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hezekiahs_n case_n state_v and_o his_o example_n propound_v 2_o chron._n 32.25_o 83_o 84_o 85._o 3._o that_o they_o will_v commune_v with_o their_o own_o heart_n to_o find_v out_o those_o particular_a sin_n for_o which_o the_o lord_n have_v afflict_v they_o 87_o several_a sin_n point_v at_o as_o introducent_a of_o sickness_n ibid._n 4._o that_o they_o will_v consecrate_v their_o life_n unto_o the_o lord_n which_o they_o have_v receive_v 1_o pet._n 4.2_o open_v in_o some_o particular_n 88_o 1._o that_o the_o time_n of_o man_n abode_n in_o the_o flesh_n be_v fix_v and_o determine_v by_o the_o lord_n ibid._n 2._o that_o while_o man_n live_v to_o the_o lust_n of_o man_n he_o live_v not_o according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o his_o creator_n 89_o 3._o that_o he_o only_o live_v to_o the_o law_n of_o his_o creation_n who_o live_v up_o to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n 90_o three_o conclusion_n draw_v from_o act_n 13.36_o 1._o that_o the_o best_a and_o choice_a saint_n be_v not_o exempt_v from_o 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