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died.</c><00:29:36.440><c> Let's</c><00:29:37.299><c> listen</c><00:29:37.740><c> to</c><00:29:38.059><c> our</c><00:29:38.299><c> God.</c><00:29:41.240><c> Let's</c><00:29:41.859><c> listen</c><00:29:42.200><c> to</c> 00:29:42.400 --> 00:29:44.680 his<00:29:42.559><c> direction.</c><00:29:44.039><c> Let's</c><00:29:44.339><c> listen</c> 00:29:44.680 --> 00:29:52.559 to<00:29:44.880><c> the</c><00:29:44.940><c> way</c><00:29:45.420><c> he</c><00:29:45.619><c> is</c><00:29:45.960><c> established</c><00:29:46.480><c> for</c><00:29:46.700><c> us</c><00:29:46.960><c> to</c><00:29:47.220><c> live</c><00:29:47.759><c> as</c><00:29:48.859><c> fathers.</c><00:29:51.859><c> God</c><00:29:52.099><c> is</c> 00:29:52.559 --> 00:29:55.660 a<00:29:52.819><c> father.</c><00:29:54.859><c> Second</c><00:29:55.140><c> Samuel,</c> 00:29:55.920 --> 00:30:01.059 the<00:29:55.960><c> seventh</c><00:29:56.240><c> chapter</c><00:29:56.640><c> at</c><00:29:56.880><c> the</c><00:29:57.119><c> 14th</c><00:29:57.859><c> verse,</c><00:29:58.200><c> we</c><00:29:58.359><c> all</c><00:29:58.700><c> know</c><00:29:58.900><c> it,</c><00:29:59.400><c> the</c><00:29:59.420><c> promises</c><00:29:59.880><c> that</c><00:30:00.140><c> were</c><00:30:00.380><c> made</c><00:30:00.720><c> to</c> 00:30:01.059 --> 00:30:08.119 David<00:30:01.420><c> where</c><00:30:02.880><c> he</c><00:30:03.099><c> says,</c><00:30:05.099><c> I</c><00:30:05.680><c> will</c><00:30:05.839><c> be</c><00:30:06.019><c> his</c><00:30:06.319><c> father</c><00:30:07.000><c> and</c><00:30:07.640><c> he</c><00:30:07.839><c> shall</c><00:30:07.920><c> be</c> 00:30:08.119 --> 00:30:11.279 my<00:30:08.440><c> son.</c><00:30:10.019><c> And</c><00:30:10.420><c> if</c><00:30:10.640><c> he</c><00:30:10.819><c> commit</c><00:30:11.039><c> in</c> 00:30:11.279 --> 00:30:14.880 iniquity,<00:30:12.480><c> well,</c><00:30:12.799><c> I</c><00:30:12.880><c> know</c><00:30:13.119><c> Adam</c><00:30:13.460><c> Clark</c><00:30:13.880><c> will</c><00:30:14.220><c> change</c><00:30:14.500><c> that</c><00:30:14.759><c> a</c> 00:30:14.880 --> 00:30:17.259 bit,<00:30:15.559><c> but</c><00:30:15.559><c> the</c><00:30:16.000><c> essence</c><00:30:16.279><c> isn't</c><00:30:16.599><c> changed.</c> 00:30:17.759 --> 00:30:28.799 The<00:30:18.180><c> stripes</c><00:30:18.619><c> are</c><00:30:19.000><c> laid</c><00:30:19.259><c> on</c><00:30:19.480><c> the</c><00:30:19.660><c> back.</c><00:30:24.079><c> If</c><00:30:24.299><c> iniquity</c><00:30:24.779><c> is</c><00:30:25.039><c> committed,</c><00:30:27.460><c> retribution</c><00:30:28.240><c> has</c> 00:30:28.799 --> 00:30:30.200 to<00:30:29.000><c> be</c><00:30:29.180><c> made.</c> 00:30:31.279 --> 00:30:35.339 It<00:30:31.380><c> is</c><00:30:31.599><c> a</c><00:30:31.779><c> principle</c><00:30:32.140><c> that</c><00:30:32.460><c> is</c><00:30:32.599><c> God.</c><00:30:32.859><c> God</c><00:30:33.140><c> has</c><00:30:33.420><c> laid</c><00:30:33.680><c> down.