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flight_n so_o full_a of_o danger_n and_o difficulty_n put_v to_o his_o utmost_a plunge_n when_o his_o whole_a kingdom_n seem_v to_o lie_v at_o stake_n be_v undaunted_a and_o so_o much_o himself_o that_o attend_v resolute_o to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n alone_o yea_o and_o to_o the_o least_o sign_n thereof_o he_o will_v only_o that_o which_o god_n will_v be_v it_o the_o will_n of_o god_n i_o shall_v return_v it_o be_v my_o will_n also_o will_v he_o not_o have_v i_o return_v i_o will_v not_o go_v back_o let_v my_o lord_n do_v what_o seem_v good_a in_o his_o own_o sight_n i_o be_o prepare_v sect._n ii_o o_o christian_n if_o we_o can_v but_o once_o sufficient_o apprehend_v this_o if_o we_o will_v but_o deep_o imprint_v it_o in_o our_o mind_n the_o whole_a matter_n be_v absolute_o effect_v calamity_n perhaps_o may_v touch_v we_o but_o from_o thence_o forward_o shall_v never_o hurt_v we_o nor_o affliction_n oppress_v we_o nor_o mortal_a man_n be_v able_a to_o annoy_v we_o we_o shall_v stand_v invincible_a impregnable_a fortify_v only_o with_o the_o will_n of_o god_n our_o good_n perhaps_o our_o money_n our_o health_n our_o fame_n may_v go_v to_o wrack_n but_o we_o shall_v stand_v city_n and_o kingdom_n may_v fall_v to_o ruin_v but_o we_o shall_v stand_v atlas_n and_o all_o the_o world_n with_o he_o may_v fall_v to_o destruction_n but_o we_o shall_v stand_v the_o heaven_n themselves_o may_v be_v dissolve_v but_o we_o shall_v stand_v immovable_a as_o long_o as_o this_o conformity_n of_o our_o will_n with_o god_n shall_v stand_v in_o we_o this_o most_o evident_o appear_v in_o christ_n at_o mount_n olivet_n the_o day_n before_o his_o passion_n for_o after_o he_o have_v whole_o resign_v his_o will_n to_o his_o father_n he_o forthwith_o make_v towards_o his_o enemy_n as_o a_o innocent_a lamb_n go_v towards_o the_o butcher_n to_o be_v slaughter_v before_o he_o make_v this_o prayer_n he_o be_v all_o appal_a pusillanimous_a and_o trouble_v at_o the_o approach_n of_o so_o horrible_a 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so_o let_v it_o come_v to_o pass_v for_o from_o he_o be_v my_o patience_n which_o saint_n augustine_n excellent_o well_o express_v say_v what_o patience_n can_v ever_o hold_v out_o so_o many_o scandal_n be_v it_o not_o for_o hope_v of_o that_o which_o as_o yet_o we_o see_v not_o but_o expect_v with_o patience_n my_o pain_n and_o grief_n now_o approach_v my_o rest_n and_o quietness_n be_v likewise_o at_o hand_n my_o tribulation_n now_o assail_v i_o and_o the_o time_n will_v come_v ere_o long_o i_o shall_v be_v clear_o purge_v from_o it_o will_v you_o have_v gold_n bright_a and_o pure_a before_o it_o come_v out_o of_o the_o goldsmith_n forge_n content_a yourself_o you_o shall_v short_o see_v it_o shine_v in_o a_o jewel_n or_o golden_a carcanet_n let_v it_o a_o god_n name_n pass_v the_o forge_n that_o when_o it_o be_v purify_v it_o may_v come_v to_o light_v in_o the_o forge_n there_o be_v fuel_n gold_n and_o fire_n which_o the_o goldsmith_n blow_v the_o coal_n burn_v in_o the_o forge_n the_o gold_n be_v purge_v the_o one_o be_v turn_v to_o ash_n the_o other_o try_v and_o refine_a this_o world_n be_v a_o forge_n or_o furnace_n wicked_a man_n be_v fuel_n just_a man_n the_o gold_n tribulation_n the_o fire_n and_o god_n the_o goldsmith_n wherefore_o as_o the_o goldsmith_n please_v to_o dispose_v of_o i_o i_o be_o content_a my_o part_n be_v to_o suffer_v and_o his_o to_o purify_v let_v the_o fuel_n burn_v till_o it_o even_o melt_v and_o seem_v to_o consume_v i_o when_o it_o be_v burn_v to_o ash_n i_o shall_v be_v purge_v and_o refine_v and_o why_o because_o my_o soul_n shall_v be_v subject_v unto_o god_n behold_v a_o entire_a and_o perfect_a concordance_n of_o the_o
