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their_o malice_n for_o every_o day_n they_o wrest_v and_o put_v what_o sense_n they_o please_v upon_o our_o word_n all_o their_o thought_n be_v against_o we_o for_o evil_a they_o conspire_v assemble_v lie_v in_o wait_n for_o we_o every_o word_n we_o speak_v every_o action_n we_o do_v they_o observe_v and_o mark_v that_o they_o may_v take_v away_o our_o life_n in_o these_o extremity_n we_o have_v no_o security_n vers._n 1_o but_o in_o thy_o mercy_n arise_v o_o lord_n and_o maintain_v thy_o own_o cause_n be_v merciful_a unto_o we_o defend_v thy_o truth_n and_o thy_o people_n that_o suffer_v for_o thy_o truth_n thou_o have_v make_v to_o we_o many_o precious_a promise_n upon_o which_o give_v we_o grace_v so_o to_o rely_v that_o whatsoever_o sadness_n hardship_n calamity_n fall_v upon_o we_o that_o we_o may_v trust_v in_o thy_o word_n and_o praise_v our_o god_n for_o that_o gracious_a word_n of_o protection_n that_o have_v proceed_v out_o of_o thy_o mouth_n why_o shall_v we_o be_v afraid_a what_o man_n can_v do_v unto_o we_o when_o thou_o have_v pass_v thy_o word_n to_o be_v our_o guardian_n it_o be_v not_o as_o the_o profane_a of_o the_o world_n imagine_v that_o thou_o hide_v away_o thy_o face_n and_o will_v not_o see_v for_o if_o we_o be_v in_o banishment_n and_o pursue_v thou_o tell_v every_o step_n we_o take_v if_o our_o eye_n drop_v down_o tear_n they_o be_v not_o lose_v for_o thou_o put_v they_o into_o thy_o bottle_n our_o sigh_n and_o groan_n be_v note_v in_o thy_o book_n when_o therefore_o now_o we_o be_v exile_n for_o thy_o sake_n and_o wander_v among_o a_o strange_a people_n bottle_n up_o our_o tear_n hear_v our_o groan_n register_v our_o sigh_n before_o we_o and_o turn_v back_o our_o enemy_n shall_v they_o escape_v by_o their_o iniquity_n in_o thy_o anger_n cast_v down_o the_o people_n o_o lord_n so_o shall_v we_o have_v just_a reason_n to_o praise_v our_o god_n for_o his_o word_n bind_v we_o be_v by_o duty_n bind_v we_o have_v ourselves_o by_o vow_n to_o do_v 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follow_a verse_n he_o shall_v send_v from_o heaven_n some_o miraculous_a way_n he_o shall_v do_v it_o send_v from_o heaven_n and_o save_v i_o from_o the_o reproach_n of_o he_o that_o will_v swallow_v i_o up_o selah_n god_n shall_v send_v forth_o his_o mercy_n and_o truth_n perform_v his_o word_n and_o merciful_o save_v i_o 3._o the_o three_o reason_n of_o his_o petition_n be_v danger_n be_v his_o great_a danger_n the_o extreme_a danger_n he_o be_v then_o in_o by_o a_o cruel_a and_o merciless_a enemy_n 1._o my_o soul_n be_v among_o lion_n a_o ravenous_a bloody_a creature_n ver._n 4_o 2._o i_o lie_v even_o among_o those_o that_o be_v set_v on_o fire_n their_o anger_n and_o hatred_n to_o i_o be_v implacable_a 3._o even_o among_o the_o son_n of_o man_n who_o tooth_n be_v spear_n and_o arrow_n and_o their_o tongue_n a_o sharp_a sword_n they_o calumniate_v i_o and_o wound_v deep_o than_o these_o weapon_n a_o spear_n wound_v near_o a_o arrow_n afar_o off_o a_o sword_n at_o hand_n near_a or_o far_o off_o they_o spare_v not_o to_o disgrace_v i_o fortiter_fw-la accusant_fw-la 4._o and_o now_o he_o draw_v a_o argument_n more_o strong_a than_o all_o the_o rest_n for_o he_o put_v god_n in_o mind_n of_o that_o which_o he_o will_v not_o part_v with_o honour_n with_o god_n honour_n his_o glory_n a_o glory_n it_o will_v be_v to_o he_o to_o be_v merciful_a to_o save_v and_o deliver_v and_o therefore_o he_o pray_v be_v thou_o exalt_v o_o god_n above_o