</c><00:30:35.039><c> In</c> 00:30:35.339 --> 00:30:38.980 fact,<00:30:36.339><c> it</c><00:30:36.460><c> is</c><00:30:36.779><c> such</c><00:30:37.059><c> a</c><00:30:37.460><c> strong</c><00:30:37.819><c> principle</c> 00:30:39.440 --> 00:30:49.420 that<00:30:40.019><c> he</c><00:30:40.140><c> has</c><00:30:40.920><c> taken</c><00:30:41.319><c> the</c><00:30:41.599><c> 12th</c><00:30:42.200><c> chapter</c><00:30:42.500><c> of</c><00:30:42.819><c> Hebrews</c><00:30:43.400><c> and</c><00:30:44.440><c> he's</c><00:30:44.819><c> developed</c><00:30:45.299><c> that</c><00:30:46.099><c> theme</c><00:30:46.799><c> of</c><00:30:47.799><c> chastening</c> 00:30:49.559 --> 00:30:53.180 his<00:30:50.140><c> sons</c><00:30:50.720><c> around</c><00:30:51.519><c> it,</c><00:30:51.779><c> hasn't</c><00:30:51.980><c> he?</c><00:30:52.240><c> And</c><00:30:52.400><c> we're</c><00:30:52.559><c> all</c><00:30:52.779><c> familiar</c> 00:30:53.180 --> 00:30:55.980 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with</c><00:31:13.519><c> Adam</c><00:31:13.819><c> and</c><00:31:14.140><c> he's</c><00:31:14.420><c> dealing</c> 00:31:14.680 --> 00:31:21.640 with<00:31:14.920><c> us</c><00:31:15.220><c> as</c><00:31:15.579><c> sons.</c><00:31:17.579><c> For</c><00:31:17.779><c> what</c><00:31:18.059><c> son</c><00:31:18.259><c> is</c><00:31:18.440><c> he</c><00:31:18.680><c> whom</c><00:31:18.859><c> the</c><00:31:19.140><c> father</c><00:31:19.480><c> chasteneth</c><00:31:20.099><c> not?</c><00:31:20.940><c> Oh,</c><00:31:21.380><c> I</c> 00:31:21.640 --> 00:31:24.200 know<00:31:22.140><c> that</c><00:31:23.900><c> in</c> 00:31:24.200 --> 00:31:30.180 our<00:31:24.480><c> day</c><00:31:24.720><c> and</c><00:31:24.880><c> age,</c><00:31:25.400><c> some</c><00:31:25.460><c> fathers</c><00:31:25.799><c> never</c><00:31:26.180><c> lift</c><00:31:26.440><c> a</c><00:31:26.680><c> hand</c><00:31:26.900><c> to</c><00:31:27.099><c> their</c><00:31:27.279><c> children.</c><00:31:28.460><c> I'm</c><00:31:28.819><c> glad</c><00:31:29.019><c> of</c><00:31:29.259><c> that.</c> 00:31:30.599 --> 00:31:33.960 There<00:31:30.799><c> is</c><00:31:31.140><c> nothing</c><00:31:31.480><c> in</c><00:31:31.839><c> scripture</c><00:31:32.140><c> that</c><00:31:32.480><c> says</c><00:31:32.660><c> you</c><00:31:32.819><c> should</c><00:31:33.000><c> lift</c><00:31:33.259><c> your</c><00:31:33.559><c> hand</c><00:31:33.759><c> to</c> 00:31:33.960 --> 00:31:36.579 your<00:31:34.180><c> children.</c><00:31:36.160><c> Speaks</c> 00:31:36.579 --> 00:31:46.460 of<00:31:36.700><c> a</c><00:31:36.920><c> rod.</c><00:31:44.420><c> That's</c><00:31:44.740><c> an</c><00:31:45.019><c> interesting</c><00:31:45.500><c> point.</c><00:31:46.019><c> A</c><00:31:46.079><c> brother</c><00:31:46.380><c> in</c> 00:31:46.460 --> 00:31:51.759 our<00:31:46.700><c> meeting</c><00:31:46.960><c> one</c><00:31:47.319><c> time</c><00:31:47.640><c> said,</c><00:31:49.740><c> that</c><00:31:49.859><c> 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seat</c><00:33:01.259><c> of</c><00:33:01.460><c> the</c> 00:33:01.799 --> 00:33:10.359 problem.