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and_o fear_v and_o trust_v in_o the_o lord_n and_o as_o it_o be_v psal_n 62.8_o that_o all_o the_o nation_n may_v put_v their_o trust_n in_o he_o so_o far_o as_o it_o be_v possible_a and_o psal_n 115.9_o that_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n 10._o the_o house_n of_o aaron_n 11._o and_o all_o that_o fear_v the_o lord_n may_v trust_v in_o he_o a_o encouragement_n &_o endeavour_n thereto_o ps_n 51.13_o david_n promise_n to_o the_o wicked_a &_o to_o sinner_n that_o he_o will_v teach_v they_o to_o hope_n and_o ps_n 75.5_o to_o the_o presumer_n that_o he_o will_v plain_o tell_v they_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v so_o foolish_a &_o so_o mad_a and_o set_v up_o their_o horn_n invocation_n prayer_n the_o necessity_n and_o use_n of_o prayer_n unto_o every_o affection_n there_o be_v a_o action_n as_o the_o action_n of_o faith_n be_v hope_n so_o the_o action_n of_o hope_n be_v prayer_n spei_fw-la operatio_fw-la oratio_fw-la so_o to_o come_v back_o again_o as_o the_o fruit_n of_o faith_n be_v 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longanimity_n for_o the_o commandment_n habak_n 2.3_o he_o will_v stay_v yet_o wait_v and_o he_o will_v sure_o come_v psal_n 37.7_o wait_v patient_o for_o the_o lord_n and_o god_n will_v at_o the_o last_o come_v god_n this_o virtue_n in_o all_o the_o point_n of_o patience_n it_o say_v to_o be_v in_o god_n this_o aught_o to_o be_v dear_a unto_o we_o because_o this_o be_v the_o only_a patience_n that_o be_v in_o god_n whereby_o he_o do_v expect_v ut_fw-la misereatur_fw-la nostri_fw-la that_o he_o may_v have_v mercy_n on_o we_o aug._n de_fw-fr patientia_fw-la dominus_fw-la patitur_fw-la neglectus_fw-la patitur_fw-la contemptus_fw-la patitur_fw-la negatus_fw-la the_o lord_n though_o we_o neglect_v despise_v deny_v he_o he_o still_o bear_v with_o we_o ought_v not_o we_o therefore_o with_o the_o like_a patience_n wait_v for_o his_o approach_n that_o man_n fall_v into_o infidelity_n that_o think_v he_o long_o a_o come_n for_o he_o seem_v to_o make_v this_o conclusion_n it_o be_v long_o a_o 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in_o christ_n jesus_n shall_v suffer_v persecution_n and_o for_o this_o cause_n whereas_o it_o have_v six_o resemblance_n 1._o to_o a_o camp_n 2._o to_o a_o ship_n 3._o a_o building_n 4._o corn_n 5._o a_o vine_n 6._o a_o flock_n the_o nature_n of_o all_o these_o import_n a_o patience_n 2_o tim._n 2.4_o to_o a_o camp_n the_o soldier_n life_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o agere_fw-la sub_fw-la die_fw-la to_o lie_v abroad_o to_o a_o ship_n matth._n 8.24_o toss_v with_o wind_n and_o wave_n matth._n 9.37_o to_o corn_n which_o come_v not_o to_o the_o table_n but_o under_o the_o sickle_n flail_n millstone_n oven_n unto_o a_o vine_n esa_n 5.1_o and_o in_o the_o vine-yard_n there_o be_v a_o winepress_a where_o the_o grape_n must_v suffer_v the_o press_n john_n 10.1_o to_o a_o flock_n they_o be_v to_o be_v shear_v and_o carry_v to_o the_o shambles_n and_o in_o a_o building_n there_o be_v axe_n and_o hammer_n daily_o hear_v nail_n &_o such_o other_o thing_n be_v require_v 3._o the_o three_o be_v 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that_o vituli_fw-la triturantes_fw-la quotidie_fw-la ligantur_fw-la etc._n etc._n even_o by_o the_o cross_n august_n say_v vituli_fw-la iriturante_n quotidie_fw-la ligantur_fw-la ad_fw-la stabulum_fw-la vituli_fw-la mactandi_fw-la quotidie_fw-la in_o pascuis_fw-la libere_fw-la relinquuntur_fw-la the_o ox_n that_o be_v for_o use_v be_v keep_v tie_v up_o when_o those_o that_o be_v fat_v for_o the_o shambles_n be_v let_v loose_a into_o the_o pasture_n to_o feed_v at_o their_o pleasure_n general_o most_o of_o the_o father_n use_v the_o similitude_n of_o the_o reds_n sea_n through_o which_o the_o israelite_n be_v to_o pass_v to_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n not_o without_o mire_n and_o dirt_n and_o entangle_v their_o foot_n in_o the_o weed_n as_o saint_n gregory_n speak_v so_o in_o our_o journey_n from_o earth_n to_o heaven_n to_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n to_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n there_o be_v something_o to_o pass_v
leap_v straight_o into_o heaven_n from_o predestination_n we_o leap_v straight_o to_o glorification_n it_o be_v no_o matter_n for_o mortification_n there_o be_v no_o such_o mean_a degree_n but_o saint_n paul_n tell_v we_o it_o be_v so_o high_a that_o we_o have_v need_n of_o a_o ladder_n in_o which_o be_v many_o step_n insomuch_o as_o he_o put_v a_o how_o shall_v to_o every_o step_n rom._n 10.14_o how_o shall_v they_o call_v on_o god_n on_o who_o they_o have_v not_o believe_v etc._n etc._n there_o must_v be_v call_v on_o god_n believe_v on_o he_o hear_v his_o word_n there_o must_v be_v ordinary_a mean_n and_o there_o be_v a_o ladder_n of_o practice_n aswell_o as_o of_o speculation_n or_o contemplation_n 2_o pet._n 1.5_o 6._o join_v virtue_n with_o your_o faith_n and_o with_o virtue_n knowledge_n and_o with_o knowledge_n temperance_n and_o so_o patience_n godliness_n brotherly_a kindness_n and_o love_n if_o these_o thing_n be_v in_o you_o you_o shall_v not_o be_v idle_a and_o fruitless_a 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