promise_n we_o know_v that_o all_o thing_n work_v together_o for_o the_o best_a to_o those_o that_o love_n god_n 8.28_o rom._n 8.28_o moreover_o by_o affliction_n the_o lord_n bring_v we_o to_o a_o more_o thorough_a repentance_n and_o sorrow_n for_o our_o sin_n and_o work_v that_o in_o we_o thereby_o which_o the_o word_n do_v not_o before_o when_o we_o find_v by_o woeful_a experience_n what_o great_a misery_n our_o sin_n have_v bring_v we_o unto_o and_o how_o just_a and_o true_a god_n be_v in_o all_o his_o threaten_n 31_o 1._o cor._n 11_o 31_o for_o if_o when_o we_o have_v sin_v we_o will_v judge_v ourselves_o before_o hand_n god_n will_v not_o judge_v we_o but_o when_o we_o be_v judge_v we_o be_v chastened_a of_o the_o lord_n that_o we_o may_v not_o be_v condemn_v with_o the_o world_n whereunto_o agree_v the_o say_n of_o the_o psalmist_n which_o be_v find_v to_o be_v true_a by_o daily_a experience_n that_o whether_o the_o lord_n lie_v upon_o man_n sickness_n or_o imprisonment_n or_o poverty_n and_o want_n or_o banishment_n or_o such_o like_a 107.11_o psal_n 107.11_o when_o he_o humble_v the_o heart_n with_o heaviness_n they_o cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n in_o their_o trouble_n so_o that_o affliction_n bring_v man_n to_o humility_n for_o their_o sin_n and_o to_o pray_v unto_o god_n to_o be_v pardon_v and_o to_o be_v deliver_v as_o we_o see_v in_o the_o example_n of_o the_o prodigal_a child_n who_o by_o great_a misery_n come_v to_o repent_v he_o of_o his_o riotous_a life_n for_o when_o he_o have_v spend_v all_o 1â—_n luk._n 1â—_n there_o arise_v a_o great_a famine_n in_o that_o land_n and_o he_o begin_v to_o be_v in_o necessity_n which_o afterward_o be_v so_o great_a that_o he_o will_v fain_o have_v fill_v his_o belly_n with_o the_o husk_n that_o the_o swine_n eat_v but_o no_o man_n give_v they_o he_o then_o he_o say_v i_o will_v rise_v and_o go_v to_o my_o father_n and_o say_v unto_o he_o father_n i_o have_v sin_v against_o heaven_n and_o before_o thou_o and_o be_o no_o more_o worthy_a to_o be_v call_v thy_o son_n make_v i_o as_o one_o of_o thy_o hire_a servant_n thus_o we_o see_v by_o affliction_n unto_o what_o measure_n of_o humiliation_n and_o repentance_n for_o his_o sin_n &_o confession_n of_o they_o he_o be_v bring_v unto_o a_o most_o excellent_a fruit_n of_o the_o cross_n the_o like_a may_v be_v say_v of_o the_o brethren_n of_o joseph_n who_o after_o that_o they_o have_v sell_v he_o into_o egypt_n and_o make_v their_o father_n believe_v that_o he_o be_v tear_v in_o piece_n of_o some_o wild_a beast_n though_o we_o may_v presume_v of_o they_o that_o they_o be_v bring_v up_o and_o still_o live_v in_o the_o house_n of_o their_o godly_a father_n jacob_n they_o do_v secret_o repent_v they_o of_o their_o ill_a deal_n towards_o their_o brother_n joseph_n yet_o many_o year_n after_o even_o twenty_o or_o thereabouts_o when_o they_o be_v in_o adversity_n the_o memory_n of_o it_o renew_v itself_o afresh_o and_o thereby_o they_o be_v bring_v more_o serious_o to_o judge_v themselves_o for_o it_o for_o they_o say_v one_o to_o another_o 42.21_o gen._n 42.21_o we_o have_v very_o sin_v against_o our_o brother_n in_o that_o we_o see_v the_o anguish_n of_o his_o soul_n when_o he_o beseech_v we_o and_o we_o will_v not_o hear_v he_o therefore_o be_v this_o trouble_n come_v upon_o us._n thus_o this_o cross_n be_v turn_v to_o their_o good_a in_o that_o it_o bring_v they_o to_o a_o further_a sight_n and_o feel_n of_o their_o sin_n and_o to_o a_o more_o voluntary_a and_o free_a confession_n of_o the_o same_o so_o that_o affliction_n in_o this_o respect_n be_v compare_v to_o fire_n that_o purge_v the_o gold_n and_o consume_v the_o dross_n of_o it_o and_o unto_o a_o file_n that_o scour_v off_o the_o rust_n of_o iron_n and_o make_v it_o bright_a &_o unto_o a_o purgation_n that_o expel_v the_o corrupt_a and_o superfluous_a humour_n out_o of_o the_o body_n therefore_o