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faith_n and_o charity_n be_v never_o final_o lose_v by_o the_o elect_n nor_o take_v away_o by_o god_n because_o he_o bestow_v grace_n faith_n &_o charity_n only_o upon_o they_o who_o he_o love_v and_o who_o he_o love_v he_o love_v unto_o the_o end_n the_o twelve_o sermon_n of_o benjamin_n gen._n 49.27_o benjamin_n shall_v ravine_n as_o a_o wolf_n in_o the_o morning_n he_o shall_v devour_v the_o prey_n and_o at_o night_n he_o shall_v divide_v the_o spoil_n beniamin_n be_v rahels_n second_o son_n and_o the_o young_a of_o the_o twelve_o patriarch_n at_o his_o birth_n rahel_n die_v 35.18_o die_v gen._n 35.18_o and_o when_o she_o be_v about_o to_o yield_v up_o the_o ghost_n she_o call_v his_o name_n ben-oni_n which_o name_n signify_v two_o thing_n first_o the_o son_n of_o strength_n and_o secondlie_o the_o son_n of_o sorrow_n oleaster_n sorrow_n oleaster_n some_o think_v that_o she_o by_o call_v he_o ben-oni_n mean_v that_o she_o herself_o have_v show_v great_a strength_n in_o bring_v he_o 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4._o dizziness_n abhor_v or_o loathe_v of_o meat_n overflow_a of_o the_o stomach_n and_o such_o like_a as_o aristotle_n and_o pliny_n affirm_v also_o the_o pain_n of_o childbirth_n be_v wonderful_a grievous_a and_o therefore_o s._n basil_n explain_v these_o word_n of_o the_o psalmist_n the_o snare_n of_o death_n compass_v i_o and_o the_o pain_n of_o hell_n catch_v i_o compare_v the_o sorrow_n of_o a_o woman_n in_o travail_n to_o the_o torment_n of_o hell_n in_o regard_n of_o their_o extremity_n and_o they_o be_v the_o more_o fearful_a because_o oftentimes_o woman_n in_o travel_n give_v up_o the_o ghost_n as_o rahel_n do_v and_o many_o of_o they_o be_v rip_v up_o before_o they_o can_v be_v deliver_v after_o this_o pitiful_a manner_n be_v the_o mother_n of_o scipio_n africanus_n 9_o plin._n lib._n 7._o cap._n 9_o julius_n caesar_n and_o manlius_n use_v and_o therefore_o our_o saviour_n say_v 16.21_o say_v joh._n 16.21_o a_o woman_n when_o she_o travail_v have_v sorrow_n because_o her_o hour_n be_v come_v and_o the_o apostle_n when_o he_o will_v express_v the_o great_a pain_n which_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n suffer_v compare_v their_o travel_n to_o the_o labour_n of_o a_o woman_n in_o childbirth_n second_o every_o man_n be_v ben-oni_n the_o son_n of_o sorrow_n because_o his_o life_n be_v a_o painful_a pilgrimage_n upon_o this_o earth_n which_o be_v a_o valley_n of_o tear_n so_o say_v god_n unto_o adam_n 3.17_o adam_n gen._n 3.17_o curse_v be_v the_o earth_n for_o thy_o sake_n in_o sorrow_n shall_v thou_o eat_v of_o it_o all_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o life_n and_o according_o jacob_n speak_v unto_o pharaoh_n say_v terpsich_n say_v gen._n 47.9_o herod_n in_o terpsich_n the_o whole_a time_n of_o my_o pilgrimage_n be_v a_o hundred_o and_o