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their_o whelp_n shall_v all_o be_v scatter_v he_o will_v not_o leave_v they_o so_o much_o as_o a_o name_n or_o a_o remembrance_n psal_n 36._o 6._o i_o seek_v his_o place_n say_v the_o prophet_n and_o he_o can_v not_o be_v find_v there_o be_v no_o print_n of_o he_o no_o man_n can_v remember_v that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o man_n in_o the_o world_n unless_o to_o curse_v his_o memory_n i_o shall_v only_o give_v one_o caution_n respect_v this_o and_o so_o conclude_v the_o point_n that_o which_o be_v here_o affirm_v in_o the_o general_a by_o eliphaz_n concern_v the_o destruction_n of_o wicked_a man_n lion_n and_o fierce_a lion_n be_v not_o to_o be_v take_v as_o a_o
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the_o angel_n be_v send_v now_o to_o conduct_v they_o to_o canaan_n that_o be_v tell_v they_o chap._n 23._o 20._o and_o they_o well_o satisfy_v with_o it_o behold_v i_o send_v a_o angel_n before_o thou_o to_o keep_v thou_o in_o the_o way_n and_o to_o bring_v thou_o into_o the_o place_n which_o i_o have_v prepare_v i_o answer_v the_o angel_n in_o the_o 23._o chapter_n be_v by_o all_o that_o i_o meet_v with_o agree_v to_o be_v the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n the_o great_a angel_n of_o the_o covenant_n but_o the_o angel_n chap._n 33._o appear_v to_o be_v a_o create_a angel_n and_o rather_o threaten_v they_o than_o promise_v they_o and_o though_o the_o lord_n be_v please_v to_o signify_v a_o reason_n of_o send_v this_o angel_n in_o favour_n to_o they_o namely_o lest_o he_o himself_o consume_v they_o in_o the_o way_n for_o their_o stubborness_n yet_o the_o people_n be_v not_o satisfy_v with_o this_o tiding_n sure_o they_o think_v if_o the_o lord_n be_v not_o able_a to_o bear_v their_o 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zion_n therefore_o he_o take_v great_a care_n to_o preserve_v his_o zion_n last_o observe_v the_o preserve_a care_n of_o god_n over_o man_n especial_o over_o that_o man_n over_o his_o own_o people_n be_v a_o perpetual_a care_n preservation_n be_v a_o continue_a act_n if_o god_n shall_v leave_v we_o one_o moment_n and_o stop_v providence_n creation_n will_v be_v dissolve_v this_o continuance_n of_o his_o care_n be_v eminent_a towards_o his_o church_n isa_n 27._o 3._o lest_o any_o hurt_n it_o i_o will_v keep_v it_o night_n and_o day_n night_n and_o day_n divide_v all_o time_n between_o they_o to_o do_v a_o thing_n night_n and_o day_n be_v to_o do_v it_o continual_o psa_fw-la 121._o 4._o he_o that_o keep_v israel_n neither_o slumber_v noâ—_n sleep_v a_o slumber_n be_v less_o than_o sleep_n but_o god_n will_v not_o so_o much_o as_o slumber_v in_o his_o thought_n towards_o we_o all_o he_o be_v wake_v thought_n further_a his_o love_n be_v without_o intermission_n that_o know_v no_o stop_n 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8._o than_o any_o of_o you_o all_o that_o you_o may_v sometime_o have_v quiet_a sleep_n his_o care_n dispense_v with_o some_o of_o their_o carelessnesse_n it_o be_v most_o true_a of_o god_n he_o wake_v for_o ever_o and_o he_o watch_v for_o ever_o to_o preserve_v we_o that_o we_o may_v sleep_v in_o quietness_n and_o confidence_n solomon_n reprove_v some_o secure_a one_o who_o be_v as_o they_o who_o sleep_n on_o the_o top_n of_o the_o mast_n pro._n 23._o but_o the_o saint_n may_v sleep_v in_o regard_n of_o fear_n though_o not_o of_o endeavour_n on_o the_o top_n of_o the_o mast_n while_o they_o remember_v that_o both_o the_o helm_n and_o the_o wind_n be_v in_o god_n hand_n as_o our_o spiritual_a estate_n so_o our_o temporal_a be_v keep_v as_o with_o a_o garrison_n in_o their_o degree_n by_o the_o power_n of_o god_n through_o faith_n unto_o salvation_n so_o much_o for_o the_o title_n o_o thou_o preserver_n of_o man_n why_o have_v thou_o set_v i_o as_o a_o mark_n against_o thou_o so_o that_o i_o be_o a_o burden_n to_o myself_o why_o have_v thou_o set_v i_o as_o a_o mark_n against_o thou_o the_o word_n signify_v vatab._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d occurrit_fw-la obviam_fw-la factus_fw-la fuit_fw-la quare_fw-la posuistime_n contraium_fw-la tibi_fw-la vulg._n in_o occursum_fw-la tibi_fw-la pagn_n objectum_fw-la tibi_fw-la tygur_n offendiculum_fw-la in_o quem_fw-la semper_fw-la impingas_fw-la vatab._n to_o meet_v one_o to_o come_v the_o opposite_a way_n hence_o some_o translate_v this_o why_o have_v thou_o set_v i_o contrary_n to_o thyself_o because_o he_o that_o meet_v another_o come_v the_o contrary_a way_n the_o way_n opposite_a to_o he_o why_o have_v thou_o put_v i_o as_o a_o object_n against_o thou_o or_o as_o a_o enemy_n to_o thou_o the_o