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no_o great_a matter_n to_o he_o or_o she_o that_o want_v child_n if_o they_o themselves_o be_v the_o adopt_a one_o of_o god_n but_o to_o a_o wicked_a man_n it_o must_v needs_o be_v a_o curse_n because_o he_o have_v nothing_o to_o make_v up_o this_o vacuum_n and_o relieve_v this_o want_n he_o that_o at_o once_o be_v both_o childless_a and_o christlesse_a too_o have_v reason_n to_o weep_v for_o his_o child_n and_o not_o be_v comfort_v because_o they_o be_v not_o reason_n 5_o last_v of_o all_o to_o touch_v the_o ultimate_a period_n of_o this_o point_n frequent_v it_o be_v for_o the_o firstborn_a to_o be_v the_o first_o profere_fw-la dolens_fw-la profere_fw-la and_o to_o fit_v high_a in_o parent_n esteem_v and_o there_o be_v reason_n with_o due_a limitation_n it_o shall_v be_v so_o 49.3_o gen._n 49.3_o
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oftentimes_o end_v in_o a_o continual_a and_o habituate_v tremble_v thou_o have_v mingle_v we_o such_o a_o bitter_a potion_n of_o providence_n as_o possess_v we_o with_o a_o palsy_n make_v we_o to_o tremble_v in_o every_o joint_n to_o reel_v to_o and_o fro_o and_o stagger_v like_o drunken_a man_n and_o this_o thou_o have_v do_v not_o to_o stranger_n but_o to_o thy_o own_o people_n we_o must_v needs_o yield_v that_o zion_n be_v the_o mountain_n of_o god_n holiness_n 48._o psal_n 48._o beautiful_a for_o situation_n the_o joy_n of_o the_o whole_a earth_n the_o city_n of_o the_o great_a king_n and_o god_n be_v know_v in_o her_o palace_n for_o a_o refuge_n that_o she_o be_v the_o orb_n wherein_o god_n appear_v glorious_a to_o the_o son_n of_o man_n out_o of_o zion_n 50.2_o psal_n 50.2_o the_o perfection_n of_o beauty_n god_n have_v shine_v miracula_fw-la psal_n 76._o nobile_fw-la &_o illustre_fw-it nomen_fw-la propter_fw-la inaudita_fw-la miracula_fw-la that_o it_o be_v the_o theatre_n 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with_o wormwood_n and_o verse_n 19_o i_o remember_v my_o affliction_n and_o my_o misery_n the_o wormwood_n and_o the_o gall_n here_o i_o stop_v i_o may_v be_v endless_a have_v thus_o see_v the_o truth_n of_o this_o conclusion_n let_v we_o in_o the_o next_o place_n make_v some_o enquiry_n when_o and_o in_o what_o case_n god_n may_v be_v say_v to_o deal_v very_o bitter_o with_o his_o beloved_a one_o which_o we_o may_v main_o demonstrate_v in_o these_o follow_a particular_n viz._n when_o god_n smite_v in_o with_o a_o affliction_n job_n feel_v the_o least_o finger_n of_o god_n hand_n far_o heavy_a than_o all_o his_o other_o massy_a and_o multiply_v cross_n 6.4_o job_n 6.4_o the_o arrow_n of_o the_o almighty_a be_v within_o i_o the_o poison_n whereof_o drink_v up_o my_o spirit_n the_o terror_n of_o god_n do_v set_v themselves_o in_o array_n against_o i_o and_o it_o be_v not_o so_o much_o babylonish_n captivity_n as_o the_o apprehension_n of_o god_n displeasure_n that_o so_o deep_o wound_v 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