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they_o have_v discharge_v themselves_o of_o a_o great_a care_n for_o it_o be_v their_o part_n to_o think_v thereof_o 7_o 1_o cor._n 7_o and_o general_o to_o provide_v for_o the_o marriage_n of_o their_o child_n not_o to_o tarry_v until_o through_o their_o negligence_n peevishness_n and_o other_o difficulty_n in_o that_o provision_n for_o they_o the_o child_n take_v occasion_n of_o lewdness_n or_o so_o ship_v themselves_o without_o the_o knowledge_n of_o their_o parent_n that_o afterward_o they_o be_v force_v to_o proceed_v to_o that_o that_o may_v redound_v to_o their_o great_a sorrow_n and_o heart-breaking_n so_o do_v abraham_n think_v upon_o the_o marriage_n of_o his_o son_n isaac_n &_o to_o that_o end_n commit_v the_o charge_n thereof_o to_o his_o elder_a and_o most_o faithful_a servant_n 24.3_o gen._n 24.3_o who_o he_o will_v to_o seek_v a_o wife_n for_o his_o son_n as_o in_o truth_n it_o be_v not_o proper_o for_o the_o child_n but_o for_o the_o parent_n to_o think_v upon_o and_o 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see_v the_o whole_a earth_n be_v bless_v to_o the_o faithful_a the_o promise_n of_o long_a life_n upon_o the_o earth_n be_v unto_o we_o also_o a_o blessing_n of_o god_n first_o because_o we_o can_v not_o live_v long_o without_o participate_v in_o many_o and_o great_a benefit_n of_o god_n even_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o preservation_n of_o this_o present_a life_n second_o because_o the_o faithful_a may_v the_o long_o employ_v themselves_o to_o serve_v and_o glorify_v god_n in_o consideration_n whereof_o we_o see_v what_o the_o church_n in_o old_a time_n say_v 115.17_o psal_n 115.17_o the_o dead_a praise_n not_o the_o lord_n neither_o any_o that_o go_v down_o into_o the_o place_n of_o silence_n but_o we_o will_v praise_v the_o lord_n from_o hence_o forth_o and_o for_o ever_o the_o same_o do_v ezechia_n king_n of_o juda_n also_o note_v in_o his_o cantikle_n 38.19_o esay_n 38.19_o the_o lyve_n the_o live_n he_o shall_v confess_v thou_o as_o i_o do_v this_o day_n the_o father_n to_o the_o child_n shall_v declare_v thy_o truth_n 14_o in_o as_o much_o therefore_o as_o long_a life_n be_v promise_v as_o a_o blessing_n god_n do_v continue_v it_o to_o obedient_a child_n so_o long_o as_o it_o be_v a_o blessing_n unto_o they_o and_o hereupon_o do_v saint_n paul_n join_v together_o these_o two_o sentence_n that_o it_o may_v go_v well_o with_o thou_o 6.3_o ephe._n 6.3_o and_o that_o thou_o may_v live_v long_o upon_o the_o earth_n as_o also_o when_o god_n take_v away_o such_o obedient_a child_n before_o they_o be_v old_a yea_o before_o they_o come_v unto_o man_n state_n whether_o it_o be_v lest_o malice_n shall_v corrupt_v their_o heart_n or_o to_o prevent_v some_o great_a calamity_n wherein_o they_o may_v peradventure_o be_v entangle_v or_o upon_o whatsoever_o other_o consideration_n to_o receive_v they_o into_o a_o better_a life_n he_o do_v faithful_o perform_v his_o promise_n unto_o such_o child_n because_o he_o deal_v better_a than_o promise_n with_o they_o but_o as_o 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his_o work_v do_v diverte_v he_o from_o the_o feel_n and_o acknowledgement_n of_o the_o love_n goodness_n grace_n good_a will_n and_o power_n of_o god_n and_o puff_v he_o up_o in_o false_a and_o most_o pernicious_a opinion_n of_o his_o own_o virtue_n and_o merit_n to_o his_o overthrow_n and_o destruction_n &_o withal_o do_v deprive_v god_n of_o his_o glory_n so_o contrariwise_o the_o doctrine_n of_o election_n understand_v and_o believe_v in_o manner_n as_o we_o have_v before_o declare_v do_v teach_v and_o admonish_v we_o to_o attribute_v the_o whole_a glory_n of_o our_o salvation_n to_o one_o only_a god_n incessant_o to_o praise_v he_o to_o reverence_v his_o power_n and_o infinite_a goodness_n whole_o to_o depend_v upon_o he_o and_o to_o walk_v in_o all_o humility_n confess_v that_o in_o we_o there_o be_v neither_o beginning_n nor_o preparation_n whereby_o god_n shall_v be_v bind_v to_o choose_v and_o do_v well_o by_o we_o and_o therefore_o that_o all_o good_a namely_o our_o 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