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and_o skilful_a builder_n if_o he_o have_v any_o goodly_a build_n in_o hand_n he_o will_v be_v sure_a to_o lay_v a_o very_a sound_a foundation_n so_o david_n here_o have_v so_o weighty_a a_o doctrine_n to_o instruct_v we_o in_o as_o the_o felicity_n of_o man_n he_o ground_n the_o same_o upon_o a_o very_a excellent_a reason_n a_o reason_n draw_v from_o his_o own_o experience_n because_o he_o find_v himself_o to_o be_v most_o miserable_a and_o wretched_a till_o his_o sin_n be_v pardon_v for_o say_v he_o in_o the_o three_o and_o four_o verse_n while_o i_o hold_v my_o tongue_n my_o bone_n consume_v so_o that_o i_o roar_v all_o the_o day_n long_o for_o thy_o hand_n be_v heavy_a upon_o i_o day_n and_o night_n and_o my_o moisture_n be_v turn_v into_o the_o drought_n of_o summer_n whereby_o he_o show_v that_o while_o he_o play_v the_o hypocrite_n and_o cloak_v his_o sin_n while_o he_o hold_v his_o tongue_n agagged_a as_o it_o be_v his_o own_o conscience_n that_o he_o may_v not_o confess_v his_o sin_n what_o a_o coil_n god_n have_v with_o he_o how_o he_o be_v fain_o to_o lay_v he_o as_o it_o be_v upon_o the_o rack_n and_o to_o stretch_v he_o asunder_o almost_o every_o joint_n from_o other_o before_o he_o can_v bring_v he_o to_o acknowledge_v his_o sin_n and_o to_o ask_v for_o pardon_n and_o this_o be_v the_o misery_n which_o david_n be_v in_o while_n he_o continue_v in_o sin_n then_o in_o the_o five_o verse_n he_o show_v how_o he_o be_v free_v and_o deliver_v from_o this_o misery_n and_o that_o be_v by_o the_o confession_n and_o acknowledgement_n of_o his_o sin_n i_o say_v say_v he_o i_o will_v confess_v my_o sin_n and_o thou_o forgave_v i_o the_o punishment_n thereof_o dixi_fw-la confitebor_fw-la i_o do_v but_o say_v or_o i_o have_v no_o soon_o say_v i_o will_v confess_v my_o sin_n but_o thou_o o_o lord_n that_o may_v have_v take_v i_o at_o the_o vantage_n and_o condemn_v i_o out_o of_o my_o own_o mouth_n thou_o forgave_v i_o the_o punishment_n of_o my_o sin_n whereupon_o be_v strike_v with_o admiration_n of_o god_n mercy_n he_o infer_v in_o this_o sixth_o verse_n a_o notable_a consequence_n out_o of_o the_o former_a doctrine_n that_o see_v he_o have_v speed_v so_o well_o by_o the_o confession_n of_o his_o sin_n that_o therefore_o other_o shall_v be_v move_v by_o his_o example_n to_o do_v as_o he_o do_v and_o to_o obtain_v pardon_n therefore_o say_v he_o shall_v every_o one_o that_o be_v godly_a prey_n unto_o thou_o therefore_o wherefore_o why_o because_o thou_o have_v be_v so_o gracious_a unto_o i_o that_o be_v so_o grievous_a a_o sinner_n because_o thou_o have_v meet_v i_o as_o it_o be_v in_o thy_o midway_n with_o thy_o mercy_n so_o that_o i_o can_v no_o soon_o think_v to_o confess_v my_o sin_n but_o thou_o likewise_o think_v to_o forgive_v i_o my_o sin_n therefore_o shall_v every_o godly_a man_n though_o he_o have_v commit_v never_o so_o many_o sin_n against_o thou_o be_v encourage_v by_o my_o example_n to_o pray_v unto_o thou_o and_o thus_o we_o see_v the_o coherence_n of_o these_o word_n with_o the_o former_a in_o the_o word_n for_o order_n we_o may_v observe_v these_o four_o thing_n division_n division_n first_o the_o reason_n why_o man_n shall_v come_v unto_o god_n employ_v in_o this_o first_o word_n therefore_o second_o the_o person_n that_o shall_v come_v unto_o he_o every_o one_o that_o be_v godly_a three_o the_o manner_n how_o they_o shall_v come_v namely_o by_o prayeâ—_n and_o last_o the_o time_n when_o they_o shall_v come_v unto_o he_o in_o a_o time_n when_o he_o may_v be_v find_v therefore_o shall_v