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B03334 A sermon preach'd August the 4th 1700. On Psalm cxlvi. vers. 3, 4, 5 ... / by W. Fleetwood ... Fleetwood, William, 1656-1723. 1700 (1700) Wing F1257A; ESTC R177124 11,165 16

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perish_v bless_a be_v he_o that_o have_v the_o god_n of_o jacob_n for_o his_o help_n and_o who_o hope_n be_v in_o the_o lord_n his_o god_n we_o know_v not_o who_o it_o be_v that_o compose_v this_o psalm_n nor_o what_o it_o be_v that_o occasion_v it_o but_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n furnish_v all_o people_n with_o occasion_n more_o than_o enough_o of_o apply_v these_o word_n to_o themselves_o but_o too_o too_o pertinent_o it_o have_v furnish_v we_o with_o one_o not_o many_o year_n ago_o so_o very_o proper_a that_o it_o it_o give_v fresh_a and_o lively_a pain_n to_o every_o one_o that_o remember_v it_o with_o half_a the_o consideration_n it_o deserve_v it_o furnish_v we_o now_o with_o another_o of_o which_o no_o live_a man_n perhaps_o can_v see_v the_o consequence_n at_o full_a but_o every_o one_o can_v see_v enough_o to_o drive_v he_o to_o sorrow_n and_o amazement_n and_o cause_v he_o to_o say_v with_o the_o psalmist_n the_o lord_n be_v king_n the_o earth_n may_v be_v glad_a thereof_o yea_o the_o multitude_n of_o the_o isle_n may_v be_v glad_a thereof_o glad_a that_o their_o affair_n be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o he_o who_o have_v all_o power_n and_o be_v all_o wisdom_n and_o all_o goodness_n who_o bring_v light_a out_o of_o darkness_n good_a out_o of_o evil_a and_o can_v turn_v every_o thing_n to_o their_o advantage_n who_o serve_v he_o true_o whether_o it_o be_v that_o the_o psalmist_n here_o direct_v himself_o against_o the_o common_a inclination_n of_o man_n which_o be_v to_o build_v great_a hope_n upon_o the_o promise_v of_o prince_n and_o great_a man_n and_o rather_o to_o depend_v on_o they_o than_o on_o god_n above_o who_o keep_v his_o promise_n for_o ever_o or_o whether_o the_o death_n of_o some_o great_a prince_n have_v give_v the_o jew_n in_o their_o captivity_n some_o mighty_a disappointment_n whatever_o it_o be_v that_o occasion_v the_o compose_n of_o this_o psalm_n it_o be_v plain_a the_o word_n of_o the_o text_n advise_v we_o first_o not_o to_o put_v our_o trust_n in_o prince_n nor_o any_o child_n of_o man_n and_o that_o for_o this_o reason_n there_o be_v no_o help_n in_o they_o because_o when_o the_o breath_n of_o man_n go_v forth_o he_o shall_v turn_v again_o to_o his_o earth_n and_o all_o his_o thought_n perish_v second_o they_o direct_v we_o where_o we_o be_v to_o place_v our_o trust_n and_o confidence_n and_o that_o be_v in_o god_n blessed_n be_v he_o that_o have_v the_o god_n of_o jacob_n for_o his_o help_n and_o who_o hope_n be_v in_o the_o lord_n his_o god_n 1._o of_o the_o person_n in_o who_o we_o be_v not_o to_o place_v our_o trust_n and_o confidence_n and_o they_o be_v prince_n put_v not_o your_o trust_n in_o prince_n i._n e._n in_o no_o body_n no_o child_n of_o man_n for_o if_o you_o may_v in_o any_o body_n you_o may_v in_o they_o because_o they_o have_v most_o power_n and_o more_o opportunity_n of_o answer_v to_o your_o confidence_n than_o any_o man_n beside_o i_o see_v no_o reason_n to_o think_v that_o any_o 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