even_o as_o the_o fire_n do_v not_o hurt_v the_o gold_n in_o consume_v the_o dross_n neither_o the_o file_n hurt_v the_o iron_n in_o take_v away_o the_o rust_n neither_o do_v the_o purgation_n hurt_v the_o body_n in_o expel_v of_o ill_a humour_n so_o affliction_n cause_v we_o to_o abhor_v and_o leave_v some_o sin_n or_o other_o which_o if_o we_o continue_v in_o will_v destroy_v we_o may_v true_o be_v say_v not_o to_o hurt_v we_o but_o to_o work_v our_o good_a of_o what_o nature_n or_o kind_n soever_o they_o be_v according_a to_o the_o say_n of_o the_o apostle_n all_o thing_n work_v together_o for_o the_o good_a of_o those_o that_o love_n god_n in_o the_o three_o place_n this_o be_v the_o benefit_n of_o affliction_n that_o it_o preserve_v we_o from_o many_o sin_n which_o otherwise_o through_o our_o own_o corruption_n and_o the_o temptation_n of_o the_o world_n and_o satan_n we_o may_v fall_v into_o but_o that_o be_v under_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n as_o it_o be_v under_o the_o rod_n we_o be_v thereby_o keep_v in_o more_o awe_n so_o that_o as_o physic_n serve_v not_o only_o to_o cure_v we_o of_o the_o disease_n which_o we_o be_v already_o fall_v into_o but_o also_o and_o especial_o to_o prevent_v they_o and_o to_o keep_v we_o in_o some_o tolerable_a estate_n of_o health_n so_o the_o cross_n recover_v we_o out_o of_o sin_n when_o we_o be_v fall_v into_o it_o and_o preserve_v we_o from_o many_o which_o otherwise_o may_v creep_v upon_o us._n and_o therefore_o as_o some_o sickly_a body_n be_v drive_v to_o diet_n themselves_o and_o be_v in_o a_o continual_a course_n of_o physic_n to_o prevent_v that_o which_o their_o corrupt_a estate_n will_v otherwise_o necessary_o pull_v upon_o they_o so_o other_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o corruption_n of_o their_o soul_n and_o the_o manifold_a offence_n that_o they_o live_v among_o be_v always_o or_o the_o great_a part_n of_o their_o life_n in_o the_o diet_n of_o affliction_n as_o it_o be_v the_o physic_n of_o their_o soul_n not_o so_o much_o to_o bring_v they_o from_o gross_a and_o grievous_a sin_n which_o they_o be_v as_o yet_o free_a from_o as_o to_o keep_v they_o from_o fall_v into_o they_o which_o the_o lord_n forsee_v they_o be_v most_o ready_a to_o do_v in_o respect_n of_o their_o age_n calling_n and_o place_n that_o they_o live_v in_o if_o then_o the_o lord_n at_o any_o time_n deal_v with_o we_o as_o man_n do_v with_o unruly_a coâ—â—_n or_o untamed_a heifer_n which_o be_v keep_v from_o stray_v out_o of_o their_o pasture_n with_o hedge_n and_o ditch_n so_o that_o they_o can_v not_o break_v out_o without_o their_o own_o hurt_n so_o the_o lord_n put_v thorn_n and_o briar_n as_o it_o be_v in_o our_o way_n that_o be_v lay_v affliction_n upon_o we_o and_o so_o stop_v the_o way_n against_o we_o that_o we_o may_v not_o break_v forth_o by_o any_o kind_n of_o disobedience_n either_o on_o the_o right_a hand_n or_o on_o the_o left_a to_o our_o own_o hurt_n must_v we_o not_o needs_o say_v that_o even_o this_o way_n as_o well_o as_o any_o other_o the_o lord_n work_v by_o affliction_n our_o singular_a good_a and_o this_o be_v that_o which_o god_n promise_v to_o his_o own_o people_n among_o the_o idolatrous_a israelite_n namely_o that_o by_o his_o affliction_n he_o will_v so_o keep_v they_o in_o and_o bring_v they_o to_o such_o straitnes_n that_o they_o shall_v have_v no_o lust_n to_o play_v the_o wanton_n and_o to_o fall_v away_o from_o he_o by_o idolatry_n after_o the_o example_n of_o other_o when_o he_o faith_n i_o will_v stop_v thy_o way_n with_o thorn_n 2.6_o hos_fw-la 2.6_o and_o make_v a_o hedge_n that_o she_o shall_v not_o find_v her_o path_n so_o that_o their_o affliction_n shall_v be_v a_o hedge_n of_o sharp_a thorn_n to_o prick_v they_o lest_o they_o shall_v break_v out_o and_o stray_v from_o god_n commandment_n and_o this_o as_o it_o be_v a_o singular_a end_n of_o affliction_n so_o david_n