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trouble_n you_o need_v counsel_n and_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v doubt_v but_o you_o will_v heed_n it_o i_o shall_v give_v it_o in_o these_o particular_n 1._o be_v patient_n whatever_o your_o affliction_n be_v that_o god_n who_o you_o serve_v be_v patient_a towards_o man_n have_v be_v patient_a towards_o you_o how_o many_o affront_n and_o provocation_n have_v he_o bear_v put_v up_o and_o pardon_v the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n be_v a_o pattern_n of_o patience_n and_o meekness_n when_o he_o be_v revile_v of_o man_n he_o revile_v not_o again_o when_o he_o suffer_v he_o threaten_v not_o 1_o pet._n 2._o 23._o nay_o many_o have_v life_n by_o his_o blood_n who_o imbrue_v their_o hand_n in_o that_o blood_n and_o shed_v it_o and_o when_o it_o 316._o vivificatâ—â—_n christi_fw-la sanguine_fw-la etiam_fw-la qui_fw-la fudit_fw-la sanguinem_fw-la christi_fw-la talis_fw-la est_fw-la christi_fw-la ac_fw-la tanta_fw-la patientia_fw-la quae_fw-la nisi_fw-la talis_fw-la existeret_fw-la paulum_fw-la 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be_v a_o grace_n with_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o reason_n in_o it_o for_o who_o can_v rational_o take_v it_o ill_o when_o good_a come_v to_o they_o and_o spiritual_a kindness_n which_o be_v the_o most_o real_a kindness_n be_v do_v they_o i_o have_v demonstrate_v the_o good_a of_o affliction_n to_o the_o saint_n i_o shall_v now_o demonstrate_v the_o good_a of_o patience_n patience_n be_v your_o great_a security_n and_o make_v you_o to_o keep_v possession_n of_o yourselves_o luk._n 21._o 19_o in_o your_o patience_n possess_v you_o your_o soul_n a_o patient_a man_n whatever_o he_o lose_v whatever_o he_o suffer_v be_v still_o himself_o not_o discompose_v not_o distract_v and_o hurry_v away_o from_o the_o conduct_n and_o satisfaction_n of_o that_o holy_a wisdom_n and_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n which_o be_v in_o he_o by_o patient_a continuance_n in_o well-doing_n and_o by_o patient_a suffer_v rather_o than_o he_o will_v cease_v in_o well-doing_n his_o soul_n be_v safe_a and_o shall_v never_o be_v lose_v for_o he_o that_o endure_v to_o the_o end_n the_o same_o shall_v be_v save_v mat._n 24._o 13._o and_o in_o what_o a_o calm_a have_v he_o possession_n of_o his_o own_o spirit_n when_o his_o outward_a condition_n be_v most_o stormy_a and_o tempestuous_a he_o have_v cast_v anchor_n within_o the_o veil_n and_o that_o anchor_n be_v sure_a and_o steadfast_a heb._n 6._o 19_o keep_v his_o mind_n from_o fluctuation_n and_o toss_v too_o and_o fro_o patience_n be_v the_o soul_n garrison_n and_o preserve_v it_o in_o that_o peace_n which_o neither_o earth_n nor_o hell_n be_v able_a to_o disturb_v patience_n be_v that_o which_o make_v you_o perfect_a jam._n 1._o 4._o but_o let_v patience_n have_v its_o perfect_a work_n that_o you_o may_v be_v perfect_a and_o entire_a want_v nothing_o the_o more_o there_o be_v of_o christian_a patience_n and_o strength_n to_o persevere_v both_o in_o active_a and_o passive_a obedience_n which_o god_n call_v you_o to_o it_o be_v a_o argument_n you_o be_v 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yet_o true_a as_o unknown_a and_o yet_o well_o know_v as_o die_v and_o behold_v we_o live_v as_o chasten_v and_o not_o kill_v as_o sorrowful_a yet_o always_o rejoice_v as_o poor_a yet_o make_v many_o rich_a as_o have_v nothing_o and_o yet_o possess_v all_o thing_n patience_n very_o well_o become_v you_o consider_v the_o relation_n you_o stand_v in_o to_o god_n who_o be_v a_o father_n too_o good_a and_o wise_a to_o give_v to_o any_o of_o his_o child_n a_o just_a ground_n for_o unsubmission_n thing_n can_v be_v order_v better_a or_o with_o more_o wisdom_n than_o he_o order_v they_o the_o compliance_n of_o your_o will_n with_o he_o will_v be_v a_o great_a evidence_n that_o you_o be_v renew_v in_o the_o spirit_n of_o your_o mind_n and_o that_o you_o have_v the_o new_a heart_n promise_v in_o the_o new_a covenant_n and_o this_o patience_n of_o you_o be_v manifest_v in_o whatever_o you_o feel_v from_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n