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and_o nahomi_n with_o this_o comfort_v ruth_n herself_o against_o the_o loss_n of_o her_o husband_n it_o be_v the_o lord_n say_v she_o who_o humble_v i_o all_o these_o do_v warn_v we_o who_o god_n have_v appoint_v for_o great_a conflict_n that_o it_o be_v a_o great_a feebleness_n arise_v of_o inconsideration_n to_o suffer_v our_o soul_n to_o be_v dimove_v out_o of_o the_o state_n of_o patience_n by_o the_o inordinate_a behaviour_n of_o any_o outward_a instrument_n of_o our_o trouble_n absit_fw-la à _fw-la seruo_fw-la christi_fw-la tali_fw-la inquinamentum_fw-la patien_n ut_fw-la patientia_fw-la majoribus_fw-la praeparata_fw-la in_o minoribus_fw-la excidat_fw-la let_v such_o a_o spot_n and_o foul_a blemish_n be_v far_o from_o the_o servant_n of_o christ_n that_o our_o patience_n which_o be_v prepare_v for_o great_a conflict_n shall_v fail_v and_o fall_v away_o in_o small_a tentation_n if_o when_o we_o run_v with_o footman_n 5._o they_o weary_v we_o how_o shall_v we_o match_v ourselves_o with_o horse_n if_o when_o we_o wrestle_v with_o man_n who_o be_v flesh_n and_o blood_n we_o be_v so_o easy_o overthrow_v with_o every_o breath_n of_o their_o mouth_n and_o wound_v with_o their_o small_a injury_n that_o we_o faint_v and_o become_v impatient_a how_o shall_v we_o wrestle_v against_o principality_n and_o power_n 8._o or_o how_o shall_v we_o resist_v the_o fiery_a dart_n of_o the_o devil_n we_o have_v therefore_o for_o help_v of_o our_o weakness_n to_o gather_v our_o thought_n and_o remember_v that_o whosoever_o be_v the_o instrument_n of_o our_o trouble_n it_o be_v the_o lord_n with_o who_o we_o have_v to_o do_v so_o shall_v we_o the_o more_o easy_o possess_v our_o soul_n in_o patience_n and_o give_v glory_n to_o god_n chap._n viii_o the_o three_o circumstance_n the_o manner_n of_o the_o wrestle_n corporal_a spiritual_a or_o mix_v in_o the_o three_o room_n we_o promise_v to_o speak_v of_o the_o manner_n of_o this_o wrestle_n whether_o it_o be_v corporal_a only_o or_o 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a_o man_n will_v sustain_v his_o infirmity_n but_o a_o wound_a spirit_n who_o can_v bear_v it_o and_o yet_o with_o both_o those_o at_o one_o time_n have_v the_o lord_n exercise_v his_o dear_a servant_n so_o hardly_o that_o the_o vehemency_n of_o their_o trouble_n have_v force_v they_o to_o pour_v out_o most_o lamentable_a complaint_n my_o heart_n say_v david_n 22_o be_v wound_v within_o i_o my_o spirit_n be_v 4_o in_o perplexity_n and_o my_o soul_n be_v amaze_v the_o lord_n renew_v his_o plague_n and_o increase_v 8._o his_o wrath_n against_o i_o say_v job_n so_o that_o change_v and_o army_n of_o sorrow_n be_v against_o i_o the_o lord_n suffer_v i_o not_o to_o take_v my_o breath_n but_o fill_v i_o with_o bitterness_n the_o lord_n say_v nahomi_n have_v give_v i_o much_o bitterness_n i_o have_v fight_n 5_o without_o and_o terror_n within_o say_v the_o apostle_n it_o be_v a_o common_a disease_n of_o the_o child_n of_o god_n in_o their_o trouble_n to_o think_v that_o their_o trouble_n be_v singular_a i_o have_v therefore_o mark_v this_o that_o none_o of_o they_o shall_v think_v themselves_o marrowlesse_a when_o the_o lord_n deal_v with_o they_o