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a_o remarkable_a manner_n when_o he_o respect_v they_o in_o their_o bondage_n and_o by_o a_o glorious_a deliverance_n prove_v that_o he_o be_v their_o god_n 4._o god_n who_o be_v confederate_a with_o his_o people_n will_v also_o renew_v his_o covenant_n when_o they_o have_v forget_v it_o and_o forefaulted_n their_o right_n to_o it_o for_o his_o be_v their_o god_n from_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n do_v also_o point_n at_o the_o renew_n of_o the_o covenant_n on_o mount_n sinai_n short_o after_o they_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n which_o be_v god_n great_a mercy_n consider_v what_o they_o have_v be_v in_o egypt_n ezek._n 20.7_o 8._o 5._o when_o mercy_n be_v manifest_v and_o a_o covenant_n renew_v with_o a_o people_n it_o lay_v many_o obligation_n to_o duty_n upon_o they_o and_o they_o need_v many_o instruction_n how_o to_o behave_v themselves_o in_o relation_n to_o such_o dispensation_n for_o this_o part_n of_o the_o verse_n and_o thou_o shall_v know_v no_o god_n but_o i_o be_v not_o only_o a_o declaration_n that_o essay_n who_o they_o will_v they_o shall_v find_v none_o to_o prove_v a_o god_n unto_o they_o but_o he_o but_o it_o relate_v chief_o to_o the_o instruction_n give_v they_o upon_o mount_n sinai_n and_o to_o the_o law_n publish_v with_o the_o covenant_n the_o first_o command_n whereof_o be_v the_o same_o with_o what_o be_v here_o 6._o the_o great_a duty_n that_o lie_v on_o a_o confederate_a people_n and_o these_o who_o have_v reap_v the_o fruit_n of_o god_n bounty_n be_v to_o be_v engage_v to_o god_n as_o the_o only_a true_a god_n their_o only_a delight_n and_o refuge_n in_o all_o necessity_n and_o engage_v to_o the_o true_a religion_n wherein_o his_o name_n be_v profess_v and_o acknowledge_v for_o this_o be_v the_o sum_n of_o that_o direction_n thou_o shall_v know_v no_o god_n but_o i_o or_o acknowledge_v none_o but_o he_o see_v psal_n 81.8_o 9_o 10._o 7._o god_n do_v not_o seek_v a_o people_n to_o acknowledge_v he_o because_o he_o need_v they_o but_o because_o they_o will_v never_o do_v so_o well_o they_o will_v find_v no_o god_n but_o he_o and_o they_o will_v find_v he_o delight_v to_o be_v a_o saviour_n which_o none_o else_o can_v do_v nor_o any_o thing_n without_o he_o for_o so_o much_o be_v import_v in_o this_o reason_n of_o the_o direction_n to_o acknowledge_v none_o but_o he_o for_o there_o be_v no_o saviour_n beside_o i_o 8._o when_o god_n have_v enter_v in_o covenant_n with_o his_o people_n he_o will_v prove_v his_o all-sufficiency_n and_o engage_v they_o yet_o more_o to_o be_v his_o by_o his_o constant_a care_n of_o they_o in_o their_o progress_n for_o so_o do_v he_o engage_v they_o in_o the_o wilderness_n after_o he_o have_v enter_v in_o covenant_n with_o they_o i_o do_v know_v thou_o in_o the_o wilderness_n etc._n etc._n 9_o mercy_n be_v therefore_o sweet_a how_o common_a soever_o to_o the_o lord_n people_n because_o they_o come_v to_o they_o by_o special_a providence_n and_o be_v a_o evidence_n of_o his_o own_v they_o as_o he_o and_o this_o double_v the_o obligation_n on_o these_o who_o be_v so_o deal_v with_o for_o it_o be_v the_o sweet_a and_o oblige_a sight_n he_o give_v they_o of_o his_o deal_n in_o the_o wilderness_n i_o do_v know_v thou_o or_o take_v special_a care_n of_o thou_o as_o my_o people_n see_v psal_n 31.7_o 10._o god_n care_n and_o providence_n be_v most_o conspicuous_a to_o his_o people_n in_o their_o strait_n and_o want_a condition_n that_o so_o mercy_n receive_v at_o such_o a_o time_n may_v be_v yet_o more_o oblige_v for_o so_o be_v declare_v here_o i_o do_v know_v thou_o in_o the_o wilderness_n in_o the_o land_n of_o great_a drought_n where_o not_o so_o much_o as_o a_o drink_n of_o water_n can_v be_v have_v but_o by_o miracle_n verse_n 6._o according_a to_o their_o pasture_n so_o be_v they_o fill_v they_o be_v fill_v and_o their_o heart_n be_v exalt_v therefore_o have_v they_o forget_v i_o in_o the_o next_o place_n we_o have_v their_o part_n and_o carriage_n towards_o god_n who_o have_v be_v thus_o kind_a to_o they_o to_o wit_n that_o be_v bring_v out_o of_o the_o wilderness_n to_o the_o good_a land_n they_o be_v swell_v with_o pride_n and_o forget_v god_n whence_o learn_v 1._o god_n own_v and_o care_v for_o his_o people_n will_v end_v in_o a_o good_a issue_n when_o he_o see_v fit_a for_o these_o who_o he_o know_v in_o the_o wilderness_n v._o 5._o come_v at_o last_o to_o get_v a_o pasture_n 2._o it_o be_v the_o fault_n of_o god_n people_n that_o they_o take_v too_o well_o with_o prosperity_n and_o deliverance_n and_o do_v fat_a themselves_o therewith_o and_o let_v loose_v all_o their_o lust_n to_o satiate_v themselves_o for_o according_a to_o their_o pasture_n so_o be_v they_o fill_v which_o import_v not_o only_a god_n bounty_n in_o give_v they_o abundance_n but_o that_o they_o mind_v no_o more_o but_o to_o fill_v themselves_o with_o it_o see_v deut._n 32.15_o when_o this_o be_v consider_v it_o need_v not_o to_o be_v think_v strange_a if_o god_n ofttimes_o withhold_v such_o a_o lot_n from_o his_o people_n prov._n 30.8_o 9_o 3._o the_o great_a sin_n and_o evidence_n of_o abuse_a prosperity_n be_v pride_n and_o loftiness_n of_o mind_n and_o that_o man_n do_v not_o become_v the_o more_o humble_a that_o mercy_n be_v let_v out_o unto_o they_o for_o they_o be_v fill_v and_o their_o heart_n be_v exalt_v see_v deut._n 8.12_o 13_o 14._o psal_n 73.6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o 4._o pride_n under_o prosperity_n be_v then_o at_o the_o height_n when_o god_n be_v forget_v in_o our_o prosperity_n either_o what_o sensible_a need_n sometime_o we_o have_v have_v of_o he_o and_o his_o help_n or_o what_o he_o do_v for_o we_o or_o for_o what_o end_n and_o what_o engagement_n his_o bounty_n lay_v upon_o we_o to_o seek_v he_o for_o their_o heart_n be_v exalt_v therefore_o have_v they_o forget_v i_o see_v deut._n 6.10_o 11_o 12._o and_o 8.10_o 11._o psal_n 10.4_o ver._n 7._o therefore_o i_o will_v be_v unto_o they_o as_o a_o lion_n as_o a_o leopard_n by_o the_o way_n will_v i_o 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