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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o a_o three_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o indeed_o i_o see_v not_o how_o in_o the_o natural_a impatience_n of_o our_o mind_n man_n in_o so_o many_o misery_n as_o they_o be_v beset_v with_o in_o the_o world_n can_v contain_v from_o accuse_v the_o goodness_n of_o god_n unless_o they_o have_v be_v instruct_v by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n of_o the_o source_n whence_o they_o flow_v upon_o we_o it_o be_v that_o alone_a teach_v we_o that_o it_o be_v a_o beginning_n of_o vengeance_n upon_o the_o wicked_a and_o a_o fatherly_a exercise_v of_o chastisement_n upon_o the_o good_a who_o therefore_o receive_v the_o same_o with_o humility_n in_o reverence_n to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n bear_v it_o with_o patience_n as_o a_o thing_n which_o they_o have_v deserve_v and_o far_o worse_a and_o rejoice_v themselves_o in_o hope_n that_o his_o wise_a providence_n will_v so_o proportion_v their_o affliction_n and_o their_o strength_n that_o 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