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22._o 29._o psal._n 113._o ludibria_fw-la et_fw-la joci_fw-la naturae_fw-la scal._n in_o exerc_n heb._n 1._o 3._o 1_o cor._n 3._o 6._o joh._n 6._o 29._o 2_o cor._n 3._o 9_o minima_fw-la pars_fw-la operis_fw-la cal._n phil._n 2._o 13._o et_fw-la ut_fw-la velimus_fw-la et_fw-la ut_fw-la valeamus_fw-la fulgent_a act_n 8._o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o 2_o cor._n 12._o 1._o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o joh._n 15._o 5._o ab_fw-la jove_n principium_fw-la comparatio_fw-la non_fw-la aquiparatio_fw-la chap._n 13_o 3._o gen._n 3._o 1._o exod._n 1._o 10._o dan._n 6._o jer._n 9_o 23._o 1_o cor._n 10._o 12._o 1_o cor._n 6._o 5._o deut._n 1._o 13._o pro._n 18._o 17._o 1_o king_n 3._o 22._o 1_o king_n 21._o pro._n 20._o 18._o eccl._n 9_o 16._o 2_o sam._n 20._o 16._o 22._o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o luk._n 12._o 20._o jer._n 8._o 9_o psal._n 119._o 24._o 98._o isa._n 29._o 14._o 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{non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o deut._n 32._o 35._o use_v phil._n de_fw-fr com._n 2_o sam._n 21._o 16._o bilson_n of_o perpet_n gov._n 1_o sam._n 22._o 1â—_z 2_o chro._n 16._o 9_o 2_o sam._n 19_o 6._o 2_o chro._n 19_o 2._o psal._n 141._o 5._o 1_o chro._n 12._o 18._o deodat_n 1_o sam._n 21._o 6._o 9_o chap._n 22._o 20_o etc._n etc._n 1_o sam._n 24._o 17._o pro_fw-la 25._o 5._o heb._n 11._o 25._o mr_n jo._n dod._n job_n 29._o 13._o hos._n 6._o 6._o prov._n 21._o 3._o act_n 24._o 14._o bilson_n perpet_n gov._n without_o cross_n and_o surplice_n psal._n 110._o 1._o con_fw-mi ahithophel_n absalon_n judg._n 5._o 31._o 2_o sam._n 15._o 31._o chap._n 18._o 2._o he_o set_v hushai_n on_o work_n {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o tfiwa_fw-la heb._n exod._n 14._o 15._o chap._n 17._o 11._o 2_o chro._n 14._o 9_o 11_o 12._o 2_o chro._n 20._o 3._o 2_o king_n 19_o 4_o 5_o zach._n 2._o 8._o exod._n 23._o 22._o psal._n 50._o 15._o heb._n 13._o 6._o john_n 8._o 47._o psal._n 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know_v any_o thing_n know_v nothing_o as_o he_o ought_v to_o know_v 5._o 1_o cor._n 8._o 2._o and_o without_o christ_n we_o can_v do_v nothing_o he_o say_v not_o nihil_fw-la magnum_fw-la no_o great_a matter_n as_o augustine_n observe_v but_o nothing_o and_o therefore_o honourable_a senator_n you_o do_v well_o that_o every_o morning_n before_o you_o go_v to_o the_o work_n of_o the_o day_n you_o begin_v with_o prayer_n to_o god_n for_o his_o direction_n and_o assistance_n and_o blessing_n i_o hope_v every_o member_n do_v it_o with_o a_o humble_a heart_n apprehensive_a of_o his_o own_o impotency_n and_o nothingness_n for_o certain_o neither_o the_o able_a churchman_n in_o spiritual_a affair_n nor_o the_o wise_a statesman_n in_o temporal_a can_v do_v any_o thing_n well_o without_o god_n principium_fw-la and_o therefore_o it_o be_v good_a to_o follow_v the_o old_a rule_n and_o that_o be_v to_o begin_v with_o god_n lest_o error_n be_v commit_v for_o want_v of_o his_o direction_n second_o 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king_n of_o egypt_n say_v come_v on_o let_v we_o deal_v wise_o with_o they_o lest_o they_o multiply_v but_o the_o more_o they_o afflict_v they_o the_o more_o they_o multiply_v and_o grow_v 6._o and_o that_o daniel_n enemy_n plot_v against_o he_o prove_v against_o themselves_o and_o for_o he_o and_o no_o marvel_n for_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n be_v infinite_o beyond_o the_o wit_n of_o man_n and_o it_o be_v for_o his_o glory_n to_o defeat_v the_o counsel_n of_o the_o wise_a of_o man_n and_o to_o establish_v his_o own_o and_o the_o rather_o because_o though_o they_o have_v nothing_o but_o what_o they_o have_v receive_v from_o he_o and_o that_o they_o have_v be_v little_a in_o comparison_n of_o that_o which_o he_o have_v and_o they_o have_v not_o yet_o common_o they_o be_v proud_a of_o that_o little_a and_o trust_v to_o it_o special_o if_o they_o prosper_v they_o be_v puff_v up_o and_o assume_v to_o themselves_o the_o glory_n that_o proper_o belong_v to_o god_n and_o they_o seek_v 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