if_o he_o will_v study_v rather_o to_o satisfy_v his_o hunger_n then_o his_o humour_n sect_n 15._o 15._o rule_n believe_v the_o present_a condition_n be_v best_a for_o we_o flesh_n and_o blood_n be_v not_o a_o competent_a judge_n surfeit_a stomach_n be_v for_o banquet_a stuff_n but_o a_o man_n that_o regard_v his_o health_n be_v rather_o for_o solid_a food_n vain_a man_n fancy_v such_o a_o condition_n best_o and_o will_v flourish_v in_o their_o bravery_n whereas_o a_o wise_a christian_n have_v his_o will_n melt_v into_o god_n will_n and_o think_v it_o best_o to_o be_v at_o his_o find_n god_n be_v wise_a he_o know_v whether_o we_o need_v food_n or_o physic_n and_o if_o we_o can_v acquiesce_v in_o providence_n the_o quarrel_n will_v soon_o be_v at_o a_o end_n o_o what_o a_o strange_a creature_n will_v man_n be_v if_o he_o be_v what_o he_o can_v wish_v himself_o be_v content_a to_o be_v at_o god_n allowance_n god_n know_v which_o be_v the_o fit_a pasture_n to_o put_v his_o sheep_n in_o 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17._o 17._o rule_n meditate_v much_o on_o the_o glory_n which_o shall_v be_v reveal_v there_o be_v great_a thing_n lay_v up_o in_o heaven_n though_o it_o be_v sad_a for_o the_o present_a yet_o let_v we_o be_v content_a in_o that_o it_o will_v short_o be_v better_a it_o be_v but_o a_o while_n and_o we_o shall_v be_v with_o christ_n bathe_v our_o soul_n in_o the_o fountain_n of_o his_o love_n we_o shall_v never_o complain_v of_o want_n or_o injury_n any_o more_o our_o cross_n may_v be_v heavy_a but_o one_o sight_n of_o christ_n will_v make_v we_o forget_v all_o our_o former_a sorrow_n there_o be_v two_o thing_n shall_v give_v contentment_n 1._o that_o god_n will_v make_v we_o able_a to_o bear_v our_o trouble_n chrysost._n god_n say_v chrysostome_n do_v like_o a_o lutenist_n who_o will_v not_o let_v the_o string_n of_o his_o lute_n be_v too_o slack_a lest_o it_o spoil_v the_o music_n nor_o will_v he_o suffer_v they_o to_o be_v too_o hard_o stretch_v or_o serve_v up_o lest_o they_o break_v so_o do_v god_n deal_v with_o we_o he_o will_v not_o let_v we_o have_v too_o much_o prosperity_n lest_o this_o spoil_n the_o music_n of_o prayer_n and_o repentance_n nor_o yet_o too_o much_o adversity_n lest_o the_o spirit_n fail_v before_o he_o and_o the_o soul_n which_o he_o have_v make_v 16._o 2._o when_o we_o have_v suffer_v a_o while_n 10._o we_o shall_v be_v perfect_v in_o glory_n the_o cross_n shall_v be_v our_o ladder_n by_o which_o we_o shall_v climb_v up_o to_o heaven_n be_v then_o content_a and_o the_o scene_n will_v alter_v god_n will_v ere_o long_o turn_v our_o water_n into_o wine_n the_o hope_n of_o this_o be_v enough_o to_o drive_v away_o all_o distemper_n from_o the_o heart_n bless_a be_v god_n it_o will_v be_v better_o we_o have_v no_o continue_a city_n here_o 13_o therefore_o our_o affliction_n can_v continue_v a_o wise_a man_n look_v still_o to_o the_o end_n the_o end_n of_o the_o just_a man_n be_v peace_n 37._o i_o think_v the_o smoothness_n of_o the_o end_n shall_v 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