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â—…129_n hom._n 10._o in_o 1._o corin._n in_o â—…rali_fw-la observation_n from_o perâ—…on_n instruct_v mat._n 11._o 28_o esai_n 40._o 1._o jerâ—…n_n in_o esai_n 40._o 1._o thes._n 5._o heb._n 13._o 3._o aug._n epist_n 121._o cap._n 1._o instruction_n part_n of_o the_o text_n a_o precept_n and_o a_o promise_n in_o the_o precept_n what_o burden_n mean_v burden_n secular_a &_o spiritual_a first_o secular_a worldly_a care_n second_o secular_a domestical_a trouble_n three_o secular_a more_o remote_a trouble_n four_o secular_a difficulty_n of_o our_o call_n 1._o spiritua_n sinful_a lust_n rom._n 7._o 24._o 2_o cor._n 12._o 7_o 2._o spiritual_a accuse_v thought_n job._n â—…0_n 12._o psal._n 50._o 21_o psal._n 38_o 3._o psal_n 40._o 12_o mat._n 26._o 39_o luk._n 22._o 44._o mat._n 27._o 46_o what_o it_o be_v to_o cast_v our_o burden_n upon_o god_n in_o general_n 1._o pet_n 5._o 7_o phil_n 4._o 6._o psal._n 37._o 3._o verse_n 3._o verse_n 4._o verse_n 5._o verse_n 7_o verse_n 3._o verse_n 3._o 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psal._n 37._o 3._o psal._n 128._o 1_o gen._n 3._o 19_o prou._n 6._o 10._o â—…_n the._n 3._o 10_o four_o it_o â—…_n to_o fly_v all_o excess_n excess_n of_o desire_n to_o have_v eccles_n 4._o â—…_n luk_n 12._o 1â—…_n 1._o tim._n â—…_n 6_o psal._n 37._o 16_o phil._n 4._o 11._o excess_n of_o â—…ending_v pro._n 11._o 17._o pro._n 23._o 21_o pâ—…_n 37._o 3_o 19_o the_o second_o secular_a burr_n den_n be_v domestical_a trouble_n to_o cast_v this_o upon_o god_n rule_v general_a &_o particular_a the_o first_o general_n iâ—…_n patience_n â—…_n b_o 2._o 10._o mat._n 11._o 29_o patience_n ease_v by_o breed_v joy_n rom._n 5._o 3._o james_n 1â—…_n reason_n why_o to_o be_v patient_a hebr._n 12._o 5_o