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lay_v this_o ground_n that_o the_o misery_n of_o the_o righteous_a be_v many_o there_o be_v hereupon_o two_o question_n move_v the_o one_o be_v why_o the_o lord_n do_v so_o hardly_o entreat_v his_o servant_n in_o this_o life_n not_o only_o in_o withhold_v his_o temporal_a benefit_n from_o they_o but_o also_o in_o send_v they_o great_a trouble_n to_o the_o which_o bipartite_a question_n it_o be_v answer_v several_o that_o he_o measure_v his_o gift_n according_a unto_o our_o strength_n and_o the_o pilgrimage_n which_o we_o have_v to_o make_v that_o his_o chief_a reward_n be_v not_o temporal_a but_o everlasting_a and_o that_o he_o know_v affliction_n to_o be_v good_a for_o us._n the_o other_o question_n be_v why_o the_o godly_a suffer_v patient_o these_o wrong_n which_o they_o may_v resist_v the_o answer_n be_v that_o the_o reverence_n which_o they_o bear_v to_o the_o lord_n commandment_n and_o the_o hope_n which_o they_o have_v of_o the_o reward_n promise_v which_o be_v eternal_a life_n 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beulah_n or_o marry_v for_o the_o lord_n delight_v in_o thou_o and_o thy_o land_n shall_v have_v a_o husband_n for_o as_o a_o young_a man_n marry_v a_o virgin_n so_o shall_v thy_o son_n marry_v thou_o and_o as_o a_o bridegroom_n be_v glad_a of_o the_o bride_n so_o shall_v thy_o god_n rejoice_v over_o thou_o and_o in_o the_o apocalips_n 19.6_o christ_n flock_n say_v halleluiah_n that_o be_v by_o interpretation_n praise_v you_o god_n for_o our_o god_n almighty_a have_v reign_v let_v we_o be_v glad_a and_o rejoice_v and_o give_v glory_n to_o he_o for_o the_o marriage_n of_o the_o lamb_n be_v come_v and_o his_o wife_n have_v make_v herself_o ready_a and_o to_o she_o be_v grant_v that_o she_o shall_v be_v array_v with_o pure_a fine_a linen_n and_o shine_a for_o the_o fine_a linen_n be_v the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o saint_n thereafter_o the_o angel_n of_o god_n say_v unto_o john_n 21.9_o i_o will_v show_v thou_o the_o bride_n the_o lamb_n wife_n and_o he_o show_v i_o say_v john_n the_o 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good_a and_o let_v your_o soul_n delight_n in_o fatness_n likewise_o the_o lord_n speak_v to_o his_o afflict_a member_n say_v 54.11_o o_o thou_o afflict_a and_o toss_v with_o tempest_n that_o have_v no_o comfort_n behold_v i_o will_v lay_v thy_o stone_n with_o the_o carbuncle_n and_o lay_v thy_o foundation_n with_o saphire_n and_o i_o will_v make_v thy_o window_n of_o emerald_n and_o thy_o gate_n shine_v stone_n and_o all_o thy_o border_n of_o pleasant_a stone_n and_o for_o the_o far_a comfort_n of_o his_o elect_a he_o proceed_v and_o say_v all_o thy_o child_n shall_v be_v teach_v of_o the_o lord_n &_o much_o peace_n shall_v be_v to_o thy_o child_n in_o righteousness_n shall_v thou_o be_v establish_v and_o be_v far_o from_o oppression_n for_o thou_o shall_v not_o fear_v it_o and_o from_o fear_n for_o it_o shall_v not_o come_v near_o thou_o 54.10.17_o for_o the_o mountain_n shall_v remove_v and_o the_o hill_n shall_v fall_v down_o but_o my_o mercy_n shall_v not_o depart_v from_o thou_o 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