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from_o one_o judgement_n that_o he_o may_v reserve_v they_o for_o another_o and_o that_o for_o a_o worse_o keep_v they_o from_o the_o pestilence_n that_o he_o may_v deliver_v they_o to_o the_o famine_n deliver_v they_o from_o the_o famine_n that_o he_o may_v give_v they_o up_o to_o the_o sword_n he_o shift_v and_o change_v their_o punishment_n but_o do_v not_o remove_v they_o or_o take_v they_o away_o according_a to_o that_o expression_n isa_n 24.17_o 18._o fear_v and_o the_o pit_n and_o the_o snare_n be_v upon_o thou_o o_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o he_o who_o flee_v from_o the_o noise_n of_o the_o fear_n shall_v fall_v into_o the_o pit_n and_o he_o that_o come_v out_o of_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o pit_n shall_v be_v take_v in_o the_o snare_n here_o be_v now_o defend_v and_o evade_n but_o yet_o still_o salvation_n far_o enough_o from_o it_o either_o in_o the_o thing_n itself_o or_o in_o the_o intention_n of_o he_o that_o vouchsafe_v it_o yea_o but_o here_o in_o the_o text_n it_o be_v otherwise_o when_o the_o lord_n say_v concern_v jerusalem_n that_o he_o will_v defend_v that_o to_o save_v it_o he_o signify_v that_o he_o will_v defend_v it_o with_o the_o great_a benefit_n and_o advantage_n to_o it_o as_o he_o speak_v sometime_o to_o abraham_n blessing_n i_o will_v bless_v thou_o and_o multiply_v i_o will_v multiply_v thou_o that_o be_v i_o will_v make_v those_o thing_n which_o be_v blessing_n a_o increase_n in_o the_o show_n and_o purport_v of_o they_o to_o be_v so_o indeed_o in_o the_o event_n and_o effect_n that_o thou_o may_v find_v they_o to_o be_v so_o to_o thy_o self_n in_o thy_o own_o experience_n this_o be_v that_o which_o god_n promise_v to_o his_o people_n in_o his_o defend_n of_o they_o indeed_o they_o sometime_o make_v other_o interpretation_n of_o it_o as_o if_o he_o defend_v they_o to_o destroy_v they_o rather_o than_o to_o save_v they_o as_o the_o israelite_n in_o their_o murmur_v and_o repine_a temper_n 21.5_o numb_a 21.5_o he_o bring_v we_o out_o of_o egypt_n that_o he_o may_v destroy_v we_o in_o the_o wilderness_n yea_o but_o it_o be_v not_o so_o for_o all_o that_o god_n have_v other_o intention_n towards_o they_o i_o know_v the_o thought_n that_o i_o think_v towards_o you_o say_v the_o lord_n thought_n of_o peace_n and_o not_o of_o evil_a to_o give_v you_o a_o expect_a end_n jer._n 29.11_o man_n in_o their_o courtesy_n they_o be_v many_o time_n false_a and_o uncertain_a if_o they_o do_v one_o kindness_n they_o will_v do_v sometime_o two_o unkindness_n for_o it_o perhaps_o unkindness_n in_o it_o timeo_fw-la danaos_n vel_fw-la dowa_o ferentes_fw-la but_o it_o be_v not_o so_o with_o god_n he_o defend_v to_o save_v and_o he_o save_v in_o defend_v especial_o such_o as_o be_v his_o people_n and_o belong_v unto_o he_o this_o be_v a_o very_a great_a happiness_n and_o answerable_o shall_v be_v pursue_v by_o we_o condition_n try_v all_o of_o our_o condition_n we_o shall_v examine_v not_o only_o what_o we_o have_v but_o upon_o what_o term_n we_o have_v it_o to_o see_v that_o it_o be_v in_o mercy_n and_o love_n and_o as_o a_o fruit_n of_o god_n goodwill_n towards_o we_o and_o as_o relish_v his_o favour_n in_o it_o this_o we_o may_v judge_v according_a as_o we_o be_v any_o thing_n make_v better_a by_o it_o and_o do_v any_o thing_n better_o with_o it_o then_o be_v mercy_n save_v when_o they_o be_v sanctify_v and_o sanctify_v to_o we_o then_o they_o be_v