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to_o our_o eternal_a happiness_n in_o the_o other_o now_o what_o a_o argument_n be_v this_o to_o persuade_v we_o to_o do_v what_o we_o show_v be_v employ_v in_o receive_v evil_a at_o god_n be_v hand_n viz._n for_o now_o and_o then_o a_o day_n cloudy_a wether_n i_o have_v many_o week_n of_o sunshine_n for_o a_o few_o week_n sickness_n i_o have_v many_o month_n and_o perhaps_o year_n of_o health_n evil_n fall_v upon_o i_o in_o thin_a drop_n but_o good_a thing_n come_v down_o in_o plentiful_a shower_n or_o i_o have_v many_o thousand_o of_o good_a thing_n for_o one_o of_o evil._n this_o consideration_n must_v needs_o make_v we_o sensible_a that_o it_o be_v the_o most_o disingenuous_a thing_n in_o the_o world_n to_o forget_v our_o obligation_n to_o god_n for_o a_o infinite_a number_n of_o good_a thing_n by_o mean_n of_o the_o great_a of_o those_o comparative_o speak_v extreme_o few_o evil_n from_o which_o his_o providence_n do_v not_o protect_v we_o nay_o there_o be_v one_o gift_n of_o 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