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A35945 A brief explication of the other fifty Psalmes, from Ps. 50 to Ps. 100 by David Dickson ... Dickson, David, 1583?-1663. 1653 (1653) Wing D1396; ESTC R19237 330,684 408

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and_o kingdom_n of_o his_o dear_a son_n represent_v by_o the_o delivery_n of_o his_o people_n out_o of_o egypt_n shall_v move_v we_o to_o adhere_v to_o our_o redeemer_n and_o to_o aim_v at_o his_o service_n single_o i_o be_o thy_o god_n who_o bring_v thou_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n 4._o the_o fair_a allowance_n which_o god_n bestow_v upon_o his_o servant_n to_o wit_n ask_v and_o have_v shall_v tie_v our_o heart_n to_o su●…h_v a_o potent_a all-sufficient_a and_o gracious_a god_n open_v thy_o mouth_n wide_a and_o i_o will_v fill_v it_o 5._o it_o be_v the_o narrowness_n of_o our_o say_v and_o of_o our_o spiritual_a desire_n which_o hinder_v our_o felicity_n we_o be_v not_o straiten_v in_o god_n but_o in_o ourselves_o for_o his_o offer_n be_v open_v thy_o mouth_n wide_a and_o i_o will_v fill_v it_o the_o lord_n will_v give_v g●…e_n and_o glory_n and_o will_v withhold_v no_o good_a thing_n from_o they_o that_o w●…e_v up●…ightly_o and_o for_o this_o end_n he_o call_v for_o the_o 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change_v be_v to_o turn_v to_o god_n and_o to_o walk_v in_o his_o way_n if_o israel_n have_v walk_v in_o my_o way_n i_o shall_v have_v turn_v my_o hand_n against_o their_o adversary_n 3._o they_o that_o be_v enemy_n to_o the_o lord_n people_n be_v hater_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o where_o the_o profession_n of_o true_a religion_n and_o righteousness_n be_v hate_v there_o the_o quarrel_n be_v common_a to_o god_n with_o his_o people_n for_o their_o enemy_n be_v here_o call_v hater_n of_o god_n 4._o it_o be_v a_o benefit_n to_o god_n people_n and_o a_o point_n of_o glory_n to_o god_n when_o god_n enemy_n and_o they_o do_v submit_v themselves_o to_o god_n albeit_o but_o feign_o which_o good_a god_n people_n do_v hinder_v when_o they_o walk_v
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