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consider_v that_o it_o may_v seem_v rather_o to_o be_v speak_v to_o the_o apostle_n hear_v he_o etc._n etc._n it_o be_v say_v to_o be_v speak_v of_o christ_n not_o because_o he_o alone_o hear_v it_o for_o peter_n james_n and_o john_n hear_v the_o voice_n when_o it_o come_v from_o heaven_n as_o be_v with_o he_o in_o the_o holy_a mount_n but_o rather_o because_o this_o voice_n do_v principal_o concern_v christ_n himself_o as_o namely_o to_o testify_v that_o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o that_o he_o be_v belove_v of_o god_n and_o that_o in_o he_o god_n be_v well_o please_v yea_o it_o be_v send_v especial_o to_o honour_n christ_n and_o to_o comfort_v he_o when_o such_o a_o voice_n come_v whence_o observe_v that_o doctrine_n doctrine_n god_n have_v his_o time_n and_o season_n to_o put_v honour_n upon_o his_o child_n though_o for_o a_o time_n he_o suffer_v they_o to_o be_v debase_v and_o scorn_v we_o see_v it_o in_o this_o example_n christ_n be_v first_o many_o way_n debase_v both_o by_o his_o incarnation_n and_o by_o many_o persecution_n but_o when_o the_o voice_n come_v from_o heaven_n at_o his_o transfiguration_n than_o he_o receive_v honour_n thus_o it_o be_v also_o with_o joseph_n he_o be_v first_o sell_v by_o his_o brethren_n gen._n 38.28_o then_o accuse_v false_o by_o his_o mistress_n gen._n 39.17_o then_o cast_v into_o prison_n by_o his_o master_n ge._n 39.20_o and_o there_o keep_v till_o the_o iron_n enter_v into_o his_o soul_n psal_n 105.18_o but_o afterward_o in_o due_a season_n he_o be_v high_o exalt_v and_o make_v the_o second_o man_n in_o the_o kingdom_n psal_n 105.20_o but_o this_o be_v in_o the_o time_n when_o his_o word_n come_v that_o be_v at_o god_n time_n appoint_v psal_n 105.19_o reason_n reason_n and_o god_n do_v give_v to_o his_o child_n honour_v in_o due_a time_n first_o for_o the_o fulfil_n of_o his_o promise_n for_o he_o have_v promise_v that_o though_o they_o be_v for_o a_o time_n among_o the_o poor_a yet_o they_o shall_v be_v as_o the_o wing_n of_o a_o dove_n psal_n 68_o and_o god_n promise_n can_v fail_v second_o the_o lord_n be_v careful_a that_o his_o child_n shall_v not_o put_v forth_o their_o hand_n to_o wickedness_n psalm_n 125.3_o and_o therefore_o will_v not_o suffer_v the_o rod_n of_o the_o wicked_a to_o rest_v upon_o the_o back_n of_o the_o righteous_a three_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o have_v the_o spirit_n of_o his_o child_n to_o fail_v before_o he_o and_o therefore_o he_o will_v not_o contend_v for_o ever_o esay_n 57.16_o use_v use_v this_o may_v be_v a_o terror_n to_o the_o wicked_a which_o labour_n to_o dishonour_v the_o godly_a let_v they_o know_v god_n have_v a_o time_n to_o honour_v his_o child_n maugre_o the_o malice_n of_o satan_n and_o all_o his_o instrument_n 2._o use_v 2._o second_o let_v all_o god_n child_n be_v of_o good_a comfort_n though_o they_o suffer_v reproach_n for_o a_o time_n god_n have_v a_o time_n wherein_o to_o give_v they_o honour_n such_o a_o voice_n whence_o note_n further_a that_o doctrine_n doctrine_n rather_o than_o god_n child_n shall_v want_v honour_n god_n will_v give_v they_o honour_n by_o extraordinary_a mean_n this_o be_v manifest_a not_o only_o out_o of_o the_o text_n wherein_o we_o see_v god_n send_v a_o extraordinary_a voice_n to_o honour_n christ_n but_o also_o out_o of_o luke_n 19.40_o if_o these_o shall_v hold_v their_o peace_n the_o stone_n will_v cry_v wherein_o be_v mean_v that_o if_o people_n and_o child_n have_v not_o cry_v hosanna_n in_o honour_n of_o christ_n the_o very_a stone_n shall_v have_v cry_v it_o rather_o than_o christ_n shall_v have_v lose_v his_o honour_n objection_n objection_n yea_o but_o some_o may_v possible_o say_v we_o be_v not_o at_o these_o day_n to_o expect_v extraordinary_a work_n we_o be_v not_o indeed_o to_o expect_v miraculous_a work_n but_o where_o ordinary_a mean_n fail_v we_o may_v safe_o expect_v extraordinary_a have_v not_o god_n deal_v extraordinary_o in_o mercy_n with_o this_o land_n in_o deliver_v of_o it_o from_o the_o spanish_a invasion_n in_o the_o year_n one_o thousand_o five_o hundred_o eighty_o and_o eight_o and_o from_o the_o papist_n gunpowder-plot_n afterward_o yes_o very_o use_v use_v let_v this_o therefore_o teach_v we_o never_o to_o cast_v away_o our_o confidence_n god_n be_v able_a to_o work_v by_o mean_n or_o without_o mean_n yea_o where_o ordinary_a mean_n fail_v he_o be_v able_a to_o raise_v up_o extraordinary_a from_o the_o excellent_a glory_n whence_o observe_v that_o doctrine_n doctrine_n god_n dwell_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o excellent_a glory_n yea_o of_o such_o glory_n as_o become_v his_o greatness_n all_o this_o the_o word_n in_o the_o original_a do_v imply_v and_o for_o further_a proof_n i_o refer_v you_o to_o that_o in_o 1._o tim._n 6.16_o where_o it_o be_v say_v that_o god_n dwell_v in_o that_o light_n which_o no_o man_n can_v approach_v unto_o where_o by_o light_n we_o be_v to_o understand_v glory_n as_o by_o glory_n we_o be_v to_o understand_v light_n in_o 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