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physician_n how_o much_o better_o have_v it_o be_v to_o have_v seek_v not_o to_o the_o physician_n but_o to_o the_o lord_n which_o i_o will_v not_o have_v so_o take_v as_o if_o physician_n be_v not_o at_o all_o in_o any_o case_n to_o be_v seek_v unto_o but_o to_o show_v that_o it_o be_v much_o better_a to_o neglect_v all_o mean_n then_o to_o neglect_v the_o lord_n who_o give_v a_o blessing_n to_o all_o the_o mean_n that_o be_v at_o any_o time_n of_o any_o use_n warrantable_a mean_n may_v lawful_o must_v conscionable_o be_v use_v but_o use_v as_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n providence_n whereby_o he_o do_v whatsoever_o good_a thing_n be_v do_v by_o they_o woe_n be_v denounce_v against_o they_o that_o trust_v to_o mean_n without_o the_o lord_n isa_n 30._o 1_o etc._n etc._n and_o 31._o 1_o etc._n etc._n whether_o therefore_o mean_n be_v use_v or_o not_o use_v let_v not_o the_o lord_n be_v neglect_v he_o save_v §._o 41._o of_o god_n take_v occasion_n to_o help_v at_o a_o pinch_n iii_o 38._o 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lord_n that_o neighbour_n will_v admonish_v exhort_v and_o as_o just_a occasion_n by_o sin_n be_v offer_v reprove_v and_o every_o way_n edify_v one_o another_o have_v man_n faith_n god_n word_n will_v be_v in_o their_o heart_n 9_o 11._o as_o a_o burn_a fire_n shut_v up_o in_o their_o bone_n they_o will_v be_v weary_a wâ—â—h_n forbear_v their_o mouth_n will_v be_v open_v their_o heart_n enlarge_v much_o will_v god_n glory_n be_v advance_v much_o good_a will_v be_v do_v to_o man_n if_o every_o one_o of_o we_o in_o our_o place_n fid._n can_v in_o truth_n say_v i_o believe_v therefore_o have_v i_o speak_v yea_o doubt_n arise_v against_o that_o which_o be_v meet_v to_o be_v utter_v will_v be_v suppress_v i'faith_o will_v soon_o quell_v they_o all_o he_o therefore_o give_v a_o good_a advice_n that_o say_v when_o inextricable_a doubt_n do_v trouble_v thou_o let_v faith_n be_v ready_a to_o make_v resolution_n and_o to_o give_v satisfaction_n §._o 68_o of_o faith_n stability_n in_o trial_n i._o 66._o faith_n remain_v firm_a in_o trouble_n iii_o no_o affliction_n can_v utter_o suppress_v faith_n how_o firm_a in_o the_o uttermost_a trial_n be_v their_o faith_n that_o say_v 15._o though_o he_o slay_v i_o yet_o will_v i_o trust_v in_o he_o 4._o though_o i_o walk_v through_o the_o valley_n of_o the_o shadow_n of_o death_n i_o will_v fear_v none_o evil_a etc._n we_o be_v trouble_v on_o every_o side_n yet_o not_o distress_v we_o be_v perplex_v yet_o not_o in_o despair_n etc._n etc._n 39_o i_o be_o persuade_v that_o neither_o life_n etc._n etc._n that_o these_o instance_n may_v not_o be_v think_v to_o be_v so_o extraordinary_a as_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v exemplary_a note_v the_o apostle_n ample_a extension_n thereof_o we_o have_v the_o same_o spirit_n of_o faith_n he_o say_v not_o in_o the_o singular_a number_n i_o as_o speak_v of_o himself_o alone_o but_o in_o the_o plural_a we_o as_o speak_v of_o 6._o many_o and_o that_o indefinite_o as_o exclude_v none_o we_o also_o believe_v 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