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of_o all_o nation_n for_o like_a as_o the_o father_n abraham_n isaac_n jacob_n moses_n david_n daniel_n and_o other_o in_o their_o manner_n of_o pray_v do_v know_v that_o they_o speak_v unto_o this_o true_a god_n who_o have_v make_v himself_o know_v in_o his_o promise_n and_o by_o bring_v the_o people_n out_o of_o egypt_n and_o do_v pray_v &_o believe_v that_o they_o be_v receive_v and_o hear_v even_o for_o the_o promise_a seed_n sake_n so_o do_v we_o also_o call_v upon_o the_o same_o true_a god_n who_o be_v the_o father_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n crucify_v for_o we_o and_o raise_v from_o death_n to_o life_n and_o for_o this_o mediator_n sake_n we_o believe_v that_o we_o be_v hear_v that_o this_o admonition_n touch_v the_o difference_n of_o true_a and_o false_a invocation_n be_v necessary_a no_o doubt_n at_o all_o it_o be_v which_o let_v we_o undoubted_o make_v familiar_a unto_o we_o so_o often_o as_o we_o begin_v our_o prayer_n and_o thanksgiving_n but_o after_o we_o have_v separate_v our_o manner_n of_o pray_v from_o the_o fury_n of_o they_o which_o worship_v idol_n let_v we_o distinguish_v the_o same_o from_o the_o vain_a babble_n of_o hypocrite_n for_o hypocrite_n make_v their_o prayer_n without_o any_o true_a motion_n of_o the_o hart_n as_o of_o the_o pharisy_n it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o sixth_o of_o s._n mathewe_n but_o in_o we_o let_v there_o be_v a_o consent_n of_o the_o hart_n and_o voice_n and_o a_o hart_n inflame_v with_o the_o light_n and_o love_n of_o god_n let_v it_o manifest_v our_o divine_a motion_n with_o a_o voice_n worship_v or_o praise_v god._n therefore_o david_n say_v here_o express_o unto_o thou_o have_v i_o lift_v uppe_o my_o soul_n furthermore_o because_o without_o faith_n no_o prayer_n be_v effectual_a he_o add_v hereunto_o a_o mention_n of_o his_o faith_n rest_v in_o god_n for_o the_o mediator_n sake_n and_o unto_o this_o virtue_n which_o be_v the_o proper_a ornament_n of_o the_o church_n he_o attribute_v a_o notable_a effect_n because_o say_v he_o in_o thou_o i_o do_v put_v my_o trust_n neither_o shall_v i_o be_v ashamed_a neither_o shall_v i_o be_v any_o matter_n or_o cause_n unto_o my_o enemy_n wherein_o they_o shall_v laugh_v i_o to_o scorn_n or_o busy_v themselves_o against_o i_o to_o reproach_n or_o revile_v i_o for_o faith_n be_v the_o vanquisher_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o all_o his_o instrument_n and_o suffer_v not_o the_o faithful_a or_o believe_a soul_n to_o be_v cast_v out_o of_o god_n favour_n by_o any_o engine_n how_o crafty_o and_o subtle_o devise_v soever_o they_o be_v verse_n 2._o for_o all_o they_o that_o hope_v in_o thou_o shall_v not_o be_v ashamed_a but_o such_o as_o transgress_v without_o cause_n shall_v be_v put_v to_o confusion_n a_o most_o sweet_a promise_n wherewith_o he_o stir_v uppe_o and_o confirm_v himself_o in_o time_n
