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david_n remember_v not_o the_o sin_n of_o my_o youth_n in_o any_o thing_n which_o at_o any_o time_n trouble_v and_o afflict_v you_o look_v back_o still_o upon_o your_o former_a age_n and_o consider_v whether_o or_o no_o you_o stand_v right_a with_o god_n as_o to_o the_o time_n of_o your_o youth_n for_o certain_o god_n do_v oftentimes_o call_v many_o people_n to_o a_o account_n for_o their_o miscarriage_n then_o though_o it_o may_v be_v many_o year_n past_a and_o when_o they_o have_v forget_v it_o and_o think_v that_o he_o have_v forget_v it_o too_o will_v he_o bring_v it_o to_o remembrance_n you_o may_v bring_v this_o down_o to_o the_o particular_a passage_n and_o occasion_n of_o your_o life_n whatsoever_o they_o be_v thou_o be_v trouble_v it_o may_v be_v with_o some_o strange_a affliction_n and_o hand_n of_o god_n upon_o thou_o in_o this_o or_o that_o particular_a and_o perhaps_o thou_o wonder_v at_o it_o for_o thou_o have_v often_o seek_v god_n about_o it_o and_o humble_v thyself_o 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her_o presumption_n and_o over-boldness_n in_o esay_n 47.10.11_o thou_o have_v trust_v in_o thy_o wickedness_n thou_o have_v say_v none_o see_v i_o thy_o wisdom_n and_o thy_o knowledge_n it_o have_v pervert_v thou_o and_o thou_o have_v say_v in_o thy_o heart_n i_o be_o and_o none_o else_o beside_o i_o and_o what_o then_o mark_v what_o follow_v hereupon_o therefore_o shall_v evil_a come_v upon_o thou_o which_o thou_o shall_v not_o know_v from_o whence_o it_o rise_v and_o mischief_n shall_v fall_v upon_o thou_o thou_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o put_v it_o off_o and_o dissolution_n shall_v come_v upon_o thou_o sudden_o which_o thou_o shall_v not_o know_v though_o hand_n join_v in_o hand_n yet_o the_o wicked_a shall_v not_o go_v unpunished_a as_o solomon_n tell_v we_o prov._n 16.5_o last_o let_v we_o take_v up_o all_o to_o ourselves_o that_o christian_a wisdom_n and_o prudence_n in_o we_o to_o see_v the_o plague_n afar_o off_o and_o to_o hide_v ourselves_o from_o it_o let_v we_o labour_n to_o be_v wise_a betimes_o and_o to_o have_v the_o same_o thought_n of_o sin_n in_o the_o allurement_n and_o temptation_n to_o it_o as_o we_o be_v likely_a to_o have_v of_o it_o afterward_o when_o they_o be_v once_o past_a experience_n it_o be_v the_o mischief_n of_o fool_n and_o teach_v man_n that_o by_o sense_n and_o feeling_n which_o they_o will_v not_o learn_v by_o discourse_n and_o by_o reason_v of_o one_o thing_n from_o another_o now_o we_o shall_v we_o shall_v present_v this_o to_o ourselves_o we_o shall_v labour_v to_o know_v that_o out_o of_o the_o clearness_n of_o a_o sanctify_a understanding_n enlighten_v by_o the_o spirit_n and_o word_n of_o god_n which_o other_o come_v to_o know_v experimental_o out_o of_o the_o sadness_n and_o misery_n of_o their_o condition_n this_o be_v both_o more_o acceptable_a to_o god_n and_o will_v likewise_o be_v more_o satisfactory_a to_o ourselves_o for_o this_o purpose_n let_v we_o study_v more_o ourselves_o and_o our_o own_o heart_n 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general_n and_o particular_a proposition_n and_o so_o with_o the_o whole_a text_n before_o we_o though_o wickedness_n be_v sweet_a in_o his_o mouth_n though_o he_o hide_v it_o under_o his_o tongue_n etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sermon_n xi_o job_n 1.5_o for_o job_n say_v it_o may_v be_v that_o my_o son_n have_v sin_v and_o curse_a god_n in_o their_o heart_n