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the_o lord_n do_v help_v his_o saint_n in_o great_a affliction_n sure_o he_o will_v also_o help_v we_o if_o we_o likewise_o strive_v against_o mistrust_n we_o may_v see_v the_o saint_n of_o god_n be_v never_o so_o delicate_o bring_v up_o that_o they_o never_o want_v so_o that_o if_o the_o lord_n have_v so_o deal_v with_o his_o most_o excellent_a and_o faithful_a servant_n what_o will_v he_o do_v to_o we_o unfaithful_a one_o if_o he_o do_v so_o to_o they_o which_o be_v under_o the_o law_n to_o who_o be_v make_v great_a promise_n of_o outward_a thing_n what_o will_v he_o do_v to_o we_o to_o who_o be_v promise_n make_v of_o spiritual_a thing_n under_o the_o gospel_n as_o of_o the_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n of_o the_o renew_n our_o heart_n gospel_n of_o spiritual_a joy_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n if_o the_o lord_n than_o lay_v on_o we_o such_o trouble_n as_o he_o lay_v on_o our_o forefather_n how_o much_o more_o shall_v we_o suffer_v they_o see_v we_o may_v profit_v by_o their_o 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the_o shadow_n of_o death_n common_a with_o the_o reprobate_n and_o bruit_n beast_n and_o our_o life_n be_v only_o in_o christ_n jesus_n so_o adam_n be_v call_v dead_a what_o be_v that_o sure_o in_o that_o his_o soul_n have_v nothing_o to_o do_v with_o god_n and_o although_o god_n give_v he_o a_o natural_a life_n yet_o spiritual_o he_o be_v dead_a thus_o the_o saint_n of_o god_n think_v they_o be_v at_o the_o last_o cast_v &_o ready_a for_o the_o burier_n when_o feel_v they_o can_v not_o feel_v god_n presence_n and_o promise_n according_a to_o thy_o word_n that_o be_v according_a to_o thy_o promise_n for_o we_o have_v none_o assurance_n to_o come_v to_o god_n unless_o his_o word_n be_v give_v unto_o us._n what_o have_v he_o especial_a or_o peculiar_a promise_n work_v in_o he_o the_o diverse_a place_n of_o this_o psalm_n will_v she_o we_o no_o such_o thing_n because_o this_o psalm_n be_v a_o image_n of_o regeneration_n they_o be_v general_a promise_n as_o be_v other_o in_o many_o place_n of_o the_o scripture_n rejoice_v regeneration_n o_o zion_n for_o thy_o redeemer_n come_v every_o man_n may_v apply_v this_o to_o himself_o as_o be_v also_o that_o place_n isaiah_n 66._o 2._o i_o that_o dwell_v in_o heaven_n will_v look_v cven_v to_o he_o that_o be_v poor_a and_o of_o a_o contrite_a heart_n and_o tremble_v at_o my_o word_n these_o promise_n be_v general_a and_o therefore_o we_o must_v look_v to_o be_v quicken_v by_o they_o for_o the_o lord_n say_v that_o though_o eternity_n be_v his_o place_n yet_o will_v he_o come_v to_o they_o that_o be_v of_o a_o contrite_a heart_n so_o that_o since_o the_o lord_n have_v make_v this_o promise_n we_o must_v by_o faith_n use_v it_o come_v unto_o i_o say_v christ_n all_o that_o labour_n and_o be_v load_v behold_v another_o general_a promise_n which_o we_o must_v apply_v to_o ourselves_o by_o faith_n make_v this_o argument_n without_o self_n lord_n thou_o have_v promise_v this_o whosoever_o be_v weary_a and_o heavy_a load_v shall_v of_o thou_o be_v refresh_v lord_n i_o be_o weary_a and_o heavy_a load_v lord_n therefore_o help_v i_o according_a to_o thy_o promise_n i_o come_v not_o say_v