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19_o 29._o 30._o and_o coloss_n 4._o 10._o demas_n be_v well_o know_v by_o that_o place_n 2_o tim._n 4._o 10._o and_o luke_n no_o less_o know_v by_o his_o gospel_n concern_v salutation_n and_o their_o manner_n we_o hear_v before_o verse_n 3_o here_o then_o only_o observe_v the_o description_n of_o these_o man_n epaphras_n be_v call_v his_o fellow-prisoner_n in_o christ_n jesus_n paul_n in_o prison_n have_v a_o fellow_n god_n leave_v not_o doct._n his_o comfortless_a and_o alone_o but_o sweeten_v the_o affliction_n prison_n god_n provide_v for_o the_o comfort_n of_o his_o child_n in_o the_o prison_n of_o the_o prison_n with_o the_o communion_n of_o saint_n paul_n joy_v not_o that_o epaphras_n be_v imprison_v he_o have_v rather_o he_o may_v have_v be_v preach_v at_o colossus_n but_o yet_o herein_o see_v the_o good_a providence_n of_o god_n and_o therein_o may_v paul_n joy_n so_o dispose_v that_o epaphras_n be_v imprison_v shall_v be_v imprison_v in_o the_o same_o prison_n with_o paul_n 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companion_n i_o be_o not_o alone_a say_v our_o saviour_n joh._n 16._o for_o the_o father_n be_v with_o i_o god_n will_v provide_v fellow_n for_o his_o prisoner_n if_o not_o he_o will_v recompense_v the_o solitariness_n of_o the_o prison_n with_o the_o sweet_a fellowship_n of_o his_o spirit_n the_o cause_n of_o epaphras_n imprisonment_n be_v lay_v down_o in_o christ_n jesus_n and_o indeed_o it_o be_v their_o fellowship_n in_o the_o cause_n rather_o than_o in_o the_o house_n that_o make_v paul_n give_v he_o the_o title_n of_o fellow-prisoner_n happy_o there_o may_v be_v other_o in_o the_o same_o prison_n for_o other_o cause_n which_o just_o deserve_v the_o prison_n but_o they_o be_v none_o of_o paul_n fellow-prisoner_n because_o though_o put_v into_o the_o same_o prison_n yet_o not_o for_o the_o same_o cause_n what_o else_o may_v be_v here_o observe_v be_v handle_v before_o verse_n 1._o the_o other_o four_o be_v describe_v by_o another_o title_n of_o fellowship_n fellow-labourer_n to_o 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yet_o god_n himself_o take_v notice_n of_o it_o for_o a_o labour_n reu._n 2._o 2._o i_o know_v thy_o work_n and_o thy_o labour_n god_n acknowledge_v the_o ephesian_a angel_n labour_v the_o elder_n that_o rule_v well_o of_o double_a honour_n especial_o they_o that_o labour_v in_o the_o word_n and_o doctrine_n 1_o tim._n 5._o 17._o we_o shall_v find_v 1_o thess_n 2._o 9_o two_o sore_a word_n join_v together_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d you_o remember_v our_o labour_n and_o our_o travel_n hereupon_o in_o scripture_n so_o often_o compare_v to_o soldier_n shepherd_n husbandman_n nurse_n all_o calling_n of_o no_o ease_n the_o pastoral_a toil_n in_o the_o cure_n of_o soul_n be_v no_o less_o than_o be_v jacob_n in_o the_o keep_n of_o laban_n sheep_n gen._n 31._o 40._o
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bring_v forth_o patience_n because_o by_o they_o this_o grace_n of_o god_n spirit_n be_v stir_v up_o in_o his_o child_n and_o in_o their_o affliction_n they_o have_v experience_n of_o their_o patience_n affliction_n in_o themselves_o bring_v forth_o impatience_n and_o by_o this_o impatience_n of_o the_o flesh_n the_o patience_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v excite_v our_o saviour_n be_v say_v heb._n 5._o to_o have_v learned_a obedience_n by_o the_o thing_n which_o he_o suffer_v how_o be_v that_o be_v before_o disobedient_a do_v he_o then_o