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this_o doubtless_o be_v a_o very_a fit_a occasion_n to_o bring_v the_o matter_n to_o pass_v than_o the_o which_o can_v not_o be_v devise_v a_o better_a or_o more_o convenient_a &_o that_o the_o same_o be_v so_o provide_v of_o god_n we_o will_v eftsoon_o make_v plain_a and_o manifest_a to_o let_v this_o pass_v how_o that_o the_o crafty_a for_o give_v a_o notable_a testimony_n of_o god_n providence_n when_o he_o say_v that_o what_o time_n he_o remain_v in_o geshur_n he_o vow_v to_o the_o lord_n if_o at_o any_o time_n he_o shall_v bring_v he_o back_o again_o to_o the_o city_n a_o sacrifice_n or_o peace_n offer_v in_o hebron_n for_o why_o he_o acknowledge_v that_o he_o be_v banish_v by_o the_o will_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o again_o that_o he_o be_v restore_v by_o the_o same_o will_n further_n david_n have_v hear_v of_o the_o tumulte_n raise_v by_o absalon_n and_o of_o the_o rage_n of_o the_o people_n be_v in_o great_a hevine_v and_o perplexity_n escape_v by_o flight_n accompany_v with_o 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that_o the_o great_a wise_a man_n ahitophel_n be_v revolt_v to_o absalon_n what_o say_v he_o turn_v i_o pray_v thou_o o_o lord_n the_o counsel_n of_o ahitophel_n into_o foolishness_n for_o why_o it_o be_v a_o certain_a truth_n that_o all_o our_o thought_n will_n and_o counsel_n be_v move_v and_o direct_v every_o kind_n of_o way_n by_o the_o lord_n himself_o moreover_o when_o he_o persuade_v hushet_n to_o convey_v himself_o also_o with_o speed_n to_o absalon_n camp_n suppose_v that_o he_o may_v convenient_o bring_v to_o naught_o the_o counsel_n of_o ahitophell_n it_o be_v a_o evident_a argument_n that_o second_o cause_n may_v indeed_o do_v some_o what_o but_o neither_o more_o nor_o less_o nor_o furtherfoorth_o then_o to_o he_o that_o be_v the_o first_o cause_n yea_o and_o the_o cause_n of_o all_o cause_n shall_v seem_v good_a and_o expedient_a whereas_o in_o the_o 16._o chap._n wicked_a simei_n come_v forth_o curse_v and_o revile_v keep_v a_o quoyte_n and_o cast_v stone_n also_o both_o 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of_o jemini_fw-la he_o lay_v alike_o both_o the_o wicked_a attempt_n of_o absalon_n and_o desperate_a saucyne_n of_o simei_n upon_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n it_o follow_v in_o the_o same_o place_n suffer_v he_o to_o curse_v for_o the_o lord_n have_v bid_v he_o note_n that_o he_o say_v bid_v it_o may_v be_v that_o the_o lord_n will_v look_v on_o my_o affliction_n and_o do_v i_o good_a for_o his_o curse_v this_o day_n by_o which_o word_n it_o plain_o appear_v that_o wicked_a simei_n brace_v forth_o to_o so_o heinous_a a_o fact_n by_o the_o very_a will_n and_o impulsion_n of_o the_o lord_n himself_o but_o yet_o that_o the_o lord_n can_v when_o it_o please_v he_o turn_v the_o malice_n of_o simei_n to_o david_n good_a now_o how_o in_o like_a manner_n through_o the_o disposition_n of_o god_n providence_n the_o counsel_n of_o wise_a ahitophell_n be_v overthrow_v by_o hushai_n according_a as_o david_n have_v desire_v may_v out_o of_o that_o long_a narration_n chap._n 17._o be_v 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the_o counséllour_n himself_o further_n touch_v they_o that_o be_v send_v unto_o david_n to_o show_v