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meet_v let_v i_o hear_v you_o speak_v of_o the_o nature_n and_o property_n of_o the_o object_n and_o office_n of_o patience_n apollo_n there_o be_v no_o christian_a grace_n but_o it_o have_v his_o patience_n special_a object_n to_o work_v upon_o and_o whereabout_o it_o be_v exercise_v promise_n of_o salvation_n be_v the_o object_n of_o faith_n who_o property_n be_v to_o believe_v and_o receive_v they_o by_o the_o mind_n and_o will_v 〈◊〉_d to_o they_o and_o embrace_v they_o for_o most_o true_a the_o thing_n promise_v be_v the_o object_n of_o hope_n who_o office_n be_v to_o expect_v it_o till_o it_o be_v give_v us._n the_o office_n of_o love_n be_v to_o knit_v our_o affection_n to_o god_n who_o be_v the_o proper_a object_n of_o our_o love_n repentance_n be_v busy_v about_o sin_n and_o the_o use_n of_o it_o to_o grieve_v after_o any_o sin_n with_o a_o purpose_n to_o offend_v so_o no_o more_o temperance_n govern_v our_o mind_n about_o pleasure_n of_o life_n meckenesse_n about_o injury_n from_o man_n mercy_n be_v exercise_v about_o misery_n of_o other_o humility_n bridle_v the_o mind_n about_o praise_n and_o honour_n and_o to_o be_v short_a the_o power_n of_o moderate_v the_o heart_n in_o cross_n and_o affliction_n which_o be_v put_v upon_o we_o by_o god_n appointment_n do_v belong_v to_o patience_n which_o have_v affliction_n or_o adversity_n for_o his_o proper_a object_n for_o this_o be_v the_o will_n of_o god_n that_o no_o man_n shall_v live_v in_o this_o world_n without_o cross_n and_o affliction_n our_o day_n be_v few_o they_o be_v also_o evil_a and_o very_o evil_a our_o year_n be_v few_o but_o misery_n be_v not_o few_o they_o be_v many_o and_o manifold_a and_o some_o of_o they_o great_a and_o do_v continual_o follow_v we_o as_o the_o shadow_n do_v the_o body_n these_o misery_n when_o they_o happen_v they_o stir_v and_o move_v the_o mind_n to_o grief_n even_o as_o presence_n of_o pleasure_n &_o delight_n tickle_v the_o mind_n with_o joy_n to_o sorrow_n assault_v the_o mind_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o afflictive_a and_o heavy_a thing_n wherewith_o it_o shall_v be_v overturn_v be_v it_o not_o for_o the_o help_n of_o patience_n which_o do_v temper_v our_o grief_n and_o stay_v the_o mind_n steady_a and_o quiet_a in_o good_a contentment_n under_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n this_o then_o be_v the_o office_n of_o patience_n to_o confirm_v &_o settle_v the_o mind_n against_o the_o force_n of_o sorrow_n arise_v from_o the_o sense_n of_o tribulation_n aquila_n i_o perceive_v well_o by_o this_o you_o have_v utter_v that_o the_o office_n and_o power_n of_o patience_n will_v better_o be_v declare_v if_o withal_o and_o first_o of_o all_o affliction_n and_o the_o kind_n thereof_o which_o be_v the_o matter_n whereabout_o patience_n be_v set_v on_o work_n shall_v be_v open_v and_o say_v forth_o will_v it_o please_v you_o then_o to_o follow_v this_o course_n to_o speak_v general_o of_o affliction_n &_o to_o acquaint_v we_o with_o those_o ground_n of_o patience_n which_o be_v common_a to_o all_o affliction_n and_o after_o that_o to_o handle_v the_o several_a sort_n of_o affliction_n and_o the_o special_a ground_n of_o patience_n 〈◊〉_d to_o every_o kind_n of_o affliction_n 〈◊〉_d the_o 〈◊〉_d ground_n whereon_o worldling_n build_v the_o frame_n of_o their_o 〈◊〉_d patience_n apollo_n aquila_n you_o have_v well_o chalk_v out_o away_o wherein_o we_o may_v walk_v thus_o than_o the_o 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d the_o scripture_n say_v that_o death_n 〈◊〉_d into_o the_o world_n by_o sin_n rom._n 5._o 12._o by_o death_n be_v understand_v not_o only_o that_o dissolution_n of_o soul_n and_o body_n but_o all_o trouble_n and_o affliction_n as_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o death_n man_n be_v not_o 〈◊〉_d sin_n 〈◊〉_d able_a to_o death_n then_o to_o affliction_n it_o be_v not_o only_o say_v to_o adam_n to_o 〈◊〉_d thou_o shall_v return_v but_o that_o in_o sweat_n of_o his_o brow_n 〈◊〉_d shall_v 〈◊〉_d his_o bread_n and_o to_o eve_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bring_v forth_o child_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d these_o with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d affliction_n 〈◊〉_d upon_o adam_n 〈◊〉_d among_o who_o some_o may_v be_v find_v haply_o which_o never_o know_v what_o prosperity_n mean_v but_o not_o one_o which_o have_v not_o taste_v of_o affliction_n our_o entrance_n into_o the_o world_n be_v with_o danger_n &_o cry_n our_o passage_n out_o of_o the_o world_n be_v by_o fearful_a &_o painful_a death_n the_o middle_a between_o birth_n and_o death_n cradle_n and_o grave_n be_v full_a of_o vanity_n and_o vexation_n affliction_n be_v a_o cup_n which_o all_o man_n be_v to_o drink_v of_o some_o more_o some_o less_o god_n measure_v unto_o each_o person_n a_o portion_n of_o trouble_n as_o drink_v be_v wont_a to_o be_v measure_v in_o cup_n that_o each_o in_o the_o family_n