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their_o day_n according_a to_o your_o sense_n and_o meaning_n yet_o they_o still_o attend_v on_o the_o write_a word_n of_o god_n sure_o therefore_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o text_n be_v not_o according_a to_o that_o conjecture_n some_o therefore_o will_v have_v the_o word_n to_o be_v read_v thus_o till_o the_o daystar_n arise_v on_o your_o heart_n and_o so_o think_v they_o be_v speak_v of_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n concern_v which_o time_n paul_n say_v 1_o cor._n 4_o 5._o that_o christ_n will_v bring_v to_o light_n the_o hide_a thing_n of_o darkness_n and_o will_v make_v manifest_a the_o counsel_n of_o the_o heart_n 109._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d emphatice_fw-la solet_fw-la sumi_fw-la pro_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etiam_fw-la donec_fw-la et_fw-la continuitatem_fw-la significare_fw-la seu_fw-la consecutionem_fw-la non_fw-la exceptionem_fw-la vel_fw-la exclusionem_fw-la futuri_fw-la temporis_fw-la genebrad_n in_o psal_n 109._o but_o as_o you_o have_v hear_v in_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d justin_n marr._n 2._o apol._n it_o be_v write_v of_o antoninus_n the_o emperor_n one_o of_o the_o persecutor_n in_o the_o primitive_a time_n that_o be_v environ_v and_o compass_v about_o by_o his_o enemy_n whereby_o he_o and_o all_o his_o army_n in_o the_o field_n be_v like_a to_o be_v lose_v for_o water_n he_o command_v the_o christian_n of_o his_o army_n to_o pray_v for_o rain_n whereby_o present_a relief_n come_v to_o he_o his_o army_n be_v preserve_v and_o his_o enemy_n destroy_v whereupon_o he_o write_v a_o letter_n to_o the_o roman_a senate_n in_o favour_n of_o the_o christian_n and_o give_v this_o commendation_n of_o they_o in_o it_o that_o they_o be_v a_o people_n which_o be_v deo_fw-la contenti_fw-la content_a with_o god_n quem_fw-la circumferunt_fw-la secum_fw-la in_o pectore_fw-la who_o they_o do_v always_o carry_v about_o with_o they_o in_o their_o bosom_n yea_o say_v he_o in_o that_o same_o letter_n it_o be_v very_o credible_a that_o although_o we_o think_v 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〈…〉_o â—nointed_n by_o samuel_n yet_o a_o darkness_n present_o rise_v upon_o he_o buâ—_n it_o be_v the_o darkness_n of_o a_o cloud_n only_o and_o not_o of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d why_o because_o it_o be_v such_o a_o darkness_n as_o arise_v immediate_o aâ—ter_n he_o whining_n forth_o of_o a_o promise_n and_o i_o pray_v you_o show_v i_o any_o scripture_n where_o you_o find_v that_o ever_o any_o darkness_n arise_v present_o aâ—ter_v the_o break_n shine_v forth_o of_o a_o promise_n which_o be_v more_o than_o the_o darkness_n of_o a_o cloud_n which_o vanish_v away_o or_o when_o e_z do_v you_o find_v in_o all_o the_o scripture_n that_o ever_o any_o poor_a soul_n come_v into_o the_o dark_a immediate_o after_o the_o give_v out_o of_o a_o promise_n but_o that_o soul_n do_v come_v to_o the_o light_n again_o now_o as_o for_o the_o darkness_n that_o cover_v the_o saint_n it_o be_v usual_o a_o darkness_n that_o come_v after_o the_o give_v and_o shine_v out_o of_o a_o promise_n and_o therefore_o that_o 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poor_a ignorant_a soul_n when_o they_o see_v how_o the_o lord_n by_o his_o overrule_a hand_n do_v work_v good_a unto_o they_o out_o of_o their_o sin_n as_o some_o outward_a blessing_n &_o mercy_n they_o do_v not_o repent_v of_o their_o sin_n but_o rather_o justify_v themselves_o in_o their_o sin_n but_o now_o take_v a_o godly_a man_n a_o gracious_a soul_n and_o the_o more_o that_o he_o see_v the_o lord_n work_v good_a out_o of_o his_o sin_n the_o more_o he_o be_v humble_v for_o it_o and_o upon_o that_o very_a ground_n because_o god_n work_v good_a of_o it_o therefore_o he_o be_v humble_v the_o more_o yet_o further_o it_o be_v observe_v that_o though_o the_o lord_n do_v ordinary_o call_v david_n his_o servant_n yet_o when_o david_n have_v sin_v that_o great_a sin_n he_o send_v the_o prophet_n to_o he_o say_v go_v say_v to_o david_n he_o have_v lose_v the_o title_n of_o servant_n now_o bare_a david_n now_o single_a david_n now_o david_n without_o the_o title_n my_o servant_n and_o so_o 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of_o the_o promise_n now_o so_o it_o be_v that_o the_o condition_n of_o one_o be_v the_o thing_n promise_v in_o another_o promise_n for_o example_n in_o one_o promise_n repentance_n be_v the_o condition_n of_o the_o promise_n 2_o chron._n 6.37_o 38._o joel_n 2.15_o 16_o 17_o 18_o 19_o but_o in_o another_o promise_n repentance_n be_v the_o thing_n promise_v ezek._n 36.26_o i_o will_v take_v away_o the_o heart_n of_o stone_n and_o give_v you_o a_o heart_n of_o flesh_n in_o one_o promise_n faith_n and_o come_v to_o christ_n be_v the_o condition_n come_v unto_o i_o all_o you_o that_o be_v weary_a &_o and_o i_o will_v give_v you_o rest_n matth._n 11.28_o but_o in_o another_o promise_n it_o be_v the_o thing_n promise_v john_n 6.37_o all_o that_o the_o father_n give_v i_o shall_v come_v unto_o i_o in_o one_o promise_n obedience_n be_v the_o condition_n of_o it_o esai_n 1.19_o if_o you_o consent_v and_o obey_v you_o shall_v eat_v the_o good_a of_o the_o land_n in_o another_o promise_n it_o 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