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how_o much_o comfort_n may_v such_o parent_n as_o be_v tender_a over_o their_o child_n or_o such_o child_n as_o have_v tender_a parent_n or_o any_o other_o that_o know_v the_o tenderness_n of_o earthly_a parent_n receive_v by_o this_o application_n if_o they_o believe_v as_o they_o ought_v that_o our_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n be_v as_o much_o more_o tender_a than_o father_n on_o earth_n as_o heaven_n be_v high_a than_o earth_n yea_o such_o as_o have_v impotent_a and_o unnatural_a parent_n on_o earth_n may_v uphold_v themselves_o through_o faith_n in_o their_o father_n who_o be_v in_o heaven_n be_v as_o a_o father_n ready_a and_o as_o in_o heaven_n able_a to_o supply_v all_o their_o necessity_n 5._o that_o with_o all_o reverence_n we_o prostrate_v ourselves_o before_o god_n our_o father_n in_o heaven_n god_n reverendly_a bow_n before_o god_n for_o this_o end_n first_o a_o true_a fear_n of_o god_n must_v be_v plant_v in_o our_o heart_n 6._o psal_n 95._o 3_o 6._o according_a 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consideration_n of_o the_o greatness_n of_o god_n we_o be_v exhort_v to_o fall_v down_o 6._o psal_n 95._o 3_o 6._o and_o kneel_v before_o he_o the_o publican_n with_o all_o humility_n carry_v himself_o in_o prayer_n before_o god_n 4._o publicanus_fw-la humiliter_fw-la â—râ—uit_fw-la &_o exaudivit_fw-la orantem_fw-la qui_fw-la humilibus_fw-la ignoscit_fw-la cypr._n ibid._n §._o 4._o and_o kneel_v before_o he_o the_o publican_n with_o all_o humility_n carry_v himself_o in_o prayer_n before_o god_n and_o he_o who_o pardon_v the_o humble_a hear_v his_o prayer_n to_o conclude_v this_o point_n all_o the_o reverence_n both_o inward_a and_o outward_a that_o possible_o may_v be_v be_v to_o be_v manifest_v to_o our_o father_n in_o heaven_n lest_o his_o fatherhood_n
what_o doctrine_n may_v be_v gather_v from_o pray_v for_o deliverance_n a._n there_o be_v hope_n of_o recovery_n to_o such_o as_o be_v fall_v for_o deliverance_n from_o evil_n presuppose_v a_o fail_n into_o evil_n and_o prayer_n for_o this_o deliverance_n impli_v that_o we_o may_v be_v recover_v out_o of_o it_o this_o be_v verify_v as_o by_o manifest_a experience_n of_o many_o saint_n that_o in_o all_o age_n have_v be_v recover_v 16._o pro._n 24._o 16._o so_o by_o this_o approve_a proverb_n a_o just_a man_n fall_v seven_o time_n and_o rise_v up_o again_o which_o though_o it_o be_v principal_o intend_v of_o affliction_n yet_o may_v it_o also_o be_v extend_v to_o sin_n the_o ground_n of_o this_o hope_n arise_v from_o god_n himself_o reason_n reason_n even_o from_o his_o mercy_n pity_n 1._o god_n pity_n whereby_o he_o be_v move_v to_o pity_v his_o child_n in_o all_o their_o misery_n 22._o lam._n 3._o 22._o whereupon_o say_v the_o prophet_n it_o be_v of_o the_o lord_n mercy_n that_o we_o 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any_o time_n overcome_v by_o any_o temptation_n the_o caveat_n which_o christ_n give_v to_o peter_n be_v to_o be_v practise_v by_o all_o that_o have_v any_o spiritual_a strength_n 32._o luke_n 22._o 32._o strengthen_v thy_o brethren_n yea_o also_o they_o ought_v in_o the_o