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word_n remember_v whereby_o they_o refer_v particular_n to_o he_o who_o be_v able_a to_o do_v abundant_o above_o all_o that_o they_o be_v able_a either_o to_o ask_v or_o think_v david_n say_v remember_v i_o jeremiah_n say_v remember_v i_o hezekiah_n and_o nehemiah_n say_v remember_v i_o and_o augustine_n sweet_o render_v psal._n 8._o 4._o ver_fw-la domine_fw-la quid_fw-la est_fw-la homo_fw-la nisi_fw-la quia_fw-la memor_fw-la es_fw-la ejus_fw-la lord_n what_o be_v man_n but_o that_o thou_o be_v mindful_a of_o he_o and_o happy_a he_o who_o name_n be_v write_v in_o that_o book_n of_o remembrance_n that_o be_v before_o the_o lord_n mal._n 3._o 16._o and_o when_o each_o man_n come_v to_o be_v reward_v malicious_a opposer_n of_o reformation_n and_o profane_a corrupter_n of_o religion_n and_o the_o covenant_n of_o the_o priesthood_n may_v ready_o come_v to_o be_v remember_v chap_n 6_o 14_o and_o 13._o 29._o 2._o in_o his_o retreat_n he_o go_v off_o with_o a_o eye_n to_o himself_o remember_v i_o etc._n etc._n the_o ruler_n who_o will_v make_v a_o honourable_a retreat_n and_o come_v fair_a off_o will_v look_v to_o 5_o thing_n chief_o that_o concern_v himself_o 1._o his_o conscience_n can_v he_o say_v with_o nehemiah_n chap._n 5._o 19_o remember_v i_o o_o my_o god_n for_o good_a according_a to_o all_o that_o i_o have_v do_v for_o this_o people_n and_o chap._n 13._o 14._o remember_v i_o o_o my_o god_n concern_v this_o and_o wipe_v not_o out_o my_o good_a deed_n and_o i_o have_v do_v for_o the_o house_n of_o my_o god_n and_o for_o the_o office_n thereof_o or_o with_o hezekiah_n 2_o king_n 20._o 3._o i_o beseech_v thou_o o_o lord_n remember_v now_o how_o i_o have_v walk_v before_o thou_o in_o truth_n and_o with_o a_o perfect_a heart_n and_o have_v do_v that_o which_o be_v good_a in_o thy_o sight_n or_o with_o samuel_n 1_o sam._n 12_o 3._o i_o have_v walk_v before_o you_o from_o my_o childhood_n to_o this_o day_n behold_v here_o i_o be_o witness_v against_o i_o before_o the_o 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i_o may_v live_v be_v the_o suit_n of_o the_o man_n according_a to_o god_n heart_n the_o pattern_n of_o ruler_n and_o true_o this_o generation_n will_v be_v advise_v to_o amend_v their_o manner_n before_o they_o change_v their_o religion_n lest_o under_o the_o gild_a large_a net_n of_o popery_n by_o the_o doctrine_n of_o merit_n they_o be_v involve_v and_o hold_v in_o the_o inextricable_a grin_n of_o desperation_n or_o if_o indulgence_n and_o pardon_n in_o end_n must_v do_v it_o what_o ail_v they_o at_o god_n which_o be_v infinite_o better_a than_o the_o pope_n and_o incompareable_o sure_a beside_o that_o it_o be_v manifest_o cheap_a but_o for_o the_o conscience_n of_o a_o ruler_n who_o can_v say_v with_o titus_n that_o darling_n of_o mankind_n non_fw-la extare_fw-la ullum_fw-la suum_fw-la factum_fw-la paeniteneum_fw-la excepto_fw-la duntaxat_fw-la uno_fw-la 2._o his_o soul_n the_o soul_n and_o conscience_n be_v of_o such_o affinity_n that_o he_o who_o destroy_v the_o one_o can_v save_v the_o other_o and_o what_o do_v it_o profit_v a_o man_n though_o he_o shall_v gain_v the_o whole_a world_n and_o lose_v his_o own_o soul_n or_o what_o be_v the_o hope_n