without_o persecution_n will_v never_o have_v be_v so_o much_o amplify_v and_o increase_v again_o what_o honour_n be_v it_o to_o be_v god_n instrument_n to_o cast_v down_o and_o overthrow_v all_o infernal_a and_o worldly_a power_n to_o destroy_v principality_n and_o power_n that_o rebel_v against_o he_o and_o i_o beseech_v thou_o know_v thou_o not_o what_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o ruin_n of_o empire_n kingdom_n and_o commonwealth_n it_o be_v because_o they_o make_v insurrection_n against_o god_n child_n persecute_v they_o otherwise_o they_o may_v have_v subsist_v long_o for_o jerusalem_n be_v a_o cup_n of_o tremble_v unto_o the_o people_n round_o about_o zach._n 12.2_o the_o church_n be_v like_a unto_o mount_n sinah_n whereunto_o if_o a_o man_n or_o beast_n draw_v near_o be_v thrust_v through_o and_o kill_v with_o dart_n from_o heaven_n or_o a_o anvil_n whereupon_o all_o the_o hammer_n that_o strike_v or_o beat_v be_v break_v into_o shiver_n so_o that_o the_o enemy_n of_o god_n truth_n can_v commit_v a_o great_a measure_n of_o foolishness_n and_o prove_v more_o prejudicial_a unto_o themselves_o then_o when_o they_o fight_v against_o god_n church_n they_o undo_v themselves_o thereby_o turn_v upside_o down_o their_o throne_n lose_v their_o crown_n and_o cast_v headlong_o their_o child_n and_o posterity_n into_o a_o miserable_a condition_n and_o thus_o much_o of_o the_o inestimable_a good_a thing_n of_o the_o three_o sort_n of_o affliction_n see_v these_o thing_n be_v so_o who_o see_v not_o that_o all_o the_o affliction_n mention_v be_v not_o sign_n of_o god_n wrath_n and_o indignation_n but_o of_o his_o love_n forasmuch_o as_o they_o obtain_v such_o a_o glorious_a end_n and_o thus_o the_o holy_a ghost_n himself_o give_v his_o verdict_n of_o chastisement_n in_o particular_a who_o the_o lord_n love_v he_o chasten_v and_o scourge_v every_o son_n who_o he_o receive_v if_o you_o endure_v chasten_v god_n deal_v with_o you_o as_o with_o son_n for_o what_o son_n be_v he_o who_o the_o father_n chasten_v not_o and_o if_o you_o be_v without_o chastisement_n whereof_o all_o be_v partaker_n then_o be_v you_o bastard_n not_o son_n heb._n 12.6,7,8_o now_o if_o chastisement_n and_o punishment_n inflict_v for_o sin_n be_v not_o sign_n of_o god_n wrath_n we_o be_v to_o esteem_v no_o otherwise_o of_o the_o other_o sort_n of_o affliction_n when_o satan_n therefore_o shall_v suggest_v unto_o thou_o what_o the_o jew_n say_v once_o to_o christ_n if_o thou_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n come_v down_o from_o the_o cross_n mat._n 27.40_o answer_v he_o clean_o contrary_n because_o i_o be_o the_o child_n of_o god_n i_o will_v mount_v the_o cross_n and_o through_o much_o tribulation_n enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n act_v 14.22_o moreover_o since_o the_o affliction_n of_o god_n child_n carry_v with_o they_o such_o good_a thing_n and_o be_v sign_n of_o god_n fatherly_a love_n they_o be_v causelesse_o as_o they_o be_v common_o call_v evil_n but_o contrary_o deserve_v to_o be_v style_v good_a thing_n to_o this_o purpole_n the_o prophet_n david_n speak_v it_o be_v good_a for_o i_o that_o i_o have_v be_v afflict_v psal_n 119.71_o and_o jeremy_n it_o be_v good_a for_o a_o man_n that_o he_o bear_v his_o yoke_n in_o his_o youth_n lam._n 3.27_o certain_o he_o that_o say_v it_o be_v good_a to_o be_v afflict_v declare_v likewise_o that_o affliction_n be_v good_a and_o profitable_a which_o must_v not_o be_v understand_v as_o though_o they_o be_v good_a in_o their_o own_o nature_n for_o if_o thou_o consider_v all_o calamity_n in_o their_o first_o original_a they_o be_v the_o brood_n and_o offspring_n of_o death_n whereunto_o all_o man_n be_v adjudge_v by_o god_n sentence_n but_o now_o they_o become_v good_a thing_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o metamorphosis_n or_o transmutation_n of_o their_o nature_n when_o incident_a to_o god_n child_n which_o be_v no_o otherwise_o then_o the_o prophet_n jeremy_n make_v a_o defence_a city_n and_o a_o iron_n pillar_n