pronounce_v they_o bless_v that_o be_v partaker_n of_o it_o to_o that_o end_n and_o can_v make_v that_o good_a use_n of_o it_o to_o themselves_o say_v bless_a be_v the_o man_n who_o thou_o chastise_v o_o lord_n 94.12_o psal_n 94.12_o and_o teach_v in_o thy_o law_n that_o thou_o may_v give_v he_o rest_v from_o the_o day_n of_o evil_a while_o the_o pit_n be_v dig_v for_o the_o wicked_a so_o that_o it_o be_v a_o bless_a thing_n to_o be_v so_o correct_v that_o he_o be_v teach_v the_o right_a use_n of_o it_o even_o to_o walk_v more_o careful_o in_o the_o obedience_n of_o god_n law_n that_o so_o he_o may_v escape_v those_o punishment_n which_o shall_v come_v upon_o the_o wicked_a for_o their_o sin_n to_o their_o destruction_n and_o this_o use_n david_n make_v of_o his_o affliction_n as_o he_o profess_v of_o himself_o â—7_n &_o 116
make_v to_o think_v that_o we_o shall_v offend_v god_n in_o prayer_n but_o we_o must_v then_o strive_v earnest_o against_o this_o infirmity_n of_o we_o and_o so_o pray_v to_o god_n that_o we_o may_v pray_v and_o as_o the_o disciple_n say_v unto_o christ_n 11.1_o luk._n 11.1_o lord_n teach_v we_o to_o pray_v so_o let_v we_o desire_v the_o lord_n to_o give_v we_o his_o good_a spirit_n of_o prayer_n which_o if_o we_o will_v do_v no_o doubt_n we_o shall_v find_v his_o promise_n to_o be_v true_a that_o then_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n in_o we_o shall_v 8.26_o rom._n 8.26_o make_v request_n for_o us._n for_o as_o our_o saviour_n christ_n comfort_v his_o disciple_n in_o a_o other_o case_n 1â—_n math._n 10_o 1â—_n see_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v bring_v before_o the_o governor_n and_o king_n for_o his_o sake_n but_o when_o they_o deliver_v you_o up_o take_v no_o thought_n how_o or_o what_o you_o shall_v speak_v for_o it_o shall_v be_v give_v you_o in_o that_o hour_n what_o you_o shall_v say_v for_o it_o be_v not_o you_o that_o speak_v but_o the_o spirit_n of_o your_o father_n that_o speak_v in_o you_o even_o so_o we_o shall_v find_v by_o experience_n that_o when_o we_o be_v most_o unfit_a to_o pray_v if_o we_o will_v not_o yield_v to_o this_o infirmity_n and_o slothfulness_n but_o strive_v against_o it_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o secret_a inward_a work_n in_o we_o whereby_o we_o shall_v be_v stir_v up_o to_o do_v something_o and_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o labour_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o a_o endeavour_n of_o the_o mind_n aspire_v unto_o that_o which_o we_o may_v seem_v not_o to_o attain_v unto_o and_o there_o shall_v be_v many_o sigh_n though_o few_o word_n many_o great_a desire_n though_o few_o voice_n yea_o there_o shall_v be_v that_o which_o we_o can_v great_o conceive_v of_o ourselves_o and_o every_o thing_n shall_v be_v unspeakable_a according_a to_o the_o say_n of_o the_o apostle_n that_o when_o we_o know_v not_o what_o to_o pray_v as_o we_o ought_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n shall_v make_v request_n for_o we_o with_o sigh_n which_o can_v be_v express_v for_o no_o doubt_n these_o man_n that_o we_o speak_v of_o before_o hezekiah_n and_o david_n even_o at_o those_o time_n when_o they_o can_v not_o tell_v what_o and_o how_o to_o pray_v of_o themselves_o yet_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n help_v their_o infirmity_n they_o do_v pray_v in_o some_o good_a acceptable_a manner_n and_o there_o be_v at_o the_o least_o unspeakable_a sigh_n and_o groan_v stir_v up_o in_o they_o for_o it_o be_v say_v of_o hezekiah_n 20.3_o 2._o king_n 20.3_o that_o he_o then_o turn_v his_o face_n to_o the_o wall_n and_o pray_v to_o the_o lord_n and_o afterward_o it_o be_v say_v the_o lord_n do_v hear_v his_o prayer_n and_o david_n when_o as_o in_o his_o own_o feel_n he_o do_v but_o roar_v and_o sigh_v and_o mourn_v as_o he_o say_v 38.6_o psal_n 38.6_o i_o go_v mourn_v all_o the_o day_n i_o roar_v for_o