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free_o he_o will_v do_v it_o for_o ask_v and_o for_o all_o that_o ask_v it_o psal._n 30._o 2._o o_o lord_n i_o cry_v and_o thou_o do_v heal_v i_o three_o he_o 3_o attend_v his_o patient_n most_o diligent_o other_o physician_n visit_v their_o patient_n sometime_o in_o expectance_n of_o good_a reward_n but_o he_o only_o out_o of_o his_o wonderful_a care_n and_o compassion_n be_v ever_o present_a and_o about_o his_o patient_n psal._n 34._o 18._o he_o only_o be_v near_o to_o the_o afflict_a in_o spirit_n and_o will_v save_v the_o contrite_a heart_n now_o if_o christ_n be_v the_o physician_n worth_n christ_n must_v be_v magnify_v for_o our_o health_n we_o may_v say_v of_o our_o sickness_n by_o sin_n as_o himself_o do_v of_o lazarus_n his_o sickness_n this_o sickness_n be_v not_o unto_o death_n in_o all_o but_o that_o god_n may_v be_v glorify_v for_o no_o man_n can_v cure_v himself_o 4_o our_o own_o merit_n work_n or_o freewill_n can_v cure_v we_o we_o can_v poison_v ourselves_o daily_o 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