after_o this_o manner_n for_o no_o tentation_n have_v overtake_v you_o but_o 10._o that_o which_o appertain_v to_o man_n we_o have_v here_o in_o like_a manner_n to_o promise_n mark_v another_o kind_n of_o tentation_n whereby_o god_n try_v the_o faith_n of_o his_o child_n which_o be_v when_o his_o work_n seem_v direct_o to_o fight_v against_o his_o word_n so_o that_o in_o work_v with_o his_o child_n he_o appear_v to_o come_v against_o his_o promise_n as_o for_o example_n the_o lord_n have_v promise_v that_o if_o i_o repent_v he_o will_v forgive_v if_o i_o mourn_v for_o my_o sin_n he_o will_v comfort_v i_o if_o i_o ask_v from_o he_o he_o will_v give_v unto_o i_o so_o say_v he_o in_o his_o word_n yet_o i_o find_v in_o his_o work_n with_o i_o the_o contrary_n will_n the_o trouble_a conscience_n of_o the_o child_n of_o god_n say_v i_o do_v repent_v from_o my_o heart_n of_o my_o sin_n and_o be_o sorrowful_a that_o ever_o i_o offend_v my_o god_n but_o i_o can_v feel_v the_o remission_n of_o they_o i_o mourn_v but_o the_o comforter_n who_o shall_v refresh_v my_o soul_n come_v not_o i_o call_v and_o cry_v night_n &_o day_n but_o the_o lord_n hear_v i_o not_o unto_o this_o estate_n i_o know_v that_o oftentimes_o the_o dear_a of_o god_n child_n be_v bring_v as_o if_o the_o lord_n have_v forget_v to_o be_v mercifuli_n unto_o they_o and_o shut_v up_o his_o tender_a mercy_n in_o displeasure_n they_o can_v find_v no_o promise_a rest_n to_o their_o soul_n nor_o peace_n to_o their_o trouble_a mind_n chap._n ix_o how_o we_o shall_v be_v have_v ourselves_o in_o this_o tentation_n we_o be_v teach_v thou_o therefore_o who_o heart_n be_v set_v to_o seek_v the_o lord_n &_o in_o this_o perplexity_n will_v know_v what_o to_o do_v and_o how_o to_o behave_v thyself_o i_o can_v no_o better_o way_n resolve_v thou_o then_o to_o send_v 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father_n the_o lord_n make_v he_o a_o promise_n that_o in_o isaac_n his_o seed_n shall_v be_v bless_v and_o yet_o he_o command_v he_o to_o slay_v he_o a_o wonderful_a tentation_n that_o the_o lord_n command_v he_o to_o slay_v that_o child_n in_o who_o he_o have_v promise_v the_o multiplication_n and_o blessing_n of_o his_o posterity_n for_o here_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n &_o his_o commandment_n seem_v to_o fight_v together_o yet_o abraham_n strengthen_v in_o the_o faith_n as_o he_o receive_v isaac_n from_o the_o dead_a womb_n of_o sara_n do_v not_o doubt_n but_o god_n be_v able_a to_o raise_v he_o from_o the_o dead_a again_o and_o therefore_o rest_v on_o the_o lord_n promise_v he_o spare_v not_o to_o sacrifice_n isaac_n be_v full_o assure_v that_o the_o lord_n apparent_a contrary_a work_n can_v
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cast_v off_o the_o yoke_n of_o god_n and_o not_o tarry_v till_o the_o lord_n deliver_v thou_o instead_o of_o a_o yoke_n of_o wood_n the_o lord_n shall_v fasten_v thy_o neck_n with_o a_o yoke_n of_o iron_n that_o be_v in_o stead_n of_o a_o light_n temporal_a affliction_n whereof_o thou_o have_v free_v thyself_o for_o a_o time_n by_o mean_n unlawful_a the_o lord_n 13._o shall_v sting_v thou_o with_o serpent_n and_o cockatrice_n which_o thou_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o