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deliver_v by_o run_v into_o this_o tower_n and_o he_o run_v into_o this_o tower_n by_o prayer_n there_o be_v terrible_a time_n threaten_v joel_n 3._o 15_o 16._o the_o sun_n and_o the_o moon_n shall_v be_v darken_v etc._n etc._n the_o lord_n shall_v roar_v out_o of_o zion_n etc._n etc._n and_o the_o hearer_n shall_v shake_v the_o hear_n of_o such_o sad_a thing_n be_v enough_o to_o make_v their_o heart_n shake_v alas_o when_o such_o black_a day_n shall_v come_v what_o will_v become_v of_o god_n people_n how_o shall_v they_o do_v at_o such_o a_o time_n well_o enough_o but_o the_o lord_n will_v be_v the_o hope_n of_o his_o people_n or_o the_o place_n of_o repair_v or_o the_o harbour_n of_o his_o people_n and_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n herein_o shall_v they_o be_v happy_a that_o in_o such_o a_o time_n they_o have_v the_o name_n of_o god_n for_o their_o tower_n of_o safety_n but_o how_o shall_v they_o get_v or_o run_v into_o that_o tower_n so_o as_o they_o may_v be_v 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thy_o wing_n and_o what_o course_n take_v he_o to_o do_v it_o vers_fw-la 1_o 2._o hear_v my_o cry_n attend_v unto_o my_o prayer_n etc._n etc._n so_o that_o by_o prayer_n he_o run_v to_o the_o strong_a tower_n and_o to_o the_o place_n of_o refuge_n lead_v i_o say_z vers_n 2._o to_o the_o rock_n that_o be_v high_a than_o i_o that_o rock_n be_v none_o other_o but_o that_o strong_a tower_n verse_n 3_o both_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o tower_n be_v a_o high_a tower_n psalm_n 18._o 2._o and_o that_o rock_n be_v here_o a_o high_a rock_n the_o rock_n high_o than_o i_o and_o yet_o there_o be_v a_o way_n to_o get_v into_o the_o high_a tower_n by_o scale_a ladder_n a_o man_n may_v get_v over_o the_o high_a wall_n of_o tower_n this_o tower_n and_o rock_n too_o high_a for_o david_n himself_o to_o get_v into_o and_o therefore_o he_o set_v to_o the_o scale_a ladder_n lead_v i_o into_o the_o rock_n and_o into_o the_o tower_n that_o be_v high_a than_o i._n hear_v my_o cry_n attend_v unto_o my_o prayer_n so_o he_o make_v prayer_n the_o scale_a ladder_n to_o get_v upon_o that_o rock_n and_o into_o that_o tower_n that_o otherwise_o have_v be_v too_o high_a for_o he_o he_o get_v that_o safety_n and_o deliverance_n which_o otherwise_o but_o by_o prayer_n unto_o god_n have_v be_v impossible_a to_o have_v be_v obtain_v when_o david_n be_v in_o danger_n of_o saul_n see_v what_o resolution_n he_o take_v up_o psal_n 57_o 1._o in_o the_o shadow_n of_o thy_o wing_n will_v i_o make_v my_o refuge_n until_o these_o calamity_n be_v overpast_a we_o shall_v see_v in_o the_o title_n of_o the_o psalm_n that_o david_n be_v then_o in_o the_o cave_n it_o be_v say_v 1_o sam._n 23._o 29._o that_o david_n go_v and_o dwell_v in_o the_o strong_a hold_v at_o en-gedi_a and_o this_o cave_n that_o now_o david_n be_v in_o be_v among_o those_o strong_a hold_n as_o appear_v 1_o sam._n 24._o so_o that_o david_n in_o the_o cave_n be_v in_o a_o strong_a hold_n and_o yet_o david_n think_v there_o be_v little_a safety_n in_o that_o strong_a hold_n unless_o god_n himself_o be_v his_o refuge_n and_o therefore_o say_v he_o in_o the_o shadow_n of_o thy_o wing_n will_v i_o make_v my_o refuge_n till_o these_o calamity_n be_v overpast_v as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v lord_n i_o be_o already_o in_o the_o cave_n and_o the_o hold_v and_o in_o the_o shadow_n of_o it_o but_o yet_o for_o all_o that_o i_o think_v not_o myself_o safe_a indeed_o till_o i_o have_v make_v my_o refuge_n in_o the_o shadow_n of_o thy_o wing_n that_o be_v therefore_o the_o course_n i_o resolve_v and_o build_v upon_o it_o be_v wise_o do_v of_o he_o and_o mark_v what_o course_n he_o take_v to_o do_v it_o vers_n 2._o i_o will_v cry_v unto_o god_n most_o high_a i_o will_v by_o prayer_n put_v myself_o under_o the_o shadow_n of_o god_n