or_o man_n will_v be_v a_o great_a credit_n to_o religion_n and_o a_o conviction_n to_o the_o world_n that_o there_o be_v a_o great_a efficacy_n in_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o in_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n which_o can_v carry_v you_o so_o far_o beyond_o the_o strength_n of_o nature_n 319._o nature_n patientia_fw-la est_fw-la quae_fw-la nos_fw-la deo_fw-la commendat_fw-la &_o seruat_fw-la ipsa_fw-la est_fw-la quae_fw-la iram_fw-la temperate_a quae_fw-la linguam_fw-la fraenat_n quae_fw-la mentem_fw-la gubernat_fw-la pacem_fw-la custodit_fw-la incendium_fw-la simultatis_fw-la extinguo_fw-la coercet_fw-la potentiam_fw-la divitum_fw-la inopiam_fw-la pauperum_fw-la refovet_fw-la facit_fw-la humiles_fw-la in_o prosperis_fw-la in_fw-la adversis_fw-la fortes_fw-la contra_fw-la injurias_fw-la &_o contumelias_fw-la mite_n tentationes_fw-la expugnat_fw-la persecutiones_fw-la tolerat_fw-la passiones_fw-la &_o martyria_fw-la consummate_a cyprian_a de_fw-fr patientiae_fw-la bono_fw-mi pag._n mihi_fw-la 319._o final_o patience_n will_v make_v and_o keep_v you_o acceptable_a to_o god_n it_o will_v restrain_v anger_n and_o every_o other_o disturb_v passion_n it_o will_v bridle_v the_o tongue_n keep_v the_o spirit_n under_o rule_n and_o government_n it_o will_v extinguish_v contention_n and_o keep_v peace_n from_o be_v break_v it_o will_v be_v coercive_a of_o the_o power_n of_o the_o rich_a and_o it_o will_v refresh_v the_o neediness_n of_o the_o poor_a it_o will_v make_v you_o humble_a in_o the_o height_n of_o prosperity_n so_o strong_a as_o not_o to_o faint_v in_o the_o depth_n of_o adversity_n it_o will_v make_v you_o mild_a against_o the_o great_a injury_n it_o will_v break_v the_o force_n of_o temptation_n and_o fortify_v you_o against_o persecution_n though_o it_o shall_v rise_v so_o high_a as_o martyrdom_n let_v all_o this_o persuade_v you_o to_o the_o exercise_n of_o this_o admirable_a grace_n of_o patience_n and_o see_v that_o it_o fail_v not_o in_o affliction_n cry_v to_o the_o lord_n for_o the_o increase_n of_o it_o and_o 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to_o think_v he_o altogether_o such_o a_o one_o as_o themselves_o psal_n 50._o 21._o and_o that_o he_o dislike_v sin_n no_o more_o than_o they_o do_v whereupon_o their_o heart_n be_v full_o set_v in_o they_o to_o do_v evil_a eccles_n 8._o 11._o but_o when_o wicked_a one_o be_v visit_v with_o trouble_n and_o they_o feel_v the_o smart_n of_o the_o rod_n god_n be_v real_o very_a near_o they_o and_o if_o they_o will_v but_o cry_v to_o he_o with_o their_o heart_n how_o ready_o will_v he_o hear_v and_o turn_v they_o to_o himself_o and_o turn_v his_o anger_n away_o from_o they_o jer._n 31._o 18._o i_o have_v sure_o hear_v ephraim_n bemoan_v himself_o thus_o thou_o have_v chastise_v i_o and_o i_o be_v chastise_v as_o a_o bullock_n unaccustomed_a to_o the_o yoke_n turn_v thou_o i_o and_o i_o shall_v be_v turn_v for_o thou_o be_v the_o lord_n my_o god_n and_o according_a to_o his_o desire_n he_o be_v turn_v and_o instruct_v he_o obtain_v sure_a mercy_n and_o become_v a_o dear_a son_n a_o pleasant_a child_n notwithstanding_o all_o his_o former_a foul_a sin_n and_o reproachful_a abomination_n v._o 19_o 20._o but_o when_o sinner_n be_v smite_v in_o vain_a and_o receive_v no_o correction_n nay_o like_a ahaz_n in_o their_o affliction_n trespass_n yet_o more_o this_o argue_v a_o great_a love_n to_o sin_n and_o the_o more_o provoke_v the_o lord_n to_o jealousy_n and_o indignation_n judah_n be_v strange_o fond_a of_o and_o wed_v to_o their_o idolatry_n and_o other_o wickedness_n when_o the_o sore_a judgement_n can_v not_o be_v a_o mean_n to_o divorce_v they_o from_o it_o jer._n 5._o 3._o o_o lord_n be_v not_o thy_o eye_n upon_o the_o truth_n thou_o have_v smite_v they_o but_o they_o have_v not_o grieve_v thou_o have_v consume_v they_o but_o they_o have_v refuse_v to_o receive_v correction_n they_o have_v make_v their_o face_n hard_a than_o a_o rock_n they_o have_v refuse_v to_o return_v it_o be_v the_o height_n of_o madness_n to_o be_v sin_n martyr_n and_o not_o only_o to_o 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