the_o heaven_n and_o let_v thy_o glory_n be_v above_o all_o the_o earth_n that_o be_v show_v thy_o power_n and_o assert_v thy_o glory_n let_v not_o the_o wicked_a thus_o exult_v which_o if_o thou_o shall_v do_v thy_o glory_n will_v be_v conspicuous_a above_o in_o heaven_n and_o below_o over_o all_o the_o earth_n and_o then_o he_o fall_v again_o upon_o his_o complaint_n describe_v the_o practice_n of_o his_o enemy_n 1._o event_n he_o reiterate_v his_o danger_n but_o foretell_v the_o event_n they_o have_v prepare_v a_o net_n for_o my_o step_n insidiantur_fw-la as_o fowler_n 2._o so_o that_o my_o soul_n be_v bow_v down_o my_o life_n be_v in_o great_a danger_n 3._o they_o have_v dig_v a_o pit_n before_o i_o intend_v to_o take_v i_o as_o some_o wild_a beast_n but_o praise_v be_v god_n i_o foresee_v the_o event_n they_o be_v fall_v into_o the_o pit_n themselves_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d neque_fw-la enim_fw-la lex_fw-la justior_fw-la ulla_fw-la est_fw-la quam_fw-la necis_fw-la artificem_fw-la arte_fw-la perire_fw-la suâ_fw-la upon_o the_o confidence_n of_o which_o david_n give_v thanks_o of_o the_o three_o part_n for_o it_o give_v thanks_o which_o consist_v of_o which_o also_o may_v be_v a_o four_o argument_n for_o no_o such_o way_n to_o procure_v a_o new_a favour_n as_o to_o be_v thankful_a and_o by_o his_o example_n we_o may_v learn_v how_o to_o give_v thanks_o two_o especial_a point_n our_o thanksgiving_n must_v consist_v of_o and_o we_o meet_v with_o both_o of_o they_o here_o the_o first_o be_v commemoration_n the_o second_o annunciation_n 1._o he_o that_o will_v be_v thankful_a must_v treasure_n up_o in_o his_o heart_n and_o memory_n the_o courtesy_n that_o be_v do_v he_o commemoration_n he_o a_o commemoration_n so_o have_v david_n do_v and_o therefore_o he_o mention_n his_o heart_n and_o to_o make_v it_o more_o emphatical_a he_o name_v it_o again_o my_o heart_n 2._o affection_n 2._o a_o affection_n after_o he_o remember_v it_o he_o must_v be_v affect_v with_o it_o and_o resolve_v upon_o it_o so_o do_v david_n my_o heart_n be_v ready_a or_o else_o my_o heart_n be_v fix_v confirm_v i_o be_o in_o it_o to_o be_v thankful_a and_o i_o can_v be_v alter_v 3._o annunciation_n 3._o a_o annunciation_n it_o be_v not_o enough_o that_o a_o man_n carry_v about_o with_o he_o a_o thankful_a heart_n he_o must_v anunciare_v tell_v it_o abroad_o and_o make_v it_o know_v public_o what_o god_n have_v do_v for_o he_o joy_n he_o with_o joy_n yea_o and_o do_v it_o joyful_o too_o i_o will_v say_v david_n sing_v and_o give_v praise_n 4._o he_o must_v use_v all_o mean_n he_o can_v to_o make_v it_o know_v tongue_n psaltery_a and_o harp_n possible_a harp_n by_o all_o mean_n possible_a be_v all_o little_a enough_o whence_o by_o a_o apostrophe_n david_n turn_v to_o these_o awake_v my_o glory_n i.e._n tongue_n awake_a lute_n and_o harp_n i_o myself_o will_v awake_v 5._o fervency_n 5._o with_o fervency_n he_o must_v not_o do_v it_o in_o a_o sleepy_a manner_n but_o with_o contention_n and_o earnestness_n of_o spirit_n awake_v awake_a i_o will_v awake_v 6._o opportune_o 6._o opportune_o he_o must_v take_v the_o first_o opportunity_n to_o do_v it_o and_o not_o hang_v off_o and_o delay_v it_o i_o will_v awake_v early_o 7._o public_o 7._o public_o he_o must_v
