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I will (
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The prophet speaks this to move the people to remember God '
s benefits in times past ,
that they may be confirmed in their troubles .(:
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mention the lovingkindnesses of the LORD , [
and ]
the praises of the LORD ,
according to all that the LORD hath bestowed on us ,
and the great goodness toward the house of Israel ,
which he hath bestowed on them according to his mercies ,
and according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses .
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For he said ,
Surely they [
are ]
my (
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For I chose them to be mine ,
that they should be holy ,
and not deceive my expectation .(:
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people ,
children [
that ]
will not lie :
so he was their Saviour .
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In all their affliction he was (
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He bore their afflictions and griefs as though they had been his own .(:
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afflicted ,
and the angel Which was a witness of God '
s presence ,
and this may be referred to Christ ,
to whom belongs the office of salvation .
of his presence saved them :
in his love and in his pity he redeemed them ;
and he bore them ,
and carried them all the days of old .
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But they rebelled and vexed his holy Spirit :
therefore was hee turned to be their enemie and he fought against them .
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Then he (
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That is ,
the people of Israel being afflicted ,
called to mind God '
s benefits ,
which he had bestowed on their fathers in times past .(:
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remembered the days of old ,
Moses , [
and ]
his people , [
saying ],
Where [
is ]
he that brought them out of the sea with the Meaning ,
Moses .
shepherd of his flock ?
where [
is ]
he that put his Holy Spirit within That is ,
in Moses that he might well govern the people :
some refer this giving of the spirit to the people .
him ?
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He led them by the right hand of Moses with his owne glorious arme ,
deuiding the water before them ,
to make himselfe an euerlasting Name .
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That led them through the deep ,
as an (
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Peaceably and gentle ,
as a horse is led to his pasture .(:
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horse in the wilderness , [
that ]
they should not stumble ?
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As the beast goeth downe into the valley ,
the Spirite of the Lorde gaue them rest :
so diddest thou leade thy people ,
to make thy selfe a glorious Name .
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Doubtless thou [
art ]
our father ,
though (
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Though Abraham would refuse us to be his children ,
yet you will not refuse to be our father .(:
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Abraham be ignorant of us ,
and Israel acknowledge us not :
thou ,
O LORD , [
art ]
our father ,
our redeemer ;
thy name [
is ]
from everlasting .
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O LORD ,
why hast (
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By taking away the Holy Spirit from us ,
by whom we were governed ,
and so for our ingratitude delivered us up to our own concupiscence ,
and punished sin by sin according to your just judgment .(:
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thou made us to err from thy ways , [
and ]
hardened our heart from thy fear ?
Return for thy Meaning ,
for the covenant '
s sake made to Abraham ,
Isaac and Jacob his servants .
servants '
sake ,
the tribes of thy inheritance .
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The people of thy holiness have possessed [
it ]
but a little (
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That is ,
in respect to the promise ,
which is perpetual :
even though they had now possessed the land of Canaan for 1400 years :
and thus they lament ,
to move God rather to remember his covenant ,
than to punish their sins .(:
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while :
our adversaries have trodden down thy sanctuary .
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We haue bene as they ,
ouer whome thou neuer barest rule ,
and vpon whom thy Name was not called .
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