thus_o do_v job_n continual_o this_o time_n and_o season_n of_o the_o year_n as_o it_o be_v ordinary_o use_v and_o improve_v be_v a_o time_n of_o more_o than_o ordinary_a feast_v and_o more_o literal_a use_n of_o the_o creature_n as_o a_o outward_a expression_n of_o joy_n for_o a_o spiritual_a mercy_n but_o yet_o again_o as_o it_o be_v sometime_o use_v it_o prove_v in_o the_o event_n and_o in_o the_o effect_n to_o be_v destructive_a of_o that_o very_a thing_n which_o it_o seem_v to_o import_v while_o instead_o of_o praise_v of_o god_n man_n do_v rather_o sin_n against_o he_o and_o take_v occasion_n to_o do_v so_o 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this_o present_a scripture_n before_o we_o in_o the_o expression_n of_o job_n about_o his_o child_n who_o be_v now_o at_o some_o distance_n from_o he_o and_o feast_v and_o banquet_v with_o one_o another_o he_o be_v a_o little_a suspicious_a of_o they_o and_o anxious_a and_o solicitous_a for_o they_o upon_o this_o occasion_n lest_o their_o heart_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n shall_v not_o be_v right_a and_o well_o dispose_v to_o god_n for_o job_n say_v it_o may_v be_v that_o my_o son_n have_v sin_v and_o have_v curse_a god_n in_o etc._n etc._n in_o the_o text_n itself_o there_o be_v two_o general_a part_n considerable_a first_o job_n fear_v and_o jealousy_n concern_v his_o child_n second_o job_n practice_n in_o order_n to_o this_o his_o jealousy_n for_o they_o his_o jealousy_n or_o fear_n in_o these_o word_n it_o may_v be_v that_o my_o son_n have_v sin_v etc._n etc._n his_o practice_n in_o those_o thus_o do_v etc._n etc._n we_o begin_v with_o the_o first_o viz._n job_n fear_n or_o jealousy_n it_o may_v be_v that_o my_o son_n etc._n etc._n wherein_o again_o there_o be_v two_o branch_n more_o first_o the_o person_n suspect_v and_o they_o be_v his_o son_n second_o the_o suspicion_n which_o they_o have_v of_o they_o first_o in_o the_o general_n proposition_n it_o may_v be_v they_o have_v sin_v second_o in_o the_o particular_a specification_n and_o have_v curse_v god_n in_o their_o heart_n first_o of_o the_o person_n suspect_v and_o they_o be_v his_o son_n it_o may_v be_v that_o my_o son_n his_o daughter_n be_v likewise_o among_o they_o as_o we_o may_v see_v in_o the_o four_o vers_fw-la of_o this_o chapter_n his_o son_n go_v and_o feast_v in_o their_o house_n every_o one_o his_o day_n and_o send_v and_o call_v for_o their_o three_o sister_n to_o eat_v and_o to_o drink_v with_o they_o so_o that_o they_o be_v there_o also_o and_o capable_a also_o of_o transgress_v but_o yet_o job_n mention_n only_o his_o son_n either_o because_o they_o be_v more_o in_o number_n or_o 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shall_v see_v it_o but_o shall_v not_o eat_v thereof_o etc._n etc._n and_o this_o punishment_n amplify_v and_o so_o much_o the_o more_o enlarge_a to_o be_v within_o the_o reach_n of_o the_o mercy_n and_o yet_o withal_o to_o be_v depriveed_o of_o the_o mercy_n to_o see_v it_o with_o his_o eye_n and_o yet_o withal_o not_o to_o taste_v it_o with_o his_o mouth_n and_o this_o be_v a_o further_a judgement_n which_o be_v the_o portion_n of_o unbeliever_n god_n will_v show_v they_o his_o salvation_n as_o to_o the_o discovery_n of_o it_o but_o will_v not_o show_v it_o they_o as_o to_o the_o participation_n he_o will_v set_v such_o good_a thing_n before_o their_o eye_n and_o present_v they_o to_o their_o sight_n and_o to_o their_o view_n but_o will_v not_o give_v they_o happiness_n to_o enjoy_v they_o and_o to_o be_v