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break_v it_o but_o let_v he_o fetch_v a_o full_a blow_n at_o the_o soul_n then_o do_v he_o break_v it_o if_o ever_o i_o take_v unto_o i_o two_o staff_n say_v the_o prophet_n the_o one_o i_o call_v beauty_n the_o other_o i_o call_v band_n and_o with_o these_o i_o feed_v the_o flock_n zach._n 11._o 7._o there_o be_v the_o course_n of_o a_o true_a feeder_n of_o the_o flock_n he_o feed_v they_o with_o the_o law_n and_o the_o gospel_n he_o take_v his_o two_o staff_n and_o he_o lay_v about_o he_o till_o the_o heart_n of_o his_o hearer_n feel_v he_o and_o this_o be_v the_o way_n to_o feed_v they_o and_o to_o break_v they_o off_o from_o their_o sin_n thus_o you_o see_v the_o mean_n that_o god_n use_v to_o break_v your_o heart_n he_o heal_v the_o break_a in_o heart_n hence_o observe_v that_o christ_n justify_v and_o sanctify_v for_o that_o be_v the_o meaning_n first_o because_o god_n have_v give_v christ_n grace_n to_o practice_n for_o the_o sake_n of_o the_o break_a in_o heart_n and_o therefore_o if_o this_o be_v his_o grace_n to_o heal_v the_o brokenhearted_a certain_o he_o will_v heal_v they_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v upon_o i_o etc._n etc._n he_o have_v send_v i_o to_o heal_v the_o break_a in_o heart_n etc._n etc._n luk._n 4._o 18._o if_o he_o be_v create_v master_n of_o this_o art_n even_o for_o this_o purpose_n to_o heal_v the_o break_a in_o heart_n he_o will_v very_o heal_v they_o and_o none_o but_o they_o he_o be_v not_o like_o hosander_n and_o hypocrates_n who_o father_n appoint_v they_o both_o to_o be_v physician_n he_o appoint_v his_o son_n hypocrates_n to_o be_v a_o physician_n of_o horse_n yet_o he_o prove_v a_o physician_n for_o man_n he_o appoint_v hosander_n to_o be_v a_o physician_n for_o man_n and_o he_o prove_v a_o physician_n for_o horse_n he_o be_v not_o like_o these_o no_o no_o he_o will_v heal_v those_o who_o he_o be_v appoint_v to_o heal_v now_o god_n appoint_v he_o to_o heal_v thou_o that_o be_v break_v in_o heart_n and_o 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spirit_n of_o god_n who_o be_v so_o far_o from_o lament_v that_o on_o the_o contrary_n they_o rejoice_v at_o the_o death_n of_o the_o godly_a man_n because_o he_o stand_v in_o their_o way_n they_o can_v not_o follow_v their_o work_n of_o darkness_n as_o they_o will_v but_o he_o hinder_v they_o he_o stand_v in_o their_o light_n they_o can_v not_o run_v on_o in_o sin_n and_o wickedness_n but_o he_o will_v be_v reprove_v admonish_a and_o tell_v they_o of_o their_o fault_n and_o this_o make_v they_o long_o for_o the_o good_a man_n end_n and_o to_o rejoice_v in_o it_o when_o it_o do_v come_v these_o do_v not_o consider_v that_o when_o the_o righteous_a be_v take_v from_o the_o earth_n than_o they_o lie_v open_a unto_o the_o judgemens_fw-la of_o god_n but_o as_o the_o sodomite_n thrust_v out_o just_a lot_n out_o of_o their_o city_n that_o so_o god_n vengeance_n may_v fall_v the_o soon_o upon_o they_o for_o till_o he_o be_v go_v the_o lord_n will_v not_o destroy_v they_o gen._n 19_o 21._o 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