and_o brazen_a wall_n jer._n 1.18_o against_o which_o the_o dart_n lose_v their_o head_n and_o be_v not_o able_a to_o do_v any_o hurt_n that_o they_o do_v change_v their_o nature_n saint_n paul_n inintimate_v when_o he_o say_v we_o know_v that_o all_o thing_n work_v together_o for_o good_a to_o they_o that_o love_n god_n who_o be_v call_v according_a to_o his_o purpose_n rom._n 8_o 28._o of_o this_o change_n the_o cross_n of_o jesus_n christ_n be_v the_o cause_n through_o who_o god_n be_v our_o father_n this_o be_v the_o tree_n that_o take_v away_o the_o bitterness_n of_o the_o water_n of_o marah_n whereinto_o we_o fall_v in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o this_o world_n this_o be_v that_o brazen_a serpent_n whereupon_o if_o we_o look_v affliction_n invade_v we_o and_o as_o it_o be_v a_o serpent_n bite_v our_o heel_n our_o heart_n shall_v live_v and_o her_o head_n shall_v be_v bruise_v he_o that_o be_v present_a with_o the_o three_o child_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o fiery_a furnace_n will_v be_v present_a with_o we_o also_o when_o we_o suffer-persecution_n for_o his_o name_n sake_n the_o tree_n of_o the_o cross_n bear_v excellent_a fruit_n especial_o those_o of_o righteousness_n whereof_o the_o apostle_n speak_v now_o no_o chasten_n for_o the_o present_a seem_v to_o be_v joyous_a but_o grievous_a nevertheless_o it_o yield_v the_o peace_n of_o righteousness_n unto_o they_o which_o be_v exercise_v thereby_o heb._n 12.11_o so_o that_o to_o style_v the_o affliction_n of_o god_n child_n then_o when_o their_o genuine_a nature_n be_v explicate_v evil_n infelicity_n calamity_n be_v nothing_o else_o then_o to_o imitate_v the_o negligence_n of_o a_o certain_a undiscreet_a apothecary_n that_o leave_v the_o inscription_n of_o arsenic_n upon_o his_o box_n when_o as_o there_o be_v nothing_o else_o in_o it_o but_o rhubarb_n or_o manna_n yea_o it_o be_v a_o adulterous_a false_a mark_n proper_a unto_o those_o with_o who_o christ_n have_v no_o communion_n and_o unto_o who_o punishment_n be_v not_o available_a but_o be_v taste_n and_o harbinger_n of_o those_o everlasting_a torment_n which_o abide_v they_o after_o this_o life_n hence_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o the_o condition_n of_o god_n child_n be_v to_o be_v prefer_v to_o the_o state_n of_o the_o child_n of_o this_o world_n we_o have_v declare_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o chapter_n that_o all_o affliction_n be_v promiscuous_o common_a as_o concern_v their_o outward_a form_n so_o that_o there_o be_v not_o any_o adversity_n which_o may_v not_o as_o equal_o befall_v a_o obstinate_a sinner_n as_o a_o godly_a man_n the_o difference_n than_o consist_v herein_o that_o the_o wicked_a persevere_v in_o their_o sin_n can_v have_v no_o true_a consolation_n because_o they_o can_v gather_v no_o good_a thing_n out_o of_o their_o calamity_n whereas_o the_o case_n be_v far_o otherwise_o with_o the_o affliction_n of_o god_n child_n for_o they_o procure_v they_o inestimable_a good_a thing_n and_o by_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o cross_n of_o christ_n do_v become_v a_o new_a kind_n of_o goodness_n whereupon_o they_o find_v therein_o true_a firm_a consolation_n so_o that_o certain_o the_o apprehension_n and_o consideration_n of_o affliction_n be_v there_o no_o other_o cause_n for_o a_o sinner_n to_o return_v unto_o god_n go_v on_o in_o the_o way_n of_o salvation_n and_o live_v in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n shall_v sufficient_o move_v he_o to_o be_v at_o rest_n in_o the_o day_n of_o adversity_n last_o if_o there_o be_v such_o good_a and_o excellent_a thing_n in_o affliction_n if_o their_o end_n be_v so_o glorious_a and_o happy_a why_o be_v thou_o therefore_o devout_a soul_n deject_v and_o sorrowful_a in_o affliction_n which_o do_v now_o possess_v thou_o thou_o will_v say_v because_o it_o be_v grievous_a to_o flesh_n and_o blood_n that_o be_v true_a but_o the_o case_n be_v of_o like_a nature_n in_o a_o medicine_n the_o taste_n whereof_o