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upon_o god_n in_o affliction_n show_v grace_n of_o god_n in_o any_o 393_o use_n 1_o to_o servant_n which_o be_v in_o hard_a service_n ib._n use_v 2_o to_o servant_n which_o be_v out_o of_o it_o ib._n obs_n 3_o love_n will_v carry_v through_o long_a service_n 394_o ob_n 4_o a_o good_a wife_n be_v a_o great_a blessing_n of_o god_n though_o she_o have_v no_o portion_n ib._n obs_n 5_o child_n shall_v not_o marry_v without_o their_o parent_n consent_v 395_o ver_n xiii_o obs_n 1_o none_o shall_v lose_v any_o thing_n by_o what_o they_o do_v for_o god_n 397_o ob_n 2._o the_o shiftless_a estate_n of_o our_o ancestor_n shall_v humble_v we_o much_o 398_o ob_n 3_o god_n work_v great_a thing_n for_o his_o church_n by_o small_a mean_n ib._n obs_n 4_o it_o be_v a_o great_a aggravation_n of_o sin_n to_o transgress_v against_o god_n more_o than_o ordinary_a appear_v for_o people_n good_a 399_o ob_n 5_o abuse_n of_o such_o as_o have_v reference_n to_o the_o service_n of_o god_n be_v a_o great_a evil_a 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obs_n 13_o when_o wicked_a man_n be_v most_o active_a in_o their_o evil_a way_n than_o they_o may_v be_v under_o the_o sentence_n of_o death_n 427_o ver_n ii_o obs_n 1_o use_n make_v a_o mighty_a alteration_n in_o man_n spirit_n 428_o ob_n 2_o when_o destruction_n near_o evil_a man_n be_v wicked_a 430_o obs_n 3_o there_o be_v no_o stop_n in_o apostasy_n 431_o obs_n 4_o every_o sin_n against_o conscience_n weaken_v the_o work_n of_o conscience_n 433_o ob_n 5_o in_o what_o degree_n a_o man_n fall_v off_o from_o god_n in_o that_o degree_n he_o lose_v his_o comfort_n in_o god_n 434_o ob_n 6_o when_o one_o have_v sin_v against_o god_n his_o spirit_n and_o holy_a duty_n be_v unsuitable_a ib._n obs_n 7_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n be_v terrible_a to_o a_o apostate_n ib._n obs_n 8_o what_o may_v turn_v a_o apostate_n heart_n to_o god_n be_v grievous_a to_o he_o ib._n obs_n 9_o one_o sin_n can_v be_v maintain_v without_o another_o 435_o ob_n 10_o the_o pride_n of_o a_o evil_a man_n heart_n 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