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no_o wonder_n they_o shall_v be_v so_o satisfy_v with_o he_o see_v he_o be_v so_o precious_a or_o profitable_a to_o they_o psalm_n 37.39_o 40._o let_v this_o piece_n of_o david_n and_o the_o godlies'_n practice_n bear_v witness_n applica_fw-la ∣_o tion_n that_o it_o be_v not_o a_o matter_n indifferent_a to_o depend_v upon_o or_o cleave_v unto_o god_n in_o the_o evil_a day_n but_o that_o it_o be_v a_o act_n of_o singular_a advantage_n both_o in_o respect_n of_o themselves_o and_o their_o adversary_n it_o seem_v both_o be_v gainer_n and_o loser_n in_o this_o very_a thing_n first_o god_n saint_n be_v gainer_n by_o their_o dependence_n upon_o god_n it_o be_v the_o saint_n gain_v to_o depend_v upon_o god_n because_o of_o their_o furniture_n they_o shall_v be_v as_o other_o man_n in_o trouble_n if_o they_o be_v not_o happy_a in_o those_o thing_n which_o they_o receive_v from_o god_n psalm_n 31.19_o how_o great_a be_v thy_o goodness_n which_o thou_o have_v lay_v up_o for_o they_o that_o 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55.22_o this_o good_a advice_n do_v teach_v we_o the_o short_a way_n to_o ease_v ourselves_o commit_v thy_o work_n say_v solomon_n prov._n 16.3_o unto_o the_o lord_n and_o thy_o thought_n shall_v be_v direct_v there_o be_v no_o think_v of_o any_o end_n of_o that_o business_n 26.12_o god_n must_v do_v all_o our_o work_n forus_fw-la isai_n 26.12_o wherein_o the_o lord_n have_v not_o a_o finger_n to_o finish_v it_o and_o therefore_o in_o short_a let_v the_o lord_n be_v more_o familiar_a with_o we_o and_o then_o all_o our_o matter_n shall_v be_v a_o great_a deal_n more_o easy_a for_o we_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o opposition_n which_o can_v stand_v against_o we_o it_o be_v a_o memorable_a encouragement_n which_o the_o lord_n give_v to_o noble_a joshua_n josh_n 1.5_o 7._o there_o shall_v not_o a_o man_n be_v able_a to_o withstand_v thou_o all_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o life_n as_o i_o be_v with_o moses_n so_o will_v i_o be_v with_o thou_o i_o will_v not_o leave_v thou_o or_o forsake_v thou_o 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