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that_o he_o will_v yet_o deliver_v we_o and_o at_o another_o time_n he_o speak_v to_o the_o same_o purpose_n with_o a_o more_o particular_a respect_n to_o himself_o and_o the_o success_n of_o his_o doctrine_n 18._o doctrine_n 2_o tim._n 4.17_o 18._o notwithstanding_o the_o lord_n stand_v by_o i_o and_o strengthen_v i_o that_o by_o i_o the_o preach_v may_v be_v full_o know_v and_o that_o all_o the_o gentile_n may_v hear_v and_o i_o be_v deliver_v out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o lion_n and_o the_o lord_n shall_v deliver_v i_o from_o every_o evil_a work_n and_o thus_o ought_v every_o good_a christian_a to_o encourage_v himself_o in_o his_o god_n by_o call_v to_o mind_n the_o many_o signal_n instance_n of_o his_o willingness_n to_o take_v care_n of_o himself_o and_o other_o in_o their_o distress_n a_o sense_n of_o his_o marvellous_a lovingkindness_n both_o in_o this_o and_o other_o respect_n shall_v engage_v person_n faithful_o to_o depend_v upon_o he_o as_o their_o best_a security_n 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say_v the_o apostle_n that_o the_o suffering_n of_o this_o present_a time_n be_v not_o worthy_a to_o be_v compare_v with_o or_o bear_v no_o manner_n of_o proportion_n to_o the_o glory_n that_o shall_v be_v reveal_v in_o we_o which_o whosoever_o due_o consider_v with_o himself_o one_o will_v think_v he_o shall_v need_v no_o other_o argument_n for_o encourage_v he_o to_o despise_v all_o the_o flattery_n and_o the_o terror_n of_o this_o world_n and_o even_o life_n itself_o in_o comparison_n of_o so_o unconceivable_o valuable_a a_o recompense_n of_o reward_n and_o yet_o i_o have_v one_o thing_n more_o to_o add_v which_o be_v that_o 5._o to_o suffer_v for_o our_o saviour_n sake_n or_o in_o his_o cause_n be_v no_o such_o dreadful_a task_n as_o man_n be_v wont_v ordinary_o to_o imagine_v as_o i_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o prove_v by_o these_o follow_a step_n 1._o perhaps_o our_o suffering_n may_v not_o be_v great_a we_o may_v only_o be_v strip_v of_o some_o 78._o some_o o_o infoelicem_fw-la aegrum_fw-la quare_fw-la quia_fw-la non_fw-la vino_fw-la nivem_fw-la diluit_fw-la quia_fw-la non_fw-la rigorem_fw-la potionis_fw-la suae_fw-la quam_fw-la capaci_fw-la scypho_fw-la miscuit_fw-la renovat_fw-la fractâ_fw-la insuper_fw-la glacie_n quia_fw-la non_fw-la ostrea_fw-la illi_fw-la lucrina_n in_fw-la ipsa_fw-la mensa_fw-la aperiuntur_fw-la quia_fw-la non_fw-la circa_fw-la coenationem_fw-la ejus_fw-la tumultus_fw-la coquorum_fw-la est_fw-la etc._n etc._n senec._n epist_n 78._o superfluity_n of_o estate_n or_o some_o title_n or_o post_n of_o honour_n neither_o of_o which_o be_v necessary_a to_o our_o welfare_n and_o which_o it_o will_v not_o much_o grieve_v we_o to_o be_v deprive_v of_o if_o we_o be_v but_o right_o apprehensive_a how_o well_o we_o may_v live_v without_o they_o if_o we_o please_v or_o if_o we_o be_v touch_v more_o near_o in_o our_o person_n this_o it_o may_v be_v reach_n only_o to_o a_o inconvenient_a and_o chargeable_a confinement_n or_o some_o other_o like_o tolerable_a punishment_n which_o though_o uneasy_a in_o itself_o may_v however_o very_o well_o be_v bear_v consider_v the_o occasion_n of_o it_o and_o the_o vast_a advantage_n that_o may_v reasonable_o be_v expect_v to_o redound_v from_o it_o or_o if_o our_o lot_n be_v hard_a and_o we_o have_v a_o heavy_a portion_n of_o misery_n to_o conflict_n with_o we_o have_v still_o this_o comfort_n leave_v that_o 2._o they_o can_v last_v very_o long_o none_o of_o our_o affliction_n can_v possible_o affect_v we_o beyond_o this_o present_a life_n 1.30_o life_n compendio_fw-la rem_fw-la dicamus_fw-la vita_fw-la est_fw-la somnus_fw-la bulla_fw-la vitrum_fw-la glacies_fw-la flos_fw-la fabula_fw-la foenum_fw-la umbra_fw-la cinis_fw-la punctum_fw-la vox_fw-la sonus_fw-la aura_fw-fr nihil_fw-la drexel_n prodr_n aetern_a c._n 1.30_o which_o at_o best_o we_o know_v be_v of_o no_o certain_a continuance_n but_o liable_a to_o a_o thousand_o accident_n which_o may_v soon_o dispatch_v it_o or_o if_o they_o do_v not_o be_v however_o constant_o hasten_v towards_o a_o conclusion_n like_o 4.14_o like_o s._n ja._n 4.14_o a_o vapour_n that_o appear_v for_o a_o little_a time_n and_o then_o vanish_v away_o there_o be_v none_o of_o we_o all_o know_v how_o quick_o he_o may_v be_v summon_v hence_o and_o whether_o he_o shall_v not_o immediate_o be_v call_v for_o and_o when_o he_o lest_o expect_v it_o like_o the_o rich_a man_n in_o s._n luke_n gospel_n who_o have_v be_v heap_v up_o wealth_n and_o be_v now_o promise_v himself_o a_o comfortable_a enjoyment_n of_o it_o have_v fill_v his_o barn_n well_o and_o be_v blessing_n himself_o to_o think_v what_o satisfaction_n he_o shall_v have_v in_o the_o empty_n they_o again_o but_o 12.20_o but_o lu._n 12.20_o sudden_o come_v a_o surprise_v message_n to_o acquaint_v he_o that_o he_o may_v no_o long_o be_v permit_v the_o enjoyment_n of_o what_o he_o have_v thus_o amass_v together_o not_o one_o day_n more_o may_v be_v allow_v he_o to_o taste_v the_o fruit_n of_o 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