<00:33:05.599><c> It's</c><00:33:05.720><c> God's</c><00:33:06.220><c> way.</c><00:33:09.900><c> His</c><00:33:10.079><c> hands</c> 00:33:10.359 --> 00:33:14.200 are<00:33:10.660><c> outstretched</c><00:33:11.380><c> to</c><00:33:11.660><c> help.</c><00:33:12.880><c> When</c><00:33:13.119><c> they're</c><00:33:13.440><c> outstretched</c> 00:33:14.200 --> 00:33:17.299 to<00:33:14.579><c> not</c><00:33:14.859><c> help,</c><00:33:15.559><c> as</c><00:33:15.720><c> he</c><00:33:15.960><c> talks</c><00:33:16.180><c> about</c><00:33:16.500><c> in</c><00:33:16.680><c> Isaiah</c><00:33:17.099><c> and</c> 00:33:17.299 --> 00:33:21.559 will<00:33:17.559><c> not</c><00:33:17.819><c> bring</c><00:33:18.019><c> it</c><00:33:18.279><c> back,</c><00:33:18.759><c> the</c><00:33:19.000><c> world</c><00:33:19.400><c> perishes.</c><00:33:20.839><c> And</c><00:33:21.279><c> so</c><00:33:21.440><c> it</c> 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who</c><00:35:21.780><c> continues</c><00:35:22.300><c> on</c> 00:35:22.539 --> 00:35:25.719 his<00:35:22.760><c> way.</c><00:35:23.340><c> And</c><00:35:23.679><c> we</c><00:35:23.960><c> should</c><00:35:24.219><c> never</c><00:35:24.559><c> vary</c><00:35:24.920><c> and</c><00:35:25.260><c> change.</c> 00:35:26.059 --> 00:35:28.840 We<00:35:26.260><c> should</c><00:35:26.519><c> know</c><00:35:26.860><c> the</c><00:35:27.099><c> direction</c><00:35:27.480><c> we</c><00:35:27.739><c> want</c><00:35:27.900><c> our</c><00:35:28.139><c> children</c><00:35:28.539><c> to</c> 00:35:28.840 --> 00:35:31.340 go.<00:35:29.280><c> We</c><00:35:29.539><c> should</c><00:35:29.780><c> know</c><00:35:30.099><c> the</c><00:35:30.280><c> direction</c><00:35:30.719><c> that</c><00:35:31.019><c> we're</c> 00:35:31.340 --> 00:35:35.239 going<00:35:31.739><c> in.</c><00:35:32.340><c> We</c><00:35:32.599><c> should</c><00:35:32.780><c> be</c><00:35:33.119><c> setting</c><00:35:33.320><c> 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frustration.</c><00:36:39.480><c> You've</c><00:36:39.860><c> got</c><00:36:40.019><c> a</c><00:36:40.159><c> problem.</c><00:36:41.380><c> I</c><00:36:41.599><c> know</c><00:36:41.820><c> you</c><00:36:42.039><c> have</c> 00:36:42.219 --> 00:36:47.239 a<00:36:42.460><c> problem.</c><00:36:44.400><c> So</c><00:36:44.599><c> do</c><00:36:44.780><c> you.</c><00:36:45.639><c> I</c><00:36:45.940><c> know</c><00:36:46.260><c> it.</c> 00:36:47.280 --> 00:36:53.179 There<00:36:47.480><c> is</c><00:36:47.840><c> no</c><00:36:48.159><c> one</c><00:36:48.340><c> in</c><00:36:48.539><c> this</c><00:36:48.860><c> room</c><00:36:49.119><c> that</c><00:36:49.400><c> does</c><00:36:49.719><c> not</c><00:36:49.960><c> have</c><00:36:50.159><c> a</c><00:36:50.420><c> problem.</c><00:36:52.400><c> Every</c><00:36:52.880><c> one</c> 00:36:53.179 --> 00:36:55.280 of<00:36:53.320><c> us</c><00:36:53.559><c> are</c><00:36:54.000><c> frustrated.