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that_o though_o he_o be_v in_o danger_n for_o this_o choice_n and_o have_v few_o companion_n yet_o he_o for_o his_o part_n will_v never_o seek_v out_o any_o other_o way_n as_o jos._n 24._o 15._o joh._n 6._o 67._o 68_o 69._o the_o way_n of_o truth_n thus_o he_o style_v the_o word_n of_o god_n which_o alone_o show_v man_n the_o way_n by_o which_o he_o may_v walk_v safe_o and_o uprightlie_o but_o before_o a_o man_n can_v be_v set_v in_o this_o way_n he_o have_v many_o seducement_n offer_v unto_o he_o to_o draw_v he_o into_o by_o path_n it_o seem_v that_o david_n overcome_v they_o all_o &_o make_v god_n word_n that_o ariâ—dnes_n thread_n by_o which_o he_o pass_v through_o all_o sort_n of_o labyrinth_n if_o we_o intend_v to_o make_v choice_n of_o any_o other_o way_n doubt_v not_o but_o we_o shall_v have_v counsellor_n enough_o but_o this_o be_v the_o way_n choose_v it_o and_o thy_o judgement_n have_v i_o lay_v before_o i_o 1._o thy_o word_n according_a to_o which_o thou_o will_v pronounce_v sentence_n that_o have_v i_o say_v before_o i_o it_o be_v ever_o in_o my_o sight_n it_o be_v my_o counsellor_n my_o comforter_n my_o guide_n and_o governor_n o_o happy_a david_n if_o thou_o have_v ever_o do_v so_o then_o have_v thou_o not_o fall_v either_o by_o pride_n of_o heart_n in_o number_v the_o people_n or_o uncleanness_n of_o life_n with_o the_o spouse_n of_o vriah_n hence_o spring_v all_o impiety_n that_o we_o lie_v not_o god_n judgement_n before_o us._n ¶_o vers._n 31._o i_o have_v cleaved_a to_o thy_o testimony_n o_o lord_n confound_v i_o noâ—_n if_o ever_o good_a man_n have_v occasion_n by_o cross_n to_o forsake_v his_o profession_n and_o hold_v of_o piety_n david_n have_v never_o be_v man_n more_o belove_v of_o god_n yet_o never_o be_v man_n so_o molest_v by_o man_n remember_v his_o trouble_n and_o his_o truth_n will_v appear_v do_v he_o now_o forsake_v his_o stand_n abandon_v his_o general_n or_o start_v aside_o like_o a_o break_a bow_n no_o he_o do_v not_o in_o the_o lord_n be_v his_o delight_n in_o god_n word_n be_v his_o comfort_n he_o do_v cleave_v so_o fast_o unto_o the_o word_n of_o god_n in_o which_o his_o will_n be_v testify_v to_o man_n that_o no_o trouble_n can_v make_v he_o to_o forgo_v his_o hold_n i_o think_v i_o may_v bring_v in_o here_o paul_n speak_v as_o david_n do_v who_o shall_v separate_v we_o from_o the_o love_n of_o christ_n shall_v tribulation_n or_o anguish_n or_o persecution_n or_o famine_n or_o naked_a â—â—sse_n or_o peril_n or_o sword_n as_o it_o be_v write_v for_o thy_o sake_n be_v we_o kill_v all_o the_o day_n long_o we_o be_v count_v as_o sheep_n for_o the_o slaughter_n nevertheless_o in_o all_o these_o thing_n we_o be_v more_o than_o conqueror_n through_o he_o thâ—t_o love_a us._n for_o i_o be_o persuade_v that_o neither_o death_n nor_o life_n nor_o angel_n nor_o principality_n nor_o power_n nor_o thing_n present_a nor_o thing_n to_o come_v nor_o height_n nor_o depth_n nor_o any_o other_o creature_n shall_v bâ—e_v able_a to_o separate_v we_o from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n which_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n our_o lord_n rom._n 8._o 35._o etc._n etc._n confound_v i_o not_o if_o i_o cleave_v not_o to_o thy_o testimony_n thou_o will_v confound_v i_o as_o all_o they_o be_v who_o start_v aside_o from_o thou_o if_o i_o cleave_v unto_o thy_o testimony_n man_n will_v confound_v i_o o_o lord_n suffer_v i_o not_o to_o be_v confound_v by_o they_o or_o to_o do_v that_o whereby_o i_o may_v be_v ashamed_a either_o before_o thou_o or_o before_o any_o man_n thus_o david_n fear_v that_o by_o daily_a accident_n his_o faith_n and_o profession_n may_v be_v shake_v and_o he_o shall_v in_o the_o end_n become_v a_o scorn_n to_o his_o enemy_n as_o who_o more_o scorn_a then_o the_o most_o godly_a desire_v that_o he_o may_v have_v as_o he_o have_v trust_v such_o good_a success_n that_o upon_o none_o occasion_n that_o hold_v which_o he_o have_v lay_v upon_o god_n word_n may_v be_v take_v from_o he_o where_o we_o see_v it_o be_v the_o custom_n of_o