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down_o from_o the_o cross_n and_o how_o the_o bless_a virgin_n receive_v it_o in_o her_o arm_n now_o the_o very_a same_o day_n in_o the_o eveninge_n there_o come_v those_o two_o holy_a man_n joseph_n and_o nicodemus_n who_o rear_v up_o their_o ladder_n unto_o the_o cross_n and_o take_v down_o the_o bless_a body_n of_o our_o saviour_n into_o their_o arm_n the_o holy_a virgin_n then_o perceivinge_v that_o the_o torment_n of_o the_o cross_n be_v now_o end_v and_o that_o the_o sacred_a body_n of_o our_o saviour_n be_v come_n towards_o the_o earth_n she_o settethe_v her_o self_n in_o a_o readiness_n to_o geve_v he_o a_o secure_a haven_n in_o her_o lap_n and_o to_o receyve_v he_o from_o the_o arm_n of_o the_o cross_n into_o her_o own_o
defence_n of_o a_o just_a and_o godly_a cause_n and_o not_o for_o herese_n or_o other_o unjust_a cause_n eccles_n 27._o tribulation_n as_o s._n paul_n say_v be_v the_o occasion_n and_o matter_n of_o patience_n and_o patience_n be_v the_o proufe_v and_o trial_n of_o true_a virtue_n and_o this_o proufe_v geve_v we_o a_o hope_n of_o glory_n for_o this_o cause_n therefore_o a_o man_n ought_v always_o to_o suspect_v all_o virtue_n and_o holiness_n which_o he_o perceave_v in_o himself_o until_o it_o be_v try_v and_o prove_v with_o the_o testimony_n of_o tribulation_n for_o as_o the_o wise_a man_n say_v the_o vessel_n of_o clay_n be_v try_v in_o the_o furnace_n but_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o just_a in_o the_o furnace_n of_o tribulation_n almighty_a god_n in_o all_o the_o work_n of_o nature_n have_v not_o make_v any_o one_o thing_n that_o shall_v be_v idle_a or_o in_o vain_a much_o less_o will_v he_o that_o in_o the_o work_n of_o grace_n his_o gift_n shall_v be_v idle_a and_o in_o vain_a and_o therefore_o he_o devide_v to_o every_o one_o of_o his_o elect_v the_o burden_n and_o charge_n which_o he_o must_v bear_v accord_v to_o the_o force_n and_o talente_a of_o the_o grace_n he_o have_v receive_v so_o that_o here_o in_o this_o short_a transitory_a life_n it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v esteem_v for_o the_o great_a love_n and_o friendship_n if_o almighty_a god_n do_v geve_v we_o great_a pleasure_n and_o ease_v but_o rather_o if_o he_o geve_v we_o great_a tribulation_n and_o adversity_n thou_o shall_v geve_v we_o o_o lord_n 24._o psalm_n 79._o he_o that_o be_v great_a and_o most_o singular_a in_o the_o love_n and_o favour_n of_o god_n be_v comonlie_o most_o afflict_v with_o tribulation_n in_o this_o life_n exod._n 24._o say_v the_o prophet_n to_o drink_v tear_n by_o measure_n and_o the_o measure_n be_v this_o that_o he_o that_o be_v most_o and_o great_a in_o thy_o grace_n and_o favour_n be_v common_o most_o afflict_v and_o trouble_v in_o this_o transitory_a life_n when_o moses_n 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