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be_v a_o grace_n with_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o reason_n in_o it_o for_o who_o can_v rational_o take_v it_o ill_o when_o good_a come_v to_o they_o and_o spiritual_a kindness_n which_o be_v the_o most_o real_a kindness_n be_v do_v they_o i_o have_v demonstrate_v the_o good_a of_o affliction_n to_o the_o saint_n i_o shall_v now_o demonstrate_v the_o good_a of_o patience_n patience_n be_v your_o great_a security_n and_o make_v you_o to_o keep_v possession_n of_o yourselves_o luk._n 21._o 19_o in_o your_o patience_n possess_v you_o your_o soul_n a_o patient_a man_n whatever_o he_o lose_v whatever_o he_o suffer_v be_v still_o himself_o not_o discompose_v not_o distract_v and_o hurry_v away_o from_o the_o conduct_n and_o satisfaction_n of_o that_o holy_a wisdom_n and_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n which_o be_v in_o he_o by_o patient_a continuance_n in_o well-doing_n and_o by_o patient_a suffer_v rather_o than_o he_o will_v cease_v in_o well-doing_n his_o soul_n be_v safe_a and_o shall_v never_o 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yet_o true_a as_o unknown_a and_o yet_o well_o know_v as_o die_v and_o behold_v we_o live_v as_o chasten_v and_o not_o kill_v as_o sorrowful_a yet_o always_o rejoice_v as_o poor_a yet_o make_v many_o rich_a as_o have_v nothing_o and_o yet_o possess_v all_o thing_n patience_n very_o well_o become_v you_o consider_v the_o relation_n you_o stand_v in_o to_o god_n who_o be_v a_o father_n too_o good_a and_o wise_a to_o give_v to_o any_o of_o his_o child_n a_o just_a ground_n for_o unsubmission_n thing_n can_v be_v order_v better_a or_o with_o more_o wisdom_n than_o he_o order_v they_o the_o compliance_n of_o your_o will_n with_o he_o will_v be_v a_o great_a evidence_n that_o you_o be_v renew_v in_o the_o spirit_n of_o your_o mind_n and_o that_o you_o have_v the_o new_a heart_n promise_v in_o the_o new_a covenant_n and_o this_o patience_n of_o you_o be_v manifest_v in_o whatever_o you_o feel_v from_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n or_o man_n will_v be_v a_o great_a credit_n to_o religion_n and_o a_o conviction_n to_o the_o world_n that_o there_o be_v a_o great_a efficacy_n in_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o in_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n which_o can_v carry_v you_o so_o far_o beyond_o the_o strength_n of_o nature_n 319._o nature_n patientia_fw-la est_fw-la quae_fw-la nos_fw-la deo_fw-la commendat_fw-la &_o seruat_fw-la ipsa_fw-la est_fw-la quae_fw-la iram_fw-la temperate_a quae_fw-la linguam_fw-la fraenat_n quae_fw-la mentem_fw-la gubernat_fw-la pacem_fw-la custodit_fw-la incendium_fw-la simultatis_fw-la extinguo_fw-la coercet_fw-la potentiam_fw-la divitum_fw-la inopiam_fw-la pauperum_fw-la refovet_fw-la facit_fw-la humiles_fw-la in_o prosperis_fw-la in_fw-la adversis_fw-la fortes_fw-la contra_fw-la injurias_fw-la &_o contumelias_fw-la mite_n tentationes_fw-la expugnat_fw-la persecutiones_fw-la tolerat_fw-la passiones_fw-la &_o martyria_fw-la consummate_a cyprian_a de_fw-fr patientiae_fw-la bono_fw-mi pag._n mihi_fw-la 319._o final_o patience_n will_v make_v and_o keep_v you_o acceptable_a to_o god_n it_o will_v restrain_v anger_n and_o every_o other_o disturb_v passion_n it_o will_v bridle_v the_o tongue_n keep_v the_o spirit_n under_o rule_n and_o government_n it_o will_v extinguish_v contention_n and_o keep_v peace_n from_o be_v break_v it_o will_v be_v coercive_a of_o the_o power_n of_o the_o rich_a and_o it_o will_v refresh_v the_o neediness_n of_o the_o poor_a it_o will_v make_v you_o humble_a in_o the_o height_n of_o prosperity_n so_o strong_a as_o not_o to_o faint_v in_o the_o depth_n of_o adversity_n it_o will_v make_v you_o mild_a against_o the_o great_a injury_n it_o will_v break_v the_o force_n of_o temptation_n and_o fortify_v you_o against_o persecution_n though_o it_o shall_v rise_v so_o high_a as_o martyrdom_n let_v all_o this_o persuade_v you_o to_o the_o exercise_n of_o this_o admirable_a grace_n of_o patience_n and_o see_v that_o it_o fail_v not_o in_o affliction_n cry_v to_o the_o lord_n for_o the_o increase_n of_o it_o and_o 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