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think_v that_o god_n have_v forsake_v he_o as_o we_o see_v in_o the_o example_n of_o david_n psal_n 77._o 7._o 8._o will_v the_o lord_n cast_v off_o for_o ever_o will_v he_o be_v favourable_a no_o more_o be_v his_o mercy_n clean_o go_v for_o ever_o do_v his_o promise_n fail_v for_o evermore_o have_v god_n forget_v to_o be_v gracious_a have_v he_o in_o anger_n shut_v up_o his_o tender_a mercy_n etc._n etc._n second_o the_o child_n of_o god_n in_o affliction_n may_v possible_o be_v very_o impatient_a and_o may_v utter_v dangerous_a speech_n as_o we_o see_v in_o the_o forename_a example_n of_o jonas_n i_o do_v
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befall_v by_o the_o determinate_a counsel_n and_o purpose_n of_o god_n this_o be_v manifest_a out_o of_o diverse_a text_n of_o holy_a scripture_n as_o out_o of_o isaiah_n 45._o 7._o i_o form_n the_o light_n and_o create_v darkness_n i_o make_v peace_n and_o create_v evil_a i_o the_o lord_n do_v all_o these_o thing_n and_o out_o of_o amos_n 3._o 6._o shall_v a_o trumpet_n be_v blow_v in_o a_o city_n and_o the_o people_n not_o be_v afraid_a shall_v there_o be_v evil_a in_o a_o city_n and_o the_o lord_n have_v not_o do_v it_o but_o yet_o this_o point_n be_v more_o especial_o prove_v by_o that_o in_o act_n 4._o 27._o where_o it_o be_v say_v herod_n and_o pontius_n pilate_n and_o the_o gentile_n and_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n be_v gather_v together_o to_o do_v unto_o christ_n that_o which_o god_n hand_n and_o counsel_n have_v determine_v before_o to_o be_v do_v yea_o indeed_o all_o thing_n both_o great_a and_o small_a be_v govern_v and_o guide_v by_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n there_o be_v not_o a_o sparrow_n which_o fall_v unto_o the_o ground_n nor_o a_o hair_n which_o fall_v from_o our_o head_n without_o our_o father_n as_o christ_n himself_o say_v in_o matthew_n 10._o 29._o and_o this_o truth_n the_o saint_n have_v acknowledge_v from_o time_n to_o time_n if_o shemeâ—_n curse_v david_n and_o rail_v upon_o he_o david_n will_v acknowledge_v that_o the_o lord_n bid_v he_o curse_v 2._o sam._n 16._o 17._o if_o the_o sabean_o take_v away_o job_n ox_n or_o his_o ass_n and_o the_o chaldean_n deprive_v he_o of_o his_o camel_n if_o a_o fire_n from_o heaven_n take_v away_o his_o sheep_n and_o the_o wind_n stir_v up_o by_o satan_n destroy_v his_o child_n yet_o he_o will_v acknowledge_v that_o the_o lord_n have_v give_v and_o the_o lord_n have_v take_v away_o job_n 1._o 21._o yea_o but_o this_o may_v seem_v to_o be_v a_o object_n hard_a say_n that_o god_n shall_v be_v the_o author_n of_o all_o affliction_n for_o suppose_v that_o a_o man_n be_v rob_v of_o all_o that_o 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