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jdumeans_n do_v the_o most_o holy_a patriarch_n isac_n prophecy_n of_o long_a before_o gen._n 27._o 40._o esau_n shall_v serve_v his_o brother_n but_o at_o the_o time_n appoint_v he_o shall_v again_o cast_v off_o his_o yoke_n o_o wonder_a consonancy_n in_o the_o prophecy_n &_o their_o event_n which_o be_v a_o notable_a testimony_n of_o god_n providence_n and_o a_o rule_n of_o the_o certainty_n of_o that_o doctrine_n which_o the_o church_n embrace_v and_o profess_v philistia_n be_v a_o country_n on_o the_o philistia_n mediterrene_a sea_n shore_n wherein_o also_o both_o those_o city_n tyrus_n and_o sidon_n be_v by_o this_o declaration_n may_v be_v understand_v 32._o how_o far_o the_o border_n of_o david_n kingdom_n stretch_v and_o how_o true_o he_o represent_v the_o image_n of_o christ_n for_o like_a as_o david_n give_v law_n not_o only_o unto_o his_o people_n but_o also_o compel_v the_o never_o adjoin_v nation_n to_o do_v that_o they_o be_v enjoin_v they_o so_o the_o son_n of_o god_n the_o eternal_a king_n gather_v his_o church_n from_o among_o both_o jew_n and_o gentile_n verse_n 10_o who_o will_v lead_v i_o into_o the_o strong_a city_n who_o will_v lead_v i_o into_o edom_n verse_n 11_o have_v thou_o not_o cast_v we_o out_o o_o god_n wilâ—_n not_o thou_o o_o god_n go_v out_o with_o onr_a host_n verse_n 12_o o_o be_v thou_o our_o help_n in_o trouble_n for_o vain_a be_v the_o help_n of_o man_n verse_n 13_o through_o god_n shall_v we_o do_v great_a act_n for_o it_o be_v he_o that_o shall_v tread_v down_o our_o enemy_n he_o affirm_v clear_o that_o the_o cause_n of_o victory_n be_v not_o exploit_n in_o weapon_n nor_o host_n of_o man_n but_o in_o the_o help_n of_o god_n aiax_n of_o who_o sophocles_n make_v mention_v say_v sluggerd_n and_o dasterd_n have_v need_n of_o god_n help_n but_o i_o be_o able_a to_o overcome_v yea_o even_o without_o god_n such_o a_o thraso_n or_o boaster_n be_v not_o here_o our_o prophet_n david_n but_o he_o acknowledge_v all_o humane_a help_n 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our_o labour_n most_o sweet_o say_v paul_n 1_o cor._n 15._o 58._o your_o labour_n shall_v not_o be_v fâ—ustrate_a in_o the_o lord_n and_o in_o the_o first_o psalm_n it_o be_v say_v all_o thing_n that_o they_o shall_v do_v shall_v have_v prosperous_a success_n vers_fw-la 4._o and_o the_o son_n of_o god_n comfort_v we_o say_v john_n 15._o i_o be_o the_o vine_n you_o be_v the_o branch_n he_o that_o abide_v in_o i_o shall_v bear_v much_o fruit_n vers_fw-la 5._o we_o therefore_o be_v confirm_v with_o these_o promise_n let_v we_o crave_v of_o god_n necessary_a gift_n in_o our_o vocation_n and_o let_v we_o sure_o look_v for_o the_o wholesome_a fruit_n of_o our_o labour_n both_o unto_o ourselves_o and_o to_o the_o church_n psal._n lxi_o exaudi_fw-la deâ—_n deprecationem_fw-la etc._n etc._n to_o he_o that_o excel_v on_o neginoth_n a_o psalm_n of_o david_n when_o he_o be_v in_o danger_n of_o the_o ammonite_n or_o be_v pursue_v by_o his_o son_n absalon_n here_o he_o â—rieth_v to_o be_v hear_v 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