</c> 00:36:55.460 --> 00:36:59.179 Every<00:36:55.760><c> 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children,</c><00:37:30.019><c> what</c><00:37:30.199><c> are</c><00:37:30.380><c> you</c><00:37:30.579><c> doing</c><00:37:30.960><c> for</c> 00:37:31.260 --> 00:37:36.199 them?<00:37:31.539><c> For</c><00:37:31.800><c> their</c><00:37:32.199><c> profit</c><00:37:32.719><c> or</c><00:37:34.500><c> your</c><00:37:34.900><c> satisfaction?</c> 00:37:37.679 --> 00:37:42.920 Why<00:37:38.159><c> do</c><00:37:38.360><c> you</c><00:37:38.519><c> do</c><00:37:38.719><c> anything</c><00:37:39.159><c> that</c><00:37:39.420><c> you</c><00:37:39.639><c> do?</c><00:37:41.880><c> For</c><00:37:42.139><c> whose</c><00:37:42.500><c> profit</c> 00:37:42.920 --> 00:37:49.539 are<00:37:43.119><c> you</c><00:37:43.300><c> working?</c><00:37:46.159><c> For</c><00:37:46.460><c> Father's</c><00:37:48.340><c> or</c><00:37:49.199><c> for</c> 00:37:49.539 --> 00:37:55.820 your<00:37:49.619><c> own?</c><00:37:52.320><c> No</c><00:37:52.800><c> chastening</c><00:37:53.559><c> we</c><00:37:53.900><c> know</c><00:37:54.199><c> for</c><00:37:54.420><c> the</c><00:37:54.639><c> present</c><00:37:54.940><c> seemeth</c><00:37:55.440><c> to</c><00:37:55.579><c> be</c> 00:37:55.820 --> 00:37:59.760 joyous<00:37:56.280><c> but</c><00:37:56.579><c> grievous.</c><00:37:58.559><c> Nevertheless,</c> 00:38:00.800 --> 00:38:07.420 afterward<00:38:01.199><c> it</c><00:38:01.579><c> yieldeth</c><00:38:02.179><c> the</c><00:38:02.519><c> peaceable</c><00:38:03.340><c> fruit</c><00:38:04.119><c> of</c><00:38:04.679><c> righteousness</c><00:38:05.320><c> not</c><00:38:07.179><c> to</c> 00:38:07.420 --> 00:38:10.980 everybody,<00:38:09.159><c> not</c><00:38:09.460><c> to</c><00:38:09.739><c> everybody,</c> 00:38:12.099 --> 00:38:20.599 but<00:38:12.860><c> unto</c><00:38:13.340><c> them</c><00:38:13.960><c> which</c><00:38:14.300><c> are</c><00:38:14.800><c> exercised</c><00:38:15.900><c> thereby.</c><00:38:18.000><c> If</c><00:38:18.260><c> the</c><00:38:18.639><c> righteousness</c><00:38:19.300><c> 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that</c> 00:41:40.820 --> 00:41:43.760 holy<00:41:41.280><c> thing</c><00:41:42.460><c> that</c><00:41:43.099><c> shall</c><00:41:43.280><c> be</c><00:41:43.559><c> born</c> 00:41:43.760 --> 00:41:50.539 of<00:41:43.960><c> thee</c><00:41:44.880><c> is</c><00:41:46.079><c> of</c><00:41:46.340><c> the</c><00:41:46.579><c> Spirit,</c><00:41:48.679><c> he</c><00:41:48.780><c> shall</c><00:41:48.960><c> be</c><00:41:49.280><c> called</c><00:41:49.719><c> the</c><00:41:50.139><c> Son</c> 00:41:50.539 --> 00:41:53.559 of<00:41:50.860><c> God.</c><00:41:52.380><c> Well</c><00:41:52.699><c> what</c><00:41:52.860><c> have</c><00:41:52.980><c> we</c><00:41:53.099><c> been</c><00:41:53.280><c> taken</c> 00:41:53.559 --> 00:41:57.159 out<00:41:53.840><c> of?</c><00:41:54.559><c> What</c><00:41:54.760><c> are</c><00:41:54.900><c> our</c><00:41:55.199><c> children</c><00:41:55.599><c> taken</c><00:41:56.000><c> out</c><00:41:56.260><c> of?