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have_v see_v it_o and_o behold_v not_o the_o one_o half_a of_o thy_o great_a wisdom_n be_v tell_v i_o for_o thou_o exceede_v the_o fame_n that_o i_o hear_v happy_a be_v thy_o man_n and_o happy_a be_v these_o thy_o servant_n which_o stand_v before_o thou_o always_o etc._n etc._n so_o we_o shall_v find_v all_o thing_n there_o to_o surpass_v all_o that_o ever_o we_o hear_v &_o so_o shall_v count_v ourselves_o and_o other_o happy_a &_o thrice_o happy_a that_o may_v stand_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n for_o ever_o at_o what_o time_n we_o shall_v find_v the_o happiness_n of_o that_o life_n in_o many_o degree_n to_o surmount_v all_o the_o trouble_n and_o adversity_n that_o we_o have_v suffer_v in_o this_o life_n to_o surmount_v they_o i_o say_v both_o in_o greatness_n and_o in_o continuance_n without_o any_o interruption_n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v who_o have_v so_o great_a experience_n of_o all_o kind_n of_o affliction_n that_o he_o say_v of_o himself_o 4.8_o 2._o cor._n 4.8_o we_o be_v afflict_v on_o every_o side_n and_o every_o where_o we_o bear_v about_o in_o our_o body_n the_o die_a of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n for_o we_o be_v always_o deliver_v unto_o death_n for_o jesus_n sake_n yet_o he_o say_v he_o do_v not_o faint_a under_o they_o for_o when_o he_o consider_v of_o the_o joy_n of_o heaven_n and_o compare_v the_o affliction_n of_o this_o world_n with_o they_o he_o account_v the_o affliction_n to_o be_v but_o short_a even_o for_o a_o moment_n of_o time_n and_o very_o light_a and_o easy_a in_o respect_n of_o the_o eternal_a glory_n and_o the_o great_a weight_n of_o it_o that_o be_v prepare_v for_o he_o and_o for_o other_o when_o he_o say_v 17._o 17._o for_o our_o light_a affliction_n which_o be_v but_o for_o a_o moment_n cause_v unto_o we_o a_o far_o more_o excellent_a and_o eternal_a weight_n of_o glory_n and_o as_o he_o deliver_v it_o in_o a_o other_o place_n more_o plain_o &_o confident_o in_o these_o word_n i_o count_v 8.18_o rom._n 8.18_o or_o all_o 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