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with_o a_o few_o ever_o joshua_n 1_o heb._n 13.5_o five_o negative_n to_o ascertain_v the_o affirmative_a and_o to_o give_v the_o church_n strong_a consolation_n for_o ever_o and_o those_o a_o few_o and_o weak_a people_n boast_v in_o the_o lora_n all_o the_o day_n long_o be_v strong_a and_o of_o a_o good_a courage_n for_o he_o have_v say_v five_o time_n in_o one_o breath_n he_o will_v never_o never_o never_o never_o never_o leave_v thou_o nor_o forsake_v thou_o object_n but_o he_o seem_v to_o forsake_v his_o people_n for_o they_o be_v fall_v down_o answ_n as_o good_a a_o sign_n as_o any_o the_o sacred_a word_n give_v we_o that_o now_o be_v the_o time_n when_o god_n will_v build_v his_o people_n up_o so_o as_o they_o shall_v stand_v fast_o like_o mount_n zion_n he_o builds-up_a but_o not_o before_o all_o be_v fall_v to_o ruin_n in_o the_o soul_n and_o in_o his_o church_n and_o so_o run_v the_o promise_n 15.16_o act._n 15.16_o after_o this_o i_o will_v return_v and_o will_v bâ—â—ld_v again_o the_o tabernacle_n which_o be_v fall_v down_o and_o i_o will_v build_v again_o the_o rvine_n thereof_o and_o i_o will_v set_v it_o up_o but_o thou_o have_v not_o a_o heart_n to_o reach_v forth_o thy_o hand_n to_o help_v they_o ob._n ob._n that_o be_v fall_v so_o low_o into_o the_o deep_n and_o their_o adversary_n be_v so_o high_a choose_v thou_o these_o people_n shall_v rise_v without_o thy_o hand_n ans_fw-fr ans_fw-fr and_o thou_o shall_v be_v tread_v down_o by_o the_o foot_n of_o pride_n but_o consider_v what_o a_o poor_a discouragement_n this_o be_v the_o righteous_a be_v fall_v low_a no_o disparagenent_n as_o long_o as_o god_n be_v high_a it_o be_v his_o glory_n to_o work_v for_o his_o people_n when_o they_o be_v low_a and_o their_o power_n as_o go_v then_o gâ—d_v comes-in_a 32.6_o deut._n 32.6_o if_o thou_o will_v read_v thou_o shall_v find_v excellent_a reason_n why_o the_o lord_n suffer_v his_o people_n to_o lie_v low_a as_o in_o the_o deep_n &_o their_o adversary_n to_o 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loin_n and_o stand_v fast_o in_o the_o faith_n and_o for_o the_o maintain_n of_o it_o till_o thou_o die_v while_o thou_o can_v stand_v stand_z fighting_z when_o thou_o must_v fall_v fall_v pray_v and_o if_o thou_o do_v not_o rise_v again_o victorious_o here_o thou_o shall_v rise_v glorious_o anon_o else_o the_o lord_n have_v not_o speak_v by_o the_o mouth_n of_o his_o servant_n patriarch_n prophet_n apostle_n in_o those_o day_n nor_o by_o the_o messenger_n of_o the_o church_n and_o glory_n of_o christ_n in_o these_o day_n but_o thou_o be_v resolve_v at_o that_o point_n thou_o lord_n will_v bless_v the_o righteous_a 26.3_o psal_n 5.12_o isa_n 26.3_o with_o favour_n will_v thou_o compass_v he_o as_o with_o a_o shield_n thou_o will_v keep_v he_o in_o perfect_a peace_n who_o mind_n be_v stay_v on_o thou_o perfect_a peace_n so_o we_o read_v and_o it_o be_v a_o full_a read_n but_o it_o be_v peace_n peace_n a_o double_a peace_n in_o famine_n enough_o then_o peace_n in_o war_n peace_n then_o 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his_o uprightness_n towards_o his_o master_n as_o for_o wickedness_n it_o do_v ever_o proceed_v from_o the_o wicked_a man_n this_o we_o have_v read_v before_o and_o the_o word_n be_v clear_a and_o so_o david_n innocency_n be_v clear_v as_o the_o noon_n day_n and_o saul_n abundant_o satisfy_v and_o his_o evil_a spirit_n silence_v for_o that_o time_n but_o yet_o david_n will_v not_o trust_v saul_n no_o reason_n he_o shall_v trust_v he_o in_o who_o be_v no_o truth_n and_o from_o who_o god_n be_v depart_v so_o david_n and_o his_o man_n get_v they_o up_o into_o the_o hold_n in_o the_o hill_n of_o hachilah_n 26.1_o verse_n 22._o 1_o sam._n 26.1_o among_o the_o ziphites_n again_o and_o these_o be_v as_o treacherous_a as_o before_o it_o be_v expect_v so_o knave_n once_o and_o knave_n still_o treacherous_a person_n will_v deal_v treacherous_o they_o see_v saul_n do_v deal_v so_o it_o be_v his_o common_a practice_n they_o will_v follow_v such_o a_o great_a master_n he_o hearken_v to_o lie_n 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