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13_o 14_o 15_o 16._o they_o not_o say_v that_o he_o be_v a_o hard_a master_n and_o that_o his_o way_n be_v not_o equal_a will_v they_o not_o say_v very_o they_o be_v liar_n that_o say_v he_o be_v glorious_a in_o power_n and_o wonderful_a in_o counsel_n and_o infinite_a in_o mercy_n and_o admirable_a in_o goodness_n and_o rich_a in_o grace_n and_o unsearchable_a in_o his_o understanding_n for_o sure_o be_v he_o he_o can_v not_o he_o will_v not_o put_v his_o child_n upon_o such_o hard_a and_o dangerous_a service_n but_o he_o will_v own_v they_o and_o stand_v by_o they_o he_o will_v assist_v they_o and_o smile_v upon_o they_o he_o will_v be_v as_o careful_a to_o bring_v they_o brave_o off_o as_o he_o have_v be_v ready_a to_o bring_v they_o free_o on_o o_o he_o can_v not_o see_v they_o in_o garment_n roll_v in_o blood_n but_o his_o bowel_n will_v yern_v towards_o they_o and_o he_o will_v arise_v and_o have_v compassion_n on_o they_o then_o three_o wait_v time_n be_v time_n wherein_o god_n 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that_o sweet_a assurance_n that_o once_o they_o have_v be_v to_o consider_v that_o though_o their_o loss_n be_v the_o great_a and_o sad_a loss_n that_o can_v befall_v they_o yet_o it_o be_v a_o recoverable_a loss_n it_o be_v a_o loss_n that_o may_v be_v recover_v as_o the_o scripture_n in_o the_o margin_n do_v clear_o truth_n psal_n 71_o 20_o 21._o &_o 42._o 5_o 7_o 8_o isa_n 54_o 7_o 8._o micah_n 7._o 18_o 19_o cant._n 3._o 4._o psal_n 84._o 11_o etc._n etc._n glover_n and_o many_o other_o yea_o a_o cloud_n of_o witness_n may_v be_v find_v to_o testify_v this_o truth_n evidence_n and_o do_v not_o this_o age_n as_o well_o as_o former_a furnish_v we_o with_o many_o instance_n of_o this_o kind_n doubtless_o many_o there_o
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all_o therefore_o in_o the_o second_o place_n weep_v whip_v reve._n 2._o 4_o 5._o when_o ancient_a rome_n be_v heathenish_a if_o the_o malefactor_n bring_v to_o be_v whip_v sell_v upon_o his_o knee_n at_o his_o foot_n who_o he_o have_v offend_v it_o be_v hold_v as_o a_o sin_n if_o he_o suffer_v he_o to_o be_v whip_v much_o mourn_v much_o over_o the_o achan_n over_o those_o wickedness_n that_o have_v turn_v thy_o day_n into_o night_n thy_o rejoice_v into_o sigh_v etc._n etc._n david_n do_v thus_o in_o that_o one_o and_o fifty_o psalm_n and_o god_n take_v he_o up_o from_o his_o knee_n and_o restore_v to_o he_o the_o joy_n of_o his_o salvation_n though_o god_n be_v displease_v with_o your_o sin_n yet_o he_o be_v wel-pleased_n with_o your_o tear_n the_o promise_n be_v that_o he_o will_v revive_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o contrite_a isa_n 51._o 15._o it_o be_v say_v of_o adam_n that_o he_o turn_v his_o face_n towards_o the_o garden_n of_o eden_n and_o from_o his_o heart_n lament_v his_o 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in_o joy_n psal_n 126._o 5._o the_o tear_n of_o the_o saint_n have_v such_o a_o kind_n of_o omnipotency_n in_o they_o that_o god_n himself_o can_v withstand_v they_o 2_o king_n 20._o 5._o i_o have_v see_v thy_o tear_n behold_v i_o will_v heal_v thou_o on_o the_o three_o day_n thou_o shall_v go_v up_o unto_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n three_o if_o you_o will_v recover_v assurance_n then_o sit_v not_o down_o discourage_v but_o be_v up_o and_o do_v remember_v what_o a_o pearl_n of_o price_n thou_o have_v again_o revel_v 2._o 4_o 5._o as_o a_o man_n that_o have_v be_v recover_v former_o out_o of_o such_o or_o such_o a_o disease_n if_o he_o be_v relapse_v he_o will_v to_o the_o same_o mean_n again_o he_o will_v apply_v the_o same_o remedy_n again_o this_o do_v once_o do_v i_o good_a i_o will_v try_v it_o again_o lose_v and_o repent_v and_o do_v thy_o first_o work_n fall_v close_o to_o the_o good_a old_a work_n of_o believe_v meditate_v examine_v pray_v hear_v mourn_a etc._n etc._n 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