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their_o trust_n in_o thou_o for_o thou_o lord_n have_v not_o forsake_v they_o that_o seek_v thou_o they_o that_o know_v any_o thing_n of_o god_n wont_a and_o have_v learn_v from_o other_o or_o experiment_v themselves_o or_o by_o search_v into_o the_o record_n of_o time_n have_v find_v with_o what_o wisdom_n and_o power_n justice_n and_o mercy_n god_n govern_v the_o world_n will_v be_v firm_o ground_v in_o their_o trust_n and_o reliance_n on_o thou_o without_o apply_v themselves_o to_o any_o of_o the_o sinful_a aide_n or_o policy_n of_o the_o world_n for_o succour_n or_o trouble_v themselves_o about_o success_n for_o god_n never_o forsake_v any_o godly_a man_n in_o his_o distress_n that_o by_o prayer_n and_o faith_n make_v his_o humble_a and_o constant_a application_n to_o he_o 3._o if_o you_o take_v in_o the_o three_o thing_n tarry_v or_o wait_v god_n leisure_n for_o he_o that_o believe_v will_v not_o make_v haste_n isai._n 26._o 16._o god_n will_v tarry_v to_o try_v his_o people_n 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danger_n and_o those_o heart-cutting_a care_n which_o otherwise_o be_v apt_a to_o seize_v upon_o we_o this_o a_o believer_n can_v say_v this_o peace_n of_o conscience_n i_o have_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o all_o the_o trouble_n from_o without_o now_o this_o peace_n other_o can_v have_v isa._n 57_o 21._o there_o be_v no_o peace_n say_v my_o god_n to_o the_o wicked_a they_o have_v not_o this_o inward_a tranquillity_n and_o serenity_n of_o mind_n their_o affection_n be_v so_o unruly_a and_o their_o conscience_n so_o unquiet_a they_o be_v never_o able_a to_o rest_v but_o how_o can_v this_o be_v none_o seem_v to_o be_v less_o trouble_v than_o wicked_a man_n i_o answer_v there_o be_v a_o difference_n between_o a_o dead_a sea_n and_o a_o calm_a sea_n a_o stupid_a conscience_n they_o may_v have_v but_o not_o a_o quiet_a conscience_n their_o conscience_n be_v stupefy_v by_o drench_a their_o soul_n in_o worldly_a delight_n and_o pleasure_n but_o the_o virtue_n of_o this_o opium_n be_v soon_o 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relaxation_n to_o serve_v and_o glorify_v thou_o ever_o i_o die_v 1._o long_o life_n be_v in_o itself_o a_o blessing_n take_v into_o the_o promise_n though_o more_o frequent_o in_o the_o old_a testament_n than_o in_o the_o new_a of_o this_o see_v more_o at_o large_a verse_n the_o 17._o 2._o it_o be_v well_o seek_v when_o this_o be_v our_o scope_n for_o then_o the_o request_n be_v lawful_a both_o for_o matter_n and_o end_n jam._n 4._o 3._o you_o ask_v and_o receive_v not_o because_o you_o ask_v amiss_o that_o you_o may_v consume_v it_o upon_o your_o lusts._n life_n shall_v not_o be_v love_v but_o for_o further_a glorify_v of_o god_n for_o all_o our_o natural_a interest_n must_v be_v subordinate_a to_o our_o great_a end_n well_o then_o we_o may_v lawful_o pray_v for_o long_a life_n with_o submission_n to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n and_o that_o death_n may_v not_o come_v upon_o we_o sudden_o but_o according_a to_o the_o ordinary_a course_n of_o nature_n but_o how_o will_v this_o stand_v 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death_n as_o death_n no_o so_o it_o be_v a_o evil_a which_o we_o must_v patient_o bear_v and_o may_v holy_o deprecate_v it_o but_o because_o of_o the_o good_a beyond_o it_o it_o be_v our_o duty_n to_o love_n god_n to_o long_o after_o communion_n with_o he_o and_o to_o be_v perfect_v in_o holiness_n have_v it_o not_o be_v a_o evil_a to_o be_v avoid_v and_o dread_v christ_n have_v never_o pray_v against_o it_o and_o 2_o cor._n 5._o 4._o for_o we_o that_o be_v in_o this_o tabernable_a do_v groan_n be_v burden_a not_o for_o that_o we_o will_v be_v unclothe_v but_o clothe_v upon_o that_o mortality_n may_v be_v swallow_v up_o of_o life_n it_o be_v a_o unnatural_a desire_n to_o desire_v death_n as_o death_n a_o creature_n can_v desire_v its_o own_o dedestruction_n jesus_n christ_n before_o he_o manifest_v his_o submission_n do_v first_o manifest_v the_o innocent_a desire_n of_o nature_n father_n let_v the_o cup_n pass_v the_o separation_n of_o the_o soul_n from_o the_o body_n and_o the_o 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