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at_o rest_n yet_o another_o may_v be_v wake_v but_o the_o lord_n be_v totus_fw-la oculus_fw-la nothing_o but_o eye_n and_o therefore_o all_o comfort_n to_o they_o for_o who_o he_o watch_v for_o good_a and_o not_o for_o evil_a use_v 1_o reprehension_n first_o the_o confutation_n of_o the_o wicked_a that_o think_v by_o their_o disorder_n to_o confound_v the_o lord_n indeed_o man_n be_v confound_v in_o many_o law_n cause_n and_o know_v not_o to_o what_o head_n to_o bring_v some_o crime_n that_o so_o they_o may_v be_v judge_v but_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o miss_v his_o scope_n for_o all_o their_o confusion_n second_o a_o correction_n of_o the_o godly_a that_o depend_v no_o more_o upon_o god_n be_v god_n thus_o excellent_a oh_o than_o i_o will_v never_o be_v from_o his_o elbow_n i_o will_v keep_v i_o to_o my_o station_n that_o so_o when_o my_o god_n shall_v call_v i_o may_v be_v in_o readiness_n use_v 2._o instruction_n first_o admonition_n to_o the_o wicked_a that_o for_o shame_n they_o 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of_o all_o matter_n first_o in_o thy_o necessity_n have_v thou_o any_o wrong_n offer_v thou_o be_v of_o good_a comfort_n for_o the_o judge_n be_v for_o thou_o have_v thou_o any_o trial_n be_v exceed_o joyful_a the_o matter_n shall_v be_v carry_v on_o thy_o side_n against_o the_o face_n of_o all_o thy_o adversary_n have_v thou_o lose_v any_o thing_n by_o thief_n and_o wicked_a oppressor_n of_o the_o world_n if_o they_o now_o be_v unknown_a unto_o thou_o thou_o shall_v have_v they_o then_o detect_v if_o thou_o know_v they_o but_o can_v get_v no_o redress_n here_o upon_o earth_n rest_v quiet_a thy_o heart_n the_o matter_n shall_v be_v amend_v and_o for_o defer_v of_o the_o payment_n thou_o shall_v receive_v the_o whole_a with_o all_o the_o forfeit_n second_o in_o thy_o plenty_n rejoice_v in_o the_o lord_n for_o he_o order_v all_o thing_n to_o increase_v thy_o store_n and_o to_o give_v thou_o thy_o fill_n of_o joy_n sect._n 2._o of_o the_o place_n of_o sin_n set_a the_o second_o argument_n be_v the_o set_n or_o place_v of_o sin_n 2.10_o hos_fw-la 2.10_o from_o whence_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o sin_n have_v whole_o put_v man_n out_o of_o joint_n and_o alas_o when_o this_o set_n shall_v come_v he_o shall_v be_v so_o forlorn_a that_o it_o shall_v be_v impossible_a to_o bring_v his_o joint_n into_o any_o good_a frame_n it_o shall_v then_o be_v past_a time_n for_o turn_v the_o wheel_n of_o the_o understanding_n for_o dispose_v the_o will_n to_o run_v in_o her_o create_a course_n to_o bring_v the_o affection_n to_o good_a order_n &_o place_v every_o member_n of_o the_o body_n to_o become_v a_o weapon_n of_o righteousness_n to_o serve_v uhe_a lord_n &_o yet_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o