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and_o see_v under_o the_o sun_n that_o the_o race_n be_v not_o to_o the_o swift_a nor_o the_o battle_n to_o the_o strong_a neither_o yet_o bread_n to_o the_o wise_a nor_o yet_o riches_n to_o man_n of_o understanding_n nor_o yet_o favour_n to_o man_n of_o skill_n but_o time_n and_o chance_n happen_v to_o they_o all_o eccles_n 9_o 11._o and_o therefore_o consider_v we_o the_o time_n and_o the_o chance_n which_o god_n the_o lord_n have_v only_o reserve_v to_o himself_o act_v 1._o 7._o so_o that_o it_o depend_v whole_o on_o he_o ⸪_o chap._n four_o why_o god_n so_o order_v his_o work_n as_o we_o think_v here_o in_o this_o world_n that_o in_o a_o manner_n they_o follow_v of_o necessity_n and_o rule_v in_o such_o sort_n that_o it_o be_v common_o and_o ordinary_o find_v that_o man_n by_o his_o own_o wisdom_n or_o power_n can_v deither_o add_v thereunto_o nor_o diminish_v any_o thing_n from_o they_o salomon_n express_o set_v down_o unto_o we_o that_o god_n so_o order_v his_o work_n and_o heavenly_a providence_n to_o the_o end_n that_o man_n shall_v fear_v he_o whatsoever_o god_n do_v it_o shall_v be_v for_o ever_o nothing_o can_v be_v put_v to_o it_o nor_o any_o thing_n take_v from_o it_o and_o god_n do_v it_o that_o man_n shall_v fear_v he_o eccles_n 3._o 14._o that_o be_v that_o man_n shall_v not_o forsake_v he_o nor_o despise_v his_o work_n neither_o yet_o cleave_v unto_o nor_o depend_v upon_o any_o man_n but_o only_o upon_o god_n that_o the_o wise_a man_n may_v not_o glory_v in_o his_o wisdom_n nor_o the_o mighty_a man_n in_o his_o strength_n nor_o the_o rich_a man_n in_o his_o riches_n but_o that_o he_o that_o glori_v glory_n in_o this_o that_o he_o understand_v and_o know_v that_o god_n be_v the_o lord_n which_o exercise_v love_a kindness_n judgement_n and_o righteousness_n on_o earth_n jeremie_n 9_o 23._o 24._o by_o that_o which_o before_o have_v be_v say_v touch_v the_o admirable_a and_o strange_a work_n of_o god_n wrought_v and_o bring_v to_o pass_v among_o the_o child_n of_o man_n we_o be_v teach_v first_o not_o to_o trust_v upon_o or_o unto_o our_o own_o wisdom_n diligence_n beauty_n strength_n friend_n riches_n nor_o any_o other_o terrestrial_a thing_n whatsoever_o it_o may_v be_v which_o yet_o be_v many_o time_n esteem_v to_o be_v fit_a and_o necessary_a for_o the_o bring_n of_o worldly_a matter_n to_o pass_v and_o to_o further_a our_o project_n but_o only_o to_o fear_v the_o lord_n our_o god_n and_o to_o remember_v that_o he_o hold_v a_o great_a hand_n over_o we_o than_o all_o those_o thing_n do_v eccles_n 5._o 8._o second_o before_o and_o above_o all_o thing_n to_o attend_v to_o his_o good_a will_n and_o pleasure_n touch_v the_o event_n thereof_o as_o much_o as_o in_o we_o lie_v and_o as_o much_o as_o possible_o we_o may_v in_o all_o the_o mean_n and_o way_n which_o god_n set_v before_o we_o and_o which_o he_o will_v have_v the_o child_n of_o man_n to_o use_v and_o whereby_o also_o he_o common_o use_v to_o prosper_v their_o action_n and_o to_o bless_v they_o and_o herein_o we_o must_v the_o rather_o be_v special_o careful_a for_o that_o the_o perverse_a child_n of_o man_n who_o by_o nature_n be_v wicked_o bend_v use_v to_o draw_v another_o conclusion_n from_o this_o point_n