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that_o from_o the_o sin_n that_o you_o have_v coâ—â—â—tted_v special_o in_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o do_v of_o they_o and_o from_o yourself_o special_o in_o the_o wrestle_a â—_z that_o you_o 〈◊〉_d in_o yourself_o against_o sin_n god_n and_o his_o word_n will_v have_v you_o to_o reap_v comfort_n and_o consolation_n and_o as_o for_o your_o particular_a case_n of_o a_o troublous_a heart_n and_o disqâ—â—â—â—t_a spirit_n what_o be_v it_o else_o i_o pray_v you_o but_o even_o that_o that_o have_v take_v hold_n of_o god_n saint_n as_o well_o as_o of_o you_o do_v not_o jereâ—â—ah_n himself_o curse_v as_o it_o be_v himself_o and_o the_o mother_n that_o bear_v he_o and_o bring_v he_o into_o the_o world_n when_o he_o say_v â—0_n say_v jere._n 1â—_n â—0_n woe_n be_v i_o my_o mother_n that_o thou_o have_v bear_v i_o a_o man_n of_o contention_n to_o all_o this_o land_n and_o do_v not_o jonah_n when_o god_n debate_v with_o he_o about_o the_o wither_a of_o the_o gourd_n that_o god_n prepare_v to_o 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himself_o who_o glory_n be_v not_o only_a much_o join_v with_o but_o great_o appear_v in_o the_o work_n of_o his_o own_o hand_n as_o we_o may_v perceive_v by_o this_o that_o solomon_n say_v 14.31_o say_v pro._n 17._o &_o 14.31_o he_o that_o oppress_v the_o poor_a or_o as_o it_o be_v in_o a_o other_o place_n mock_v he_o reprove_v or_o reproach_v he_o that_o make_v he_o yea_o if_o we_o read_v his_o book_n with_o judgement_n we_o shall_v see_v that_o he_o do_v not_o only_o thus_o indirect_o as_o a_o man_n will_v say_v in_o his_o word_n oppose_v himself_o against_o god_n while_o he_o hudle_v out_o heap_n of_o curse_n against_o his_o work_n but_o proceed_v so_o far_o that_o he_o seem_v not_o either_o afraid_a or_o ashamed_a to_o take_v god_n even_o god_n himself_o by_o the_o face_n and_o to_o accuse_v he_o though_o most_o false_o of_o injustice_n as_o may_v evident_o appear_v as_o well_o by_o jobe_n own_o word_n and_o discourse_n in_o many_o place_n of_o his_o say_a book_n as_o by_o the_o lord_n own_o voice_n and_o answer_n out_o of_o the_o whyrlewinde_n chapter_n 39_o chapter_n job._n 38._o &_o 39_o 38.39_o and_o yet_o notwithstanding_o this_o man_n find_v favour_n with_o the_o lord_n not_o only_o to_o be_v restore_v to_o a_o far_o better_a estate_n in_o worldly_a respect_n than_o before_o he_o have_v but_o also_o to_o have_v the_o iniquity_n of_o his_o hart_n and_o mouth_n free_o pardon_v yea_o he_o himself_o and_o that_o by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n himself_o to_o be_v make_v a_o worthy_a pattern_n and_o example_n to_o all_o age_n to_o come_v as_o of_o many_o virtue_n so_o particular_o of_o patience_n which_o you_o say_v you_o lack_v for_o proof_n whereof_o remember_v what_o saint_n james_n say_v of_o he_o 5.11_o
1.17_o as_o waver_v as_o mutable_a man_n and_o then_o to_o be_v subject_a to_o alteration_n &_o change_n when_o they_o idessie_a fantasy_n or_o imagine_v the_o same_o yea_o they_o speak_v contrary_a to_o common_a sense_n and_o reason_n for_o if_o the_o sin_n that_o be_v from_o ourselves_o may_v as_o they_o ought_v indeed_o just_o cast_v we_o down_o shall_v not_o the_o grace_n that_o be_v in_o we_o from_o god_n be_v much_o more_o mighty_a to_o raise_v we_o up_o what_o be_v god_n become_v less_o than_o man_n or_o be_v his_o mercy_n inferior_a to_o man_n transgression_n but_o we_o will_v put_v the_o case_n that_o we_o fail_v in_o those_o good_a work_n that_o that_o hitherto_o have_v be_v put_v down_o &_o that_o out_o of_o the_o very_a word_n of_o truth_n concern_v the_o fruit_n of_o our_o faith_n be_v false_a yet_o see_v what_o even_o in_o such_o a_o case_n also_o if_o it_o be_v so_o the_o holy_a ghost_n say_v for_o our_o full_a persuasion_n and_o resolute_a comfort_n e_o it_o be_v not_o 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