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four_o sign_n contentation_n with_o the_o hard_a measure_n four_o if_o thou_o have_v this_o contrite_a and_o humble_a soul_n thou_o be_v content_a with_o god_n severe_a course_n and_o patient_o submit_v thyself_o unto_o his_o will_n thou_o be_v content_a to_o receive_v evil_a at_o god_n hand_n as_o well_o as_o good_a thus_o be_v it_o with_o old_a ely_n when_o he_o hear_v of_o the_o intend_a judgement_n against_o he_o and_o his_o house_n 3.18_o 1_o sam._n 3.18_o it_o be_v the_o lord_n say_v he_o let_v he_o do_v what_o seem_v he_o good_a and_o thus_o it_o be_v with_o david_n also_o 119.75_o psal_n 119.75_o i_o know_v o_o lord_n that_o thy_o judgement_n be_v right_a and_o that_o thou_o in_o faithfulness_n have_v afflict_v i_o so_o say_v the_o church_n 7.9_o mic._n 7.9_o i_o will_v bear_v the_o wrath_n of_o the_o lord_n because_o i_o have_v sin_v against_o he_o so_o then_o we_o see_v that_o when_o we_o be_v once_o thorough_o humble_v under_o the_o sense_n of_o our_o sin_n we_o will_v patient_o submit_v ourselves_o unto_o the_o great_a affliction_n that_o god_n be_v please_v to_o lay_v upon_o us._n five_o if_o thou_o be_v thus_o humble_v thou_o be_v then_o teachable_a teachablenes_n the_o five_o sign_n teachablenes_n for_o a_o break_a heart_n be_v ready_a to_o receive_v impression_n but_o pride_n be_v impatient_a of_o admonition_n it_o will_v not_o be_v teach_v it_o be_v deaf_a on_o that_o ear_n the_o proud_a pharisy_n take_v it_o in_o great_a scorn_n 9.39.40_o joh._n 9.39.40_o that_o christ_n shall_v reprove_v they_o of_o blindness_n 39.8_o 2_o cor._n 18.23_o isay_n 39.8_o proud_a zidkiah_n can_v endure_v micaiah_n his_o admonition_n but_o let_v a_o prophet_n deal_v with_o a_o humble_a hezekiah_n you_o shall_v hear_v he_o say_v good_a be_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o thou_o have_v speak_v six_o and_o last_o express_v the_o sixth_o sign_n humble_a carriage_n express_v a_o humble_a heart_n will_v show_v itself_o in_o a_o humble_a carriage_n towards_o other_o account_v other_o of_o god_n servant_n better_a than_o themselves_o strive_v in_o give_v honour_n to_o go_v before_o other_o it_o will_v cause_v we_o patient_o to_o bear_v injury_n and_o wrong_n as_o david_n by_o shemei_n god_n have_v bid_v he_o curse_v it_o will_v make_v we_o spare_v in_o our_o censure_n &_o will_v not_o suffer_v we_o to_o disgrace_n or_o diminish_v the_o gift_n of_o other_o as_o that_o proud_a publican_n do_v yea_o we_o will_v account_v it_o no_o disgrace_n to_o be_v employ_v in_o the_o mean_a service_n for_o the_o good_a of_o any_o of_o god_n people_n and_o in_o a_o word_n our_o very_a look_n and_o vesture_n will_v make_v it_o apparent_a that_o we_o be_v humble_a and_o thus_o we_o have_v see_v the_o mark_n there_o
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