his_o grievous_o lament_v for_o some_o disaster_n where_o show_v he_o all_o the_o house_n under_o he_o in_o that_o great_a city_n he_o speak_v in_o etc._n lipsius_n l._n â—_o const_n c._n 20._o etc._n etc._n this_o manner_n do_v but_o consider_v how_o great_a mourning_n and_o lamentation_n there_o be_v have_v be_v and_o hereafter_o will_v be_v in_o thâ—se_a house_n and_o thereby_o comfort_v yourself_o and_o lay_v aside_o all_o frivolous_a complaint_n the_o same_o must_v we_o do_v and_o present_v these_o infinite_a misery_n to_o the_o eye_n of_o all_o those_o who_o bewail_v our_o age_n as_o the_o most_o deplorable_a be_v of_o good_a comfort_n that_o which_o we_o repute_v a_o loss_n be_v a_o preservation_n with_o these_o mild_a affliction_n our_o good_a god_n purge_v as_o it_o be_v and_o expiate_v our_o offence_n after_o we_o have_v pass_v through_o fire_n and_o water_n he_o will_v bring_v we_o to_o a_o place_n of_o rest_n and_o happiness_n you_o be_v sure_a of_o the_o one_o and_o may_v expect_v another_o sect._n iii_o a_o cloak_n i_o call_v that_o affliction_n a_o cloak_n which_o be_v shape_v by_o 〈◊〉_d himself_o or_o else_o come_v from_o some_o other_o cause_n be_v augment_v by_o his_o own_o vain_a perswafion_n certain_o every_o thing_n appear_v according_a to_o the_o shape_n and_o form_n which_o a_o man_n give_v it_o it_o be_v incredible_a how_o powerful_a the_o imagination_n or_o conceit_n be_v in_o this_o kind_n sometime_o through_o conceit_n we_o fall_v sick_a yea_o be_v kill_v outright_o now_o and_o then_o it_o happen_v that_o two_o man_n be_v load_v even_o with_o the_o very_a same_o cross_n yet_o the_o one_o have_v a_o more_o generous_a spirit_n think_v he_o as_o light_v as_o a_o feather_n the_o other_o surcharge_v with_o abject_a and_o melancholy_a thought_n call_v his_o a_o cross_n of_o lead_n here_o the_o same_o thing_n by_o several_a conceit_n be_v diversify_v oftentimes_o the_o heaviness_n and_o weight_n of_o the_o cross_n correspond_v to_o the_o opinion_n of_o he_o that_o carry_v it_o our_o evil_n increase_v or_o decrease_v according_a to_o our_o several_a humour_n it_o be_v burden_n enough_o for_o a_o man_n to_o persuade_v himself_o he_o bear_v a_o burden_n the_o imagination_n sway_v as_o much_o in_o disease_n as_o in_o other_o evil_n which_o we_o suffer_v there_o be_v some_o that_o liken_v the_o imagination_n to_o rain_v whereby_o thousand_o of_o little_a frog_n be_v produce_v other_o compâ—re_v it_o to_o thunder_n which_o make_v ewe_n cast_v their_o lamb_n and_o honey_n become_v sour_a the_o imagination_n be_v like_a to_o multiply_a glass_n which_o make_v a_o company_n of_o twenty_o soldier_n seem_v a_o little_a army_n there_o be_v nothing_o in_o the_o world_n so_o great_a but_o may_v seem_v less_o if_o the_o pregnant_a imagination_n be_v qualify_v fearful_a cogitation_n suspicion_n envy_n and_o a_o thousand_o such_o conceit_n which_o miserable_o perplex_v our_o mind_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o fond_a toy_n produce_v by_o our_o imagination_n it_o be_v like_o a_o dream_n of_o one_o half_a awake_a which_o present_v sometime_o a_o thousand_o ridiculous_a fantasy_n and_o at_o other_o time_n as_o many_o hideous_a bugbears_a and_o hobgoblin_n it_o be_v a_o common_a say_n that_o imagination_n make_v the_o case_n the_o like_a may_v i_o say_v imagination_n either_o make_v or_o aggravate_v a_o cross_n even_o as_o he_o that_o pass_v over_o a_o narrow_a bridge_n or_o climb_v up_o to_o a_o high_a place_n begin_v not_o to_o fall_v till_o he_o imagine_v he_o be_v fall_v so_o certain_o he_o often_o become_v miserable_a indeed_o who_o imagine_v himself_o to_o be_v miserable_a look_v what_o shape_n we_o give_v or_o what_o cloak_n we_o cast_v over_o thing_n the_o same_o they_o appear_v which_o j._n climacus_n confirm_v by_o this_o ensue_a story_n upon_o a_o time_n say_v he_o as_o we_o be_v sit_v at_o table_n in_o our_o college_n the_o superior_a round_v i_o in_o the_o ear_n say_v father_n will_v you_o have_v i_o show_v 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