make_v partaker_n of_o they_o this_o have_v be_v always_o reckon_v and_o look_v upon_o as_o a_o judgement_n and_o so_o have_v be_v threaten_v to_o plant_v vineyard_n and_o not_o to_o eat_v the_o fruit_n of_o they_o to_o eat_v and_o not_o be_v fill_v to_o drink_v and_o not_o to_o be_v satisfy_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o sufficiency_n to_o be_v in_o strait_n to_o suffer_v shipwreck_n in_o the_o haven_n and_o such_o thing_n as_o these_o they_o have_v a_o great_a aggravation_n of_o punishment_n and_o misery_n in_o they_o the_o near_a any_o be_v to_o any_o comfort_n and_o yet_o restrain_v of_o it_o so_o much_o the_o great_a vexation_n from_o it_o and_o the_o reason_n of_o it_o be_v this_o because_o from_o the_o nearness_n and_o proximity_n of_o the_o object_n the_o appetite_n be_v so_o much_o the_o more_o stir_v and_o the_o expectation_n be_v raise_v which_o be_v frustrate_v and_o disappoint_v must_v needs_o cause_v so_o much_o the_o great_a grief_n and_o make_v the_o heart_n itself_o sick_a as_o solomon_n speak_v look_v as_o it_o be_v on_o the_o other_o side_n in_o matter_n of_o evil_n by_o much_o the_o great_a danger_n by_o so_o much_o the_o great_a the_o 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they_o shall_v then_o weep_v and_o gnash_v their_o tooth_n when_o they_o shall_v see_v abraham_n and_o isaac_n and_o jacob_n and_o all_o the_o prophet_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n and_o themselves_o to_o be_v thrust_v out_o luk._n 13.28_o but_o than_o three_o there_o be_v this_o also_o in_o it_o in_o this_o particular_a example_n to_o wit_n the_o way_n and_o manner_n whereby_o this_o vnbeliving_a person_n be_v deprive_v of_o the_o fruition_n of_o this_o mercy_n which_o he_o see_v with_o his_o eye_n and_o that_o be_v by_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o life_n as_o the_o sequel_n of_o the_o story_n declare_v it_o in_o the_o last_o verse_n of_o this_o chapter_n for_o the_o people_n tread_v upon_o he_o in_o the_o gate_n and_o he_o die_v there_o may_v have_v be_v other_o way_n of_o deprive_v he_o of_o the_o mercy_n beside_o this_o but_o the_o lord_n will_v have_v this_o to_o do_v it_o as_o the_o sure_a and_o most_o remarkable_a god_n will_v have_v he_o to_o live_v no_o long_o then_o mere_o to_o be_v confute_v and_o self-condemned_n of_o his_o own_o incredulity_n when_o he_o have_v once_o see_v what_o he_o do_v not_o believe_v he_o shall_v no_o long_o live_v to_o enjoy_v what_o he_o have_v see_v the_o sum_n of_o all_o come_v to_o this_o even_o to_o frigh_n we_o still_o from_o these_o unhappy_a distemper_n of_o dispair_n and_o unbelief_n which_o have_v such_o sad_a and_o dangerous_a consequence_n attend_v upon_o they_o remember_v once_o again_o how_o it_o happen_v even_o to_o moses_n himself_o a_o man_n of_o so_o much_o cummunion_n with_o god_n yet_o how_o he_o smart_v for_o his_o unbelief_n god_n give_v he_o the_o sight_n of_o canaan_n but_o not_o the_o admission_n and_o likewise_o some_o other_o he_o destroy_v they_o even_o then_o upon_o the_o border_n let_v we_o take_v heed_n least_o ourselves_o fall_v after_o the_o same_o example_n of_o unbelief_n heb._n 4.11_o and_o let_v we_o be_v heedful_a so_o much_o the_o more_o as_o we_o be_v common_o lest_o suspicious_a of_o ourselves_o in_o this_o particular_a for_o every_o one_o be_v ready_a to_o think_v that_o he_o believe_v god_n power_n and_o truth_n till_o it_o come_v to_o the_o trial_n what_o be_v there_o any_o thing_n too_o hard_o for_o the_o lord_n no_o there_o be_v no_o man_n