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the_o apostle_n write_v to_o the_o ephesian_n say_v that_o he_o be_v rich_a in_o grace_n 23._o eph._n 1.7_o psal_n 23._o a_o most_o bountiful_a master_n make_v the_o cup_n of_o his_o servant_n to_o overflow_v and_o be_v therefore_o call_v the_o father_n of_o mercy_n 1._o 2_o cor._n 1._o and_o god_n of_o all_o consolation_n use_v 1_o see_v then_o that_o god_n be_v so_o liberal_a a_o master_n give_v many_o time_n unto_o his_o servant_n more_o than_o they_o ask_v or_o seek_v this_o may_v be_v a_o excellent_a motive_n with_o we_o to_o bring_v christianity_n into_o request_n inasmuch_o as_o we_o serve_v such_o a_o bountiful_a master_n servant_n common_o inquire_v after_o such_o master_n and_o will_v desire_v to_o live_v in_o such_o place_n where_o they_o shall_v be_v bountiful_o reward_v this_o we_o be_v sure_a of_o that_o the_o lord_n servant_n shall_v be_v bountiful_o reward_v with_o he_o he_o be_v ever_o better_a than_o his_o word_n unto_o his_o people_n why_o be_v we_o then_o so_o backward_o in_o our_o suit_n unto_o he_o be_v we_o in_o misery_n and_o distress_n as_o a_o father_n pity_v his_o child_n so_o have_v the_o lord_n compassion_n on_o they_o that_o fear_v he_o o_o but_o i_o be_o unworthy_a of_o mercy_n god_n give_v mercy_n not_o for_o our_o merit_n but_o it_o be_v his_o free_a gift_n o_o but_o i_o be_o a_o great_a sinner_n and_o provoke_v he_o daily_o he_o remember_v whereof_o we_o be_v make_v he_o consider_v that_o we_o be_v but_o dust_n he_o have_v say_v it_o and_o he_o will_v do_v it_o he_o will_v fulfil_v the_o desire_n of_o they_o that_o fear_v he_o 145.18_o psal_n 145.18_o he_o also_o will_v hear_v their_o cry_n and_o will_v help_v they_o use_v 2_o second_o see_v we_o be_v to_o deal_v with_o so_o liberal_a a_o lord_n that_o give_v unto_o his_o servant_n more_o than_o they_o desire_v hence_o arise_v our_o comfort_n and_o encouragement_n in_o prayer_n to_o fly_v unto_o he_o in_o all_o time_n of_o misery_n and_o distress_n for_o so_o have_v the_o lord_n say_v 50.15_o psal_n 50.15_o call_v upon_o i_o in_o the_o time_n of_o thy_o trouble_n and_o i_o will_v hear_v thou_o and_o deliver_v thou_o do_v wicked_a man_n persecute_v we_o do_v satan_n continual_o solicit_v we_o do_v our_o corruption_n prevail_v with_o we_o do_v the_o thought_n of_o death_n and_o of_o thâ—_n grave_n affright_v we_o yet_o still_o we_o have_v the_o bosom_n of_o a_o love_a father_n to_o fly_v unto_o behold_v this_o penitent_a now_o at_o this_o time_n astonish_v no_o doubt_n at_o the_o sight_n of_o death_n and_o thought_n of_o his_o account_n he_o be_v to_o make_v before_o the_o great_a tribunal_n o_o happy_a he_o that_o can_v now_o fly_v into_o the_o bosom_n of_o his_o saviour_n as_o the_o 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o ark_n that_o elsewhere_o can_v find_v no_o rest_n now_o may_v he_o sing_v â—â—at_o sweet_a requiem_n unto_o his_o soul_n return_v unto_o thy_o rest_n o_o my_o soul_n for_o the_o lord_n have_v reward_v thou_o we_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o fear_v any_o excess_n in_o faith_n as_o if_o we_o can_v believe_v more_o than_o the_o lord_n will_v or_o can_v do_v unto_o we_o for_o his_o grace_n be_v ever_o more_o plentiful_a than_o our_o petition_n he_o give_v more_o than_o we_o ask_v have_v his_o hand_n ready_a to_o give_v before_o we_o can_v get_v our_o mouth_n open_a to_o desire_v this_o day_n as_o christ_n be_v please_v to_o answer_v his_o servant_n and_o to_o grant_v he_o the_o thing_n he_o pray_v for_o so_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n remarkable_a to_o consider_v in_o the_o circumstance_n of_o time_n the_o speedy_a performance_n of_o the_o lord_n promise_v this_o day_n q.d._n thou_o shall_v not_o only_o be_v remember_v of_o i_o which_o be_v the_o thing_n thou_o desire_v but_o thou_o shall_v even_o this_o present_a day_n have_v a_o end_n put_v unto_o thy_o misery_n and_o thy_o soul_n receive_v into_o glory_n note_v hence_o doct._n 2_o that_o a_o man_n may_v be_v in_o misery_n and_o joy_n in_o a_o hour_n hour_n a_o man_n may_v be_v in_o misery_n &_o joy_n in_o a_o hour_n though_o the_o affliction_n of_o god_n servant_n be_v many_o time_n sharp_a and_o grievous_a yet_o the_o lord_n make_v they_o many_o time_n but_o short_a and_o of_o small_a continuance_n 94._o psal_n 94._o heaviness_n may_v endure_v for_o a_o night_n but_o joy_n come_v in_o the_o