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can_v be_v against_o i_o neither_o health_n nor_o sickness_n neither_o wealth_n nor_o want_n neither_o principality_n nor_o power_n nor_o death_n nor_o life_n 〈◊〉_d nor_o depth_n nor_o thing_n present_a nor_o thing_n to_o come_v nothing_o can_v separate_v i_o from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n my_o god_n in_o christ_n therefore_o will_v i_o now_o and_o ever_o cast_v my_o burden_n upon_o thou_o o_o lord_n with_o assurance_n that_o thou_o will_v sustain_v i_o e_o 22._o the_o great_a burden_n in_o the_o world_n sin_n my_o sin_n be_v go_v over_o my_o head_n and_o be_v too_o heavy_a a_o burden_n for_o i_o to_o bear_v therefore_o will_v i_o cast_v they_o upon_o thou_o my_o lord_n and_o my_o saviour_n yea_o the_o affliction_n and_o punishment_n that_o lie_v at_o the_o door_n of_o my_o sin_n they_o be_v able_a to_o press_v i_o down_o to_o the_o low_a pit_n but_o in_o a_o humble_a awful_a submission_n to_o thy_o will_n trust_v that_o thou_o will_v lay_v no_o more_o upon_o i_o than_o i_o be_o able_a to_o bear_v i_o will_v bear_v according_a to_o my_o ability_n and_o await_v thy_o goodness_n either_o to_o deliver_v i_o from_o or_o to_o sustain_v i_o in_o all_o thy_o will_n be_v do_v o_o lord_n and_o give_v i_o patience_n amen_n glory_n be_v to_o god_n on_o high_a on_o earth_n comfort_n finis_fw-la imprimatur_fw-la johannes_n hansley_n feb._n 4._o anno_fw-la dom._n 1639._o 1._o by_o reason_n 2._o by_o scripture_n b._o 2_o sam_n 18._o 18._o b_o gen._n 35._o 19_o 20._o a_o psal._n 112._o 6._o b_o satis_fw-la est_fw-la coram_fw-la deo_fw-la and_o angelis_fw-la totóque_fw-la piorum_fw-la theatro_fw-la benedictam_fw-la esse_fw-la eorum_fw-la memoriam_fw-la cal._n in_fw-la locum_fw-la c_o worthy_a dr_n 〈◊〉_d manual_n 1._o
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for_o it_o that_o be_v the_o first_o buttress_n of_o comfort_n 2._o buttress_n and_o a_o very_a strong_a one_o too_o be_v right_a reason_n reason_n rectify_v sanctify_a reason_n what_o be_v discontentedness_n and_o uncomfortableness_n but_o the_o confusion_n distemper_n and_o disorder_n of_o our_o affection_n and_o action_n but_o when_o they_o be_v well_o order_v according_a to_o the_o command_n of_o rectify_a reason_n than_o rise_v comfort_n and_o contentedness_n of_o mind_n when_o our_o passion_n and_o action_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o straight_a rule_n of_o reason_n than_o be_v the_o soul_n at_o comfort_n a_o man_n of_o right_a reason_n be_v a_o man_n rich_a in_o comfort_n a_o happy_a dives_fw-la he_o may_v say_v soul_n soul_n take_v thy_o rest_n for_o thou_o have_v comfort_n much_o riches_n of_o comfort_n lay_v up_o for_o as_o long_a as_o thy_o reason_n be_v rectify_v and_o be_v guide_v by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o thy_o affection_n order_v by_o that_o rectify_a reason_n when_o a_o man_n smother_v himself_o under_o sorrow_n and_o discontent_n let_v he_o see_v what_o reason_n he_o have_v for_o it_o out_o of_o god_n word_n when_o a_o man_n rejoice_v and_o comfort_v himself_o with_o anything_o let_v he_o see_v what_o good_a reason_n he_o can_v find_v for_o it_o believe_v i_o this_o be_v a_o strong_a bridle_n and_o curb_v to_o stop_v the_o course_n of_o all_o discontentedness_n and_o uncomfortableness_n in_o our_o christian_a journey_n and_o withal_o a_o very_a strong_a keen-metled_a spur_n to_o put_v we_o forward_o in_o the_o free_a course_n of_o true_a comfort_n even_o this_o be_v the_o ready_a way_n to_o try_v all_o thing_n that_o we_o do_v by_o sound_a right_a reason_n now_o that_o the_o two_o former_a buttress_n may_v stand_v fast_o and_o the_o whole_a building_n continue_v durable_a we_o must_v not_o fail_v to_o put_v up_o the_o three_o buttress_n that_o be_v comfort_n to_o put_v up_o prayer_n for_o strength_n of_o comfort_n 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