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â—or_a he_o do_v guide_v they_o by_o his_o counsel_n 73.24_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o peter_n say_v the_o godly_a run_v not_o with_o the_o wicked_a into_o the_o same_o excess_n of_o riot_n they_o be_v so_o lead_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n that_o they_o let_v not_o loose_v the_o reins_n of_o their_o affection_n but_o be_v withhold_v by_o the_o restrain_v grace_n of_o god_n they_o be_v preserve_v from_o the_o commit_n of_o many_o sin_n 6.9_o thus_o the_o lord_n preserve_v noah_n from_o partake_v with_o the_o old_a world_n in_o their_o sin_n 19.5_o loâ—_n from_o follow_v the_o sodomite_n in_o their_o filthy_a abomination_n joseph_n from_o consent_v to_o the_o lewd_a entisement_n of_o his_o mistress_n 39.8_o eliah_n from_o the_o idolatry_n of_o israel_n 26.11_o david_n from_o slay_v saul_n his_o master_n 17._o the_o three_o child_n from_o worship_v the_o image_n of_o nabuchadnezzar_n as_o god_n preserve_v these_o so_o do_v he_o all_o his_o child_n not_o suffer_v they_o to_o commit_v so_o many_o and_o so_o great_a sin_n as_o he_o do_v wicked_a and_o ungodly_a man_n second_o he_o preserve_v they_o from_o the_o evil_a of_o punishment_n noah_n from_o the_o flood_n let_v out_o of_o sodom_n israel_n from_o pharaoh_n david_n from_o saul_n eliah_n from_o jezabel_n daniel_n from_o the_o lion_n the_o three_o child_n from_o the_o fire_n etc._n etc._n god_n indeed_o be_v the_o shepherd_n of_o his_o flock_n which_o cover_v they_o under_o the_o shadow_n of_o his_o wing_n and_o watch_v over_o they_o to_o preserve_v they_o from_o the_o devour_a wolf_n wherefore_o when_o thou_o consider_v that_o thou_o be_v the_o son_n of_o adam_n have_v in_o thou_o the_o root_n and_o seed_n of_o all_o sin_n yet_o when_o other_o run_v headlong_o to_o destruction_n follow_v the_o stream_n of_o their_o own_o curse_a desire_n let_v loose_a the_o reins_n of_o their_o affection_n to_o all_o sin_n and_o wickedness_n be_v fearless_a and_o shameless_a in_o their_o impious_a course_n thou_o be_v preserve_v first_o from_o that_o abomination_n and_o heinous_a impiety_n which_o wicked_a man_n practice_v thou_o neither_o desire_v nor_o delight_v in_o that_o which_o god_n have_v forbid_v in_o his_o law_n but_o from_o whence_o proceed_v this_o from_o thou_o own_o power_n no_o questionless_a of_o thyself_o thou_o can_v not_o think_v a_o good_a thought_n either_o to_o abstain_v from_o evil_a or_o to_o do_v good_a see_v that_o by_o nature_n thou_o be_v equal_o indifferent_a unto_o all_o sin_n thou_o must_v therefore_o disclaim_v all_o strength_n of_o nature_n &_o renounce_v all_o ability_n in_o thyself_o and_o acknowledge_v that_o it_o be_v from_o god_n only_o that_o thou_o be_v preserve_v his_o love_n towards_o thou_o move_v he_o to_o restrain_v thou_o if_o it_o be_v from_o god_n that_o every_o good_a gift_n do_v proceed_v