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21.27_o for_o no_o unclean_a thing_n shall_v enter_v into_o god_n kingdom_n as_o gold_n must_v first_o be_v purify_v in_o the_o fire_n before_o it_o be_v lay_v up_o in_o the_o king_n treasury_n 25.4_o prou._n 25.4_o &_o as_o wheat_n must_v be_v cleanse_v from_o the_o chaff_n before_o it_o be_v lay_v up_o in_o the_o garner_n so_o must_v it_o be_v with_o us._n affliction_n be_v the_o fire_n that_o must_v purge_v we_o 2.21_o 2._o tim._n 2.21_o to_o make_v we_o vessel_n of_o honour_n for_o the_o house_n of_o god_n and_o the_o fan_n that_o must_v cleanse_v we_o to_o make_v we_o pure_a wheat_n for_o his_o garner_n in_o the_o build_n of_o solomon_n temple_n 6.7_o 1_o king_n 6.7_o all_o the_o stone_n be_v hew_v and_o fit_v in_o the_o quarry_n before_o they_o be_v bring_v thither_o and_o there_o be_v neither_o hammer_n nor_o axe_n nor_o any_o tool_n of_o iron_n hear_v in_o the_o temple_n while_o it_o be_v in_o building_n so_o in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n which_o be_v the_o spiritual_a house_n of_o god_n all_o the_o live_a stone_n thereof_o must_v be_v hew_v and_o square_v and_o fit_v by_o affliction_n in_o this_o life_n second_o affliction_n prepare_v we_o for_o heaven_n because_o it_o be_v a_o mean_n to_o work_v holiness_n in_o we_o 12.14_o heb._n 12.14_o without_o which_o no_o man_n shall_v ever_o see_v the_o lord_n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v we_o see_v then_o by_o all_o these_o gracious_a effect_n and_o bless_a fruit_n which_o affl_fw-mi ction_n bring_v with_o it_o that_o david_n have_v good_a cause_n to_o say_v it_o be_v good_a for_o i_o that_o i_o have_v be_v afflict_v and_o therefore_o we_o may_v conclude_v with_o saint_n augustine_n 2._o augustine_n percutis_fw-la ut_fw-la sane_n â—et_a occidis_fw-la nos_fw-la ne_fw-la moriamur_fw-la abs_fw-la te_fw-la