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faith_n but_o the_o lord_n be_v faithful_a who_o shall_v establish_v you_o and_o keep_v you_o from_o evil_n he_o pray_v they_o may_v be_v deliver_v from_o absurd_a treacherous_a and_o unfaithful_a man_n who_o will_v trapan_n and_o betray_v they_o to_o ruin_n but_o this_o be_v propose_v as_o their_o relief_n that_o when_o the_o treachery_n of_o man_n shall_v bring_v they_o into_o trouble_n the_o faithfulness_n of_o god_n shall_v support_v they_o under_o and_o deliver_v they_o out_o of_o those_o trouble_n they_o shall_v have_v spiritual_a support_n from_o god_n under_o their_o deep_a suffering_n from_o man_n 1_o pet._n 4._o 19_o 2._o god_n faithfulness_n be_v engage_v for_o his_o people_n indemnity_n and_o security_n amid_o the_o temporal_a and_o outward_a evil_n whereunto_o they_o be_v liable_a in_o this_o world_n and_o that_o either_o to_o preserve_v they_o from_o trouble_n psal._n 91._o 1_o 2_o 3_o 4._o or_o to_o open_v a_o seasonable_a door_n of_o deliverance_n out_o of_o trouble_n 1_o cor._n 10._o 13._o in_o both_o or_o either_o of_o which_o the_o heart_n of_o christian_n may_v be_v at_o rest_n in_o this_o troublesome_a world_n for_o what_o need_v those_o trouble_n fright_v we_o which_o either_o shall_v never_o touch_v we_o or_o if_o they_o do_v shall_v never_o hurt_v much_o less_o ruin_v we_o sect_n iii_o have_v take_v a_o short_a view_n of_o god_n faithfulness_n in_o the_o promise_n it_o will_v be_v a_o lovely_a sight_n to_o take_v one_o view_n of_o it_o more_o as_o it_o be_v actuate_v and_o exert_v in_o his_o providence_n over_o his_o people_n believe_v it_o christian_n the_o faithfulness_n of_o god_n run_v through_o all_o his_o work_n of_o providence_n whenever_o he_o go_v forth_o to_o work_v in_o the_o world_n faithfulness_n be_v the_o girdle_n of_o his_o loin_n isa._n 11._o 5
they_o their_o strong_a hold_n shall_v not_o secure_v they_o they_o shall_v find_v no_o shelter_n in_o the_o scorch_a heat_n of_o the_o day_n of_o trouble_n moab_n ashdod_n and_o ekron_n have_v no_o more_o benefit_n by_o the_o promise_v make_v to_o zion_n than_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o rome_n can_v claim_v by_o the_o charter_n of_o london_n if_o a_o wicked_a or_o hypocritical_a person_n cry_v to_o god_n in_o his_o distress_n he_o will_v not_o hear_v he_o prov._n 1._o 25_o 26._o job_n 27._o 9_o but_o will_v bid_v he_o go_v to_o his_o earthly_a refuge_n which_o he_o have_v choose_v if_o he_o go_v to_o the_o promise_n knock_v at_o those_o door_n of_o hope_n they_o can_v relieve_v he_o be_v all_o make_v in_o christ_n to_o believer_n if_o to_o the_o name_n and_o attribute_n of_o god_n all_o the_o door_n be_v shut_v against_o they_o psal._n 34._o 16._o there_o be_v seven_o dreadful_a aggravation_n of_o a_o wicked_a man_n trouble_n 1_o when_o trouble_v come_v upon_o he_o the_o curse_n of_o god_n follow_v he_o into_o his_o carnal_a refuge_n jer._n 17._o 5._o curse_a be_v the_o man_n that_o trust_v in_o man_n and_o make_v flesh_n his_o arm_n and_o who_o heart_n depart_v from_o the_o lord_n trouble_n be_v the_o arrow_n and_o this_o curse_n the_o venom_n of_o the_o arrow_n which_o make_v the_o wound_n incurable_a 2._o when_o trouble_n fall_v upon_o he_o from_o without_o a_o guilty_a conscience_n will_v terrify_v he_o from_o within_o so_o that_o the_o mind_n can_v give_v no_o relief_n to_o the_o body_n but_o both_o sink_n under_o their_o own_o weight_n it_o be_v not_o so_o with_o the_o people_n of_o god_n they_o have_v inward_a relief_n under_o outward_a pressure_n 2_o cor._n 4._o 16._o 3._o the_o gust_n and_o storm_n of_o wicked_a man_n trouble_n may_v blow_v they_o into_o hell_n and_o hurry_v they_o into_o eternal_a destruction_n if_o death_n march_v towards_o they_o upon_o the_o pale_a horse_n hell_n always_o follow_v he_o rev._n 6._o 8._o 4._o if_o trouble_n and_o 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hope_n in_o his_o death_n prov._n 14._o 32._o by_o all_o which_o it_o appear_v that_o a_o christless_a person_n be_v a_o most_o helpless_a and_o shiftless_a creature_n in_o the_o day_n of_o trouble_n 2._o consect_n second_o hence_o it_o follow_v that_o christian_n ought_v not_o to_o droop_v like_o other_o man_n in_o the_o day_n of_o trouble_n a_o wicked_a man_n boldness_n and_o a_o christian_n cowardliness_n in_o time_n of_o affliction_n be_v alike_o ungrounded_a and_o uncomely_a why_o shall_v thy_o heart_n christian_n despond_v and_o sink_v at_o this_o rate_n upon_o the_o prospect_n of_o approach_a trouble_n be_v there_o not_o safe_a and_o comfortable_a chamber_n take_v up_o and_o provide_v for_o thou_o against_o that_o day_n be_v not_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n a_o strong_a tower_n into_o which_o thou_o may_v run_v and_o be_v safe_a the_o heart_n of_o a_o good_a man_n say_v chrysostome_n shall_v at_o all_o time_n be_v like_o the_o high_a heaven_n serene_a tranquil_a and_o 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thou_o and_o why_o shall_v not_o a_o pardon_a soul_n he_o a_o cheerful_a soul_n in_o adversity_n affliction_n may_v buzz_v and_o hum_v about_o thou_o like_o bee_n that_o have_v lose_v their_o sting_n but_o they_o can_v never_o hurt_v thou_o 2._o if_o thou_o be_v in_o christ_n thy_o god_n be_v with_o thou_o in_o all_o thy_o trouble_n and_o how_o can_v thy_o heart_n sink_v or_o faint_v in_o such_o a_o presence_n let_v they_o that_o be_v alone_o in_o trouble_n fail_v under_o they_o but_o do_v thou_o do_v so_o that_o be_v surround_v with_o almighty_a power_n grace_n and_o love_n isa._n 43._o 1_o 2._o 3._o if_o thou_o be_v in_o christ_n thy_o great_a affliction_n shall_v prove_v thy_o best_a friend_n and_o benefactor_n rom._n 8._o 28._o sure_o then_o thou_o be_v more_o afraid_a than_o hurt_n thou_o mistake_v thy_o best_a friend_n for_o thy_o worst_a enemy_n thou_o and_o thy_o affliction_n shall_v part_v more_o comfortable_o than_o you_o meet_v 4._o if_o thou_o be_v in_o christ_n thy_o 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