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that_o we_o may_v learn_v patience_n that_o excellent_a grace_n rom._n 5._o tribulation_n work_v patience_n 7._o that_o faith_n may_v be_v try_v the_o trial_n whereof_o be_v better_a than_o gold_n jam._n 1._o 8._o that_o we_o may_v be_v wean_v from_o the_o world_n prize_n and_o long_o for_o heaven_n more_o therefore_o through_o many_o tribulation_n we_o must_v enter_v into_o heaven_n act_v 14.22_o these_o and_o many_o more_o great_a reason_n may_v be_v assign_v for_o the_o affliction_n of_o god_n child_n and_o not_o to_o be_v reckon_v to_o be_v for_o sin_n in_o your_o sense_n mr._n calvin_n in_o his_o institution_n be_v very_o large_a on_o these_o thing_n and_o say_v l._n 3._o c._n 8._o s_o 6._o in_o ipsa_fw-la tribulationum_fw-la acerbitate_fw-la patris_fw-la nostri_fw-la clementiam_fw-la erga_fw-la nos_fw-la &_o benignitatem_fw-la recognoscere_fw-la convenit_fw-la quando_fw-la ne_fw-la tum_fw-la quidem_fw-la desinit_fw-la salutem_fw-la nostram_fw-la promovere_fw-la affligit_fw-la 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eye_n and_o so_o certain_o in_o itself_o let_v we_o consider_v what_o it_o be_v to_o suffer_v the_o loss_n of_o all_o thing_n 1._o there_o be_v a_o passive_a suffer_v the_o loss_n of_o all_o thing_n when_o a_o person_n be_v violent_o bereave_v of_o all_o 2._o there_o be_v a_o active_a or_o voluntary_a suffer_v the_o loss_n of_o all_o i._n e._n he_o be_v content_v to_o take_v shame_n to_o himself_o for_o his_o best_a action_n and_o account_v himself_o worthy_a to_o be_v cast_v out_o and_o destroy_v and_o to_o be_v his_o own_o judge_n to_o pass_v not_o only_o the_o sentence_n of_o confiscation_n of_o all_o but_o of_o condemnation_n on_o his_o person_n say_v o_o wretched_a man_n that_o i_o be_o etc._n etc._n and_o so_o to_o stand_v strip_v stark_o naked_a of_o all_o thing_n and_o all_o plea_n they_o can_v afford_v
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