bestow_v in_o favour_n when_o they_o be_v improve_v in_o fruitfulness_n and_o make_v encouragement_n to_o further_a usefulness_n and_o cheerfulness_n and_o activity_n in_o god_n service_n otherwise_o we_o shall_v have_v but_o little_a comfort_n or_o satisfaction_n from_o they_o but_o even_o our_o blessing_n will_v be_v curse_v unto_o we_o malach._n 2.2_o which_o be_v the_o sad_a condition_n of_o many_o wicked_a and_o ungodly_a person_n god_n defend_v they_o not_o so_o much_o to_o save_v they_o as_o rather_o to_o harden_v they_o and_o so_o at_o last_o to_o ruin_v they_o psal_n 92.7_o when_o the_o wicked_a spring_n as_o the_o grass_n and_o all_o the_o worker_n of_o iniquity_n do_v flourish_v it_o be_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v destroy_v for_o ever_o but_o as_o for_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n he_o do_v not_o deal_v so_o with_o they_o god_n have_v not_o appoint_v they_o to_o wrath_n but_o to_o salvation_n as_o the_o main_a end_n of_o his_o dispensation_n towards_o they_o which_o he_o promise_v here_o to_o this_o city_n of_o judah_n 5.9_o 1_o thess_n 5.9_o i_o will_v defend_v this_o city_n to_o save_o it_o for_o a_o further_a open_n and_o inlarge_v of_o this_o present_a passage_n to_o we_o mercy_n the_o nature_n of_o the_o mercy_n we_o may_v
out_o to_o slay_v they_o etc._n etc._n and_o so_o joshuah_n in_o their_o discomfiture_n at_o at_o josh_n 7.9_o the_o canaanite_n and_o all_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o land_n shall_v hear_v of_o it_o and_o environ_v we_o round_o etc._n etc._n and_o what_o will_v thou_o do_v unto_o thy_o great_a name_n still_o the_o name_n of_o god_n as_o ready_a otherwise_o to_o be_v blaspheme_v by_o his_o enemy_n be_v improve_v for_o the_o protection_n of_o his_o people_n and_o as_o it_o have_v be_v improve_v by_o they_o to_o he_o himself_o 2._o by_o god_n himself_o so_o it_o have_v also_o be_v consider_v by_o himself_o even_o of_o his_o own_o accord_n as_o you_o may_v see_v in_o deut._n 32.26_o 27._o speak_v there_o of_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n i_o say_v i_o will_v scatter_a they_o into_o corner_n i_o will_v make_v the_o remembrance_n of_o they_o to_o cease_v from_o among_o man_n be_v it_o not_o that_o i_o fear_v the_o wrath_n of_o the_o enemy_n lest_o the_o adversary_n shall_v behave_v themselves_o strange_o and_o lest_o they_o shall_v say_v our_o hand_n be_v high_a and_o the_o lord_n have_v not_o do_v all_o this_o god_n people_n be_v sometime_o accidental_o so_o far_o forth_o behold_v to_o their_o enemy_n as_o that_o their_o intolerable_a insolence_n do_v move_v god_n to_o keep_v they_o from_o these_o evil_n which_o otherwise_o for_o their_o own_o provocation_n will_v fall_v upon_o they_o the_o blasphemye_n of_o the_o adversary_n they_o be_v the_o shelter_n and_o defence_n of_o the_o church_n for_o my_o own_o sake_n i._n e._n for_o my_o glory_n sake_n for_o the_o honour_n of_o my_o great_a name_n that_o on_o the_o one_o side_n it_o may_v be_v advance_v and_o that_o on_o the_o other_o side_n it_o may_v not_o be_v blaspheme_v that_o be_v the_o second_o explication_n three_o for_o my_o own_o sake_n that_o be_v truth_n 3._o for_o my_o truth_n for_o my_o truth_n sake_n for_o the_o glory_n of_o my_o ancient_n promise_v the_o israelite_n they_o be_v people_n of_o god_n 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truth_n shall_v be_v thy_o shield_n and_o buckler_n psal_n 91.4_o how_o be_v the_o truth_n of_o god_n a_o shield_n namely_o