the_o grief_n of_o my_o heart_n yet_o than_o he_o make_v his_o desire_n know_v unto_o the_o lord_n in_o prayer_n and_o pour_v they_o our_o very_o plentiful_o before_o he_o and_o when_o he_o do_v but_o mourn_v and_o make_v a_o noise_n he_o desire_v the_o lord_n to_o hearken_v unto_o he_o 55.2_o and_o 55.2_o and_o to_o answer_v he_o and_o when_o he_o say_v that_o his_o groan_n be_v like_o the_o pelican_n and_o the_o sparrow_n &_o the_o shriek_n owl_n yet_o to_o show_v that_o in_o they_o there_o be_v a_o work_n of_o god_n spirit_n which_o make_v they_o acceptable_a to_o god_n he_o begin_v the_o psalm_n thus_o o_o lord_n 102.1_o and_o 102.1_o hear_v my_o prayer_n &_o let_v my_o cry_n come_v unto_o thou_o incline_v thy_o ear_n unto_o i_o when_o i_o call_v make_v haste_n to_o hear_v i_o and_o to_o show_v that_o his_o example_n in_o thus_o pray_v be_v for_o the_o instruction_n and_o comfort_n of_o the_o church_n it_o be_v thus_o entitle_v a_o prayer_n of_o the_o afflict_a when_o he_o shall_v be_v in_o distress_n &_o pour_v out_o his_o meditation_n before_o the_o lord_n 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&_o 3.7_o i_o have_v sure_o see_v the_o trouble_n of_o my_o people_n and_o have_v hear_v their_o cry_n for_o i_o know_v their_o sorrow_n therefore_o i_o be_o come_v down_o to_o deliver_v they_o this_o be_v then_o a_o most_o notable_a comfort_n in_o all_o affliction_n that_o we_o believe_v in_o christ_n and_o make_v thereby_o partaker_n of_o his_o holy_a spirit_n it_o shall_v so_o help_v we_o in_o all_o our_o infirmity_n that_o when_o we_o can_v tell_v what_o or_o how_o to_o pray_v as_o we_o ought_v it_o shall_v teach_v we_o so_o to_o do_v it_o as_o we_o may_v have_v hope_n and_o comfort_n of_o be_v hear_v for_o this_o be_v that_o which_o paul_n add_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n 8.27_o rom._n 8.27_o that_o he_o that_o search_v the_o heart_n know_v what_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o spirit_n for_o he_o make_v request_n for_o the_o saint_n according_a to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n where_o by_o know_v he_o do_v not_o only_o mean_v that_o he_o understand_v it_o as_o he_o do_v all_o other_o thing_n but_o he_o accept_v and_o allow_v of_o it_o and_o do_v most_o willing_o grant_v such_o request_n as_o though_o they_o be_v make_v in_o far_o better_a like_n to_o ourselves_o &_o so_o be_v the_o word_n take_v in_o the_o first_o psalm_n where_o the_o prophet_n say_v the_o lord_n know_v the_o way_n of_o the_o 1.6_o psal_n 1.6_o righteous_a that_o be_v he_o do_v make_v account_n of_o they_o approve_v and_o allow_v of_o they_o regard_n and_o prosper_v they_o for_o as_o we_o have_v see_v even_o now_o he_o hear_v the_o cry_n of_o the_o israelite_n when_o they_o do_v but_o sigh_n &_o make_v their_o moan_n and_o do_v deliver_v they_o from_o their_o cruel_a bondage_n &_o he_o do_v hear_v king_n hezekiah_n chatter_v in_o his_o prayer_n like_o a_o crane_n and_o raise_v he_o up_o from_o death_n and_o add_v fifteen_o year_n more_o unto_o his_o life_n 20.11_o 2._o ki._n 20.11_o and_o to_o confirm_v he_o therein_o he_o bring_v again_o the_o shadow_n ten_o degree_n back_o by_o the_o degree_n whereby_o it_o have_v go_v down_o in_o the_o dial_n of_o ahaz_n and_o he_o hear_v david_n when_o he_o roar_v for_o the_o extremity_n of_o his_o pain_n and_o forgive_v the_o punishment_n of_o his_o sin_n that_o be_v forgive_v he_o his_o sin_n and_o remoove_v the_o punishment_n thereof_o and_o we_o may_v remember_v ourselves_o if_o we_o have_v mark_v any_o thing_n how_o the_o lord_n have_v hear_v we_o many_o time_n in_o our_o great_a need_n when_o we_o have_v howl_v and_o cry_v rather_o than_o make_v any_o settle_a and_o well_o order_v prayer_n yea_o when_o we_o have_v rather_o moan_v then_o speak_v rather_o sigh_v then_o utter_v a_o word_n for_o the_o lord_n in_o this_o case_n regard_v not_o so_o much_o the_o multitude_n of_o word_n