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the_o sound_n and_o experimental_a knowledge_n of_o the_o truth_n and_o a_o fervent_a love_n to_o it_o it_o be_v the_o truth_n that_o thou_o be_v like_a to_o suffer_v for_o and_o a_o man_n can_v never_o suffer_v for_o that_o he_o do_v not_o know_v much_o less_o for_o that_o he_o do_v not_o love_n 9_o labour_n to_o better_a thy_o knowledge_n in_o the_o doctrine_n of_o affliction_n to_o know_v the_o nature_n usefulness_n end_n of_o they_o how_o to_o judge_v right_o of_o they_o how_o to_o bear_v they_o how_o to_o improve_v they_o fix_v in_o thy_o mind_n such_o thing_n as_o these_o there_o be_v no_o son_n of_o god_n without_o chastisement_n that_o no_o affliction_n come_v but_o by_o the_o will_n of_o god_n that_o by_o affliction_n we_o be_v make_v both_o serviceable_a and_o conformable_a to_o christ_n that_o all_o trouble_n loss_n stroke_n be_v proportion_v to_o our_o strength_n that_o they_o all_o be_v for_o our_o profit_n and_o good_a the_o more_o we_o believe_v these_o thing_n the_o 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