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while_n there_o mâ—y_v be_v break_n and_o scatter_n of_o saint_n from_o one_o another_o for_o a_o time_n and_o some_o hiding_n of_o god_n face_n but_o in_o the_o end_n these_o thing_n will_v end_v and_o god_n and_o you_o and_o the_o saint_n and_o you_o shall_v sit_v down_o together_o to_o rejoice_v in_o one_o another_o to_o all_o eternity_n soli_fw-la deo_fw-la gloria_fw-la finis_fw-la
be_v also_o true_a that_o god_n have_v a_o care_n of_o his_o people_n in_o all_o the_o common_a calamity_n that_o ever_o come_v upon_o the_o world_n thus_o it_o it_o be_v when_o god_n come_v to_o sweep_v away_o a_o whole_a world_n be_v there_o none_o to_o be_v think_v of_o no_o body_n to_o be_v remember_v yes_o there_o be_v a_o noah_n that_o god_n can_v not_o forget_v gen._n 6.13_o 14._o noah_n may_v say_v what_o the_o end_n of_o all_o flesh_n what_o shall_v become_v of_o i_o then_o what_o shall_v i_o do_v when_o all_o flesh_n be_v destroy_v why_o say_v god_n noah_n make_v thou_o a_o aâ—k_n ver_fw-la 14._o i_o will_v not_o so_o destroy_v all_o flesh_n but_o i_o will_v remember_v thou_o noah_n and_o therefore_o make_v thou_o a_o ark_n and_o say_v god_n to_o he_o in_o vers_n 18._o with_o thou_o i_o will_v establish_v my_o covenant_n and_o thou_o shall_v come_v into_o the_o ark_n thou_o and_o thy_o son_n and_o thy_o son_n wife_n with_o thou_o thus_o it_o be_v in_o the_o destruction_n of_o sodom_n god_n come_v with_o resolution_n to_o destroy_v that_o place_n gen._n 19.12_o 13._o great_a provocation_n call_v for_o great_a desolation_n dreadful_a judgement_n be_v the_o necessary_a consequent_n of_o great_a precede_a iniquity_n but_o let_v he_o must_v be_v take_v care_n of_o and_o a_o shelter_n and_o refuge_n must_v be_v provide_v for_o he_o thus_o in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n when_o the_o lord_n send_v his_o plague_n among_o they_o you_o this_o very_a judgement_n of_o the_o plague_n i_o believe_v that_o be_v the_o judgement_n and_o i_o will_v give_v you_o a_o scripture_n to_o prove_v it_o the_o threaten_a be_v he_o will_v destroy_v all_o the_o first-born_a of_o pharaoh_n exod._n 11.5_o 6_o 7._o now_o the_o question_n be_v what_o judgement_n it_o be_v that_o he_o do_v destroy_v the_o first-born_a of_o egypt_n by_o i_o think_v it_o be_v the_o plague_n and_o that_o that_o confirm_v i_o in_o my_o thought_n of_o it_o be_v that_o amos_n 4.10_o where_o he_o say_v i_o have_v send_v among_o you_o the_o pestilence_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o egypt_n now_o i_o do_v not_o know_v any_o time_n when_o god_n do_v send_v the_o pestilence_n into_o egypt_n unless_o when_o he_o destroy_v the_o first-born_a and_o yet_o at_o that_o time_n when_o he_o do_v destroy_v the_o first-born_a of_o all_o the_o house_n of_o egypt_n the_o lord_n take_v care_n of_o his_o people_n israel_n must_v be_v preserve_v not_o a_o dog_n must_v move_v the_o tongue_n against_o any_o of_o they_o gen._n 42._o when_o there_o be_v a_o famine_n in_o canaan_n yea_o a_o famine_n in_o all_o land_n and_o a_o great_a scarcity_n grow_v over_o the_o face_n of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n yet_o jacob_n and_o his_o child_n must_v be_v provide_v for_o and_o god_n must_v look_v after_o they_o and_o he_o bid_v they_o go_v down_o to_o egypt_n and_o you_o find_v how_o they_o be_v there_o feed_v god_n have_v by_o a_o signal_n providence_n send_v joseph_n before_o hand_n as_o he_o say_v himself_o to_o save_v jacob_n and_o his_o family_n alive_a jeremiah_n in_o the_o time_n of_o captivity_n and_o great_a destruction_n what_o must_v become_v of_o he_o must_v he_o perish_v with_o the_o rest_n no_o say_v god_n i_o will_v deliver_v thou_o in_o that_o day_n jer._n 39.17_o 18._o now_o this_o be_v my_o first_o argument_n to_o confirm_v this_o general_a truth_n that_o in_o time_n of_o common_a calamity_n god_n take_v a_o especial_a care_n of_o his_o people_n as_o be_v evident_a from_o what_o he_o have_v do_v 2._o from_o the_o promise_n of_o what_o he_o will_v do_v he_o make_v special_a promise_n to_o his_o people_n of_o what_o he_o will_v do_v in_o such_o season_n psal_n 91.9_o 10._o because_o thou_o have_v make_v the_o most_o high_a thy_o refuge_n there_o shall_v no_o evil_n befall_v thou_o neither_o shall_v any_o plague_n come_v nigh_o thy_o dwell_n soul_n that_o be_v saint_n and_o saint_n in_o a_o right_a spirit_n here_o be_v a_o promise_n a_o singular_a special_a promise_n make_v to_o they_o 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