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their_o sorrow_n and_o their_o cause_n of_o weep_v be_v increase_v the_o court_n of_o prince_n have_v their_o occasion_n of_o grief_n and_o trouble_n they_o grieve_v though_o their_o grief_n be_v more_o pompous_a and_o clad_v in_o a_o more_o solemn_a dress_n those_o that_o that_o have_v a_o numerous_a and_o great_a kindred_n and_o alliance_n be_v often_o in_o mourn_v than_o other_o for_o death_n do_v often_o visit_v their_o great_a friend_n and_o acquaintance_n few_o family_n there_o be_v without_o sorrow_n that_o house_n that_o now_o rejoice_v be_v quick_o turn_v into_o a_o house_n of_o mourning_n and_o where_o this_o day_n there_o be_v nothing_o but_o the_o sound_n of_o the_o timbrel_n the_o harp_n and_o the_o viol_n it_o may_v be_v the_o next_o day_n there_o be_v the_o voice_n of_o cry_v and_o lamentation_n how_o many_o
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it_o norris_n discourse_n on_o the_o beatitude_n pag._n 44._o and_o if_o we_o may_v judge_n by_o proportion_n the_o angel_n in_o heaven_n who_o rejoice_v at_o the_o conversion_n of_o one_o sinner_n do_v also_o mourn_v and_o lament_v for_o the_o irreclaimable_a wickedness_n of_o so_o many_o million_o in_o the_o world_n to_o a_o zealous_a magistrate_n it_o be_v a_o occasion_n of_o sorrow_n to_o see_v in_o his_o dominion_n the_o great_a king_n and_o ruler_n of_o the_o world_n so_o little_o value_v and_o his_o grief_n will_v stir_v he_o up_o to_o use_v all_o the_o wholesome_a method_n he_o can_v by_o good_a law_n and_o a_o necessary_a severity_n to_o keep_v the_o divine_a law_n and_o authority_n from_o be_v scorn_v and_o trample_v on_o by_o profane_a and_o blasphemous_a sinner_n to_o a_o good_a parent_n it_o be_v a_o occasion_n of_o grief_n to_o see_v the_o undutifulness_n and_o miscarriage_n of_o his_o child_n and_o very_o cut_v to_o think_v that_o he_o have_v bring_v forth_o such_o as_o 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and_o persecution_n they_o meet_v withal_o when_o god_n be_v please_v for_o their_o chastisement_n to_o let_v loose_a the_o passion_n and_o the_o fury_n of_o wicked_a man_n who_o tender_a mercle_n be_v cruelty_n cant._n 2.2_o as_o the_o lily_n among_o the_o thorn_n so_o be_v my_o love_n among_o the_o daughter_n she_o be_v beautiful_a and_o glorious_a but_o surround_v with_o difficulty_n and_o tribulation_n psal_n 84.6_o pass_v through_o the_o valley_n of_o baca_n they_o make_v it_o a_o well_o the_o rain_n also_o fill_v the_o pool_n they_o be_v satisfy_v indeed_o to_o endure_v in_o the_o hope_n of_o heaven_n but_o yet_o their_o sorrow_n and_o torment_n make_v they_o go_v weep_v thither_o they_o have_v sense_n as_o well_o as_o religion_n and_o their_o sensible_a nature_n whether_o they_o will_v or_o no_o will_v be_v affect_v they_o can_v be_v sick_a but_o they_o must_v groan_v and_o sigh_v as_o well_o as_o other_o they_o can_v feel_v torture_n rack_n tedious_a imprisonment_n and_o 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esteem_v it_o abundant_a matter_n of_o joy_n when_o they_o fall_v into_o divers_a tribulation_n their_o mind_n be_v quiet_a and_o very_o well_o satisfy_v they_o love_v their_o master_n and_o they_o will_v never_o