do_v not_o argue_v it_o to_o be_v wholesome_a but_o its_o virtue_n and_o operation_n otherwise_o thou_o may_v take_v poison_n instead_o of_o medicine_n and_o embrace_v death_n for_o life_n that_o thou_o may_v not_o injure_v and_o deceive_v thy_o self_n in_o the_o consideration_n of_o affliction_n set_v before_o thy_o view_n their_o fruit_n and_o end_n which_o be_v very_o excellent_a and_o of_o great_a value_n than_o one_o be_v able_a to_o conceive_v this_o be_v it_o which_o thou_o shall_v think_v upon_o in_o thy_o present_a affliction_n now_o since_o thy_o contain_n and_o procure_v thou_o such_o good_a thing_n as_o we_o have_v demonstrate_v it_o behoove_v thou_o to_o be_v of_o a_o joyful_a mind_n which_o st._n james_n require_v of_o thou_o my_o brethren_n count_v it_o all_o joy_n when_o you_o fall_v into_o divers_a temptation_n ja._n 1.2_o and_o especial_o when_o thou_o suffer_v for_o the_o testimony_n of_o god_n truth_n and_o constant_a profession_n of_o the_o
his_o promise_n it_o rob_v god_n of_o his_o fatherly_a care_n he_o have_v of_o we_o infringe_v that_o hope_n which_o shall_v be_v repose_v in_o he_o hence_o the_o apostle_n join_v it_o with_o diffidence_n say_v that_o you_o sorrow_n not_o as_o other_o which_o have_v no_o hope_n 1_o thes_n 4,13_o it_o make_v he_o ungrateful_a blot_v out_o his_o remembrance_n so_o many_o corporal_a and_o spiritual_a blessing_n whereof_o he_o have_v have_v experience_n by_o god_n goodness_n which_o if_o he_o will_v think_v upon_o he_o will_v not_o suffer_v himself_o to_o be_v carry_v headlong_o thereby_o and_o because_o his_o mind_n be_v fix_v upon_o evil_a his_o affliction_n also_o be_v either_o real_a or_o imaginary_a he_o make_v little_a or_o no_o reckon_n of_o god_n benefit_n but_o bury_v they_o in_o oblivion_n not_o without_o a_o execrable_a brand_n of_o ingratitude_n it_o make_v he_o not_o to_o employ_v all_o the_o faculty_n both_o of_o his_o body_n and_o soul_n in_o god_n service_n with_o such_o a_o measure_n of_o zeal_n as_o be_v meet_v serve_v the_o lord_n say_v the_o prophet_n david_n with_o gladness_n and_o come_v before_o his_o presence_n with_o a_o song_n psal_n 100.2_o thou_o shall_v rejoice_v in_o thy_o feast_n etc._n etc._n seven_o day_n shall_v thou_o keep_v a_o solemn_a feast_n unto_o thy_o lord_n thy_o god_n and_o therefore_o shall_v thou_o sure_o rejoice_v deut._n 16.14,15_o this_o alacrity_n in_o serve_v god_n can_v even_o in_o the_o least_o degree_n be_v perform_v by_o he_o nay_o he_o be_v as_o remiss_a in_o all_o the_o action_n of_o his_o life_n as_o he_o be_v negligent_a in_o god_n service_n and_o thus_o thou_o see_v how_o heinous_o he_o offend_v god_n in_o relation_n to_o his_o neighbour_n he_o be_v suspicious_a unaffable_a unmannerly_a testy_a contentious_a whereby_o he_o render_v himself_o vicious_o deform_v hateful_a and_o odious_a in_o relation_n to_o himself_o it_o make_v he_o to_o incur_v no_o less_o reproach_n and_o ignominy_n than_o filthiness_n for_o general_o it_o argue_v the_o weakness_n of_o his_o understanding_n join_v with_o foolishness_n yea_o beastliness_n and_o declare_v he_o to_o be_v beside_o himself_o whereby_o it_o happen_v that_o he_o judge_v foolish_o of_o the_o cause_n of_o his_o sorrow_n and_o embrace_v falsehood_n instead_o of_o truth_n hence_o the_o apostle_n join_v it_o with_o false_a opinion_n say_v no_o sorrow_n for_o the_o present_a seem_v to_o be_v joyous_a but_o grievous_a heb._n 12.11_o where_o wrong_a judgement_n be_v tax_v which_o accompany_v it_o particular_o it_o make_v he_o ignorant_a of_o his_o own_o condition_n and_o to_o take_v at_o least_o for_o a_o time_n no_o consideration_n of_o himself_o for_o be_v call_v hereunto_o to_o wit_n to_o be_v a_o joyful_a heir_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n by_o the_o right_n of_o adoption_n coheir_n with_o jesus_n christ_n and_o lord_n of_o all_o the_o creature_n he_o ought_v not_o to_o make_v his_o firm_a abode_n in_o this_o world_n neither_o to_o place_v his_o happiness_n therein_o but_o as_o a_o sojourner_n to_o travel_v to_o his_o heavenly_a