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devour_v we_o and_o who_o be_v in_o nothing_o so_o wily_a and_o watchful_a as_o in_o set_v snare_n to_o entrap_v us._n we_o be_v kill_v all_o the_o day_n wherein_o observe_v that_o it_o be_v a_o portion_n ordain_v to_o every_o christian_a not_o to_o be_v exempt_a from_o any_o calamity_n common_a with_o the_o wicked_a but_o to_o be_v subject_a to_o all_o these_o and_o to_o far_o great_a because_o judgement_n must_v begin_v at_o the_o house_n of_o god_n and_o this_o judgement_n be_v to_o last_v not_o for_o a_o time_n or_o a_o hour_n but_o even_o to_o continue_v all_o the_o day_n give_v no_o truce_n nor_o intermission_n but_o as_o one_o wave_n beat_v upon_o another_o and_o one_o day_n follow_v another_o so_o must_v we_o learn_v patiendo_fw-la pati_fw-la by_o suffer_v how_o to_o suffer_v and_o the_o end_n of_o the_o former_a trouble_n must_v beesteemed_a to_o be_v the_o beginner_n of_o another_o as_o christ_n himself_o say_v take_v up_o my_o cross_n daily_o neither_o yet_o must_v we_o 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be_v not_o all_o appoint_a to_o be_v offer_v up_o in_o sacrifice_n but_o by_o the_o malice_n of_o the_o enemy_n we_o be_v all_o destinate_a and_o set_v forth_o for_o such_o a_o bloody_a end_n though_o the_o lord_n in_o providence_n do_v oftentimes_o rescue_v we_o even_o out_o of_o the_o jaw_n of_o the_o lion_n howbeit_o god_n appoin_v all_o to_o some_o i_o do_v not_o say_v affliction_n but_o persecution_n for_o in_o the_o scripture_n we_o read_v of_o a_o double_a martyrdom_n cruentum_fw-la and_o incruentum_fw-la a_o bloody_a martyrdom_n and_o a_o martyrdom_n without_o blood_n as_o when_o we_o suffer_v any_o shame_n imprisonment_n loss_n of_o good_n etc._n etc._n and_o this_o appear_v in_o two_o of_o the_o first_o enemy_n of_o god_n church_n ishmael_n and_o esau_n the_o first_o scoff_v at_o his_o brother_n isaac_n the_o other_o out_o of_o the_o hide_a malice_n of_o his_o heart_n can_v say_v 27.41_o gen._n 21.9_o gen._n 27.41_o if_o my_o father_n die_v i_o will_v have_v jacobs_n life_n so_o as_o though_o we_o escape_v blood_n yet_o we_o must_v witness_v the_o truth_n of_o christ_n by_o bear_v at_o least_o the_o sting_n of_o the_o tongue_n from_o which_o never_o any_o of_o we_o be_v exempt_v and_o though_o ishmael_n say_v not_o so_o much_o as_o esau_n yet_o assure_v thyself_o they_o have_v both_o the_o same_o mind_n for_o sometime_o the_o butcher_n want_v his_o knife_n and_o therefore_o settle_v thy_o heart_n and_o carry_v death_n as_o a_o seal_n upon_o thy_o finger_n heaven_n be_v compare_v to_o a_o treasure_n hide_a mat._n 13.44_o and_o worth_n more_o than_o all_o thy_o substance_n meaning_n thereby_o that_o a_o man_n shall_v not_o refuse_v to_o bestow_v any_o thing_n upon_o the_o field_n of_o grace_n that_o be_v the_o gospel_n that_o thereby_o he_o may_v enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o glory_n and_o though_o the_o lord_n call_v not_o all_o forth_o to_o this_o sharp_a combat_n to_o be_v slay_v in_o the_o field_n yet_o must_v every_o man_n carry_v this_o christian_a resolution_n that_o if_o he_o be_v call_v not_o to_o prize_v or_o esteem_v any_o thing_n but_o to_o leave_v all_o and_o with_o patience_n and_o cheerfulness_n to_o kiss_v and_o to_o embrace_v the_o sword_n of_o death_n we_o be_v more_o than_o conqueror_n etc._n etc._n here_o follow_v the_o comfortable_a issue_n and_o as_o it_o be_v the_o gate_n of_o joy_n set_v open_a unto_o we_o in_o our_o extreeme_v misery_n namely_o that_o in_o all_o thing_n we_o over_o come_v wherein_o observe_v two_o point_n first_o the_o victory_n itself_o second_o the_o mean_n whereby_o we_o obtain_v it_o that_o it_o be_v not_o by_o the_o natural_a strength_n of_o flesh_n and_o blood_n but_o through_o the_o power_n of_o christ_n that_o love_a us._n for_o the_o first_o we_o be_v more_o
a_o candle_n then_o have_v obadiah_n hide_v a_o hundred_o of_o the_o lord_n prophet_n in_o a_o cave_n 1._o king_n 18.4_o that_o never_o bow_v their_o knee_n to_o baal_n 5.22_o job._n 5.22_o for_o the_o lord_n do_v but_o laugh_v at_o the_o policy_n of_o the_o wicked_a and_o he_o in_o his_o time_n will_v discover_v their_o shame_n to_o their_o face_n and_o lift_v up_o the_o head_n of_o his_o servant_n above_o all_o the_o tyrant_n of_o the_o world_n now_o for_o the_o mean_n whereby_o we_o obtain_v this_o victory_n observe_v that_o it_o be_v by_o a_o spiritual_a power_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n enable_v we_o to_o so_o great_a a_o work_n for_o such_o be_v our_o ambition_n to_o be_v great_a man_n as_o if_o demas_n find_v no_o preferment_n by_o the_o gospel_n 2._o tim._n 4.10_o he_o will_v nothing_o esteem_v of_o paul_n company_n such_o be_v our_o desire_n to_o be_v rich_a as_o if_o we_o gain_v by_o our_o servant_n that_o work_v with_o the_o devil_n we_o have_v rather_o they_o shall_v be_v 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