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pauperiem_fw-la fugiens_fw-la per_fw-la saxa_fw-la per_fw-la ignes_fw-la i_o the_o painful_a merchant_n adventure_v to_o the_o foreign_a indian_n beyond_o the_o sea_n through_o fire_n and_o water_n fear_v nothing_o that_o he_o may_v eschew_v poverty_n and_o obtain_v much_o treasure_n even_o so_o he_o that_o will_v have_v the_o pinnace_n both_o of_o soul_n and_o body_n fraught_v with_o the_o silver_n of_o all_o earthly_a prosperity_n and_o with_o the_o gold_n of_o all_o celestial_a felicity_n must_v run_v the_o race_n that_o be_v set_v before_o he_o with_o patience_n leap_v over_o the_o wall_n of_o all_o obvious_a affliction_n persevere_v till_o he_o come_v at_o the_o happy_a haven_n of_o heaven_n that_o then_o he_o be_v more_o than_o conqueror_n in_o christ_n jesus_n may_v triumph_v over_o death_n hell_n and_o damnation_n say_v with_o the_o prophet_n ero_n mors_fw-la tua_fw-la o_fw-la mors_fw-la 13.14_o i._n o_o death_n i_o will_v be_v thy_o death_n o_o grave_n i_o will_v be_v thy_o destruction_n 15._o and_o with_o valiant_a paul_n death_n where_o be_v thy_o sting_n hell_n where_o be_v thy_o victory_n of_o necessity_n affliction_n must_v meet_v with_o we_o that_o run_v in_o the_o high_a way_n to_o heaven_n yea_o no_o man_n live_a can_v be_v free_v from_o they_o all_o that_o will_v live_v godly_a in_o christ_n jesus_n shall_v suffer_v persecution_n 14.22_o we_o must_v through_o many_o affliction_n enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n who_o the_o lord_n love_v he_o chasten_v and_o he_o scourge_v every_o son_n 12.6.7_o who_o he_o receive_v we_o be_v bastard_n &_o not_o son_n if_o we_o be_v free_a from_o affliction_n 3.19_o ego_fw-la quos_fw-la amo_fw-la arguo_fw-la &_o castigo_fw-la i._n as_o many_o as_o i_o love_v i_o rebuke_v and_o chasten_v qui_fw-la diligitur_fw-la corripitur_fw-la i._n he_o that_o be_v love_v be_v reprove_v the_o ox_n that_o be_v appoint_v for_o the_o slaughter_n be_v let_v run_v in_o fat_a pasture_n but_o those_o that_o be_v not_o appoint_v for_o so_o terrible_a a_o end_n