</c><00:41:56.760><c> Are</c><00:41:56.920><c> they</c> 00:41:57.159 --> 00:41:59.539 taken<00:41:57.400><c> out</c><00:41:57.699><c> of</c><00:41:57.960><c> flesh</c><00:41:58.260><c> and</c><00:41:58.539><c> then</c><00:41:58.960><c> developed</c> 00:41:59.539 --> 00:42:07.940 to<00:42:00.039><c> be</c><00:42:00.320><c> sons</c><00:42:00.760><c> of</c><00:42:01.059><c> God?</c><00:42:01.760><c> Are</c><00:42:02.019><c> they</c><00:42:02.400><c> bred</c><00:42:02.800><c> in</c><00:42:03.179><c> the</c><00:42:03.539><c> Spirit</c><00:42:03.820><c> of</c><00:42:04.920><c> holiness?</c><00:42:07.579><c> Are</c> 00:42:07.940 --> 00:42:09.780 our<00:42:08.219><c> children</c><00:42:08.679><c> brought</c><00:42:09.059><c> forth</c> 00:42:09.780 --> 00:42:23.539 on<00:42:10.460><c> the</c><00:42:10.719><c> basis</c><00:42:11.159><c> of</c><00:42:13.139><c> holiness</c><00:42:13.760><c> to</c><00:42:14.099><c> God?</c><00:42:17.360><c> Or</c><00:42:18.099><c> are</c><00:42:18.360><c> they</c><00:42:18.619><c> just</c><00:42:19.519><c> 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Ezekiel</c><00:42:42.559><c> the</c><00:42:42.780><c> sixteenth</c> 00:42:43.260 --> 00:42:53.539 chapter.<00:42:52.539><c> The</c><00:42:53.539><c> first</c><00:42:53.539><c> chapter</c><00:42:53.539><c> of</c><00:42:53.539><c> Ezekiel</c><00:42:53.539><c> is</c><00:42:53.539><c> about</c><00:42:53.539><c> the</c> 00:42:53.559 --> 00:43:07.460 Son<00:42:53.559><c> of</c><00:42:55.019><c> God.</c><00:42:58.440><c> Ezekiel</c><00:42:58.940><c> chapter</c><00:42:59.400><c> sixteen.</c><00:43:01.739><c> Verse</c><00:43:01.960><c> six.</c><00:43:05.119><c> And</c><00:43:05.199><c> he</c><00:43:05.440><c> says,</c><00:43:05.940><c> God</c><00:43:06.179><c> does,</c><00:43:06.619><c> when</c><00:43:06.760><c> I</c><00:43:06.980><c> passed</c> 00:43:07.460 --> 00:43:11.219 by<00:43:07.880><c> thee</c><00:43:08.139><c> and</c><00:43:08.360><c> saw</c><00:43:08.699><c> thee</c><00:43:09.400><c> polluting</c><00:43:09.940><c> in</c><00:43:10.159><c> thine</c><00:43:10.300><c> own</c><00:43:10.599><c> blood</c><00:43:10.940><c> and</c> 00:43:11.219 --> 00:43:12.719 said<00:43:11.400><c> unto</c><00:43:11.619><c> thee</c><00:43:11.880><c> when</c><00:43:12.099><c> thou</c><00:43:12.320><c> wast</c><00:43:12.519><c> in</c> 00:43:12.719 --> 00:43:16.119 thy<00:43:12.960><c> blood,</c><00:43:13.619><c> Live!</c><00:43:14.599><c> Yea,</c><00:43:15.000><c> I</c><00:43:15.059><c> said</c><00:43:15.239><c> unto</c><00:43:15.440><c> thee</c><00:43:15.639><c> when</c><00:43:15.780><c> thou</c><00:43:15.960><c> wast</c> 00:43:16.119 --> 00:43:19.000 in<00:43:16.239><c> thine</c><00:43:16.440><c> own</c><00:43:16.719><c> blood,</c><00:43:17.380><c> Live!