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on_o the_o cause_n of_o god_n â—t_a 5._o 45._o of_o man_n rare_a gift_n great_a endowment_n and_o severe_a profession_n â—atan_n a_o pretender_n to_o god_n cause_n god_n cause_n most_o what_o a_o crucified_a cause_n reve._n 12._o phil._n 1._o 29._o 2_o tim_n 3_o 12._o tit_n â—_o 12._o a_o emblem_n of_o god_n cause_n 2._o particular_a wherein_o the_o cause_n of_o god_n chief_o consist_v 1._o that_o his_o glory_n as_o god_n be_v own_v in_o the_o world_n god_n plea_n against_o atheist_n 2._o the_o cause_n of_o jesus_n christ_n be_v god_n cause_n john_n 14._o 1._o luk._n 6._o 35._o acts._n 4._o 12._o 1_o john_n 3._o john_n 17._o 3_o john_n 14._o 1._o 1_o john_n 5._o 10._o 1_o john_n 5._o 7._o 3_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o church_n be_v god_n cause_n zack_n 2._o 8._o the_o scripture_n be_v the_o tate_z of_o god_n cause_n the_o ministry_n god_n cause_n 2_o cor._n 5._o 2._o mat._n 10._o 40._o the_o sacrament_n god_n cause_n the_o church_n government_n god_n cause_n the_o church_n liberty_n be_v god_n cause_n 1_o cor._n 14._o 40._o the_o church_n unity_n god_n cause_n â—om_n 16._o 17._o primitive_a church_n care_v to_o keep_v unity_n and_o charity_n among_o christian_n of_o abolish_n thing_n once_o abuse_v 4._o the_o good_a of_o mankind_n be_v god_n cause_n in_o civil_a justice_n isa_n 59_o 1._o micah_n 6._o 8._o 1_o cor._n 6._o 8._o col._n 3._o 25._o in_o settle_a law_n in_o polity_n and_o magistracy_n rom._n 13._o 1._o 1_o pet._n 2._o 13._o 8._o every_o private_a just_a cause_n be_v go_n the_o cause_n of_o magistrate_n be_v eminent_o go_n exod._n 22._o 28._o psal_n 105._o 15._o 1_o sam._n 24._o 6._o and_o 26._o 11._o mat._n 22._o 21._o 1_o pet._n 2._o 13._o rom._n 13._o 1._o 2._o no_o friend_n to_o god_n cause_n who_o be_v enemy_n to_o lawful_a magistracy_n of_o common_a principle_n of_o reason_n and_o liberty_n urge_v as_o god_n cause_n against_o magistracy_n and_o secle_v law_n luke_n 21._o 19_o 6_o god_n cause_v be_v in_o every_o man_n conscience_n the_o cause_n of_o the_o poor_a and_o fatherless_a and_o widow_n be_v go_n pro._n 3â—_n 9_o â—ob_v 29._o 12._o the_o just_a cause_n of_o a_o wicked_a and_o unholy_a man_n be_v go_n ezek._n 17._o 19_o psal_n 115._o 16._o heb._n 11._o 40._o 7._o the_o cause_n of_o every_o good_a creature_n be_v go_n hos_fw-la 2._o 5._o gen._n 32._o 10._o luke_n 12._o 20._o luke_n 16._o 25._o 2_o general_n how_o and_o why_o the_o cause_n of_o god_n oft_o need_v his_o plead_n â—u_n the_o great_a degeneracy_n or_o corruption_n of_o mankind_n as_o to_o common_a principle_n of_o reason_n and_o religion_n 2_o pet._n 2._o 12._o rom._n 1._o 24._o gen._n â—_o &_o 7._o act_n 17._o 23._o gen._n 11._o gen._n 19_o gen._n 15._o â—â—_o dan._n 4._o 1â—_n dan._n 7._o â—9_n matth_n â—_o 23_o 2_o in_o the_o church_n great_a depression_n 1_o by_o heathenish_a persecution_n against_o the_o church_n of_o the_o jew_n exod_n 5_o jer_n 12._o 9_o cant_n 2._o 28_o psalm_n 83._o 11_o psalm_n â—0_n â—3_n psalm_n 2._o 1_o 1._o gor_o 1_o persecut_n on_o of_o heathen_a against_o the_o church_n christian_a john_n 4._o 24_o matth_n 2_o rome_n 8._o 36._o act_n 7._o 54_o â—_o the_o church_n depression_n by_o heretic_n and_o schismatic_n gal._n 2._o 4_o 2_o cor_fw-la 2._o 17_o act_n 20._o 29_o 30_o 2_o tim_n 4._o 5_o 4_o the_o church_n decline_v by_o corruption_n of_o manndr_n among_o true_a beleiver_n aeatth_n 13._o 25_o the_o darkness_n and_o decay_n of_o the_o western_a church_n unp_a popery_n 5_o the_o deccay_n of_o the_o reform_a churches_n 1_o pet_n 4._o 19_o 1_o peâ—_n 3_o 1â—_n 2_o particular_a why_o god_n suffer_v his_o cause_n to_o lapse_n 1_o to_o show_v the_o malice_n that_o be_v in_o man_n heart_n psalm_n 50._o 21_o 2_o to_o try_v and_o exercise_v the_o grace_n of_o the_o godly_a 1_o pet_n 2._o 21_o james_n 1._o 2_o &_o 4_o 3_o to_o punish_v the_o malicious_a by_o penal_a harden_v hosea_n 4._o 17_o 2_o thess_n 2._o 1_o 2_o tim_n 4_o 4_o rome_n â—_o 18_o john_n 3._o 19_o 4_o to_o purge_v away_o the_o dross_n of_o his_o gold_n 5_o to_o give_v the_o world_n presage_v of_o a_o after_o judgement_n and_o plead_n psalm_n â—3_n 19_o and_o 11._o 16_o isai_n 3._o 11_o and_o 6â—_n 24_o 3_o general_n how_o god_n plead_v his_o own_o cause_n 1_o more_o immediate_o in_o the_o court_n of_o conscience_n against_o us_o isai_n 57_o 21_o and_o 48._o 22_o 2_o god_n plead_v his_o cause_n in_o our_o conscience_n for_o we_o isa_n â—0_n 10_o isa_n 41._o 21_o exod_n 33._o 12_o rome_n 8._o 1_o 3_o god_n plead_v his_o cause_n before_o all_o the_o world_n by_o