that_o will_v offer_v to_o say_v so_o in_o plain_a term_n or_o in_o the_o general_n proposition_n will_v not_o god_n be_v as_o good_a as_o his_o word_n yes_o who_o doubt_v of_o it_o till_o it_o come_v to_o such_o a_o particular_a occaston_n and_o exercise_v of_o faith_n and_o then_o there_o be_v too_o frequent_o a_o question_n of_o god_n power_n and_o truth_n both_o together_o then_o if_o the_o lord_n will_v make_v window_n in_o heaven_n yet_o this_o thing_n can_v not_o be_v we_o can_v believe_v god_n it_o may_v be_v in_o easy_a matter_n but_o we_o can_v believe_v he_o in_o difficult_a believe_v he_o in_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v obvious_a and_o open_a to_o every_o eye_n but_o not_o believe_v he_o in_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v more_o obscure_a and_o remote_a and_o put_v out_o of_o sight_n whereas_o his_o power_n do_v reach_v even_o to_o these_o as_o well_o as_o the_o other_o and_o so_o likewise_o shall_v our_o faith_n the_o rather_o because_o of_o the_o danger_n which_o follow_v upon_o unbelief_n as_o we_o have_v now_o see_v in_o this_o instance_n before_o we_o which_o be_v to_o be_v keep_v from_o those_o mercy_n which_o god_n have_v promise_v and_o be_v almost_o enjoy_v look_v as_o those_o judgement_n which_o be_v threaten_v and_o yet_o not_o fear_v be_v the_o soon_o inflict_v for_o that_o presumption_n so_o on_o the_o other_o side_n those_o mercy_n which_o be_v promise_v and_o yet_o not_o expect_v they_o be_v the_o rather_o deny_v and_o restrain_v for_o that_o despair_n and_o so_o you_o have_v also_o the_o peremptory_a answer_n which_o be_v give_v to_o the_o presumptuous_a question_n behold_v thou_o shall_v see_v it_o with_o thy_o eye_n but_o shall_v not_o eat_v thereof_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sermon_n xv._o psal_n 22.9.10_o but_o thou_o be_v he_o that_o take_v i_o out_o of_o the_o womb_n thou_o do_v make_v i_o hope_n when_o i_o be_v upon_o my_o mother_n breast_n i_o be_v cast_v upon_o thou_o from_o the_o womb_n thou_o be_v my_o god_n from_o my_o mother_n belly_n in_o time_n of_o perplexity_n and_o sadness_n we_o can_v never_o have_v faith_n too_o much_o nor_o we_o can_v never_o too_o much_o improve_v that_o faith_n and_o grace_n which_o we_o have_v for_o the_o support_v and_o sustain_v of_o we_o in_o such_o condition_n all_o the_o spiritual_a strength_n and_o vigour_n which_o we_o can_v possible_o be_v partaker_n off_o be_v little_a enough_o to_o uphold_v we_o and_o keep_v our_o soul_n from_o sink_v in_o such_o season_n therefore_o we_o have_v need_v to_o bestir_v ourselves_o and_o to_o draw_v up_o all_o our_o force_n we_o have_v in_o we_o to_o such_o a_o purpose_n as_o this_o be_v and_o to_o make_v we_o to_o do_v it_o the_o better_a we_o have_v a_o example_n hear_v set_v before_o we_o in_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o prophet_n david_n who_o be_v now_o at_o this_o time_n in_o a_o very_a sad_a and_o disconsolate_a estate_n both_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o desertion_n of_o god_n and_o likewise_o of_o the_o opposition_n and_o report_n of_o cruel_a enemy_n do_v here_o do_v all_o he_o can_v to_o stir_v up_o his_o faith_n in_o god_n for_o the_o expectation_n of_o relief_n from_o he_o and_o there_o be_v two_o special_a argument_n which_o he_o do_v here_o principal_o insist_v upon_o the_o one_o be_v take_v from_o the_o experience_n of_o god_n goodness_n to_o his_o predecessor_n and_o ancestor_n in_o vers_fw-la 4.5_o our_o father_n trust_v in_o thou_o they_o trust_v etc._n etc._n it_o
