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lord_n himself_o be_v thy_o keeper_n the_o lord_n be_v thy_o defence_n upon_o thy_o right_n hand_n so_o that_o the_o sun_n shall_v not_o burn_v the_o by_o day_n neither_o the_o moon_n by_o night_n the_o lord_n shall_v preserve_v the_o from_o all_o evil_a yea_o it_o be_v even_o he_o that_o shall_v keep_v thy_o soul_n the_o lord_n shall_v preserve_v thy_o goinge_v out_o and_o thy_o come_n in_o from_o this_o time_n forth_o for_o evermore_o theo._n thesâ—e_o be_v sweet_a and_o comfortable_a scripture_n phil._n i_o grant_v to_o the_o faithful_a which_o depend_v altogether_o on_o god_n and_o on_o his_o fatherlye_o providence_n but_o the_o unfaithful_a which_o trust_n on_o themselves_o on_o their_o own_o wysdome_n and_o policy_n feel_v no_o savour_n nor_o swetnes_n in_o they_o as_o saint_n paul_n say_v a_o natural_a man_n perceave_v not_o the_o thing_n that_o belong_v to_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n 〈…〉_o for_o they_o be_v folyshnes_n unto_o he_o but_o let_v we_o behold_v mo_z history_n which_o shall_v declare_v &_o set_v forth_o god_n hiâ—_n providence_n &_o singular_a liberalite_n towards_o his_o servant_n y_fw-fr â—_o we_o mai_fw-gr learn_v perfectli_v to_o hang_v on_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n you_o read_v in_o the_o first_o book_n of_o moses_n that_o in_o the_o time_n of_o jacob_n who_o we_o speak_v of_o a_o little_a afore_o xli_o there_o be_v a_o great_a dearth_n in_o all_o contreis_n in_o somuch_o that_o in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n there_o be_v no_o vitaile_n to_o be_v get_v for_o money_n now_o behold_v the_o providence_n of_o god_n god_n aforese_v this_o plague_n of_o famine_n to_o the_o intent_n that_o his_o servant_n shall_v not_o perish_v in_o time_n of_o hunger_n for_o lack_n of_o food_n xxxvii_o wonderful_o send_v joseph_n afore_o into_o egipte_n and_o although_o his_o brother_n sell_v he_o in_o to_o a_o strange_a land_n by_o this_o mean_n seek_v his_o destruction_n yet_o god_n turn_v this_o his_o servitude_n unto_o his_o honour_n and_o the_o evel_a 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