wing_n and_o mark_v what_o success_n shall_v follow_v vers_n 3._o he_o shall_v send_v from_o heaven_n and_o save_v i_o from_o the_o reproach_n of_o he_o that_o will_v swallow_v i_o up_o god_n shall_v send_v forth_o his_o mercy_n and_o his_o truth_n when_o we_o send_v prayer_n up_o to_o heaven_n god_n he_o will_v send_v help_v down_o from_o heaven_n when_o we_o send_v forth_o our_o prayer_n and_o supplication_n god_n will_v send_v forth_o his_o mercy_n and_o his_o truth_n his_o power_n and_o will_v set_v all_o his_o attribute_n on_o work_n for_o the_o effect_n of_o our_o safety_n and_o deliverance_n indeed_o it_o be_v trust_v and_o so_o thrust_v ourselves_o under_o the_o covert_n of_o god_n wing_n in_o which_o our_o safety_n lie_v as_o before_o we_o see_v and_o so_o david_n take_v that_o course_n vers_n 1._o but_o yet_o david_n pray_v to_o god_n as_o well_o as_o he_o trust_v in_o god_n and_o unless_o we_o pray_v as_o well_o as_o trust_v our_o trust_n will_v fail_v we_o for_o we_o must_v trust_v to_o god_n for_o that_o we_o pray_v for_o that_o same_o be_v a_o excellent_a passage_n isai_n 5â—_n 1â—_n when_o the_o enemy_n shall_v come_v in_o like_o a_o flood_n the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v lift_v up_o a_o standard_n against_o he_o that_o be_v shall_v both_o defend_v from_o his_o violence_n and_o shall_v also_o put_v he_o to_o flight_n now_o that_o which_o be_v there_o speak_v of_o a_o enemy_n be_v true_a of_o any_o danger_n when_o pestilence_n famine_n etc._n etc._n shall_v come_v in_o like_o a_o flood_n the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v lift_v up_o a_o standard_n against_o they_o now_o what_o be_v that_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n i_o know_v it_o be_v mean_v proper_o of_o god_n power_n and_o might_n as_o zech._n 4._o 6._o not_o by_o might_n not_o by_o my_o power_n that_o be_v not_o by_o the_o might_n and_o power_n of_o man_n but_o by_o my_o spirit_n say_v the_o lord_n that_o be_v by_o my_o might_n and_o my_o power_n so_o here_o the_o spirit_n that_o be_v the_o power_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v lift_v up_o a_o standard_n against_o he_o but_o yet_o if_o it_o be_v not_o mean_v also_o of_o prayer_n which_o be_v stir_v up_o in_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o faithful_a by_o the_o spirit_n who_o be_v therefore_o call_v the_o spirit_n of_o prayer_n yet_o may_v we_o allude_v at_o least_o unto_o it_o and_o say_v that_o when_o a_o enemy_n or_o pestilence_n or_o famine_n shall_v come_v in_o like_o a_o flood_n shall_v come_v and_o overspread_v itself_o like_o a_o flood_n and_o shall_v like_v a_o flood_n come_v unresistable_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n stir_v up_o prayer_n in_o his_o people_n heart_n shall_v lift_v up_o a_o standard_n against_o
no_o escape_n when_o the_o plague_n be_v break_v out_o in_o the_o camp_n of_o israel_n number_n 16._o 46._o 47._o go_v quick_o say_v moses_n to_o aaron_n and_z aaron_z go_v and_o mark_v how_o he_o go_v he_o run_v into_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o congregation_n that_o shall_v be_v our_o pace_n for_o our_o own_o safety_n which_o be_v his_o pace_n for_o the_o safety_n of_o other_o a_o quick_a run_a pace_n that_o be_v the_o pace_n that_o man_n pursue_v by_o a_o enemy_n use_n fear_n be_v as_o wing_n to_o their_o body_n they_o run_v full_a speed_n to_o a_o fort_n where_o they_o may_v get_v shelter_n jer._n 48._o 28._o o_o you_o that_o dwell_v in_o moab_n leave_v the_o city_n and_o dwell_v in_o the_o rock_n and_o be_v like_o the_o dove_n etc._n etc._n now_o how_o go_v the_o dove_n to_o the_o rock_n when_o she_o be_v pursue_v by_o the_o hawk_n see_v by_o that_o isay_n 60._o 8._o who_o be_v those_o that_o fly_v as_o a_o cloud_n and_o as_o the_o dove_n to_o their_o window_n a_o dove_n be_v natural_o swift_a of_o flight_n swift_a of_o wing_n no_o foul_a swift_a but_o special_o she_o fly_v