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labour_n these_o be_v the_o specialty_n of_o disobedience_n in_o the_o three_o place_n be_v self-will_a peevishness_n repine_v will_n self-will_a oppose_v to_o god_n will_n grudge_a murmur_a complain_v discontentment_n forwardness_n all_o which_o contain_v several_a circumstance_n of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o sin_n when_o man_n will_v not_o become_v serviceable_a to_o god_n providence_n but_o will_v choose_v what_o they_o listen_v themselves_o as_o though_o they_o know_v what_o be_v best_a for_o they_o thereby_o control_v god_n wisdom_n and_o cause_v it_o to_o yield_v to_o their_o wilful_a corruption_n for_o this_o sin_n the_o devil_n do_v calumniate_v job_n but_o job_n prove_v he_o a_o liar_n 5.10_o job._n 2_o 5.10_o be_v content_a to_o receive_v evil_a at_o god_n hand_n aswell_o as_o good_a howsoever_o there_o appear_v in_o job_n though_o he_o be_v propound_v as_o a_o pattern_n of_o patience_n to_o the_o church_n a_o little_a spice_n of_o impatiency_n 5.11_o jam._n 5.11_o in_o the_o 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