leave_v he_o they_o will_v follow_v he_o to_o the_o cross_n and_o die_v with_o he_o there_o but_o inasmuch_o as_o they_o be_v compose_v of_o flesh_n and_o blood_n and_o have_v a_o nature_n that_o be_v tender_a and_o soft_a and_o averse_a to_o suffering_n as_o well_o as_o that_o of_o other_o and_o that_o have_v several_a thing_n that_o engage_v it_o to_o the_o world_n several_a relation_n and_o friend_n to_o part_v withal_o they_o can_v with_o respect_v to_o these_o leave_v this_o earth_n without_o some_o grief_n and_o sorrow_n as_o the_o hearer_n of_o paul_n weep_v that_o they_o shall_v see_v his_o face_n no_o more_o and_o it_o be_v even_o like_a to_o break_v his_o heart_n that_o he_o be_v to_o leave_v friend_n so_o affectionate_a so_o love_v and_o so_o kind_a and_o we_o must_v think_v they_o do_v not_o part_n at_o last_o without_o flow_a eye_n on_o either_o side_n act._n 21.13_o 4._o christian_n however_o easy_a in_o their_o own_o circumstance_n have_v still_o occasion_n of_o sorrow_n from_o that_o sympathy_n that_o they_o have_v with_o their_o brethren_n that_o be_v in_o distress_n the_o spirit_n of_o our_o compassionate_a lord_n dwell_v in_o their_o heart_n and_o as_o he_o be_v afflict_v with_o all_o the_o affliction_n of_o his_o people_n so_o be_v they_o they_o be_v all_o the_o member_n of_o the_o same_o body_n and_o one_o part_n of_o the_o body_n can_v rejoice_v while_o another_o part_n thereof_o be_v in_o pain_n thus_o they_o weep_v with_o they_o that_o weep_v rom._n 12.15_o to_o hear_v of_o the_o desolation_n of_o other_o be_v extreme_o grievous_a to_o they_o nor_o can_v they_o laugh_v and_o be_v merry_a while_o other_o sigh_n and_o groan_n see_v jer._n 4.31_o ch._n 8.21_o 22._o jer._n 14.17_o to_o the_o 20._o they_o can_v cheer_v themselves_o with_o music_n when_o the_o harp_n of_o other_o be_v hang_v on_o the_o willow_n lam._n 1.12_o 16._o ch._n 2.11_o 12._o and_o this_o book_n of_o the_o lamentation_n be_v so_o very_o lamentable_a that_o it_o very_o well_o deserve_v to_o be_v read_v and_o consider_v by_o we_o that_o so_o the_o misery_n of_o our_o neighbour_n may_v affect_v we_o as_o they_o ought_v to_o do_v job_n 30.35_o do_v not_o i_o weep_v for_o he_o that_o be_v in_o trouble_n be_v not_o my_o soul_n grieve_v for_o the_o poor_a it_o must_v be_v a_o temper_n very_o hellish_a that_o have_v no_o relent_n for_o the_o suffering_n of_o other_o even_o such_o a_o diabolical_a temper_n as_o reign_v in_o france_n at_o this_o day_n where_o by_o the_o encouragement_n of_o a_o cruel_a king_n and_o as_o cruel_a a_o clergy_n the_o poor_a protestant_n have_v undergo_v barbarous_a and_o more_o than_o heathen_a severity_n if_o they_o have_v any_o thing_n humane_a leave_v they_o can_v not_o have_v use_v those_o poor_a harmless_a and_o innocent_a people_n as_o they_o have_v do_v but_o they_o have_v long_o since_o degenerate_v into_o wolf_n and_o to_o this_o day_n retain_v their_o brutal_n and_o savage_a nature_n tear_v to_o piece_n the_o sheep_n of_o christ_n without_o any_o provocation_n and_o though_o some_o have_v have_v such_o a_o brazen_a impudence_n as_o to_o say_v they_o have_v all_o along_o use_v with_o they_o nothing_o but_o sweet_a and_o gentle_a method_n yet_o there_o be_v witness_n enough_o and_o too_o many_o if_o it_o please_v god_n in_o all_o part_n of_o europe_n that_o tell_v we_o melancholy_a story_n of_o their_o hillish_a cruelty_n have_v there_o be_v the_o low_a degree_n of_o christianity_n leave_v in_o that_o execrable_a country_n they_o can_v not_o they_o dare_v not_o have_v proceed_v to_o
