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glory_n to_o another_o take_v heed_n of_o idolatry_n in_o your_o opinion_n give_v not_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n to_o riches_n for_o that_o which_o a_o man_n mind_n be_v set_v most_o upon_o and_o which_o he_o look_v for_o comfort_n from_o in_o time_n of_o need_n this_o they_o count_v as_o god_n so_o that_o whatsoever_o it_o be_v riches_n or_o the_o favour_n of_o man_n if_o you_o set_v your_o mind_n upon_o it_o you_o make_v it_o as_o god_n and_o it_o be_v to_o give_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n to_o another_o we_o must_v not_o trust_v in_o they_o psal._n 115.9_o but_o trust_v in_o god_n 115.9_o o_o israel_n trust_v thou_o in_o the_o lord_n he_o be_v their_o help_n and_o their_o shield_n now_o then_o we_o exalt_v he_o when_o we_o trust_v only_o in_o he_o when_o we_o trust_v not_o in_o any_o of_o these_o outward_a thing_n when_o we_o think_v not_o ourselves_o any_o whit_n the_o better_a the_o more_o riches_n or_o friend_n we_o have_v for_o so_o far_o we_o trust_v in_o the_o creature_n so_o 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further_a i_o be_o without_o any_o other_o word_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v moses_n if_o they_o inquire_v of_o thou_o what_o my_o name_n be_v tell_v they_o only_o this_o he_o be_v have_v send_v i_o unto_o you_o as_o the_o septuagint_n translate_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v if_o i_o shall_v deliver_v the_o most_o express_v name_n whereby_o i_o will_v be_v know_v to_o all_o age_n this_o be_v that_o which_o i_o will_v pitch_v upon_o i_o be_o or_o jehovah_n which_o come_v from_o the_o same_o root_n and_o if_o moses_n shall_v yet_o further_o inquire_v of_o his_o name_n he_o lead_v he_o into_o
be_v if_o a_o house_n have_v such_o and_o such_o a_o thing_n it_o will_v be_v a_o goodly_a house_n so_o in_o a_o instrument_n as_o a_o watch_n if_o it_o have_v such_o and_o such_o a_o be_v it_o be_v a_o perfect_a watch_n so_o be_v it_o in_o the_o complaint_n that_o we_o make_v for_o our_o soul_n or_o the_o soul_n of_o other_o if_o you_o see_v a_o man_n that_o you_o will_v have_v reclaim_v you_o say_v if_o there_o be_v a_o stability_n of_o mind_n in_o he_o a_o consideration_n of_o death_n a_o right_a knowledge_n of_o thing_n a_o sense_n of_o sin_n if_o there_o be_v grace_n in_o his_o heart_n to_o establish_v he_o than_o he_o will_v be_v thus_o and_o thus_o consider_v that_o he_o who_o be_v the_o lord_n of_o be_v be_v able_a to_o make_v up_o these_o want_n so_o if_o our_o complaint_n be_v for_o ourselves_o they_o all_o come_v from_o some_o want_n but_o know_v that_o he_o who_o be_v the_o almighty_a god_n that_o make_v all_o thing_n to_o be_v he_o can_v give_v thou_o constancy_n he_o 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our_o want_n so_o it_o shall_v help_v thou_o in_o all_o those_o great_a cross_n that_o afflict_v thou_o for_o every_o cross_n be_v in_o that_o which_o be_v not_o as_o rachel_n weep_v of_o her_o child_n that_o be_v not_o you_o shall_v see_v in_o abraham_n he_o believe_v in_o god_n even_o in_o god_n who_o quicken_v the_o dead_a and_o call_v those_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o as_o though_o they_o be_v rom._n 4.17_o 4.17_o this_o be_v abraham_n case_n he_o be_v to_o lose_v his_o son_n for_o aught_o that_o he_o know_v yet_o he_o comfort_v himself_o in_o this_o that_o jehovah_n the_o mighty_a god_n that_o be_v the_o lord_n of_o be_v he_o that_o call_v thing_n that_o be_v not_o as_o if_o they_o be_v he_o can_v either_o give_v he_o his_o own_o son_n again_o or_o one_o that_o be_v as_o good_a as_o he_o thus_o he_o do_v comfort_v himself_o and_o so_o may_v we_o upon_o all_o occasion_n god_n can_v make_v thing_n to_o be_v that_o be_v not_o take_v job_n when_o his_o house_n his_o child_n estate_n 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