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which_o he_o do_v chief_o design_n the_o dispatch_n of_o yet_o have_v also_o other_o business_n here_o and_o there_o at_o this_o town_n and_o that_o town_n and_o therefore_o seldom_o or_o never_o keep_v a_o road_n long_o providence_n be_v god_n great_a minister_n of_o state_n upon_o the_o hand_n of_o which_o all_o the_o effect_n of_o his_o counsel_n and_o eternal_a purpose_n lie_v and_o it_o never_o drive_v a_o single_a design_n the_o promise_n be_v go_v out_o for_o the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n to_o inherit_v canaan_n providence_n be_v to_o bring_v this_o about_o but_o this_o can_v be_v do_v till_o the_o nation_n be_v dispossess_v and_o in_o order_n thereunto_o the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o amorites_n must_v be_v full_a gen._n 15.16_o and_o god_n give_v abraham_n this_o very_a reason_n why_o his_o seed_n shall_v not_o possess_v canaan_n until_o the_o four_o generation_n god_n have_v design_v to_o get_v himself_o glory_n upon_o pharaoh_n in_o order_n to_o this_o he_o must_v first_o 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not_o so_o easy_o read_v it_o in_o the_o hour_n of_o his_o afflictive_a dispensation_n either_o to_o the_o church_n or_o to_o particular_a person_n 3._o a_o three_o account_n of_o it_o may_v be_v god_n design_n to_o exercise_v the_o faith_n and_o patience_n of_o his_o people_n god_n have_v determine_v the_o impenitent_a sinner_n to_o destruction_n and_o his_o people_n to_o salvation_n but_o both_o of_o they_o must_v come_v to_o their_o eternity_n by_o mean_n the_o sinner_n by_o the_o pursuit_n of_o his_o lust_n and_o a_o continuance_n in_o they_o the_o child_n of_o god_n by_o the_o exercise_n of_o his_o grace_n among_o other_o habit_n of_o grace_n faith_n and_o patience_n be_v not_o the_o least_o the_o exercise_n of_o these_o be_v when_o sense_n fail_v and_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n move_v out_o of_o our_o sight_n in_o a_o time_n of_o adversity_n when_o it_o seem_v to_o move_v at_o a_o great_a distance_n from_o the_o promise_n if_o not_o direct_o contrary_a to_o it_o bless_a be_v 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