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the_o mercy_n of_o your_o physician_n learn_v to_o pity_v other_o 4._o and_o last_o be_v christ_n a_o soul-physitian_n then_o let_v we_o go_v to_o christ_n to_o cure_v this_o sick_a die_a nation_n england_n god_n know_v be_v a_o sick_a patient_n the_o whole_a head_n be_v sick_a the_o whole_a heart_n be_v faint_a physician_n call_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o no_o part_n of_o the_o body_n be_v free_a from_o distemper_n the_o body_n politic_a have_v a_o kakexy_n it_o be_v ill_a all_o over_o magistracy_n ministry_n commonalty_n be_v disease_v and_o those_o who_o pretend_v to_o be_v our_o healer_n be_v physician_n of_o no_o value_n we_o have_v spend_v our_o money_n upon_o these_o physician_n but_o yet_o our_o sore_n be_v not_o heal_v jer._n 14.19_o why_o have_v thou_o smite_v we_o and_o there_o be_v no_o heal_n for_o we_o instead_o of_o heal_v we_o those_o who_o shall_v have_v be_v our_o physician_n have_v increase_v the_o nation_n malady_n by_o give_v a_o toleration_n this_o 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deed_n of_o gift_n what_o a_o superlative_a distinguish_a mercy_n be_v this_o psal_n 14.4_o happy_a be_v that_o people_n who_o god_n be_v the_o lord_n 3._o eternal_a blessing_n heb._n 5.9_o christ_n become_v the_o author_n of_o eternal_a salvation_n to_o all_o they_o that_o obey_v he_o it_o be_v a_o salvation_n that_o bear_v date_n to_o eternity_n oh_o then_o who_o will_v not_o be_v in_o love_n with_o obedience_n while_o we_o please_v god_n we_o pleasure_n ourselves_o ii_o ourselves_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d homer_n ii_o we_o be_v ready_a to_o say_v as_o amaziah_n 2_o chron._n 25.9_o but_o what_o shall_v we_o do_v for_o the_o hundred_o talent_n you_o see_v brethren_n you_o be_v no_o loser_n by_o obedience_n who_o do_v ever_o kindle_v a_o fire_n on_o god_n altar_n for_o nought_o mal._n 1.10_o 3._o i_o shall_v lay_v down_o some_o rule_n to_o help_v christian_n in_o use_n 3_o their_o obedience_n direction_n direction_n that_o it_o may_v be_v the_o sacrifice_n of_o a_o sweet_a 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