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they_o neither_o there_o be_v promise_n of_o god_n support_v his_o people_n under_o affliction_n sanctify_v it_o to_o they_o vouchsafe_v they_o his_o gracious_a presence_n in_o it_o and_o deliver_v they_o out_o of_o it_o in_o due_a time_n and_o what_o more_o can_v we_o desire_v than_o to_o be_v seasonable_o deliver_v out_o of_o trouble_n and_o mean_a time_n to_o be_v uphold_v in_o it_o better_v by_o it_o and_o to_o have_v god_n with_o we_o as_o he_o be_v with_o the_o three_o child_n in_o the_o fiery_a furnace_n i_o shall_v quote_v but_o a_o few_o promise_n of_o this_o nature_n and_o the_o rather_o because_o they_o deserve_v to_o want_v comfort_n who_o will_v not_o search_v the_o scripture_n for_o it_o that_o through_o patience_n and_o comfort_n of_o the_o scripture_n they_o may_v have_v hope_n if_o man_n have_v no_o bibles_n nor_o can_v come_v by_o none_o i_o will_v not_o do_v they_o that_o wrong_n as_o to_o fail_v of_o quote_v any_o one_o such_o promise_n that_o i_o can_v call_v to_o 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out_o of_o trouble_n which_o some_o do_v but_o ought_v not_o most_o of_o all_o to_o thirst_v after_o there_o be_v many_o text_n that_o give_v we_o to_o expect_v it_o as_o namely_o psal_n 103.9_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o always_o chide_v neither_o will_v he_o keep_v his_o anger_n for_o ever_o lam._n 3.31_o 32._o the_o lord_n will_v not_o cast_v off_o for_o ever_o but_o though_o he_o cause_n grief_n yet_o will_v he_o have_v compassion_n according_a to_o the_o multitude_n of_o his_o â—â—ercies_n isa_n 57.16_o i_o will_v not_o contend_v for_o ever_o neither_o will_v i_o be_v always_o wrath_n for_o the_o spirit_n shall_v failt_v before_o i_o and_o the_o soul_n which_o i_o have_v make_v god_n who_o be_v conscious_a to_o himself_o that_o he_o can_v lie_v may_v well_o expect_v that_o these_o and_o many_o more_o promise_n of_o like_a nature_n which_o he_o have_v make_v shall_v contribute_v much_o to_o our_o support_n and_o comfort_n since_o each_o of_o they_o will_v do_v so_o if_o steadfast_o 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home_o to_o god_n and_o to_o himself_o for_o when_o the_o lord_n chasten_v he_o then_o and_o not_o till_o then_o do_v he_o open_v his_o ear_n and_o seal_v his_o instruction_n job_n 33.16_o 19_o when_o i_o consider_v these_o thing_n i_o can_v but_o break_v out_o and_o say_v lord_n never_o restore_v prosperity_n to_o i_o unless_o thou_o will_v give_v i_o a_o heart_n to_o use_v it_o yea_o i_o rather_o implore_v affliction_n whilst_o need_n require_v so_o thou_o will_v but_o sanctify_v it_o if_o my_o dross_n may_v not_o otherwise_o be_v melt_v away_o put_v i_o into_o thy_o furnace_n only_o when_o i_o be_o try_v let_v i_o come_v forth_o like_o gold_n discourse_n xxii_o of_o the_o gracious_a end_n and_o intendment_n of_o god_n in_o afflict_v his_o people_n can_v we_o take_v any_o thing_n ill_a from_o god_n hand_n if_o we_o do_v believe_v he_o mean_v well_o will_v we_o receive_v with_o our_o left_a hand_n what_o we_o think_v that_o god_n do_v offer_v we_o with_o his_o right_n all_o those_o 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