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as_o to_o take_v away_o all_o suspicion_n and_o fear_n to_o the_o contrary_a though_o the_o prevail_a of_o mis-belief_n be_v take_v away_o the_o needle_n in_o the_o compass_n will_v stand_v north_n though_o with_o some_o tremble_n and_o the_o ship_n that_o lie_v at_o anchor_n may_v sometime_o be_v toss_v yet_o it_o will_v remain_v so_o fasten_v that_o it_o can_v be_v carry_v away_o by_o wind_n or_o weather_n 58._o look_v not_o so_o much_o on_o those_o misery_n which_o our_o weak_a nature_n be_v subject_a unto_o as_o upon_o god_n for_o strength_n and_o comfort_n in_o they_o mitigation_n of_o they_o and_o grace_n to_o profit_v by_o they_o 59_o the_o time_n of_o sickness_n be_v the_o time_n of_o purge_v from_o the_o defilement_n of_o sin_n which_o we_o have_v gather_v in_o our_o health_n till_o we_o come_v pure_a out_o which_o shall_v make_v we_o the_o rather_o willing_a to_o obey_v god_n and_o abide_v his_o time_n bless_a be_v that_o sickness_n that_o prove_v the_o health_n of_o the_o 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what_o he_o will_v have_v we_o by_o grace_n 74._o there_o be_v nothing_o terrible_a in_o death_n but_o what_o a_o wicked_a life_n have_v make_v so_o 75._o let_v we_o choose_v to_o suffer_v rather_o than_o sin_n see_v we_o may_v suffer_v without_o sin_n but_o we_o can_v never_o sin_v without_o suffer_v 76._o shall_v christ_n shed_v his_o blood_n for_o those_o sin_n that_o be_v other_o and_o shall_v not_o we_o shed_v tear_n for_o sin_n that_o be_v our_o own_o 78._o a_o true_a christian_a believe_v that_o good_a work_n can_v save_v he_o and_o yet_o he_o believe_v that_o he_o can_v be_v save_v without_o they_o 79._o let_v we_o repent_v
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