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whatsoever_o he_o command_v they_o upon_o the_o face_n of_o the_o world_n in_o the_o earth_n job_n 37._o 12._o he_o make_v his_o sun_n to_o shine_v on_o the_o evil_a and_o on_o the_o good_a and_o send_v rain_n on_o the_o just_a and_o unjust_a matth._n 5._o 45._o he_o give_v food_n to_o all_o flesh_n psalm_n 136._o 27._o hâ—â—_n give_v meat_n to_o the_o beast_n and_o feed_v the_o young_a raven_n which_o cry_v psalm_n 147._o 9_o he_o provide_v for_o the_o fowl_n of_o the_o air_n their_o food_n though_o they_o neither_o sow_n nor_o reap_v and_o clothe_v the_o grass_n of_o the_o field_n matth._n 6._o 26_o 30._o this_o conservation_n be_v first_o by_o succession_n for_o when_o any_o creature_n succession_n pass_v away_o he_o make_v other_o of_o their_o race_n and_o kind_a to_o succeed_v by_o a_o continual_a generation_n and_o propagation_n as_o it_o be_v by_o a_o continue_a creation_n the_o form_n and_o fashion_v of_o man_n in_o the_o womb_n be_v ascribe_v to_o he_o job_n 10._o 8._o 9_o 10._o and_o 31._o 15._o and_o psalm_n 139._o 13._o so_o that_o as_o man_n and_o other_o live_a creature_n die_v their_o off_o spring_n and_o progeny_n succeed_v in_o their_o place_n and_o by_o this_o mean_n he_o do_v renew_v the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n psalm_n 104._o 30._o and_o not_o only_o one_o generation_n of_o live_a creature_n pass_v away_o and_o another_o come_v in_o the_o place_n so_o that_o the_o earth_n be_v always_o replenish_v but_o day_n and_o night_n succeed_v continual_o by_o the_o go_n and_o return_v of_o the_o sun_n and_o the_o wind_n whorl_v about_o continual_o go_v and_o return_v according_a to_o his_o circuit_n the_o water_n do_v all_o run_v into_o the_o sea_n and_o yet_o the_o river_n be_v supply_v by_o spring_n which_o come_v from_o the_o sea_n by_o secret_a passage_n under_o the_o earth_n as_o the_o wiseman_n show_v eccles._n 1._o 4_o 5_o 6_o 7._o second_o he_o preserve_v all_o thing_n universal_o by_o change_v mutation_n mutable_a thing_n from_o a_o evil_a to_o a_o good_a and_o from_o a_o less_o good_a to_o a_o better_a condition_n he_o gird_v the_o weak_a with_o strength_n job_n 12._o 18._o 1_o sam_n 2._o 4._o he_o make_v the_o barren_a womb_n fruitful_a psalm_n 113._o 9_o he_o turn_v the_o wilderness_n into_o stand_a pool_n of_o water_n and_o dry_a ground_n into_o water_n spring_n and_o make_v the_o barren_a desert_n a_o fruitful_a field_n psalm_n 107._o 35._o isa._n 41._o 18._o and_o 51._o 3._o he_o raise_v the_o needy_a out_o of_o the_o dust_n and_o lift_v up_o the_o beggar_n from_o the_o dunghill_n 1_o sam._n 2._o 8._o and_o psalm_n 113._o 7._o and_o because_o the_o universality_n of_o creature_n can_v be_v preserve_v without_o god_n careful_a keep_n and_o preserve_v every_o particular_a therefore_o god_n have_v a_o eye_n to_o every_o singular_a thing_n and_o his_o provident_a hand_n be_v reach_v forth_o to_o every_o one_o of_o they_o in_o so_o much_o that_o our_o hair_n be_v number_v and_o not_o one_o small_a sparrow_n can_v fall_v on_o the_o ground_n without_o he_o matth._n 10._o 29_o 30._o he_o clothe_v the_o grass_n of_o the_o field_n even_o every_o lily_n matth._n 6._o 30._o he_o reckon_v up_o our_o tear_n psalm_n 56._o 9_o and_o be_v with_o every_o one_o in_o his_o go_v out_o and_o come_n in_o in_o his_o down_n sit_v and_o uprise_v psalm_n 139._o 1._o 2._o isa._n 27._o 28._o second_o his_o general_a providence_n appear_v and_o be_v exercise_v in_o the_o destruction_n which_o he_o himself_o according_a to_o creature_n his_o just_a will_n bring_v upon_o the_o whole_a earth_n or_o upon_o whole_a nation_n and_o city_n or_o upon_o some_o notable_a person_n the_o destruction_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n in_o the_o day_n of_o noah_n come_v by_o his_o hand_n and_o providence_n for_o he_o say_v behold_v i_o will_v bring_v a_o flood_n of_o water_n and_o will_v destroy_v all_o flesh_n gen._n 6._o 13._o and_o he_o foretell_v his_o purpose_n so_o to_o do_v a_o hundred_o year_n before_o and_o the_o destruction_n of_o 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