he_o the_o counsel_n of_o hushai_n and_o likewise_o through_o what_o policy_n they_o be_v save_v from_o their_o enemy_n hand_n by_o a_o woman_n it_o be_v long_o to_o declare_v yet_o in_o the_o mean_a season_n that_o all_o thing_n be_v do_v by_o god_n providence_n it_o may_v sufficient_o appear_v by_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v speak_v of_o hushai_n which_o flee_v at_o david_n commandment_n for_o look_v from_o who_o the_o end_n flow_v and_o from_o the_o same_o also_o without_o question_n must_v be_v derive_v the_o mean_n tend_v to_o the_o same_o end_n now_o the_o thing_n that_o follow_v chap._n 18._o touch_v the_o conflict_n of_o both_o the_o army_n touch_v the_o twenty_o thousand_o that_o be_v slay_v of_o absalon_n part_n and_o touch_v the_o miserable_a end_n of_o absalon_n himself_o that_o they_o can_v by_o no_o mean_n be_v refer_v to_o contingence_n or_o haphazard_n the_o very_a 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be_v give_v at_o all_o in_o our_o sacred_a philosophye_n where_o just_a regard_n be_v have_v of_o god_n providence_n and_o the_o same_o worthy_o esteem_v whither_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n impose_v a_o necessity_n to_o thing_n provide_v chap._n 6._o now_o some_o man_n may_v say_v if_o nothing_o at_o all_o come_v to_o pass_v contingentlye_o or_o by_o haphazard_n nor_o nothing_o by_o necessity_n of_o consequence_n than_o it_o follow_v that_o all_o thing_n come_v to_o pass_v by_o necessity_n as_o they_o call_v it_o absolute_a yea_o and_o that_o all_o thing_n that_o happen_v be_v accomplish_v by_o a_o certain_a unchangeable_a and_o unavoidable_a necessity_n so_o as_o they_o can_v possible_o choose_v but_o be_v do_v and_o be_v this_o in_o any_o wise_a to_o be_v grant_v to_o this_o obieicton_n or_o question_n we_o will_v answer_v in_o few_o word_n 1_o first_o if_o we_o listen_v not_o to_o strive_v about_o word_n or_o sentence_n but_o be_v content_a to_o use_v those_o that_o we_o see_v oftentimes_o to_o be_v meet_v withal_o in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n nothing_o forbid_v but_o that_o we_o may_v say_v simp_o that_o all_o thing_n come_v to_o pass_v by_o necessity_n and_o that_o it_o be_v impossible_a but_o the_o thing_n shall_v be_v accomplish_v which_o the_o lord_n have_v ordain_v to_o be_v do_v for_o after_o this_o sort_n christ_n himself_o say_v simple_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o offence_n shall_v come_v it_o be_v impossible_a but_o that_o offence_n shall_v come_v again_o all_o thing_n must_v be_v fulfil_v which_o be_v write_v of_o he_o by_o the_o prophet_n and_o thus_o it_o be_v necesserye_n that_o judas_n shall_v sell_v and_o betray_v christ_n to_o the_o jew_n for_o money_n it_o be_v necessary_a that_o peter_n shall_v deny_v christ_n thrice_o it_o be_v
sudden_o fall_v or_o part_n of_o the_o pit_n chink_a or_o elive_v will_v peradventure_o smother_v thou_o if_o thou_o go_v down_o into_o a_o den_n or_o dungeon_n even_o here_o likewise_o whatsoever_o be_v above_o thou_o lean_v upon_o thy_o neck_n and_o threaten_v to_o fall-upon_a thou_o if_o thou_o climb_v up_o a_o steep_a hill_n the_o trip_v of_o thy_o faâ—te_n will_v cast_v thou_o down_o headlong_o if_o thou_o wander_v in_o the_o valley_n look_v wary_o about_o thou_o lest_o some_o hide_v guife_fw-mi or_o whirlpool_n