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love_n and_o charity_n to_o his_o saint_n in_o their_o necessity_n for_o if_o we_o comfort_v the_o comfortless_a and_o relieve_v the_o needy_a according_a to_o our_o ability_n for_o his_o sake_n he_o will_v then_o comfort_v we_o when_o we_o be_v in_o any_o sad_a condition_n for_o he_o be_v the_o fountain_n of_o all_o true_a consolation_n and_o he_o know_v by_o his_o own_o experience_n how_o great_a a_o burden_n it_o be_v to_o have_v a_o sorrowful_a soul_n according_a to_o this_o of_o the_o wise_a man_n 14._o man_n prov._n 18._o 14._o a_o wound_a spirit_n who_o can_v bear_v but_o if_o we_o hope_v to_o find_v comfort_n in_o our_o grief_n and_o sorrow_n by_o secondary_a mean_n without_o christ_n our_o hope_n will_v deceive_v we_o and_o we_o can_v expect_v comfort_n from_o christ_n unless_o we_o be_v true_o sensible_a of_o the_o burden_n of_o our_o misery_n and_o that_o we_o have_v relation_n to_o he_o by_o faith_n for_o nothing_o can_v comfort_v we_o without_o he_o what_o true_a comfort_n 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through_o affliction_n we_o can_v watch_v though_o we_o see_v eminent_a danger_n our_o eye_n be_v so_o dim_a and_o heavy_a that_o we_o can_v see_v the_o judgement_n of_o god_n that_o be_v upon_o a_o nation_n or_o upon_o a_o people_n 43._o people_n mat._n 26._o 43._o the_o disciple_n be_v asleep_a when_o christ_n be_v in_o this_o sharp_a agony_n 5_o agony_n jon._n 1._o 4_o 5_o joâ—as_n be_v also_o fast_o asleep_a in_o the_o ship_n when_o it_o be_v like_a to_o be_v break_v with_o a_o mighty_a tempest_n thus_o be_v the_o best_a of_o god_n servant_n subject_a to_o the_o like_a infirmity_n and_o fail_n through_o the_o frailty_n of_o the_o flesh_n which_o will_v sometime_o prevail_v against_o the_o spiritual_a part_n that_o be_v in_o they_o consider_v further_o that_o as_o the_o first_o adam_n lose_v that_o happiness_n which_o he_o have_v in_o his_o creation_n in_o the_o garden_n of_o eden_n which_o be_v a_o place_n of_o as_o much_o pleasure_n and_o delight_n as_o the_o whole_a earth_n can_v 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