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authority_n of_o their_o parent_n and_o master_n or_o of_o the_o subjection_n and_o duty_n that_o they_o owe_v unto_o they_o by_o the_o same_o rule_n be_v every_o one_o who_o domestical_a trouble_n grow_v by_o the_o error_n of_o his_o neighbour_n if_o he_o will_v be_v case_v which_o may_v be_v the_o change_n of_o his_o neighbour_n mind_n teach_v to_o pray_v unto_o god_n for_o the_o better_n of_o his_o neighbour_n and_o to_o put_v his_o own_o help_a hand_n to_o so_o good_a a_o work_n by_o admonish_v his_o neighbour_n neighbourly_a and_o he_o have_v precept_n from_o god_n to_o warrant_v that_o course_n moses_n say_v thou_o shall_v not_o hate_v 17_o thy_o brother_n in_o thy_o heart_n but_o thou_o shall_v plain_o rebuke_v thy_o neighbour_n and_o not_o suffer_v he_o to_o sin_n so_o that_o there_o want_v charity_n in_o he_o that_o will_v not_o love_o tell_v his_o neighbour_n of_o his_o error_n and_o god_n do_v often_o in_o his_o justice_n make_v thy_o bad_a neighbour_n to_o be_v a_o cause_n of_o trouble_n unto_o thou_o because_o thou_o know_v his_o disorder_n have_v not_o tell_v he_o of_o they_o that_o he_o may_v amend_v a_o like_a commandment_n give_v the_o lord_n jesus_n say_v if_o 15_o thy_o brother_n trespass_n against_o thou_o go_v and_o tell_v he_o his_o fault_n between_o he_o and_o thou_o alone_o that_o be_v if_o his_o fault_n be_v bend_v against_o thou_o as_o the_o choose_a object_n of_o his_o malice_n or_o direct_v another_o way_n it_o light_v upon_o thou_o to_o the_o hurt_n or_o hazard_v of_o thy_o life_n thy_o peace_n thy_o profit_n or_o thy_o good_a name_n or_o if_o his_o misdeed_n be_v neither_o intend_v against_o thou_o nor_o do_v light_n upon_o thou_o but_o only_o thou_o be_v grieve_v in_o thy_o honest_a soul_n to_o behold_v so_o ungodly_a deal_n in_o these_o case_n thou_o be_v command_v of_o the_o
of_o his_o quiet_a and_o content_a and_o thereupon_o he_o comfort_v his_o heart_n and_o will_v not_o continue_v in_o heaviness_n for_o that_o that_o can_v not_o be_v help_v so_o that_o it_o be_v to_o a_o right_a understanding_n man_n ground_n enough_o to_o build_v content_a and_o quietness_n of_o heart_n upon_o that_o god_n have_v do_v his_o work_n which_o thy_o sorrow_n can_v revoke_v but_o for_o the_o further_o quiet_v of_o thy_o mind_n know_v that_o thy_o dead_a shall_v live_v again_o as_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n say_v thy_o 19_o deadman_n shall_v live_v with_o my_o body_n shall_v they_o rise_v there_o be_v a_o day_n appoint_v of_o god_n wherein_o they_o shall_v return_v out_o of_o the_o dust_n again_o and_o live_v again_o in_o their_o body_n then_o glorify_v yea_o know_v that_o for_o thy_o comfort_n that_o thy_o dead_a do_v now_o live_v and_o howsoever_o their_o body_n lie_v without_o life_n in_o the_o grave_n yet_o their_o soul_n do_v live_v and_o shall_v live_v for_o ever_o 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thy_o hart_n be_v grieve_v by_o way_n of_o compassion_n to_o hear_v of_o the_o calamity_n that_o be_v happen_v unto_o they_o and_o these_o remote_a trouble_n and_o grief_n may_v happen_v to_o he_o that_o have_v peace_n in_o