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intend_v evil_a against_o he_o god_n dispose_v it_o to_o the_o good_a not_o only_o of_o himself_o but_o of_o many_o other_o and_o thus_o be_v johs_n affliction_n turn_v to_o his_o advantage_n here_o in_o this_o life_n what_o a_o name_n have_v he_o get_v to_o be_v a_o pattern_n of_o patience_n which_o shall_v never_o die_v so_o long_o as_o the_o world_n last_v for_o all_o his_o temporal_a thing_n which_o he_o lose_v he_o shall_v have_v it_o double_v and_o those_o that_o charge_v he_o for_o a_o hypocrite_n shall_v be_v the_o first_o shall_v contribute_v to_o his_o relief_n and_o comfort_n and_o this_o be_v it_o which_o comfort_v he_o when_o he_o look_v to_o the_o end_n god_n faith_n he_o know_v my_o way_n and_o tri_v i_o and_o i_o shall_v come_v forth_o like_o gold_n joh._n 23.10_o ah_o if_o we_o will_v consider_v god_n manner_n of_o deal_v many_o time_n he_o be_v fain_o to_o pull_v we_o down_o to_o the_o ground_n before_o he_o build_v we_o up_o anew_o empty_v we_o quite_o of_o all_o 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how_o can_v we_o discern_v what_o heart_n and_o courage_n we_o â—ave_n to_o indâ—re_a shaâ—e_n disgrace_n reproach_n when_o we_o shall_v grow_v old_a in_o popular_a applause_n and_o the_o spreame_n of_o their_o favour_n shall_v flow_v unto_o our_o grave_n how_o shall_v we_o know_v with_o what_o constancy_n and_o contentedness_n we_o can_v sustain_v the_o lâ—ss_n of_o child_n friend_n of_o the_o near_a and_o dear_a relation_n when_o we_o never_o hear_v of_o the_o death_n of_o any_o of_o they_o true_o we_o may_v comfort_v other_o but_o than_o it_o come_v more_o kind_o when_o we_o have_v first_o comfort_v ourselves_o and_o have_v command_v our_o grief_n to_o avoid_v our_o presence_n and_o this_o be_v she_o goodness_n and_o sweetness_n of_o our_o affliction_n when_o be_v cast_v into_o this_o fiery_a furnace_n we_o be_v purify_v from_o our_o dross_n we_o may_v be_v approve_v in_o the_o touch_n and_o be_v esteem_v and_o prize_v as_o well_o befit_v our_o worth_n and_o value_n according_a to_o that_o of_o solomon_n prov._n 17.3_o as_o the_o fining-pot_n for_o silver_n and_o the_o furnace_n for_o gold_n so_o h_o lord_n tri_v the_o heart_n object_n but_o some_o may_v say_v my_o affliction_n be_v greaâ—_n and_o my_o strength_n small_a so_o that_o in_o my_o trial_n i_o show_v so_o many_o infirmity_n and_o corruption_n i_o fear_v i_o shall_v never_o be_v approve_v how_o then_o shall_v i_o grow_v better_a by_o they_o ans_fw-fr alas_o poor_a soul_n do_v thou_o think_v that_o the_o goldsmith_n have_v skill_n enough_o so_o to_o proportion_v the_o heat_n of_o the_o fire_n to_o the_o mettle_n that_o it_o may_v be_v purify_v and_o not_o consume_v and_o can_v thou_o imagine_v that_o the_o lord_n know_v not_o how_o to_o fit_v his_o trial_n to_o thy_o strength_n or_o if_o he_o have_v knowledge_n and_o wisdom_n enough_o can_v thou_o doubt_v of_o his_o will_n see_v he_o have_v bind_v himself_o by_o a_o most_o gracious_a promise_n that_o he_o will_v not_o suffer_v we_o to_o be_v tempt_v or_o 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