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〈…〉_o ering_n â—o_o many_o blind_a papist_n run_v themselves_o into_o out_o of_o a_o superstitious_a opi_fw-la 〈…〉_o of_o merit_n or_o satisfaction_n but_o under_o all_o their_o penance_n they_o can_v say_v we_o â—ear_v in_o our_o body_n the_o mark_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n câ—rist_n gal._n 6._o 17._o furnace_n but_o yield_v themselves_o to_o be_v cast_v into_o the_o fiery_a furnace_n they_o do_v not_o stubborn_o oppose_v nor_o struggle_v against_o their_o enemy_n but_o patient_o and_o quiet_o yield_v their_o body_n to_o the_o flame_n neither_o do_v the_o prophet_n or_o apostle_n step_v over_o god_n hedge_n to_o make_v way_n to_o their_o own_o suffering_n or_o martyrdom_n no_o man_n may_v with_o the_o donatist_n destroy_v themselves_o rather_o than_o they_o will_v conform_v to_o this_o or_o that_o religion_n no_o man_n may_v have_v a_o hand_n in_o his_o own_o destruction_n no_o man_n may_v cut_v his_o throat_n with_o his_o own_o hand_n to_o avoid_v a_o prison_n a_o dungeon_n a_o 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19_o 20._o way_n to_o escape_v suffer_v without_o sin_v not_o but_o that_o most_o man_n be_v more_o apt_a and_o prone_a to_o sin_v themselves_o out_o of_o smart_a suffering_n than_o unwarrantable_o to_o run_v themselves_o into_o suffering_n but_o it_o be_v good_a for_o every_o christian_n to_o be_v upon_o his_o guard_n and_o not_o run_v till_o god_n send_v he_o as_o a_o christian_n must_v not_o shâ—n_a suffering_n so_o he_o must_v not_o seek_v they_o second_o that_o affliction_n suffering_n persecution_n have_v be_v the_o common_a lot_n and_o portion_n of_o the_o people_n of_o god_n in_o all_o the_o 〈…〉_o mat._n 1â—_n 22._o cap._n 16._o 24._o luk._n 21._o 1â—_n joh._n 15._o 20._o heb._n 11._o the_o common_a cry_n of_o persecutor_n have_v be_v christianâ—_n aâ—_n l_o 〈…〉_o age_n of_o the_o world_n witness_v the_o suffering_n of_o the_o patriarch_n prophet_n apostle_n the_o primitive_a christian_n and_o the_o martyr_n of_o a_o late_a date_n abel_n be_v persecute_v by_o câ—in_n 1_o joh._n 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they_o so_o psal_n 89._o 34._o my_o covenant_n will_v i_o not_o break_v nor_o alter_v the_o thing_n that_o be_v go_v out_o of_o my_o mouth_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v have_v say_v though_o they_o break_v my_o statute_n yet_o will_v i_o not_o break_v my_o covenant_n for_o this_o seem_v to_o have_v reference_n to_o the_o 31_o vers_fw-la if_o they_o break_v my_o statute_n etc._n etc._n though_o they_o have_v profane_v god_n statute_n yet_o god_n will_v not_o profane_v his_o covenant_n as_o the_o hebrew_n run_v my_o covenant_n will_v i_o not_o break_v that_o be_v i_o will_v stand_v steadfast_o to_o the_o performance_n of_o it_o and_o to_o every_o part_n and_o branch_n of_o it_o i_o will_v never_o be_v inconstant_a i_o will_v never_o be_v off_o and_o on_o with_o my_o people_n i_o will_v never_o change_v my_o purpose_n nor_o eat_v my_o word_n nor_o unsay_v what_o i_o have_v say_v so_o jer._n 33._o 20._o thus_o say_v the_o night_n that_o be_v the_o order_n that_o i_o have_v set_v upon_o the_o 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