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people_n for_o his_o great_a name_n sake_n because_o it_o have_v please_v the_o lord_n to_o make_v they_o his_o people_n 1._o sam._n 12._o 22._o thus_o say_v samuel_n to_o israel_n to_o comfort_v they_o even_o when_o they_o have_v great_o offend_v god_n therefore_o let_v satan_n roar_v and_o compass_v the_o earth_n job_n be_v hedge_v about_o let_v conclusion_n a_o comfortable_a conclusion_n the_o world_n lie_v in_o wickedness_n the_o elect_a shall_v see_v light_a to_o come_v out_o the_o flesh_n be_v strong_a but_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v strong_a to_o cast_v it_o out_o to_o subdue_v and_o kill_v it_o persecution_n shall_v not_o overcome_v the_o love_n of_o christ_n will_v constrain_v we_o to_o hold_v false_a teacher_n shall_v not_o mislead_v we_o so_o but_o we_o shall_v see_v &_o return_v or_o prevent_v they_o before_o &_o though_o we_o sin_n yet_o this_o do_v not_o condemn_v we_o for_o no_o christian_n but_o that_o we_o be_v weak_a and_o not_o whole_o free_v from_o corruption_n here_o be_v no_o perfection_n here_o be_v uprightness_n to_o be_v have_v hold_v this_o beware_v of_o hypocrisy_n strive_v to_o perfection_n that_o thou_o may_v after_o attain_v it_o in_o glory_n so_o belove_a shall_v no_o sin_n reign_v over_o we_o grace_n shall_v grow_v in_o we_o peace_n shall_v be_v upon_o we_o faith_n shall_v set_v comfort_n before_o we_o this_o wretched_a world_n shall_v not_o bewitch_v we_o pleasure_n shall_v not_o deceive_v we_o nor_o any_o thing_n cause_v we_o to_o miscarry_v but_o that_o we_o shall_v run_v on_o &_o run_v out_o our_o race_n with_o joy_n until_o the_o full_a end_n of_o our_o day_n which_o the_o father_n of_o mercy_n &_o the_o god_n of_o all_o comfort_n grant_v unto_o we_o for_o his_o son_n sake_n christ_n jesus_n to_o who_o with_o the_o father_n and_o the_o holy_a spirit_n be_v everlasting_a praise_n and_o glory_n for_o this_o his_o grace_n and_o all_o other_o his_o mercy_n now_o and_o henceforth_o for_o evermore_o amen_n finis_fw-la