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he_o that_o eat_v and_o drink_v unworthy_o eat_v and_o drink_v damnation_n to_o himself_o for_o this_o cause_n many_o be_v weak_a and_o sickly_a among_o you_o branch_n 2_o 2._o if_o sin_n be_v a_o soul-sickness_n then_o how_o foolish_a be_v they_o that_o hide_v their_o sin_n it_o be_v folly_n to_o hide_v a_o disease_n celat_fw-la disease_n insipientium_fw-la malus_fw-la pudor_fw-la ulcera_fw-la celat_fw-la job_n 31.33_o 40._o if_o i_o cover_v my_o transgression_n as_o adam_n by_o hide_v my_o iniquity_n in_o my_o bosom_n let_v thistle_n grow_v instead_o of_o wheat_n etc._n etc._n the_o wicked_a take_v more_o care_n to_o have_v sin_n cover_v than_o cure_v if_o they_o can_v but_o sin_n in_o private_a and_o not_o be_v suspect_v they_o
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title_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d exod._n 15.26_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n that_o heal_v thou_o he_o be_v a_o physician_n for_o the_o body_n he_o anoint_v the_o blind_a cleanse_v the_o leper_n heal_v the_o sick_a raise_v the_o dead_a matth._n 8.16_o he_o it_o be_v that_o put_v virtue_n into_o physic_n and_o make_v it_o heal_v and_o he_o be_v a_o physician_n for_o the_o soul_n psal_n 147.3_o he_o heal_v the_o break_a in_o heart_n we_o be_v all_o as_o so_o many_o impotent_a disease_a person_n one_o man_n have_v a_o fever_n another_o have_v a_o dead_a palsy_n another_o have_v a_o bloody_a issue_n he_o be_v under_o the_o power_n of_o some_o hereditary_a corruption_n now_o christ_n be_v a_o soul-physitian_n he_o heal_v these_o disease_n bern._n disease_n medice_fw-la aegrotis_fw-la jesus_n bern._n therefore_o in_o scripture_n the_o lord_n jesus_n to_o set_v forth_o his_o heal_a virtue_n be_v resemble_v 1._o by_o the_o brazen_a serpent_n numb_a 21.9_o those_o who_o be_v sting_v be_v cure_v 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and_o lustre_n upon_o a_o person_n 1_o pet._n 3.4_o 5._o who_o adorn_v let_v it_o not_o be_v that_o outward_a adorn_v of_o plate_v the_o hair_n and_o of_o wear_v of_o gold_n but_o let_v it_o be_v the_o hide_a man_n of_o the_o heart_n even_o the_o ornament_n of_o a_o meek_a and_o quiet_a spirit_n which_o be_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n of_o great_a price_n for_o after_o this_o manner_n in_o the_o old_a time_n the_o holy_a woman_n also_o who_o trust_v in_o god_n adorn_v themselves_o if_o a_o man_n have_v plate_n and_o jewel_n cloth_n of_o gold_n hang_n of_o arras_n these_o adorn_v the_o house_n not_o the_o man_n the_o glory_n of_o a_o man_n be_v grace_n chaysost_n grace_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chaysost_n prov._n 4.9_o she_o shall_v give_v to_o thy_o head_n a_o ornament_n of_o grace_n the_o grace_n be_v a_o chain_n of_o pearl_n that_o adorn_v christ_n bride_n the_o heart_n inlay_v and_o enamel_v with_o grace_n be_v like_o the_o king_n daughter_n all_o glorious_a within_o 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