country_n wherefore_o he_o shall_v always_o go_v forward_o not_o stand_v still_o much_o less_o retreat_n back_o but_o despise_v the_o world_n and_o all_o the_o concupiscence_n thereof_o courageous_o to_o remove_v all_o obstacle_n hinder_v he_o thither_o and_o to_o place_v his_o happiness_n in_o god_n of_o who_o love_n whosoever_o be_v once_o persuade_v doubt_v not_o but_o he_o will_v lead_v he_o by_o his_o fatherly_a providence_n in_o this_o desert_n and_o pilgrimage_n wherefore_o he_o shall_v carry_v with_o he_o a_o high_a generous_a and_o undaunted_a spirit_n which_o be_v altogether_o become_v the_o son_n of_o the_o king_n of_o king_n this_o he_o shall_v have_v continual_o before_o his_o eye_n and_o diligent_o and_o serious_o consider_v thereupon_o how_o wise_o then_o will_v he_o order_v his_o life_n and_o conversation_n with_o what_o happiness_n will_v he_o live_v in_o this_o world_n but_o sorrow_n as_o a_o deadly_a frenzy_n bury_v all_o these_o thing_n in_o oblivion_n so_o that_o it_o make_v one_o forget_v his_o original_n and_o estate_n his_o own_o name_n nay_o himself_o it_o make_v he_o whole_o bend_v upon_o this_o world_n miserable_o torture_v himself_o for_o the_o loss_n which_o he_o either_o sustain_v or_o fear_n to_o be_v of_o honour_n riches_n pleasure_n or_o the_o like_a as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o that_o young_a man_n who_o when_o he_o have_v hear_v he_o shall_v sustain_v the_o loss_n of_o his_o riches_n go_v away_o sorrowful_a leave_v jesus_n mat._n 9.22_o which_o discover_v he_o to_o be_v desperate_o enamour_v of_o this_o world_n and_o to_o seek_v his_o abode_n and_o solace_n therein_o whereas_o he_o shall_v seek_v for_o tranquillity_n in_o heaven_n and_o felicity_n in_o god_n it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o he_o be_v pensive_a upon_o any_o occasion_n disorder_v afflict_a macerate_v and_o suffer_v himself_o to_o be_v easy_o miss_v out_o of_o the_o way_n to_o his_o heavenly_a country_n in_o a_o word_n he_o be_v like_o a_o foolish_a traveller_n who_o be_v give_v over_o to_o commit_v innumerable_a foolery_n can_v never_o attain_v to_o his_o journey_n end_v and_o there_o be_v another_o sort_n of_o foolishness_n discernible_a in_o he_o for_o after_o he_o have_v once_o wander_v out_o of_o the_o king_n of_o heaven_n highway_n he_o so_o misgovern_v himself_o as_o that_o without_o any_o circumspection_n he_o take_v hold_v of_o every_o thing_n which_o even_o at_o the_o first_o blush_n offer_v itself_o to_o his_o view_n he_o be_v not_o content_v to_o be_v exercise_v with_o more_o weighty_a occasion_n and_o affliction_n but_o as_o if_o his_o life_n be_v not_o miserable_a enough_o of_o itself_o he_o fabricate_v to_o himself_o daily_o new_a misery_n so_o that_o he_o will_v be_v sorrowful_a upon_o any_o ridiculous_a vile_a and_o slight_a matter_n whereof_o if_o he_o be_v question_v by_o a_o certain_a jonadab_n a_o faithful_a friend_n thou_o be_v the_o king_n son_n why_o be_v thou_o lean_a from_o day_n to_o day_n 2_o sam._n 13.4_o certain_o he_o will_v not_o be_v less_o ashamed_a to_o confess_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o sorrow_n than_o amon_n be_v of_o the_o intend_a detestable_a incest_n he_o be_v vex_v at_o one_o small_a word_n though_o well_o speak_v yet_o take_v by_o he_o in_o ill_a part_n or_o if_o one_o speak_v amiss_o he_o will_v interpret_v it_o to_o be_v worser_o he_o will_v be_v so_o far_o move_v by_o a_o oblique_a aspect_n by_o a_o vain_a and_o counterfeit_a messenger_n by_o a_o slight_a fault_n of_o his_o maidservant_n and_o manservant_n as_o to_o forget_v all_o the_o benefit_n he_o possess_v in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n which_o be_v a_o thing_n unbefitting_a he_o who_o be_v the_o son_n of_o the_o king_n of_o king_n and_o heir_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n beside_o sorrow_n discover_v in_o he_o another_o kind_n of_o foolishness_n in_o that_o he_o reduce_v thereby_o the_o soul_n in_o subjection_n to_o the_o body_n which_o shall_v govern_v the_o body_n and_o