of_o the_o hypocrite_n though_o he_o have_v gain_v when_o god_n take_v away_o his_o soul_n the_o soul_n be_v the_o man_n and_o he_o have_v get_v his_o prize_n who_o get_v that_o for_o a_o prey_n the_o end_n of_o our_o faith_n be_v the_o salvation_n of_o our_o soul_n psal._n 119._o 175._o let_v my_o soul_n live_v and_o it_o shall_v praise_v thou_o be_v the_o rare_a and_o suit_n of_o that_o excellent_a ruler_n and_o what_o a_o pity_n be_v it_o to_o see_v a_o ruler_n upon_o a_o retreat_n from_o the_o world_n and_o from_o the_o body_n go_v off_o with_o such_o a_o amentable_a dirgie_n as_o do_v adrian_n the_o emperor_n in_o aelius_n spartianus_n animula_fw-la vagula_fw-la blandula_fw-la hospes_fw-la comesque_fw-la eorporis_fw-la quananc_fw-la abibis_fw-la in_o loca_fw-la pallidula_fw-la rigida_fw-la nudula_fw-la ne_n ut_fw-la sole_n dabis_fw-la â—ocos_fw-la or_o with_o such_o a_o hideous_a rage_n as_o tiberius_n in_o sueâ—onius_n like_o one_o speak_v out_o of_o hell_n du_n i_o deaeque_fw-la ejus_fw-la perdant_fw-la quam_fw-la quotidie_fw-la perire_fw-la sentio_fw-la 3._o his_o fame_n and_o memory_n a_o matter_n that_o high_o concern_v the_o ruler_n as_o in_o the_o last_o view_n shall_v be_v show_v more_o full_o â—_o his_o posterity_n natural_a or_o politic_a 5._o his_o work_n both_o which_o be_v express_v together_o in_o that_o prayer_n of_o moses_n the_o man_n of_o god_n psal_n 90._o 16_o 17._o let_v thy_o work_n appear_v unto_o thy_o servant_n and_o thy_o glory_n unto_o their_o child_n and_o let_v the_o beauty_n of_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n be_v upon_o we_o and_o establish_v thou_o the_o work_n of_o our_o hand_n upon_o we_o yea_o the_o work_n of_o our_o hand_n establish_v thou_o it_o the_o good_a ruler_n not_o like_o the_o ostrich_n which_o god_n have_v deprive_v of_o wisdom_n neither_o have_v he_o impart_v to_o her_o understanding_n that_o be_v harden_v against_o her_o young_a one_o as_o though_o they_o be_v not_o she_o her_o labour_n be_v in_o vain_a without_o fear_n job_n 39_o 16_o 17._o this_o regard_n to_o the_o work_n of_o god_n and_o to_o the_o good_a of_o posterity_n make_v moses_n record_v his_o song_n deut._n 31_o and_o 32._o and_o move_v he_o to_o bless_v the_o people_n chap._n 33._o this_o move_v joshua_n to_o make_v a_o covenant_n chap._n 24_o 25._o this_o beget_v in_o david_n such_o a_o desire_n to_o build_v house_n unto_o the_o lord_n this_o make_v hezekiah_n weep_v bitter_o that_o the_o begin_v reformation_n be_v like_a to_o cease_v by_o his_o death_n this_o incite_v paul_n that_o great_a church_n ruler_n so_o zealous_o to_o warn_v and_o guard_v thâ—_n believer_n against_o what_o shall_v happen_v after_o his_o departure_n this_o make_v moses_n and_o david_n before_o the_o death_n so_o careful_o give_v charge_n to_o their_o successor_n concern_v their_o duty_n this_o move_v all_o man_n natural_o at_o their_o death_n to_o leave_v their_o counsel_n and_o blessing_n to_o their_o posterity_n and_o final_o this_o induce_v good_a ruler_n in_o their_o time_n to_o establish_v good_a ordinance_n by_o which_o be_v dead_a they_o may_v speak_v to_o posterity_n 3._o like_a moses_n he_o make_v his_o retreat_n with_o a_o respect_n to_o the_o recompense_n of_o reward_n remember_v i_o o_o my_o