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trouble_n you_o need_v counsel_n and_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v doubt_v but_o you_o will_v heed_n it_o i_o shall_v give_v it_o in_o these_o particular_n 1._o be_v patient_n whatever_o your_o affliction_n be_v that_o god_n who_o you_o serve_v be_v patient_a towards_o man_n have_v be_v patient_a towards_o you_o how_o many_o affront_n and_o provocation_n have_v he_o bear_v put_v up_o and_o pardon_v the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n be_v a_o pattern_n of_o patience_n and_o meekness_n when_o he_o be_v revile_v of_o man_n he_o revile_v not_o again_o when_o he_o suffer_v he_o threaten_v not_o 1_o pet._n 2._o 23._o nay_o many_o have_v life_n by_o his_o blood_n who_o imbrue_v their_o hand_n in_o that_o blood_n and_o shed_v it_o and_o when_o it_o 316._o vivificatâ—â—_n christi_fw-la sanguine_fw-la etiam_fw-la qui_fw-la fudit_fw-la sanguinem_fw-la christi_fw-la talis_fw-la est_fw-la christi_fw-la ac_fw-la tanta_fw-la patientia_fw-la quae_fw-la nisi_fw-la talis_fw-la existeret_fw-la paulum_fw-la quoque_fw-la apostolum_n ecclesia_fw-la non_fw-la haberet_fw-la cypr._n de_fw-fr bono_fw-mi patientiae_fw-la p._n mihi_fw-la 316._o please_v his_o father_n to_o bruise_v he_o and_o to_o put_v he_o to_o grief_n yet_o as_o a_o lamb_n bring_v to_o the_o slaughter_n and_o as_o a_o sheep_n before_o her_o shearer_n be_v dumb_a so_o he_o open_v not_o his_o mouth_n isa_n 53._o 7._o the_o member_n of_o the_o body_n shall_v imitate_v christ_n the_o head_n in_o patience_n it_o may_v be_v a_o inducement_n to_o a_o quiet_a bear_n of_o affliction_n that_o far_o worse_a have_v be_v demerited_a by_o the_o very_o best_a than_o be_v endure_v ezr._n 9_o 13._o thou_o our_o god_n have_v punish_v we_o less_o than_o our_o iniquity_n deserve_v but_o the_o benefit_n of_o affliction_n prove_v that_o patience_n
be_v a_o grace_n with_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o reason_n in_o it_o for_o who_o can_v rational_o take_v it_o ill_o when_o good_a come_v to_o they_o and_o spiritual_a kindness_n which_o be_v the_o most_o real_a kindness_n be_v do_v they_o i_o have_v demonstrate_v the_o good_a of_o affliction_n to_o the_o saint_n i_o shall_v now_o demonstrate_v the_o good_a of_o patience_n patience_n be_v your_o great_a security_n and_o make_v you_o to_o keep_v possession_n of_o yourselves_o luk._n 21._o 19_o in_o your_o patience_n possess_v you_o your_o soul_n a_o patient_a man_n whatever_o he_o lose_v whatever_o he_o suffer_v be_v still_o himself_o not_o discompose_v not_o distract_v and_o hurry_v away_o from_o the_o conduct_n and_o satisfaction_n of_o that_o holy_a wisdom_n and_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n which_o be_v in_o he_o by_o patient_a continuance_n in_o well-doing_n and_o by_o patient_a suffer_v rather_o than_o he_o will_v cease_v in_o well-doing_n his_o soul_n be_v safe_a and_o shall_v never_o be_v lose_v for_o he_o that_o endure_v to_o the_o end_n the_o same_o shall_v be_v save_v mat._n 24._o 13._o and_o in_o what_o a_o calm_a have_v he_o possession_n of_o his_o own_o spirit_n when_o his_o outward_a condition_n be_v most_o stormy_a and_o tempestuous_a he_o have_v cast_v anchor_n within_o the_o veil_n and_o that_o anchor_n be_v sure_a and_o steadfast_a heb._n 6._o 19_o keep_v his_o mind_n from_o fluctuation_n and_o toss_v too_o and_o fro_o patience_n be_v the_o soul_n garrison_n and_o preserve_v it_o in_o that_o peace_n which_o neither_o earth_n nor_o hell_n be_v able_a to_o disturb_v patience_n be_v that_o which_o make_v you_o perfect_a jam._n 1._o 4._o but_o let_v patience_n have_v its_o perfect_a work_n that_o you_o may_v be_v perfect_a and_o entire_a want_v nothing_o the_o more_o there_o be_v of_o christian_a patience_n and_o strength_n to_o persevere_v both_o in_o active_a and_o passive_a obedience_n which_o god_n call_v you_o to_o it_o be_v a_o argument_n you_o be_v 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yet_o true_a as_o unknown_a and_o yet_o well_o know_v