it_o only_o be_v rule_v by_o a_o divine_a spirit_n and_o whereas_o he_o shall_v rather_o oftentimes_o suffer_v set_v light_n by_o and_o in_o some_o measure_n concoct_v it_o he_o out_o of_o a_o kind_n of_o brutish_a self-love_n have_v rather_o be_v miserable_a than_o happy_a of_o a_o craze_a than_o find_v mind_n moreover_o it_o show_v he_o to_o be_v abject_a and_o destitute_a of_o a_o generous_a and_o heroical_a spirit_n which_o reside_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o child_n of_o god_n neither_o endeavour_n he_o with_o such_o a_o courage_n as_o be_v fit_a to_o remove_v the_o obstacle_n which_o in_o this_o life_n hinder_v he_o from_o the_o attainment_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n but_o stoop_v to_o the_o difficulty_n that_o withstand_v he_o he_o be_v of_o a_o vile_a abject_a spirit_n and_o as_o much_o as_o in_o he_o lie_v renounce_v his_o own_o right_a thereunto_o further_o the_o deformity_n thereof_o show_v itself_o by_o external_a symptom_n it_o make_v he_o to_o be_v of_o a_o heavy_a countenance_n pore_v upon_o the_o earth_n oftentimes_o to_o weep_v not_o unlike_o a_o silly_a fool_n or_o soft_a woman_n otherwhile_o his_o speech_n fail_v he_o or_o his_o tongue_n faulter_v yea_o by_o his_o silence_n he_o speak_v his_o infamy_n he_o abandon_v the_o society_n of_o man_n hide_v himself_o in_o corner_n even_o as_o the_o malefactor_n to_o escape_v the_o sight_n of_o the_o magistrate_n it_o impair_v his_o good_a name_n or_o reputation_n and_o especial_o when_o the_o cause_n induce_v he_o thereunto_o be_v unknown_a or_o of_o no_o reckon_n thereupon_o he_o render_v himself_o suspicious_a that_o he_o have_v commit_v or_o be_v about_o to_o perpetrate_v some_o heinous_a sin_n but_o this_o suspicion_n be_v oftentimes_o false_a as_o may_v appear_v by_o ely_n the_o priest_n who_o think_v anna_n
father_n feed_v they_o be_v you_o not_o much_o better_a than_o they_o consider_v the_o lily_n of_o the_o field_n how_o they_o grow_v they_o toil_v not_o nor_o do_v they_o spin_v and_o yet_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o solomon_n in_o all_o his_o glory_n be_v not_o array_v like_o one_o of_o these_o wherefore_o if_o god_n so_o clothe_v the_o grass_n of_o the_o field_n which_o to_o day_n be_v and_o to_o morrow_n be_v cast_v into_o the_o oven_n shall_v he_o not_o much_o more_o clothe_v you_o o_o you_o of_o little_a faith_n matth._n 6.26,28,29,30_o and_o again_o be_v not_o two_o sparrow_n sell_v for_o a_o fthe_n and_o one_o of_o they_o shall_v not_o fall_v to_o the_o ground_n without_o your_o father_n but_o the_o very_a hair_n of_o your_o head_n be_v all_o number_v fear_v you_o not_o therefore_o you_o be_v of_o more_o value_n than_o many_o sparrow_n mat._n 10.29,30,31_o thou_o can_v in_o no_o wise_a doubt_n then_o of_o his_o gracious_a providence_n unless_o perhaps_o thou_o be_v fall_v into_o 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he_o my_o salvation_n psal_n 91.14,15,16_o be_v conrent_a with_o such_o thing_n as_o you_o have_v for_o he_o say_v i_o will_v never_o leave_v thou_o nor_o forsake_v thou_o heb._n 13.5_o whence_o it_o follow_v that_o not_o only_a benefit_n and_o prosperity_n happen_v according_a to_o god_n providence_n to_o his_o child_n but_o misery_n and_o adversity_n proceed_v from_o the_o same_o fountain_n now_o since_o god_n continual_o watch_v over_o his_o child_n his_o eye_n be_v with_o singular_a care_n fix_v upon_o they_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o adversity_n can_v escape_v the_o sight_n as_o i_o may_v so_o say_v of_o his_o wildome_o but_o be_v lay_v upon_o the_o godly_a according_a to_o his_o will_n and_o providence_n and_o see_v they_o happen_v unto_o we_o according_a to_o the_o will_n of_o our_o heavenly_a father_n it_o can_v be_v but_o that_o he_o lay_v they_o upon_o we_o to_o our_o good_a and_o profit_n and_o the_o rather_o for_o that_o they_o proceed_v from_o his_o love_n towards_o we_o so_o that_o not_o to_o rely_v upon_o god_n providence_n be_v incredulity_n disobedience_n to_o deny_v his_o wisdom_n