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lord_n all_o night_n in_o prayer_n and_o will_v not_o let_v he_o go_v till_o he_o have_v bless_v he_o 2._o the_o promise_n be_v spring_n of_o joy_n there_o be_v more_o in_o the_o promise_n to_o comfort_v than_o in_o the_o world_n to_o perplex_v vrsin_n be_v comfort_v by_o that_o promise_n joh._n 10.29_o no_o man_n shall_v pluck_v they_o out_o of_o my_o father_n hand_n the_o promise_n be_v cordial_n in_o a_o faint_a fit_n psal._n 119.92_o unless_o thy_o word_n have_v be_v my_o delight_n i_o have_v perish_v in_o my_o affliction_n the_o promise_n be_v as_o cork_n to_o the_o net_n to_o bear_v up_o the_o heart_n from_o sink_v in_o the_o deep_a water_n of_o distress_n 3._o the_o â—_z of_o god_n work_n for_o good_a to_o the_o godly_a 1._o temporal_a mercy_n as_o health_n prosperity_n mercy_n work_v most_o kind_o upon_o a_o ingenious_a 〈◊〉_d 1_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n humble_a 2_o sam._n 7.18_o then_o go_v king_n david_n in_o and_o sit_v before_o the_o lord_n and_o say_v who_o be_o i_o o_o lord_n god_n and_o wâ—at_n be_v my_o father_n house_n that_o thou_o have_v bring_v 〈◊〉_d hitherto_o lord_n whence_o be_v such_o honour_n confer_v upon_o i_o that_o i_o shall_v be_v king_n that_o i_o who_o do_v follow_v the_o sheep_n shall_v go_v in_o and_o out_o before_o thy_o people_n so_o say_v a_o gracious_a heart_n lord_n what_o be_o i_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v better_o with_o i_o than_o other_o that_o i_o shall_v drink_v of_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o vine_n when_o other_o drink_v not_o only_o a_o cup_n of_o wormwood_n but_o a_o cup_n of_o blood_n what_o be_o i_o that_o i_o shall_v have_v those_o mercy_n which_o other_o want_v who_o be_v better_o than_o i_o lord_n
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say_v the_o lord_n give_v and_o the_o devil_n take_v away_o abstulit_fw-la but_o the_o lord_n have_v take_v away_o whoever_o bring_v a_o affliction_n to_o we_o it_o be_v god_n that_o send_v it_o 2._o the_o second_o heart-quieting_a consideration_n be_v that_o affliction_n work_v for_o good_a jer._n 24.5_o like_o these_o good_a fig_n so_o will_v i_o acknowledge_v they_o that_o be_v carry_v away_o captive_a of_o judah_n who_o i_o have_v send_v out_o of_o this_o place_n into_o the_o land_n of_o the_o chaldean_n for_o their_o good_a judahs_n captivity_n in_o babylon_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o their_o good_a psal_n 119.71_o it_o be_v good_a for_o i_o that_o i_o have_v be_v afflict_v theod._n which_o text_n like_o moses_n his_o tree_n cast_v into_o the_o bitter_a water_n of_o affliction_n may_v make_v they_o sweet_a and_o wholesome_a to_o drink_v of_o affliction_n to_o the_o godly_a be_v medicinable_a out_o of_o the_o most_o poysonful_a dâ—ug_n god_n extract_v our_o 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