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and_o duty_n to_o man_n be_v do_v with_o a_o great_a regard_n unto_o god_n himself_o god_n approbation_n be_v more_o mind_v and_o the_o eye_n be_v single_a look_v not_o so_o much_o at_o other_o thing_n but_o aim_v at_o this_o that_o god_n in_o all_o thing_n may_v have_v glory_n which_o indeed_o of_o right_o appertain_v to_o he_o 6._o another_o good_a consequent_a of_o affliction_n be_v a_o more_o full_a and_o complete_a victory_n over_o the_o world_n and_o silence_v the_o god_n of_o it_o when_o sickness_n seize_v upon_o the_o saint_n the_o love_n of_o the_o world_n be_v hereby_o strike_v more_o dead_a the_o world_n be_v out_o of_o countenance_n and_o ashamed_a now_o to_o appear_v its_o allure_a power_n and_o charm_n be_v all_o go_v and_o satan_n the_o god_n of_o it_o do_v not_o so_o much_o care_n now_o to_o offer_v it_o mammon_n can_v neither_o cure_v the_o disease_a body_n nor_o ease_v the_o afflict_a mind_n affliction_n take_v off_o the_o fine_a mask_n upon_o mammon_n face_n and_o 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his_o be_v within_o call_v and_o readiness_n to_o hear_v and_o help_v fill_v their_o heart_n with_o love_n and_o resolution_n to_o live_v and_o cleave_v to_o he_o with_o how_o much_o tenderness_n and_o compassion_n do_v the_o lord_n express_v himself_o towards_o his_o afflict_a one_o psal_n 69._o 33._o for_o the_o lord_n hear_v the_o poor_a and_o despise_v not_o his_o prisoner_n and_o psal_n 22._o 24._o for_o he_o have_v not_o despise_v nor_o abhor_v the_o affliction_n of_o the_o afflict_a neither_o have_v he_o hide_v his_o face_n from_o he_o but_o when_o he_o cry_v unto_o he_o he_o hear_v saint_n be_v great_a gainer_n by_o affliction_n because_o godliness_n which_o be_v great_a gain_n which_o be_v profitable_a for_o all_o thing_n be_v more_o powerful_a than_o before_o the_o rod_n of_o correction_n by_o a_o miracle_n of_o grace_n like_o that_o of_o aaron_n bud_n and_o blossom_n and_o bring_v forth_o the_o fruit_n of_o righteousness_n which_o be_v most_o excellent_a a_o rare_a sight_n 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have_v make_v my_o bed_n in_o the_o darkness_n i_o have_v say_v to_o corruption_n thou_o be_v my_o father_n and_o to_o the_o worm_n thou_o be_v my_o mother_n and_o my_o sister_n he_o claim_v kindred_n to_o the_o worm_n and_o corruption_n death_n be_v most_o familiar_a to_o his_o thought_n and_o in_o his_o imagination_n the_o grave_n be_v his_o bed_n already_o now_o at_o death_n the_o saint_n consider_v that_o time_n come_v to_o a_o full_a stop_n and_o judgement_n will_v follow_v and_o fix_v they_o in_o eternity_n it_o be_v of_o great_a use_n to_o we_o when_o our_o thought_n dwell_v in_o eternity_n before_o we_o ourselves_o enter_v upon_o eternity_n this_o make_v a_o holy_a and_o happy_a eternity_n infinite_o desirable_a in_o our_o eye_n and_o how_o do_v we_o look_v unto_o jesus_n through_o who_o eternal_a life_n be_v give_v and_o with_o what_o circumspection_n be_v the_o way_n of_o holiness_n walk_v in_o which_o end_v in_o life_n everlasting_a rom._n 6._o 22_o 23._o affliction_n 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