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A59579 TanḼumim, or, Divine comforts antidoting inward perplexities of mind in a discourse upon Psal. XCIV, ver. 19 / by T. Sharp ... ; with some short remarks upon the author. Sharp, Thomas, 1633-1693. 1700 (1700) Wing S3007; ESTC R15146 256,568 440

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do_v bear_v so_o favourable_a a_o aspect_n upon_o his_o trouble_a soul_n as_o vers_n 14._o do_v not_o obscure_o intimate_v for_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o cast_v off_o his_o people_n neither_o will_v he_o forsake_v his_o inheritance_n the_o negative_a exclude_v universal_o perpetual_o he_o will_v never_o cast_v off_o nor_o forsake_v it_o also_o infer_v the_o affirmative_a he_o will_v own_v and_o accompany_v his_o people_n and_o inheritance_n for_o ever_o and_o ever_o which_o he_o be_v enable_v to_o do_v only_o by_o virtue_n of_o his_o eternity_n possible_o that_o expression_n vers_fw-la 22._o may_v also_o import_v something_o of_o like_a nature_n my_o god_n be_v the_o rock_n of_o my_o refuge_n he_o can_v not_o be_v unacquainted_a with_o the_o song_n of_o moses_n and_o the_o blessing_n he_o pronounce_v upon_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n deut._n 32._o and_o 33._o there_o be_v these_o title_n first_o of_o all_o give_v to_o god_n rock_n in_o the_o song_n be_v five_o time_n apply_v to_o the_o lord_n vers_n 4_o 15_o 18_o 30_o 31_o twice_o to_o idol_n vers_fw-la 31_o 37._o but_o that_o which_o i_o have_v chief_o in_o my_o eye_n be_v chap._n 33.27_o the_o eternal_a god_n be_v thy_o refuge_n very_o proper_a and_o emphatical_a for_o it_o be_v the_o eternity_n of_o god_n that_o render_v he_o a_o sufficient_a and_o complete_a refuge_n notwithstanding_o all_o other_o perfection_n if_o he_o be_v not_o the_o everlasting_a god_n our_o refuge_n will_v final_o fail_v and_o be_v none_o at_o all_o he_o be_v call_v the_o rock_n of_o age_n which_o our_o translation_n render_v everlasting_a strength_n isa_n 26.4_o and_o indeed_o a_o rock_n the_o most_o indissoluble_a and_o durable_a part_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v a_o emblem_n of_o perpetuity_n a_o rock_n of_o refuge_n be_v therefore_o a_o everlasting_a security_n and_o comfort_n nor_o be_v it_o a_o mean_a satisfaction_n to_o remember_v that_o as_o there_o be_v a_o sufficiency_n of_o ability_n and_o good_a will_n in_o our_o god_n who_o by_o 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