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unto_o they_o and_o do_v it_o not_o 4._o when_o god_n let_v sinner_n alone_o in_o a_o wicked_a neglect_n of_o his_o word_n without_o afflict_v they_o it_o be_v to_o be_v fear_v he_o intend_v they_o shall_v die_v without_o wisdom_n god_n forbear_v to_o afflict_v be_v sometime_o a_o argument_n of_o great_a displeasure_n isa_n 1._o 5._o why_o shall_v you_o be_v strike_v any_o more_o you_o will_v still_o revolt_v more_o and_o more_o and_o be_v strike_v no_o more_o they_o be_v the_o more_o harden_a from_o his_o fear_n till_o at_o last_o as_o fish_n be_v take_v in_o a_o evil_a net_n and_o as_o bird_n be_v catch_v in_o the_o snare_n so_o these_o sinner_n be_v snare_v in_o a_o evil_a time_n when_o it_o fall_v sudden_o upon_o they_o eccles_n 9_o 12._o 5._o saint_n which_o be_v not_o exercise_v with_o affliction_n have_v need_n to_o be_v very_o careful_a that_o gentle_a method_n which_o be_v use_v be_v effectual_a to_o their_o progress_n in_o grace_n and_o holiness_n it_o be_v find_v hard_a to_o 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rod_n of_o affliction_n shall_v have_v a_o more_o than_o ordinary_a regard_n to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n they_o shall_v tremble_v at_o it_o for_o god_n have_v a_o special_a regard_n to_o they_o that_o tremble_v at_o his_o word_n isa_n 66._o 2._o and_o they_o shall_v rejoice_v with_o tremble_v in_o it_o saint_n who_o be_v frequent_o chastise_v be_v entrust_v with_o the_o more_o talent_n and_o shall_v improve_v they_o according_o another_o day_n we_o shall_v be_v call_v to_o account_v what_o benefit_n we_o have_v receive_v by_o affliction_n as_o well_o as_o how_o we_o have_v profit_v under_o ordinance_n frequent_a trouble_n shall_v make_v our_o conscience_n more_o tender_a sin_n by_o the_o blow_n of_o the_o rod_n shall_v be_v strike_v more_o dead_a we_o shall_v live_v more_o as_o pilgrim_n on_o earth_n our_o eye_n shall_v be_v more_o upon_o the_o heavenly_a inheritance_n and_o the_o apple_n of_o our_o eye_n shall_v not_o be_v keep_v with_o great_a chariness_n than_o we_o keep_v the_o 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