~/ Jr.tking GodJ (dce. ·· him, but.hee -hath ke.pc thee,and embraced-thee, and · 41ab/ijh(dthefore mercies of'DAvid.tl thee, thinke al– l·o of his wonderfull patience,that when the eyes of ·his ·glory have.beene (o often and fo highly prov:o~ ked as they have beene day by day, ye't hee palfer.h byall and fpares thee. Thinke if any one weul.d e.: ver haveborne fomuch as he halh done. And add ro this the confideration of his bountie added eo .this his patience by him, his confiancy indoing rhee .good; thm:gh thou art uneven in thy carria– ges towards him, yet a continuall current of his' mercy .flowes in upon thee 3 and confider furth.er, that ifit bad beene hot a metreaCl of his will, to do - thrs, ' it ha.d beene wonderfull 3'but it hath c.oft him ·deare tohave the opportunity todoe i.t, it cofi him his Sotme : and thenconfid(;r the great love of his Sonne, that hee wolild give.himfelfe,and when hee was equall to h.ls 'father ia glory, :would yet . leave all to come under the farne.roore with thee; and what hee harh done, if it had not beene :done, : thou haddell been undone for ever; and confider howofceh hehathfiood with thee inaHrair,plea- ' . ded thy cafe,and pacified his f<lthcr for thee; arid la~ . hour to bee led by all theferivcrs and lheames of his goodne!fe to ~hat fe.a of his pedonall excel1en- · tiesthat are inhim; and gather an Idea ofhitn io~o . your mindes out of all you have heard o.r fc;.ene:of ·. him; the endofaUthefeadsofhisprovidcnce, is · that men might knGW him byallthefe• . As when i you would have a man knowne.ro another' yougoe . about to com'rner1dhim r6'hill), to ~ifc.ribe hiin; it . is goGd [0 doe~ fo of the Lord;to'heoftenexpteffing \ N ' 3 · · his ' . \ ! . ·181 \ - ' iT : r . ··*
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