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judicas_fw-la gaudere_fw-la qui_fw-la ridet_fw-la animus_n debet_fw-la esse_fw-la alacer_fw-la res_fw-la severa_fw-la est_fw-la verum_fw-la gaudiam_fw-la caeterae_fw-la hilaritates_fw-la leves_fw-la sunt_fw-la frontem_fw-la remittunt_fw-la pectus_fw-la non_fw-la implent_fw-la sen._n ep._n 23._o ego_fw-la neminem_fw-la posse_fw-la scire_fw-la arbitror_fw-la quid_fw-la sit_fw-la nisi_fw-la acceperit_fw-la bern_n in_o cant._n melius_fw-la impressum_fw-la quam_fw-la expressum_fw-la innotescit_fw-la in_o his_o non_fw-la capt_n intelligentia_fw-la nisi_fw-la quantum_fw-la attingit_fw-la experientia_fw-la id._n ibid._n greatness_n that_o the_o ground_n of_o it_o be_v not_o slight_a and_o toyish_a but_o some_o great_a matter_n not_o light_o please_v the_o fancy_n and_o superficial_o bedew_v the_o sense_n but_o like_o a_o ground-showr_n soak_v even_o to_o the_o heart-root_n the_o peace_n of_o a_o saint_n be_v not_o like_o the_o mirth_n of_o a_o child_n cause_v more_o by_o a_o gay_a or_o a_o 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your_o joy_n say_v christ_n no_o man_n take_v from_o you_o the_o power_n of_o adversary_n be_v but_o skindeep_a there_o be_v a_o threefold_a impotency_n of_o man_n in_o reference_n to_o a_o christian_n peace_n 1_o man_n can_v give_v this_o peace_n 2_o he_o can_v hinder_v it_o from_o enter_v 3._o he_o can_v remove_v it_o or_o hinder_v it_o from_o abide_v it_o continue_v like_o a_o fountain_n in_o the_o hot_a summer_n and_o be_v warm_a in_o the_o cold_a winter_n of_o affliction_n like_o a_o candle_n which_o be_v not_o overwhelm_v or_o quench_v in_o the_o dismal_a darkness_n of_o the_o night_n but_o be_v make_v thereby_o to_o give_v the_o clear_a light_n david_n in_o great_a strait_n comfort_v himself_o in_o god_n 12.11_o 1_o jam._n 1_o 2._o 2_o cor._n 7.4_o rom._n 5.3_o 1_o thes_n 5.16_o 2_o cor._n 14.5_o phil._n 4.4_o heb._n 12.11_o the_o faithful_a glory_n in_o tribulation_n they_o be_v command_v to_o rejoice_v evermore_o as_o the_o suffering_n of_o christ_n abound_v in_o they_o so_o 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