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rich_a though_o hungry_a full_a thirsty_a satisfy_v for_o special_a presence_n and_o faith_n be_v godliness_n and_o contentment_n chap._n ix_o the_o lord_n presence_n answer_v objection_n against_o family_n fear_n 2._o but_o thou_o will_v say_v it_o do_v not_o so_o much_o grieve_v thou_o for_o thyself_o but_o obj._n for_o thy_o family_n say_v the_o poor_a believer_n i_o have_v a_o great_a charge_n and_o these_o be_v hard_a time_n and_o thing_n be_v dear_a but_o labour_n cheap_a and_o i_o have_v so_o many_o small_a child_n and_o how_o can_v i_o choose_v but_o fear_n when_o i_o nor_o they_o have_v nothing_o to_o feed_v on_o etc._n etc._n sure_o thy_o condition_n be_v to_o be_v pity_v and_o ans_fw-fr yet_o if_o thou_o have_v faith_n often_o think_v of_o that_o promise_n god_n be_v with_o thou_o and_o say_v david_n psal_n 37._o 25._o i_o have_v not_o see_v the_o righteous_a forsake_v nor_o his_o seed_n beg_v their_o bread_n now_o i_o know_v you_o ready_o assent_v unto_o the_o first_o that_o god_n do_v not_o forsake_v the_o righteous_a for_o that_o be_v his_o promise_n i_o will_v not_o leave_v thou_o nor_o forsake_v thou_o but_o for_o the_o latter_a that_o their_o seed_n shall_v not_o want_v that_o 5._o heb._n 13._o 5._o thou_o doubt_v of_o let_v i_o tell_v thou_o god_n do_v make_v good_a his_o word_n and_o thou_o must_v believe_v it_o shall_v he_o say_v and_o shall_v not_o he_o perform_v for_o he_o be_v faithful_a that_o have_v promise_v 23._o heb._n 10._o 23._o thou_o and_o thou_o must_v exercise_v dependence_n on_o his_o promise_n it_o be_v the_o fault_n of_o christian_n that_o will_v live_v by_o bread_n alone_o our_o
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and_o the_o reason_n be_v that_o all_o thing_n may_v appear_v to_o be_v of_o god_n and_o not_o of_o man_n the_o lord_n cast_v all_o into_o contrariety_n and_o work_n in_o they_o and_o by_o they_o take_v they_o in_o nature_n or_o grace_n to_o the_o silence_v of_o the_o reason_n of_o man_n who_o will_v still_o be_v judge_v according_a to_o present_a event_n the_o world_n consist_v of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n the_o heaven_n have_v influence_n on_o the_o earth_n the_o earth_n bring_v forth_o as_o to_o the_o heaven_n and_o this_o by_o die_v and_o in_o die_a living_n light_n and_o darkness_n be_v god_n order_n both_o fly_a yet_o follow_v one_o another_o death_n and_o life_n be_v contrary_a so_o be_v flesh_n and_o spirit_n yet_o live_v in_o one_o another_o adversity_n be_v opposite_a and_o against_o prosperity_n yet_o in_o god_n order_n they_o make_v a_o harmony_n though_o to_o man_n they_o be_v contrary_a yet_o from_o he_o they_o be_v both_o alike_o he_o set_v one_o etc._n etc._n so_o likewise_o in_o spiritual_n he_o give_v his_o work_n out_o upon_o the_o soul_n in_o reason_n contrariety_n the_o north_n wind_n 16._o cant._n 4._o 16._o and_o the_o south_n wind_n must_v blow_v together_o that_o his_o garden_n may_v flourish_v and_o the_o spice_n be_v fragrant_a reason_n will_v think_v that_o the_o way_n shall_v be_v something_o suitable_a to_o the_o home_n but_o this_o be_v the_o lord_n method_n unto_o his_o dear_a child_n that_o through_o strait_n and_o trouble_n temptation_n and_o tribulation_n they_o must_v inherit_v the_o promise_n and_o enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n but_o now_o albeit_o that_o all_o in_o this_o our_o present_a and_o temporal_a condition_n all_o be_v consistent_a in_o two_o day_n a_o day_n of_o prosperity_n and_o of_o adversity_n both_o these_o be_v set_v before_o which_o will_v we_o choose_v i_o know_v if_o reason_n may_v make_v choice_n it_o will_v fix_v on_o prosperity_n and_o sense_n likewise_o without_o question_n will_v close_v with_o that_o but_o now_o what_o say_v religion_n and_o a_o gracious_a heart_n say_v religion_n as_o to_o my_o present_a state_n give_v i_o neither_o prosperity_n or_o adversity_n as_o extreme_n give_v i_o neither_o poverty_n statutum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d effigy_n statutum_fw-la nor_o riches_n feed_v i_o with_o food_n convenient_a for_o i_o as_o to_o maintain_v my_o likeness_n prov._n 30._o 8._o but_o say_v a_o gracious_a heart_n consider_v my_o natural_a inclination_n if_o i_o must_v choose_v i_o have_v rather_o