goodness_n justice_n truth_n and_o providence_n it_o be_v ingratitude_n towards_o he_o contempt_n detract_n of_o his_o divine_a honour_n and_o in_o effect_v not_o to_o account_v he_o for_o thy_o father_n nor_o thyself_o for_o his_o son_n but_o thou_o will_v say_v it_o be_v true_a i_o confess_v and_o acknowledge_v god_n have_v singular_a care_n of_o his_o godly_a child_n but_o as_o for_o i_o i_o have_v too_o grievous_o offend_v and_o provoke_v he_o to_o anger_n by_o my_o sin_n and_o therefore_o far_o be_v it_o from_o i_o to_o think_v i_o have_v cause_n to_o confide_v in_o his_o providence_n nay_o clean_a contrary_n i_o have_v reason_n to_o expect_v rather_o his_o wrath_n and_o indignation_n and_o horrible_a judgement_n whereunto_o i_o answer_v that_o god_n notwithstanding_o thy_o demerit_n be_v thy_o heavenly_a father_n not_o as_o thou_o be_v in_o thyself_o but_o as_o thou_o be_v his_o adopt_a son_n in_o christ_n jesus_n who_o have_v do_v thou_o good_a in_o this_o life_n and_o in_o that_o which_o be_v to_o come_v isaac_n bless_v not_o jacob_n in_o his_o own_o person_n but_o in_o his_o elder_a brother_n in_o who_o garment_n he_o be_v invest_v and_o who_o name_n he_o borrow_v renounce_v his_o own_o be_v most_o assure_v then_o of_o god_n love_n notwithstanding_o thy_o iniquity_n whereby_o thou_o draw_v upon_o thyself_o his_o chastisement_n but_o to_o thy_o profit_n and_o salvation_n and_o herein_o he_o resemble_v a_o father_n that_o deve_v not_o himself_o of_o his_o fatherly_a affection_n neither_o cease_v to_o benefit_v his_o child_n though_o he_o be_v angry_a with_o he_o and_o chastise_v he_o in_o regard_n of_o his_o foolishness_n and_o lewdness_n wherefore_o see_v thou_o be_v reconcile_v unto_o god_n thou_o may_v not_o represent_v he_o to_o thyself_o as_o a_o judge_n punish_v the_o guilty_a but_o as_o a_o father_n chastise_v his_o son_n thereby_o testify_v what_o great_a care_n he_o have_v of_o he_o and_o how_o dear_o he_o love_v he_o for_o by_o correct_v he_o he_o prevent_v his_o ruin_n and_o destruction_n and_o the_o answer_n be_v easy_a to_o what_o thou_o say_v further_a if_o the_o lord_n love_v i_o why_o do_v he_o visit_v i_o with_o this_o or_o that_o affliction_n and_o with_o gideon_n who_o be_v as_o yet_o well_o catechise_v say_v unto_o the_o angel_n hear_v o_o my_o lord_n if_o the_o lord_n be_v with_o we_o why_o be_v all_o this_o befall_v we_o jud._n 6.13_o which_o be_v the_o genuine_a language_n of_o a_o son_n feel_v the_o rod_n and_o thereupon_o conclude_v that_o his_o father_n set_v aside_o his_o nature_n and_o affection_n towards_o he_o which_o be_v all_o one_o as_o if_o one_o shall_v complain_v of_o his_o father_n for_o give_v he_o bread_n which_o be_v so_o necessary_a for_o he_o or_o if_o a_o patient_a shall_v tax_v the_o physician_n of_o inhumanity_n and_o hatred_n for_o minister_a him_z a_o potion_n he_o that_o deem_v that_o god_n love_v he_o not_o and_o that_o his_o fatherly_a care_n be_v alienate_v because_o he_o chastise_v he_o do_v not_o otherwise_o than_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v god_n love_v i_o not_o because_o he_o do_v i_o good_a for_o chastisement_n wherewith_o his_o child_n be_v exercise_v be_v a_o most_o needful_a and_o necessary_a benefit_n during_o the_o nonage_n of_o their_o life_n but_o hereof_o in_o the_o follow_a chapter_n it_o now_o be_v sufficient_a to_o declare_v that_o he_o will_v always_o take_v care_n of_o thou_o see_v thou_o be_v his_o son_n in_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o thy_o life_n by_o his_o providence_n and_o meet_a help_n he_o will_v be_v real_o careful_a of_o thou_o so_o far_o that_o thou_o may_v possess_v thy_o mind_n in_o tranquillity_n for_o the_o present_a and_o time_n to_o come_v certain_o if_o thy_o state_n and_o condition_n do_v not_o depend_v upon_o the_o providence_n of_o thy_o good_a and_o best_a father_n but_o blind_a fortune_n as_o atheist_n deem_v 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orthodox_n religion_n rejoice_v and_o be_v exceed_o glad_a for_o great_a be_v your_o reward_n