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they_o will_v tell_v you_o from_o their_o own_o experience_n what_o good_a affliction_n have_v do_v they_o and_o that_o they_o be_v chasten_v for_o their_o profit_n heb._n 12._o 10._o affliction_n seem_v to_o be_v but_o dry_a rod_n yet_o like_o aaron_n rod_n they_o have_v find_v they_o bring_v forth_o both_o blossom_n and_o fruit._n 3._o some_o say_v affliction_n be_v bitter_a and_o burdensome_a to_o nature_n and_o therefore_o conclude_v they_o be_v not_o good_a for_o a_o man_n in_o this_o life_n we_o shall_v a_o little_a examine_v this_o to_o see_v whether_o there_o be_v truth_n in_o it_o the_o premise_n be_v grant_v that_o they_o be_v bitter_a and_o grievous_a to_o flesh_n and_o blood_n and_o the_o apostle_n grant_v it_o heb._n 12._o 11._o but_o the_o consequence_n be_v deny_v that_o what_o be_v bitter_a and_o grievous_a to_o flesh_n and_o blood_n be_v therefore_o evil_a for_o a_o man_n in_o this_o life_n and_o therefore_o we_o be_v to_o distinguish_v between_o what_o be_v 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bitter_a in_o the_o mouth_n but_o sweet_a in_o the_o close_a affliction_n indeed_o be_v bitter_a but_o oftentimes_o the_o bitterness_n arise_v from_o our_o own_o spirit_n when_o our_o taste_n be_v vitiate_a some_o thing_n seem_v to_o be_v bitter_a to_o we_o that_o otherwise_o will_v not_o be_v so_o it_o be_v our_o spirit_n that_o many_o time_n embitter_v our_o condition_n and_o make_v our_o chain_n much_o heavy_a than_o other_o way_n it_o will_v be_v there_o be_v many_o afflict_v themselves_o when_o they_o be_v under_o a_o affliction_n as_o it_o be_v with_o a_o bird_n when_o it_o be_v get_v into_o a_o room_n or_o chamber_n it_o may_v do_v well_o if_o it_o sit_v still_o till_o the_o door_n and_o casement_n be_v open_v but_o till_o then_o with_o fly_v against_o the_o wall_n it_o do_v but_o hurt_n and_o bruise_v itself_o to_o close_v up_o this_o physician_n do_v observe_v we_o be_v most_o apt_a to_o surfeit_v of_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v most_o sweet_a and_o luscious_a and_o we_o 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