what_o will_v become_v of_o i_o that_o flatter_v my_o own_o soul_n to_o ruin_n that_o think_v myself_o safe_a when_o i_o be_v not_o and_o well_o when_o i_o be_v disease_v to_o come_v to_o misery_n after_o i_o think_v so_o long_o of_o happiness_n be_v a_o double_a misery_n i_o be_o like_a after_o all_o my_o prayer_n my_o endeavour_n and_o my_o hope_n to_o be_v a_o reprobate_n and_o a_o castaway_n and_o such_o a_o soul_n conclude_v itself_o to_o be_v in_o a_o condition_n much_o more_o dangerous_a than_o they_o be_v that_o never_o name_v the_o name_n of_o christ_n nor_o ever_o pretend_v to_o religion_n because_o it_o reckon_v their_o misery_n will_v be_v much_o more_o tolerable_a than_o its_o own_o it_o judge_v itself_o to_o be_v a_o hypocrite_n and_o then_o all_o the_o threat_n that_o be_v make_v against_o such_o do_v every_o moment_n overwhelm_v it_o with_o inexpressible_a confusion_n thus_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o the_o former_a fruit_n of_o holiness_n be_v not_o discern_v in_o this_o sad_a and_o mournful_a night_n four_o during_o this_o sadness_n the_o soul_n can_v thin_o of_o christ_n himself_o with_o any_o comfort_n for_o thus_o it_o argue_v he_o will_v be_v a_o saviour_n to_o none_o but_o those_o that_o believe_v i_o have_v no_o faith_n and_o therefore_o he_o will_v be_v no_o saviour_n to_o i_o he_o that_o be_v to_o his_o servant_n as_o the_o lamb_n of_o god_n will_v be_v to_o i_o as_o the_o lion_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n he_o that_o deal_v gentle_o with_o they_o will_v tear_v i_o to_o piece_n i_o have_v hear_v of_o his_o suffering_n and_o his_o death_n but_o if_o his_o blood_n have_v not_o cleanse_v and_o purify_v i_o i_o be_o like_a to_o perish_v for_o all_o that_o i_o hear_v his_o voice_n and_o i_o disobey_v it_o i_o hear_v his_o gospel_n and_o do_v not_o improve_v it_o and_o now_o even_o the_o glad_a tiding_n of_o salvation_n be_v not_o so_o to_o i_o i_o do_v not_o know_v in_o the_o long_a day_n that_o i_o have_v the_o thing_n that_o belong_v unto_o my_o peace_n and_o now_o they_o be_v hide_v from_o my_o eye_n now_o i_o have_v to_o deal_v with_o the_o great_a and_o the_o dreadful_a god_n himself_o and_o i_o have_v none_o to_o plead_v my_o cause_n oh_o how_o can_v i_o resist_v his_o power_n or_o bear_v his_o wrath_n christ_n indeed_o call_v i_o but_o i_o do_v not_o open_a to_o he_o and_o now_o he_o call_v no_o more_o he_o seem_v to_o be_v angry_a and_o enrage_a against_o i_o for_o my_o disobedience_n and_o though_o i_o have_v cry_v sometime_o have_v mercy_n on_o i_o thou_o son_n of_o david_n he_o pass_v away_o and_o do_v not_o regard_v my_o cry_n and_o o_o what_o shall_v i_o do_v when_o he_o come_v in_o the_o cloud_n of_o heaven_n when_o i_o be_o to_o stand_v at_o his_o bar_n and_o to_o be_v punish_v as_o a_o unbeliever_n to_o other_o that_o will_v be_v a_o day_n of_o refreshment_n but_o what_o will_v it_o be_v