our_o saviour_n in_o another_o place_n to_o call_v the_o righteous_a but_o sinner_n to_o repentance_n we_o see_v that_o these_o general_a precept_n must_v be_v believe_v and_o we_o must_v crave_v god_n spirit_n that_o we_o may_v be_v quicken_v and_o receive_v life_n by_o they_o for_o though_o they_o be_v general_a to_o all_o yet_o we_o must_v understand_v that_o every_o man_n be_v to_o apply_v they_o several_o unto_o himself_o howbeit_o we_o must_v first_o believe_v the_o general_a promise_n and_o then_o by_o prayer_n we_o be_v to_o crave_v a_o special_a use_n of_o they_o as_o of_o they_o wherein_o we_o believe_v vers._n 108._o o_o lord_n i_o beseech_v thou_o accept_v the_o free_a offering_n of_o my_o mouth_n and_o teach_v i_o thy_o judgement_n now_o the_o prophet_n pray_v for_o the_o clear_a understanding_n of_o god_n word_n this_o be_v then_o his_o principal_n which_o here_o be_v set_v down_o more_o plain_a the_o meaning_n therefore_o of_o this_o verse_n be_v that_o i_o may_v thus_o be_v quicken_v clear_v my_o judgement_n that_o i_o may_v see_v how_o thou_o deal_v with_o thy_o servant_n that_o i_o may_v have_v comfort_n in_o thy_o promise_n as_o the_o air_n be_v trouble_v distemper_v the_o weather_n be_v darken_v so_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n be_v trouble_v with_o ignorance_n storm_n mist_n &_o cloud_n of_o temptation_n be_v much_o distemper_v wherefore_o he_o pray_v against_o these_o port_n 17._o 7._o show_v the_o light_n of_o thy_o countenance_n upon_o thy_o servant_n &_o teach_v i_o thy_o statute_n where_o we_o may_v see_v how_o affliction_n have_v hide_v as_o it_o be_v the_o ccuntenance_n of_o god_n show_v also_o that_o the_o face_n and_o favour_n of_o god_n appear_v in_o nothing_o so_o much_o as_o in_o the_o true_a understanding_n of_o his_o word_n and_o port_n 8._o 8._o the_o earth_n o_o lord_n be_v full_a of_o thy_o mercy_n teach_v i_o thy_o statute_n port_n 2._o vers_fw-la 4._o bless_a be_v thou_o o_o lord_n teach_v i_o thy_o statute_n whereas_o god_n be_v good_a he_o reveal_v it_o in_o nothing_o more_o than_o in_o this_o pure_a understanding_n teach_v i_o thy_o judgement_n etc._n etc._n as_o if_o the_o man_n of_o god_n shall_v say_v this_o be_v one_o thing_n whereunto_o i_o will_v give_v over_o myself_o even_o to_o see_v how_o thou_o do_v punish_v the_o wicked_a and_o conducte_v salvation_n thy_o child_n so_o that_o we_o must_v learn_v that_o as_o it_o be_v necessary_a to_o understand_v the_o law_n and_o the_o gospel_n so_o be_v it_o requisite_a to_o discern_v god_n
for_o want_v of_o this_o fear_n we_o see_v how_o impudent_a sinner_n be_v in_o those_o thing_n which_o civil_a law_n do_v not_o restrain_v fear_v even_o punishment_n more_o than_o god_n judgement_n he_o that_o fear_v god_n be_v no_o thief_n why_o because_o man_n law_n say_v that_o he_o that_o steal_v shall_v be_v hang_v no_o but_o because_o god_n law_n say_v thou_o shall_v not_o steal_v though_o the_o place_n be_v never_o so_o secret_a where_o he_o may_v sin_v although_o iâ—_n be_v no_o manifest_a unrighteousness_n and_o gross_a injury_n yet_o if_o it_o be_v but_o to_o deny_v the_o last_o thing_n which_o be_v right_a and_o due_a the_o child_n of_o god_n both_o fear_v punishment_n of_o god_n if_o he_o have_v do_v it_o or_o if_o he_o have_v not_o do_v