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luk._n 13._o 8._o another_o who_o christ_n cure_v that_o have_v a_o issue_n twelve_o year_n c._n 8._o 43._o behold_v the_o man_n that_o be_v lame_a thirty_o eight_o year_n john_n 5._o 5._o and_o aeneas_n that_o be_v sick_a of_o the_o palsy_n eight_o year_n act._n 9_o 33._o and_o yet_o be_v respect_v and_o cure_v in_o due_a season_n but_o of_o all_o example_n most_o comfortable_a be_v that_o of_o our_o lord_n and_o 3._o head_n god_n dear_a son_n who_o be_v a_o man_n of_o sorrow_n and_o his_o whole_a life_n nothing_o but_o a_o burden_n of_o sorrow_n and_o never_o be_v any_o sorrow_n like_o unto_o he_o and_o yet_o he_o cease_v not_o to_o be_v dear_a to_o his_o father_n and_o the_o same_o be_v the_o condition_n of_o the_o member_n 6_o last_o god_n have_v just_a cause_n to_o defer_v 2_o help_n and_o seem_v to_o hide_v himself_o 1_o to_o try_v our_o faith_n love_n and_o patience_n and_o bring_v it_o forth_o into_o example_n as_o job_n david_n the_o woman_n of_o canaan_n mat._n 15._o 23._o 2_o to_o acknowledge_v the_o greatness_n and_o continuance_n in_o sin_n by_o continuance_n of_o his_o hand_n be_v our_o correction_n always_o short_a we_o will_v not_o be_v persuade_v of_o the_o greatness_n of_o our_o sin_n 3_o to_o make_v we_o more_o watchful_a 3_o against_o sin_n for_o hereafter_o a_o disease_n soon_o cure_v be_v not_o much_o care_v for_o 4_o to_o keep_v our_o peace_n with_o god_n 4_o more_o careful_o hardly_o get_v surely_o keep_v and_o to_o whet_v our_o prayer_n and_o mean_n of_o fellowship_n with_o he_o 5_o that_o we_o may_v acknowledge_v how_o 5_o heavy_a and_o continual_a those_o torment_n be_v which_o be_v prepare_v for_o impenitent_a person_n if_o repentant_a sinner_n be_v lay_v under_o such_o linger_a evil_n in_o this_o life_n 1_o pet._n 4._o 17._o if_o judgement_n begin_v at_o the_o house_n of_o god_n what_o shall_v the_o end_n of_o the_o wicked_a be_v chap._n xvii_o of_o old_a age_n and_o its_o evil_n and_o contentment_n therein_o the_o four_o personal_a 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