charm_v he_o shall_v cast_v thou_o into_o that_o lake_n which_o burn_v with_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n and_o shall_v bind_v upon_o thou_o for_o ever_o that_o terrible_a wrath_n which_o be_v a_o wrath_n to_o come_v except_o in_o time_n thou_o repent_v but_o leave_v the_o wicked_a let_v we_o learn_v he_o at_o jacob_n who_o with_o patience_n continue_v in_o the_o wrestle_n as_o long_o as_o the_o lord_n will_v wresâ—…le_v with_o he_o so_o that_o as_o the_o lord_n begin_v it_o so_o be_v he_o the_o first_o that_o break_v 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and_o when_o he_o see_v that_o he_o can_v not_o prevail_v the_o five_o thing_n we_o promise_v to_o wrestle_n speak_v of_o be_v the_o event_n and_o issue_n of_o the_o wrestle_n where_o we_o see_v that_o the_o wrestle_n be_v so_o dispense_v by_o god_n that_o in_o the_o end_n the_o victory_n incline_v unto_o jacob_n so_o say_v moses_n here_o the_o lord_n see_v that_o he_o can_v not_o prevail_v this_o speech_n do_v not_o import_v any_o superior_a strength_n in_o jacob_n but_o a_o abundant_a mercy_n in_o god_n the_o lord_n can_v be_v no_o other_o thing_n but_o he_o will_v not_o he_o be_v the_o god_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n he_o that_o speak_v and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v all_o thâ—…_n nation_n of_o the_o earth_n compare_v with_o he_o be_v but_o as_o the_o drop_n of_o a_o bucket_n if_o he_o 40._o have_v please_v to_o have_v take_v from_o jacob_n his_o breath_n out_o of_o his_o nosthrile_n he_o may_v easy_o have_v confound_v he_o and_o lay_v he_o dead_a unto_o the_o ground_n but_o it_o please_v he_o by_o secret_a strength_n to_o make_v jacob_n victorious_a yet_o not_o so_o but_o that_o he_o carry_v away_o some_o mark_n of_o his_o weakness_n and_o infirmity_n for_o the_o lord_n disjoynt_v his_o thigh_n bone_n and_o make_v he_o to_o halt_v and_o that_o partly_o for_o jacob_n humiliation_n lest_o he_o shall_v impute_v the_o victory_n unto_o his_o own_o strength_n rather_o than_o the_o lord_n mercy_n and_o partly_o that_o it_o may_v be_v a_o memorial_n unto_o he_o all_o the_o day_n of_o his_o life_n and_o provocation_n to_o thankfulness_n as_o also_o the_o lord_n give_v he_o this_o mark_n in_o his_o body_n as_o theodoret_n think_v to_o assure_v he_o that_o it_o be_v no_o fantasy_n nor_o vain_a vision_n which_o have_v appear_v unto_o he_o and_o in_o this_o be_v shadow_v unto_o we_o the_o manner_n of_o that_o victory_n which_o the_o child_n wound_n of_o god_n obtain_v in_o their_o wrestle_n to_o wit_n that_o it_o be_v such_o a_o victory_n as_o be_v not_o without_o a_o wound_n a_o notable_a wrestler_n be_v david_n yet_o get_v he_o sundry_a time_n the_o foil_n a_o notable_a wrestler_n be_v peter_n and_o such_o a_o one_o for_o who_o christ_n pray_v that_o his_o faith_n shall_v not_o fail_v because_o he_o know_v that_o satan_n be_v to_o sift_v he_o yet_o be_v he_o deadly_a wound_a by_o a_o very_a weak_a instrument_n a_o notable_a wrestler_n also_o be_v the_o apostle_n paul_n many_o rare_a revelation_n receive_v he_o of_o the_o lord_n much_o do_v he_o in_o his_o call_n to_o draw_v many_o to_o righteousness_n he_o labour_v more_o abundant_o