it_o he_o tremble_v to_o do_v it_o and_o saint_n james_n he_o reason_v thus_o that_o he_o that_o have_v command_v one_o thing_n have_v also_o command_v another_o and_o he_o that_o forbid_v one_o thing_n have_v forbid_v another_o and_o sure_o howsoever_o man_n law_n punish_v one_o and_o dispense_v with_o another_o sin_n yet_o the_o word_n of_o god_n reward_v all_o obedience_n and_o punish_v all_o disobedience_n so_o that_o he_o that_o have_v say_v as_o well_o thou_o shall_v not_o commit_v adultery_n as_o thou_o shall_v not_o do_v murder_n have_v as_o well_o pronounce_v the_o shut_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n against_o adulterer_n as_o against_o murderer_n 1._o cor._n 6._o which_o thing_n god_n child_n know_v make_v as_o great_a a_o conscience_n of_o swear_v ban_a curse_a break_v of_o the_o sabbath_n drunkenness_n adultery_n and_o lie_v which_o in_o man_n law_n escape_v scotfree_a as_o of_o theft_n which_o by_o civil_a law_n be_v adjudge_v worthy_a of_o death_n because_o that_o god_n that_o say_v thou_o shall_v not_o steal_v he_o also_o say_v thou_o shall_v not_o take_v the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o vain_a thou_o shall_v keep_v holy_a the_o sabbath_n etc._n etc._n suppose_v they_o that_o those_o thing_n be_v not_o forbid_v by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n which_o be_v not_o prohibit_v by_o the_o law_n of_o man_n then_o no_o marvel_n though_o there_o be_v so_o few_o thief_n and_o so_o many_o sabbath_n breaker_n why_o there_o be_v so_o few_o murderer_n and_o so_o many_o swearer_n because_o man_n abstain_v from_o theft_n and_o murder_n for_o fear_v of_o temporal_a punishment_n and_o man_n have_v no_o care_n to_o eschew_v swear_v &_o profane_v of_o god_n his_o sabbath_n because_o they_o fear_v no_o external_a punishment_n see_v here_o be_v man_n conscience_n here_o be_v their_o religion_n this_o be_v their_o devotion_n well_o have_v thou_o never_o suâ—n_v gift_n outward_o without_o this_o reverend_a fear_n of_o god_n thou_o shall_v never_o enter_v into_o god_n his_o kingdom_n but_o peradventure_o when_o thou_o shall_v come_v to_o answer_v before_o the_o tribunal_n of_o god_n thou_o will_v say_v o_o lord_n i_o know_v not_o by_o man_n law_n that_o breach_n of_o thy_o sabbath_n or_o swear_v be_v such_o great_a sin_n hear_v what_o the_o lord_n will_v answer_v i_o give_v thou_o my_o law_n whereby_o thou_o shall_v be_v govern_v neither_o do_v i_o give_v any_o commandment_n in_o more_o ample_a and_o flat_a word_n than_o the_o law_n of_o my_o sabbath_n wherefore_o see_v thou_o have_v manifest_o cast_v my_o law_n behind_o thou_o and_o make_v less_o account_n of_o my_o commandment_n and_o judgement_n than_o of_o man_n law_n and_o threaten_n i_o adjudge_v thou_o to_o eternal_a damnation_n great_a indeed_o be_v the_o benefit_n of_o man_n law_n to_o restrain_v sin_n and_o to_o bring_v to_o repentance_n yea_o often_o the_o punishment_n of_o man_n and_o shame_n thereof_o prevent_v the_o judgement_n of_o god_n and_o shame_n of_o hell_n fire_n because_o we_o see_v many_o have_v be_v more_o ashamed_a of_o sin_n at_o the_o gallows_n than_o other_o that_o have_v die_v upon_o their_o bed_n howbeit_o where_o this_o law_n be_v not_o execute_v and_o sin_n severe_o punish_v or_o where_o there_o be_v