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obedience_n they_o may_v sing_v with_o the_o church_n even_o when_o the_o world_n say_v of_o they_o there_o be_v no_o help_n for_o they_o but_o thou_o o_o lord_n be_v my_o shield_n thou_o be_v my_o glory_n and_o the_o lifter_n up_o of_o my_o head_n psal_n 3.2_o 3._o for_o thou_o lord_n will_v bless_v the_o righteous_a and_o with_o favour_n will_v thou_o compass_v he_o as_o with_o a_o shield_n psal_n 5.12_o for_o why_o behold_v the_o eye_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v upon_o they_o that_o fear_v he_o upon_o they_o that_o hope_v in_o his_o mercy_n psal_n 33.18_o to_o deliver_v their_o soul_n from_o death_n and_o to_o keep_v they_o alive_a in_o famine_n ibid._n verse_n 19_o upon_o which_o assurance_n god_n child_n may_v sing_v joyful_o as_o ibid._n verse_n 20._o our_o soul_n wait_v for_o the_o lord_n he_o be_v our_o help_n and_o our_o shield_n thus_o have_v you_o hear_v how_o the_o lord_n be_v a_o shield_n also_o and_o yet_o this_o be_v not_o all_o the_o instruction_n that_o these_o word_n 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the_o moon_n by_o night_n but_o say_v he_o the_o lord_n shall_v be_v to_o thou_o a_o everlasting_a light_n and_o thy_o god_n thy_o glory_n isa_n 60.19_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o saint_n paul_n to_o the_o corinthian_n make_v mention_n of_o a_o eternal_a and_o exceed_a weight_n of_o glory_n 2_o cor._n 4.17_o and_o of_o christ_n bring_v many_o son_n to_o glory_n heb._n 2.10_o that_o you_o may_v know_v as_o our_o psalmist_n sing_v most_o sweet_o that_o it_o be_v god_n alone_o who_o guide_v his_o people_n with_o his_o grace_n and_o so_o fit_v they_o for_o glory_n thou_o will_v guide_v i_o with_o thy_o counsel_n and_o afterward_o receive_v i_o to_o giory_n psal_n 73.24_o according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o my_o text_n the_o lord_n will_v give_v grace_n and_o glory_n 15._o and_o yet_o which_o i_o desire_v you_o to_o observe_v with_o i_o out_o of_o the_o order_n of_o the_o word_n first_o grace_n than_o glory_n for_o whosoever_o god_n do_v for_o know_v he_o do_v also_o predestinate_a to_o be_v conform_v to_o the_o image_n of_o his_o son_n say_v s._n paul_n ro._n 8.29_o and_o who_o he_o predestinate_v to_o glory_n they_o he_o call_v by_o his_o grace_n to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o himself_o who_o he_o call_v they_o he_o justifi_v and_o who_o he_o justifi_v they_o he_o glorifi_v ibid._n v._n 30._o so_o that_o the_o high_a road_n towards_o heaven_n and_o glorification_n there_o be_v the_o way_n of_o grace_n by_o sanctification_n here_o the_o roman_n in_o their_o blindness_n of_o heathenism_n have_v a_o glimpse_n of_o this_o and_o therefore_o they_o so_o contrive_v the_o build_n of_o the_o temple_n of_o honour_n that_o there_o be_v no_o way_n into_o it_o but_o by_o go_v first_o through_o the_o temple_n of_o virtue_n that_o man_n may_v learn_v to_o seek_v honour_n only_o by_o a_o course_n of_o virtue_n which_o shall_v be_v the_o care_n of_o true_a christian_n much_o more_o as_o who_o can_v be_v ignorant_a that_o except_o they_o live_v here_o the_o life_n of_o grace_n there_o can_v be_v no_o expectation_n of_o glory_n in_o the_o life_n to_o come_v god_n be_v the_o god_n of_o order_n not_o of_o confusion_n and_o as_o in_o natural_a thing_n he_o use_v to_o proceed_v from_o one_o extreme_a to_o another_o by_o degree_n through_o the_o mean_n so_o do_v he_o in_o this_o spiritual_a work_n the_o salvation_n of_o man_n soul_n the_o sun_n do_v not_o at_o one_o jump_v leap_n from_o his_o rise_a place_n to_o the_o highestpiton_n in_o the_o south_n but_o in_o process_n of_o certain_a hour_n accomplish_v it_o by_o noon_n the_o season_n of_o the_o year_n be_v not_o alter_v in_o one_o day_n from_o scorch_a heat_n to_o nip_a cold_a but_o by_o degree_n so_o in_o spiritual_a thing_n god_n never_o bring_v any_o man_n from_o his_o estate_n in_o sin_n to_o the_o estate_n of_o glory_n but_o through_o the_o estate_n of_o grace_n for_o god_n give_v grace_n and_o glory_n and_o no_o good_a thing_n will_v he_o withhold_v from_o they_o that_o walk_v upright_o as_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o last_o clause_n of_o this_o verse_n to_o which_o i_o now_o descend_v 16._o nihil_fw-la boni_fw-la detraket_n in_o synceritate_fw-la ambulantibus_fw-la he_o will_v withhold_v nothing_o for_o all_o thing_n be_v you_o say_v saint_n paul_n to_o his_o corinthian_n 1_o cor._n 3.21_o whether_o paul_n or_o apollo_n or_o cephas_n or_o the_o world_n or_o life_n or_o death_n or_o thing_n present_a or_o thing_n to_o come_v all_o be_v you_o and_o why_o for_o you_o be_v christ_n and_o christ_n be_v god_n ibid._n verse_n 22_o 23._o nay_o further_o he_o will_v withhold_v no_o good_a thing_n from_o they_o that_o walk_v upright_o nothing_o that_o his_o divine_a wisdom_n shall_v see_v to_o be_v good_a indeed_o nothing_o that_o may_v true_o and_o real_o be_v conduce_v to_o their_o good_a for_o he_o have_v say_v in_o our_o text_n nihil_fw-la boni_fw-la detrahit_fw-la no_o good_a thing_n will_v he_o withhold_v from_o they_o that_o walk_v upright_o 17._o but_o here_o a_o double_a question_n come_v to_o be_v 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god_n act_v 14.22_o because_o many_o be_v the_o trouble_n of_o the_o righteous_a psal_n 34.19_o yet_o he_o that_o keep_v israel_n neither_o slumber_v nor_o sleep_v psal_n 121.4_o and_o in_o the_o deep_a affliction_n his_o help_n be_v still_o at_o hand_n to_o supply_v all_o our_o want_n as_o he_o do_v for_o elias_n in_o the_o wilderness_n to_o moderate_v our_o suffering_n that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v more_o than_o we_o shall_v be_v enable_v to_o bear_v 1_o cor._n 10.13_o to_o uphold_v we_o by_o his_o grace_n make_v that_o sufficient_a for_o we_o 2_o cor._n 12.9_o and_o last_o to_o deliver_v we_o in_o conclusion_n either_o by_o take_v the_o trouble_n from_o we_o as_o he_o do_v from_o