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A01628 A speciall treatise of Gods prouidence and of comforts against all kinde of crosses and calamities to be drawne from the same With an exposition of the 107. Psalme. Heerunto is added an appendix of certaine sermons & questions, (conteining sweet & comfortable doctrine) as they were vttered and disputed ad clerum in Cambridge. By P. Baro D. in Diui. Englished by I.L. vicar of Wethers-fielde. Hyperius, Andreas, 1511-1564.; Baro, Peter, 1534-1599, attrib. name. aut; Ludham, John, d. 1613. 1588 (1588) STC 11760; ESTC S120495 239,789 550

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this_o doubtless_o be_v a_o very_a fit_a occasion_n to_o bring_v the_o matter_n to_o pass_v than_o the_o which_o can_v not_o be_v devise_v a_o better_a or_o more_o convenient_a &_o that_o the_o same_o be_v so_o provide_v of_o god_n we_o will_v eftsoon_o make_v plain_a and_o manifest_a to_o let_v this_o pass_v how_o that_o the_o crafty_a for_o give_v a_o notable_a testimony_n of_o god_n providence_n when_o he_o say_v that_o what_o time_n he_o remain_v in_o geshur_n he_o vow_v to_o the_o lord_n if_o at_o any_o time_n he_o shall_v bring_v he_o back_o again_o to_o the_o city_n a_o sacrifice_n or_o peace_n offer_v in_o hebron_n for_o why_o he_o acknowledge_v that_o he_o be_v banish_v by_o the_o will_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o again_o that_o he_o be_v restore_v by_o the_o same_o will_n further_n david_n have_v hear_v of_o the_o tumulte_n raise_v by_o absalon_n and_o of_o the_o rage_n of_o the_o people_n be_v in_o great_a hevine_v and_o perplexity_n escape_v by_o flight_n accompany_v with_o 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that_o the_o great_a wise_a man_n ahitophel_n be_v revolt_v to_o absalon_n what_o say_v he_o turn_v i_o pray_v thou_o o_o lord_n the_o counsel_n of_o ahitophel_n into_o foolishness_n for_o why_o it_o be_v a_o certain_a truth_n that_o all_o our_o thought_n will_n and_o counsel_n be_v move_v and_o direct_v every_o kind_n of_o way_n by_o the_o lord_n himself_o moreover_o when_o he_o persuade_v hushet_n to_o convey_v himself_o also_o with_o speed_n to_o absalon_n camp_n suppose_v that_o he_o may_v convenient_o bring_v to_o naught_o the_o counsel_n of_o ahitophell_n it_o be_v a_o evident_a argument_n that_o second_o cause_n may_v indeed_o do_v some_o what_o but_o neither_o more_o nor_o less_o nor_o furtherfoorth_o then_o to_o he_o that_o be_v the_o first_o cause_n yea_o and_o the_o cause_n of_o all_o cause_n shall_v seem_v good_a and_o expedient_a whereas_o in_o the_o 16._o chap._n wicked_a simei_n come_v forth_o curse_v and_o revile_v keep_v a_o quoyte_n and_o cast_v stone_n also_o both_o 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of_o jemini_fw-la he_o lay_v alike_o both_o the_o wicked_a attempt_n of_o absalon_n and_o desperate_a saucyne_n of_o simei_n upon_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n it_o follow_v in_o the_o same_o place_n suffer_v he_o to_o curse_v for_o the_o lord_n have_v bid_v he_o note_n that_o he_o say_v bid_v it_o may_v be_v that_o the_o lord_n will_v look_v on_o my_o affliction_n and_o do_v i_o good_a for_o his_o curse_v this_o day_n by_o which_o word_n it_o plain_o appear_v that_o wicked_a simei_n brace_v forth_o to_o so_o heinous_a a_o fact_n by_o the_o very_a will_n and_o impulsion_n of_o the_o lord_n himself_o but_o yet_o that_o the_o lord_n can_v when_o it_o please_v he_o turn_v the_o malice_n of_o simei_n to_o david_n good_a now_o how_o in_o like_a manner_n through_o the_o disposition_n of_o god_n providence_n the_o counsel_n of_o wise_a ahitophell_n be_v overthrow_v by_o hushai_n according_a as_o david_n have_v desire_v may_v out_o of_o that_o long_a narration_n chap._n 17._o be_v 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the_o counséllour_n himself_o further_n touch_v they_o that_o be_v send_v unto_o david_n to_o show_v he_o the_o counsel_n of_o hushai_n and_o likewise_o through_o what_o policy_n they_o be_v save_v from_o their_o enemy_n hand_n by_o a_o woman_n it_o be_v long_o to_o declare_v yet_o in_o the_o mean_a season_n that_o all_o thing_n be_v do_v by_o god_n providence_n it_o may_v sufficient_o appear_v by_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v speak_v of_o hushai_n which_o flee_v at_o david_n commandment_n for_o look_v from_o who_o the_o end_n flow_v and_o from_o the_o same_o also_o without_o question_n must_v be_v derive_v the_o mean_n tend_v to_o the_o same_o end_n now_o the_o thing_n that_o follow_v chap._n 18._o touch_v the_o conflict_n of_o both_o the_o army_n touch_v the_o twenty_o thousand_o that_o be_v slay_v of_o absalon_n part_n and_o touch_v the_o miserable_a end_n of_o absalon_n himself_o that_o they_o can_v by_o no_o mean_n be_v refer_v to_o contingence_n or_o haphazard_n the_o very_a 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