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you_o see_v for_o good_a man_n to_o have_v enemy_n nay_o the_o better_a man_n the_o more_o enemy_n 22.32_o as_o peter_n the_o more_o faithful_a to_o christ_n the_o more_o sift_v by_o satan_n but_o as_o christ_n then_o pray_v for_o peter_n that_o his_o faith_n may_v not_o fail_v so_o he_o pray_v still_o for_o the_o faithful_a that_o their_o faith_n may_v not_o fail_v so_o that_o still_o they_o may_v say_v with_o david_n by_o this_o i_o know_v that_o thou_o love_v i_o because_o my_o enemy_n do_v not_o triumph_v against_o i_o but_o what_o do_v not_o david_n enemy_n triumph_v against_o he_o when_o they_o say_v a_o mischief_n be_v â—ight_a upon_o he_o and_o he_o that_o lie_v shall_v rise_v no_o more_o as_o appear_v in_o the_o 8._o
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we_o be_v already_o fall_v into_o and_o this_o be_v that_o which_o david_n confess_v 119.67.71_o when_o he_o say_v before_o i_o be_v afflict_v i_o go_v astray_o but_o now_o i_o keep_v thy_o word_n and_o therefore_o he_o say_v it_o be_v good_a for_o he_o to_o be_v afflict_v that_o he_o may_v learn_v the_o statute_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o in_o both_o these_o end_n of_o our_o affliction_n 11.32_o the_o lord_n purpose_n be_v to_o stay_v we_o that_o we_o run_v not_o with_o the_o wicked_a world_n headlong_o to_o damnation_n who_o he_o have_v give_v over_o to_o themselves_o 1.5_o so_o that_o trouble_v and_o enemy_n be_v send_v to_o we_o the_o child_n of_o god_n as_o physic_n and_o therewith_o all_o he_o send_v a_o private_a messenger_n to_o tell_v we_o that_o he_o love_v we_o for_o all_o that_o &_o it_o be_v because_o he_o love_v we_o &_o to_o that_o end_n y_fw-mi t_z we_o may_v be_v assure_v y_o it_o he_o love_v we_o 16._o &_o that_o messenger_n be_v his_o spirit_n of_o adoption_n which_o 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dead_a to_o the_o hearer_n so_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n without_o the_o open_n of_o god_n will_n in_o hiâ—_n word_n do_v not_o ordinary_o give_v this_o comfortable_a assurance_n of_o god_n love_n ask_v the_o prophet_n david_n himself_o who_o have_v this_o comfortable_a assurance_n of_o god_n favour_n in_o affliction_n ask_v he_o i_o say_v how_o he_o come_v be_v it_o or_o how_o iâ—_n come_v to_o he_o and_o he_o will_v tell_v we_o that_o by_o thâ—_n word_n of_o god_n he_o come_v unto_o it_o for_o so_o he_o say_v except_o thy_o law_n have_v be_v my_o delight_n 119.92_o i_o have_v perish_v in_o my_o affliction_n for_o therein_o he_o founâ—_n many_o gracious_a promise_n of_o his_o god_n both_o for_o the_o punish_n of_o his_o enemy_n for_o the_o defend_n and_o reward_v of_o himself_o and_o all_o god_n servant_n &_o for_o the_o forgiveness_n of_o his_o sin_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o his_o trouble_n and_o therefore_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n he_o challenge_v at_o god_n hand_n 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therefore_o at_o another_o time_n he_o say_v that_o he_o be_v much_o move_v at_o the_o prosperity_n of_o the_o wicked_a 73._o and_o have_v much_o a_o do_v to_o keep_v himself_o in_o a_o innocent_a 13._o and_o upright_o life_n hear_v &_o see_v the_o wicked_a so_o far_o out_o of_o square_a 14._o until_o he_o go_v into_o the_o house_n of_o god_n 16._o and_o when_o he_o come_v into_o that_o school_n once_o 17._o he_o be_v teach_v by_o the_o word_n 18._o and_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n what_o use_v to_o make_v of_o all_o and_o then_o he_o see_v how_o wise_o and_o just_o the_o lord_n order_v all_o thing_n
because_o these_o be_v common_a to_o the_o hypocrite_n which_o be_v close_a and_o crafty_a in_o hart_n aswell_o as_o to_o the_o faithful_a who_o hart_n be_v upright_o before_o the_o lord_n we_o be_v not_o to_o rest_v in_o these_o outward_a thing_n but_o to_o search_v and_o never_o leave_v search_v until_o we_o find_v out_o the_o inward_a kiss_n of_o christ_n jesus_n which_o be_v most_o sure_a testimony_n of_o his_o love_n indeed_o and_o those_o be_v faith_n in_o christ_n jesus_n repentance_n unfeigned_a for_o sin_n patience_n in_o affliction_n joy_n in_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o all_o the_o other_o fruit_n of_o the_o sanctify_a spirit_n whereof_o we_o may_v read_v more_o in_o gal._n 5._o 5.22_o every_o one_o can_v show_v these_o but_o only_o he_o which_o have_v the_o spirit_n of_o sanctification_n saul_n have_v the_o spirit_n that_o be_v some_o gift_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o yet_o be_v reject_v but_o david_n have_v the_o sanctify_a spirit_n and_o therefore_o be_v not_o reject_v 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