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which_o he_o affect_v to_o make_v it_o clean_o so_o god_n chastise_v that_o person_n who_o he_o love_v either_o to_o purge_v or_o to_o preserve_v he_o from_o the_o soil_n of_o sin_n 12.6_o if_o god_n scourge_v the_o just_a if_o he_o debar_v if_o he_o deprive_v they_o of_o health_n riches_n honour_n or_o any_o other_o favour_n of_o the_o world_n it_o be_v only_o for_o love_n unto_o they_o it_o be_v to_o make_v they_o only_o to_o love_v he_o for_o god_n be_v a_o jealous_a god_n &_o so_o love_v those_o that_o be_v he_o that_o he_o will_v not_o endure_v they_o to_o love_v any_o thing_n but_o himself_o unless_o it_o be_v for_o his_o sake_n god_n esteem_v not_o himself_o love_v enough_o if_o the_o love_n of_o any_o other_o thing_n be_v join_v with_o the_o love_n of_o he_o the_o sense_n of_o this_o love_n of_o god_n do_v so_o inflame_v their_o love_n towards_o he_o as_o they_o become_v senseless_a of_o any_o worldly_a accident_n or_o affair_n the_o second_o reason_n be_v for_o that_o albeit_o they_o be_v never_o so_o much_o chastise_v 4.8_o yet_o be_v they_o never_o forsake_v but_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o their_o misery_n mercy_n shall_v encompass_v they_o they_o be_v never_o cast_v off_o never_o cast_v away_o but_o be_v always_o guard_v by_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n the_o mercy_n of_o god_n will_v defend_v they_o for_o the_o present_a and_o deliver_v they_o in_o very_o good_a time_n for_o the_o present_a it_o do_v enable_v they_o not_o only_o willing_o but_o joyful_o and_o desirous_o to_o suffer_v the_o momentany_a affliction_n of_o this_o life_n for_o the_o future_a it_o prepare_v for_o they_o a_o eternal_a crown_n of_o glory_n to_o which_o the_o short_a affliction_n of_o this_o life_n be_v a_o ordinary_a and_o almost_o necessary_a passage_n the_o affliction_n of_o this_o life_n be_v both_o natural_o momentany_a and_o by_o grace_n light_n 4.17_o but_o the_o glory_n whereto_o they_o lead_v be_v both_o eternal_a and_o of_o exceed_a weight_n as_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n make_v the_o affliction_n of_o this_o life_n light_n so_o without_o that_o special_a grace_n the_o nature_n of_o man_n be_v altogether_o unable_a either_o to_o bear_v or_o to_o behold_v the_o weight_n of_o glory_n which_o shall_v succeed_v we_o have_v a_o natural_a inclination_n to_o it_o but_o all_o our_o natural_a ability_n &_o force_n be_v insufficient_a either_o to_o attain_v or_o to_o sustain_v it_o o_o lord_n of_o this_o eternal_a weight_n of_o glory_n let_v i_o suffer_v corosives_n cauterize_n cut_n lance_n aug._n and_o burn_n in_o this_o life_n so_o that_o i_o be_v both_o comfort_v and_o defend_v by_o thy_o mercy_n so_o that_o i_o may_v be_v prepare_v and_o guide_v to_o thy_o glory_n so_o that_o i_o may_v be_v deliver_v from_o the_o great_a plague_n which_o the_o wicked_a shall_v endure_v the_o more_o bitter_a the_o potion_n be_v the_o more_o medicinable_a and_o healthful_a will_v it_o be_v the_o more_o sharp_a the_o file_n be_v the_o less_o rust_n will_v it_o leave_v behind_o 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