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have_v roar_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o disquietness_n of_o my_o heart_n psal_n 38.8_o second_o as_o god_n bring_v all_o affliction_n for_o kind_n and_o quality_n on_o man_n yea_o on_o good_a man_n that_o be_v affliction_n spiritual_a and_o temporal_a inward_a and_o outward_a on_o soul_n and_o body_n so_o he_o bring_v all_o affliction_n for_o quantity_n and_o degree_n that_o be_v affliction_n very_o great_a and_o of_o long_a continuance_n be_v they_o not_o great_a and_o sore_a thing_n do_v against_o job_n whilst_o he_o be_v yet_o speak_v there_o come_v another_o and_o say_v the_o fire_n of_o god_n be_v fall_v from_o heaven_n i._n e._n a_o great_a fire_n and_o have_v burn_v up_o the_o sheep_n and_o the_o servant_n and_o i_o only_o be_o escape_v to_o tell_v thou_o poor_a job_n now_o indeed_o that_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n from_o the_o lord_n out_o of_o heaven_n shall_v be_v rain_v upon_o he_o as_o upon_o sidom_n that_o so_o he_o may_v judge_n himself_o to_o deserve_v no_o better_a than_o 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against_o the_o mighty_a judg._n 5.23_o if_o thou_o think_v some_o great_a trial_n shall_v encounter_v thou_o â—aith_o seneca_n do_v not_o flinch_v but_o comfort_v thyself_o with_o this_o that_o sure_o thy_o death_n and_o suffering_n be_v of_o some_o great_a importance_n great_a distress_n be_v no_o warrant_n for_o we_o to_o make_v great_a consult_v with_o flesh_n and_o blood_n but_o great_a consult_v with_o the_o promise_n and_o with_o our_o own_o experiâ—nces_n and_o to_o call_v much_o upon_o a_o cowardly_a and_o deceitful_a heart_n why_o be_v thou_o cast_v down_o o_o my_o soul_n hope_v in_o god_n for_o i_o shall_v yet_o see_v better_a thing_n than_o these_o if_o unbelief_n be_v as_o profitable_a as_o it_o be_v self-pleasing_a and_o that_o it_o will_v further_a escape_n out_o of_o distress_n one_o may_v through_o self-love_n give_v way_n to_o it_o as_o man_n do_v to_o many_o gainful_a sin_n but_o it_o do_v not_o this_o but_o rather_o obstrucâ—e_v caâ—â—s_n as_o our_o father_n unbelief_n in_o the_o wilderness_n upon_o every_o occasion_n it_o cause_v god_n to_o swear_v against_o they_o that_o they_o shall_v die_v in_o the_o wilderness_n it_o be_v not_o the_o give_a way_n to_o unbelief_n but_o the_o exciting_a faith_n what_o ever_o the_o difficulty_n be_v that_o be_v the_o likely_a way_n to_o make_v escape_n as_o caleb_n and_o joshua_n say_v we_o be_v well_o able_a to_o deal_v with_o they_o for_o god_n be_v depart_v from_o they_o and_o they_o be_v bread_n for_o we_o and_o this_o be_v call_v follow_v of_o god_n full_o which_o god_n take_v well_o and_o honour_v they_o with_o escape_n from_o all_o danger_n and_o they_o enjoy_v the_o good_a land_n to_o this_o agree_v that_o psal_n 37.40_o and_o
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amorites_n num._n 21.33_o it_o be_v just_a thus_o spiritual_o as_o a_o tempt_a christian_n be_v spy_v out_o his_o way_n to_o heaven_n out_o start_v some_o og_n some_o strong_a lust_n or_o devil_n and_o then_o be_v he_o ready_a to_o fear_v and_o despair_n and_o mistrust_v all_o and_o conclude_v all_o be_v naught_o and_o will_v be_v worse_o and_o worse_o which_o be_v argue_v down_o faith_n from_o sense_n and_o give_v way_n to_o unbelief_n the_o high_a priest_n be_v train_v up_o against_o the_o day_n of_o expiation_n to_o learn_v how_o to_o take_v up_o his_o handful_n of_o incense_n and_o lay_v it_o one_o the_o altar_n and_o so_o how_o to_o order_v himself_o in_o every_o thing_n and_o be_v keep_v in_o a_o room_n of_o purpose_n separate_v with_o abstinence_n so_o shall_v you_o rather_o construe_v that_o you_o be_v train_v up_o to_o your_o priestly_a work_n by_o your_o trial_n how_o to_o take_v up_o your_o handful_n of_o incense_n i_o mean_v the_o promise_n and_o lay_v they_o on_o the_o 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