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strive_v hence_o than_o a_o man_n be_v say_v to_o be_v impatient_a not_o because_o he_o do_v not_o but_o luc._n because_o he_o will_v not_o suffer_v that_o which_o he_o by_o so_o much_o more_o do_v suffer_v by_o how_o much_o less_o he_o will_v the_o contrary_a to_o this_o be_v patience_n who_o object_n be_v injury_n or_o affliction_n a_o mind_n too_o quiâ—t_o settle_v upon_o it_o lees_n like_o moab_n at_o rest_n from_o his_o youth_n it_o be_v like_o stand_v water_n fruitful_a oâ—_n serpent_n and_o venomous_a reptile_n 11._o a_o asphaltitâ—e_n lake_n which_o feel_v no_o reciprocation_n a_o pacificke_a sea_n on_o the_o other_o part_n too_o much_o disquier_n be_v a_o extreme_a as_o dangerous_a in_o the_o one_o wâ—e_v be_v becalm_v in_o the_o other_o wrack_v now_o as_o god_n
joint_o cause_v it_o therefore_o be_v even_o that_o disquiet_v which_o may_v seem_v derive_v from_o good_a occasion_n and_o cause_n evil_a if_o excessive_a when_o once_o this_o land_n be_v annoy_v with_o wolf_n there_o be_v a_o law_n make_v for_o the_o destroy_n of_o they_o that_o every_o convict_v and_o condemn_v felon_n shall_v be_v acquit_v if_o according_a to_o sufficient_a baylâ—_n give_v he_o can_v by_o a_o prefix_a day_n bring_v in_o the_o head_n of_o so_o many_o wolf_n the_o execution_n hereof_o in_o short_a time_n cause_v that_o the_o forest_n and_o wood_n have_v more_o thief_n than_o wolf_n a_o more_o dangerous_a beast_n increase_v upon_o the_o commonwealth_n in_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o former_a so_o it_o often_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o while_o sorrow_n and_o disquiet_n of_o mind_n for_o sin_n do_v at_o it_o be_v hunt_v other_o sin_n to_o death_n these_o nymrod_n prove_v the_o great_a tyrant_n the_o most_o fearful_a sin_n of_o the_o soul_n extreme_a impatience_n have_v no_o reason_n to_o justify_v it_o last_o if_o there_o follow_v not_o a_o due_a end_n and_o profitable_a effect_n of_o our_o affliction_n and_o disquietness_n iâ—_n lie_v evil_a the_o duo_fw-la end_n and_o use_v of_o affliction_n be_v if_o we_o be_v by_o they_o instruct_v to_o give_v god_n honour_n in_o our_o patient_a bear_n in_o our_o hope_n and_o experience_n of_o his_o grace_n sustain_v we_o if_o we_o doc_fw-fr enter_v into_o a_o more_o deep_a and_o earnest_a consideration_n of_o our_o sin_n whereby_o we_o be_v necessitate_v to_o humble_v ourselves_o before_o he_o in_o true_a and_o hearty_a sorrow_n because_o we_o have_v displease_v he_o call_v upon_o he_o more_o zealous_o to_o reform_v our_o impatience_n and_o amend_v our_o life_n who_o pravitie_n secret_o derive_v this_o fret_a humour_n into_o our_o heart_n the_o mercy_n of_o god_n so_o dispose_v that_o we_o may_v not_o perish_v by_o rest_v content_v in_o sin_n and_o as_o it_o be_v settle_v and_o feed_v on_o our_o lees_n for_o want_n rack_a david_n express_v his_o disquietness_n by_o reason_n of_o his_o sin_n thy_o arrow_n 3._o stick_v fast_o in_o i_o and_o thy_o hand_n press_v i_o sore_o there_o be_v no_o soundness_n in_o my_o flesh_n because_o of_o thy_o anger_n neither_o be_v there_o any_o rest_n in_o my_o bone_n because_o of_o my_o sin_n for_o my_o iniquity_n be_v go_v over_o my_o head_n as_o a_o heavy_a burden_n they_o be_v too_o heavy_a for_o i_o i_o be_o trouble_v i_o be_o 18._o bow_v down_o great_o i_o go_v mourn_v all_o the_o day_n long_o i_o will_v declare_v