spirit_n of_o meekness_n to_o restore_v such_o a_o one_o 1._o gal._n 6._o 1._o as_o for_o those_o which_o be_v fall_v again_o who_o fall_v rise_v again_o they_o be_v teach_v not_o to_o despair_v but_o to_o say_v as_o the_o spirit_n teach_v they_o come_v let_v we_o return_v unto_o the_o lord_n for_o he_o have_v tear_v and_o he_o will_v heal_v we_o 1._o ose_n 6._o 1._o he_o have_v smite_v and_o he_o will_v bind_v we_o up_o and_o withal_o not_o to_o continue_v in_o satan_n snare_n but_o to_o do_v what_o they_o can_v to_o come_v out_o of_o the_o same_o 5._o reu._n 2._o 5._o according_a to_o that_o pithy_a persuasion_n of_o the_o lord_n remember_v from_o whence_o thou_o be_v fall_v and_o repent_v and_o do_v the_o first_o work_n 28._o novatiani_n paenitentiam_fw-la salutarem_fw-la negant_fw-la aug._n quaest_n mix_v cll._n novatiani_n communicarecum_fw-la eâ—s_fw-la noluerunt_fw-la qui_fw-la sub_fw-la decci_n persecutione_n fidem_fw-la abnegarant_a &_o post_v a_o rescipiscentes_fw-la ad_fw-la eam_fw-la redierant_fw-la niceph._n eccl._n hist_n l._n 12._o c._n 28._o as_o for_o the_o rash_a and_o peremptory_a censure_n of_o novation_n on_o such_o as_o fall_v it_o be_v the_o less_o to_o be_v regard_v because_o it_o be_v direct_o contrary_a to_o the_o main_a scope_n of_o this_o latter_a part_n of_o this_o last_o petition_n it_o be_v not_o without_o cause_n judge_v heresy_n by_o the_o ancient_n have_v note_v the_o thing_n pray_v against_o and_o pray_v for_o we_o be_v further_a to_o consider_v to_o who_o our_o desire_n herein_o be_v to_o be_v direct_v §._o 188._o of_o god_n the_o only_a deliverer_n q._n what_o doctrine_n may_v be_v observe_v from_o direct_v this_o part_n of_o the_o petition_n to_o god_n 4._o potens_fw-la est_fw-la dominus_fw-la qui_fw-la abstulit_fw-la peccalun_fw-la vestrum_fw-la tueri_fw-la &_o custodâ—â—e_fw-la vos_fw-la adversum_fw-la diabolt_n adversantis_fw-la insidias_fw-la etc._n etc._n ambr._n de_fw-fr sacra_fw-la l._n 5_o c._n 4._o a._n 1._o god_n be_v a_o deliverer_n from_o evil_n 2._o god_n be_v the_o only_a deliverer_n from_o evil_n be_v not_o god_n able_a and_o willing_a to_o deliver_v why_o shall_v this_o petition_n be_v direct_v to_o he_o but_o he_o that_o have_v take_v away_o our_o sin_n be_v able_a to_o keep_v we_o from_o the_o snare_n of_o satan_n can_v any_o other_o deliver_v why_o shall_v that_o other_o in_o this_o perfect_a platform_n be_v leave_v out_o 5._o 70._o 5._o among_o other_o title_n 2._o 144._o 2._o even_o this_o 2._o this_o psal_n 18._o 2._o deliverer_n be_v oft_o attribute_v to_o god_n and_o 11._o and_o deut._n 32_o 39_o 2_o king_n 19_o 19_o isa_n 43._o 11._o hereby_o be_v the_o lord_n prove_v to_o the_o god_n only_o just_a cause_n there_o be_v therefore_o that_o in_o all_o evil_n we_o shall_v 15._o shall_v psal_n 50_o 15._o fly_v unto_o the_o lord_n and_o call_v upon_o he_o in_o the_o day_n of_o trouble_n and_o â—_o and_o 2._o thro'_o 20_o â—_o when_o we_o know_v not_o what_o to_o do_v to_o fix_v our_o eye_n upon_o he_o and_o in_o faith_n expect_v deliverance_n from_o he_o 26._o he_o lam._n 3._o 26._o it_o be_v good_a that_o a_o man_n shall_v both_o hope_n and_o quiet_o wait_v for_o the_o