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provoke_v you_o to_o murmur_a and_o impatience_n and_o thereby_o provoke_v the_o lord_n to_o forsake_v you_o in_o your_o strait_n but_o yet_o you_o see_v he_o do_v not_o he_o have_v either_o 1_o strengthen_v your_o back_n to_o bear_v or_o 2._o lighten_v your_o burden_n or_o 3._o open_v a_o unexpected_a door_n of_o escape_n according_a to_o that_o promise_n 1_o cor._n 10._o 13._o so_o that_o the_o evil_n which_o you_o fear_v come_v not_o upon_o you_o you_o read_v that_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v the_o only_a support_n and_o relief_n to_o a_o gracious_a soul_n in_o the_o dark_a day_n of_o affliction_n psal._n 119._o 50_o 92._o 2_o sam._n 23._o 5._o that_o for_o this_o very_a purpose_n it_o be_v write_v rom._n 15._o 4._o no_o rule_n of_o moral_a prudence_n no_o sensual_a remedy_n can_v perform_v that_o for_o we_o which_o the_o word_n can_v do_v and_o be_v not_o this_o a_o seal_a truth_n attest_v by_o a_o thousand_o of_o undeniable_a experience_n hence_o have_v the_o saint_n fetch_v 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despondency_n and_o yet_o god_n have_v carry_v i_o through_o all_o psal._n 77._o 7_o 8_o 9_o etc._n etc._n this_o be_v it_o that_o suffer_v not_o a_o christian_n to_o unravel_v all_o his_o hope_n in_o a_o hour_n of_o temptation_n o_o how_o useful_a be_v these_o â—hings_n to_o the_o people_n of_o god_n the_o five_o motive_n the_o recognition_n of_o former_a providence_n will_v minister_v to_o your_o soul_n continual_a matter_n of_o praise_n and_o thanksgiving_n which_o be_v the_o very_a employment_n of_o the_o angel_n in_o heaven_n and_o the_o sweet_a part_n of_o our_o life_n on_o earth_n see_v psal._n 61._o 7_o 8._o if_o god_n will_v prepare_v mercy_n and_o truth_n for_o david_n he_o will_v prepare_v praise_n for_o â—is_n god_n and_o that_o daily_a so_o psal._n 71._o 6._o by_o thou_o have_v i_o be_v hold_v up_o from_o the_o womb_n thou_o be_v he_o that_o take_v i_o out_o of_o my_o mother_n bowel_n there_o mercy_n from_o the_o beginning_n be_v recognize_v my_o praise_n shall_v be_v continual_o of_o thou_o there_o the_o natural_a result_n of_o those_o recognition_n be_v express_v there_o be_v five_o thing_n belong_v to_o the_o praise_n of_o god_n and_o all_o of_o they_o have_v relation_n to_o his_o providence_n exercise_v about_o we_o 1._o a_o careful_a observation_n of_o the_o mercles_n we_o receive_v from_o he_o isa._n 41._o 17_o 18_o 19_o 20._o this_o be_v fundamental_a to_o all_o praise_n god_n can_v â—e_v glorify_v for_o the_o mercy_n we_o never_o note_v 2._o a_o faithful_a remembrance_n of_o the_o favour_n receive_v psal._n 103._o 2._o bless_v the_o lord_n o_o my_o soul_n and_o forget_v not_o all_o his_o benefit_n hence_o the_o lord_n brand_v the_o ingratitude_n of_o his_o people_n psal._n 106._o 13._o they_o soon_o forget_v his_o work_n 3._o a_o due_a appreciation_n and_o valuation_n of_o every_o providence_n that_o do_v we_o good_a 1_o sam._n 12._o 24._o that_o providence_n that_o feed_v they_o in_o the_o wilderness_n with_o manna_n be_v a_o most_o remarkable_a providence_n to_o they_o but_o they_o not_o value_v it_o at_o its_o worth_n god_n have_v not_o that_o praise_n for_o it_o which_o he_o expect_v numb_a 11._o 6._o 4._o the_o excitation_n of_o all_o the_o faculty_n and_o power_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o the_o acknowledgement_n oâ—_n these_o mercy_n to_o we_o thus_o david_n psal._n 103._o 1â—_n bless_v the_o lord_n o_o my_o soul_n and_o all_o that_o be_v within_o mâ—_n bless_v his_o holy_a name_n soul-praise_n be_v the_o very_a souâ—_n of_o praise_n this_o be_v the_o fat_a and_o marrow_n of_o that_o thank-offering_n 5._o a_o suitable_a retribution_n for_o the_o mercy_n receive_v this_o david_n be_v careful_a about_o psal._n 116._o 1._o and_o the_o lord_n tax_v good_a hezekjah_n for_o the_o neglect_n of_o it_o 2_o chron._n 32._o 24_o 25._o this_o consist_v in_o a_o full_a and_o hearty_a resignation_n of_o all_o to_o he_o that_o we_o have_v receive_v by_o providence_n from_o he_o and_o in_o our_o willingness_n actual_o to_o part_v with_o all_o for_o he_o when_o he_o shall_v remand_v it_o thus_o you_o see_v how_o all_o the_o ingredient_n to_o praise_n have_v respect_n to_o providence_n but_o more_o particular_o i_o will_v show_v you_o that_o as_o all_o the_o ingredient_n of_o praise_n have_v respect_n to_o providence_n so_o all_o the_o motive_n and_o argument_n oblige_v and_o engage_v soul_n to_o praise_n be_v find_v therein_o also_o to_o this_o end_n consider_v how_o the_o mercy_n and_o goodness_n of_o god_n be_v exhibit_v by_o providence_n to_o excite_v our_o thankfulness_n 1._o that_o the_o goodness_n and_o mercy_n of_o god_n be_v let_v out_o upon_o his_o people_n in_o his_o providence_n about_o they_o and_o this_o be_v the_o very_a root_n of_o praise_n it_o be_v not_o so_o much_o the_o possession_n that_o providence_n give_v we_o of_o such_o or_o such_o comfort_n as_o the_o goodness_n and_o kindness_n of_o god_n in_o the_o dispense_n of_o they_o that_o engage_v a_o gracious_a soul_n to_o praise_n 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