in_o heaven_n mat._n 5.12_o but_o rejoice_v inasmuch_o as_o you_o be_v partaker_n of_o christ_n suffering_n that_o when_o his_o glory_n shall_v be_v reveal_v you_o may_v be_v glad_a also_o with_o exceed_a joy_n if_o you_o be_v reproach_v for_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n happy_a be_v you_o for_o the_o spirit_n of_o glory_n and_o god_n rest_v upon_o you_o on_o their_o part_n he_o be_v evil_a speak_v of_o but_o on_o your_o part_n he_o be_v glorify_v 1_o pet._n 4.13,14_o show_v thyself_o to_o be_v a_o disciple_n of_o the_o apostle_n who_o be_v for_o the_o confession_n of_o jesus_n christ_n beat_v with_o rod_n go_v away_o rejoice_v that_o they_o be_v count_v worthy_a to_o suffer_v shame_n for_o his_o name_n act._n 5.13,14_o and_o by_o saint_n paul_n testimony_n do_v glory_n in_o tribulation_n rom._n 5.3_o imitate_v the_o saint_n among_o the_o hebrew_n who_o do_v take_v joyful_o the_o spoil_n of_o their_o good_n know_v in_o themselves_o they_o have_v in_o heaven_n a_o better_a and_o more_o endure_a substance_n heb._n 10.34_o neither_o do_v it_o only_o become_v thou_o in_o affliction_n to_o be_v joyful_a but_o thankful_a unto_o god_n who_o by_o this_o mean_n offer_v thou_o many_o good_a thing_n and_o act_n the_o part_n of_o a_o physician_n or_o benefactor_n say_v therefore_o with_o job_n who_o have_v exact_o learn_v this_o lesson_n and_o wherefore_o he_o give_v god_n thanks_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o affliction_n when_o thou_o be_v deprive_v of_o some_o earthly_a commodity_n the_o lord_n give_v the_o lord_n have_v take_v away_o bless_a be_v the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n job_n 1.21_o to_o the_o end_n thou_o may_v be_v joyful_a and_o thankful_a unto_o thy_o heavenly_a father_n consider_v forthwith_o those_o most_o excellent_a and_o unspeakable_a good_a thing_n that_o be_v in_o affliction_n and_o thereby_o redound_v unto_o thou_o view_v their_o consummation_n and_o glorious_a end_n and_o say_v to_o thyself_o o_o what_o gracious_a benefit_n through_o affliction_n i_o have_v obtain_v which_o god_n send_v upon_o i_o by_o mean_n whereof_o once_o outward_a man_n perish_v yet_o the_o inward_a be_v renew_v day_n by_o day_n 2_o cor._n 4.16_o say_v therefore_o for_o example_n god_n deprive_v i_o of_o my_o child_n thereby_o to_o make_v i_o tread_v more_o constant_o the_o path_n of_o god_n child_n he_o have_v take_v away_o my_o father_n or_o mother_n that_o instead_o of_o he_o he_o may_v be_v my_o father_n for_o ever_o and_o be_v more_o careful_a of_o i_o than_o awoman_n can_v be_v of_o the_o fruit_n of_o her_o womb_n he_o be_v willing_a i_o shall_v have_v experience_n of_o the_o perfidiousness_n of_o my_o friend_n that_o i_o may_v enjoy_v his_o eternal_a love_n it_o be_v his_o pleasure_n i_o shall_v be_v deprive_v of_o authority_n dignity_n and_o honour_n that_o i_o may_v obtain_v the_o honour_n to_o lord_n it_o over_o all_o the_o creature_n i_o be_o drive_v to_o poverty_n that_o i_o may_v possess_v that_o heavenly_a inheritance_n i_o be_o detain_v in_o prison_n that_o i_o may_v obtain_v that_o freedom_n that_o the_o son_n of_o god_n have_v purchase_v for_o i_o i_o be_o banish_v that_o i_o come_v to_o my_o heavenly_a country_n i_o be_o deform_v and_o maim_v in_o body_n that_o i_o may_v grow_v to_o a_o perfect_a man_n according_a to_o the_o stature_n of_o christ_n and_o that_o this_o corruptible_a body_n may_v be_v clothe_v with_o incorruption_n i_o die_v now_o to_o live_v eternal_o and_o what_o be_v all_o the_o affliction_n that_o thou_o suffer_v or_o can_v endure_v if_o either_o thou_o consider_v their_o quality_n or_o duration_n compare_v with_o those_o inestimable_a good_a thing_n which_o they_o carry_v with_o they_o consider_v and_o meditate_v diligent_o thou_o devout_a soul_n upon_o these_o thing_n be_v in_o affliction_n which_o now_o affect_v thou_o with_o sorrow_n in_o so_o do_v thy_o water_n shall_v be_v turn_v into_o nuptial_a wine_n thy_o sorrow_n into_o mirth_n and_o joy_n so_o thou_o shall_v taste_v how_o sweet_a the_o lord_n be_v