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till_o he_o have_v provide_v for_o the_o security_n of_o his_o righteous_a servant_n noah_n he_o do_v not_o destroy_v sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n before_o he_o have_v bring_v forth_o lot_n and_o set_v he_o without_o the_o city_n gen_n 19_o and_o we_o find_v before_o the_o lord_n bring_v his_o plague_n upon_o babylon_n he_o call_v his_o people_n to_o come_v out_o of_o she_o rev_n 18.4_o babylon_n judgement_n be_v defer_v that_o god_n people_n may_v depart_v out_o of_o she_o reas_n 4._o that_o he_o may_v exercise_n the_o faith_n and_o patience_n of_o his_o saint_n while_o wicked_a man_n live_v and_o be_v spare_v they_o will_v be_v persecute_v of_o god_n servant_n as_o be_v manifest_a in_o pharaoh_n and_o other_o and_o that_o the_o lord_n people_n may_v live_v in_o the_o exercise_n of_o their_o grace_n especial_o their_o faith_n and_o patience_n he_o let_v the_o wicked_a live_v become_v old_a and_o mighty_a the_o roman_n can_v have_v destroy_v carthage_n when_o they_o please_v but_o for_o 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at_o the_o high_a according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o edom_n obad_n 4._o though_o thou_o exalt_v thyself_o as_o the_o eagle_n and_o though_o thou_o set_v thy_o nest_n among_o the_o star_n thence_o will_v i_o bring_v thou_o down_o say_v the_o lord_n use_v 5._o of_o caution_n to_o the_o mighty_a one_o yea_o to_o the_o great_a and_o mighty_a on_o the_o earth_n to_o take_v heed_n what_o they_o do_v for_o though_o they_o be_v mighty_a yet_o they_o must_v know_v christ_n be_v mighty_a therefore_o take_v heed_n that_o you_o oppose_v not_o this_o mighty_a one_o lest_o you_o perish_v god_n make_v david_n his_o mighty_a one_o and_o you_o know_v what_o become_v of_o saul_n absolom_n sheba_n and_o other_o who_o lift_v up_o their_o hand_n against_o he_o yea_o take_v heed_n what_o you_o do_v against_o his_o servant_n for_o the_o evil_n which_o be_v do_v against_o they_o be_v do_v against_o he_o and_o he_o so_o account_v of_o it_o matth._n 25.35_o 40.45_o what_o though_o they_o be_v weak_a he_o be_v mighty_a to_o avenge_v all_o wrong_n do_v to_o they_o the_o wiseman_n speak_v of_o the_o fatherless_a caution_n other_o against_o injure_v of_o they_o upon_o this_o account_n pro_fw-la 23.10_o 11._o remove_v not_o the_o old_a landmark_n and_o enter_v not_o into_o the_o field_n of_o the_o fatherless_a for_o their_o redeemer_n be_v mighty_a he_o shall_v plead_v their_o cause_n with_o thou_o the_o prophet_n jeremy_n also_o speak_v of_o the_o oppress_a condition_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o judah_n say_v their_o redeemer_n be_v strong_a the_o lord_n of_o host_n be_v his_o name_n he_o shall_v thorough_o plead_v their_o cause_n that_o he_o may_v give_v rest_n to_o the_o land_n and_o disquiet_v the_o inhabitant_n of_o babylon_n jer._n
the_o death_n of_o his_o son_n much_o more_o be_v reconcile_v we_o shall_v be_v save_v by_o his_o life_n and_o indeed_o it_o be_v now_o sufficient_a for_o salvation_n and_o therefore_o christ_n be_v say_v to_o be_v able_a to_o save_v they_o to_o the_o uttermost_a that_o come_v unto_o god_n by_o he_o see_v he_o ever_o live_v to_o make_v intercession_n for_o they_o heb_fw-mi 7.25_o and_o as_o the_o intercession_n of_o christ_n be_v of_o great_a use_n and_o help_v to_o a_o christian_a in_o all_o case_n so_o especial_o in_o these_o three_o case_n first_o in_o case_n of_o sin_n to_o that_o purpose_n be_v the_o word_n of_o john_n 1_o joh._n 2.1_o if_o any_o man_n sin_n we_o have_v a_o advocate_n with_o the_o father_n jesus_n christ_n the_o righteous_a second_o in_o case_n of_o satan_n temptation_n and_o design_n against_o his_o servant_n so_o much_o may_v be_v gather_v from_o the_o word_n of_o christ_n lukeâ—2_n â—2_z 31_o 32._o the_o lord_n say_v simon_n simon_n behoâ—â—_n satan_n have_v 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christ_n do_v not_o many_o mighty_a work_n in_o his_o own_o country_n because_o of_o their_o unbelief_n math._n 13.58_o if_o thou_o do_v not_o believe_v that_o he_o can_v and_o will_v help_v thou_o can_v not_o expect_v he_o shall_v help_v second_o when_o they_o set_v about_o any_o work_n without_o his_o call_n the_o lord_n have_v be_v wont_a to_o help_v in_o those_o thing_n he_o have_v call_v his_o servant_n to_o as_o may_v easy_o be_v make_v manifest_a in_o moses_n josuah_n gideon_n david_n and_o other_o but_o when_o his_o people_n have_v run_v and_o he_o send_v they_o not_o they_o have_v be_v without_o his_o help_n in_o such_o undertake_n when_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n will_v invade_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n without_o god_n call_v they_o be_v smite_v and_o discomfit_v numb_a 14.44_o 45._o and_o though_o josiah_n be_v a_o good_a man_n yet_o go_v to_o fight_v against_o pharaoh_n necho_n contrary_a to_o the_o mind_n of_o god_n he_o die_v for_o it_o 2_o chron_n 35.20_o 21_o 22_o 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