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they_o with_o his_o sweet_a incense_n revel_v 8.4_o 5._o use_v to_o reach_v we_o whither_o to_o run_v in_o all_o our_o misery_n not_o to_o the_o deceitful_a confection_n of_o the_o romish_a church_n which_o be_v like_o the_o plaster_n and_o salve_n of_o many_o dishonest_a surgeon_n they_o do_v but_o venom_n and_o cause_n the_o sore_a to_o rankle_v but_o let_v 〈…〉_o to_o christ_n who_o be_v able_a and_o willing_a however_o exclude_v any_o come_n to_o he_o for_o bodily_a 〈…〉_o in_o the_o â—â—guish_n of_o sâ—â—â—â—_n he_o have_v say_v he_o will_v not_o break_v the_o break_a reed_n nor_o quench_v the_o smoke_a flax._n o_o then_o let_v we_o beseech_v he_o with_o david_n to_o heal_v we_o and_o he_o will_v restore_v we_o psal_n 38._o how_o ready_a be_v he_o to_o embrace_v &_o heal_v the_o wide_a gape_a wound_n as_o of_o manasseh_n the_o sinful_a woman_n the_o prodigal_a child_n yea_o many_o of_o the_o murderer_n of_o himself_o whereby_o they_o murder_v themselves_o in_o soul_n he_o heal_v second_o let_v it_o teach_v we_o thankfulness_n how_o be_v the_o bodily_a physician_n honour_v and_o reward_v much_o more_o the_o healer_n of_o thy_o soul_n psal_n 103._o luke_n 17._o remember_v the_o leper_n that_o be_v cleanse_v he_o require_v no_o other_o gift_n he_o show_v great_a love_n to_o thou_o and_o all_o mankind_n that_o he_o stay_v not_o for_o send_v but_o he_o come_v to_o visit_v we_o which_o be_v strange_a in_o the_o world_n to_o see_v the_o physician_n seek_v to_o the_o patient_n and_o not_o the_o patient_n rather_o to_o the_o physician_n o_o then_o shall_v we_o not_o love_v our_o physician_n shall_v we_o not_o follow_v his_o direction_n which_o be_v be_v heal_v go_v thy_o way_n and_o sin_n no_o more_o and_o see_v christ_n have_v make_v his_o minister_n the_o apothecary_n to_o temper_n and_o administer_v these_o heavenly_a physics_n how_o shall_v we_o seek_v to_o their_o shop_n the_o place_n of_o god_n worship_n how_o shall_v all_o that_o be_v disease_v come_v and_o lie_v down_o at_o this_o pool_n of_o bethesda_n wait_v till_o the_o lord_n effect_v our_o cure_n there_o god_n open_v his_o school_n of_o physic_n and_o surgery_n examine_v what_o come_v from_o thou_o what_o thy_o pulse_n be_v observe_v thy_o heart_n if_o any_o lust_n of_o uncleanness_n ambition_n or_o covetousness_n like_o a_o pleurisy_n vex_v thou_o here_o may_v thou_o have_v a_o vein_n open_v if_o any_o fever_n of_o malice_n vex_v thou_o it_o may_v be_v abate_v if_o any_o swell_n of_o pride_n and_o vainglory_n it_o may_v be_v take_v away_o do_v any_o vital_a part_n waste_v in_o thou_o or_o any_o spiritual_a consumption_n cease_v on_o thou_o as_o if_o any_o defect_n in_o thy_o liver_n that_o the_o word_n turn_v not_o to_o good_a nourishment_n or_o if_o thy_o lung_n be_v naught_o that_o thou_o grow_v cold_a and_o feeble_a in_o prayer_n here_o may_v thou_o have_v remedy_n do_v the_o palsy_n lethargy_n apoplexy_n or_o such_o stupify_a disease_n creep_v on_o thou_o here_o may_v thou_o have_v those_o gross_a and_o tough_a humour_n expel_v do_v loathsome_a leprosy_n begin_v to_o rise_v up_o in_o botch_n here_o it_o may_v be_v cure_v o_o then_o see_v there_o be_v such_o sovereign_a confection_n why_o be_v not_o the_o sore_a of_o my_o daughter_n heal_v let_v it_o not_o be_v say_v of_o israel_n as_o it_o be_v of_o babel_n we_o will_v have_v cure_v she_o and_o she_o will_v not_o be_v cure_v lest_o the_o physic_n of_o the_o word_n not_o prevail_v god_n send_v his_o scare_v iron_n and_o make_v incision_n yea_o excision_n which_o god_n for_o bid_v use_v last_o minister_n and_o spiritual_a physician_n be_v admonish_v how_o and_o who_o they_o heal_v to_o wit_n the_o break_a and_o not_o the_o whole_a ezec._n 34.16_o we_o must_v take_v heed_n how_o we_o draw_v a_o dead_a skin_n over_o the_o wound_n before_o it_o be_v thorough_o search_v for_o as_o we_o may_v not_o wound_v and_o gall_v the_o wound_a with_o sharp_a wine_n of_o threat_n and_o rebuke_n so_o neither_o may_v we_o 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