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their_o child_n child_n these_o jewish_a woman_n no_o doubt_n but_o speak_v by_o the_o experience_n of_o their_o own_o day_n that_o as_o a_o woman_n lie_v at_o the_o point_n of_o death_n be_v recover_v be_v joyful_a &_o thankful_a for_o the_o same_o even_o so_o old_a person_n have_v new_a life_n in_o their_o child_n child_n for_o which_o cause_n they_o ought_v to_o be_v thankful_a to_o the_o lord_n for_o the_o comfort_n of_o their_o child_n who_o may_v likewise_o rejoice_v when_o they_o see_v their_o parent_n delight_n in_o their_o offspring_n thus_o no_o doubt_n but_o abraham_n do_v when_o he_o see_v esau_n and_o jacob_n his_o son_n isaacke_v child_n be_v bear_v about_o fifteen_o year_n before_o his_o death_n this_o do_v jacob_n when_o he_o see_v manasseh_n and_o ephraim_n his_o son_n josephes_n child_n 48.10.11_o kiss_v and_o embrace_v they_o and_o say_v i_o have_v not_o think_v to_o see_v thy_o face_n any_o more_o but_o the_o lord_n have_v let_v i_o see_v thy_o seed_n and_o 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joseph_n he_o be_v rebuke_v by_o his_o father_n 37.10.11_o hate_v &_o sell_v by_o his_o brethren_n imprison_v by_o his_o master_n forget_v by_o pharaohe_n butler_n all_o these_o be_v no_o small_a discouragement_n to_o so_o young_a a_o man_n yet_o in_o the_o end_n he_o be_v advance_v to_o the_o high_a step_n of_o honour_n as_o a_o recompense_n for_o all_o the_o tribulation_n he_o have_v endure_v i_o may_v also_o add_v this_o of_o david_n be_v persecute_v by_o saul_n betray_v by_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o keilah_n drive_v to_o the_o philistine_n his_v swear_v enemy_n to_o crave_v a_o dwell_n of_o they_o see_v many_o martyre_v for_o his_o sake_n in_o the_o end_n have_v the_o possession_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n and_o after_o of_o israel_n which_o be_v the_o gift_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o reward_n of_o his_o affliction_n and_o his_o religion_n by_o the_o which_o we_o may_v see_v the_o hope_n of_o the_o godly_a not_o that_o which_o they_o seel_v but_o that_o which_o they_o may_v 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