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at_o other_o time_n be_v negligent_a and_o superficial_a in_o duty_n yea_o whole_o neglect_v they_o profane_a person_n will_v in_o their_o strait_n seek_v unto_o god_n and_o other_o will_v be_v more_o frequent_a and_o fervent_a in_o duty_n i_o will_v go_v and_o return_v unto_o my_o place_n say_v god_n in_o their_o affliction_n they_o will_v seek_v i_o early_o 26.16_o hos_fw-la 5.15_o isa_n 26.16_o lord_n say_v the_o prophet_n in_o trouble_n they_o have_v visit_v thou_o they_o pour_v out_o a_o prayer_n when_o thy_o chasten_n be_v upon_o they_o all_o the_o while_n the_o sea_n be_v calm_v the_o soldier_n and_o mariner_n be_v merry_a and_o think_v not_o on_o god_n but_o when_o in_o
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hand_n upon_o thou_o say_v god_n i_o e._n bring_v trouble_n upon_o thou_o and_o mark_v what_o follow_v and_o pure_o purge_v away_o all_o thy_o dross_n etc._n etc._n and_o cap._n 27._o by_o this_o shall_v the_o iniquity_n of_o jacob_n be_v purge_v and_o this_o be_v all_o the_o fruit_n to_o take_v away_o his_o sin_n by_o this_o that_o be_v by_o affliction_n and_o trouble_n as_o appear_v by_o v._o 7._o so_o in_o daniel_n 11.35_o dan._n 11.35_o some_o of_o they_o of_o understanding_n i._n e._n of_o the_o godly_a who_o only_o be_v true_o wise_a shall_v fall_v i._n e._n into_o affliction_n and_o great_a trouble_n not_o to_o break_v and_o destroy_v they_o 12.10_o dan._n 12.10_o but_o as_o it_o follow_v to_o try_v and_o to_o purge_v they_o and_o make_v they_o white_a and_o again_o many_o shall_v be_v purify_v and_o make_v white_a namely_o by_o the_o great_a trouble_n of_o the_o church_n so_o godly_a zechariah_n i_o will_v bring_v the_o three_o part_n through_o the_o fiâ—e_n 9_o zach._n 13_o 9_o and_o will_v refine_v they_o as_o silver_n be_v refine_v etc._n etc._n now_o we_o know_v the_o end_n of_o the_o refiner_n cast_v his_o metal_n be_v it_o of_o silver_n or_o gold_n be_v not_o to_o waste_v and_o consume_v it_o but_o to_o purify_v do_v a_o way_n the_o dross_n and_o make_v it_o more_o precious_a and_o so_o do_v god_n deal_v with_o his_o people_n when_o he_o cast_v they_o into_o the_o fire_n of_o affliction_n indeed_o affliction_n and_o trouble_n in_o their_o own_o nature_n drive_v man_n from_o god_n if_o god_n follow_v a_o wicked_a man_n with_o grievous_a plague_n and_o trouble_n if_o they_o have_v their_o own_o proper_a work_n and_o effect_n they_o make_v he_o more_o impatient_a and_o rage_a even_o to_o blaspheme_v sometime_o and_o the_o more_o grievous_a be_v their_o trouble_n 11._o rev._n 16.9_o 11._o the_o more_o outrageous_a evil_a man_n be_v they_o be_v scorch_v with_o great_a heat_n and_o blaspheme_v the_o name_n of_o god_n and_o repent_v not_o to_o give_v god_n the_o glory_n but_o blaspheme_v the_o god_n of_o heaven_n because_o of_o their_o pain_n but_o god_n make_v they_o to_o work_v this_o good_a e_o fect_n in_o his_o people_n contrary_a to_o their_o own_o nature_n therefore_o say_v job_n when_o he_o have_v try_v i_o i_o shall_v come_v forth_o as_o gold_n 7._o job_n 23.10_o hos_fw-la 2.5_o 7._o when_o israel_n go_v a_o whore_v after_o her_o idol_n god_n hedge_v up_o her_o way_n with_o affliction_n and_o trouble_n there_o resemble_v to_o thorn_n and_o that_o make_v she_o to_o return_v to_o god_n 32._o 2_o chron_n 32._o all_o the_o while_n manasses_n have_v his_o kingdom_n and_o prosperity_n he_o do_v multiply_v transgression_n but_o when_o god_n have_v strip_v he_o of_o his_o honour_n and_o pleasure_n and_o carry_v he_o into_o babylon_n and_o bind_v he_o with_o chain_n than_o he_o humble_v himself_o great_o and_o turn_v from_o all_o his_o evil_a way_n to_o god_n 15._o luk._n 15._o so_o the_o prodigal_n while_o his_o money_n and_o credit_n 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