god_n for_o good_a and_o that_o boâ—_n propose_v in_o the_o promise_n 2_o sam._n 23._o 5._o he_o have_v make_v with_o mean_a everlasting_a covenant_n order_v in_o all_o thing_n and_o sure_a for_o this_o be_v all_o my_o salvation_n and_o all_o my_o desire_n or_o pledge_v in_o the_o testimony_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n 2_o king_n 20._o 3._o remember_v o_o lord_n how_o i_o have_v walk_v before_o theâ—_n in_o truth_n and_o with_o a_o perfect_a heart_n and_o have_v do_v that_o which_o be_v right_a in_o thy_o sight_n he_o who_o can_v say_v with_o job_n my_o witness_n be_v in_o heaven_n and_o my_o record_n on_o high_a may_v just_o say_v with_o isaiah_n my_o work_n be_v with_o the_o lord_n and_o my_o reward_n with_o my_o god_n for_o sure_o there_o be_v a_o end_n and_o the_o expectation_n of_o the_o righteous_a shall_v not_o be_v cut_n off_o now_o by_o these_o last_o word_n of_o the_o tirshatha_n the_o ruler_n will_v be_v warn_v in_o time_n to_o think_v of_o his_o retreat_n how_o he_o may_v make_v it_o good_a with_o honour_n for_o whether_o slow_a footed_a time_n which_o change_v not_o his_o pace_n for_o fair_a weather_n or_o foul_a for_o summer_n or_o winter_n advance_v at_o the_o ordinary_a rate_n of_o journey_n or_o whether_o death_n take_v post_n or_o change_n take_v wing_n and_o calamity_n come_v sudden_o or_o whether_o all_o these_o hold_v the_o ordinary_a road_n with_o
their_o spectacle_n be_v sufficient_o conspicuous_a and_o may_v be_v discern_v that_o it_o be_v the_o hand_n write_v of_o the_o lord_n for_o that_o it_o have_v a_o peculiar_a stamp_v of_o divinity_n that_o can_v be_v counterfit_v if_o god_n create_v but_o a_o louse_n in_o egypt_n that_o be_v a_o original_n whereof_o the_o great_a magician_n can_v give_v no_o copy_n because_o it_o be_v the_o finger_n of_o god_n exod._n 8._o 19_o and_o yet_o many_o read_v the_o epistle_n without_o the_o inscription_n many_o see_v the_o hand_n work_n and_o not_o the_o hand_n the_o work_n and_o not_o the_o worker_n not_o to_o speak_v of_o heathen_a atheist_n of_o who_o some_o have_v be_v darken_v with_o the_o fancy_n of_o a_o voluble_a blind_a fortune_n other_o dammish_v with_o the_o impression_n of_o on_o inflexible_a inexorable_a fate_n both_o equal_o oppose_v to_o the_o â—th_n of_o a_o wise_o contrive_v and_o free_o exercise_v providence_n nor_o to_o speak_v of_o heretical_a manichee_n who_o attribute_v all_o evil_a event_n of_o sin_n or_o pain_n to_z â—e_z daemoniacal_a influence_n of_o a_o malum_fw-la principium_fw-la a_o dependent_a unprincipiate_v principle_n of_o evil_n in_o â—ain_a speech_n a_o devil-god_n nor_o of_o malicious_a blasâ—emous_a jew_n who_o albeit_o that_o they_o can_v not_o â—ny_v that_o notable_a work_n and_o miracle_n be_v â—ought_v by_o christ_n yet_o calumnious_o attribute_v at_o which_o be_v the_o finger_n of_o god_n to_o beelzebubâ—e_v â—e_z prince_n of_o devil_n i_o say_v not_o to_o mention_v these_o â—w_v many_o be_v there_o in_o all_o generation_n who_o have_v â—gmatically_o receive_v the_o true_a principle_n of_o a_o geneâ—_n providence_n that_o either_o of_o neglect_n do_v not_o of_o infirmity_n and_o mistake_n can_v or_o of_o malice_n â—ill_v not_o see_v the_o hand_n of_o god_n in_o particular_a event_n â—nd_v