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23._o joh._n 15.20_o mark_v 10.30_o 2_o tim._n 3.12_o their_o persecution_n in_o the_o world_n praevisa_fw-la minus_fw-la laedunt_fw-la evil_n fore-seen_a do_v less_o afflict_v though_o affliction_n be_v the_o appoint_a portion_n of_o the_o saint_n on_o earth_n yet_o by_o the_o foreknowledge_n of_o these_o affliction_n they_o may_v be_v the_o better_o prepare_v to_o bear_v they_o with_o patience_n and_o therefore_o god_n have_v never_o leave_v his_o church_n without_o a_o prophetic_a representation_n of_o her_o future_a condition_n so_o to_o the_o history_n of_o his_o church_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n he_o have_v adjoin_v sundry_a prophecy_n and_o to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n he_o have_v annex_v a_o revelation_n and_o if_o god_n have_v be_v please_v thus_o to_o reveal_v in_o his_o word_n the_o evil_n that_o shall_v come_v upon_o his_o church_n and_o saint_n and_o the_o perilous_a time_n through_o which_o they_o shall_v pass_v in_o the_o world_n 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