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not_o set_v at_o liberty_n none_o so_o sick_a which_o he_o do_v not_o heal_v none_o so_o dead_a which_o he_o do_v not_o quicken_v sure_o he_o will_v regard_v we_o for_o he_o know_v that_o of_o ourselves_o we_o can_v bear_v up_o against_o the_o wind_n and_o wave_n and_o let_v we_o always_o remember_v that_o among_o so_o many_o cruel_a enemy_n it_o be_v unbelief_n that_o lead_v the_o van_n it_o encourage_v and_o draw_v they_o on_o and_o when_o we_o have_v get_v the_o victory_n over_o this_o all_o the_o rest_n will_v be_v daunt_v and_o run_v away_o by_o unbelief_n we_o open_v our_o heart_n and_o let_v in_o all_o those_o thief_n and_o robber_n which_o deprive_v we_o of_o our_o peace_n it_o be_v the_o defilement_n of_o our_o conscience_n by_o manifold_a act_n of_o sin_n that_o make_v we_o like_o the_o trouble_a sea_n which_o can_v rest_v and_o for_o a_o conscience_n guilty_a of_o many_o neglect_v to_o lay_v claim_n to_o god_n mercy_n be_v to_o do_v as_o we_o see_v mountebank_n sometime_o 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