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that_o from_o the_o sin_n that_o you_o have_v coâ—â—â—tted_v special_o in_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o do_v of_o they_o and_o from_o yourself_o special_o in_o the_o wrestle_a â—_z that_o you_o 〈◊〉_d in_o yourself_o against_o sin_n god_n and_o his_o word_n will_v have_v you_o to_o reap_v comfort_n and_o consolation_n and_o as_o for_o your_o particular_a case_n of_o a_o troublous_a heart_n and_o disqâ—â—â—â—t_a spirit_n what_o be_v it_o else_o i_o pray_v you_o but_o even_o that_o that_o have_v take_v hold_n of_o god_n saint_n as_o well_o as_o of_o you_o do_v not_o jereâ—â—ah_n himself_o curse_v as_o it_o be_v himself_o and_o the_o mother_n that_o bear_v he_o and_o bring_v he_o into_o the_o world_n when_o he_o say_v â—0_n say_v jere._n 1â—_n â—0_n woe_n be_v i_o my_o mother_n that_o thou_o have_v bear_v i_o a_o man_n of_o contention_n to_o all_o this_o land_n and_o do_v not_o jonah_n when_o god_n debate_v with_o he_o about_o the_o wither_a of_o the_o gourd_n that_o god_n prepare_v to_o 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lord_n own_o voice_n and_o answer_n out_o of_o the_o whyrlewinde_n chapter_n 39_o chapter_n job._n 38._o &_o 39_o 38.39_o and_o yet_o notwithstanding_o this_o man_n find_v favour_n with_o the_o lord_n not_o only_o to_o be_v restore_v to_o a_o far_o better_a estate_n in_o worldly_a respect_n than_o before_o he_o have_v but_o also_o to_o have_v the_o iniquity_n of_o his_o hart_n and_o mouth_n free_o pardon_v yea_o he_o himself_o and_o that_o by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n himself_o to_o be_v make_v a_o worthy_a pattern_n and_o example_n to_o all_o age_n to_o come_v as_o of_o many_o virtue_n so_o particular_o of_o patience_n which_o you_o say_v you_o lack_v for_o proof_n whereof_o remember_v what_o saint_n james_n say_v of_o he_o 5.11_o
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title_n of_o feâ—re_n will_v afford_v you_o store_n whether_o also_o for_o brevity_n sake_n i_o send_v you_o to_o peruse_v they_o at_o your_o leisure_n â—nd_v at_o your_o pleasure_n â—s_v you_o shall_v think_v good_a one_o or_o two_o point_n and_o thâ—t_o wâ—th_v place_n out_o of_o the_o word_n â—s_v my_o memory_n will_v help_v i_o cou_o do_v not_o â—or_a all_o thâ—t_n be_v write_v before_o leâ—_n pâ—sse_n as_o this_o first_o that_o fear_n be_v not_o contrary_a to_o say_v &_o hope_n which_o be_v prove_v phil_n p._n 2.11_o hebrues_n 3.14_o 1._o peter_n 3.17_o second_o that_o god_n by_o his_o word_n faith_n godly_a fear_v not_o contrary_a to_o faith_n have_v appoint_v man_n sundry_a good_a mean_n to_o remove_v it_o and_o amongst_o the_o rest_n these_o as_o mind_v of_o god_n former_a favour_n for_o which_o see_v deut._n 7.18.19.20_o earnest_a prayer_n and_o call_n upon_o his_o name_n for_o which_o see_v fear_n mean_v to_o remove_v the_o grief_n of_o fear_n genis_n 32.7.9.13_o three_o 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