do_v swallow_v thou_o or_o at_o leastwise_o put_v thou_o to_o thy_o plunge_n if_o thou_o be_v to_o journey_n through_o the_o wood_n every_o tree_n stand_v as_o a_o club_n lift_v up_o aloft_o to_o kill_v thou_o and_o that_o i_o may_v once_o draw_v unto_o a_o end_n there_o be_v nothing_o extant_a in_o the_o nature_n of_o thing_n though_o otherwise_o necessary_a and_o for_o many_o cause_n profitable_a to_o mankind_n from_o the_o which_o ought_v not_o again_o some_o damage_n 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that_o it_o be_v nothing_o else_o then_o a_o public_a receptacle_n nest_n and_o hostrye_n of_o misery_n and_o that_o how_o many_o small_a member_n there_o be_v in_o the_o body_n so_o many_o kind_n there_o be_v of_o danger_n and_o disease_n what_o say_v i_o how_o many_o member_n i_o may_v more_o truelye_o say_v that_o to_o every_o member_n be_v procreate_v innumerable_a sort_n of_o disease_n the_o eye_n doubtless_o be_v a_o very_a small_a part_n in_o the_o head_n but_o with_o how_o many_o malady_n think_v thou_o this_o be_v encumber_v there_o be_v engender_v in_o it_o the_o pin_n and_o web_n the_o blearenes_n of_o the_o eye_n the_o dry_a itch_n in_o the_o eye_n the_o wart_n in_o the_o eye_n lid_n the_o gravel_n in_o the_o eye_n the_o dazzle_a of_o the_o eye_n the_o film_n of_o the_o eye_n the_o stare_a of_o the_o eye_n the_o fall_n of_o the_o eye_n lid_n the_o dimness_n of_o the_o eye_n the_o poorblindnes_n of_o the_o eye_n the_o knob_v in_o the_o eye_n the_o prick_n in_o the_o eye_n the_o dropping_z of_o the_o eye_n the_o squint_a the_o swell_a of_o the_o eye_n the_o turn_n of_o the_o eye_n lid_n the_o unnatural_a stand_n of_o the_o eye_n lid_n the_o pimple_n in_o the_o eye_n the_o pearl_n in_o the_o eye_n the_o scurume_n of_o the_o eye_n the_o swell_a and_o grossness_n of_o the_o eye_n lid_n and_o who_o be_v able_a to_o reckon_v up_o all_o the_o impediment_n of_o this_o sort_n now_o by_o the_o greevante_n of_o the_o eye_n alone_o which_o yet_o we_o have_v not_o all_o set_v down_o in_o account_n consider_v thou_o with_o thyself_o how_o many_o and_o how_o great_a may_v be_v the_o disease_n of_o the_o other_o member_n which_o be_v far_o great_a and_o large_a then_o the_o eye_n it_o pity_v i_o doubtless_o yea_o it_o pity_v i_o for_o man_n estate_n &_o condition_n as_o oft_o as_o i_o enter_v into_o the_o consideration_n of_o these_o misery_n which_o man_n carry_v about_o with_o he_o in_o his_o little_a body_n neither_o can_v he_o ever_o shake_v they_o off_o will_v we_o or_o will_v we_o we_o must_v grant_v that_o there_o be_v nothing_o create_v among_o all_o live_a creature_n more_o wretched_a or_o vile_a then_o man_n if_o i_o mean_v the_o weak_a disposition_n of_o the_o body_n be_v consider_v in_o itself_o which_o thing_n that_o we_o may_v the_o more_o easy_o acknowledge_v and_o oft_o call_v to_o mind_n it_o be_v ordain_v by_o god_n the_o author_n of_o nature_n that_o we_o shall_v fetch_v the_o first_o beginning_n of_o our_o life_n immediate_o from_o cry_v and_o weep_v and_o again_o that_o we_o shall_v lay_v down_o the_o same_o with_o great_a sorrow_n and_o grief_n see_v all_o these_o thing_n be_v thus_o from_o whence_o i_o pray_v thou_o or_o from_o what_o matter_n shall_v wretched_a man_n have_v comfort_n in_o so_o great_a distress_n if_o not_o from_o this_o knowledge_n that_o