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the_o light_a by_o this_o that_o the_o evil_n be_v come_v that_o he_o fear_v our_o saviour_n endeavour_v to_o in-arm_n his_o disciple_n with_o this_o patience_n of_o proof_n forewarneth_a they_o of_o the_o great_a persecution_n and_o close_a trial_n that_o be_v to_o come_v upon_o they_o namely_o that_o not_o only_o their_o profess_a enemy_n shall_v cast_v they_o in_o prison_n and_o bring_v they_o before_o ruler_n but_o they_o shall_v be_v betray_v even_o by_o their_o own_o parent_n brethren_n and_o kinsfolk_n and_o they_o shall_v cause_v they_o to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n but_o what_o remedy_n against_o all_o this_o christ_n promise_n and_o their_o patience_n 21.19_o luk._n 21.19_o in_o your_o patience_n possess_v you_o your_o soul_n he_o forewarn_v they_o of_o the_o persecution_n that_o their_o patience_n may_v not_o be_v to_o seek_v he_o discover_v the_o evil_a that_o they_o may_v have_v the_o remedy_n at_o hand_n a_o second_o mean_v to_o obtain_v patience_n be_v the_o fit_v and_o frame_v of_o ourselves_o to_o the_o burden_n there_o be_v cunning_a in_o portercraft_n as_o well_o as_o in_o kingcraft_n as_o there_o be_v cunning_a as_o well_o as_o strength_n to_o the_o bear_n of_o a_o burden_n so_o there_o must_v be_v patience_n amor._n cedamus_fw-la leuâ—_n fit_a quod_fw-la bene_fw-la fertur_fw-la onus_fw-la ovid._n 2._o amor._n as_o well_o as_o fortitude_n for_o under-going_a of_o the_o cross_n to_o this_o the_o poet_n speak_v pretty_o and_o pertinent_o the_o cunning_a carriage_n make_v the_o burden_n light_n if_o i_o mistake_v the_o term_n of_o the_o mystery_n i_o hope_v the_o company_n will_v excuse_v i_o for_o it_o be_v not_o for_o want_v of_o practice_n but_o of_o theoric_n for_o the_o better_a carriage_n of_o the_o burden_n as_o it_o