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it_o it_o will_v never_o leave_v twinkle_v and_o water_v till_o it_o be_v out_o 2_o chron._n 32.26_o hezekiah_n humble_v himself_o great_o for_o the_o pride_n of_o his_o heart_n rom._n 7.24_o o_o wretched_a man_n that_o i_o be_o who_o shall_v deliver_v i_o from_o the_o body_n of_o this_o death_n he_o speak_v of_o the_o law_n in_o his_o member_n war_a against_o the_o law_n of_o his_o mind_n vers_fw-la 23._o this_o be_v the_o way_n to_o prevent_v relapse_n into_o sin_n which_o be_v the_o soul_n sickness_n and_o if_o not_o prevent_v or_o timely_o heal_v will_v overthrow_v the_o prosperity_n of_o prosper_a soul_n sermon_n xiii_o 2_o as_o soul_n that_o begin_v to_o prosper_v and_o have_v any_o desire_n to_o continue_v so_o aught_o to_o keep_v themselves_o