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faelix_fw-la ac_fw-la prosperum_fw-la scetus_fw-la virtus_fw-la voco_fw-la sen._n but_o the_o israelite_n have_v right_a on_o their_o side_n against_o the_o benjamite_n and_o a_o great_a advantage_n of_o multitude_n yet_o they_o fall_v twice_o before_o they_o judges_z 20._o so_o god_n deliver_v judah_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o israel_n who_o slay_v they_o with_o a_o rage_n reach_v up_o to_o heaven_n yet_o there_o be_v among_o the_o israelite_n sin_n against_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o fierce_a wrath_n of_o god_n be_v upon_o they_o 2_o chron._n 28.9_o 10_o 11._o i_o must_v give_v the_o same_o direction_n here_o that_o i_o give_v in_o the_o former_a case_n therefore_o 1._o let_v we_o labour_n to_o acquaint_v our_o self_n with_o the_o word_n of_o god_n there_o be_v not_o only_a credenda_fw-la but_o agenda_fw-la as_o well_o what_o we_o shall_v do_v as_o what_o we_o shall_v believe_v this_o be_v david_n counsellor_n psal_n 119.24_o beside_o the_o express_a rule_n which_o be_v there_o give_v we_o for_o the_o direct_n of_o our_o way_n we_o may_v if_o we_o be_v well_o acquaint_v therewith_o be_v able_a to_o infer_v one_o thing_n from_o another_o and_o argue_v à _fw-la pari_fw-la ratione_fw-la and_o so_o know_v what_o to_o do_v in_o like_a case_n as_o we_o find_v in_o the_o word_n of_o god_n as_o our_o saviour_n argue_v mat._n 12.3.7_o 2._o let_v we_o pray_v for_o the_o guidance_n and_o direction_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n psalm_n 25.12_o what_o man_n be_v he_o that_o fear_v the_o lord_n he_o shall_v he_o guide_v in_o the_o way_n that_o he_o shall_v choose_v that_o be_v in_o the_o way_n that_o he_o shall_v choose_v that_o which_o be_v speak_v de_fw-la facto_fw-la or_o of_o what_o man_n do_v be_v oft_o understand_v de_fw-fr debito_fw-la or_o what_o man_n shall_v do_v as_o psal_n 32.8_o mal._n 1.6_o hebr._n