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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d continual_o and_o will_v yet_o praise_v thou_o more_o change_n in_o prosperity_n and_o adversity_n in_o wealth_n and_o sickness_n in_o life_n and_o death_n i_o will_v hope_v it_o be_v neither_o the_o smile_n nor_o the_o frown_n of_o the_o world_n that_o shall_v bury_v a_o christian_n hope_v a_o christian_n hope_n will_v live_v in_o all_o weather_n and_o it_o will_v make_v a_o christian_a bear_v up_o brave_o in_o all_o storm_n and_o under_o all_o change_n and_o more_o no_o trial_n no_o trouble_n no_o affliction_n no_o opposition_n shall_v keep_v down_o my_o hope_n say_v david_n i_o be_o peremptory_o resolve_v in_o the_o face_n of_o all_o danger_n difficulty_n and_o death_n to_o keep_v up_o my_o hope_n come_v what_o will_v come_v on_o it_o i_o will_v rather_o let_v my_o life_n go_v than_o my_o hope_n go_v i_o will_v hope_v continual_o a_o hopeless_a condition_n be_v a_o very_a sad_a condition_n it_o be_v the_o worst_a condition_n in_o the_o world_n it_o make_v a_o man_n 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the_o lord_n have_v in_o much_o mercy_n and_o love_n propound_v in_o his_o word_n the_o way_n and_o mean_n whereby_o believer_n may_v obtain_v a_o wel-grounded_n assurance_n of_o their_o everlasting_a happiness_n and_o blessedness_n and_o therefore_o it_o may_v be_v obtain_v take_v three_o scripture_n to_o evidence_n this_o the_o first_o be_v in_o that_o 2_o pet._n 1._o chap._n 5-13_a if_o you_o 13._o 2_o pet._n 1._o ch_n 5._o 13._o turn_v to_o the_o word_n you_o shall_v find_v that_o the_o lord_n do_v not_o only_o press_v they_o to_o give_v all_o diligence_n to_o make_v their_o call_n and_o election_n sure_a but_o he_o show_v they_o plain_o the_o way_n and_o mean_n whereby_o this_o may_v be_v do_v namely_o by_o add_v to_o your_o faith_n virtue_n and_o to_o virtue_n knowledge_n etc._n etc._n the_o second_o scripture_n be_v 28_o 1_o cor._n 11._o 28_o that_o in_o the_o 1_o cor._n 11._o 28._o but_o let_v a_o man_n examine_v himself_o and_o so_o let_v he_o eat_v of_o that_o bread_n and_o 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