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A41527 Patience and its perfect work under sudden & sore tryals Goodwin, Thomas, 1600-1680. 1666 (1666) Wing G1251; ESTC R40909 51,072 174

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16._o 11._o and_o 31._o 14._o and_o chap●_n 20._o 10_o 11._o as_o ainsworth_n have_v collect_v they_o jesus_n christ_n have_v teach_v we_o lesson_n against_o this_o envy_n mat._n 20._o 15._o shall_v i_o not_o do_v what_o i_o will_v with_o my_o own_o be_v not_o all_o thing_n i_o and_o will_v thou_o envy_v that_o i_o have_v take_v they_o from_o thou_o and_o not_o do_v so_o from_o another_o shall_v thy_o eye_n be_v evil_a because_o i_o be_o good_a shall_v a_o man_n be_v sick_a that_o another_o be_v in_o health_n 3._o inordinate_a fear_n when_o too_o much_o trouble_n come_v upon_o we_o we_o use_v to_o fear_v too_o much_o at_o the_o present_a and_o be_v apt_a to_o project_v a_o thousand_o thing_n for_o the_o future_a as_o that_o poverty_n and_o beggary_n will_v follow_v many_o such_o fear_n lay_v hold_v upon_o we_o because_o we_o see_v god_n anger_n have_v begin_v and_o we_o know_v not_o the_o worst_a nor_o when_o or_o where●twill_v ●twill_z end_n but_o say_v christ_n rev._n 2._o 10._o 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