</c><00:43:18.340><c> I</c><00:43:18.679><c> have</c> 00:43:19.000 --> 00:43:21.559 caused<00:43:19.340><c> thee</c><00:43:19.599><c> to</c><00:43:19.800><c> multiply</c><00:43:20.260><c> as</c><00:43:20.480><c> the</c><00:43:20.699><c> bud</c><00:43:20.800><c> of</c><00:43:20.960><c> the</c><00:43:21.159><c> field,</c><00:43:21.519><c> and</c> 00:43:21.559 --> 00:43:23.239 thou<00:43:21.719><c> hast</c><00:43:21.920><c> increased</c><00:43:22.559><c> and</c><00:43:22.840><c> waxed</c> 00:43:23.239 --> 00:43:26.539 and<00:43:23.420><c> great.</c><00:43:23.880><c> Thou</c><00:43:24.079><c> art</c><00:43:24.340><c> come</c><00:43:24.559><c> to</c><00:43:24.820><c> excellent</c><00:43:25.400><c> ornaments.</c><00:43:26.500><c> Thy</c> 00:43:26.539 --> 00:43:28.440 breasts<00:43:27.000><c> are</c><00:43:27.320><c> fashioned,</c><00:43:27.820><c> and</c><00:43:27.980><c> thine</c><00:43:28.119><c> hair</c> 00:43:28.440 --> 00:43:31.880 is<00:43:28.739><c> grown,</c><00:43:29.420><c> whereas</c><00:43:29.619><c> thou</c><00:43:29.820><c> wast</c><00:43:30.079><c> naked</c><00:43:30.460><c> and</c><00:43:30.820><c> bare.</c><00:43:31.440><c> And</c><00:43:31.679><c> when</c> 00:43:31.880 --> 00:43:34.000 I<00:43:32.179><c> passed</c><00:43:32.500><c> by</c><00:43:32.780><c> thee,</c><00:43:32.900><c> I</c><00:43:33.119><c> looked</c><00:43:33.400><c> upon</c><00:43:33.760><c> thee,</c> 00:43:34.000 --> 00:43:39.219 and<00:43:34.119><c> behold,</c><00:43:35.760><c> thy</c><00:43:35.940><c> time</c><00:43:36.400><c> was</c><00:43:36.719><c> the</c><00:43:37.039><c> time</c><00:43:37.440><c> of</c><00:43:37.780><c> love,</c><00:43:38.039><c> and</c><00:43:38.179><c> I</c><00:43:38.559><c> spread</c><00:43:38.860><c> my</c> 00:43:39.219 --> 00:43:40.699 skirt<00:43:39.579><c> over</c><00:43:39.880><c> thee</c><00:43:40.119><c> and</c><00:43:40.380><c> covered</c> 00:43:40.699 --> 00:43:44.579 thy<00:43:41.059><c> nakedness.</c><00:43:42.039><c> Yea,</c><00:43:42.320><c> I</c><00:43:42.760><c> swear</c><00:43:43.039><c> unto</c><00:43:43.320><c> thee</c><00:43:43.579><c> and</c><00:43:43.739><c> entered</c><00:43:43.920><c> into</c><00:43:44.199><c> a</c> 00:43:44.579 --> 00:43:45.880 covenant<00:43:44.880><c> with</c><00:43:45.219><c> thee,</c><00:43:45.559><c> said</c><00:43:45.619><c> the</c> 00:43:45.880 --> 00:43:55.539 Lord<00:43:46.059><c> God,</c><00:43:47.119><c> and</c><00:43:47.320><c> thou</c><00:43:47.699><c> becameest</c><00:43:48.840><c> mine.</c><00:43:49.380><c> And</c><00:43:49.800><c> Israel</c><00:43:50.179><c> was</c><00:43:50.559><c> taken</c><00:43:50.960><c> into</c><00:43:51.559><c> God's</c><00:43:52.980><c> holy</c><00:43:53.260><c> presence</c><00:43:54.079><c> as</c><00:43:55.239><c> his</c> 00:43:55.539 --> 00:44:07.559 wife.<00:44:01.980><c> And</c><00:44:02.300><c> tomorrow</c><00:44:02.960><c> we're</c><00:44:04.599><c> going</c><00:44:04.739><c> to</c><00:44:04.900><c> find</c><00:44:05.159><c> out</c><00:44:06.400><c> just</c><00:44:07.360><c> how</c> 00:44:07.559 --> 00:44:12.159 he<00:44:07.719><c> handled</c><00:44:08.739><c> his</c><00:44:10.699><c> erring</c><00:44:11.059><c> wife.</c> 00:44:23.159 --> 00:44:25.059 Thank<00:44:24.559><c> you.</c>