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A96433 The art of divine improvement, or, The Christian instructed how to make a right use of [brace] duties, dangers, deliverances both as they concern himself and others : opened and applied in several sermons / by Nathaniel Whiting ... Whiting, Nathaneel, 1617?-1682. 1662 (1662) Wing W2020A; ESTC R43819 228,106 313

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he_o that_o david_n be_v come_v to_o keilah_n present_o he_o infer_v that_o god_n have_v deliver_v he_o into_o his_o hand_n for_o say_v he_o he_o be_v shut_v in_o by_o enter_v into_o a_o town_n that_o have_v gate_n and_o bar_n but_o it_o prove_v otherwise_o yea_o david_n man_n will_v have_v put_v he_o upon_o the_o same_o mistake_n chap._n 24._o ver_fw-la 4._o when_o saul_n come_v into_o the_o cave_n to_o cover_v his_o foot_n where_o david_n and_o his_o man_n lay_v hide_v they_o present_o conclude_v behold_v the_o day_n of_o which_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v unto_o thou_o behold_v i_o will_v deliver_v thy_o enemy_n into_o thy_o hand_n that_o thou_o may_v do_v to_o he_o as_o it_o shall_v seem_v good_a unto_o thou_o a_o like_a passage_n you_o have_v chap._n 26._o ver_fw-la 8._o when_o david_n and_o abishai_n come_v into_o saul_n army_n by_o night_n and_o find_v they_o all_o fast_o asleep_a not_o a_o sentinel_n wake_v and_o saul_n asleep_o also_o abishai_n say_v to_o david_n god_n have_v deliver_v thy_o enemy_n into_o thy_o hand_n this_o day_n now_o therefore_o let_v i_o smite_v he_o i_o pray_v thou_o with_o the_o spear_n unto_o the_o earth_n at_o once_o and_o i_o will_v not_o smite_v he_o a_o second_o time_n but_o david_n dare_v not_o slay_v the_o lord_n anoint_v under_o the_o protection_n and_o warrant_n of_o this_o providence_n as_o the_o follow_a verse_n declare_v because_o it_o will_v have_v be_v a_o express_a violation_n of_o god_n will_v instance_n of_o this_o nature_n may_v be_v multiply_v but_o now_o when_o the_o speaking_n of_o god_n in_o his_o work_n run_v in_o a_o parallel_n line_n with_o the_o speaking_n of_o god_n in_o his_o word_n when_o they_o fall_v in_o with_o his_o reveal_v will_n they_o do_v then_o safe_o interpret_v the_o mind_n of_o god_n and_o be_v a_o good_a gloss_n upon_o the_o text_n both_o as_o to_o the_o quod_fw-la and_o quando_fw-la of_o a_o duty_n show_v that_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v do_v and_o that_o than_o be_v the_o time_n for_o the_o 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