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child_n especial_o in_o time_n of_o trouble_n for_o what_o make_v they_o rejoice_v in_o affliction_n and_o to_o triumph_v when_o they_o be_v go_v through_o the_o valley_n of_o death_n but_o the_o sight_n &_o certainty_n of_o a_o better_a how_o come_v it_o that_o in_o the_o same_o moment_n wherein_o god_n be_v take_v their_o temporal_a life_n from_o they_o they_o be_v seek_v a_o eternal_a life_n from_o he_o out_o of_o doubt_n it_o come_v of_o their_o lively_a faith_n which_o mercy_n through_o wrath_n see_v mercy_n through_o the_o cloud_n of_o light_n &_o momentary_a affliction_n it_o behold_v a_o infinite_a weight_n of_o glory_n but_o this_o quickness_n of_o faith_n appear_v glory_n most_o of_o all_o wonderful_o in_o the_o up_o take_v of_o jesus_n christ_n for_o he_o appear_v in_o the_o world_n disguise_v a_o king_n in_o
and_o not_o prevail_v but_o it_o be_v not_o so_o with_o the_o godly_a because_o thou_o have_v have_v power_n with_o god_n as_o â—…acob_n seek_v a_o blessing_n so_o at_o the_o length_n he_o geâ—…teth_v it_o for_o the_o lord_n at_o the_o last_o will_v fulfil_v the_o desire_n of_o they_o who_o fear_v he_o the_o desire_n of_o the_o child_n of_o god_n be_v as_o a_o birth_n conceive_v in_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n which_o shall_v not_o die_v but_o come_v to_o perfection_n solomon_n promise_v to_o give_v his_o mother_n bethsheba_n whatsoever_o she_o will_v ask_v and_o it_o be_v to_o the_o half_a of_o his_o kingdom_n yet_o when_o she_o ask_v that_o abishag_fw-mi the_o shunamite_n may_v be_v give_v to_o adoniah_n his_o brother_n to_o wife_n solomon_n refuse_v to_o grant_v thus_o man_n can_v promise_v much_o and_o perform_v little_a it_o be_v not_o so_o with_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n he_o have_v bid_v we_o pray_v he_o have_v promise_v to_o hear_v and_o shall_v not_o also_o fail_v to_o perform_v nunquam_fw-la oranti_fw-la beneficia_fw-la denegabit_fw-la qui_fw-la orantes_fw-la ut_fw-la ne_fw-la deficiant_fw-la sua_fw-la pielate_fw-la instigat_fw-la he_o will_v never_o deny_v his_o benefit_n to_o we_o when_o we_o pray_v who_o provoke_v we_o to_o pray_v but_o as_o to_o the_o wicked_a the_o hope_n of_o the_o hypocrite_n shall_v perish_v their_o soul_n be_v full_a of_o desire_n like_v so_o many_o strong_a voice_n obtain_v cry_v for_o that_o which_o they_o shall_v never_o obtain_v they_o wait_v upon_o lie_a vanity_n which_o shall_v never_o come_v to_o pass_v quid_fw-la tam_fw-la poenale_n quam_fw-la semper_fw-la velle_fw-la quod_fw-la nunquam_fw-la erit_fw-la &_o semper_fw-la nolle_fw-la quod_fw-la nunquam_fw-la non_fw-la erit_fw-la in_fw-la aeternum_fw-la non_fw-la obtinebit_fw-la quod_fw-la vulâ—…_n &_o in_o aeternum_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la vult_fw-la sustinebit_fw-la what_o punishment_n more_o fearful_a can_v fall_v on_o a_o man_n then_o that_o he_o shall_v ever_o wish_v 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