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duty_n 1._o it_o put_v the_o soul_n upon_o self-searching_a a_o child_n of_o god_n be_v conscious_a to_o himself_o of_o sin_n take_v the_o candle_n and_o lantern_n of_o the_o word_n and_o search_v into_o his_o heart_n he_o desire_v to_o know_v the_o worst_a by_o himself_o as_o a_o man_n who_o be_v distemper_v in_o body_n desire_v to_o know_v the_o worst_a of_o his_o disease_n though_o our_o joy_n lie_v in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o our_o grace_n yet_o there_o be_v some_o benefit_n in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o our_o corruption_n therefore_o job_n pray_v make_v i_o to_o know_v my_o transgression_n job_n 13.23_o it_o be_v good_a to_o know_v our_o sin_n that_o we_o may_v not_o flatter_v ourselves_o or_o take_v our_o condition_n to_o be_v better_a than_o it_o be_v it_o be_v good_a to_o find_v out_o our_o sin_n lest_o they_o find_v we_o out_o 2._o the_o inherency_n of_o sin_n put_v a_o child_n of_o god_n upon_o self-abasing_a sin_n be_v leave_v in_o a_o godly_a man_n as_o a_o cancer_n in_o 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voluntatem_fw-la it_o shall_v be_v ad_fw-la sanitatem_fw-la austin_n if_o god_n do_v not_o give_v thou_o that_o which_o thou_o like_v he_o will_v give_v thou_o that_o which_o thou_o need_v a_o physician_n do_v not_o so_o much_o study_v to_o please_v the_o taste_n of_o the_o patient_n as_o to_o cure_v his_o distemper_n we_o complain_v such_o sore_a trial_n lie_v upon_o we_o let_v we_o remember_v god_n be_v our_o physician_n therefore_o he_o labour_v rather_o to_o heal_v we_o than_o humour_n we_o god_n deal_n with_o his_o child_n though_o they_o be_v sharp_a yet_o they_o be_v safe_a and_o in_o order_n to_o a_o cure_n deut._n 8.16_o that_o he_o may_v do_v thou_o good_a in_o the_o
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