pitch_v upon_o adversity_n for_o that_o will_v put_v i_o to_o consideration_n which_o prosperity_n seldom_o or_o never_o do_v but_o rather_o into_o carnal_a security_n but_o may_v some_o say_v what_o a_o sad_a life_n than_o obj._n must_v you_o needs_o have_v well_o but_o say_v the_o godly_a heart_n let_v it_o be_v what_o it_o will_v rather_o than_o to_o forget_v god_n and_o be_v puff_v up_o this_o be_v my_o choice_n and_o this_o be_v both_o their_o motto_n and_o valuation_n vanity_n of_o vanity_n all_o be_v vanity_n the_o second_o observation_n be_v from_o what_o man_n do_v in_o the_o prosperous_a day_n he_o rejoice_v in_o the_o day_n of_o prosperity_n he_o consider_v not_o as_o command_v but_o as_o from_o sense_n and_o reason_n practice_n observe_v that_o man_n keep_v a_o measure_n according_a to_o doct._n present_a event_n if_o he_o count_v change_n prosperous_a then_o suitable_a thereunto_o he_o tread_v his_o joy_n but_o if_o contrary_a he_o take_v up_o sorrow_n if_o thing_n run_v thus_o and_o thus_o say_v reason_n than_o i_o shall_v do_v so_o and_o so_o but_o if_o thing_n fall_v thus_o then_o must_v i_o do_v thus_o and_o thus_o if_o such_o a_o interest_n be_v advance_v that_o be_v suitable_a unto_o self_n or_o such_o opinion_n stand_v that_o be_v suitable_a to_o my_o interest_n then_o according_o be_v my_o joy_n but_o if_o i_o be_v oppose_v suppress_v and_o other_o to_o be_v advance_v then_o on_o the_o contrary_n we_o measure_v out_o our_o sorrow_n and_o our_o grief_n keep_v a_o proportion_n so_o much_o and_o so_o much_o prosperity_n so_o much_o and_o so_o much_o joy_n and_o contrary_a etc._n etc._n and_o the_o reason_n be_v because_o man_n reason_n be_v annex_v to_o sense_n rejoice_v that_o be_v annex_v unto_o prosperity_n grief_n unto_o distress_n but_o both_o by_o reason_n rule_v according_a to_o their_o measure_n in_o occasion_n whether_o they_o be_v exterior_a or_o interior_a learn_v hence_o a_o clear_a difference_n betwixt_o faith_n and_o reason_n reason_n keep_v measure_n with_o every_o present_a joy_n or_o sorrow_n but_o true_a faith_n soar_v above_o either_o divine_a faith_n it_o fix_v on_o nothing_o but_o all_o sufficiency_n in_o distress_n faith_n act_n above_o staggering_n and_o in_o temptation_n above_o though_o under_o struggle_n true_a faith_n be_v not_o fright_v by_o the_o world_n distress_n nor_o heighten_v by_o the_o worldâ—_n success_n but_o in_o either_o reason_n be_v move_v and_o bringet_n forth_o fleet_a joy_n or_o worldly_a sorrow_n the_o three_o observation_n be_v that_o all_o our_o earthly_a comfort_n and_o all_o our_o earthly_a cross_n be_v but_o thing_n that_o be_v make_v by_o he_o that_o make_v all_o thing_n the_o lord_n make_v one_o against_o another_o and_o value_v they_o both_o alike_o in_o number_n weight_n and_o measure_n which_o be_v not_o to_o remain_v but_o to_o be_v remove_v all_o earthly_a kingdom_n crown_n and_o comfort_n will_v be_v shake_v as_o thing_n that_o be_v make_v so_o also_o all_o earthly_a cross_n will_v be_v shake_v for_o that_o they_o be_v make_v that_o those_o thing_n which_o can_v be_v shake_v may_v remain_v heb._n 12._o 27._o and_o if_o this_o be_v so_o then_o here_o be_v a_o comfort_n and_o a_o cross_n 1._o if_o all_o our_o earthly_a comfort_n &_o enjoyment_n be_v but_o thing_n that_o be_v make_v what_o a_o cross_n be_v this_o to_o the_o carnal_a covetous_a and_o voluptuous_a man_n all_o thy_o worldly_a joy_n profit_n 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of_o this_o world_n whether_o it_o be_v of_o person_n army_n victory_n state_n or_o kingdom_n it_o be_v a_o great_a folly_n doct._n in_o any_o to_o judge_n and_o determine_v by_o present_a prosperity_n or_o adversity_n for_o the_o creature_n to_o determine_v love_n or_o hatred_n by_o the_o present_a sense_n of_o thing_n be_v a_o great_a folly_n take_v it_o national_o or_o personal_o for_o proof_n take_v eccl._n 9_o 1_o 2._o no_o man_n know_v either_o love_n or_o hatred_n by_o all_o that_o be_v before_o they_o all_o thing_n come_v alike_o to_o all_o there_o be_v one_o event_n to_o the_o righteous_a and_o to_o the_o wicked_a to_o the_o clean_a and_o to_o the_o unclean_a so_o in_o the_o 10_o verse_n of_o this_o 7_o chapter_n say_v not_o thou_o or_o judge_v not_o thou_o that_o the_o former_a day_n be_v better_a than_o the_o present_a for_o