than_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o apostle_n he_o found_v powerful_o that_o â—…umpet_n which_o cast_v down_o the_o wall_n of_o spiritual_a jericho_n wheresoever_o he_o come_v so_o that_o from_o jerusalem_n to_o illyricum_n he_o make_v the_o gospel_n of_o christ_n to_o abound_v yet_o lest_o he_o shall_v be_v exalt_v out_o of_o measure_n a_o angel_n of_o satan_n be_v send_v to_o buffeâ—…_n he_o noah_n that_o preacher_n of_o righteousness_n to_o the_o original_a world_n spot_v with_o drunkenness_n so_o moses_n speak_v of_o he_o though_o basill_n excuse_v his_o fact_n that_o in_o respect_n he_o be_v the_o first_o plant_a of_o a_o vineyard_n his_o drunkenness_n come_v rather_o of_o the_o lack_n of_o experience_n that_o he_o know_v not_o the_o strength_n of_o wine_n then_o of_o his_o intemperance_n yet_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n mark_v it_o in_o he_o as_o a_o blemish_n no_o victory_n then_o to_o the_o child_n of_o god_n in_o their_o battle_n in_o this_o life_n without_o some_o wound_n who_o can_v say_v he_o have_v so_o fight_v against_o sin_n that_o at_o no_o time_n he_o have_v be_v overcome_v by_o sin_n the_o best_a he_o that_o ever_o live_v in_o the_o world_n our_o bless_a saviour_n except_v have_v have_v his_o brevia_fw-la leâ—…iaque_fw-la peccata_fw-la quamuis_fw-la pauca_fw-la quamuis_fw-la parâ—…a_fw-la non_fw-la tamen_fw-la nulla_fw-la and_o those_o sin_n as_o they_o be_v do_v by_o they_o so_o be_v they_o write_v for_o we_o not_o for_o our_o imitation_n but_o for_o attention_n not_o that_o we_o shall_v make_v sport_n of_o their_o weakness_n as_o cham_n do_v of_o his_o father_n nakedness_n qui_fw-la lapsu_fw-la alieno_fw-la gaudet_fw-la gaudet_fw-la diaboli_fw-la victoria_fw-la he_o that_o rejoice_v at_o another_o man_n fall_n rejoice_v at_o satan_n victory_n but_o rather_o ut_fw-la medicamenta_fw-la nobis_fw-la de_fw-la alienis_fw-la vulneribus_fw-la faciamus_fw-la that_o so_o know_v our_o own_o weakness_n we_o may_v learn_v by_o their_o example_n to_o take_v heed_n to_o ourselves_o chap._n xii_o verse_n 26._o and_o he_o say_v let_v i_o go_v have_v speak_v of_o the_o wrestle_n angel_n that_o be_v between_o the_o lord_n and_o jacob_n it_o now_o remain_v we_o speak_v of_o the_o conference_n that_o upon_o the_o wrestle_n fall_v out_o between_o they_o the_o lord_n begin_v the_o conference_n and_o he_o crave_v of_o jacob_n that_o he_o will_v let_v he_o go_v this_o may_v seem_v very_o strange_a that_o the_o lord_n this_o manner_n of_o way_n shall_v speak_v unto_o his_o servant_n he_o that_o loose_v the_o couple_v of_o jacob_n thigh_n may_v he_o not_o have_v loose_v the_o grasp_n of_o jacob_n hand_n he_o that_o come_v to_o jacob_n without_o jacob_n knowledge_n may_v he_o not_o have_v go_v without_o jacob_n licence_n he_o may_v indeed_o yet_o do_v he_o make_v intimation_n of_o his_o departure_n unto_o jacob_n and_o why_o only_o to_o stir_v he_o up_o the_o more_o earnest_o to_o seek_v his_o blessing_n before_o he_o go_v this_o be_v the_o lord_n manner_n of_o deal_n lord_n with_o his_o child_n that_o he_o make_v the_o mint_n of_o his_o departure_n from_o they_o to_o be_v mean_n that_o provoke_v they_o to_o draw_v near_o unto_o he_o so_o