to_o i_o the_o thought_n of_o it_o be_v now_o amaze_a and_o thus_o by_o a_o sense_n of_o unbelief_n the_o desert_a soul_n be_v plunge_v in_o the_o wave_n and_o see_v no_o way_n of_o escape_n and_o by_o this_o unbelief_n it_o think_v of_o god_n as_o absolute_o consider_v and_o the_o thought_n of_o he_o be_v as_o terrible_a as_o if_o there_o be_v no_o mediator_n and_o it_o be_v continual_o say_v i_o have_v all_o my_o sin_n to_o answer_v for_o and_o have_v none_o to_o undertake_v for_o i_o i_o be_o condemn_v and_o have_v none_o to_o procure_v a_o pardon_n and_o salvation_n for_o i_o five_o in_o this_o night_n the_o soul_n be_v full_a of_o terror_n and_o how_o can_v it_o be_v otherwise_o when_o every_o thought_n of_o god_n and_o of_o christ_n overwhelm_v it_o job_n 6.4_o for_o the_o arrow_n of_o the_o almighty_a be_v within_o i_o the_o poison_n whereof_o drink_v up_o my_o spirit_n the_o terror_n of_o god_n do_v set_v themselves_o in_o array_n against_o i_o such_o arrow_n that_o be_v shoot_v by_o a_o almighty_a arm_n with_o a_o great_a power_n and_o force_n they_o must_v needs_o be_v so_o direct_v pierce_v very_o deep_a deep_a and_o painful_a must_v the_o wound_n be_v that_o a_o god_n make_v and_o then_o they_o be_v poison_v arrow_n too_o that_o be_v dip_v in_o his_o wrath_n inflame_v the_o wound_n they_o make_v and_o put_v the_o distress_a person_n into_o pain_n and_o anguish_n inexpressible_a night_n be_v a_o time_n of_o terror_n especial_o in_o commotion_n uproar_n and_o the_o like_a mischief_n psal_n 91.5_o and_o in_o this_o night_n it_o be_v much_o more_o so_o when_o a_o man_n be_v own_o conscience_n discharge_v a_o thousand_o accusation_n against_o he_o for_o his_o guilt_n for_o then_o every_o sin_n give_v a_o blow_n and_o altogether_o be_v set_v in_o array_n make_v a_o formidable_a force_n and_o when_o god_n set_v on_o peculiar_a impression_n of_o his_o wrath_n and_o it_o fall_v upon_o the_o naked_a soul_n with_o its_o scorch_a burn_a drop_n there_o be_v not_o then_o one_o quiet_a thought_n nor_o one_o easy_a moment_n all_o be_v amazement_n confusion_n and_o wo._n lam._n 3.3_o sure_o against_o i_o be_v he_o turn_v he_o turn_v his_o hand_n against_o i_o all_o the_o day_n a_o person_n that_o be_v thus_o distress_a sit_v and_o muse_n on_o his_o misery_n and_o will_v glad_o find_v something_o that_o may_v be_v comfortable_a but_o he_o can_v what_o he_o first_o think_v of_o be_v torment_v he_o change_v that_o uneasy_a thought_n for_o another_o and_o that_o be_v as_o torment_v as_o the_o first_o there_o be_v a_o circulation_n of_o flame_a disquiet_n thought_n and_o such_o a_o person_n dwell_v as_o in_o a_o nery_n furnace_n or_o as_o in_o a_o thicket_n of_o brier_n which_o way_n soever_o he_o turn_v himself_o he_o be_v pain_v and_o wound_v all_o the_o terrible_a place_n of_o scripture_n that_o be_v make_v against_o the_o wicked_a do_v continual_o present_v themselves_o to_o his_o consideration_n and_o he_o think_v that_o he_o shall_v most_o certain_o have_v their_o portion_n every_o thing_n in_o nature_n that_o be_v frightful_a fright_v he_o as_o still_o believe_v god_n to_o be_v against_o he_o from_o all_o the_o terrible_a thing_n imaginable_a he_o fetch_v something_o that_o do_v still_o more_o