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answ._n christ_n have_v a_o bag_n for_o his_o provision_n and_o for_o his_o disciple_n joseph_n provide_v for_o the_o seven_o year_n of_o famine_n and_o the_o church_n for_o the_o great_a dearth_n act._n 11.28_o 29._o so_o may_v man_n in_o their_o youth_n provide_v for_o age_n while_o strength_n last_v and_o sight_n and_o sense_n be_v good_a always_o remember_v not_o diffident_o not_o distrustful_o or_o to_o cross_v the_o practice_n of_o faith_n whereby_o we_o shall_v daily_o depend_v on_o his_o hand_n and_o providence_n who_o renew_v our_o day_n and_o time_n upon_o us._n for_o to_o this_o care_n our_o saviour_n oppose_v trust_v and_o confidence_n in_o god_n vers_fw-la 30._o 4._o if_o a_o man_n by_o indirect_a and_o unlawful_a mean_n
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2._o for_o time_n to_o come_v in_o his_o mercy_n and_o salvation_n psal._n 9.2_o and_o 13.5_o 3._o in_o his_o presence_n when_o he_o shall_v be_v a_o sun_n unto_o he_o to_o refresh_v and_o revive_v he_o psal._n 84.11_o 2._o in_o jesus_n christ_n phil._n 3.3_o we_o worship_v god_n in_o the_o spirit_n and_o rejoice_v in_o jesus_n christ._n the_o wise_a merchant_n take_v more_o pleasure_n in_o the_o pearl_n than_o all_o his_o substance_n beside_o paul_n account_v all_o thing_n loss_n and_o dung_n in_o comparison_n of_o he_o the_o bless_a virgin_n rejoice_v in_o god_n her_o saviour_n and_o zacheus_n receive_v he_o joyful_o how_o can_v the_o faithful_a soul_n be_v the_o chaste_a spouse_n of_o jesus_n christ_n delight_n in_o anything_o in_o the_o world_n above_o or_o comparable_a to_o she_o so_o sweet_a head_n and_o dear_a husband_n if_o we_o as_o chaste_a virgin_n conceive_v christ_n in_o our_o heart_n and_o clasp_v he_o with_o the_o arm_n of_o faith_n as_o zachary_n here_o be_v cause_n 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rejoice_v in_o hope_n what_o a_o sweet_a pleasure_n be_v it_o in_o the_o spring_n to_o see_v our_o seed_n and_o plant_n grow_v and_o come_v up_o in_o our_o garden_n how_o much_o more_o pleasant_a be_v it_o to_o see_v the_o bud_n of_o the_o lord_n grow_v in_o our_o heart_n to_o the_o unrooting_a and_o overmastering_a of_o the_o weed_n of_o sin_n sweet_a be_v the_o contentment_n of_o grace_n but_o the_o comfort_n of_o god_n spirit_n bedew_v the_o foul_a in_o the_o thirst_n of_o it_o be_v like_o a_o shadow_n in_o a_o great_a drought_n 4._o in_o the_o word_n and_o ordinance_n of_o god_n ps._n 112.1_o fearer_n of_o god_n have_v great_a delight_n in_o his_o commandment_n the_o gospel_n be_v a_o deep_a well_o of_o precious_a promise_n and_o the_o spirit_n work_v consolation_n by_o the_o scripturâ—â—_n rom._n 15.4_o there_o be_v the_o joyful_a tiding_n of_o salvation_n there_o the_o doctrine_n of_o free_a remission_n of_o sin_n and_o redemption_n by_o jesus_n christ_n be_v proclaim_v there_o 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well_o as_o any_o ephes._n 2.2_o but_o as_o stiff_a and_o bad_a ground_n become_v good_a by_o good_a husbandry_n and_o manure_v so_o do_v our_o heart_n by_o the_o husbandry_n of_o the_o good_a husbandman_n 15.1_o he_o alone_o change_v the_o heart_n he_o take_v away_o the_o stone_n and_o stiffness_n of_o it_o doct._n and_o make_v it_o a_o soft_a heart_n so_o the_o apostle_n paul_n speak_v of_o himself_o convert_v say_v by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n i_o be_o that_o i_o be_o 1._o cor._n 15.10_o he_o only_o can_v create_v a_o clean_a heart_n and_o renew_v a_o right_a spirit_n in_o a_o man_n psal._n 51.10_o and_o put_v his_o fear_n into_o his_o heart_n that_o he_o shall_v never_o depart_v from_o he_o jer._n 32.40_o good_a doctr._n some_o seed_n fall_v on_o good_a ground_n though_o there_o be_v but_o a_o small_a parcel_n of_o good_a ground_n in_o comparison_n of_o the_o bad_a yet_o some_o there_o be_v where_o the_o seed_n be_v cast_v it_o be_v true_a that_o where_o the_o word_n be_v preach_v 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