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his_o hand_n look_v that_o your_o do_n be_v right_a med._n and_o then_o your_o person_n shall_v be_v precious_a in_o his_o eye_n 2._o be_v thou_o sick_a learn_v who_o to_o invocate_v and_o on_o who_o to_o depend_v for_o health_n upon_o no_o other_o than_o god_n far_o be_v it_o from_o any_o of_o we_o in_o sickness_n with_o saul_n in_o danger_n to_o run_v to_o the_o pythomise_n and_o seek_v help_n of_o the_o devil_n satan_n best_a cure_n be_v deadly_a wound_n it_o be_v far_o better_a to_o continue_v sick_a then_o by_o such_o mean_n to_o get_v health_n since_o whilst_o thy_o mortal_a body_n be_v for_o a_o time_n restore_v thy_o immortal_a soul_n be_v desperate_o endanger_v nor_o yet_o let_v we_o with_o the_o papist_n seek_v to_o any_o saint_n as_o mediator_n with_o god_n for_o our_o recovery_n while_o they_o have_v their_o several_a saint_n for_o several_a disease_n sebastian_n for_o the_o plague_n anthony_n for_o the_o gangrene_n patronilla_n for_o ague_n and_o benedict_n for_o the_o 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vouchsafe_v those_o two_o must_v not_o be_v sever_v god_n will_v not_o usual_o help_v without_o mean_n and_o therefore_o they_o must_v be_v use_v the_o mean_n can_v possible_o help_v without_o god_n and_o therefore_o in_o the_o use_n of_o they_o his_o blessing_n must_v be_v implore_v they_o be_v equal_o bad_a to_o neglect_v and_o to_o rest_v on_o second_o cause_n to_o expect_v succour_n either_o from_o they_o original_o or_o without_o they_o instrumental_o to_o rely_v on_o god_n without_o mean_n or_o trust_v to_o mean_n without_o god_n sure_o what_o the_o king_n say_v to_o the_o woman_n 27._o if_o the_o lord_n do_v not_o help_v thou_o whence_o shall_v i_o help_v thou_o that_o all_o creature_n say_v to_o we_o in_o any_o distress_n if_o the_o lord_n help_v not_o whence_n shall_v we_o except_o the_o lord_n build_v the_o house_n they_o labour_v in_o vain_a that_o build_v it_o except_o the_o lord_n keep_v the_o city_n the_o watchman_n watch_v but_o in_o vain_a ibid._n say_v the_o psalmist_n 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physician_n admnister_v but_o in_o vain_a heal_v thyself_o be_v only_o true_a of_o that_o physician_n to_o who_o it_o be_v speak_v no_o other_o physician_n can_v of_o himself_o either_o heal_v himself_o or_o other_o tangit_fw-la te_fw-la rex_fw-la sanat_fw-la te_fw-la deus_fw-la be_v no_o less_o true_o than_o humble_o speak_v when_o the_o royal_a touch_n be_v give_v the_o king_n touch_v thou_o god_n cure_v thou_o it_o be_v so_o here_o the_o physician_n prescribe_v the_o medicine_n but_o god_n by_o that_o command_n health_n oh_o therefore_o that_o physician_n in_o administer_a patient_n in_o receive_v will_v only_o depend_v upon_o and_o sue_v for_o divine_a benediction_n when_o the_o one_o write_v a_o recipe_n with_o his_o pen_n let_v he_o pray_v with_o his_o heart_n when_o the_o other_o receive_v the_o potion_n into_o his_o stomach_n let_v he_o lift_v up_o his_o eye_n to_o god_n â—6_n who_o say_v of_o himself_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n that_o heal_v thou_o 3._o be_v thou_o recover_v 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