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lay_v open_a the_o nature_n object_n several_a part_n and_o kind_n of_o it_o i_o hold_v it_o necessary_a to_o prove_v clear_o out_o of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n that_o there_o be_v in_o god_n such_o a_o providence_n and_o provident_a care_n which_o he_o do_v show_v and_o exercise_v in_o the_o rule_n and_o govern_v of_o the_o whole_a world_n and_o order_v and_o dispose_v all_o thing_n to_o their_o several_a end_n and_o that_o god_n be_v not_o a_o careless_a sleepy_a and_o slumber_a one_o who_o do_v neglect_v and_o not_o see_v regard_n and_o care_n for_o any_o thing_n here_o below_o as_o some_o blind_a fool_n desperate_a atheist_n and_o wicked_a man_n have_v imagine_v and_o speak_v as_o the_o psalmist_n show_v psalm_n 10._o 11._o 13._o and_o 94._o 7._o who_o say_v that_o the_o lord_n do_v not_o see_v god_n have_v forget_v â—ee_n hide_v his_o face_n he_o will_v never_o see_v nor_o regard_n nor_o require_v what_o be_v do_v among_o man_n in_o the_o world_n for_o the_o manifest_a proof_n of_o god_n providence_n i_o will_v first_o rehearse_v some_o notable_a testimony_n even_o plain_a text_n of_o holy_a scripture_n which_o be_v lay_v together_o may_v minister_v to_o we_o sufficient_a matter_n and_o occasion_n to_o describe_v and_o set_v forth_o the_o actual_a providence_n of_o god_n and_o all_o thing_n wherein_o it_o do_v consist_v and_o which_o thereto_o belong_v psalm_n 14._o 2._o the_o lord_n look_v down_o from_o heaven_n upon_o providence_n the_o child_n of_o man_n to_o see_v if_o there_o be_v any_o that_o do_v understand_v and_o seek_v after_o god_n psalm_n 33._o 13_o 14_o 15._o the_o lord_n loook_v from_o heaven_n he_o behold_v all_o the_o son_n of_o man_n from_o the_o place_n of_o his_o habitation_n he_o look_v upon_o all_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o earth_n he_o fashion_v all_o their_o heart_n alike_o he_o consider_v all_o their_o work_n psalm_n 34._o 15_o 16._o the_o eye_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v upon_o the_o righteous_a and_o his_o ear_n be_v open_a unto_o their_o cry_n the_o face_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v against_o they_o that_o do_v evil_a to_o cut_v off_o the_o remembrance_n of_o they_o from_o the_o earth_n psalm_n 36._o 6._o thy_o judgment_n o_o lord_n be_v a_o great_a deep_a thou_o preserve_v man_n and_o beast_n psalm_n 104._o 27_o 28_o 29_o 30._o all_o live_a thing_n wait_v upon_o the_o lord_n that_o he_o may_v give_v they_o their_o meat_n in_o due_a season_n he_o give_v to_o they_o and_o they_o gather_v it_o he_o open_v his_o hand_n and_o they_o be_v fill_v with_o good_a when_o he_o hide_v his_o face_n they_o be_v trouble_v when_o he_o take_v away_o their_o breath_n they_o die_v and_o return_v to_o their_o dust_n when_o he_o send_v forth_o his_o spirit_n they_o be_v create_v and_o he_o renew_v the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n psalm_n 113._o 5._o who_o be_v like_a unto_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n who_o dwell_v on_o high_a 6._o who_o humble_v himself_o to_o behold_v the_o thing_n that_o be_v in_o heaven_n and_o in_o earth_n 7._o he_o 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