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the_o recovery_n of_o the_o patient_n who_o like_o epaphroditus_n be_v sick_a nigh_o unto_o death_n but_o god_n have_v mercy_n on_o he_o phil._n 2._o 27._o and_o as_o the_o lord_n mercy_n and_o providence_n be_v display_v in_o the_o raise_n of_o person_n from_o the_o grave_n so_o no_o less_o may_v the_o hand_n of_o providence_n be_v see_v in_o render_v the_o mean_n use_v for_o health_n successless_a a_o college_n of_o physician_n be_v physician_n of_o no_o value_n when_o and_o where_o the_o lord_n the_o great_a physician_n withdraw_v his_o manutenancy_n or_o succeed_a hand_n of_o providence_n witness_v this_o in_o asa_n who_o have_v his_o physician_n but_o not_o his_o cure_n die_v he_o must_v his_o disease_n lodge_v he_o in_o his_o grave_n 2_o chron._n 16._o 12_o 13._o but_o 2_o dly_a in_o the_o matter_n of_o diet_n some_o creature_n have_v more_o of_o a_o restorative_n virtue_n than_o other_o and_o yet_o some_o be_v healthy_a fair_a live_v long_o with_o their_o pults_n than_o other_o 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to_o day_n a_o god_n not_o purpose_v and_o to_o morrow_n a_o god_n purpose_v or_o on_o the_o contrary_a a_o yesterday_o not_o purpose_v and_o to_o day_n purpose_v and_o to_o morrow_n not_o purpose_v no_o no_o he_o be_v the_o same_o yesterday_o and_o to_o day_n and_o for_o ever_o heb._n 13._o 8._o the_o gift_n and_o call_n of_o god_n be_v without_o repentance_n rom._n 11._o 19_o the_o counsel_n of_o the_o lord_n stand_v for_o ever_o the_o thought_n of_o his_o heart_n to_o all_o generation_n psal_n 33._o 11._o 2._o look_v not_o on_o man_n i_o will_v so_o as_o to_o forget_v that_o god_n will_n or_o purpose_n must_v take_v place_n how_o many_o live_v as_o if_o man_n be_v god_n and_o god_n but_o soliloq_fw-la scito_fw-la autem_fw-la homo_fw-la nullum_fw-la tibi_fw-la adversari_fw-la potuisse_fw-la nisi_fw-la deus_fw-la potestatem_fw-la dedisset_fw-la nec_fw-la potestatem_fw-la habuisset_fw-la in_o te_fw-la adversarius_fw-la nisi_fw-la permitteret_fw-la deus_fw-la universa_fw-la quae_fw-la 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say_v unto_o balaam_n be_o not_o i_o thy_o ass_n upon_o which_o thou_o have_v ride_v ever_o since_o i_o be_v thou_o unto_o this_o day_n be_v i_o ever_o wont_a to_o do_v so_o unto_o thou_o and_o he_o say_v nay_o numb_a 22._o 30._o we_o have_v here_o the_o appeal_n of_o the_o ass_n and_o the_o acknowledgement_n of_o the_o master_n both_o accord_n in_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o premise_n and_o yet_o we_o find_v a_o harsh_a conclusion_n for_o she_o crush_v balaam_n foot_n against_o the_o wall_n v._o 25._o so_o calm_a a_o creature_n as_o balaam_n ass_n at_o such_o a_o place_n where_o a_o wall_n be_v on_o this_o side_n and_o a_o wall_n on_o that_o side_n together_o with_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n stand_v in_o the_o path_n of_o the_o vineyard_n v._o 24._o become_v a_o scourge_n to_o the_o rider_n chap._n ii_o 1._o from_z the_o creature_n be_v make_v friend_n to_o we_o 1._o forget_v not_o whence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o creature_n smile_v on_o thou_o and_o do_v not_o frown_v it_o be_v 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strong_a be_v the_o obligation_n he_o have_v show_v thou_o o_o man_n what_o be_v good_a and_o what_o do_v the_o lord_n require_v of_o thou_o but_o to_o do_v just_o to_o love_v mercy_n and_o to_o walk_v humble_o with_o thy_o god_n micah_n 6._o 8._o 2._o from_o the_o creature_n be_v corrosive_n or_o scourge_v one_o way_n or_o other_o 1._o observe_v how_o the_o sweet_a wine_n may_v become_v the_o sharp_a vinegar_n and_o this_o 1._o with_o respect_n to_o thing_n 2._o with_o respect_n to_o person_n 1._o with_o respect_n to_o thing_n