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these_o be_v like_o some_o idle_a companion_n that_o ever_o and_o anon_o go_v a_o fish_n in_o fair_a weather_n for_o a_o hour_n or_o two_o will_v you_o call_v such_o fisherman_n no_o fisher_n be_v such_o as_o make_v it_o their_o work_n night_n and_o day_n wet_a and_o dry_a 2._o when_o our_o saviour_n see_v one_o sick_a of_o the_o palsy_n entis_fw-la morbus_fw-la est_fw-la corruptio_fw-la totius_fw-la entis_fw-la he_o spiritualise_v his_o sickness_n by_o consider_v sin_n under_o the_o notion_n of_o sickness_n matth._n 9.2_o sin_n be_v the_o sickness_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o pardon_v the_o health_n of_o it_o the_o fall_n of_o our_o first-parent_n do_v wound_v we_o and_o that_o wound_n be_v putrify_v from_o thence_o be_v the_o râ—â—_n of_o all_o manner_n of_o distemper_n within_o we_o and_o every_o sickness_n may_v put_v we_o in_o mind_n of_o this_o 3._o when_o he_o be_v at_o jacob_n well_o he_o spiritualise_v that_o water_n by_o discourse_v of_o the_o water_n of_o life_n john_n 4.10_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n be_v of_o a_o cleanse_n cool_a and_o quench_v nature_n like_o water_n which_o run_v through_o several_a channel_n till_o it_o be_v swallow_v up_o in_o the_o ocean_n 4._o when_o his_o disciple_n pray_v he_o to_o eat_v he_o spiritualise_v those_o word_n by_o make_v his_o father_n work_n his_o meat_n john_n 4.31_o 34._o he_o take_v as_o much_o delight_n in_o obey_v the_o will_n of_o god_n as_o any_o do_v in_o eat_v their_o meat_n when_o they_o be_v hungry_a 5._o when_o there_o be_v talk_v of_o harvest_n he_o spiritualise_v it_o by_o discourse_v of_o the_o harvest_n for_o conversion_n of_o soul_n john_n 4.35_o the_o harvest_n of_o the_o seed_n sow_o by_o the_o prophet_n appear_v as_o ripe_a fruit_n in_o the_o conversion_n of_o soul_n by_o the_o apostle_n 6._o when_o he_o and_o his_o disciple_n view_v the_o temple_n he_o spiritualise_v that_o sight_n by_o discourse_v of_o the_o temple_n and_o the_o world_n destruction_n matth._n 24.2_o the_o temple_n be_v set_v on_o 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