as_o include_v in_o his_o promise_n which_o engage_v he_o to_o the_o protection_n of_o his_o people_n according_a as_o he_o have_v declare_v himself_o to_o they_o particular_a 2._o in_o particular_a and_o that_o in_o all_o sort_n of_o condition_n john_n 5.19_o he_o shall_v deliver_v thou_o in_o six_o trouble_n and_o in_o seven_o there_o shall_v no_o evil_n touch_v thou_o in_o famine_n he_o shall_v redeem_v thou_o from_o death_n and_o in_o war_n from_o the_o power_n of_o the_o sword_n thou_o shall_v be_v hide_v from_o the_o scourge_n of_o the_o tongue_n sickness_n 1._o from_o sickness_n at_o destruction_n and_o famine_n thou_o shall_v laugh_v so_o psal_n 91.5_o thou_o shall_v not_o be_v afraid_a of_o the_o terror_n by_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 waste_v in_o darkness_n nor_o of_o the_o 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preservation_n of_o it_o so_o that_o there_o be_v two_o thing_n here_o now_o considerable_a the_o defend_v and_o the_o defendant_n the_o defend_v that_o be_v this_o city_n the_o defendant_n that_o be_v the_o god_n of_o israel_n himself_o for_o the_o first_o defend_v the_o defend_v the_o place_n defend_v it_o be_v jerusalem_n the_o city_n of_o god_n this_o be_v that_o which_o be_v the_o object_n of_o this_o defence_n and_o which_o this_o protection_n extend_v unto_o which_z according_o show_v unto_o we_o the_o state_n and_o condition_n of_o the_o church_n in_o all_o succeed_v age_n and_o generation_n this_o promise_v it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v limit_v or_o restrain_v to_o this_o present_a time_n or_o occasion_n whereupon_o it_o be_v make_v but_o in_o the_o force_n and_o efficacy_n of_o it_o do_v reach_v to_o all_o period_n of_o time_n throughout_o the_o world_n
and_o be_v write_v even_o for_o our_o consolation_n upon_o who_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n be_v come_v that_o we_o through_o patience_n and_o comfort_n of_o the_o scripture_n may_v have_v hope_n rom._n 15.4_o and_o 2_o cor._n 10_o 11._o the_o point_n before_o we_o be_v this_o that_o the_o church_n and_o people_n of_o god_n they_o be_v under_o a_o special_a safeguard_n and_o protection_n for_o the_o security_n and_o defence_n of_o they_o this_o city_n though_o it_o be_v a_o word_n of_o mixture_n and_o so_o do_v seem_v to_o take_v in_o all_o with_o it_o who_o be_v occasional_o involve_v in_o the_o mercy_n yet_o it_o do_v principal_o and_o more_o particular_o refer_v to_o the_o church_n and_o true_a believer_n who_o be_v the_o better_a part_n of_o it_o the_o church_n it_o be_v not_o without_o a_o fence_n it_o be_v a_o garden_n enclose_v and_o those_o place_n wherein_o it_o reside_v they_o do_v partake_v of_o special_a custody_n and_o preservation_n in_o reference_n to_o it_o this_o city_n it_o shall_v be_v defend_v thus_o zechar._n 2.4_o 5._o jerusalem_n shall_v be_v inhabit_v as_o town_n without_o wall_n for_o the_o multitude_n of_o man_n and_o cattle_n therein_o for_o i_o say_v the_o lord_n will_v be_v unto_o she_o a_o wall_n of_o fire_n round_o about_o and_o will_v be_v the_o glory_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o she_o so_o zechar._n 12.8_o in_o that_o day_n shall_v the_o lord_n defend_v the_o inhabitant_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o he_o that_o be_v feeble_a among_o they_o at_o that_o day_n shall_v be_v as_o david_n and_o the_o house_n of_o david_n shall_v be_v as_o god_n as_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n before_o he_o so_o