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pride_n applica_fw-la ∣_o tion_n if_o this_o last_o afflict_v they_o let_v the_o first_o support_v they_o it_o be_v the_o saint_n comfort_v as_o they_o be_v occasional_o object_v to_o injury_n so_o they_o be_v providential_o attend_v with_o the_o best_a of_o remedy_n the_o saint_n have_v always_o their_o physician_n by_o they_o whilst_o they_o be_v on_o this_o side_n of_o glory_n saint_n david_n dependence_n and_o assistance_n common_a to_o all_o the_o saint_n their_o position_n of_o david_n antecedent_n assure_v they_o of_o his_o consequent_a if_o they_o can_v but_o win_v their_o spirit_n to_o the_o unity_n of_o his_o dependence_n there_o be_v no_o question_n of_o the_o commodity_n of_o his_o assistance_n eight_o ground_n 8_o malice_n the_o wickkeds_n malice_n and_o last_o the_o implacable_a malice_n of_o the_o
saint_n adversary_n be_v a_o eminent_a reason_n of_o the_o lord_n engagement_n for_o they_o to_o oppose_v their_o fury_n this_o the_o lord_n have_v comfortable_o conclude_v in_o favour_n of_o his_o servant_n assistance_n determine_a assistance_n because_o say_v he_o thou_o have_v a_o perpetual_a hatred_n and_o have_v put_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n to_o flight_n by_o the_o force_n of_o the_o sword_n in_o the_o time_n of_o their_o calamity_n threaten_v the_o wicked_a threaten_v when_o their_o iniquity_n have_v a_o end_n i_o will_v lay_v their_o city_n waste_n etc._n etc._n ezek._n 35.4_o 5._o as_o the_o wicked_n malice_n argue_v their_o mischief_n so_o its_o continuance_n threaten_v their_o ruin_n wicked_a malice_n the_o bane_n of_o the_o wicked_a the_o wicked_a will_v do_v a_o great_a deal_n better_o by_o themselves_o if_o they_o deal_v kind_o by_o the_o godly_a it_o have_v be_v observe_v that_o malice_n with_o continuance_n be_v what_o continue_v malice_n be_v be_v but_o the_o 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as_o the_o tent_n of_o kedar_n and_o the_o curtain_n of_o solomon_n it_o be_v not_o the_o stain_a of_o the_o saint_n colour_n but_o the_o stop_n of_o the_o saint_n comfort_n that_o be_v their_o sorrow_n good_a the_o saint_n more_o afflict_v with_o eclipse_v of_o their_o grace_n than_o loss_n of_o their_o good_a the_o breathe_n of_o malice_n may_v deface_v the_o first_o but_o the_o gate_n of_o hell_n be_v not_o able_a to_o obstruct_v the_o second_o for_o as_o the_o saint_n have_v hope_n in_o their_o death_n so_o they_o be_v bless_v with_o the_o continue_a comfort_n of_o the_o spiritual_a life_n let_v the_o devil_n and_o the_o wicked_a do_v what_o they_o can_v the_o godly_a be_v in_o a_o piteous_a condition_n he_o satan_n will_v undo_v the_o saint_n if_o god_n do_v not_o prevent_v he_o if_o they_o have_v no_o more_o refreshment_n than_o what_o satan_n will_v bestow_v he_o will_v starve_v they_o to_o his_o service_n and_o kill_v they_o in_o it_o he_o will_v feed_v they_o with_o the_o 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