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the_o measure_n of_o our_o cross_n &_o temptation_n so_o of_o who_o we_o shall_v have_v it_o namely_o of_o god_n for_o they_o pray_v to_o he_o for_o it_o and_o say_v the_o lord_n strengthen_v thou_o out_o of_o zion_n he_o have_v the_o heart_n of_o all_o in_o his_o hand_n to_o order_v at_o his_o pleasure_n and_o if_o he_o give_v strength_n then_o shall_v we_o be_v strong_a and_o if_o he_o withdraw_v his_o hand_n from_o we_o and_o cast_v fear_n upon_o we_o if_o we_o be_v as_o stout_a as_o lion_n before_o we_o shall_v be_v as_o weak_a as_o water_n and_o this_o true_o as_o it_o be_v a_o great_a punishment_n to_o be_v too_o fearful_a so_o god_n have_v threaten_v to_o cast_v it_o upon_o they_o that_o break_v his_o law_n and_o contrary_a to_o be_v of_o a_o good_a courage_n as_o it_o be_v a_o singular_a fruit_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n so_o god_n have_v promise_v to_o give_v it_o to_o those_o that_o keep_v his_o law_n 26.7_o levit._fw-la 26.7_o for_o it_o be_v thus_o write_v if_o you_o 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shall_v i_o help_v thou_o with_o the_o barn_n or_o with_o the_o winepress_a he_o say_v that_o he_o can_v not_o help_v she_o in_o this_o famine_n unless_o the_o lord_n do_v help_v by_o send_v and_o bless_v the_o mean_n as_o afterward_o he_o do_v so_o when_o we_o seek_v unto_o the_o physician_n and_o cry_v to_o they_o for_o help_v they_o may_v answer_v or_o we_o for_o they_o that_o they_o can_v help_v we_o unless_o god_n help_v 19.8_o god_n can_v help_v we_o and_o heal_v we_o when_o all_o mean_n do_v fail_v us._n deut._n 9.9_o 1._o king_n 19.8_o but_o on_o the_o contrary_a when_o all_o mean_n fail_v we_o god_n can_v defend_v we_o if_o it_o please_v he_o from_o all_o danger_n for_o he_o make_v all_o of_o nothing_o therefore_o he_o can_v do_v any_o thing_n without_o they_o he_o that_o preserve_v moses_n and_o helias_n forty_o day_n without_o meat_n and_o drink_v can_v preserve_v we_o when_o all_o mean_n fail_v us._n jesus_n christ_n who_o in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o flesh_n heal_v all_o 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the_o more_o may_v we_o be_v assure_v of_o it_o david_n here_o in_o this_o psalm_n be_v privy_a to_o the_o goodness_n of_o his_o own_o heart_n that_o in_o sincerity_n and_o truth_n he_o desire_v to_o please_v god_n be_v bold_a to_o commend_v his_o desire_n unto_o the_o people_n that_o they_o may_v commend_v they_o to_o god_n man_n and_o such_o we_o may_v commend_v unto_o man_n that_o he_o will_v grant_v they_o if_o then_o we_o will_v have_v our_o prayer_n hear_v and_o also_o have_v any_o comfort_n in_o the_o prayer_n of_o other_o for_o we_o let_v we_o have_v no_o wicked_a or_o ungodly_a desire_n nothing_o contrary_a to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n for_o such_o desire_v we_o can_v neither_o ourselves_o commend_v unto_o god_n nor_o any_o other_o for_o we_o neither_o will_v he_o fulfil_v they_o if_o we_o shall_v and_o here_o that_o we_o may_v not_o wander_v and_o go_v astray_o in_o our_o desire_n to_o our_o own_o heart_n our_o saviour_n christ_n have_v direct_v we_o in_o that_o form_n of_o 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unto_o thou_o and_o i_o have_v also_o give_v thou_o that_o which_o thou_o have_v not_o ask_v both_o riches_n and_o honour_n so_o that_o among_o the_o king_n there_o shall_v be_v none_o like_o unto_o thou_o all_o thy_o day_n this_o must_v teach_v we_o all_o to_o know_v the_o will_n of_o god_n that_o it_o may_v direct_v we_o in_o all_o thing_n even_o in_o our_o prayer_n that_o we_o do_v not_o rash_o hand_n over_o head_n ask_v we_o can_v tell_v what_o let_v we_o ask_v that_o that_o may_v further_o we_o in_o our_o salvation_n as_o the_o forgiveness_n of_o our_o sin_n it_o thus_o must_v we_o
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