present_a condition_n but_o by_o the_o prediction_n of_o god_n word_n let_v we_o cleave_v to_o his_o promise_n and_o wait_v on_o the_o vision_n which_o 3._o have_v his_o own_o time_n appoint_v it_o shall_v speak_v at_o the_o last_o and_o shall_v not_o lie_v though_o it_o tarry_v let_v we_o wait_v for_o it_o it_o shall_v sure_o come_v and_o not_o stay_v let_v we_o go_v into_o the_o sanctuary_n of_o god_n and_o consider_v the_o end_n there_o shall_v we_o find_v and_o learn_v that_o there_o be_v 37_o no_o peace_n to_o the_o wicked_a howsoever_o they_o flourish_v for_o a_o time_n and_o that_o it_o can_v not_o be_v but_o well_o with_o they_o that_o fear_v the_o lord_n mark_v the_o upright_a man_n and_o behold_v the_o just_a for_o the_o end_n of_o that_o man_n be_v peace_n but_o the_o transgressor_n shall_v be_v destroy_v together_o and_o the_o end_n of_o the_o wicked_a shall_v be_v cut_v off_o so_o both_o in_o the_o trouble_n of_o the_o godly_a and_o prosperity_n of_o the_o wicked_a be_v we_o bind_v to_o suspend_v our_o judgement_n till_o we_o see_v the_o end_n chap._n iii_o many_o work_a instrument_n of_o contrary_a quality_n and_o intention_n in_o the_o world_n yet_o agree_v all_o in_o one_o end_n all_o thing_n work_v together_o o_o what_o a_o singâ—…lar_a 〈◊〉_d have_v the_o christian_n that_o not_o only_a affliction_n but_o all_o thing_n whatsoever_o work_v for_o the_o best_a and_o not_o only_o so_o but_o they_o work_v together_o for_o the_o best_a to_o he_o many_o work_a instrument_n be_v there_o in_o the_o world_n their_o course_n be_v not_o one_o they_o communicate_v no_o counsel_n yea_o their_o intention_n oftentimes_o be_v contrary_a yet_o the_o lord_n bring_v all_o their_o way_n to_o this_o one_o end_n to_o the_o good_a of_o they_o that_o love_v he_o where_o ever_o they_o be_v in_o regard_n of_o place_n what_o ever_o they_o be_v in_o regard_n of_o person_n what_o ever_o their_o purpose_n be_v howsoever_o disagree_v among_o themselves_o yet_o such_o be_v the_o power_n and_o providence_n of_o that_o supreme_a governor_n our_o heavenly_a father_n that_o all_o of_o they_o work_v together_o to_o the_o good_a of_o they_o that_o love_v he_o and_o herein_o do_v his_o power_n &_o wisdom_n appear_v more_o clear_o then_o in_o the_o temper_n of_o this_o great_a universe_n make_v element_n of_o so_o contrary_a quality_n to_o meet_v together_o and_o agree_v in_o one_o pleasant_a harmony_n for_o the_o illustration_n of_o this_o let_v we_o mark_v but_o one_o example_n for_o all_o jacob_n send_v his_o son_n joseph_n 37._o to_o dothan_n to_o visit_v his_o brethren_n his_o brethren_n cast_v he_o into_o the_o pit_n reuben_n relieve_v he_o the_o merchant_n of_o midian_a buy_v he_o and_o sell_v he_o again_o to_o potiphar_n his_o mistress_n accuse_v he_o his_o master_n condemn_v he_o the_o butler_n after_o long_a ingratitude_n recommend_v he_o and_o pharaoh_n exalt_v he_o o_o what_o instrument_n be_v here_o and_o how_o many_o hand_n be_v about_o this_o one_o poor_a man_n of_o god_n but_o how_o do_v the_o lord_n direct_v they_o all_o yea_o beside_o their_o own_o intention_n to_o further_o josephs_n advancement_n in_o egypt_n for_o his_o own_o good_a and_o the_o good_a of_o his_o church_n but_o now_o to_o the_o particular_n there_o be_v nothing_o in_o the_o world_n which_o child_n