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and_o affliction_n this_o a_o man_n must_v take_v up_o cheerful_o takeup_n doctrine_n 2_o the_o follower_n of_o jesus_n christ_n must_v cheerful_o undergo_v what_o ever_o affliction_n be_v allot_v unto_o they_o they_o must_v not_o have_v they_o whether_o they_o will_v or_o no._n affliction_n be_v a_o burden_n and_o we_o must_v not_o only_o lift_v at_o they_o but_o take_v they_o up_o cheerful_o as_o if_o christ_n have_v say_v if_o you_o will_v walk_v upright_o you_o shall_v have_v many_o block_n that_o you_o can_v leap_v over_o but_o you_o must_v go_v away_o with_o they_o cheerful_o it_o be_v not_o only_o here_o require_v but_o it_o be_v elsewhere_o command_v jam._n 1.2_o 1.2_o jam._n 1.2_o coâ—nt_v it_o all_o â—oy_n when_o you_o fall_v into_o divers_a temptation_n not_o some_o joy_n when_o you_o fall_v into_o some_o temptation_n but_o all_o joy_n when_o you_o fall_v into_o all_o temptation_n it_o be_v the_o excellency_n of_o a_o christian_n to_o under_o go_v affliction_n cheerful_o 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