as_o he_o look_v to_o the_o meaning_n of_o his_o spirit_n and_o grant_v that_o though_o they_o speak_v never_o a_o word_n for_o even_o as_o a_o father_n or_o mother_n have_v a_o young_a infant_n sick_a of_o some_o sore_a disease_n though_o the_o child_n can_v speak_v and_o call_v for_o this_o and_o that_o yet_o they_o be_v ready_a to_o help_v it_o and_o if_o it_o be_v elder_a and_o can_v speak_v yet_o be_v full_a of_o pain_n it_o can_v call_v for_o thing_n as_o it_o ought_v nevertheless_o if_o they_o can_v by_o any_o sign_n guess_v at_o the_o meaning_n of_o it_o they_o will_v accept_v as_o much_o of_o it_o as_o though_o the_o child_n have_v speak_v very_o distinct_o and_o use_v many_o word_n even_o so_o the_o lord_n who_o be_v infinite_o fill_v with_o the_o bowel_n of_o compassion_n towards_o we_o in_o christ_n
far_o above_o any_o father_n or_o mother_n insomuch_o as_o the_o lord_n say_v can_v a_o woman_n forget_v her_o child_n 49.15_o esa_n 49.15_o and_o not_o have_v compassion_n on_o the_o son_n of_o her_o womb_n though_o they_o shall_v forget_v yet_o will_v not_o i_o forget_v thou_o though_o he_o delight_v to_o hear_v we_o pray_v to_o he_o as_o christ_n himself_o witness_v to_o his_o church_n say_v my_o dove_n show_v i_o thy_o sight_n let_v i_o hear_v thy_o voice_n 2.14_o cant._n 2.14_o for_o thy_o voice_n be_v sweet_a and_o thy_o sight_n comely_a yet_o when_o by_o the_o extremity_n of_o our_o misery_n we_o be_v so_o oppress_v or_o distract_v that_o we_o can_v in_o any_o orderly_a manner_n pray_v unto_o he_o as_o we_o ought_v yet_o he_o allow_v of_o the_o sigh_n &_o sob_n that_o we_o offer_v up_o unto_o he_o and_o grant_v not_o so_o much_o our_o word_n which_o sometime_o none_n or_o very_o few_o as_o the_o meaning_n of_o his_o spirit_n which_o be_v large_a and_o plentiful_a in_o us._n and_o hereupon_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o the_o lord_n in_o his_o just_a mercy_n impute_v not_o unto_o his_o servant_n the_o manifold_a rebellion_n of_o their_o flesh_n or_o great_a complaint_n in_o their_o prayer_n as_o he_o do_v not_o unto_o job_n nor_o to_o david_n who_o be_v full_a of_o they_o as_o we_o have_v see_v before_o because_o he_o have_v respect_n unto_o the_o meaning_n of_o his_o spirit_n in_o they_o as_o the_o mother_n be_v not_o so_o much_o grieve_v or_o offend_v with_o the_o murmur_n impatiency_n and_o froward_a outcry_n of_o her_o poor_a sick_a child_n as_o she_o by_o the_o least_o token_n guess_v at_o the_o meaning_n of_o he_o and_o take_v that_o in_o good_a part_n and_o give_v to_o he_o according_o what_o shall_v we_o say_v to_o these_o thing_n be_v it_o true_a indeed_o that_o the_o lord_n will_v vouchsafe_v to_o look_v upon_o the_o low_a degree_n of_o his_o servant_n and_o have_v respect_n unto_o poor_a sinful_a creature_n who_o when_o they_o be_v fall_v into_o the_o bottom_n of_o their_o just_a deserve_a misery_n and_o even_o then_o can_v not_o pray_v unto_o he_o one_o word_n aright_o and_o when_o they_o begin_v to_o speak_v unto_o he_o even_o than_o their_o tongue_n cleave_v to_o the_o roof_n of_o their_o mouth_n that_o he_o will_v yet_o hear_v their_o sigh_n and_o their_o cry_n yea_o undoubted_o he_o that_o of_o his_o great_a mercy_n will_v bear_v with_o such_o great_a weakness_n in_o man_n 12.20_o matt._n 12.20_o that_o he_o will_v not_o break_v a_o bruise_a reed_n nor_o quench_v the_o smoke_a flax_n he_o will_v of_o the_o like_a mercy_n hear_v not_o only_o the_o well_o order_a prayer_n of_o his_o church_n but_o even_o the_o very_a cry_n &_o roar_n of_o his_o servant_n though_o they_o be_v like_o the_o pelican_n and_o the_o owl_n yea_o their_o mourning_n though_o they_o be_v like_a to_o the_o dove_n yea_o when_o they_o say_v nothing_o neither_o indeed_o can_v their_o very_a sob_n and_o sigh_n which_o come_v from_o the_o abundance_n of_o a_o trouble_a spirit_n and_o can_v not_o be_v express_v for_o he_o allow_v of_o the_o meaning_n of_o