of_o doctrine_n that_o all_o thing_n do_v in_o such_o manner_n depend_v on_o god_n for_o they_o conclude_v not_o from_o therice_n that_o therefore_o above_o all_o thing_n they_o must_v only_o depend_v upon_o the_o lord_n their_o god_n but_o on_o the_o contrary_a that_o they_o need_v not_o therefore_o refrain_v from_o evil_a do_v but_o that_o they_o may_v still_o follow_v after_o their_o own_o lust_n and_o take_v their_o pleasure_n as_o long_o as_o they_o can_v they_o take_v likewise_o further_o occasion_n thereby_o to_o walk_v most_o careless_o and_o dissolute_o here_o on_o earth_n with_o more_o greediness_n to_o commit_v sin_n and_o wickedness_n and_o desperate_o to_o enter_v into_o all_o kind_n of_o mischief_n reason_v thus_o with_o themselves_o and_o say_v how_o can_v i_o help_v it_o see_v all_o depend_v upon_o god_n my_o resolution_n be_v therefore_o to_o lay_v hold_n on_o the_o time_n and_o to_o take_v my_o pleasure_n while_o i_o may_v whereas_o on_o the_o contrary_a they_o ought_v rather_o to_o learn_v much_o more_o to_o fear_v the_o lord_n and_o call_v to_o mind_n and_o say_v that_o see_v all_o depend_v on_o god_n hew_v much_o ought_v i_o to_o fear_v that_o god_n who_o only_o can_v do_v good_a or_o evil_n unto_o i_o yea_o so_o will_v they_o both_o think_v and_o do_v if_o they_o believe_v that_o this_o wonderful_a god_n be_v also_o a_o good_a god_n but_o do_v otherway_n they_o show_v thereby_o that_o they_o sollow_v the_o nature_n and_o step_n of_o the_o devil_n that_o expect_v no_o good_a from_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n this_o conceit_n of_o the_o ungodly_a must_v be_v clean_o banish_v from_o we_o and_o we_o must_v remember_v that_o all_o thing_n depend_v upon_o god_n and_o therefore_o so_o use_v the_o mean_n that_o before_o &_o above_o all_o thing_n we_o seek_v and_o labour_v to_o have_v god_n on_o our_o side_n in_o every_o thing_n that_o we_o do_v we_o must_v also_o fear_v he_o in_o such_o manner_n that_o we_o must_v hold_v and_o esteem_v all_o that_o god_n do_v to_o be_v good_a right_a and_o well_o do_v although_o we_o can_v see_v nor_o perceive_v the_o cause_n or_o the_o reason_n of_o his_o action_n a_o child_n see_v his_o father_n do_v many_o thing_n in_o the_o house_n whereof_o he_o can_v conceive_v the_o reason_n and_o yet_o nevertheless_o he_o reap_v benefit_n and_o fare_v the_o better_a thereby_o so_o must_v we_o also_o 〈◊〉_d and_o often_o time_n think_v with_o ourselves_o thaâ—_n god_n thought_n be_v not_o our_o thought_n nor_o our_o way_n hiâ—_n wâ—â—es_v for_o as_o the_o heaven_n be_v high_a than_o the_o earth_n so_o his_o way_n be_v high_a than_o we_o and_o his_o thought_n then_o our_o thought_n esa_n 55._o 8._o 9_o and_o consequent_o that_o although_o god_n way_n unto_o fleshly_a man_n seem_v not_o to_o be_v right_a yet_o we_o must_v not_o with_o the_o israelite_n say_v the_o way_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v not_o equal_a ezech._n 18._o 25._o nay_o although_o god_n suffer_v the_o ungodly_a to_o live_v in_o great_a wealth_n prosperity_n and_o pleasure_n here_o in_o this_o world_n and_o on_o the_o contrary_n make_v the_o godly_a to_o turn_v his_o back_n upon_o the_o enemy_n let_v they_o that_o hate_v they_o spoil_v they_o give_v they_o like_o sheep_n