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what_o then_o you_o have_v need_n of_o patience_n etc._n etc._n do_v he_o stay_v there_o no_o but_o add_v the_o just_a shall_v live_v by_o faith_n true_a you_o will_v need_v patience_n if_o you_o go_v to_o christ_n but_o you_o will_v live_v alone_o by_o faith_n we_o need_v patience_n to_o tarry_v the_o lord_n leisure_n to_o bear_v the_o lord_n frown_n to_o tarry_v till_o he_o come_v but_o how_o shall_v we_o live_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n oh_o the_o just_a shall_v live_v by_o faith_n faith_n be_v a_o enlighten_v grace_n therefore_o it_o be_v a_o enliven_a grace_n faith_n it_o find_v honey_n as_o jonathan_n and_o faith_n it_o find_v a_o promise_n and_o dip_v in_o the_o finger_n and_o take_v a_o little_a and_o that_o enlivens_fw-la and_o strengthen_v the_o soul_n nay_o i'faith_o though_o it_o be_v full_a of_o fear_n it_o be_v a_o soul-enlivening-grace_n take_v that_o instance_n of_o the_o woman_n with_o a_o bloody_a issue_n in_o luke_n 8.44_o compare_v with_o vers_n 46._o it_o be_v 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18.8_o and_o it_o bear_v upon_o this_o notion_n that_o i_o now_o hint_n it_o be_v say_v of_o babylon_n that_o all_o her_o plague_n shall_v come_v upon_o she_o in_o one_o day_n etc._n etc._n in_o one_o day_n why_o the_o intire_a of_o pride_n and_o honour_n idolatry_n and_o persecution_n that_o so_o many_o age_n be_v wind_v up_o to_o a_o height_n can_v this_o be_v destroy_v in_o so_o little_a time_n shall_v this_o be_v do_v in_o one_o day_n yes_o for_o strong_a in_o the_o lord_n god_n who_o judge_v she_o a_o great_a god_n be_v never_o confine_v to_o any_o time_n oh_o my_o beloved_n bear_v up_o your_o heart_n in_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n time_n can_v no_o way_n prescribe_v he_o he_o can_v do_v what_o he_o will_v and_o when_o he_o will_n but_o there_o be_v one_o general_a point_n that_o i_o shall_v take_v up_o from_o the_o place_n and_o end_v this_o discourse_n and_o the_o general_a point_n be_v this_o doct._n that_o faithful_a come_n unto_o jesus_n christ_n do_v sometime_o prevail_v 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that_o i_o shall_v do_v unto_o thou_o and_o he_o say_v lord_n that_o i_o may_v receive_v my_o sight_n and_o his_o sight_n be_v restore_v to_o he_o many_o a_o time_n the_o lord_n christ_n be_v prevail_v withal_o for_o corporal_a mercy_n but_o second_o as_o many_o do_v prevail_v for_o themselves_o so_o they_o do_v often_o prevail_v for_o other_o as_o in_o matth._n 15.30_o it_o be_v there_o say_v great_a multitude_n come_v to_o he_o have_v with_o they_o those_o that_o be_v lame_a blind_a dumb_a maim_v and_o many_o other_o and_o cast_v they_o down_o at_o jesus_n foot_n and_o he_o heal_v they_o etc._n etc._n the_o lord_n do_v many_o corporal_a kindness_n for_o other_o the_o like_a to_o this_o you_o have_v in_o matth._n 9.1_o 2._o they_o bring_v to_o he_o one_o sick_a of_o the_o palsy_n and_o jesus_n see_v their_o faith_n heal_v he_o but_o now_o here_o be_v one_o objection_n against_o this_o object_n but_o you_o will_v say_v this_o be_v true_a of_o the_o time_n wherein_o christ_n live_v 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