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us._n if_o we_o can_v endure_v a_o angry_a word_n from_o our_o brother_n mouth_n how_o will_v we_o suffer_v boil_a lead_n &_o boil_a coal_n as_o the_o martyr_n do_v how_o to_o be_v crucify_v as_o our_o lord_n jesus_n be_v what_o will_v we_o do_v then_o show_v i_o now_o one_o dram_n of_o this_o patience_n among_o gallant_n a_o word_n and_o a_o blow_n among_o civil_a man_n a_o word_n and_o a_o writ_n the_o back_n of_o patience_n can_v bear_v no_o load_n but_o 24._o ought_v not_o christ_n first_o to_o suffer_v these_o thing_n and_o then_o to_o enter_v into_o his_o glory_n first_o he_o be_v crown_v with_o thorn_n &_o then_o crown_v with_o honour_n caput_fw-la spinosum_fw-la in_o terris_fw-la si_fw-la sit_fw-la gloriosum_fw-la in_o coelis_fw-la that_o head_n must_v first_o wear_v a_o wreath_n of_o sorrow_n on_o earth_n that_o shall_v wear_v a_o wreath_n of_o joy_n in_o heaven_n 21._o hereunto_o be_v we_o call_v because_o christ_n suffer_v for_o we_o leave_v we_o a_o example_n that_o we_o shall_v follow_v his_o step_n 2._o that_o all_o this_o be_v according_a to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n our_o blow_n come_v at_o least_o mediate_o from_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n and_o this_o hand_n be_v guide_v with_o providence_n &_o temper_v with_o love_n distress_a worldling_n cry_v out_o it_o be_v my_o own_o folly_n that_o run_v i_o into_o this_o danger_n or_o the_o malice_n of_o my_o enemy_n undo_v i_o or_o surfeit_v on_o such_o meat_n make_v i_o sick_a so_o the_o cur_n bite_v the_o stone_n which_o can_v never_o have_v hurt_v he_o but_o from_o the_o hand_n that_o throw_v it_o look_v up_o to_o the_o first_o mover_n o_o mad_a man_n and_o discharge_v the_o mean_n the_o instrument_n may_v be_v unjust_a in_o thy_o wrong_n but_o the_o cause_n be_v just_a from_o he_o that_o inflict_v it_o what_o rod_n soever_o beat_v thou_o consider_v it_o according_a to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n and_o be_v patient_a his_o hand_n set_v they_o on_o work_n i_o hope_v thou_o will_v not_o dispute_v with_o thy_o 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under_o the_o earth_n etc._n etc._n these_o three_o sin_n seem_v to_o cross_v god_n in_o these_o three_o interdict_a place_n for_o the_o proud_a man_n have_v his_o idol_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o air_n the_o covetous_a man_n have_v his_o idol_n in_o the_o earth_n the_o drunken_a epicure_n have_v his_o idol_n in_o the_o water_n let_v they_o take_v their_o god_n to_o themselves_o let_v no_o rachel_n that_o have_v marry_v jacob_n steal_v away_o laban_n idol_n our_o creator_n be_v in_o heaven_n bold_o give_v thy_o soul_n to_o he_o who_o shall_v better_o have_v it_o than_o he_o that_o make_v it_o 2._o the_o other_o argument_n of_o our_o comfort_n be_v that_o he_o be_v fidelis_n a_o faithful_a creator_n he_o be_v faithful_a to_o thou_o how_o unfaithful_a soever_o thou_o have_v be_v
honour_n as_o to_o be_v denizen_n of_o this_o city_n whereof_o once_o make_v free_a how_o contemptible_o they_o will_v look_v at_o the_o vain_a endeavour_n of_o worldly_a man_n think_v belove_a yea_o know_v how_o sweet_a soever_o the_o gain_n of_o this_o low_a city_n be_v it_o be_v yet_o far_o short_a of_o the_o gain_n of_o heaven_n and_o you_o will_v one_o day_n say_v there_o be_v no_o city_n to_o the_o city_n of_o god._n where_o 4._o shall_v be_v no_o more_o death_n nor_o sorrow_n nor_o cry_v nor_o any_o more_o pain_n death_n with_o all_o his_o apparitor_n that_o cite_v the_o whole_a world_n to_o his_o court_n sorrow_n cry_v pain_n shall_v be_v no_o more_o 23._o they_o shall_v persecute_v you_o from_o city_n to_o city_n say_v christ_n till_o at_o last_o we_o come_v to_o this_o city_n and_o then_o out_o of_o their_o reach_n o_o that_o this_o clay_n of_o we_o shall_v come_v to_o such_o honour_n well_o may_v we_o suffer_v it_o to_o endure_v the_o world_n tyranny_n and_o to_o be_v 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