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joh._n 3.4_o it_o be_v sad_a to_o think_v how_o many_o go_v on_o confident_o and_o be_v ready_a to_o bless_v themselves_o never_o suspect_v their_o condition_n till_o it_o be_v too_o late_o 3._o he_o have_v a_o impure_a heart_n who_o regard_v iniquity_n in_o his_o heart_n psal_n 66.18_o if_o i_o regard_v iniquity_n in_o my_o heart_n the_o lord_n will_v not_o hear_v i_o in_o the_o original_a it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d if_o i_o look_v upon_o sin_n that_o be_v with_o a_o lustful_a look_n sin-regarding_a be_v inconsistent_a with_o heart-purity_n quest_n what_o be_v it_o to_o regard_v iniquity_n quest_n answ_n 1_o answ_n 1._o when_o we_o indulge_v sin_n when_o sin_n not_o only_a life_n in_o we_o but_o we_o live_v in_o sin_n some_o will_v leave_v all_o their_o sin_n but_o one_o jacob_n will_v let_v all_o his_o son_n go_v but_o benjamin_n satan_n can_v hold_v a_o man_n by_o one_o sin_n the_o fowler_n hold_v the_o bird_n fast_o enough_o by_o a_o wing_n or_o claw_n other_o hide_v 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of_o discretion_n 2._o he_o choose_v to_o suffer_v affliction_n suffering_n be_v not_o so_o much_o his_o task_n as_o his_o choice_n the_o cross_n be_v not_o so_o much_o impose_v as_o embrace_v this_o be_v to_o suffer_v as_o christian_n when_o we_o be_v volunteer_n we_o take_v up_o the_o cross_n cheerful_o nay_o joyful_o act_v 5.41_o they_o depart_v from_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o council_n rejoice_v that_o they_o be_v count_v worthy_a to_o suffer_v shame_n for_o his_o name_n or_o as_o it_o be_v more_o emphatical_a in_o the_o original_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o rejoice_v that_o they_o be_v so_o far_o grace_v as_o to_o be_v disgrace_v for_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n tertullian_n say_v of_o the_o primitive_a christian_n they_o take_v more_o comfort_n in_o their_o suffering_n than_o in_o their_o deliverance_n apol._n deliverance_n magis_fw-la damnati_fw-la quam_fw-la absoluti_fw-la gaudentes_fw-la tert._n apol._n and_o indeed_o well_o may_v a_o christian_a be_v joyful_a in_o suffer_v 4.7_o suffer_v 2_o cor._n 4.7_o because_o it_o be_v a_o great_a favour_n when_o god_n honour_v a_o man_n to_o be_v a_o witness_n to_o the_o truth_n christ_n mark_n in_o saint_n paul_n body_n be_v print_n of_o glory_n chrys_n glory_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrys_n the_o saint_n have_v wear_v their_o suffering_n as_o ornament_n ignatius_n his_o chain_n be_v his_o jewel_n never_o have_v any_o prince_n be_v so_o famous_a for_o their_o victory_n as_o the_o martyr_n for_o their_o suffering_n 4._o we_o suffer_v as_o christian_n when_o we_o suffer_v and_o pray_v matth._n 5.44_o pray_v for_o they_o which_o despiteful_o use_v you_o and_o persecute_v you_o there_o be_v two_o reason_n why_o we_o shall_v pray_v for_o our_o persecutor_n 1._o because_o our_o prayer_n may_v be_v a_o mean_n to_o convert_v they_o stephen_n pray_v for_o his_o persecutor_n act_n 7.60_o lord_n lay_v not_o this_o sin_n to_o their_o charge_n and_o this_o prayer_n be_v effectual_a to_o some_o of_o their_o conversion_n austin_n say_v the_o church_n of_o god_n be_v behold_v to_o stephen_n prayer_n for_o all_o that_o benefit_n which_o be_v reap_v by_o paul_n ministry_n 2._o we_o shall_v pray_v for_o our_o persecutor_n because_o they_o do_v we_o good_a though_o against_o their_o will_n they_o shall_v increase_v our_o reward_n every_o reproach_n shall_v add_v to_o our_o glory_n every_o injury_n shall_v serve_v to_o make_v our_o crown_n heavy_a as_o gregory_n nazianzene_n speak_v in_o one_o of_o his_o oration_n every_o stone_n which_o be_v throw_v at_o stephen_n be_v a_o precious_a stone_n which_o enrich_v he_o and_o make_v he_o shine_v bright_a in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n thus_o i_o have_v show_v what_o that_o suffering_n be_v which_o make_v we_o bless_v and_o shall_v wear_v the_o crown_n of_o martyrdom_n sect_n 6._o inference_n draw_v