afflict_v he_o and_o thus_o he_o will_v be_v imagine_v suppose_v i_o be_v to_o be_v saw_v asunder_o to_o be_v burn_v to_o be_v flay_v alive_a or_o to_o be_v tear_v to_o piece_n oh_o what_o a_o sad_a thing_n will_v that_o be_v and_o yet_o i_o be_o in_o a_o case_n worse_o than_o all_o this_o for_o i_o be_o now_o continual_o rack_v with_o guilt_n and_o be_o like_a to_o be_v in_o hell_n for_o ever_o the_o terror_n of_o the_o lord_n we_o may_v seel_v indeed_o but_o we_o can_v express_v they_o they_o be_v so_o very_o terrible_a they_o wound_v our_o most_o sensible_a and_o tender_a part_n they_o cause_v our_o very_a soul_n to_o pine_v and_o languish_v away_o they_o fix_v our_o mind_n to_o the_o contemplation_n of_o every_o thing_n that_o be_v sad_a and_o doleful_a they_o fill_v we_o with_o confusion_n and_o heman_n say_v ps_n 88.15_o they_o be_v terror_n that_o compass_v we_o round_o about_o they_o seize_v upon_o every_o faculty_n and_o distress_n we_o in_o every_o part_n to_o have_v god_n against_o we_o his_o holiness_n to_o dazzle_v we_o his_o power_n to_o overthrow_v we_o his_o law_n to_o condemn_v we_o our_o conscience_n to_o accuse_v we_o be_v the_o sum_n of_o terror_n six_o fear_n be_v another_o occasion_n of_o sorrow_n and_o the_o night_n be_v usual_o a_o time_n of_o horror_n we_o be_v apt_a then_o to_o be_v impose_v upon_o with_o false_a as_o well_o as_o with_o real_a danger_n we_o can_v think_v of_o nothing_o but_o out_o misery_n and_o the_o continual_a unavoidable_a think_v of_o it_o make_v we_o more_o miserable_a job_n 13.21_o these_o fear_n be_v as_o so_o many_o fetter_n from_o which_o we_o can_v fly_v and_o when_o we_o think_v to_o shake_v they_o off_o we_o put_v ourselves_o to_o more_o pain_n if_o i_o say_v i_o will_v forget_v my_o complaint_n i_o will_v leave_v off_o my_o heaviness_n and_o comfort_v myself_o i_o be_o afraid_a of_o all_o my_o sorrow_n i_o know_v that_o thou_o will_v not_o hold_v i_o innocent_a job_n 9.27_o 28._o we_o be_v fright_v with_o the_o greatness_n and_o majesty_n of_o god_n with_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o be_v and_o the_o thunder_n of_o his_o power_n we_o be_v fright_v with_o the_o view_n of_o our_o innumerable_a sin_n and_o with_o the_o danger_n that_o attend_v they_o the_o thought_n of_o heaven_n fright_v we_o because_o we_o think_v we_o have_v lose_v that_o bless_a place_n and_o the_o thought_n of_o hell_n be_v no_o less_o frightful_a because_o we_o think_v we_o shall_v soon_o be_v there_o
enough_o enter_v into_o thy_o rest_n o_o my_o soul_n for_o the_o lord_n have_v deal_v bountiful_o with_o thou_o when_o it_o can_v reflect_v and_o think_v of_o he_o as_o its_o own_o portion_n than_o the_o sorrow_n and_o darkness_n of_o the_o night_n be_v go_v for_o it_o have_v god_n that_o be_v all_o light_n and_o with_o he_o be_v no_o darkness_n at_o all_o and_o to_o see_v the_o light_n and_o to_o possess_v it_o be_v the_o same_o thing_n there_o be_v as_o one_o observe_v a_o reflect_a and_o a_o direct_a light_n i_o see_v palace_n and_o mountain_n and_o town_n and_o field_n and_o tree_n with_o a_o reflect_a light_n and_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o i_o see_v they_o without_o possess_v they_o but_o i_o see_v the_o