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swift_o towards_o we_o if_o these_o sin_n be_v remove_v deliverance_n will_v come_v on_o apace_o when_o god_n then_o cast_v thou_o upon_o a_o sickbed_n common_a with_o thy_o own_o heart_n and_o let_v thy_o spirit_n make_v diligent_a search_n psal_n 77.6_o conscience_n at_o such_o a_o time_n that_o bosom_n preacher_n if_o god_n in_o justice_n have_v not_o silence_v it_o for_o wilful_a disobedience_n will_v preach_v to_o thou_o thy_o particular_a sin_n affliction_n ofttimes_o awaken_v a_o drowsy_a conscience_n particular_a strait_n many_o time_n bring_v particular_a sin_n to_o remembrance_n which_o have_v be_v long_o forget_v as_o you_o may_v see_v gen._n 42.21_o so_o job_n 36.8_o 9_o 10._o harken_v then_o to_o the_o voice_n of_o conscience_n which_o may_v bring_v to_o mind_v thy_o particular_a sin_n and_o serious_o meditate_v upon_o the_o forementioned_a sin_n that_o tend_v to_o the_o impair_n of_o health_n and_o with_o job_n in_o sickness_n and_o sore_n pray_v to_o god_n to_o show_v thou_o wherefore_o he_o contend_v with_o thou_o job_n 10.2_o and_o again_o say_v he_o job_n 13.23_o make_v i_o to_o know_v my_o transgression_n and_o my_o sin_n and_o as_o elibu_n speak_v job_n 34.31_o that_o which_o i_o see_v not_o teach_v thou_o i_o if_o i_o have_v do_v iniquity_n i_o will_v do_v no_o more_o have_v thus_o find_v out_o thy_o sin_n confess_v they_o with_o grief_n of_o heart_n and_o deal_v with_o they_o as_o the_o mariner_n deal_v by_o jonah_n jon._n 1.15_o cast_v they_o overboard_o forsake_v they_o utter_o so_o the_o storm_n may_v cease_v if_o we_o thus_o humble_v ourselves_o under_o the_o mighty_a hand_n of_o god_n he_o will_v exalt_v we_o in_o due_a time_n 1_o pet._n 5.6_o and_o raise_v we_o up_o from_o bed_n of_o languishment_n if_o he_o see_v it_o best_o for_o we_o as_o he_o do_v epaphroditus_n here_o who_o be_v sick_a nigh_o unto_o death_n but_o god_n have_v mercy_n on_o he_o and_o so_o much_o for_o the_o first_o branch_n of_o this_o use_n of_o exhortation_n i_o 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as_o pride_n self-conceit_n etc._n etc._n therefore_o there_o be_v wrath_n upon_o he_o and_o upon_o judah_n and_o jerusalem_n and_o this_o wrath_n have_v break_v forth_o upon_o they_o have_v they_o not_o humble_v themselves_o and_o with_o tear_n of_o contrition_n quench_v those_o flame_n as_o you_o read_v v._o 26._o the_o devil_n himself_o as_o the_o story_n go_v when_o he_o be_v sick_a will_v be_v holy_a and_o turn_v monk_n but_o when_o he_o be_v recover_v he_o be_v as_o much_o a_o devil_n as_o before_o 119._o before_o dr._n vane_n wisdom_n and_o innocence_n p._n 119._o aegrotat_fw-la daemon_n monachus_n tunc_fw-la esse_fw-la volebat_fw-la convaluit_fw-la daemon_n daemon_n ut_fw-la ante_fw-la fuit_fw-la the_o devil_n be_v sick_a the_o devil_n a_o monk_n will_v be_v the_o devil_n be_v well_o the_o devil_n a_o monk_n be_v he_o but_o o_o my_o friend_n let_v we_o labour_n to_o preserve_v that_o gracious_a frame_n that_o be_v in_o we_o in_o our_o sickness_n if_o we_o be_v not_o careful_a 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1.12_o etc._n etc._n old_a par_fw-fr in_o shropshire_n by_o fare_v hardly_o have_v attain_v to_o above_o a_o hundred_o and_o forty_o year_n tenuis_fw-la mensa_fw-la sanitatis_fw-la mater_fw-la delicate_a feed_v render_v the_o body_n dull_a and_o disease_v whereas_o slender_a meal_n make_v it_o active_a and_o healthful_a 5._o consid_fw-la god_n can_v make_v course_n diet_n as_o pleasant_a to_o the_o taste_n see_v prov._n 15.16_o 17._o even_o a_o dinner_n of_o herb_n be_v sweet_a prov._n 27.7_o the_o full_a soul_n loathe_v a_o honeycomb_n but_o to_o the_o hungry_a soul_n every_o bitter_a thing_n be_v sweet_a to_o the_o hungry_a soul_n how_o pleasant_a be_v a_o piece_n of_o bread_n and_o cheese_n 6._o consid_fw-la god_n can_v make_v course_n diet_n as_o satisfy_v if_o you_o belong_v to_o he_o prov._n 13.25_o the_o righteous_a eat_v to_o the_o satisfy_n of_o â—his_n soul_n but_o the_o belly_n of_o the_o wicked_a shall_v want_v indeed_o we_o read_v how_o they_o who_o have_v their_o portion_n in_o this_o life_n god_n fill_v their_o bell_n with_o his_o hide_a treasure_n psal_n 17.14_o but_o many_o epicure_n though_o their_o belly_n be_v fill_v yet_o their_o appetite_n be_v not_o satisfy_v but_o they_o be_v still_o hanker_a after_o variety_n of_o dainty_n ecles_n 6.7_o but_o god_n have_v promise_v to_o his_o people_n that_o he_o will_v satisfy_v the_o poor_a of_o they_o with_o bread_n psal_n 132.15_o i_o end_v this_o with_o that_o of_o musculus_fw-la 