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or_o protection_n at_o thy_o right_a hand_n in_o this_o verse_n he_o set_v forth_o more_o at_o large_a the_o certainty_n of_o god_n ready_a help_n and_o protection_n wherein_o speak_v to_o every_o one_o private_o he_o say_v the_o lord_n be_v thy_o keeper_n that_o no_o man_n shall_v doubt_v to_o apply_v that_o unto_o himself_o for_o his_o own_o comfort_n which_o pertain_v to_o all_o israel_n he_o be_v call_v the_o shadow_n at_o thy_o right_a hand_n to_o teach_v thou_o that_o he_o be_v at_o hand_n and_o stand_v even_o by_o thy_o side_n ready_a to_o defend_v thou_o or_o else_o the_o lord_n be_v thy_o shadow_n at_o thy_o right_a hand_n that_o be_v he_o prosper_v all_o thy_o affair_n he_o give_v success_n to_o all_o thou_o take_v in_o hand_n if_o thou_o be_v a_o preacher_n &_o a_o teacher_n in_o the_o church_n of_o god_n if_o thou_o travel_v in_o thy_o vocation_n upright_o and_o with_o a_o good_a conscience_n to_o provide_v for_o thyself_o and_o thy_o family_n thou_o shall_v not_o lack_v 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upon_o we_o thus_o david_n under_o these_o word_n the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n comprehend_v god_n himself_o his_o name_n and_o his_o word_n whereunto_o the_o sabbath_n be_v dedicate_v in_o the_o which_o we_o shall_v rest_v from_o other_o business_n and_o harken_v unto_o the_o lord_n speak_v unto_o us._n lord_n this_o be_v to_o go_v into_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o for_o this_o benefit_n to_o rejoice_v and_o give_v thank_n unto_o he_o for_o this_o be_v a_o inestimable_a benefit_n and_o can_v be_v comprehend_v of_o the_o wicked_a but_o the_o godly_a only_o do_v know_v the_o word_n and_o what_o benefit_n they_o receive_v thereby_o and_o this_o the_o lord_n also_o require_v of_o his_o people_n when_o he_o so_o often_o command_v in_o the_o law_n that_o they_o shall_v come_v together_o that_o they_o shall_v rejoice_v before_o the_o lord_n they_o shall_v praise_v and_o magnify_v his_o name_n for_o his_o benefit_n and_o great_a mercy_n so_o plentiful_o pour_v upon_o they_o and_o 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judgement_n of_o faith_n god_n be_v great_a than_o all_o our_o affliction_n and_o calamity_n psal._n 75._o to_o the_o flesh_n god_n seem_v to_o be_v no_o keeper_n but_o a_o destroyer_n god_n be_v a_o keeper_n and_o still_o watch_v over_o us._n the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o devil_n psal._n 97._o the_o argument_n of_o the_o psalm_n a_o singular_a gift_n of_o god_n to_o acknowledge_v how_o in_o estimable_a a_o benefit_n it_o be_v to_o have_v the_o word_n the_o tabernacle_n of_o moses_n the_o meaning_n of_o this_o place_n be_v that_o man_n know_v not_o by_o these_o outward_a thing_n that_o be_v by_o prosperity_n or_o adversity_n who_o god_n do_v favour_n or_o hate_v eccl._n 9_o what_o inestimable_a benefit_n the_o word_n bring_v the_o benefit_n of_o the_o second_o table_n the_o benefit_n of_o the_o first_o table_n the_o spiritual_a gift_n which_o god_n give_v by_o his_o word_n the_o word_n must_v be_v continual_o teach_v exercise_v &_o practise_v a_o comparison_n between_o the_o gentile_n &_o 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in_o tentation_n the_o patience_n of_o the_o faithful_a the_o humility_n of_o the_o faithful_a the_o argument_n of_o the_o psalm_n the_o people_n of_o israel_n as_o a_o sheep_n among_o many_o wolf_n note_v who_o be_v most_o thankful_a the_o snare_n of_o satan_n psal._n 93._o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v our_o only_a sanctuary_n &_o succour_n in_o all_o affliction_n the_o fruit_n of_o affliction_n the_o argument_n of_o the_o psalm_n the_o power_n of_o the_o word_n psal._n 33._o psal_n 48._o to_o hope_v and_o trust_v in_o the_o lord_n be_v the_o great_a service_n that_o we_o can_v do_v to_o he_o the_o nature_n of_o faith_n jerusalem_n call_v holy_a by_o the_o figure_n synecdoche_n where_o a_o part_n be_v take_v for_o the_o whole_a old_a thing_n be_v pass_v away_o behold_v all_o thing_n be_v become_v new_a virgil._n the_o argument_n of_o the_o psalm_n of_o what_o manner_n of_o captivity_n this_o psalm_n treat_v act._n 12._o gen._n 45._o psal._n 9_o 2._o tim._n 2._o speculation_n be_v a_o naked_a knowledge_n without_o experience_n and_o practice_v psal._n 117._o rom._n 1.5_o man_n ordinance_n must_v only_o serve_v for_o the_o exercise_n of_o the_o body_n &_o not_o to_o bind_v the_o conscience_n john_n 12._o phil._n 3._o satan_n prerogative_n rom._n 7._o philip._n 3._o if_o we_o will_v be_v partaker_n