light_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o of_o the_o star_n by_o direct_a ray_n and_o in_o see_v they_o i_o possess_v for_o to_o rejoice_v in_o the_o light_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o to_o possess_v it_o be_v the_o same_o thing_n we_o now_o see_v god_n indeed_o by_o a_o reflect_a light_n which_o come_v to_o we_o from_o the_o creature_n and_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o all_o those_o that_o see_v he_o do_v not_o possess_v he_o but_o in_o heaven_n god_n will_v be_v see_v without_o vail_n and_o reflection_n his_o light_n will_v be_v a_o direct_a light_n which_o will_v fill_v we_o throughout_o it_o be_v a_o comfort_n to_o the_o patriarch_n and_o holy_a man_n of_o old_a to_o have_v the_o hope_n of_o christ_n appearance_n they_o see_v his_o day_n afar_o off_o and_o they_o rejoice_v but_o how_o much_o more_o be_v it_o to_o that_o soul_n that_o have_v actual_o see_v he_o come_v and_o not_o only_o spread_v his_o beam_n to_o remove_v the_o general_a darkness_n of_o the_o world_n but_o shine_v with_o a_o peculiar_a light_n and_o heat_n into_o its_o self_n it_o be_v peculiarity_n that_o endear_v the_o most_o of_o thing_n to_o we_o our_o own_o friend_n our_o own_o relation_n our_o own_o joy_n be_v the_o most_o pleasant_a it_o be_v not_o from_o christ_n being_n single_o consider_v as_o a_o mediator_n that_o we_o derive_v this_o comfort_n but_o from_o the_o reflection_n that_o we_o be_v able_a to_o make_v of_o our_o happiness_n in_o he_o it_o be_v that_o which_o create_v the_o sweet_a motion_n in_o our_o heart_n before_o this_o propriety_n there_o may_v be_v a_o calmness_n of_o spirit_n and_o lesser_a degree_n of_o complacency_n express_v themselves_o in_o love_n and_o hope_v and_o desire_n but_o it_o be_v the_o actual_a possession_n of_o a_o good_a as_o our_o own_o that_o be_v the_o parent_n of_o a_o real_a joy_n the_o christian_a may_v find_v some_o comfort_n in_o behold_v the_o incarnation_n the_o suffering_n and_o the_o promise_n of_o his_o second_o come_v but_o when_o the_o soul_n can_v say_v he_o die_v and_o rise_v again_o for_o i_o this_o touch_v it_o with_o a_o very_a lively_a satisfaction_n and_o make_v it_o say_v as_o in_o hab._n 3.17_o chap._n viii_o of_o the_o further_a property_n of_o the_o joy_n that_o come_v to_o a_o soul_n after_o long_a desertion_n it_o be_v irresistible_a though_o usual_o gradual_a it_o revive_v the_o body_n and_o the_o natural_a spirit_n it_o fill_v the_o late_a mourner_n with_o the_o hope_n of_o glory_n and_o cause_v he_o to_o express_v his_o delight_n to_o other_o from_o all_o which_o we_o may_v just_o admire_v the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o divine_a providence_n 7._o this_o joy_n be_v irresistible_a as_o all_o the_o darkness_n of_o the_o night_n can_v hinder_v the_o approach_n of_o the_o welcome_a day_n so_o neither_o can_v all_o our_o doubt_n nor_o our_o fear_n nor_o all_o the_o horror_n of_o the_o night_n hinder_v the_o beam_n of_o god_n favour_n when_o he_o be_v please_v to_o shine_v upon_o we_o job_n 34.29_o when_o he_o give_v quietness_n who_o then_o can_v make_v trouble_n notwithstanding_o all_o the_o direction_n and_o the_o help_n that_o our_o minister_n or_o our_o friend_n