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shall_v constant_o have_v competent_a provision_n in_o the_o night_n he_o shall_v not_o care_v for_o the_o day_n follow_v nor_o this_o day_n be_v doubtful_a how_o he_o shall_v do_v tomorrow_o but_o he_o by_o who_o providence_n he_o be_v sustain_v at_o one_o time_n will_v not_o fail_v to_o minister_v whatsoever_o be_v needful_a at_o all_o time_n and_o shall_v not_o be_v visit_v with_o evil_a shall_v not_o be_v plague_v with_o hurtful_a calamity_n and_o yet_o sometime_o try_v with_o sharp_a adversity_n and_o so_o be_v the_o two_o former_a promise_n touch_v life_n and_o plenty_n to_o be_v understand_v that_o they_o be_v secure_v only_o from_o a_o curse_a death_n or_o penury_n which_o be_v punishment_n of_o sin_n and_o sign_n of_o god_n displeasure_n ¶_o every_o godly_a man_n live_v always_o in_o safety_n of_o his_o life_n a_o untimely_a doct._n 1_o death_n shall_v never_o overtake_v he_o and_o a_o kindly_a death_n shall_v never_o hurt_v he_o but_o transport_v he_o to_o a_o better_a life_n this_o be_v the_o current_n of_o all_o god_n promise_n and_o the_o stream_n of_o his_o mercy_n run_v this_o way_n and_o christ_n have_v lose_v his_o suffering_n and_o die_v in_o vain_a without_o any_o benefit_n to_o his_o people_n if_o he_o have_v leave_v they_o in_o a_o perishable_a estate_n and_o not_o deliver_v they_o from_o the_o power_n of_o death_n consolation_n of_o this_o nature_n be_v familiar_a with_o he_o and_o flow_v continual_o out_o of_o his_o gracious_a lip_n i_o be_o the_o resurrection_n 26_o john_n 11._o 25._o 26_o and_o the_o life_n he_o that_o believe_v in_o i_o though_o he_o be_v dead_a yet_o shall_v he_o live_v and_o whosoever_o live_v and_o believe_v in_o i_o shall_v never_o die_v 24._o joh._n 5._o 24._o very_o very_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o he_o that_o hear_v my_o word_n and_o believe_v in_o he_o that_o send_v i_o have_v everlasting_a life_n and_o shall_v not_o come_v into_o condemnation_n 38._o luk._n 20._o 38._o but_o have_v pass_v from_o death_n unto_o life_n he_o be_v not_o the_o god_n of_o the_o dead_a but_o of_o they_o which_o live_v for_o all_o live_v unto_o he_o see_v chap._n 11._o 19_o ¶_o shall_v remain_n satisfy_v etc._n etc._n godliness_n procure_v sufficient_a doct._n 4_o provision_n for_o man_n outward_a estate_n the_o lord_n do_v not_o only_o undertake_v for_o the_o salvation_n of_o his_o people_n soul_n but_o he_o be_v also_o provident_a for_o their_o body_n he_o that_o diligent_o and_o principal_o seek_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n and_o his_o 33._o mat._n 6._o 33._o righteousness_n shall_v be_v sure_a to_o have_v all_o other_o needful_a thing_n as_o food_n and_o apparel_n and_o the_o like_a minister_v unto_o he_o the_o lord_n purpose_v as_o he_o promise_v and_o will_v undoubted_o perform_v it_o 10._o ps_n 34._o 9_o 10._o when_o he_o say_v fear_v you_o the_o lord_n you_o his_o saint_n for_o nothing_o want_v to_o they_o that_o fear_v he_o the_o lion_n do_v lack_v and_o suffer_v hunger_n but_o they_o which_o seek_v the_o lord_n 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