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the_o jew_n namely_o cause_v they_o to_o pass_v 37._o ezech._n 20._o 37._o under_o the_o rod_n and_o so_o bring_v they_o into_o the_o bond_n of_o the_o covenant_n again_o the_o lord_n by_o manifold_a affliction_n use_v to_o nurture_n and_o school_v his_o child_n partly_o to_o prevent_v sin_n 18._o 1._o cor._n 11._o 32._o icr._n 31._o 18._o to_o come_v and_o partly_o to_o humble_v they_o for_o that_o which_o be_v past_a the_o lord_n be_v fain_o sometime_o to_o put_v his_o child_n into_o the_o salt_n brine_n of_o affliction_n and_o long_a trouble_n thereby_o to_o season_v they_o and_o to_o sweeten_v they_o and_o to_o suck_v out_o from_o they_o the_o most_o stink_a and_o rot_a corruption_n that_o do_v breed_v in_o they_o that_o he_o may_v the_o better_o preserve_v they_o safe_a until_o his_o last_o come_n it_o be_v well_o observe_v by_o one_o that_o the_o evil_n which_o man_n call_v evil_n be_v helper_n unto_o good_a man_n to_o do_v good_a withal_o and_o furtherer_n of_o they_o in_o the_o 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so_o to_o be_v in_o his_o right_a mind_n for_o before_o he_o be_v one_o beside_o himself_o which_o thing_n and_o the_o like_o be_v well_o consider_v may_v just_o cause_v we_o not_o only_o to_o be_v comfortable_a and_o cheerful_a under_o our_o trouble_n but_o much_o thankful_a for_o they_o as_o be_v true_a token_n of_o god_n fatherly_a love_n for_o if_o we_o shall_v want_v they_o we_o be_v bastard_n and_o 8._o heb._n 12._o 6._o 8._o not_o son_n and_o as_o needful_a promoter_n of_o our_o holiness_n and_o better_a sanctification_n for_o god_n in_o chasten_v of_o we_o aim_v at_o our_o profit_n that_o he_o may_v make_v we_o partaker_n of_o his_o holiness_n that_o we_o may_v be_v holy_a even_o as_o himself_o 10._o heb._n 12._o 10._o be_v to_o conclude_v then_o this_o point_n also_o as_o touch_v trouble_v befalling_a a_o good_a christian_a which_o seem_v ever_o to_o bring_v with_o they_o cause_n enough_o to_o hinder_v their_o holy_a rejoice_v and_o not_o to_o descend_v to_o any_o more_o 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