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advantage_n fret_v not_o thyself_o because_o of_o evil_a man_n neither_o be_v thou_o envious_a at_o the_o worker_n of_o iniquity_n prov._n 23.19_o fret_v not_o though_o they_o spoil_v thy_o restingplace_n it_o be_v god_n that_o have_v bid_v they_o do_v it_o to_o try_v thy_o faith_n and_o patience_n thereby_o wish_v they_o no_o ill_n with_o what_o they_o get_v of_o thou_o it_o be_v their_o wage_n for_o their_o work_n and_o it_o will_v appear_v to_o they_o ere_o long_o that_o they_o have_v earn_v it_o dear_o their_o time_n be_v to_o rejoice_v but_o as_o in_o a_o moment_n in_o what_o thus_o be_v get_v by_o they_o and_o then_o they_o not_o repent_v be_v to_o perish_v for_o ever_o like_o their_o own_o dung_n job_n 20.5_o 6_o 7._o poor_a man_n thou_o that_o have_v thy_o time_n to_o be_v afflict_v by_o they_o that_o thy_o golden_a grace_n may_v shine_v the_o more_o thou_o be_v in_o the_o fire_n and_o they_o blow_v the_o bellows_o but_o will_v thou_o change_v place_n with_o they_o will_v thou_o fit_v upon_o their_o place_n of_o ease_n do_v thou_o desire_v to_o be_v with_o they_o prov._n 24.1_o o_o rest_n thyself_o content_v in_o thy_o patience_n possess_v thy_o soul_n and_o pity_n and_o bewail_v they_o in_o the_o condition_n in_o which_o they_o be_v three_o bless_v god_n that_o thy_o lot_n do_v fall_v on_o the_o other_o side_n namely_o to_o be_v one_o that_o shall_v know_v the_o truth_n profess_v it_o suffer_v for_o it_o and_o have_v grace_n to_o bear_v thou_o up_o there_o under_o to_o god_n glory_n and_o thy_o eternal_a comfort_n this_o honour_n have_v not_o all_o his_o saint_n all_o be_v not_o count_v worthy_a thus_o to_o suffer_v shame_n for_o his_o name_n do_v this_o i_o say_v though_o they_o get_v all_o and_o leave_v thou_o nothing_o but_o the_o shirt_n on_o thy_o back_n the_o skin_n on_o thy_o bone_n or_o a_o hole_n in_o the_o ground_n to_o be_v put_v in_o heb._n 11.23_o 24_o 25_o 26._o four_o labour_v to_o be_v patient_a under_o this_o mighty_a hand_n of_o god_n and_o be_v not_o hasty_a to_o say_v when_o will_v the_o rod_n be_v lay_v aside_o mind_n thou_o thy_o duty_n which_o be_v to_o let_v patience_n have_v its_o perfect_a work_n and_o bear_v the_o indignation_n of_o the_o lord_n because_o thou_o have_v sin_v against_o he_o until_o he_o please_v to_o awake_v to_o arise_v and_o to_o execute_v judgement_n for_o thou_o mich._n 7._o but_o to_o pass_v this_o second_o be_v thing_n thus_o order_v then_o this_o shall_v teach_v we_o that_o there_o be_v a_o cause_n the_o rod_n be_v not_o gather_v without_o a_o cause_n the_o rod_n be_v fore_o determine_v because_o the_o sin_n of_o god_n
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be_v yea_o say_v there_o be_v no_o god_n and_o yet_o the_o god_n that_o he_o carry_v it_o thus_o towards_o do_v give_v he_o his_o breakfast_n dinner_n and_o supper_n clothes_n he_o well_o and_o when_o night_n come_v have_v he_o to_o bed_n give_v he_o good_a rest_n bless_v his_o field_n his_o corn_n his_o cattle_n his_o child_n and_o raise_v he_o to_o high-estate_n yea_o and_o this_o our_o god_n do_v not_o only_o once_o or_o twice_o but_o until_o these_o transgressor_n become_v old_a his_o patience_n be_v thus_o extend_v year_n after_o year_n that_o we_o may_v learn_v of_o he_o to_o do_v well_o three_o a_o professor_n and_o unquiet_a and_o troublesome_a discontent_a and_o seek_v to_o be_v revenge_v of_o thy_o persecutor_n where_o be_v or_o what_o kind_n of_o grace_n have_v thou_o get_v i_o dare_v say_v they_o even_o these_o in_o which_o thou_o thus_o act_v be_v none_o of_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o spirit_n the_o fruit_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v love_n joy_n peace_n long-suffering_a 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