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afflict_a god_n do_v order_v our_o affliction_n note_n go_v to_o god_n for_o issue_n and_o deliverance_n fero_n spero_fw-la note_n vncheerfulnesse_n do_v much_o hurt_n doctr._n 3_o persuasion_n of_o god_n love_n will_v help_v we_o to_o bear_v our_o affliction_n because_o god_n will_v help_v our_o cross_n god_n intend_v our_o good_a in_o afflict_v we_o no_o misery_n can_v make_v god_n people_n miserable_a nothing_o can_v separate_v we_o from_o god_n we_o learn_v from_o hence_o why_o we_o be_v so_o trouble_v with_o our_o affliction_n note_n be_v persuade_v of_o god_n love_n token_n of_o god_n afflict_v of_o we_o in_o love_n note_n doct._n 4._o the_o chief_a end_n of_o god_n afflict_v we_o be_v the_o better_n of_o we_o by_o affliction_n we_o come_v to_o know_v ourselves_o note_n by_o affliction_n we_o come_v to_o judge_v aright_o of_o sin_n affliction_n make_v we_o to_o fear_v god_n the_o fear_n of_o god_n be_v very_o profitable_a we_o do_v not_o make_v satisfaction_n by_o our_o 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into_o the_o sea_n they_o cast_v jonah_n where_o the_o lord_n prepare_v a_o whale_n to_o swallow_v he_o up_o then_o jonah_n pray_v unto_o the_o lord_n his_o god_n out_o of_o the_o fish_n belly_n and_o say_v i_o cry_v in_o my_o affliction_n unto_o the_o lord_n &_o he_o hear_v i_o jon._n 2.1_o 2._o which_o place_n with_o many_o more_o do_v teach_v we_o how_o affliction_n drive_v people_n unto_o prayer_n and_o make_v they_o as_o well_o as_o they_o can_v to_o lift_v up_o hand_n and_o eye_n towards_o heaven_n to_o fall_v upon_o their_o knee_n entreat_v the_o lord_n to_o save_v they_o to_o spare_v they_o or_o to_o deliver_v they_o from_o that_o evil_a their_o fear_n be_v
a_o decree_n yet_o shall_v it_o not_o stand_v isaiah_n 9.10_o there_o be_v no_o wisdom_n neither_o understanding_n nor_o counsel_n against_o the_o lord_n pro._n 21.30_o thus_o we_o see_v how_o the_o stay_v and_o prop_n of_o the_o wicked_a be_v but_o like_a reed_n or_o egyptian_a staff_n which_o can_v help_v they_o neither_o heaven_n nor_o earth_n can_v save_v or_o privilege_v those_o who_o the_o lord_n will_v punish_v then_o there_o be_v little_a cause_n why_o we_o shall_v grieve_v at_o the_o prosperity_n or_o impunity_n of_o godless_a person_n they_o be_v sore_a plague_v than_o the_o world_n take_v notice_n of_o though_o no_o apparent_a judgement_n be_v see_v upon_o they_o for_o do_v not_o the_o lord_n give_v they_o up_o to_o a_o reprobate_a mind_n even_o to_o fill_v and_o glut_v themselves_o with_o sin_n and_o can_v there_o be_v a_o great_a punishment_n a_o heavy_a judgement_n than_o this_o not_o to_o be_v restrain_v from_o evil_a course_n desperate_a be_v the_o case_n of_o that_o patient_a who_o the_o physician_n give_v over_o to_o his_o own_o appetite_n to_o eat_v and_o drink_v what_o like_v he_o best_o when_o a_o father_n begin_v to_o cast_v off_o the_o care_n of_o his_o son_n suffer_v he_o to_o take_v his_o swinge_n sink_v or_o swim_v he_o will_v not_o look_v after_o he_o do_v it_o not_o appear_v that_o he_o intend_v to_o disinherit_v such_o a_o child_n even_o so_o as_o the_o water_n where_o it_o be_v still_a be_v deep_a note_n and_o most_o dangerous_a to_o drown_v when_o god_n be_v most_o silent_a in_o threaten_v and_o patient_a in_o spare_v there_o be_v he_o most_o inflame_v with_o anger_n and_o purpose_n of_o revenge_n for_o the_o few_o judgement_n be_v pour_v upon_o the_o wicked_a in_o this_o life_n the_o more_o be_v reserve_v for_o they_o in_o the_o life_n to_o come_v therefore_o fret_v not_o thyself_o because_o of_o the_o wicked_a