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51._o thus_o hezekiah_n 13._o complain_v that_o god_n have_v break_v his_o bone_n as_o a_o lion_n thus_o the_o choose_a vessel_n s._n paul_n need_v the_o messenger_n 12._o of_o satan_n to_o buffet_v he_o lest_o he_o shall_v be_v lift_v up_o above_o measure_n hence_o we_o learn_v that_o we_o must_v not_o pass_v too_o harsh_a judgement_n upon_o ourselves_o or_o other_o when_o god_n do_v exercise_v we_o with_o bruise_v upon_o bruise_v there_o must_v be_v a_o conformity_n to_o our_o head_n christ_n who_o be_v bruise_v for_o we_o 53._o that_o we_o may_v know_v how_o much_o we_o be_v bind_v unto_o he_o profane_a spirit_n ignorant_a of_o god_n way_n in_o bring_v his_o child_n to_o heaven_n censure_v break_v heart_v christian_n for_o desperate_a person_n when_o as_o god_n be_v about_o a_o gracious_a good_a work_n with_o they_o it_o be_v no_o easy_a matter_n to_o bring_v a_o man_n from_o nature_n to_o grace_n and_o from_o grace_n to_o glory_n so_o unyeelding_a and_o untractable_a be_v our_o 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