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doubt_n or_o think_v you_o never_o to_o meet_v with_o any_o more_o i_o have_v know_v the_o sun_n one_o day_n bright_a and_o the_o next_o cover_v and_o david_n mountain_n strong_a but_o thou_o do_v hide_v thy_o face_n and_o anoâ—_n i_o be_v trouble_v psal_n 30._o beside_o all_o this_o consider_v thâ—_n nature_n and_o condition_n of_o truâ—_n faith_n in_o this_o life_n it_o must_v theâ—_n be_v grant_v that_o there_o may_v bâ—_n doubt_v with_o it_o forasmuch_o as_o no_o grace_n be_v perfect_a in_o this_o life_n it_o have_v its_o contrary_n in_o the_o samâ—_n subject_n in_o some_o remiss_a degree_n and_o it_o be_v one_o work_n of_o faith_n stiâ—_n to_o be_v cast_v out_o of_o doubt_n which_o do_v rise_v in_o the_o mind_n which_o work_v
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expose_v to_o many_o short_a allowance_n in_o external_o instance_n four_o instance_n and_o the_o condition_n of_o sinful_a man_n be_v capable_a of_o large_a good_a prosperity_n of_o evil_a man_n and_o adversity_n of_o good_a prosperity_n in_o worldly_a thing_n a_o good_a man_n may_v have_v many_o want_n and_o a_o evil_a man_n may_v have_v in_o this_o life_n his_o good_a thing_n as_o abraham_n speak_v of_o dives_n now_o when_o a_o person_n look_v upon_o the_o bulk_n upon_o the_o outward_a part_n upon_o the_o shell_n upon_o the_o rind_n of_o thing_n and_o see_v plenty_n with_o evil_a man_n and_o poverty_n with_o good_a man_n honour_n shine_v there_o and_o contempt_n cloud_v here_o fullness_n for_o they_o and_o leanness_n for_o these_o pleasure_n and_o liberty_n attend_v they_o and_o sorrow_n and_o restraint_n befalling_a these_o when_o i_o say_v he_o look_v on_o this_o and_o no_o high_a than_o this_o it_o be_v possible_a that_o suspicion_n and_o doubt_n may_v start_v up_o it_o be_v 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to_o work_v and_o then_o he_o be_v free_a again_o and_o well_o again_o until_o i_o go_v into_o the_o sanctuary_n of_o god_n then_o understand_v i_o their_o end_n 2._o in_o case_n of_o the_o sinful_a condition_n while_o we_o look_v on_o it_o and_o deny_v faith_n its_o matter_n also_o to_o work_v upon_o we_o shall_v be_v full_a of_o doubt_n let_v a_o man_n look_v only_o condition_n sinful_a condition_n upon_o his_o sin_n upon_o the_o nature_n of_o they_o the_o aggravation_n of_o they_o what_o will_v come_v of_o it_o 1._o strong_a humiliation_n and_o those_o be_v good_a 2._o doubt_n and_o despair_n and_o those_o be_v bad_a the_o single_a consideration_n of_o sin_n be_v the_o matter_n only_o of_o our_o fear_n they_o be_v a_o grievous_a burden_n david_n be_v not_o able_a 4._o psal_n 38._o 4._o to_o stand_v under_o it_o my_o sin_n be_v too_o heavy_a a_o burden_n for_o i_o to_o bear_v psal_n 38._o 4._o for_o what_o hope_n be_v there_o in_o sinner_n nothing_o in_o a_o sinner_n to_o uphold_v 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