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go_v and_o benjamin_n destroy_v that_o day_n two_o and_o twenty_o thousand_o man_n the_o child_n of_o israel_n go_v up_o and_o weep_v before_o the_o lord_n until_o even_o and_o ask_v counsel_n of_o the_o lord_n say_v 23._o ver_fw-la 23._o shall_v i_o go_v up_o in_o battle_n against_o the_o child_n of_o benjamin_n my_o brother_n and_o the_o lord_n say_v go_v up_o against_o he_o they_o do_v so_o the_o second_o day_n and_o the_o child_n of_o benjamin_n destroy_v of_o israel_n eighteen_o thousand_o man_n here_o be_v nothing_o do_v without_o consult_v of_o god_n god_n bid_v they_o go_v and_o yet_o they_o prosper_v not_o yea_o they_o lose_v in_o all_o forty_o thousand_o man_n there_o be_v no_o clear_a expression_n in_o this_o story_n to_o declare_v why_o god_n punish_v israel_n with_o this_o great_a effusion_n of_o blood_n plain_o it_o be_v that_o go_n purpose_n be_v to_o punish_v israel_n and_o first_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n but_o the_o text_n show_v 1._o that_o the_o cause_n of_o this_o war_n be_v a_o just_a provocation_n there_o be_v villainy_n do_v in_o israel_n 2._o that_o the_o end_n of_o this_o war_n be_v godly_a for_o it_o be_v to_o remove_v evil_a from_o israel_n 3._o that_o they_o do_v nothing_o herein_o without_o god_n express_a warrant_n for_o they_o begin_v to_o take_v counsel_n of_o the_o lord_n yet_o before_o god_n will_v revenge_v the_o fault_n of_o the_o benjamite_n upon_o they_o by_o benjamin_n he_o punish_v the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n first_o and_o then_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o tribe_n with_o loss_n of_o so_o many_o man_n and_o effusion_n of_o so_o much_o blood_n and_o i_o must_v tell_v you_o that_o i_o find_v not_o the_o reason_n thereof_o express_v it_o may_v be_v that_o the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v suppress_v it_o that_o we_o may_v rest_v in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n and_o not_o search_v further_o it_o be_v enough_o for_o we_o to_o know_v what_o god_n do_v and_o not_o why_o for_o as_o augustine_n say_v judicia_fw-la dei_fw-la occulta_fw-la 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mean_v to_o punish_v their_o brother_n but_o the_o second_o time_n they_o go_v up_o to_o the_o lord_n they_o weep_v till_o even_o and_o then_o they_o ask_v counsel_n shall_v i_o go_v up_o again_o in_o battle_n against_o my_o brother_n yet_o even_o then_o be_v command_v to_o go_v they_o lose_v eighteen_o thousand_o man_n true_o but_o they_o come_v not_o the_o second_o time_n with_o that_o preparation_n which_o become_v they_o that_o will_v sight_v the_o lord_n battle_n to_o remove_v evil_a out_o of_o israel_n for_o the_o three_o day_n they_o mend_v all_o then_o all_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o all_o the_o people_n go_v up_o and_o come_v unto_o the_o house_n of_o god_n and_o weep_v 26._o ver_fw-la 26._o and_o
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lot_n of_o the_o righteous_a 125.2_o psa_fw-la 125.2_o lest_o the_o righteous_a put_v forth_o their_o band_n to_o iniquity_n indeed_o some_o that_o have_v be_v well_o teach_v and_o do_v understand_v well_o and_o have_v live_v in_o some_o measure_n of_o good_a life_n and_o walk_v conscionable_o when_o god_n have_v try_v they_o with_o want_n have_v fall_v into_o snare_n and_o embrace_v temptation_n magnum_fw-la pauperies_fw-la opprobrium_fw-la jubes_fw-la quidvis_fw-la &_o facere_fw-la &_o pati_fw-la vircutisquâ—_n viâ—m_fw-la deserit_fw-la arduae_fw-la shift_n fraud_n secret_a stealth_n borrow_n without_o mean_n or_o hope_v of_o repayment_n etc._n etc._n the_o wise_a son_n of_o jakeh_n pray_v to_o god_n give_v i_o not_o poverty_n lest_o i_o be_v poor_a and_o steal_v 30.9_o pro._n 30.9_o and_o take_v the_o name_n of_o my_o god_n in_o vain_a extremity_n of_o pain_n in_o sickness_n and_o soarenesse_n be_v a_o great_a temptation_n two_o great_a light_n in_o the_o church_n of_o god_n be_v eclipse_v by_o it_o