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lord_n pag._n 341._o the_o lord_n can_v deliver_v as_o often_o as_o we_o can_v need_v deliverance_n 341._o god_n deliver_v his_o people_n from_o evil_a while_o they_o be_v in_o trouble_n pa._n 344._o despair_n a_o godly_a man_n may_v think_v his_o estate_n desperate_a p._n 545._o device_n what_o p._n 272._o discontent_n at_o the_o deal_n of_o god_n with_o we_o a_o high_a point_n of_o folly_n 182._o discontent_n at_o the_o affliction_n of_o god_n afflict_v more_o than_o those_o affliction_n p._n 183._o dream_n the_o several_a sort_n and_o cause_n of_o they_o p._n 636_o 637._o our_o dream_n be_v order_v by_o god_n 638._o satan_n make_v they_o terrible_a p._n 639._o e_o egg_n white_a of_o a_o egg_n what_o it_o emblem_n p._n 443_o end_v two_o way_n take_v p_o 599._o envy_n what_o it_o be_v p._n 180._o fnvy_v a_o kill_a passion_n ib._n 181._o envy_n a_o sign_n of_o folly_n p._n 184._o error_n he_o that_o be_v show_v his_o error_n shall_v sit_v down_o convince_v 529._o he_o be_v in_o a_o 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the_o lord_n redeem_v from_o famine_n p._n 347._o fatherless_a who_o p._n 546._o such_o in_o a_o sad_a condition_n 548._o a_o grievous_a sin_n to_o oppress_v they_o p._n 549._o i'faith_o ought_v to_o be_v great_a because_o god_n can_v do_v great_a thing_n p._n 224._o we_o must_v believe_v not_o only_o what_o we_o can_v see_v but_o what_o we_o can_v understand_v 248._o i'faith_o shall_v increase_v in_o we_o when_o god_n work_v wonder_n for_o we_o p._n 253_o 254._o fear_v natural_a what_o p._n 92._o it_o be_v natural_a for_o man_n to_o fear_v at_o the_o appearance_n of_o god_n &_o why_o ib._n four_o effect_n or_o symptom_n of_o natural_a fear_n 93._o it_o be_v a_o strong_a passion_n 98._o from_o what_o kind_n of_o fear_n god_n exempt_v his_o people_n in_o time_n of_o danger_n p._n 358._o fear_v holy_a fear_n what_o it_o be_v pag._n 19_o 20._o they_o who_o have_v most_o holy_a fear_n in_o time_n of_o peace_n shall_v have_v most_o confidence_n in_o time_n of_o trouble_n 27._o it_o keep_v the_o heart_n and_o life_n holy_a 30._o fear_v of_o god_n ever_o join_v with_o love_n to_o our_o brethren_n p._n 495._o fearful_a person_n can_v be_v helpful_a p._n 516._o eellow-feeling_a of_o other_o affliction_n a_o duty_n p._n 415._o it_o add_v to_o a_o man_n affliction_n when_o other_o have_v no_o feel_n of_o it_o 416._o we_o can_v be_v true_o sensible_a of_o the_o affliction_n of_o other_o till_o we_o trough_o weigh_v they_o 417._o he_o that_o have_v not_o be_v afflict_v seldom_o feel_v the_o affliction_n of_o other_o ib._n fool_z who_o and_o what_o a_o fool_n be_v p._n 177._o every_o wicked_a man_n be_v a_o fool_n 181_o 186._o a_o fool_n ever_o worst_a when_o he_o be_v at_o ease_n p._n 186._o