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these_o two_o may_v work_v one_o effect_v
matth._n 13_o what_o and_o if_o god_n willing_a to_o show_v his_o wrath_n and_o to_o make_v his_o power_n know_v endure_v with_o much_o long_a suffering_n the_o vessel_n of_o wrath_n fit_v to_o destruction_n rom._n 9_o and_o this_o be_v to_o appease_v the_o first_o motive_n of_o our_o murmur_a and_o indignation_n against_o god_n for_o the_o prosperity_n of_o the_o wicked_a the_o other_o motive_n which_o arm_v we_o with_o indignation_n and_o murmur_a against_o god_n be_v the_o sense_n of_o some_o present_a misery_n whether_o it_o be_v in_o our_o soul_n or_o our_o body_n or_o our_o good_n or_o any_o other_o way_n wherein_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n lay_v heavy_a upon_o us._n this_o second_o motive_n touch_v we_o more_o near_o than_o the_o former_a and_o be_v like_a unto_o that_o wherewith_o the_o devil_n think_v to_o have_v get_v a_o overthrow_n against_o job_n patience_n but_o put_v forth_o thy_o hand_n now_o and_o touch_v his_o bone_n and_o his_o flesh_n and_o he_o will_v curse_v thou_o 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and_o it_o be_v just_a for_o he_o to_o receive_v his_o death_n wound_n by_o the_o poison_n of_o a_o serpent_n to_o conclude_v this_o part_n the_o root_n from_o whence_o christian_a meekness_n spring_v be_v humility_n the_o foremost_a in_o the_o rank_n of_o these_o eight_o beatitude_n that_o be_v poverty_n in_o spirit_n and_o it_o be_v the_o confession_n of_o a_o humble_a spirit_n yet_o not_o of_o a_o abject_a especial_o be_v utter_v in_o the_o figure_n of_o christ_n for_o i_o be_o a_o worm_n and_o no_o man_n psalm_n 22._o then_o what_o be_o i_o that_o i_o shall_v turn_v again_o upon_o my_o maker_n and_o this_o shall_v be_v sufficient_a to_o appease_v our_o murmur_a and_o indignation_n against_o god_n cause_v from_o those_o two_o motive_n the_o prosperous_a estate_n of_o the_o ungodly_a and_o the_o unprosperous_a estate_n of_o the_o godly_a and_o thus_o much_o for_o the_o first_o kind_a of_o our_o meekness_n towards_o god_n the_o other_o kind_a of_o meekness_n be_v exercise_v in_o a_o 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