god_n take_v care_n of_o we_o &_o of_o our_o affair_n and_o deliver_v we_o continual_o out_o of_o infinite_a danger_n which_o of_o we_o can_v so_o much_o as_o breathe_v when_o we_o listen_v nay_o which_o of_o we_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o do_v that_o if_o we_o be_v not_o certain_o persuade_v of_o the_o lord_n help_v that_o govern_v all_o thing_n and_o he_o give_v we_o power_n so_o to_o do_v for_o see_v there_o be_v just_a nothing_o any_o where_o in_o the_o which_o be_v not_o most_o certain_a annoyance_n and_o peril_n prepare_v at_o a_o inch_n and_o our_o whole_a life_n hang_v by_o a_o twine_n thread_n nay_o by_o a_o silly_a hair_n so_o as_o a_o thousand_o i_o say_v not_o disease_n but_o death_n do_v continual_o hang_v over_o our_o head_n and_o wander_v before_o our_o eye_n doubtless_o we_o must_v not_o think_v that_o we_o can_v abide_v in_o safety_n so_o much_o as_o one_o minute_n of_o a_o hour_n except_o the_o lord_n by_o his_o wise_a providence_n and_o gracious_a good_a will_n and_o pleasure_n do_v deliver_v we_o from_o all_o hurtful_a and_o noisome_a thing_n in_o that_o be_v bear_v thou_o be_v not_o strangle_v between_o the_o midwife_n hand_n that_o in_o the_o time_n of_o thy_o infancy_n thou_o perish_v not_o by_o fire_n or_o water_n or_o by_o some_o other_o mean_v through_o the_o negligence_n of_o thy_o parent_n that_o in_o thy_o childhood_n and_o young_a year_n thou_o becamme_v not_o blind_a or_o lame_a of_o thy_o limb_n through_o thy_o own_o folly_n and_o rashness_n that_o be_v afterward_o grow_v in_o age_n thou_o be_v not_o slay_v by_o some_o body_n that_o meet_v thou_o &_o salute_v thou_o or_o that_o feign_a friendship_n with_o thou_o or_o that_o eat_v and_o drink_v with_o thou_o or_o else_o by_o one_o that_o profess_v himself_o to_o be_v thy_o open_a enemy_n that_o now_o thou_o be_v not_o beguile_v or_o any_o other_o way_n cast_v into_o danger_n by_o some_o one_o that_o bargain_v with_o thou_o in_o that_o thou_o be_v not_o molest_v by_o thy_o neighbour_n nor_o injury_v by_o stranger_n in_o that_o thou_o be_v not_o trouble_v with_o discommodity_n in_o marriage_n which_o be_v wont_a to_o spring_v partly_o from_o the_o wife_n partly_o from_o the_o child_n and_o part_o from_o the_o care_n of_o household_n affair_n in_o that_o thou_o be_v not_o strip_v of_o thy_o good_n in_o that_o the_o may_v you_o rage_v not_o against_o thou_o and_o thrust_v thou_o from_o thy_o seat_n and_o dignity_n in_o that_o thou_o be_v not_o kill_v with_o the_o fall_n of_o thy_o house_n in_o that_o thy_o meat_n and_o drink_n do_v not_o hurt_v thou_o in_o that_o thou_o be_v not_o wound_v with_o the_o edg-toole_n which_o thou_o handle_v in_o that_o no_o beast_n do_v violence_n unto_o thou_o in_o that_o thou_o be_v not_o drown_v in_o the_o water_n in_o that_o the_o earth_n do_v not_o open_a her_o mouth_n and_o devour_v thou_o finallye_o in_o that_o thou_o be_v wonderful_o deliver_v from_o innumerable_a inconvenience_n which_o do_v daily_o and_o continual_o hang_v over_o thy_o head_n and_o proceed_v as_o well_o from_o man_n as_o from_o the_o devil_n and_o from_o other_o creature_n which_o the_o devil_n also_o indevour_v oftentimes_o to_o turn_v to_o our_o destruction_n in_o all_o these_o thing_n i_o say_v which_o we_o know_v be_v wont_v ever_o and_o anon_o to_o come_v to_o pass_v and_o therefore_o