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god_n it_o be_v a_o phrase_n of_o equipollencie_n 23._o exod._n 23._o it_o be_v all_o one_o with_o god_n which_o be_v fair_o insinuate_v unto_o moses_n when_o he_o desire_v to_o see_v god_n face_n you_o shall_v find_v in_o the_o pursuit_n of_o that_o story_n that_o god_n glory_n &_o god_n goodness_n be_v aequipollent_a term_n and_o it_o must_v be_v our_o endeavour_n as_o far_o as_o human_a frailty_n will_v permit_v herein_o to_o resemble_v god_n to_o be_v nothing_o to_o do_v nothing_o but_o that_o which_o may_v deserve_v praise_n and_o let_v this_o suffice_v concern_v the_o first_o point_n the_o praise_n of_o god_n let_v we_o now_o see_v what_o king_n david_n intend_v to_o do_v about_o this_o praise_n his_o intent_n be_v to_o show_v it_o forth_o i_o tell_v you_o the_o word_n do_v signify_v narrare_fw-la and_o enarrare_fw-la to_o deliver_v god_n praise_n by_o way_n of_o history_n and_o then_o upon_o that_o he_o study_v to_o make_v a_o feel_a commentary_n in_o king_n david_n psalm_n you_o may_v find_v all_o kind_n of_o history_n you_o may_v well_o call_v they_o a_o abridgement_n of_o the_o historical_a book_n yea_o and_o of_o the_o prophetical_a too_o which_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o history_n there_o be_v few_o narration_n that_o tend_v to_o the_o praise_n of_o god_n whereat_o he_o have_v not_o touch_v but_o his_o special_a commendation_n stand_v in_o the_o enarration_n in_o the_o commentary_n that_o he_o make_v upon_o divine_a history_n he_o make_v we_o see_v herein_o that_o which_o otherwise_o we_o will_v not_o heed_n he_o make_v we_o sensible_a of_o that_o which_o otherwise_o we_o will_v not_o regard_v take_v a_o touch_n of_o it_o in_o some_o particular_n he_o have_v make_v many_o psalm_n of_o the_o creation_n read_v the_o 8._o read_v the_o 19_o read_v the_o 104._o see_v how_o powerful_o he_o do_v work_v the_o observation_n thereof_o into_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n in_o the_o 8._o psalm_n mark_v those_o word_n o_o lord_n our_o lord_n how_o excellent_a be_v thy_o 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egypt_n in_o many_o psalm_n it_o be_v endless_a to_o go_v over_o all_o particular_n take_v it_o for_o a_o general_a rule_n you_o shall_v find_v in_o he_o never_o a_o history_n whereupon_o he_o do_v not_o make_v such_o a_o commentary_n wherein_o he_o do_v not_o point_n out_o some_o thing_n that_o be_v observable_a and_o endeavour_v to_o make_v we_o sensible_a thereof_o and_o to_o entertain_v it_o as_o matter_n of_o god_n praise_n and_o this_o be_v that_o which_o he_o mean_v by_o show_v forth_o whereby_o with_o all_o he_o teach_v we_o that_o the_o occurrent_n of_o god_n providence_n which_o befall_v our_o person_n fall_v out_o in_o our_o time_n or_o any_o way_n offer_v themselves_o unto_o we_o must_v be_v look_v into_o with_o such_o a_o reflect_a such_o a_o adore_a eye_n that_o we_o must_v take_v notice_n of_o and_o give_v honour_n unto_o god_n for_o his_o power_n his_o wisdom_n his_o goodness_n his_o justice_n his_o mercy_n that_o shine_v herein_o and_o show_v itself_o unto_o the_o 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