with_o sin_n they_o be_v never_o a_o whit_n the_o less_o heinous_a because_o they_o be_v commit_v long_o ago_o sin_n it_o be_v the_o same_o for_o the_o nature_n of_o it_o even_o then_o when_o man_n have_v forget_v it_o even_o so_o be_v it_o also_o with_o mercy_n it_o be_v still_o the_o same_o consider_v in_o itself_o and_o according_o deserve_v to_o be_v as_o much_o acknowledge_v as_o if_o it_o be_v never_o so_o late_o confer_v and_o as_o a_o penitent_a man_n will_v do_v the_o one_o so_o a_o thankful_a man_n will_v do_v the_o other_o he_o which_o be_v a_o true_a penitent_a person_n he_o will_v not_o only_o be_v humble_v for_o those_o sin_n which_o he_o have_v commit_v late_o but_o for_o those_o sin_n which_o he_o have_v commit_v former_o for_o the_o vanity_n of_o his_o childhood_n and_o for_o the_o refractoriness_n of_o his_o nonage_n and_o for_o the_o sin_n of_o his_o youth_n even_o so_o he_o which_o be_v a_o true_a thankful_a person_n he_o will_v not_o only_o acknowledge_v those_o mercy_n which_o he_o have_v receive_v but_o late_o but_o as_o well_o those_o mercy_n which_o he_o have_v receive_v many_o year_n past_a and_o david_n which_o do_v the_o one_o he_o do_v also_o the_o other_o and_o both_o as_o we_o may_v see_v in_o one_o place_n together_o psal_n 25.6.7_o remember_v o_o lord_n thy_o tender_a mercy_n and_o thy_o lovingkindness_n for_o they_o have_v be_v ever_o of_o old_a remember_v not_o the_o sin_n of_o my_o youth_n nor_o my_o transgression_n three_o he_o remember_v primitive_a or_o original_a mercy_n those_o mercy_n which_o he_o have_v at_o first_o in_o the_o very_a entrance_n and_o beginning_n of_o his_o life_n when_o he_o first_o come_v into_o the_o world_n and_o be_v likewise_o the_o ground_n and_o foundation_n of_o all_o the_o rest_n and_o this_o be_v that_o in_o like_a manner_n which_o be_v to_o be_v do_v by_o every_o thankful_a man_n beside_o it_o concern_v we_o very_o much_o to_o acknowledge_v god_n goodness_n as_o in_o his_o ancient_a love_n so_o also_o in_o his_o first_o love_n and_o beginning_n of_o good_a will_n towards_o we_o such_o be_v this_o here_o which_o david_n make_v mention_n of_o in_o this_o present_a scripture_n when_o he_o speak_v of_o his_o come_n out_o of_o the_o womb_n and_o when_o he_o speak_v of_o his_o hang_n upon_o the_o breast_n they_o be_v original_a mercy_n which_o contain_v two_o thing_n in_o it_o first_o a_o precedency_n of_o order_n and_o second_o a_o advantage_n of_o derivation_n they_o have_v the_o right_a of_o primo-giniture_a and_o they_o have_v the_o right_a also_o of_o conveyance_n be_v first_o themselves_o and_o cause_v other_o also_o to_o come_v after_o this_o mercy_n of_o come_v out_o of_o the_o womb_n it_o open_v the_o womb_n of_o god_n mercy_n as_o i_o may_v so_o express_v it_o and_o have_v the_o dignity_n of_o the_o first_o bear_v among_o many_o brethren_n and_o therefore_o be_v so_o much_o the_o more_o to_o be_v acknowledge_v and_o record_v by_o we_o as_o we_o shall_v show_v in_o this_o regard_n it_o be_v with_o mercy_n as_o with_o judgement_n one_o make_v may_v for_o another_o and_o the_o first_o be_v so_o much_o the_o more_o considerable_a as_o it_o induce_v and_o bring_v in_o the_o rest_n when_o god_n have_v begin_v to_o punish_v he_o will_v proceed_v when_o i_o begin_v say_v he_o i_o will_v make_v a_o end_n and_o so_o also_o also_o for_o mercy_n when_o he_o begin_v to_o show_v mercy_n he_o will_v proceed_v also_o therefore_o let_v we_o take_v notice_n of_o first_o mercy_n they_o be_v the_o pledge_n of_o god_n