true_a calling_n upon_o god_n and_o firm_a consolation_n of_o our_o mind_n &_o rule_v of_o our_o life_n all_o which_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v account_v of_o all_o man_n among_o the_o special_a good_a gift_n and_o let_v we_o not_o be_v move_v with_o the_o judgement_n of_o epicure_n which_o set_v down_o other_o limit_n of_o the_o chief_a good_a gift_n and_o other_o bound_n of_o thing_n to_o be_v by_o we_o require_v but_o let_v we_o know_v that_o mankind_n be_v thereto_o create_v that_o therein_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n may_v appear_v and_o that_o it_o may_v declare_v true_a testimony_n of_o god_n and_o enjoy_v his_o fellowship_n in_o the_o life_n everlasting_a therefore_o a_o thousand_o cause_n there_o be_v why_o with_o such_o fervency_n of_o mind_n the_o prophet_n desire_v the_o society_n and_o most_o firm_a conjunction_n with_o the_o true_a church_n verse_n 5._o for_o in_o the_o time_n of_o trouble_n he_o shall_v hide_v i_o in_o his_o tabernacle_n yea_o in_o the_o secret_a place_n of_o his_o dwell_n shall_v he_o hide_v i_o &_o set_v i_o up_o upon_o a_o rock_n of_o stone_n the_o history_n of_o all_o age_n do_v show_v that_o the_o universal_a church_n and_o all_o the_o godly_a one_o be_v exercise_v in_o great_a danger_n neither_o can_v the_o truth_n of_o the_o doctrine_n be_v retain_v without_o great_a contention_n the_o most_o sweet_a figure_n here_o then_o promise_v defence_n unto_o the_o church_n viz._n he_o shall_v hide_v i_o in_o his_o tabernacle_n for_o as_o jehoshebeah_n the_o wife_n of_o jehoiada_n the_o priest_n 11.12_o when_o wicked_a athalia_fw-la rage_v in_o put_v to_o death_n all_o the_o king_n seed_n of_o the_o house_n of_o juda_n keep_v and_o preserve_v the_o young_a king_n joas_n and_o six_o year_n hide_v he_o safe_o in_o the_o house_n of_o god_n so_o the_o lord_n know_v how_o to_o deliver_v his_o own_o out_o of_o temptation_n and_o to_o defend_v they_o even_o as_o it_o be_v poor_a supplicant_n fly_v to_o some_o place_n of_o refuge_n unto_o this_o most_o sweet_a promise_n let_v we_o annexe_v example_n of_o god_n wonderful_a deliverance_n let_v we_o confess_v so_o the_o matter_n be_v that_o we_o all_o in_o the_o horrible_a tempest_n &_o storm_n of_o germany_n be_v help_v and_o defend_v by_o god_n himself_o for_o these_o great_a benefit_n let_v we_o give_v thanks_o unto_o god_n the_o eternal_a father_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n and_o let_v we_o hearty_o beseech_v he_o for_o his_o son_n sake_n jesus_n christ_n our_o lord_n for_o we_o crucify_v and_o raise_v from_o death_n to_o life_n that_o he_o henceforth_o and_o for_o ever_o will_v defend_v we_o in_o his_o tabernacle_n as_o it_o be_v secret_o hide_v for_o our_o refuge_n for_o there_o be_v no_o strong_a safeguard_n or_o defence_n in_o all_o kind_n of_o danger_n then_o be_v the_o tabernacle_n of_o god_n or_o as_o esay_n say_v the_o bosom_n of_o god_n verse_n 6._o and_o now_o shall_v he_o lift_v up_o my_o head_n above_o all_o my_o enemy_n round_o about_o i_o verse_n 7._o therefore_o will_v i_o offer_v in_o his_o dwelling_n a_o oblation_n with_o great_a gladness_n i_o will_v sing_v and_o speak_v praise_n to_o the_o lord_n well_o do_v the_o lawyer_n say_v that_o they_o which_o have_v receive_v a_o benefit_n be_v natural_o bind_v according_a to_o the_o manner_n of_o their_o ability_n to_o render_v due_a recompense_n and_o what_o be_v it_o i_o pray_v you_o that_o we_o be_v able_a to_o render_v unto_o god_n beside_o our_o sacrifice_n of_o thanksgiving_n let_v we_o therefore_o right_o think_v with_o david_n that_o any_o danger_n fall_v upon_o we_o be_v not_o by_o chance_n dash_v aside_o or_o drive_v away_o but_o that_o we_o be_v help_v &_o preserve_v even_o by_o god_n himself_o and_o that_o he_o hear_v our_o prayer_n let_v our_o mind_n honour_n god_n aright_o that_o he_o have_v not_o a_o vain_a name_n and_o that_o he_o do_v not_o neglect_v man_n but_o that_o