the_o wicked_a to_o put_v most_o shame_n upon_o they_o who_o desire_v to_o stick_v most_o fast_o unto_o god_n and_o to_o serve_v he_o with_o great_a sincerity_n this_o be_v the_o great_a grief_n of_o god_n saint_n that_o they_o be_v thus_o confound_v for_o well_o do_v let_v they_o go_v on_o as_o david_n do_v let_v they_o pray_v as_o david_n here_o do_v in_o the_o end_n they_o shall_v either_o see_v the_o confusion_n of_o their_o enemy_n or_o else_o rejoice_v in_o consolation_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n that_o they_o be_v hate_v without_o a_o cause_n ¶_o verse_n 32._o i_o will_v run_v the_o way_n of_o thy_o commandment_n when_o thou_o shall_v enlarge_v my_o heart_n this_o last_o verse_n be_v a_o golden_a verse_n in_o which_o he_o show_v principal_o with_o what_o speed_n and_o cheerfulness_n he_o will_v serve_v god_n but_o because_o this_o race_n celestial_a can_v be_v undertake_v unless_o we_o know_v christ_n and_o in_o he_o the_o remission_n of_o sin_n which_o alone_a knowledge_n do_v enlarge_v the_o heart_n draw_v it_o out_o of_o the_o dolour_n of_o death_n and_o perfume_a it_o with_o a_o new_a joy_n by_o which_o it_o rest_v quiet_v in_o the_o lord_n therefore_o as_o before_o he_o desire_v to_o be_v quicken_v and_o cheerend_a according_a to_o god_n word_n so_o here_o he_o promise_v that_o he_o will_v most_o cheerful_o go_v on_o in_o the_o way_n of_o god_n statute_n where_o it_o shall_v please_v the_o lord_n to_o set_v his_o heart_n at_o liberty_n by_o take_v away_o from_o he_o the_o fear_n of_o his_o displeasure_n purchase_v by_o sin_n and_o the_o fury_n of_o his_o enemy_n of_o who_o he_o be_v in_o danger_n i_o will_v run_v etc._n etc._n it_o be_v a_o metaphor_n borrow_v from_o runner_n in_o a_o race_n who_o questionless_a do_v run_v with_o speed_n such_o a_o one_o be_v ahimaaz_n 2._o sam._n 18._o who_o outâ—an_v chushi_n to_o bring_v david_n tiding_n of_o absalon_n death_n and_o john_n who_o do_v overrun_v peter_n to_o the_o 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if_o we_o have_v no_o love_n of_o the_o sacrament_n no_o care_n of_o discipline_n if_o our_o heart_n be_v harden_v all_o be_v not_o well_o either_o some_o judgement_n of_o god_n be_v at_o hand_n or_o else_o we_o be_v to_o fear_v to_o be_v cast_v into_o some_o heresy_n or_o such_o like_a evil_n i_o find_v that_o after_o isaiah_n have_v prophesy_v a_o long_a time_n the_o lord_n god_n who_o will_v not_o have_v his_o name_n plaspheme_v see_v no_o amendment_n in_o his_o people_n come_v with_o a_o great_a majesty_n and_o bid_v the_o prophet_n isaiah_n 6._o to_o tell_v they_o that_o they_o shall_v hear_v but_o not_o understand_v they_o shall_v plain_o see_v but_o not_o perceive_v he_o command_v he_o moreover_o to_o make_v their_o heart_n sâ—t_o to_o make_v their_o ear_n heavy_a and_o to_o shut_v their_o eye_n lest_o they_o shall_v see_v with_o their_o eye_n hear_v with_o their_o ear_n and_o understand_v with_o their_o heart_n and_o because_o they_o will_v not_o make_v the_o word_n of_o god_n the_o savour_n of_o life_n unto_o life_n it_o shall_v be_v unto_o they_o the_o savour_n of_o death_n unto_o death_n as_o this_o be_v especial_o mean_v of_o the_o ungodly_a yet_o sure_o the_o godly_a escape_v not_o but_o by_o repentance_n it_o be_v the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n to_o use_v all_o mean_n and_o then_o to_o use_v destruction_n when_o his_o word_n will_v not_o serve_v we_o may_v be_v comfort_v even_o at_o this_o day_n that_o the_o lord_n yet_o give_v a_o scatter_n of_o his_o people_n and_o give_v we_o some_o good_a minister_n and_o magistrate_n but_o if_o we_o consider_v of_o the_o lord_n long_o suffer_v of_o we_o of_o the_o peace_n abundance_n and_o many_o other_o grace_n bestow_v on_o we_o and_o yet_o so_o small_a amendment_n we_o trust_v for_o the_o remnant_n sake_n that_o the_o general_a judgement_n of_o god_n shall_v not_o as_o yet_o come_v upon_o we_o yet_o this_o sore_a say_n shall_v make_v we_o afraid_a it_o be_v time_n for_o thou_o lord_n to_o put_v to_o thy_o hand_n 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