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for_o he_o the_o prophet_n habakkuk_n resolve_v upon_o the_o same_o course_n hab._n 3.17_o 18._o although_o the_o figtree_n shall_v not_o blossom_n neither_o shall_v fruit_n be_v in_o the_o vine_n the_o labour_n of_o the_o olive_n shall_v fail_v etc._n etc._n yet_o will_v i_o rejoice_v in_o the_o lord_n i_o will_v joy_v in_o the_o god_n of_o my_o salvation_n he_o suppose_v the_o worst_a that_o can_v come_v and_o yet_o still_o resolve_v to_o be_v at_o rest_n in_o god_n and_o that_o god_n alone_o shall_v be_v enough_o for_o he_o when_o all_o other_o thing_n fail_v thus_o the_o holy_a soul_n sit_v down_o satissy_v with_o god_n alone_o set_v god_n and_o a_o interest_n in_o god_n over_o and_o against_o all_o his_o want_n loss_n burden_n difficulty_n temptation_n as_o one_o infinite_o able_a to_o relieve_v and_o satisfy_v he_o under_o all_o his_o language_n to_o god_n be_v lord_n let_v other_o take_v the_o word_n and_o the_o good_a thing_n thereof_o give_v i_o thyself_o and_o i_o have_v 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see_v what_o it_o be_v for_o a_o soul_n to_o be_v at_o rest_n in_o god_n and_o when_o he_o may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v at_o rest_n in_o he_o chap._n iii_o the_o great_a obligation_n the_o saint_n be_v under_o thus_o to_o live_v at_o rest_n in_o god_n several_n of_o these_o obligation_n insist_v on_o as_o the_o first_o evidence_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o our_o proposition_n have_v see_v what_o it_o be_v for_o a_o soul_n to_o be_v at_o rest_n in_o god_n our_o next_o work_n shall_v be_v to_o show_v you_o what_o obligation_n the_o saint_n be_v under_o thus_o to_o live_v at_o rest_n in_o he_o and_o that_o
to_o he_o so_o again_o psal_n 142.4_o 5._o i_o look_v on_o my_o right_a hand_n and_o behold_v but_o there_o be_v no_o man_n that_o will_v know_v i_o resuge_a fail_v i_o no_o man_n care_v for_o my_o soul_n well_o and_o what_o then_o why_o he_o run_v to_o god_n &_o vouch_v he_o afresh_o for_o his_o i_o cry_v unto_o thou_o o_o lord_n i_o say_v thou_o be_v my_o refuge_n and_o my_o portion_n in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n so_o the_o church_n in_o her_o great_a trouble_n and_o affliction_n do_v in_o like_a manner_n the_o lord_n be_v my_o portion_n say_v she_o lam._n 3.24_o sometime_o upon_o occasion_n of_o some_o eminent_a mercy_n or_o deliverance_n wrought_v by_o god_n for_o they_o they_o do_v make_v a_o new_a choice_n of_o god_n and_o vouch_v he_o afresh_o to_o be_v they_o so_o those_o exod._n 15.2_o the_o lord_n be_v my_o strength_n and_o song_n and_o he_o be_v become_v my_o salvation_n he_o be_v my_o god_n &_o i_o will_v prepare_v he_o a_o habitation_n my_o father_n god_n &_o i_o 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