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experience_n have_v acquaint_v he_o with_o the_o vanity_n and_o his_o misery_n with_o the_o vexation_n of_o it_o in_o another_o perhaps_o a_o contempt_n or_o weariness_n of_o his_o life_n like_o a_o discontent_a jonah_n take_v i_o beseech_v thou_o my_o life_n from_o i_o or_o elias_n under_o the_o juniper_n tree_n it_o be_v enough_o etc._n etc._n and_o this_o be_v sometime_o account_v a_o special_a piece_n of_o piety_n and_o mortification_n a_o three_o fall_v to_o his_o prayer_n often_o than_o usual_a and_o be_v importunate_a in_o the_o duty_n as_o the_o tempest_n in_o jonah_n cast_v the_o heathen_a mariner_n upon_o their_o knee_n a_o four_o make_v some_o progress_n towards_o reformation_n wish_n and_o woulding_n that_o he_o be_v a_o better_a man_n but_o all_o these_o make_v not_o up_o this_o breach_n of_o divine_a fear_n this_o true_a wait_v upon_o god_n and_o submission_n to_o his_o wisdom_n i_o shall_v now_o desire_v for_o your_o future_a good_a to_o commend_v these_o instruction_n 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o as_o send_v on_o purpose_n from_o love_n and_o ponder_v from_o judgement_n and_o bowel_n send_v not_o as_o a_o curse_n to_o you_o for_o sin_n that_o be_v already_o satisfy_v to_o and_o for_o the_o elect_a in_o christ_n but_o as_o trial_n and_o fatherly_a chastizement_n to_o bring_v you_o to_o himself_o second_o as_o we_o be_v to_o wait_v upon_o god_n in_o his_o way_n so_o it_o be_v a_o part_n of_o his_o fear_n to_o wait_v upon_o he_o in_o his_o time_n it_o be_v record_v as_o a_o error_n of_o god_n own_o people_n that_o they_o limit_v the_o holy_a one_o of_o israel_n psalm_n 78.41_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o will_v sign_n design_n circumscribe_v god_n write_v or_o determine_v for_o or_o instead_o of_o god_n bring_v he_o down_o and_o confine_v he_o to_o their_o own_o time_n and_o their_o own_o way_n a_o folly_n we_o be_v all_o natural_o incline_v to_o whether_o in_o case_n of_o judgement_n inflict_v or_o mercy_n promise_v and_o expect_v we_o be_v all_o 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