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enter_v into_o life_n halt_v or_o maim_a than_o go_v into_o hell_n with_o a_o whole_a skin_n i_o hope_v there_o be_v none_o so_o much_o beside_o themselves_o as_o to_o judge_v otherwise_o of_o it_o or_o complain_v of_o their_o be_v compel_v to_o go_v to_o heaven_n though_o it_o be_v by_o a_o whirlwind_n and_o chariot_n of_o fire_n at_o first_o i_o grant_v it_o be_v pure_a necessity_n drive_v to_o christ_n but_o afterward_o his_o personal_a excellency_n and_o loveliness_n constrain_v to_o abide_v with_o he_o a_o sweet_a and_o bless_a compulsion_n and_o now_o you_o will_v not_o leave_v he_o again_o although_o the_o first_o necessity_n of_o your_o go_v to_o he_o be_v quite_o at_o a_o end_n but_o still_o we_o say_v as_o before_o that_o the_o will_n be_v not_o violate_v but_o change_v and_o that_o in_o a_o due_a and_o orderly_a way_n by_o be_v make_v subject_a to_o a_o enlighten_v understanding_n than_o which_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o pleasant_a and_o natural_a to_o it_o now_o as_o 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7._o that_o he_o put_v down_o one_o and_o set_v up_o another_o that_o he_o do_v according_a to_o his_o will_n in_o the_o army_n of_o heaven_n and_o among_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o earth_n 35._o dan._n 4_o 35._o how_o evident_a be_v it_o in_o his_o humble_v of_o pharaoh_n nabuchadnezzar_n and_o other_o this_o providence_n reach_v to_o all_o manner_n of_o person_n time_n and_o thing_n and_o circumscribe_v they_o it_o leave_v not_o the_o least_o thing_n to_o a_o contingency_n even_o raven_n sparrow_n and_o lily_n yea_o and_o the_o hair_n of_o your_o head_n be_v all_o number_v and_o under_o the_o conduct_n of_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n matth._n 6._o 26._o 2._o that_o the_o design_n and_o course_n of_o god_n providence_n 25._o eezk._n 24._o 25._o be_v to_o accomplish_v his_o purpose_n as_o providence_n govern_v the_o world_n so_o purpose_n be_v the_o director_n of_o providence_n he_o be_v a_o provident_a man_n that_o order_v his_o affair_n prudent_o i._n e._n so_o that_o 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that_o the_o purpose_n of_o god_n according_a to_o election_n may_v stand_v the_o elder_n must_v serve_v the_o young_a which_o now_o came-to-pass_a by_o the_o sale_n of_o his_o birthright_n and_o thus_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n make_v even_o the_o profaneness_n of_o man_n subserve_v to_o his_o end_n the_o lord_n have_v determine_v to_o cast_v judah_n and_o jerusalem_n out_o of_o his_o sight_n for_o their_o obstinacy_n and_o to_o this_o end_n that_o be_v to_o make_v way_n for_o it_o it_o came-to-pass_a 20._o 2_o king_n 24._o 20._o that_o zedekiah_n rebel_v against_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n it_o be_v to_o fulfil_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n declare_v in_o the_o 2_o chron._n 36._o 21._o though_o that_o be_v far_o from_o the_o rebeller_n intent_n so_o he_o give_v cyrus_n all_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o earth_n that_o he_o may_v build_v his_o temple_n at_o jerusalem_n and_o it_o be_v to_o fulfil_v his_o purpose_n before_o record_v by_o jeremy_n the_o prophet_n as_o ver_fw-la 22._o &_o 23._o in_o like_a manner_n herod_n pilate_n and_o the_o jew_n they_o all_o conspire_v the_o death_n of_o christ_n and_o each_o party_n on_o a_o several_a account_n not_o think_v in_o the_o least_o to_o fulfil_v the_o determinate_a counsel_n of_o god_n yet_o that_o be_v it_o which_o providence_n intend_v in_o permit_v the_o thing_n to_o be_v do_v as_o be_v plain_a by_o act_n 2._o 23._o as_o also_o the_o soldier_n in_o part_v his_o garment_n and_o pierce_a his_o side_n it_o be_v their_o barbarous_a rudeness_n which_o put_v they_o upon_o it_o but_o providence_n design_v to_o make-good_a a_o prophecy_n these_o thing_n therefore_o the_o soldier_n do_v john_n 19_o 24._o all_o that_o god_n do_v in_o the_o world_n be_v the_o transcript_n or_o impression_n of_o his_o decree_n 3._o that_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n never_o fail_v of_o its_o end_n our_o god_n be_v in_o heaven_n and_o do_v whatsoever_o he_o will_n 3._o ps_n 115._o 3._o he_o will_v work_v and_o who_o shall_v let_v it_o 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