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what_o the_o lord_n jehovah_n do_v fot_o thou_o it_o be_v for_o the_o best_a 3._o that_o the_o lord_n perform_v his_o promise_n in_o his_o own_o time_n not_o in_o time_n that_o we_o prescribe_v to_o he_o heb._n 4._o 16._o he_o will_v give_v grace_n and_o mercy_n in_o a_o time_n of_o need_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o opportunum_fw-la auxilium_fw-la for_o a_o seasonable_a aid_n it_o be_v say_v 2_o cor._n 6._o 2._o in_o a_o time_n accept_v have_v i_o hear_v thou_o and_o in_o the_o day_n of_o salvation_n have_v i_o succour_v thou_o therefore_o bless_v be_v the_o man_n that_o wait_v always_o when_o god_n time_n begin_v to_o dawn_n than_o mercy_n shall_v shine_v forth_o the_o israelite_n do_v endure_v a_o long_a and_o sore_a bondage_n in_o egypt_n do_v groan_v heavy_o yet_o moses_n come_v not_o to_o deliver_v they_o till_o the_o appoint_a time_n come_v 4._o when_o god_n determinate_a time_n be_v come_v than_o he_o will_v be_v make_v know_v by_o his_o name_n jehovah_n the_o lord_n 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or_o honour_n shall_v god_n give_v they_o riches_n they_o will_v perhaps_o wax_v proud_a careless_a loose_a wanton_a and_o their_o heart_n be_v puff_v up_o will_v make_v they_o kick_v and_o spurn_v against_o god_n therefore_o god_n in_o his_o wisdom_n debar_v they_o from_o riches_n when_o godly_a man_n put_v temporal_a promise_n in_o suit_n in_o the_o court_n of_o request_n god_n answer_v they_o as_o our_o saviour_n answer_v the_o mother_n of_o zebedee_n child_n that_o desire_v that_o her_o two_o son_n may_v sit_v one_o at_o his_o right_a hand_n the_o other_o at_o his_o left_a hand_n in_o his_o kingdom_n you_o know_v not_o what_o you_o ask_v can_v you_o be_v baptize_v with_o the_o baptism_n that_o i_o be_o baptize_v with_o so_o you_o may_v ask_v for_o honour_n and_o riches_n but_o you_o know_v not_o what_o you_o ask_v say_v our_o saviour_n can_v you_o be_v poor_a can_v you_o be_v content_v can_v you_o be_v meek_a and_o lowly_a can_v you_o endure_v tribulation_n and_o persecution_n 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