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their_o pleasure_n 12.10_o heb._n 12.10_o but_o he_o i._n e._n god_n for_o our_o profit_n that_o we_o may_v be_v partaker_n of_o his_o holiness_n 4.16_o 2_o cor._n 4.16_o paul_n say_v speak_v of_o affliction_n that_o as_o our_o outward_a man_n decay_v our_o inward_a man_n be_v renew_a daily_a as_o the_o water_n that_o lift_v up_o the_o ark_n the_o high_a the_o water_n be_v the_o near_a the_o ark_n be_v to_o heaven_n so_o affliction_n though_o they_o seem_v to_o cast_v man_n low_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o world_n and_o their_o own_o eye_n also_o yet_o they_o mount_v a_o man_n high_o towards_o god_n and_o make_v he_o after_o a_o sort_n a_o complete_a christian_a that_o you_o may_v be_v perfect_a say_v the_o apostle_n and_o entire_a there_o be_v 2._o part_n of_o a_o christian_n obedience_n active_a and_o passive_a do_v and_o suffer_v and_o both_o these_o together_o make_v a_o man_n a_o complete_a christian_a for_o part_n though_o not_o for_o degree_n of_o obedience_n that_o which_o the_o poet_n say_v of_o virtue_n 2._o afflâ—ctiones_fw-la forten_v reddu_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d fortioreus_fw-la chrys_n hon._n 2._o ad_fw-la the_o 2._o virescit_fw-la vuluere_fw-la virtus_fw-la virtue_n get_v strength_n by_o wound_n so_o grace_n by_o affliction_n and_o as_o in_o brave_a generous_a spirit_n difficulty_n do_v heighten_v their_o courage_n and_o resolution_n so_o here_o great_a affliction_n and_o great_a strait_n do_v raise_v a_o christian_n grace_n his_o faith_n etc._n etc._n to_o a_o high_a pitch_n as_o camomile_n the_o more_o it_o be_v tread_v the_o more_o it_o spread_v and_o the_o sweet_a it_o smell_n and_o so_o do_v spice_n the_o more_o they_o be_v pound_v and_o a_o pomander_n the_o more_o it_o be_v rub_v and_o vine_n that_o be_v often_o prune_v the_o better_a they_o bear_v so_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o saint_n the_o more_o they_o be_v exercise_v the_o more_o they_o grow_v as_o physic_n though_o it_o be_v bitter_a and_o sometime_o violent_a and_o churlish_a in_o the_o work_n yet_o the_o body_n afterward_o be_v the_o strong_a by_o it_o for_o it_o purge_v out_o the_o corrupt_a malignant_a humour_n that_o do_v weaken_v the_o body_n so_o do_v affliction_n and_o trouble_n though_o sometime_o great_a and_o grievous_a for_o the_o present_a yet_o they_o do_v good_a they_o be_v a_o mean_n to_o beget_v and_o increase_v spiritual_a strength_n thus_o affliction_n and_o trial_n do_v as_o discover_v grace_n so_o increase_v it_o by_o exercise_v of_o it_o actus_fw-la intendit_fw-la habitum_fw-la say_v one_o bellar._n bellar._n si_fw-la nervosè_fw-la fit_a the_o act_n do_v increase_v the_o habit_n if_o it_o be_v do_v with_o all_o a_o man_n might_n so_o do_v strong_a affliction_n great_a trial_n for_o they_o put_v a_o man_n upon_o the_o exercise_n of_o all_o the_o grace_n he_o have_v to_o put_v it_o out_o to_o the_o uttermost_a 7._o the_o lord_n often_o bring_v his_o people_n into_o great_a affliction_n as_o to_o try_v and_o improve_v the_o grace_n of_o his_o spirit_n in_o they_o so_o likewise_o to_o discover_v corruption_n great_a affliction_n great_a trial_n do_v discover_v much_o corruption_n peter_n think_v himself_o much_o better_a than_o he_o be_v till_o the_o trial_n come_v and_o then_o his_o unbelief_n and_o cowardice_n in_o christ_n cause_n appear_v there_o be_v some_o who_o in_o q._n mary_n day_n and_o other_o time_n of_o persecution_n make_v boast_v they_o will_v suffer_v much_o for_o christ_n as_o peter_n do_v and_o go_v on_o far_o but_o when_o it_o come_v to_o the_o pinch_n to_o the_o point_n of_o suffering_n they_o draw_v back_o we_o be_v general_o like_o hazael_n 13_o 2_o kin._n 8.12_o 13_o apt_a to_o think_v we_o have_v no_o such_o foul_a corruption_n in_o we_o such_o vile_a lust_n but_o schola_fw-la crucis_fw-la schola_fw-la lucis_fw-la be_v true_a
good_a mean_n to_o cure_v a_o man_n of_o love_n of_o the_o world_n sickness_n poverty_n persecution_n and_o other_o great_a trouble_n make_v man_n weary_a of_o their_o life_n elias_n when_o he_o flee_v from_o the_o wrath_n of_o jezabel_n and_o ahab_n 4._o 1_o 〈◊〉_d 19_o 4._o he_o sit_v under_o a_o juâ—iper_n tree_n and_o request_v for_o himself_o that_o he_o may_v die_v not_o a_o word_n of_o die_v before_o he_o be_v bring_v into_o this_o great_a strait_n that_o he_o must_v either_o fly_v for_o his_o life_n or_o die_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o wicked_a jezabel_n this_o make_v paul_n desire_v to_o be_v dissolve_v and_o to_o be_v with_o christ_n that_o he_o be_v then_o in_o bloody_a nero_n his_o prison_n though_o that_o be_v not_o the_o sole_a cause_n of_o that_o his_o desire_n if_o we_o have_v all_o thing_n here_o at_o will_n we_o shall_v with_o peter_n desire_v to_o build_v tabernacle_n and_o abide_v here_o but_o affliction_n and_o trouble_n especial_o great_a one_o make_v we_o weary_a 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