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together_o in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o what_o worldly_a comfort_n have_v he_o to_o cheer_v he_o in_o suffer_v all_o these_o affliction_n but_o the_o remembrance_n of_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n the_o fruition_n whereof_o he_o long_o expect_v but_o at_o last_o he_o be_v cut_v off_o from_o this_o hope_n and_o hear_v god_n definitive_a sentence_n pass_v upon_o he_o that_o he_o must_v ascend_v mount_n nebo_n and_o die_v there_o deut._n 32.50_o and_o thus_o job_n though_o he_o be_v the_o just_a man_n that_o live_v upon_o the_o earth_n by_o the_o lord_n own_o testimony_n yet_o do_v he_o endure_v manifold_a and_o grievous_a affliction_n as_o we_o may_v read_v in_o the_o history_n of_o his_o life_n the_o spoil_v of_o his_o good_n the_o slaughter_n of_o his_o servant_n the_o untimely_a death_n of_o ten_o child_n all_o at_o once_o the_o outward_a torment_n of_o botch_n and_o boil_n and_o the_o inward_a terror_n of_o a_o afflict_a mind_n the_o scorn_v of_o the_o wicked_a the_o strange_a 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devour_v 1_o pet._n 5.8_o he_o thrust_v fore_o at_o we_o and_o so_o worry_v we_o with_o unwearied_a temptation_n seek_v nothing_o more_o then_o to_o dishonour_n god_n in_o our_o overthrow_n but_o this_o like_o a_o storm_n at_o sea_n drive_v we_o to_o our_o port_n even_o to_o the_o throne_n of_o grace_n by_o prayer_n and_o tear_n for_o help_v against_o hell_n 2_o chron._n 20.13_o when_o satan_n have_v fetch_v we_o over_o to_o a_o sin_n by_o spell_n and_o charm_n of_o mercy_n he_o at_o length_n find_v we_o bleed_v and_o die_v will_v make_v we_o believe_v there_o be_v no_o mercy_n for_o we_o when_o have_v make_v we_o sin_n against_o the_o law_n he_o will_v make_v we_o sin_n against_o the_o gospel_n also_o that_o so_o mercy_n herself_o may_v condemn_v we_o but_o after_o sin_n commit_v he_o step_v in_o between_o we_o and_o god_n and_o beg_v out_o of_o our_o father_n hand_n therod_v to_o beat_v we_o for_o those_o sin_n we_o have_v never_o do_v but_o through_o his_o enticement_n now_o say_v 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