give_v we_o in_o our_o trouble_n we_o refuse_v to_o be_v comfort_v but_o when_o he_o speak_v the_o word_n we_o must_v obey_v he_o create_v the_o fruit_n of_o the_o lip_n peace_n peace_n and_o we_o can_v no_o more_o resist_v his_o almighty_a power_n than_o the_o first_o chaos_n can_v withstand_v his_o command_n when_o in_o the_o language_n of_o a_o god_n he_o speak_v and_o say_v let_v there_o be_v light_n our_o escape_n from_o our_o spiritual_a trouble_n bear_v some_o proportion_n with_o the_o resurrection_n of_o our_o lord_n from_o the_o dead_a as_o that_o be_v owe_v not_o to_o a_o power_n ordinary_a or_o create_v so_o neither_o be_v we_o but_o to_o a_o power_n that_o be_v celestial_a and_o divine_a it_o be_v not_o as_o 12._o as_o claude_n traite_n de_fw-fr jesus_n christ_n liv._o v._n 12._o one_o observe_v the_o effect_n of_o the_o power_n of_o god_n in_o the_o way_n of_o nature_n such_o as_o be_v the_o rise_n of_o the_o sun_n the_o return_n of_o season_n the_o fruitfulness_n of_o the_o earth_n but_o the_o effect_n of_o a_o power_n altogether_o infinite_a and_o supernatural_a it_o be_v not_o according_a to_o the_o usual_a law_n of_o nature_n or_o the_o course_n of_o ordinary_a providence_n 8._o this_o joy_n be_v usual_o gradual_a and_o not_o all_o at_o once_o i_o say_v usual_o for_o sometime_o person_n in_o great_a distress_n and_o agony_n of_o soul_n have_v be_v sudden_o relieve_v in_o their_o dark_a night_n and_o in_o the_o deep_a dungeon_n a_o great_a light_n have_v shine_v upon_o they_o so_o that_o those_o that_o have_v one_o hour_n cry_v out_o they_o be_v damn_v and_o lose_v have_v the_o next_o triumph_v in_o the_o hope_n of_o glory_n and_o from_o the_o fear_n of_o hell_n have_v come_v to_o a_o glorious_a view_n of_o heaven_n to_o their_o own_o exceed_a comfort_n and_o the_o comfort_n of_o all_o that_o hear_v they_o but_o though_o god_n may_v do_v what_o he_o please_v this_o be_v not_o his_o ordinary_a way_n as_o the_o night_n come_v and_o the_o sun_n go_v down_o by_o degree_n so_o do_v the_o morning_n come_v and_o the_o sun_n arise_v by_o the_o same_o degree_n as_o it_o rare_o 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unavoidable_o be_v in_o some_o unpleasant_a agitation_n 9_o this_o joy_n have_v a_o pleasant_a influence_n on_o the_o body_n and_o revive_v that_o with_o the_o revive_a mind_n they_o fall_v sick_a and_o droop_v and_o they_o recover_v and_o rejoice_v together_o when_o god_n be_v our_o god_n it_o cause_v health_n in_o our_o countenance_n as_o well_o as_o pleasure_v in_o our_o heart_n and_o though_o i_o know_v that_o abundance_n of_o poor_a people_n that_o have_v be_v long_o amaze_v with_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n wrath_n have_v very_o feeble_a sickly_a body_n to_o the_o day_n of_o death_n yet_o this_o calmness_n and_o peace_n of_o mind_n do_v great_o mitigate_v their_o pain_n and_o pour_v honey_n and_o sweetness_n into_o the_o most_o bitter_a cup_n for_o what_o be_v it_o that_o make_v affliction_n in_o trouble_n of_o mind_n to_o be_v so_o intolerable_a but_o that_o the_o afflict_a person_n look_v upon_o it_o as_o the_o begin_n of_o sorrow_n as_o a_o few_o drop_n before_o a_o more_o 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