the_o good_a thing_n of_o this_o life_n may_v be_v matter_n of_o affliction_n because_o thou_o serve_v not_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n with_o joyfulness_n and_o with_o gladness_n of_o heart_n for_o the_o abundance_n of_o all_o thing_n therefore_o shall_v thou_o serâ—e_v thy_o enemy_n which_o the_o lord_n shall_v send_v against_o thou_o in_o hunger_n and_o thirst_n and_o in_o nakedness_n and_o in_o the_o want_n of_o all_o thing_n deut._n 28._o 47_o 48._o hezekiah_n a_o good_a prince_n yet_o what_o a_o thundering-message_n be_v send_v he_o behold_v the_o day_n come_v that_o all_o that_o be_v in_o thy_o house_n and_o that_o which_o thy_o father_n have_v lay_v up_o in_o store_n until_o this_o day_n shall_v be_v carry_v to_o babylon_n nothing_o shall_v be_v leave_v say_v the_o lord_n isa_n 39_o 6._o 2._o with_o respect_n to_o person_n as_o magistrate_n ecclesiastical_a minister_n family-relation_n choice_a friend_n or_o acquaintant_n all_o these_o instead_o of_o rose_n may_v become_v pricking-brier_n some_o way_n or_o other_o as_o may_v be_v instance_a in_o 1._o magistrate_n who_o be_v the_o minister_n of_o god_n for_o good_a according_a to_o their_o institution_n rom._n 13._o 4._o these_o may_v be_v snatch_v away_o by_o death_n to_o the_o grief_n of_o a_o people_n who_o sit_v under_o their_o refreshing-shadow_n their_o death_n and_o burial_n become_v the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o subject_n sorrow_n witness_v this_o in_o the_o case_n of_o good_a josiah_n who_o die_v and_o be_v bury_v and_o all_o judah_n and_o jerusalem_n mourn_v for_o he_o and_o jeremiah_n lament_v for_o he_o as_o be_v record_v 2_o chron._n 35._o 24_o 25._o or_o if_o they_o be_v not_o seize_v on_o by_o death_n they_o may_v prove_v the_o death_n or_o bane_n of_o a_o nation_n by_o their_o folly_n instance_n enough_o there_o be_v for_o this_o in_o holy-writ_a and_o history_n 2._o ecclesiastical_a minister_n become_v afflictive_a and_o that_o many_o way_n when_o sin_n abound_v among_o a_o people_n pride_n barrenness_n under_o the_o mean_n slight_v minister_n and_o idolize_v of_o they_o for_o these_o be_v sad_a extreme_n do_v with_o other_o sin_n provoke_v the_o lord_n to_o afflict_v in_o and_o by_o minister_n sometime_o they_o be_v take_v away_o by_o death_n john_n disciple_n have_v too_o high_a thought_n of_o their_o master_n they_o begin_v it_o seem_v to_o make_v a_o party_n against_o christ_n himself_o john_n 3._o 25_o 26._o it_o be_v observable_a 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it_o be_v overturn_v or_o sudden_o supply_v thou_o with_o a_o firm_a wheel_n for_o a_o break_a one_o what_o remain_v now_o but_o the_o celebrate_n the_o name_n of_o god_n with_o halelujah_n the_o israelite_n have_v their_o song_n for_o that_o sally_n at_o the_o red-sea_n exod._n 15._o 1._o we_o read_v of_o the_o write_n of_o hezekiah_n king_n of_o judah_n when_o he_o have_v be_v sick_a and_o be_v recover_v of_o his_o sickness_n isa_n 38._o 9_o paul_n be_v affect_v with_o the_o lord_n be_v deliver_v he_o out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o lion_n 2_o tim._n 4._o 17._o 3._o learn_v from_o the_o meditation_n of_o the_o sally_n of_o providence_n to_o trust_v god_n both_o for_o thyself_o and_o relation_n god_n saint_n have_v so_o do_v their_o faith_n in_o run_v backward_o have_v fetch_v a_o leap_n forward_o so_o david_n in_o 1_o sam._n 17._o 37._o so_o paul_n 2_o tim._n 4._o 18._o abraham_n have_v a_o eye_n to_o the_o sally_n of_o providence_n for_o his_o son_n marriage_n gen._n 24._o 6_o 7._o he_o use_v the_o mean_n send_v his_o servant_n on_o a_o nuptial-embassie_n and_o so_o acquiesce_v in_o god_n providence_n the_o sally_n of_o providence_n on_o the_o behalf_n of_o child_n be_v the_o best_a portion_n they_o who_o can_v