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god_n providence_n in_o permit_v this_o wretched_a man_n thus_o to_o affront_v revile_v and_o curse_v he_o to_o correct_v he_o for_o his_o sin_n he_o quiet_o and_o meek_o submit_v to_o it_o and_o david_n lose_v nothing_o by_o his_o humble_a submission_n for_o god_n deliver_v he_o from_o the_o policy_n of_o achitophel_n from_o the_o powerful_a army_n of_o absolom_n and_o bring_v he_o back_o with_o joy_n and_o triumph_v to_o jerusalem_n and_o as_o for_o shimei_n god_n return_v his_o wickedness_n upon_o his_o own_o head_n and_o david_n find_v that_o true_a which_o he_o do_v but_o modest_o suppose_v upon_o shimei_n curse_v 12._o it_o may_v be_v say_v he_o the_o lord_n will_v look_v upon_o my_o asfliction_n and_o that_o the_o lord_n will_v requite_v good_a for_o his_o curse_v this_o day_n and_o he_o that_o speak_v with_o such_o a_o humble_a resign_v mind_n but_o if_o he_o say_v i_o have_v no_o delight_n in_o thou_o behold_v here_o be_o i_o let_v he_o do_v to_o i_o as_o seem_v good_a to_o 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quiet_v myself_o as_o a_o child_n that_o be_v wean_v of_o his_o mother_n my_o soul_n be_v even_o as_o a_o wean_a child_n psal._n cxxxi_o 2._o see_v how_o this_o great_a man_n express_v himself_o in_o word_n of_o great_a lowliness_n and_o humility_n when_o he_o have_v to_o do_v with_o god_n he_o be_v as_o a_o little_a child_n a_o poor_a low_a contemptible_a thing_n in_o his_o own_o esteem_n as_o a_o worm_n and_o no_o man_n as_o he_o speak_v psal._n xxii_o 6._o though_o when_o he_o have_v to_o do_v with_o man_n and_o be_v to_o fight_v the_o lord_n battle_n who_o more_o a_o man_n than_o david_n who_o more_o courageous_a and_o stouthearted_a when_o he_o be_v but_o a_o stripling_n he_o encounter_v and_o slay_v a_o lion_n and_o a_o bear_n and_o the_o great_a giant_n goliath_n now_o if_o david_n a_o king_n one_o of_o such_o height_n and_o dignity_n one_o of_o so_o great_a fame_n and_o renown_n in_o the_o world_n one_o of_o such_o incomparable_a courage_n and_o magnanimity_n do_v with_o such_o meekness_n and_o subjection_n of_o soul_n submit_v to_o the_o divine_a providence_n and_o in_o such_o instance_n as_o these_o wherein_o as_o a_o king_n and_o as_o a_o father_n he_o be_v most_o high_o provoke_v and_o unworthy_o deal_v with_o be_v it_o not_o a_o shame_n for_o we_o who_o be_v so_o much_o his_o inferior_n to_o be_v impatient_a and_o unresign_v and_o that_o in_o far_o less_o trial_n than_o his_o be_v chap._n xii_o of_o the_o example_n of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n xii_o our_o five_o example_n of_o holy_a resignation_n be_v our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n of_o all_o example_n the_o great_a the_o bright_a and_o fair_a pattern_n of_o all_o for_o none_o ever_o obey_v none_o ever_o suffer_v so_o much_o as_o the_o holy_a and_o bless_a jesus_n and_o through_o suffering_n be_v this_o captain_n of_o our_o salvation_n make_v perfect_a heb._n two_o 10._o he_o be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o captain_n and_o brave_a leader_n of_o the_o noble_a army_n of_o martyr_n as_o all_o 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