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foot_n unto_o the_o top_n of_o thy_o head_n and_o a_o little_a after_o in_o the_o same_o place_n the_o lord_n will_v make_v thy_o plague_n wonderful_a 59_o verse_n 59_o and_o the_o plague_n of_o thy_o seed_n even_o great_a plague_n and_o of_o long_a continuance_n and_o sore_a disease_n and_o of_o long_a durance_n i_o will_v bring_v upon_o thou_o all_o the_o disease_n of_o egypt_n whereof_o thou_o be_v afraid_a and_o they_o shall_v cleave_v unto_o thou_o and_o every_o sickness_n and_o every_o plague_n which_o be_v not_o write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o this_o law_n will_v the_o lord_n heap_n upon_o thou_o until_o thou_o be_v destroy_v and_o from_o they_o that_o walk_v in_o his_o way_n he_o have_v promise_v to_o keep_v these_o disease_n far_o away_o if_o thou_o will_v diligent_o hearken_v o_o israel_n unto_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n 15.26_o exod._n 15.26_o and_o will_v do_v that_o which_o be_v right_a in_o his_o sight_n and_o will_v give_v ear_n unto_o his_o 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near_o thou_o there_o shall_v none_o evil_o come_v unto_o thou_o neither_o shall_v any_o plague_n come_v near_o thy_o tabernacle_n for_o he_o shall_v give_v his_o angel_n charge_v over_o thou_o to_o keep_v thou_o in_o all_o thy_o way_n they_o shall_v bear_v thou_o in_o their_o hand_n that_o thou_o hurt_v not_o thy_o foot_n against_o a_o stone_n thus_o it_o be_v the_o lord_n only_o that_o keep_v we_o from_o plague_n and_o disease_n by_o the_o invisible_a ministry_n of_o his_o holy_a angel_n which_o he_o use_v for_o the_o defence_n of_o his_o servant_n and_o the_o punishment_n of_o the_o wicked_a for_o as_o when_o the_o lord_n do_v send_v his_o angel_n into_o the_o host_n of_o proud_a blasphemous_a sanecherib_n he_o smite_v in_o one_o night_n a_o hundred_o fourscore_o and_o five_o thousand_o 19.35_o 2._o king_n 19.35_o so_o that_o when_o they_o rise_v early_o in_o the_o morning_n behold_v they_o be_v all_o dead_a corpse_n and_o as_o in_o the_o time_n of_o david_n 24.15_o 2._o sam._n 24.15_o the_o lord_n by_o a_o angel_n do_v destroy_v with_o the_o pestilence_n seventie_o thousand_o man_n in_o three_o day_n so_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o all_o pestilent_a disease_n if_o the_o lord_n bid_v his_o angel_n cease_v punish_v as_o he_o do_v then_o when_o he_o stretch_v out_o his_o hand_n upon_o jerusalem_n to_o destroy_v it_o he_o say_v 16._o verse_n 16._o it_o be_v sufficient_a hold_v now_o thy_o hand_n or_o if_o he_o will_v they_o to_o keep_v we_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o it_o it_o shall_v be_v so_o and_o then_o shall_v that_o be_v verify_v upon_o we_o 91.13_o psalm_n 91.13_o which_o be_v write_v thou_o shall_v walk_v upon_o the_o lion_n and_o asp_z the_o young_a lion_n and_o the_o dragon_n shall_v thou_o tread_v under_o foot_n that_o be_v his_o angel_n shall_v preserve_v we_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o great_a danger_n harmless_a he_o only_o defend_v in_o these_o case_n therefore_o let_v we_o trust_v in_o he_o and_o in_o he_o alone_o death_n as_o he_o do_v recover_v 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to_o stink_n and_o say_v unto_o he_o with_o a_o loud_a and_o effectual_a voice_n lazarus_n come_v forth_o and_o he_o do_v so_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o all_o the_o beholder_n 11.43_o joh._n 11.43_o be_v able_a also_o much_o more_o to_o send_v his_o word_n and_o heal_v we_o also_o as_o the_o psalmist_n speak_v that_o be_v 107.20_o psal_n 107.20_o heal_v we_o without_o all_o mean_n or_o when_o we_o be_v bring_v so_o low_a that_o we_o lie_v upon_o our_o bed_n as_o elihu_n speak_v in_o the_o book_n of_o job_n and_o the_o grief_n of_o our_o bone_n be_v sore_o 33.19_o job_n 33.19_o so_o that_o our_o life_n cause_v we_o to_o abhor_v bread_n and_o our_o soul_n dainty_a meat_n so_o that_o our_o flesh_n fail_v that_o it_o can_v be_v see_v and_o the_o bone_n which_o be_v not_o see_v do_v clatter_n so_o that_o our_o soul_n draw_v to_o the_o grave_n and_o our_o life_n to_o the_o burier_n desperate_a though_o our_o estate_n be_v never_o so_o desperate_a if_o then_o there_o come_v a_o messenger_n of_o 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his_o bless_a will_n to_o try_v i_o i_o will_v take_v it_o patient_o and_o put_v my_o trust_n in_o he_o and_o say_v with_o job_n 2.10_o job_n 2.10_o shall_v we_o receive_v good_a at_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n and_o not_o receive_v evil_a he_o that_o be_v faithful_a have_v promise_v that_o he_o will_v lay_v no_o more_o upon_o i_o than_o i_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o bear_v and_o that_o though_o this_o depart_v not_o away_o from_o i_o yet_o his_o grace_n shall_v be_v sufficient_a for_o i_o 12.8.9_o 2._o cor._n 12.8.9_o and_o his_o power_n shall_v be_v make_v perfect_a in_o my_o weakness_n for_o his_o holy_a spirit_n shall_v help_v i_o in_o all_o my_o infirmity_n yea_o he_o have_v promise_v that_o all_o thing_n shall_v fall_v out_o for_o the_o best_a to_o i_o 8.28_o rom._n 8.28_o so_o long_o as_o i_o fear_v he_o though_o not_o in_o the_o beginning_n yet_o in_o the_o end_n and_o so_o i_o will_v say_v again_o with_o job_n that_o if_o he_o kill_v i_o 13.15_o job._n 13.15_o yet_o i_o will_v 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