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commend_v unto_o you_o as_o you_o mind_v the_o welfare_n and_o prosperity_n of_o your_o soul_n to_o mind_v this_o there_o be_v another_o kind_n of_o physic_n to_o be_v make_v use_n of_o as_o the_o matter_n require_v and_o that_o be_v cordial_n for_o the_o heal_n of_o a_o faint_a soul_n this_o may_v be_v speak_v unto_o hereafter_o when_o i_o have_v first_o speak_v unto_o what_o be_v most_o time_n to_o be_v make_v use_n of_o betwixt_o this_o of_o purge_v and_o that_o of_o cordial_n sermon_n viii_o 2._o the_o next_o thing_n that_o i_o shall_v take_v notice_n of_o as_o necessary_a for_o the_o health_n and_o welfare_n of_o the_o body_n which_o as_o the_o lord_n shall_v enable_v i_o i_o shall_v apply_v to_o the_o point_n in_o hand_n be_v the_o observe_v of_o a_o good_a diet_n with_o respect_n to_o the_o choice_n of_o meat_n such_o as_o by_o experience_n have_v be_v find_v best_a agreeable_a to_o the_o nature_n and_o constitution_n of_o the_o body_n and_o in_o proportion_n suitable_a to_o 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though_o the_o darkness_n of_o the_o night_n may_v hide_v we_o from_o other_o and_o the_o darkness_n of_o our_o mind_n may_v hide_v we_o from_o ourselves_o for_o conscience_n may_v be_v harden_v it_o may_v be_v sear_v but_o it_o can_v never_o be_v blind_a yet_o still_o it_o have_v a_o eye_n open_a to_o see_v into_o our_o most_o retire_a thought_n which_o no_o eye_n can_v see_v but_o he_o who_o see_v all_o thing_n and_o far_o this_o be_v a_o faculty_n full_a of_o power_n that_o it_o can_v acquit_v or_o condemn_v torment_n or_o comfort_v a_o man_n as_o the_o matter_n require_v say_v all_o the_o world_n what_o they_o can_v to_o the_o contrary_a rom._n 2.14.15_o 3._o it_o be_v endue_v with_o the_o faculty_n of_o the_o will_n which_o have_v a_o liberty_n of_o choose_v what_o be_v good_a and_o refuse_v what_o be_v evil_a so_o that_o nothing_o can_v hurt_v we_o without_o our_o own_o consent_n matth._n 10.28_o fear_v not_o they_o which_o kill_v the_o body_n but_o be_v not_o able_a to_o kill_v 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