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ground_n 1._o indè_fw-la locum_fw-la non_fw-la habent_fw-la contumacium_fw-la murmurae_fw-la querelarum_fw-la quia_fw-la quod_fw-la deus_fw-la fieri_fw-la voluit_fw-la constat_fw-la non_fw-la aliter_fw-la fieri_fw-la debuisse_fw-la quam_fw-la voluit_fw-la ambros_n de_fw-fr vocat_fw-la gent._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 1._o or_o in_o open_a view_n for_o that_o which_o god_n do_v yet_o wisdom_n be_v still_o justify_v of_o her_o child_n and_o all_o that_o god_n do_v must_v needs_o be_v very_o good_a even_o because_o he_o do_v it_o and_o therefore_o you_o see_v when_o david_n have_v perfect_o recover_v himself_o here_o and_o clear_o overcome_v the_o temptation_n that_o he_o be_v under_o he_o spend_v all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o psalm_n in_o abase_v himself_o and_o set_v up_o god_n i_o be_v foolish_a say_v he_o and_o i_o be_v ignorant_a and_o i_o be_v as_o a_o beast_n before_o thou_o but_o yet_o nevertheless_o i_o be_o continual_o with_o thou_o thou_o have_v hold_v i_o by_o my_o right_a hand_n thou_o shall_v guide_v i_o with_o thy_o counsel_n and_o afterward_o receive_v i_o to_o glory_n who_o have_v i_o in_o heaven_n but_o thou_o and_o there_o be_v none_o upon_o earth_n that_o i_o desire_v beside_o thou_o my_o flesh_n and_o my_o heart_n fail_v but_o god_n be_v the_o strength_n of_o my_o heart_n and_o my_o portion_n for_o ever_o and_o it_o be_v good_a for_o i_o to_o draw_v near_o unto_o he_o etc._n etc._n and_o this_o may_v we_o also_o do_v look_v what_o david_n here_o do_v the_o same_o may_v we_o do_v it_o be_v not_o only_o lawful_a but_o necessary_a for_o we_o to_o do_v the_o same_o we_o may_v blame_v our_o self_n but_o we_o must_v not_o blame_v our_o god_n we_o may_v accuse_v ourselves_o but_o we_o must_v not_o accuse_v he_o we_o may_v utter_v complaint_n to_o god_n but_o why_o shall_v we_o mention_v any_o complaint_n against_o god_n either_o direct_o or_o indirect_o when_o you_o be_v sick_a or_o when_o you_o be_v weak_a or_o when_o you_o be_v poor_a when_o you_o be_v wrong_v or_o when_o you_o be_v oppress_v injurious_o deal_v with_o in_o any_o kind_n you_o may_v complain_v to_o god_n that_o be_v very_o lawful_a but_o you_o must_v not_o complain_v of_o god_n for_o that_o be_v very_o sinful_a and_o indeed_o unreasonable_a for_o he_o can_v do_v you_o no_o wrong_n he_o be_v my_o rock_n say_v the_o psalmist_n and_o there_o be_v no_o unrighteousness_n in_o he_o psal_n 92.15_o he_o be_v and_o can_v be_v no_o otherwise_o then_o righteous_a in_o all_o his_o way_n and_o holy_a in_o all_o his_o work_n 4._o work_n est_fw-la autem_fw-la deus_fw-la per_fw-la svam_fw-la essentiam_fw-la bone_fw-la sicut_fw-la &_o per_fw-la candem_fw-la lux_fw-la est_fw-la ergo_fw-la sicuti_fw-la ita_fw-la est_fw-la lux_fw-la ut_fw-la tenebrae_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la non_fw-la sint_fw-la ullae_fw-la sic_fw-la ita_fw-la est_fw-la bone_fw-la ut_fw-la nihil_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la queat_fw-la esse_fw-la mali_fw-la zanch._n de_fw-fr nat._n dei_fw-la l._n 4._o c._n 1._o thes_n 4._o as_o he_o be_v so_o light_a that_o there_o can_v be_v darkness_n in_o he_o so_o he_o be_v so_o good_a that_o there_o can_v be_v no_o evil_a in_o he_o second_o you_o may_v observe_v from_o hence_o likewise_o that_o a_o man_n seldom_o or_o never_o know_v the_o bottom_n of_o his_o own_o heart_n he_o be_v seldom_o acquaint_v with_o the_o weakness_n the_o folly_n the_o ignorance_n temptation_n the_o saint_n advantage_n by_o temptation_n the_o bruitishness_n of_o his_o own_o spirit_n till_o he_o come_v to_o be_v try_v and_o hard_o put_v to_o it_o in_o one_o case_n or_o another_o that_o hour_n of_o temptation_n that_o be_v here_o upon_o david_n that_o draw_v forth_o this_o humble_a confeseion_n or_o acknowledgement_n from_o he_o so_o foolish_a be_v i_o and_o ignorant_a and_o even_o as_o a_o beast_n before_o thou_o those_o hard_a chapter_n and_o dark_a lesson_n and_o obscure_a text_n that_o the_o people_n of_o god_n meet_v with_o sometime_o in_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o sometime_o in_o his_o work_n these_o thing_n discover_v to_o they_o and_o withal_o they_o put_v they_o upon_o admire_v the_o unconceivable_a depth_n of_o god_n wisdom_n and_o the_o extreme_a shallowness_n of_o their_o own_o wisdom_n and_o then_o in_o the_o three_o place_n we_o see_v here_o likewise_o the_o ingenuity_n of_o holy_a man_n former_o former_o the_o ingenuity_n and_o faithfulness_n of_o holy_a