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spiritual_a health_n the_o first_o degree_n of_o felicity_n be_v not_o to_o offend_v the_o second_o be_v have_v offend_v to_o know_v the_o offence_n and_o although_o thy_o offence_n be_v great_a yet_o god_n say_v naianzene_n be_v more_o merciful_a than_o man_n can_v be_v sinful_a if_o man_n will_v be_v sorrowful_a the_o very_a heathen-man_n himself_o call_v they_o fool_n that_o know_v not_o their_o fault_n and_o repute_v their_o danger_n great_a seneca_n report_v of_o harpaste_n a_o fool_n who_o know_v not_o that_o she_o be_v blind_a and_o therefore_o entreat_v her_o guide_n to_o go_v forth_o of_o door_n because_o the_o house_n be_v dark_a compare_v such_o as_o know_v not_o their_o fault_n unto_o this_o harpaste_n and_o call_v they_o fool_n further_o this_o
knowledge_n make_v we_o to_o go_v unto_o the_o physician_n and_o to_o seek_v a_o remedy_n for_o the_o cure_n of_o our_o disease_n as_o the_o israelite_n be_v sting_v by_o the_o fiery_a serpent_n flee_v to_o the_o brazen_a serpent_n we_o be_v all_o infect_v with_o the_o plague_n of_o sin_n and_o yet_o there_o be_v a_o great_a difference_n in_o the_o pati_fw-la nt_n some_o see_v it_o not_o at_o all_o some_o see_v it_o too_o much_o some_o feel_v it_o and_o fear_v it_o some_o neither_o feel_v nor_o fear_v it_o of_o these_o four_o sort_n the_o three_o sort_n be_v only_o careful_a to_o seek_v a_o remedy_n happy_a be_v the_o sinner_n who_o heart_n do_v begin_v to_o smite_v with_o david_n they_o that_o be_v smite_v with_o the_o corporal_a plague_n feel_v pain_n at_o the_o heart_n which_o often_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o death_n but_o if_o be_v smite_v with_o the_o spiritual_a plague_n our_o heart_n do_v begin_v once_o to_o feel_v it_o and_o to_o smite_v we_o it_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o life_n the_o heart_n be_v the_o fountain_n of_o life_n the_o first_o thing_n that_o live_v and_o the_o last_o thing_n that_o die_v as_o it_o be_v first_o in_o corporal_a life_n so_o let_v it_o be_v first_o in_o the_o spiritual_a life_n the_o heart_n be_v like_o a_o instrument_n if_o it_o be_v in_o tune_n and_o well_o string_v it_o make_v a_o sweet_a melody_n as_o in_o the_o repentance_n of_o nineveh_n when_o the_o king_n begin_v to_o arise_v from_o his_o throne_n the_o rest_n follow_v so_o in_o the_o repentance_n of_o david_n after_o that_o his_o heart_n which_o sit_v in_o the_o body_n as_o a_o king_n in_o his_o throne_n and_o have_v all_o the_o inferior_a part_n at_o command_n begin_v to_o arise_v the_o rest_n of_o his_o member_n follow_v he_o his_o mouth_n confess_v his_o hand_n put_v off_o the_o royal_a garment_n and_o sacrifice_v unto_o the_o lord_n the_o heart_n be_v like_a unto_o a_o clock_n if_o the_o balance_n thereof_o stir_v all_o the_o other_o instrument_n and_o weight_n follow_v in_o 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