show_v thy_o power_n severity_n and_o mercy_n all_o which_o shall_v breed_v in_o we_o fear_n and_o reverence_n but_o like_o those_o rebellious_a israelite_n we_o have_v not_o keep_v thy_o covenant_n nor_o walk_v in_o thy_o law_n we_o have_v forget_v thy_o work_n and_o thy_o wonder_n then_o do_v we_o have_v turn_v back_o we_o have_v tempt_v thou_o our_o god_n these_o ten_o time_n we_o have_v provoke_v and_o grieve_v the_o holy_a one_o of_o israel_n we_o have_v not_o remember_v thy_o hand_n nor_o the_o day_n when_o thou_o deliver_v we_o from_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o enemy_n of_o a_o truth_n lord_n when_o thy_o hand_n have_v be_v heavy_a upon_o we_o by_o the_o pestilence_n famine_n or_o sword_n when_o thou_o by_o any_o of_o thy_o severe_a judgement_n do_v stay_v we_o and_o bring_v we_o to_o the_o jaw_n of_o death_n than_o we_o seek_v thou_o than_o we_o return_v and_o inquire_v early_o after_o god_n than_o we_o remember_v that_o god_n be_v our_o rock_n and_o the_o high_a god_n our_o redeemer_n novertheless_o we_o do_v but_o flatter_v thou_o with_o our_o mouth_n and_o lie_v unto_o thou_o with_o our_o tongue_n for_o thy_o heavy_a hand_n be_v no_o soon_o remove_v but_o our_o obedience_n be_v at_o a_o end_n we_o have_v again_o rempt_v and_o provoke_v the_o most_o high_a god_n we_o have_v not_o keep_v thy_o testimony_n but_o turn_v back_o and_o deal_v unfaithful_o with_o our_o father_n thou_o own_o people_n be_v not_o more_o contumacious_a israel_n not_o more_o stubborn_a forgetful_a wilful_a than_o we_o have_v be_v if_o they_o dissemble_v with_o thou_o we_o have_v do_v the_o like_a if_o they_o provoke_v grieve_v tempt_v thou_o we_o have_v do_v the_o like_a our_o great_a deliverance_n have_v not_o wrought_v upon_o we_o thy_o apparent_a judgement_n have_v not_o better_v we_o thy_o return_n of_o mercy_n have_v stiffen_v our_o hard_a heart_n woe_n be_v to_o we_o for_o our_o infidelity_n and_o disobedience_n whither_o shall_v we_o fly_v to_o who_o shall_v we_o go_v be_v 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mere_a compassion_n pardon_n and_o forgive_v our_o iniquity_n and_o destroy_v not_o the_o work_n of_o thy_o own_o hand_n raise_v we_o by_o the_o power_n of_o thy_o spirit_n and_o confirm_v we_o in_o thy_o truth_n that_o there_o never_o may_v be_v in_o we_o hereafter_o a_o heart_n of_o unbelief_n never_o let_v we_o depart_v from_o the_o live_a god_n or_o harden_v our_o heart_n from_o thy_o fear_n the_o natural_a branch_n be_v break_v off_o and_o we_o who_o be_v slip_n of_o the_o wild_a olive_n be_v graff_v in_o of_o which_o we_o have_v not_o so_o much_o reason_n to_o boast_v as_o to_o tremble_v lest_o that_o thou_o who_o have_v refuse_v the_o tribe_n of_o joseph_n and_o cast_v aside_o the_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n for_o their_o ingratitude_n rebellion_n impiety_n and_o disobedience_n shall_v upon_o the_o same_o ground_n reject_v we_o also_o we_o will_v not_o boast_v against_o the_o natural_a branch_n but_o come_v before_o thou_o with_o fear_n and_o hope_n with_o fear_n lest_o what_o 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servant_n david_n from_o his_o low_a condition_n to_o guide_v thy_o people_n and_o rule_v thy_o inheritance_n and_o let_v the_o power_n of_o thy_o spirit_n be_v so_o effectual_a in_o he_o that_o he_o may_v feed_v thy_o people_n according_a to_o the_o integrity_n of_o his_o heart_n and_o guide_v they_o prudent_o with_o all_o his_o might_n so_o shall_v we_o who_o be_v the_o sheep_n of_o thy_o pasture_n give_v thou_o thanks_o for_o ever_o and_o ever_o psal._n lxxix_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o psalm_n be_v compose_v when_o the_o church_n be_v oppress_v as_o some_o conceive_v by_o antiochus_n certain_a it_o be_v it_o be_v in_o a_o very_a distress_a