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his_o people_n according_a to_o their_o necessity_n we_o have_v dispatch_v the_o first_o of_o these_o and_o shall_v now_o proceed_v to_o the_o second_o that_o divine_a relief_n flow_v from_o god_n to_o his_o people_n according_a to_o their_o necessity_n when_o flesh_n and_o heart_n fail_v than_o god_n be_v the_o strength_n of_o their_o heart_n and_o portion_n when_o the_o old_a stock_n be_v almost_o spend_v god_n renew_v it_o again_o when_o the_o fire_n be_v almost_o out_o he_o throw_v on_o new_a fuel_n when_o the_o old_a house_n be_v fall_v upon_o our_o head_n he_o underprop_v it_o when_o the_o cistern_n fail_v the_o conduit_n shall_v run_v in_o plain_a english_a when_o a_o christian_a stand_v in_o great_a need_n of_o relief_n and_o help_n god_n will_v communicate_v the_o most_o of_o himself_o to_o he_o god_n oftentimes_o lead_v his_o people_n as_o he_o do_v abraham_n to_o the_o top_n of_o the_o mount_n of_o trial_n temptation_n and_o affliction_n and_o then_o appear_v to_o they_o 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act_n as_o to_o relieve_v himself_o by_o a_o indirect_a course_n for_o he_o will_v not_o take_v the_o name_n of_o god_n upon_o he_o in_o vain_a he_o have_v rather_o die_v then_o do_v it_o now_o when_o god_n have_v thus_o draw_v out_o the_o desire_n of_o the_o soul_n after_o grace_n than_o he_o give_v in_o such_o a_o measure_n as_o shall_v preserve_v it_o and_o keep_v it_o from_o yield_v to_o the_o temptation_n and_o belove_v it_o be_v a_o gracious_a relief_n to_o be_v keep_v in_o a_o holy_a and_o gracious_a frame_n of_o heart_n under_o a_o strong_a and_o powerful_a temptation_n it_o be_v worthy_a of_o a_o christian_n take_v notice_n thereof_o so_o do_v the_o prophet_n this_o poor_a man_n cry_v and_o the_o lord_n hear_v he_o psal_n 34.6_o belove_a if_o you_o be_v never_o so_o poor_a yet_o if_o god_n draw_v out_o your_o heart_n after_o he_o in_o prayer_n you_o shall_v be_v keep_v that_o you_o shall_v not_o take_v any_o indirect_a course_n to_o help_v yourselves_o but_o be_v able_a to_o 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