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37.3_o 4_o 5._o trust_v in_o the_o lord_n and_o do_v good_a so_o shall_v thou_o dwell_v in_o the_o land_n and_o very_o thou_o shall_v be_v feed_v delight_n thyself_o in_o the_o lord_n and_o he_o shall_v give_v thou_o the_o desire_n of_o thy_o heart_n commit_v thy_o way_n unto_o the_o lord_n trust_v also_o in_o he_o and_o he_o shall_v bring_v it_o to_o pass_v mast_n what_o shall_v his_o hope_n fail_v he_o that_o trust_v in_o any_o other_o thing_n but_o in_o god_n sch._n yes_o sure_o on_o whatsoever_o other_o thing_n a_o man_n rely_v he_o rely_v on_o a_o break_a reed_n for_o if_o he_o trust_v in_o his_o great_a riches_n they_o sudden_o get_v wing_n and_o fly_v away_o and_o they_o be_v always_o subject_a to_o innumerable_a casualty_n and_o be_v often_o lose_v by_o some_o sudden_a chance_n now_o if_o he_o trust_v in_o his_o rare_a knowledge_n and_o excellent_a learning_n lo_o a_o short_a sickness_n weaken_v his_o brain_n and_o all_o his_o artificial_a subtle_a knowledge_n come_v to_o nothing_o if_o in_o the_o multitude_n of_o child_n friend_n and_o kindred_n if_o in_o a_o faithful_a wife_n their_o soul_n and_o spirit_n be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n it_o may_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o in_o a_o moment_n they_o may_v die_v and_o so_o he_o be_v deprive_v of_o his_o support_n and_o the_o same_o person_n it_o may_v be_v while_o they_o live_v for_o a_o small_a offence_n take_v up_o a_o great_a prejudice_n and_o become_v enemy_n beside_o if_o he_o be_v reduce_v to_o a_o poor_a condition_n if_o he_o labour_v under_o any_o disease_n so_o that_o he_o can_v perform_v any_o business_n nor_o provide_v food_n and_o raiment_n for_o his_o family_n at_o home_n he_o find_v nothing_o but_o brawl_v and_o contention_n and_o all_o his_o friend_n and_o acquaintant_n at_o once_o fail_v he_o prov._n 19.7_o all_o the_o brethren_n of_o the_o poor_a hate_v he_o how_o much_o more_o do_v his_o friend_n go_v far_o from_o he_o moreover_o he_o become_v a_o alien_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o man-servant_n and_o maidservant_n bear_v in_o his_o house_n for_o this_o be_v the_o complaint_n of_o job_n overwhelm_v with_o calamity_n job_n 19.17_o my_o breath_n be_v strange_a to_o my_o wife_n though_o i_o entreat_v for_o the_o child_n sake_n of_o my_o own_o body_n it_o will_v be_v as_o great_a folly_n for_o any_o man_n to_o trust_v in_o his_o bodily_a strength_n which_o some_o disease_n may_v destroy_v in_o a_o moment_n the_o gout_n do_v but_o seize_v on_o some_o one_o joint_n and_o present_o it_o keep_v a_o man_n at_o home_n in_o sadness_n and_o solitude_n and_o will_v not_o permit_v he_o to_o put_v his_o foot_n without_o the_o door_n but_o it_o be_v not_o so_o with_o he_o who_o have_v his_o whole_a dependence_n upon_o god_n for_o he_o will_v stand_v in_o awe_n of_o the_o divine_a majesty_n but_o will_v not_o be_v awe_v by_o any_o thing_n else_o he_o will_v yield_v worship_n and_o the_o most_o humble_a subjection_n to_o god_n alone_o all_o his_o hope_n or_o possession_n be_v 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