his_o spirit_n which_o work_v these_o thing_n in_o they_o and_o if_o they_o can_v thereby_o they_o be_v willing_a to_o perform_v better_a service_n unto_o he_o and_o be_v sorry_a that_o they_o can_v not_o do_v it_o what_o can_v be_v more_o comfortable_a unto_o we_o than_o this_o therefore_o in_o all_o our_o necessity_n let_v we_o go_v unto_o the_o lord_n in_o christ_n with_o great_a boldness_n and_o come_v unto_o the_o throne_n of_o grace_n and_o though_o we_o can_v not_o utter_v many_o word_n yet_o let_v we_o speak_v unto_o he_o for_o sure_o the_o acceptation_n of_o our_o prayer_n consist_v not_o in_o the_o multitude_n or_o well_o place_v of_o our_o word_n but_o in_o the_o request_n and_o desire_v of_o our_o heart_n and_o therefore_o if_o we_o can_v pray_v but_o two_o or_o three_o word_n &_o say_v with_o the_o poor_a publican_n lord_n 1â—_n luk._n 18_o 1â—_n be_v merciful_a unto_o i_o a_o sinner_n or_o with_o the_o apostle_n lord_n increase_v our_o faith_n 17.5_o &_o 17.5_o or_o with_o the_o man_n in_o the_o gospel_n lord_n i_o believe_v lord_n help_v my_o unbeleef_n 9.24_o mar._n 9.24_o or_o with_o the_o blind_a man_n 9.29_o matt._n 9.29_o o_o son_n of_o david_n have_v mercy_n upon_o i_o or_o with_o the_o thief_n upon_o the_o cross_n 4â—_n luk._n 23_o 4â—_n lord_n remember_v i_o in_o thy_o kingdom_n etc._n etc._n this_o short_a prayer_n proceed_v from_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n in_o we_o and_o offer_v up_o in_o the_o mediation_n of_o christ_n jesus_n and_o in_o the_o virtue_n of_o his_o prayer_n shall_v be_v as_o well_o receive_v of_o he_o when_o we_o can_v do_v no_o better_o as_o if_o we_o have_v spend_v a_o whole_a hour_n in_o prayer_n yea_o if_o we_o do_v but_o lift_v up_o our_o mind_n unto_o god_n and_o pray_v in_o our_o spirit_n though_o we_o utter_v not_o one_o word_n as_o that_o godly_a woman_n hannah_n the_o mother_n of_o samuel_n do_v 1.10_o 2._o sam._n 1.10_o who_o be_v trouble_v in_o her_o mind_n pray_v unto_o the_o lord_n and_o weep_v sore_o but_o how_o do_v she_o pray_v she_o speak_v in_o her_o heart_n her_o lip_n do_v move_v only_o but_o her_o voice_n be_v not_o hear_v the_o lord_n will_v hear_v we_o as_o he_o do_v she_o and_o give_v she_o according_a to_o her_o desire_n as_o she_o afterward_o confess_v to_o heli_n the_o priest_n i_o pray_v for_o this_o child_n and_o the_o lord_n have_v give_v i_o my_o desire_n which_o i_o ask_v of_o he_o and_o so_o do_v nehemiah_n pray_v unto_o god_n for_o he_o wait_v upon_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n as_o he_o sit_v at_o table_n and_o be_v sad_a in_o his_o presence_n more_o than_o he_o have_v wont_a to_o be_v the_o king_n demand_v of_o he_o the_o cause_n &_o he_o tell_v he_o then_o have_v leave_n of_o the_o king_n to_o ask_v what_o he_o will_v for_o the_o accomplish_n of_o his_o desire_n it_o be_v say_v that_o he_o pray_v to_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n that_o be_v 2.4_o nehe._n 2.4_o he_o lift_v up_o his_o mind_n unto_o god_n and_o desire_v he_o to_o bless_v he_o in_o that_o enterprise_n of_o he_o and_o so_o he_o do_v so_o we_o if_o either_o we_o can_v not_o pray_v in_o word_n or_o wait_v opportunity_n of_o time_n and_o place_n and_o do_v but_o sigh_v unto_o he_o after_o a_o unspeakable_a manner_n the_o lord_n will_v not_o refuse_v that_o because_o it_o proceed_v from_o his_o spirit_n and_o as_o this_o may_v be_v no_o small_a comfort_n unto_o we_o in_o our_o affliction_n so_o the_o apostle_n paul_n in_o the_o next_o verse_n follow_v do_v for_o our_o further_a comfort_n show_v what_o be_v the_o end_n of_o all_o the_o affliction_n of_o the_o child_n of_o god_n namely_o their_o benefit_n and_o good_a when_o he_o say_v 2d_o rom._n 8_o 2d_o also_o we_o know_v that_o all_o thing_n work_v together_o for_o the_o best_a to_o they_o that_o love_n god_n even_o to_o they_o that_o be_v call_v of_o his_o purpose_n in_o which_o word_n he_o minister_v this_o