my_o iniguity_n and_o will_v be_v sorry_a for_o my_o sin_n and_o present_o after_o forsake_v i_o not_o o_o lord_n o_o my_o god_n be_v not_o far_o from_o i_o etc._n etc._n it_o be_v a_o happy_a disquiet_n a_o happy_a impatience_n which_o have_v such_o issue_n i_o may_v say_v of_o it_o as_o the_o woman_n of_o the_o most_o bless_a 27._o bless_a be_v the_o womb_n that_o bear_v thou_o happy_a soul_n happy_a impatience_n which_o bring_v forth_o fruit_n full_a prayer_n happy_a man_n who_o can_v be_v quiet_a with_o sin_n in_o his_o conscience_n happy_a be_v that_o best_a unrest_n which_o will_v not_o suffer_v a_o man_n to_o perish_v by_o sleep_v in_o sin_n it_o be_v a_o great_a impatience_n 9_o in_o job_n when_o he_o curse_v the_o day_n of_o his_o birth_n when_o he_o say_v the_o arrow_n of_o the_o almighty_a be_v in_o he_o when_o he_o desire_v that_o god_n will_v destroy_v he_o when_o he_o dare_v expostulate_v with_o 20._o god_n and_o say_v that_o he_o have_v set_v he_o as_o a_o mark_n so_o that_o he_o be_v a_o burden_n to_o himself_o yet_o you_o see_v he_o come_v to_o sweet_a resolution_n 1._o of_o confession_n i_o have_v sin_v what_o shall_v i_o do_v unto_o thou_o â_fw-la thou_o preserver_n of_o man_n 2._o of_o confidence_n though_o he_o slay_v i_o yet_o will_v i_o trust_v in_o he_o again_o 25._o i_o know_v that_o my_o redeemer_n live_v 3._o of_o humility_n i_o have_v speak_v that_o i_o understand_v not_o 6._o i_o have_v hear_v of_o thou_o by_o the_o ear_n but_o now_o my_o eye_n see_v thou_o therefore_o i_o abhor_v myself_o and_o repeat_v in_o dust_n and_o ash_n mosâ—s_n be_v so_o disquiet_v that_o he_o say_v to_o the_o lord_n etc._n wherefore_o have_v thou_o afflict_v thy_o serâ—â—ns_n and_o wherefore_o have_v i_o not_o find_v favour_n in_o thy_o sight_n that_o thou_o layde_v the_o burden_n of_o all_o this_o people_n upon_o meâ—_n whence_o shall_v i_o have_v flesh_n to_o giâ—â—â—unto_o all_o this_o people_n for_o they_o weep_v unto_o i_o say_v give_v we_o flesh_n that_o we_o may_v eat_v i_o be_o not_o able_a to_o beaâ—â—_n all_o this_o people_n alone_o because_o it_o be_v too_o heavy_a for_o meet_v and_o if_o thou_o deâ—le_v thus_o with_o i_o kill_v i_o i_o pray_v thou_o â—â—t_n of_o hand_n if_o i_o have_v find_v favour_n in_o thy_o sight_n and_o let_v i_o not_o see_v my_o wretchedness_n thus_o they_o â—d_a provoke_v his_o spirit_n so_o that_o he_o speak_v unadvised_o with_o his_o lip_n and_o so_o great_a be_v this_o impatience_n that_o for_o it_o god_n suffor_v he_o not_o to_o go_v into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n it_o be_v true_a but_o giuâ—_fw-la i_o that_o adâ—â—sâ—â—_n 〈…〉_z man_n who_o can_v with_o patience_n have_v bear_v the_o heart-breaking_a cry_n of_o one_o or_o a_o few_o famish_a infant_n for_o bread_n how_o much_o more_o grievous_a be_v it_o for_o one_o moses_n to_o consider_v so_o many_o thousand_o belly_n unacquainted_a with_o any_o rhetoric_n so_o many_o important_a moâ—thes_n call_v upon_o he_o for_o meat_n yet_o he_o fail_v not_o to_o cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n for_o help_v and_o though_o with_o much_o testimony_n of_o humane_a frailty_n show_v what_o we_o be_v of_o ourselves_o yet_o he_o pray_v â—â—remie_n record_v his_o twne_a infirmity_n when_o iâ—_n bitterness_n of_o spirit_n he_o say_v why_o be_v my_o pain_n perpetual_a 1â—_n and_o my_o wound_n incurable_a which_o refuse_v to_o be_v heal_v