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he_o suffer_v they_o to_o go_v on_o and_o give_v they_o time_n to_o fill_v up_o their_o measure_n and_o this_o not_o only_o for_o private_a person_n and_o particular_a man_n but_o also_o for_o whole_a nation_n there_o be_v a_o famous_a instance_n of_o it_o 15.16_o it_o gen._n 15.16_o for_o the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o amorites_n say_v god_n to_o abraham_n be_v not_o yet_o full_a and_o when_o it_o be_v destruction_n come_v upon_o they_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n to_o this_o purpose_n our_o saviour_n speak_v to_o the_o jew_n 32._o jew_n matth._n 23_o 32._o fill_v you_o up_o the_o measure_n of_o your_o father_n in_o a_o word_n god_n when_o he_o please_v 28.28_o please_v deut._n 28.28_o do_v smite_v with_o madness_n and_o blindness_n and_o astonishment_n of_o heart_n and_o all_o this_o in_o a_o way_n of_o judgement_n and_o be_v there_o any_o one_o to_o prescribe_v or_o advise_v to_o other_o way_n the_o judge_n of_o the_o whole_a earth_n god_n say_v it_o be_v so_o and_o may_v any_o one_o question_n his_o truth_n god_n do_v so_o may_v any_o one_o question_n his_o justice_n or_o his_o wisdom_n god_n in_o the_o act_n concur_v with_o man_n and_o satan_n be_v pure_a and_o undefiled_a whilst_o man_n and_o satan_n be_v guilty_a and_o impure_a the_o same_o thing_n be_v to_o they_o night_n and_o darkness_n to_o god_n be_v day_n and_o light_n 139.12_o light_n psal_n 139.12_o the_o darkness_n and_o the_o light_n be_v both_o alike_o to_o thou_o and_o as_o in_o outward_a and_o temporal_a thing_n we_o depend_v upon_o the_o will_n and_o providence_n of_o god_n as_o we_o see_v it_o in_o the_o success_n of_o abraham_n servant_n about_o a_o wife_n for_o isaac_n 24.50_o gen._n 24.50_o the_o thing_n proceed_v from_o the_o lord_n so_o in_o inward_a and_o spiritual_a the_o same_o effect_n be_v to_o be_v attribute_v to_o the_o same_o cause_n god_n open_v and_o shute_v the_o eye_n of_o man_n understanding_n he_o soften_v and_o harden_v the_o heart_n either_o to_o 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another_o place_n 9_o place_n psal_n 146.6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o god_n make_v heaven_n and_o earth_n the_o sea_n and_o all_o that_o therein_o be_v which_o execute_v judgement_n for_o the_o oppress_a which_o give_v food_n to_o the_o hungry_a the_o lord_n lose_v the_o prisoner_n the_o lord_n open_v the_o eye_n of_o the_o blind_a raise_v they_o that_o be_v bow_v down_o preserve_v the_o stranger_n he_o relieve_v the_o fatherless_a and_o widow_n nehemiah_n say_v 9.6_o say_v nehem._n 9.6_o thou_o have_v make_v heaven_n the_o heaven_n of_o heaven_n with_o all_o their_o host_n the_o earth_n and_o all_o thing_n that_o be_v therein_o the_o sea_n and_o all_o that_o be_v therein_o and_o thou_o preserve_v they_o all_o and_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n 1.3_o testament_n heb._n 1.3_o god_n uphold_v all_o thing_n by_o the_o word_n of_o his_o power_n second_o the_o particular_a providence_n be_v prove_v out_o of_o the_o follow_a text_n 31._o text_n matth._n 6.25_o 26_o 27_o 28_o 29_o 30_o 31._o take_v no_o thought_n for_o your_o life_n say_v our_o saviour_n what_o you_o shall_v eat_v or_o drink_v nor_o for_o raiment_n for_o your_o heavenly_a father_n feed_v the_o fowl_n of_o the_o air_n etc._n etc._n even_o the_o small_a thing_n god_n take_v care_n of_o 10.29.30_o of_o chap_n 10.29.30_o one_o sparrow_n shall_v not_o fall_v on_o the_o ground_n without_o your_o father_n the_o very_a hair_n of_o our_o head_n be_v all_o number_v this_o providence_n be_v extend_v over_o contingent_n nothing_o seem_v to_o be_v of_o chance_n so_o much_o as_o cast_v of_o the_o lot_n yet_o say_v solomon_n 16.33_o solomon_n prov._n 16.33_o the_o lot_n be_v cast_v into_o the_o lap_n but_o the_o whole_a dispose_n thereof_o be_v of_o the_o lord_n but_o the_o special_a providence_n of_o god_n be_v ever_o extend_v on_o his_o people_n as_o i_o show_v before_o in_o the_o case_n of_o noah_n moses_n etc._n etc._n how_o admirable_a be_v it_o in_o relation_n to_o abraham_n isaac_n jacob_n the_o child_n of_o israel_n in_o 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