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peace_n and_o growth_n of_o godliness_n sense_n of_o imminent_a danger_n and_o that_o danger_n no_o less_o than_o destruction_n have_v move_v the_o right_n reverend_a bishop_n of_o cork_n to_o print_v those_o press_a divine_a sermon_n and_o take_v his_o testimony_n as_o carry_v great_a authority_n than_o of_o private_a man_n of_o the_o necessity_n of_o union_n speak_v of_o the_o protestant_n in_o ireland_n we_o must_v unite_v or_o be_v destroy_v 29._o first_o serm._n p._n 29._o and_o how_o far_o be_v ireland_n from_o england_n can_v the_o protestant_a church_n in_o ireland_n be_v destroy_v and_o england_n be_v safe_a yea_o how_o much_o further_o be_v the_o destruction_n from_o england_n than_o from_o ireland_n may_v not_o england_n be_v destroy_v first_o it_o be_v most_o likely_a for_o if_o england_n be_v destroy_v ireland_n can_v escape_v if_o ireland_n be_v destroy_v england_n will_v be_v endanger_v but_o may_v better_o withstand_v it_o than_o ireland_n can_v the_o same_o discern_a 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