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that_o forget_v god_n and_o the_o hypocrite_n hope_n shall_v perish_v who_o hope_n shall_v be_v cut_v off_o and_o who_o trust_n shall_v be_v a_o spider_n web_n he_o shall_v lean_v upon_o his_o house_n but_o it_o shall_v not_o stand_v he_o shall_v hold_v it_o fast_o but_o it_o shall_v not_o endure_v job_n 8.13.14.15_o albeit_o methinks_v i_o can_v live_v very_o cheerful_o upon_o such_o a_o hope_n as_o a_o godly_a man_n be_v if_o it_o be_v a_o thousand_o year_n the_o psalmist_n do_v not_o stick_v to_o pronounce_v for_o bless_a not_o only_o he_o that_o have_v the_o god_n of_o jacob_n for_o his_o help_n already_o but_o he_o who_o hope_n be_v in_o the_o lord_n his_o god_n ps_n 96.5_o but_o the_o comfort_n be_v he_o that_o have_v this_o hope_n have_v a_o portion_n also_o in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n i_o cry_v unto_o thou_o o_o lord_n i_o say_v thou_o be_v my_o refuge_n and_o my_o portion_n in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n psal_n 142.5_o the_o godly_a man_n also_o have_v a_o 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to_o use_v for_o the_o recovery_n of_o it_o when_o it_o be_v too_o late_o there_o be_v scarce_o a_o virtue_n or_o a_o virtuous_a action_n but_o have_v some_o virtue_n more_o or_o less_o for_o the_o preservation_n of_o a_o man_n health_n if_o you_o consider_v of_o it_o you_o will_v find_v it_o to_o be_v so_o as_o i_o say_v and_o if_o i_o have_v leisure_n enough_o to_o instance_n i_o can_v easy_o make_v it_o appear_v to_o be_v so_o but_o leave_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o may_v be_v or_o what_o be_v like_a to_o be_v in_o regard_n of_o the_o cause_n let_v we_o speak_v a_o word_n to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o be_v or_o have_v be_v i_o will_v give_v any_o one_o leave_n to_o look_v abroad_o in_o the_o world_n and_o then_o tell_v i_o whether_o he_o do_v not_o see_v it_o so_o by_o continual_a experience_n that_o not_o only_o godly_a man_n their_o health_n be_v better_a but_o their_o life_n be_v long_o seldom_o live_v out_o but_o half_o 23â—_n half_o psal_n 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