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they_o may_v recover_v and_o be_v heal_v we_o read_v 2_o king_n 8._o when_o jehoram_n be_v wound_v of_o the_o assyrian_n simile_n he_o return_v into_o jezreel_n to_o be_v heal_v of_o his_o wound_n so_o when_o the_o devil_n have_v wound_v we_o in_o our_o care_n faith_n or_o in_o our_o zeal_n it_o must_v be_v our_o wisdom_n to_o return_v to_o the_o word_n and_o to_o the_o sacrament_n to_o be_v heal_v of_o they_o four_o 4._o though_o we_o have_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o toil_n and_o trouble_v here_o in_o the_o church_n militant_a yet_o we_o may_v be_v comfort_v because_o it_o be_v the_o way_n and_o the_o gate_n to_o the_o church_n triumphant_a as_o john_n 16._o 2._o christ_n say_v very_o very_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o that_o you_o shall_v weep_v and_o lament_v but_o the_o world_n shall_v rejoice_v and_o you_o shall_v have_v sorrow_n but_o your_o sorrow_n shall_v be_v turn_v into_o joy_n so_o revel_v 21._o 4._o say_v he_o and_o god_n shall_v wipe_v away_o all_o tear_n from_o their_o eye_n 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that_o sin_n have_v put_v upon_o we_o such_o a_o fearful_a ugly_a face_n and_o so_o deform_v sol._n that_o god_n do_v not_o acknowledge_v we_o to_o be_v the_o creature_n he_o make_v at_o first_o therefore_o the_o true_a joseph_n do_v bring_v we_o to_o god_n and_o present_v we_o in_o his_o blood_n say_v o_o father_n accept_v of_o they_o these_o be_v they_o for_o who_o sake_n i_o be_v nine_o month_n in_o the_o dark_a womb_n of_o the_o virgin_n bear_v in_o a_o stable_n lay_v in_o a_o manger_n these_o be_v they_o for_o who_o sake_n i_o die_v that_o same_o curse_a death_n on_o the_o cross_n father_n for_o my_o sake_n accept_v they_o and_o let_v my_o pain_n be_v their_o ease_n my_o shame_n their_o glory_n my_o death_n their_o life_n and_o my_o condemnation_n their_o absolution_n so_o that_o it_o be_v christ_n that_o bring_v we_o home_o unto_o god_n which_o be_v the_o general_a end_n of_o his_o suffering_n in_o ephes_n 2._o 12._o it_o be_v say_v remember_v that_o at_o that_o time_n you_o be_v 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