any_o sin_n which_o come_v not_o within_o the_o precinct_n of_o man_n jurisdiction_n it_o be_v most_o certain_a they_o shall_v not_o escape_v the_o punishment_n of_o god_n wherefore_o we_o must_v otherwise_o stand_v in_o awe_n of_o god_n law_n than_o man_n law_n do_v punish_v if_o we_o will_v with_o the_o man_n of_o god_n from_o our_o heart_n stand_v in_o fear_n of_o his_o word_n this_o fear_n make_v servant_n as_o faithful_a in_o their_o master_n absence_n as_o in_o their_o presence_n because_o it_o keep_v under_o the_o most_o secret_a sin_n for_o hypocrite_n fly_v sin_n before_o man_n but_o sin_n greedy_o behind_o their_o back_n and_o they_o sin_v not_o because_o man_n law_n will_v punish_v they_o not_o because_o god_n law_n do_v forbid_v they_o but_o god_n his_o child_n abhor_v sin_n as_o well_o privy_a as_o manifest_v and_o that_o because_o sin_n be_v sin_n and_o not_o in_o that_o it_o be_v punishable_a by_o man_n law_n for_o they_o consider_v that_o adam_n hâ—siah_n ezechiah_n and_o other_o be_v punish_v for_o small_a thing_n dare_v account_n no_o sin_n to_o be_v small_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o god_n it_o be_v the_o whip_n the_o rod_n and_o the_o scourge_n that_o cause_v the_o hypocrite_n as_o a_o ass_n a_o fool_n and_o a_o slave_n to_o leave_v sin_n but_o it_o be_v love_n conscience_n and_o obedience_n that_o move_v god_n child_n willing_o to_o abhor_v it_o vers._n 162._o i_o rejoice_v at_o thy_o word_n as_o one_o that_o find_v great_a spoil_n as_o he_o have_v speak_v of_o his_o fear_n so_o now_o he_o speak_v of_o his_o joy_n great_a be_v the_o joy_n of_o they_o that_o find_v spoil_n for_o spoil_n bring_v victory_n and_o victory_n make_v the_o triumph_n so_o that_o spoil_n bring_v profit_n and_o the_o victory_n pleasure_n both_o then_o must_v needs_o cause_v great_a joy_n his_o meaning_n then_o be_v that_o what_o battle_n soever_o he_o do_v fight_v what_o town_n soever_o he_o spoil_v his_o joy_n be_v nothing_o so_o great_a as_o it_o be_v in_o 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reveal_v they_o unto_o babe_n where_o be_v signify_v that_o unless_o the_o lord_n do_v reveal_v his_o law_n unto_o we_o he_o be_v say_v to_o hide_v it_o for_o it_o be_v hide_v from_o we_o and_o we_o can_v attain_v unto_o the_o knowledge_n of_o it_o unless_o he_o make_v it_o know_v unto_o us._n vers._n 20._o my_o heart_n break_v for_o the_o desire_n to_o thy_o judgement_n always_o the_o prophet_n show_v the_o vehemency_n of_o his_o desire_n when_o he_o say_v that_o his_o soul_n faint_v for_o the_o desire_n thereof_o so_o in_o another_o place_n he_o say_v that_o his_o heart_n pandit_o and_o that_o his_o soul_n cleave_v to_o the_o dust_n &_o many_o such_o complaint_n the_o man_n of_o god_n make_v when_o he_o see_v the_o lord_n withdraw_v his_o spirit_n from_o he_o that_o he_o can_v so_o clear_o see_v into_o god_n word_n as_o contrariwise_o he_o show_v his_o joy_n that_o in_o heart_n he_o conceive_v when_o the_o lord_n by_o his_o spirit_n do_v open_v his_o sight_n that_o he_o can_v feel_v some_o comfort_n thereby_o when_o he_o say_v how_o sweet_a be_v thy_o precept_n unto_o my_o mouth_n oh_o how_o love_v i_o thy_o law_n etc._n etc._n many_o man_n be_v not_o acquaint_v with_o this_o practice_n of_o the_o prophet_n do_v think_v