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that_o it_o be_v good_a for_o he_o to_o suffer_v esteem_v patience_n as_o the_o best_a of_o his_o virtue_n because_o it_o keep_v he_o the_o long_a in_o that_o which_o be_v so_o good_a for_o he_o fortitude_n or_o active_a courage_n run_v through_o difficulty_n with_o all_o the_o haste_n it_o can_v patience_n go_v on_o leisurely_o and_o enjoy_v the_o good_a of_o suffer_v and_o on_o it_o beget_v mortification_n and_o humility_n which_o be_v the_o legitimate_a issue_n of_o a_o regenerate_a man_n and_o by_o this_o constant_a assuefaction_n &_o enurement_n to_o suffering_n some_o become_v by_o degree_n as_o it_o be_v impassable_a and_o lover_n of_o trial_n for_o as_o fire_n do_v no_o long_o burn_v ash_n the_o which_o receive_v no_o hurt_n from_o it_o do_v seem_v to_o love_v the_o fire_n and_o to_o cherish_v and_o conserve_v it_o so_o one_o that_o be_v consummate_v in_o patience_n come_v often_o to_o a_o state_n of_o be_v no_o more_o diminish_v by_o affliction_n than_o ash_n be_v by_o fire_n 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