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14.22_o 4._o a_o reverent_a esteem_n of_o the_o wisdom_n goodness_n and_o faithfulness_n of_o god_n in_o all_o his_o dispensation_n that_o all_o his_o work_n be_v in_o weight_n and_o measure_n and_o that_o he_o who_o have_v the_o disposal_n of_o all_o thing_n do_v dispose_v of_o all_o thing_n to_o the_o best_a though_o we_o can_v many_o time_n see_v these_o truth_n because_o the_o way_n of_o god_n be_v so_o great_a a_o deep_a yet_o to_o believe_v it_o be_v necessary_a to_o our_o wait_v upon_o god_n to_o entertain_v good_a thought_n of_o he_o what_o ever_o thought_n he_o seem_v to_o entertain_v concern_v we_o 5._o a_o resignation_n of_o ourselves_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n a_o submit_v our_o will_n unto_o he_o a_o lay_v ourselves_o down_o at_o his_o foot_n that_o if_o god_n see_v it_o best_o both_o in_o reference_n to_o his_o glory_n and_o our_o own_o good_a that_o we_o shall_v rather_o honour_v he_o in_o away_o of_o suffer_v than_o do_v to_o pray_v with_o our_o saviour_n if_o it_o be_v possible_a let_v this_o cup_n pass_v from_o i_o nevertheless_o not_o my_o will_n but_o thou_o be_v do_v mat._n 26.39_o use_v what_o height_n of_o folly_n than_o be_v it_o when_o god_n seem_v to_o cast_v off_o all_o regard_n of_o we_o for_o we_o to_o cast_v off_o all_o regard_n of_o he_o as_o do_v all_o impatient_a and_o froward_a person_n who_o upon_o every_o withdraw_n of_o god_n be_v so_o bold_a as_o to_o call_v the_o glorious_a majesty_n of_o heaven_n before_o their_o petty_a tribunal_n and_o charge_v he_o either_o with_o rigorousness_n or_o unfaithfulness_n as_o 2_o king_n 6.33_o and_o oh_o how_o apt_a be_v all_o man_n so_o far_o to_o forget_v their_o subjection_n and_o dependence_n upon_o god_n as_o when_o he_o break_v in_o upon_o they_o by_o his_o judgement_n they_o break_v out_o against_o he_o in_o their_o complaint_n and_o murmur_n other_o there_o be_v who_o in_o their_o distress_n betake_v themselves_o to_o indiredct_v and_o sinful_a mean_n of_o safety_n as_o the_o 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can_v any_o kind_n of_o mean_n do_v we_o good_a without_o god_n concurrence_n whatever_o there_o be_v of_o virtue_n in_o they_o it_o be_v derive_v from_o he_o do_v food_n nourish_v it_o be_v god_n that_o make_v it_o nourish_v mat._n 4.4_o do_v physic_n cure_v it_o be_v god_n that_o make_v it_o effectual_a do_v creature_n help_n friend_n etc._n etc._n stand_v we_o in_o stead_n it_o be_v god_n that_o give_v they_o both_o heart_n and_o power_n to_o use_v indirect_a mean_n be_v to_o blast_v mean_n and_o render_v they_o ineffectual_a it_o be_v true_a that_o god_n sometime_o permit_v many_o to_o flourish_v not_o only_o in_o their_o sinful_a course_n but_o by_o their_o sinful_a course_n this_o be_v asaph_n temptation_n psal_n 73._o but_o alas_o much_o better_o will_v it_o have_v be_v for_o such_o rather_o to_o have_v be_v without_o their_o comfort_n than_o to_o have_v purchase_v they_o thus_o 2._o this_o kind_n of_o carriage_n in_o stead_n of_o relieve_v we_o in_o our_o distress_n do_v but_o 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