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thy_o body_n and_o soul_n constantlye_o to_o his_o honour_n in_o all_o good_a bodylye_n and_o ghostly_a labour_n and_o he_o shall_v reward_v thou_o again_o most_o plenteouslye_o for_o thy_o good_a travail_n and_o shall_v be_v with_o thou_o and_o help_v thou_o in_o every_o trouble_n that_o shall_v befall_v unto_o thou_o so_o may_v it_o be_v amen_n against_o the_o vain_a judgement_n of_o man_n the_o 41._o chapter_n my_o son_n fix_v thy_o hart_n steadfast_o in_o god_n and_o dread_v not_o the_o iudgmente_n of_o man_n where_o thy_o own_o conscience_n withness_v thou_o to_o be_v innocent_a and_o clear_a it_o be_v right_a good_a and_o bless_a sometime_o to_o suffer_v such_o say_n and_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v grievous_a to_o a_o meek_a heart_n which_o trust_v more_o in_o god_n than_o in_o himself_o many_o folk_n can_v say_v many_o thing_n and_o yet_o little_a faith_n be_v to_o be_v give_v to_o their_o say_n &_o to_o pleâ—â—e_v all_o man_n it_o be_v not_o possible_a for_o though_o s._n paul_n labour_v all_o that_o he_o may_v to_o have_v please_v all_o people_n in_o god_n &_o do_v to_o all_o man_n all_o that_o he_o can_v for_o their_o salvation_n yet_o nevertheless_o he_o can_v not_o let_v but_o that_o he_o be_v sometime_o judge_v of_o other_o he_o do_v for_o the_o edify_a and_o health_n of_o other_o as_o much_o as_o in_o he_o be_v but_o that_o he_o shall_v not_o sometime_o be_v judge_v of_o other_o or_o not_o be_v despise_v of_o other_o he_o can_v not_o let_v wherefore_o he_o commit_v all_o to_o god_n that_o know_v all_o thing_n and_o arm_v himself_o with_o patience_n and_o meekness_n against_o all_o thing_n that_o may_v be_v untruelye_o speak_v against_o he_o and_o nevertheless_o sometime_o he_o answer_v again_o lest_o that_o by_o his_o silence_n hurt_n or_o hindrance_n may_v have_v grow_v to_o other_o what_o be_v thou_o then_o that_o dread_a so_o sore_a a_o mortal_a man_n this_o day_n he_o be_v and_o to_o morrow_n he_o appear_v not_o dread_a god_n and_o thou_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o dread_v man_n what_o may_v man_n do_v with_o thou_o in_o word_n or_o injury_n he_o hurt_v himself_o more_o than_o thou_o and_o in_o the_o end_n he_o shall_v not_o flee_v the_o judgement_n of_o god_n whatsoever_o he_o be_v have_v always_o god_n before_o the_o eye_n of_o thy_o soul_n and_o strive_v not_o again_o by_o multiplyinge_v of_o word_n and_o if_o thou_o seem_v for_o a_o time_n to_o suffer_v confusion_n that_o thou_o have_v not_o deserve_v disdain_v thou_o not_o therefore_o nor_o through_o impatience_n minishe_v nor_o thy_o reward_n but_o rather_o lift_v up_o thy_o heart_n to_o god_n in_o heaven_n for_o he_o be_v able_a to_o deliver_v thou_o from_o all_o confusion_n and_o wrong_n and_o to_o reward_v every_o man_n after_o his_o desert_n and_o much_o more_o than_o he_o can_v deserve_v of_o a_o pure_a and_o a_o whole_a forsake_v of_o ourself_o and_o our_o own_o will_n that_o we_o may_v get_v the_o freedom_n of_o spirit_n and_o follow_v the_o will_n of_o god_n the_o .42_o chapter_n my_o son_n say_v our_o lord_n forsake_v thyself_o and_o thou_o shall_v find_v i_o stand_v without_o election_n and_o without_o folowinge_v of_o thy_o own_o will_n &_o also_o without_o all_o propriety_n &_o thou_o shall_v much_o profit_v in_o grace_n and_o if_o thou_o whole_o resign_v thyself_o into_o my_o hand_n and_o take_v nothing_o to_o thou_o again_o thou_o shall_v have_v the_o more_o grace_n of_o i_o o_o lord_n how_o oft_o shall_v i_o resign_v i_o unto_o thou_o &_o in_o what_o thing_n shall_v i_o forsake_v myself_o always_o and_o in_o every_o hour_n in_o great_a thing_n and_o in_o small_a i_o except_v none_o for_o in_o all_o thing_n i_o will_v find_v
much_o consolation_n and_o devotion_n in_o prosperity_n why_o be_v thou_o so_o heavy_a for_o a_o little_a word_n say_v or_o do_v against_o thou_o if_o it_o have_v be_v more_o thou_o shall_v not_o have_v be_v move_v therewith_o but_o let_v it_o now_o overpasse_v it_o be_v not_o the_o first_o and_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v the_o last_o if_o thou_o live_v long_o thou_o be_v manful_a enough_o as_o long_o as_o no_o adversity_n fall_v to_o thou_o and_o thou_o can_v well_o give_v counsel_n and_o well_o can_v thou_o comfort_v and_o strengthen_v other_o with_o thy_o word_n but_o when_o adversity_n knock_v at_o thy_o door_n thou_o fail_v anon_o both_o of_o counsel_n and_o strength_n behold_v well_o therefore_o thy_o great_a frailty_n which_o thou_o have_v daily_a experience_n of_o in_o little_a object_n nevertheless_o it_o be_v for_o thy_o ghostly_a health_n that_o such_o thing_n and_o other_o like_a be_v suffer_v to_o come_v unto_o the_o purpose_n thyself_o in_o thy_o heart_n to_o do_v the_o 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what_o shall_v i_o do_v in_o all_o my_o trouble_n and_o heaviness_n if_o thou_o do_v not_o sometime_o comfort_v i_o with_o thy_o wholesome_a and_o sweet_a word_n therefore_o it_o shall_v not_o force_v what_o trouble_n or_o adversity_n i_o suffer_v here_o for_o thou_o so_o that_o i_o may_v in_o the_o end_n come_v to_o the_o port_n of_o everlasting_a health_n geve_v i_o a_o good_a end_n and_o a_o bless_a passage_n out_o of_o this_o world_n have_v mind_n on_o i_o my_o lord_n my_o god_n and_o direct_v i_o by_o a_o strait_n and_o ready_a way_n into_o thy_o kingdom_n i_o beseech_v thou_o amen_n that_o a_o man_n shall_v not_o search_v the_o judgement_n of_o god_n the_o .63_o chapter_n my_o son_n beware_v to_o dispute_v of_o highe-matter_n &_o of_o the_o secret_a judgement_n of_o god_n why_o this_o man_n be_v so_o leave_v &_o forsake_v of_o god_n and_o why_o this_o man_n be_v take_v to_o so_o great_a grace_n why_o also_o one_o man_n be_v so_o much_o trouble_v and_o another_o so_o great_o 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