his_o own_o house_n live_v quiet_o with_o his_o neighbour_n and_o love_o with_o his_o friend_n and_o have_v comfort_n and_o joy_n in_o their_o health_n and_o prosperity_n the_o rule_v give_v for_o domestic_a trouble_n patiâ—…ce_n be_v also_o very_o sit_v for_o these_o first_o therefore_o arm_v thyself_o with_o patience_n &_o &_o quiet_o suffer_v till_o god_n send_v ease_n and_o for_o the_o confirm_v of_o thy_o patience_n consider_v that_o the_o heart_n of_o all_o man_n be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n these_o shall_v never_o have_v have_v any_o will_n to_o offer_v the_o wrong_n if_o god_n for_o some_o holy_a cause_n have_v not_o stir_v they_o up_o as_o he_o be_v say_v to_o have_v stir_v up_o troubler_n to_o solomon_n when_o he_o fall_v to_o idolatry_n 14_o then_o the_o lord_n stir_v up_o a_o adversary_n unto_o solomon_n even_o hadad_n the_o edomite_n etc._n etc._n and_o therefore_o though_o thou_o grudge_v to_o bear_v at_o the_o hand_n of_o man_n yet_o bear_v with_o patience_n and_o humility_n the_o good_a pleasure_n of_o god_n who_o know_v when_o and_o how_o to_o make_v thou_o amends_o david_n with_o this_o consideration_n confirm_v himself_o in_o his_o patience_n say_v i_o shall_v have_v 6._o be_v dumb_a and_o not_o have_v open_v my_o mouth_n because_o thou_o do_v it_o saint_n jerome_n read_v it_o i_o have_v be_v dumb_a and_o will_v not_o open_v my_o mouth_n tremellius_n read_v it_o i_o be_o dumb_a and_o do_v not_o open_v my_o mouth_n the_o meaning_n be_v that_o either_o he_o shall_v have_v keep_v silence_n or_o he_o have_v keep_v silence_n or_o he_o do_v keep_v silence_n or_o be_v resolve_v hereafter_o to_o keep_v silence_n or_o else_o altogether_o for_o time_n past_a present_a and_o to_o come_v he_o hold_v himself_o bind_v as_o by_o way_n 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for_o relief_n this_o therefore_o be_v a_o special_a point_n of_o cast_v our_o burden_n upon_o god_n in_o these_o and_o in_o all_o trouble_n that_o man_n do_v learn_v to_o make_v humble_a prayer_n unto_o god_n but_o from_o these_o general_a rule_n let_v we_o wrong_n consider_v of_o the_o particular_a and_o here_o as_o i_o say_v before_o of_o domestical_a trouble_n iâ—…_n we_o first_o consider_v of_o they_o that_o grow_v unto_o we_o from_o enemy_n that_o wrong_v us._n after_o of_o our_o grief_n for_o friend_n of_o these_o some_o bend_v their_o malice_n against_o our_o estate_n and_o by_o cunning_a and_o fraud_n in_o bargain_v by_o violence_n 〈◊〉_d power_n in_o oppress_v by_o robbery_n in_o the_o high_a way_n and_o by_o advantage_n offer_v to_o their_o covetous_a and_o merciless_a heart_n seek_v to_o enrich_v themselves_o by_o tâ—…_n spoil_n or_o at_o the_o least_o to_o weaken_v and_o overthroâ—…_n thy_o estate_n and_o to_o scatter_v thy_o riches_n as_o a_o spoil_n some_o bend_v their_o malice_n against_o thy_o good_a name_n and_o by_o rail_v and_o opeâ—…_n exclamation_n to_o thy_o face_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o shemei_n and_o by_o slander_v &_o close_a tale_n behind_o thy_o back_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o doeg_n by_o misconstrue_v and_o misreporting_a thy_o just_a