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way_n of_o implication_n be_v contain_v in_o the_o scripture_n which_o give_v light_n to_o a_o dark_a dispensation_n and_o so_o give_v ground_n to_o say_v in_o this_o sense_n as_o be_v say_v eccles_n 1._o 10._o be_v there_o any_o thing_n whereof_o it_o may_v be_v say_v see_v this_o be_v new_a it_o have_v be_v of_o old_a time_n etc._n etc._n 2._o the_o reason_n why_o some_o be_v so_o baffle_v and_o trouble_v about_o some_o dispensation_n be_v from_o not_o understand_v the_o word_n of_o god_n aright_o he_o that_o shall_v mistake_v a_o promise_n will_v be_v upon_o a_o temptation_n to_o quarrel_v at_o a_o providence_n the_o promise_n to_o david_n seed_n have_v its_o primary_n reference_n to_o the_o messiah_n the_o son_n of_o david_n and_o for_o lack_v of_o so_o consider_v of_o it_o no_o wonder_n if_o trouble_n rise_v high_a in_o a_o israelite_n breast_n when_o david_n family_n in_o regard_n of_o external_a magnificence_n fall_v low_a see_v psal_n 89._o 35._o with_o the_o follow_a verse_n the_o prophet_n there_o or_o penman_n of_o that_o psalm_n make_v a_o sad_a complaint_n whilst_o a_o eye_n be_v have_v upon_o desolation_n there_o speak_v of_o not_o that_o he_o do_v accuse_v the_o almighty_a of_o inconstancy_n but_o make_v his_o moan_n to_o god_n by_o reason_n of_o a_o seem_a clash_a of_o providence_n with_o the_o promise_n sense_n and_o reason_n do_v sometime_o raise_v a_o dust_n but_o faith_n allay_v all_o and_o the_o prophet_n storm_n end_v in_o a_o calm_a v._o 52._o bless_a be_v the_o lord_n for_o evermore_o amen_o and_o amen_n 3._o for_o want_v of_o a_o sound_n and_o savoury_a acquaintance_n with_o the_o word_n a_o providence_n be_v little_o improve_v yea_o misimprove_v that_o dispensation_n that_o shall_v open_v the_o eye_n shut_v they_o ahab_n charge_v the_o trouble_n of_o israel_n on_o elijah_n but_o by_o the_o light_n from_o the_o word_n he_o may_v have_v go_v into_o obadiah_n hiding-hole_n and_o see_v there_o the_o eject_v prophet_n and_o then_o conclude_v who_o do_v trouble_v israel_n the_o heathen_a in_o the_o apolog._n si_fw-mi tiberis_n ascendit_fw-la ad_fw-la moenia_fw-la fi_fw-la nilus_n non_fw-la ascendit_fw-la in_o arva_fw-la si_fw-la coelum_fw-la stetit_fw-la si_fw-la terra_fw-la movet_fw-la si_fw-la fames_fw-la si_fw-la lues_fw-la statim_fw-la christianos_n ad_fw-la leones_fw-la tert._n in_o apolog._n primitive_a time_n attribute_v the_o calamity_n which_o befall_v the_o empire_n to_o the_o christian_n and_o to_o the_o neglect_n of_o the_o worship_v their_o idol_n which_o the_o christian_a religion_n do_v forbid_v and_o so_o in_o a_o manner_n sacrifice_v their_o heathenish_a sacrifice_n in_o queen_n mary_n day_n the_o heretic_n as_o they_o be_v term_v be_v cry_v out_o on_o as_o the_o cause_n why_o the_o queen_n affair_n do_v not_o prosper_v i_o have_v read_v somewhere_o how_o the_o prince_n in_o germany_n at_o a_o assembly_n impute_v the_o cause_n of_o their_o calamity_n tâ—_n the_o not_o deck_v of_o their_o church_n and_o 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