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chap._n ii_o show_v how_o the_o faithful_a aught_o to_o be_v be_v persecution_n patient_o forasmuch_o as_o affliction_n be_v thus_o necessary_a and_o inevitable_a to_o believer_n that_o whether_o they_o will_v or_o no_o they_o must_v pass_v this_o strait_a way_n they_o ought_v to_o bethink_v they_o how_o to_o make_v hard_a thing_n easy_a and_o herein_o to_o follow_v the_o deal_n of_o the_o physician_n with_o his_o patient_n who_o intend_v to_o give_v he_o some_o bitter_a potion_n or_o pill_n be_v wont_a to_o sweeten_v the_o one_o with_o syrup_n and_o to_o wrap_v up_o the_o other_o in_o gold_n lest_o he_o shall_v abhor_v to_o take_v in_o or_o swallow_v down_o either_o the_o one_o or_o the_o other_o even_o so_o be_v we_o by_o commit_v to_o memory_n some_o elect_a and_o choice_a sentence_n of_o holy_a scripture_n concern_v the_o cross_n to_o cover_v over_o the_o same_o therewith_o that_o it_o may_v not_o appear_v so_o dreadful_a unto_o we_o as_o we_o apprehend_v it_o to_o be_v for_o that_o which_o cause_v we_o to_o fly_v and_o fear_v persecution_n be_v a_o prejudicate_a opinion_n we_o have_v conceive_v in_o our_o mind_n that_o some_o deadly_a poison_n lurk_v under_o it_o and_o therefore_o we_o shun_v so_o much_o as_o to_o taste_v a_o little_a sup_v thereof_o in_o regard_n we_o imagine_v it_o to_o be_v the_o only_a bitter_a drug_n in_o the_o world_n now_o that_o which_o make_v we_o fall_v into_o and_o breed_v in_o we_o this_o error_n be_v because_o as_o therein_o so_o almost_o in_o all_o thing_n else_o we_o be_v lead_v rather_o by_o sense_n than_o by_o the_o word_n by_o which_o we_o ought_v to_o balance_n and_o regulate_v all_o our_o persuasion_n and_o resolution_n for_o can_v we_o believe_v what_o the_o prophet_n and_o apostle_n inspire_v of_o god_n have_v preach_v and_o write_v for_o the_o use_n of_o posterity_n as_o touch_v persecution_n we_o will_v not_o only_o have_v they_o in_o a_o more_o honourable_a esteem_n but_o thankful_o and_o patient_o bear_v they_o 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