morning_n the_o misery_n of_o the_o righteous_a be_v neither_o durable_a nor_o incurable_a in_o the_o multitude_n of_o the_o sorrow_n of_o my_o heart_n say_v david_n thy_o comfort_n have_v refresh_v my_o soul_n the_o lord_n do_v aswell_o foresee_v their_o arrival_n as_o their_o lance_a forth_o and_o the_o end_n of_o their_o trouble_n as_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o same_o many_o be_v the_o trouble_n of_o the_o righteous_a 34.19_o psal_n 34.19_o but_o the_o lord_n deliver_v they_o out_o of_o all_o and_o indeed_o if_o the_o lord_n shall_v not_o deal_v reas_n 1_o thus_o with_o his_o servant_n they_o will_v have_v their_o heart_n overwhelm_v with_o sorrow_n and_o themselves_o faint_a and_o sink_v under_o the_o burden_n of_o their_o suffering_n now_o it_o be_v his_o gracious_a will_n not_o to_o break_v the_o bruise_a reed_n nor_o quench_v the_o smock_n flax_n second_o the_o end_n of_o all_o affliction_n reas_n 2_o and_o misery_n that_o betide_v the_o godly_a here_o be_v but_o to_o humble_v they_o and_o bring_v they_o near_o unto_o god_n now_o when_o any_o affliction_n send_v have_v wrought_v this_o effect_n god_n present_o remove_v the_o affliction_n as_o a_o wound_n when_o it_o be_v whole_a the_o plaster_n fall_v off_o three_o life_n itself_o be_v not_o long_o reas_n 3_o but_o short_a and_o of_o small_a continuance_n now_o misery_n can_v be_v long_o where_o life_n be_v so_o short_a use_v this_o serve_v then_o to_o teach_v we_o in_o all_o our_o misery_n still_o to_o wait_v on_o god_n with_o this_o penitent_a here_o for_o as_o mordecai_n say_v to_o hester_n deliverance_n will_v come_v there_o be_v nothing_o more_o sure_a and_o certain_a than_o the_o deliverance_n of_o god_n people_n out_o of_o misery_n as_o god_n make_v provision_n for_o his_o child_n of_o correction_n as_o of_o food_n and_o not_o at_o sometime_o to_o taste_v of_o correction_n be_v a_o sign_n rather_o of_o a_o bastard_n then_o of_o a_o son_n so_o will_v the_o lord_n see_v to_o 〈◊〉_d that_o they_o shall_v not_o want_v a_o seasonable_a deliverance_n let_v no_o man_n then_o say_v in_o time_n of_o prosperity_n 30.6_o psal_n 30.6_o i_o shall_v never_o be_v move_v neither_o let_v any_o say_v in_o time_n of_o adversity_n i_o shall_v never_o be_v restore_v for_o god_n can_v turn_v thy_o night_n into_o day_n thy_o heaviness_n into_o joy_n and_o thy_o mourning_n into_o gladness_n and_o all_o in_o a_o moment_n of_o time_n oh_o but_o thou_o have_v lie_v long_o among_o the_o poâ—â—_n and_o thou_o have_v often_o seek_v the_o lord_n what_o then_o by_o so_o much_o the_o more_o precious_a will_n deliverance_n be_v and_o thou_o fit_v to_o praise_v his_o name_n when_o the_o lord_n shall_v deliver_v thou_o this_o day_n the_o last_o instruction_n we_o be_v to_o doct._n 3_o observe_v hence_o be_v day_n such_o as_o have_v show_v mercy_n in_o a_o evil_a day_n shall_v find_v mercy_n in_o the_o evil_a day_n that_o they_o that_o show_v mercy_n in_o a_o evil_a day_n shall_v themselves_o find_v mercy_n in_o the_o evil_a day_n christ_n be_v now_o to_o suffer_v and_o lie_v under_o many_o reproach_n this_o poor_a penitent_n pity_v christ_n in_o his_o misery_n plead_v his_o cause_n and_o clear_v his_o innocency_n this_o man_n say_v he_o have_v do_v nothing_o amiss_o and_o now_o christ_n show_v mercy_n to_o he_o in_o time_n of_o his_o great_a need_n the_o penitent_a pity_a christ_n and_o commiserate_v his_o misery_n be_v a_o innocent_a christ_n pity_v the_o penitent_a in_o time_n of_o his_o misery_n and_o receive_v he_o to_o mercy_n that_o which_o our_o saviour_n have_v former_o teach_v his_o disciple_n 3.7_o mat._n 3.7_o bless_a be_v the_o merciful_a for_o they_o shall_v obtain_v mercy_n he_o make_v good_a to_o this_o poor_a penitent_n his_o mercy_n to_o christ_n be_v recompense_v with_o mercy_n from_o christ_n onesiphorus_n that_o good_a man_n show_v mercy_n to_o paul_n 16_o 2._o tim._n â—_o 16_o he_o often_o refresh_v i_o and_o be_v not_o ashamed_a of_o my_o chain_n but_o when_o he_o be_v in_o rome_n he_o seek_v i_o diligent_o and_o find_v i_o what_o then_o the_o lord_n grant_v unto_o he_o that_o he_o may_v find_v mercy_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o that_o day_n 18._o verse_n 18._o a_o excellent_a example_n whereof_o we_o have_v in_o ebedmelech_n who_o understand_v that_o jeremy_n be_v in_o prison_n 38.9_o jer._n 38.9_o and_o there_o ready_a to_o perish_v for_o hunger_n he_o