appoint_v for_o meat_n and_o scatter_v they_o among_o the_o heathen_a sell_v they_o for_o nothing_o and_o do_v not_o increase_v his_o wealth_n by_o their_o price_n make_v they_o a_o reproach_n to_o their_o neighbour_n a_o scorn_n &_o a_o derision_n to_o they_o that_o be_v about_o they_o make_v they_o a_o byword_n among_o the_o heathen_a a_o shake_n of_o the_o head_n among_o the_o people_n so_o that_o their_o confusion_n be_v continual_o before_o they_o and_o the_o shame_n of_o their_o face_n do_v cover_v they_o for_o the_o voice_n of_o those_o that_o reproach_n and_o blaspheme_v they_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o enemy_n and_o revenger_n psal_n 44._o 10._o etc._n etc._n yet_o we_o must_v think_v well_o of_o the_o way_n of_o god_n &_o must_v not_o murmur_v against_o he_o nor_o say_v that_o he_o have_v wrought_v iniquity_n job_n 36._o 23._o neither_o must_v we_o by_o any_o mean_n think_v or_o conceive_v that_o god_n shall_v do_v wickedness_n or_o that_o he_o shall_v commit_v iniquity_n job_n 34._o 10._o or_o that_o the_o judge_n of_o all_o the_o earth_n shall_v not_o judge_v right_a gen._n 18._o 25._o or_o that_o the_o wise_a god_n that_o give_v the_o labourer_n wisdom_n to_o plough_v his_o land_n
god_n of_o israel_n rule_v and_o govern_v the_o world_n and_o teach_v we_o further_o that_o he_o suffer_v it_o so_o to_o be_v thereby_o the_o more_o to_o advance_v his_o honour_n when_o he_o once_o begin_v so_o to_o rise_v up_o that_o his_o enemy_n be_v drive_v back_o and_o that_o he_o lift_v up_o again_o the_o head_n of_o his_o people_n which_o before_o be_v deject_a and_o cast_v down_o thus_o he_o witness_v that_o for_o the_o same_o cause_n he_o suffer_v his_o people_n of_o israel_n to_o be_v humble_v that_o afterward_o he_o may_v advance_v they_o and_o that_o so_o all_o the_o world_n may_v see_v that_o it_o be_v neither_o their_o policy_n wisdom_n nor_o power_n but_o his_o blessing_n that_o have_v releive_v and_o raise_v they_o up_o deut_n 8._o 9_o here_o what_o the_o lord_n to_o this_o end_n say_v by_o the_o prophet_n the_o earth_n mourn_v and_o languish_v lebanon_n be_v ashamed_a and_o hew_v down_o sharon_n be_v like_o a_o wilderness_n and_o basan_n and_o carmell_n shake_v off_o their_o fruit_n now_o will_v i_o rise_v say_v the_o lord_n see_v my_o people_n be_v so_o much_o confound_v and_o every_o man_n think_v that_o they_o be_v whole_o overthrow_v now_o will_v i_o be_v exalt_v now_o will_v i_o lift_v up_o myself_o esa_n 33._o 9_o 10._o i_o have_v a_o long_a time_n houlden_v my_o peace_n say_v he_o i_o have_v be_v still_o and_o refrain_v myself_o now_o will_v i_o cry_v like_o a_o travel_a woman_n i_o will_v destroy_v and_o devour_v at_o once_o esa_n 42._o 14._o the_o enemy_n of_o my_o people_n this_o be_v god_n purpose_n when_o he_o suffer_v his_o people_n for_o a_o time_n to_o be_v overrun_v and_o master_v by_o their_o enemy_n which_o if_o we_o consider_v well_o we_o will_v no_o long_o be_v abash_v thereat_o nor_o stumble_v at_o god_n work_n though_o thing_n go_v never_o so_o cross_a for_o a_o time_n with_o god_n own_o people_n and_o that_o the_o enemy_n of_o the_o gospel_n thereby_o seem_v to_o grow_v strong_a when_o we_o read_v of_o the_o prosperity_n of_o 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