swift_a when_o she_o fly_v for_o her_o life_n her_o ordinary_a flight_n be_v like_o the_o cloud_n but_o fear_n make_v her_o flight_n swift_a and_o thus_o david_n when_o he_o see_v a_o storm_n and_o a_o tempest_n come_v he_o do_v not_o only_o wish_v wing_n to_o fly_v away_o and_o to_o escape_v it_o but_o he_o wish_v dove_n wing_n ps_n 55._o 6._o oh_o that_o i_o have_v wing_n like_o a_o dove_n for_o than_o will_v i_o flee_v away_o and_o be_v at_o rest_n i_o will_v hasten_v my_o escape_n from_o the_o windy_a storm_n and_o tempest_n as_o if_o no_o way_n to_o escape_v a_o storm_n and_o a_o tempest_n but_o with_o a_o dove_n wing_n it_o be_v not_o any_o wing_n they_o must_v be_v dove_n wing_n that_o must_v do_v it_o the_o swift_a wing_n be_v needful_a in_o such_o a_o case_n it_o must_v be_v a_o dove_n wing_n and_o a_o dove_n swift_a flight_n that_o must_v get_v into_o the_o hole_n and_o cleft_n of_o the_o rock_n a_o man_n escape_n lie_v upon_o a_o dove_n wing_n and_o sure_o it_o be_v that_o our_o safety_n lie_v not_o more_o in_o the_o duty_n do_v than_o in_o this_o manner_n of_o do_v they_o with_o speed_n deliver_v i_o o_o lord_n from_o my_o enemy_n i_o fly_v unto_o thou_o to_o hide_v i_o psal_n 143._o 9_o a_o man_n that_o will_v be_v safe_a from_o enemy_n and_o the_o danger_n of_o they_o his_o safety_n indeed_o lie_v in_o be_v hide_v with_o god_n in_o be_v hide_v in_o that_o tower_n but_o yet_o he_o that_o will_v be_v hide_v in_o it_o must_v take_v a_o course_n to_o get_v into_o it_o he_o must_v run_v into_o that_o tower_n he_o must_v fly_v to_o god_n i_o fly_v unto_o thou_o to_o hide_v i_o run_v be_v a_o swift_a pace_n but_o fly_v be_v a_o swift_a motion_n as_o god_n have_v wing_n for_o safety_n and_o shelter_n psalm_n 91._o 4._o so_o must_v a_o man_n have_v wing_n for_o speed_n and_o swiftness_n that_o will_v make_v his_o refuge_n under_o the_o shadow_n of_o those_o wing_n and_o there_o be_v great_a reason_n of_o make_v speed_n and_o haste_n in_o the_o work_n delay_n be_v dangerous_a in_o case_n of_o this_o nature_n as_o soon_o as_o ever_o moses_n know_v that_o wrath_n be_v go_v out_o from_o the_o lord_n and_o that_o the_o plague_n be_v begin_v he_o bid_v aaron_n go_v quick_o and_o aaron_n run_v with_o all_o the_o speed_n he_o can_v numb_a 16._o and_o yet_o all_o this_o speed_n notwithstanding_o there_o die_v fourteen_o thousand_o and_o seven_o hundred_o of_o the_o plague_n before_o aaron_n can_v make_v atonement_n and_o quench_v the_o fire_n what_o if_o aaron_n have_v stay_v till_o next_o day_n till_o the_o next_o week_n what_o if_o he_o have_v slight_v the_o danger_n tush_o the_o plague_n be_v but_o now_o begin_v it_o may_v be_v it_o may_v prove_v nothing_o it_o may_v be_v after_o a_o few_o day_n it_o may_v cease_v again_o let_v we_o try_v a_o little_a while_n and_o first_o see_v what_o it_o will_v do_v and_o if_o it_o do_v rise_v to_o any_o height_n than_o i_o will_v take_v the_o censer_n and_o make_v atonement_n if_o he_o have_v thus_o foreslow_v and_o delay_v the_o time_n what_o a_o dangerous_a thing_n have_v it_o be_v to_o israel_n israel_n have_v be_v in_o danger_n to_o have_v be_v eat_v up_o with_o the_o plague_n and_o where_o one_o dye_v there_o may_v have_v die_v a_o thousand_o aaron_n delay_n have_v be_v israel_n present_a death_n when_o god_n wrath_n be_v once_o out_o and_o once_o up_o it_o hasten_v and_o make_v quick_a and_o speedy_a execution_n it_o dispatch_v man_n apace_o and_o if_o they_o have_v not_o make_v haste_n to_o get_v themselves_o within_o the_o tower_n that_o will_v make_v haste_n to_o destroy_v they_o the_o two_o woman_n that_o do_v lift_v up_o the_o ephah_n zech._n 5._o 9_o they_o have_v wing_n the_o wing_n of_o a_o stork_n and_o the_o wind_n be_v in_o their_o wing_n to_o show_v the_o haste_n and_o speed_n with_o which_o that_o judgement_n shall_v be_v execute_v the_o wrath_n of_o god_n when_o it_o 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