or_o aduancer_n of_o repentance_n 9_o oil_n of_o sc._n sect._n 8._o &_o 9_o it_o have_v be_v former_o note_v that_o it_o belong_v to_o all_o and_o among_o all_o chief_o to_o the_o chief_a by_o who_o this_o duty_n may_v be_v best_a communicate_v to_o all_o and_o so_o notice_n be_v first_o take_v of_o the_o magistrate_n as_o be_v first_o in_o eminence_n and_o indeed_o the_o supreme_a magistrate_n overspread_v all_o his_o people_n with_o a_o general_a authority_n most_o fit_o enjoin_v and_o spread_v out_o a_o general_a humiliation_n therefore_o we_o read_v that_o king_n be_v the_o ordainer_n of_o general_a fast_n &_o fast_n be_v by_o they_o make_v general_a have_v produce_v general_a blessing_n and_o therefore_o be_v the_o fast_a itself_o a_o great_a benefit_n bestow_v by_o the_o prince_n on_o his_o subject_n it_o be_v a_o general_a summons_n to_o repentance_n and_o humiliation_n whereby_o the_o evil_n and_o misery_n which_o lie_v upon_o the_o people_n may_v be_v take_v away_o and_o 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king_n 15._o 30._o since_o he_o that_o make_v israel_n to_o sin_n 23._o 2._o king_n 17._o 22._o 23._o make_v israel_n to_o perish_v so_o be_v it_o the_o great_a mercy_n and_o goodness_n of_o a_o prince_n to_o draw_v the_o people_n from_o sin_n by_o call_v they_o to_o repentance_n for_o be_v turn_v from_o sin_n the_o perish_v which_o attend_v sin_n be_v also_o turn_v away_o by_o this_o mean_n do_v the_o king_n of_o nineveh_n more_o good_a to_o his_o subject_n than_o all_o his_o treasure_n all_o his_o policy_n and_o all_o the_o power_n of_o a_o city_n of_o three_o day_n journey_n can_v have_v do_v for_o they_o for_o when_o god_n who_o be_v a_o spirit_n come_v to_o fight_v with_o a_o nation_n those_o carnal_a weapon_n be_v too_o gross_a wherewith_o to_o fight_v against_o a_o spirit_n but_o spiritual_a weapon_n can_v only_o serve_v the_o turn_n in_o a_o spiritual_a warfare_n but_o we_o need_v not_o to_o travel_v far_o either_o to_o ancient_a time_n or_o foreign_a place_n to_o show_v the_o 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