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prisoner_n shall_v be_v fond_a of_o his_o fetter_n and_o refuse_v deliverance_n as_o if_o a_o man_n desperate_o sick_a shall_v fight_v with_o his_o physician_n and_o put_v away_o health_n from_o he_o if_o we_o do_v not_o comply_v with_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n which_o have_v contrive_v our_o recovery_n we_o forsake_v our_o own_o mercy_n and_o neglect_v a_o great_a salvation_n we_o love_v death_n and_o hate_v our_o own_o soul_n prov._n 8.14_o 15_o 16._o 2._o consider_v we_o can_v expect_v the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n shall_v do_v more_o for_o our_o recovery_n than_o have_v be_v already_o do_v the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n will_v not_o try_v any_o further_a mean_n mat._n 21.37_o last_o of_o all_o he_o send_v his_o son_n if_o we_o despise_v this_o way_n if_o we_o tread_v under_o foot_n the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o count_v the_o blood_n of_o the_o covenant_n whereby_o we_o be_v sanctify_v a_o unholy_a thing_n there_o will_v remain_v no_o more_o sacrifice_n for_o sin_n heb._n 10.26_o 29._o 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