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fearful_a in_o praise_n do_v wonder_n in_o trouble_n god_n charge_v we_o with_o two_o thing_n 1_o faith_n p._n 335_o 2_o prayer_n ibid._n in_o deliverance_n with_o two_o thing_n 1_o thankfulness_n p._n 356_o 2_o obedience_n ibid._n the_o word_n open_v ibid._n and_o p._n 357._o doctrine_n the_o wonderful_a god_n do_v do_v wonderful_a thing_n for_o his_o church_n and_o people_n the_o doctrine_n prove_v and_o illustrate_v p._n 358_o 1_o that_o god_n do_v great_a wonder_n ibid._n 2_o that_o god_n have_v do_v great_a wonder_n and_o that_o either_o p._n 359_o 1_o with_o small_a mean_n ibid_fw-la 2_o without_o mean_n p._n 360_o 3_o by_o contrary_a mean_n ibid._n 2_o querie_n be_v the_o ground_n and_o reason_n 1_o because_o he_o be_v a_o wonderful_a god_n p._n 361_o 2_o to_o get_v himself_o a_o wonderful_a name_n ibid._n 3_o as_o to_o get_v so_o to_o uphold_v his_o great_a name_n p._n 362_o 4_o reason_n god_n do_v wonder_n for_o his_o people_n that_o he_o may_v inherit_v wonderful_a praise_n 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5_o god_n have_v draw_v out_o the_o grace_n of_o his_o people_n ibid._n four_o argument_n take_v from_o our_o enemy_n 1_o their_o former_a wickedness_n which_o shall_v hunt_v they_o and_o find_v they_o out_o p._n 387_o 2_o their_o present_a sinfulness_n ibid._n object_n god_n have_v give_v up_o the_o godly_a into_o the_o hand_n of_o wicked_a man_n four_o answer_n to_o this_o objection_n p._n 388_o 389_o five_o argument_n to_o induce_v we_o to_o hope_v that_o god_n will_v do_v wonder_n for_o we_o be_v take_v from_o the_o consideration_n of_o those_o great_a thing_n that_o god_n have_v promise_v to_o do_v for_o his_o church_n and_o people_n in_o this_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o world_n 389_o to_o 393_o use_v of_o information_n to_o inform_v we_o of_o the_o greatness_n of_o our_o god_n 1_o of_o his_o power_n 2_o wisdom_n 3_o mercy_n 4_o truth_n 394_o 2_o it_o inform_v we_o of_o the_o happy_a condition_n of_o the_o saint_n 3_o how_o precious_a the_o saint_n be_v in_o the_o esteem_n of_o god_n 4_o that_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o church_n be_v many_o time_n sad_a because_o a_o wonder_n must_v be_v express_v for_o their_o relief_n p._n 395_o 5_o they_o must_v not_o thereby_o despair_v of_o help_n p._n 396_o 6_o there_o be_v no_o ground_n for_o wicked_a man_n to_o insult_v p._n 397_o 7_o what_o engagement_n lie_v upon_o they_o that_o god_n have_v do_v wonder_n for_o ibid._n 8_o information_n what_o ground_n there_o be_v for_o we_o at_o this_o time_n 1_o to_o trust_n in_o god_n 2_o to_o prey_n to_o he_o 3_o to_z hope_n in_o he_o 4_o to_o wait_v upon_o he_o 1_o from_o the_o experience_n of_o god_n p._n 398_o 399_o 2_o from_o the_o power_n of_o god_n 399_o 9_o this_o inform_v we_o what_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o god_n let_v wicked_a man_n bring_v up_o their_o design_n to_o ripeness_n because_o he_o can_v do_v wonder_n p._n 400_o 401_o second_o use_n of_o advice_n to_o wicked_a man_n p._n 401_o 402_o 403_o three_o use_v for_o encouragement_n of_o god_n people_n 1_o 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