man_n former_o and_o how_o faithful_a they_o be_v not_o only_o in_o keep_v a_o register_n themselves_o but_o in_o give_v we_o a_o register_n also_o even_o of_o their_o fail_n which_o be_v a_o very_a great_a advantage_n to_o we_o if_o right_o interpret_v in_o very_a many_o respect_n as_o in_o this_o very_a particular_a here_o that_o we_o be_v now_o upon_o if_o such_o a_o man_n as_o david_n when_o he_o come_v to_o be_v tempt_v here_o in_o david_n here_o if_o he_o have_v cause_n to_o say_v so_o foolish_a be_v i_o and_o ignorant_a and_o even_o as_o a_o beast_n before_o thou_o and_o if_o such_o a_o man_n as_o agur_n 3._o in_o agur_n prov._n 30.2_o 3._o a_o man_n so_o eminent_a for_o wisdom_n as_o he_o be_v if_o he_o find_v cause_n to_o say_v as_o there_o he_o do_v prov._n 30.2_o 3._o sure_o i_o more_o brutish_a than_o any_o man_n i_o have_v not_o the_o understanding_n of_o a_o man_n i_o have_v neither_o learned_a wisdom_n neither_o have_v i_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o holy_a i_o say_v if_o these_o man_n find_v so_o much_o fault_n with_o themselves_o and_o if_o they_o see_v so_o much_o defectiveness_n in_o themselves_o in_o point_n of_o wisdom_n then_o what_o may_v we_o say_v of_o ourselves_o that_o be_v so_o far_o short_a of_o they_o how_o much_o more_o ought_v we_o to_o be_v humble_v upon_o the_o very_a same_o consideration_n but_o i_o pass_v that_o also_o though_o very_o considerable_a by_o we_o at_o all_o time_n and_o especial_o now_o at_o this_o time_n wherein_o we_o be_v solemn_o meet_v to_o humble_v ourselves_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o i_o do_v not_o know_v any_o thing_n that_o can_v be_v mention_v of_o a_o more_o abase_v nature_n than_o this_o very_a consideration_n that_o have_v now_o be_v suggest_v but_o in_o the_o four_o place_n we_o see_v likewise_o from_o hence_o how_o far_o even_o good_a man_n may_v sometime_o fall_v short_a in_o their_o present_a apprehension_n dispensation_n godly_a man_n may_v sometime_o fail_v and_o fall_v short_a in_o their_o apprehension_n concern_v divine_a and_o heavenly_a dispensation_n concern_v divine_a and_o heavenly_a dispensation_n if_o a_o man_n have_v go_v to_o david_n here_o before_o he_o receive_v satisfaction_n himself_o to_o have_v consult_v with_o he_o or_o to_o have_v take_v his_o judgement_n concern_v the_o estate_n of_o the_o wicked_a and_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o godly_a in_o all_o likelihood_n he_o will_v have_v give_v out_o very_o dangerous_a counsel_n and_o such_o as_o peter_n give_v unto_o christ_n when_o he_o wish_v he_o by_o all_o mean_n to_o decline_v his_o suffering_n when_o christ_n speak_v of_o suffer_v many_o thing_n and_o of_o be_v kill_v and_o raise_v again_o the_o three_o day_n far_o be_v it_o from_o thou_o lord_n say_v peter_n this_o shall_v not_o be_v unto_o thou_o matth._n 16.22_o 16.22_o mat._n 16.22_o how_o mighty_o be_v peter_n mistake_v in_o that_o case_n and_o david_n in_o this_o until_o he_o go_v into_o the_o sanctuary_n of_o god_n but_o to_o leave_v that_o also_o and_o in_o the_o five_o and_o last_o place_n since_o we_o see_v clear_o from_o hence_o what_o it_o be_v that_o trouble_v we_o and_o that_o frequent_o cause_v we_o to_o miscarry_v let_v we_o therefore_o consider_v of_o some_o way_n whereby_o we_o may_v get_v above_o this_o ignorance_n and_o folly_n and_o bruitishness_n of_o spirit_n that_o the_o text_n here_o speak_v of_o for_o certain_o can_v we_o but_o do_v so_o we_o shall_v thereby_o ease_v our_o spirit_n of_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o sorrow_n and_o trouble_n that_o now_o they_o be_v obnoxious_a unto_o ignorances_n the_o way_n to_o ease_v our_o spirit_n of_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o trouble_n be_v to_o get_v above_o our_o own_o ignorances_n by_o reason_n of_o these_o thing_n what_o say_v david_n in_o the_o text_n here_o my_o heart_n be_v grieve_v and_o i_o be_v prick_v in_o my_o reins_o and_o then_o he_o go_v on_o with_o this_o as_o the_o cause_n of_o it_o so_o foolish_a be_v i_o and_o ignorant_a now_o for_o the_o avoid_n of_o this_o among_o we_o this_o ignorance_n and_o folly_n the_o only_a way_n be_v avoid_v ignorance_n and_o folly_n how_o to_o be_v avoid_v to_o inquire_v after_o wisdom_n and_o to_o search_v for_o understanding_n according_a to_o that_o of_o solomon_n prov._n 4.7_o 4.7_o prov._n 4.7_o wisdom_n be_v the_o principal_a thing_n and_o therefore_o get_v wisdom_n and_o with_o all_o thy_o get_n get_v understanding_n consideration_n wisdom_n move_v for_o upon_o