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chap._n ii_o show_v how_o the_o faithful_a aught_o to_o be_v be_v persecution_n patient_o forasmuch_o as_o affliction_n be_v thus_o necessary_a and_o inevitable_a to_o believer_n that_o whether_o they_o will_v or_o no_o they_o must_v pass_v this_o strait_a way_n they_o ought_v to_o bethink_v they_o how_o to_o make_v hard_a thing_n easy_a and_o herein_o to_o follow_v the_o deal_n of_o the_o physician_n with_o his_o patient_n who_o intend_v to_o give_v he_o some_o bitter_a potion_n or_o pill_n be_v wont_a to_o sweeten_v the_o one_o with_o syrup_n and_o to_o wrap_v up_o the_o other_o in_o gold_n lest_o he_o shall_v abhor_v to_o take_v in_o or_o swallow_v down_o either_o the_o one_o or_o the_o other_o even_o so_o be_v we_o by_o commit_v to_o memory_n some_o elect_a and_o choice_a sentence_n of_o holy_a scripture_n concern_v the_o cross_n to_o cover_v over_o the_o same_o therewith_o that_o it_o may_v not_o appear_v so_o dreadful_a unto_o we_o as_o we_o apprehend_v it_o to_o be_v for_o 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