goodness_n to_o we_o you_o see_v how_o it_o be_v with_o man_n in_o the_o world_n for_o their_o ordinary_a affair_n they_o use_v to_o stand_v much_o upon_o a_o handsel_n which_o they_o be_v ready_a to_o account_v and_o reckon_v upon_o as_o a_o forerunner_n of_o more_o good_a unto_o they_o and_o so_o may_v we_o also_o here_o in_o the_o dispensation_n of_o god_n providence_n towards_o we_o it_o be_v a_o very_a great_a encouragement_n of_o we_o when_o god_n bestow_v the_o first_o blessing_n upon_o we_o and_o he_o do_v expect_v according_o that_o you_o shall_v be_v very_o much_o affect_v with_o it_o and_o thankful_a to_o he_o for_o it_o we_o shall_v do_v in_o the_o exercise_n of_o our_o thankfulness_n as_o again_o in_o the_o exercise_n of_o our_o repentance_n and_o humiliation_n he_o which_o will_v be_v a_o right_n penitent_a indeed_o and_o perform_v this_o work_n of_o godly_a sorrow_n in_o that_o right_a manner_n he_o shall_v do_v and_o as_o god_n require_v of_o he_o he_o must_v not_o only_o take_v notice_n of_o some_o few_o actual_a sin_n which_o carry_v in_o they_o the_o nature_n of_o stream_n but_o he_o must_v take_v notice_n of_o his_o original_a sin_n also_o which_o carry_v in_o it_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o fountain_n he_o must_v ransack_v his_o heart_n to_o the_o bottom_n and_o deal_v with_o himself_o for_o his_o first_o sin_n of_o all_o the_o sin_n of_o his_o nature_n and_o the_o sin_n of_o his_o birth_n and_o the_o sin_n of_o his_o conception_n as_o david_n i_o be_v bear_v in_o iniquity_n and_o in_o sin_n do_v my_o mother_n conceive_v i_o ps_n 51.5_o and_o this_o which_o be_v the_o root_n and_o spring_n and_o fountain_n and_o cause_n of_o all_o the_o rest_n must_v be_v lament_v and_o bewail_v in_o he_o so_o he_o which_o will_v be_v thankful_a indeed_o he_o must_v not_o only_o acknowledge_v those_o mercy_n which_o be_v bestow_v upon_o he_o in_o a_o succession_n but_o the_o very_a first_o mercy_n also_o which_o he_o enjoy_v not_o only_o the_o mercy_n of_o his_o life_n but_o the_o mercy_n also_o of_o his_o birth_n and_o first_o be_v thus_o do_v david_n here_o last_o he_o take_v notice_n of_o constant_a mercy_n those_o which_o be_v continue_v to_o he_o from_o the_o first_o moment_n of_o his_o be_v till_o now_o through_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o his_o life_n to_o this_o present_a he_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n to_o he_o in_o the_o full_a latitude_n and_o extent_n of_o it_o and_o this_o be_v another_o thing_n also_o which_o we_o be_v likewise_o hence_o instruct_v to_o do_v if_o we_o will_v show_v ourselves_o true_o thankful_a consider_v the_o providence_n of_o god_n to_o we_o in_o every_o passage_n of_o mercy_n which_o he_o show_v we_o take_v notice_n not_o only_o of_o one_o mercy_n but_o more_o and_o take_v notice_n not_o only_o of_o some_o few_o mercy_n but_o many_o yea_o as_o near_o as_o we_o can_v of_o all_o nay_o further_o take_v notice_n of_o god_n mercy_n even_o in_o cross_n and_o trouble_n and_o affliction_n themselves_o as_o david_n here_o though_o he_o be_v a_o man_n of_o sorrow_n in_o sundry_a particular_n of_o his_o life_n yet_o he_o acknowledge_v that_o god_n be_v his_o god_n all_o his_o life-time_n notwithstanding_o that_o there_o be_v a_o great_a piece_n of_o thankfulness_n which_o be_v due_a from_o we_o even_o for_o the_o worst_a and_o cross_a of_o providence_n which_o happen_v unto_o we_o so_o far_o forth_o as_o god_n do_v oftentimes_o bring_v great_a 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