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27._o 29._o wrong_v the_o widow_n curse_v be_v he_o that_o hinder_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o stranger_n the_o fatherless_a and_o widow_n and_o jeremie_n 5._o 25._o he_o reckon_v the_o neglect_v of_o the_o widow_n one_o cause_n of_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o people_n with_o these_o and_o many_o other_o promise_n which_o she_o find_v in_o scripture_n no_o doubt_n but_o she_o do_v continual_o comfort_v her_o self_n in_o her_o widowhood_n that_o though_o she_o be_v young_a yet_o she_o do_v not_o affect_v a_o second_o marriage_n and_o beside_o she_o take_v it_o as_o a_o pledge_n of_o god_n great_a favour_n unto_o she_o that_o he_o have_v give_v she_o a_o son_n to_o be_v a_o stay_n and_o a_o comfort_n unto_o she_o in_o her_o widowhood_n but_o see_v to_o add_v yet_o more_o unto_o the_o compliment_n of_o her_o misery_n god_n who_o know_v how_o to_o give_v we_o tearesto_fw-it drink_n in_o measure_n and_o know_v best_a when_o he_o have_v lay_v sorrow_n &_o affliction_n enough_o upon_o his_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o very_a young_a man_n as_o his_o tender_a year_n can_v not_o patronize_v good_a counsel_n and_o want_v of_o gravity_n give_v authority_n to_o his_o person_n to_o be_v a_o precedent_n of_o virtue_n so_o it_o be_v likely_a he_o be_v not_o yet_o mislead_v by_o the_o error_n of_o youth_n much_o less_o can_v he_o have_v be_v a_o ringleader_n unto_o evil_n or_o why_o shall_v we_o lay_v sin_n to_o his_o charge_n when_o the_o holy_a ghost_n lay_v none_o but_o rather_o charitable_o yea_o confident_o persuade_v ourselves_o that_o he_o that_o be_v now_o about_o to_o do_v so_o much_o for_o his_o body_n have_v before_o do_v much_o more_o for_o his_o soul_n happy_o god_n take_v he_o away_o that_o he_o shall_v not_o see_v the_o evil_a to_o come_v and_o true_o if_o the_o mother_n have_v right_o consider_v this_o it_o have_v be_v a_o cause_n rather_o to_o mitigate_v than_o any_o way_n to_o exasperate_v or_o aggravate_v her_o grief_n that_o god_n have_v so_o timely_o 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