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be_v many_o and_o his_o cross_n great_a such_o as_o we_o do_v not_o endure_v with_o that_o patience_n that_o both_o we_o ought_v &_o he_o do_v neither_o yet_o with_o that_o comfort_n as_o by_o this_o example_n and_o other_o of_o god_n dear_a one_o we_o be_v just_o encourage_v unto_o god_n give_v friend_n and_o god_n take_v friend_n father_n and_o mother_n sister_n and_o brother_n or_o whatsoever_o and_o he_o spare_v not_o any_o when_o he_o will_v though_o he_o love_v they_o dear_o abraham_n lose_v terah_n his_o father_n and_o sara_n his_o wife_n isaac_n lose_v abraham_n &_o jacob_n now_o isaac_n beside_o other_o friend_n who_o each_o of_o they_o lose_v in_o their_o time_n this_o be_v our_o estate_n we_o hold_v these_o thing_n during_o pleasure_n and_o be_v tenante_n at_o will_n not_o otherwise_o that_o the_o text_n say_v isaac_n die_v full_a of_o day_n it_o may_v well_o teach_v we_o that_o there_o ought_v to_o be_v a_o contentment_n in_o we_o even_o with_o year_n which_o indeed_o be_v 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