sovereign_a medicine_n against_o the_o contagion_n &_o poison_n of_o all_o affliction_n tell_v we_o that_o they_o come_v to_o the_o believer_n not_o for_o their_o hurt_n but_o for_o their_o singular_a good_a especial_o see_v they_o befall_v they_o not_o by_o fortune_n or_o chance_n but_o by_o the_o special_a providence_n of_o god_n and_o that_o for_o the_o same_o end_n who_o as_o he_o have_v choose_v they_o from_o everlasting_a so_o in_o the_o same_o counsel_n of_o his_o he_o ordain_v that_o they_o shall_v in_o their_o cross_n be_v like_a unto_o his_o son_n 29._o verse_n 29._o for_o those_o who_o he_o know_v before_o he_o also_o predestinate_a to_o be_v make_v like_o to_o the_o image_n of_o his_o son_n that_o he_o may_v be_v the_o first_o bear_v of_o many_o brethren_n and_o therefore_o he_o call_v they_o in_o time_n justifi_v they_o by_o faith_n and_o by_o the_o cross_n bring_v they_o to_o eternal_a glory_n as_o he_o do_v his_o own_o natural_a son_n as_o it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o next_o word_n 30._o 30._o moreover_o who_o he_o predestinate_v they_o also_o he_o call_v &_o who_o he_o call_v they_o also_o he_o justify_v and_o who_o he_o justify_v they_o also_o he_o glorify_v whereupon_o he_o bold_o conclude_v that_o no_o affliction_n shall_v be_v able_a to_o hurt_v they_o see_v that_o the_o lord_n be_v with_o they_o in_o the_o same_o mean_v thereby_o to_o do_v they_o good_a for_o he_o speak_v after_o a_o most_o confident_a manner_n what_o shall_v we_o then_o say_v to_o these_o thing_n 31._o 31._o if_o god_n be_v on_o our_o side_n who_o can_v be_v against_o we_o as_o if_o he_o have_v
that_o and_o so_o cause_v he_o to_o go_v up_o into_o mount_n nebo_n â—_o chap._n 34_o â—_o unto_o the_o top_n of_o pisgah_n where_o he_o show_v he_o all_o the_o land_n and_o there_o he_o die_v and_o so_o enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n and_o take_v possession_n of_o it_o for_o ever_o whereof_o this_o land_n be_v but_o a_o type_n &_o figure_n and_o so_o the_o lord_n deny_v he_o that_o particular_a even_o to_o come_v into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n give_v he_o that_o that_o be_v far_o better_a &_o whereby_o he_o be_v more_o confirm_v in_o the_o same_o of_o god_n and_o in_o the_o truth_n of_o his_o covenant_n even_o to_o enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n and_o so_o give_v he_o according_a to_o the_o meaning_n of_o his_o spirit_n but_o further_o touch_v this_o matter_n we_o be_v more_o general_o to_o understand_v that_o the_o apostle_n say_v not_o only_o that_o the_o cross_n shall_v turn_v to_o our_o good_a but_o that_o this_o shall_v be_v verify_v of_o all_o the_o cross_n that_o every_o way_n come_v upon_o we_o be_v they_o never_o so_o strange_a or_o unlooked_v for_o whether_o it_o be_v sickness_n poverty_n imprisonment_n banishment_n loss_n of_o husband_n wife_n child_n father_n and_o mother_n friend_n and_o kindred_n loss_n of_o name_n and_o credit_n or_o any_o thing_n else_o as_o sorrow_n and_o grief_n of_o mind_n and_o affliction_n of_o the_o spirit_n which_o be_v wise_o to_o be_v mark_v of_o we_o lest_o at_o any_o time_n we_o may_v be_v deceive_v to_o think_v when_o the_o lord_n shall_v lay_v his_o hand_n upon_o we_o as_o it_o please_v he_o that_o if_o it_o be_v some_o other_o affliction_n then_o that_o which_o now_o be_v come_v upon_o we_o we_o can_v have_v some_o good_a hope_n in_o it_o but_o this_o be_v so_o great_a it_o touch_v we_o so_o near_o that_o we_o can_v not_o possible_o see_v how_o or_o which_o way_n it_o shall_v bring_v we_o any_o good_a and_o as_o the_o devil_n be_v ready_a to_o assault_v we_o with_o this_o temptation_n so_o we_o by_o reason_n of_o our_o corruption_n be_v too_o prone_a to_o yield_v unto_o his_o persuasion_n therein_o and_o so_o by_o impatiency_n to_o be_v weary_a of_o the_o cross_n as_o not_o able_a to_o look_v for_o any_o good_a from_o it_o we_o therefore_o that_o