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hezekiah_n a_o good_a prince_n yet_o what_o a_o thundering-message_n be_v send_v he_o behold_v the_o day_n come_v that_o all_o that_o be_v in_o thy_o house_n and_o that_o which_o thy_o father_n have_v lay_v up_o in_o store_n until_o this_o day_n shall_v be_v carry_v to_o babylon_n nothing_o shall_v be_v leave_v say_v the_o lord_n isa_n 39_o 6._o 2._o with_o respect_n to_o person_n as_o magistrate_n ecclesiastical_a minister_n family-relation_n choice_a friend_n or_o acquaintant_n all_o these_o instead_o of_o rose_n may_v become_v pricking-brier_n some_o way_n or_o other_o as_o may_v be_v instance_a in_o 1._o magistrate_n who_o be_v the_o minister_n of_o god_n for_o good_a according_a to_o their_o institution_n rom._n 13._o 4._o these_o may_v be_v snatch_v away_o by_o death_n to_o the_o grief_n of_o a_o people_n who_o sit_v under_o their_o refreshing-shadow_n their_o death_n and_o burial_n become_v the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o subject_n sorrow_n witness_v this_o in_o the_o case_n 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reflection_n upon_o those_o day_n and_o time_n that_o have_v pass_v over_o he_o malè_fw-la aliud_fw-la nihil_fw-la agentem_fw-la sect_n x._o last_o live_v holy_o and_o thankful_o the_o providential_a dispensation_n which_o have_v concentre_v or_o meet_v in_o thy_o person_n family_n or_o relation_n to_o this_o end_n consider_v the_o follow_a incentives_n 1._o with_o what_o patheticalness_n or_o holy_a earnestness_n be_v the_o live_n of_o providence_n press_v in_o scripture_n see_v deut_n 8._o 6._o with_o the_o precedent_a verse_n josh_n 24._o 14._o 1_o sam._n 12._o 24._o ephes_n 2._o 11_o 12_o 13._o 2._o the_o law_n of_o ingenuity_n require_v holiness_n and_o thankfulness_n for_o what_o god_n have_v do_v in_o his_o providence_n for_o man_n thou_o say_v david_n to_o god_n have_v deliver_v my_o soul_n from_o death_n my_o eye_n from_o tear_n and_o my_o foot_n from_o fall_v i_o will_v walk_v before_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n psal_n 116._o 8_o 9_o see_v luke_n 1._o 74_o 75._o 3._o sin_n otherwise_o be_v great_o aggravate_v the_o lord_n may_v say_v for_o neglect_n of_o a_o responsable_a carriage_n towards_o his_o dispensation_n as_o david_n of_o nabal_n sure_o in_o vain_a have_v i_o keep_v all_o that_o this_o fellow_n have_v in_o the_o wilderness_n 1_o sam._n 25._o 21._o it_o be_v make_v a_o aggravation_n of_o hezekiah_n sin_n that_o he_o render_v not_o again_o according_a to_o the_o benefit_n do_v unto_o he_o for_o his_o heart_n be_v lift_v up_o 2_o chron._n 32._o 25._o 4._o the_o thankful_a and_o holy_a live_n of_o providence_n may_v invite_v the_o god_n of_o providence_n to_o do_v more_o for_o person_n if_o that_o have_v be_v too_o little_a for_o thou_o say_v god_n by_o nathan_n to_o david_n i_o will_v moreover_o have_v give_v unto_o thou_o such_o and_o such_o thing_n 2_o sam._n 12._o 8._o god_n have_v a_o rich_a treasure_n of_o kindness_n he_o will_v not_o be_v a_o barren_a wilderness_n to_o those_o who_o be_v a_o carmel_n for_o holy_a fruitfulness_n i_o conclude_v all_o with_o that_o of_o the_o apostle_n 1_o cor._n 15._o 58._o therefore_o my_o belove_a brethren_n be_v you_o steadfast_a unmovable_a always_o abound_v in_o the_o work_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o as_o much_o as_o you_o know_v that_o your_o labour_n be_v not_o in_o vain_a in_o the_o lord_n finis_fw-la