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no_o good_a but_o make_v i_o more_o wanton_a or_o more_o froward_a in_o a_o evil_a way_n ans._n hark_v the_o lord_n tell_v thou_o that_o he_o know_v all_o this_o he_o have_v see_v thy_o way_n the_o evil_a of_o thy_o way_n and_o every_o aggravation_n of_o the_o evil_a in_o they_o yet_o he_o say_v i_o will_v heal_v thou_o he_o undertake_v to_o be_v himself_o thy_o physician_n 2._o object_n but_o thou_o â—ryest_v â—ut_v i_o be_o sick_a with_o my_o lust_n i_o be_o wound_v with_o misery_n i_o be_o break_v with_o horror_n and_o i_o have_v no_o strength_n to_o recover_v myself_o out_o of_o any_o of_o these_o ans._n but_o the_o lord_n jesus_n say_v i_o will_v heal_v theâ—_n of_o all_o these_o evil_n of_o thy_o sin_n thy_o sorrow_n and_o thy_o fear_n i_o will_v do_v it_o for_o thou_o by_o my_o own_o right_a hand_n and_o for_o my_o own_o sake_n 3._o obj._n still_o thou_o objecte_v against_o thy_o own_o mercy_n and_o complain_v that_o thou_o know_v not_o jesus_n christ_n nor_o the_o way_n to_o he_o or_o if_o thou_o do_v thou_o have_v neither_o will_n nor_o power_n to_o come_v to_o he_o that_o thou_o may_v be_v heal_v by_o he_o ans._n but_o what_o say_v the_o lord_n to_o thou_o i_o will_v lead_v thou_o also_o i_o will_v first_o come_v to_o thou_o i_o will_v stretch_v out_o my_o hand_n towards_o thou_o and_o take_v hold_v of_o thy_o spirit_n i_o will_v draw_v thou_o towards_o myself_o i_o will_v direct_v thou_o in_o the_o right_a path_n of_o my_o love_n i_o will_v bear_v thou_o up_o in_o the_o way_n that_o thou_o shall_v not_o fall_v in_o it_o nor_o fall_v from_o it_o 4._o obj._n but_o thy_o melancholy_n dark_a and_o sullen_a thought_n still_o abound_v in_o thou_o and_o suffer_v thou_o to_o have_v no_o peace_n these_o fill_v thou_o with_o fear_n and_o tremble_n that_o thou_o can_v not_o take_v comfort_n in_o any_o thing_n ans._n but_o god_n will_v restore_v comfort_n to_o thou_o and_o to_o thy_o mourner_n he_o will_v bring_v again_o that_o comfort_n which_o thou_o have_v once_o in_o thy_o spirit_n which_o thou_o have_v in_o paradise_n it_o be_v now_o but_o lay_v aside_o hide_v sow_v in_o thou_o god_n will_v bring_v it_o forth_o to_o light_n and_o set_v it_o before_o thou_o and_o make_v it_o to_o grow_v up_o out_o of_o thy_o own_o spirit_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o thy_o spirit_n and_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o all_o thy_o mourner_n all_o those_o melancholy_a thought_n which_o now_o fill_v thou_o with_o so_o much_o heaviness_n i_o will_v restore_v comfort_n say_v god_n the_o comfort_n the_o joy_n for_o the_o want_n of_o which_o thou_o mourn_v be_v thou_o already_o it_o be_v thy_o eternal_o it_o be_v the_o grace_n give_v to_o thou_o before_o all_o time_n in_o jesus_n christ_n as_o st._n paul_n speak_v to_o timothy_n but_o as_o the_o tree_n be_v first_o in_o the_o creation_n and_o then_o the_o seed_n and_o then_o again_o the_o tree_n be_v restore_v to_o themselves_o out_o of_o their_o seed_n so_o thy_o comfort_n have_v be_v hide_v in_o thy_o heart_n in_o 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