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we_o may_v well_o say_v with_o the_o prophet_n david_n the_o lord_n be_v my_o shepherd_n i_o can_v want_v psal_n 23.1_o for_o he_o that_o have_v give_v we_o christ_n how_o shall_v he_o not_o with_o he_o also_o free_o give_v we_o all_o thing_n rom._n 8.32_o the_o twelve_o question_n i_o have_v be_v a_o man_n of_o sorrow_n and_o acquaint_v with_o grief_n i_o have_v go_v through_o much_o misery_n already_o and_o many_o be_v the_o cross_n and_o trouble_n that_o be_v upon_o i_o at_o the_o present_a and_o i_o fear_v that_o there_o be_v more_o and_o worse_a yet_o to_o come_v so_o that_o sometime_o i_o begin_v to_o think_v that_o the_o lord_n do_v not_o love_v i_o and_o i_o be_o ready_a to_o doubt_v what_o will_v become_v of_o i_o and_o i_o fear_v that_o my_o patience_n will_v one_o day_n be_v try_v and_o that_o i_o shall_v faint_v in_o the_o day_n of_o evil._n show_v i_o therefore_o i_o pray_v you_o how_o i_o may_v be_v comfort_v against_o this_o fear_n and_o how_o i_o may_v be_v enable_v to_o wade_v through_o all_o with_o christian_a patience_n answer_n true_a it_o be_v that_o the_o cross_n and_o trouble_n which_o man_n shall_v meet_v withal_o in_o the_o way_n to_o heaven_n be_v matter_n of_o offence_n and_o unto_o some_o they_o be_v very_o powerful_a turn_v they_o back_o from_o the_o hope_n lay_v before_o they_o to_o the_o embrace_v of_o this_o present_a world_n but_o if_o we_o will_v think_v upon_o thing_n aright_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o misery_n we_o shall_v have_v comfort_n enough_o to_o refresh_v our_o soul_n neither_o be_v there_o any_o trouble_n that_o can_v befall_v we_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o which_o they_o have_v not_o matter_n of_o strong_a consolation_n which_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n be_v at_o peace_n with_o god_n through_o jesus_n christ._n now_o to_o the_o end_n that_o we_o may_v be_v the_o better_o comfort_v against_o all_o cross_n let_v we_o make_v use_n of_o these_o few_o consideration_n follow_v 1._o consider_v that_o it_o be_v no_o new_a or_o 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special_a mean_n to_o enable_v we_o to_o bear_v all_o with_o the_o great_a patience_n when_o we_o shall_v know_v and_o consider_v that_o though_o our_o affliction_n be_v for_o number_v many_o and_o for_o nature_n grievous_a yet_o they_o be_v but_o the_o measure_n of_o our_o better_n 2._o consider_v that_o god_n have_v promise_v never_o to_o leave_v we_o nor_o forsake_v we_o heb._n 13.5_o and_o his_o presence_n alone_o be_v support_v sufficient_a even_o in_o the_o worst_a of_o misery_n how_o can_v jacob_n be_v afraid_a to_o go_v down_o into_o egypt_n when_o god_n himself_o have_v say_v he_o will_v go_v with_o he_o gen._n 46.34_o god_n have_v make_v the_o like_a promise_n unto_o we_o and_o therefore_o if_o he_o bid_v we_o go_v into_o trouble_n if_o he_o command_v we_o to_o walk_v even_o through_o the_o valley_n of_o the_o shadow_n of_o death_n yet_o we_o need_v fear_v no_o evil_n as_o long_o as_o he_o be_v with_o we_o for_o if_o god_n be_v with_o we_o who_o can_v be_v against_o we_o 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