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their_o enemy_n and_o direct_v even_o the_o wickedness_n of_o satan_n and_o his_o instrument_n so_o as_o may_v best_o serve_v his_o own_o glory_n and_o the_o good_a of_o his_o people_n it_o be_v well_o say_v of_o antoninus_n that_o noble_a philosopher_n who_o will_v desire_v to_o live_v in_o this_o world_n if_o it_o be_v destitute_a of_o god_n and_o providence_n if_o all_o be_v leave_v to_o chance_n and_o we_o expose_v every_o where_o to_o innumerable_a enemy_n and_o danger_n but_o since_o there_o be_v a_o overrule_a providence_n say_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o adore_v that_o providence_n and_o live_v sweet_o and_o pleasant_o confide_v always_o in_o god_n almighty_a protection_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n be_v that_o of_o the_o royal_a psalmist_n psal._n 97._o 1._o the_o lord_n reign_v let_v the_o earth_n rejoice_v let_v the_o multitude_n of_o the_o isle_n be_v glad_a thereof_o but_o three_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o that_o we_o rejoice_v under_o the_o protection_n of_o god_n providence_n but_o we_o must_v also_o adore_v and_o worship_v his_o great_a and_o glorious_a name_n who_o do_v such_o wonder_n for_o the_o child_n of_o men._n psal._n 78._o 10._o we_o be_v tell_v that_o the_o wrath_n of_o man_n shall_v praise_v the_o lord_n the_o remainder_n of_o wrath_n he_o shall_v restrain_v the_o septuagint_n read_v the_o latter_a part_n of_o the_o verse_n thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o rage_n of_o man_n say_v they_o shall_v keep_v holiday_n unto_o the_o lord_n i._n e._n give_v his_o people_n opportunity_n of_o laud_v and_o magnify_v his_o glorious_a name_n and_o sure_o no_o people_n in_o the_o world_n ever_o have_v more_o cause_n to_o praise_n and_o magnify_v the_o name_n of_o god_n than_o we_o of_o this_o church_n and_o nation_n what_o miraculous_a preservation_n have_v his_o good_a providence_n wrought_v for_o