he_o unfeigned_o hear_v they_o that_o call_v upon_o he_o in_o his_o church_n and_o that_o he_o undoubted_o behold_v and_o help_v his_o church_n and_o keep_v his_o promise_n with_o his_o servant_n these_o also_o let_v we_o inculcate_v and_o beat_v into_o our_o memory_n and_o let_v we_o commemorate_v the_o same_o unto_o other_o let_v we_o publish_v the_o same_o abroad_o when_o we_o be_v help_v and_o deliver_v that_o even_o other_o also_o may_v be_v stir_v up_o to_o the_o due_a acknowledgement_n of_o god._n verse_n 8._o harken_v unto_o my_o voice_n o_o lord_n when_o i_o cry_v unto_o thou_o have_v mercy_n upon_o i_o and_o hear_v i_o verse_n 9_o my_o hart_n have_v talk_v of_o thou_o seek_v you_o my_o face_n thy_o face_n lord_n will_v i_o seek_v verse_n 10._o o_o hide_v not_o thou_o thy_o face_n from_o i_o nor_o cast_v thou_o thy_o servant_n away_o in_o displeasure_n in_o the_o four_o verse_n he_o require_v to_o be_v cooptate_fw-la or_o choose_v into_o the_o society_n of_o the_o true_a church_n than_o which_o benefit_n none_o be_v more_o wishfull_a now_o because_o it_o be_v no_o less_o virtue_n to_o keep_v that_o be_v get_v then_o to_o get_v that_o we_o can_v he_o pray_v fervent_o and_o crave_v of_o god_n that_o he_o may_v be_v able_a evermore_o to_o remain_v a_o citizen_n with_o the_o saint_n and_o one_o of_o the_o household_n of_o god_n for_o he_o see_v the_o example_n of_o saul_n who_o when_o he_o be_v the_o first_o king_n over_o the_o people_n of_o god_n and_o undoubted_o at_o the_o first_o have_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n in_o he_o afterward_o by_o reason_n of_o his_o contempt_n in_o grievous_a offence_n he_o be_v not_o only_o forsake_v of_o god_n but_o also_o be_v cast_v forth_o into_o eternal_a destruction_n while_o he_o look_v upon_o this_o example_n he_o oftentimes_o send_v forth_o both_o prayer_n and_o sigh_n as_o if_o he_o say_v lord_n make_v i_o a_o vessel_n of_o mercy_n and_o cast_v i_o not_o away_o among_o the_o vessel_n of_o wrath_n cast_v i_o not_o away_o from_o thy_o face_n and_o take_v not_o thy_o holy_a spirit_n from_o i_o psalm_n 51._o verse_n 11._o see_v then_o so_o great_a a_o personage_n as_o king_n david_n with_o often_o speech_n use_v these_o prayer_n forsake_v i_o not_o nor_o cast_v i_o away_o it_o be_v not_o our_o part_n to_o doubt_v but_o that_o god_n be_v continual_o to_o be_v pray_v unto_o that_o he_o will_v confirm_v that_o which_o he_o have_v wrought_v in_o we_o and_o see_v he_o have_v make_v we_o to_o have_v a_o will_n that_o he_o will_v enable_v we_o also_o to_o perform_v the_o same_o so_o as_o we_o may_v render_v some_o acceptable_a service_n unto_o he_o here_o also_o let_v the_o godly_a reader_n consider_v in_o what_o manner_n david_n while_o he_o be_v pray_v lift_v up_o and_o support_v himself_o with_o remembrance_n of_o precept_n and_o promise_n my_o hart_n say_v unto_o thou_o seek_v you_o my_o face_n that_o be_v thou_o command_v in_o thy_o unspeakable_a goodness_n and_o mercy_n that_o we_o shall_v crave_v good_a thing_n of_o thou_o and_o thou_o adde_v most_o large_a promise_n to_o stir_v we_o up_o unto_o true_a prayer_n although_o therefore_o great_a be_v the_o imbecility_n and_o great_a be_v also_o the_o amasednes_n of_o man_n mind_n fly_v from_o god_n yet_o notwithstanding_o be_v stir_v up_o and_o provoke_v by_o so_o many_o precept_n &_o promise_n let_v we_o correct_v our_o doubt_n and_o let_v we_o begin_v to_o come_v unto_o god_n have_v christ_n