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etc._n for_o so_o much_o as_o he_o be_v righteous_a and_o true_a of_o patience_n to_o god-ward_o spring_v forth_o patience_n towards_o man_n for_o when_o the_o heart_n be_v at_o peace_n with_o god_n it_o tarry_v help_v of_o he_o and_o utter_o set_v aside_o lust_n to_o revenge_v etc._n our_o reason_n be_v therefore_o trouble_v and_o vex_v in_o persecution_n because_o it_o think_v that_o we_o be_v afflict_v because_o god_n either_o hate_v we_o or_o do_v not_o regard_v we_o neither_o will_v help_v we_o these_o false_a opinion_n god_n pluck_v from_o we_o and_o teach_v we_o that_o we_o be_v afflict_v not_o because_o he_o hate_v we_o but_o because_o he_o will_v either_o amend_v we_o or_o when_o we_o be_v amend_v continue_v we_o so_o and_o that_o in_o our_o affliction_n he_o will_v help_v we_o and_o keep_v we_o and_o also_o comfort_v we_o with_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o set_v our_o conscience_n at_o peace_n and_o make_v we_o be_v glad_a in_o god_n etc._n etc._n etc._n christian_n patience_n 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