do_n and_o by_o impute_v unto_o thou_o those_o bad_a deed_n that_o thou_o never_o have_v thy_o hand_n in_o seek_v to_o blemish_v thy_o reputation_n in_o all_o place_n and_o to_o bring_v thou_o into_o disgrace_n some_o bend_v their_o malice_n against_o thy_o life_n and_o either_o vow_n and_o attempt_v themselves_o to_o kill_v thou_o as_o joab_n do_v abner_n or_o hire_n and_o sot_n on_o other_o to_o murder_v thou_o as_o absolom_n set_v on_o his_o servant_n to_o murder_n amnon_n or_o accuse_v thou_o to_o man_n of_o more_o fury_n &_o violence_n than_o themselves_o betray_v thou_o into_o their_o hand_n to_o be_v sacrifice_v to_o their_o wrath_n or_o stir_v up_o and_o arm_v by_o false_a accusation_n the_o magistrate_n against_o thou_o that_o under_o show_n of_o justice_n thou_o may_v be_v unjust_o overthrow_v let_v we_o see_v how_o the_o burden_n of_o these_o trouble_n be_v to_o be_v cast_v upon_o god_n consider_v here_o first_o of_o all_o whence_o the_o occasion_n occasion_n grow_v and_o if_o thou_o find_v thy_o trouble_n provoke_v by_o any_o private_a error_n of_o thou_o seek_v to_o satisfy_v they_o who_o thou_o do_v wrong_v and_o be_v not_o of_o the_o stomach_n of_o they_o that_o will_v maintain_v what_o they_o have_v do_v be_v it_o never_o so_o injurious_a and_o acknowledge_v thy_o fault_n make_v reasonable_a amends_o seek_v reconciliation_n and_o by_o all_o mean_n assure_v unto_o they_o thy_o resolution_n to_o abstain_v from_o offer_v like_o wrong_n any_o more_o shemei_n though_o none_o of_o the_o honest_a nor_o wise_a man_n yet_o when_o he_o consider_v that_o his_o wrong_n do_v to_o david_n may_v breed_v he_o that_o enmity_n that_o may_v become_v a_o burden_n heavy_a and_o dangerous_a to_o his_o peace_n &_o life_n for_o his_o ease_n &_o safety_n his_o wit_n serve_v he_o to_o confess_v his_o fault_n to_o seek_v peace_n submissive_o and_o to_o offer_v better_a service_n for_o the_o time_n to_o come_v when_o david_n after_o the_o overthrow_n of_o absolom_n come_v back_o over_o jordan_n to_o return_v to_o jerusalem_n shemei_n come_v with_o haste_n to_o 18_o meet_v david_n at_o the_o river_n side_n and_o he_o fall_v before_o the_o king_n when_o he_o be_v come_v over_o jordan_n and_o say_v unto_o the_o king_n let_v not_o my_o lord_n impute_v wickedness_n unto_o i_o nor_o remember_v the_o thing_n that_o thy_o servant_n do_v wicked_o when_o my_o lord_n the_o king_n depart_v out_o of_o jerusalem_n that_o the_o king_n shall_v take_v it_o to_o his_o heart_n for_o thy_o servant_n do_v know_v that_o i_o have_v do_v amiss_o therefore_o behold_v i_o be_o the_o first_o this_o day_n of_o all_o the_o house_n of_o joseph_n that_o be_o come_v to_o go_v down_o to_o meet_v my_o lord_n the_o king_n and_o this_o submission_n of_o he_o confess_v his_o fault_n and_o crave_v pardon_n prevail_v with_o david_n so_o that_o he_o do_v not_o let_v his_o wrath_n fall_v as_o a_o heavy_a burden_n upon_o the_o neck_n of_o shemei_n though_o there_o be_v some_o man_n present_a that_o do_v much_o provoke_v david_n to_o revenge_v but_o if_o thou_o be_v free_a have_v give_v they_o no_o occasion_n and_o only_o suffer_v wrong_v occasion_n the_o fault_n be_v whole_o in_o thy_o enemy_n