salvation_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o as_o we_o have_v deliverance_n from_o any_o evil_n god_n evil_n psal_n 28_o 6_o 7_o 8._o folly_n of_o papist_n in_o seek_v deliverance_n of_o other_o then_o god_n give_v all_o the_o praise_n thereof_o to_o this_o deliverer_n be_v not_o their_o folly_n hereby_o evident_o discover_v that_o in_o their_o trouble_n 1._o trouble_n isa_n 31._o 1._o look_v not_o to_o the_o holy_a one_o of_o israel_n nor_o seek_v the_o lord_n but_o look_v and_o trust_v to_o such_o as_o can_v deliver_v some_o to_o 3._o to_o isa_n 31._o 3._o weak_a flesh_n other_o &c_n other_o 1._o sam._n 28._o 7._o &c_n &c_n to_o wicked_a fiend_n 13._o fiend_n jer._n 11._o 12_o 13._o other_o to_o false_a god_n much_o like_a to_o these_o be_v our_o adversary_n the_o papist_n who_o in_o several_a evil_n have_v several_a saint_n to_o fly_v unto_o as_o in_o danger_n of_o shipwreck_n to_o saint_n nicolas_n in_o time_n of_o war_n to_o saint_n george_n in_o captivity_n to_o saint_n leonard_n in_o infection_n of_o plague_n to_o saint_n rochus_n in_o fear_n of_o fire_n to_o s._n laurence_n in_o travel_n of_o childbirth_n to_o saint_n margeret_n in_o the_o fit_a of_o a_o ague_n to_o saint_n petronil_n in_o toothache_n to_o saint_n rombal_n or_o saint_n apollonia_n and_o in_o other_o distress_n to_o other_o saint_n psalt_n saint_n libera_n i_o domina_fw-la vsq_fw-la quo_fw-la domina_fw-la oblivisceris_fw-la i_o &_o non_fw-la liberas_fw-la me_fw-it in_o die_v tribulationis_fw-la ad_fw-la te_fw-la domina_fw-la levaui_fw-la 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and_o precious_a if_o a_o man_n name_n be_v better_a than_o precious_a ointment_n 1._o pro._n 22._o 1._o and_o great_a riches_n what_o be_v god_n 6._o he_o primum_fw-la fieri_fw-la petionus_fw-la quod_fw-la maximum_fw-la ut_fw-la nobis_fw-la gloriae_fw-la illius_fw-la innotescat_fw-la sanctitas_fw-la illibata_fw-la bern._n in_o quadr._n serm._n 6._o now_o the_o more_o excellent_a a_o thing_n be_v the_o more_o it_o be_v to_o be_v esteem_v and_o prefer_v beside_o by_o seek_v and_o set_v forth_o god_n honour_n we_o seek_v and_o set_v forth_o our_o own_o for_o as_o it_o be_v in_o itself_o a_o honourable_a thing_n to_o honour_n god_n so_o god_n that_o can_v and_o will_v perform_v it_o have_v say_v they_o that_o honour_v i_o will_v i_o honour_v be_v there_o not_o then_o good_a reason_n to_o desire_v above_o all_o other_o thing_n that_o god_n name_n be_v hallow_v 30._o 1._o sam._n 2._o 30._o §._o 31._o of_o aim_v at_o god_n honour_n in_o all_o thing_n that_o god_n honour_n be_v also_o the_o 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though_o in_o the_o matter_n of_o they_o they_o concern_v our_o good_a yet_o in_o the_o manner_n of_o seek_v our_o good_a namely_o of_o god_n they_o make_v to_o god_n glory_n for_o in_o the_o four_o petition_n god_n providence_n in_o the_o thing_n of_o this_o life_n be_v acknowledge_v in_o the_o five_o his_o mercy_n in_o pardon_v sin_n in_o the_o sixth_o his_o power_n in_o keep_v safe_a from_o all_o assault_n this_o may_v serve_v as_o a_o touchstone_n to_o try_v the_o soundness_n of_o a_o religion_n popery_n our_o religion_n give_v more_o glory_n to_o god_n then_o popery_n in_o