learn_v to_o become_v obedient_a not_o so_o but_o he_o learn_v it_o experimental_o that_o be_v he_o have_v trial_n of_o his_o obedience_n which_o be_v always_o in_o he_o before_o but_o have_v not_o so_o fit_a a_o occasion_n to_o show_v itself_o till_o then_o so_o in_o the_o same_o sense_n may_v it_o be_v say_v that_o abraham_n learned_a love_n by_o that_o grievous_a affliction_n of_o be_v put_v in_o fear_n of_o lose_v isaac_n for_o so_o god_n tell_v he_o gene._n 22._o now_o i_o know_v that_o thou_o love_v i_o god_n know_v it_o before_o but_o the_o meaning_n be_v that_o now_o by_o manifest_a experience_n it_o be_v make_v know_v indeed_o that_o abraham_n do_v in_o truth_n love_n god_n therefore_o it_o be_v say_v that_o god_n tempt_v abraham_n in_o give_v he_o that_o commandment_n of_o sacrifice_v his_o son_n by_o affliction_n therefore_o we_o come_v to_o have_v knowledge_n of_o that_o grace_n to_o be_v in_o we_o which_o before_o we_o either_o know_v not_o to_o be_v in_o we_o at_o all_o because_o there_o be_v no_o occasion_n for_o it_o to_o show_v itself_o unless_o in_o affliction_n as_o how_o can_v a_o man_n show_v his_o strength_n unless_o some_o burden_n be_v lay_v upon_o his_o back_n or_o else_o we_o know_v not_o to_o be_v in_o ourselves_o in_o that_o measure_n and_o sincerity_n that_o it_o be_v because_o there_o can_v be_v no_o occasion_n of_o so_o sound_a a_o trial_n of_o affliction_n reve._n 13._o 9_o john_n have_v foretell_v some_o grievous_a persecution_n he_o add_v here_o be_v the_o faith_n and_o patience_n of_o the_o saint_n that_o be_v to_o say_v here_o be_v matter_n now_o for_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o saint_n to_o work_v upon_o hope_n be_v compare_v to_o a_o anchor_n heb._n 6._o who_o use_n be_v special_o in_o a_o storm_n for_o though_o in_o prosperity_n we_o may_v have_v experience_n of_o our_o faith_n and_o hope_v and_o love_n to_o god_n yet_o nothing_o so_o sound_o and_o thorough_o as_o in_o affliction_n in_o prosperity_n there_o be_v place_n for_o the_o devil_n objection_n do_v job_n serve_v god_n for_o nought_o but_o in_o affliction_n it_o be_v take_v away_o and_o it_o appear_v plain_o that_o we_o love_v god_n serve_v and_o obey_v he_o not_o as_o mercenary_n for_o our_o own_o profit_n but_o even_o for_o himself_o again_o though_o in_o our_o prosperity_n we_o may_v have_v some_o experience_n of_o the_o sincerity_n of_o our_o grace_n yet_o not_o of_o that_o great_a measure_n of_o they_o which_o 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increase_v these_o decay_a grace_n after_o we_o have_v afresh_o renew_v they_o 1._o and_o first_o of_o all_o our_o affliction_n teach_v we_o to_o renew_v decay_v 1._o renew_v grace_n decay_v and_o take_v up_o afresh_o the_o practice_n of_o all_o christian_a duty_n which_o prosperity_n have_v cause_v we_o to_o intermit_v for_o oftentimes_o the_o child_n of_o god_n be_v drunken_a and_o besot_v with_o ease_n and_o prosperity_n fall_v into_o dangerous_a lethargy_n and_o such_o dead_a sleep_n of_o carnal_a carelessness_n that_o they_o even_o forget_v god_n and_o themselves_o now_o by_o affliction_n god_n come_v &_o give_v they_o a_o privy_a nip_n in_o their_o flesh_n awaken_v they_o and_o cause_v they_o to_o return_v again_o unto_o themselves_o so_o that_o in_o this_o respect_n affliction_n be_v to_o the_o child_n of_o god_n as_o the_o prick_n to_o the_o breast_n of_o the_o nightingale_n whereby_o she_o be_v awaken_v out_o of_o her_o sleep_n sing_v most_o melodious_o see_v how_o the_o 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