i_o tell_v thou_o this_o very_a testimony_n of_o thy_o conscience_n be_v a_o great_a ease_n of_o thy_o burden_n if_o thou_o suffer_v not_o for_o thy_o sin_n but_o for_o their_o malice_n so_o do_v the_o lord_n jesus_n suffer_v among_o the_o priest_n and_o pharisy_n the_o great_a half_n of_o the_o burden_n be_v by_o this_o mean_v turn_v off_o when_o peace_n of_o conscience_n abide_v with_o thou_o other_o grief_n and_o wrong_n may_v be_v the_o more_o easy_o endure_v solomon_n say_v in_o the_o proverb_n a_o 15_o good_a conscience_n be_v a_o perpetual_a feast_n this_o be_v no_o small_a pleasure_n to_o a_o good_a man_n that_o have_v be_v urge_v and_o vex_v with_o unkindness_n abroad_o that_o when_o he_o come_v home_o he_o enter_v into_o his_o closet_n and_o examine_v his_o heart_n and_o find_v that_o he_o be_v in_o no_o fault_n and_o can_v plead_v his_o innocence_n before_o god_n it_o be_v a_o feast_n to_o he_o he_o sit_v down_o bold_o and_o cheerful_o by_o the_o mercy-seat_n of_o god_n and_o despise_v with_o a_o godly_a scorn_n both_o the_o wrong_n do_v and_o the_o wrong_a doer_n say_v in_o his_o heart_n by_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n this_o wrong_n shall_v turn_v to_o my_o good_a and_o this_o wrong_a doer_n shall_v not_o prevail_v against_o i_o and_o with_o great_a confidence_n of_o heart_n he_o pour_v out_o his_o desire_n before_o god_n saint_n peter_n have_v a_o say_n that_o agree_v well_o with_o this_o point_n that_o we_o have_v now_o in_o hand_n let_v none_o of_o you_o suffer_v 15_o as_o a_o murderer_n or_o as_o a_o thief_n or_o as_o a_o busybody_n in_o other_o man_n matter_n but_o if_o any_o man_n suffer_v as_o a_o christian_a let_v he_o not_o be_v ashamed_a but_o let_v he_o glorify_v god_n in_o this_o behalf_n here_o be_v right_a thy_o case_n have_v examine_v thy_o heart_n thou_o find_v thaâ—…_n thou_o be_v no_o murderer_n nor_o thief_n noâ—…_n evil_a doer_n nor_o busie-bodie_n in_o the_o cause_v pretend_v by_o thy_o enemy_n as_o reason_n of_o his_o violence_n against_o thou_o but_o thou_o find_v that_o thou_o suffer_v as_o a_o christian_a that_o be_v thou_o suffer_v without_o thy_o desert_n therefore_o thou_o have_v cause_n to_o glorify_v god_n thou_o have_v no_o cause_n to_o be_v ashamed_a this_o innocence_n of_o thou_o make_v thy_o burden_n to_o be_v much_o light_a and_o if_o god_n have_v purpose_v to_o shorten_v troubler_n thy_o trouble_n by_o conversion_n of_o thy_o enemy_n though_o thou_o have_v not_o such_o opportunity_n to_o help_v he_o with_o wholesome_a council_n be_v a_o remote_a enemy_n as_o thou_o have_v to_o help_v a_o domestical_a yet_o as_o opportunity_n be_v offer_v remember_v and_o practice_v that_o precept_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n 15_o go_v and_o tell_v he_o his_o fault_n between_o thou_o and_o he_o alone_o and_o otherwise_o let_v it_o be_v the_o wish_n of_o thy_o heart_n and_o pray_v to_o god_n for_o it_o that_o god_n will_v be_v please_v to_o give_v he_o a_o better_a heart_n some_o have_v observe_v that_o saint_n stephen_n prayer_n help_v much_o the_o conversion_n of_o saul_n after_o call_v paul_n be_v one_o of_o those_o remote_a troubler_n to_o he_o &_o