opposition_n betwixt_o diverse_a religion_n mark_v which_o come_v near_a to_o this_o mark_n nnd_v most_o tend_v to_o this_o end_n if_o the_o religion_n of_o protestant_n and_o of_o papist_n be_v well_o touch_v with_o this_o touchstone_n and_o equal_o poise_v in_o these_o balance_n it_o will_v easy_o be_v find_v that_o the_o reform_a religion_n be_v much_o more_o sound_a than_o the_o other_o for_o one_o main_a 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hallow_v the_o name_n of_o god_n 2._o such_o grace_n in_o other_o as_o may_v enable_v they_o thereto_o 3._o such_o a_o overruling_a providence_n in_o god_n as_o may_v direct_v every_o thing_n thereto_o ourselves_o particular_n pray_v for_o in_o regard_n of_o ourselves_o q._n what_o be_v the_o grace_n which_o we_o desire_v for_o ourselves_o to_o the_o foresay_a end_n a._n such_o as_o be_v requisite_a for_o every_o power_n of_o our_o soul_n and_o part_n of_o our_o body_n to_o make_v they_o fit_a instrument_n of_o hallow_v god_n name_n as_o 1._o for_o our_o understanding_n god_n 1._o knowledge_n of_o god_n we_o desire_v knowledge_n of_o god_n that_o as_o the_o apostle_n pray_v god_n will_v give_v to_o we_o the_o spirit_n of_o wisdom_n and_o revelation_n in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o
man_n have_v wife_n and_o child_n that_o which_o be_v mâ—et_o for_o they_o as_o well_o as_o for_o himself_o may_v just_o be_v account_v needful_a so_o for_o other_o of_o his_o household_n and_o kindred_n lie_v on_o his_o charge_n 8._o charge_n 1._o tim._n 5._o 8._o the_o apostle_n pronounce_v he_o worse_o than_o a_o infidel_n that_o provide_v not_o for_o his_o own_o and_o special_o for_o they_o of_o his_o own_o house_n it_o behoove_v we_o therefore_o to_o pray_v for_o so_o much_o as_o may_v be_v sufficient_a for_o they_o for_o who_o we_o ought_v to_o provide_v 4._o that_o which_o be_v apparent_o needful_a for_o the_o time_n to_o come_v 14._o come_v 2._o cor._n 12._o 14._o father_n ought_v to_o lay_v up_o for_o their_o child_n 49._o child_n gen._n 41._o 48_o 49._o when_o joseph_n foresee_v seven_o year_n famine_n to_o come_v he_o lay_v up_o great_a plenty_n of_o corn_n before_o hand_n §._o 88_o of_o covetousness_n ambition_n and_o voluptuousness_n contrary_n to_o the_o forename_a moderation_n of_o our_o desire_n be_v covetousness_n 44._o auarus_fw-la homo_fw-la similis_fw-la est_fw-la inferno_fw-la sicut_fw-la infermus_fw-la nunquam_fw-la dicit_fw-la satis_fw-la est_fw-la ita_fw-la avarus_fw-la nunquam_fw-la satiatur_fw-la etc._n etc._n bern._n de_fw-fr modo_fw-la bene_fw-la vve_v serm._n 44._o which_o like_v to_o hell_n can_v never_o be_v satisfy_v for_o by_o abundance_n this_o desire_n be_v increase_v so_o as_o the_o more_o it_o be_v fill_v the_o less_o it_o be_v satisfy_v hereof_o our_o lord_n advise_v to_o 15._o to_o luke_n 12._o 15._o take_v heed_n and_o beware_v for_o as_o it_o be_v a_o unsatiable_a sin_n so_o also_o a_o devour_a sin_n as_o pharaoh_n lean_a kine_n devour_v the_o fat_a one_o so_o covetousness_n devour_v all_o god_n blessing_n and_o grace_n 4._o grace_n gen._n 41._o 4._o it_o 31._o it_o math._n 13._o 22._o ezek._n 33._o 31._o choke_v the_o word_n and_o make_v hearer_n thereof_o