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sunshine_n which_o faint_v he_o up_o and_o make_v he_o even_o weary_a of_o his_o life_n so_o with_o we_o evil_n note_n loss_n of_o good_a smart_a of_o evil_n god_n sometime_o not_o only_o take_v away_o our_o natural_a comfort_n and_o worldly_a accommodation_n but_o send_v upon_o we_o smart_n and_o grievous_a affliction_n drought_n scorch_a weather_n distemper_n in_o the_o air_n thereby_o distemper_n in_o the_o body_n fiery_a and_o acute_a disease_n as_o ague_n fever_n inflammation_n leprosy_n calenture_n etc._n etc._n which_o be_v one_o of_o the_o threat_n for_o disobedience_n deut._n 28.21_o or_o if_o it_o be_v not_o so_o bad_a yet_o the_o hot_a season_n shall_v make_v we_o faint_a and_o weary_a of_o our_o life_n as_o here_o jonah_n but_o why_o do_v not_o jonah_n return_v into_o nineve_n and_o get_v quest_n 1_o shelter_n there_o or_o remove_v into_o some_o village_n near_o hand_n where_o he_o may_v be_v protect_v from_o this_o hot_a weather_n answ_n 1._o because_o he_o be_v of_o a_o 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of_o our_o suffering_n upon_o ourselves_o as_o pharaoh_n at_o last_o be_v teach_v to_o do_v the_o lord_n be_v righteous_a but_o i_o and_o my_o people_n have_v sin_v and_o when_o we_o find_v ourselves_o apt_a to_o mutter_v against_o god_n for_o feverity_n we_o shall_v take_v ourselves_o in_o the_o manner_n and_o say_v why_o do_v we_o complain_v when_o the_o cause_n be_v in_o ourselves_o wherefore_o do_v a_o live_a man_n complain_v 40._o lam._n 3.39_o 40._o a_o man_n for_o the_o punishment_n of_o his_o sin_n let_v we_o search_v and_o try_v our_o way_n and_o turn_v again_o to_o the_o lord_n and_o if_o we_o have_v our_o due_n we_o shall_v be_v utter_o consume_v yea_o cast_v into_o hell_n long_o before_o this_o time_n as_o in_o the_o same_o place_n it_o be_v the_o lord_n mercy_n that_o we_o be_v not_o consume_v because_o his_o compassion_n fail_v not_o 3._o to_o mortify_v those_o wretched_a corruption_n which_o god_n use_v 3_o will_v have_v to_o be_v weaken_v as_o here_o this_o stoutness_n 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