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not_o what_o they_o be_v in_o secret_a follow_v not_o exâ—mple_a but_o follow_v the_o word_n of_o god_n thus_o i_o have_v give_v â—ou_fw-mi the_o sum_n of_o my_o thought_n according_a to_o my_o measure_n and_o manner_n i_o beseech_v you_o make_v some_o use_n of_o this_o poor_a letter_n and_o râ—ad_v it_o at_o such_o time_n as_o may_v most_o suit_v you_o you_o may_v have_v many_o doubt_n and_o difficulty_n that_o i_o do_v not_o here_o touch_v but_o sâ—ek_v god_n and_o he_o will_v guide_v you_o as_o for_o your_o outward_a condition_n follow_v on_o in_o these_o thing_n and_o your_o trouble_n for_o sin_n and_o soul-misery_n will_v swallow_v up_o all_o other_o trouble_n and_o future_a consolation_n will_v sweeten_v all_o and_o whatsâ—euâ—r_o may_v happen_v to_o you_o here_o yet_o hereafter_o it_o shall_v be_v well_o with_o you_o and_o in_o your_o wearisome_a pilgrimage_n it_o may_v be_v for_o a_o consolation_n to_o you_o that_o you_o shall_v rejoice_v in_o time_n to_o come_v now_o the_o tender_a mercy_n of_o god_n be_v with_o you_o dear_a and_o the_o lord_n lead_v you_o by_o the_o hand_n to_o his_o eternal_a rest_n through_o all_o sin_n and_o sorrow_n to_o his_o own_o glory_n and_o your_o everlasting_a comfort_n so_o i_o remain_v from_o harrard_n college_n in_o cambridge_n may_v 19_o 1649._o be_v unfeigned_o love_a friend_n to_o serve_v you_o j.m._n finis_fw-la vide_fw-la bolton_n of_o heaven_n page_n 141_o 142._o vid._n bucan_n loc._n come_v page_n 444._o clark_n be_v martyrolog_n page_n 99_o greenhill_n on_o ezek._n 1.5_o pag._n 88_o caussin_n poly._n hist_o symb._n pa._n 627._o bucan_n 100l_n com._n pag._n 447._o parens_fw-la in_o revel_n 6_o calv._n opu_n pag._n 469.467_o vid._n aquin_n suppl_n qu._n 93._o art_n 1._o mr._n nort._n orthod_n evang_v pag._n 352_o 453._o aquinas_n ubi_fw-la suprà _fw-la prov._n 1.33_o exhort_v 2._o soul_n conflict_n pag._n 37._o same_o word_n in_o mat._n 11.28_o and_o 25.34_o