unfruitful_a it_o so_o entangle_v man_n with_o the_o thing_n of_o this_o world_n as_o it_o make_v it_o 18._o it_o luke_n 14._o 18._o easy_o for_o a_o camel_n to_o go_v through_o the_o eye_n of_o a_o needle_n then_o for_o a_o rich_a man_n to_o enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n no_o sin_n more_o bewitch_v a_o man_n draw_v his_o heart_n from_o god_n the_o only_a true_a ground_n of_o confidence_n 25._o confidence_n mar._n 10._o 25._o and_o make_v he_o trust_v in_o vanity_n which_o be_v plain_a 5._o plain_a col._n 3._o 5._o epheâ—_n 5._o 5._o idolatry_n yea_o it_o be_v true_o style_v 10._o style_v 1._o tim._n 6._o 10._o the_o root_n of_o all_o evil_a for_o it_o so_o blind_v man_n mind_n and_o harden_v his_o heart_n as_o he_o make_v conscience_n of_o no_o sin_n no_o not_o of_o deny_v god_n and_o renounce_v true_a religion_n nor_o of_o perjury_n and_o blasphemy_n nor_o of_o profane_v and_o breakiug_v the_o sabbath_n nor_o of_o rebellion_n against_o superior_n and_o neglect_v of_o inferior_n nor_o of_o murder_n or_o any_o other_o unmercifulnesse_n nor_o of_o oppression_n deceit_n falsehood_n or_o any_o other_o evil_a contrary_n also_o to_o the_o forename_a moderation_n of_o desire_n be_v ambition_n or_o affectation_n of_o worldly_a honour_n and_o promotion_n which_o like_o a_o wind_n make_v a_o man_n fwell_o above_o that_o which_o be_v meet_v but_o yet_o fill_v he_o not_o and_o voluptuousness_n or_o a_o eager_a hunt_n after_o earthly_a pleasure_n and_o delight_n wherewith_o he_o use_v to_o be_v soon_o weary_v then_o content_v §._o 89._o of_o god_n give_v temporal_a blessing_n that_o he_o give_v they_o how_o he_o give_v they_o q._n of_o who_o be_v we_o teach_v to_o ask_v bread_n a._n of_o our_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n for_o all_o the_o petition_n of_o this_o prayer_n be_v direct_v to_o he_o q._n what_o be_v thence_o to_o be_v gather_v a_o 20_o a_o psa_fw-la 102._o 19_o 20_o the_o lord_n in_o heaven_n be_v the_o disposer_n of_o all_o thing_n on_o earth_n for_o 1._o for_o gen._n 14_o 22._o psal_n 24._o 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of_o saint_n over_o and_o above_o the_o wicked_a be_v in_o regard_n of_o temptation_n i_o answer_v very_o great_a both_o in_o that_o they_o be_v assure_v of_o 13._o of_o 1_o cor._n 10._o 13._o sufficient_a strength_n so_o as_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v vanquish_v by_o any_o 28._o rom._n 8._o 28._o and_o also_o that_o every_o temptation_n shall_v in_o the_o issue_n turn_v unto_o their_o good_a the_o etc._n the_o heb._n 12._o 5._o etc._n etc._n loâ—e_n which_o god_n bear_v to_o his-children_n and_o the_o fatherly_a care_n that_o he_o take_v of_o they_o 23._o flagellatum_fw-la video_fw-la &_o emendatum_fw-la &_o alium_fw-la suspicer_fw-la quà m_fw-la unum_fw-la essè_fw-la â—x_fw-la fily_n bern._n epist_n 23._o move_v he_o to_o prove_v they_o to_o exercise_v they_o to_o scour_v they_o to_o keep_v they_o upright_o to_o make_v they_o wise_a watchful_a and_o ever_o well_o prepare_v by_o temptation_n beside_o 4._o beside_o reu._n 12._o 4._o satan_n great_a malice_n be_v against_o they_o it_o 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