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can_v be_v against_o i_o neither_o health_n nor_o sickness_n neither_o wealth_n nor_o want_n neither_o principality_n nor_o power_n nor_o death_n nor_o life_n 〈◊〉_d nor_o depth_n nor_o thing_n present_a nor_o thing_n to_o come_v nothing_o can_v separate_v i_o from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n my_o god_n in_o christ_n therefore_o will_v i_o now_o and_o ever_o cast_v my_o burden_n upon_o thou_o o_o lord_n with_o assurance_n that_o thou_o will_v sustain_v i_o e_o 22._o the_o great_a burden_n in_o the_o world_n sin_n my_o sin_n be_v go_v over_o my_o head_n and_o be_v too_o heavy_a a_o burden_n for_o i_o to_o bear_v therefore_o will_v i_o cast_v they_o upon_o thou_o my_o lord_n and_o my_o saviour_n yea_o the_o affliction_n and_o punishment_n that_o lie_v at_o the_o door_n of_o my_o sin_n they_o be_v able_a to_o press_v i_o down_o to_o the_o low_a pit_n but_o in_o a_o humble_a awful_a submission_n to_o thy_o will_n trust_v that_o thou_o will_v lay_v no_o more_o upon_o i_o than_o i_o be_o able_a to_o bear_v i_o will_v bear_v according_a to_o my_o ability_n and_o await_v thy_o goodness_n either_o to_o deliver_v i_o from_o or_o to_o sustain_v i_o in_o all_o thy_o will_n be_v do_v o_o lord_n and_o give_v i_o patience_n amen_n glory_n be_v to_o god_n on_o high_a on_o earth_n comfort_n finis_fw-la imprimatur_fw-la johannes_n hansley_n feb._n 4._o anno_fw-la dom._n 1639._o 1._o by_o reason_n 2._o by_o scripture_n b._o 2_o sam_n 18._o 18._o b_o gen._n 35._o 19_o 20._o a_o psal._n 112._o 6._o b_o satis_fw-la est_fw-la coram_fw-la deo_fw-la and_o angelis_fw-la totóque_fw-la piorum_fw-la theatro_fw-la benedictam_fw-la esse_fw-la eorum_fw-la memoriam_fw-la cal._n in_fw-la locum_fw-la c_o worthy_a dr_n 〈◊〉_d manual_n 1._o