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and_o in_o give_v of_o good_a instruction_n to_o his_o follower_n upon_o he_o come_v judas_n and_o a_o multitude_n with_o sword_n and_o staff_n and_o weapon_n to_o take_v he_o to_o which_o providence_n he_o in_o all_o meekness_n submit_v for_o he_o know_v that_o by_o it_o he_o have_v a_o call_n to_o suffer_v mat._n 26_o 36_o 37_o 38._o in_o this_o way_n also_o the_o apostle_n be_v call_v to_o suffer_v even_o while_o they_o be_v in_o the_o way_n of_o their_o duty_n yea_o god_n bid_v they_o go_v into_o the_o temple_n to_o preach_v and_o there_o deliver_v they_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o their_o enemy_n act_n 4.1_o 2_o 3._o chap._n 5.10.25_o 26._o be_v we_o in_o the_o way_n of_o our_o duty_n in_o the_o place_n and_o above_o the_o work_n unto_o which_o we_o be_v call_v of_o god_n whether_o that_o work_n be_v religious_a or_o civil_a we_o may_v without_o fear_n leave_v the_o issue_n of_o thing_n to_o god_n who_o only_o do_v wonderful_a thing_n and_o he_o who_o let_v not_o a_o sparrow_n 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upon_o mount_n zion_n revel_v 6.11_o chap._n 14.1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6_o 7._o four_o there_o be_v sometime_o a_o call_n to_o suffer_v for_o righteousness_n by_o a_o immediate_a and_o powerful_a impulse_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n upon_o the_o heart_n this_o i_o say_v be_v sometime_o and_o but_o sometime_o for_o this_o be_v not_o god_n ordinary_a way_n nor_o be_v many_o of_o his_o servant_n call_v after_o this_o manner_n to_o suffer_v for_o righteousness_n moses_n be_v call_v thus_o to_o suffer_v when_o he_o go_v so_o often_o unto_o pharaoh_n with_o the_o message_n of_o god_n in_o his_o mouth_n and_o he_o endure_v as_o see_v he_o who_o be_v invisible_a heb._n 11.25_o 26_o 27._o paul_n be_v call_v thus_o to_o suffer_v and_o he_o obey_v and_o go_v and_o perform_v that_o work_n according_a to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n this_o kind_n of_o call_n paul_n call_v a_o bind_n or_o a_o be_v bind_v in_o the_o spirit_n because_o the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v lay_v such_o a_o command_n upon_o he_o 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