though_o he_o seem_v to_o thou_o at_o the_o first_o blush_n or_o appearance_n rigid_a yet_o thou_o shall_v discern_v the_o rod_n of_o our_o heavenly_a jonathan_n who_o wrought_v so_o great_a salvation_n in_o israel_n to_o be_v dip_v at_o the_o end_n thereof_o in_o a_o honey_n comb_n which_o will_v enlighten_v our_o eye_n refresh_v our_o heart_n teach_v our_o hand_n to_o war_n and_o make_v we_o more_o than_o conqueror_n so_o that_o thou_o shall_v find_v that_o saint_n paul_n say_v not_o without_o cause_n rejoice_v evermore_o 1_o thess_n 5.16_o forasmuch_o as_o not_o only_o the_o time_n of_o prosperity_n but_o of_o adversity_n yield_v matter_n of_o rejoice_v chap._n vii_o the_o seven_o and_o last_o ground_n or_o reason_n be_v draw_v from_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o faithful_a man_n in_o this_o world_n which_o consist_v herein_o that_o he_o be_v a_o traveller_n journey_v into_o his_o country_n it_o be_v manifest_a by_o the_o three_o reason_n abovementioned_a that_o even_o as_o sin_n expel_v thou_o out_o of_o paradise_n and_o banish_v thou_o from_o heaven_n thy_o country_n and_o first_o place_n of_o abode_n so_o thou_o be_v sole_o by_o god_n grace_n call_v back_o from_o banishment_n and_o invite_v to_o return_v to_o thy_o country_n hence_o it_o follow_v that_o during_o this_o life_n thou_o be_v in_o a_o continual_a pilgrimage_n who_o limit_n or_o end_n be_v heaven_n and_o eternal_a happiness_n this_o world_n than_o be_v not_o thy_o dwell_a place_n and_o country_n but_o a_o place_n of_o pilgrimage_n and_o banishment_n so_o that_o thou_o may_v say_v with_o david_n i_o be_o a_o stranger_n with_o thou_o and_o a_o sojourner_n as_o all_o my_o father_n be_v psal_n 39.12_o and_o again_o i_o be_o a_o stranger_n in_o the_o earth_n psal_n 119.19_o why_o be_v thou_o then_o so_o sore_o trouble_v and_o of_o a_o deject_a mind_n whensoever_o thou_o be_v smite_v with_o adversity_n it_o grieve_v thou_o that_o all_o thing_n fall_v not_o out_o according_a to_o thy_o mind_n but_o be_v thou_o ignorant_a thou_o be_v a_o travel_a so_o that_o it_o can_v be_v that_o all_o thing_n shall_v happen_v as_o thy_o heart_n can_v wish_v for_o either_o thou_o must_v endure_v the_o discommodity_n of_o the_o way_n or_o not_o enter_v into_o it_o and_o consequent_o never_o come_v to_o thy_o country_n one_o of_o these_o condition_n thou_o must_v choose_v there_o be_v not_o a_o three_o i_o say_v again_o thou_o must_v endure_v they_o or_o obstain_v whole_o from_o travel_v if_o thou_o be_v a_o traveller_n as_o very_o thou_o be_v be_v of_o a_o courageous_a spirit_n in_o affliction_n for_o that_o which_o thou_o now_o endure_v shall_v not_o be_v perpetual_a nor_o shall_v last_v long_o than_o thy_o journey_n what_o traveller_n be_v there_o which_o will_v not_o endure_v the_o discommodity_n of_o his_o way_n and_o assuage_v they_o with_o these_o or_o the_o like_a meditation_n that_o upon_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o his_o journey_n they_o shall_v cease_v and_o he_o be_v free_v of_o they_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o come_v home_o consider_v further_o that_o howsoever_o thy_o journey_n be_v grievous_a it_o be_v but_o short_a if_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o pilgrimage_n will_v be_v as_o many_o as_o the_o day_n of_o iacob_n the_o patriarch_n to_o wit_n a_o 130_o year_n yet_o nevertheless_o thou_o may_v say_v with_o he_o the_o day_n of_o the_o year_n of_o my_o pilgrimage_n be_v few_o and_o evil_a and_o have_v not_o attain_v unto_o the_o day_n of_o the_o year_n of_o the_o life_n of_o my_o father_n in_o the_o day_n of_o their_o pilgrimage_n gen._n 47.9_o and_o when_o thou_o have_v finish_v thy_o course_n which_o will_v short_o come_v to_o pass_v all_o affliction_n and_o the_o matter_n of_o all_o sorrow_n shall_v cease_v thou_o hunger_n no_o more_o neither_o shall_v the_o sun_n light_n on_o thou_o nor_o any_o heat_n for_o the_o lamb_n which_o be_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o throne_n 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