will_v thou_o be_v altogether_o unto_o i_o as_o a_o liar_n and_o as_o water_n that_o fatle_v and_o 20._o again_o o_o lord_n thou_o have_v deceive_v i_o and_o i_o be_v deceive_v i_o be_o in_o derision_n daily_o every_o one_o mock_v i_o then_o i_o say_v i_o will_v not_o make_v mention_n of_o he_o nor_o speak_v any_o more_o in_o his_o name_n albeit_o his_o impatience_n be_v more_o for_o that_o the_o word_n of_o god_n become_v a_o reproach_n to_o the_o wicked_a then_o for_o that_o they_o afflict_v he_o in_o his_o person_n yet_o he_o she_o weth_z how_o infirm_a he_o be_v and_o yet_o in_o the_o same_o place_n a_o bless_a issue_n he_o resolve_v better_a he_o be_v weary_a of_o forbear_v but_o if_o on_o the_o contrary_a we_o grow_v worse_o and_o worse_o the_o more_o we_o be_v afflict_v than_o our_o impatience_n be_v evil_a if_o 13._o we_o say_v in_o the_o ruin_n of_o our_o family_n the_o brick_n be_v fall_v down_o but_o we_o will_v build_v with_o hew_a stone_n the_o sycomore_n be_v cut_v down_o but_o we_o will_v change_v they_o into_o cedar_n if_o we_o grow_v insolent_a and_o turn_v not_o unto_o he_o that_o smite_v we_o neither_o with_o all_o our_o disquietness_n seek_v the_o lord_n 3._o of_o host_n if_o when_o he_o consume_v we_o we_o receive_v not_o correction_n if_o the_o more_o we_o 17._o be_v smite_v we_o fall_v away_o the_o more_o if_o we_o think_v of_o our_o sin_n as_o that_o orator_n of_o the_o burn_a of_o the_o capitol_n at_o rome_n that_o that_o fire_n be_v by_o the_o especial_a providence_n of_o god_n not_o to_o abolish_v that_o terestriall_a mansion_n of_o jupiter_n but_o to_o require_v another_o more_o stately_a and_o magnificent_a as_o if_o by_o how_o much_o great_a god_n judgement_n be_v by_o lact._n so_o much_o man_n ought_v to_o sin_v more_o diligent_o if_o our_o impatience_n hatch_v any_o monster_n in_o the_o mind_n and_o resolution_n if_o it_o send_v out_o word_n tend_v to_o god_n dishonour_n express_v unbelief_n malicious_a apostasy_n the_o least_o hereof_o be_v careful_o to_o be_v avoid_v as_o a_o great_a fail_v in_o our_o duty_n who_o ought_v patient_o to_o receive_v correction_n as_o son_n to_o who_o god_n offer_v himself_o as_o a_o most_o gracious_a father_n the_o great_a as_o dangerous_a presumption_n &_o prognosticke_n of_o a_o reprobate_a 9_o mind_n iob_n wife_n fall_v upon_o his_o hazard_n do_v thou_o still_o retain_v thy_o integrity_n curse_v god_n and_o die_v such_o be_v often_o time_n the_o word_n and_o action_n of_o the_o afflict_a wicked_a that_o as_o jehâ—rams_n messenger_n they_o 33._o express_v the_o apostasy_n of_o their_o master_n behold_v this_o evil_n be_v of_o the_o lord_n what_o shall_v i_o wait_v for_o the_o lord_n any_o long_o such_o be_v saul_n resolution_n
upon_o ourselves_o we_o shall_v never_o have_v a_o find_v hope_n and_o therefore_o never_o be_v quiet_a within_o ourselves_o except_o a_o man_n leave_v himself_o he_o luc._n can_v never_o aspire_v to_o that_o which_o be_v above_o himself_o in_o himself_o he_o have_v a_o thousand_o argument_n of_o despair_n none_o of_o hope_n and_o at_o the_o best_a he_o be_v full_a of_o inconstancy_n and_o change_n 4._o learn_v meekness_n and_o 21._o humility_n remember_v my_o affliction_n and_o my_o misery_n the_o wormwood_n and_o the_o gall_n my_o soul_n have_v they_o still_o in_o remembrance_n and_o be_v humble_v in_o i_o this_o i_o call_v to_o my_o mind_n therefore_o i_o have_v hope_n the_o rich_a