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and_o fear_n of_o affliction_n that_o thou_o shall_v not_o dare_v to_o tread_v awry_o lest_o thou_o tread_v upon_o a_o thorn_n all_o which_o good_a david_n express_v of_o himself_o in_o these_o 18._o word_n before_o i_o be_v humble_v &_o bring_v low_o by_o affliction_n i_o do_v sin_n and_o offend_v the_o o_o lord_n but_o after_o that_o time_n i_o have_v keep_v thy_o commandment_n of_o this_o also_o appear_v yet_o a_o purgatory_n other_o cause_n why_o god_n afflict_v his_o elect_a in_o this_o life_n and_o that_o be_v to_o prevent_v his_o justice_n upon_o they_o in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v i_o mean_v that_o justice_n which_o otherwise_o remain_v to_o be_v execute_v upon_o every_o one_o after_o their_o departure_n hence_o in_o that_o most_o grevous_a purge_a fire_n whereof_o i_o speak_v before_o touch_v which_o s._n barnard_n say_v thus_o oh_o will_v to_o god_n some_o man_n will_v now_o cantic_a before_o hand_n provide_v for_o my_o head_n abundance_n of_o water_n and_o to_o my_o eye_n 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crush_v they_o and_o they_o have_v refuse_v to_o receive_v 5._o thy_o discipline_n they_o have_v harden_v their_o face_n even_o as_o a_o rock_n and_o will_v not_o return_v to_o thou_o behold_v they_o have_v rend_v the_o yoke_n and_o break_v the_o chain_n of_o this_o now_o ensue_v a_o eight_o reason_n why_o god_n bring_v his_o servant_n deliver_v into_o affliction_n to_o wit_n thereby_o to_o show_v his_o power_n and_o love_n in_o deliver_v they_o for_o as_o in_o this_o world_n a_o princely_a mind_n desire_v nothing_o more_o they_o to_o have_v occasion_n whereby_o to_o show_v his_o hability_n &_o good_a will_n unto_o his_o dear_a friend_n so_o god_n almighty_a which_o have_v all_o occasion_n in_o his_o own_o hand_n and_o pass_v all_o his_o creature_n together_o in_o greatness_n of_o love_n and_o nobility_n of_o mind_n work_v purposely_o diverse_a occasion_n and_o opportunity_n whereby_o to_o show_v and_o exercise_n she_o same_o so_o he_o bring_v the_o three_o child_n into_o the_o burn_a 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