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the_o god_n of_o all_o comfort_n what_o shall_v such_o a_o one_o fear_n of_o who_o shall_v he_o be_v afraid_a at_o what_o shall_v he_o be_v dismay_v if_o he_o live_v he_o live_v to_o the_o lord_n if_o he_o die_v he_o die_v in_o the_o lord_n live_v or_o die_v he_o be_v the_o lord_n rom._n 14.8_o object_n but_o do_v not_o we_o see_v those_o who_o take_v most_o pain_n in_o fit_v themselves_o for_o death_n most_o sad_a and_o sorrowful_a mourn_v for_o their_o own_o and_o other_o man_n sin_n do_v they_o not_o meet_v with_o most_o trouble_n and_o affliction_n so_o that_o their_o life_n of_o all_o man_n be_v most_o uncomfortable_a answ_n a_o carnal_a man_n can_v no_o more_o judge_n of_o a_o good_a man_n condition_n than_o a_o purblind_a man_n can_v of_o colour_n he_o be_v not_o acquaint_v with_o a_o good_a man_n joy_n prov._n 14.10_o the_o righteous_a have_v meat_n to_o eat_v which_o the_o world_n know_v not_o of_o they_o have_v hide_v manna_n secret_a joy_n 2_o cor._n 6.10_o as_o sorrowful_a 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christ_n abound_v in_o we_o so_o our_o consolation_n also_o abound_v by_o christ_n we_o read_v act_v 5.41_o how_o the_o apostle_n rejoice_v that_o they_o be_v count_v worthy_a to_o suffer_v when_o saint_n paul_n be_v in_o that_o great_a storm_n at_o sea_n act_v 27._o when_o neither_o sun_n nor_o star_n in_o many_o day_n appear_v vers_fw-la 20._o in_o the_o midst_n of_o that_o danger_n his_o soul_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrysost_n in_o a_o quiet_a haven_n 33._o dr._n boreman_n in_o serm._n on_o phil._n 3.20_o p._n 33._o even_o in_o the_o bosom_n of_o god_n in_o that_o great_a darkness_n he_o have_v a_o light_n within_o the_o light_n of_o joy_n and_o comfort_n because_o god_n be_v with_o and_o in_o he_o i_o end_v this_o with_o that_o of_o solomon_n prov._n 29.6_o in_o the_o transgression_n of_o a_o evil_a man_n there_o be_v a_o snare_n that_o strangle_v his_o joy_n but_o the_o righteous_a do_v sing_v and_o rejoice_v consider_v 2_o 2._o by_o this_o mean_v you_o may_v die_v 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1.23_o i_o desire_v to_o depart_v and_o to_o be_v with_o christ_n which_o be_v far_o better_a st._n ambrose_n ready_a to_o depart_v say_v to_o his_o friend_n non_fw-la sic_fw-la vixi_fw-la ut_fw-la i_o pudent_fw-la inter_fw-la vos_fw-la vivere_fw-la sed_fw-la nec_fw-la mori_fw-la timeo_fw-la quia_fw-la bonum_fw-la dominum_fw-la habemus_fw-la he_o be_v neither_o ashamed_a to_o live_v nor_o afraid_a to_o die_v old_a hilarion_n be_v somewhat_o backward_o at_o first_o to_o entertain_v death_n he_o check_v himself_o for_o his_o vain_a fear_n egredore_n anima_fw-la quid_fw-la time_n septuaginta_fw-la annos_fw-la servivisti_fw-la deo_fw-la &_o jam_fw-la mori_fw-la time_n egredere_fw-la anima_fw-la go_v out_o my_o soul_n say_v he_o what_o fear_v thou_o thou_o have_v serve_v god_n these_o threescore_o year_n and_o ten_o
assault_n as_o other_o man_n frequent_o be_v so_o vers_fw-la 5._o they_o be_v not_o in_o trouble_v we_o other_o man_n neither_o be_v they_o plague_v like_o other_o man_n this_o stumble_v he_o as_o you_o may_v read_v afterward_o but_o at_o last_o he_o recover_v himself_o have_v make_v his_o resort_n to_o the_o sanctuary_n of_o god_n vers_fw-la 17._o he_o learn_v out_o of_o his_o word_n that_o god_n govern_v all_o thing_n wise_o and_o have_v judgement_n in_o store_n for_o they_o as_o you_o may_v read_v vers_n 18_o 19_o 20._o god_n lift_v they_o the_o high_a that_o their_o fall_n may_v be_v the_o great_a tolluntur_fw-la in_o altum_fw-la ut_fw-la lapsu_fw-la graviore_fw-la ruant_fw-la so_o then_o though_o wicked_a man_n sleep_v secure_o in_o sin_n yet_o their_o damnation_n sleep_v not_o 2_o pet._n 2.3_o when_o they_o say_v peace_n and_o safety_n then_o sudden_a destruction_n come_v upon_o they_o as_o travel_v upon_o a_o woman_n with_o child_n which_o come_v sudden_o certain_o and_o 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