the_o helper_n of_o the_o afflict_a and_o the_o deliverer_n of_o his_o out_o of_o all_o danger_n further_o also_o wherein_o those_o that_o be_v deliver_v do_v give_v god_n thanks_n for_o his_o benefit_n receive_v as_o psal_n 18._o declare_v how_o even_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o tempest_n and_o other_o danger_n the_o lord_n yet_o save_v the_o godly_a the_o channel_n of_o water_n say_v he_o be_v see_v and_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o world_n be_v discover_v at_o thy_o rebuke_v o_n lord_n at_o the_o blast_a of_o the_o breath_n of_o thy_o displeasure_n he_o have_v send_v down_o from_o above_o and_o take_v i_o he_o have_v draw_v i_o out_o of_o many_o water_n he_o have_v deliver_v i_o from_o my_o strong_a enemy_n and_o from_o they_o that_o hate_v i_o psal_n 23._o do_v whole_o tend_v to_o this_o effect_n but_o especial_o these_o word_n be_v to_o be_v consider_v albeit_o i_o shall_v walk_v through_o the_o valley_n of_o the_o shadow_n of_o death_n yet_o will_v i_o fear_v no_o evil_n for_o thou_o be_v with_o i_o psal_n 27._o though_o a_o host_n pitch_v against_o i_o my_o hart_n shall_v not_o be_v afraid_a though_o war_n be_v raise_v against_o i_o my_o hart_n shall_v not_o be_v afraid_a yet_o will_v i_o trust_v in_o thou_o psal_n 30._o o_o lord_n thou_o have_v bring_v up_o my_o soul_n out_o of_o the_o grave_n thou_o have_v reviue_v i_o from_o they_o that_o go_v down_o into_o the_o pit_n in_o the_o same_o place_n thou_o have_v turn_v my_o mourning_n into_o joy_n thou_o have_v put_v off_o my_o sackcloth_n and_o gird_v i_o with_o gladness_n psal_n 31._o my_o time_n be_v in_o thy_o hand_n deliver_v i_o from_o the_o hand_n of_o my_o enemy_n etc._n etc._n psal_n 33._o behold_v the_o eye_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v upon_o they_o that_o fear_v he_o &_o upon_o they_o that_o trust_v in_o his_o mercy_n to_o deliver_v their_o soul_n from_o death_n and_o to_o preserve_v they_o in_o the_o time_n of_o dearth_n psal_n 34._o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n pitch_v round_o about_o they_o 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thy_o face_n for_o ever_o psal_n 57.59_o david_n do_v ascribe_v his_o deliverance_n unto_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n in_o that_o he_o fly_v saul_n withdraw_v himself_o into_o a_o den_n and_o when_o his_o house_n be_v beset_v by_o the_o commandment_n of_o saul_n that_o he_o may_v have_v be_v take_v psal_n 66._o the_o lord_n hold_v our_o soul_n in_o life_n and_o suffer_v not_o our_o foot_n to_o slip_v there_o also_o thou_o have_v cause_v man_n to_o ride_v over_o our_o head_n we_o go_v into_o the_o fire_n and_o water_n but_o thou_o bring_v we_o into_o a_o wealthy_a place_n psal_n 71._o thou_o have_v give_v commandment_n to_o save_v i_o for_o thou_o be_v my_o rock_n and_o my_o fortress_n in_o the_o same_o place_n by_o thou_o have_v i_o be_v sustain_v ever_o since_o i_o be_v bear_v thou_o be_v he_o that_o take_v i_o out_o of_o my_o mother_n bowel_n etc._n etc._n psal_n 73._o as_o for_o i_o i_o be_v always_o with_o thou_o for_o thou_o have_v hold_v i_o by_o my_o right-hand_n thou_o 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present_a and_o some_o place_n shall_v afterward_o in_o the_o exposition_n of_o the_o 107._o psalm_n be_v fit_o produce_v wherefore_o as_o now_o we_o omit_v they_o it_o be_v manifest_a therefore_o that_o by_o this_o doctrine_n of_o god_n providence_n there_o be_v much_o comfort_n get_v throughout_o the_o whole_a life_n and_o as_o there_o be_v no_o time_n in_o man_n life_n free_a from_o danger_n so_o ought_v every_o one_o without_o cease_v to_o lift_v up_o and_o strengthen_v his_o mind_n with_o the_o remembrance_n of_o god_n providence_n inasmuch_o as_o by_o it_o even_o then_o when_o we_o will_v least_o suspect_v we_o be_v every_o moment_n deliver_v from_o some_o danger_n which_o as_o they_o be_v to_o be_v see_v in_o some_o so_o there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o that_o they_o may_v also_o happen_v unto_o us._n furthermore_o comfort_n do_v not_o hereby_o only_o come_v unto_o we_o in_o that_o we_o be_v teach_v that_o by_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n continual_a calamity_n be_v keep_v 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almighty_a and_o endue_v with_o a_o notable_a philanthropie_n or_o love_n towards_o mankind_n wherefore_o undoubted_o he_o both_o can_v and_o will_v give_v whatsoever_o seem_v good_a unto_o he_o and_o our_o necessity_n require_v as_o for_o we_o howsoever_o we_o may_v seem_v to_o do_v any_o thing_n by_o our_o own_o industrye_n or_o also_o by_o the_o help_n of_o other_o whither_o it_o be_v of_o man_n i_o say_v or_o of_o any_o other_o creature_n yet_o be_v we_o enforce_v to_o confess_v that_o the_o thing_n be_v far_o less_o which_o we_o do_v though_o it_o be_v never_o so_o small_a a_o matter_n then_o that_o it_o can_v without_o he_o be_v bring_v to_o pass_v as_o we_o desire_v
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at_o the_o length_n draw_v into_o prison_n and_o so_o howsoever_o a_o man_n deal_v it_o behove_v he_o to_o refer_v all_o other_o sin_n to_o the_o contempt_n of_o the_o word_n as_o to_o the_o first_o principal_a cause_n yea_o and_o the_o penalty_n also_o which_o be_v incur_v thereby_o must_v in_o like_a manner_n be_v refer_v to_o the_o contempt_n of_o the_o word_n we_o learn_v out_o of_o this_o cause_n after_o this_o sort_n declare_v 1_o that_o calamity_n be_v send_v from_o about_o and_o that_o by_o the_o just_a and_o good_a will_n of_o god_n 2_o that_o they_o be_v send_v for_o our_o sin_n that_o in_o our_o punishment_n god_n justice_n may_v appear_v 3_o that_o god_n do_v greevous_o punish_v the_o contempt_n of_o his_o word_n touch_v which_o matter_n there_o be_v many_o testimony_n extant_a in_o the_o scripture_n 4._o that_o god_n do_v most_o severe_o punish_v those_o that_o do_v not_o only_o contemn_v the_o counsel_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o his_o know_a truth_n but_o also_o abhor_v 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