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down_o of_o the_o same_o his_o 11._o mal._n 1._o 11._o name_n may_v be_v great_a among_o the_o gentile_n and_o in_o every_o place_n incense_n may_v be_v offer_v to_o his_o name_n and_o a_o pure_a offering_n and_o his_o name_n may_v be_v great_a among_o the_o heathen_a 2._o the_o blasphemy_n of_o god_n name_n occasion_v by_o the_o wicked_n mistake_n and_o misinterpretation_n of_o his_o providence_n it_o please_v the_o lord_n often_o to_o obscure_v his_o way_n psam_fw-la 77._o 19_o and_o his_o providence_n seem_v for_o a_o time_n to_o savour_v the_o wicked_a psal_n 73._o 3_o 4_o 5._o job_n 21._o 8-14_a hence_o they_o gather_v sad_a conclusion_n dishourable_a to_o god_n discourage_a to_o the_o godly_a though_o at_o last_o destructive_a to_o themselves_o and_o hereby_o god_n glory_n be_v for_o the_o present_a much_o eclipse_v when_o god_n seem_v to_o savour_v the_o wicked_a and_o to_o frown_v upon_o his_o own_o people_n when_o they_o that_o work_n wickedness_n 15._o mal._n 3._o 15._o be_v 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it_o in_o his_o providence_n that_o man_n may_v be_v force_v to_o say_v very_o there_o be_v a_o reward_n for_o the_o righteous_a very_o he_o be_v a_o god_n that_o judge_v in_o the_o earth_n psalm_n 58._o ult_n 3._o the_o profaneness_n atheism_n impiety_n and_o all_o manner_n of_o iniquity_n that_o reign_v among_o those_o that_o profess_v and_o call_v upon_o his_o name_n how_o do_v the_o vile_a miscarriage_n of_o those_o that_o profess_v themselves_o worshipper_n of_o the_o true_a god_n obscure_v his_o glory_n and_o make_v his_o name_n to_o stink_v among_o pagan_n and_o idolater_n this_o therefore_o we_o shall_v with_o all_o earnestness_n beseech_v the_o majesty_n of_o heaven_n that_o all_o that_o name_n his_o name_n may_v depart_v from_o 19_o 2_o tim._n 2._o 19_o iniquity_n that_o the_o wickedness_n of_o the_o wicked_a may_v in_o this_o sense_n come_v to_o a_o end_n that_o there_o may_v be_v no_o root_n among_o we_o that_o bear_v gall_n and_o wormwood_n deut._n 29._o 18._o that_o no_o 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tim._n 5._o 8._o gen._n 41._o 34._o 2_o cor._n 12._o 14._o but_o we_o must_v neither_o immoderate_o thirst_n after_o nor_o excessive_o hoard_v up_o these_o earthly_a thing_n nor_o shall_v we_o murmur_v or_o repine_v if_o we_o have_v not_o in_o our_o hand_n a_o visible_a sufficiency_n for_o life_n much_o good_n and_o those_o lay_v up_o and_o that_o for_o many_o year_n be_v the_o rich_a man_n fin_n and_o folly_n and_o especial_o that_o he_o do_v thereupon_o charm_v his_o soul_n into_o a_o sleep_n of_o carnal_a confidence_n and_o security_n luk._n 12._o 19_o 6._o and_o than_o what_o we_o ask_v must_v be_v in_o a_o way_n of_o beg_v not_o claim_v it_o be_v give_v not_o pay_v we_o and_o we_o must_v withal_o remember_v our_o usual_a say_n beggar_n must_v not_o be_v chooser_n he_o that_o deserve_v nothing_o and_o worse_o than_o nothing_o shall_v be_v thankful_a for_o every_o thing_n remember_v we_o have_v forfeit_v all_o it_o be_v indulgence_n if_o any_o thing_n be_v give_v we_o it_o be_v 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