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and_o all_o those_o blessing_n shall_v come_v to_o thou_o etc._n etc._n belssed_a shall_v thou_o be_v in_o the_o city_n and_o bless_v also_o in_o the_o field_n 9.7_o 2._o cor._n 9.7_o etc._n etc._n show_v that_o true_a and_o faithful_a obedience_n be_v that_o which_o bring_v all_o manner_n of_o blessing_n for_o body_n and_o soul_n for_o name_n and_o estate_n yea_o and_o for_o seed_n and_o posterity_n also_o and_o therefore_o the_o apostle_n tell_v timothy_n 6.5_o 1._o tim._n 6.5_o that_o godliness_n be_v great_a gain_n and_o that_o it_o have_v the_o promise_n of_o this_o life_n and_o of_o the_o life_n to_o come_v in_o which_o regard_n david_n say_v i_o have_v be_v young_a and_o now_o be_o old_a yet_o have_v i_o not_o see_v the_o righteous_a forsake_v 25._o â—sal_n 4_o â—_o 25._o nor_o his_o seed_n beg_v bread_n therefore_o david_n speech_n be_v well_o to_o be_v observe_v for_o he_o do_v not_o say_v the_o righteous_a be_v never_o forsake_v word_n how_o to_o understand_v david_n word_n but_o i_o never_o see_v it_o speak_v there_o of_o his_o own_o experience_n and_o observation_n he_o have_v see_v and_o so_o may_v we_o that_o child_n of_o great_a man_n have_v break_v forth_o into_o many_o horrible_a sin_n and_o so_o have_v be_v bring_v to_o a_o strange_a and_o miserable_a and_o violent_a death_n &_o many_o woeful_a strait_n &_o extremity_n before_o their_o death_n but_o he_o never_o see_v neither_o shall_v we_o see_v the_o godly_a seed_n of_o godly_a man_n forsake_v of_o god_n and_o man_n and_o leave_v as_o vagabond_n to_o beg_v their_o bread_n but_o god_n have_v ever_o have_v and_o still_o will_v have_v a_o special_a care_n of_o they_o and_o ever_o make_v all_o necessary_a provision_n for_o they_o either_o he_o himself_o by_o a_o more_o particular_a providence_n of_o he_o cast_v sufficency_n of_o these_o outward_a thing_n upon_o they_o or_o bless_v their_o labour_n so_o that_o they_o be_v make_v a_o mean_n of_o maintenance_n unto_o they_o or_o if_o they_o fail_v 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