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the_o rod_n do_v the_o child_n from_o the_o mother_n and_o this_o satan_n aim_v at_o as_o in_o job_n when_o he_o say_v if_o the_o lord_n touch_v he_o he_o will_v curse_v he_o to_o the_o face_n and_o so_o he_o prevail_v with_o the_o wicked_a as_o with_o pharaoh_n but_o in_o the_o child_n of_o god_n his_o goodness_n overcom_v the_o devil_n malice_n and_o the_o venume_n of_o the_o cross_n be_v take_v away_o by_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o cross_n of_o christ_n whereby_o it_o be_v sanctify_v so_o that_o contrary_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o it_o it_o work_v good_a the_o which_o that_o it_o may_v not_o seem_v strange_a much_o less_o unpossible_a to_o we_o we_o must_v remember_v that_o even_a man_n by_o their_o wisdom_n be_v able_a to_o make_v those_o thing_n serve_v for_o the_o benefit_n of_o man_n which_o of_o themselves_o will_v hurt_v he_o for_o if_o the_o physician_n through_o his_o skill_n can_v cure_v a_o man_n by_o take_v away_o his_o blood_n and_o humour_n by_o cut_v and_o sear_v his_o 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that_o all_o man_n may_v see_v they_o to_o be_v so_o precious_a as_o they_o be_v thus_o be_v abraham_n prove_v gen._n 22._o 1._o when_o the_o lord_n command_v he_o to_o offer_v up_o his_o only_a son_n isaak_n who_o he_o love_v which_o he_o willing_o obey_v and_o by_o faith_n offer_v he_o up_o hebr._n 11._o 17._o so_o that_o the_o lord_n say_v now_o it_o be_v know_v by_o good_a proof_n that_o he_o fear_v the_o lord_n when_o for_o his_o sake_n he_o have_v not_o spare_v his_o only_a son_n thus_o be_v it_o know_v who_o be_v they_o that_o have_v receive_v the_o seed_n of_o god_n word_n into_o good_a ground_n and_o who_o into_o stony_a ground_n even_o such_o as_o go_v away_o in_o tentation_n and_o so_o though_o they_o believe_v for_o a_o time_n yet_o then_o show_v that_o the_o word_n be_v not_o root_v in_o they_o luk._n 8._o 13._o and_o thus_o it_o be_v know_v who_o have_v build_v there_o house_n upon_o the_o rock_n and_o who_o upon_o the_o sand_n who_o have_v be_v only_a hearer_n of_o the_o 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the_o lord_n be_v the_o doer_n of_o it_o for_o that_o they_o do_v that_o which_o they_o do_v by_o his_o special_a power_n see_v that_o without_o he_o they_o be_v nothing_o therefore_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n have_v confess_v that_o the_o lord_n himself_o have_v bring_v all_o their_o trouble_n upon_o they_o as_o psalm_n 66._o 10._o thou_o o_o god_n have_v prove_v thou_o have_v try_v we_o as_o silver_n be_v try_v thou_o have_v bring_v we_o into_o the_o sâ—are_n and_o lay_v a_o straight_a chain_n upon_o our_o loin_n thou_o have_v cause_v man_n to_o ride_v over_o our_o head_n and_o job_n when_o all_o his_o good_n be_v give_v into_o satan_n hand_n who_o stir_v up_o the_o sabean_o and_o the_o chaldean_n to_o spoil_v he_o yet_o he_o say_v the_o lord_n have_v give_v and_o he_o have_v take_v it_o the_o devil_n beseech_v christ_n not_o only_o that_o he_o will_v suffer_v they_o but_o that_o he_o will_v send_v they_o into_o the_o swine_n that_o they_o may_v go_v into_o they_o mark_n chap._n 5._o vers_fw-la 12._o so_o matth._n chap._n 4._o vers_fw-la 1._o christ_n be_v say_v to_o be_v lead_v by_o the_o spirit_n into_o the_o wilderness_n to_o be_v tempt_v of_o the_o devil_n to_o show_v that_o whatsoever_o do_v befall_v he_o there_o the_o lord_n send_v he_o thither_o and_o to_o that_o end_n and_o so_o have_v he_o teach_v we_o to_o pray_v lead_v we_o not_o into_o temptation_n which_o be_v more_o comfortable_a then_o to_o say_v suffer_v we_o not_o to_o be_v lead_v because_o therein_o we_o confess_v not_o only_o that_o the_o lord_n behold_v we_o in_o all_o our_o trouble_n but_o that_o he_o that_o be_v our_o father_n and_o know_v our_o strength_n lay_v they_o upon_o we_o with_o his_o own_o hand_n and_o therefore_o we_o need_v so_o much_o the_o less_o to_o fear_v lest_o we_o shall_v be_v over-laden_a the_o consideration_n of_o this_o shall_v not_o only_o make_v we_o patient_a in_o all_o affliction_n but_o to_o look_v for_o some_o good_a from_o they_o see_v that_o he_o which_o 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