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for_o intend_v such_o suffering_n for_o my_o spiritual_a advantage_n as_o i_o have_v so_o to_o do_v after_o i_o have_v find_v this_o advantage_n by_o they_o no_o man_n can_v doubt_v but_o that_o job_n be_v oblige_v to_o be_v thankful_a for_o his_o affliction_n as_o heavy_a as_o they_o be_v after_o he_o be_v raise_v to_o much_o more_o plentiful_a and_o happy_a circumstance_n by_o the_o mean_n of_o they_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o it_o become_v he_o so_o to_o be_v while_o he_o continue_v under_o the_o weight_n of_o they_o because_o the_o notion_n he_o have_v of_o god_n assure_v he_o that_o he_o mean_v great_a good_a to_o he_o by_o they_o possible_o in_o this_o world_n but_o certain_o in_o that_o to_o come_v which_o be_v far_o better_a all_o affliction_n as_o such_o be_v evil_n as_o job_n call_v they_o and_o therefore_o it_o will_v be_v harsh_a doctrine_n to_o say_v that_o we_o ought_v to_o bless_n god_n for_o they_o consider_v under_o that_o notion_n but_o it_o sound_v 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we_o not_o so_o to_o receive_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n not_o to_o improve_v affliction_n to_o our_o spiritual_a advantage_n see_v this_o be_v the_o design_n of_o they_o be_v to_o despise_v they_o which_o eliphaz_n warn_v job_n against_o happy_a be_v the_o man_n say_v he_o who_o god_n correct_v therefore_o despise_v not_o thou_o the_o chasten_n of_o the_o lord_n job_n 5._o 17._o which_o be_v as_o much_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v see_v god_n do_v mean_v the_o great_a good_a to_o man_n in_o correct_v they_o be_v sure_a thou_o so_o improve_v this_o his_o severe_a correction_n as_o not_o to_o frustrate_v his_o end_n therein_o and_o excellent_a be_v that_o advice_n which_o elihu_n give_v he_o ch._n 34._o 31_o 32._o sure_o it_o be_v meet_v to_o be_v say_v unto_o god_n i_o have_v bear_v chastisement_n i_o will_v not_o offend_v any_o more_o that_o which_o i_o see_v not_o teach_v thou_o i_o if_o i_o have_v do_v iniquity_n i_o will_v do_v no_o more_o some_o may_v think_v that_o we_o have_v 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the_o sudden_a death_n of_o her_o child_n cry_v out_o to_o the_o prophet_n be_v thou_o come_v unto_o i_o to_o call_v my_o sin_n to_o remembrance_n and_o to_o slay_v my_o son_n 1_o king_n 17._o 18._o and_o thus_o josephs_n brethren_n upon_o the_o severity_n he_o use_v towards_o they_o say_v one_o to_o another_o we_o be_v very_o guilty_a concern_v our_o brother_n in_o that_o we_o see_v the_o anguish_n of_o his_o soul_n when_o he_o beseech_v we_o and_o we_o will_v not_o hear_v therefore_o be_v this_o distress_n come_v upon_o we_o gen._n 42._o 21._o god_n say_v hosea_n 5._o 15._o i_o will_v go_v and_o return_v to_o my_o place_n or_o i_o will_v withdraw_v my_o protection_n from_o they_o till_o they_o acknowledge_v their_o offence_n and_o seek_v my_o face_n in_o their_o affliction_n they_o will_v seek_v i_o early_o and_o it_o be_v say_v psal._n 78._o 34._o when_o he_o slay_v they_o than_o they_o seek_v he_o and_o they_o return_v and_o inquire_v after_o god_n and_o they_o remember_v that_o 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