work_v not_o for_o our_o weal_n all_o the_o work_n of_o god_n all_o the_o stratagem_n of_o satan_n all_o the_o imagination_n of_o man_n be_v for_o the_o weal_n of_o god_n child_n yea_o out_o of_o the_o most_o poisonable_a thing_n as_o sin_n and_o death_n do_v the_o lord_n draw_v healthful_a and_o medicinal_a preseruative_n to_o they_o that_o love_v he_o all_o the_o way_n of_o the_o lord_n say_v david_n be_v mercy_n and_o truth_n mark_v what_o he_o say_v and_o make_v not_o thou_o a_o exception_n 25._o where_o god_n have_v make_v none_o all_o none_o except_v but_o be_v thou_o strengthen_v in_o faith_n and_o give_v glory_n to_o god_n say_v with_o the_o patient_a job_n 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with_o the_o spouse_n in_o the_o canticle_n for_o the_o love_n of_o jesus_n come_v hither_o and_o the_o lord_n shall_v stay_v thou_o with_o the_o flagon_n of_o his_o wine_n be_v thou_o almost_o dead_a like_o that_o egyptian_a the_o servant_n of_o a_o amalekite_n who_o david_n find_v in_o the_o field_n take_v and_o eat_v of_o this_o bread_n and_o thy_o spirit_n shall_v return_v again_o unto_o thou_o but_o alas_o where_o be_v this_o spiritual_a appetite_n to_o be_v find_v among_o we_o the_o deadness_n of_o our_o hart_n be_v lamentable_a we_o see_v not_o our_o want_n we_o see_v not_o his_o beauty_n we_o smell_v not_o his_o ointment_n we_o taste_v little_a of_o his_o goodness_n and_o therefore_o we_o make_v not_o haste_n to_o run_v after_o he_o david_n mourn_v over_o the_o 33._o dead_a body_n of_o abner_n but_o alas_o if_o we_o can_v we_o have_v much_o more_o cause_n to_o mouâ—…ne_v over_o our_o dead_a soul_n oh_o that_o there_o be_v in_o we_o that_o holy_a desire_n which_o david_n protest_v to_o have_v be_v in_o he_o my_o soul_n faint_v for_o the_o salvation_n 42._o of_o god_n as_o the_o hart_n bray_v for_o the_o river_n of_o water_n and_o thirsty_a ground_n desire_v rain_n so_o my_o soul_n pant_v after_o the_o live_a god_n bless_a be_v they_o who_o hunger_n 5._o and_o thirst_n for_o his_o righteousness_n for_o they_o shall_v be_v satisfy_v these_o only_o be_v the_o guest_n and_o banquetter_n that_o shall_v eat_v of_o the_o delicate_n which_o here_o he_o have_v prepare_v and_o who_o soul_n shall_v be_v delight_v with_o his_o fatness_n these_o shall_v go_v from_o this_o table_n as_o moses_n come_v down_o from_o mount_n sinai_n &_o his_o countenance_n change_v they_o shall_v arise_v with_o eliah_n and_o walk_v on_o in_o the_o strength_n of_o this_o bread_n all_o the_o whole_a day_n of_o their_o pilgrimage_n they_o shall_v go_v on_o in_o their_o way_n with_o samson_n eat_v of_o the_o honey_n which_o they_o have_v find_v they_o shall_v depart_v from_o this_o table_n as_o the_o two_o maryes_fw-mi do_v from_o 4._o the_o sepulchre_n with_o great_a joy_n these_o shall_v go_v home_o to_o their_o own_o house_n justify_v with_o the_o publican_n rejoice_v because_o they_o have_v find_v a_o treasure_n and_o have_v feel_v the_o sweetness_n of_o this_o manna_n they_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o conceal_v this_o great_a joy_n from_o israel_n but_o shall_v be_v force_v 7._o to_o tell_v every_o nathaniel_n who_o they_o meet_v we_o have_v find_v the_o messiah_n and_o 1._o in_o all_o time_n