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5._o five_o they_o know_v their_o affliction_n shall_v not_o exceed_v their_o strength_n six_o that_o there_o will_v be_v a_o good_a and_o happy_a issue_n of_o they_o at_o the_o last_o 1_o cor._n 10._o seven_o that_o they_o have_v not_o only_o all_o other_o man_n but_o all_o good_a man_n to_o be_v companion_n of_o their_o affliction_n psalm_n 34._o and_o last_o that_o it_o will_v be_v to_o their_o great_a hurt_n to_o be_v free_a from_o affliction_n by_o these_o consideration_n their_o mind_n be_v stay_v in_o good_a quietness_n that_o though_o they_o be_v not_o stock_n but_o do_v feel_v affliction_n yet_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o their_o affliction_n have_v no_o power_n great_o for_o to_o disturb_v their_o mind_n because_o by_o patience_n they_o possess_v their_o soul_n this_o be_v it_o we_o see_v in_o job_n sore_a affliction_n he_o look_v up_o to_o god_n will_v and_o be_v patient_a god_n have_v give_v and_o he_o have_v take_v job_n 2._o david_n sore_o afflict_v by_o sin_n he_o consider_v the_o 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a_o knowledge_n of_o god_n as_o creator_n 2._o as_o judge_v 3._o a_o knowledge_n of_o sin_n 4._o of_o the_o punishment_n of_o sin_n 5._o fear_n 6._o grief_n 7._o discouragement_n or_o cast_v down_o the_o heart_n 8._o despair_n spirit_n work_v by_o the_o gospel_n 1._o knowledge_n of_o god_n as_o a_o redeemer_n 2._o general_n sight_n and_o faith_n of_o the_o promise_n 3._o 〈◊〉_d of_o pardon_n that_o sin_n be_v pardonable_a 4._o consideration_n of_o christ_n suffering_n 5._o confession_n of_o sin_n 6._o hunger_n and_o thirst_n 7_o persuasion_n of_o mercy_n these_o do_v that_o in_o hypocrisy_n which_o god_n child_n do_v in_o truth_n what_o a_o 〈◊〉_d faith_n be_v a_o gift_n of_o god_n a_o precious_a gift_n it_o believe_v the_o whole_a word_n of_o god_n especial_o the_o promise_n of_o grace_n relation_n between_o faith_n and_o the_o promise_n why_o christ_n receive_v by_o faith_n only_o because_o god_n so_o decree_v it_o the_o second_o and_o of_o god_n decree_n 1._o his_o glory_n rom._n 3._o 25._o verse_n 27._o 2_o our_o stableness_n quality_n of_o faith_n 1._o certaintyparticularity_n so_o the_o greek_a scholiast_n expound_v it_o as_o master_n beza_n cite_v he_o heb._n 11._o 〈◊〉_d 1._o heb._n 4._o verse_n last_o rom._n 5._o 1._o 2._o particularity_n of_o faith_n 3._o part_n of_o faith_n 1._o knowledge_n 1_o john_n 2._o 2_o tim._n 3._o what_o thing_n require_v to_o knowledge_n 2._o assent_n 2_o pet_n 1._o 16._o 3._o 〈◊〉_d rellar_n de_fw-fr justific_a lib._n 1._o 30._o deny_v that_o application_n be_v in_o justify_v faith_n reason_n for_o application_n by_o faith_n 1_o joh._n 5._o 14._o five_o thing_n in_o application_n 1._o approbation_n 2._o expetition_n desire_v servant_n unfeigned_a constant_a joh._n 7._o 3._o firm_a apprehension_n 4._o oblectation_n psal._n 19_o &_o 115._o 5._o expectation_n heb._n 9_o five_o last_o rom._n 8._o 23._o i'faith_o what_o a_o worthy_a and_o noble_a gift_n sundry_a measure_n of_o a_o true_a faith_n i'faith_o little_a &_o great_a wherein_o 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decree_n 1._o extreme_a rage_n of_o satan_n 2._o abundance_n of_o imquity_n 3._o diffention_n in_o doctrine_n 4._o 〈◊〉_d of_o teacher_n the_o great_a and_o manifold_a effect_n &_o work_n of_o faith_n encouragement_n to_o faith_n 1._o commandment_n mark_v 1_o 1_o john_n 3_o 2_o god_n beseech_v us._n 3._o i'faith_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o covenant_n see_v rome_n 10_o gal._n 3._o joh._n 3._o 10._o 4._o god_n the_o promiser_n be_v almighty_a 5._o the_o truth_n of_o god_n strengthen_v faith_n 6._o the_o mercifulnes_n of_o god_n a_o support_n to_o faith_n 7._o example_n of_o the_o faithful_a help_v to_o our_o faith_n 8._o vow_v in_o baptism_n 9_o damage_n &_o discommodity_n of_o unbelief_n 10._o 〈◊〉_d to_o god_n by_o unbelief_n 11._o god_n honour_v by_o our_o faith_n 12._o our_o faith_n 〈◊〉_d ourselves_o objection_n of_o a_o afflict_a mind_n 1._o ob._n whether_o scripture_n be_v of_o god_n reason_n to_o prove_v scripture_n to_o be_v of_o god_n 1_o cor._n 14._o 24_o 25._o as_o foelix_n 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