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this_o life_n by_o experience_n he_o that_o ambitious_o seek_v honour_n be_v proud_a when_o he_o have_v it_o and_o know_v not_o how_o to_o use_v it_o the_o covetous_a man_n as_o he_o care_v not_o how_o he_o come_v by_o his_o riches_n so_o he_o can_v tell_v how_o to_o spend_v they_o the_o voluptuous_a man_n as_o his_o desire_n be_v unsatiable_a so_o in_o his_o pleasure_n he_o observe_v no_o circumstance_n of_o time_n place_n person_n or_o end_n but_o only_o satisfi_v his_o lust_n therefore_o though_o to_o have_v these_o outward_a benefit_n be_v a_o singular_a blessing_n of_o god_n yet_o right_o to_o use_v they_o be_v a_o special_a grace_n proper_a to_o his_o child_n that_o ask_v it_o of_o he_o and_o the_o abuse_n of_o thing_n be_v so_o much_o the_o more_o careful_o to_o be_v look_v unto_o because_o the_o lord_n though_o he_o satisfy_v their_o unsasaiable_a desire_n to_o the_o full_a num._n 11._o 19_o 20._o yet_o for_o all_o that_o and_o for_o the_o abuse_n that_o follow_v upon_o it_o he_o send_v a_o most_o grievous_a plague_n among_o they_o v._o 33._o and_o in_o deed_n these_o two_o as_o they_o be_v most_o usual_o join_v together_o so_o the_o lord_n do_v many_o way_n punish_v they_o for_o as_o concern_v our_o inordinate_a desire_n even_o that_o be_v the_o thing_n many_o time_n that_o hinder_v we_o from_o obtain_v the_o desire_n for_o though_o in_o all_o heavenly_a thing_n the_o more_o earnest_o we_o desire_v they_o the_o soon_o we_o have_v they_o yet_o in_o earthly_a thing_n this_o only_o hinder_v we_o from_o they_o or_o at_o least_o wise_a cause_v they_o to_o be_v defer_v that_o we_o have_v they_o not_o so_o soon_o as_o otherwise_o we_o may_v whereby_o the_o lord_n correct_v our_o desire_n &_o teach_v we_o more_o earnest_o to_o desire_v heavenly_a thing_n or_o else_o if_o the_o lord_n do_v give_v we_o the_o thing_n that_o we_o thus_o desire_v together_o with_o it_o he_o send_v some_o grievous_a affliction_n as_o upon_o this_o people_n here_o and_o afterwards_o 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the_o more_o grievous_o against_o us._n the_o chief_a cause_n of_o all_o this_o be_v their_o incredulity_n psal_n 78._o 22._o they_o do_v not_o believe_v that_o the_o lord_n have_v a_o fatherly_a care_n of_o they_o &_o seek_v in_o all_o thing_n to_o do_v they_o good_a even_o as_o he_o know_v what_o be_v commodious_a for_o they_o which_o be_v so_o much_o the_o great_a a_o sin_n in_o they_o by_o how_o much_o the_o lord_n have_v so_o many_o way_n testify_v his_o great_a love_n to_o they_o not_o only_o by_o his_o word_n but_o by_o his_o work_n v._o 23._o where_o he_o begin_v to_o reckon_v up_o so_o many_o benefit_n of_o his_o bestow_v upon_o they_o therefore_o that_o we_o may_v avoid_v all_o these_o sin_n we_o must_v labour_v first_o of_o all_o to_o believe_v the_o forgiveness_n of_o our_o sin_n by_o christ_n jesus_n and_o that_o we_o be_v receive_v into_o god_n favour_n by_o the_o imputation_n of_o his_o righteousness_n then_o we_o must_v be_v persuade_v of_o his_o fatherly_a providence_n 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