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think_v that_o god_n have_v forsake_v he_o as_o we_o see_v in_o the_o example_n of_o david_n psal_n 77._o 7._o 8._o will_v the_o lord_n cast_v off_o for_o ever_o will_v he_o be_v favourable_a no_o more_o be_v his_o mercy_n clean_o go_v for_o ever_o do_v his_o promise_n fail_v for_o evermore_o have_v god_n forget_v to_o be_v gracious_a have_v he_o in_o anger_n shut_v up_o his_o tender_a mercy_n etc._n etc._n second_o the_o child_n of_o god_n in_o affliction_n may_v possible_o be_v very_o impatient_a and_o may_v utter_v dangerous_a speech_n as_o we_o see_v in_o the_o forename_a example_n of_o jonas_n i_o do_v
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i_o after_o her_o conversion_n how_o vain_a her_o course_n have_v be_v in_o former_a time_n yea_o she_o conceal_v not_o from_o i_o the_o great_a sin_n that_o ever_o she_o commit_v in_o all_o her_o life_n time_n and_o therefore_o i_o see_v with_o my_o eye_n what_o a_o admirable_a redress_n of_o way_n the_o word_n and_o spirit_n of_o god_n have_v wrought_v in_o hâ—_n now_o brethren_n when_o the_o word_n of_o god_n work_v a_o through_o ☞_o and_o effectual_a redress_n it_o be_v a_o evident_a sign_n of_o a_o happy_a estate_n &_o condition_n for_o the_o word_n work_v effectual_o in_o none_o but_o in_o such_o which_o do_v believe_v as_o we_o gather_v out_o of_o the_o word_n of_o the_o apostle_n in_o 1._o thess_n 2._o 13._o the_o three_o mark_n i_o find_v a_o respect_n to_o all_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n desire_v to_o obey_v in_o the_o least_o commandment_n as_o well_o as_o in_o the_o great_a i_o find_v a_o willingness_n to_o obey_v against_o profit_n pleasure_n credit_n ease_n liberty_n 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himself_o with_o too_o much_o worldly_a employment_n but_o rather_o to_o content_v himself_o with_o less_o worldly_a gain_n and_o to_o redeem_v time_n for_o hear_v god_n word_n and_o for_o other_o holy_a occasion_n second_o she_o obey_v against_o ☞_o pleasure_n for_o whereas_o she_o have_v wont_a to_o seek_v her_o bodily_a recreation_n upon_o the_o sabbath_n day_n in_o walk_v up_o and_o down_o in_o sit_v at_o her_o gate_n in_o talk_v of_o worldly_a matter_n and_o such_o like_a now_o she_o be_v grow_v so_o devout_a and_o pious_a as_o that_o she_o make_v conscience_n to_o expel_v worldly_a thought_n upon_o the_o lord_n day_n as_o appear_v by_o many_o godly_a question_n from_o time_n to_o time_n put_v forth_o unto_o i_o by_o she_o three_o she_o obey_v against_o credit_n for_o whereas_o in_o her_o carnal_a estate_n her_o carnal_a neighbour_n respect_v she_o afterward_o when_o they_o observe_v this_o godly_a change_n in_o she_o they_o cease_v to_o give_v she_o that_o respect_n which_o be_v 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