job_n the_o example_n of_o patience_n fall_v into_o bitter_a curse_n of_o the_o do_v of_o his_o birth_n so_o do_v holy_a jeremy_n the_o lord_n prophet_n to_o these_o respect_v god_n be_v tender_a and_o suffer_v not_o his_o choose_v to_o be_v tempâ—â—d_v above_o their_o strength_n but_o do_v give_v issue_n to_o their_o temptation_n yet_o sometime_o he_o suffer_v his_o elect_n to_o see_v their_o own_o weakness_n by_o some_o fall_n that_o when_o he_o put_v to_o his_o help_a hand_n they_o may_v be_v more_o wary_a to_o keep_v a_o better_a watch_n upon_o their_o heart_n reason_n 3_o 3._o god_n do_v not_o suffer_v his_o church_n to_o be_v forsake_v in_o affliction_n lest_o the_o enemy_n thereof_o shall_v too_o much_o insult_v over_o they_o it_o be_v david_n suit_n to_o god_n let_v they_o not_o say_v we_o have_v prevail_v when_o saul_n and_o jonathan_n be_v dead_a david_n lament_v they_o with_o great_a lamentation_n the_o beauty_n of_o israel_n be_v slay_v upon_o the_o high_a place_n how_o be_v the_o mighty_a fâ—llon_n 20._o 2_o sam._n 1.19_o 20._o tâ—ll_o be_v not_o in_o gath_n publish_v it_o not_o in_o the_o street_n of_o ashkelon_n lest_o the_o daughter_n of_o the_o philistine_n rejoice_v lest_o the_o daughter_n of_o the_o uncirâ—â—â—tised_a triumph_n for_o this_o add_v to_o the_o ungodliness_n of_o the_o wicked_a they_o grow_v proud_a upon_o it_o let_v not_o their_o wicked_a imagination_n prosper_v lesâ—_n they_o grow_v too_o proud_a reason_n 4_o 4._o the_o affliction_n of_o the_o church_n when_o they_o do_v grow_v sharp_a and_o smart_a cause_n the_o ungodly_a of_o the_o earth_n to_o blaspheme_v the_o name_n of_o god_n it_o be_v not_o for_o nothing_o that_o david_n do_v pray_v so_o earnest_o quicken_v i_o o_o lord_n for_o thy_o name_n sake_n 143.11_o ps_n 143.11_o for_o thy_o righteousness_n sake_n bring_v my_o soul_n out_o of_o trouble_n the_o ungodly_a jew_n and_o roman_n stand_v by_o the_o cross_n of_o christ_n do_v speak_v contemptible_o of_o god_n and_o take_v his_o name_n in_o vain_a in_o derision_n of_o his_o son_n it_o be_v the_o manner_n of_o the_o ungodly_a to_o blaspheme_v if_o once_o they_o prevail_v against_o the_o church_n then_o the_o god_n they_o serve_v be_v think_v unable_a to_o protect_v they_o and_o the_o religion_n that_o they_o profess_v be_v scandalize_v for_o untruth_n these_o be_v great_a reason_n why_o god_n do_v not_o forsake_v his_o church_n in_o affliction_n but_o give_v they_o a_o heavenly_a issue_n out_o of_o they_o this_o point_n teach_v its_o own_o use_n for_o it_o serve_v both_o to_o 1._o inform_v 2_o convince_v 3_o exhort_v 4_o rebuke_n 1_o information_n this_o be_v a_o sure_a and_o infallible_a rule_n that_o who_o god_n once_o love_v he_o ever_o love_v as_o he_o say_v i_o will_v never_o leave_v thou_o nor_o forsake_v thou_o for_o the_o gift_n and_o call_n of_o god_n be_v without_o repentance_n his_o love_n be_v himself_o and_o he_o can_v deny_v himself_o he_o have_v give_v we_o to_o his_o son_n 35_o rom._n 8_o 35_o and_o of_o they_o that_o thou_o have_v give_v i_o say_v he_o i_o have_v lose_v none_o and_o no_o man_n can_v take_v they_o out_o of_o my_o hand_n what_o shall_v separate_v we_o from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n in_o christ_n jesus_n he_o name_v the_o great_a misery_n of_o life_n shall_v tribulation_n or_o distress_n or_o persecution_n or_o famine_n or_o nakedness_n or_o peril_n or_o sword_n nay_o in_o all_o these_o thing_n we_o be_v more_o than_o conqueror_n 2.4_o cant._n 2.4_o through_o he_o that_o love_v we_o the_o love_n of_o god_n to_o his_o church_n be_v a_o banner_n over_o it_o 2_o conviction_n this_o doctrine_n convince_v the_o heathen_a who_o deny_v that_o there_o be_v a_o any_o providence_n because_o the_o best_a man_n drink_v deep_a of_o the_o cup_n of_o affliction_n which_o make_v the_o profane_a say_v it_o be_v in_o vain_a to_o serve_v god_n and_o what_o profit_n be_v it_o that_o we_o have_v keep_v his_o ordinance_n and_o that_o we_o have_v walk_v 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