therefore_o we_o have_v this_o frequent_a conclusion_n god_n dispensation_n whether_o of_o mercy_n or_o judgement_n then_o shall_v they_o know_v that_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n unbelief_n of_o a_o providence_n lose_v all_o the_o pin_n and_o take_v the_o whole_a frame_n of_o religion_n and_o the_o â—â—th_n and_o actual_a observation_n of_o a_o providence_n six_v that_o atheism_n lose_v upon_o this_o pin_n of_o a_o observe_a providence_n the_o saint_n do_v hang_v many_o excellent_a vessel_n of_o great_a and_o small_a quantity_n â—nd_v what_o do_v not_o david_n build_v upon_o this_o foundation_n the_o lord_n reign_v let_v we_o then_o observe_v providence_n rule_v in_o all_o dispensation_n and_o in_o every_o one_o of_o these_o let_v we_o with_o old_a eli_n both_o see_v â—d_a say_v it_o be_v the_o lord_n and_o whether_o dispensation_n be_v prosperous_a or_o cross_a let_v we_o remember_v he_o thâ—_n have_v say_v i_o make_v peace_n and_o i_o create_v evil_a onâ—â—_n let_v not_o the_o observation_n of_o providence_n either_o slaken_o our_o hand_n in_o any_o good_a duty_n this_o evil_a iâ—_n the_o lord_n wherefore_o then_o shall_v i_o wait_v any_o long_a 〈◊〉_d he_o be_v a_o ill_a use_n of_o providence_n and_o this_o be_v bâ—_n like_o the_o rest_n of_o satan_n and_o unbeliev_n conclusion_n nor_o 2._o let_v it_o strengthen_v our_o hand_n in_o any_o sinâ—_n project_n or_o practice_n it_o be_v the_o devil_n that_o 〈◊〉_d cast_v thyself_o down_o from_o the_o pinnacle_n because_o he_o have_v â—â—ven_v his_o angel_n charge_v of_o thou_o let_v we_o not_o take_v providence_n 3._o for_o approbation_n of_o our_o practice_n senacherib_n who_o can_v say_v that_o he_o be_v not_o come_v without_o the_o lord_n against_o jerusalem_n it_o be_v a_o wickâ—â—_n word_n in_o david_n enemy_n to_o say_v god_n have_v forsâ—â—â—_n he_o let_v we_o persecute_v and_o destroy_v he_o but_o david_n 〈◊〉_d of_o another_o spirit_n when_o god_n deliver_v saul_n iâ—_n his_o hand_n let_v not_o my_o hand_n say_v he_o be_v upon_o bâ—_n for_o wickedness_n proceed_v from_o the_o wicked_a say_v the_o proverb_n of_o the_o ancient_n 4._o let_v dispensation_n of_o providence_n be_v determine_v evidence_n of_o our_o state_n before_o god_n for_o all_o thing_n 〈◊〉_d alike_o unto_o all_o and_o and_o no_o man_n can_v know_v either_o â—â—_o or_o hatred_n by_o all_o that_o be_v before_o he_o eccles._n 9_o 1._o â—â—_o a_o great_a vanity_n in_o a_o wicked_a man_n to_o think_v the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o himself_o for_o prosperity_n and_o it_o a_o great_a weakâ—â—â—â—_n in_o a_o saint_n to_o think_v the_o worse_a of_o himself_o for_o affliction_n and_o adversity_n albeit_o all_o these_o come_v from_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o yet_o none_o be_v hereupon_o allow_v to_o be_v stoical_o or_o stupid_o unconcern_v 〈◊〉_d the_o vicissitude_n of_o differ_v dispensation_n for_o â—â—cles_n 3_o 4._o there_o be_v a_o time_n to_o weep_v and_o a_o time_n to_o 〈◊〉_d time_n to_o mourn_v and_o a_o time_n to_o dance_v and_o chap._n 7._o 14._o the_o wise_a god_n by_o the_o wise_a man_n mouth_n bid_v we_o in_o â—he_n day_n of_o prosperity_n be_v joyful_a but_o in_o the_o 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