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idol_n on_o his_o face_n and_o put_v it_o between_o his_o hand_n whereof_o when_o he_o see_v he_o can_v not_o be_v rid_v he_o take_v it_o very_o orderly_o in_o his_o hand_n and_o look_v advise_o upon_o it_o he_o fling_v it_o into_o the_o river_n and_o say_v let_v our_o lady_n now_o save_v herself_o sure_o she_o be_v light_a enough_o let_v she_o learn_v to_o swim_v after_o which_o they_o urge_v no_o scottishman_n with_o their_o idol_n let_v man_n keep_v themselves_o from_o idol_n and_o god_n will_v keep_v they_o if_o it_o be_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o a_o fiery_a furnace_n i_o cite_v these_o the_o rather_o because_o a_o great_a many_o of_o our_o mirmaid-professor_n think_v outward_a presence_n at_o mass_n very_o lawful_a though_o it_o be_v not_o enforce_v and_o for_o such_o vain_a toy_n they_o esteem_v they_o as_o they_o be_v if_o a_o man_n be_v compel_v who_o will_v hazard_v his_o life_n or_o liberty_n for_o such_o a_o small_a matter_n but_o let_v i_o tell_v such_o that_o he_o that_o will_v save_v his_o life_n so_o shall_v loose_v it_o and_o he_o that_o will_v loose_v his_o life_n rather_o than_o dishonour_n god_n in_o the_o least_o thing_n shall_v save_v it_o the_o israelit_n in_o their_o captivity_n be_v strait_o enjoin_v to_o quit_v themselves_o of_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o nation_n that_o be_v not_o to_o defile_v themselves_o with_o any_o of_o their_o idol_n though_o they_o be_v to_o obey_v in_o all_o thing_n lawful_a yea_o when_o they_o shall_v see_v the_o heathen_n dote_v upon_o their_o idol_n they_o shall_v bold_o say_v unto_o they_o the_o god_n that_o have_v not_o make_v the_o heaven_n and_o the_o earth_n they_o shall_v perish_v from_o the_o earth_n 10.11_o jer._n 10.11_o and_o from_o under_o the_o heaven_n i_o wish_v that_o the_o afflict_a in_o the_o palatinat_n and_o bohemia_n may_v so_o quit_v themselves_o for_o they_o be_v in_o great_a danger_n and_o so_o much_o for_o this_o particular_a chap._n xlvii_o of_o the_o patience_n of_o the_o conquer_a the_o conquer_v in_o the_o next_o place_n with_o his_o generous_a behaviour_n must_v join_v continue_v patience_n which_o be_v able_a to_o beat_v into_o powder_n the_o hard_a adamant_n of_o affliction_n yea_o here_o indeed_o be_v the_o proper_a place_n of_o patience_n and_o in_o this_o it_o have_v the_o perfect_a work_n 5.3_o work_n nunquam_fw-la est_fw-la patientiae_fw-la virtus_fw-la in_o prosperis_fw-la nota_fw-la lib._n 11_o moral_n rom._n 5.3_o the_o virtue_n of_o patience_n say_v gregory_n be_v not_o know_v in_o prosperity_n therefore_o the_o apostle_n set_v down_o patience_n as_o a_o fruit_n of_o tribulation_n in_o the_o godly_a tribulation_n work_v patience_n lactantius_n hence_o give_v a_o reason_n why_o good_a man_n come_v under_o the_o power_n of_o ill_a man_n namely_o that_o they_o may_v learn_v patience_n and_o have_v occasion_n to_o exercise_v 5._o exercise_v necesse_fw-la est_fw-la iustum_fw-la virum_fw-la in_o potestate_fw-la esse_fw-la hominis_fw-la in_o justi_fw-la ut_fw-la patientiam_fw-la capiat_fw-la patientia_fw-la enim_fw-la malorum_fw-la perlatio_fw-la est_fw-la de_fw-fr divin_n instit_fw-la lib._n 5._o patience_n for_o patience_n have_v his_o proper_a work_n in_o evil_a not_o as_o seneca_n say_v very_o divine-like_a 68_o divine-like_a incommoda_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la optabâ—lia_fw-la sed_fw-la virtus_fw-la qua_fw-la perferuntur_fw-la epist_n 68_o that_o we_o shall_v desire_v evil_a for_o the_o manifestation_n of_o our_o patience_n as_o to_o be_v overcome_v by_o the_o enemy_n to_o be_v forsake_v of_o our_o friend_n but_o if_o those_o evil_n fall_v upon_o we_o we_o shall_v desire_v herein_o to_o manifest_v our_o patience_n for_o the_o better_a press_v of_o you_o in_o your_o present_a condition_n to_o the_o practice_n of_o this_o duty_n give_v i_o leave_v to_o unfold_v brief_o these_o four_o head_n wherein_o the_o sum_n of_o this_o duty_n both_o for_o knowledge_n and_o practice_n do_v consist_v namely_o cupido_fw-la the_o sum_n of_o paâ—ience_n 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