aught_o to_o judge_v that_o they_o may_v also_o take_v effect_n and_o be_v accomplish_v in_o we_o thou_o ought_v to_o admire_v and_o blaze_v abroad_o with_o praise_n the_o only_a providence_n of_o god_n yea_o &_o to_o ascribe_v thy_o whole_a safety_n and_o preservation_n only_o and_o alone_o hereunto_o and_o this_o be_v that_o which_o the_o psalm_n do_v teach_v and_o all_o the_o say_n of_o the_o holy_a father_n in_o the_o sacred_a scripture_n every_o where_o extant_a wherein_o the_o lord_n be_v celebrate_v as_o
the_o helper_n of_o the_o afflict_a and_o the_o deliverer_n of_o his_o out_o of_o all_o danger_n further_o also_o wherein_o those_o that_o be_v deliver_v do_v give_v god_n thanks_n for_o his_o benefit_n receive_v as_o psal_n 18._o declare_v how_o even_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o tempest_n and_o other_o danger_n the_o lord_n yet_o save_v the_o godly_a the_o channel_n of_o water_n say_v he_o be_v see_v and_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o world_n be_v discover_v at_o thy_o rebuke_v o_n lord_n at_o the_o blast_a of_o the_o breath_n of_o thy_o displeasure_n he_o have_v send_v down_o from_o above_o and_o take_v i_o he_o have_v draw_v i_o out_o of_o many_o water_n he_o have_v deliver_v i_o from_o my_o strong_a enemy_n and_o from_o they_o that_o hate_v i_o psal_n 23._o do_v whole_o tend_v to_o this_o effect_n but_o especial_o these_o word_n be_v to_o be_v consider_v albeit_o i_o shall_v walk_v through_o the_o valley_n of_o the_o shadow_n of_o death_n yet_o will_v i_o fear_v no_o evil_n for_o thou_o be_v with_o i_o psal_n 27._o though_o a_o host_n pitch_v against_o i_o my_o hart_n shall_v not_o be_v afraid_a though_o war_n be_v raise_v against_o i_o my_o hart_n shall_v not_o be_v afraid_a yet_o will_v i_o trust_v in_o thou_o psal_n 30._o o_o lord_n thou_o have_v bring_v up_o my_o soul_n out_o of_o the_o grave_n thou_o have_v reviue_v i_o from_o they_o that_o go_v down_o into_o the_o pit_n in_o the_o same_o place_n thou_o have_v turn_v my_o mourning_n into_o joy_n thou_o have_v put_v off_o my_o sackcloth_n and_o gird_v i_o with_o gladness_n psal_n 31._o my_o time_n be_v in_o thy_o hand_n deliver_v i_o from_o the_o hand_n of_o my_o enemy_n etc._n etc._n psal_n 33._o behold_v the_o eye_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v upon_o they_o that_o fear_v he_o &_o upon_o they_o that_o trust_v in_o his_o mercy_n to_o deliver_v their_o soul_n from_o death_n and_o to_o preserve_v they_o in_o the_o time_n of_o dearth_n psal_n 34._o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n pitch_v round_o about_o they_o that_o fear_v he_o and_o deliver_v they_o there_o also_o many_o be_v the_o misery_n of_o the_o righteous_a but_o the_o lord_n deliver_v they_o out_o of_o all_o psal_n 37._o the_o lord_n know_v the_o day_n of_o upright_a man_n &_o their_o inheritance_n shall_v be_v perpetual_a they_o shall_v not_o be_v confound_v in_o the_o perilous_a time_n and_o in_o the_o day_n of_o famine_n they_o shall_v have_v enough_o psal_n 40._o innumerable_a trouble_n have_v compass_v i_o my_o sin_n have_v take_v such_o hold_n upon_o i_o that_o i_o be_o not_o able_a to_o look_v up_o yea_o they_o be_v more_o in_o number_n then_o the_o hear_v of_o my_o head_n therefore_o my_o hart_n have_v fail_v i_o let_v it_o please_v thou_o o_o lord_n to_o deliver_v