condition_n and_o it_o have_v these_o part_n viz._n 1._o a_o complaint_n for_o the_o desolation_n of_o jerusalem_n from_o vers_fw-la 1._o to_o 5._o 2._o a_o deprecation_n of_o god_n anger_n vers_fw-la 5._o 3._o a_o twofold_a petition_n 1._o against_o the_o enemy_n of_o the_o church_n vers_fw-la 6_o 7_o 10_o 11_o 12._o 2._o for_o the_o church_n vers_fw-la 8_o 9_o 4._o a_o doxology_n vers_fw-la 13._o 1._o the_o complaint_n be_v very_o bitter_a and_o rise_v by_o many_o degree_n 〈◊〉_d the_o first_o part_n the_o complaint_n bitter_a and_o amplify_v by_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1._o o_o god_n the_o heathen_a be_v come_v into_o thy_o inheritance_n the_o antithesis_fw-la be_v elegant_a the_o heathen_a those_o wolf_n impure_a beast_n be_v come_v into_o thy_o land_n thy_o peculiar_a 2._o thy_o holy_a temple_n have_v they_o defile_v vers._n 1_o profane_v the_o place_n consecrate_v to_o thy_o service_n 3._o they_o have_v lay_v jerusalem_n on_o heap_n funditus_fw-la deleverunt_fw-la vers._n 2_o 4._o their_o cruelty_n they_o have_v exercise_v upon_o the_o dead_a the_o dead_a body_n of_o thy_o servant_n have_v they_o give_v to_o be_v meat_n to_o the_o fowl_n of_o the_o air_n the_o flesh_n of_o thy_o saint_n to_o the_o beast_n of_o the_o land_n vers._n 3_o 5._o a_o second_o part_n of_o their_o cruelty_n be_v that_o they_o 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soever_o you_o live_v see_v that_o you_o trust_v in_o the_o lord_n and_o that_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n for_o he_o will_v be_v their_o help_n and_o their_o shield_n also_o in_o every_o nation_n those_o that_o fear_v he_o and_o do_v righteousness_n be_v accept_v of_o he_o he_o will_v be_v a_o lord_n protector_n even_o to_o these_o as_o to_o job_n naaman_n etc._n etc._n 3._o and_o that_o his_o exhortation_n to_o trust_v in_o god_n may_v take_v the_o deep_a root_n it_o the_o three_o part_n the_o blessing_n upon_o it_o he_o tell_v all_o three_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v no_o loser_n by_o it_o for_o it_o be_v it_o that_o have_v and_o will_v bring_v a_o blessing_n upon_o they_o for_o god_n do_v not_o use_v to_o forget_v those_o that_o trust_v in_o he_o but_o he_o have_v be_v mindful_a of_o we_o ver._n 12_o and_o by_o a_o singular_a and_o especial_a providence_n and_o care_n of_o we_o he_o have_v show_v it_o and_o he_o will_v show_v it_o to_o every_o one_o of_o you_o 1._o to_o you_o of_o 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down_o at_o last_o and_o deliver_v we_o merit_v there_o be_v none_o on_o our_o part_n why_o thou_o shall_v do_v it_o for_o we_o and_o therefore_o it_o must_v be_v mercy_n merit_v there_o be_v too_o much_o on_o our_o part_n why_o thou_o shall_v not_o do_v it_o and_o therefore_o if_o it_o be_v do_v it_o must_v be_v thy_o truth_n thy_o word_n pass_v to_o thy_o servant_n that_o move_v thou_o to_o it_o we_o destre_fw-fr not_o that_o any_o part_n of_o this_o work_n be_v attribute_v to_o we_o but_o that_o the_o honour_n of_o it_o be_v whole_o thou_o not_o unto_o we_o o_o lord_n not_o unto_o we_o but_o unto_o thy_o name_n which_o be_v now_o blasheme_v and_o vilify_v ver._n 3_o give_v the_o glory_n for_o thy_o mercy_n and_o for_o thy_o truth_n sake_n make_v they_o know_v that_o have_v so_o long_o trust_v in_o lie_a vanity_n and_o worship_v the_o imagination_n of_o their_o own_o heart_n that_o our_o god_n be_v in_o heaven_n that_o he_o have_v do_v whatsoever_o please_v he_o that_o as_o it_o 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