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the_o lord_n his_o god_n thus_o i_o have_v make_v good_a the_o first_o branch_n of_o the_o doctrine_n that_o the_o affliction_n of_o the_o godly_a be_v light_n and_o easy_a branch_n 2_o the_o second_o branch_n be_v this_o that_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o life_n to_o come_v be_v a_o weighty_a and_o superlative_a glory_n it_o be_v call_v here_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o weight_n of_o glory_n allude_v to_o the_o hebrew_n word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o signify_v both_o weight_n and_o glory_n it_o be_v the_o weight_n of_o gold_n that_o add_v much_o to_o the_o value_n of_o it_o the_o more_o weighty_a a_o crown_n be_v the_o more_o it_o be_v