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the_o more_o grievous_o against_o us._n the_o chief_a cause_n of_o all_o this_o be_v their_o incredulity_n psal_n 78._o 22._o they_o do_v not_o believe_v that_o the_o lord_n have_v a_o fatherly_a care_n of_o they_o &_o seek_v in_o all_o thing_n to_o do_v they_o good_a even_o as_o he_o know_v what_o be_v commodious_a for_o they_o which_o be_v so_o much_o the_o great_a a_o sin_n in_o they_o by_o how_o much_o the_o lord_n have_v so_o many_o way_n testify_v his_o great_a love_n to_o they_o not_o only_o by_o his_o word_n but_o by_o his_o work_n v._o 23._o where_o he_o begin_v to_o reckon_v up_o so_o many_o benefit_n of_o his_o bestow_v upon_o they_o therefore_o that_o we_o may_v avoid_v all_o these_o sin_n we_o must_v labour_v first_o of_o all_o to_o believe_v the_o forgiveness_n of_o our_o sin_n by_o christ_n jesus_n and_o that_o we_o be_v receive_v into_o god_n favour_n by_o the_o imputation_n of_o his_o righteousness_n then_o we_o must_v be_v persuade_v of_o his_o fatherly_a providence_n 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isaak_n who_o dwell_v in_o gerar_n sow_v and_o find_v by_o estimation_n a_o hundred_o fold_n and_o be_v exceed_o rich_a cap._n 26._o 12_o 13._o and_o be_v so_o bless_v that_o the_o king_n of_o the_o land_n be_v afraid_a of_o he_o v._o 28._o three_o it_o be_v he_o who_o be_v so_o bless_v in_o all_o earthly_a and_o heavenly_a thing_n by_o his_o father_n in_o the_o chap._n go_v before_o and_o be_v confirm_v in_o the_o same_o again_o in_o this_o very_a chap._n v._o 1._o 3._o and_o last_o of_o all_o be_v establish_v in_o the_o faith_n of_o it_o by_o the_o lord_n himself_o v._o 17._o after_o all_o so_o many_o and_o great_a thing_n which_o may_v have_v make_v he_o look_v a_o loft_n what_o a_o mind_n have_v he_o that_o desire_v 〈◊〉_d meat_n and_o drink_v and_o clothes_n especial_o in_o so_o long_a a_o time_n of_o absence_n from_o his_o friend_n for_o he_o know_v well_o the_o cause_n of_o his_o own_o departure_n even_o the_o cruel_a rage_n of_o his_o brother_n which_o can_v not_o be_v appease_v 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true_o protest_v of_o himself_o psalm_n 131._o lord_n my_o heart_n be_v not_o haughty_n neither_o be_v my_o eye_n lofty_a neither_o have_v i_o walk_v in_o great_a matter_n which_o be_v to_o high_a for_o i_o and_o when_o saul_n in_o policy_n offer_v his_o daughter_n unto_o he_o to_o be_v his_o wife_n that_o by_o that_o mean_v he_o may_v be_v destroy_v of_o the_o philistine_n he_o answer_v what_o be_o i_o that_o i_o shall_v be_v son_n in_o law_n to_o the_o king_n 1._o sam._n 18._o 18._o and_o when_o it_o be_v further_o urge_v upon_o he_o he_o say_v seem_v it_o a_o small_a thing_n unto_o you_o to_o be_v the_o king_n son_n in_o law_n v._o 23._o yet_o afterward_o god_n make_v he_o king_n but_o adoniah_n &_o absalon_n both_o of_o they_o afterward_o aspire_v unto_o the_o kingdom_n by_o the_o punishment_n which_o god_n bring_v upon_o they_o be_v make_v spectacle_n of_o so_o great_a ambition_n to_o the_o posterity_n mordecai_n in_o time_n of_o the_o captivity_n have_v well_o deserve_v of_o 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