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A67746 A counterpoyson, or Soverain antidote against all griefe as also, the benefit of affliction and how to husband it so that the weakest Christian (with blessing from above) may be able to support himself in his most miserable exigents : together with the victory of patience : extracted out of the choicest authors, ancient and modern, both holy and humane : necessary to be read of all that any way suffer tribulation. Younge, Richard. 1641 (1641) Wing Y148; ESTC R15238 252,343 448

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with_o christ_n be_v never_o dissolve_v a_o usual_a thing_n with_o 〈…〉_z eleever_n to_o have_v their_o ebb_a and_o flow_v wax_a and_o wane_v summer_n and_o winter_n to_o be_v sometime_o so_o comfortable_a and_o courageous_a that_o we_o can_v say_v with_o david_n though_o i_o be_v in_o the_o valley_n of_o death_n yet_o will_v i_o fear_v none_o ill_o psal_n 23._o 4_o other_o while_o again_o so_o deaden_v and_o deject_v in_o our_o spirit_n that_o we_o be_v like_o he_o when_o he_o say_v one_o day_n i_o stall_v die_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o saul_n 1_o sam._n 27._o 1._o sometime_o so_o strong_a in_o faith_n that_o we_o can_v overcome_v the_o great_a assault_n and_o with_o peter_n can_v walk_v upon_o the_o swell_a wave_n by_o and_o by_o so_o faint_a and_o bring_v to_o so_o low_a a_o ebb_n that_o we_o fall_v down_o even_o in_o far_o less●r_a danger_n ●s_a peter_n begin_v to_o sink_v at_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o wind_n matth._n 14._o 29_o 30._o and_o indeed_o if_o the_o wing_n of_o our_o faith_n 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