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also_o reign_v with_o he_o 6._o affliction_n must_v needs_o be_v grant_v to_o the_o saint_n for_o they_o purge_v out_o the_o worst_a evil_n of_o all_o and_o that_o be_v sin_n oh_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d out_o of_o measure_n sinful_a sin_n no_o name_n so_o bad_a as_o thy_o own_o no_o evil_a so_o great_a as_o thou_o be_v let_v all_o the_o calamity_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o all_o the_o miscry_n of_o hell_n be_v put_v into_o the_o one_o scale_v together_o and_o sin_n into_o the_o other_o as_o sin_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o they_o all_o so_o it_o will_v outweigh_v they_o all_o it_o be_v the_o abominable_a thing_n which_o god_n soul_n hate_v it_o be_v the_o great_a evil_a and_o enemy_n whereby_o man_n soul_n be_v ruin_v how_o much_o be_v affliction_n good_a for_o since_o it_o be_v a_o sovereign_a mean_n whereby_o such_o a_o evil_a as_o sin_n be_v purge_v away_o isa_n 27._o 9_o by_o this_o therefore_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 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annex_v to_o they_o whosoever_o believe_v on_o the_o son_n of_o god_n shall_v not_o perish_v but_o have_v everlasting_a life_n joh._n 3._o 16._o and_o repentance_n be_v say_v to_o be_v unto_o salvation_n and_o consequent_o not_o be_v repent_v of_o 2_o cor._n 7._o 10._o 8._o affliction_n bring_v the_o saint_n near_o to_o god_n and_o to_o be_v near_o to_o he_o how_o good_a be_v it_o for_o they_o psal_n 73._o 28._o god_n expect_v a_o more_o serious_a seek_n and_o a_o near_a approach_n when_o he_o afflict_v his_o people_n hos_n 5._o 15._o i_o will_v go_v and_o return_v to_o my_o place_n till_o they_o acknowledge_v their_o offence_n and_o seek_v my_o face_n in_o their_o affliction_n they_o will_v seek_v i_o early_o and_o his_o people_n answer_v his_o expectation_n hos_fw-la 6._o 1._o they_o say_v come_v and_o let_v we_o return_v to_o the_o lord_n for_o he_o have_v tear_v and_o he_o will_v heal_v we_o he_o have_v smite_v and_o he_o will_v bind_v we_o up_o afflict_a saint_n inquire_v after_o 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