every_o one_o that_o be_v godly_a pray_v unto_o thou_o in_o a_o time_n when_o thou_o may_v be_v find_v and_o first_o for_o the_o reason_n why_o man_n shall_v come_v unto_o god_n the_o reason_n be_v draw_v from_o david_n own_o example_n as_o if_o david_n have_v say_v thus_o as_o i_o do_v to_o obtain_v mercy_n when_o i_o have_v sin_v against_o god_n so_o shall_v every_o godly_a man_n do_v but_o i_o do_v pray_v unto_o god_n in_o a_o time_n when_o he_o may_v be_v find_v therefore_o shall_v every_o one_o that_o be_v godly_a prey_n unto_o thecin_n a_o time_n when_o thou_o may_v be_v find_v thus_o david_n allege_v his_o own_o example_n to_o encourage_v we_o to_o come_v with_o confidence_n to_o god_n for_o the_o pardon_n of_o our_o sin_n though_o we_o have_v be_v never_o so_o heinous_a sinner_n and_o from_o hence_o we_o may_v learn_v that_o it_o be_v our_o duty_n to_o use_v well_o the_o example_n of_o other_o and_o to_o apply_v god_n deal_v with_o they_o to_o ourselves_o for_o therefore_o have_v the_o holy_a man_n of_o god_n set_v their_o example_n before_o our_o eye_n that_o we_o may_v be_v better_v by_o their_o experience_n for_o as_o they_o which_o first_o sail_v over_o the_o sea_n give_v proper_a name_n unto_o dangerous_a place_n where_o they_o themselves_o hardly_o escape_v with_o their_o life_n as_o the_o sage-bed_n the_o lavander-bed_n with_o other_o like_a name_n best_o know_v unto_o 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into_o the_o like_a sin_n for_o fear_n we_o undergo_v the_o self_n same_o punishment_n when_o we_o read_v of_o the_o richman_n that_o be_v torment_v in_o hell_n because_o he_o do_v not_o relieve_v poor_a lazarus_n 16._o luke_n 16._o be_v we_o not_o to_o apply_v this_o example_n to_o ourselves_o that_o if_o god_n have_v give_v we_o wealth_n and_o riches_n and_o yet_o we_o will_v not_o relieve_v those_o that_o be_v in_o want_n &_o necessity_n the_o like_a judgement_n will_v befall_v we_o which_o befall_v he_o when_o we_o read_v of_o that_o unmerciful_a servant_n 18._o mat._n 18._o who_o when_o his_o master_n have_v forgive_v he_o ten_o thousand_o talent_n he_o afterward_o meet_v with_o a_o fellow-servant_n of_o his_o that_o
rev._n 16.5.6_o for_o they_o have_v shed_v the_o blood_n of_o saint_n and_o prophet_n and_o thou_o have_v give_v they_o blood_n to_o drink_v for_o they_o be_v worthy_a and_o thus_o much_o for_o the_o person_n by_o who_o steven_n be_v here_o martyr_v namely_o the_o jew_n i_o come_v now_o from_o their_o impiety_n in_o martyr_a steven_n to_o stevens_n great_a piety_n in_o his_o martyrdom_n which_o he_o show_v as_o i_o say_v in_o a_o double_a prayer_n which_o he_o make_v the_o one_o for_o himself_o the_o other_o for_o his_o persecutor_n doct._n and_o from_o hence_o we_o may_v observe_v before_o i_o come_v to_o his_o prayer_n in_o particular_a in_o that_o he_o call_v upon_o god_n while_o the_o jew_n be_v ston_a he_o the_o happy_a condition_n of_o a_o godly_a man_n that_o he_o be_v able_a to_o pray_v and_o call_v upon_o god_n in_o the_o great_a extremity_n that_o can_v befall_v he_o the_o wicked_a may_v rage_v and_o persecute_v the_o godly_a they_o may_v cast_v they_o in_o prison_n and_o lay_v bolt_n upon_o they_o they_o may_v bring_v they_o to_o the_o stake_n and_o burn_v or_o stone_n they_o but_o they_o can_v hinder_v they_o from_o pray_v unto_o god_n this_o comfort_n they_o can_v never_o take_v from_o they_o paul_n and_o silas_n may_v be_v scourge_v and_o imprison_v and_o put_v in_o the_o stock_n elias_n may_v be_v persecute_v by_o ahab_n and_o jezabell_n till_o he_o be_v ready_a to_o famish_v job_n may_v have_v his_o