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A pious president to both kingdomes for a sacred covenant. Being an abstractive exposition by way of paraphrase upon the tenth chapter of Nehemiah, the 28, and 29 verses / by Daniell Svvift, Minister of the gospell of Iesus Christ.
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Swift, Daniel.
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1643
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Wing S6255; Thomason E71_3; ESTC R7337
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please_v service_n constrain_v obedience_n neither_o with_o god_n nor_o man_n receive_v acceptance_n it_o be_v say_v of_o judah_n that_o they_o all_o rejoice_v at_o this_o oath_n can_v we_o do_v thus_o and_o swear_v with_o all_o our_o heart_n against_o our_o lust_n seek_v the_o lord_n with_o our_o whole_a desire_n we_o shall_v have_v more_o hope_n than_o we_o yet_o have_v that_o god_n will_v be_v find_v of_o we_o and_o that_o in_o stead_n of_o our_o fear_n and_o present_a distraction_n in_o respect_n of_o our_o bloody_a war_n he_o will_v give_v we_o rest_v round_o about_o we_o five_o if_o thou_o do_v it_o do_v it_o without_o any_o reservation_n take_v it_o against_o every_o sin_n and_o by_o it_o bound_v thyself_o to_o all_o the_o duty_n of_o piety_n whatsoever_o one_o dead_a fly_n spoil_v the_o whole_a ointment_n one_o sin_n reserve_v one_o duty_n leave_v out_o and_o secret_o except_v by_o thou_o will_v make_v thou_o guilty_a of_o perjury_n before_o the_o lord_n for_o tell_v i_o i_o 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