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he_o if_o the_o three_o child_n go_v to_o the_o fire_n the_o four_o like_o the_o son_n of_o god_n shall_v go_v with_o they_o god_n the_o father_n protest_v that_o in_o all_o the_o trouble_n of_o godly_a the_o three_o person_n of_o the_o trinity_n be_v say_v to_o suffer_v with_o the_o godly_a his_o child_n he_o be_v trouble_v and_o that_o he_o have_v such_o a_o tender_a feel_n of_o their_o affliction_n that_o he_o who_o touch_v they_o touch_v the_o apple_n of_o his_o eye_n and_o the_o lord_n jesus_n the_o son_n of_o god_n when_o his_o saint_n at_o damascus_n be_v persecute_v cry_v from_o heaven_n to_o the_o persecuter_n saul_n saul_n why_o persecute_v 4._o act_n 9_o 4._o thou_o i_o and_o as_o concern_v the_o holy_a ghost_n the_o apostle_n testify_v bless_a be_v you_o if_o you_o be_v rattle_v upon_o for_o the_o name_n of_o 14._o 1_o
pet._n 4._o 14._o jesus_n for_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o of_o glory_n rest_v on_o you_o which_o on_o their_o part_n be_v evil_o speak_v of_o but_o on_o your_o part_n be_v glorify_v thus_o we_o see_v quam_fw-la magnos_fw-la habeamus_fw-la commilitone_n how_o great_a and_o 16_o cir._n catec_fw-la 16_o strong_a fellow-warriour_n we_o have_v to_o assist_v the_o lord_n be_v so_o present_a with_o we_o non_fw-la ut_fw-la seruos_fw-la suos_fw-la spectet_fw-la tantum_fw-la sed_fw-la ut_fw-la 6._o cip._n lib._n 2._o epist._n 6._o ipse_fw-la luctetur_fw-la in_o nobis_fw-la that_o he_o do_v not_o only_o behold_v his_o servant_n in_o their_o conflict_n but_o he_o himself_o also_o do_v wrestle_v in_o they_o wherefore_o our_o further_a comfort_n if_o any_o man_n be_v desirous_a to_o christ_n three_o thing_n require_v to_o make_v our_o suffering_n suffering_n with_o christ_n know_v whether_o if_o his_o suffering_n be_v suffering_n with_o christ_n or_o not_o let_v he_o consider_v these_o three_o 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yet_o he_o offer_v unto_o he_o his_o bless_a mouth_n even_o then_o when_o he_o come_v to_o betray_v he_o he_o know_v that_o a_o fearful_a woe_n do_v abide_v he_o yet_o do_v he_o bear_v with_o he_o patient_o till_o his_o time_n come_v for_o every_o wicked_a man_n have_v a_o particular_a day_n of_o judgement_n assign_v unto_o he_o wherein_o he_o shall_v be_v root_v out_o as_o a_o noisome_a weed_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n beside_o that_o general_a destruction_n which_o abide_v they_o all_o but_o here_o least_o under_o pretence_n of_o that_o which_o i_o have_v say_v be_v what_o christian_a patience_n be_v man_n foster_v that_o patience_n which_o be_v meet_a to_o be_v destroy_v let_v we_o consider_v what_o this_o true_a patience_n be_v which_o here_o be_v recommend_v we_o may_v this_o manner_n of_o way_n define_v it_o out_o of_o augustine_n patience_n be_v a_o grace_n of_o the_o spirit_n flow_v from_o grace_n and_o hope_n qua_fw-la aequo_fw-la animo_fw-la mala_fw-la toleramus_fw-la 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