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will_n and_o the_o liberty_n of_o man_n will_n can_v stand_v together_o to_o ask_v the_o reason_n why_o he_o suffer_v the_o gentile_n to_o walk_v in_o the_o vanity_n of_o their_o own_o mind_n so_o long_a a_o time_n why_o he_o suffer_v the_o church_n to_o lie_v as_o it_o do_v at_o this_o time_n for_o we_o may_v say_v as_o gideon_n do_v if_o the_o lord_n be_v with_o we_o why_o be_v we_o thus_o and_o thus_o why_o the_o church_n of_o the_o grecian_n those_o famous_a church_n why_o the_o golden_a candlestick_n be_v remove_v from_o they_o these_o and_o all_o other_o such_o we_o must_v be_v content_a to_o be_v ignorant_a of_o he_o do_v not_o reveal_v himself_o full_o in_o this_o life_n thou_o can_v not_o see_v i_o and_o live_v say_v god_n to_o moses_n the_o meaning_n be_v this_o the_o vale_n of_o mortality_n do_v hide_v we_o it_o cover_v god_n from_o we_o when_o that_o shall_v be_v lay_v aside_o we_o shall_v know_v all_o these_o thing_n and_o therefore_o we_o must_v be_v content_a to_o stay_v 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in_o isai._n 45.9_o 45.9_o woe_n unto_o he_o that_o strive_v with_o his_o maker_n let_v the_o potsherd_v strive_v with_o the_o potsherd_n of_o the_o earth_n shall_v the_o clay_n say_v to_o he_o that_o make_v it_o what_o make_v thou_o the_o meaning_n of_o it_o be_v this_o we_o shall_v be_v content_a to_o let_v god_n alone_o not_o to_o inquire_v into_o all_o his_o action_n into_o the_o ground_n and_o reason_n of_o all_o his_o work_n let_v the_o potsherd_n strive_v with_o the_o potsherd_n of_o the_o earth_n if_o thou_o have_v to_o do_v with_o man_n one_o like_o thyself_o than_o thou_o may_v murmur_v with_o he_o and_o ask_v he_o why_o do_v thou_o so_o but_o what_o have_v thou_o todoe_a with_o the_o lord_n shall_v the_o clay_n say_v to_o he_o that_o make_v it_o why_o do_v thou_o so_o this_o similitude_n of_o clay_n do_v not_o by_o a_o thousand_o part_n express_v that_o distance_n that_o be_v between_o god_n and_o we_o and_o therefore_o we_o shall_v do_v thus_o stand_v upon_o the_o shore_n 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for_o we_o be_v not_o able_a to_o do_v it_o vanity_n psal._n 37.5_o 37.5_o he_o will_v bring_v it_o to_o pass_v there_o the_o lord_n take_v it_o as_o peculiar_a to_o he_o only_o therefore_o in_o isai._n 26.12_o you_o may_v compare_v they_o both_o together_o it_o be_v say_v there_o 26.12_o lord_n thou_o will_v ordain_v peace_n for_o we_o for_o thou_o also_o have_v wrought_v all_o our_o work_n in_o we_o the_o scope_n of_o this_o place_n be_v this_o other_o man_n say_v he_o they_o forget_v god_n they_o carry_v themselves_o aloft_o but_o it_o be_v he_o that_o will_v ordain_v we_o peace_n though_o none_o else_o shall_v put_v his_o hand_n to_o it_o it_o be_v he_o that_o do_v all_o our_o work_n for_o we_o not_o our_o especial_a work_n only_o but_o all_o it_o be_v not_o any_o man_n or_o any_o creature_n that_o do_v they_o it_o be_v he_o that_o work_v all_o our_o work_n for_o we_o and_o if_o we_o do_v believe_v this_o we_o shall_v look_v upon_o he_o with_o another_o eye_n and_o serve_v he_o 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