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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n it_o be_v the_o custom_n with_o the_o roman_a soldier_n to_o make_v their_o will_n when_o they_o stand_v in_o battel-aray_n 2._o facientibus_fw-la testamenta_fw-la in_o procinctu_fw-la veluti_fw-la ad_fw-la certam_fw-la mortem_fw-la eundum_fw-la foret_fw-la velleius_n paterculus_n lib._n 2._o i_o be_o sure_a when_o they_o go_v on_o a_o hard_a and_o dangerous_a design_n the_o more_o considerate_a among_o they_o make_v their_o last_o will_n as_o the_o roman_a historian_n report_v of_o their_o soldier_n assault_v trebonia_n in_o spain_n our_o great_a and_o glorious_a captain_n know_v that_o his_o hour_n be_v come_v and_o that_o he_o must_v die_v for_o we_o dispose_v thus_o his_o estate_n by_o will_n or_o testament_n which_o prove_v the_o truth_n of_o his_o death_n as_o full_o as_o any_o will_v due_o prove_v by_o course_n of_o law_n prove_v that_o the_o testator_n be_v dead_a now_o certain_o good_a evidence_n to_o the_o truth_n of_o christ_n 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god_n allow_v we_o to_o intend_v and_o aim_v at_o obtain_v glory_n with_o christ_n as_o the_o end_n why_o we_o suffer_v with_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o for_o he_o it_o be_v a_o very_a full_a expression_n of_o this_o which_o we_o meet_v with_o 2_o cor._n 4.17_o this_o momentany_a and_o light_a affliction_n work_v for_o we_o a_o far_o more_o exceed_a and_o eternal_a weight_n of_o glory_n note_v the_o word_n affliction_n work_v for_o we_o it_o effect_v perfect_o work_v or_o as_o it_o be_v render_v phil._n 2.12_o work_v out_o or_o in_o a_o good_a sense_n cause_v as_o the_o word_n be_v render_v 2_o cor._n 9.11_o the_o temptation_n of_o affliction_n do_v as_o well_o increase_v the_o future_a glory_n as_o the_o present_a grace_n of_o the_o saint_n james_n 1.2_o and_o they_o be_v bless_v who_o endure_v such_o temptation_n james_n 1.12_o for_o when_o they_o be_v try_v they_o shall_v receive_v the_o crown_n of_o life_n gold_n and_o silver_n be_v purify_v and_o get_v a_o 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and_o constant_a patience_n in_o bear_v for_o christ_n these_o among_o other_o inducement_n to_o a_o christian_a fortitude_n in_o suffer_v for_o christ_n may_v be_v draw_v from_o the_o consideration_n of_o his_o die_v a_o testator_n and_o a_o large_a improvement_n of_o they_o i_o commend_v to_o your_o private_a meditation_n i_o proceed_v to_o what_o remain_v cap._n v._o sect._n 10._o sorrow_n for_o unserviceableness_n to_o christ_n improve_v on_o christ_n die_v a_o testator_n 10._o the_o ten_o sacramental_a grace_n i_o mention_v as_o befit_v we_o at_o the_o lord_n supper_n be_v sorrow_n for_o do_v so_o little_a for_o he_o with_o grief_n that_o we_o have_v do_v so_o much_o against_o he_o this_o temper_n of_o mind_n be_v high_o improveable_a by_o ponder_v what_o christ_n have_v as_o a_o testator_n do_v