of_o his_o glory_n we_o must_v be_v also_o partaker_n of_o his_o suffering_n 1._o pet._n 4._o john_n 16._o psal._n 137._o the_o argument_n of_o the_o psalm_n aristotle_n and_o other_o how_o and_o wherein_o they_o err_v the_o principal_a cause_n of_o the_o good_a government_n of_o common_a wealth_n and_o family_n demosthenes_n cicero_n julius_n caesar_n the_o efficient_a cause_n of_o the_o true_a government_n of_o conmon_a wealth_n &_o household_n the_o abuse_n of_o matrimony_n and_o household_n government_n the_o burden_n of_o matrimony_n be_v infinite_a the_o papist_n do_v condemn_v civil_a government_n &_o matrimony_n as_o worldly_a kind_n of_o life_n mark._n 6.20_o the_o idle_a belly_a monk_n will_v have_v nothing_o to_o do_v with_o civil_a or_o household_n affair_n the_o monk_n can_v neither_o teach_v nor_o comfort_v man_n in_o their_o necessity_n naaman_n syrus_n proverb_n 16._o jerem._n 10._o doctrine_n concern_v civil_a &_o household_n government_n this_o psalm_n contain_v the_o sum_n and_o effect_n of_o the_o book_n of_o the_o ecclesiastes_n of_o solomon_n eccle._n 2.12_o the_o final_a cause_n of_o civil_a and_o household_n government_n many_o wise_a and_o politic_a governor_n deserve_v well_o of_o the_o common_a wealth_n have_v be_v evil_o use_v condemn_a and_o cast_v into_o exile_n we_o must_v walk_v in_o the_o mid_n way_n and_o keep_v a_o mean_a they_o that_o enter_v into_o any_o public_a office_n or_o into_o matrimony_n must_v begin_v with_o invocation_n and_o call_n upon_o god._n godly_a magistrate_n and_o marry_a folk_n how_o they_o ought_v to_o use_v themselves_o the_o principal_a master_n of_o the_o household_n &_o 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the_o wicked_a to_o keep_v what_o it_o signify_v king_n prince_n and_o magistrate_n the_o prophet_n call_v keeper_n to_o labour_v in_o vain_a vain_a industry_n be_v such_o a_o labour_n &_o diligence_n as_o be_v join_v with_o a_o provident_a care_n &_o discretion_n in_o observe_v of_o person_n place_n convenient_a time_n with_o other_o circumstance_n that_o no_o labour_n be_v spend_v in_o vain_a labour_n with_o out_o industry_n have_v no_o good_a success_n friderike_n duke_n of_o saxony_n a_o very_a wise_a &_o discrete_a man._n industrious_a and_o provident_a man_n god_n be_v still_o present_a with_o his_o creature_n the_o bread_n of_o affliction_n to_o rise_v early_o etc_n etc_n rom._n 10._o psal._n 77.33_o labour_n be_v not_o forbid_v but_o presumption_n be_v condemn_v eccle._n 6._o the_o godly_a be_v content_v with_o that_o they_o have_v esop_n dog_n which_o swim_v over_o the_o water_n with_o a_o piece_n of_o flesh_n in_o his_o mouth_n snatch_v at_o the_o shadow_n of_o the_o flesh_n shine_v in_o the_o water_n and_o so_o lose_v both_o a_o wise_a say_n of_o augustine_n wise_a man_n some_o time_n commit_v great_a folly_n these_o word_n fortune_n chance_n casualty_n &_o such_o like_a be_v not_o use_v because_o any_o thing_n come_v otherwise_o to_o pass_v then_o by_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n but_o for_o that_o many_o thing_n fall_v out_o otherwise_o then_o we_o look_v for_o &_o the_o cause_n thereof_o we_o can_v not_o see_v see_v the_o song_n of_o fool_n to_o say_v i_o have_v not_o think_v or_o have_v i_o wist_v wise_a and_o mighty_a man_n bring_v not_o to_o pass_v that_o they_o go_v about_o the_o whole_a world_n rise_v early_o in_o vain_a the_o natural_a presumption_n of_o man_n to_o be_v like_a unto_o god_n or_o to_o be_v as_o gods._n the_o abuse_n of_o the_o gift_n of_o god_n in_o the_o world_n the_o ministry_n of_o angel_n about_o young_a child_n &_o infant_n philip._n 4._o note_v the_o end_n of_o those_o man_n that_o be_v not_o thankful_a to_o god_n for_o their_o wealth_n and_o welfare_n but_o attribute_v all_o to_o fortune_n and_o chance_n the_o argument_n of_o the_o psalm_n a_o privilege_n as_o touch_v continency_n and_o to_o who_o it_o be_v give_v chaste_a matrimony_n can_v not_o stand_v with_o the_o unchaste_a and_o filthy_a religion_n of_o the_o papist_n papist_n active_a or_o passive_a that_o be_v which_o either_o come_v unto_o we_o by_o labour_n &_o travail_n or_o which_o we_o suffer_v inward_o or_o outward_o by_o any_o mean_n matth._n 9_o 9_o that_o be_v to_o live_v chaste_a without_o matrimony_n 1._o timoth._n 4._o 1._o cor_fw-la 7._o matth._n 9.12_o the_o argument_n of_o the_o psalm_n cap._n 12._o psal._n 6._o he_o set_v the_o similitude_n of_o the_o grass_n in_o the_o house_n top_n against_o the_o similitude_n of_o the_o plower_n this_o judgement_n that_o the_o enemy_n be_v like_o grass_n and_o therefore_o shall_v