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A10513 Dauids soliloquie Containing many comforts for afflicted mindes. As they were deliuered in sundry sermons at Saint Maries in Douer. By Io: Reading. Reading, John, 1588-1667.; Hulsius, Friedrich van, b. 1580, engraver. 1627 (1627) STC 20788; ESTC S115683 116,784 488

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fruit_n full_a prayer_n happy_a man_n who_o can_v be_v quiet_a with_o sin_n in_o his_o conscience_n happy_a be_v that_o best_a unrest_n which_o will_v not_o suffer_v a_o man_n to_o perish_v by_o sleep_v in_o sin_n it_o be_v a_o great_a impatience_n 9_o in_o job_n when_o he_o curse_v the_o day_n of_o his_o birth_n when_o he_o say_v the_o arrow_n of_o the_o almighty_a be_v in_o he_o when_o he_o desire_v that_o god_n will_v destroy_v he_o when_o he_o dare_v expostulate_v with_o 20._o god_n and_o say_v that_o he_o have_v set_v he_o as_o a_o mark_n so_o that_o he_o be_v a_o burden_n to_o himself_o yet_o you_o see_v he_o come_v to_o sweet_a resolution_n 1._o of_o confession_n i_o have_v sin_v what_o shall_v i_o do_v unto_o thou_o â_fw-la thou_o preserver_n of_o man_n 2._o of_o confidence_n though_o he_o slay_v i_o yet_o will_v i_o trust_v in_o he_o again_o 25._o i_o know_v that_o my_o redeemer_n live_v 3._o of_o humility_n i_o have_v speak_v that_o i_o understand_v not_o 6._o i_o have_v 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this_o impatience_n that_o for_o it_o god_n suffor_v he_o not_o to_o go_v into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n it_o be_v true_a but_o giu●_fw-la i_o that_o ad●●s●●_n 〈…〉_z man_n who_o can_v with_o patience_n have_v bear_v the_o heart-breaking_a cry_n of_o one_o or_o a_o few_o famish_a infant_n for_o bread_n how_o much_o more_o grievous_a be_v it_o for_o one_o moses_n to_o consider_v so_o many_o thousand_o belly_n unacquainted_a with_o any_o rhetoric_n so_o many_o important_a mo●thes_n call_v upon_o he_o for_o meat_n yet_o he_o fail_v not_o to_o cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n for_o help_v and_o though_o with_o much_o testimony_n of_o humane_a frailty_n show_v what_o we_o be_v of_o ourselves_o yet_o he_o pray_v ●●remie_n record_v his_o twne_a infirmity_n when_o i●_n bitterness_n of_o spirit_n he_o say_v why_o be_v my_o pain_n perpetual_a 1●_n and_o my_o wound_n incurable_a which_o refuse_v to_o be_v heal_v will_v thou_o be_v altogether_o unto_o i_o as_o a_o liar_n and_o as_o water_n that_o 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