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40._o 12_o 13_o 14._o act_n 2._o 23._o act_n 4._o 28._o 2._o actual_a or_o executive_a which_o be_v the_o counterpane_n or_o copy_n of_o that_o copy_n and_o note_n more_o than_o a_o mere_a inspection_n or_o look_v through_o the_o wood_n or_o bush_n of_o second_o cause_n and_o contingent_a event_n abraham_n belief_n do_v note_n more_o than_o a_o mere_a insight_n when_o he_o say_v to_o isaac_n god_n will_v provide_v himself_o a_o lamb_n for_o a_o burnt-offering_a gen_n 22._o 8._o according_a therefore_o to_o this_o late_a acceptation_n of_o the_o word_n i_o may_v thus_o describe_v it_o as_o the_o description_n be_v found_v on_o the_o sacred_a scripture_n viz._n providence_n be_v a_o work_n of_o god_n whereby_o he_o sustain_v govern_v order_n all_o the_o creature_n according_a to_o the_o good_a pleasure_n of_o his_o will_n to_o his_o own_o glory_n it_o be_v a_o work_n as_o there_o be_v the_o work_n of_o creation_n so_o there_o be_v the_o work_n of_o providence_n it_o be_v say_v deut._n 32._o 4._o his_o work_n be_v perfect_a and_o psal_n 44._o 1._o we_o have_v hear_v with_o our_o ear_n our_o father_n have_v tell_v we_o what_o work_n thou_o do_v in_o their_o day_n in_o the_o time_n of_o old_a so_o psal_n 77._o 12._o i_o will_v meditate_v also_o of_o all_o thy_o work_n and_o talk_v of_o thy_o do_n and_o isa_n 28._o 21._o that_o he_o may_v do_v his_o work_n his_o strange_a work_n and_o bring_v to_o pass_v his_o act_n his_o strange_a act_n my_o father_n work_v say_v christ_n john_n 5._o 17._o of_o god_n so_o it_o be_v say_v psal_n 111._o 3._o his_o work_n be_v honourable_a and_o glorious_a no_o person_n of_o the_o bless_a trinity_n be_v exclude_v my_o father_n work_v hitherto_o and_o i_o work_v assert_v our_o saviour_n in_o the_o place_n forementioned_a john_n 5._o 17._o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n move_v upon_o the_o face_n of_o the_o water_n gen._n 1._o 2._o and_o â—…_n thus_o in_o the_o creation_n there_o be_v a_o agency_n of_o the_o spirit_n so_o in_o the_o work_n of_o 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way_n of_o implication_n be_v contain_v in_o the_o scripture_n which_o give_v light_n to_o a_o dark_a dispensation_n and_o so_o give_v ground_n to_o say_v in_o this_o sense_n as_o be_v say_v eccles_n 1._o 10._o be_v there_o any_o thing_n whereof_o it_o may_v be_v say_v see_v this_o be_v new_a it_o have_v be_v of_o old_a time_n etc._n etc._n 2._o the_o reason_n why_o some_o be_v so_o baffle_v and_o trouble_v about_o some_o dispensation_n be_v from_o not_o understand_v the_o word_n of_o god_n aright_o he_o that_o shall_v mistake_v a_o promise_n will_v be_v upon_o a_o temptation_n to_o quarrel_v at_o a_o providence_n the_o promise_n to_o david_n seed_n have_v its_o primary_n reference_n to_o the_o messiah_n the_o son_n of_o david_n and_o for_o lack_v of_o so_o consider_v of_o it_o no_o wonder_n if_o trouble_n rise_v high_a in_o a_o israelite_n breast_n when_o david_n family_n in_o regard_n of_o external_a magnificence_n fall_v low_a see_v psal_n 89._o 35._o with_o the_o follow_a verse_n the_o prophet_n there_o or_o penman_n of_o that_o psalm_n make_v a_o sad_a complaint_n whilst_o a_o eye_n be_v have_v upon_o desolation_n there_o speak_v of_o not_o that_o he_o do_v accuse_v the_o almighty_a of_o inconstancy_n but_o make_v his_o moan_n to_o god_n by_o reason_n of_o a_o seem_a clash_a of_o providence_n with_o the_o promise_n sense_n and_o reason_n do_v sometime_o raise_v a_o dust_n but_o faith_n allay_v all_o and_o the_o prophet_n storm_n end_v in_o a_o calm_a v._o 52._o bless_a be_v the_o lord_n for_o evermore_o amen_o and_o amen_n 3._o for_o want_v of_o a_o sound_n and_o savoury_a acquaintance_n with_o the_o word_n a_o providence_n be_v little_o improve_v yea_o misimprove_v that_o dispensation_n that_o shall_v open_v the_o eye_n shut_v they_o ahab_n charge_v the_o trouble_n of_o israel_n on_o elijah_n but_o by_o the_o light_n from_o the_o word_n he_o may_v have_v go_v into_o obadiah_n hiding-hole_n and_o see_v there_o the_o eject_v prophet_n and_o then_o conclude_v 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