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lord_n verse_n 8._o it_o be_v iehovah_n word_n i_o have_v nothing_o to_o say_v against_o it_o holy_a and_o righteous_a be_v he_o and_o his_o judgement_n be_v righteous_a his_o threaten_n be_v good_a and_o thus_o shall_v they_o with_o the_o church_n micah_n 7_o vers_fw-la 9_o bear_v the_o indignation_n of_o the_o lord_n because_o they_o have_v finned_a against_o he_o amen_o a_o table_n of_o the_o content_n the_o introduction_n pag._n 1._o seven_o consideration_n handle_v at_o more_o length_n in_o the_o first_o part_n brief_o resume_v pag._n 2_o 3_o 4._o consid._n viii_o it_o be_v the_o free_a will_n of_o god_n pag._n 5._o how_o trouble_n be_v decree_v of_o god_n in_o seven_o particular_n 8_o to_o 13._o how_o the_o consideration_n of_o this_o calm_v the_o heart_n in_o six_o case_n 15._o to_o 23._o how_o it_o help_v under_o affliction_n in_o eight_o particular_n 23_o to_o 27._o how_o this_o consideration_n be_v set_v home_o in_o three_o particular_n 28_o to_o 32._o consid._n ix_o it_o 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christ_n 127._o the_o disproportion_n clear_v in_o 6._o particular_n 127_o to_o 133._o how_o this_o be_v to_o be_v improve_v in_o 7._o particular_n 134_o to_o 138._o consid._n xiii_o suffering_n the_o lot_n of_o the_o church_n 140_o ten_o particular_n concern_v the_o suffering_n of_o the_o church_n considerable_a 141_o to_o 146._o how_o this_o aught_o to_o be_v improve_v in_o reference_n to_o the_o church_n 147_o to_o 152._o how_o in_o reference_n to_o ourselves_o in_o 6._o particular_n 152_o to_o 154_o consid._n fourteen_o other_o believer_n have_v be_v afflict_v 145_o six_o particular_n to_o be_v consider_v by_o such_o as_o be_v afflict_v 156_o to_o 159._o ten_o particular_n wherein_o possible_o other_o have_v