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who_o be_v the_o great_a and_o mighty_a saviour_n and_o one_o that_o save_v his_o church_n spiritual_o and_o eternal_o be_v have_v save_v they_o from_o the_o great_a danger_n by_o sin_n will_v also_o set_v out_o himself_o to_o save_v they_o out_o of_o the_o less_o danger_n by_o misery_n he_o be_v one_o that_o go_v along_o with_o jacob_n in_o all_o his_o trouble_n he_o it_o be_v that_o be_v 25._o daniel_n 3._o 25._o in_o the_o burn_a furnace_n with_o the_o three_o child_n he_o be_v in_o the_o ship_n with_o the_o disciple_n upon_o the_o sea_n and_o he_o be_v that_o michael_n the_o 1._o daniel_n 12._o 1._o great_a prince_n which_o stand_v up_o and_o stand_v for_o the_o child_n of_o thy_o people_n we_o may_v not_o conceive_v the_o church_n to_o be_v under_o misery_n and_o trouble_n but_o jesus_n christ_n put_v himself_o into_o its_o condition_n in_o their_o affliction_n he_o be_v afflict_v christ_n be_v persecute_v when_o they_o be_v 15._o isay_n 63._o 9_o act_n 9_o 6._o hebrew_n 4._o 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a_o stone_n that_o all_o that_o burden_n themselves_o therewith_o shall_v be_v cut_v in_o piece_n reason_n 4_o four_o in_o the_o church_n themselves_o to_o make_v this_o clear_a to_o you_o note_v 1._o that_o the_o church_n of_o god_n be_v not_o make_v only_o for_o misery_n but_o misery_n be_v make_v for_o the_o church_n miserable_a condition_n be_v the_o proper_a portion_n of_o wicked_a man_n danger_n be_v accidental_a to_o god_n people_n and_o bring_v upon_o they_o for_o a_o end_n better_o and_o beyond_o trouble_n and_o therefore_o they_o must_v not_o always_o lie_v under_o trouble_n 2._o that_o the_o church_n of_o god_n under_o trouble_n and_o danger_n be_v very_o pray_v we_o see_v