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professor_n to_o prepare_v themselves_o for_o great_a trial_n where_o several_a motive_n be_v propound_v to_o excite_v they_o to_o their_o duty_n chap._n xvi_o contain_v the_o last_o use_n of_o the_o point_n by_o way_n of_o support_n and_o comfort_n to_o poor_a tremble_a soul_n who_o though_o they_o do_v take_v pain_n to_o make_v themselves_o ready_a for_o suffering_n yet_o find_v such_o strength_n in_o satan_n temptatition_n and_o their_o own_o corruption_n fear_v that_o all_o their_o labour_n be_v in_o vain_a and_o that_o they_o shall_v faint_v and_o apostatise_v when_o their_o trial_n and_o trouble_n shall_v come_v to_o a_o height_n preparation_n for_o suffering_n act_n xxi_o xiii_o then_o paul_n answer_v what_o mean_v you_o to_o weep_v and_o break_v my_o heart_n for_o i_o be_o ready_a not_o to_o be_v bind_v only_o but_o also_o to_o die_v at_o jerusalem_n for_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n chap._n i._n wherein_o the_o text_n be_v open_v and_o the_o doctrine_n propound_v 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