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their_o courage_n to_o chase_v and_o fume_n at_o such_o accident_n vent_v good_a spirit_n the_o wrong_a way_n but_o rather_o reserve_v their_o magnanimous_a resolution_n for_o better_a service_n and_o beside_o their_o private_a devotion_n address_v themselves_o with_o david_n to_o god_n public_a worship_n in_o his_o house_n who_o in_o his_o due_a time_n will_v unriddle_v unto_o they_o the_o equity_n of_o his_o proceed_n but_o if_o man_n be_v of_o low_a and_o mean_a spirit_n 28._o pusillanimousand_n heartless_a nature_n and_o if_o these_o narrow_a soul_n in_o they_o meet_v with_o melancholy_a and_o heavy_a temper_n such_o fall_n a_o droop_a yea_o despair_v at_o the_o perish_v of_o the_o righteous_a they_o give_v all_o over_o for_o lose_v conclude_v there_o be_v no_o hope_n they_o rather_o languish_v then_o live_v walk_v
up_o and_o down_o disconsolate_a with_o soft_a pace_n sad_a look_n and_o sorrowful_a heart_n all_o their_o child_n they_o be_v ready_a to_o call_v and_o christen_v ichobod_n the_o glory_n be_v depart_v from_o israel_n be_v affect_v like_o the_o citizen_n of_o jerusalem_n 21._o besiege_v by_o sennacherib_n their_o heart_n be_v like_o the_o tree_n of_o the_o wood_n move_v with_o the_o wind_n but_o let_v such_o drooper_n know_v that_o herein_o they_o offend_v god_n 2._o and_o wrong_v themselves_o and_o let_v they_o gird_v up_o their_o loin_n and_o tie_v up_o their_o spirit_n at_o the_o serious_a consideration_n that_o god_n in_o due_a time_n will_v raise_v they_o out_o of_o the_o dust_n maintain_v his_o own_o cause_n and_o confound_v his_o enemy_n the_o three_o sort_n of_o people_n 29._o be_v the_o arguer_n or_o disputer_n who_o be_v of_o a_o middle_a temper_n neither_o haughty_a nor_o stomackful_a neither_o low_a nor_o deject_v and_o withal_o be_v good_a man_n embrace_v a_o middle_a 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plead_v for_o his_o neighbour_n but_o let_v flesh_n and_o blood_n take_v heed_n of_o enter_v the_o list_n by_o way_n of_o challenge_n with_o god_n himself_o 6.9.10_o if_o the_o synagogue_n of_o the_o libertine_n and_o cyrenian_o and_o alexandrian_n and_o of_o they_o of_o silicia_n and_o of_o asia_n dispute_v with_o stephen_n be_v not_o able_a to_o resist_v the_o wisdom_n and_o the_o spirit_n by_o which_o he_o speak_v much_o less_o can_v frail_a flesh_n hope_v to_o make_v good_a a_o bad_a cause_n by_o way_n of_o opposition_n against_o god_n the_o best_a and_o wise_a answerer_n remember_v the_o apostle_n question_n 1.20_o where_o be_v the_o disputer_n but_o if_o we_o shall_v be_v so_o bold_a in_o humility_n to_o examine_v god_n proceed_n let_v we_o take_v heed_n lest_o while_o we_o dispute_v with_o god_n satan_n insensible_o prompt_v we_o such_o reason_n as_o be_v seem_o unanswerable_a in_o our_o apprehension_n so_o that_o instead_o of_o be_v too_o hard_o for_o god_n which_o be_v 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5._o what_o be_v the_o remedy_n against_o the_o evil_n of_o death_n 2._o death_n be_v a_o enemy_n 1._o deprive_v a_o man_n of_o all_o that_o be_v benefitial_a or_o comfortable_a 2._o inflict_v misery_n upon_o a_o man_n 3._o death_n the_o last_o enemy_n not_o to_o all_o but_o to_o the_o saint_n 4._o death_n shall_v be_v destroy_v use_v 1_o for_o examination_n how_o a_o man_n may_v be_v fit_v for_o death_n 1._o get_v death_n disarm_v now_o 2._o get_v armour_n against_o death_n use_v 2._o for_o reprehension_n use_v 3_o for_o exhortation_n use_v 2._o for_o comfort_n the_o division_n of_o the_o text_n the_o first_o part_n of_o the_o text._n the_o meaning_n of_o the_o word_n 1._o of_o the_o subject_n merciful_a man_n 1_o joh._n 4.20_o rom._n 12.18_o 2._o of_o the_o predicat_fw-la they_o perish_v eccles_n 3._o observat_fw-la 3._o of_o the_o extent_n from_o the_o evil_a to_o come_v 1_o from_o the_o evil_n to_o suffer_v that_o he_o shall_v not_o see_v it_o that_o he_o shall_v not_o endure_v it_o ezek_n 9_o exod._n 12._o 3._o from_o the_o evil_n of_o finning_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o see_v sin_n come_v mit_v by_o other_o that_o he_o shall_v not_o commit_v sin_n himself_o use_v quest_n answ_n the_o loss_n of_o a_o godly_a man_n a_o great_a punishment_n to_o a_o place_n the_o second_o part_n of_o the_o text._n inconsideraton_n a_o great_a sin_n a_o frui_fw-la of_o sin_n a_o cause_n of_o sin_n isa_n 40.6_o luk._n 1.4_o psal_n 90.10_o exod._n 17.14_o isa_n 8.1_o ezek._n 24.2_o rom._n 14.1_o the_o division_n of_o the_o word_n observation_n 1._o aust_n lib._n 19_o de_fw-la civit._fw-la dei._n a_o double_a blessedness_n phil_n 3.21_o 2._o cor._n 5.7_o phil._n 1_o 23._o 1._o cor._n 15.19_o eccles_n 9.4_o job_n 2_o 4_o job_n 6.3_o psa_fw-la 119.175_o psal_n 39.13_o isa_n 38.18,19_o job_n 7.15_o
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2_o keep_v covenant_n with_o god_n 3_o strengthen_v faith_n 4_o to_o place_v our_o love_n aright_o august_n simile_n doctr._n both_o word_n and_o action_n shall_v be_v call_v to_o account_v matth._n 5.22_o jude_n 13.14_o reas_n 1._o the_o law_n bind_v man_n in_o speech_n reas_n 2._o word_n injure_v god_n and_o man_n levit._fw-la 24.11_o act._n 8._o use_v to_o condemn_v those_o that_o make_v light_a account_n of_o word_n pal._n 39_o psal_n 131._o doctr._n god_n will_v proceed_v in_o judgement_n according_a to_o his_o law_n joh._n 12.48_o object_n answ_n all_o man_n judge_v by_o the_o law_n the_o law_n not_o alike_o express_v to_o all_o rom._n 2_o 14._o reas_n 1._o the_o law_n be_v god_n sceptre_n that_o he_o rule_v by_o reas_n 2._o because_o the_o law_n be_v a_o rule_n use_v 1_o reproof_n of_o those_o that_o neglect_v the_o law_n quest_n answ_n to_o despise_v god_n commandment_n what_o matth._n 25.41_o use_v 2._o admonition_n to_o observe_v the_o law_n 1._o for_o direction_n 2._o for_o 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