to_o come_v their_o soul_n shall_v cleave_v to_o the_o lord_n without_o separation_n 35._o more_o straight_o than_o the_o man_n of_o judah_n and_o jerusalem_n cleave_v unto_o david_n their_o 5._o king_n they_o shall_v say_v to_o the_o lord_n as_o elizeus_fw-la say_v to_o eliah_n as_o the_o lord_n live_v 2._o and_o as_o thy_o soul_n live_v i_o will_v not_o leave_v thou_o and_o with_o peter_n whither_o o_o lord_n shall_v 68_o i_o go_v from_o thou_o see_v thou_o have_v the_o word_n of_o eternal_a life_n the_o lord_n work_v this_o spiritual_a disposition_n in_o we_o for_o jesus_n christ_n sake_n to_o who_o with_o the_o father_n and_o the_o holy_a spirit_n be_v all_o honour_n praise_n and_o glory_n for_o ever_o finis_fw-la a_o table_n wherein_o all_o the_o chapter_n of_o the_o three_o forename_a book_n be_v particular_o set_v down_o 1._o jacob_n wrestle_v with_o god_n a_o privilege_n of_o the_o godly_a that_o say_v god_n be_v with_o they_o none_o can_v be_v against_o they_o to_o hurt_v they_o chap._n 1_o god_n fatherly_a compassion_n appear_v in_o that_o he_o handle_v we_o most_o tender_o when_o we_o be_v weak_a chap._n 2_o the_o cause_n move_v the_o lord_n to_o appear_v to_o jacob_n at_o this_o time_n chap._n 3_o the_o first_o circumstance_n the_o time_n of_o the_o wrestle_n chap._n 4_o the_o second_o circumstance_n the_o person_n between_o who_o the_o wrestle_n be_v cha._n 5_o consolation_n for_o the_o godly_a afflict_a chap._n 6_o comfort_n for_o christ_n soldier_n chap._n 7_o the_o three_o circumstance_n the_o manner_n of_o the_o wrestle_n corporal_a spiritual_a or_o mix_v chap._n 8_o how_o we_o shall_v behave_v ourselves_o in_o this_o tentation_n we_o be_v teach_v chap._n 9_o let_v we_o ever_o lean_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n how_o strange_a soever_o his_o work_n seem_v unto_o us._n chap._n 10_o verse_n 25._o and_o when_o he_o see_v that_o he_o can_v not_o prevail_v chap._n 11_o vers._n 26._o and_o he_o say_v let_v i_o go_v chap._n 12_o what_o notable_a effect_n the_o feel_v presence_n of_o god_n bring_v with_o it_o chap._n 13_o the_o presence_n or_o absence_n of_o god_n be_v ever_o dispense_v for_o the_o weal_n of_o his_o own_o child_n chap._n 14_o how_o their_o inward_a exercise_n of_o conscience_n work_v in_o the_o godly_a a_o divorcement_n of_o their_o soul_n from_o all_o creature_n and_o a_o near_a adherent_a to_o the_o lord_n cha._n 15_o prayer_n of_o the_o godly_a must_v be_v forcible_a &_o acceptable_a to_o god_n see_v they_o come_v from_o his_o own_o spirit_n chap._n 16_o jacob_n can_v end_v till_o god_n have_v bless_v he_o chap._n 17_o faith_n through_o death_n espy_v life_n chap._n 18_o the_o godly_a in_o their_o prayer_n above_o all_o thing_n seek_v god_n favour_n and_o blessing_n chap._n 19_o worldling_n in_o their_o prayer_n dishonour_n god_n and_o preiudge_n themselves_o chap._n 20_o faith_n obtain_v every_o good_a thing_n that_o it_o crave_v chap._n 21_o verse_n 27._o then_o he_o say_v it_o be_v the_o curse_n of_o the_o wicked_a to_o pray_v and_o not_o prevail_v but_o it_o be_v not_o so_o with_o the_o godly_a chap._n 22_o the_o lord_n by_o inward_a exercise_n of_o conscience_n make_v his_o child_n strong_a to_o
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