for_o our_o guide_n and_o let_v we_o not_o think_v that_o god_n promise_n be_v vain_a sound_n or_o pronounce_v speech_n as_o epicure_n do_v imagine_v for_o god_n have_v not_o in_o vain_a manifest_v himself_o by_o so_o excellent_a testimony_n not_o in_o vain_a have_v he_o declare_v his_o will_n he_o will_v have_v our_o darkness_n and_o doubtfulness_n to_o be_v by_o his_o word_n amend_v for_o he_o be_v a_o true_a god_n and_o keep_v his_o promise_n as_o in_o the_o 25._o psalm_n it_o be_v say_v all_o the_o way_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v mercy_n and_o truth_n etc._n etc._n verse_n 9_o verse_n 11._o when_o my_o father_n and_o my_o mother_n forsake_v i_o the_o lord_n take_v i_o up_o this_o be_v a_o amplification_n borrow_v from_o the_o unfaithfulnesse_n of_o friend_n whereof_o plato_n speak_v say_v a_o friend_n &_o yet_o a_o unconstant_a creature_n by_o nature_n and_o sophocles_n say_v nullum_fw-la atrocius_fw-la vulnus_fw-la est_fw-la quam_fw-la defectio_fw-la amici_fw-la viz._n no_o wound_n more_o grievous_a nor_o more_o great_a then_o when_o a_o friend_n do_v friendship_n break_v against_o this_o great_a sorrow_n which_o the_o forsake_v of_o most_o near_o ally_v friend_n procure_v let_v we_o oppose_v the_o consolation_n wherewith_o david_n support_v himself_o say_v my_o father_n &_o my_o mother_n have_v forsake_v i_o but_o the_o lord_n have_v take_v
i_o up_o let_v we_o know_v that_o obedience_n and_o moderation_n of_o the_o mind_n in_o suffer_v such_o calamity_n do_v please_v god_n and_o that_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o son_n of_o god_n himself_o have_v care_n over_o we_o and_o that_o he_o be_v our_o faithful_a and_o firm_a friend_n who_o benevolence_n or_o great_a good_a will_n let_v we_o study_v by_o all_o mean_v continual_o to_o retain_v and_o keep_v for_o he_o both_o will_n and_o can_v help_v when_o we_o be_v not_o only_o forsake_v of_o friend_n but_o also_o of_o all_o creature_n as_o in_o the_o 72._o psalm_n it_o be_v say_v he_o deliver_v the_o poor_a which_o have_v no_o helper_n and_o in_o the_o ten_o psalm_n unto_o thou_o be_v the_o poor_a man_n leave_v thou_o be_v the_o helper_n of_o the_o friendless_a that_o be_v of_o they_o who_o be_v forsake_v of_o second_o mean_n do_v call_v upon_o thou_o verse_n 12._o teach_v i_o thy_o way_n o_o lord_n and_o lead_v i_o in_o the_o right_a way_n because_o of_o my_o enemy_n verse_n 13._o deliver_v i_o not_o over_o into_o the_o will_n of_o my_o adversary_n for_o there_o be_v false_a witness_n rise_v up_o against_o i_o and_o such_o as_o speak_v wrong_a the_o true_a church_n be_v assault_v with_o diverse_a kind_n of_o enemy_n as_o turk_n bishop_n king_n and_o prince_n the_o champion_n of_o bishop_n practice_n and_o bend_v their_o endeavour_n to_o destroy_v the_o church_n with_o sword_n and_o fire_n and_o muncke_n with_o other_o which_o bear_v sway_v with_o opinion_n of_o learning_n in_o court_n inflame_v the_o wrath_n of_o these_o the_o prophet_n here_o not_o only_o therefore_o pray_v for_o government_n but_o also_o for_o defence_n of_o the_o church_n even_o from_o god_n himself_o which_o doubtless_o be_v necessary_a in_o so_o great_a diversity_n of_o danger_n verse_n 14._o i_o shall_v utter_o have_v faint_v but_o that_o i_o believe_v very_o to_o see_v the_o goodness_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n as_o if_o he_o say_v although_o i_o be_o 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