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be_v the_o best_a judge_n of_o opportunity_n therefore_o all_o must_v be_v leave_v to_o his_o will_n and_o pleasure_n faith_n will_v not_o count_v it_o long_o for_o to_o the_o eye_n of_o faith_n thing_n future_a and_o afar_o off_o be_v as_o present_v heb._n 11._o 1._o faith_n be_v the_o substance_n of_o thing_n hope_v for_o the_o evidence_n of_o thing_n not_o see_v it_o be_v say_v isa._n 28._o 16._o he_o that_o believe_v shall_v not_o make_v haste_n sense_n and_o carnal_a confidence_n must_v have_v present_a satisfaction_n but_o faith_n content_v its_o self_n with_o promise_n love_n will_v not_o count_v it_o long_o for_o seven_o year_n to_o jacob_n seem_v as_o a_o few_o day_n gen._n 29._o 20._o suffering_n for_o christ_n will_v not_o be_v so_o tedious_a where_o love_n prevail_v patience_n will_v not_o count_v it_o long_o can_v we_o tarry_v for_o he_o a_o little_a while_n heb._n 10._o 37._o yet_o a_o little_a while_n and_o he_o that_o shall_v come_v will_v come_v and_o will_v not_o 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thing_n but_o now_o he_o be_v comfort_v and_o thou_o be_v torment_v second_o spiritual_a which_o be_v of_o two_o sort_n 1._o comfort_n against_o the_o trouble_n of_o sin_n in_o which_o respect_n the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v call_v the_o comforter_n in_o this_o respect_n the_o holy_a ghost_n bid_v they_o comfort_v the_o penitent_a incestuous_a person_n 2_o cor._n 2._o 7._o 2._o against_o affliction_n so_o god_n be_v say_v to_o comfort_v those_o that_o be_v cast_v down_o 2_o cor._n 7._o 6._o and_o psal._n 94._o 19_o in_o the_o multitude_n of_o my_o thought_n within_o i_o thy_o comfort_n delight_v my_o soul._n 2_o cor._n 1._o 3_o 4._o bless_a be_v god_n even_o the_o father_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n the_o father_n of_o mercy_n and_o the_o god_n of_o all_o comfort_n who_o comfort_v we_o in_o all_o our_o tribulation_n that_o we_o may_v be_v able_a to_o comfort_v they_o which_o be_v in_o any_o trouble_n by_o the_o comfort_n wherewith_o we_o ourselves_o be_v comfort_v of_o god_n three_o temporal_a so_o god_n be_v say_v to_o comfort_v those_o who_o he_o free_v from_o affliction_n psal._n 71._o 21._o after_o deep_a and_o sore_o trouble_v thou_o shall_v increase_v my_o greatness_n and_o comfort_v i_o on_o every_o side_n so_o the_o lord_n comfort_v his_o people_n not_o by_o word_n only_o but_o also_o by_o deed_n not_o only_o by_o speak_v comfort_n to_o they_o but_o also_o by_o relieve_v they_o and_o refresh_v they_o and_o free_v they_o from_o their_o trouble_n so_o isa._n 52._o 9_o sing_v you_o waste_v place_n for_o the_o lord_n have_v comfort_v his_o people_n he_o have_v redeem_v jerusalem_n though_o god_n people_n lie_v low_a for_o a_o time_n yet_o his_o blessing_n can_v exalt_v they_o beyond_o all_o expectation_n and_o bring_v about_o such_o happiness_n as_o may_v make_v they_o forget_v their_o sorrow_n and_o misery_n this_o be_v intend_v here_o lord_n when_o will_v thou_o give_v that_o deliverance_n which_o i_o pray_v for_o and_o wait_v for_o at_o thy_o hand_n let_v it_o not_o seem_v strange_a that_o temporal_a deliverance_n shall_v be_v own_v as_o a_o comfort_n to_o god_n people_n partly_o because_o they_o be_v act_n of_o god_n providence_n and_o dispensation_n of_o his_o grace_n seek_v not_o in_o a_o way_n of_o faith_n and_o prayer_n zech._n 1._o 17._o the_o lord_n shall_v yet_o comfort_v zion_n and_o shall_v yet_o choose_v jerusalem_n partly_o because_o by_o these_o he_o seem_v to_o own_v they_o and_o confirm_v they_o in_o the_o privilege_n of_o his_o peculiar_a care_n and_o that_o they_o have_v a_o interest_n in_o his_o favour_n which_o by_o sad_a affliction_n seem_v to_o be_v annul_v and_o make_v void_a but_o hereby_o god_n give_v proof_n of_o his_o favour_n to_o they_o psal._n 86._o 17._o show_v i_o a_o token_n for_o good_a that_o they_o which_o hate_v i_o may_v see_v it_o and_o be_v ashamed_a because_o thou_o lord_n have_v holpen_v i_o and_o comfort_v i_o that_o in_o their_o affliction_n godliness_n may_v not_o suffer_v nor_o wicked_a 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