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occasion_n of_o a_o world_n of_o wickedness_n and_o it_o be_v exclaim_v against_o as_o very_o offensive_a and_o inexcusable_a isa_n 1._o 2_o 3._o hear_v o_o heaven_n and_o give_v ear_n o_o earth_n for_o the_o lord_n have_v speak_v i_o have_v nourish_v and_o bring_v up_o child_n and_o they_o have_v rebel_v against_o i_o the_o ox_n know_v his_o owner_n and_o the_o ass_n his_o master_n crib_n but_o israel_n do_v not_o know_v my_o people_n do_v not_o consider_v now_o the_o more_o any_o consider_v what_o they_o do_v the_o great_a heed_n they_o will_v take_v to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n for_o this_o word_n counsel_n safe_o it_o direct_v and_o lead_v in_o the_o way_n of_o peace_n and_o truth_n and_o life_n prov._n 6._o 23._o for_o the_o commandment_n be_v a_o lamp_n and_o the_o law_n be_v light_a and_o reproof_n of_o instruction_n be_v the_o way_n of_o life_n 3._o the_o rod_n of_o affliction_n bring_v god_n to_o remembrance_n who_o the_o word_n be_v and_o god_n be_v remember_v his_o word_n be_v the_o more_o awful_o regard_v most_o man_n forget_v the_o lord_n all_o their_o day_n jer._n 2._o 32._o can_v a_o maid_n forget_v her_o ornament_n or_o a_o bride_n her_o attire_n yet_o my_o people_n have_v forget_v i_o day_n without_o number_n and_o forget_v the_o lord_n they_o forget_v themselves_o their_o duty_n and_o their_o interest_n affliction_n be_v a_o mean_n to_o bring_v god_n to_o mind_n and_o his_o hand_n be_v lift_v up_o and_o there_o be_v a_o rod_n in_o his_o hand_n there_o be_v a_o more_o heedful_a look_v into_o his_o word_n to_o know_v his_o pleasure_n and_o what_o be_v the_o ground_n of_o his_o present_a displeasure_n and_o controversy_n job_n be_v desirous_a to_o know_v his_o transgression_n and_o sin_n and_o wherefore_o it_o be_v that_o god_n hide_v his_o face_n and_o count_v he_o for_o his_o enemy_n job_n 13._o 23_o 24._o 4._o the_o rod_n of_o affliction_n bring_v iniquity_n to_o remembrance_n which_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n the_o very_a 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affliction_n bring_v death_n to_o remembrance_n and_o death_n bring_v the_o night_n when_o the_o work_n which_o the_o word_n of_o god_n call_v for_o can_v be_v do_v no_o more_o joh._n 9_o 4._o i_o must_v work_v the_o work_n of_o he_o that_o send_v i_o while_o it_o be_v day_n the_o night_n come_v when_o no_o man_n can_v work_v when_o a_o man_n serious_o meditate_v on_o death_n how_o wise_a will_v it_o make_v he_o he_o will_v number_v his_o day_n aright_o and_o do_v the_o work_n for_o which_o time_n and_o day_n be_v give_v he_o psal_n 90._o 12._o teach_v we_o so_o to_o number_v our_o day_n that_o we_o may_v apply_v our_o heart_n to_o wisdom_n and_o if_o death_n be_v bring_v to_o remembrance_n by_o affliction_n judgement_n which_o follow_v at_o the_o heel_n of_o death_n will_v also_o be_v think_v of_o and_o this_o judgement_n will_v be_v according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n for_o this_o book_n among_o other_o will_v be_v open_v at_o the_o great_a day_n and_o sentence_n pass_v 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the_o great_a change_n discourse_v of_o in_o a_o funeral_n sermon_n occasion_v by_o the_o death_n of_o mrs._n martha_n thompson_n late_a wife_n of_o captain_n william_n thompson_n in_o wapping_n on_o job_n 14._o 14._o all_o the_o day_n of_o my_o appoint_a time_n will_v i_o wait_v till_o my_o change_n come_v the_o good_a of_o affliction_n psalm_n 119._o 71._o it_o be_v good_a for_o i_o that_o i_o have_v be_v afflict_v that_o i_o may_v learn_v thy_o statute_n though_o i_o appear_v not_o in_o the_o face_n of_o this_o assembly_n as_o one_o rise_v from_o the_o dead_a yet_o as_o one_o raise_v from_o the_o very_a brink_n of_o the_o grave_a and_o be_o again_o send_v to_o preach_v the_o word_n of_o life_n the_o gospel_n of_o salvation_n since_o i_o be_v last_o in_o this_o place_n i_o have_v be_v bring_v very_o near_o to_o another_o world_n and_o when_o i_o have_v a_o clear_a view_n of_o it_o i_o find_v that_o god_n be_v all_o and_o that_o all_o this_o world_n be_v nothing_o less_o than_o 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