a_o very_a furious_a one_o when_o stephen_n that_o bless_a martyr_n of_o jesus_n christ_n be_v put_v to_o death_n saul_n be_v a_o busy_a doer_n against_o he_o the_o witness_n 58._o to_o who_o it_o belong_v to_o throw_v the_o first_o stone_n at_o the_o condemn_a person_n lay_v down_o their_o clothes_n at_o a_o young_a man_n 1._o foot_n who_o name_n be_v saul_n and_o saul_n consent_v to_o his_o death_n and_o otherwise_o make_v havoc_n of_o the_o church_n and_o breathe_v threaten_n and_o slaughter_n against_o the_o disciple_n of_o the_o lord_n it_o please_v the_o lord_n jesus_n in_o his_o wonderful_a mercy_n to_o meet_v this_o persecuter_n in_o the_o heat_n of_o his_o fury_n near_o to_o the_o city_n of_o damascus_n and_o to_o convert_v he_o and_o to_o make_v he_o a_o disciple_n and_o the_o effect_n of_o that_o conversion_n be_v peace_n to_o the_o church_n that_o have_v be_v oppress_v before_o with_o a_o heavy_a burden_n of_o trouble_n by_o mean_n of_o that_o troubler_n as_o it_o be_v write_v then_o have_v the_o church_n 31._o rest_n through_o all_o judea_n and_o galilee_n and_o samaria_n and_o be_v
rich_a widow_n how_o to_o pray_v unto_o god_n among_o other_o word_n he_o hâ—…th_v this_o say_n 〈◊〉_d hoc_fw-la negocium_fw-la plus_fw-la gemitibus_fw-la 19_o 〈◊〉_d sermonibus_fw-la agitur_fw-la plus_fw-la fletiâ—…quam_fw-la â—…fatu_fw-la this_o business_n of_o prayer_n for_o the_o most_o part_n be_v perform_v rather_o with_o groan_n then_o with_o word_n with_o weep_v then_o with_o speech_n let_v god_n therefore_o hear_v thy_o sigh_n and_o groan_n let_v he_o see_v thy_o tear_n when_o thou_o can_v not_o show_v he_o thy_o desire_n in_o word_n water_n thy_o couch_n with_o tear_n as_o do_v the_o prophet_n and_o god_n will_v gather_v up_o and_o put_v every_o drop_n into_o his_o bottle_n thus_o do_v when_o thou_o think_v that_o thou_o have_v not_o pray_v thou_o have_v pray_v most_o powerful_o for_o as_o saint_n jerâ—…mi_n â—…sa_n say_v oratio_fw-la deum_fw-la lenit_fw-la lacrâ—…na_fw-la cogit_fw-la prayer_n gentle_o move_v god_n tear_n forcible_o compel_v he_o he_o be_v allure_v as_o it_o be_v and_o win_v with_o the_o word_n of_o prayer_n to_o hear_v we_o but_o with_o the_o tear_n of_o a_o contrite_a heart_n he_o be_v draw_v and_o enforce_v to_o hear_v and_o help_v where_o otherwise_o he_o will_v not_o and_o in_o this_o affliction_n grow_v upon_o thy_o heart_n because_o thou_o know_v not_o how_o to_o pray_v hear_v a_o notable_a comfort_n that_o the_o apostle_n give_v thou_o say_v the_o spirit_n 26._o help_v our_o infirmity_n for_o we_o know_v not_o how_o to_o pray_v as_o we_o ought_v but_o the_o spirit_n itself_o make_v request_n for_o we_o with_o sigh_n that_o can_v be_v express_v where_o thinâ—…_n own_o strength_n and_o wisdom_n fail_v in_o this_o service_n of_o pray_v unto_o god_n there_o the_o wisdom_n and_o power_n of_o god_n spirit_n kindletâ—…_n in_o thou_o strong_a desire_n and_o earnest_a long_n after_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n and_o the_o meaning_n of_o those_o desire_n and_o long_n god_n perfect_o understand_v and_o need_v not_o to_o be_v inform_v by_o thy_o 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