i_o make_v haste_n o_o lord_n to_o help_v i_o psal_n 41._o by_o this_o i_o know_v that_o thou_o favour_v i_o because_o my_o enemy_n do_v not_o triumph_n against_o i_o and_o as_o for_o i_o thou_o upholde_v i_o in_o my_o integrity_n and_o shall_v set_v i_o before_o thy_o face_n for_o ever_o psal_n 57.59_o david_n do_v ascribe_v his_o deliverance_n unto_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n in_o that_o he_o fly_v saul_n withdraw_v himself_o into_o a_o den_n and_o when_o his_o house_n be_v beset_v by_o the_o commandment_n of_o saul_n that_o he_o may_v have_v be_v take_v psal_n 66._o the_o lord_n hold_v our_o soul_n in_o life_n and_o suffer_v not_o our_o foot_n to_o slip_v there_o also_o thou_o have_v cause_v man_n to_o ride_v over_o our_o head_n we_o go_v into_o the_o fire_n and_o water_n but_o thou_o bring_v we_o into_o a_o wealthy_a place_n psal_n 71._o thou_o have_v give_v commandment_n to_o save_v i_o for_o thou_o be_v my_o rock_n and_o my_o fortress_n in_o the_o same_o place_n by_o thou_o have_v i_o be_v sustain_v ever_o since_o i_o be_v bear_v thou_o be_v he_o that_o take_v i_o out_o of_o my_o mother_n bowel_n etc._n etc._n psal_n 73._o as_o for_o i_o i_o be_v always_o with_o thou_o for_o thou_o have_v hold_v i_o by_o my_o right-hand_n thou_o will_v guide_v i_o with_o thy_o counsel_n and_o afterward_o receive_v i_o to_o glory_n psal_n 91._o be_v whole_o spend_v in_o this_o that_o it_o teach_v most_o cheerelye_o that_o the_o lord_n do_v every_o where_n take_v care_n for_o we_o and_o provide_v that_o we_o faint_a not_o under_o the_o trouble_n which_o do_v on_o every_o side_n assail_v us._n he_o shall_v deliver_v thou_o say_v he_o from_o the_o snare_n of_o the_o hunter_n and_o from_o the_o noisome_a pestilence_n he_o will_v cover_v thou_o under_o his_o wing_n and_o thou_o shall_v be_v sure_a under_o his_o feather_n his_o truth_n shall_v be_v thy_o shield_n &_o buckler_n thou_o shall_v not_o be_v afraid_a of_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o night_n nor_o of_o the_o arrow_n that_o fly_v by_o day_n nor_o of_o the_o pestilence_n that_o walk_v in_o darkness_n nor_o of_o the_o plague_n that_o destroy_v at_o noon_n day_n a_o thousand_o shall_v fall_v beside_o thou_o and_o ten_o thousand_o at_o thy_o right-hand_n but_o it_o shall_v not_o come_v nigh_o thou_o and_o a_o little_a after_o there_o shall_v none_o evil_o come_v unto_o thou_o neither_o shall_v any_o plague_n come_v near_o thy_o tabernacle_n for_o he_o shall_v give_v his_o angel_n charge_v over_o thou_o to_o keep_v thou_o in_o all_o thy_o way_n they_o shall_v bear_v thou_o in_o their_o hand_n that_o thou_o hurt_v not_o thy_o foot_n against_o a_o stone_n thou_o shall_v walk_v upon_o the_o lion_n and_o asp_n the_o young_a lion_n and_o dragon_n shall_v thou_o tread_v under_o thy_o foot_n etc._n etc._n the_o like_a shall_v thou_o find_v in_o many_o other_o psalm_n especial_o the_o 104.116.124.139_o this_o be_v whole_o apply_v to_o this_o purpose_n 144.147_o and_o in_o the_o prophet_n there_o be_v very_o many_o confession_n and_o thanks_n giving_n of_o this_o sort_n that_o do_v wonderful_o commend_v the_o perpetual_a care_n and_o providence_n of_o god_n towards_o we_o in_o all_o peril_n and_o danger_n it_o will_v be_v overlong_o to_o repeat_v they_o at_o this_o 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