man_n neither_o be_v envious_a for_o the_o evil_a doer_n for_o they_o shall_v soon_o be_v cut_v down_o like_o the_o grass_n and_o shall_v wither_v as_o the_o green_a herb_n psalm_n 37.1_o 2._o peruse_v the_o whole_a psalm_n and_o it_o will_v teach_v thou_o that_o how_o prosperous_o soever_o the_o wicked_a do_v live_v for_o a_o time_n yet_o their_o happiness_n be_v but_o transitory_a because_o they_o be_v not_o in_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n for_o in_o the_o end_n they_o shall_v be_v destroy_v as_o his_o enemy_n again_o in_o that_o the_o lord_n say_v not_o they_o which_o i_o love_v shall_v be_v rebuke_v and_o chastened_a but_o who_o i_o love_v i_o rebuke_v god_n i_o chasten_v we_o may_v in_o the_o next_o place_n observe_v this_o doctrine_n that_o all_z our_o trial_n and_o affliction_n come_v from_o the_o lord_n of_o what_o nature_n and_o condition_n soever_o the_o affliction_n be_v wherewith_o we_o be_v exercise_v it_o be_v physic_n of_o the_o lord_n prepare_v he_o have_v his_o hand_n in_o it_o and_o therefore_o by_o a_o kind_n of_o propriety_n affliction_n be_v term_v his_o judgement_n we_o have_v wait_v for_o thou_o o_o lord_n in_o the_o way_n of_o thy_o judgement_n isaiah_n 26.8_o and_o in_o the_o next_o vers_fw-la thy_o judgement_n be_v in_o the_o earth_n etc._n etc._n that_o which_o naomi_n speak_v to_o the_o people_n of_o bethlehem_n make_v much_o for_o the_o proof_n of_o the_o point_n in_o hand_n call_v i_o not_o naomi_n but_o call_v i_o mara_n for_o the_o almighty_a have_v give_v i_o much_o bitterness_n i_o go_v out_o full_a and_o the_o lord_n have_v cause_v i_o to_o return_v empty_a why_o call_v you_o i_o naomi_n see_v the_o lord_n bathe_v humble_v i_o and_o the_o almighty_a have_v bring_v i_o unto_o adversity_n ruth_n 1.20_o 21._o all_o her_o cross_n and_o loss_n of_o what_o nature_n soever_o they_o be_v all_o her_o sorrow_n and_o bitterness_n she_o father_n upon_o the_o lord_n as_o personal_a so_o national_a evil_n come_v from_o the_o lord_n as_o appear_z 2._o cron._n 15.6_o nation_n be_v destroy_v of_o nation_n and_o city_n of_o city_n for_o the_o lord_n do_v trouble_v they_o with_o all_o adversity_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n speak_v the_o prophet_n isaiah_n who_o give_v jacob_n for_o a_o spoil_n and_o israel_n to_o the_o robber_n do_v not_o the_o lord_n because_o we_o have_v sin_v against_o he_o isa_n 42.24_o whatsoever_o the_o outward_a mean_n or_o instrument_n be_v god_n hand_n have_v a_o principal_a stroke_n in_o all_o those_o affliction_n which_o befall_v either_o the_o church_n in_o general_n or_o any_o particular_a member_n thereof_o whether_o it_o be_v pestilence_n or_o sword_n or_o famine_n or_o captivity_n it_o be_v not_o the_o heedlessness_n and_o wilfulness_n of_o people_n which_o will_v adventure_v into_o place_n infect_v or_o upon_o good_n that_o be_v contagious_a which_o begin_v or_o continue_v the_o plague_n among_o we_o it_o be_v not_o alone_o the_o malice_n and_o cruelty_n of_o the_o enemy_n which_o bring_v the_o sword_n or_o cause_v any_o to_o fall_v by_o it_o it_o be_v not_o unseasonable_a winter_n or_o summer_n which_o cause_v and_o bring_v the_o famine_n among_o we_o these_o be_v but_o secondary_a cause_n the_o prime_a and_o supreme_a cause_n be_v that_o all_o dispose_n wisdom_n and_o providence_n of_o god_n which_o cause_v and_o order_v both_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o such_o as_o he_o have_v appoint_v to_o death_n shall_v go_v unto_o death_n and_o such_o as_o be_v for_o the_o sword_n to_o the_o sword_n and_o such_o as_o be_v for_o the_o famine_n to_o the_o famine_n