isa_n 31.5_o as_o bird_n fly_v so_o will_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n defend_v jerusalem_n defend_v also_o he_o will_v deliver_v it_o and_o pass_v over_o he_o will_v preserve_v it_o as_o bird_n fly_v that_o be_v with_o great_a deal_n of_o tenderness_n bird_n we_o know_v they_o be_v very_o careful_a of_o their_o young_a one_o for_o the_o preserve_n 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it_o even_o so_o be_v the_o lord_n himself_o unto_o it_o and_o a_o great_a deal_n more_o for_o the_o mountain_n shall_v depart_v and_o the_o hill_n shall_v be_v remove_v but_o my_o kindness_n shall_v not_o depart_v from_o thou_o etc._n etc._n say_v the_o lord_n that_o have_v mercy_n on_o thou_o isa_n 54.10_o this_o serve_v to_o discover_v to_o we_o the_o happiness_n and_o privilege_n of_o god_n people_n use_v use_v and_o their_o advantage_n above_o other_o man_n happy_a be_v thou_o o_o israel_n who_o be_v like_a unto_o thou_o o_o people_n save_v by_o the_o lord_n who_o be_v the_o shield_n of_o thy_o help_n and_o who_o be_v the_o sword_n of_o thy_o excellency_n duet_n 33.29_o as_o for_o other_o people_n in_o the_o world_n there_o be_v no_o great_a care_n take_v of_o they_o for_o the_o defence_n and_o protection_n of_o they_o oh_o but_o the_o church_n that_o be_v sure_a to_o be_v defend_v what_o ever_o become_v of_o babylon_n god_n will_v be_v sure_a to_o look_v after_o zion_n and_o what_o ever_o become_v of_o lachish_n god_n will_v be_v sure_a to_o defend_v jerusalem_n and_o to_o provide_v for_o the_o safety_n of_o it_o indeed_o other_o place_n and_o person_n may_v occasional_o and_o accidental_o partake_v of_o the_o protection_n of_o the_o church_n wicked_a and_o ungodly_a man_n who_o be_v intermix_v with_o the_o people_n of_o god_n they_o do_v partake_v of_o defence_n with_o they_o and_o defence_n from_o they_o as_o curse_a cham_n from_o his_o abode_n in_o the_o ark_n but_o it_o be_v not_o they_o which_o be_v so_o much_o aim_v at_o or_o intend_v in_o this_o preservation_n no_o but_o god_n people_n themselves_o and_o the_o city_n by_o which_o his_o name_n be_v call_v on_o he_o will_v defend_v this_o city_n especial_o and_o this_o he_o will_v not_o be_v fail_v to_o it_o in_o the_o defend_n of_o it_o while_o he_o say_v he_o will_v do_v it_o he_o hereby_o signify_v his_o purpose_n about_o it_o it_o be_v not_o only_o a_o word_n of_o intimation_n but_o also_o of_o 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free_a grace_n second_o for_o my_o glory_n sake_n for_o the_o honour_n of_o my_o great_a name_n three_o for_o my_o truth_n sake_n for_o the_o honour_n of_o my_o ancient_a promise_n first_o for_o my_o mercy_n sake_n for_o the_o honour_n of_o my_o free_a grace_n mercy_n 1._o for_o my_o mercy_n the_o best_a account_n of_o god_n action_n be_v that_o which_o be_v resolve_v into_o himself_o but_o it_o hold_v good_a of_o none_o more_o than_o of_o his_o action_n of_o goodness_n and_o favour_n these_o take_v the_o chief_a rise_n from_o himself_o as_o the_o ground_n of_o they_o 5.10_o 1_o thes_n 5.10_o even_o so_o o_o father_n because_o it_o seem_v good_a in_o thy_o sight_n mat._n 11.26_o it_o be_v true_a of_o spiritual_a and_o eternal_a salvation_n more_o especial_o of_o god_n defend_v and_o save_v from_o hell_n and_o from_o wrath_n to_o come_v god_n do_v this_o for_o his_o own_o sake_n indeed_o but_o it_o be_v true_a also_o of_o salvation_n which_o be_v temporal_a and_o so_o of_o this_o in_o 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