as_o die_v and_o behold_v we_o live_v as_o chasten_v and_o not_o kill_v as_o sorrowful_a yet_o always_o rejoice_v as_o poor_a yet_o make_v many_o rich_a as_o have_v nothing_o and_o yet_o possess_v all_o thing_n patience_n very_o well_o become_v you_o consider_v the_o relation_n you_o stand_v in_o to_o god_n who_o be_v a_o father_n too_o good_a and_o wise_a to_o give_v to_o any_o of_o his_o child_n a_o just_a ground_n for_o unsubmission_n thing_n can_v be_v order_v better_a or_o with_o more_o wisdom_n than_o he_o order_v they_o the_o compliance_n of_o your_o will_n with_o he_o will_v be_v a_o great_a evidence_n that_o you_o be_v renew_v in_o the_o spirit_n of_o your_o mind_n and_o that_o you_o have_v the_o new_a heart_n promise_v in_o the_o new_a covenant_n and_o this_o patience_n of_o you_o be_v manifest_v in_o whatever_o you_o feel_v from_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n or_o man_n will_v be_v a_o great_a credit_n to_o religion_n and_o a_o conviction_n to_o the_o world_n that_o there_o be_v a_o great_a efficacy_n in_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o in_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n which_o can_v carry_v you_o so_o far_o beyond_o the_o strength_n of_o nature_n 319._o nature_n patientia_fw-la est_fw-la quae_fw-la nos_fw-la deo_fw-la commendat_fw-la &_o seruat_fw-la ipsa_fw-la est_fw-la quae_fw-la iram_fw-la temperate_a quae_fw-la linguam_fw-la fraenat_n quae_fw-la mentem_fw-la gubernat_fw-la pacem_fw-la custodit_fw-la incendium_fw-la simultatis_fw-la extinguo_fw-la coercet_fw-la potentiam_fw-la divitum_fw-la inopiam_fw-la pauperum_fw-la refovet_fw-la facit_fw-la humiles_fw-la in_o prosperis_fw-la in_fw-la adversis_fw-la fortes_fw-la contra_fw-la injurias_fw-la &_o contumelias_fw-la mite_n tentationes_fw-la expugnat_fw-la persecutiones_fw-la tolerat_fw-la passiones_fw-la &_o martyria_fw-la consummate_a cyprian_a de_fw-fr patientiae_fw-la bono_fw-mi pag._n mihi_fw-la 319._o final_o patience_n will_v make_v and_o keep_v you_o acceptable_a to_o god_n it_o will_v restrain_v anger_n and_o every_o other_o disturb_v passion_n it_o will_v bridle_v the_o tongue_n keep_v the_o spirit_n under_o rule_n and_o government_n it_o will_v extinguish_v contention_n and_o keep_v peace_n from_o be_v break_v it_o will_v be_v coercive_a of_o the_o power_n of_o the_o rich_a and_o it_o will_v refresh_v the_o neediness_n of_o the_o poor_a it_o will_v make_v you_o humble_a in_o the_o height_n of_o prosperity_n so_o strong_a as_o not_o to_o faint_v in_o the_o depth_n of_o adversity_n it_o will_v make_v you_o mild_a against_o the_o great_a injury_n it_o will_v break_v the_o force_n of_o temptation_n and_o fortify_v you_o against_o persecution_n though_o it_o shall_v rise_v so_o high_a as_o martyrdom_n let_v all_o this_o persuade_v you_o to_o the_o exercise_n of_o this_o admirable_a grace_n of_o patience_n and_o see_v that_o it_o fail_v not_o in_o affliction_n cry_v to_o the_o lord_n for_o the_o increase_n of_o it_o and_o that_o nothing_o may_v be_v too_o hard_a or_o heavy_a for_o it_o he_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o god_n of_o patience_n and_o consolation_n the_o more_o patience_n be_v wrought_v in_o you_o you_o be_v likely_a to_o experience_n the_o great_a comfort_n 2._o you_o that_o be_v afflict_v saint_n pray_v that_o your_o faith_n may_v be_v so_o far_o from_o fail_v that_o it_o may_v continual_o be_v increase_v faith_n be_v a_o grace_n of_o great_a necessity_n and_o use_n the_o christian_a life_n by_o faith_n he_o see_v by_o faith_n he_o stand_v by_o faith_n he_o work_v by_o faith_n and_o be_v keep_v through_o faith_n unto_o salvation_n in_o affliction_n faith_n be_v the_o saint_n mighty_a support_n for_o faith_n bear_v hard_a upon_o the_o faithfulness_n of_o god_n which_o will_v never_o fail_v god_n be_v faithful_a not_o only_o in_o give_v the_o good_a thing_n he_o have_v promise_v but_o also_o in_o vouchsafe_v correction_n which_o he_o see_v it_o be_v needful_a the_o 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