we_o may_v comfortable_o withstand_v this_o temptation_n of_o he_o beside_o that_o we_o must_v hold_v ourselves_o fast_o to_o the_o word_n of_o the_o apostle_n who_o say_v that_o all_o thing_n work_v together_o for_o the_o best_a to_o those_o that_o love_n god_n 1.9_o gal._n 1.9_o he_o speak_v of_o all_o not_o of_o this_o or_o that_o against_o which_o if_o any_o yea_o a_o angel_n from_o heaven_n shall_v persuade_v we_o we_o must_v hold_v he_o accurse_v we_o must_v consider_v that_o this_o good_a come_v from_o all_o affliction_n not_o as_o though_o it_o be_v natural_a &_o proper_a unto_o it_o for_o indeed_o it_o be_v otherwise_o that_o of_o itself_o it_o make_v man_n worse_o as_o the_o sun_n harden_v the_o clay_n and_o it_o drive_v man_n from_o good_a as_o the_o rod_n drive_v the_o child_n away_o from_o the_o mother_n and_o this_o be_v that_o which_o satan_n aim_v at_o in_o all_o man_n 1.11_o job._n 1.11_o as_o he_o do_v in_o righteous_a job_n though_o he_o prevail_v not_o when_o he_o say_v of_o he_o to_o the_o lord_n stretch_v out_o thy_o hand_n &_o touch_v all_o that_o he_o have_v and_o see_v if_o he_o will_v not_o blaspheme_v thou_o to_o thy_o face_n and_o thus_o he_o prevail_v with_o the_o wicked_a in_o all_o cross_n that_o come_v upon_o they_o as_o we_o see_v in_o the_o example_n of_o pharaoh_n king_n of_o egypt_n who_o by_o the_o ten_o plague_n that_o god_n send_v upon_o he_o be_v make_v more_o hard_o heart_a and_o wax_v still_o worse_o and_o worse_o and_o will_v not_o hear_v the_o commandment_n of_o god_n to_o let_v the_o people_n of_o israel_n go_v but_o with_o the_o child_n of_o god_n it_o be_v not_o so_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n towards_o they_o overcom_v the_o malice_n of_o the_o devil_n against_o they_o and_o as_o in_o the_o wilderness_n the_o sting_n of_o the_o fiery_a serpent_n be_v heal_v in_o the_o body_n of_o man_n by_o look_v up_o to_o the_o brazen_a serpent_n 21.8_o num._n 21.8_o so_o the_o venom_n and_o poison_n of_o all_o cross_n be_v take_v away_o in_o the_o child_n of_o god_n by_o virtue_n of_o the_o cross_n of_o christ_n so_o that_o contrary_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o it_o it_o work_v good_a as_o also_o by_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n 15.55_o 1._o cor._n 15.55_o the_o sting_n of_o death_n be_v take_v away_o so_o that_o it_o can_v hurt_v any_o of_o he_o but_o do_v they_o the_o great_a good_a be_v thereby_o make_v for_o they_o a_o passage_n into_o eternal_a life_n the_o which_o that_o it_o may_v not_o seem_v strange_a unto_o we_o much_o less_o impossible_a nam_o that_o affliction_n hurtful_a in_o itself_o to_o the_o wicked_a shall_v work_v for_o the_o best_a to_o those_o that_o love_n god_n we_o must_v remember_v that_o even_a man_n by_o their_o wisdom_n 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disciple_n who_o though_o as_o a_o most_o resolute_a man_n he_o have_v say_v 16.13_o mat._n 16.13_o though_o all_o man_n be_v offend_v by_o thou_o yet_o will_v i_o never_o be_v offend_v and_o than_o jesus_n say_v unto_o he_o very_o this_o night_n before_o the_o cock_n crow_n thou_o shall_v deny_v i_o thrice_o &_o peter_n say_v to_o he_o again_o though_o i_o shall_v die_v with_o thou_o i_o will_v in_o no_o case_n deny_v thou_o and_o so_o say_v also_o all_o the_o disciple_n 47._o 47._o yet_o when_o they_o see_v a_o great_a multitude_n with_o sword_n and_o staff_n from_o the_o high_a priest_n and_o elder_n of_o the_o people_n and_o judas_n with_o a_o kiss_n betray_v he_o into_o their_o hand_n and_o so_o they_o take_v he_o &_o lead_v he_o away_o then_o all_o the_o disciple_n flee_v and_o whereas_o there_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o little_a more_o courage_n in_o peter_n then_o in_o the_o rest_n 58._o 58._o for_o he_o follow_v christ_n though_o a_o far_o off_o &_o so_o come_v into_o the_o high_a 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