body_n afflict_v by_o the_o devil_n with_o sore_n and_o ulcer_n samson_n may_v have_v his_o eye_n put_v out_o by_o the_o philistine_n and_o steven_n may_v here_o be_v stone_v by_o the_o jew_n yet_o god_n leave_v they_o not_o destitute_a of_o this_o comfort_n that_o they_o be_v able_a to_o pray_v and_o call_v upon_o god_n in_o their_o great_a danger_n nay_o the_o great_a extremity_n and_o danger_n they_o be_v in_o god_n inable_v they_o to_o pray_v with_o the_o more_o fervency_n unto_o he_o hezekiah_n do_v never_o pray_v more_o fervent_o then_o when_o the_o sentence_n of_o death_n be_v pronounce_v against_o he_o and_o he_o lie_v a_o die_a i_o beseech_v thou_o say_v he_o o_o lord_n remember_v now_o how_o i_o have_v walk_v before_o thou_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v now_o o_o lord_n when_o i_o be_o ready_a to_o die_v and_o no_o other_o can_v succour_v i_o 20.3_o 2_o king_n 20.3_o now_o when_o physic_n and_o art_n do_v fail_v i_o now_o when_o my_o strength_n be_v diminish_v and_o nature_n decay_v now_o when_o thou_o have_v pronounce_v the_o sentence_n of_o death_n against_o i_o now_o o_o lord_n now_o now_o remember_v i_o but_o it_o be_v not_o so_o with_o the_o ungodly_a they_o call_v not_o upon_o god_n they_o be_v least_o able_a of_o all_o to_o pray_v in_o their_o great_a necessity_n 25.37_o psal_n 14.4_o 1_o sam._n 25.37_o if_o they_o be_v in_o danger_n or_o hear_v any_o ill_a tiding_n their_o heart_n like_o nabal_n begin_v to_o die_v within_o they_o and_o become_v as_o stone_n for_o this_o be_v the_o privilege_n of_o none_o but_o the_o godly_a and_o a_o infallible_a argument_n of_o god_n mercy_n towards_o they_o in_o that_o he_o inable_v they_o when_o they_o be_v in_o any_o peril_n to_o pray_v unto_o he_o therefore_o david_n psal_n 66._o the_o last_o verse_n bless_a be_v god_n say_v he_o that_o have_v not_o turn_v away_o my_o prayer_n nor_o his_o mercy_n from_o i_o upon_o which_o word_n saint_n augustine_n quamdin_n deus_fw-la non_fw-la tollit_fw-la a_o te_fw-la oration_n they_o tuam_fw-la non_fw-la amovebit_fw-la a_o te_fw-la misericordiam_fw-la svam_fw-la as_o long_o as_o god_n do_v not_o take_v thy_o pray_v from_o thou_o he_o will_v not_o remove_v his_o mercy_n from_o thou_o because_o it_o be_v his_o mercy_n that_o inable_v thou_o to_o pray_v if_o therefore_o when_o thou_o be_v in_o any_o great_a danger_n thou_o can_v call_v upon_o god_n for_o his_o help_n and_o assistance_n and_o can_v say_v with_o the_o disciple_n 6.2_o mat._n 8.25_o psal_n 6.2_o lord_n save_v we_o we_o perish_v if_o when_o thou_o lie_v sick_a and_o keep_v thy_o bed_n thou_o can_v pray_v with_o david_n lord_n be_v merciful_a unto_o i_o for_o i_o be_o weak_a lord_n heal_v i_o for_o my_o bone_n be_v vex_v if_o when_o thou_o be_v draw_v towards_o thy_o end_n and_o be_v to_o leave_v the_o world_n thou_o can_v willing_o resign_v thy_o soul_n unto_o god_n and_o pray_v as_o steven_n do_v lord_n jesus_n receive_v my_o spirit_n thou_o may_v well_o conceive_v great_a comfort_n therein_o because_o only_o the_o godly_a be_v enable_v in_o their_o great_a extremity_n to_o call_v upon_o god_n as_o steven_n here_o do_v but_o let_v we_o come_v to_o his_o prayer_n lord_n jesus_n receive_v my_o spirit_n he_o call_v upon_o god_n say_v lord_n jesus_n which_o invicible_o prove_v that_o christ_n be_v god_n this_o the_o arrian_n and_o some_o other_o heretic_n have_v blasphemous_o deny_v and_o this_o the_o jew_n to_o this_o day_n will_v not_o be_v bring_v to_o acknowledge_v but_o the_o scripture_n be_v not_o more_o plain_a in_o any_o thing_n 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