe_v that_o god_n both_o regard_v and_o help_v he_o with_o this_o faith_n when_o he_o be_v support_v there_o follow_v a_o consolation_n and_o a_o feel_v of_o gladness_n for_o he_o be_v not_o shut_v up_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o son_n absalon_n 25.7_o like_a as_o k._n zedechias_n in_o his_o flee_v away_o be_v bring_v back_o again_o and_o at_o the_o conqueror_n commandment_n have_v his_o eye_n put_v out_o but_o he_o be_v restore_v into_o his_o kingdom_n therefore_o it_o be_v far_o better_a to_o trust_v in_o god_n then_o in_o 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the_o whole_a then_o all_o &_o to_o effect_v less_o pierce_v as_o it_o be_v this_o brief_a messenger_n wherefore_o he_o lay_v open_v all_o thing_n that_o be_v include_v in_o one_o word_n to_o the_o end_n he_o may_v show_v his_o misery_n unto_o god_n for_o as_o the_o only_a daughter_n pour_v out_o into_o her_o father_n bosom_n her_o care_n and_o grief_n and_o orderly_o rehearse_v every_o evil_a affect_a part_n so_o david_n and_o all_o the_o godly_a one_o do_v open_v themselves_o whole_o unto_o god_n and_o make_v manifest_a particular_o the_o grief_n or_o sorrow_n of_o every_o member_n unto_o he_o but_o some_o man_n will_v here_o object_v what_o need_v all_o this_o recital_n see_v