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kingdom_n of_o heaven_n thou_o be_v exhort_v not_o to_o be_v afraid_a of_o it_o oh_o christian_n i_o beseech_v you_o act_v faith_n upon_o your_o heavenly_a interest_n i_o may_v tell_v you_o it_o can_v never_o be_v more_o seasonable_a so_o to_o do_v than_o now_o the_o more_o you_o act_n faith_n hereupon_o the_o more_o you_o will_v be_v enable_v to_o live_v above_o the_o frown_n of_o a_o troublesome_a and_o vexatious_a world_n oh_o look_v up_o by_o a_o eye_n of_o faith_n upon_o â—he_n recompense_n of_o reward_n and_o you_o will_v be_v able_a to_o prefer_v the_o affliction_n of_o the_o saint_n before_o the_o vain_a and_o transitory_a pleasure_n of_o unregenerate_a sinner_n which_o endure_v but_o for_o a_o moment_n and_o to_o choose_v the_o great_a affliction_n before_o the_o least_o sin_n as_o moses_n do_v heb._n 11.25_o 26._o and_o let_v the_o joy_n that_o be_v set_v before_o you_o make_v you_o to_o endure_v the_o cross_n of_o this_o world_n and_o to_o despise_v the_o shame_n as_o the_o captain_n of_o your_o salvation_n have_v do_v before_o you_o and_o let_v the_o hope_n of_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n make_v you_o rejoice_v notwithstanding_o all_o the_o scorn_n and_o contempt_n that_o you_o meet_v with_o from_o the_o world_n but_o because_o of_o our_o frailty_n and_o aptness_n to_o be_v afraid_a and_o dismay_v at_o affliction_n and_o tribulation_n i_o shall_v see_v before_o you_o some_o consideration_n which_o if_o well_o weigh_v may_v by_o the_o blessing_n of_o god_n do_v much_o to_o the_o cure_n and_o remove_v of_o those_o fear_n and_o discontent_n that_o be_v aâ—t_a to_o seize_v upon_o we_o when_o we_o be_v expose_v to_o trial_n and_o loss_n in_o the_o world_n first_o consider_v christian_n you_o that_o have_v secure_v your_o heavenly_a interest_n be_v you_o in_o sore_a trouble_n and_o do_v you_o meet_v with_o hard_a deal_n from_o man_n it_o may_v be_v you_o may_v bring_v more_o glory_n to_o god_n badour_v affliction_n lâ—sses_n and_o cross_n in_o the_o world_n 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