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suffering_n as_o they_o may_v turn_v to_o a_o good_a account_n praise_n god_n over_o your_o suffering_n and_o pray_v to_o god_n under_o your_o suffering_n i_o put_v these_o two_o together_o praise_n and_o pray_v this_o be_v a_o certain_a thing_n those_o suffering_n shall_v turn_v to_o a_o good_a account_n that_o christ_n bless_v how_o shall_v i_o know_v whether_o christ_n will_v bless_v my_o suffering_n why_o if_o i_o can_v bless_v god_n over_o my_o suffering_n god_n will_v bless_v my_o suffering_n to_o i_o and_o then_o be_v you_o call_v at_o any_o time_n to_o suffer_v go_v away_o rejoice_v that_o you_o aâ—e_v count_v worthy_a to_o suffer_v for_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n yet_o notwithstanding_o not_o only_o bless_v and_o praise_n god_n over_o your_o suffering_n but_o pray_v unto_o god_n under_o youâ—_n suffering_n and_o what_o shall_v you_o pray_v for_o pray_v unto_o the_o lord_n that_o he_o will_v turn_v your_o suffering_n unto_o a_o good_a account_n there_o be_v a_o old_a promise_n wrap_v up_o in_o the_o apostle_n prayer_n 1_o pâ—t_n 5_o 10._o the_o god_n of_o all_o grace_n who_o have_v call_v we_o unâ—o_o his_o eternal_a glory_n by_o christ_n jâ—sus_n afâ—er_a that_o you_o have_v suffer_v a_o while_n make_v you_o perfect_a establish_v strengthen_v sâ—ttle_v you_o so_o then_o have_v you_o suffer_v a_o while_n you_o may_v go_v then_o to_o god_n as_o to_o the_o god_n of_o all_o grace_n and_o say_v lord_n through_o thy_o providence_n i_o have_v now_o suffer_v a_o whilâ—_n thou_o be_v the_o god_n of_o all_o grace_n make_v i_o perfect_a confirm_v i_o establish_v strengthen_v and_o comfort_v i_o and_o let_v all_o these_o suffering_n turn_v to_o a_o good_a account_n thus_o praise_n god_n under_o your_o suffering_n and_o pray_v over_o your_o suffering_n and_o so_o shall_v you_o manage_v and_o order_v all_o your_o suffering_n as_o that_o they_o shall_v turn_v to_o a_o good_a account_n the_o way_n to_o obtain_v a_o sure_a and_o great_a reward_n serm._n iii_o matth._n 19_o 28._o and_o jesus_n say_v unto_o they_o very_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o that_o you_o which_o have_v follow_v i_o in_o the_o regeneration_n when_o the_o son_n of_o man_n shall_v sit_v in_o the_o throne_n of_o his_o glory_n you_o also_o shall_v sit_v upon_o twelve_o throne_n judge_v the_o twelve_o tribe_n of_o israel_n and_o every_o one_o that_o have_v forsake_v house_n or_o brethren_n or_o sister_n or_o father_n or_o mother_n or_o wife_n or_o child_n or_o land_n for_o my_o name_n sake_n shall_v receive_v a_o hundred-fold_n and_o shall_v inherit_v everlasting_a life_n in_o this_o scripture_n we_o have_v our_o saviour_n answer_n unto_o peter_n question_n propound_v at_o ver_fw-la 27._o behold_v lord_n say_v peter_z we_o have_v forsake_v all_o and_o follow_v thou_o what_o shall_v we_o have_v therefore_o our_o saviour_n answer_v in_o the_o follow_a verse_n and_o his_o answer_n be_v partly_o comfortable_a and_o partly_o cautional_n the_o cautional_n part_n i_o have_v speak_v to_o among_o some_o of_o you_o from_z vers_n 30._o but_o many_o that_o be_v first_o shall_v be_v last_o and_o the_o last_o shall_v be_v first_o the_o comfortable_a part_n i_o speak_v unto_o the_o last_o lord_n day_n in_o another_o meeting_n and_o be_v now_o desire_v to_o speak_v the_o same_o thing_n unto_o you_o consider_v that_o they_o be_v of_o present_a and_o universal_a concernment_n i_o shall_v do_v it_o as_o brief_o and_o plain_o as_o i_o can_v the_o comfortable_a part_n of_o christ_n answer_n you_o have_v in_o v._o 28_o 29._o wherein_o our_o saviour_n christ_n do_v show_v what_o great_a reward_n those_o shall_v have_v that_o do_v suffer_v or_o leave_v any_o worldly_a interest_n for_o he_o and_o for_o his_o namesake_n which_o reward_n do_v either_o relate_v unto_o the_o apostle_n or_o unto_o other_o it_o relate_v unto_o the_o apostle_n in_o vers_fw-la 28._o very_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o that_o you_o which_o have_v follow_v i_o in_o the_o regeneration_n that_o be_v in_o the_o preach_n of_o 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say_v they_o shall_v put_v you_o out_o of_o the_o synagogue_n yea_o the_o time_n come_v that_o whosoever_o kill_v you_o will_v think_v that_o he_o do_v god_n service_n the_o syriack_n read_v it_o so_o that_o whosoever_o kill_v you_o will_v think_v that_o he_o do_v bring_v a_o sacrifice_n unto_o god_n in_o exod._n 8._o 20._o say_v the_o lord_n by_o moses_n unto_o pharaoh_n let_v my_o people_n go_v that_o they_o may_v serve_v i_o now_o this_o be_v the_o errand_n that_o moses_n have_v pharaoh_n answer_v it_o thus_o ver_fw-la 25._o and_o pharaoh_n call_v for_o moses_n and_o for_o aaron_n and_o say_v go_v you_o sacrifice_n to_o your_o god_n in_o the_o land_n moses_n say_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n let_v my_o people_n go_v that_o they_o may_v serve_v i_o pharaoh_n understand_v it_o concern_v sacrifice_n and_o therefore_o say_v he_o go_v and_o offer_v sacrifice_n unto_o your_o god_n and_o indeed_o the_o thing_n sacrifice_n have_v the_o same_o word_n the_o word_n that_o be_v use_v 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