48._o muscul_fw-la in_o gen._n 1_o 29._o p._n 48._o sic_fw-la esse_fw-la naturam_fw-la humanam_fw-la comparatam_fw-la ut_fw-la quod_fw-la cibum_fw-la attinet_fw-la modico_fw-la ac_fw-la facili_fw-la demitti_fw-la posset_n nisi_fw-la ingluvies_fw-la obtinuisset_fw-la cvi_fw-la nullo_n edulij_fw-la genere_fw-la satisfieri_fw-la potest_fw-la 7._o consid_fw-la god_n can_v make_v a_o little_a go_v far_o as_o he_o multiply_v the_o sareptan_a widow_n handful_n of_o meal_n and_o little_a oil_n in_o a_o cruse_a to_o the_o feed_n 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and_o a_o foul_a heart_n seldom_o go_v uncouple_v 4._o and_o last_o it_o bring_v down_o god_n judgement_n it_o bring_v the_o flood_n upon_o the_o old_a world_n mat._n 24.38_o fire_n on_o sodom_n ezek._n 16.49_o 50._o the_o sword_n on_o israel_n amos_n 6.4_o 7._o compare_v see_v what_o befall_v the_o murmur_a israelite_n that_o desire_v delicious_a fare_n psal_n 78.30_o 31._o they_o be_v not_o estrange_v from_o their_o lust_n but_o whilst_o the_o meat_n be_v in_o their_o mouth_n the_o wrath_n of_o god_n fall_v upon_o they_o and_o slay_v the_o fat_a of_o they_o etc._n etc._n we_o read_v likewise_o of_o the_o richman_n that_o fare_v delicious_o every_o day_n be_v after_o his_o death_n in_o hell_n and_o lift_v up_o his_o eye_n be_v in_o torment_n luke_n 16.19_o 23_o compare_v the_o apostle_n tell_v you_o phil._n 3.19_o who_o god_n be_v their_o belly_n their_o end_n be_v destruction_n to_o shut_v up_o this_o the_o psalmist_n speak_v of_o some_o how_o god_n give_v they_o their_o request_n but_o send_v leanness_n into_o their_o soul_n psal_n 106.15_o if_o god_n shall_v give_v thou_o thy_o request_n and_o bestow_v more_o delicious_a fare_n upon_o thou_o however_o thy_o body_n may_v come_v on_o yet_o thy_o soul_n will_v be_v but_o poor_a in_o grace_n lean_a and_o ill-favoured_a it_o be_v well_o for_o god_n servant_n that_o their_o master_n keep_v they_o in_o good_a work_a case_n for_o as_o a_o heathen_a say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d menand_n it_o be_v better_a to_o fare_v mean_o and_o live_v well_o then_o to_o fare_v delicious_o and_o live_v disorderly_a a_o barren_a ground_n do_v well_o for_o god_n sheep_n fat_a pasture_n may_v rot_v they_o and_o a_o full_a table_n may_v be_v a_o snare_n to_o christian_n and_o that_o which_o shall_v have_v be_v for_o their_o welfare_n through_o a_o ill_a disposition_n in_o they_o may_v become_v a_o trap_n unto_o they_o psal_n 69.22_o god_n then_o in_o give_v thou_o course_n diet_n see_v it_o most_o fit_a for_o thou_o 9_o consid_fw-la if_o you_o serve_v god_n you_o be_v not_o without_o your_o feast_n you_o have_v several_a spiritual_a feast_n which_o be_v far_o better_o than_o bodily_a to_o name_v a_o few_o 1._o you_o have_v the_o feast_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n prov._n 15.15_o he_o that_o be_v of_o a_o merry_a heart_n have_v a_o continual_a feast_n the_o scripture_n oft_o put_v heart_n for_o conscience_n 2_o sam._n 24.10_o act_n 15.9_o 1_o john_n 3.20_o the_o hebrew_n have_v no_o other_o word_n but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o express_v conscience_n by_o and_o because_o a_o good_a conscience_n cause_v joy_n or_o mirth_n therefore_o it_o be_v render_v a_o merry_a heart_n but_o it_o may_v be_v render_v according_a to_o the_o original_a a_o good_a conscience_n be_v a_o feast_n always_o or_o at_o a_o feast_n continual_o 2._o you_o have_v the_o word_n of_o god_n which_o be_v a_o feast_n this_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o clemens_n call_v it_o vitæ_fw-la aeternae_fw-la viaticum_fw-la david_n look_v upon_o it_o as_o such_o psal_n 119.19_o i_o be_o a_o stranger_n here_o on_o earth_n hide_v not_o thy_o commandment_n from_o i_o he_o look_v upon_o god_n command_n back_v with_o promise_n as_o his_o spiritual_a food_n whilst_o travel_v towards_o heaven_n his_o own_o country_n he_o esteem_v it_o sweet_a than_o honey_n or_o the_o honeycomb_n psal_n 19.10_o and_o job_n esteem_v it_o more_o than_o his_o ordinary_a food_n job_n 23.12_o 3_o you_o have_v the_o feast_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n this_o be_v heavenly_a manna_n our_o viaticum_fw-la to_o the_o heavenly_a canaan_n this_o be_v spiritual_a meat_n 1_o cor._n 10.3_o it_o be_v angelical_a food_n indeed_o a_o excellent_a banquet_n for_o say_v christ_n joh._n 6.55_o my_o flesh_n be_v meat_n indeed_o and_o my_o blood_n be_v drink_v indeed_o meat_n and_o drink_n indeed_o by_o way_n of_o reality_n and_o by_o way_n of_o excellency_n see_v psal_n 22.26_o 29._o and_o 36.8_o