leave_v little_a or_o nothing_o to_o child_n yet_o if_o they_o leave_v they_o a_o interest_n in_o the_o sally_n of_o divine_a providence_n do_v leave_v they_o enough_o what_o be_v want_v one_o way_n these_o sally_n of_o providence_n make_v up_o another_o way_n oh_o that_o parent_n therefore_o will_v take_v less_o care_n by_o take_v more_o care_n less_o care_n for_o the_o earth_n and_o more_o for_o heaven_n the_o way_n to_o have_v thing_n go_v well_o be_v for_o parent_n and_o child_n to_o have_v god_n for_o their_o god_n or_o to_o be_v reallly_n godly_a but_o of_o this_o in_o the_o next_o meditation_n locum_fw-la nititur_fw-la ergo_fw-la abraham_n promissione_n &_o docet_fw-la omne_fw-la gerenda_fw-la esse_fw-la in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d fidei_fw-la sive_fw-la magnum_fw-la sive_fw-la exile_n appareat_fw-la sic_fw-la nos_fw-la quoque_fw-la discamus_fw-la deo_fw-la reddenda_fw-la &_o committenda_fw-la esse_fw-la omne_fw-la sive_fw-la singularia_fw-la sive_fw-la usitata_fw-la summa_fw-la &_o infima_fw-la ut_fw-la laetemur_fw-la &_o fortes_fw-la simus_fw-la in_o domino_fw-la omnem_fw-la solicitudinem_fw-la in_o eum_fw-la projicientes_fw-la videtur_fw-la res_fw-la sordid_a &_o obscoena_fw-la propemodum_fw-la apparare_fw-la filio_fw-la nuptias_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o quanto_fw-la pretio_fw-la &_o honore_fw-la est_fw-la in_o oculis_fw-la abrahae_fw-la adeo_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la dubitet_fw-la de_fw-fr angelorum_fw-la praesentia_fw-la cura_fw-la &_o praesidio_fw-la lutâ—_n ad_fw-la locum_fw-la observation_n xxiv_o providence_n have_v its_o court_n in_o which_o the_o son_n of_o man_n have_v their_o different_a station_n chap._n i._n as_o in_o the_o temple_n of_o
old_a there_o be_v divers_a place_n appropriate_v to_o person_n so_o in_o the_o great_a house_n of_o providence_n some_o be_v the_o child_n and_o have_v their_o lodging_n other_o servant_n and_o scavenger_n who_o though_o they_o have_v some_o relation_n to_o the_o house_n yet_o be_v not_o member_n of_o the_o house_n comparative_o with_o other_o there_o be_v three_o court_n or_o circle_n in_o which_o man_n may_v be_v consider_v 1._o there_o be_v the_o large_a and_o outmost_a circle_n of_o common_a or_o general_a providence_n here_o all_o man_n the_o worst_a of_o man_n even_o the_o pagan-pagans_a may_v be_v place_v the_o lord_n make_v his_o sun_n to_o rise_v on_o the_o evil_a and_o on_o the_o good_a and_o send_v rain_n on_o the_o just_a and_o on_o the_o unjust_a mat._n 5._o 45._o nevertheless_o he_o leave_v not_o himself_o without_o a_o witness_n in_o that_o he_o do_v good_a and_o give_v we_o rain_n from_o heaven_n and_o fruitful_a season_n fill_v our_o heart_n with_o food_n and_o gladness_n say_v paul_n to_o the_o paganish_a people_n at_o lystra_n act_v 14._o 17._o 2._o there_o be_v the_o intermediate_v circle_n of_o special_a or_o limit_a providence_n which_o respect_v member_n in_o common_a of_o the_o visible_a church_n unto_o the_o jew_n be_v commit_v the_o oracle_n of_o god_n rom._n 3._o 2._o they_o be_v call_v the_o child_n of_o the_o kingdom_n inasmuch_o as_o god_n honour_v they_o with_o his_o worship_n and_o ordinance_n matth._n 8._o 12._o 3._o there_o be_v the_o inmost_a circle_n of_o peculiar_a and_o singular_a providence_n in_o this_o circle_n be_v the_o elect_a of_o god_n and_o call_v of_o he_o in_o christ_n jesus_n the_o former_a circle_n be_v a_o visible_a one_o this_o invisible_a the_o former_a of_o large_a circumference_n than_o this_o late_a for_o many_o be_v call_v but_o few_o be_v choose_v mat._n 22._o 14._o the_o apostle_n paul_n do_v describe_v this_o by_o the_o notion_n of_o a_o house_n in_o which_o be_v vessel_n of_o divers_a sort_n not_o 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