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to_o he_o cast_v yourselves_o at_o his_o foot_n and_o say_v lord_n heal_v we_o object_n 1._o i_o have_v be_v a_o sinner_n of_o a_o very_a great_a magnitude_n sol._n 1._o not_o great_a than_o christ_n have_v cure_v not_o great_a than_o he_o can_v cure_v esay_n 1._o 18._o esay_n 55._o 8_o 9_o 2._o do_v ever_o christ_n upbraid_v any_o with_o the_o greatness_n of_o their_o sin_n that_o do_v see_v they_o and_o bewail_v they_o 3._o make_v they_o not_o great_a by_o refuse_v the_o physician_n which_o god_n have_v send_v from_o his_o bosom_n to_o cure_v you_o object_n 2._o i_o have_v continue_v long_o in_o they_o 1._o they_o be_v not_o of_o so_o long_a a_o continuance_n as_o some_o that_o christ_n have_v cure_v 2._o make_v they_o not_o of_o long_a continuance_n by_o stay_v still_o in_o they_o object_n 3._o i_o fear_v the_o time_n of_o heal_v be_v past_a 1._o while_o christ_n call_v the_o time_n be_v not_o past_a 2._o it_o be_v a_o sin_n for_o any_o man_n to_o think_v the_o time_n pasâ—_n 3._o 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and_o pharisee_n hear_v that_o such_o thing_n be_v murmur_v among_o the_o people_n present_o send_v away_o officer_n to_o apprehend_v his_o person_n and_o bring_v he_o 32_o v._o 32_o before_o the_o council_n the_o officer_n instead_o of_o bring_v christ_n person_n be_v so_o take_v with_o his_o preach_n that_o they_o return_v with_o a_o full_a testimony_n both_o of_o his_o person_n and_o doctrine_n never_o 46_o v._o 46_o man_n speak_v like_o this_o man_n whereupon_o the_o pharisee_n be_v so_o enrage_v that_o they_o present_o denounce_v execration_n upon_o all_o that_o adhere_v to_o he_o nicodemus_n who_o be_v one_o of_o the_o council_n stand_v up_o and_o by_o a_o political_a argument_n 49_o v._o 49_o staff_n they_o off_o from_o any_o further_o proceed_n against_o christ_n till_o they_o have_v hear_v he_o speak_v he_o do_v not_o direct_o defend_v either_o the_o person_n or_o doctrine_n of_o christ_n but_o â—y_a a_o prudent_a and_o sober_a argument_n labour_n that_o all_o further_a 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he_o will_v provide_v subordinate_a shepherd_n though_o christ_n be_v the_o great_a shepherd_n yet_o the_o church_n want_v subordinate_a shepherd_n he_o feed_v the_o sheep_n not_o immediate_o but_o by_o the_o ministry_n of_o inferior_a shepherd_n now_o he_o that_o give_v they_o will_v preserve_v they_o he_o will_v continue_v they_o he_o will_v increase_v their_o gift_n he_o will_v bless_v they_o with_o success_n for_o your_o good_a he_o have_v give_v they_o for_o your_o good_a he_o will_v uphold_v they_o only_o you_o must_v by_o prayer_n importune_v he_o so_o to_o do_v the_o earnest_a prayer_n of_o the_o sheep_n to_o the_o great_a shepherd_n will_v procure_v a_o blessing_n upon_o the_o endeavour_n of_o the_o subordinate_a shepherd_n 2._o in_o case_n of_o your_o present_a weakness_n christ_n be_v a_o heal_a shepherd_n you_o be_v weak_a infirm_a ready_a to_o miscarry_v well_o know_v this_o for_o your_o comfort_n that_o christ_n the_o great_a shepherd_n will_v heal_v your_o wound_n will_v 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