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that_o god_n take_v we_o out_o of_o the_o womb_n a_o great_a support_n to_o faith_n in_o great_a trouble_n p._n 391._o untimely_o birth_n what_o and_o why_o so_o call_v p._n 423._o bitter_a day_n be_v a_o day_n of_o trouble_n p._n 360._o bitterness_n of_o soul_n note_v the_o deep_a sorrow_n p._n 442._o blasphemy_n what_o pa._n 218._o the_o holy_a person_n subject_a to_o the_o most_o blasphemous_a temptation_n p._n 286._o blessing_n three_o way_n 1._o man_n bless_v man_n 2._o man_n bless_v god_n 3_o god_n bless_v man_n what_o p._n 117._o all_o success_n from_o the_o blessing_n of_o god_n p._n 119_o 120._o god_n delight_v to_o bless_v those_o who_o be_v laborious_a ib._n the_o blessing_n of_o god_n be_v effectual_a p._n 121._o to_o bless_v god_n what_o 213._o the_o best_a outward_a blessing_n may_v be_v turn_v into_o a_o cross_n p._n 273._o body_n of_o the_o saint_n abuse_v and_o torture_v here_o on_o earth_n p._n 255._o book_n of_o job_n who_o suppose_v the_o penman_n p._n 5._o the_o 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be_v care_v for_o ib._n parent_n ought_v to_o pray_v in_o special_a for_o every_o child_n p._n 65._o job_n loss_n of_o his_o child_n his_o great_a loss_n show_v in_o 5._o consideration_n p._n 167_o 168._o christ_n his_o presence_n make_v any_o place_n or_o condition_n comfortable_a p_o 431._o that_o the_o heart_n of_o a_o believer_n be_v never_o at_o rest_n but_o in_o christ_n p._n 475_o 476._o cloud_n what_o it_o be_v and_o what_o it_o signify_v in_o scripture_n p·_fw-la 358._o conception_n of_o child_n the_o work_n and_o blessing_n of_o god_n p._n 389._o counselor_n their_o power_n to_o hurt_v or_o do_v good_a among_o king_n and_o prince_n p._n 411._o creature_n the_o best_a creature_n leave_v to_o themselves_o will_v undo_v themselves_o p._n 83._o curse_v what_o be_v mean_v by_o curse_v god_n in_o the_o heart_n p._n 70_o 71_o etc._n etc._n curse_v have_v three_o thing_n in_o it_o p._n 131._o what_o to_o curse_v god_n to_o his_o face_n p._n 133_o 218._o what_o it_o be_v to_o curse_v a_o thing_n or_o person_n p._n 327._o a_o curse_n contain_v all_o evil_a as_o bless_v all_o good_a p._n 328._o man_n be_v but_o the_o minister_n of_o any_o curse_n p._n 330._o in_o what_o sense_n the_o irrational_a creature_n be_v capable_a of_o a_o curse_n p._n 331._o d_o darkness_n divers_a sort_n p._n 347._o a_o dark_a day_n be_v a_o sad_a day_n p._n 348._o it_o stain_v the_o beauty_n of_o the_o creature_n p._n 357._o day_n what_o it_o be_v to_o regard_v a_o day_n p._n 350._o death_n sudden_a death_n no_o argument_n of_o god_n disfavour_n p._n 173._o death_n may_v surprise_v we_o eat_v therefore_o be_v holy_a in_o eat_v p._n 173_o 174._o death_n shake_v we_o out_o of_o all_o our_o worldly_a clothing_n p._n 200._o death_n it_o be_v sinful_a absolute_o to_o wish_v our_o own_o death_n though_o we_o be_v in_o pain_n more_o painful_a than_o death_n p._n 284._o satan_n persuade_v that_o death_n be_v a_o end_n of_o all_o trouble_n p._n 285._o he_o will_v make_v man_n willing_a to_o die_v when_o they_o be_v most_o unfit_a to_o die_v p._n 285._o death_n be_v the_o total_a rest_n of_o the_o godly_a only_o p._n 400._o the_o outward_a rest_n of_o all_o p._n 403_o death_n in_o death_n we_o have_v a_o 4._o fold_v rest_n p._n 403._o death_n be_v the_o sleep_n of_o the_o body_n p._n 404._o why_o so_o call_v p._n 405._o their_o opinion_n refute_v who_o say_v the_o soul_n sleep_v when_o the_o body_n die_v p._n 404_o 405._o no_o power_n or_o policy_n can_v prevent_v death_n p._n 417_o 436._o in_o death_n all_o be_v equal_a ib._n in_o what_o sense_n we_o may_v desire_v death_n p._n 447._o many_o affliction_n to_o our_o feel_n be_v worse_o than_o death_n p._n 450._o death_n find_v some_o before_o they_o look_v for_o it_o other_o look_v for_o death_n and_o can_v find_v it_o p._n 451._o not_o to_o die_v be_v a_o punishment_n to_o some_o in_o this_o life_n and_o it_o will_v be_v a_o everlasting_a punishment_n to_o all_o the_o damn_a p._n 451._o degree_n in_o grace_n god_n have_v 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we_o shall_v resolve_v upon_o our_o end_n before_o we_o undertake_v any_o action_n p._n 310._o a_o wise_a man_n propose_v suitable_a end_n i._n e._n man_n may_v propose_v his_o end_n but_o he_o can_v reach_v it_o p._n 307._o eschew_v evil_a more_o than_o the_o not_o commit_v of_o evil_n p._n 28_o 29._o a_o godly_a man_n do_v not_o only_o forbear_v but_o eschew_v sin_n all_o sin_n and_o all_o the_o occasion_n of_o sin_n p._n 33._o evil_n of_o sin_n why_o sin_n call_v evil_a p._n 28._o satan_n will_v persuade_v we_o to_o ease_v ourselves_o of_o troublesome_a evil_n by_o commit_v sinful_a evil_n p._n 284._o affliction_n in_o what_o sense_n call_v evil_a p._n 291._o evil_n of_o punishment_n or_o affliction_n consider_v as_o come_v from_o god_n may_v be_v bear_v with_o more_o quietness_n p._n 292._o because_o we_o receive_v all_o good_a from_o god_n it_o be_v equal_a that_o we_o shall_v patient_o bear_v evil_a p._n 294._o exposition_n of_o scripture_n very_o useful_a p._n 1_o 2._o 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