the_o best_a compâ—ny_n in_o the_o world_n for_o yoâ—_n have_v the_o company_n of_o jesus_n christ._n see_v isa._n 53_o 3._o he_o be_v â—espâ—sed_v aâ—â—_n reject_v of_o man_n a_o man_n of_o sorrow_n and_o acquaint_v with_o grief_n 〈◊〉_d we_o hide_v as_o it_o be_v our_o â—aces_n â—rom_v he_o he_o be_v deâ—pâ—â—ed_v and_o we_o esteâ—â—ed_v he_o not_o wâ—en_o you_o â—re_n alone_o by_o your_o sâ—lâ—_n reâ—de_v all_o this_o câ—â—pter_n you_o shall_v find_v that_o christ_n wâ—s_v in_o greaâ—er_a distreâ—ses_n than_o yoâ—_n be_v which_o he_o suffer_v patient_o to_o procure_v for_o we_o pardon_v and_o salvation_n and_o by_o his_o â—uâ—fering_n he_o â—ad_a exâ—erience_n of_o suffering_n that_o â—â—_o may_v pity_v we_o in_o our_o gâ—ieâ—s_n and_o â—hâ—râ—forâ—_n it_o be_v say_v heb._n 4.15_o for_o we_o have_v not_o a_o high_a priest_n which_o can_v be_v touch_v with_o the_o feeling_n of_o our_o infirmity_n but_o waâ—_n in_o all_o point_v tempt_v lâ—ke_v as_o we_o be_v 〈◊〉_d without_o sin_n 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be_v lay_v up_o there_o fetch_v they_o out_o therefore_o from_o that_o divine_a treasury_n and_o make_v use_n of_o they_o for_o your_o comfort_n i_o know_v the_o devil_n will_v oppose_v you_o in_o this_o matter_n and_o keep_v you_o from_o converse_v in_o the_o scripture_n because_o they_o be_v the_o sword_n of_o the_o spirit_n eph._n 6.17_o whereby_o we_o resist_v his_o temptation_n as_o christ_n himself_o have_v set_v we_o a_o example_n mat._n 4.4_o 7_o 10._o when_o the_o devil_n assault_v he_o with_o a_o temptation_n he_o draw_v forth_o the_o sword_n of_o the_o spirit_n a_o text_n of_o scripture_n and_o oppose_v the_o temptation_n thereby_o and_o that_o present_o conquer_v the_o tempter_n do_v you_o the_o same_o you_o can_v imitate_v a_o better_a pattern_n than_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n and_o it_o be_v his_o command_n also_o that_o we_o shall_v so_o do_v john_n 5.39_o search_v the_o scripture_n and_o david_n make_v they_o his_o meditation_n day_n and_o â—ight_n psal._n 1.2_o 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