that_o it_o be_v some_o melancholic_a humour_n etc._n etc._n when_o they_o see_v god_n child_n sudden_o sorrowful_a or_o sudden_o full_a of_o rejoice_v but_o those_o that_o have_v experience_n of_o these_o thing_n do_v know_v that_o the_o grief_n sit_v near_o their_o heart_n when_o they_o can_v feel_v comfort_n in_o god_n word_n and_o that_o then_o they_o be_v most_o comfort_v when_o the_o eye_n of_o their_o mind_n be_v most_o enlighten_v for_o see_v that_o our_o nourishment_n and_o life_n be_v in_o the_o word_n we_o ought_v continual_o to_o fetch_v nourishment_n from_o thence_o by_o meditate_v therein_o therefore_o many_o be_v on_o a_o sudden_a cast_v into_o great_a sadness_n and_o heaviness_n of_o heart_n and_o yet_o they_o know_v not_o for_o 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man_n that_o live_v but_o he_o may_v for_o a_o time_n seem_v to_o have_v very_o good_a thing_n in_o he_o and_o at_o a_o start_v the_o most_o wicked_a will_v make_v a_o show_n of_o very_o good_a desire_n but_o all_o this_o be_v like_o a_o morning_n cloud_n and_o soon_o vanish_v away_o therefore_o if_o we_o will_v have_v our_o desire_n to_o be_v true_a let_v we_o also_o labour_v simile_n that_o it_o be_v continual_a vers._n 21._o thou_o have_v destroy_v the_o proud_a curse_a be_v they_o that_o do_v err_v from_o thy_o commandment_n the_o prophet_n do_v not_o let_v pass_v god_n judgement_n without_o profit_n but_o meditate_v upon_o they_o that_o thereby_o he_o may_v be_v keep_v in_o great_a
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quick_o than_o cast_v they_o all_o away_o but_o the_o child_n of_o god_n have_v a_o patient_a spirit_n and_o therefore_o feel_v comfort_n when_o the_o hasty_a mind_a man_n want_v not_o his_o woe_n he_o mark_v the_o deliverance_n of_o other_o and_o hope_v for_o the_o same_o and_o so_o wait_v still_o on_o god_n he_o be_v as_o good_a as_o dead_a and_o see_v no_o help_n but_o the_o word_n the_o nature_n of_o man_n be_v ready_a to_o trust_v in_o mean_n so_o long_o as_o he_o have_v they_o therefore_o god_n pull_v all_o mean_n from_o we_o that_o we_o may_v only_o trust_v in_o he_o let_v we_o think_v that_o god_n have_v deliver_v other_o and_o therefore_o he_o will_v deliver_v us._n ¶_o vers._n 26._o i_o have_v declare_v my_o way_n etc._n etc._n veers_n 59_o he_o consider_v his_o way_n that_o be_v his_o inward_a imperfection_n &_o outward_a aberration_n from_o the_o strait_n and_o straight_a way_n of_o god_n and_o here_o he_o be_v not_o ashamed_a to_o declare_v they_o that_o be_v to_o 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save_v let_v the_o word_n be_v near_o thou_o in_o thy_o mouth_n and_o in_o thy_o heart_n rome_n 10._o 8_o let_v it_o dwell_v plentiful_o in_o thou_o with_o all_o manner_n of_o wisdom_n col._n 3._o 16._o here_o be_v also_o a_o good_a rule_n as_o we_o see_v whereby_o we_o may_v discern_v who_o be_v good_a and_o who_o be_v evil_a here_o the_o lord_n have_v set_v down_o one_o steadfast_a order_n which_o be_v a_o touchstone_n to_o try_v all_o man_n and_o howsoever_o we_o account_v of_o it_o it_o be_v always_o the_o same_o and_o like_a to_o itself_o condemn_v sin_n commend_v holiness_n oh_o to_o what_o extremity_n shall_v we_o be_v bring_v in_o these_o
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