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be_v true_a viz._n that_o man_n be_v afflict_v for_o his_o transgression_n and_o that_o for_o two_o reason_n first_o because_o there_o be_v some_o afflict_a without_o cause_n secondlie_o because_o there_o be_v many_o transgression_n who_o among_o all_o man_n be_v most_o free_a of_o affliction_n 19_o many_o be_v the_o trouble_n of_o the_o righteous_a while_o the_o wicked_a be_v at_o their_o ease_n in_o zion_n that_o some_o be_v afflict_v without_o cause_n it_o seem_v to_o be_v clear_a in_o scripture_n god_n seem_v to_o say_v it_o himself_o after_o that_o he_o have_v permit_v satan_n to_o scourge_n job_n with_o many_o plague_n while_o he_o perceive_v that_o in_o all_o these_o trouble_v job_n have_v still_o keep_v fast_o his_o integrity_n he_o say_v to_o satan_n 3._o thou_o have_v move_v i_o against_o he_o to_o destroy_v he_o without_o cause_n this_o seem_v to_o be_v against_o the_o double_a word_n of_o my_o text_n viz._n because_o of_o their_o transgression_n and_o because_o of_o their_o 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wherefore_o be_v the_o live_a man_n sorrowful_a the_o answer_n be_v subjoin_v man_n suffer_v for_o his_o sin_n note_n there_o be_v many_o for_o his_o in_a man_n affliction_n 1._o for_o the_o manifest_v of_o god_n glory_n 2._o for_o to_o stir_v we_o up_o to_o prayer_n 3._o for_o to_o make_v man_n beware_v of_o sin_n the_o cause_n of_o woe_n 4._o for_o to_o distaste_v we_o of_o this_o earth_n and_o to_o wean_v we_o from_o these_o transitory_a pleasure_n lest_o we_o shall_v say_v with_o peter_n on_o tabor_n it_o be_v good_a for_o we_o to_o be_v here_o these_o all_o be_v the_o end_n of_o affliction_n but_o the_o cause_n wherefore_o man_n be_v afflict_v be_v their_o transgression_n and_o their_o iniquity_n note_n there_o be_v no_o ludgeing_a for_o affliction_n but_o where_o their_o be_v transgression_n note_n though_o thy_o father_n shall_v eat_v the_o sour_a grape_n of_o sin_n it_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o set_v thy_o tooth_n on_o edge_n 4._o the_o soul_n that_o sâ—nneth_v it_o shall_v die_v god_n shall_v grind_v the_o face_n of_o these_o that_o be_v fat_v into_o their_o pleasure_n but_o as_o for_o the_o righteous_a 10._o say_v you_o to_o he_o that_o it_o shall_v he_o well_o with_o he_o use_n the_o use_n of_o all_o this_o be_v that_o we_o study_n to_o sincerity_n of_o life_n that_o when_o this_o life_n shall_v be_v spend_v and_o end_v we_o may_v hear_v that_o joyful_a voice_n of_o our_o master_n faithful_a servant_n enter_v into_o thy_o master_n joy_n 21._o to_o god_n be_v glory_n for_o ever_o the_o other_o difficulty_n be_v in_o this_o viz_o that_o fool_n be_v not_o ever_o afflict_v because_o of_o their_o transgression_n be_v fool_n ever_o afflict_v but_o will_v you_o say_v what_o then_o be_v the_o wicked_a who_o be_v often_o of_o great_a health_n so_o that_o their_o eye_n stand_v out_o for_o fatness_n the_o prosperity_n of_o the_o world_n seem_v so_o be_v they_o jndeede_o often_o this_o be_v true_a 15._o while_o the_o king_n and_o esther_n sit_v down_o to_o 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