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13._o and_o therefore_o friend_n watch_v narrow_o over_o your_o own_o heart_n and_o be_v earnest_a in_o prayer_n that_o the_o lord_n will_v keep_v they_o in_o a_o humble_a and_o holy_a frame_n or_o else_o you_o will_v soon_o find_v that_o as_o health_n come_v on_o holiness_n and_o humility_n will_v go_v off_o and_o your_o old_a companion_n and_o corruption_n will_v compliment_v your_o spirit_n into_o their_o former_a frame_n iii_o commune_fw-la with_o your_o own_o heart_n be_v very_o strict_a and_o serious_a in_o your_o inquiry_n why_o the_o lord_n have_v so_o afflict_v you_o god_n do_v not_o afflict_v willing_o nor_o grieve_v the_o child_n of_o man_n lam._n 3.33_o it_o be_v foreign_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o god_n who_o be_v a_o god_n of_o mercy_n to_o delight_v in_o act_n of_o cruelty_n towards_o his_o creature_n or_o causless_o to_o chastise_v his_o own_o child_n a_o discreet_a father_n do_v not_o take_v the_o rod_n until_o his_o child_n provoke_v he_o by_o some_o miscarriage_n nor_o do_v the_o father_n of_o spirit_n by_o who_o action_n be_v weigh_v correct_v his_o covenant_n once_o until_o they_o have_v offend_v psal_n 89.30_o 31_o 32._o he_o will_v not_o visit_v with_o the_o rod_n until_o they_o have_v transgress_v nor_o with_o stripe_n until_o iniquity_n have_v be_v commit_v the_o widow_n of_o sareptha_n so_o soon_o as_o ever_o her_o son_n be_v dead_a present_o charge_v her_o sin_n with_o his_o death_n and_o lay_v his_o blood_n at_o sin_n door_n 1_o king_n 17.18_o what_o have_v i_o to_o do_v with_o thou_o thou_o man_n of_o god_n be_v thou_o come_v to_o call_v my_o sin_n into_o remembrance_n and_o to_o slay_v my_o son_n holy_a david_n touch_v the_o same_o string_n in_o that_o mournful_a ditty_n of_o he_o psal_n 38.3_o 4_o 5._o there_o be_v no_o soundness_n in_o my_o flesh_n because_o of_o thy_o anger_n neither_o be_v there_o any_o rest_n in_o my_o bone_n because_o of_o my_o sin_n for_o my_o iniquity_n be_v go_v over_o my_o head_n as_o a_o heavy_a burden_n 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distemper_n i_o shall_v lend_v you_o some_o help_n in_o your_o serious_a enquiry_n by_o show_v you_o what_o sin_n be_v mention_v in_o scripture_n as_o introducent_a of_o sickness_n and_o which_o god_n either_o threaten_v or_o punish_v with_o disease_n as_o 1._o covetousness_n isa_n 57.17_o for_o the_o iniquity_n of_o his_o covetousness_n be_v i_o wroth_a and_o smite_v he_o i_o hide_v i_o and_o be_v wroth_a and_o he_o go_v on_o froward_o in_o the_o way_n of_o his_o heart_n 2._o deceit_n mic._n 6.10_o 11_o 12_o 13._o be_v there_o yet_o the_o treasure_n of_o wickedness_n in_o the_o house_n of_o the_o wicked_a and_o the_o scant_a measure_n which_o be_v abominable_a shall_v i_o count_v they_o pure_a with_o the_o wicked_a balance_n and_o with_o the_o bag_n of_o deceitful_a weight_n the_o inhabitant_n have_v speak_v lie_v and_o their_o tongue_n be_v deceitful_a in_o their_o mouth_n therefore_o also_o will_v i_o make_v thou_o sick_a in_o smite_v thou_o in_o make_v thou_o desolate_a because_o 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he_o that_o david_n be_v come_v to_o keilah_n present_o he_o infer_v that_o god_n have_v deliver_v he_o into_o his_o hand_n for_o say_v he_o he_o be_v shut_v in_o by_o enter_v into_o a_o town_n that_o have_v gate_n and_o bar_n but_o it_o prove_v otherwise_o yea_o david_n man_n will_v have_v put_v he_o upon_o the_o same_o mistake_n chap._n 24._o ver_fw-la 4._o when_o saul_n come_v into_o the_o cave_n to_o cover_v his_o foot_n where_o david_n and_o his_o man_n lay_v hide_v they_o present_o conclude_v behold_v the_o day_n of_o which_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v unto_o thou_o behold_v i_o will_v deliver_v thy_o enemy_n into_o thy_o hand_n that_o thou_o may_v do_v to_o he_o as_o it_o shall_v seem_v good_a unto_o thou_o a_o like_a passage_n you_o have_v chap._n 26._o ver_fw-la 8._o when_o david_n and_o abishai_n come_v into_o saul_n army_n by_o night_n and_o find_v they_o all_o fast_o asleep_a not_o a_o sentinel_n wake_v and_o saul_n asleep_o also_o abishai_n say_v to_o david_n god_n have_v 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