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young_a man_n in_o ecclesiastes_n 11.9_o they_o will_v rejoice_v in_o their_o youth_n and_o enjoy_v the_o delight_n of_o sin_n though_o it_o be_v but_o for_o a_o season_n but_o they_o mark_v not_o that_o answer_n to_o he_o in_o the_o gospel_n thou_o in_o thy_o life_n time_n receive_v thy_o pleasure_n therefore_o now_o thou_o be_v torment_v nor_o to_o the_o young_a man_n by_o the_o preacher_n what_o be_v say_v know_v that_o for_o all_o these_o thing_n god_n will_v bring_v thou_o to_o judgement_n no_o such_o thing_n i_o say_v they_o do_v consider_v but_o all_o that_o they_o observe_v be_v this_o how_o the_o better_a that_o man_n be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n the_o less_o they_o be_v set_v by_o as_o it_o be_v say_v i_o have_v see_v the_o just_a to_o perish_v in_o his_o justice_n and_o the_o less_o man_n fashion_v themselves_o after_o this_o present_a world_n the_o less_o they_o may_v they_o see_v depart_v from_o a_o good_a conscience_n and_o be_v merry_a after_o the_o common_a manner_n 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cause_n be_v of_o another_o kind_n namely_o fatherly_a chastisement_n to_o hold_v they_o in_o from_o perish_v with_o the_o world_n or_o trial_n of_o their_o patience_n faith_n and_o other_o grace_n of_o god_n in_o they_o 16.20_o or_o such_o as_o they_o suffer_v for_o good_a cause_n and_o so_o weep_v and_o lament_v when_o the_o world_n be_v jocund_a and_o merry_a and_o therefore_o they_o turn_v ever_o to_o their_o profit_n 8.12_o as_o i_o shall_v have_v occasion_n to_o show_v more_o plentifullie_o in_o another_o place_n more_o fit_a for_o that_o purpose_n and_o to_o conclude_v let_v all_o know_v this_o that_o though_o a_o sinner_n do_v evil_a a_o hundred_o time_n and_o god_n prolong_v his_o day_n yet_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v well_o with_o they_o that_o fear_v the_o lord_n and_o do_v reverence_n before_o they_o and_o thus_o much_o of_o the_o first_o point_n in_o this_o second_o branch_n of_o this_o privilege_n that_o the_o godly_a may_v live_v void_a of_o many_o and_o great_a trouble_n and_o therefore_o that_o such_o as_o do_v not_o may_v thank_v themselves_o for_o it_o whether_o we_o understand_v inward_a distrust_n and_o fear_n or_o outward_a punishment_n that_o be_v fruit_n of_o sin_n chap._n 10._o of_o the_o second_o branch_n of_o this_o privilege_n concern_v the_o affliction_n of_o the_o faithful_a namely_o that_o god_n deliver_v they_o out_o of_o many_o when_o the_o wicked_a still_o remain_v in_o they_o the_o second_o point_n be_v that_o they_o may_v also_o assure_v themselves_o that_o the_o lord_n will_v deliver_v they_o and_o that_o of_o very_a favour_n out_o of_o many_o trouble_n though_o they_o see_v not_o how_o even_o as_o i_o have_v show_v that_o some_o shall_v not_o touch_v they_o at_o all_o for_o although_o they_o themselves_o see_v not_o how_o nor_o any_o other_o likelihood_n but_o that_o they_o shall_v long_o oppress_v they_o yea_o utter_o consume_v they_o yet_o even_o then_o do_v the_o lord_n know_v how_o to_o deliver_v they_o and_o have_v many_o 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