and_o such_o as_o be_v for_o captivity_n to_o the_o captivity_n jerem._n 15.2_o so_o likewise_o for_o particular_a judgement_n whether_o in_o our_o body_n or_o estate_n all_o come_v from_o the_o lord_n who_o have_v make_v the_o dumb_a or_o the_o deaf_a or_o the_o blind_a have_v not_o i_o say_v the_o lord_n exod._n 4.11_o from_o who_o come_v consumption_n burn_a ague_n &_o other_o bodily_a disease_n do_v not_o the_o lord_n appoint_v they_o leu._n 26.16_o hence_o the_o church_n profess_v hos_fw-la 6.1_o the_o lord_n have_v spoil_v we_o and_o he_o will_v heal_v we_o he_o have_v wound_v we_o &_o he_o will_v bind_v we_o up_o if_o we_o peruse_v that_o beadroll_n of_o curse_n deut_n 28._o it_o will_v appear_v that_o neither_o poverty_n sickness_n nor_o any_o cross_n or_o loss_n do_v befall_v we_o but_o that_o which_o god_n do_v send_v we_o be_v there_o any_o evil_n in_o the_o city_n and_o i_o have_v not_o do_v it_o amos_n 3.6_o i_o the_o lord_n do_v all_o these_o thing_n isaiah_n 45.7_o here_o i_o may_v quick_o lead_v you_o into_o a_o labyrinth_n by_o propound_v ambiguous_a and_o unnecessary_a question_n how_o far_o god_n have_v his_o hand_n in_o every_o evil_a but_o such_o question_n will_v breed_v strife_n rather_o than_o godly_a edify_n 1._o tim._n 1.4_o know_v therefore_o that_o something_o the_o lord_n effect_n in_o and_o by_o himself_o without_o the_o help_n or_o assistance_n of_o inferior_a cause_n such_o be_v the_o work_n of_o creation_n and_o some_o miracle_n some_o thing_n the_o lord_n cause_v to_o be_v effect_v 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great_a be_v the_o burden_n which_o their_o cruel_a taskmaster_n lay_v upon_o they_o and_o so_o do_v the_o lord_n oft_o deal_v in_o other_o kind_n with_o his_o child_n therefore_o wait_v with_o patience_n see_v the_o lord_n many_o time_n do_v sudden_o turn_v tragedy_n into_o comedy_n sorrow_n into_o joy_n as_o he_o deal_v with_o his_o people_n in_o ester_n day_n to_o day_n in_o heaviness_n through_o fear_n of_o be_v swallow_v up_o and_o make_v a_o prey_n unto_o their_o enemy_n to_o morrow_n triumph_v over_o their_o enemy_n and_o tread_v they_o underneath_o their_o foot_n ester_n 8.15_o 16._o for_o what_o thing_n can_v there_o be_v under_o heaven_n so_o heavy_a upon_o the_o heart_n of_o his_o child_n note_n which_o the_o lord_n can_v remove_v and_o put_v joy_n in_o the_o place_n of_o it_o before_o the_o day_n be_v light_a therefore_o hope_v in_o the_o lord_n and_o be_v strong_a and_o he_o shall_v comfort_v thy_o heart_n psalm_n 27.14_o be_v cheerful_a therefore_o in_o thy_o affliction_n object_n some_o will_v be_v ready_a to_o say_v i_o hope_v i_o hurt_v no_o body_n by_o my_o sadness_n but_o they_o be_v deceive_v for_o answ_n hurt_n first_o they_o wrong_v the_o lord_n by_o their_o uncheerfulnesse_n not_o only_o in_o go_v and_o do_v against_o his_o word_n which_o will_v we_o to_o be_v joyful_a in_o the_o lord_n as_o psal_n 32.11_o be_v glad_a you_o righteous_a and_o rejoice_v in_o the_o lord_n and_o be_v joyful_a all_o you_o that_o be_v upright_o in_o heart_n but_o they_o do_v also_o wrong_v the_o lord_n in_o rob_v he_o of_o that_o honour_n and_o praise_v which_o they_o may_v bring_v unto_o he_o by_o their_o rejoice_v in_o affliction_n second_o they_o wrong_v if_o not_o hurt_v their_o brethren_n be_v occasion_n of_o discouragement_n and_o dishearten_v they_o make_v they_o to_o fear_v and_o doubt_v of_o god_n goodness_n and_o their_o own_o ability_n to_o bear_v any_o burden_n which_o the_o lord_n shall_v lay_v upon_o they_o seeing_z other_o or_o long_o stand_v in_o 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