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a_o grace_n that_o he_o afford_v to_o none_o but_o the_o elect_a as_o apoc._n 13.8_o all_o that_o dwell_v upon_o the_o earth_n shall_v worship_v the_o beast_n who_o name_n be_v not_o write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o life_n of_o the_o lamb_n slay_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n and_o when_o the_o prophet_n in_o isa_n 1._o declaime_v against_o the_o apostasy_n and_o backslide_n of_o israel_n that_o they_o be_v a_o sinful_a nation_n a_o seed_n of_o evil_a doer_n child_n that_o be_v corrupter_n of_o other_o that_o have_v forsake_v the_o the_o lord_n and_o go_v backward_o therefore_o he_o will_v lay_v she_o waste_v zion_n shall_v be_v like_o a_o cottage_n in_o a_o vineyard_n as_o a_o lodge_n in_o a_o garden_n of_o cucumber_n and_o as_o a_o besiege_a city_n yet_o a_o remnant_n who_o he_o by_o his_o grace_n have_v keep_v from_o apostasy_n must_v be_v keep_v from_o the_o that_o desolation_n for_o except_o god_n have_v reserve_v a_o remnant_n we_o have_v be_v as_o sodom_n or_o like_v 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that_o go_v this_o way_n miss_v of_o life_n and_o happiness_n three_o it_o be_v the_o word_n of_o reconciliation_n and_o the_o ambassador_n be_v minister_n of_o reconciliation_n 2_o cor._n 5_o 19_o which_o assure_v of_o atonement_n and_o peace_n with_o god_n of_o the_o glory_n that_o be_v to_o be_v reveal_v and_o be_v the_o key_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n which_o open_v and_o no_o man_n shut_v and_o if_o that_o shut_v out_o of_o heaven_n nothing_o can_v open_v it_o three_o use_v 3_o learn_v that_o if_o we_o make_v never_o so_o goodly_a and_o great_a purchase_n in_o the_o world_n be_v never_o so_o well_o store_v &_o furnish_v with_o worldly_a wealth_n and_o yet_o want_v this_o spiritual_a treasue_v we_o be_v for_o all_o that_o beggarly_a bankrupt_a naked_a base_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n as_o he_o say_v of_o the_o church_n of_o laodicea_n apoc._n 3.17_o thou_o say_v thou_o be_v rich_a and_o increase_v with_o good_n and_o have_v need_n of_o nothing_o and_o know_v not_o 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hazard_v the_o ruin_n both_o of_o their_o state_n and_o government_n that_o common_a wealth_n and_o kingdom_n have_v their_o period_n let_v sparta_n and_o babylon_n and_o nineveh_n witness_n 2._o we_o learn_v that_o when_o the_o word_n and_o gospel_n be_v become_v a_o stumble_a block_n the_o fall_n of_o that_o people_n be_v not_o far_o off_o as_o in_o vers_n 12.3_o infidelity_n and_o contempt_n of_o the_o gospel_n make_v god_n in_o justice_n take_v it_o quite_o away_o from_o they_o as_o vers_n 12._o there_o be_v many_o other_o point_n but_o i_o meet_v they_o hereafter_o and_o come_v to_o the_o inference_n that_o be_v make_v upon_o these_o two_o premise_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d how_o much_o more_o shall_v their_o fullness_n be_v by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v mean_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o multitude_n of_o the_o jew_n that_o shall_v be_v call_v the_o plentiful_a restore_n of_o the_o jew_n as_o paraeus_n and_o thence_o it_o follow_v that_o the_o conversion_n 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