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be_v intolerable_a impossible_a to_o be_v undergo_v virtue_n perish_v if_o difficulty_n which_o be_v the_o matter_n of_o it_o be_v remove_v §_o 14._o in_o all_o sickness_n we_o must_v send_v holy_a sigh_n to_o god_n o_o lord_n thou_o be_v my_o fortress_n and_o strength_n and_o my_o sure_a refuge_n in_o the_o time_n of_o my_o trouble_n jerem._n 16.19_o it_o be_v the_o lord_n let_v he_o do_v what_o seem_v he_o good_a 1_o sam._n 3.18_o o_o father_n prove_v thy_o servant_n to_o the_o end_n and_o leave_v not_o off_o from_o the_o man_n of_o iniquity_n job_n 34.36_o it_o be_v good_a for_o i_o that_o i_o have_v be_v afflict_v for_o thereby_o i_o have_v learn_v thy_o statute_n psal_n 119.71_o i_o take_v pleasure_n in_o infirmity_n in_o reproach_n in_o necessity_n in_o persecution_n in_o distress_n for_o christ_n sake_n for_o when_o i_o be_o weak_a then_o be_o i_o strong_a 2_o cor._n 12.10_o o_o jesus_n who_o be_v my_o love_n and_o my_o soul_n delight_n cause_v i_o for_o my_o love_n to_o thy_o 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that_o hard_a battle_n where_o none_o none_o i_o say_v escape_n the_o world_n say_v saint_n basil_n be_v mortal_a 115_o in_o ps_n 115_o and_o the_o region_n of_o die_a creature_n 5._o what_o be_v the_o continuation_n of_o the_o fear_n of_o death_n but_o the_o prolongation_n and_o extent_n of_o torment_n do_v thou_o live_v long_o thou_o be_v long_o under_o pain_n but_o say_v you_o i_o can_v but_o fear_v the_o danger_n that_o be_v imminent_a although_o it_o come_v on_o but_o with_o a_o slow_a pace_n then_o therefore_o cease_v to_o fear_v when_o as_o there_o be_v in_o it_o that_o good_a that_o may_v remove_v and_o will_v for_o certain_a take_v away_o all_o fear_n tertullian_n speak_v admirable_o that_o be_v not_o to_o be_v
ever_o dwell_v with_o thou_o oh_o let_v that_o voice_n sound_n in_o my_o ear_n to_o day_n shall_v thou_o be_v with_o i_o in_o paradise_n lord_n now_o let_v thou_o thy_o servant_n depart_v in_o peace_n according_a to_o thy_o word_n for_o my_o eyeâ—_n have_v see_v thy_o salvation_n oh_o love_a jesus_n what_o be_v thy_o own_o i_o beseech_v thou_o to_o take_v o_o lord_n jesu_n make_v i_o to_o be_v number_v with_o thy_o elect._n o_o jesus_n thou_o son_n of_o david_n have_v mercy_n upon_o i_o lord_n be_v thou_o my_o helper_n make_v haste_n o_o lord_n jesus_n to_o come_v and_o help_v i_o o_o lord_n jesus_n receive_v my_o spirit_n amen_n §_o 29._o the_o die_a man_n confidence_n in_o god._n here_o i_o do_v confident_o with_o s._n bernard_n confess_v and_o say_v let_v other_o pretend_v their_o merit_n and_o other_o that_o they_o can_v and_o have_v bear_v the_o heat_n of_o the_o day_n yet_o i_o hold_v it_o good_a to_o keep_v close_o to_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n and_o to_o put_v my_o confidence_n 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