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patience_n and_o confidence_n in_o the_o lord_n use_v this_o as_o a_o argument_n 37.6_o psal_n 37.6_o he_o shall_v bring_v forth_o thy_o righteousness_n as_o the_o light_n and_o thy_o judgement_n as_o the_o noon_n day_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v have_v say_v loc_n temple_n in_o loc_n howsoever_o thy_o innocency_n be_v at_o sometime_o cover_v as_o it_o be_v with_o a_o thick_a and_o dark_a mist_n of_o slander_n and_o oppression_n yet_o the_o lord_n will_v in_o his_o good_a time_n scatter_v and_o dissolve_v this_o mist_n and_o so_o make_v thy_o innocency_n apparent_a and_o clear_a to_o the_o world_n yea_o he_o shall_v make_v thy_o righteous_a cause_n to_o be_v so_o evident_a as_o the_o sun_n when_o it_o rise_v nay_o which_o be_v more_o as_o at_o noonday_n when_o it_o be_v at_o the_o high_a &_o shine_v bright_a i_o can_v further_o show_v you_o the_o truth_n of_o this_o 39.10_o gen._n 39.10_o by_o many_o example_n joseph_n be_v accuse_v by_o his_o mistress_n and_o upon_o that_o false_a 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our_o enemy_n shame_n it_o be_v the_o lot_n of_o god_n child_n to_o be_v evil_o speak_v of_o by_o the_o man_n of_o this_o world_n to_o be_v persecute_v and_o revile_v for_o righteousness_n sake_n and_o to_o be_v condemn_v of_o wicked_a man_n unjust_o daniel_n shall_v be_v charge_v with_o disobedience_n amos_n of_o conspiracy_n eliah_n for_o trouble_v israel_n paul_n for_o raise_v up_o of_o tumult_n and_o all_o christ_n disciple_n for_o moover_n of_o sedition_n among_o the_o people_n but_o these_o cloud_n shall_v soon_o be_v disperse_v and_o all_o these_o dark_a mist_n shall_v sudden_o be_v scatter_v let_v not_o these_o thing_n then_o too_o much_o trouble_v we_o nor_o any_o whit_n discourage_v we_o in_o the_o practice_n of_o christianity_n our_o righteousness_n shall_v not_o always_o lie_v hâ—d_n in_o the_o dark_a but_o it_o shall_v one_o day_n shine_v as_o the_o sun_n and_o be_v bring_v into_o the_o open_a light_n commit_v then_o thy_o way_n and_o work_n unto_o the_o lord_n and_o 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