man_n trust_v in_o his_o increase_n and_o say_v this_o will_v i_o do_v i_o will_v 19_o pull_v down_o my_o barn_n and_o build_v great_a and_o i_o will_v say_v to_o my_o soul_n thou_o have_v much_o good_n lay_v up_o for_o many_o year_n take_v thy_o ease_n but_o he_o be_v deceive_v in_o that_o hope_n the_o 29._o sure_a way_n be_v to_o learn_v meekness_n and_o lowliness_n of_o christ_n for_o so_o we_o shall_v find_v rest_n for_o our_o soul_n the_o rest_n we_o hope_v for_o the_o hope_n we_o rest_v in_o 5._o labour_n for_o the_o peace_n and_o testimony_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n by_o submit_v thyself_o to_o the_o government_n of_o his_o holy_a spirit_n &_o a_o careful_a and_o constant_a abandon_v those_o fin_n which_o by_o a_o strict_a examination_n thou_o find_v most_o reign_v in_o thou_o for_o the_o kingdom_n 17._o of_o god_n be_v in_o rightcousnesse_n peace_n and_o joy_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n the_o ground_n be_v lay_v down_o rom._n 5._o 1_o 2._o and_o s._n 21._o john_n say_v if_o our_o bear_v it_o condemn_v we_o not_o then_o have_v we_o boldness_n towards_o god_n but_o there_o be_v no_o peace_n to_o the_o wicked_a nor_o any_o true_a hope_n but_o in_o the_o death_n of_o sin_n by_o the_o spirit_n of_o jesus_n work_v newness_n of_o life_n and_o give_v witness_n to_o our_o spirit_n that_o we_o be_v his_o in_o the_o multitude_n of_o my_o thought_n in_o i_o be_v art_n thy_o comfort_n have_v reâ—oyced_v my_o 18._o soul_n say_v the_o psalmist_n but_o how_o shall_v he_o be_v comfort_v who_o have_v no_o hope_n or_o hope_v in_o god_n who_o conscience_n fly_v he_o â—asâ—a_o seveâ—â—_a revenger_n be_v not_o deceive_v it_o be_v not_o a_o easy_a thing_n to_o hope_v in_o god_n the_o cry_n of_o a_o guilty_a conscienâ—o_o will_v easy_o prevail_v against_o thy_o vain_a hope_n 6._o love_n god_n delight_n in_o he_o and_o his_o law_n learn_v to_o live_v to_o he_o that_o which_o we_o love_v and_o do_v not_o yet_o enjoy_v we_o hope_v for_o lone_n suffer_v all_o thing_n it_o beleen_v all_o thing_n it_o hope_v all_o thing_n it_o endure_v all_o thing_n hereby_o be_v love_n perfect_a in_o we_o that_o we_o shall_v have_v boldness_n in_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n there_o be_v xo_o fear_n in_o love_n but_o perfect_a love_n cast_v out_o fear_n faith_n must_v give_v thou_o a_o assured_a interest_n in_o god_n or_o thou_o can_v never_o delight_v in_o he_o the_o best_a thing_n delight_v we_o not_o except_o they_o be_v some_o way_n we_o the_o evil_a man_n who_o delight_v in_o wickedness_n can_v delight_v in_o god_n nor_o his_o law_n but_o like_o aguish_a palate_n all_o thing_n even_o the_o best_a distaste_v they_o so_o relish_v he_o as_o his_o hart_n be_v affect_v to_o those_o who_o love_n god_n 3._o his_o commandment_n be_v not_o grituous_a nay_o say_v the_o psalmist_n 92._o unless_o thy_o law_n have_v be_v my_o delight_n i_o shall_v have_v perish_v in_o my_o affliction_n again_o he_o say_v delight_n thyself_o 37._o in_o the_o lord_n and_o he_o shall_v give_v thou_o thy_o heart_n desire_v he_o say_v not_o love_v nothing_o delight_n in_o nothing_o god_n forbid_v if_o you_o shall_v love_v nothing_o you_o shall_v be_v dull_a dead_a loathsome_a miserable_a 30._o love_n and_o delight_n but_o not_o in_o the_o world_n not_o in_o sin_n if_o any_o man_n love_v the_o world_n the_o 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